Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-08-29

may be- developed "a we'll ~ the
enormous and growing volume of
business resulting from the opening
Of the Western Pacific from salt
Lake city to the coast
Drive New Tunnels.
Among the larger improvements
under way ~ the construction OF a
second track from Castle Gate to
Kyunc. distance OF seven and
threc-quarters miles. The contract.
which was awarded TO Fitzpatrick
Bros. OF Beatrice. Neb.. includes the
boring OF new single track tunnels
opposite the tunnels nov existing
between Nolan and Kyune. In order
not to interfere with the traffic on
tho present busy railroad. the COM
pany considered Il advisable TO build
Independent single tunnels instead
OF onlarging those now in use. and
at distance sufficiently great 10
avoid any Interference from con-
structlon. The contractors are work
ms day aud night shifts In the tun-
nols. and on the doublctrack work
they have four hundred men cm-
ployod ~ we'll as two steam shoyclu.
IL IL expected that tho entire work.
including tho laying OF track. will
be completed by December lat OF
this year.
However, contract OF greater
magnitude. covering the construction
a. ...ss.aa....u uuI .u. half t,II.a ~
second track between Tucker and
Thistle. has been awarded 20 tho
Utah Construction company OF ogden
This contract covers the building OF
not only tho second track but also
numerous line changes 10 eliminate
curvature and reduce grades whore
this can be done 10 best advantage.
The contractors have three steam
ahoyols ON the work and about three
hundred men and "A hundred teams.
Change River Channel.
Ono feature OF this work consists
In changing. Whenever practicable.
the channel OF the Spanish Fork
river 80 as 10 avoid as much as pos
aiblo the bridging OF tho stream.
Aside from the tunnels, there ~ no
very heavy work on this stretch. and
Il Is expected that tho contractors
viii be out OF the way and the track
laid by tho first OF December,
with the completion OF these two
second track contracts. the Denver
and Rio Grande will have a oontlnu-
Gus stretch OF fifty miles OF double
track. insuring prompt handling OF
the immense coal and coke tonnage
from the Utah fields TO the smelters
and reduction plants In Salt Lake
City. Butte. Mont. Ely. New. and
the commercial trade on the Pacific
Coast.
As a further means OF affordlng
better service by the railroad, the
company Is having an exhaustive sur
yey made 90 reduce from 4 per cent
10 per cent the grade between
Soldier summit and Tucker. This
will necessitate the building OF four
teen miles OF new track al a cost OF
81. 100000. The surveys are nearing
completion. and even more satisfac-
tory results are being obtained than
were expected. II Is confidently be-
Leyed that the new work will be
authorized and begun some time Thu
fall. II will involve much heavy
work and les completion will take an
enormous force OF workmen and at
least twelve months OF time.
The foregoing construction work
and surveys are In line with the pol
Icy OF the company 20 furnish ade-
quate double track facilities between
Salt Lake City and the great coal
measures In Carbon and Emery coun'
ties. as we'll as to take care OF It's
transcontinental traffic. II Is fur
Their expected that considerable add
tional second track mileage will DO