, 1907-12-30
HELP
TWO STATES
NEW RAILROAD FROM DENVER
TO LARAMIE WILL IMPROVE
CONDITIONS BETWEEN.
Rights Of Way Secured and Finances
in Such Condition That Work Ex-
peeted to Begin as Soon as Wealth
err viii Permit-Vast New Terri
tory to Be Opened Up.

No project conceived or put under
way in the state of Colorado during
the year 1907 is of greater importance
to the whole state and to the entire
northwestern country than that of the
new Denver, Laramie and Northwest
ern railway, says the Denver Post of
Sunday. This new trunk line will
stretch its rails through a vast unde-
veloped territory in the state of Colo,
RADIO and also in Wyoming. 1t will be
the of bringing millions of dol
airs worth of capital to the state. 1t
will add another railroad with SPLEEN
did equipment to Colorado's list of
lines.
Will Build to Laramie.
The route of the Denver, Laramie
and Northwestern, for which final sur
veys already have been made, is as
follows: Denver will be the southern
terminal; the first section Of the road
will run from Denver to Fort Collins
about midway between the present
lines of the Colorado and Southern
and the Union Pacific; from Fort Col
llins the road will run in a northwest
erly direction through a great grazing,
agricultural and mining region to Lar
annie, Wyo., crossing the Continental
divide through Fish creek canon, and
tapping those great coal fields in
southern Wyoming which for long cen
turtles have been waiting the coming
|of a railroad. From Laramie it is
planned eventually to extend the new
road on through to Seattle, on the Pa
cific coast.
Wall Street Stunned.
+ The building of the Denver, Lara
mie and Northwestern marks a new
era in railroad construction in the
United States. Wall street is o 60
ing to be asked for a dollar of the
money necessary to build the road.
1t is to be a peoples road. built by the
people, for the people, with the peo-
pies money. The men behind the n
terprise originally were Kansas men.
Now they are citizens Of Colorado.
The people of Colorado have joined
hands with the people of Kansas in
building the road and its success is
assured. The company owns in Wyo-
ming Immense fields of coal and min
eral deposits and these vast tract will
be developed as the road is construct
led. Already sufficient tonnage to pay
all operating expenses and=to return
a nice dividend on the money invested
Is assured. 1t is probable also that an
extension of the road into Greeley will
be one of the things undertaken during
the coming year.
Ready to Begin Work.
The financing of the Denver, Lar
annie and Northwestern has reached
the point where it is possible to begin
construction, and dirt on the first Sec
ton Of the new railroad between Den
yer and Fort Collins will be flying as
soon as weather permits in the spring.
The construction work will be pushed
with all possible vigor and trains will
be running over the first section late
in the coming year'o OF early in 1909.
Rights Of way Secured.
The rights of way necessary for the
building of the road have all been Sc
cured. Arrangements for entering
Denver have also been completed. A
site for terminals, yards, shops, ETC.,
has been purchased in Denver. This
embraces 100 acres and is admirably
situated for the purposes for which
it is to be used.
Osficefss Of the Company.
The officers Of the Denver, Laramie
and Northwestern are: c. s. Johnson,
president; Sidney J. Kent, secretary;
Captain Wilson L. Davenny, treasurer;
Judge John D. Milliken, general coun-
sci; Colonel r. H. Dwyer, general
manager.
Former United States Senator Har-
ris Of Kansas is one of those inter
ested in the road also. A large mum
Der Of prominent Denver and Colo
RADIO business men have become in.
terested in the project and are aiding
1t in every possible way.