Show i DODGE ON TH MIDLAND May Become President of the LineI fc 1 EXTENSION TO SALT LAKE Denver Story That the Coloiado Midland I Mid-land Is to Bo Built 011 Vin the Rec orvationc and That It Will Be a Rival to Gould Lines How It is Deceived HorCr Gould Thought to IBo I-Bo in the Midland Deal Gould and Harriman in Burlington Board Railroad Notes Denver Colo Nov ISTile Post cays Col D G Lodge was noncom rniital today on the currant report that I lie Is to ho the head of the Colorado I Midland railroad 1 expect to engage In the railroad business said Col Dolge but 1 have nothlnfe a present i to say of any Intentions As to the Colorado Midland r have nothing at present to say but may later Tfie rumor la persistent time the Midland will build to a connection with the Clark road near Salt aLko I The above IB evidently a seCond day story for the Denver Post arriving yesterday yes-terday has the following Interesting railroad news There Is I ovory probability llmt the Colorado Midland Is to become an Important Import-ant factor In transcontinental affairs and I a rlal of iho powerful CouldIlarrlman JJMlVaiKlorbllL comblnallan It Is nIt that the owners of the Colorado Colo-rado Midland are seriously contemplating I l tho extension of the road from Grand Junction over the Utah Central survey to I Salt Lake It I said that at the annual meeting to bo held In this city Tuesday I eomo move muy be made for the extension I of tho rOad I Back of tho extension of the Midland In I said to bo the Santa Fe and tho Colorado I Southern with the Rock Island us a silent partner Senator Clark Is l also said I to be urging the scheme The Colorado Midland has suddenly assumed I as-sumed great Importanco In transcontinental transconti-nental attains With Iho Midland through to Salt Lake they would bo In better position to light I the Missouri Pacific Senator Clark bins depended on the Burlington I Bur-lington extension to Salt Luke for an outlet out-let for his Los Angeles road The absorption absorp-tion of the Burlington by the Northern Pacific interests I has ended nil these plans I Now Clark turns to tho Colorado Midland With rtio Midland connecting with his I road and backed 1 out of Denver by tho I Santa Fe Colorado Southern and Rock I Island ho would be assured of an outlet I In thin connection It IB reported that Frank Trumbull will rotlro Tuesday as l president of the Colorado Midland and will bo succeeded by Col D C Dodge l Col Dodge told a friend that he was not i to retire from railroad business and Seventeenth I Sev-enteenth street has him slated for president I presi-dent of the Midland I |