The daily sentinel., 1908-12-11
STREET RAILWAY PROJECT
LOOKING BETTER EVERY DAY

FTut Dtii ROVER tO., ana the
Grand Junction Electric Railway
Co., had been asked to speak
last night at the Chamber of
Commerce banquet on the cleo
tric railway, IL subject which is
so dear to the hearts of all local
citizens interested i'm the rapid
and permanent development of
the city and valley. At almost
the eleventh hour MIR. Noble
found that he could not be pres
cnt. IL is To he sincerely re-
GREETED that the gentleman could
not have addressed the big audi
encc ON this long looked and
hoped for and now about-to-bc-
realized project.
Matters have been progressing
most encouragingly in street railway
circles during the past few days and
had Mr. Noble been present last night
probably no phase of the proposition
could have been discussed with more
interest TO the citizens than the new
arrangements for the first car lines
to be constructed in the city.
Some points concerning this new
plan have not been placed fully before
the public, therefore the greater bene-
fit the city and citizens are to derive
NUN Iht NHdlSe III pldHS Is NOT as
fully appreciated as it might be. Ac-
cording to the provisions of the orig
mal franchise the company was to
make but one loop touching either
the central residential or business
portion of the city. this loop to be
made by running IA line up to Seventh
street from the car barns on South
Fifth street, up Seventh street to
Grand avenue, east on Grand avenue
TO Twelfth street. thence down
Twelfth street to Main and back to
Seventh street. thus perfecting the
loop. As stated by The Sentinel
few days ago. the company, in study
ing the city and its conditions, has
decided to readjust its plans so as to
make a more gigantic loop and there
by put practically all. instead of only
"A comparatively small portion of the
city, in close touch with street ear
service. Proceeding on this plan il
was decided to run car line from
the car barns up Fourth street. across
the city to Gunnison avenue ON the
north, out Gunnison avenue to Tenth
street. with an extension TO the fair
grounds, virtually bridging the city
in that direction. thence down Tenth
street to Main, thereby perfecting Il
huge loop comprising nearly the en-
tire city.
The advantages of this greater loop
are noticeable at once There are
about l 63 blocks in the city of Grand
Junction. With a line running as de-
tailed above on Fourth, Gunnison
avenue. Tenth street and down TO
Main, connecting with the Main street
line, ii can be clearly seen by looking
at map of the city that residents in
every block of the city are. if not
right on the car line. from one to not
more than three blocks from car
line, easy access indeed, while If the
first passenger line built in the city
should just encompass the loop uesig-
mated in the original franchise there
would be several scores of blocks far
removed from n car line Naturally
everybody would like to see the larg-
est number of people accommodated
1T is possible TO accommodate from
the very start. The company natur-
ally expected to build the loop line"
first and while the first planned loon
would have given them a completed
car circuit with far less cost and far
less expensive trackage, the company
in order to accommodate the most
people and give the city an excellent
and extended service from the very
start has determined to make the big
ipDb "hh 40 "a i'ouli istl Ilol' lldth-
age Will be laid within the first year
than is required by the franchise.
OF course the change does not
jeopardize the company's rights ON
the streets on which the smaller loop
was TO have been made, and that loop
will doubtless be made in time The
loop is simply the first unit of the
city system TO be constructed and
then az rapidly as possible the tracks
ana lines viii be extended throughout
the city as the demand and require
ments warrant. The Twelfth street
freight line which i'll time will con
meet with the Palisade line, Will not
be interfered with either.
Mr.. Noble informed The Sentinel
yesterday that he was meeting with
excellent success in getting the neces-
sary signatures for rights OF way
from residents on Fourth. Tenth
streets and Gunnison avenue Very
few are hesitating. None should hesi-
tate when the advantages are con-
sidered. The company, we have ev-
cry reason to believee is asking for
nothing unreasonable. The enlarged
loop puts the company to more ex-
pense than ii would necessarily have
to go the first year or two but il gives
splendid service 10 the city. II is 10
be hoped that every property holder
on these streets will sign. There is
no question but what the council will