CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-05-18
Will Build Railroad
Line to Beulah
Company incorporated With
Steam Road From Canon City Through
Pueblo Countes-D & R. q. Behind Proposition


Secretary of State Jas. Cowie has
granted a character to the Canon City
q Great Western Railway Company
empowering it to construct and oper-
ate q steam railroad between Canon
City and Beulah, in Pueblo county
and the preliminary steps have been
taken to carry its provisions into
effect. Two surveying parties are now
in the field. one of them in charge of
A B. McFan of Florence and the other
in charge of C. l. Milton of this city,
and as soon as line has been estab-
lished contracts will be awarded for
building the grade.
The incorporators of the company
of this city, G. F. Weller Of Omaha,
Nebraska, State Senator A. G. Formey
of Wichita, Kansas, Hiram Hitchcock,
Of Wichsta, Kansas, and A g. Griffin
of Kansas City, Missouri. Frank D.
Heath is president and general mana
ger and it is largely through his efforts
that the company was organized and
financial backing secured. 1t is under
stood the d. 4 r. u. is encouraging the
construction of the road. but to what
extent it will provide funds for that
purpose is not generally known. That
such line would become valuable
feeder for the d. 4 K. G. can not be
doubted and it is probable that it will
afford it financial as well as moral
support.
There are several low grade ore
mining propositions located in the
vicinity of Beulah and they would be
vigorously worked if there WAS any way
by which the expensive haul by wagon
TO the smelter could be obviated. The
matter Of building railroad from Pu-
eblo has been under discussion for
several years. but just now nothing is
being done In that direction and the
D. 4 R. G. is anxious 10 forestan its
competitors and save this promising
field for itself, either by building its
own line or by aiding some independent
company that will give it direct con-
nections and preferential freight
rate.
II road were built from Pueblo to
Buelah the ID. & r. G. would only get
that part of the freight destined for
.. h.,y tor Of
the situation il Canon City were made
the terminus instead of Pueblo. Here
there would be no competitor, save the
Santa Fe, TO divide the business with
it, and for that reason it could well
afford to give the proposed line sub
stantial assistance 1t is about forty
miles from here to Beulah, the dis
tance being somewhat less from Pueblo,
but the difference in cost of construc-
tion would probably be in favor of this
city as there would be no expensive
terminal property to purchase here
As soon as the survey has been COM
pleted the Canon City & Great Western
Railroad Company will ask for bids for
building the grade, but will award no
contract for more than ten miles TO one
person as it is believed that construc-
tion will be expedited by giving the
work to several contractors. Spurs
will be built from the main line 10 the
various coal camps and 8 branch run
out to Ilse with view of stimulating
the prod oduction of lead and other ores
in that vicinity. Ultimately it is the
intention of the company to build to
Colorado Springs and thence into
Texas with a view of reaching the Gulf
coast, probably at Galveston,
A contract was let last week to the
Hanna Lumber Go. of Houston, Texas,
for 1900 railroad ties to be delivered
within the next month or six weeks
and similar award has since been
made TO the Rocky Mountain Lumber
Co. for s.. 900 ties to be brought here
from New Mexico within the same
period. Through Mr.. Siemens of
Chicago. who was in Canon City last
Thursday, steel rails for laying twenty
five miles of trackage have been pur-
chased from the Block-Pollock Steel
Co. of Chicago and F. n. Hicks & Co.,
of the same city have been given the
contract for the construction of two
locomotives and twenty freight cars,
which will be ready for delivery by the
25th inst.
MIR. Heath and his associates are
entitled to great credit for the very
successful and unostentatious manner
in which they have fioated the propo-
sition and they are entitled 10
suhstantisl recognition by the people