Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-17
D. & r. G. TRAIN SERVICE.

Durango and this southwest section
is being greatly aided in the fight for
a renewal of the Sunday train service
by the Pueblo Business Mems associa-
ton. And aid of this kind Is what
counts as the merchants of Pueblo are
in position to demand better treat
ment for this great southwest section.
In this connection The Herald was n
formed by gentleman who ought to
know that the Sunday train would be
running inside of the next three weeks
the first of the year. He went on to
say that the Pueblo merchants had
made the demand to the extent of
Withdrawing patronage from the Rio
Grande connections. However this
may be the following letter is taken
from the Chiettain of Saturday morn
ing along with the papers prelude,
and indicates that If the Sunday train
is resumed in few weeks we owe
much to the Pueblo business men:
"Ofilcials of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad are in receipt OF
letter from the Pueblo Business Mems
association in which 1t Is stated that
the present schedule on that road is
not satisfactory to the business men
OF this city and works hardship on
the business interests here. The as
ISOLATION is determined to exert every
effort in trying to get what ii believes
are equal chances with Denver for the
business of the Arkansas valley and
southern and western portions of the
state, and claim that the present
schedule works disadvantage in this
respect. The letter follows:
Dec. 9, 1903.
President and General Manager, Den
yer & Rio Grande Railroad, Denver,
Colo.
Dear Sir:-The board of directors of
the Pueblo Business Mems associa-
ton have directed me to address you
relative to the re-establishing the daily
train service throughout the western
and southwestern sections of the
state
We are keenly alive to the fact that
the abandonment of this daily train
service cannot fail to have very de-
pressing effect upon the business in
terests OF this vast territory, a terri.
tory that is directly tributary to this
city and with which the commercial
interests of this city are very closely
allied the present time, when
the resources OF the state and of the
various communities are in somewhat
of straitened circumstances. 1t is of
the highest Importance that all of the
commercial interests of the state use
their best endeavors of the state use
tanning the business interests of the
various parts of the state. This ac-
tion OF your company we believe is
not in the best interests either of your
corporation or OF the people whose
commercial interests are so highly i'm
portant to you. The fact that the
train service has been reduced after
years of development would lead an
outsider to the inference that this sec
ton of the state was retrograding and
could no longer hold itself to its for
mer standard of commercial great
ness. While We are assured that such
is not the case and that the mining,
agricultural and commercial interests
OF this section are greater than ever
before, nevertheless such course as
pursued by your company cannot fail
to curtail business enterprises and de-
press the general prosperity of the
communities affected. We earnestly
desire, therefore, that you would re-
consider the whole situation with
view of resembling your recent action
In conclusion We beg to assure your
company through you OF the appre-
citation of the people of Pueblo OF the
your company in the past in this Sec
tion OF the state. and fully recogn'z
the great work done by your corpor, =
ton In the development of this vast
empire.
Very sincerely yours.
Il. w. PALMER,
Cacroto-,,