Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-24
TO BE INDEPENDENT,
Denver and San Francisco Interested
In Ia ''IalSC0ltilental Line.
what IL Now ueing Circulated IN Den
Yer Regarding salt LaLt's Efforts
TO nuiid west.

A short line Of railroad west from
Denver. The securing OF this much
desired improvement, says tho NcUs
Of that city, viii occupy the time and
attention OF President Byers Of tho
Chamber Of Commerce during the
present year. lie has set his heart
upon securing for that large portion Of
Northwestern Colorado, now pracll-
cal y unoccuplcd, the line OF Transport
tation II 10 much needs, AMI without
which iis gfoat natural resources and
large beds OF coal cannot DO proftably
developed.
The projected road, for which the
title "San Francisco, Nevada, Utah
and Denver Short Line" ~ suggested
by MS. j. r. Cornfvrth, one II .ts
strongcsv advocates, has backing at It's
Pacific coast terminus 10 the extent Ot
5000, 900, subscribed by San Francisco
merchants with view 10 opening up
to the trade Of that city large portions
Of California, Nevada and Utah not at
present reached by rail. The mining
resources OF this uuueve.oped region
nro known to bB rich, ana have been
reported fnvOrably year after year 10y
San Francisco experts anu 10y practical
miners who have visited this country.
The San Francisco organization de-
mauda railroad tree from all entangl.
ing alliances, one that VIII guarantees
10 the local trade II may develop fair
rates for all time, auu that Will uschew
the plan Of leyying upon it, patrons
"all the traffic Will bear" From the
long continued enforcement OF the
iaiier rule San Francisco trade has
suffered la thB past. IL will continue
10 suiier, say the coast morchauts,until
nn independent oAst.And-west line is
constructed.
AZ Salt Lake CITY, the middle point
OF ,uo proposed line, tho business mon
are now raising $500, 900 to build nifty
miles Of broad gauge railroad from that
city TO the West The first fifty miles,
when ready tor motive power, will DO
bonded to construct the second fifty.
This method will DO followed until the
line from san Francisco Is met half
way.
While the short line has not been
Officially discussed Ia the Denver
chamber OF commerce, the support Of
that body II taken for granted.
Ii win not Ouly urge tbs construc-
ton Of the road 10 northwestern Colo.
RADIO az once, but viii insist upon rapid
work In order that advantage may be
taken II thb present low prices OF rails,
construction tOols, railroad equipment
aud labor In fact road constructed
at this time, so tho directors OF the
chamber conclude, would have a du-
cided advantage over lines that were
Ouilt ten years ago, when all the Items
Of expenditure We're NJ least 90 per
cent higher than 40 present.
The Colorado territory designed to
DO reached anu developed by the San
Francisco and Denver short Line IL
greater IN extent than the stale o.
Indiana. IL IL bounded on the south
by the Denver anu Rio Grandu and ITS
connections, and on the north by the
Union Pacific. Either road ~ too far
away 10 develop the territory tho
proposed new line Is designed 10 0ene,
fit.
Next, after the all-important silver
question, the short limo aud Ia Inn
mediate construction Is likely 10 be-
we IANlhlANhh ANAlN ~ baAhAs bHlta /
gates VIII be- prescott Ia largo numbers
nom California, NuyRlu, Utah AMI
this slate. All viii be- Interested In
the fortunes OF tho projected line,
which, In their ustimstl0n, means the
addition Of large secliCuB OF territory
~ the several trade Centers between
Denver aud the coast.
In connection with tho Colorado
division OF the road o tunnel through
ths range Of the Rockies Is projected.
lhis, n present plans are carried out,
will DO placoI la the hands Of an inde.
pendent corporation, whion Ia ex-
pec,ed 10 operate on the sChemp
adopted by tho Sioux CITY Bridge
company. The construction OF tie
tunnel win take both time and capital,
neither OF which items the main road
eau spare. While the tunnel Is In
process OF construction swltohbuck
will be used. On the feasibility OF THIS
favorable reports have been received
from reliable engineers, who also Il.
port an easy grade hetW cen Denver
and the mountains,