Show another proposed the colorado california short lice is the latest development in the way of railroads and at the chamber of commerce meeting in denver on wednesday last it received the hearty endorsement oi that body in the discussion th following occurred gen B M highes wag called upon and said that in the building of railroads it struck him as peculiar that a road to Salt Lake bad never before been proposed one could b built shorter while solicitor abr the overland stage route it was suggested to him that a nearer line should be had to salt lake and mr edward L berthoud of golden was chosen to survey a route which he did the route v as described bed about the survey that was made general hughes said that secretary stanton supplied two companies of united states soldiers and brigham young rendered assistance the survey was made through the wasatch range to strawberry valley tho obstacles on white river were spoken of which he said could be easily removed there was plenty of coal in the region proposed to be gone through more than he thought existed in colorado and of a superior quality the only obstacle between liere and salt lake is the wasatch mountains A route can be easily will be expensive but can be secured and will be the route for denver he did not think that a better man could be secured to make the survey than mr berthoud Berth cud president fletcher stated that mr berthoud had made a report which was considered too valuable to read at present governor evans was he had prepared speech he said that general hughes was the first president first road ever built in colorado when he first came liere lie had suggested a route to Ber thouds pass which was surveyed and found to be practicable the short route from hero to salt lake is by the middle park the reason the union pacific did not build on the proposed route was because chev secured more subsidy for the war thay rl |