Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-27
now JAMES ]. HILL
PLANNED FIGHT
ON CANAL
Significance Just Becoming
Apparent Of Railroad Kings
Coup in Securing Line from
Gulf to Northwest.


when James j. nm the empire
builder % the NORTH" got control Of
the Colorado a Southern rive years
ngo the railroad world held It's
breath. The contest bctwecn Hiu and
Hartman WAS a. IL height ana every
move 81 the two wizards ~ western
railroads waarwatchod with interest.
ian bad kept his plans "a. himself.
and hut a few members Of his trusted
executives know his plans.
Now the railroad world is watkins
up to the Significance OF one OF tho
biggest railroad cOups OF the day. In
1907 the Colorado a Southern con-
sisted uf number OF branch lines
In Colorado. and control Of two other
systems by which through freight
aud passenger trains were operated
TO Galveston. The ROOFS over which
the Colorado e. Southern operated
and still oporatog, ar6 tho Fort
worth 4 Denver city and The Trinity
q Braz0s Valley. tho individuality 81
which Is maintained because OF
Texas laws.
About the time Hn acquired the
Colorado a Southern the Panama
canal was looming up before con-
bughenr. Far seeing railway execu-
tiyos knew that when the big ditch In
placed w operation Il will have tro-
menions Influence on the transpor-
tation business 81 the world. They
knew they must provide means OF
meetihs tho shifting 81 transporta-
tion routes ana must bo prepared To
OF got amy loss In traffic.
Plans ~ "Buck" Cnnnl.
Mono realized tho influence of tho
canal more than IIili and he early
laid his plans to provide a routing
that would commend itself to this
shipping and travelling public sui
fiolontly 10 get the business despite
the Panama canal And In these
thoughts 81 the future originated
flill's first plans to acquire the Colo
ardo a southern. This line now Il
tho nucleus around which he In build
Ing a system TO reach from the Gull
60 Puget Sound. and which not only
will furnish a short route over whlcn
an enormous volume OF traffic mus
move, but which also win add To the
development Of the northwest, which
Is as a child to the great "empirC
builder"
when nm took over tho Colorado
a Southern he ALREADY controlled tho
Great Northern, tho Northern Pa
oiic and the Burlington. The Great
Northern ANA the Northern Pacific
cover the developed sections adjacent
60 the puget Sound with network oi
rails. The Spokane. Portland & Sc
attic, another I'm system. is formed
by merger OF a number Of small
lines.
These lines arc the beginning oI
the great Sound-to-tiso-G system
Three great arteries converge at Spo'
kane-.a branch OF the Great North
crn from Vancouver, Everett and Sc
attle "A line Of tho Northern Pacific
from Tacoma and Olympia, and
branch OF the Spokane. Portland
seattle from Portland TO Spokane.
Train service by November.
From Spokane TO Billings. Mont.
the terminus OF the burlington. thu
new system follows the Northern Pa
cific. From Billings south 10 oriI
Junction. Wyo., a branch of the Hur
llngton which will connect with tn
Colorado A. Southern In now beinl
built and upon i,s completion rest
tho Inauguration OF the new railroad
aystom. WORK In completed as "a
south ms Thermopolla. Wye, and tn
remainder of tho work IL expected &
be completed by October I, In whicl
event train service probably Will b
started, about November l.
Erom orln Junction the new rout
Will pass through Cheyenne. TIL
much Of tho Colorado a. Southern
was an orphan limo when Inn &C
ouired Tho road lint an oxsonalon a
Fort COllins has unified the system