Show WOULD TAKE COAL WEST Tf TO MARKET Information comes omes from Durango disclose the the fact that Routt county is practically certain of soon becoming the he battle ground of the two biggest combinations of capital in the United States The pla plans s o of the thc Morgan Hill syndicate to give t the e New Burlington-New York Central system a direct outlet to the Pac Pacific ic coast by constructing the Empire tunnel and extending the Moffat road to a connection with the Western Pacific at Salt Lake City are seriously threatened by a move on the part of the only other combination combination combi comb i- i nation of capital equalling that combination combination combination com com- controlling the Burington system Through force of necessity and in order to cinch a bunch of contracts which eclipse any other business deal ever put through on the Pac Pacific ic coast the Pacific Harriman- Harriman group exceeding exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing in strength even the Morgan syndicate syndicate syn syn- is reported to have decided to take over vast coal interests in Routt and Moffat counties and to provide a an immediate rail route for the delivery delivery ery of enormous quantities of fuel to the Pacific coast Some weeks ago it became known that the interests interests interests inter inter- ests were making for building a connection only about 40 miles in length between Farmington and Gallup N N. M r. to give an outlet to the coal and minerals minerals' of Southwestern Southwestern Southwestern South South- western Colorado to the Santa Fe railroad over which these products w would uld be shipped to Los Angeles which was to be made mane a great geat i industrial industrial indus indus- dus- dus trial center outrivaling Pittsburg and Pueblo The syndicate has acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac the greater part of the coal deposits of LaPlata county in in the he vicinity of Durango where great mines are to be developed the o output of which is to be taken west west It was not then disclosed however that the industrial center at Los Lo's Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles was only a comparatively small part of the stupendous de deal l pending Instead of being limited to steel and I other manufacturing plants in Southern South South- em ern n California it turnes out that the Spreckels group is at the point poin of closing a number of contracts with the governments of Japan Chili Peru Peru Peru Pe Pe- ru and other countries of Asia and South and Central America to furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish the fuel for the navies oi of those countries as well an as the industrial plants both numerous and varied Information receiver from Durango Duran Duran- go is to the effect that investigators for the they the Spreckels-Ro Spreckels Spreckels syndicate syndicate syn syn- as well as for the governments have recently returned report that the coal deposit of Routt and Moffat counties are entirely sa satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- sf in quantity and quality I It Itis Itis is also stated that are already well weIl under way for the immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate construction of a direct railroad railroad rail rail- road connection between Routt county county county coun coun- ty and Salt Lake City where the coal and other products of this territory will Q be turned over to the Salt Lake Lakel ke l Route oute by which it will ll be taken to Los Angeles There is a report the M M M T. T Streeter Street Street- er has been engaged to assist the Spreckels ls sym syndicate te to secure t the ie enormous us u's contracts ts in involved involved in- in and that he has has- be been n assured assured assured assur assur- ed of capital with which to rush work vork upon his railroad from Mt Streeter er ermine mine mine to Axial basin t to a a connection with the Union Pacific either it ier at Wamsutter r or west of that point to serve until the direct line to Salt Sal Lake can be built Streeter recently attempted to se secure secure secure se- se cure donations of everal millions of 19 e dollars from the people of Route Rout Moffat and Rio Blanco DIanco with with- which to build his road from Axial Adal to Wamsutter by by way of Craig When Continued from first page WOULD ULD DULD TAKE COAL WEST TO MARKET Conti Continued from First Page these donations were refused it was thought that the Streeter r railroad would be forgotten but last week he returned from Salt alt Lake City where he had been in conference with ex- ex Governor Bamberger and he n now w en- en that his railroad will be built at once Instead of passing through Craig it will cross the Yampa river near Maybell l and will go north thru Lay giving it a n route to the Union Pacific 30 miles shorter than by way Of Craig Equipment for the con con- work has already been arriving arriving arriving ar ar- riving this week an and Streeter asserts that his road will be completed andin and andin andin in operation before the snow flies flies flies flies- Routt County Sentinel Sentinel |