The Meeker herald., 1888-06-16
RAILROAD OUTLOOK .
The Status OF Railroad Build.
Ing In Which we are
Interested.
Meskcr's EauTsh at July Celebration,
...Thut New STAG. Line ssiii
MysseTy.

There is nothing at the present time
which interests the average Meekcrite
more than railway news. and fragment
AIRY chunks OF this kind OF news have
been unusually plentiful during the
week. On Monday Messrs. Harp and
Daum Of the stage line, went over TO
New Castle on business connected with
their iine aud while there picked UP "A
good many pointers on railway build
ing.
sir. Harp SAYS that both the Denver
n Rio Grande and Midland are all ready
TO begin operations any day. The Mid
land has It's grading all done between
Glcnwood and New Castle and aside
from lay Ing the track and putting IN
lew bridges and culyerts the Midland
has no, much io do.
The Rio Grandc has very little grad
ing done between the points named, but
IL Will not take the Scenic Line long
to reach New Castle, or this side of the
Divide FOR that matter, one. they start
In. In fact, IL Is the general opinion
amC..g well Informed people ut the
county seat that the Rio Grandc Will
push right along and probably reach
Ai..kcr this fall. and the tenor uI the
newspaper talk AMI comment confirms
these views. II Ii now conceded by the
Grand river people, Grand Junction.
included, that the l.io GTandc has
abandoned the lower Grand river route
and adopted the Mc-kcr route To Salt
Lake. The White river route is the one
President Moiiat and the lilo Gfandc
ton Of Mr.. Moiiat and the old officers
Is u sure guarantee that The Monat
policy will De carried out.
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Yesterday, says the Glcnwvoi News
of the 9th, th- mir WIS ilil.d with
fumoIs In regard 10 the intentions OF
the Denver y Rio Granic ani the Mid
land In reference 10 the extension Of
their respective lines. The News sent
dispatches OF inquiry Ia sources where
information was most likely 10 IT, oh.
tanned without receiving anything o; n
positive character. Lat. In the even
ing II was asccftnincd from u gentle
man who IL presumed 10 know. iha; n
private dispatch had bccn received from
ono Of tho company 5 engineers I" the
effect ihat III. contract will bc let Ia
Orman \ Crook to-day. That work
will begin within the coming ten days
OF two weeks nj far'hcst. II was init.
mated that Mr.. Mofiai's crrani Ia
Europe Is 10 secure funds 10 build on
ives, without ANY point. The road Will
10, 20 To Grand junction MS rumofcd
nj one time, but will 90 west on It's own
hook. Every .Hor; was made 10 pre-.
vent the news from getting out. but
there is no doubt the above IL In III.
main correct. Thn; this decisive step
on the part of the Denver x Rio Gtandc
will put spurs ;o the Midland's .S;cn-
sion is NOT To H. doubted. Everything
will tc going with hurrah in the near
future.
The Denver y Rio Gtnnic have nj.
most fully decided to built 10 salt Lake
via the White river route. and 1t Is
stated tina, rrcsiicn, Mona;i Is 10 sail
To Europe this month for the purpose Of
making n deal with the stockholders 10
,ha, effect. THIS practically leaves the
u. y II. q. Western adriit. Tho open
talk aud negotiations TO ,ha, effect bavc
practically freed the Western from fur
thcr obligations 10 remain loyal 10 the
u. Il Il. &. In view OF this fact. wha,
Is TO hinder General Palmer from build
ing the gap between Glcnwood and
Grand Junction and their making traffic
arrangements with the Midland and all
the trunk lines east Of the range for
trackage over his line to salt Lake, 1t
seems little strange that the Midland
and -. Il II. &. Western do not come
together on such scheme. 1t would
be the making OF the two roads. Grand
Junction would bc very well pleased
with suc!, an arrangement. thank you!
Grand Junction News.
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Adyices received from New York by
Secretary GilluIy Of the Denver y Rio
Grande Railroad Company, relative To
the Directors meeting held on the 7,h
instant. state that the former officers Of
the company were reelected without
exception. This information assures
the carving out of the pas, plans of
the company. and may bc regarded as
favorable TO the limited building of
branches by the Denver y Rio Grande.
Owing TO the absence of President Mof
fat and General Manager Smith. no de-
finite information is available ut pres
ent.-Denvcr Republican.
Are We Going TO Celebrnici
Two weeks from next Wednesday is
the Fourth of July. and we think il