Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
STILL ANOTHER
]. ]. HILL move
May Control Colorado Southern,
f. W, 4 D. C, and Colo, Midland
CLARK ROAD Is INTERESTED
Possible solution Regarding the Eas'-
ern outlet tor the sau Pedro, Los
Angeles a Sal, Lake

Denver, Colo, April 21.-The Repub-
llcan today says; James j. Hin and his
associates viii by June t. have control
OF the Colorado & Southern, Fort
Worth and Denver city and probably
the Colorado Midland Railroads a
representative Of Mr., Hin left Denver
for Fort Worth last Tuesday with
Frank Trumbull, president of these
three roads 1t is said that the new
director in the Fort Worth & Denver
city road viii be a representative OF
Mr.. Hill. From Fort Worth Mr.. Trum-
bull viii go to New York, where the de-
tails Of the combination will be settled.
The Denver Republican during the
past year has turned out some warm
railroad stories Of the variety common
ly designated hot air The above
story, however, is along the lines Of
rumors that have been current for
some time past The tenacity with
which the promoters Of the San Pedro
are fighting every obstacle that Is
placed in the way Of the building OF
their road leads to but one conclusions
that there Is some big corporation
ready to come west and make c0nnec-
ton with the Clark road in Utah,
thereby making an outlet TO the East
for the traffic which Will fall TO the
new road when built With the Harrl-
man interests In control Of the Short
Line and Union Pacific, and the Gould
combination holding the Rio Grande
Western and Denver q Rio Grande, j,
j. Hill Is the only man who can now
step in as a competitor and back up
the Clark project, This means that
either the Burlington OF the Colorado
Midland would under the existing con-
solicitations, be greatly benefited
by such move, With the free
harbor at San Pedro, the big percent
age Of the oil and fruit business Of
southern California which has been
promised the Clark road, direct COM
munication east via the Terminal. san
Pedro, Colorado Midland TO Denver,
thence over the Burlington, would be an
accomplished fact. while the Gulf ports
could be tapped through Fort Worth,
the southern terminus Of the Colorado
& Southern. To figure out the sltua-
ton the Hill interests are still on top
as far as the Herman syndicate Is
concerned The Hartman interests, 1t
Is true, through the Illinois Central,
tap the Gulf Of Mexico business, and
can ship rice. cotton and other pro-
duets grown In the southern states
right through to the Orient via Port
land, as ii is doing today; II also has
an outlet to the Far East through San
Francisco. But the Hill interests, II
their plans go through, will not only
have an outlet 10 Japan and China via
the Great Northern at the north, but
will have the free harbor at San Pedro
In the SOUTH to say nothing Of the Bur-
lington interests in the vast central
region Of the United States, where the
big battle between the rivals the Union
Pacific and the Burlington has been
fought for years past II the report
published In the Denver Republican
should later prove to be correct, the
Hin combination will be hailed with
Joy by the residents Of Utah and will
In every sense Of the word be great
thing for this state,