The Daily Missoulian., 1909-10-26
jim HILL PLANNING
GREAT ROAD
BURLINGTON EXPECTS TO BUILD
NORTH AND SOUTH IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.

II know positively that James ].
Hill never wants 10 own or operate ii
railroad east of. Chicago. That should
effectuaIly dispose Of all gossip to the
end that Hnl is planning to organic"
"A transcontinentaI system from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific"
So declared Darius Miller, vice
president of the burlington and Coin
RADIO q Southern. the closest business
associate Of James J. Hin. in an in
terview with the Denver Post. In IA
talk tn the Post representative Mr..
Miller continued:
MIR Hill figures that II would he
the worst sort of business policy to
operate railroad east Of Chicago
tnder present conditions all roads
feed him, whereas If he only had one
line he would lose business and the
other roads would oppose him.
The Burlington. however. will
eventually have through service. via
Denver. between Seattle and Calves
ton
George II. Harris, president of the
Burlington. said:
Il can tell you positively that neither
the Burlington nor the HiH interest
has in any way secured an interest in
the Denver & Rio Grande. the West
crn Pacific or the Moffat roads. But
/ will say just as frankly that If any
such negotiations were pending I
would not tell ii to the public
MIR. Harris and Mr.. Miller arrived
in Denver this morning on a special
train at $50 o'clock, accompanied by
other HiI system officials. says the
Post
Advance reports concerning this
Journey have been arriving from New
York for more than n week. predict
ing that James ]. Hin Is planning to
construct two mammoth transConti-
mental systems-one from east to west.
the other from Seattle to the Gulf of
Mexico.
! II has also been announced that Hill
s figuring on a dominant interest in
the Denver 4 Rio Grandc and the
Western Pacific-two Gould roads
and tina; he II negotiating with David
II. Moffat for the purchase of the
Noffat road. Moreover. hin IL de
scribed as aspiring to build for him
/ self greater power than that which
! death took from Edward IL. Harri-
man.
Darius Miller was far more en-
phatic than President Harris.
Il can positively deny" he said,
that Mr., Hin has secured any in
/ terest in the Denver 4 Rio Grande
/ or the Western Pacific. and | know
/ such Il thing L. not in contemplation
| Neither is he figuring on buying the
/ Mnfrat road or any interest in ii.
Il understand that the Moffat road
! has been financed already. and the
burlington is not in IN" deal
Same day the burlington will have
a north and south service frnn
Seattle to Galveston via Denver-it
Is bound to come.
"prosperity seems tn reign all over
the east at present and business at all
kinds il improving. II has been IA
good year for the railroads and the
people as we'll"
The question Of new private car
! line 10 be owned and operated by the
Hill interests exclusively. but with
shops and headquarters in Denver, will
also he settled while these director
generals nj the Hill millions are here.
The present car famine throughout
the west and southwest. which has
entaii@d hardships on Colorado farm
ers and fruttgrowers. has convinced
Hin that more refrigerator cars ara
needed for this territory
For some time james J. Hill aud
his ieutenants have been planning de
tails for the organization and opera
ting Company. which could serve al
the Hlll lines. This would relieve ti,>
present embarrassment al having l.
depend upon the eNigencles which
dominate the refrigerator car trust.
Part nf tn" plan is In establish head
quarters for the refrigerator lne in
the Colorado n southern shops here.
1t has been estimated that 5000 cars
are necessary and these will cost
$l5a0 eaeh--a S4.ee0 GOO Investment in
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