The San Francisco call., 1904-06-25
GOULD PLANS
TO COOPERATE
Double Track Arrangement
Between the Denver and
Rio Grande and Midland

The recent election of c. H. Sehlacks
to the position of vice president of the
/ Denver and Rio Grande road, and the
/ fact that he has retained his position
as general manager of the Colorado
Midland has been followed by the story
that the two roads are to be operated
under a double track arrangement.
Local speculation is rife over the
possibility of changes in the offices of
the latter road in this city. According
to advices received here by railroad
men the Gould people have been figur-
ing for some time on a means for re-
lieving traffic over the Rio Grande and
have found it in cooperative scheme
between that line and the Colorado Mid
land. The Colorado Midland at pres
ent cuts down 72 miles between Grand
Junction and Colorado Springs and,
counting the two stops of twenty min
utes for meals, the train leaving DEN
yer over the Midland for Grand June
tion makes the run in one hour and
twenty minutes better time than does
the Denver and Rio Grande
The GOulds own the Denver and Rio
Grande and hold the controlling inter
est in the Colorado Midland, a fact
which would have prompted them long
ago to consolidate the two roads but
for the prohibitive measures in the
laws of Colorado. which prevent two
parallel lines from being owned and
operated by the same company. There
is nothing, however, in the law that
prevents the Goulds from holding the
controlling interest in two lines. Ac-
cOrding TO the information received
here the plan is to send a number of
the passenger trains and fast freights
by way Of the Colorado Midland. which
will give considerable relief to opera
tions on the Denver and Rio Grande.
This scheme is said to have been the
main reason for making Schlacks vice
president of the Denver and Rio
Grande and keeping him in his position
as general manager of the other road.
with the business of which he is IA
miliar.
The announcement yesterday of the
appointment by. President Roosevelt of
Vice President Paul Morton of the
Santa Fe road to the position of Sec
retary Of the Navy was immediately
followed by speculation as to who will
succeed the latter as the general di-
rector Of traffic of the big railroad
concern.
Among the local railroad men the
opinion is unanimous that Morton will
be succeeded in that company as sec
ond vice president by w. D. Biddle.
. os-rI,% =
pany. 1t is generally believed that w.
A. Bissell, assistant traffic manager.
with headquarters in this city, will sue
ceed Biddle and that Edward Cham
bers of Los Angeles, the present gen
eral freight agent of the Western lines
Of the company, will become assistant
freight traffic manager. Mr.. BisseIl.
who has been I'll at his home for the
last three weeks. was up and about
yesterday and spent an hour at his
Office on Market street
General Manager A. G. Wells of the
Santa Fe company arrived from Los
Angeles yesterday and is registered at
the Palace Hotel. He is here on a tour
of inspection.
It is common gossip in the Southern
Pacific Company's offices that the next
move made by President Hartman will
be the changing of Chief Engineer VIII
liam Hoods headquarters to Chicago.
No local confirmation of the report can
be obtained, although it is said that
the present visit of Engineer Hood in
the East has something to do with his
removal TO the new general headquar-
ters of the Hartman lines in Chi
cago.