The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
ELECTRIC LINES
TO COVER NORTHERN COLORADO
New Company Incorporated by the
Colorado & Southern.-To Run
from Cenver to Boulder, Louisville,
Lafayette, Golden, Idaho Sprines
and Other Points.


from Cenver to Boulder, Louisville,
Lafayette, Golden, Idaho Springs
and Other Points.
Denver. Sept. 10.--The Republican
this morning says: Frank Trumbull.
president of the Colorado & Southern.
officially announced yesterday the
completion of the plans for transform
ing part of the Colorado & Southern
system into an electric road. This Is
the elimination of an exhaustive in.
vestigatton extending over three years
and is made necessary by the extern
sion of the Tramway lines into what
has hitherto been Colorado & South.
ern territory.
The electrifying of the lines will be
done by the Denver & Interurban
Railroad Company. whose stock is
owned by the Colorado & Southern.
The directors will be the following
officials of the Colorado & Southern:
Frank Trumbull. president; J. NJ.
Herbert, vice president and general
manager; Il. f. Whitted, general coun-
sci: 4. S. McMurray, special counsel;
A. d. Parker. general auditor. all of
Denver; and Granville NJ. Dodge. Ed
win Hawley and Harry Bronner OF
New York.
The articles of incorporation Will be
for company with s3.000.000 capital
and they probobly will be filed to-
day.
The first line of the Colorado &
Southern to be supplied with cleo
tricity will be that between Denver
and Boulder. to be followed with the
Louisville lafayette line and the Den
yer. Golden and Idaho Springs line.
I'VE have not yet decided on third
,.ntl t,nt hut wi
soon be settled" said Mr.. Trumbull.
the first and main thing being to in
corporate. The new company will be
composed solely of Colorado & South
ern men and will be backed by this
road.
1--WE have had such plan under con-
sideration for some three years and IL
has been the subject of much consid-
GRAFTON and study and we have come
to the conclusion that If such electric
lines are profitable to other companies
they will be to us. There has been
considerable talk about other compa-
nies invading our territory with cleo
trio lines, and we believe If these lines
can be profitable to them they can be
to us. Aside from this we are simply
protecting our interests.
"The New York. New Haven & Hart
ford has gone extensively into trolley
lines, successfully, and so has the
New York Central. We are following
the policy of the latter road. 1t or
ganized a separate company to secure
electric trackage rights over the New
York Central. and that Is exactly what
the new company Will do over the
Colorado & Southern. Other railroads
have successfully carried out this
scheme and we are confident of equal
success.
"Our incorporation papers will cover
the right to secure a franchise for ter
minals in Denver and to operate on
Denver streets. The latter plan is not
contemplated in the immediate future.
When we are ready we will ask the
city OF Denver for rights over the city
streets. We will offer the city good
per cent of our gross earnings instead
OF seeking to have the streets pre-
sented to us.
"Our present plans embrace the elec-
tric line first between Denver and
Boulder and then between Denver and
Idaho Springs. This will be followed
| by electric lines to Louisville. Lafay-
ette and Longmont, and perhaps the
construction of some lines around
Denver and the northern sections OF
the state.
THE estimates furnished us show
that the work can be done cheaply.
All we have to do is to put up the poles
and string the wires. If we use the
trolley system. and secure the desired
cars. We have the right OF way and
the rails and a first-class roadbed in
the Colorado G. Southern.
I'VE expect to do both freight and
passenger business and we will be en-
abled to operate into the Union depot
and other central sections of Denver
over the Colorado & Southern. The
same facilities are open to us in other
towns"
Mr.. Trumbull was unable to say
when active work of Transforming the
road into an electric line would begin,
but added that he hoped 1t would be
soon