Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-21

veyors were at work in Mosca pass
and that these men were working out
a grade for standard gauge road and
that between Mosca pass and Duran
20 there was another party OF enei-
neers at work ON the survey. From
| Mosca pass. so it was stated In last
/ Tuesdays article. the route will be
taken probably through the Wet
mountain valley where there is a wa
Tor grade, and then pass on to point
near Rye or Beulah and thence by an
excellent grade into Pueblo.
All OF these stories are now con-
| frmed In tne story sent out OF Du-
range by the board OF trade OF that
| city, proving that the Stnr-Journal il
nrst with the news and always anxious
to push" any Legitimate project for
the furtherance OF Pueblos welfare.
There IL no doubt that the line will
be finished and that. in the main, 1t
will follow the routes as set forth by
the Star-Journal. August s. when 1t
also stated that the road would con
meet with the southern Pacific so that
Pueblo world be given a Pacific coast
outlet
The new road of the Arizona 4
Colorado company, which company
had its birth In Durango. will open up
a country not only rich in the finer
minerals but containing some OF the
richest coal fields In the state OF Colo
RADIO The Southern Pacific is not
ably lacking in coal supplies and with
an outlet such as will he furnished
by the Arizona a Colorado line. the
southern company win be put on an
nWl 00ting In this regard with COM
citing roads. instead Of as now. be.
up 'uiIroly at the mercy of Its com
Iciitors
To the citizens of Durango, lnstru-
mental in putting the new road into
pGa 10 existence, there should be
much commcndation given for there
Is scarcely one other venture which
would do as much for the advance
ment Of DwanGo's interests as well
as those Of PTeblo, as will the build
ing and completion Of this same road
Nv hAh'uhl VI COAL WHICH VIII ne
able TO reach market. to say nothing
ot the very large quantities to be used
by the Southern Pacific, will insure
paving income for the road at the
very start, and the fact. that with the
completion of the line. Pueblo will he
within 4S hours of Los Angeles. will
add mucn Importance to the already
great reputation of this city as a rail-
road center.
Besides the Southern Pacific inter
ests in the new road there are the
Union Pacific and the Hartman ones.
1iction Of the Star-Journal. made sew
eral months ago, that the Union Pa
cific would shoot into this city
from the north. When the Arizona
4 Colorado line Is finished, II will he
seen that a Union Pacific line is
started toward Pueblo. and 1t will not
be a side" line either.
one thing, which is greatly In favor
of the new line Is its easy grade No
where on the line will the average be
more than one-per-cent grade except
for six miles-across the Mogollon
mountalns-where 1t Will probably re-
quire two per cent grade. This In
itself Is Of much Importance as sucn
a slight grade. comparatively, In
mountainous country, means greatly
reduced operating expenses, easier
running and less wear and tear to
rolling stock.
The permanent survey over the en-
tire line is now practically complete.
costing about $4,000, which includes
the expense of organizing the com
pany and acquiring the necessary
rights of way for the line. 1t will cut
off several hundred miles between Pu-
eblo and the coast and Will give this
city and Its sister cities, one more
competing trunk line to the Pacific
coast