Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-14
A NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL LINE
Opening OF the Denver and Ogden
ROnd-ImPOrtant Results to Follow
Affairs in Utah.
i THE EVENING STAR.
SALT LAKE CITY, April g,

SALT LAKE CITY, April 6, 1888.
The pioQeer through-passenger train over the
Utah extension Of the.Denver and Rio Grande
(narrow gauge) railroad reached this city from
Denver to-day, bringing few of the officials of
the road and your correspondent, who left Dem
yer for the purpose of personally inspecting the
working of this new route across the continent.
viewing the awe-inspirng scenery of the Rocky
Mountains, and looking over this ''City of the
Saints" the headquarters of that element of the
American people which has heretofore proved
such bone of contention in our body polite
and which is destined hereafter to cause more
trouble therein, unless the tide of emigration
can be forced by railroad extension. such as the
one which inspires this letter. shall open up to
Christian civilization the beautiful valleys and
slopes which exist in this immense territory.
and which but need the skillful hand of the hus-
bandman to cause them to blossom like the rose
The Denver and Rio Grande railroad. with its
1000 miles of narrow guage road within Colo
RADIO, New Mexico and Utah has done more
towards the development of Colorado than anv
other combination. Within three weeks the ex-
tension will be completed to Ogden and thus will
be opened transcOntinental line, connecting at
Denver with the great c. b. and Q. railroad sys-
tenn of the west. and the A. 7. and s. F. system
of the west and southwest systems which. with
their leased lines and tributary connections ram
lily into every section OF the east, north and
south. Inc people OF Salt Lake, Gentle and
Mormon. of every class and station, seem to feel
the importance of to-day's event Gov. Ell Fl.
Murray, formerly Of Kentucky and thoroughly
well-known Ia Washington, remark ed in his ad-
dress of welcome to-day that the discovery of
anthracite coal in the territory in inexhaustible
quantities-notice OF which he had lust received
and the advent Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad were two of the
most notable incidents which had ever occur
red In the territory. The road from Ogden to
Denver is III miles long, from Salt Lake to
Denver 735 miles. The cars, engines and Pull
man sleepers are all new and specially built for
this route. The narrow gauge sleeping cars are
the "cutest" and most comfortable that can
be imagined. The road passes through some
OF the most prosperous mining towns OF Colo
RADIO and some of the most productive apricul-
tural country of this territory. Coal Is found In
several localities along the line Of the road and
In nearly every section water for Irrigation and
mining purposes can be readily utilized Since
my arrival here have met Governor Murray
who IL as good as q Washingtonian /LB g. Mil
Ter. formerly city councilman In the old mu-
nicipal days; o. J. Overell former resident OF
Washington; NJ. NJ. Kaighn. formerly president
OF the New Jersey association. and several 9TH
ers, who recognized and ACC osted
me. All are doing we'll and have high hopes
for the future The Mormon general confer
ence is In session here, causing an increase of
population Of several thousand. The new rail-
road route will be formally opened on Sunday
next-trains leaving here and Denver simulta1i-
eOusly. SKrp