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Show 3i'..CZ MOFFAT ROAD ARD OPPOSE NEW GOULD LINE A local railroad man, who baa reoent- ly been in Denver, report a change that is to be made In the make-up of tbe board of directors cf the Moffat road, "The stockholder of tbe road will bold a meeting In a few days," aald tbla man, "and they will elect at leaat two new men to the board of directors. "The new names will be those of D. Gyeld, -chairman of f he board of directors di-rectors of the Rock Island system and ' C. E. Perkins, chairman of the board of - directors of the Burlington pystem.'r Moffat to Oppose Gould. The story brought from Denver fur-. fur-. ther relates tbat the Moffat road and , the Colorado & Southern officials are to line. He first went to New York, where he met Hawley and Winchell and Toak- urn of the Rock Island system and talked the situation . over with then Then be proceeded to Boston, where ba was In consultation with- the Burlington official. If the plan a outlined at present is brought to a climax work on tbe big Moffat tunnel at Jewries' peak will begin in tbe spring. A new construction company to suc-ceed suc-ceed the Colorado-Utah Construction company, now building the Moffat road, will be formed! to complete the work if the present combine scbem works out Bond and stock of both tbe construction construc-tion and the railroad companies will be Issued and construction work will begin at both end. I , i' 1 quit fighting, and join handa In an endeavor en-deavor to oppose tbe transcontinental scheme of the Goulds. Recently C. E. Perkins, chairman of the Burlington board of director, and J. J. Hllr rlgbt bower, accompanied by John H. Carroll, head of tbe Burlington's Burling-ton's legal department, were in Denver checking up the standing of the Moffat road. With them were Vice-President. D. Willard of the Burlington, General Manager Gteorge Holdrege, J. P. Harris, t brother of the president of the road, and Superintendent English. Their mission was similar to that of L. F. Loree. former president of the Rock Island system, and Benjamin I . "Wlncbell, president of th Chicago, Rock Island A Pacific, who were in ' Denver a few months ago. , Alliance "With. San Pedro. The Burlington, the Rock Island and Edwin Hawley of the Colorado & South- ern ar to help David H. Moffat pueh his lin through' from Denver to Salt ' Lake, and from there to the coaat a traffic alliance is to be made with the San Pedro or Clark road. Hawley, through his association with Harrlman, will bring this about and help Harrlman ' fight the Goulds' Western Pacific from Bait Lake to the Pacific It Is reported that Gould and Hawley arf split up the Colorado & Southern. Gou faking the- Southern division to Port Worth and Hawley getting the Clear Creek and northern branche of the road. Moffat In the East. David H. Moffat is now in the Eae arranging details at that and of the |