The Meeker herald., 1921-04-02
GIVE PROMISE OF
OUTLET TO NORTH

Under the above heading last weeks
Steamboat Sentinel reports progress
on the Wamsnttcr railroad project:
NJ. r. S,rectcr, who had charGc OF
The opening and equippinR of the great
coal mine OF the Axial Basin Develop
mcnt company near Axial. IL very san
uuinc in his expectations OF being able
t. build road to connect the mine not
Only with the Mofrat road mt Craig bur.
to also continue the railroad on to n
connection with the Union Pacific ut
Wamsuter. Wyo.. an additional dis
tnnce Of 02 miles. The line would also
ie extended south to Mecker, making
its total length 123 miles. and the cs-
timatrd cost would be $1O.OQO.OO0. Mr..
Jreeter declares that $7.OOOO0O Of this
amount has already been arranged for.
md that the railroad to Wnmsuttcr
will lc completed within the next IS
months II the people Of RO,tt. MOHnt
and Rio RlancO counties, Colorado and
Corion 'Unnty. Wyoming will subscribe.
for .hc remaining s3.OO0,OOO In stock.
Mr.. Strcetcr was In Steamboat Tues
day evening. md addressed the Com
Iucrcinl club setting forth the benefits
to Northwestern Colorado through n
raiiroad outlet to the north. He stated
etat he WINS familiar with the plans Of
the Burlington system for securing
direct connection to the Pacific coast,
and declared that within 2a years
this territory would Ike on main trunk
line from New York to San FranciscO
He pointed out. however. that this was
too long to wait for the development Of
The resources Of Routt county. and that
his railroad should be- fniilt at once. to
bring immediate results.
The railroad promoter gave figures
to prove that even after the east and
west line has been completed. there
would still be grcnt need for the con-
nectiOn with the Union Pacific. for one
road alone cannot possibly carry tho
tonnage from Routt and MOfYat coun-
.ies, when their resources are deVcl-
oped. He stated that his road would
increase the output Of coal to at least
s.OOOOOO tons year. while mt the pre-
sen. time the MofYat road is proving
unable to transport 1.OOO.OOO tons. The
Union Pacific, he asserted could he re-
lied upon to take care Of all the traffic.
when it was delivered at wamsutter..
/ Mr.. s.reeter's position was that
while his railroad from the Mt. Street
or mine to Craig would be completed
this year. and he would he able to fin
ance the extension north. the people of
Northwestern Colorado should lend CO.
opera tion and that II they would place
$3.OOO.OOO in stock n bond for the com
pletion of the road would he furnished.
While the owners Of the coal mines
would he most directly benefked. he
thought that It should he representa-
tivcs Of the Commercial clubs Of Steam
boat Springs, Craig and Meeker tina.
should approach them for their sub
scriptiOns.
After n general discussion, n motion
was adopted asking President Lecken-
by to appoint a committee Of five from
lhis club to work on the matter with
similar committees already appointed
Mt Craig and Meeker. He has since
selected F. A. Metcnlf. J. X. Bnzard.
Charles s. Stone. c. NJ. Dinius and A.
II. Poppen to act as the committee.
Charles A. vanDorn. VI the Frs
National Bank Of Craig. and Russell
Young of the Continental hotel. ac-
companicd Mr. Streeter. az represent
tatives of the Craig Commercial Club.
and both spoke enthusiastically in sup
port Of the proposition. II. w. Meyers
president of the railroad company. had
come up with them on the. train from
Craig. but he was compelled to go NJ
once to his home in Kansas City. Mr..
Movers will soon return, with ]. v.
Strykcr, who has the contract for the
building Of the road. and 1t Ia proposed
20 then have meeting In Steamboat
of the committees from all three towns.