Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-22
WILL SURELY REACH OGDEN
This is General Impression Rcgnrd-
ing Burlinaton's Western
Extension.

The confidence with which certain we'll
informed railroad officials in Omaha and
other cities assert that the Burlington is
unquestionably going to extend its Hartville
(Wyo.) extension to Ogden, Utah, gives cre-
dence to the oft-repeated rumor that the
Burlington intends to build along the North
Platte river into Wyoming. In Denver 1t is
asserted that no attempt is made to conceal
the intention of the Burlington ultimately to
build through to Ogden, thence to connect
with the Southern Pacific, and have direct
line from Chicago to the Pacific coast.
Within the past few days this same report
has come to the surface in Chicago, and the
absolute statement is made that the Burlng-
ton intends, beyond peradventure. to exend
its line through to the desirable Ogden gate
way.
Despite these statements aud the rumors
which have persistently bobbed up during the
past few months, local officials of the Bur-
lington continue to enter a general denial.
1t is reported from an authoritative source
that the Burlington has secured townsite
at point six miles from Hartvile, the pres
eut supposed terminus OF the northern extern
sion from Bridgeport, where the lines of the
western extension from Alliance will branch
one going south to Brush. Colo, and the
|
1t is presumed, will be laid out for division
headquarters, with the intention of making
1t the leading railroad point north OF Chey-
| enne. The site is on the Platte river, in
broad bottom of fine soil, about one and
half miles below the old town Of Fairbanks.
In all probability the Hartville extension
Will not proceed beyond Bridgeport this win
ter, but active construction will begin early
in the spring. The western end OF the line
through to Ogden will then be constructed
with whatever rapidity the exigencies of the
| case may demand. New stations on the line
south from Alliance to Bridgeport already
established are Leton, Bonner, Angora
Northport and Bridgeport, the latter point
being thrty-six miles distant from Alliance.
Stations which will be opened on the Hart
vile extension west from Bridgeport are
Baird, Minatara, Gering, Sunflower and Col
Inns, the latter being eighty-seven miles from
Bridgeport One of the points on this line
Gering-is already a well-established town
in western Nebraska, situated in well-irri-
| gated section. The opening of railroad ia
| cilities is expected to add greatly to its i'm
provement.
Owing to the probability that work on this
new extension will not proceed beyond
Bridgeport this winter, that town is already
| assuming liveliness which indicates that it
will witness decided boom during the next
few months. Hartville is another point at
tracing considerable attention at this time
on the part of boomers who anticipate its
commercial Importance when the railroad
| shall reach there. Some valuable iron de-
posits near Hartville are now being worked
furnishing employment to number of
miners 1t is likely, however, that Hartvile
will collapse when the Burlington begins the
construction of it's Ogden line from there
and locates it's division headquarters at the
point mentioned above.