New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

only of Colorado. but Of the entire a..io,, .aanS
missouri territory. This import tailt conneSIIs cona
established not only will the region @ ~ 80 g.
1,a 6eveloped hut 1t viii lead to betteL u.
r,action with the entire Northwest as Tar ~
-be north as Idaho Washington and oregon
This territory. without single FdllLoo -, -
ing its business by stage. wagon or on foot' no"
contains several thousand persons VINO are IN
ga ged in raising sheep and cdttie ana III
in a small way, and doing the best they can
against all the obstacles arising from a lack 9l
TRANSFORMATION. How greatly VII! a rdllfodo'
affordins ADEQUATE transportation to persons en-
gagged in all classes Of industry. oeteiop ne"
;7,5,,stries and enterpris.s stimulate farmers to
1ake 1io farms. expand small villages INTO towns.
and in word make q rich country OF Wlat Is
now almost Unapproachahle- The comllet@on ION
and operation Of the new railroad viii result IN:
~ Annually increasing railroad shipments. both
IN and ont of live stock and sheep. % Anhp
allv increasing railroad shipments in of genera
merchandise. also ot nachlnely anu sCpt. fas :. ~
connection with rev productive enterprises.
- Annually increasing railroad shpIehts ~ ~
Of wool. agricultural products, oieS oL III
precious and allied metals. coal. coke. luihoel;
hVdro-ca rbon onyx and marble eranlle any an,
f,f,ildinc- stone. FIRE and other claYS. etc ~
An ever growing railroad passenger travel noth
vays of persons connected with Northwestern
Colorado. fishing hunting and general tourists.
and transcontinental travellers
The road l am building VIII confer on ulv i'T
State benefits that cannot be measured. IT WI, MI
be well built and well equipped. aHorclng the
luxury of travel. i is not the first road nave
built in Colorado. ] propose this snail be Ihe
pride of this State. Thousands OF tourists an an,
nually pass through Colorado in search OF heaILn
and recreation They make excursions into the
mountains and through the Valleys. ana NlSi'
the mineral springs The Denver. Northwestern
and Pacific will go through the most picturesque
country in the whole State In some places tun-
nels win pierce the mountains. and at others II
will skirt the preCipitous mountain sides, giving
a view of hills. of streams and valleys Whch
will enchant the tourist Exclusive of through
travel / confidently believe the road Will carry
over four hundred thousand passengers in the
very first year Of its existence
POSITION OF THE UNION PACIFIC.
while the distance between Denver and Salt
Lake city would be materially lessened by the
construction Of Mr.. Moffat's projected road ano
while that road. in connection with senator
Clark's San Pedro Los Angeles and salt Lake
line. would afford a shorter route from DehNel
to- The Pacific Coast at Los Angeles than Iht
ro,1te via the Union Pacific and the oregon snort
Tine extension the Union Pacific will. in the
absence of westward construction from Salt
Ike fv the Clark -Moffat interests. still be the
shortest ronte from Denver to the coast at san san
Francisco, as its Central Pacific road WIN
which the main line Of the Union Paclhc CON
meets at Ogden. a little north Of Salt Lake CITY,
extends in nearly direct line from ogden 10
San Francisco