| Show PACIFIC SHORT LINE great interest io in it and much depends on iho thil sate sale siota city my tribune isah superintendent coombs if cf the pacific short line said this morning to a tribune rem reporter arter it would be the height of tolly folly to attempt t to replace the temporary short line bridge structure the late at tit abi b h th the 8 short lice lire company have the use of the bioux city bridge la Is A very catle factory one and no matter who demrea the short line lino at the re cel cellers ca ivers vers sale one is certain they will not slot throw away money by having that temporary shack bridge reconstructed ted the work on the new bridge ia Is progressing aBin though not rapidly at present pree ent but it vill will be again as so boon soon aa 98 work on the third pier begins the sioux city northern northera people are fortifying orti tying themselves for or the purchase of 0 the road but the deop people I 1 0 at the beai hesi of that corporation are too shrewd to bother with the reconstruction of the old short line bridge the interview in the tribune of the ri sh otting howing that the winona southwestern road waa was looking t tc c ward sioux oty and the pacific short line is confirmed by the following attic article Is from the winona republican the home of secretary SImp cOn T the be fact that the nebraska western waa was the eastern terminus ter of the pacific hort short line to be built to ogden at an early date was one cf of the strong inducements stig in the tiene papera rs and nd by the business I 1 men of S SO 7 cit it for the winona ak southwestern railway to a lui it to that point the pacific short line for ur ril liing when built a western wester n outlet from sioux city and at the same time perfecting a 8 tram econ continental tine at at railway from the at lant ia is to toe pac fie some to miles tho horter ter than any other line now in operation it has been claimed that this railroad property would find a ready purchaser pur er at the bale sale on september rist ast 1st it Is manifestly to the in I 1 terest of certain railroad combinations to obtain control ot of property prop eity lor for the purpose of 0 completing coin the tile extension to ogden at as ft a e early arly day s as poa POR a eible while there are other railroad even more potent who auld oot not be a adverta to kobti control of athla 18 property forthe for the avowed 11 purpose of thwarting for ft a t time line 9 at t purpose least east if not p the con of 0 the pacific C bhart line to ogden filen Or rumor have been rite that he the chicago northwestern would aou id be a purchaser of the tle nebraska A western although it i Is not very c clear lear what uee use that great system can make of it recently it lag has been asserted asBe iUd that the chicago Cb ico milwaukee st paul could use heir their road as a IL part of its line in connection with the pennsylvania road this proposed transcontinental line lia being the pennsylvania Pennsyl iacia from new now york to chicago Chi caKo the C chicago 0 milwaukee A tit paul from chicago chicag ato to sioux city the pacific short line from I 1 sioux city to ogden and the cc central nt ral pacific from oden ogden to the western coast this is in by no means mena an impossible or impracticable bj combination the very latest evera that the nebraska A ak western ia Is to become a pat part t of the cheat oveat northern the president of the great northern it is i true Is i a man cf of alm a bet boond leea ambition ai as a railway pr pro jector actor and bla his resources appear to be e equal to that ambition hutst but at the 0 1 I 1 Z A 4 pres ent time ila life path lies lo 10 the direction rk t i ion c 0 it panel puget sound bound rather than that of the golden gate gite but whatever hia his intention may b be e with ith regard to 0 o the project I 1 in q question 1 l or however much he be might be hi to invest bit his money in it the true of that uncompleted completed nn though important problem would moet moot naturally a bem fem em to be that tle pacific Iti cinc kebort vile pus lolo 1010 the bands of 0 t the li 0 delaware lackawanna ak western through ish its connections tast cast of lake Michi g fran an together with the he green bay and the winona aud southwestern roads the lacka wanna will shortly have an unbroken line from new nw york to the river the lackawanna company Is i a powerful one financially it ought to bee see the opportunity now open for ita own advancement and promptly seize it |
