Show NOT IN THSYNOIGAT Rio Grande Western Will Retain S Re-tain S COMBINES WITH OTHER LINES S Real SIpnificfinca of Recent Moves The Utah Line With Colorado Gulf and Missouri Allies Forming Hew Competitive Line Entirely Apart From Union Pncfiic T E Gibbon Returns With Good News of Los Angeles Road Directors to Meet Articles Filed and Surveys Started It can be authoritatively announced S that the JIarilmiin syndicate has not bought the Klo Grande Western nor is theio the slightest probability of such a purchase F1IiS will have the effect of allaying the disquietude which has existed in Utah ever since the rumors were started to the effect that such a purchase would be made On the other hand It cannot be denied that a big Rio Grande Western deal Is on the tap is and although it may be well into the summer before It Is fully consummated yet the examination Just made by the experts Is for the purpose of effecting such a plan The Rio Grande Western it can be added will remain a most decided de-cided factor in Utah railroad circles S und in the transcontinental situation HrkMly this means that while there Is no truth In th rumors of a consolidation consolida-tion Avlth the Union Pacific there is truth In the report of a Rio Grande Western combination vlth other roads a combination which Mould bo a natural na-tural outcom v a benefit gather than an injury to Utah and a continuance of competition between the Union Pacific and the ColoradoUtah Hue The first question arising in the pub HQ mind would be What roads would become parties to such an agreement The answer Is easily found The Colorado Colo-rado Midland is owned jointly by the Rio Grande Western and the Colorado Southern That makes lthrcc covering cover-ing Coloiado and Utah most thoroughly thorough-ly atM M Ith a lino to the Gulf Add the Rock Island and a formidable rival is at once formed S The Denver Rio Grande and the Missouri Pacific would be factors were It not for the Gould ownersITIp lncach but without them the four roads named would be in a cplcnjclld position for active work The Hock Island Colo rad Southern and the Midland have not been mentioned as possible Harrl man purchases It was pointed out the other day that Messrs Boguc Mc Clcment and Little acting as cMperta only might represent any Interests and their other connections did not necessarily ne-cessarily mean that those relations were significant Under such a plan the Western ould not lose its identity in Utah but largely Increase Itspres tigeTho S Tim special train bearing Mcwra I3oguc McClemcnt Kramer Wclby and Yard pulled into the Salt Lake station at S p in yesterday after completing a tour over the whole Rio Grande Western system Mr Kramer who was the host on the trip was seen at car A last evening and when asked for an interviey replied that there was nothing lie cared to discuss about the trip which was purely of a private nature na-ture Regarding the story in thp Denver Den-ver Times which was shown him he replied The RioGrande Western AVill continue In Its present relations serv ing1 this State to the best of its ability and in the same manner that has characterized char-acterized its past history As to all the various rumors afloat Mr Kramer did not thirk IL propel to discuss them In any way S The other officials left the train at this point Messis Bogue and Mc Clement went to the Knutsford Yesterday Yes-terday was passed at Park City and on the Utah Central Mr Kramer leaves for Denver tonight or tomorrow morning morn-ing S |