Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-11
TALKS ON EXTENSIONS.
A Final Meeting To-mOrrow-A Fair Deal
Lively Times to tho Northwest
Rail Notes.

Tomorrow, Saturday, at p. M, an ef'
fort will be made to have another meet
ing of citizens relative to the SAINTS Fe
Southern extension to Cerrilos and San
Pedro. No matter how the nominal head
of this enterprise is regarded by many, il
does seem that in the light of all present
circumstances the business men, and es
pecially property holders, ought to leave
no effort untried to grant the conces.
sions asked for. 1t is plain
business proposition where we can
not possibly lose-and we may gain by it.
In other words, no subscriber has to pay
cent of this $4,000 until the road is
actually under construction to the mines
Could anything be fairer? If this road is
built the santa Fee will certainly build also
from Ortiz station, and the result is that
$4,000 viii be spent here during the
present year, all in this county. This
aside from the fact that all property in
the county will be improved at least 20
per cent, while general business of all
kinds will be stimulated. These things
We are sure of in case of construction,
and in case no road is built no subscriber
is out of pocket one cent. 1t seems that
Santa Feans in this matter have every
thing to gain and nothing to lose.
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST.
The new railroads are making times
lively in Durango. There are three new
roads to be constructed at this point the
coming season, the Rio Grande Southern,
the Rio Grande Il Utah railroad and the
durango, Rico Il Northern. The Rio
Grande Southern, which is to connect
Dm ango and Dallas, via Rico, is under
contract to Carlie d Weitbric, we'll known
in railroad circles. Construction is now
in progress. With the other lines it is
probable that we shall soon hear of con-
solicitation which will include the whole
region from either Algodones or Espanola
to Durango. 1t looks like the opposing
companies were undertaking n big bluff.
The d. & r. &. is friendly to the north
end and the Santa Fe to the south end,
and altogether the situation toward the
northwest is decidedly interesting.
EXTENSION NOTES.
1t is stated that the Azul-Hot Springs
extension OF Santa Fe will be commenced
next month.
The contract for building the Pecos
river railroad from Quito, Texas, to Ros-
well, 1856 miles, will I've let in New York
on May l..
Movements are still actively progressing
for the building of a railroad to San Pc
dro. Every one in the camp has great
hopes that the snort of the iron horse
will be heard within the town limits vet
this season. The freight haul from and
to that point, now quite large, would in
crease quite rapidly so soon as railroad
reached it.--Optic.
The contractors on the road running
south from Deming are busy sending out
materials and men, all of whom are now
working below the boundary line, and
next week the ties, rails, ETC., will arrive
and laying OF track will begin. Deming
has waited patiently, and now it is hoped
she will be rewarded with something be-
sides disasters. Her people have always
helped themselves and one another. She
has never been afflicted with petty
jealousies, but all were always ready to do
what they could for the advancement OF
their town-the property holders leading !!