Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-15
The Situation In Colorado.

The Situation In COLORADO.
Denver Tribune.
The railroad situation In Colorado lie
one which will bear the closest scru
tiny. The Colorado of to-day, speak
Ing IN o railroad sense, is not tho ter
ritory of ten years ago, any more than
1t Is any other sense. Then In order
to reach any place In the mountains q
wearisome ride In q stage coach, on
the back Of q frolicsome mule OK bron.
cho, or with q freighter's outfit, were
the only means at command;
now all this Is changed. Almost every
mining cam In Colorado 10 penetrated
by the railroad, and parties on busi.
ness or pleasure intent car lounge In
elegant cars while they roll through
the canons or climb the sides CT the
mountains and experience no more
discomfort than when travelling
through the moat populous eastern
states. Then there were but two
lines Of railroad from Denver to the
Missouri river. Now there are FIVE,
OF what Is equal to that number, In
addition to the New Orleans.
With this idea In view 1t Is perhaps
pertinent at this time to say some.
thing relative to railroad construction
in Colorado. Although the past two
years have Witnessed the building of
more miles of road than any other
two years, yet the building has not
been stopped but will be pushed on.
The Tribune last week gave an &C.
count OF the proposed line of the Chi.
cago, Burlington & Quincy 20 Utah,
and q week before that ground was
broken In Ralstan's canyon for an.
other line into Middle Park.
And yet, with all these railroads aud
with travelling reduced to a science,
when the trip to Chicago can be made
In one.half the time of ten years ago,
railroad men are turning their eyes to
ibis, the youngest state In the Union,
nth a view to building new lines OF
extending old ones, believing that the
'uture will warrant the move. Ger.
cdnly, II tho next ten years does al
'uuoh for Colorado as the past ter
have, there will be a demand for more
taeS, and who does not believe in the
+ lure of the state2 Nc one who ha,
Watched her come up and take hel
uiace alongside her older sisters, car
IRA moment doubt that tho prosper
y of the past decade will be equaled
and even exceeded, In tho next.
These, It Is true, are schemes, bu
ne signs indicate that the lines will
10 built. The Bio Grande Is pushing
rs branches Into the remote parts O
he mountains, and has surveys mad,
now for extensions which, inall prob
,bility, will be built at an early day
The Red Cliff branch ia In all prob
.blllty to be extended Into the new
dining districts of Garfield county
I'D the Silverton branch will prob
bly, bs pushed to q junction will
10 main line at Mon,
$50. The South Park road ais,
las an eye on the Garfield districts
nd may, ct a moments notice, pust
q from Leadvllle to that country
'wo extensions are now In progress O.
instruction, both from Gunnisor
Gity, one being to the coal banks Q
T.. Carbon and the other to Crested
lttes. The New Orleans is maxim.
operations for an extension Int
w Mexico from Pueblo, and the
,nceu for EN- early start In this direc
n are considered good.
in reference to new lines from tn,
to Denver, 1t looks very much a
ne central branch would be bull
y within twelve months II II can b,
clhased by the Missouri Pacific
n now controls 1t by lease. Tn,
K Island ia another road which
of coming, and considerable ex
nent has been raised regarding tn,
oor that the Northwestern was I,
Its line in this direction immeoi
y. These rumors cannot b,
Ened, and 1t would not be surpris
TO hear at any time that one o.
70 Of these roads had or was abou'
commence the oonstru elton of
g dorado line.