Show burlington BURLI NOTON this li official statement regarding burlington extension new york nov 1 the new york commercial says in lew of the numerous denials widely circulated with statements designed to recent announcements of the burlington building from the missouri river to salt lake city it would seem that someone has either talked too much or too soon or has been misquoted the announcement of the Burling tons plans and preparations comes from amaba and waa made upon the authority of G V 1101 drage of that city general manager of the burlington west of the missouri river who by virtue of his position knows what he la talking about what mi holdrege said was a s buol to the of an amendment to the articles of incorporation of the nebraska wyoming western of which mr holdrege la president the amendment in question covers the building of a branch line of mile which is to begin at the present junction ot the burlington and the platte river at bridgeport in cheyenne county nebraska and run in a southeast erly direction through cheyenne deuel keith lincoln dahlson Dav lson frontier gospel and buffalo counties to some point either on the line of the nebraska colorado between beet and holdrege or point on the line of the burlington missouri river between kearney and lowell the statement credited to mr holdrege after the filing of the amendment is as follows in asoo the burlington constructed a line between alliance and brush forming the best line between denver and the black hills montana points Sp seattle and the norths west this line crossed the north fork ot the platte river at old camp clarke now bridgeport on the south and northport North port on the north bank in tho same year a line was constructed ted from this crossing of the river up tho valley along the historic oregon trail to the iron mines at guernsey abare tons of ore are now being mined dally and shipped to pueblo colo at the same time the location for a first class line was completed between guernsey and salt lake manifestly if it was always a part ot this plan to construct a direct low grade una from this crossing of the north fork of the platte river to the town of north platte and to a connection with the main line of the road at the most convenient point east thereof the burlington has for some urns an additional line between the missouri river and salt lake a legitimate enterprise that would be well supported by the growing traffic at salt lake city in utah and in the contiguous territory from guernsey west it never has been the policy of the burlington to construct roads that are not demanded by the natural development and resources of the country this company has always sought to avoid building unnecessary feeders that would create no additional traffic and serve no other purpose than to damage existing legitimate railroads it is confidently believed that this line through the north platte valley and through the town of north platte and the extension to salt lake mil develop sufficient traffic to be of no disadvantage to other railroads that have been constructed and that theae improvements prove ments will form necessary and important additions 0 o the existing burlington lines now la operation in the territory west of the missouri river it la rumored that bome opposition may arise from competing companies to these plans but ever obstacles may arise this work that has been fully determined upon will be carried through construction la now under way and will be prosecuted vigorously when asked as to the probable time the burlington would aulia the line now under construction from franola to batin on the Thermo polls mr holdrige Hol droge said this 18 a progressive age and there will be plenty of business in that territory and the burlington probably will go right after it there is quite a gap between the lines and the Burling tons in wyoming but there will be plenty ot building in the near future CAME DEATH handsbure Rands bure cal oct man named richardson was rescued from death by thirst by the crew of a freight train between rodriguez and kramer on the santa fe the engineer aw what he supposed was a man lying between the ralle and stopped his train it proved to bo a mans coat made into a bundle with a four hundred dollar bank draft pinned to the upper tide the man wad found a abort away where he had crawled to die and was taken on board the iralu and removed to barstow Ca ho said he bad come from death valley he eald he had two burros but they had both died for want of water hefti the railroad he himself had boon without for 48 |