Show Details of Colorado Midland I Uintah Railway Basin Extension t I i Grand Junction News Going going gone gone and and with these words the of the federal federal fed ted eral court sold the Colorado Midland railway to A. A E. E Carlton and associates associates asso asso- for at Colorado City yesterday a afternoon Few people peo peo- people pIe have a realization Uon of what this deal means to Grand Junction and the western westel n slope For it Includes In the preliminary plans a line of railway from Denver to to- Salt Lake that will not ot only tap the Uintah country but will place Grand Junction Junction Junc June tion miles mUes nearer the capital city than it is reached at present by railroad The line of route as planned includes leaving Denver via the th South Pal Paik k line of the Colorado and Southern and connecting with th the Midland at Bath Thence coming tt to Grand Junction and join the Interurban interurban ban all road which will be extended from Fruita to Mack and the Uintah railway system become part of the new system carrying the road in into into into in- in to the Uintah country going west to Salt Lake City and ultimately reaching reaching reaching reach reach- ing the properties of or the Utah Copper Copper Copper Cop Cop- I per company in which the Carlton- Carlton McNeil Penrose crowd Is interested Two years ears ago the public spirited men of Grand Junction Identified with the Paradox Development company company com com- pany began to 10 work in promoting the I above plan and that their efforts have led to success is a matter for con congratulation Of Ot course It Is understood understood understood un un- that considerable capital will be expended in tha reconstruction tion of oC the Uintah railroad and also I the other units of the system a and d no doubt this will take some considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able time but the News understands that the tho work of ot building the extension extension extension exten exten- sion from Fruita to Mack will ho bo started within two or three weeks The Thc rails and tics have already been heen purchased D By the the acquirement of or the Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado Midland the Carlton McNell Penrose crowd of or financiers not only have purchased a property than can call be mado most valuable by reason o of the tho country It wil reach tach but It has hasan hasan hasan an additional advantage advantage In the fact that t the Colorado Midland already I connects with the tho railroads ds In the I Cripple Creek Creele mining district t which nr are controlled by the tite same group of ot I capitalists The rhe deal i ie i fe e one of ot the largest that has bas taken place In the west for many moon and It means more to Grand Junction the metropolis of the Ute western slope i ithan than titan our citizens have figured up to I the present time Deals like the foregoing give confidence confidence confidence con con- that one of ot these days there thero will be a road from Grand Junction into the Paradox country as original origin originally 1 ly Iy planned months ago By Associated Press Colorado Springs April 21 The The Colorado Midland railroad with all its appurtenances was purchased by A. A E. E Carlton Spencer Penrose C C. C M. M MacNell MacNeil E E. E P P. Shove and associates associates ates of Colorado Springs at an auction tion sale held this afternoon t by y W. W L L. Dayton v L. L Dayton Daton master in chancery at atthe atthe atthe the Colorado Midland depot in Colorado Colorado Colo Cole rado City for tor C. C C. C Hamlin Ham lin represented the purchasers JH at atthe atthe atthe the sale The upset price was on and J the bidders were A. A E. E Carlton George P. P Johnson Q of New York and Gerald Hughes of ot Denver seating the Central Trust Company of New York Arthur Herr Edward Grimes and M. M S. S all ot or Denver junk dealers and Nathan of New NewYork York supposed to represent other junk or railroad In All of the bidders had deposited to make them eligible for forthe forthe forthe the purchase A. A E. E Carlton Issued the following following follow tollow ing statement r This purchase has been made mide by men who have the interests of the Pikes Pike's Peak region In mind It would be a shame to allow this road to b be besent besent sent to the tho scrap heap and Its purchase purchase pur pur- chase b by Colorado Springs men mean meals that this city has regained control of a road which was originally planned ed and built by a Colorado Springs man man J J. J J. J Hagerman The control of oC the road was turned to other people but It Is now regained and we will put It on Its feet again It will add to the harmony harmony harmony har har- mony of Interests In the fhe Pikes Pike's Peak region and the state The The more Colorado men control inter Interests ts here the bettor better A vast I amount of detail will have to be worked out In the tho next few months and the Improvement of the will be a matter of ot years Tine The que question tion of developing the ores of Leadville by hauling them to the mills at the tho Golden Cycle Company Com Com- Company pany at Colorado City has not h hen been hena beena en ena a material factor In the negotiations bu such a n plan Is a matter for future consideration |