New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
LIFE IN COLORADO.


lYR0W N OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE rRTbUNEI
DENVER, July 7.--iiaiTOads and politics are
reasonably certain % be live topics a al tunes IN every
VOL regulated Western city. Public interest IN Denver
las lately bcca closely conferred phase oi the
old controversy 10 which the city aud The Kansas and
Union Pacific Railroads parties. and from which Ger
tain definite results in he future quite clearly
outlined To write the history OF the dispne between
te two great corporations TO STATE it satisfactorily 10
either s merits, is probably mpossble bnt the pth
Of tho whole matter the desire OF one company for
share local business Colorado, and OF the other
for division at Cheyenne, Of the trans-cOniinental
traffic THO Union Pacific wishes 70 get into Colorado;
tue Kansas Pacific f. determined keep il out the
Kansas Pacific wishes to take ard deliver freight and
passengers AMI from California at the same rates and
the terms as the eastern half of the Union ia
cifc in Other words that at the Eastern base OF the
mountains al overland traffic shall divide and eoncen-
trae taking either equal terms, and the Union
Pacific sayswe Will about that. Thus far, owing to
tie pecular situation of affairs in Colorado. each road
las succeeded fairly maintaining its position. The
little ,nycr Pacific Road OF LOG miles, from this city TO
CHEYENNE is thrsef frrths owned BY the Kansas Pacific,
and wholly operaied by them has served efectua
barrier against any trade travel coming into the STATE
by way OF Cheyenne and the Union Pacific. and in ts
general functions reminds OF the Miesan toast TO the
builder OF the bridge which divides the two sections of
orr county" Fares at 10 cents per mile and freight
tariff IN p.opor0u nave reduced sOutuwart bound BUS
iness OF the Denver Pacific to very low figure Den
yer naturally objects this state ofaars, and demands
the road 10 which the county had loaued s credit
and IN wbi t held million OF stock. the advantages
OF competition between the two lines Proceedings were
lately begun in TIC courts for the appointment sof
receiver f3r the Denver Pscnc, position for which
several highly eligible candidates nnong the leaders OK
the movement presented themselves but within the
pas- few DAYS affairs have been arranged and truce
agreed upon. The officials OF the Denver Pacific have
been changed and tue road III be for the present oper-
ated by representatives Of the Denver interest who
have already reduced fares and freight Meantime
much more important action has been taken By the
Union Pacific officials and far they are concerned
the Colorado problem is IN the way to speedy settlement
Tie Colorado Central, which IL altogether under The
control Of the Union Pacific now extends from It's city
to Lougnont ity three miles, and contracts have been
signed Tor s extcuhon Cheyenne within ninety days
Tlr J d Ripley Of your city, who has the construction
in charge says mt his instructions 20 run engine
from Cheyenne Longnont by October /, and there is
no doubt shat II eft alone, lie viii do It, The distance
is about so miles, bu. the grades Hight, the work
casv and labor cheap aHl plenty. With this extension
complete the Union Pacific win have free TO all
the principal towns mines and markets OF Colorado,
and the Denver Pacific h surrounded II s the old story
OF two roads do thc business which IS not sufficient
10 hall occupy one and both II which, except for outside
support must run at a loss. Cheyenne votes ;i5000O
m bonds 20 aid tic L0ngmCnt extension, hut the value
OF Denyers investment in her road TO Cheyenne after
The rival route opened viii be very questionable. Tothe
Eastern outside world an this controversy is inter-
estin as likely to omen another the Cont
nent and which viii place a he option OF the traveller
aston in COLORADO without additional expense. 1t has
been and is now impossible 70 buy overland tickets by
wav of Denver AMI tourists who wished 70 visit tie state
On route have doue m heavy cost ~ time end money
Residents of Eastern Kansas far Topeka, find
It cheaper to ~ to san Francisco east and north via
Kansas City and omaha, rather than 70 come
directly West over the shorter line through their own
state while. emianr fares, the cost TO the Kansas
Pacitlc wcqt of Cheyenne, would be 81 than tia
vhne amount they would receive from the Missouri
River 10 the Pacific Naturally TIE position OF the
Kansas Pacific, excluded from participation IN tie over
laud business extremely unsatisfactory TO its man
ayers They have acts OF Congress and judgments Of
cat IN favor OF the pro rate but these pay dividends
n interest and not what they want Whet her they
will eyer e-in their point t would bo idle 10 predict
though an independent line West from Denver. through
Berthoud Pass, junction With the Central Pacific a
ogden is physically possible. Tie obstacles which viii
certe iuy prevent the road for time are financial
The Denver and Rio Graado Railroad the pioneer mar
rov--auage steadily extending its 7o south t0var
Santa F6 and the hrXican border IL has lately by won
derfal engineering crossed the SauereeCristo Pass OF
suur of the Rocky Mountains at elevation OF 934O
feet the highest point reached by locomotive on this
continent aad will probably rest for the 1t In
dian River. few miles this side Of Fort Garland From
this point It viii command the important and rapidly in
creasin trade OF the san Juan mining country English
and Dutch capital is largely invested in the Denver and
Rio Craude enrrsc which has had better fortune and
rnaragement than most now roads in countries,
though hear Chat the last interest passed and that
the empoyGs have been time unpaid. The pro
posed narrO V-age railroad from ST. Louis TO this cit
excites apparently but little interest IN this State and
the project J.. not likely 70 amount 70 anything Those
...f,o .f,, -ff-fa
sctene is 10 obtain the lands Of the counties through
which the road will ne avertised % pass sell them
The best terms and leave the counties 90 lament their
bonds and look for their railroad. Certay there is
neither demand nor for the proposed road. and
the Kansas counties, whose credit is asked should be
warned by the similar experience OF tler neighhors.
some OF whom are now g3tng the validity OF railroad
lands, for which they have received nothing
Politics IN this Centennial State are in delightful
calm Gov. RoutFs Administration is honest. practical,
and busine~sIke, ani no important election occurs
for two years fIc FOR public interest is positively scarce
last November taught Democrats how compact and
efficient tho Republican majority IN the SGte. whose
electoral vote they had counted before the snte was
hascha and when they attempt 70 secure 10 they
wiz probably send than 10000. For the lack OF
othe- tocs few - the PAPERS ana politicians IN the
western mart Of the State agqting division II its
territory and 4 separate organization carved from Colo
rnGo and New Mexico. The pitncpal motive OF The
movement appear 0 he scarcity IN the Offices and tic
bor4u Of complaint thet thc Denver Y8nks" have got
them AL It cm3t be admitted that tho criticism l. wen
founded Northern Colorado IS peopef from the East
ern and Nofkwestern states ard has the capital aud
intelligence Of the s;aen the South. Missourians. Tex
ans and painsnen have mingled with the Mcxicans,
grcasers and Indians constituting population, several
de-rres lower IN Intelligence and civilization. Tie
Southern section has no lenders - national prominence
and ahod tC lsovcmont for separation succeed another
asvum for dccayed politicians % the East wouli be the