The Lamar register., 1902-04-09
DENVER & NORTHWESTERN.
New Line Files Incorporation Papers
Showing Route. :,

dicating the Importance to Denver or
the new Denver-Salt Lake air line,
were made yesterday by David I'll. Mof-
| fat, the Denver multimilllonaire who
| some weeks ago startled and gratsied
| the financial and business world with
| the announcement that II new railroad
line was TO be built through Grand and
| Routt counties and on to Salt Lake at
u cost of S2O,OOO.OOO
| A reiteration of the determination to
build the road, together with the state
ment that n great steel plant should
and probably would be built in the dis
trict. and which would he directly trib-
utary to Denver, was made by Mr.. Mof-
fat.
The articles of incorporation as filed
| with the secretary of state yesterday
| specify the routes to be constructed as
follows:
..That the several lines of railway of
said the Denver n Northwestern Rail
way Company shall extend from the
city of Denver:
"First-By the most feasible route 10
the city of Greeley, in the county of
Weld, Colorado.
"Second-By the most feasible route
to the city of Boulder and town Of
Louisville, in the county of Boulder.
Colorado.
to the city of Golden. in the county Of
Jefferson, and state of Colorado.
"Fourth-By the most feasible route
through the town of LittletOn. in the
county of ArapahOe, state of Colorado,
to the mouth of the Platte canon, in
Douglas county, Colorado.
"Fifth-By the most feasible route
from the city of Denver to the town OF
Arvada, in Jefferson county. and
IN hn n
Coal Creek canon: thence by the most
feasible route following in n genera.
westward direction up Coal Creek can
on 10 n point where practicable to cross
from the Coal Creek valley into the
valley of South Boulder creek: thence
following westwardly along or near
South Boulder creek and its tributaries
in Boulder and Gilpin counties and
through or near the town of Rollins
Vile. in Gilpin county, Colorado, to II
point upon the main range or Cont
mental divide. about two miles north
of James peak: thence through and
across the Continental divide west
wnrdly to the valley of Frazier river;
thence down the valley of the Frazier
and Grand rivers to Hot Sulphur
Springs, in Grand county. Colorado.
And also the following branch lines
thcrefrOm, to-wit:
Branches extending from or near
Rolllnsville to Central City, in Gilpin
county; to Eldora and Ward. in Boul-
der county; to Estes park, in Larimer
county, and from or near Hot sulphur
Springs to Grand Lake. in Grand coun-
ty. making such detOurs in extending
from point to point. above mentioned,
av the contour and physical character
istics of the country traversed render
necessary or desirable.
And, In connection Herewith. to con-
struct, operate and maintain spurs, sid
iDgs, sidetracks, Us. turnouts and
switches as may be necessary. proper
or desirable in operating the lines and
in reaching mines. factories. resorts,
town and places near or along the route
of said railway lines and branches de-
scribed herein: and to erect and main
tain along and in connection there
with such power houses, plants, ma
chinery and appliances. together with
poles overhead and feed wires as may
be necessary or useful in the main
tenance and operation thereof"
The papers show that the company
was originally Incorporated June u,
1901. with n capital stock of S2.JOO,OOO. ,
December 2nd the articles were amend
ed and the stock increased to $1,000
600, and at a meeting held in Denver.
January 11th of this year the articles
were again amended increasing the
stock to $6.OOO,OOO The amendment
was not signed and sworn to until
March 31st. The articles were filed
yesterday with the secretary of state,
at 3 O'Clock. The fees were $212.5O.
Prior to yesterday other fees had been
paid by the company. amounting to ST.
O2O. William q. Smith and Francis A.
Perry signed the papers. The directors
given are William q. Smith. Samuel
NJ. Perry, Francis A. Perry, Charles j.
Hughes, Jr., Gerald Hughes, Clyde
rurnbull and Albert Smith.
s. NJ. Perry is president: w. G.
Smith, general manager and vice pres
ident. and with Charles j. Hughes.
Jr., and Gerald Hughes, are the only
ones who have any financial interest
in the road. The others are attaches il.
either Mr.. Perry's or Mr.. Hughes of
fees, and represent Mr.. Moffat and
the real owners of the road.
The contract for the first ten miles
of the line from Arvada to Coal creek,
was not let yesterday. though the of
ficials spent the day examining figures.
The bids ranged considerably in price,
Il variance of $4,000 being between
the lowest two. The outfit of the low
est bidder is not large enough it Is
feared, to enable the contracts being
CARRIED out with the speed the owners
of the road desire. and for this reason
1t may be rejected.