Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-01
CRIPPLE CREEK DEAL.
Happenings Locally which Point 20 the
Way Wind Blows.

All doubts as to who owns the Grip
pie Creek road may be set at rest
when II IL stated that the local agency
of the Colorado & Southern has been
notified to route business by this line
Word also comes from Colorado
Springs to the effect that the Cripple
creek Short Line has cut out It's de-
pot facilities and connections with the
Denver q Rio Grande at that point,
In addition It Is stated that General
Manager j. NJ. Herbert Of the c. &
81 has already taken a hand in the
Cripple Creek affairs and is making
some changes In the personnel OF its
officials,
on top Of these stories comes one to
the effect that the Rio Grande has
combined with the Colorado Midland To
prevent being shut out of the Cripple
Creek district
In New York and on Seventeenth
street, Denver, II is asserted that the
Rock Island IN turn has acquired con-
trolling interest i'm both the c. q S. and
the Cripple Creek road. In support Of
THIS claim the New York Commercial
says
"The Colorado & Southern now
touches the Rock Island system at
Amarillo. Tex, by acquiring the Colo
RADIO Southern the Rock Island would
have a big slice OF western business for
It's eastern line, which runs from
Amarillo, Tex, to Memphis, Tenn, and
is known az the Choctaw, oklahoma &
Gulf, The Rock Island Is now open to
Dallas, and II would be o comparatively
small matter for Il to acquire the Hous-
ton & Texas Central and thus open It's
system TO the gulf by way Of Calves
ton. From Dalhart the Rock Island
40 a. IL IL tsi
believed to be the ultimate intention
to build west from I'll Paso connecting
with the Pacific coast.
without the Colorado & Southern Il
Is hard 10 see why the Rock Island
should want the Short Line. but with
the Colorado & Southern the Short Line
would be a valuable asset, and those
who profess to be wise do not hesitate
10 say that the Rock Island has already
bought the Short Line because II has an
option on the Colorado & Southern. II
is also a significant fact that the engi-
neers and others who have recently
inspected the Short Line were in the
employ Of the Colorado g. Southern, and
II Is now believed they we're sent over
the line at the instlgatlon OF the Rock
Island In this way the Colorado a,
Southern became connected with the
negotiations and caused the report To-
90 out that the road was buying the
Short Line.
TN connection with the purchase OF
the short Line II Is said that the Rock
Island has in contemplation the build
Ing Of big shops In Colorado Springs.
The road already has n small plant at
Roswell about three miles north Of the
city. but with the acquisition OF the
Cripple Creek road big shops, repre-
senting an expenditure Of many thou
sands Of dollars. Will be built I'm Denver.
by controlling the business of the Grip
pie Creek district the Rock Island sys-
tenn would be able TO draw from large
territory Not only would II get big
share Of the ore traffic OF the gold
camp, but 1t would be In a better posi-
tion than ever 10 compete with other
lines IN the hauling Of machinery and
supplies 20 the Cripple Creek district.
"The possibilities OF the new scheme