The Meeker herald., 1888-01-21
A .r.., Railway Rn,ssprsss.

bticf review OF ColoIA IAuo tatcst tA'"a.
enterprise.
, During tho past few yeara Co'orAa
n>s .-..a.. A----Ls A----- - = --''
nihcent enterprises In mountains. val
ieys AMI plains The year Just close'
has been, in many respects, one Of III,
most remarkable FOR the developmen
and advancement; II the State In lie
history. Standing out most prom
incniiy In the long list Of achievement
OF the year Is the construction ot III,
Colorado Midland railway, a stanisr
gauge line penetrating the very heart cI
the Rockies.
| When the narrow eang. raais wer,
built into the mountains II WAS said and
believed that II would lie impossible te
construct and operate n standard gaug,
railroad through the Rockies IN Colo
Iado. The completion and operation Of
the Colorado Midland has exploded ,h!,
fsiiacy, and opened up u new rra In
railway hi,,or, in Colorado. There ha,
b-en no enterprise started aincc Colo.
rs.lo became n Stat. ,ha, has attracted
~ much general attention as tho build.
ing of the Midland. and Justly ~. for It's
construction has hr~n = mAf,riousiy
great work. the rnotmi;y OF which Mas
recognized by every olc familiar viii,
the Rocky Mountains tho moment the
plans were made pablic- With wonder
ful skill and energy the work Of con-
S,Yuciion MAS carried on In = thorough
manner. and completed in fcmzi kabiy
shoT; time. This was Immediately fol-
lowed up by train srrvicr such n the
west had never had. and an equip
ment far surprising the average rail.
wav equipment OF eastern lines. and
to-day. Colorado can boaS; Of onr OF the
b-s;. fines; and grandcs; railway lincs
In the -riire country.
The Pixies Peak Route. for such the
Colorado Midland has very apptopr,-
ssE,s nsuaeA A,ls-Sv~rwvsi and western
portion of The State for \ distance a
Rbont three hundred miles. Il run,
from Denver a. Leadviiic via coios ...ic
SrinHs. Man!iou. Ute Pass. and the
Arkansas Valley. From i.radyilir w~si
the route Is over the Continental pivids
north Of Moan, Massive. through the
Sarusohe Range via the Hag-rmsn
Tunnel. down through He'll Gate and
Canon pisblo TO the Roaring Fork
river, where the mad bfanch-s. ono
branch going up the river ,o Aspen. and
the other down To Gl-nwoci SPRING.
such a line ~ dcsiinci TO t-r Il ines.
Unable value TO the State and to the
travelling public. II opens mp districts
heretofore without rail communication
with the res, of the world. II gives nd.
di;ional and valuable transportation IA
ciii,i-s 10 older districts wh-rr railroads
have not conferred the benefits they
Ahould. II opens to the world immense
coal fields which for coke making, have
TO: their superior In the United States.
ard II brings within easy uach no, only
numerous pleasure and health resorts.
but watering plHcc which has within
its natural resources tho making cf the
mos, successful and valuable health re-
sort in the country. These statements
arc no; made careirssly and withou,
consideration. Thor. is good founda-
'ion frt them all, and an investigation
into the merits Of the subject will show
any thinking man the truth and reason
there Is IN them.
The building Of TINS new broad gauge
lin. into Leadvillc las already had
good effect upon the grea; carbonate
camp. and the bringing In of cheap coal
and coke into the cloud city will mater
tally increase the outpn, Of or. and the
general prosperity OF Lake county. The
rail connection with Aspen. the second
Lcadsille. which is due to the Midland
enterprise. Is at once conceded to he
one Of vast benefit no, onl, to A.pen.
but the whole State. with the opening
of Garfield and Pitkin counties adds
great tracts Of new agricultural lands.
aud no, few other resources 10 the in.
dustries Of Colorado.
The vast coal fields of Jerome Park.
opened by the Midland company. will,
in time. prove to bc o1c Of Colorado's
greaics, resources, atpl not only excel
lent coal bu; coke. proven to he superior
to the famous Connellsville coke. will
he mined and manufactured IN immense
quantities and shipped on, in every di.
rec,ion. including many points outside
Of our State. while Cascade Canon.
Manitou Park. IIartsel. White Sulphur
Springs and other new places are added
TO the list Of Colorados pleasure and
health resorts by the building of the
Midland. There is still another resort
greater than all that is bcin; brought tn
public attention b, the company. 1t is
Glenwcod springs. whose healing
watcrs. flowing in great abundance.
possess all the properties Of siA of the
seven classes o! mineral springs in the
United States. This alone. without
considering uie mos, beautiful and pic.
turesaue location in the mountains, and
the temperature and equitable climate,
is enough TO insure the success OF Glen.
wood as watering place.
fhs sse-arF along 'ha rte's p.sk