, 1880-09-15
COLORADO NA1,1low-oAr1cEs.


ties between the Burlington and Wnbasli.
COLORADO NA1s1low-0AUGl:s.
The denver 1r{buuc Inns n lengthy article
regarding tho rlIil,ors about tho projcciml
ainn1ganlatiun of nit the ,iarrow-gangc rou,ls
III Colorado. Tol1cIIing tho consolidation in
tlo alssrnc, that uapcr says nothing l,ns l,ccl,
accomplished. Yet III reaching m ngrpr-
nlcnt 10 disagree n grent deal Inns
been done, anil tho scheme Inns beet,
sllorn Of several complications. In
tllo recent negotiations tho Colorudo Central
has ~ llns H., cTt my figure. While It Is still q
lnrge'y independent. and It's co,,trnl l1ns lmel
releEnted to It's original directors. With no
mountain outlet. extension, nr ct'''nectinn. It
IS INT MI enterprise either Of grcnt profit tn
4 broad-gangc connection hetwcen the trunk
lines 1t has been discarded for the ,llore
Pacific. Tho ",llEgh Ling" l,as given, rs
lty Of MI extension beyontl tt,n .rniIgc by Il
r0uto Mt once difficult, costly, nsltt tllrGugi,
expected; So tho consolidation scheme
!S &c" ne 's Cratic To Dc s,a $s;'"Ry ss,iiy iat Ets
lincs, both Of them prosperous nnd solvent,
antl both Of them pushing nhcau Into new
SECTIONS crowded with business. The neeo-
Ltt4+lJ!lS LII Hi Nlt4lIlEE III LHO lIlpS
Is not between tic Sol1tt Park anl Rio l;ra1,do
nor between the South Park an,l the Pacific.
It ls between jay GOnl.l and Gen. Palmer, Of
y fo a 0 eas"as Srs e 70 1,@ wi" ss sf + sStrl
such; Could owns betwee1! Onc-fourtll a1tl
onc-thirtl Of tho South lark stock, and ll,s
nia option on the rest; l'ut tl'o tionamourts
ro 70 m1t',E inai,c INN H.. as It Is ,oIy eo-
chase at tho price offered by sotG ono Else.
Gould also. owns nhont. ulle-fonrtll Ut
the stock Of thu Denver & lilo Gra,nlc.
i, sisn. pamgr ant l'Is friends nwn about ol'c-
AMOUNT which, surrendered to either Gould
or Palmer, would efyu the control. 1VocrEs-
ll9ifGr Is not m eiIeauy Of Gould, but le Is nn
ntlm!rer alnl loynl friend of Palmer. Thus
Mr. Palmer Is perfectly SECURE III tho abso-
lnte control nntler any a,ttf MI circumstances.
The smoke Of tho bitter 5nltn FG-1liO
Gra!tlo wnr Inns entirely. cleared .nway, aiul
ille interchange, and reciprocity SYSTEM cx-
tstl1g between tho two lines j. libcra! mil
rivalry between the two as to Will, si,alil rx-
lllblt tile greater mngllanlnlity and frtendli-
Tho negotiations for consolidation haye
II y to control a1l thu transportation business
Of Colorado. f1e secured iii interest III enrlI
Of tue extending nnrrow-ga,tge lines with the
trar @ ts t ts 81 s m nssf hs f, s"
himself threatened III his schemes hy the
slireWtthcss Ut tho Presidents nf these roatis
and their loyalty to Colorado interests, nlnt
tlsorc Is ltttH prospect tlat llu will ever reach
TIE :DELAWARE, IACKAWANNA
u WESTERN.
The routo Of the proposed extension Of tic
Delaware, I.ackawarna Il Western I,atIroat
to Buffalo has not yet been determined. Tie
engineers linye completed tho preliminary
surveys. a,st! Samuel Sloan, President Of tllo
Company, and Sidney Dillon, who expects
to hayo the contractzfor building tho new
line, together with few other friends of tho
S,,nterprlse: ~, hive gol,a tQ hlnsln'lton to meet
route lnld out for the prDpnsed roatl. Mr.
Dillon declared recently tllnttlle road could
10 built y less time tl1at, my eaual length Of
rond III THIS country: The subscrlptnlts for
erably EXCEED t!lo. authorized amount. Tie
bonds and stock have hcetl taken BY
tho same subscribers, md n portion OF
tilo amount 2 Inns bsg1! nlrcady pnid IN. Tlle
which tho ncw ltno will be connected, Inns tho
right TO use The International hritige across
the Ntag1ra River, antl that will bo ut present
INC 1neaMnS ~ OF connection between tho two
!,lent between the two companies lnts not
been completed. but lis preparation Elus bcrn
left with tic attorney 0f tho Lackawu,inn
Company: 1t Is understood thAt tho line will
be pushed to completion with I'LL rosslbls |
speed. Tlp routes surveyed by tic eNgt- |
.lEeFs tnyo been fUNnt1 to bp moro favorable !
than Ind been anticipated.
FREIGHT ASSOCIATION.
Tho meeting of the Central Isailroe.l |
Freight Association at tho GRIND 1'acillc Ilo-
tel yesterday turned ollt II tszxle. Not enough |
thought 1t worth willie tt, IT. |
tend tho meeting to mako quorum, and COLI
only III. informal discussion was
latI,
It appears tint tile affairs of this AS
ISOLATION, which wns formed to mnil-
Faii arbitrary ratcs from Interior pn1nts To |
md frolll seabnArt points, 1re not Iii ~ s,tts-
factory n condition us desirable. 4 number |
1t tho ruRts II tlao Association nre said to be
proratinE Will. Eastern limeH, contrary to |
tgreenIe1it. Tho Eastern trunk lines have |
never heon friendly to this organization, md |
i lllts been their clisenynr since Its 0rgnnixa-
Ii91l about two .yenra ngo tn brrnk 1t down. |
lhcy VIII certntn!y succeed before long utl-
esA tlisferent spirit comes over the nlttlibers
i tho Association atHl 1nUre determination |
shown to force tho trunk lines To- submit to |
:he arb!trnry rntcs Of tho Association.
1ir: a. w. Admins, the Secretary If the AZ |
was authorized nj yesterdays meet
III 10 lct on oil MntterS Of dispute according
% Ills best Judgment, but what llp cnu ac-
,omp!lsh without being properly backul Is !
laTt to see.
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