The Meeker herald., 1899-04-29

Northern branch of that system. II
this IL secured a branch will be extend
ed westward from Horse Creek station
to the coal lands owned by the Bur
lington company, in Carbon county,
/ distance OF about sixty miles. With
this branch the coal could be market
ed, by almost straight lines Of road, in
the Black Hills of South Dakota and In
Omaha. The ownership Of the Chey-
enne L. Northern, tnken In connection
with the Cheyenne & Burlington line,
would give the company access to the
interior OF the live stock regions of
Wyoming and enable it to control
much live stock business now going to
other lines. The activity of the Union
Pacific In railroad building and the
evident intention of the Burlington to
get into Wyoming territory makes 1t
| certain that the present year Ia going
to be one of unprecedented railroad
construction in the state.
The old project of railroad tunnel
through Ptarmigan mountain, above
| Silver Plume. has been revived and
company is being formed to establish
n railroad between Denver and Salt
Lake City. The same company pro-
poses to build big smelter in the VI
cinity of Globeville. This railroad Is
to be built entirely by foreign capital,
ana managed from London. but the
origin of the scheme lies with State
Senator Joseph Gallagher of Silver
Plume, who has been endeavOring to
make 1t go for several years. A bill
was introduced by Senator Gallagher
In the Legislature during the last sea-
son providing for an appropriation OF
100000 for the opening of the tunnel
i Inv m nf ut loI hut the hill
was killed. He received a cablegram
a few days ago from London stating
that between $l5,OOO.OOO and 100000
600 has been subscribed for the road.
Senator Gallagher says that the sur
veyors for the new road will go TO
work within sixty days. The route has
been determined upon. but the pro-
jectors are not willing to explain it as
yet. except to say that 1t has secured
right of way into the Union depot OF
Denver and will proceed for some dis
tance up Clear Creek canon.
A surveying party of eight men has
been dispatched from Denver by the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company to
Badger, 100 miles north of Cheyenne.
where the Cheyenne Northern reaches
the North Platte river. The Cheyenne
Northern belongs to the Colorado Il
Southern. From Badger the surveyors
will locate fiftcen-mile spur down
and across the North Platte to TIE
Hartville iron mines. General Manager
Kebler of the Fuel & Iron Company
says that his company will build the
spur at once IL the surveyors report
feasible route. Inasmuch as Mr.. keb-
Ter has Just returned from ride over
this route with some Colorado & South
ern officials the inference is that no IN
surmOuntable obstacles were observer.
He says that the Hartville iron mines
have been leased by the Colorado Fuel
Il Iron Company and that with the
spur built large quantities OF ore Will
he shipped to the iron and steel works
MT Pueblo The distance is $50 miles.
Thus the Cheyenne & Northern branch
of the Colorado & Southern will be sup
piled with year round and permanent
ls6hple traffic, something 1t has long
1 needed. II the Fort Collins and Chey-
enne line OF seventy-five miles is re-
built the Colorado 4 Southern will get
the whole of the 35O-mile haul from
Hartyille to Pueblo.
Denver, April 2O.-A special dispatch
from New York to the Republican
says:
The American Smelling and Refining
Company, the new corporation COM
prising the eighteen big smelters OF The
United States, just consolidated. will
make Denver the center for the pur-
chase and distribution Of ores and the
headquarters of its metallurgical
works.
Messrs. Dennis Sheedy. Anton Eiler,
A. r. Meyer, A. NJ. Towne, E. w. Nash,
D, NJ. Hyman and Barton Sewall, rep
resenting western interests, have been
in conference nll day formulating
system of conducting the new business.
The above decision has been settled
upon, and from the same source that
this Information has been acquired 1t
is stated that the directors have settled
upon Ex-Governor James b. Grant aud
Anton Eilers as the heads Of the op-
Grating departments of the business.
purchasing and metallurgical, respect
lively. Not later than May LIST the new
system will be in active operation.
The eastern capitalists, 1t is asserted,
want none but western men, "whO
have been brought up with the bus-
ness" to be In charge of the operating
departments of their interests
1t is positively stated that miners o.
employees in SO far as their wages is
concerned, will not know that any
change has taken place. Their checks
will be signed differently. that's all.
The smelters In the new combine,
which must do business in Denver, are:
San Juan Smelling and Refining Com
pany, Durango.
Pueblo Smelling and Refining Com
pany, Pueblo.
Colorado Smelling and Refining Con-
pany. Pueblo.
Arkansas Valley Smelling Company,
Leadville.
BimetallIc Smelling Company, Lead-
Vile.
Omaha and. Grant Smelling Com
pany, Denver.
Globe Smelling and Refining Com
pany, Denver.
The Kansas City Smelling and Re-
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