The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-18
DENVER R-SALT LAKE
ROAD NOW ASSURED
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central part OF Colorado. the opening to-,
settlement and development of one Of the
largest and richest undeveioped terri
tories thai lie in the west. AS President
Fleming OF the tunnel commission ex-
pressed il tonight: THE result Of the
election today assures the opening Of the
last great west"
1t is estimated that the Denver & Salt
Lake railroad viii be completed within
the years allowed for the construction OF
the tunnel President Newman Grb is
now in London completing the plans for
financing the building of the railroad and
the latter'S share OF the tunnel construc-
ton, He viii receive cableSram to-
morrow ANNOUNCING the complete returns
OF the vote in Denver today.
The building OF the Denver salt
Lake railroad assures the development OF
an untouched empire. This territory Is
rich in coal. ignite. bitumtnouS and an
thra acte. and it is estimated that III Grand
and EouJt counties alone there is moro
coal than in the state OF Pcansylva MA.
and Of a better quality, Western Colo
RADIO and ca stern Utah are also rich in
agricultural and grazing lands and vast
mineral deposits.
The proposed tunnel viii be six and
four one -hundredths miles long and the
estimated cost OF the construction, IN
clldins the approaches, is Si.i@0.00Q: IS
timatcd time necessary for It's complctioH
work has been done. The city OF Den
ver Will own the right OF way, the ap-
| proaches and everything in connection
with the tunnel, until such time as the
| Denver & Salt Lake Railroad any
| shall pay all interest charges. all bonds
| and all other charges in connection with
| the construction.
The work of preliminary surveys and
| elevations Will begin within thirty days,
md while the prelimnaries are being ar
| ranged bids Will be asked, probably with
| in sixty days, or as soon as plans and
| specifications can he completed. The tun-
mel construction Will require the labor OF
| 1900 men for three years. and also the
| building of a town OF 20Oo people at each
portal for these Workmen.
| The voting OF the So, 600, 000 bond issue
| today has also made IL possible to finance
| the Denver & Salt Lake railroad from
| the present terminus into Salt Lake CITY,
| This means an expenditure Of new capital
| In Colorado and in Utah of not less than
| SIS. .000.0 900, i'm addition 10 the cost OF the
| employment to from 5000 to 10000 men
| for the next three or four years 1t is
| planned to complete the construction OF
! the railroad simultaneously with the lun-
mel, or before.
President Jesse T. Fleming OF the tun-
| mel commission of Denver who has been
/ Identified with important undertakings al
| his life, dictated the following statement
tonight;
''I could not be otherwise than gratified
| with the result of todays election. The
overwhelming majority for the bond is
sue means everything almost FOR Den
ver and II is of as much Importance tc
| Colorado and Utah as the building OF the
Panama canal Is to coast cities and coast
| states"
| DENVER, Feb 17.-With 1I2 pre-
cincts reporting and siXty-siX 10 be hearc
| from. this city today rejected the Retail
| associations plan To purchase the Den
vcr Union Water company at Il maxi
| mum value of Sl4. 400. 900, and. by a vote
| approximately two to one, decided tC