Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-10-07 | Page 2 | Heavy Stock Traffic

HEAVY STOCK TRAFFIC. Mnnacer Herbert Talks of His Trip Over the Line Just Ended, Manager J M Herbert 111 the Denver Itepubtl in sal I upon his return to Den- "rh stock business on the Mo Grande has h en exoeptlonallv good this tear We handled during Ihe month of Henlember l.xvi more enrs than were handle! in the same month In 1911 We londe I testerdav im slock cur at different stnllms on the Denver . Hlo Grande line, and received see .nt) ears more from tho Western The ato. k movement Is not Interfering wtth our freight ond passenger traffic, although we are very busv" The charges whlrh are, to be ms.le In the line this si le of Palmer .Lake, an; nojnced some time ago will Mr Herbert hone rc.luoo the running lime between Denver and Colorado Springs fully thlrtt ' I am unable lo make a dellhlte an nnuiiiement regarding thi work.' sale Mr Herbert, 'as the survetors are still In the field W'e hope to reduce the grades mat rlallv, and If possible establish a 1 per cent grade at the utmost Then If we can reduce those 1 per cent curves lo 5' or 1 per cent we will have a track which will enable ti to shorten our time material!) ma-terial!) It Is probcble thot twenty miles or the line will have tv be ultered ' ,No estimate or tho coat of this Improve ment bus tet been made