Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-10-09 | Page 5 | Train Blockade Loosened

TRAIN BLOCKADE LOOSENED Shipments M 10 J iii Prom From Grand 1 J unction unc lout tion Towards Salt Snit Lake L. L H. H Harding local agent for COI the tIre Colorado Midland 1 has returned from froma a trip to Grand Junction reporting that the thc freight blockade at that thai point anti and between the state line hue and ancI Salt Sail Lake has already aheady been partially relieved re relieved re le and all of the tho belated shipments will be in this week weel One reason rca rca- son for making the trip was wai to lo se see e just what hat the conditions were vero and anti another as as to get a n little relief from the local people who imo were calling in person And by telephone every few tew minutes aI asking for Information about their goods gools The reasons given sl for the blockade were an unprecedented rush or of s at this Iris time over o both hoth the theIl therlo Il Itlo Grande Grando Western anti and the thc Colorado Midland find and a lack of or motive power on I Ithe the Rio Grando Grande Western The situation I Ihas has been relieved however b by the arrival arrival ar nr- ar- ar rival al of several new engines that are arenow arenow I now In commission