Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

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hasty and restrictive only and not also
constructive. as Il ought to he, II the vel
fare Of the public is to be promoted.
Conflicting legislation by the States
results in chaos. and It has already come
TO pass that the ensuing impairment to
credit has not only retarded Development
in such States. but legitimate aspirations
for development In other States which
are as truly part Of a united country,
have been. so far as can now be seen, in
definitely postponed"
r. HERE was a bitter fight on in Dem
YER In December. 1908. over the
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf
Railway, which was then part Of the
Union Pacific system. In n stockhold-
ers' suit, which was contested by the
Union Pacific. the United States courts
gave this road. which was to become the
Colorado and Southern. n separate exist
ence. All the warning interests had n
week in which to agree on a receiver. On
the last night OF the week, with six names
under discussion. they agreed on Frank
Trumbull, who became receiver and EeH-
eral manager and has ever since been
president Of the company.
n was an uneasy outlook and a trying
period for the new man in charge Of the
property.
81 took hold n the robd.' said Mr..
Trumbull. "without n rent ~ cash in its
treasury, n December. 1893
'"Then. in June. 1894. came on the
Debs strike. The Uhited STATES jhdce
gave me an order IN protect the prop
erty. Fifty deputy United Stntes mar
shais were sworn in on June 30 md sent
IRON Denver to Trinidnd. Col. that night,
for Trinidad was the hotbed ~ the strike
disturbances in that part Of the country.
The deputies arrived there on Sunday
morning. The strikers captured them ard
ltook them Of to ~breakfast.
"Something had to be lone quickly
then. I got the news on Sunday morning.
had it verified. went To the Episcopal
Cathedral and caught the judge after SER
vices. He went to his chambers with me
and wrote n telegram 10 the Attorney
General at Washington. 1t was then half
past one o'clock in the afternoon in Den
yer and half-past three O'Clock in Wash
ington.
Cleveland was President. A meeting
was held at once Of the President, the
Secretary Of War, the Attorney General
and the commanding general of the army.
Troops were moving from Denver to Trim
lfdad at two O'Clock on Monday morning.
and on wednesday ~forty-eight men were
arrested there as rioters by the troops
and on their way back to Denver. That
was twenty-four hours before the troops
arrived in Chicago.
81 think that is pretty quick work, and
1T was one of the most trying times of my
life. Quick action was necessary, because
at the beginning of the trouble our first
passenger train was taken out of Trinidad
by the strikers, who told the crew TINT
they would be killed If they came back"
r. HE Colorado and Southern originates
its chief traffic in the mining conn
try. It's main line or branches touch
at the points made historic in the old
days, such as Leadville, Gunnison, the
Cripple Greek district. Its heaviest traf-
fc is In the form Of iron ore. precious
ore, coal. coke, bullion and lead.
As illustrating the fluctuations in the
mining business. Mr.. Trumbull tells a
story, dating back to the time when he
was receiver of the South Park road, a
narrow guage line which runs to Lead
willie. There had always been a great
boom in the business Of that section. but
the line went into a receivership at the
time of the troubles of the Union Pacific,
Denver and Gulf. 1t is now a part Of
the Colorado and Southern.
The business depression was felt more
severely owing to the fact that the resi-
dents Of the mining district were unused
to it, and everybody was anxiously await
ing a change in the state of affairs. A
brakeman went to the trainmaster's Of
fee of the South Park looking for a
job, and the trainmaster began putting
him through the catechism.
what would you think" asked the
trainmaster, 'if you'd see a train coming
along carrying green signalsT"
Under the standard rules. green sig
nails are followed by another train.
I'D think business was picking up"
responded the brakeman, quick as a fash.
1t seems quite appropriate that the vice
president of a company in the mining
country should have made his fortune
through having grub-staked a miner. A.
d. Parker, vice president of the Colorado
and Southern, in charge Of accounts, Is
5 assistant 70 Mr.. Trumbull in Colorado.
,FHe has been Connected with the road for
fifteen years, of which he has spent
/ nearly twelve years as auditor.
Ia fact, he was auditor during all the
time when Mr.. Trumbull was receiver for
the property. Notwithstanding the fact
Ilthat he is worth millions. Mr.. Parker re-
mains in his position on the road, aud this
Ills partly due to the close relations be-
tween him and Mr.. Tfumbull and is illus
tratiye of the fidelity to one another of
i the men of Colorado, who have been ASSOC
: ciated for so many years chat they hate
TO be parted.
Not so very many years ago Mr.. Parker
was a railroad section hand in Denver at
$1.25 a day. He wal going to his board
ing house one night when he was accosted
by a stranger, who said:-"Say, my namIe
is T. G. LOckhart, and I'm a miner and
~prospeetor. / want you to gfub.stake
me-
''Why I'm just about able to erub-stake
myself" observed Parker.