Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-18

mines OF Butte, Montana, equals 5000
tons per diem, and that II will keep 1t up
fer 100 years. There are many other
mines near increasing The gross produce.
The best market for this Is In Europe,
and the cheapest route for II
will be over this and our line.
From Denver and Pueblo, and OF course
from Leadville, Aspen and GunnIson Il
will save thousand miles of rail haul 70
get the mineral products of this country
TO market by the Gulf of Mexico, than 10
ship them TO New York. Then when they
get to sea at Galveston or New Orleans
they are at points OF the cheapest ship
ment 70 their best markets. The great
export OF cotton from these ports will
enable our mineral products to 20 TO
Swansea In Wales, Hayre in France, Bos-
ton and New York almost free as ballast.
Little attention has yet been given to
this route, but when these products can
go to Swansea nearly as cheaply as to
Chicago, there Will be large export traf-
nc on the line that carries them.
q. The fact that foreign goods, wares
and merchandise not only from Cuba,
Central and South America and Mexican
ports, but from England, Germany, France
and all European Atlantic ports, can be
shipped generally az as low freights to
Galveston and New Orleans as TO New
York or any other American port, will
enable the merchants la Denver, when
this line is completed, through their home
custom house, to import such goods for
the whole Rocky mountain country
cheaper than by any other route. OF
course, this, too, will soon give this line
very heavy traffic.
X Tint naaon 10 .,,a...
times cheaper than that by rail is ad-
mitted, and where quick time is not re-
quired on shipments from Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore ana other
Eastern ports, this route by Galveston
and New Orleans and the Denver, Texas
& Cult railroad to Denver, which saves
1000 miles of rail haul, will be the cheap.
est aud secure share OF the business.
q. Southern products early fruits and
vegetables, tropical fruits, f,h and oys-
tiers, coffee, rice, sugar, ETC., will be |
another source OF large traffic for the line. |
Z. The very best hard or Southern pine !
Is In the forests of Texas. Flooring, az
well as lumber OF all other varieties, at
the mills on the lines Of connecting rail
roads sells for $40 to Sl2 per thousand
Ieet, while at Chicago the soft pine floor
ing costs $50 to $50 per thousand. The
haul for the former 10 Denver is several
hundred miles less than the latter, This
article alone will give the road a profit
able traffic, while the cypress, ash wal
nut and other products OF the forest will
make the business in lumber, shingles,
ETC., very large.
3. The summer resorts OF the Rocky
nountains-the most pleasant, attractive
md health-inspiring in all the world
VIII attract early every season the pleas.
are and health-seekers OF the gulf states;
While direct access TO the winter resorts
IN the gulf will draw crowds from the
attitudes of the mountains and the re-
yions of the North; and the business in
ercourse OF these sections will add
,reatly TO the travel on the line 1t is
certain to have very large passenger
1t will also be the cheapest ,
quite for foreign emigration (beiug the
hortest practicable route to the sea- to
he whole Of this great interior country,
half OF the area of the United
is now so rapidly settling
Up. may add, the officers and agents OF
ne Pacific Express company, now oper-
ltlng the road, estimate that that branch
IL business on this line, when extended
% the gull Will be one OF the largest.
But have In general terms pointed out
business enough on its main line alone,
waiting Tor the completion of the road to
connection with the railroads OF Texas,
o satisfy the most skeptical that the
Dad will pay very largely
Under the direction OF this chamber.
he statistics have been carefully col.
ected with estimates OF this business.
which will be properly tabulated.
q
BRANCHES.
l next desire to call your attention TO
he business that will be brought to the
Denver, Texas & Gulf railroad by it's ALI.
nee with the Colorado Midland Railway
company.
| have carefully prepared itemized ,,
aDular statement OF the Joint business
u the two roads, when the Midland is
to Glenwood Springs, which
WI DO Wlthln year from date. 1t puts
ne gross earnings of the Denver, Texas
, Gun road from that source alone at
NC raIe OF division agreed upon at con- ,
'iderably over $500, 900 per annum.
Allowing 80 per cent for operating ex. !
lenses (Which will be amplei, II win
cave large surplus, after paying the In.
crest on all OF the present bonded debt
Il the company.
The Eastern branch will be about ls5
niles long from Its junction to the Kan
as state line. 1t will be built as soon as :
ontracts are concluded for Its eastern :
Negotiations for these are
ending, as before stated. Should they
II be consummated It will give the short. :
So lines from Colorado Springs to Chi
ago, st. Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth, 9
.ansas City, st. Louis and Memphis, =
enn. j
~ VIII be as nearly as short line both !
ON Denver and Pueblo 10 all those !
oints as any other. Whether more I
ian one Eastern connection Is secured !
not this will form very importan J.
art OF the road Commanding three of L
le most Important points In Colorado
" travel and traffic, l. e., Denver, Colo. {
lido Springs and Pueblo, ON rs own =
mes, and having direct connection bv b
hroad-guage road with Leadvule, Aspen
nd Glenwood Springs, 1t will make A v
ART OF the best route from Colorado TO
10 East From Denver and Pueblo To D
zen TO the state line It will be 900 u
Hes and from Colorado Springs $50