Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-26
RICH COUNTRY IS
TAPPED BY LINE

"whon the Monatt roud ls completed
into salt Lake. the distance between
this city and Denver will be- shortened
by i12 miles," said s. u. uahcock. fore
mcrly trofnc manager of the Rio
Grande Western ln this citv afterwards
connected with the Monat road as
head OF the construction department
and now traffic manager FOR Che salt
Lake Commercial club traffic burcan.
"Thore win ho o. i5-hour passenger
schedule put ON between the Two cit.os
and business and social relations bee
tween the two types of western towns
will become closer ana more beneficial
Co an concerned.
81 have just received On Industrial
map OF the Monatt road" continued
Mr. Babcock (which shows resources
almost immoasurablo lying in front OF
that line. Th.rc gre hundreds of mile
lions of feet OF timber untold quanu-
ties OF soft and anthracite coal, the
largest gilsonitc and asphalt dcpoHta
in the world; gold, silver. iron and lead
ore, agricultural and fruit lands an
empire in themselves: and for scenic
beauty. m my mind there is no road
IN Nllt country I'D NNIN I'NNN WIN AAAA"
line To show something OF the rugged
ness OF the country through which the
road was built, one single mile OF track
n the Egeria canyon. In northwestern
Colorado. cost 100000 20 prepare for the
ties alone There is some Of the most
gorgeous natural scenery between Den-
vcr and Steamboat Springs. TO which
point the road is already completed, IL
was ever my pleasure to behold.
WHERE MONEY WAS RAISED.
The money to build the Monatt
line as far as IL has been constructed
was put up by a half dozen wealthy
men Of the Colorado capital, the
syndicate being headed by Col. ID. G..
Dodge. formerly with the Rio Grandc
BOO this city. and Mr.. Mofatt and oth-
crs These western millionaires have
proven true to their western homes.
and have expended their fortunes ia
building uu the resources of the west.
Their number was recently depleted
hy the death of Cen Palmer ana ]
want tu say right here, said MT.
Badcock. with much earnesiness of
manner. "Geu. Palmer din more single
handed for Colorado than any other
hundred men i'm the state, and had
his plans been carried out he would
have done just as much for the state
OF Utah. He contemplated extending
the Rio Grandc road. which DE built
into southern California and through
the Colorado Southern he would have
possessed the same gulf outlet as
now possessed by Hin The generals
plans were Interrupted however by
the purchase of the Denver d Rio
Grande by the Gould interests, and
his plans were not matured.
In response tu query of the route
To- be- followed by the Monatt road
through Utah. Mr.. BabcUck followed
the lire of preliminary survey. which
breaks into Utah i'm "a direct line west
of Steamboat Springs, the FIRST station
reached in this state being that Of Jen-
sen Thence the road passes west
ward "a distance of about - miles south
of Nernal. and touches at Myton, and
Duchesue on the reservation. passing up
CurIant Creek canyon. thence north
westward 90 Indian and Daniels pass
through which the town Of Heber is
reached. The road then passes down
through Provo canyon on 10 Provo and
thence to Salt Lake city. When the
great tunnel now being bored through
the Rockies is completed, the Momat
road will have an easy grade and viii
be ina shape TO enter the lists win the
rest of the roads for local ana through
business