Show I THEY WERE EXERCISED Publication In a Local newspaper I Makes Officials Wax Warm The Denver Times of a recent date I published a tale concerning an alleged closing of the Ogden gateway which was printed in this city yesterday together to-gether with some specious comment on the would and wouldnt plan which same caused the heads pf the departments depart-ments of the Short Line some annoyance annoy-ance There was not the slightest foundation in fact for the publication and it probably did little damage when the magnifying qualities of the paper mentioned are remembered in connection connec-tion with anything pertaining to railroad road matters Although both General Manager Ban croft and Traffic Manager Eccles were in the city it does not appeal that any attempt was made to get a statement from either which would have settled set-tled the case in an instant Both gentlemen gen-tlemen declare the Times story a fake pure and simple and aver that neither of them saw or talked with a reporter on the subject The Ogden gateway will remain open in the future as now and the Short Line will deliver traffic to all roads doing business there on equal terms I I |