Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-22
HOLDRECE CONFIRMS STORY
Burlington General Manager Tells Of Plans
to BHter Salt Lake,
WILL BUILD LINE FROM GUERNSEY
Honte VIII Go from Bridgeport 20
North Platte, but Remainder
OF the Course IL Not
stated

General Manager Holdrege Of the Burling-
Ton west of the Missouri, who also is
president OF the Nebraska, Wyoming a
western Railroad company has literally
confirmed The Bees story Of wednesday
mat the Hill lines would build from
'uernsey to Salt Lake City. He says a
'1ond line would be built by the Burling-
'on from the Missouri river to Salt Lake
Cty. This line will use some of the
burlington lines already constructed. but
"iil also require the construction of many
niles Of new line.
me exact route OF the line for the whole
Instance is not given out. The only
zap being unknown is that between the
rl'S OF salt Lake and the junction with
me main line. 1t is not announced whether
the line will run from North Platte to
JOIN the southern main line or whether it
VIII run east to a junction with the Ali
unce line.
Into North Platte.
II Is definitely announced that a line will
DC punt from the present junction of the
burlington and the Platte river at Bridge
port to the town of North Platte The
prospecting party which the Burlington
mas sent into the field has gone to Chey-
chne and is working north from that
point.
q An amendment to the articles of incor-
poIatlon OF the Nebraska, Wyoming &
western railroad have been filed in the
niiice OF the county clerk by President q
w Hoidrege and Secretary G. w. Durkee
Ihe amendment covers the building Of a
branch line which is to begin az a no,nt
NJ or near Bridgeport, Cheyenne county.
ana run in a southeasterly direction
through Cheyenne. Deuel. Keith, Lincoln.
DuVlson' Frontier. Gosper, Phillips and
buhalo counties to some point either on
the line OF the Nebraska & Colorado rail-
road between Somerset and HoIdreKe or
point on the line Of the Burlington g. Mis-
souri, River road between Kearnev ana
Lowen The estimated length of the pro-
posed branch is $50 miles.
Statement by Mr.. HoIdreue
"hen seen at the headquarters sat,Ir-
DAY morning, and asked for n oonofrn,a to-,
OF The Bees report. Mr.. HoIdrege said
In 1900 the Burlington constructed
line between Alliance and Brush. forming
the best line between Denver and the f2Iaclr
hiiis Montana points, Spokane, Seattle
ana the northwest. This line crosses the
north FORK of the Platte river at old Camp
Clarke' now Bridgeport, on the south and
NoFthpCrt on the north bank. In the same
year line was constructed from this
- sA'S AANSl up the valley along
the historic Oregon Trail to the iron mines
at Guernsey. where 5000 tons of ore are
now being mined daily and shipped To
Pueblo, Colo. At the same time the To-
cauon Tor first~class line was completed
between Guernsey and Salt Lake Mani
restiy, It was always a part of this plan
TO construct direct low grade line from
THIS crossing of the north fork of the
Platte river to the town of North Platte.
ana to connection with the main line of
the road at the most convenient point east
thereof.
The Burlington company has for some
time considered an additional line between
the Missouri river and Salt Lake a leRi-
innate enterprise that would be well sup
ported by the growing traffic at Salt Lake
City, in Utah. and in the contiguous ter
ritory from Guernsey west
Builds No Dead Feeders.
1T never has been the policy Of the
Burlington company TO construct roads
that are not demanded by the natural de-
velopment and resources of the country
This company has always sought to avoid
building unnecessary feeders that would
create no additional trafic and serve no
other purpose than to damage existing
legitimate railroads.
through the North Platte Valley and
through the town Of North Platte, and the
extension to Salt Lake, will develop suf-
icient traffic to be OF no disadvantage to
other railroads that have been constructed,
and that these improvements will form
necessary and important additions to the
existing Burlington lines now in operation
in the territory west Of the Missouri river.
1T Is rumored that some opposition may
arise from competing companies to these
plans, but whatever obstacles may arise,
this work that has been fully determined
upon will be carried through. Construction
Is now under way and will be prosecuted
vigorously"
When asked as to the probable time the
burlington would build the line now Under
construction from Frannie to Basin, on to
rhermopolis, Mr. Holdrege said: This is
progressive age and there will be plenty
If business in that territory. and the
burlington probably will go right after it.
There Is quite gap between the North
Westerns lines and the Burlington's in
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