Gunnison news-champion., 1902-06-06
UAILU4 PAxA LINE
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nsatisn Gsnni-en people have hsA
uf ghe scope aud backing cf the
fas ior Pars railroad. IL IL q nsaser
ef gresteF lsieTc=t 10 the people 81
t'snnison eoasty than any other one
prgiect
IL j. known thai the railroad i-
connected With the Colorado n "a
land aud the O. &> IL viii use the
cid svath Park lise 10 ~. Elso. aud
shat is more. thcre ie every reason
90 believe, Slll come down Tsvlor
river a. reach The Bald y IA coal feid-.
That wia mean Putting Gssnis "a cn
3 bread ouage term nal.
la the I,cnver News OF SAT-
urday The information y substan-
italy corroborsted by an isterview
with 7. Z. Goodaie, OF Bo-tas.
Boston, Msy 80 -Thomas T. Good
ale, secretary aud treasurer of the
rsy lor Park Railroad COMPANY. sn-
noanced to-day Oh u the work 0f con-
struction ON the proposed line te-
tween Aspen and Buena Vista, Cole,
will be begun in few weeks Al
though two years will elapse before
the road is completed. Mr.. Goodale
confidently expects that the port ion
between Buena Vista aud the Taylor
Park mining property will be IA OPP
GRAFTON BY the first Of January next.
Mr. Goodale did not care TO discuss
the finances OF the new company, ex-
cept 20 say that its new promoters
were wholly satisfied with the re-
sponse which eastern investors had
made 10 the company's proposition.
The cost of the Improvement will
be ., 800. .O0e.
The survey, which was begun about
a year ago, has been completed and
h led. The road is lis miles ia
length, and will be of standard guage.
and equipped with entire thorough
ness of detail. Ii is intended for
both freight and passenger service.
The freight service will naturally be
the fort most consideration. The
road passes through a mining district
where the output of ore can reach
minimum Of 900 tons daily The
territory has at present no trauspor-
tation facilities whatever. The Taylor
Park railroad, therefore, completes
with no existing lines. but will
rather act as a feeder for them.
Owing to the lack of transporta-
tion facilities, the district has never
been developed 10 its fullest POSSIBLE
tiles Not only will the existing
mines be given a fresh impetus, bar
new mines will be encouraged The
district is also one of the finest timber
territories in Colorado and Mr. Good
ale is of the opinion that the railroad
will open this industry as well
The capitalists who have Interested
themselves in the new enterprise ARE
principally those who are in the
Taylor Park Mining company. which
has already expended nearly half
million dollars in the Tin Cup dis
ment. Although the railroad is con-
fidently expected TO pay substan-
tial return on the investment, its COM
struction has been impelled by the
fact that the Taylor Park Mining
company has been Handicapped by
the difficulty Of getting its ores 20
smelter. This has cost SIS a ton uu-
I der the present system of carriage.
With the railroad il viii cost hut
about $. And not only the Taylor
Park mines. but all mines along the
line will receive the benefit Of the in.-
prOvcment.
I Mr.. Goodale says that the building
Of the new road has been uudert keH
because the mine owners ia the dis
trict have waited long and iu vain Tor
one Of the established rsads tp give
them proper facilities for the hau3-
ling Of their ore.
7 Boston capitalists are greatly in-
terested in the new road. The vter
. president Of the company Is AuIraE
IT. Preston. prominent in Da-t1H
financial circles. and The temporary