The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-16
RAILROAD PLANS
LINE PROJECTED TO REACH
FOURTEEN COUNTIES.
STARTS AT PLATTE CANON
Denver Southeastern Railway Com
pany = Scheme Embraces Line
From Denver to Extreme South
eastern Part of Colorado.

Denver-Some time ago it was an
nounced that the people interested in
the Platte Canon Fuel and Power
Company, which has recently devel-
oped a mine at Roxborough Park, near
the mouth of Platte canon, have pro-
jected an electric railroad and power
plant and would shortly make more
definite announcement OF their plans.
Yesterday there was incorporated
company which is to finance and build
the road. but from declarations in the
incorpora 2n papers. it takes much
wider scope than was at first inti-
mated The first object is to get into
Denver in some manner. and later to
extend line of electric road along the
base of the mountains, touching all
the large towns as far south as Trini-
dad, and with a branch from Pueblo
to Amity.
The articles of incorporation were
filed with the secretary of state, and
the name given is the Denver South
eastern Railway Company. 1t is capi-
talized at S1.000.000 and is Differed
as follows: Walter II. Tunis, presi
dent; ]. c. Coclley. secretary and
treasurer: W. o. Temple. attorney:
II. Ogle Tunis, w o. Temple, #. E.
Doan, w. C. X. Berlin of Denver. Fred
erick A. Sherwood of Philadelphia. R.
ID. Whiting of New York City, direct
ors.
The route of the line will take it
from Denver. through Arapahoe, JEFF
ferson, Douglas. Teller, Ell Paso. Fre-
mont, Custer, Pueblo, Huerfano and
Las Animas counties. From Pueblo
to Amity the line will 90 through
Otero. Bent and Baca counties.
The men interested in this proposi-
tion are well known in Denver and in
the East and are heavily backed finan-
cially. President Tunis is from Balti-
more and is a member of the we'll
known family of that name who were
prominently identified with the Allan
tic coast lines. Secretary ]. c. Cockey
came from Washington, ID. c., where
he is well known in business. to be-
come secretary and treasurer of the
company and manage its Office affairs.
1t is stated that the first work is to
construct line from the coal mines
to get into Denver, and also build
power house The extensions south
will come later.
The plans are not complete for the
Denver line. The promoters want to
make an arrangement either with the
DthNtI hlO vi tlt NOioi ddo
& Southern to get into the city over
their right of way. If they can do that
they will build their line in that di-
rection a distance of seven or eight
miles. If such an arrangement cannot
be made the officers announce their in
tention to get an entrance into the city
for themselves
Passenger cars on the new line are
to be operated by electricity generated
at the power plant. which is to be To-
Gated at the coal mines. using the
waste coal as fuel. Work is to be
started at once and pushed to compile
tion. The projectors anticipate that
large freight tonnage can be developed
in the region of the proposed coal road
to Roxborough Park, not only from the
coal mines but from industrial enter
prises to be located there. Among these
may be mentioned Portland cement
plant, sand, lime, brick, tile, fire-brick
and other manufactures, from the nat
ural resources that are known to
abound in the tributary region.