Show ROCS of even greater interest than abc combine ot the union pacific and the northwestern is the newa just received from denver that alia rock island as intimated in these columns yesterday is struggling westward through colorado with designs upon a terminus in this valley the rocky aeu s hai had its ear jose to the ground or several days listening for atie iron tramp anch should indicate the aim and direction of this new eastern invader and it now announces with certainty and that via the colorado midland and the denver rio grande the sturdy R x k kalanj mill run through trains from chicago to denver salt lake and ogden this startling change is to go into effect on the completion of the luo grandea Gran deg standard guage next june and official confirmation of the project is expected on the return from kew york of president cable of the hock island at present concedes the news the officials of the kio grande aej mid lind will not endows the rumor fully but hey allude knowingly to the fact that the tio grande and hock island have always clasped bands they want to keep the whole matter dark for feir of injuring the harmony between the kio grande and cistern aws the close friendship between the rio grande and rock island is well known alig local danver office is a joint one there can be no reasonable doubt that the baroo gannony will prevail when the broad guage short line is completed from denver to grand junction enough the course of the central pacific IAci fic under this action causes gome speculation it has been elbow opposition and may be expected to do wore as the plan develops for bays the it is almost fully decided that the latter road will seek an eastern outlet over the new abort line As a matter of fact the new denver abort line will be one 0 the moet important moves on the railroad chiess board if its tracks are to be used by the central as an eastern outlet and by the rock t il r etab business As a of revenue Ms rails could well afford to bo of gold and each tie studded ith a sparkling solitaire |