The Elbert County tribune., 1899-04-27

pet into Wyoming territory makes IL
certain that the present year II going
1 ~ he one OF unprecedented rnilroad
construction in the state.
The old nroject OF n railroad tunnel
through ptarmigan mountain, ABOVE
, Silver Plume, has been revived ana
| company Is being formed to establish
| n railroad between Denver and Salt
Lake City. The same company pro-
noses TO build big smelter in the VI
cinity OF Globeville. This railroad Is
to be built entirely by foreign capital,
and managed from London. but the
origin of the scheme lies with state
Senator Joseph Gallagher of Silver
Plume. who has been endeayoring TO
make II 20 for several years a bii
was introduced by Senator Gallagher
/ in the Legislature during the last sea
son providing for an appropriation OF
100000 for the opening OF the tunhe,
| by means OF convict labor, but the Dill
was killed. He received cablegram
few days ago from London stating
/ that between S1J.OOO.OO0 and S20,ooO.-
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 1t 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 x
Southern. From Badger the surveyors
will locate n fifteen-mile spur down
and across the North Platte to the
Hartville iron mines. General Manager
Kebler of the Fuel & Iron Company
says that his company viii build the
spur at once II the surveyors report a
feasible route. Inasmuch as Mr.. keb-
| Ter has just returned from ride over
| this route with some Colorado x South
ern officials the inference is that no In
surmountable obstacles We're observer.
He saws that the Hartville iron mines
have been leased by the Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company and that with the
spur built large quantities of ore Will
be shipped to the iron and steel works
at Pueblo. The distance Is $50 miles.
Thus the Cheyenne & Northern branch
of the Colorado 4 Southern will be sup
piled with year round and permanent
staple traffic, something it has long
needed II the Fort Collins and Chey-
enne line of seventy-five miles is re-
built the Colorado & Southern will get
the whole of the 3J0-mile haul from
Hartville TO Pueblo.
Senator Evans bill No 141. prescrib-
t,.., of fplIpe-
tion and division of taxes received
from itinerant live stock, has been We
toed by Governor Thomas. The bill
was strongly backed and indorsed by
live stock dealers. The Governor
quotes the general statutes of 1888 In
Justification Of his refusal to approve
| the bill, and cites the Pueblo county
case in support Of his position. The
Governors conclusions are as follows:
by the general statutes relating to
revenues the personal properties. mon
ey and credits of taxpayers are sub
ject to taxation on the list day of May
of each year. To exclude specific
class of property from the general OPP
Grafton Of this law liz. In the language
OF an eminent jurlst, a departure from
the constitutional rule Of uniformity In
matters of TAXATION. and. rs declared
palpnble violation of n fundamental
constitutional principle Any other
class or description of personal prop
erty may be brought into the state
for any purpose after the list of May
and Is exempted from taxation unless
1t remains there until the 1st of May
succeeding. On the other hand, the
identical class of property affected by
this bill escapes taxation when brought
into the state or removed from one
! county to another for any other than
grazing purposes. If cattle in transit
| through the state are fed they would
not be subjected TO taxation. If they
are permitted to Craze. even for one
| fieeting hour of time. they are subject
| to all the requirements of the law. l
am satisfied that to approve 1t would
only to be to invite successful resist
ance and that the courts would not
hesitate to declare the bill unconsti-
tutional."
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 ihe
United States, just consolidated, will
make Denver the center for the pur-
chase and distribution of ores and thr
headquarters of its metallurgical
works.
| Messrs. Dennis Sheedy. Anton Eiler,
A. II. Meyer, A. NJ. Towne. t. w. Nash.
d. NJ Hyman and Barton Sewall, rep
resenting western interests. have been
in conference all day formulating a
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. II. Grant aud
Anton Eilers as the heads of the on
erating departments of the business,
purchasing and metallurgical. respect
lively. Not later than May LIST the no "
system will be in ACTIVE operation.
| The eastern capitalists. 1t is asserted
want none but western men, "who
have been brought up with the bust
ness" to be in charge of the operatlu.
departments of their interests.
| 1t Is positively stated that miners u
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 Com
pany. Pueblo.
Arkansas Valley Smelling Company,
Leadville.
vile.
Omaha and Grant Smelling Com.
pany. Denver
Globe Smelling and Refining Com.