Show Southern Pacific May Acquire M Road load Many rumors have been circulated this week to the effect that new conditions have developed which Insure insure insure in In- sure the immediate building of or the link between the western terminus of the Moffat road at Craig and Salt Lake City and that the Southern Southern Southern South South- ern Pacific is In on a tl deal to take takeover takeover over oyer the tho Moffat road as an outlet to the east C for r ft Ha its San Ogden Francsco n line which has been left lert without an ats eastern as the result ot of federal court decisions completely divorcing the Southern Pacific from the Union Pacific Some gossip has gone gono so far as to Indicate that the Burlington system has decided upon new plans for delivering delivering delivering de de- livering its traffic to the Pacific coast and that It has formed an alliance with the Southern Pacific of equal advantage to each It is pointed out that the proceedings now pending to again make mako the Denver Rio Grande Western an Independent road are area a part of this program and that the Burlington is about to re re- re- re its hold upon th that t road and the Western Vestern Pac Pacific fic making uso use of the Southern Pacific west vest from Salt Lake instead That something Is in the wind was Vas Indicated by a letter received by President E. E L. L Harsh of the Fed- Fed Commercial clubs of Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western Colorado from the eastern who have been promoting the plan of building a railroad from Craig north to Wamsutter and who ire are interested in an extensive IrrIgation Irrigation irrigation tion development proposition for Moffat county The letter disclosed no de details talIs simply asking a pledge q of cooperation of the towns represented represent represent- I ed d by the Federation nut out it Jd id d that the completion ot or the Moffat road from Craig to Malt Halt Lake City vas was under construction as well wen as ashe ashe aslie he lie building of a branch line into he rich Snake river valley Color to the rumors afloat is m n by an editorial which appeared In he Rocky Mountain News last Frilay Frilay Fri- Fri lay under the heading Railroad War for Territory as as follows From the Pacific comes information lon ion that the finding of the United States tates Supreme court divorcing the Central Pacific lines from the Southern South Southern ern rn Pacific system is resulting in a avar var between the latter and ana the Union Union Union Un Un- ion Pacific interests which if persisted persist persist- ed ad in may beneficial be to sections ot othe he he- west that the ne gentle genUe mens men's agreement in Wall Vall street have lave been neglected all aU these years The Southern Pacific system nas purchased the the t independent r route ferry interests be bete tv r Francisc and Oakland am ans Bay points to Insure It proper minal ninal facilities apart from th the Cen- Cen J ral Pacific and Union Pacific ems It is reported that the Southern South South- ern Pacific road has taken over the damberger amberger system of electric Hm linee UnpIn In fn and about Salt SaIt Lake City and bout about to close a deal for the pu hase of the tho railroad leading the Che heart of Utah's coal measures This rids Bamberger system Is s projected o 0 the Uintah basin and Into the the- northeastern sections of Utah ino In- In o ending to connect with the Moffat 1 road from Denver From Nevada It is stated that in- in closely associated with the Southern Pacific road have bought the railroad that was started but not completed from Crom Wells Nevada rote Inte Idaho and which was threatened with extinction until the other day This Nevada r road ad would be a bridgehead bridge bridga- bridgehead head In the Oregon Short r. r Lines Line's ter ten and the latter road Is s part of lie Union Pacific system In this program program the S Southern uthe n Pacific Is turning around eastward Into rich coal territory that mat requires requires re re- quires development and once loped l would be a potent factor in ill the fuel supply of C the Pacific coast 0 o |