New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-30

junction takes place, early next year. through
line to the Pacific viii be opened across this coun-
try. ought to add the Southern Pacific people
now talking about branch of their road to the
City of Mexico.
Still another vigorous railroad company is push
ing forward for its share Of the valuable trade OF
this Territory and Old Mexico-the narrow gauge
Denver and Rio Grande The main line of this road
extends from Pueblo, Colorado. through Fort Gar
land. to Aamosa, which is almost due north of
Santa Fe and distant only 100 miles. From Ala
mosa It s being built INTO the San Juan Country in
a southwestery direction. The line to Coneios,
twenty-five miles, has been open several months.
and this week trains begin to run to Boydvlle.
twenty-five miles further into the main range. The
New-Mexico extension is TO be pushed on down the
Rio Gran,e, and has already reached Tres Piedras
In this Territory. seventy miles direct line from
this city. In the settlement of its controversy with
the Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe Company, years
ago, Il WAS agreed that the narrow-gauge should
not be built nearer to Santa Fe than point on the
river thirty miles away. and, believe IL was also
understood that this entire country should be sur
rendered TO the Atchi son. Topeka and Santa Fee
Company. But the business men OF New-Mexico
say that no such 1ngament as this can be en-
forced that the courts will certainly hold that il
is against public policy for any company TO agree
that no road shall be built over certain line and
that if the Denver and Rio Grande Company itself
does not build down the river some other company
VIII do so and connect with IT, TIE general expec-
tatiOn here is that the agreement between the
two companies Will be broken or modified sooner or
later. and that then the narrow-guage road
will JON the for the Halls of the Montezumas'
and for the untold wealth that Is supposed TO lie
between. What the people of New-Mexico are
hoping for is railroad competition. and the prize
TO be secured by railroad companies in this country
is great that the people here have no fears but
that il will come.
The Denver and Rio Grande Company have built
a branch from Chuaras, on the Aamosa line. 10 III
Moro. four miles northwest of Trinidad, where it
taps the coke and coal fields of that region.
The statistics of traffic and of the receipts and
pendituTes OF the railroads IN tns part of the
country are accessible 10 anyone in New-York who
has interest enough the subject 20 examine them
have 10 figures at hand, but believe that the
financial success of the Atchson. Topeka and Santa
Fe and the Denver AMI Rio Grande Roads, IN their
uncompleted condition, is one OF the wonders
of Wall Street. From nv own personal Obser-
vations can say thar, including the movement
of construction material, both lines seem to be do
ing about all the business that Is possible with their
present equipment. The fre'g ht traffic the Santa
Fe Road is simply astonishing when it is remem-
bered that the country through which ii has been
built in this Territory Is inhabited principally by
Mexicans who have very few wants TO be supplied
and are generally too poor to purchase what among
white men would be considered the simple necessa-
res of life, and that the line opened for the first
time, this week, to Socoro. the only mining district
ii has yet reached which could furnish 1t much
business. z. L. W.