Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-21
SOUTH EAST RAILROAD.
Secretary Sears is In receipt Of the
following interesting communication;


RooMs or
ALBUQUERQUE COMMERCIAL CLun,
March "a, ls'@.
10 she Officers and Members Of the
chamber u Commerce, Salt Lake
Guy. uiahi
Goutlcmbn 4 desire to call your atten-
,Ion 10 a railroad enterprise now In pro-
gress In the Southwest which csnuot iail
y exert very marked and important
influence upon tho business interests 81
yuur city. ! refer 10 the proposed tual
nom Durango, la Colorado, 10 thi- point,
he building Of which viii make au uu-
broken line OF nll, by the most direct
route almost an air linc--from salt
Lake 10 Albuquerque, aud ia connection
with the building Of the road from Albu-
quurque TO the Pecos valley Will make
an almost air line from salt Lake 10 Wall
weston, and viii make your city pIac-
iicaily rs near 10 tho nulf OF Mexico ~
pcnyer now IL.
Permit mo to call your attention to the
enclosed map, upon witch the proposed
new enterprise arc marked IN red, nom
which YOU will observe that with tho
Completion % the Albuquerque and Du-
nugo line there Nll remain only the
GAP between Albuquerque aud EDDY,
New Mexico, and ono between PccO-
illN anu NAli AnFNln III tAiATs 70 ilAht -
through aud direct line from Salt Lake
to Galyu ton over easier grades than arc
10 be found by any othor foutC-tbe max
imum grade between Durango and Cal
rtsion being loss than one por cent.
The road from san Angelo TO pecOs
lily i now Ia course u construciio lon, ana
ns he intention oftho company to have
Hqmploted TO Pdcos Guy within ono
!tiI from this tlme.
From pocos and Eddy the line i al
ridy complete aud In operation, aud has
htan located Us far as Roswell. As soon
a the connection " made at Roswell,
the company will devote all IT, energies
70 closing tho gap between that point
and Albuquerque. The only portion ~
The line from your city 10 Galveston
which requires attention and otlou In sue
section between Albuquerque and Du-
nugo. With the completion Of this all
the rest will be assured. Representatives
Of this company are now IN New York
bringing tho advantages Of tho enterprise
70 the attention OF patties In that city for
the purpose OF onlisting capital In the
work, aud thoir efforts have been 10 well
received that an expert representing a
syndicate oil capitalists has been appoint-
ell to come out and go over tho route To
examine tho resources Of tho country
through which the proposed line Is To
run, and to repor, upon the pTobabilitlo,
OF finding or developing a paying trafllr;
and we have the assurance thai " this re-
'porl is favorable, the money required viii
bepfomptly forthcoming.
This being the present status OF the on
Ieipriso You viii readily see how timely
apd friendly action by your body might
greatly Improve the situation by
showing tho parties abroad that the road
~ question, which Will At once establish
direct communication bctw0on salt Lake
ana the commercial center OF the South
west, Is also destined In time to become
an Important section Of great through
hne between your city and the Gulf
We are satisfied that an examination of
ile situation Us 1t ut present exists will
convince you that Salt Lake u no loss in.
Nfesied In tho building OF this line than
yAlbuquorque, Denver Is not favorable
lotho project becnuse It will cut her on
nom the trade OF southwestern Colorado,
and give the same q better outlet by wav
OF salt Lake aud Albuquerque, but Il
WI open 10 your city large and valu-
epie trade which IL entirely Inaccessible
70 you at present, aud VIII make your
llAca instead VI Denver our nearest pur-
chasing point.
Trusting that you will sec the Import
Mea 10 your tltY OF Joining your efforts
WIN ours In the attompt tn interest ga piial
hlly, ". :. BunRr,
Corresponding Secretary.