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Show WIL L IT BUIIJ)WEST? ! CURIOSITY THAT IS FElT OVER R. G. W. EXTENSION. t 4 Colonel Dodge Believed to Have Been ' Talking for Publication "When Claim- iug His Road Had no Such Inten- tion Denver's Orievance. Since the visit to the city last week of Colonel Col-onel Dodge, when he disavowed any intention inten-tion on the part of the Western to extend westward. Deep Creek railroad rumors have been very scarce. There is still a suspicion in certain quarters, however, that the assertions asser-tions of Colonel Dodge on that point should not be accepted without reservation, for it is a well-known custom with railroad officials to try aud throw the public off the scent. A Times reporter had a talk on the matter today to-day with a man in whose statements he places a good deal of reliance, and that man said: "When Colonel Dodge told you the R.ti.W. would not extend beyond Tintic this winter, he was talking for publication, because be-cause I am certain it is the intention to keep right on building westward as soon as Tintic is reached." Put one thing is certain, and that is if the road does seriously contemplate building toward Deep Creek, the fact is kept very securely guarded. , It Was a Jtich Train. Many people will remember reading three or four weeks ago of a train load of tea and silk w liich passed through the city over the Hio Crande Western. At the time the value of the cargo was stated at nearly $UX)0.M)0, but it has mucc learned that even that amount was less than it was reallv worth An authoritive statement is now given that the value was as much as l,S0O,OO0. There were twelve cars to the traiu, and it is doubted if any richer train of the same size has ever been draw n over a railroad. lied action of Kates. The reduction of rates ou raisens. canned goods aud dried fruits from California to Utah common points went into effect last Friday. The new tariff makes the rate on canned goods $1 per hundred, instead cf 1 .lb, and the reduction on dried fruits and raisens w as from $1.50 to 1.40 per hundred. Tw enty Cars of Iriel Fruit. A train of twenty cars of California dried fruit passed through the city this morning over the Kio Grande Western. The consign! ment is destined for Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. Head light Flashes. P. (J. Waldron, publisher of the Rnilrv.d Ci-'ttf at San Francisco, is iu the city. It turns out that the Portugese who left Denver in a special car were not noblemen at all, but common laborers. A special rate of one fare for the round trip will be made by the Kio Grande Western for the Western Colorado congress at Aspen, December 15. J A gentleman who was in Denver foij sev. eral days last week, savs the imprlislan there is that the Rio Grande WesterJ will continue on westward from Eurek.i. 1 The Southern Pacific jW 4- -m'nfe'uTrom "yee JmT South to No. M Fir' i Eolith, the room occupied up until a tlav or two ao hy Beck, Kennedy & Co. I). A. Tii'j'-art, traveling passenir arent of the Kio lii ande Western, has tendered his rer-i-nrUion to take effect tomorrow. Mr. Tasryrart " ill jo east to eiiyac in the mercantile mer-cantile business. Hon. A. ('. Cleveland of Nevada is in the city on his wy home from Chicago. When evtr A. C. i., about, the reporters always attach at-tach some railroad significance to it, because he Ins l.een working on those sort of schemes for sometime. S. !l. S; n.-.on. K. (J. Y. agent at Fairview, wa in the city y.-stcrday showiutr hs father AV. ii.'ent f..r the Grand Trunk road at Stt'lonbur, Canada, the sights of Zin. Mr. St.'iioi, the eider, has been over a great portion of I'tah within the pat two weeks, and cvpre.-M-s his admiration for the scenery, the fertile valleys :ie.d tie-wonderful rsilroad building which he has seen, in the warmest manner. Ik-nvcr mcrrhauts pre making an execed-in-'iy arm i'uht against the raiiroads, has-in- their -rievance 'n the statement that they are l.eln discriminated aaiust in the matter of freight rates to Mich an cxteutthnt they cannot compete for trade west of them, with .-an Francisco. One of t;,e specific chnrlicn made is that machinery, farmers' implements. tc. can bo shipped to the Pa-d:ir Pa-d:ir oa.-t from the Missouri river at a lower rate than 1 1 Denver. Tmllle Manager I.eed-, of the California t rathe commission, is quoted by the San Francisco ' .;... ;ls follow: "it has been nred that I am too friendly with the rail, road people to properly serve the interests of the tradic association here. Now, as to that i want to say that I am well acr,uain'ed and on very friendly terras with the officers of ::e.iriy ail of the leading western lines. As chairman of the transcontinental association 1 became acquainted w ith the methods employed em-ployed by that organization, and have becu and am Mil! lriendly with its members. This, however, w ill not prevent me from doinir my duty to the trailic association. Business Bus-iness interests are one tiling and friendship is another." 1 1 |