Show OGDEN RAILROAD SITUATION the denver news Is not certain that the dark road will be built from salt lake to los angeles and views the recent railroad consolidation and changes in a clearer light than many of our exchanges discussing president jeffreys assurance that the rio grande is to remain an independent jine che denver paper says the advent of george gould into its durec tory must be viewed la the light of a more intimate association with the lines of the gould system ithan has heretofore existed perhaps a more permanent yer manent association would be the better way to put it as the missouri pacific afeld the rio grande always nave worked in harmony since the former was constructed to pueblo missouri pacific drains find entrance to denver over the rio grande rails and freight and passenger business is exchanged on friendly terms between the two blaes but without discrimination on the rio grandes part against any other of its connecting roads the hews goes on to say what the subsequent results of the gould purchase may ibe are of course mere matters of speculation or conjecture the policy of the gould heirs Is directed to the strengthening and building up of their southwestern system whose principal termini are bi louis new orleans galveston and pueblo with its rio grande connection for den ter recent bovea in railroad grouping may have inspired a change ot policy and a branching out toward the pacific there are three systems which now terminate on the coast perhaps mr gould desires to become a fourth by combining the missouri pacific rio granda and rio grande western and constructing an extension from salt lake to the pacific coast the following conclusion of the denver is accepted it means tor ogden gateway to the west it Is improbable that building west from salt lake will be done george gould Is believed to lave a perfect understanding with rockefeller morgan hill and harrl manthe aix men are working in harmony aad it la very likely that the missouri pacific and its denver and rio grande I 1 connection will enjoy the same terms of connection with the central pacific at ogden that are enjoyed by the union pacific the indications also favor the theory that the burlington when extended to ogden will transfer its traffic to the central pacific on a satisfactory basis instead of building another road to the coast As was pointed out the other day the purpose of the big syndicate seems to be to make the central pacific a sort ot great public highway over which the trains of connecting lines will be run on a basis harriman undoubtedly will not attempt to exclude any road from patronizing ron izing the central padna under a liberal policy in which the road rom ogden to san francisco will be placed in a neutral position all lines leading to this point from the east will be canade tributaries tributa ries this would be a good thing tor the central pacific and ogden and we trust will be the line of action to ae pur the bitah are apparently disturbed dia by little petty jealousies and instead ot legislating many of the members are trying to asperse fellow jaw makers by mean flings and references there la nothing elevating edifying or in harmony with legislative dignity in euch conduct the body of the voters of utah are watching every move made ty their depre and they will judge of the of each and every member no selfish among the 63 legislators bitted tear that he will fall to be given due credit for all bla good acts even he be not so prominent as some other member on a junketing trip or lave less calla made on him for a when a legislator to feeling teal mean instead of assailing a colleague who stands out prominently and conspicuously and instead ot tearing that all the honors will ba absorbed leaving him but bla title ot honorable to take back home be should endeavor to be and belt consoling and while his giddy companions are before delighted audiences take to room and think up some reat measure for the advancement ot abe state a game tor A |