The Arvada enterprise., 1915-12-23

the Ounces OF the Mldcoh'iheht rail-
road and dashed out to MS runaDout
just IN time to see Tim German oriV-
ing around the corner IN MS h'erleu
lahoau. lie found in fresloeht or'
bank OF the Midcontinent spare man
VINO mad worn three vertical creases
IN his brow over one thwarted amDl'
uoh. his rich but spraying rdiiroau
system ran fairly straight after II was
well started Tor Chicago, ana larry
straight from that way point until II
became drunken with the monotohy OF
the western foothills, where II sahgiea
and angled It's way to the tar south
ana around up the Pacific coast arriV'
ing there dusty and rafting, after
thousand-mlle detour from Its course
but that road had no direct entrance
INTO New York city. 1t approached
from the north. and was compelled to
circle completely around, over hired
tracks, to gain ferryboat entrance.
Passengers Injured to coming In over
the Mldcontinent, which was we'll
equipped road otherwise, counted but
half their journey done when they
came in sight OF New York. no mat
ter from what distance they had come.
"Out marketing for railroads today,
Gil?' suggested Allison.
Il don't know" smiled Crbank. Il
might look at few"
Here they are" and Allison tossed
In inn a cit
urbank glanced at the slip, then
he looked up at Allison in perplexity.
He had funny forward angle to his
neck when he was interested. and the
creases in his brow were deepened un
til they looked like cuts.
Il thought you were joking, and I'm
still charitable enough to think So
What's all this junk?'
Little remnants and job lots OF
railroads I've been picking up" and
Allison drew forward his chair. Some
bought outright, and in some hold
control
IF you're serious about interesting
the Midcontinent in any of this prom.
erty. we don't need to waste much
time" urbank leaned back and held
his knee. There are only two Of
these roads approach the MidcontI.
nent system at any point. AID thew
are useless property so far as we are
concerned; the l.. and c., In the East
and the Silverknob and Nugget City.
IN the west. which touches our White
Range branch at its southern termi.
nus. We couldn't do anything with
those.
You landed on the best ones ripbt
away" smiled Allison. However I
don't propose to sell these to ,bo M,
continent. | propose to absorb tho
Midconiinent with them"
urbank suddenly remembered AM,
sons traction history, and le,pad ror
ward to look at the job lots and rom
nants again
This list isn't complete" he iud,od
and turned to Allison with n ,o,fa,,,
question in his eye.
Almost" and Allison bi,o,o,
little closer to the 1asl; ,.rha
mains an aggregate of three hprdra,
and twenty miles of roaJ to no h,,,,
In four short stretches. In addi,,on ~
this. have a tweuts.voar non,. y.
over hundred.mIIe stretch ~ ,,'o ~ y, !
land Pacific. a track right cp,r, ia,.
san Francisco, aud this" he disn,,ra1
10 urbank preliminary couy -, ~ w
ordinance. authorizing the imrod,,,a
building of an cight.track tube throman
Crescent island to the mainIopd "paa
sibly you can understand this vhoi.
project better II show Won man :.
and he spread out his little rocto,
sketch.
II 1t had been possible to revorso
the process OF time ana worry an,
wearing concentration. President I'r.
bank Of the Midcoutinent would bovo
rlsen from his inspection of thar
map with a brow as smooth os +.
baby's. Instead. his lips went dry
as he craned forward his neck at
that funny angle, and projected his
chin with the foolish motion Of a
goose.
"A direct entrance right slam into
the center of New YORK." he cx.
claimed, cracking all his knuckleg yIo.
IpntIy ono hy one "tgdl.r mint,