, 1885-12-29
ASKING FOR RE UNION.
Cheyenne and Fort Collins After
Three Years Divorce
PlaintlveIy Petition the Union Paci-
fc to be Married Again.

q. ID AIthuri Il leading citizen oil Fort
Collins. and long and favorably known in
Cheyenne, is now in this city circulating a
petition to the authorities of the Union
Pacific railway, praying for the re opening
of the Colorado Central railway from Fort
Collins to this point. The petition has
been signed by all tho territorial, county,
and city officers. without exception, Gov
ernorW arren's name heading the list. 1t
is being signed by all the leading bankers
and business men of the city. Mayor
Reel, who is lying very i'll at his home,
was raised up in bed and appended his
willing signature with difficulty. Mr..
Arthur will stay here for a day longer in
order if possible to secure all the necessa-
ry signatures. The document is addressed:
PETITION
To the Managing Officers Of the
Union Pacific Ra,Louy Company
"GENTTEMEN-Your petitioners. who
are residents Of northern Colorado. and
along the line of the Colorado Central
railroad. and also of the City of Chey-
enne, in Wyoming territory, respectfully
ask that the line Of the Colorado Central
railroad between Fort Collins and Chey-
ennc be re-opened and operated. The
reasons for this, our petition. will be pre-
sented to you in detail by our commits
%sioncrs, who arc by us in that behalf APP
pointed and fully empowered"
To a LEADER reporter Mr.. Collins said:
1t will be to the interest Of the Union
Pacific company to open the road. If it
had continued in the hands of the original
company it would have been kept open.
A fine country is being opened up north
Of Fort Collins, which would be tributary
to it. A prominent railroad mar said to
me to dav that he could take twenty five
men and nut the road in complete running
orde, iapide Of ten DAYS. 1t is railed the
whole length e the road to Fort Collins,
ana outside of neeessa.y repairs to bridres
there is little to be done. Thq rpad is
forty five miles long. Hazard is the first
station, Bristol the second station. and
then Fort Collins. There is a nice farm
ing country along the Box Elder. in II e
vicinity of Bristol The line was first
placed in operation in 1879, and was run
until three years ago, when it was discon-
tinued. The people in Fort Collins are
very much in earnest in the matter, as it
consumes two days and a night, the best
they can do, when they go either to Den
yer or Cheyenne to trade. So far as Den
yer Is concerned We wish a way of escape
from it. Cheyenne is our natural outlet,
and the Fort Collins people prefer to come
here, and what they ask is a chance. The
petition is being circulated at all the towns
along the line of the Colorado Central.
Besides myself there are Messrs. David
son and Sillcott on the committee. We
shall in q few days name tho commission
ers who will present our petition to the
officials of the Union Pacific at Omaha.
and We lave such a strong case that we
are encouraged in the belief that we shall
succeed.
Governor Warren said: "Mr. Arthur
should meet with every ncouragement in
his labor of love. Every business man in
Cheyenne Is interested in securing new
n for trade. Fort Collins is quite a
place. of from two to three thousand peo-
pie, who would gladly come to Cheyenne
to trade if they could. | have been
around with him myself, and am glad to
see that all the business men are lending
Mr. Arthur their assistance.
The trade between Cheyenne and Fort
Collins was formerly very extensive. And
the intercourse between the two places
was always of the most friendly character.
And even now, under the vexations, de-
lays and expense attached to a trip TO
Cheyenne, many of the people of Fort
Collins continue to come here to trade.
Certainly any assistance that Cheyenne
people can give to freshen the prospects
of a road should be willingly and gladly
rendered.