The Meeker herald., 1893-07-01
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Regarding the proposed railroad THE
HERALD has no new developments to
chronicle, excepting that matters are
fast shaping themselves, the permanent
organization having been effected dur
ing the past week. 1t is thought by
those in a position to know, says the
Denver Republican, that the prelimin-
airy inspection of the route will be
started within thirty days, and the
chain and rod men will go out in about
sixty days. The route has not as yet
been determined upon, save as outlined
in the map published last week, but it
is estimated it will be something like
200 miles in length, and will cost to
build $50, 100000. The corporation just
formed is for SlO,OO0,O00, aud all the
money needed is promised in the east.
Editorially the same newspaper has the
following to say:
"The enterprise of the construction
of short line to Salt Lake by way of
Middle Park and White river valley is
assuming shape, ard if one may be
guided by the interest already mani
tested, the prospect for the cOnstruc-
tion of the road is good.
salt Lake and San Franciso are both
interested in it. The business men of
San Francisco are favorably included to-
ward lthe project because 1t offers them
a prospect of relief from the oppressive
monopoly of the Southern Pacific. Salt
Lake may be expected to co operate with
Denver in building the road between the
two cities, and il constructed that far
it will have strength enough in itself to
to raise the money for the extension to
the coast San francisco men should help
the enterprise from the beginning in
order that the first part of the line may
be built, and there is no doubt that they
will subscribe lIberally to the stock.
That part of the line in which Denver
would be most directly interested lies
between this city and the state line. 1t
would be the most valuable part to
Denver for the reason that it would
open mp the northwestern section of
the state. The main line down the
White river would secure considerable
traffic from the adjacent country, and it
would be practicable to construct two
valuable branches that would feed the
main line. One of these branches would
tap the Yampa river valley where there
are immense stores of coal and large
area of good agricultural land. This
branch could also be extended into
Wyoming so as to connect with the
Oregon Short Line of the Union Pacific
and secure in that way some traffic from
the far northwest. The other branch
would L- i..,.i. "c,,ih",nssI FROM, soma
point on the White river beyond Grand
Junction, where it would tap the traffic
centering there, and which is destined TO
become very large as Grand Junction
grows and the surrounding country
settles up.
"Taken altogether, this is the most
important railway project which Denver
has under consideration, and it is to be
hoped that it will be carried to success.
This is not a favorable time to raise
money in the east or Europe for a rail
way, but times will change, aud possibly
it will be easy to get money next winter.
1t the meantime, it is proper to perfect
the organization of the company and do
all that can be done in the west to
secure the money that may be needed to
make the surveys and to place the
enterprise in the proper shape for
presentation to eastern and European
capitalists