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Show ONE MORE ROAD. Reported saioof (he Denver South Park Railroad It is said that fhe Union Pacific has sold the Denver .1: South Park railroad and its branches, and that the new owners will at once extend the road to Salt Lake City. The Dcuver Timet of yesterday has the following fol-lowing on the subject: "It is reported in Denver that the Union Pucitic has sold the South Park road aud all of its branches. The news Is brought from the east, aud tho bearer seems to think that it is authentic, claiming that his informaut obtained it direct from the president of the Union Pacific company. So intimation of the transfer has been received by the officials offic-ials here, and it may be untrue. However, ! the gentleman who brought the report says he understood that one of the trunk lines I . . I .1 .1.. U-..1K I.....I- ..nA ...ill has purchased tho Souih Park and will stondard gauge it and build it through to Salt Lake, extending the Dillon branch down the Illue and building on westward. If there be any foundation in the report it will be exceedingly speculative to try to guess what concern is back of the purchase. "A railroad man said today that ho would not be surprised if Mr. Molfatt's trip to Europe Eu-rope had something to do with the transfer of the South Park, if there Is any truth in the report. He suggested, inasmuch as he has lost all hope of ever getting control of the Bio Grande again, ami owning mines which produce at least seven-tcuths of the ore shipped out of Leadville, he could easily get control of the South Park and thus lie in an independent position and ship his product over his own line." |