The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-04
COLoRADO'S RAILROAD KING.
striking Hands with the Gould Interest 90
Control the Centennial state.

CONTROL tue teutenntnt Htnte.
DENVER, Col, July 22.-The purchase Of
the Rocky Mountain Ddiip Ne,cs Of this city by
W. A. II. Loveland. the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Colorado. has a secret history
that has not yet been told Mr.. Iovcland Is
bright-eycd. rugged man of ST. sluare-iawed
and resolute. His ancestors were among tho
Pilgrims. and he was born in Barnstable coun-
ty, Mass. He worked in a cotton factory at tho
ago OF g. and in 1887 when his family removed
to Alton. H.. young Lovcland was employed on
his fathers farm until he was 49, He studied
subsequently IN Mckendrie and Shurtleff Col
leges at Alton. He showed signs Of constitu
tional illness at 90 and more southern climate
was recommended. With 80 in his pocket he
started with companion to st. Louis. rs miles
distant There he became teamster. and
Joined the forces bound for Mexico during the
war. His companion fell sick in New Orleans.
and young Loveand shipped with his army
horses for Tampco. The vessel WINS wrecked.
and after many days Lcvelnnd WAS picked up
and taken to New Orleans. There his com pan
ion Joined him. and both enlisted again and
went with Gen. SCOTS command into the City
OF Mexico Lovcland was wounded at the battle
Of Chepultcpec.
In 1913 he returned to Illinois. and In 1919
Joined the Argonauts in the California excite
mcnt becoming one of the pioneer settlers. He
was the frst discovercr Of the Grass valley
mines. In 1852 he joined Nicaragua oxpedi-
ton and lived in that country n year. He re-
maincd In Alton on his return until 1859. when
he Joined the pioneers OF Colorado AMI settled
in Golden. There. through mining Investments
and real estate speculation. he became rich ana
his dream was tho building OF railroad
railroad engineering that was deemed impossi.
BILE To accomplish Il he was told that Il would
@ To srSSS a R R9a ps
/ This did not deter him, however and organ
ling the Colorado Central Railroad Company:
| he went to work and In 1873 the road was huilt
/ thirty miles beyond Golden through the craggy
rocks and along the bed of the romantic creek;
/ L1vcland was not satisfied with this. but pressed
! on. and two years later saw the arrival OF the
| first train in Georgetown. the Silver Queen CITY
| OF the Rockies nearly . 900 feet above sea level
Last May. Central City and Black Hawk. in the
/ peaks 90 the mountain. heard the whistle nf inc
/ locomotive and celebrated tho triumph oi Love.
| land His perseverance, did not stop here hut
branches Of the road We're extended to Chev,
| cnne, 90 take advantage oi the passengcr ana
! freight trnfAc Of the Union Pncinc and become
/ rival to the powerful monopoly oil Gould ana
] Dillon, ,,
| movement was rgun 10 check mo Col2rado
Railroad mHgnatc. Litigation was started. in
functions were procured and deep plots were
laid To break the power OF the Colorado Cen
trail Ono attempt OF tho Gould party was met
hy the other side with similar Weapons. AMI the
fight partook somewhat OF the Erie litigation in
New York under Gould. whom Barnard and
Curdo2n were on the bench. The result, now
ever was "A victory for Loveland. and the Den
Yer merchants who had watched the progress oi
the hattie rcioiccd with LovcGnd In his triumph,
for Gould was warning against the interests oi
Denver. and. in fat. all OF Colorado as IN.
dVerting point Of freight traffic o. the West ana
Pacific slope. This victory attracted attention
to Mr.. Ioveiand. and. when the Colorado Legls-
laiure ~ 1876 met he was the choice Of the
Democratic minority for United states senator
and contributed largely TO the ELECTION fund in
the State in favor q Iildcn and Hendricks.
Only three months ago Gould saw that u was
the better policy 10 make Iovclund ms frlcnd
/ and proposition 10 crush out the Denver Pa
cifc and AtchsOn. Topeka and Santa Fe rail
roads WIS suggested. LOVeland accepted th'
ally willingly. aud there was Il meeting in Den
ver when was formed the combination OF III,
Kansas Pacific Denver and Rio Grande. Colo
RADIO Central. and Union Pacific.
This pool has proved successful. but 10 MAKE
the compact still more binding. Gould saw ina
Ioveland must 40 20 the senate. and that h'
must have POPULAR and old establ ished organ
to praise him daily. Signs pointed to the sue
cess Of the Democratic pnrtyin the coming can
Vass and the name Of LOycland WIS the onl,
Ing was and Is. that II the Legislature is Demo
cratic l.oycland shall 20 10 the Senate.
The Union Pacific must have n friend n
court. Could said. and we can Ind no bette
man than Bill Loveland."
II WINS known that the pioneer journal OF IN
. Rocky mountains. established nearly twent
I years. was weak ching under the loss OF patron
| nge and was heavily In debt.
r Buy 1t out" Gould said. aud will furnis
. The price pail WAS only 10000. The trans
$ fer wns not made until the eve Of tho Puehl
convention. whom II WAS announced 70 the dele
p gates. with great outburst. that the pign"s
pathnuder ~ the Rocky mountains. LoVelant
q had captured ihe leading Republican new
.r g "a