Semi-weekly herald., 1912-12-26
Los ANGELES
COMMENTS
0NSANJUAN|
Los ANGELES PAPERS COMMENT
ON APPLES SENT BY MAYOR
HOOD OF DURANGO

edging the receipt of the seven boxes
of apples the official head of Durango
sent to the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce for exhibition, Secretary
Frank w. Virgins thanked him for
the contribution and assured him it
had been placed in a conspicuous place
is the display room.
With the communication the follow
ing clippings from Los Angeles pa
pers were enclosed:
Great Market Opportunity ..
A basket of fine apples from the
board of trade, with the compliments
of the mayor of Durango, Colo, was
received yesterday. They are grown
in what is known as the San Juan
basin district in southern Colorado.
The apples were Il month on the road.
By the construction of link of rail
road, from Defiance to Pennington,
N. NJ, distance of ll5 miles, Du-
range would be within twenty-eight
hours of Los Angeles. 1t is regarded
as a great market opportunity, and
the chamber of commerce has had il
under consideration for some time.
On account of lack of transportation
facilities at least 100 carloads of ap-
Los Angeles Times.
Colorado Seeks to Sell Apples in L. A..
The Los Angeles chamber of COM
merce has received number Of bas-
kets of apples, grown in the San Juan
district in southwestern Colorado, to-
gether with an appeal from the apple
growers for transportation facilities
between Durango and Los Angeles.
About 100 carloads of apples have
gone 10 waste this , essr, they aver, Un
account of lack of proper transporta-
ton. If connecting line of about
1877 miles were to be built from Du-
range to Defiance a large apple trade
would be diverted to Los Angeles,
which is the natural market of the
San Juan district.
To interest Los Angeles men in the
building of this connecting line, the
mayor of Durango has sent out bas-
kets containing samples of the various
types of apples grown in the San Juan
orchards.
The chamber of commerce has been
endeavoring for some time to bring
about the construction of the needed
connecting line.--Los Angeles Herald.
Railroad to Open Rich Apple Lands.
By the construction of a railroad
line from Defiance to Pennington, N.
NJ, distance of 115 miles, which is
now under advisement, through
standard gauge will connect Los An
geles and Durango, Colo, so that the
two centers will be only twenty eight
hours apart and the line would be
open all seasons of the year. Only
twenty-three hours would then sepa-
rate Durango and Denver The line
would have no heavy grade and there
would be no necessity for the double
transfer from one gauge of railroad
to another.
The chamber of commerce has re-
ceived a basket of apples grown in
the San Juan basin district and per
sented by the mayor Of Durango. This
region contains about $500 square
miles and is abundantly supplied with
irrigation water. The territory is rich
in minerals, especially coal.
At present the entire region il
served by a single narrow gauge line
of the Denver and Rio Grande rail
road except the standard gauge linz
between Durango and Pennington, N
NJ, but all products of the country
must be handled from this over thre,
mountain ranges to the Denver mar
ket. The apples received by tn,
chamber Of commerce were month
on the way and the members see ar
opportunity to divert large trade t.
this city. Because of lack of trans
portation about 100 carloads of apple.
have gone to waste. Los Angeles Trib
une.
J. p. Lowell Of Pine river is trans
acting business in the city.