Gunnison news-champion., 1909-10-15
rOa E. 4 s. EXTENSION
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MOntrose pal Nts assert tiiat ueii-
mite information has been received
there that the Rio Grande will at
once begin brosdsaslng the Marshall
Pass division from Sal.da, throagh
Gunnison to Ovray A three mile
tunsel under the pass, short tunnel
on Cerro Ssmmit, and swing up
the Uncompah9re valley TO get less
than two per cent grade all the
way is considered the aligned route
ID is known that Paul Blount, one
of the roads supervision engineers,
spent several davs recently at Cim-
arron inspecting the country, and
NAV have been also at Marshall pass
Nov that the Western Pacific is in
commission The first through trains
were run in September that drain
on the treasury of the Gould roads
has ceased, and money can be divert
ed to other contemplated improve
ments, There is no doubt, but wltb
the Marshall pass broadgaged, we
shall be on the main transcontInent-
al route, for this line is fifty miles
shorter. with better scenery and
twice as much contribntary business
a. that through Glenwood and Lead
Vile. We hope 1t is all true. How
ever, let us continue 20 bear down
upon the c. q s. proposition That
is the KEY to the entire railroad stu
alton. 1t started, everything else
starts for sure.
North Fork Times: With a c. &
/ s. extension the saving in distance
/ between Hotchkiss and Denver would
be about 27J miles. Now for freight
possibilities. The Rio Grande has
I demonstrated Just within the past
few days its inability to keep pace
with the fruit shipments. All the
local shipping concerns were com
/ PEELED to wait over twentv-four hours
this week to get a little switching
done in the yards, with the result
that they were almost swamped with
apples. 1t is expected that about
/ 3OO0 cars of fruit will be shipped
from Delta county this season, and
I there is every reason to believe that
the Colorado & Southern would get
a roodlv share of this if they had a
line to our valley. 1t is useless to
enumerate other items which would
/ be a source of great revenue to that
road. In passenger travel alone
they should be able to meet all oper-
ating expenses, for no one Is going
to make that tiresorne trip around by
Grand Junction or over Mar hall
Pass when there is a more direct
route If this road were built il
would put us within twelve hours oi
the capital CITY. and we submit that
this is certainly worth while II the
officials of the Colorado q Southern
are looking for facts and figures or
this subject. We take the liberty o
saving that any one OF our CONNER
cial organizations will gladly under
take the task Of furnishing them al
: they want. We need that road anC
we know that our country will justify
: its building. Look at the map
, The Times has long advocated tn,
building Of a short cut by the Colo
rado & Southern from Bardine t.
Baldwin-only a short stretch o
, track, but full Of possibilities for th'
railroad company and for the Aortt
) Fork valley The newspapers o
, Delta county, with the aid of th'
Gunnison papers, are now gong t.
enter into campaign to have tha
road built If it is within the range 0
possibilities. We have often givel
: figures on this subject in these col
: umns, but there is nothing like keep
, ing a good thing going, once it i
started.