| Show MAPS SHOW LINE THROUGH BASIN DASI New Burlington lisps Maps Show 1111 road c c Line Westward Through Uintah Basin Vi AVith t the e. e rec recent recAnt lt announcement that flat within ninety s days del definite plans for far the tho merger merger of the Northern Pt Ia Paci Pacific f I i fic ic c and Great Grea X rn- rn n Is will will ill I be lc i presented to the inters interstate at cum com rog i commission I v r t J i s rifle 05 as as to lo the consoli- consoli on c-on ol- ol ll l- l dation l Il cd O will l 11 PI ri i Iu tu th the 1 Y Uintah j ba ill lIl r J 1 The two wo own tar c i- i h tryl 1191 1 i the fhe l ic r. aud I jut Quincy and nd tI th p oro o the latter is ib bound bolind cl to O v to figure cin in f iH the thc I v ne group grouping T Il J- J ing It g goes eS tl til L Li U hao lla Wi known moni for wine some nine that the on has been anxious td Ui J f. f S secure aJ an t to o othe the it Is believed that J if the the- I Interstate c ce mm r-ce r commission rang grants the permission asked for Sop sUPs stops y wil l be taken aJ cn immediately itcy to lo get e ct the l desired outlet f I J Whether r the he Burlington w would uld af- af at attempt tel tempt lPt to perfect an alignment with t I the DC D. D R. R G G. G and the Western Pa PaI Pacific Pa- Pa build or a a road through th the Moffat r t lJ nei tunnel and the basin to Salt La Lake e where c connection could be bo l made nado with the Western Vestern or 01 Pacific is a l matter of i scon- scon on- on jecture A fact w which may or oi may not be significant is the lie proposed line which the new nett Burlington maps s. s show low iro from l Denver westward through Ue te Moffat tunnel and the lie Uintah haSId ba- ba Jin J SId in If r the tho Dotsero off cut is is built is said to be tl the e shortest route from roni Dell Denver vel to the COa coast t will Avill De Jo provided pro pro- vided b by connecting the Denver f Salt Lake lao with tho the D 1 D. D II n. G. G In I such a a n manner a 1 iy Jo to u eliminate ate tho rite present He route of ot the latter n r. r road over the tho continental divide It is believed that Arthur Curti Curtis Jaines rai James s. s WIlO who Is said to bo be the tho Largest t holder Bolder of railroad stocks in tn theis the the- i t is the tho ke key to the WIl JQ sit sic sli- James is ono of the the- largos t shareholders rs in both hoth U the e treat Great North ci rn n and nf l cite and all altu al jo o In Inthe the the H he purchased pur pur- purchased chased a n. large an e block of or Western l' l Pa- Pa J elm The inu u ce of thi hIli i lies in ill th the tho fact that th the Denver DOl r I THo Grando Grand Grando o is js o ly by the Western Pacific and Mis Uis- Missouri Pacific It appear appears therefore as if the control not Jot only onI Ole be of the Great 1 Northern n group group hut but Also ll o of the Denver Western J Pacific Denver ell J L group Is Is' g gin gravitating ni into the thc of nue ono one man If It such Is the case h u requires only the tho permission or of tue t interstate lIH ultimately to weld the tho fro fife five roads roads- Into In- In to t i ia ri mammoth sJ which wO won hi tap t I tho the Pacific c coast t at t t. two aid aul undoubtedly would he be ou one of or the the- largest if iC not the lar largest r roads In la the Ole United it ed States A At the tho time of oe the PacifIc i Paci- fic purchase h b by Ir I Jamos the Boston BOHton X WS Bureau I made the following comment t There rf arc ago thus possibilities tI ties titas g of or establishing a through h route rattle from San over oer Western a t Pacific p Denyl Denser r t Rio BIn Granlo and anti url m Pita on t to i Chicago O PosH Possibilities In will vill T bo Tie o greatly rel en- en lu JU- JU comple pJ oC of the tunnel through ih the tho mountains outside of or Denver l' l t ta III being ill built Unlit by hr the Ile Mo 1 hilt Vh ril runs run northwest ft r fJ Fl rt t I t of r gilt cutoff St St. from flum D fi to tel tw the rh Moffat j line J i h ie Ai Mi Salt Salt Lt Luke Lake k anti and Would bo Ito rod need TOI n-TOI shout about J p and tb thun avoid t Jd necessity or routing uIt to tu and anal ruru CO a J uri uri- r. r the taint Pueblo look hook VI ni vor till Jut J liht is ili is- is er ar tp tit nH alfi tl 11 with th the tho n anvor S I ft BIt Illo jr find and West c or in to build X f rt MOW l lino Iino through l tho Uintah th they the T results v those in n touch tanch w Avith the Hie situation b they thoy can rats e ee e- e in III tho now gory dw developments de do- will vim be 10 of or Ifal A-Ifal ft al import import- nm anro t tto to the basin |
