The Lamar register., 1899-04-26
Tvs FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

later In the day. held the mine man
ayers blameless for the accident.
The movements and prospective dn-
eratious Of the Burlington company
Tn Wyoming are being watched with
great interest, not only by the public.
but by other railroad companies 1t Il
reported on fairly reliable authority
that the company is now negoiiatin.
FOR the purchase of the Cheyenne X
Northern branch Of that system. II
this u secured branch will be extend
ed westward from Horse Greek station
to the coal lands owned hy the Bur
liugt0u company. IN Carbon county. =
distance of about sixty miles. With
this brunch the coal could be market
ed. by almost straight lines Of rad. in
the Black Hills of South Dakota and in
Omaha. The ownership Of the Chey-
enn" 4 Northern, taken iu connection
with the Cheyenne X Burlington Iine.
would give the company access 10 the
interior Of the live stock regions OF
wyoming aud enable Il 10 control
much I've stock business now going to
other ilLcs. The activity OF the Union
Pacific In railroad building and IN,
evident intention % che Burlington to
get Into Wyoming territory makes II
c-rtain that the present year Is going
to he one OF unprecedented railroad
construction In the state.
The old project OF a railroad tunnel
through PtarmiEnn mountain. above
silver Plume, has been revived and
company Is being formed To establish
> railruad between Denver and Salt
Lake city. The same company pro-
poses to build big smeiteF In the vi
einity of Glol-viilc. This railroad Is
20 ~ built entirely by foreign capitnl,
and managed from London. but the
origin Of the scheme lies with State
Senator Joseph Gallagher OF Silver
Plume, who has h.'sn cndcavorinE TO
make u a So for several years. A bill
wnz Introduced by senator Gallagher
In the Legislature during the last sen.
ron providing for an appropriation OF
NiOt0p1 for the opening Of the tunnel
by means OF convict labor. hut the bill
was killed. lie received a eablegram
a fcw days ago frpm London stating
that between Si5,npp.Ocn and S2l,0oo,-
90 has bsrrn subscribed for the road.
senator Gallagher says that the sur
vcyors for the new road VIII go to
work within sixty days. The route has
hFru determined upon. but the pro-
yet sxreut 10 say that IL has secured
right OF way Into the Union depot Of
Denver and win proceed for some dis
tance up Clear Greek canon.
surveying party OF eight men has
t-reu dispatched frum Denver by the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company TO
badger. 10 miles north OF Cheyenne.
where the Cheyenne Northern reaches
the North Platte river. The Cheyenne
Northern belongs 20 the Colorado X
Southern From Badger the surveyors
win lo,ate ffteen-mile spur down
and across the North Platte TO the
Hnrtyille iron mins-. General Manager
Kcblcr Of the Fuel 4 Iron Company
says That his company will build the
spur at once n the surveyors report
feasible route. innsmuch ns Mr.. heb-
Ter has Just returned from ride over
this route with some Colorado X South
ern officials the Inference is that no IN
snrInountahie obstacles were observer.
He says that the Hnrtvllle iron mines
have been leased hy the Colorado Fuel
4 Iron Company aud that with the
spur built large quantities OF ore Will
H., shippgti TO the Iron and steel works
nj Pueblo. The distance IS $50 miles
Thus the Cheyenne * Northern branch
Of the Colorado * Southern VIII he sup
pIIei with a year round and permanent
staple traffic. something II has long
needed. II the Fort Collins and Chey-
enne line Of seveuty-five miles Is re
built the Colorado * Southern VIII get
the whole OF the 3Jo-mlle haul from
Hartvflle TO Pueblo.
senator Evans bin No. l4l. prescrtb-
ing the method OF assessment, eoliec-
ton and division OF taxes received
from itiuerant live stock, has been We
to..d by Governor Thomas. The bill
was strongly backed aud indorsed by
live -tock dealers. The Governor
quotes the general statutes or 1888 IN
Justification OF his refusal TO approve
IN. bIlI. and cites the Pueblo county
case in support of his position. The
Governors conclusions are rs foilows'
"Ry the general statutes relating 10
revenues the personal properties, mon
..v and credits OF taxpayers are SUD
ISct 10 taxation on the LIST day OF May
~ each year. To exclude specific
class of property from the general op-
Grafton OF this law is, In the language
~ an eminent jurist. a departure from
The constitutional rule OF uniformity IN
matters of taxation and. as declared
by our Supreme Court, a clear ana
,,SlnnbIe violation of a fundamental
constitutional principle Any other
class or description OF personal prop
ar,v may be brought into the state
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