United States v. Denver & R. G. R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado
In Equity. Suit by the United' States against the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company and others. Hearing on the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, District Judge.
In 1870 the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Cpmpany was organized under the laws of the Territory of Colorado. Its purpose, as shown by its articles of incorporation, was to locate, construct and operate railways and telegraph lines along the routes described in a general way in its articles of association; said lines being eight in number and designated as, 1, The Denver and Rio Grande Railway, 2, The Denver and Southern Railway, 3, The South Park Railway, 4, The Western Colorado Railway, 5, The Merino Valley Railway, 6, The San Juan Railway, 7, The Gallisteo Railway and…
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