, 1905-02-10
ARE READY
TO BEGIN
COLORADO, WYOMING AND IDAHO
NOW SECURING RIGHTS OF
WAY FOR NEW LINE.
Ressrs. C~henowweth and Underwood
Visit Fort Collins in Interest of
That Feature-Contract for Ties
for Fort Collins Laramie Section
Awarded and Men at Work..

e. S. Chenoweth of McCracken,
kas., and Joseph Underwood Of Chi,
cago, the former attorney Tor, and the
latter right of way man of the Colo.
RADIO, Wyoming and Idaho Railroad
company, arrived Monday. They are
here in the interest of the company
securing the right of way from this
city to Laramie. Wyo., along the route
surveyed last December.
1T is understood that as soon as
the matter of a right of way between
Fort Collins and Laramie is settled
contracts will be let and the work OF
grading the line will be started. Con
the road have been let and men are
now in the woods getting them out"
The above special dispatch from Fort
Collins to yesterdays Denver Repub!i-
can will be of considerable interest
here, in view of the work being done
here to secure right of way for the
road. Agents for the Colorado, Wyo-
ming and Idaho are now at work both
in this city and county securing right
OF way, and are making almost daily
reports to the headquarters of the com
pany. 1t is the purpose of the direc-
tors to secure as much right of way as
possible themselves, and then, when
they have accomplished that, they will
ask the citizens of the county and city
to secure for them the balance, wnen
the actual work Of building the r"ai
will begin. Agents for the company
have secured option not alone upon
strips through several holdings for
right of way, but have in addition Sc
cured the right t purchase when the
time m certain tracts of land with
in the city for terminal grounds.
From the best information at hand,
there is absolutely no foundation OF
fact il the report that the line may be
diverted to North park and Grand
Encampment from Fort Collins. Rail
road men who are acquainted with the
country between Fort Collins and Wal
den say the building of an ordinary
road through the mountains is practi-
cally impossible, the line being no bet
ter than a four per cent grade, which
would preclude the successful operation
of a standard gauge line thereover. A
narrow gauge line, they say. would not
pay the cost of operating, to say moth.
ing of the cost of building.
On the other hand, the line survey
ed for the Denver-Laramie road is a
feasible one, presenting no serious en-
gineering difficulties and making an &C
ceptable grade in crossing the range.
This is not taking into consideration
the productiveness of the two sections
of the country, as regards railroad
freights.
1t Is believed by many that the Col
orado, Wyoming and Idaho will be built
and that actual work will begin this
coming spring. The company is spend
ing considerable money in preliminary
work, going SO far as to actually Sc
cure options for rights of way and
Terminals, and there will be no turning
back. 1t will not be opposed greatly by
the Union Pacific. which does not seek
to open the country the new line will
reach, and one will tend to help the
other.
The dispatch from Fort Collins is
quite comforting, added to what is
known here of the intentions and per
!formances Of the company.