The Arvada enterprise., 1922-03-02
New Idea Need Not In
terfere With Propos-
ed Bond Issue. si,
$780, 1000 IS ASKED
IN THE PETITION
Tunnel Bill Before Leg
islature to be Pushed
for Bonding District

apphcauons filcd today with the
interstate commerce commisspn in
cluded al application from the re-
ceivers OF the Denver a Salt Lake
railroad for u govcrnn.en. loan OK
Il, 800, 900.
The Denver d Salt Lake In ita
application announced is intended TO
use its loan, il granted, to construct
six-mile tunnel thru the Rocky
mountain divide, which ,le hue
crosses west OF Denver. aff
The commissiOn announced 10 had
authorized the Illinois Central b. Ms.
sumo liability Tor the payment oil
S3.22d.UOO IN equipment trust cer...
ticates. which have been sold "
purchase new rolling stock. ,s
The receivers OF the Denver Il
Salt Lake railroad. in arguing for
grant Of the lOan. declared the pro-
posed tunnel would eliminate grave
and serious difficulties" which ,h,y
now have to face In operating
railroad which climbs 10 II, 800 yect
|sb0vs SEA lsysl. .,l.--ss. ,.,,.. =, I, 4,
The tunnel, they sid. would allow
them to reduce the highest elevntioi
ON the railroad TO 9,ly0 fact aai
would eliminate twenty-ssven MA
of per cent grade over which lkii:
locomotives now have TO climb /,
winter with rotary showpiows ~
front every dIy to maintain opera.
tlons.
u the money il granted, the re-
ceivcrs added, the line can be cOn,-
plescd to its projected terminus ut
Salt Lake City and coal field, ssti-
mated 10 contain 10000, ,0OO, 900
tons Of bituminous coal, can be
adequately served.
The receivers estimated that the
lower operating charger and the in
creased efficiency attained by n long
tunnel at the summit would result
Immediately in an increasc Of 200
per cent In the traffic. Also very
large area of Colorado now withou.
railroad service and much Of 1t
government land, the application
said, would be made available for
settlement.
The lonn Of $4,000, 900 of govern.
ment money To build the Moffat tun-
mel rs asked by William X. Freeman,
receiver for the Denver T. Salt Lake
railway. under the provisions Of the
Esch- -Cummings act. Ecction 2lO.
The law provides that applications
must be filed with the commission
before March ]. 1922. to receive
consideration. The rcccivcrp' nctiou
was taken TO comply with this net he
fore the expiration Of the time
unit. according to railroad officisln
lf the government grants such n
loan the Moffut tunnel can be built
by the railroad without the aid of
state funds. IL In stated.
w. q. Evans, one Of the forcn,0sl
boosters for hc tunnel project In
the state, declared today that IN,
does not view the prospect Of u
government loan with any high de-
gree OF insurance. hnd advice the
continuance Of the present plan To
vote funds for the tunnel by lcgisln-
I'VE assessment Of the district Of the
state to be served by the proposed
bore.
Gerald Hughes, Denver attorney
and one Of the bondh0lderx Of tho
road. declared today that IL is his
understanding that the receivers np.
plicntion TO the commission was
made TO comply with the Esch-Cum-
mings bill by getting n petition on
file In Washington before the cx-
pirntion Of the time limit.
City Attorney James A. Marsh
in chnrge Of the drafting Of the new
tunnel bill TO come before tho next
general assembly, declared that hs
hnd not been advised Of tho rsceiv-
cr's action ard stated that he Is go
ing ahead with the drafting Of tho
biil.
The proposed tunnel would ~ un-
der James Pcnk ncnr Toiland, cut
ting completely underneath Corona
md the crest Of tho divide.
II IN stated tha the losn y 70 bs
secured by n first lien upon ths rail-
road. whoch would receive first con.
sidsrstior "vc, rb,"e IN" prss~nt
outstanding bond Issue. Tho fund
available for relief Of railroads un.
der the Esch.C Cummings law u $780,.
100000. .-I