The Ordway new era., 1905-11-17
RAILR0AD PLANS
,.e Projected TO REACH
' FOURTEEN COUNTIES.
,rAR1s AT PLATTE CANON
D.,v.r Southeastern Railway Com
,,nv Scheme Embraces Line
r,om Denver to Extreme South.
.,s,ern Part Of Colorado.

many - Scheme GH'o'aSee I"e
e,om Denver to Extreme South
.,s,ern Part Of Colorado.
n0nver-Somc time ago 1t was an
,r,ced that the people interested in
10 Platte Canon Fuel and Power
rompany. which has recently devel-
nod a mine at Roxborough Park. near
hs mouth OF Platte canon. have pro-
,e,aa an electric railroad and power
liant and would shortly make more
ssuse announcement of their plans.
Yesterday there was Incorporated a
nr,,ny which is to finance and build
~ road but from declarations in the
,eornoration papers. 1t takes much
,l5ar scope than was at first inti-
n,ted. The first OBJECT is to get into
hsnyer In some manner. and later to
I,tend line OF electric road along the
ass of the mountains, touching all
ha large towns as far south as Trini-
,,d and with a branch from Pueblo
10 Amity.
The articles OF incorporation were
,l,d with the secretary of state. and
he name given Is the Denver South
adern Railway Company. 1t Is capi-
l,llred at 100000 and is oiiicered
follows: Walter II. Tunis. presi-
kreasurer; w. o. Temple. attorney:
h Ogle Tunis, w. o. Temple. 7. l..
ban. ". C. X. Berlin of Denver. Fred
(hek A. sherwo ood of Philadelphia. II.
b Whiting OF New York City. direct
The route Of the line will take 1t
iron Denver. through Arapahoe, Jef-
erson. Douglas, Teller. I'll Paso. Free
cont. Custer. Pueblo. Hucrfano and
las Animas counties. From Pueblo
% Amity the line will 20 through
D,ero, Bent and Baca counties.
The men Interested in this PROPOSE
bon are well known in Denver and In
be East and are heavily backed finan-
tily. President Tunis Is from Balti-
nore and Is member of the we'll
Known family OF that name who were
prominently Identified with the Allan
|t coast lines. Secretary j. c. Cockey
pane from Washington. ID. c., where
ke Is well known in business. to be-
bone secretary and treasurer OF the
fnnpany and manage its ofiice affairs.
II is stated that the first work Is to
Fnastruct line from the coal mines
% get into Denver. and also build n
Poser house, The extensions south
sill come later.
The plans are not complete for the
Denver line. The promoters want to
aake an arrangement either with the
en'er Rio Grandc or the Colorado
Southern to get into the city over
heir right of way. II they can do that
hsy Will build their line in that d.
eciion distance OF seven or eight
lilies. II such an arrangement cannot
made the officers announce their In
sn,on to get an entrance into the city
or themselves.
Passenger cars on the new line arc
zoe operated by electricity generated
the power plant. which IL to be To-
a'ed at the coal mines. using the
sNe coal as fuel. Work is to be
parted al once and pushed to compile
w. ne projectors anticipate that n
se freight tonnage can be developed
me region OF the proposed coal road
koSborough Park. not only from the
oai mines but from Industrial enter.
P'ises TO be located there. Among these
Dc mentioned n Portland cement
aal. sand. lime. brick. tile. fre.brick
.aa other manufactures. from the nat
resources that are known to
''unu IN the tributary region.