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| Into by and between the t1suaEcrs oi this de-
icndnnt. urc Knnsas Pacific Railway Company,
the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and! the
Colombo Centrai HALLWAY Company, sor a di-
vision Of territory whereby business has been
| diverted from the railroad of TIC Denver 4: Nlu
Urando Hallway Company nntt Determinations
made agatnst IT, but on the contrary thereof this
defendant sayA the arrangement made by It for
division nt buHincss With some ono or more Of
the railroads in said bill Of complaint mentioned
was largely for tho benefit OF the said DGnvor Il
Rio Grnndc Railway Company, and by II said
Company received at least il per cent mora
business than It had ever received before trnm
The Same SOURCES OF could obtain BY any other
arrangement or means.
This defendant dcnics that the saIl Denver Il
llto urnnc Railway Company WAS n con,pottn;
line with nt,r OF the lines controlled by this de-
fenians Tor t,r business unl traffic OF Southern
| Colorado anil New Mexico, nt Trinidad or III
1 MurD coat-1clds, or tho surrounding country, "a
Is IN said bill alleged.
This defendant denies that t1le managers of
this defendant and other persons interested
l.trgn, or other Iiues by II controlled, for tho
purpose Of artt1cia1tY stimulating through
h,lsincss from .hc Missouri River n1,d increas-
tny .le carnings Of such llncs or for nny other
Improper purpose, hnyc established t]scr1minnt
s saics to the injury or. prejudice Of The local
| business in Col,Jsado OF tho Denver g. Rio
t;ra,nIo Eotnpany's lines, or 10 The injury anil
dctrimcut OF the complainant anl hls ccstius
que trust, or haze failed 10 meet and fulnll the
requirements or tho public mud the State, or Of
hi Denver 4 flo Grande Railway Company, Or
IN It's duties 10 them, whereby its corporate cx-
slcnro i,aa been endangered, as Is In said bill
alleged
| This defendant denies that it Inns omitted to
provide rolling stock nnt1 equipment mud other
nu sad lines mentioned in snid deeds Of trust to
the sail com plann1,t as Is In said bill alleged or
has improperly benefited The nthcr roads where
in this Defendant js Interested or hns Improper
| l,.t, nj IN tn 1,nro ad.
vantage, or las tr.nsportel tl,ureon am qsanti-
tlrs vi fuel, materials. supn1lcs or paEscngers,
Without charge. or has removed maternls, aup-
oIlcs, or rolling stock to tlie dctrimcnt OF the
earnings Of the property mentioned In the dctds
OF trust to .s1nrInl,,a.t, OF hns Injured the bsl
ness facilities OF lie Denver g. Rio Grandc Rail.
sny by taking up sidc.tracks, or In uuy other
manner whatever.
THIS defendant further answering says that II
Is entirely soir.nt. and able to nav ali at ita la
bklItica uni js rcsrh,usIbc aud aGla TO perform
nl! acts required Gy It to he performed under
the agreements hereinafter mentioned, and that
the rcnta, unt!er snil agreements IL more than
tho suId rund can earn II, auy other manner, md
that fer the reason tltat such rental would be
largely to n: benefit Of the comn!ainant md his
ccsttus Qilc trust, thts defendant was urged by
lie ngcit OF tic complainant and said Ion,t-
holders to enter into the said agreements here
inAf1er mentioned.
| This tlefrndcut lcntcs that It has no money
invested III the property used on Inc Denver &
Rio Gra,ulc Railway other thau Il has received
from the earnings 0f said property, ns /. In sail
bill alleged. p,t on the cQutrary thereof, this
defendant sars. ns +, we'll known to lin ft,r,,.
piniaunt, it las invested a inrgc sum Of u,otley
Us hereafter mentioned IN tic property used
Defendant dnnIcs ti1at n has tn anr ,nni,npr
mnninuiatpI tie sa,d proncrty or III rrrem,1e
accounts rs is in sa!u bili alleged, or has ken,
snel, ncro,Ints IN at,y manner 40 a. 10 nrcrent
asccrtaini,,:. The tr,ic md correct reyen,,rs
,hcrcnf mid ea-s that the enItI nroncrty h1s
| hre, hnnestTv n,annrct1 fr r1.4 f,cnnilt nf fhe
EaIii Denyrr i itin 9;runt,1: Railway Connanv
| nnII ia crrdtor, and ihat in m 1nnnnor nthrr.
visa ro,,id snfii nronsrtv carn ma m,rh os !. In.
cnrneI a,,l Vii; earl, i,n,Irr tle nrorts,ons NJ
tna nnrcrfnents bcreinoftrr mcniionc1' -
This Jcfeniinnt dcnies that It. or ,,rreon, In
tts intcrcst and hv Il s,,nno,,cd INV hnras."I ~
"n'arrnssc NJ I'm tsr },eurrr x P;n i,rn,,ic Rn,irov
cnmnanr hr cnstiy iitiratIon nr hayn nrevrn,cd.
~ so,,si;t. mr. cndcovorrI 10 prrvrnt ihc soIii
inst ,nnnrh f:n,nnnnr frotn ,tlttyiner its fra,,.
rscs mt, iimrties' for tI,,. benefit t3t II. rreI.
itnts md stockt1uftlcfs. but on tho contrary
ilrrcof, this defendant eays tint tic complain