Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-20
D.,S.L.&S.F.RAILWAY
Direct Line from Denver 10 Salt Lake
and The Coast.
THE COMPANY Is BEING FORMED.
Hearty Endorsement Given the Road
II WIN do Via Deep
Creek.

The organization OF tho Denver,
Salt Lake and San Francisco railway
has been determined upon by the Deu-
yer chamber OF commerce., after hear.
Ing the report Of It's railway committee,
submitted Thursday night, ON the
proposed new road. The route agreed
upon 10 an almost direct limo from
Denver to Provo and Salt Lake, then
west from this city over tho proposed
route OF the SAT- Lake a Pacific TO
Deep Creek, and on to San Francisco.
AT the meeting IN Denver on Thurs
day evening, the report OF the cham.
Der OF commerce railway committee
was read by Ex-Governor Evans OF
Colorado, who pfeiaceu the reading by
saying 81 have been entirely surprised
myself by the many facts developed
since the Introduction OF this question.
Very few Of our citizens seem to be
aware Of tho feasibility Of the con-
sttucIion OF such road, nor are they
aware OF the immenso wealth Of
natural resources which lies along the
proposed line Of this Railroad"
The report itself begins by stating
that another gres. railroad In the state
would be source Of prosperity, anu
ci'es the liberality OF tho Colorado
lave toward railways. IL then says:
"rhe shortest line from the Atlantic
tide water 10 Ban Francisco will be
from Galveston, when Its deep harbor
Is finished. by way Of Denver and Salt
Lake to San Francisco, and the short
esl practicable route between Atlantic
tue water (the Galveston deep water
harDDr) au1 the ports Of China and
Japan VIII be by way OF Denver and
Puget sound, amt the shortest line
tcom Chicago 70 San Francisco Is by
Denver anu Salt Lake"
The success OF tho Denver board OF
Trade In inaugufaling aud aiding the
construction OF new roads IL then re-
tcrrrd TO, aud tho building OF line
"from Denver, 10y way OF the Middle
Pars, TO salt Lake and to San Francis
CO." advised. This report then says:
"fhis line woull run through the
richest park IN natural resources 10 bo
lounu ia the mountains. IL would be
about MY miles distant from any
other Iiue OF rOa1j ABOUT midway be.
tween tho Rio Gfande and Rio Gfandv
Western on the south and the Onion
Pacihc on tie north, passing through
the rich agricultural valleys AMI epor-
NOUS beds OF the hest bituminOus coal,
~ well as large deposits Of the n n.sI
anthracite and large forests OF timber,
und also passiDg near the finest veins
OF Asphalt, u2)kerite sud albeTtine
coalr, besides being hundreds OF miles
shorter than any olner through route.
The route would cross the Wasaicn
mountains by n very direct line, fol.
lowing the Uintah, Ashley anu the
straw Gerry valleys anu down the
Provo TO Utah Lake mt Provo, anu
thence on an e4Hy line to Salt Lake
aud Ogden. But the direct route
would keep south Of tho Great Salt
Lake anu In pretty direct line
through the best parts OF Utah and the
states Of Nevada anu California, direct
TO San Fraucifco.l
ain n distance from Denver 10 the
site for the tunnel, abouI sixty miles, It
Ii believed that the ascent required, say
400 10 bOOO feet, can be- attained IN .
little over per cent. At most les
than per cent grade, and that that
grade Will be the maximum required fop|
the descent into the Middle Park ou
the other side, anu In fact all tho WY
TO Salt Lake. Securing an appr0xinia-
ton 10 such n maximum graue and a
saving 10 alignment OF from 200 miles
In the distance to Salt Lake, aud OF
from 200 to $50 miles thence to San
Francisco, a tunnel OF four or five
miles becOmes "a matter OF insignifi-
canoe, with the TACT that Il runs
through the mountains In one OF the
rich gold anu silver mining districts
and Is likely to cut veins OF precious
metals OF untold wealth, which, by
virtue OF tunnel site unuer our min.
ing laws would belong TO tho railroad
company. Not only so, but ut each end
OF one OF these tunnels IL abundance
Of water-power TO drive the machinery
to excavate the tunnel in the cheapest
manner. Nor 10 this the greatest
benefit Of tho tunnel, for IL brings
Denver and all the plains country
tributary to 1t within 100 to 100 miles
Of tn. largest deposits OF the best an.
thrauite and bluminons Goals yet
found In the RIcky Mountains ana
within the same distance OF a very
fertile region Of farming country, with
extensive forests at several points.
makes II look like the most attractive
held for profitable Investment.
"a branch through tho Muddy Pass
ON easy grades win secure the line the
absolute control Of the North Park, one
OF the most wonderful deposits OF coal
IN the mountains, with only a little
over 100 miles distance TO Denver,
This Will be part OF a main liuo by
way OF the Moth Platte, sweet Water
anu Wind River valleys, OF the IN It
direct route to tho National anu Vel.
lowstoDe Park, Helena, Mont, and to
Puget Sound.
at is the judgment of your commit
tee on railroad building tnat the pres
ent Ia nn Oppor,une 10 move Ia the
organization of an independent com.
pany to buil this road. All matters
icing satisfactorily provided for, we
ought 20 concentrate upon this enter
price the potential friendship OF every
RAILROAD to tho ems, vi US not alreauy
provided with through line TO the
Pacific Coast.
"The duty OF Colorado under the cir.
cumstancus isto protect her own inter.
nsls, to sustain her own local road, ana
10 build the limo proposed, which il in |
no way rival or competitor 10 n. |
'Ihu duty OF the city OF Denver and its |
chamber Of commerce anu board of |
tfale l. certainly 10 organize and buil |