Daily camera., 1898-01-10
WILL REBUILD THE c. c.

Again Be Connected.
The reconstruction of the old railroad
inc between Louisville and Boulder
Junction, and between Fort Collins and
Cheyenne. making an independent
straight haul from Denver, according to
the Denver News, is now the plan under
consideration by the Gulf railroad. The
plan would give this road an lndepend-
ent line from Denver to Cheyenne, and
free the management from Union Pacific
dictation. These two strips OF road were
abandoned and the rails torn up several
years ago when the entire system was
still under the control Of the Union
Pacific. but since its segregation from the
latter system, the Gulf has been much
Inconvenience by the lack of them The
News says:
"Monday morning the first step to.
ward the rebuilding Of the old grade will
be taken at Boulder. The original Col
orado Central road north of Denver
made an almost straight line from Mar
shall Junction to Boulder Junction,
avoiding the extremely heavy and ex.
pens've grade by way of Boulder city,
and also the wide detour. Under the
Umon Pacific management the rails be-
tween Boulder Junction and Louisville
kalx This loI ha
pulling of all through ,ra,ns through
Boulder. Now the rails will be relaid
md in the future all through freight will
Dc pulled by way of the cut off in each
direction. The heavy coal trains for
points north of Boulder will be pulled
without going over the big hill, but the
passenger service will be the same as at
present, with the exception of one
change. The through trans will run
through Boulder, but passengers from
the north VINO want to go to Louisville
or Lafayette will be transferred at Boul-
der Junction. The stub train will run
through the two towns and pick up
passengers for points south of Boulder
and meet the main line at Mar b ii
Junction as at present.
"A large force of men will be placed
at work rebuilding the line at once. The
amount of rails to be laid will be some
thing over ten miles, but third rail will
also be laid for the purpose of accommo
dating the heavy traffic which will accrue
from the connec ion with the Colorado
& Northwestern. The narrow gauge
road will have an immense coal business
for the entire country west and north
west of Boulder, and unless a third rail
is laid it would be necessary to transfer
all freight from Gulf to Colorado &
Northwestern cars at Boulder Junction.
The smaller cars, however, will be oper-
ated entirely by the Gulf on its tracks.
"The citizens of Boulder are already
somewhat dissatisfied with the action
taken which compelled the promoters of
the new reduction works to move to Val
mont. The contractors who will erectt the
buildings for the mills will also erect
large number of houses for the employees,
and opportunities for the location OF
stores will be extended to all who come.
The idea will be to establish an independ-
ent town at the works so that the EN-.
ployes will have every convenience at
hand. Under this policy it is probable
that the business of the new town will be
entirely tributary to Denver, rather than
to Boulder. =
"The management of the new line has
not been very well satisfied with the re-
ceptions rendered the road in the several
towns in the mountains, and the recent
change of plans which will run the main
line by way of Caribou and Eldora. in.
stead of Ward. is said to have been
:aused by the unwillingness of the latter
place to grant right Of way. Now il is
more than probable that the road will
,imply.make circuit of the Ward mines
instead of entering the town" -