The daily sentinel., 1906-06-07
GIGANTIC UNDERTAKING
IN RAILWAY BUILDING"
OUR OWN COLORADO 4 SOUTH.
EtN ROAD BEING GIVEN
MUCH PUBLICITY AND
CONTRACTS To
BE LET.

Il.
Ell ii Is good thing to work for
something, whether we ever get that
something or not. II was on This
principle, when there was no hone of
securing sugar factory that this pa-
per urged the people TO work for its
building, and again when IL was nro-
posed to build smelter. 1t broadens
men, enlarge their ideas and is al-
ways most excellent thing TO have
some object in view, which il is hoped
10 attain.
No town In which its inhabitants sit
down and wait to be struck bv good
fortune ever yet has amounted TO
anything. Everything that has been
of material benefit to this citv has
come from within and that is the wav
We shall build our electric railroad
and our proposed steam railway into
that great southwest virgin terri
tory.
It is also publicity which aids mat
erially. Already We can see benefits
resulting from the Colorado and
Southwestern railroad being exploit
ed.
The Denver Republican in its is
sue of Monday contains an interview.
which we give below. with Mr.. d. II.
Willoughby, the promoter of the
road. Nor is the following the only
advertisement We will receive That
road and what it is proposed to do
along the line of it, will be exploited
throughout this entire country and
Grand Junction should greatly bene-
fit therefrom:
+ d. C. Willoughby of London, +
+ England. is in Denver for the +
= purpose of letting the first CON :
+ tract for one of the largest =
= transportation development and =
+ irrigation schemes known to =
+ Colorado for many years. +
+ The Colorado & Southwestern +
+ railway scheme, financed by a =
+ company of English capitalists +
+ with a two-thlrds paid up cap +
! ital stock, and fostered by the +
+ Grand Junction Chamber of =
+ Commerce, is. according to Mr.. =
+ Willoughby, at last an assured +
Z! fact. I.
The results to be obtained by the
undertaking comprise the building of
/ 80 miles of railroad; the opening of
| $50, 900 acres of tillable land; the
construction of beet sugar factories
building of 1876 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 & Southwestern rail
way Is to extend from Grand Junction
to a terminus in the Paradox valley
where a town is TO be made. and
where It is stated the smelters for
the entire district entered by the rail-
road will be located.
d. c. Willoughby who in four
months has succeeded in financing
the company and in securing a guar
anteed subscription of S45,O00 from
the residents of Grand Junction is en-
thusiastic over the possibilities OF
the country the new road is to in
wade In speaking of the matter he
said
"The district in question is prac-
tically undeveloped except for GER
tain mining interests and these have
been hampered greatly by the excess
slve freighting charges to the smell
ters. There are hundreds OF tons of
ore waiting the coming of our road
and 1t Is a pleasure to me to know
that we are at last in a position to
let a contract for the first part or 25
miles out of Grand Junction.
1.-THE only trouble with the coun-
trv is that II lies in valleys between
two mountain ranges, leaving but two
courses for the removal of ore. which |
cost in the neightborhood of $50 per
ton for the II. mile haul. This would |
XIII off any mine and the country has
lain practically undeveloped.
IAN instance of this is the old |
Caicias mine and others in the yicin- |
itv. which are among the best paying |
in the country except for the trouble |
in smelling the ore. These Will be |
opened up, and We anticipate that
our 1872 miles of road will be the
best paying, comparatively, In the
country.
"In addition to the construction of
the railroad, we have secured thet
water and reservoir rights OF X. a:
and c. D. Gurley OF Denver. and Will
build 1876 miles of irrigation ditehes,
which in addition to the watershed
supply will make the entire valley |
fertile.
Agreements have been reached |
for the construction Of extensive beet
eugar factories in the Shenandoah |
valley by the Colorado Sugar COM
many of Cleveland. Ohio. They are
taking over 10000 acres Of land and |
Will found anoother thriving town
in the district.
I'm addition to the natural water
sources we are to construct a pipe |
line from the San Miguel river, which |
will be an unusual engineering feat
as the supply will have raise OF g.
600 feet before reaching its destina-
tion This Is made possible by the
immense water pressure at the point
of diversion, 1900 cubic feet per
second being guaranteed us by our
engineers. We have purchased in
addition to the Gurley irrigation in
terests the Shenandoah Valley Water |
company's reservoirs and rights.
Besides our interest there are
10 other big companies holding in
RESTS there. and ! am safe in pro-
nbesving wonderful advancement Tor
the district In the near future. Should
smelters be erected at our terminal
feeI certain much of the Telluride
and LaSal district ores would be haul
ed the PC miles to that point and
smelted, meaning the establishment
Of one of the largest mining and
enelting territories in the country