Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-12-11 | Page 4 | New Railroad Combination

NEW RAILROAD COMBINATION CO M I N All ON ONA A year rear ago to the Hi name n of ot Arthur with James was wa coupled the financial forces back ot of o the Western Pacific railroad Few per per- persone son per sane sone bad had ever heard ot of Mr Jamesa James as a railroad old magnate and nd every on one what the new man manla railroad affairs aimed in la estern to accomplish Later Liter It developed that Mr James was heavily inter inter- interested ested In ln Denver and Dd Rio Eio Grande in Chi Cht Western and had Interests cago Burlington and Quincy Within the tb last l t few days daTs word has come coin from the Pacific Paci c coast that the Or Western Pacific has ar- ar ar- ar ar ranged to buy the San Francisco Francisco- Sacramento Sacramento Short Line an electric Une line which will iii cut two hours in the tb running time tin of t Western We tern Pa- Pa Pa Pacific ci c into San Francisco It also ls is rumored that the Denver and andRio andRio Rio Grande Western Is planning to utilize the th Moffat tunnel as asa asa asa a into inlo Denver With these reductions In mile age the th Denver and Rio Kio Grande Western and the th Western Pacific Are expected to form Lorm an alliance with the Ui Burlington and by so o do do- do dong route from ing ng have hav a shorter Chicago to San Fi F than the tho Union Pacific and Southern Pa Pa- Pa These rhese disclosures point to Mr James Janies objective That new man manin manin manin in inthe the field alms aims to have a rail rall railroad railroad road front ironi Chicago to San Fran Fran- Francisco Fran tisco cisco more than able to compete with the thc overland roads road and bid bid- bidding bidding ding for lor the th business ss build a great r railroad system Will Mr James I Ibe he be successful l It Is well known that It If necessary the th Union Pa Pacific cI c and Southern Pacific through Ogden with its it eastern connections Ions could reduce the tb running time between Chicago and San Francisco many hours and Sf 1 f the day comes when those thos roads are required to do their best the traveling public will be surprised at the service If It Mr James car car- carries carrica carries ries rica out his plans this part put ot of othe the west will see n R stirring period in railroad competition in effi- effi efficiency oo Or