| Show are they the same the following speculation is current in denver the filing of the articles of incorporation po ration by the denver utah short line railroad d has caused some to surmise that it is the colorado division of the colorado california although it ia denied by some this latter company was organized about two years ago to salt lake and still later push its extension on to the pacific coast the colorado california short line has just completed its survey through utah to salt lake city this is an important railway enterprise inaugurated by denver gentlemen donald fletcher ex president of the chamber of commerce is president of the and among other well known gentlemen interested are B W woodbury philip feldhauser T 0 henry and others they are represented in new york by a wealthy syndicate the object of the company is to run an air line with eastern terminus at cansas city and leavenworth to denver salt lake city and thence to san francisco it is to bo the shortest transcontinental line between the missouri river and the pacific koast about a year ao the survey was made through the state of kansas the survey gives it the shortest line from the missouri river to denvor by seventy five miles the survey will average about one half way between the kansas pacific and the burlington this will give an average of about twenty miles from either of these roads from the colorado line to denver there have been two surveys survey to salt lake city is miles shorter than any other line making tha proposed road miles shorter beewen the missouri and salt lake city yes our survey in utah has just recently been completed said mr fletchir yesterday to a denver republican reporter we are getting data of the re auces ouces of this country beyond salt lake lo 10 san francisco but have run no surveys beyond salt lake what is the route you have surveyed to salt lake that is private for the present we want an airline air line transcontinental route and hence abere will be considerable tunneling the longest tunnel on tho route as now surveyed burve will be about a mile in length in kansas continued mr fletcher the route is through the best wheat and corn bell in the state what about the survey in colorado do not wish to state the exact course through eastern colorado but will say that we have two surveys between denver and the colorado and kansas line what is the outlook for the company 1 I feel encouraged an air line to the pacific coast from the missouri river will pay our survey between the missouri river and salt lake has a saving of nearly miles denver should be on an airline air line transcontinental route will your line run through any coal fields some of the finest ia the west said mr fletcher that is all I 1 have to say for the present Is not the denver utah short line the colorado utah division of the colorado california mr fletcher looked puzzled for a moment and replied it may or may not bo |
