The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-10
RAILROAD NEWS.
Western Roads May Build I'M
mense Locomotive Works.
Rock Island Is Principal Mover
in the Scheme.
NAY BE AT DENVER.
Location for the Works Is Now
Under Discussion.
Railroads to Subscribe to Five
Millions of Stock.

Denver. Colo, Nov. 10.-The acute
situation over the lack of cars and 10
comotives by the various railroads OF
the country will likely tend TO hasten
Abe plans for building a mammoth loco
motive works in Denver, which has been
IN the minds of the heads of several
roads for some time. There IS httie
doubt in the minds of local r;altroa1
men who are in touch with the financial
interest of the east, but that Colorado
will be called upon to assist in renewing
the scarcity of locomotives, which mas
become a serious problem with ran
roads.
Several months ago representatives OF
the Rock Island railroad and prominent
iron men from Pittsburg, Pa, quietly
visited Colorado and carefully went
over the situation in person Colorado
Springs Pueblo and Denver We're VISITED
and the plant CT the Colorado Fuel q
Iron company was inspected along with
the mines and the iron outlook. At Colo
RADIO Springs an option was taken on
some property in one of the suburbs
which was believed to have been select
ed as the site for the proposed manu-
featuring plant This option was later
released and one taken on a large tract
of land near Arvada. This option is
still held and while it is kept a secret
as to who are the real parties behind
the move to hold this property, 1t is
of this new company.
It is understood that the Rock Island
was the first to point out the need and
practicability of such plant IN the
west and since then a number of roads
have been interested. The plans as out
lined by railroad official is for an in
dependent company to be formed with a
capital stock OF $5,0O9000 which will be
subscribed for by the different roads
and operated upon financial basis
cir Iav fo a Terminal Lines
Railway association of st. Louis.
The concentration II the orders from the
western roads aloneiwill be enough to at
once crowd the plan with orders. Gould,
Hawley and Harrinan are understood to
have agreed to tate stock in new COM
pany and it is expected that as soon as
the question of qbntrol of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron rAnt is determined that
the plans Of organizing the new company
will 0e at once pit into operation. In fact,
It is considered bne of the main points
now holging the plans in allegiance, and if
these three masnates secure control of the
plant along with OsgoOd it will be another
step along the line Of forming a gigantic
steel trust in he west to fight the United
States Steel corporation.
The needs If a locomotive plant of i'm
mense proportions is becoming a serious
question Will the railroads. Here in Colo
RADIO the roads unable to obtain the
engines neekd and the same situation
exists aH oylr the country. The Colorado
& Southern has been trying to lease and
borrow engJes wherever possible but with
very unsatifactory results.
The eastfn papers state that as an in
dication Of how serious the present sit
uation is likely to become. railroad men
are pointHg to the action of the Penn
sylvania which was forced to lease mo-
tive powF in order to meet the require
ments odthe traffic