South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-21
WILL BUILD TUNNEL
TO INCREASE SIZE
OF COLORADO CITY
Six Million Dollars to be Ex-
pended in Boring Through
Mountain.

DENVER. May 20-Denverz new
slogan. 100000 population uv
1880" was given added impetus by
the recent special session OF the COLI
orado legislature when the body en-
acted the AIofat Tunnel bm and it
IS belived by prominent Denver busi-
ness men that the half million goal
Will be reached within a decade
The tunnel bill provides FOR the
creation OF a bonding district"
including all of Denver and portions
Of Routt Moffat. Grand. Rio Blanco
and Boulder counties, TO issue bonds
for the construction Of a tunnel
through James Peak fifty miles
west OF Denver on the Denver e.
Salt Lake railroad
The bore through the mountain
Will be approximately six miles in
length. II viii eliminate all snow
sheds and treacherous roatbed over
the Continental Divide, do away with
I numerous steep grades. lower the
climb for the present maximum ele-
walton OF 1860 feet az Corona 20
about 1000 feet. give Denver a d.
rect rail route 10 the Pacific coast.
and reduce the travel distance be-
tween this city and the western
slope Of Colorado by approximately
$50 miles.
It IS expected that 500 men wiz
be employed for period OF more
than two years in piercing the
mountain 70 accomplish the great
engineering project. ar cost az
more than &6.Q00.000 Work pr0h-
ably viii begin about the middle of
August. II is planned 20 use ele--
trio power IN running trains throu-a
the tunnel
Will open Vast Area
With the completion Of the tunnel
which has been a dream Of Colorado
pioneers for half q century. res
empire OF mineral and Agricultural
lands will be opened up on fre
western Colorado slope ~ the Roa
Mountains. with Denver as the tu.
OF commercial activities.
Il is also expected thar the
rail route from Denver 20 -re
coast resulting from construction "
the tunnel viii be followed hr s
~ 4aaA-e- Naaa
passenger and freight traffic tl8. ~
present goes VIA northern and so.-h-
ern routes from the east 20 north
western and Pacific TERRITORY
with an unDrecedeIted increase
IN home building .n The c.-r t1s
spring. extensive road cons-rGcr.
throughout the state and the -FOUR
season aDpr0achlrg renewed rr.--
per.-y looms Co- Denver The
Gateway of The Rockies
According 20 Information secured
BY the international News Service ne
the Denver tourist bureau plans
are being made 20 entertain more
visitors 20 the Denver mountain
parks :his year than ever before. Ta
1921. !t e estimated. 500 600 visitors
viewed the scenic beauties n tle
5000 acres OF Denvers park sr=-
tenn.
An indication % how The tourist
tradeR has developed IN Denver and
Colorado iz shown ir -1e statement
that $4,000 600 was e1e-- bv -1u--
lists IN the state in 1921 The gold
production IN the Centennial STATE
for that period amounted 20 only
S6.7sO.0O0
According 20 statements by heads
n the citys large mercantile estab-
Iishments sales in August formerly
The qu.etes- month OF rhS year. now
are second only % December. -ne
heaviest month IN polnt % business
transa ctiors.
Scores of ntio1s-nationa..
Interstate and stEee at1er!nes-are
scheduled 20 be held tn the city
this summer.