Show BARARD AND THOMPSONS olegon blunt line I 1 inc DI disclaims any connection bonik action amul the ilund road FRUITA colo may ilay 15 the first rails of what Is said to be a connecting liuk between the oregon short line and the southern pad pact tic are being laid from thompsons Thomp sons utah to durango and farmington N al engineers in of the work declare tho the line la is being constructed ted to carry coal from nearby mines to the denver and rio grande but the material mater lil la is admitted to bo be part of the short line equipment the moe la Is reported hero here ai an invasion of gestern Ne estern stern colorado by the harriman lines croft aft Is anti inti at the salt lako lake city offices ot of the oregon short line lino any knowl dge of the proposed line aa as projected in the foregoing press dispatch Is 1 denied there cin can be nothing to it IV W II 11 dancroft bancroft vice president and general manager of the oregon short line said of courna some private interests may be constructing a line but certain ly the harriman Harrt man interests are not behind it the harraman Harrl man lines do not enter into the western colorado field or territory and so tar far as 1 I know there Is no intention to invade that territory |