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Show I UNION PACIFIC IS AFTER THE C. P. With the Union Pacific board of HI , rectors making the first step toward j acquiring the Central Pacific railroad,, which has been ordered separated from the Southern Pacific, Ogden j vhould begin io get Interested In the outcome of the contest over the Central Cen-tral Pacific. No doubt the Southern Pacific will I make an effort to delay as long as possible pos-sible the sale of its line from Ogden to San Francisco and will maneu' in got a good figure for the road when a sale is forced. Whether there will be more than ..n bidder and that the Union Pacific is problematical There is talk of th. Burlington road reaching out from' v -..1 TTT,.rvmlrnr in nrrlnr In fn. I .UI III in u i j wuiug i " v. ter rhe Utah terrtton Ii the Burling-ion Burling-ion has any plans of thai kind, thai system mav bid for the Central Pacific, Pa-cific, But at present the sole prospective pros-pective purchaser appears to be Cnion H Pacific Any road that obtains the entrai Pacific will have the most direct and desirable line from Ogden to Sau J Francisco bay. With Union Pacific in possession, and having the feeders which cove-much cove-much of northern California, the traf fic over the old overland route could j be greatly Increased This would make' Ogden a more important railroad cen j Km With fhp Union Pacific in control. the shops at Ogden should become the central shops of the svstein, and optr fitlng headquarters should be here What is Ogden doing to keep In formed on the big railroad negotia I tlons, and is the community lakine any steps to throw the weight of its prestige and the influence it may command com-mand in the direction best calculated to advance the welfare of Ogden? iflv 00 " |