The daily tribune., 1908-11-25
Mass Meeting
Last Night


tended. Fully 100 of the business
men of this city were in attendance
Quoted here. Mr. Vanlaw called the
meeting to order and explained that
the object WAS to make public the
plans of the Kansas colorado line,
so far as they related to this place.
and also stated the part they expect.
ed Florence to take in aiding them to
build the road through Florence
The road through the city was outlin
ed and all matters heretofore discussed
in committee WAS given to the pub
lie. The company has planned to en-.
ter the city near the oil refinery aud
to follow up Railroad street to Pike 8
Peak avenue; thence westward along
the north side of the Denver and Rio
| Grande railroad and through the al
ley south of West Second street to
the city limits. They have asked the
city to give them the right of way
over this street and alley aud they
also asked that Florence citizens
shall subscribe for $l6, 600 of the CAPT
tai stock Of the company, the same to
be paid for after the road is COM
pleted and in operation.
1t so happened that Mayor John 7.
West of Pueblo, was yesterday in the
,ity on business and being present
at this meeting was called upon for
advice as to the requirements asked
of the city Of Pueblo, and for his
knowledge Of their ability to consul
mate the project. He was very en-
| thusiastic over the outlook and stated
that from start to finish the company
have been consistent with every
promise and energetic in pushing for
ward the work. Among other things
he stated that of his personal knowl-
edge he knew that 20 miles of track
had been graded west Of Pueblo. that
many car loads of ties were en- route
aud frogs we're being shipped at the
present time. That they had taken
an opticn on a large Pueblo building
for *35. 600 and that the tenants of
the sam, are now vacating the build.
ing which Is to be torn down to make
room for those to be erected by the
railroad people. He also stated that
three counties in Kansas had vote
bonds for $1,000 mile for over iSC
miles of right of way through those
counties. And that on Turkey
Greek. the county Of Pueblo Is to pur.
chase $500 900 worth Of rock for the
new court house to be erected on the
site of the old one just torn dow
and also that he has seen many con.
tracts which have been executed with
farmers for the purpose of irri eating
arid lands.
j. ID. Blunt WAS called upon foI
remarks. Mr.. Blunt has been mem
Dor Of the committee that WAS first ap.
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thoroughly familiar with all the de
tails OF each conference that has been
with the railroad people He was
optimistic about the outlook and
states that II this road Is built. that
we are promised an electric train for
Pueblo at least every two hours and
that both freight and passenger traffic
will be greatly reduced. This In
effect. would give Florence direct con
pection with every trunk line of rail.
road TINT gets into Pueblo. He sug
gested that two committees be ap.
pointed, one on finance and the other
on right Of way. His suggestion was
adopted and the following committees
appointed. On finance, J. d. Blunt
W. + Mitchell. E. +. Jack, T. II.
Morrissey. II. s. Andrews, James A.
McCandless. W. p. wilbar. Alva
Kooutz. George Columbia. J. Q
Macdonald. W. Locke. A. x. Gumaer,
+. Il. Knoch. and X. J. Morse.
On right Of way, George Deibert.
George Wilson. W. +. vsrnard. A.
q. Palmer. George Columbia and
Hugh Houston.
There seems to be but little doubt
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