The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-17
In RAILWAY CIRCLES.
The True Status Of the Rio
Grande Junction Road.
REASONS FOR THE LONG DELAY.
The History of the Combine, and the Results
that are Expected-What VIII the
Harvest Be?

Iurtner on, IS only another name for the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy company,
surveyed line from New Castle to Grand
junction. Grand junction Star does not
pretend to say that this was the extent of
lhe Burlington's survey in Colorado but
1t is sufficient for the purposes Of this ar
ucle to mention that portion of their line.
The Colorado company also acquired GER
tam filings, which gave them absolute
privilege over this route for a period as
long IS the law would allow, whether they
built or not. December "a, 1888, nearly
three years afterward, there was filed in
the county clerks Office at Denver ar
ucles of agreement between the Colo
RADIO Railway company and the Den
yer and Rio Grande Railway company,
these companies, as stated in the agree
ment, to be known as the Colorado
company and the Denver company, by
the terms Of which the Colorado company
and the Denver company, as the assignees
OF the rights of the Grand Valley Railway
company, having each certain filings and
claims for right of way between Glenwood
Springs and Aspen, and over which the
Denver company had constructed a line of
railway which in places encroached upon
rado company, mutually agreed: That the
Denver company shall have and is granted
the right and privilege to occupy where
necessary the property and right of way of
the Colorado company between the points
named; in consideration of which the Den
yer company granted to the Colorado COM
pany the right at any time within ten ears
from date to enter upon and enjoy and use
IN perpetuity equal traffic facilities and
joint occupancy with the Denver company
over and upon the right of way and tracks
OF the Denver company between Aspen
and Glenwood Springs, upon an annual
rental Of four per cent on half the cost to
the Denver company Of said line, and of
the permanent improvements and better
ments thereon, not including the cost of
rolling stock.
A similar agreement or contract was
filed at the same time by the same parties
for the line between Dotsero and Grand
Junction, and in this latter contract OCCUR
the words: And it is agreed that the
Colorado company is now controlled in the
interest of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railway company These agree
ments are signed by Charles h Toll, presi-
dent OF the Colorado company, and ID. H.
Moffatt, president Of the Denver g. Rio
Grande railway company.
december "a, 1888, an agreement by the
same parties TO the same effect was filed,
by which like arrangements are made for
the line between Glenwood Springs and
Elk creek. This agreement or contract
also gives the Denver company the right to
build from Elk creek to Grand Junction :;
and it is further agreed that if the Colo
RADIO company desires at any time to build
its own tracks the Denver company will
move off the Colorado company's right Of
way.
June %, 1889, articles of Incorporation of
the Rio Grande junction railway company
of which Roswell E. Briggs, Grant l.. Hud-
son, Harlan P. Parmelee, Charles W. Belts
and Charles II. Robinson are the incorpor-
ators, were fled in the county clerks Office
at Denver. The instrument sets forth that
1t is the purpose of the company to con-
struct a line of railway from Rife creek to
Grand junction.
October p, 1889, articles of incorporation
of the Link Railway Construction com
pany, to construct line from the "pres-
ent'' terminus of the Denver & Rio Grande
connection with the tracks of the Denver G.
Rio Grande and the Rio Grande Western
at Grand Junction, were also filed in Den
Yer. By these articles the Link Railway
Construction company is limited in exist
ence to three years from date The di-
rectors of this corporation are Joel F.
Vale, George j. Boal, Charles S. Lee,
Levin. The incorporates are Charles S.
Lee, Daniel B. Ellis, Edward T. Collbran,
William n. Davidson and Lewis B. John
son, all of Denver. The Link Railway
Construction company is a corporation
within corporation, or in other words it is
made up of Denver and Rio Grande men.
This Link company is now engaged in con-
strucung the Rio Grande junction railway,
but whether 1t is under any contract To
complete the line by any given date is rot
known. The probabilities are that it is
not, being entirely swayed by the Denver
and Rio Grande company, and the latter
under no contract with the Burlington
company to extend the line to Grand juno
ton within any given period of time.
Now to account for the delay in complet-
ing the Rio Grande Junction road. The
Denver & Rio Grande are building cutoff
from Leadville to Newcastle VIA the Ten
nessee pass tunnel. This branch when
completed will give the Denver & Rio
Grande standard gauge line from Denver
to Newcastle, and, by the terms of agree.
ment entered into with the Burlington, the
Denver & Rio Graude, having the right OF
way over the survey of the Burlington
creek to Grand junction, will also have
when completed, a standard gauge line
from Denver to Grand Junction
The Santa F'e now controls the Midland
with all the latter's liabilities therefore
the Santa Fe is bound to respect whatever
agreements the Midland may have entered
into with the Denver & Rio Grande
for the construction of the Ric
Grande junction road. 1t is not known
whether there is any agreemen,
on file between the Midland and the Den
yer & Rio Grande, but it is said that there
is and that it is to the effect that the Den
yer & Rio Grande shall do the work oil
construction and that the Midland is tc
furnish the money. Certain circumstances
that have come to the knowledge of the
writer such as men engaged in the work
being paid in Midland checks, and cars and
engines of the Midland road beng en-
ployed on the work, lend probability to the
story.
With the Santa Fe entering the field OF
the Denver & Rio Grande as competito,
for the through traffic, the latter company
is not willing that the former should nav {
the prestige of passing through trans to a
connection with the Southern Pacific al
Ogden before the Denver & Rio Grande
can do so themselves. Consequently. until
the gap in the Denver 6 Rio Graude,.
standard guage line between Leadvile and
New Castle is completed, there need be no
expectation of a completed Rio Grandt
Junction road
1t is curious to notice the part the Bur
hne eon ioao pays Al HI tnls dlckerlng-f
part which gives the company more of :
hold on the situation than has any of the
others. 1t is also curious to observe on,
fact interesting to Grand Junction. Ir
spite of all the talk there has been abou
the feasibility of building line into Utaf
by the valley Of the White river, branchins
OF at New Castle. and these roads point t.
Grand junction and nowhere else Crane
junction holds the key. With regard t.
the time when the Tennessee pass out,
will be finished to New Castle. the residen
that it can't be done before January 1. 1891