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Show JOY UNCONFINEI). CRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, CELE-BRATINC CELE-BRATINC TODAY. The Dooming Metropolis of Wentern Colo, rado Doee Herself Proud In Honor of the Droadgatiging of Her Centering Cen-tering Railroad. Denver, Dec. 8. Special. Grand Junction is celebrating today in an elaborate manner tho formal opening of the new broad-gauge line. As excursions ex-cursions were run from all parts of the state the number of visitors attending the opening ceremonies is very largo. The coming metropolis of tho western slope extended a generous hospitality to every stranger. The growth of western Colorado has beeu phenomenal, phenom-enal, and it is destined to be still f tarter tar-ter strengthened by the completion and opening of the new continental line down tne Grand. It is a section of the state which contains con-tains the natural resources of an empire, em-pire, and that they have at last secured broad gauge railway connection with this city and the east, and with Salt Lake and tho west is a matter that Grand Junction feels justified in appropriately appro-priately celebrating. |