Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-29

The Denver press seems TO be some
what alarmed lest Santa Fe shall secure
direct rail connection with Western Tex
as and gulf tide water before Denver
does. There is no necessity for any
clash OF interests, however No matter
II one Of the numerous lines now pro-
iected Is completed across the Panhandle
connecting Denver with Texas via Pueblo,
II can not interfere with Santa Fe and
New Mexico, for this city Is intert sted in
two lines which mast be built. First,
there Is the line from Santa Fe to Cerril-
los, thence to White Oaks and on to Eel
Paso Now II the t., S. II. & N. pro
moters do not build this line, the Atchi.
son, Topeka & Santa Fe will cover the
same field by pushing its Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe northwestern branch, already
chartered and projected, from Brown
wood, Tex, TO this city. But II the 7,
S. II, s N company build 1t they will
probably perfect some arrangement
whereby the Mexican National narrow
gauge will build north from Laredo and
meet them at I'll Paso, thus forming q
magnificent narrow gauge system covering
the Rocky mountain country running north
and south through New Mexico, and
spreading its iron arms over Northern
and Eastern Mexico and the best portion
OF Southern Texas-affordiug line of
narrow-gauge roads leading from Salt
Lake City and Denver on the north TO
Corpus Christi and Brownsville on the
gulf, and the City OF Mexico ON the south.
Such system carries out the idea for
which the Denver & Rio Grande and the
Mexican National companies were
originally organized, and It can
attain perfection only by and through
the Rio Grande valley pd the city Of
Santa Fe.
The second line OF railway referred to
In the beginning OF this ar Icle IL equally
assured TO this city, for ii Gen. Slocum's
Fort Worth Western company does not
build it, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Cor the Southern Kansas, which is the
same thing, viii. This line oontempiates
connection between the mountain system
OF roads and Northwestern, Central Texas
and the gulf at Galveston by road lead
ing from Fort Worth northwest TO Santa
Fe, Such a road would not Interfere
with the line extending from here to III
Paso or a line leading from Northern
Texas to Denver 1t would be
independent, covering vast do.
main OF prosperous territory,
NoNNHNaiiy lth OWL winch no Other lluC
could touch It's construction would
serve a triple purpose TO Fort Worth, for
| lt would give that great city entrance into
q territory In Western Texas and Eastern
New Mexico which no road leading thence
direct 10 Denver could command; Il
would place that city in direct communi.
cation with Northern and Central New
Mexico, her broad cattle ranges, splendid
timber forests, and her rich mines OF the
precious metals, anthracite aud blu.
minous coal and coke and charcoal ovens
and II would also serve to give
Fort Worth much needed West.
ern outlet for the shipment
OF her merchandise, msnuf ctures
and Imports covering New Mexico, Col.
orado, Titan aud even the more North
western states and territories, Here, as
before stated, are three good reasons FOR
extending the Fort Worth Western from
Fort Worth To Santa Fe, aud the induce
ments are such that, were the road
pushed directly west to any other point,
these benefits could not be enioyed, hui
ON the contrary, would be limited 20 a
narrow neld and strong competition with
other roads. Therefore, there mes a be nc
rivalry between Denver and this city, for,
as sure as the earto revolves, Santa Fe i
10 nave two lines TO the Gulf--one Via El
Paso, the other via Fort Worth. SAINTS
! Fo New Mexican.