Show THROWS LIGHT ON RU ORS OF DEAl i I Denver Railroad Man Tells Where Harriman and Gould Have an Understanding J S of Denver Dener traveling agent for tor the Central of Georgia railroad was wasa a Salt Lake visitor yesterday and he throws some light on the rumors of ot Har alliance with Mould Gould and the formers for tor formers mers having acquired large holdings In Inthe Int inthe the t e Rio Grande railroad He says that through the telegrams of various con construction construction companies and surveyors and I supply companies it has been learned that Harriman Southern Pacific railroad rail railroad railroad road will within a short time probably build the branch from Lordsburg N M to Durango Colo to tap the enormously rich and extensive coal fields west of ot Durango which Mr Harriman and his hla associates purchased d from the Porter Fuel company for 1250 or or about four tour years ago alO alOIt It Is ie reported that surveyors are al already already already ready at work between Gallup N M Mand Mand and Lordsburg finding a line from each direction It is 18 in connection with this work 1 I believe said Mr that the ru rumors rumors mors more have all started regarding Harri Harriman Harriman Harriman man having acquired an Interest t in the Rio Grande A complete understanding with Gould was necessary before Mr Har Harriman Harriman riman could go 50 ahead with this construction construction construction tion work for when his present plans have been carried put gut he be will have one continuous line to the heart of ot Old Mexico from Chicago and another from Seattle to Ok OM Mexico The Th Farmington branch of ot the Denver Rio Grande which is broad gauge and which was built at a acost aco acost cost co t of ot figures prominently In Inthe Inthe Inthe the deal between Gould and Harriman It really furnishes the groundwork forthe for tor forthe the theory that the two magnates have pooled their Colorado interests It is to known that for lor some time Ume the Southern Pacific has been battling in inthe inthe inthe the courts of New Mexico for a right of way from Farmington to Durango and the case calM is Ie now DOW in the territorial court there to come up shortly for tor a settle settlement settlement ment but in the light of recent develop developments developments ments menta it is believed in Denver by parties on the inside that and Gould have already ready settled the matter out of court The Harriman coal fields west of Du Durango Durango Durango are said saki to be among the richest in America and it had been wondered why he had delayed so 80 long in develop ing them The truth is 18 probably that he made the purchase confidently expecting to extend a branch of the Southern Pa Pacific Pacific Pacific from Lordsburg to Durango This was blocked by the Rio Grande building a broad gauge road down the Farming ton valley alley from Durango and utilizing the right of way wa that Harriman expected to get This was Wag really a very vet strategic move for Gould to make as the building of such a road In that territory was or seemed to be totally unwarranted |