The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-02-02
RAILROAD MEETING
HELD AT CEDAREDGE
STEAM ROAD AGAIN LOOMS u.
T.. Ii. Priest Again in the Field
and Says His Company is Ready
To Build the Road if Local
People Will Assist.

One of the largest railroad meet
ings ever held in Cedaredge assem-
bled Monday night.
+. B. Priest, who was in the field
much of last season in the inter
est of steam road to be built
from a connecting point on the North
Fork branch at Appleton to Cedar
edge, was present with a definite
proposition and much enthusiasm
was aroused.
Mr.. Priests proposition at this
time, is that the people of Surface
Creek subscribe for $4,000 stock
in the road and donate it right of
way. This proposition seemed to
appeal to the people present at
the meeting and a committee was Sc
lected to aid in securing the stock
subscriptions and the right of way.
the stock subscribed to be OF the
preferred. five per cent class ad not
to exceed the sum OF SIS. 900. taken
as an aid to the building OF the
road.
Stock subscribed for becomes
payable either in cash or bank
able personal notes drawing eight
per cent interest at such time as
the company shall notify subscribers
of its acceptance of agreements and
contracts to build, the said cash
and notes therefor to be placed in
the hands OF trustee to be selected.
who shall give good and sufficient
bond. and the agreement is to be
void II the said railroad is not com
pleted on or before January LIST,
1913
MIR. Priest stated that his com
pany was now properly organized
under the laws of Colorado and
ready to finance the building and
equipment of the road; that ii was
up to the people to do their part:
that the road could be built within
ninety days after work began. and
that If the encouragement asked
was not given. they would at once
seek other fields for operation.
The present proposition would ap-
pear to offer many advantages over
any heretofore offered. in as much
as the subscribers are asked to sub
scribe for stock in lieu of the direct
bonus heretofore asked, and the
only possible joker would lie in the
issue and manipulation of stock. II
the stock is based upon proper
valuation of the property, it would
seem to offer an excellent invest
ment. and in the interests of them
selves, for the sake OF getting the
road and getting it quickly, the
property owners of Surface Creek
could afford to contribute even a
bonus of the amount asked, in CON
sideration OF the advantages of
transportation facilities and the
increase it would give to property
values.
The Independent editor. along
with other Delta people, and those
of all Surface Creek. has constantly
felt the need ofa railroad to Cedar
edge. and this paper has done what
1t could in turn. to support each
project 1t regarded as most prom
Using. II would like to have seen
the Interurban road built: hopes
yet to see 1t reality-but, with
no immediate prospect, the thing
to do is-get road to Cedaredge
and get II as quickly as 1t can be
built. The great Surface Creek
fruit and grain belt has been long
enough without railroad facilities.
Those wonderful coal deposits in
the foot hills of Grand mesa have
been too long cut off from develop
ment and market supply. We want
the privilege of going to Cedaredge
other than by stage. We want the
fruit growers, farmers and coal
miners of that section to be able
to load their products on cars in
stead of having to haul ten or
dozen miles by wagon.
KEEP OFF THE GRASSt