The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-06-23
RAILROAD PLANS
DENVER AND OMAHA SHORT LINE
INCORPORATES.
HACKERS NOT YET KNOWN
New Company Capitalized At S12,ooo,-
ooo-To Build Through Denver,
Adams, Washington and Yuma
Counties in Colorado and thence
East.

Denver.-This city is to have q new
railroad connecting il direct with
Omaha, according to Incorporation pa
pers filed with the secretary OF state
yesterday, says the Republican OF
Tuesday. The new road is the Omaha
& Denver Short Line and is capitalized
at $l2,o0o,o00. 1t cost the projectors
$2.1e5 TO file their papers.
II was impossible yesterday to get
a satisfactory explanation of what the
new organization means. for the rea-
son mat 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 d Ellis of this city and that thev
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 its 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
| II 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 filed
yesterday give the name of the new
company as the Omaha & Denver
Short Line Railroad Company, and the
incorporation is for fifty wears The
capital stock is s12 900. divided
Into $4,000 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 NJ. Allaire, Charles l.. Hor-
| ton and Clarence S. Devere of New
| York and ID. 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-
! rey. 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 it a 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
sl2,000.0 900 capitalization. was $2,7G5,
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.