Show A NEW RAILROAD FACTOR if there is any truth in yesterdays dispatch as to the closing of the gap in railroad communication between caspar wyoming and ogden utah a tardy explanation of a colossal marvel may not be out of order two or three years ago when the chicago A northwestern by its western feeder constructed construct eil its line to caspar and stopped theres there great curiosity was felt as to the motive that could have causel cause J that great corporation to cease operations while still in the air P 1 having reached no terminal giving further connections or contributing in even a small degree to the operating expenses of the extension already made the knowing ones finally decided that the amicable terms concluded about that time between the northwestern and the union pacific an alliance it might almost be called lay at the foundation of the folly alluded allude to president charles francis adams preferred the gloved hand band of diplomacy to the mailed flat fiat of aggression and his policy was as to stifle competition before it could be born rather than to conquer it either in pitched battle or by the tedious operations of a ged siege after it had secured an existence so the would be contestant for western business was oled cajoled into becoming an ally and an amicable sharer in the spoils the central pacific was again checkmated check mated in its desire lor for a more favorable connection than the U P and the people of the west particularly ticul arly of utah were again disappointed in their rosy hope of vastly stimulated commercial activity but no one ever believed that matters could remain loog long in that anomalous condition the northwestern railroad could not long maintain ita reputation for energy and business sagacity if it satisfied itself with that amusing extension that began at the river and ended nowhere or if it should blind itself to the fact that its U P alliance would not prove perma bent and beneficial and the dispatch referred to shows shown that a sense of the condition has finally been experienced campara Ca Cam spars pars star is announced to be waning and agdens to be in the ascendant the former has enjoyed the honor longer than ever anticipated and the latter is to be congratulated on the promise of reward that at length comes to him who is patient naturally the central pacific will be elated and the union pacific will need no reminder that it is to be required to meet new conditions nor Is it likely that salt lake city will be ba left out of all the immediate benefits the I 1 U P deprived of much of its revenue from western business may take the heroic course of pushing its own long promised extension through to the coast and the northwestern being once in Ogden may not feel its journey ended till it reaches utah futaba is capital aud and metropolis in which case mr barn bam bergers little puzzle known as the great salt lake and hut hot springs A R may be worth watching all this in case the dispatch of yesterday is correct and its plan be carried out of course it if the thing is in merely rumor and there is nothing tangible about it why then |