The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-22
Railroad Matters Discussed with
Herald Representative.
THE LINE TO SALT LAKE.
THE DISTINGUISHED CoLoRADoAS
COMPLIMENTS OUR DELEGATE.
Denver, Sioux, Superior and Chicago
Road-High Class Excursionists
Coming-What Mr.. Morlaunt Has
Been Doing in the East-GeneraI
Railway Notes.

OScll dOlllS OeliNEE anu OlHGI kOlOtdNiO
points for the past week, is again at
home" and inclined more strongly than
ever to the belief that Salt Lake is a
most excellent spot in which to abide.
The interest evinced by outsiders for
this section from the early beginning
has in no way abated; it is even taking
on a new growth-strong symptoms
that Utah may be safely termed strict
ly in it, In saying this much in our
own favor, we but hew closely to line
OF facts patent to the most casual OBJ
server, and wholly bereft of exaggera-
ton and pardonable home pride in all
concerning US. And many who have
closely observed the trend of events
and conditions as transpiring in Utah,
are even now preparing to come in and
join hands with us. We in no way re-
fer to class that would drain this sec
ton Of its Sustenance, but on the other
hand we mean a class who will bring
money in and invest here with a view
OF, in time, greatly adding to the same.
We say to you they are coming-don't
make any mistake about the clean-cut
announcement.
Save in one lone particular, we did
not notice any advancement in Colo
RADIO business beyond that described in
| The Herald on our former trip, nearly
4
talk in a more hopeful strain. The one
lone particular referred to is the way
they are hustling for gold therea bout.
And where it is found they are in near
! ~ every instance working the property
for all there is in it. We promised to
might be ranked as "gilt-edged" in the
railway world, and when we go after
anything in that line we are used to
getting it-so we got it. Some of it we
are not at liberty to use at this writ
| ing, though it will make good reading
| later on.
These progressive and energetic peo-
pie over there are
GOING TO BUILD
two hundred and fifty miles of new
road, and that in the very near future
| We called upon Ex-Governor Evans at
his home, corner Fourteenth and Arap-
ahoe streets, and found him busy look
! ing over maps, profileS and big batch
of documents, all betokening railroad"
| to our mild but practiced eyes. We
were at once made to feel at home, and
spent two hours pleasantly engaged in
! scanning voluminous written evidence
and in listening to the ex-governor as
he unfolded plans and a fund of infor-
nation replete with interest at every
turn.
He said in part:
You want me to talk at length on
railroad matters, and for the Salt Lake
Herald, do you?"
We donned our most pleasant look
and winning smile, so we assured him
that he had a vivid conception of our
mission, when he continued:
LAS to the Gulf lines. 1 am gratified
to say that the business is steadily in
creasing, and in a way that promises
better results as time goes by. Our OBJ
ject is to so conduct the affairs that
not alone will the Gulf lines be bene-
fitted, but the people and the country
will be benefited in like proportion. We
are just beginning to learn how best to
develop our resources in the west, and
what steps to take in protecting them.
The question of transportation is, in
my mind, the greatest of all. and when
ithat is successfully solved and carried
out, all the rest is comparatively easy.
Now, l am going to talk to you about
some things that have never yet been
given to the press. The intention now
is to build $50 miles of road that will
run from Julesburg to within seventy
five miles of Sioux City, and for this
iseventy-five miles we will run in ever
the Sioux City & Pacific short line I'M
der agreement The country through
which this line will run admits of build
ing it cheap, and the times are also
favorable to the same From North
trict. 1t will pass through section
Igreatly in need of a railroad, and two
lof the counties have each over 10000
people, and one over 10000. The road
will be called the Denver, Sioux City
Superior e Chicago.
AT Sioux City we meet the Great
Northern, Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Paul, and the Illinois Central, and when
you stop to think of those roads run
ming their trains
THROUGH TO DENVER
under agreement, you will at once see
the great leverage to be obtained all
Iaround. They will turn over their traffic
to the Gulf road from all points south
land the latter will in turn reciprocate
in giving traffic to them for that great
area they traverse. The Union Pacific
trains use the Gulf track from Jules.
burg to Denver, and so can those other
roads in the same way.
Nebraska must get her coal from
Jour mountains, and we have it in abun-
dance for them-we must fix things sc
they can get it. And then we will rur
our coal right to the Missouri river
and find market for it there, never
fear.
THE new line will be under contro
of board of five trustees, Denver men
land will be operated as l have outlined
to you to all intents and purposes. An.
other point is this: The Gulf can give
trackage to those other roads right ur
to the smelters, and many other points
OF great moment to them We also owr
a magnificent site for grounds right
in the heart Of the city here.
NOW that we have disposed of thai
in brief, ] want to say that our at
ltention is fastened directlyupon the Den
ver Salt Lake & San Francisco railroad
Of course, the latter will be a costly
road to build, but 1T will be built Al
Interests unite in the demand for it
We will tunnel the main range by {
two mile tunnel, and get I'D to it or
both sides with maximum grade o.
but 2 per cent, a grade that is almos
phenomenal in ightness for a mount
ainous country With the building o.
this. the Burlington, Rock Island anf
missouri Pacific can run their train!
Through to Salt Lake under agreement
and mutual profit ensues to both side!
the people and the railroads. 1t viii
run through a country rich in coal
: timber, building stone, asphaltum. etc
On both sides of the main range ar
great forests, on the Care range also
, And on through Middle park and TIN
, Duohesne country it is fine farming
The Bear and White river valleys ar
= also very fine. We tap coal veins fif
{ teen and sixteen feet in thickness Is
{ miles from Denver, and there are bed
l of fine anthracite also sixteen fee
4 thick. And you find the Rock Spring
coal also-a very fine COAL truly.
know you Salt Lake people are anxiou
for more roads in there-and you wi
get them. I may add that for the tun
incl building there is ample waite
power on each side of the range to fun
h nish power for electricity, and CON
4 pressed air, a fine point in itself i