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Show Contest Indicated in Rio Grande Sale I DENVER. Colo.. Oct. 28 Belief that there ll to be a bitter fight for the Ienvcr & PJo Grande railroad (Property when it l sold on November L'O has rom through the heavy trans-jacliona trans-jacliona in i...n.. i'crsons who watch closely the dealings in bonds sav that 'the greater nart or the buying is for 1 1 Ho account of the Missouri PmeUh ! Kailroad compun . already one of the ; largest holders of securities of the Rio i Grande. If th- Missouri Faclflc la really an active factor In the market for these J 'bonds It indicates that the big Gould omp n Mill become bidder ut t he sale unej that flu- Western Pacific tll T-..ic no "walk oer. in plt 01 ne fast that tt has h 833.OOO.U0O "edge" ion nil other bidders through Its position posi-tion (is ik Judgment creditor in that lamounL I This judgment was rendered in fu-ITOI fu-ITOI of tn- toriucr lyjldrre of the bonds of the old Western I'acliic who. hen trwit rorert wj- fore- lo! l. iif.ijphi it in anl .ire- now Its stockholders. I If the Western Pacific elects to become be-come a bidder for the Rio Grande as jb BOnormO bOllSVSd, It can turn In 'thta Judgment In pament In the event th.it it Is the higher bidder, unolher successful bidder being required to pay oft the Julgmen(. and in addition, another sum to balance Hs bid. Acquisition of the Hio Grande b iclthcr of these companies will make-j them extremeiy important factors in transcontinental transportntion ni! will haw a tendency to change thej rullroad map of the intcrmountain dls-l trlct That the Western Pacific will be a bidder la Indicated by the fact that officers of-ficers of that corporation have ghen assurances that thcr will be no change of personnel In the Denser RiO rande, and tUnt under no conditions con-ditions would ihc general offices Of that company be removed from Den- cr. |