Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-03
THE M
A Railroad Through Nevada
Inevitable.

The Necessity that VIII Lead There
the Little Ones Feed"-The Line of
h Road Universal Boom for
Nevada-Eureka ON Top.
Within the last few days, Col. Dodge,
superintendent and manager Of the Dem
yer d Rio Grande Railroad Company,
withdrew, resigned or however else
his retirement may be described. This
means q 'fiare up" which may result in
a benefit to Nevada, especially to Eastern
Nevada, Of which Eureka is the chief bust
ness and mining center. It has been gen.
orally supposed, we believe, that the Den
yer & Rio Grande and the Rio Grande &
Western had q separate existence only in
name and that they were really but one
company. 1t seems evident now that they
have been entirely separate and distinct
corporations, and that their working to-
gether under one schedule and using the
same cars without distinction on either of
the roads, was only q business combine
ton, for purposes not necess arily perma-
nent, and which might be resegregated
into the original parts at any time.
A SPLIT.
The Denver & Rio Grande runs out of
Denver to Santa Fe and the Bio Grande
& Western runs out Of Salt Lake City to
| connect with the former line at Pueblo,
Colorado, both roads being hitherto run
| under the common name OF the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad. Some two weeks
ago at a meeting of the Board Of Directors
q quarrel arose in regard to a matter of
mutual policy in the carrying trade, and
| hot words were used, which apparently
have resulted in an irreconcilable breach
indicated by the withdrawal from the COM
pany of Col. Dodge, who was one of the
founders and chief promoters Of the origi-
nal enterprise, and who was regarded, in
every. way, as one Of the most substantial
men in the very important enterprise. His
retirement doubtless means o segregation
of the Denver q Rio Grande from the Den
YER d Western, or vice versa, the Philadel-
phia "crowd," which owns the latter road,
having forced the break.
U. P. AND G. P. WAR.
Coming down now to our own interest
in the matter, il is pertinent to inquire in
what way we are likely to be affected by
the rumpus. 1t will be remembered that
o few months ago, when the Central Pa
cific and the Union Pacific were quarreling
about through freights and fares, the
latter seemed determined to secure for
itself continuous and independent COM
munication with the ultimate terminus of
all great East-West roads 20 the Pacific
Ocean. The U. P. struggled hard to utilize
the D. & r. G.. for this purpose, and
undert took negotiations to have it extended
through Nevada to the sea shore of Cali.
fornia.
To accomplish this seemed necessary to
the life of the U. P, which was chopped
off at Ogden and was there comparatively
at the mercy of the G.. P, which could
arbitrarily impose such terms as suited its
own business, while damaging or hamper
ing the through business of the q. p. to
almost any extent. The details Of the
fight between the two great corporations
were never definitely given to the public,
but the result Of the struggle in which the
U. P. commended for an exit to the Pacific
shore and the G. P. commended to retain its
advantage in the situation and thwart the
accomplishment OF its adversary's purpose
the result. We say, was plain enough fol-
everybody to discern. The situation has
remained as it was. The G. P. retains the
mastery Of the situation and the U. p, az
of old, moves along the best it can under
the restraint, FESTIVE and looking always
eagerly for another opportunity to perfect
its cherished scheme of years, that is, to
move on Independently from Omaha te
salt water on the Pacific shore.
wHERE WE CONF IN.
Our prospective advantage in the prem.
ises is this: The Denver & Rio Grande,
which has all the time been anxious to ex-
tend its line through to California as an
independent business project, will now be
forced to do something of the sort as q
forced put" to save its road from Sail
Lake to Pueblo. 1t must get . feeder to
supply the business. to a greater or less
extent, that it loses by severing its rela'
tions with its former partner, the Rio
Grande Il Western.
This exigency will naturally, also,
bring the D. & R. G.. into negotiations
with the U. P, which, it is presumed, is
not less eager now than formerly to COM
bine for the purpose already stated; so
that the probability of an extension from
Salt Lake City to q Pacific Coast port is
enhanced two-fold. First, the d. & R. G..
must have it; and second, it is hardly less
q necessity with the U. P. folks.
What hold, if any. the @. P. has on the
D. & r. g., or ON the r. G. & W., we do
not know. II may come into the fight
with q death-dealing restraint on the enter
prise-money loaned and mortgage, per-
haps. II so, the U. P. may be forced to
take o back seat again, or ID may step in
and release the encountered road from its
obligations, and have q better chance to
accomplish the great purpose of its cor.
porate soul than ever before.
THE EFFECT IN EUREK
At n rate, ID is not altogether specula.
ton to say that a big fight is imminent
again between the U. p. and O. P. with
the D. G. R. G. on the side. From such q
contest we can suffer no harm, and il
may do us very substantial good. A prom
inent gentleman in business in Eureka, in
discussing this matter with a representa-.
tive Of the SENTINEL yesterday, said that
he held his real estate in this camp to be
worth so per cent more on account of the
prospect Of q railroad through Nevada
than it would be worth without such a
prospect. at is bound to come to us
sooner or later" he said, "and its coming
is only a & question of time. We have the
territory that the road has got to pass