The Delta independent., 1910-09-23
INTfRURBAN IS
MUCH NEEDED
DELTA AND MONTROSE COUN.
TIES ARE FAVORED WITH
PROSPECTS.
FSeld il Ripe for Such Enterprises.
Roads Proposed Would Supply
Crying Need-Cosl Fields, Agri-
culture and Fruit Lands Would
be Vastly Benefited.

railroad talk and II seems one or
two companies have been organized
to build roads.
Whether they succeed or not, 1t
will remain a fact that such roads
are needed and the field is one that
appeals to such an enterprise.
That we should have a road from
Delta to Cedaredge there is no ques-
ton. That one is also needed to the
coal fields sixteen miles north is
also apparent.
These roads will be built some
day. The present attempt to assem-
BILE capital for the purpose may or
may not succeed. but the field is
open and the demand pressing. Soon
er or later the roads must come.
The Independent knows but little
about the merits OF the newly organ
lied companies; that they are large
ly composed of men interested in
property in the county. whose chief
interest is to secure greater develop
ment of resources. is greatly in their
favor. For their success they should
have. and no doubt will have, the
best wishes of every body, as well
as the greatest measure of assist
ance and encouragement possibly to
be given.
In the mean time we have the
spectacle OF vast acreages of fruit,
agricultural and coal lands with
out convenient transportation facil-
tiles. crying for the need to be sup
piled. This alone should insure .
reasonably quick answer to their
prayers.
For one The Independent hopes
to see our intensively cultivated and
highly productive areas n network
of interurban lines and loks forward
with confidence to the time when 1t
will be so.
That a real start has been made
TO bring this about can be seen by
the subjoined notices of incorpora-
tions for that purpose:
Colorado is to have a new rail-
road.
The fruit and coal lands of Delta
and Montrose counties will be reach
ed by the new road. which will have
its headquarters at Delta.
Yesterday Incorporation papers
were filed with Secretary of State
Pearce by the Fairview Interurban
Railroad Company. having a capital
ization of $4,000.
The incorporators are Charles G.
Montz of Denver. Nudge Zeigler. II.
Zeigler and Watson Zeigler of Fort
Collins and d F.. Hubbard of Chi
cago.
One branch of the line is to run
from Delta to Cedaredge and anoth
er branch will tap the coal mines at
Fairview. third branch will ex-
tend from Delta along California
mesa. Denver Republican.
"Montrose, Colo. Sept. 1S-a com
pany has been formed to build an
electric railroad through sections
of the Uncompagre valley in Mont
rose county and the Gunnison val
ley in Delta county. T. u. Town
send of Denver, who Is large
property holder in Montrose county
is president and II. l.. Osborn. the
cashier of the First National bank
of Montrose is another officer of
the company.
ihc StoNhhoiueiS aIt ioNai heu
chiefly. but considerable outside
capital will be used in building the
road. The road will start at Mont
rose and penetrate the rich section
now ten or twelve miles from a
railroad. This section is adapted
to sugar beet growing but the dis
tance has kept down the produc-
ton. The proposed road will con-
meet Montrose. Olathe, Delta. Pao-
MIA and Hotchkiss. work will be
started as soon as the necessary
surveys can be made.
Power for the road will be Sc
cured from drops in one of the ca
nails in the Gunnison tunnel irri-
tion project. providing satisfactory
arrangements can be made with the
government. denver News.
"T. b. Townsend is president Of
the First National bank of Montrose
and has operated successfully for
twenty years In many parts of the
state. @. A. Frost ia. vice president
of the same bank and r. l.. Osborn
is the cashier. Mr.. Pepper has sue
cessfully promoted large enterpris-
es for thirty years. He promoted
and successfully operated one Of
the frst Western sugar factories
and his once 10 filled with corpora
tion articles and prospectuses Of