The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-31
kAILkUAU NEWS.
George Harris of Burlington to
Head C.. e. S. Road.
Means Big Increase in Traffic
for Colorado Midland.
TO BUILD NEW LINES.
A Complete Network Will Ex-
tend Over Wyoming.
Other Items of Interest in Rail-
way Circles.
TO BUILD NEW LINES,

Two important developments are ex-
peeted as a result of the purchase of
the Colorado & Southern by the Bur-
Ington. The first is the election of
George B. Harris, president of the Bur-
Hngton, as president of the Colorado
& Southern, and the second is semi
official instructions to all Burlington
agents to route freight preferably over
the Colorado Midland.
It is said that possibly A D. Parker,
vice president Of the Colorado & South
ern. would be elected president, and
that George w Vallery. general man
ager of the Colorado Midland would
become general manager as successor
to Parker
The Colorado & Southern Burlington
deal is the first one that has taken
place in the west in the last eight
years, with all of the railroad Jug
Cling, in which the Colorado Midland
has got the best instead of the worst
of the deal
Prior to the manipulation of the west
ern roads the Colorado Midland had
an even break with all the roads. and,
owned Jointly by the Rio Grande
Western and the Colorado & Southern
Then came the purchase of the Denver
& Rio Grande by Gould and the Rio
Grande therefore became a half owner
of the Midland. Naturally the Rio
Grande and its connections favored it's
line.
Then came Hartman by securing the
Southern Pacific and the other Union
Pacific lines and so the Midland again
got the short straw for the Union Pa
cific, naturally, handled all it's own
business. Next Hartman got the Clark
road and once more the Midland was
up against a tough situation.
1t is the remarkable showing that
Vallery has made with the property I'M
der these conditions that has given him
. G I7la nd ha ct
ed Hills attention to him as a possible
general manager of the Colorado &
Southern.
Now the Burlington will it was said
yesterday, use all its influence to favor
the Colorado Midland, as the only west
ern line in which it has a pecuniary
interest. -
Speculation as to the building moves
of the Burlington and the Colorado &
Southern is rife, but it was stated yes
terday by a railroad man that James J.
Hill had given no intimation of his
plans, and probably would not do so for
some months.
The Burlington, however, will carry
out the Colorado & Southern building
the rebuilding of the Cheyenne &
Northern and the extension of the lat
ter to Billings, Mont. but the 125 miles
more of road proposed by the Colorado
&, Southern to connect with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. PauTs new Pa
cif1c coast line will not be built. At
Billings. Hill connects with his own
roads, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific
Facts stop here, and rumor begins.
RumOr has this:
Hill is the real power back of the
Laramie, Hahn's Peak & Pacific build
ing from Laramie, Wyo.. down to a con-
rection with the Moffat road near
Steamboat Springs, the Burlington will
build from Guernsey down to Laramie
to form the connection. Hill will be
back of Moffat in the construction of
the Moffat road on to Salt Lake with
a new road to be built through to San
Francisco. The Burlington will then