Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 3 | Accuses Railroad of Wilful Neglect

ACCUSES RAILROAD OF WILFUL NEGLECT DENVER Colo May 28 Wilful Wilful neglect neglect neg neg- lect leet in the matter of ot se service vice and failure failure failure fail fail- ure to keep the track in a safe condition condition condition condi condi- tion is charged against the Rio Grande Southern railroad a subsidiary of ot the i Denver Rio Grande operating I miles of ot track in six counties in southwestern southwestern southwestern south south- western Colorado in a complaint filed flied by District Attorney George W. W V Lane I of ot Durango with the state utilities commission today Officials of ot the company compan stated to today today today to- to day that the property was not earning operating expenses and arid interest charges and that every effort was being being being be be- ing made to put the tracks in serviceable serviceable serviceable service service- able condition The Rio Grande Southern South South- ern railroad while a subsidiary of ot the I Denver Rio Grande railroad is not nott Included in the receivership under which the latter road is operating but the stock control of the property passed the Denver Rio with the sale of ot i I Grande railroad to the Western Pacific I interests on No November ber 20 1920 I