Show The Burlington Heading Towards Montana I Now 10 I is rumored on good authority that the Burlington had a force of surveyors in the field last week to make a preliminary survey sur-vey from the present terminus of the Grand Island Wyoming Central line at Newcastle through Wyoming and into Montana This lino would give them direct connection with the Northern Pad ic system andadd an important northwestern north-western link t the Burlington chain From a gentlenjanwho is more or less associated as-sociated with Henry B Stone it was I learned that the survey was a fact and j that it would only be a matter of brief time ere the Burlington would commence tme the Burlngn new line It is a wcllmowI fact that this road has for sometime some-time been reaching for a northwestern outlet Now that high officials of the Rio Grande and Midland admit that the Burlington Bur-lington will use the Denver Short Line i tracks to reach Ogden it is more than probable that the survey now being made for the Northwest will bear the fruit of early construction When completed it will give the Burlington the much desired reach for the Burlngon Seattle and Vancouver Van-couver by a close possible alliance with thE Northern Pacific Both these lines are friendly and will work for mutual interests inter-ests That the Burlington i ambitious none will deny The familiar trade mark of the owl with both eyes wide open used year on Burlington calendars is especially > espe-cially applicable the sleeplessjenergy with which that road is pushing western extension exten-sion I |