New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
FROM DENVER TO COAST.
THROUGH LINE FROM COLO.
RADIO TO LOS ANGELES.
ALLIANCE BETWEEN d. Fl. AIOFFAT AND
SENATOR CLARK-TERRITORY
TO BE DEVELOPED.

Bank of Denver. who has been in this city for
the last sixty days financing and making ar
rangements preliminary to the building OF the
Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway. has
been successful in his mission. in spite of the
opposition of the transcontinental railroads con-
troIled by the Gould and Hartman interests.
Senator w A. Clark has entered into agree
ment with Mr Moffat by which his road, the
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake. will con-
meet at Salt Lake City with Mr. Moffats
road and when it is borne in mind that the lat
ter road will connect at Denver with the Rock
Island and the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy.
the Importance of this connection. the Den
yer. Northwestern and Pacific Railway, becomes
apparent The road will reduce by ten
hours the time necessary for the journey be-
tween Denver and Salt Lake City. The PROPOSE
ton has been strenuously opposed by the trans
continental railroads. both in Colorado and in
Wall Street Mr. Moffat just before leaving the
waIdorf-Astoria take the train for Denver.
said:
1T is true that 1 have made the necessary
preliminary arrangements looking forward to
the building of the Denver. Northwestern and
Pacific Railway. and that this railroad enter
prise has now advanced to the point where We
can go and build it. The proposition has been
opposed by the transcontinentaI railroad own
ers. In addition TO the S2.500OO0 subscribed in
the city of Denver. outside capital has been
cured to build the line. Rails have been or
dered and the work is going At the proper
time, at some future date, the public will be
made acquainted with the details of the enter
prise and learn the benefits that will arise, and
inducements will be offered by the promoters to
subscribe for the bonds and capital stock. We
propose to issue S20OOOOOO Of bonds and 500
100000 of stock The stock will be preferred
and common
WHY 1T IS TO BE BUILT
This road, running. you may say, north and1
northwest from Denver to Salt Lake City, is not4
built for the purpose Of entering into competi-
tive field. for the purpose of making another
road to the Pacific Coast; it does this, however,
simply because in connecting these two cities 1t
forms a link in a railroad chain. That it will
have an important effect the now existing
transcontinenta1 roads do not deny. and that
in forming this connection it Will naturally
bring to the road an enormous amount Of busi-
ness is seIf-evident. What chiefly want is
first class we'll built. thoroughly equipped road
between Denver and Salt Lake City Do you
know that the section through which this rail-
road goes is large as the whole State OF
Pennsylvania? a section rich in minerals. IN
anthracite coal in agricultural wealth. and yet
il is not traversed by single road! Why. this
territory northwest of Denver is greater in area
than the combined areas of Vermont New
Hampshire. Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Con-
necticut Delaware and New-Jersey. which have
combined population Of about six millions
And this territory to-day. which is capable
Of supporting in luxury the miner and the
farmer the agriculturist and the beef raiser, has
a population of only thousand Now. what
is the reason for this? Simply that this great
area has not a railroad There isn't a similar
rich territory of equal area in the whole United
States without railroad.
The Chicago. Burlington and Quincy ternf-
mates at Denver Its great business runs south
over the Rio Grande Railroad 10 miles to
Pueblo it then follows the valley Of the Ar
kansas River The Union Pacific comes in from
the north over what originally known as
the Denver Pacific. 1t the first line of rail-
way entering the city of Denver, so that the
city of Denver. with its 10000 people. has no
outlet except through lines to the south and
north. to the Pacific Ocean The line We PROPOSE
10 build is a direct line from Denver to Salt
Lake City. and there it Will connect with Sen.
ator w a. CIarks road, giving it a western
and also an eastern connection By a mutual.
agreement between Senator Clark and myself
the road will become a transcontinental propo-
siton The road will be built with eighty pound
steel rails. At Denver the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy and the Rock Island can make a
direct connection for through business 20 CALI
fornia.
1T has been well said that straight line can
be drawn from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Park City.
- m.
without touching a railroad track From Sill
Yer Plume ffty-four miles west Of Denver. to
Provo Utah a similar straight line Of three
hundred miles can be drawn without touching a
railroad track 1t is 225 miles from Grand
Junction Col. on the Denver and Rio Grande
Railway. due north TO the Union Pacific In
Southern Wyoming The Union Pacific at us
nearest point is 1O6 miles 10 the north. and the
Denver and Rio Grande is 12S miles on the
south. The route of the new railway is mid
way between these points.
TO TRAVERSE a VIRGIN TERRITORY
THE Denver. Northwestern and Pacific Rail-
way will traverse a virgin territory. from Den
Yer to Salt Lake City. distance Of. approxi-
nateIy five hundred miles. being go miles
less than by the Denver and Rio Grande Rail
way between Denver and Salt Lake City. there
bv reducing the present time of travel between
the two cities by at least ten hours 1t is fair
10 saw that this road will forever haul the
greater part of the immense business of this
vast region. as competing roads between Denver
and Salt Lake City only tap the inter-
mediate territory of the Denver Northwestern
and Pacific Railway by crossing intervening
high and rugged mountain ranges. with
branches from their main lines. resulting in
much longer and more circuitOus routes. as
compared with that of the company
Singularly enough, years ago A. N
Rogers of the best railroad engineers rec
commended TO the Union Pacific through nhe
from Denver through this territory. but 1or
some unknown reason his recommendation was
not accepted. The Union Pacific built a cheaper
line over differeI-t route The same was
believe heavily subsidized
The Importance of this undertaking has been
annarent 10 the business interests of Denver