Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-07
THE A., II. & s. F. ROAD.
A Compromise Ticket Probable-The Ap-
preaching Meeting.

TOPEKA, May THE Indications now
are that but one ticket will be voted upor
by the stockholders of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway. This has been
brought about by compromise by which
there will most likely be change
in the dictatorship, but the officers
remain the same. The present crop and
business prospects along the entire sys-
TEN, aided by the greatly increased busi-
ness OF that heretofore unimpOrtant line,
| the Gulf, California x Santa Fe, and the
end of the Southern Kansas reaching to
| Purcell, |. T., cause the leading stock
! holders TO have their old time faith in the
| Santa Fe.
The business already done south Of
Arkansas City, and that yet in sight, will
make net profit to the company OF over
81 200, 900. This, too, on a line that has
hardly paid its operative expenses, and
has been considered one oil the weights
that has been dragging the main line
down. At the time of the purchase OF
the Texas system, and the building of the
connecting links through the territory,
were guided in their views and recon-
mendations more by future prospects
than the then present situation. The
wisdom of their position has been fully
/ demonstrated during the past sixty days,
and will appear in still clearer light when
the permanent character of the new busi-
ness becomes more thoroughly developed.
The overflow from Oklahoma will add
largely to the small farmer class in the
Chickasaw nation, while the near opening
OF the Cherokee strip will give as fine
land as there is on earth to a productive
population. There will then be added to
the industries OF the nation strip of
country over 200 miles across, situated in
climate that will raise corn, wheat and
cattle for northern market, and wheat
and cotton for the Galveston market. All
this is outside the constantly increasing
through traffic. Thus the Texas system
purchased by the Santa Fe, running
through country rapidly filling up with
cultivated farms, towns and cities, will no
longer be unproductive, but will add
largely to the net profits OF the Santa Fe,
making it in revenue, as it is NOW in mile
age, the first in the world.
In Kansas the extensions north from
Wilder and Strong City have been dead
weights. The former will remain so for
many years, if not permanently, and can
only indirectly pay back to the company
the cost of operating and maintaining it.
The Strong City extension, with a reason
ably fair crop year, such as is now looked
for, will be taken from the list OF I'M
productive roads, and will be good rec
ord to make, and will satisfy the most
sanguine expectations of the head officials
of the Santa Fe system. When, however,
the volume of business is considered
which this branch will throw upon the
main line clear through to Chicago, a
business that would otherwise 90 to two
rival lines, the value of this despised road
will at once be seen, and Mr.. Strong's
judgment and foresight be sustained.
The Arizona and California new lines
will continue to keep down the grossnet
earnings, even with the long haul busi-
ness they create, and yet, when consid-
cred with the main line and that long
haul, they will not prove SUCH bad prop
erty as has often been declared by those
interested in the fight against the present
management.
The meeting next week promises to be
q harmonious one, different from the eX-
pectations OF two weeks or month ago.