The Ordway new era., 1906-06-08
RAILWAY PLANS
LINE FROM GRAND JUNCTION TO
THE PARADOX VALLEY.
CONTRACTS ARE TO BE LET
Colorado & Southwestern Will Open
Rich country-one Hundred and
Thirty-Two Miles Of Road-vast
Irrigation Projects Sugar Facto-
ries Planned.


Irrigation Projects = Sugar Faeto.
ries Planned.
Denver-D. c. Wlllouehby u. Lon
don. England, is In Denver. says the
Republican. for the purpose Of letting
the first contract for one of the lars-
est transportation, deveiopnien; and ir.
rigation schemes known II CuluraGo
for many years.
way scheme, financed 10y company OF
English capitalists with a twothirds
paid mp capital stock. anl fostered by
the Grand Junction Chamber of Com
merce. Is, according 20 NJ. Willouchby,
Mt last an assured fact
The results TO be attained by the
Undertaking compr.sa lIr building %.
1872 miles of railroad: the opening OF
100000 acres OF tillable land: the con-
stTuction OF beet sugar iactUrics; build
Ing Of l26 miles OF irrigation works:
the possible installation OF smelling
works, and the opening OF not only the
old Chacias mines. but four others in
the vicinity which have heretofore
been unsatisfactory ventures because
OF the immense cost OF transportation
facilities to the smelters.
The Colorado x Southwestern rail
way Is to extend from Grand Junction
to terminus in the Paradox valley.
where town Is TO be made. and
where. 1t is stated. the smel;ers for the
entire district entered by the railroad
will be located.
ID. c. Willoughby: who in four
months has succeeded in financing the
company. and In securing guaranteed
subscription OF Si500OO from the resi-
dents OF Grand Junction. Is en;husias-
tic over the possibilities OF the coun-
try the new road is TO invade. In
speaking OF the matter he said:
The district in question is practic-
ally undeveloped. except for certain
mining interests. and these have been
hampered greatly by the excessive
freighting charges 10 the smelters.
There are hundreds OF tons OF ore
awaiting the coming OF our road. and II
is 4 pleasure to me TO know that We
are at last in n position TO let a con-
tract for the first twenty-five miles OF
road out of Grand Junction.
'''rhe only trouble with the country
Is that II lies In valleys between two
mountain ranges, leaving but two
courses for the removal of ore. which
cost In the neiGhborhood of $50 per ton
for The seventy-seven-mile haul. This
would kill on any mine and the coun'
try has lain practically und.veloped.
"Sn Instance OF this is the old Cha
cias mii;e and others in the vicinity.
which are among the best paying in
the country except for the trouble in
sme,tine ore. These will all be opened
up. and we anticipate that our l32
miles of road will be the best paying.
compara' lvcly. In the country.
"In addition TO the construction or
the railroad, we have secured the
water and reservoir rights of II. A. and
c. ID. Guriey of Denver. and will build
1876 miles of irrigation bitches, which.
in addition to the watershed supply,
will make the entire valleys fertile.
agreements have been reached for
the construction of extensive beet
sufIr plants in the Shenandoah val
ley by the Colorado Sugar Company OF
Cleveland, Ohio. They are taking over
10000 acres OF land. and Will found
another thriving town in the district.
I'm addition to the natural water
sources we are to construed pipe line
from the San Miguel river. which will
be an unusual engineering feat. as the
supply will have rise OF $500 feet
before reaching its destination. This
Is made ossible by TIE immense water
pressure at the point OF diversion.
i.5OO cube feet per second being guar
anteed us by our engineers. We have
purchased in addition to the Gurley ir-
rigation interests. the Shenandoah
Valley Water Company's reservoirs
and rights.
Besides our interests there are
nineteen other big companies holding
interests there. and l am safe III
prophesying wonderful advancement
for the district in the near future.
Should smelters be erected at our
terminal feel positive much Of the
Telluride and LaSalle district ores
would be hauled the twenty-six miles
TO that point and smelted, meaning the
establishment of one of the largest
mining and smelling territories in the
country at that point.
I'VE have not settled on contractors
for the construction work of either the
railroad or irrigation and pipe lines.
but surveys are complete, and, all
things being equal. the successful bid
ders should be from Denver and Grand