Daily camera., 1897-08-21

Colorado's railway system has been
called perfect. Something like eighteen
lines lead from the city Of Denver in
al directions. Five of the great trans
continental lines find their Western
terminus here. II the passengers car
rled over these same lines we're gath
cred together once every twlvemonth.
they would be sufficient to found and
people nation.
Denver is the greatest railroad center
west OF the Missouri river ana the
Western and Eastern Passenger asso-
Citations, organized to govern the West
ern or '.prairie' lines, recognize tnls
in their deliberations. The state Is con-
nected with every other In the Union;
and over the lines the most palatlai
eouipment is run. In fact the SHOPS
of the Colorado Terminal lines turn out
rolling stock which bears most nat
tering comparison with the productions
of Eastern car builders
The railway history of Coloraoo pc
gins properly at the o4iioins u ,eeI
main line of the Union Pacific IN 1eol'
from Omaha through Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming to ogden, where 1t was joined py
tha Southern Pacific. Every induce
n,en+ was held out by the thriving
front,er town on the banks Oh the
platte to turn the course or the roao,
hut their efforts were unaValInS. tns
late ex-governor. John Evans, was
en1,al to the occasion and mainly py ms
eesaats amount was raised, sufficient
90 h,,,,d fhe Denver Pacific branch,
,nh;oh Ia still in operation from Denver
70 Cheyenne where 1t cohnects WIN
tha main line. A few years aiteTwafu
the Kansas Pacific branch OF the union
Pacific was built across the pralrles y.
Kansas to Denver. Then the era OIL
railroad building In the state ts ot Soio ~,
aaa haoan in earnest. The history OF
Iaoo a ,tr.I and growth of the different
eiie ,oit,s most Interesting. The pullo-
!, loaua tbe Denver & Rio Grande mark
li.s enoch in the state. SO close was
nomnetitton that up Platte canon
oaorrrad one Of the most sensaeiolid.
uoiIrnad races in the chronology oI
raiiroading a in the West. The s1russie
was between the Denver O. no SiarIe mhe
Wa Ma Denyer. Leadville & Gunnisoh. me
ana . De VAS to determine which would
oDooh oh T,eadville first. the Denver,
Ieavn T0a,,,,Ie and Gunnison had their
Leau aIl st tbrough the picturesque rift OF
a.ains laid first, but even alter
inosa IT seventeen years. me grace
ae iapa hv the Rio Grande engineers
threading the tortuous canon Is SUN
intact thousands OF 9 oo.iars Gnande sna1s Mete
spent fruitlessly. aeant Iae no hroaSN % gauge
iy pun. now uses to the great gold
camp. -, arterine Denver.
" W East are the Burlington sys-
from n NC Atchison, Topeka & Santa re,
teni' ansas pacific the Chicago, ROCK
Iniand 1nE r Pacific and the missouri "a "a.
cif,c both of the latter roaus % use ,oi.s ens
Denver & Rio Granoe raii"a'
NM NJ, ~ Colorado roads include the Den
- 8 bio Grande, the Union Pacine,
narTar & Gulf the Denver. Lea1Viiic VIZ
oenv. . r,'n,;son the Colorado Central, the
1,o nrande Southern, Colorado MIG,
iand Manitou & Pixies Peak Mlulanu
Tarm,nal. Sllverton Northern, FlolehIe
& Cripple Creek, Denver haAe"ooo u
1o,Sen Tue 10 st report of the Denver & Rio
osa n 10 now in the hands OF the
,as.S ~ directors in New York. II
s. Doalu deficiency Of 100000 as com
snowS % the earnings of last year. but
paied pa, :. nonted out as indicative OF the
tnas,.I Ills - Generally, throughout the coun-
trv during the past year. Inc nlo
Grande's gross earnings iast yva rene
s6. 945. ia, its passenger revs sa'e 80 DOL
being over mliiion 0
ia1 rha Union Pacific, Denver & Gull mas
inn imnileaee a Of s75. being operated and a.,
owned OF these s75 miles, sou are IN
Colorado. The road. which was pas,sn formes- ses
y, q nortion Of the Union Pacinc sys-
~, forms an air line from Denver 10
tsn'' .s G,,,r of Mexico. The southern
,,ne sne ~ J sL,rts the mountains southwark
thrnneh Colorado Springs, Pueblo and
Tr,nidad connecting at Texline. Tex.
WITH the Fort Worth & Denver City.
Tha two northern branches lead
through the agricultural regions north
of Denver and eastward via Julesburg,
Connecting with the Union Pacific and
Chicago & Northwestern roads.
The Colorado Midland runs from Coi-
orado CITY to Divide, thence over the
Midland Terminal, separate piece Of
property, to Cripple Creek The Flor
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