Show railway notes hoyt Sher Sh ermun muo jr will return to salt lake from his eastern trip tomorrow behind the simple statement made last week that the texas pacific and missouri pacific would maintain separate agencies in this city hereafter lies a state slate of affairs which is as yet unknown to the general public it to Is briefly stated in this sentence from being the most closely allied of western roads the two lines have become as far apart in their interests as may well be imagined and have become bitter rivals up to recently an outside agency was established by one line it was made a joint affair with the other in every respect in traffic arrangements as well as financial interests the texas and pacific and missouri pacific pulled u led together as harmoniously as mi might be wished the trouble came in i he opening ot of the new line of the missouri pacific to pueblo anen it began to play the texas pacific false as the latter claims fret frelent vit consigned over the two lines to this city and sending it by way of denver deaver and ogden on oil the part of the texas pacific a little retaliation movement has commenced by which the missouri pacific will be relieved of a portion of its revenue the texas pacific his has established a new freight line from this city to new york by the southern and its own line to new orleans and thence byl by steamer all of he business secured by this line is just so much taken from the freight receipts of the missouri pacific instead of using the missouri pacific as an overland connection as formerly the texas texada and pacific now usta a the st louis and san francisco with which it connects with the gulf colorado and santa fe the denver and rio kio grande and the missouri pacific are pulling together as strongly now as th they e were pulling against each other anler under the old state of things before the new line was built to pheola an illustration of the wonderful changes sometimes soine times wrought when a line Is transformed from a competitor to a connection one of the strongest reasons why the texas and pacific to la being fought by the missouri pacific is yet to be nam named edit it is no longer a gould line the new bondholders bond holders having interests that are inimical to the missouri pacific property san francisco chronicle the annual meeting of the directors of the denver P nd rio grande which occurs early in may is attracting a good deal of attention at present as a great many questions affecting the bid colorado road are to be settled people living in the north part of the state along the white river and in the ane sparsely settled region adjoining the uintah indian reservation are anxious in tile the first place about the scheme to extend the lines lilies of tile the rio grande from glenwood springs up the canon callon of the grand river over the cactus desert and ancl down the white river into utah and thence through the uintah country which by the way Is the most picturesque portion of america to salt lake it if the extension to is made it will open up a section of the state that is as prolific in its possessions as that about greeley for several thousand square miles a fine alluvial soil is to be obtained while oil wells and coal deposits have been discovered in many parts of it if the road followed toe course staked out it would pass within a few miles of meeker which is the cattle and agricultural center of the northwestern part of the state and gives to stock men facilities for shipping which they do not have at present it is believed that the extension has already been decided upon and that it will be confirmed and arrangements made for carrying it out at the may meeting president moffat of the tha road has been very reticent about the matter an suggesting 1 that the question will pro probably bab I receive attention at the may meeting athas it has already alread received attention and with favorable favorable results certain facts which have come to light make its construction equipment and operation a foregone conclusion it is anticipated that other schemes which have not been discussed will be developed and that a new connection with a big transcontinental line not the burding ton will be rail ratified fied denver news |