Show BUILD UP MIDLAND Acton of New Owners Regarding the Railway The DenAcr Republican of Wednesday Wednes-day says Under the control of the Rio Grande Western and the Colorado Southern the management of the Colorado Midland railroad will be liberal lib-eral say the heads of both controlling railroads Whatever can be done cither by tho Colorado clherby Southern or the Rio Grande Western to Increase business upon the new acqulred property will be done and th9 territory of the Midland will be developed thoroughly thor-oughly with the assistance of the finances behind the two prosperous sys tems which have taken it in B y the alliance Just formed the Midland Is the gainer in traffic from the South The Colorado Southern will turn over to the Midland all Avest bound traffic from its Denver City Fort Worth connection All business originating on the Fort Collins Clear Creek and Platte Canyon lines west ward bound will be turned over to the Colorado Midland at Colorado Springs From the west cattle to be fed at Fort Collins AVlll find their natural route via the Midland Idland J From the Ayestern end the Midland will gain Immensely from its close connection con-nection with the Rio Grande Western Practically all the eastbound business of the Rio Grande Western Avill go via the Midland 1 In certain ways the Midland Is a hard road to operate I Is to be expected ex-pected then that with plenty of money behind them the new owners sill start wi to work immediately making improvements improve-ments which will do away with the dif ficulties Grades will be reduced wherever wher-ever possible curves taken out and everything done to make the Midland route smoother The policy of the management is one of development What territory j belongs To the Midland will ba exploited 1 ex-ploited for all It IB worth I It is the intention ot the peorclo who now control the road said Cot Dodge yesterday 10 get overythlngv there IHoul of the country through J which the Midland runs I this can be I done by making extensions and running run-ning spurs the extensions shall bo J made und the spurs built I From this it la evident that there Is 1 I to be no niggardly hand at the helm J of the Midland and Indeed it Is understood under-stood that though the road has been I In the hands of Its present owners only two days several minor extensions to mining camps along the route are be iriu considered I r |