Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-05
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RAILROAD NOTES.
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Through to the Coast.
Local railroad officials are discuss
ing the following story printed in the
Denver Post regarding the extension
of the Burlington from Denver west
to the Pacific:
The Burlington railroad has filed
amendments to its articles of incorpo-
ration with the secretary of state,
which say that it will build a line Of
railway from Denver through Grand
county to the Pacific ocean, and that
1t will build to Greeley. Estes Park,
Fort Collins and also to the boundary
of the state line on the north. where
it will connect with the line being
built by it from the Big Horn basin in
Wyoming. The amendments were
filed Saturday by John F. Vallery in
the name of the Denver, Utah and Pa
cific railway, a subsidiary company Of
the Burlington.
This is taken to mean that the Bur
lington's line to Salt Lake City will
not pass through Wyoming from
Guernsey, as published some time ago.
1t is evident that the Burlington wants,
to tap the Bout county coal fields and
become a direct competitor Of the
Moffat road for the business of north
western Colorado.
The fact that the Burlington has
amended its corporation papers is be-
ing kept very quiet, and it may all
prove q bluff on the part of the Bur
lington to force the Moffat road to
make satisfactory traffic arrange
ments with 1t, or even to force D. H.
Moffat to sell his road to the Burling-
ton.
When the Moffat road was first be-
gun 1t was reported that it would
eventually fall into the hands of the
Burlington, but recently it is evident
that Mr.. Moffat and the Burlington
people are estranged and 1t is posi-
bile that James J.. Hill has determined
to run a line which will almost paral-
lei Mr.. Moffat's.
One thing noted in the incorporation
papers is that no definite places are
tied to. The amended articles say
that the road will follow such and such
a route. If upon a thorough survey
the route is found feasible and if not
feasible a more satisfactory route will
be selected. One thing, however, is
positively stated, the road will operate
from Denver to the Pacific coast.
The Denver, Utah and Pacific Is the
branch of the Burlington which oper'
ates through the Erie coal fields. The
course of the present o Will be
changed and the numerous extensions
mentioned will be made.
The amended articles say that the
road will operate in Arapahoe, Jeffer'
son, Weld, Boulder, Larimer, Gunni-
son, Grand and Summit counties. One
line, 1t says, will be extended from
Longmont to Estes Park, and another
will branch from Longmont to Platte
vile, Greeley and Fort Collins, and
thence to the state line between Colo
RADIO and Wyoming. .
From Greeley a line will be bull
, south to the Burlington tracks. II
: Morgan county a line will be BULL
from Corone station to White Sulphur
Springs in Grand county.
The big item in the papers relates
to.the Pacific coast line. 1t will pass
by either the Big Thompson, st. Vrair
or Cache la Poudre rivers to the Front
and Snowy ranges and Continental di
vide, and thence. to Hot Sulphur
Springs in Grand county-the exact
line to be determined later. 1t will
follow the Grand river to the junction
of the Williams river and will cross
the Blue. Rolling Fork, Elk, Gunnisor
and Dolores rivers and thence through
Eyrie park and Defiance tt
Utah, and on to the Pacific coast.
1t is evident from the tone of the
amended articles that the officials
contemplate using a survey made by
the Burlington years ago, and there
is a possibility that 1t may not pass
directly through Routt county, but the
main line will run SO close to 1t tina
the company in all probability will
build a branch line to the coal fields
even if it does not run the main lint
+ through them.
T Railroads in Contest.
For number Of years the thre'
groups of railroads representing TN
northwest. the southeast, I'M tn
southwest have been engaged IN
t~hree-cornered war yer homeseek,
: ers' excursions. Fuel was added t.
: the flames a few days ago by a propo
. sition which the Rock Island submit
y ted to make ~homeseekers' rates effec
3 tive to the southwest territory ever.
Tuesday in the month. If the man
negatited by the Western Passenge
, association it is claimed that indie
: pendent action will be taken by tn
Rock Island. John Sebastian, speak
: ing for the latter road, has said:
= 'The Rock Island and Frisco sys
: tens stand fatty for the development
Of the southwest, into which terrier,
a heavy immigration has been induce
by spending a large amount Of none.
and by a liberality which has had i'm
mense results in the way of coloniz
ing. We believe the location of set
: tiers is vastly more important tha1
h the loss Of a few dollars through tn
manipulation of cheap rate tickets
: The lines I represent have no objec
ton to any basis of homeseekers