, 1907-10-03
BEGINS IN
FEW DAYS
WORK EXPECTED 70 START ON
DENVER, LARAMIE AND
NORTHWESTERN BEFORE
FIRST OF THE YEAR.
Optimistic Interview Given to Law,
renee Correspondent of Denver
Times by Former senator Harris OF
kansas-CapitaIists Of That State
Already Interested 10 Extent oil Al.
most Half Million Dollars.

The Daily Journal of this city, the
home of former United States Senator
Harris, has been interviewing Kansas
honored statesman about the new rail
road from Denver, Colo, to Seattle,
says the Lawrence, Kas., correspond
ent of the Denver Times in that pape,
of Wednesday. Kansas capitalists aru
taking a great interest in the proposed
road, because they have great faith
in Denver's commercial and manutac
turing future and equally great faith
in the integrity. business acumen and
foresight of the men who are at the
head of the enterprise.
Already capitalists Of Kansas, NOV,
ed by these considerations, have put
in nigh onto half a million dollars, and
a number Of them have visited Denver
and gone owe the route clear into WV
oming.
Heavy Contributor Pleased.
One of the heaviest contributors in
talking about the road yesterday said
that the part of the line from Denve.
to Fort Collins would be an immense
profit Garner from the start. He had
visited Fort Collins and was eXtrava.
gantly enthusiastic about that Colora.
do city and the development of the
farming and stock interests for miles
around it.
This is what the Journal says afte,
its interview with ex-senator Harris:
Will Begin in SIXTY Days.
Within sixty days active construc
ton will commence out OF Denver,
Colo, on the Denver, Laramie AMI
Northwestern railroad, which eventu,
ally is to reach the coast at Seattle
and which will pierce some of the
richest mineral lands in the United
States.
Prominent Promoters.
Prominent i'll the promotion and con,
struction Of the new roa are w. A
Harris. Judge John D.. Milliken of Kan,
sas, formerly president of the Stale
Bar association; Wilson |. Davenny OF
New York, Sidney j. Kent, formerly
commissioner OF labor and statistics OF
Nebraska; r. H. Dwyer of Illinois, T..
S. johnson OF Denver, together with u
lumber of other prominent capitalists
of Denver. r. H. Dwyer was formerly
connected with the Illinois Central and
is well known in railroad circles and
will be the general manager.
Headquarters in Denver.
The headquarters of the new road
are located in Denver. A terminal has
been arranged for there and 100 acrc3
have been purchased within the city
limits, where the shops, yards and ter.
minals will be located. The purchase
price paid for this land amounted ~
100000, and ii lies one-half mile near
er the city than Utah Junction, where
the shops of the Moffat road are 10
Gated.
The company owns IN fee simple a
right of way over the Continental d.
vide through Fish Creek canon, where
the grade is less than Z per cent and
where no difficult engineering feats al @
presented. The canon Is twelve miles
long and presents the only outlet, say.
w. A. Harris, through the Continental
divide, which a be traversed at a
2 per cent grade.
Coming to Laramie.
The road runs almost directly north
west out of Denver. For the first few
miles between Fort Collins and Den,
yer the right of way lies midway be-
tween the Union Pacihc and Colorado
and Southern railroads. From Fort
Collins it continues to Laramie, Wyo.,
and from there continues almost dI,
agonally to Lander, in the same state,
passing Just south of the Yellowston.
park and furnishing the most direct
exists. The xac line of the route
from there on has not yet been def.
nitely decided upon.
Senator Harris Enthusiastic.
Former United States Senator Har'
ris, who is one of the number mos
prominently interested in the construc'
ton of the railroad, is enthusiastic
over the prospects. There are mil.
lions of acres of the finest sort OF
grazing land in Wyoming through
which the road will run, that Is now
untouched by any other line Of rail
road. This appeals to the former sen
ator from Kansas, who sees in it pos
sibilities of working up a great traffic
in the transportation of stock to the
packing house centers of Kansas City
and Chicago. This and the minera.
lands which surround the route of the
railroad on all sides have caused the
belief hat the former leader of the
democratic party in Kansas is in a fan