, 1922-05-18
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT
ACCORDED new RAILROAD
PRELIMINARY CANVASS SHOWS EVERY SECTION AF-
FECTED IS BACKING Project SUBSTANTIALLY
MlSAPPREHENSlON IS CORRECTED

center which will be affected by the
building of tn" projected line of
railroad from Craig. Colorado. to the
Union Pacific. as we'll as the vast
agricultural and mining region which
will be tributary to the new line. arr,
all to the effect that the promoters
are very enthusiastic over the sup
port which the proposition is recciv-
ing from all concerned.
Earl w, Reader. the Dixon bank
or and capitalist. who has been one
of the foremost advocates of Il rail
road outlet to the north from North
western Colorado which will also tap
the rich Snake River valley in Car
bon County. writes The Republican
that without an exception the entire
section is supporting he new rail
road vigorously and substantially.
and that within the next ten days
the Arnold Engineering company. Il
Chicago concern. will have represent
atives On the ground compiling a
final report.
A Misrepresentation
a m~iScOnceptiOn seems to exist
among some interests. principally il,
) and around Denver among the more
: active proponents of the Moffat
tunnel project recently passed b.
the Colorado legislature. hat the pro-
: moters of the Wyoming-Colorado
. Railroad are unfriendly to and are
cOvertly opposing the building of the
! MOffat tunnel That this is not the
: case was pointed out in The Rawlins
Republican Of April ~ when the first
announcement of the successful term
t nation of years of work and plan
ming on the part of Northern Colo
a :, ,In aud CarIDp cprpfu NIT,np,iru
| boosters was made.
S On the contrary it is thought that
DE-. with possibly a few exceptions. every
= individual and every organization
which is backing the Wyoming-Colo-
RADIO Railroad, either hopes that the
o Moffat tunnel will be built or Is in
different on the subject. In other
t words there i no active opposition
e to the Moffat tunnel on the part oi
5. the railroad projectors and benrfic'
.e iaries. Whatever the outcome, il /:
well known in advance that there l.
mOre-than-ample tonnage. now lyins
is dormant in the great inland empire
IS which will be drained and oDened II,
r to the worlds markets. for botf
roads. with the further consideration
q that the Wyoming-Colorado line. b,
l. reason of is short haul. easy grade;
d and superior route. will have so de
Ii cided an advantage as to render com
T. petition by the other road a ncgligiby
Z consideration.
: Preliminary Work
Preliminary work is even now wei
$ under sway and already over 10000
0 acres of the necessary 200. 900 to in
a sure construction of the road. have
been signed up. The New York fin
e anciers who have agreed to finance
o the building of this road will act
e through a holding company, to be
known as the Yampa Valley Develop
ment Co.. to which company the
= farmers and coal operators will make
e their acreage and tOnna ge guarantees
= as outlined in the first
ment in these columns. This com
: pany. which Is incorporated under the
laws of the state of Delaware. will
not only undertake the construction
of the 96-mile railroad from Craig
to the Union Pacific. but will also
! take an active part in the develop
ment of the country through which
= the railroad will pass. This work
e will include the organization Of ir-
Y rigation districts. the building of
: dams. the erection OF beet sugar fac
} tories and financing other projects
e Which will eventually provide ton
t mage for the new road.
Colonization Plans
| The Yampa Valley Co. also plans
to COLOMBO Northwestern Colorado.
| putting farmers both on the re-
claimed lands and on the unirrigated
lands. with adequate transporta-
| ton. 100 acres will furnish a living
to a farmer who is now unable to
: make ends meet with $40 acres Is
l the statement OF one Of the promot-
ers. Land owners will find a ready
/. Sale for their lands at a good price
e to the thousands who will flock to
Northwestern Colorado
Irrigation Features
The irrigation feature of these
l plans is OF very great importance. as
it includes the establishment of the
l beet sugar industry in Northwestern
Colorado, on a very extensive scale.
!. Tests have proven hat the conditions
Of soil. climate and moisture are
) ideal for the sugar beet in Routt and
I Moffat counties. Colorado, and south
I ern Carbon county, Wyoming. and 1t
! Is the plan OF the syndicate handling
( the matter to place several hundred
\ thousand acres OF land under trriga-
Z ton, for the purpose Of raising beets
( to supply several large factories.
Z Coal Tonnage
\ The coal companies near Craig
4 have guaranteed the railroad com
I pany 5000, 900 tons OF coal a year;
4 to do this they must spend for de-
velopment work, buildings. etc. S.
900 900, which will make a total ta1
valuation OF 10000 600. To &C
further-the cost OF mining this coal
will be 800 per ton. or a total Of
$4,000 900, which will be the payroll
OF the producing coal companies.
Fred Johnson 10 spending 6
.Ifew days in the city from Saratogs