Show MOFFAT DENIES SALE Says That His Road Will Remain in Officials Denver Feb vid H Moffat 10 t who has just returned from the east yesterday esterday confirmed the report that thatA A C Ridgway had resigned as man tiger uger ot of the tho Denver Northwestern Pacific railroad and will become man manager aser ager or of the Denver Dener Rio Grande March 1 Mr denied that Au Auditor Auditor I V r F Jones would be appointed Mr successor on the Den Denver Denver ver N Pacific but w wits S Snot not pr ared to say who w would uld the appointment Mr denied reports or of the sale or of his road but ad adm m that he was negotiating with two different interests None of the numerous railroad men mentioned in recent reports is in inthe inthe the deal dea continued Mr Ir Moffat Mr E H Harriman did have an option on time the ro road d but It expired Feb 1 and he did id not renew it The uThe road will continue to be bean bean an independent road It will b be fin lobed too accordinG to original plans plane hether I continue to hold It or it passes Into other hands I 1 am not tying trying to sell bonds although I am in inn ina n a position to do so whenever I wish Construction of the road from Ar Arrowhead Arrowhead to Hot Springs it is announced wIll commence as soon as the ground softens sottens in the spring and It belus ed with great rapidity tu to Halt Tie surreys are already mad It is probable that the Steam Steamboat Steamboat boat p rout o mn elected |