The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
RAILROAD PLANS
DENVER AND OMAHA SHORT LINE
INCORPORATES.
HACKERS NOT YET KNOWN

Sy SsbSA"xSo IL |I<yOOOs-
coo-To Build Through Denver,
Adams. Washington and Yuma
Counties in Colorado and thence
East.
Denver.-This city is to have a new
rallr.ad connecting 1t direct with
Omaha. according to incorporation pa
pers fled with the secretary of state
yesterday. says the Republican Of
Tuesday. The new road Is the Omaha
Denver Short Line and is capitalized
at $12.0O0,000. II cost the projectors
$z.765 TO file their papers.
1t was impossible yesterday to get
q satisfactory explanation of what the
new organization means, for the rea
son that the men who know and are
authorized to speak are not in the city
The fact that the papers were pre-
pared by the law firm OF Rogers, Cuth-
bert 4 Ellis of this city and that they
have long represented the owners OF
the Colorado Eastern road naturally
turned attention in that direction, and
the conclusion of those who have spec
ulated upon its probable meaning is
that the filing has some connection
with the last-named road and it's ef-
fOrts to complete its trackage into the
union depot
Naturally speculation has turned
upon the probability and possibility Of
some one Of the great trunk lines hav-
ing secured the Colorado Eastern for
Its terminal rights. On the other hand,
IL the actual intent OF the incorporat-
Ors is to begin building, It Is but natu-
raj that curiosity should be aroused as
to why they are building in territory
already well occupied. what their plans
are and their capacity to carry out
these plans.
The articles OF incorporation nled
company as the Omaha & Denver
Short Line Railroad Company, and the
incorporation is for fifty wears. The
capital stock is $4,000, 900, divided
into 125.000 shares of the value of 500
each The names of the incorporators
are Samuel F. Rathvon, Frederick R.
Ross. Daniel B. Ellis, George A. H.
Fraser and Percy Robinson of Denver
All Of these excepting Mr. Rathvon are
members Of the law firm OF Rogers,
Cuthbert & Ellis or are employed by
them. and are names used for the pur-
pose OF incorporation.
The names of the directors are given
as Charles M. Allaire, Charles l.. Hor-
ton and Clarence S. Devere of New
York and D. B. Ellis and Percy Robin
son Of Denver. The principal Offices
of the company are to be located in
Denver, with branch Offices in New
York City.
, The route Of the proposed road as
outlined In the corporate papers Is
northeast out of the city of Denver
through Denver, Adams, Washington
and Yuma counties, Colorado; through
Cheyenne. Rawlins, Decatur, Norton
and Phillips counties, Kansas, thence
,easterly and northeasterly to the Ne
braska line, then through Harlan,
Franklin. Kearney. Adams, Clay, Fill
more, York, Seward, Lancaster, Sar-
,pey. Saunders and Douglas counties,
Nebraska.
!. Besides the business of railroad
the company is incorporated to do
other things such as own and operate
.quarries, mines, etc, giving 1t broad
basis.
1t would appear that the people back
Of the proposed new road are in earn
est. Their filing fee, as stated, for the
$l2.000.000 capitalization. was $2,765,
which is possibly the best evidence of
their intentions.
+ 1t is possible that one of the great
lines is using this corporation to get
into the city. among those mentioned
being the Chicago & Northwestern and
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul.