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Show DI.KAM OF ltAILWAY MAGNATES It Ii Sold They Mill bo Spoiled by tlio Itlo (Iranilt-Mnta l'o Aggrrlon. The railway ratu fight which la now on In Colorado, say the Denver A'cut of yelterday, la tho entering wedge which, It It claimed, will troll all the fine dreamt of railway magna! ai to large dividends fjrlSIM. Tho disturbance ol Union l'acltlo ratra by the Itlo Grande-Uinta I'eun. pleasantness Un new factor which may batten n coulllct all along the line. In naming a (o.rate to tiauta I'e, a rato of 12 to Trinidad aud a rate of Jl to Urand Junction Major Hooper touched the Union l'acltlo at sensitive point. The l'ueblo aud I.tadvllle rate ut f I waa Inaugurated by tho Hanta K and therefore tho IlloUrande canuot beheld rtj onilblo In thoto Instances. Mr. Wadlclgh aald yesterday that theru waa noucilroou theiartof the Denver & Itlo (Jraude to draw the Union l'acltlo luto the light. "We aru aim-lng aim-lng only at tbo Hanta Ke," laid he, 'aud If tho pAtsenger business of thu Union Pacltlo It luUrfvred with by our altcmrt to reach th enemy, ltn (Imply n matter that could not Le avoided." In support of tlili altltudo It may bo dated that the through ticket to Halt J,nke am B till held at J25 at the Denver & Itlo Grand olllce. Theru la no doubt the Union l'acltlo ofllclala are doing a great deal of think-lug think-lug over the dilemma In which they are placod. The road lias met no re Uuctloui, and although an Innocent party, has already bieu u heavy losir. It Is ntlll oonlldeutly nnuouuoed Irom the Deuver t JlljUraiido head-iuartera head-iuartera that the road Is In the light to win and that lurruftir theltlu Uranda will operatu Us own Hue without entangling en-tangling alllauci with auy other Colo-rado Colo-rado rond. Mr.C'olbmnls uxpeclod In the city today toamume charge of thoHautulo trnlllo In Colorado." |