The Holly chieftain., 1908-12-25
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4uTHERN SOLD
- JAMES }. HiLL SYSTEM
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New York.-Leading interests in the
Colorado Z Southern Railway Com
Aany, lncluding Edwin Havley, who is
laid to be the largest individual stock
oldes. and Frank Trumbull. the presi-
INT = the road. announced Saturday
Ghe onle Of the road to the Chicago,
eax,1Sgton 4 Quincy Railroad Com
80 AMfher details OF the Transaction
slaea lthheld until next Tuesday. when
nard OF directors of the Colorado
khASn will hold meeting for the
bs Of completing the transfer OF
operty.
SsH acquisition Of the road by the
ngton gives the Hill system, the
! hgton being owned by the North
\ Pacific and the Great Northern
road companies, its long desired
Set to the coast Of Texas. It will
lVAr practically the same relationship
(6the Hill lines in the Gulf Of Mexico
t1sfitory that the Illinois Central bears
TO the Hartman system. Until Satur-
days announcement it was generally
supposed that James J. Hill's plan to
i get to the gulf was by the purchase of
I the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road.
Denver.-In commenting on the re-
ported sale of the Colorado and South
efn, the Republican says: The an
e9uncement of the sale of the c. & s.
10 Hill means more to Colorado than
appears on the face of It, Hill is
Known as an empire builder. His
dream has been to get line from Pu-
get Sound to the Gulf Of Mexico. He
has always believed that immense traf-
fic could be developed in this manner.
and at the same time rich territory
opened. That he will bring about this
dream is now certainty, say railroad
men. The Colorado & Southern. with
its direct line from Denver to the Gulf,
will be to the Hill system what the
Illinois Central is to the Hartman
lines.
For long time 1t was believed that
Hill intended to get to the Gulf Of
Mexico by taking over the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas. In fact it was re-
ported several times that he had pur-
chased that line. That he has given
-&p all idea Of taking over the M. X. &
n. is now believed definitely settled.
Plans for building small connecting
links in the new trans-continenta sys-
tenn are said to be already under way.
Definite announcements will be made
at the meeting of the board of direc-
tors OF the Colorado & Southern next
Tuesday. These plans, 1t is reported,
include the construction of line from
Orin Junction into the Big Horn basin
territory and the abandonment Of a
proposed line from Guernsey to Their
mopolis, Wyoming, the main point in
the Big Horn basin.
With the purchase Of the Colorado
& Southern is transferred control Of
the Trinity & Brazos Valley railroad.
recently constructed by the Colorado
& Southern and the Rock Island. Not
more than six weeks ago the Rock Is
land, which held minority interest in
the T. & B. ", sold its holding to the
Colorado & Southern. This was the
first move on the part of the Hill In
terests to get control Of the Colorado
& Southern.
The I. & B. v. runs from Fort Worth
to Galveston, and is an important link
In the system, for it gives a direct
gulf outlet. The Denver & Interurban
the electric line running between Den.
yer and Boulder, is also included in the