The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
ENTIRE STATE WILL BE GREATLY
BENEFITED BY CON.
sTRucTioN.
DENVER TO SEATTLE
BRINGS NEW TERRITORY n
TOUCH WITH MARKETS OF
DENVER.

region as yet almost entirely undevel, |
oped and not trayersed by railroads. is |
said to be an assured fact.
The new road is the Denver. Lara.
mie & Northwestern. It's headquarters
Is in Denver. The actual work OF con.
struction will begin within sixty days
All possible speed will be employed in
building the road to Laramie. Wyo
ming. The major portion OF the righ'
Of way has been secured. A Denver
terminal has been arranged for. and
the company owns in fee simple n
right OF way over the continental di.
vide through Fish Creek canon. wher.
the grade is less than two per cent
and where no difYlcult engineering feats
are presented. The company has also
purchased 160 acres OF land within the
city limits OF Denver. where will b.
located its terminals. shops and yards.
The closing OF the deal for this land.
lying just east OF the old Argo smelter.
and known as the Highly addition. IL
the first intimation that Denver peo
pie have had Of the new project. The
men engaged In the work have beer
proceeding quietly and systematically.
They have interested eastern capital In
the road and also Denver men. In the
last two or three days $4,000 worth y:
stock in the new road has been sub
scribed In Denver alone.
The men behind the new project
were not anxious that news OF their
Denver purchase should leak out NJ
this time. Several weeks ago Col. w.
E. Skinner OF the Denver Union Stock
Yards Company was approached BY
men who are financing and promoting
the new road, and the scheme for the
entrance OF the Denver. Laramie 4
Northwestern was broached TO him.
Colonel Skinner investigated the mat.
ter carefully. He was impressed with
the advantages that would accrue TO
Denver through the building OF such q
road. found the proposition all thai
was claimed for 1t. and set about md
Ing a tract of land that would be suit.
able for a terminal.
The deed by which the new road be
comes the owner OF the Highly tract
has been closed. 1t Is bounded on the
east by West Forty.cigh,h avenue. on
the south by the Colorado & Southern
and MofYat roads. and on the north by
The extension OF Broadway. The land
lies ona.half mile nearer the city than
Utah Junction. where the shops OF the
Moffnt road are located. The consider
alton was 100000.
"is Worth Millions"
"The building of the new Denver
i.arimie & Northwestern will be big
stride ahead for Denver and for Colo
RADIO" said Colonel Skinner. This
road and the Monat road. which is rap
Idly nearing completion. Will make
Denver a live stock center second TO
none. Just think OF the great expanse
of territory that these roads will open
nm. There are millions OF acres In
Routt. county which the Mohat ROAD
will tap; there are millions Of acres IN
northern Colorado and southern Wyo.
ming which the new Laramie road VIII
Tap. These acres are the finest grazing
lands in the country. The STOCK ID
coming to Denver over the rails OF the
new companies. It. will eventually bring
millions OF dollars annually into the
state.
And not alone in the livestock In.
dustry, but in mining development INA.
will follow the completion OF 'he MOL
fat road and the Laramie project, WIN
Denver and Colorado beneht. l am
firmly OF the belief that new era IN
Colorado's progress has been reached
and that these roads will supply some
of the few-very few-things lacking
10 make Colorado the greatest state In
the whole Union"
The survey of the new line agreed
upon runs in almost straight line
from Denver to Fort Collins midway
between the present lines OF the Union
Pacific and Colorado & Southern.
South Of Lander.
From Fort Collins the line Will run
northwest, crossing the continental oi-
vide through Fish Creek canon whore
the grade is easy and the cross
ing one which presents no dim-
cult engineering feats. The canon ID
twelve miles long. After leaving me
canon the road as planned VIII TAP tns
territory as yet untraversed ny rail-
roads as far north as Laramie. INC
surveys from this point OH to Laramie
have been made but the exact rouee
has not been definitely deter rmineo
upon. The final surveys may throw
~ 1,r. south of Lander with spur
into the city. a., ,.s.
within a nights ride of Denver by the
nav road. Being q north and soutn
.c.a yhe laramie line when completed
VIII intercept all Of the transcontinen-
tal lines north OF Denver. the Union
P.ciNc. Northwestern, 81. PAUL ana
Hiil lines. This will give Denver an
outlet and inlet to the great Nortnwest
~ connections with great railway
svssems such as IL could not get In any
othor way.
Col. n II. Dwyer. formerly connsctSo
WITH the Illinois Cenuei ene Sou.S o..s
~ ~ ~ railroad snan, p the general