The daily sentinel., 1905-06-03
Single Rail
Electric Line
For City

Mention was made in this paper
yesterday of the arrival in this city
of Fred G. Shaffer. the well known
newspaper man, and now engaged in
mining and engineering, accompanied
by w. II. Tunis of Baltimore and J.
A. Zahn of Detroit.
1t has developed that their bust
ness in this city is in connection
with the construction of the Grand
Junction Electric railway and provid
ing an electric system for its use, If
they can reach an agreement with the
Grand Junction Construction Com
pany. which company is now promot-
ing the construction of the road
These gentlemen desire the con
struction company to adopt their
monorail car and system of a single
rail for the car. They represent the
American Monorail Company, of
large capitalization, and the company
itself may see fit to assume, if terms
are made, the entire construction OF
the proposed electric system of cars.
installing their cars for the road.
The company has some of the
wealthiest men of the east in its di-
rectorate and includes j. Coleman
Drayton of New York and w. II. Tun-
is of Baltimore. the latter being here
in the interest of the construction of
the proposed system for this city and
county The Monorail company uses
only one rail for it's cars. The car is
ba1 In I,,s Of
overhead trucks on top of the car.
which runs between two L steel guide
rails. With this new system there
is an eveness of motion which makes
riding a delight and there is less
friction and a consequent saving OF
force in propulsion.
A greater matter of significance
with this system of cars is that it
can be constructed with saving OF
40 per cent in the construction, and
is adapted for very heavy grades
This will be a distinctive advantage
in the operation of cars in this sec
tion and especially as it is eventually
expected to run such system to the
Grand mesa for the establishment of
summer resorts and camping points
This morning in the office of the
construction company, with the Home
Loan & Investment Company, a prac-
teal Illustration of the workings of
the motor car were given by means
of beautifully constructed model
fully equipped and in operation. The
car was constructed of brass plates
and the entire workings of the sys-
TEN and its construction was most
deftly illustrated through the means
of the model.
number of prominent gentlemen,
including members of the press, saw
the little car in operation and were
greatly impressed with its workings
The motor car is the invention of Mr.
Tunis. He has labored in its CON
struotion for many years, and while
being the active head. the vice presi-
dent of a branch of the great South
ern railway system, which position
he has resigned to promote the car
and its use, he took the time to per-
feet his invention in every detail. He
has company back of him amply
able to provide every means for the
construction of the proposed electric
system in this valley, and if it is
undertaken by his company. he will
give his personal attention to its con
struction.
At the present time Mr.. Tunis has
the franchise for the construction of
line of motor cars from the foot
of Broadway in Denver to Littleton,
and he will be engaged in this work
for some time.