Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-04-04
AMONG THE RAIL WAYS.


The old committee having put in con
siderable time and done fairly we'll lii the
matter of raising subscrlptious for the
narrow gauge right of way and depot ana
shop grounds, it Was decided this morning
TO appoint new committee TO the end
that final effort shall be made to close
up the subscription before SATURDAY.
decided at all it must be before the 9Th.
Accordingly Chairman Dreamer to-day
named Messrs. B. Seligman, John GRAY
and B. NJ. Read rs the new committee,
and these will tomorrow begin afresh 10
solicit additional subscriptions. To-day
Messrs. Cartwright Il Griswold said They
would he one of ten firms in the city to
double their original subscription of $50
as they regard this as one of the most vita
moments in the history OF santa Fe, and
they think it is the duty of every citizen to
encourage the extension OF the narrow
gauge to the mines, particularly under the
condit ons propos ID, whereby no subscrih-
er VIII have to pay out cent until alter
the road is built. Grant Rlvenburg, Geo.
c. Preston and M. BerarlinelIi also said
they would double their subscriptions.
1t Is in the interest of this line and its
proposed extension southwest through
canon Largo to some point in the Rio
Grande valley that Engineer Basler had
occasion to visit Santa Fe recently. This
Is q project that proposes to cover prac-
tlcaIly the same ground as the AlGodones-
Durango line, backed by Ben. l.. Cook, of
Chicago, ex-Presldent Strong OF the A.,
|. 4 5. f. and others, chiefly st. Pau
capitalists. Mr.. Cook is now in Atbu-
querque, as is also Mr.. Basler, and 1t looks
as ii it would soon he "a case Of MP nnG
tuck between these two lines. with the
chances decidedly in favor OF nip
You pays your money and you takes your
choice.
THE NORTHWEST LINE.
The secretary of the interior has ap
proved, subject to all valid existing rights,
the maps of the Durango, Rico Il North |
ern railroad, forwarded to him by the
United States land office, and the same
are now on file in the land Office at Du-
Vic SiONS tlle 'ltllllllt IT, II I
ton of the railroad from Durango to Rico, |
a distance of forty-tao miles, and the |
other twenty acres selected for station |
grounds near Animas city, The officers !
Of the railroad as named on the maps are
b. N. Freeman, president; L. +. Barbour,
secretary, and +. Basler, chief engineer.
RAIL NOTES.
There was no mail agent on the west
bound train Tuesday Consequently no
received any mail. Chief Clerk PUTTY, OF |
Denver, should investigate the matter
Northwest New Mexican.
A number of the heaviest stockholders
of the Santa Fe have begun tour of the
property for the purpose of inspecting the
system and learning with Their own eyes
what they really own. Some 100000 in
stock has lately disappeared and it is
feared Gould has gobbled it.
Winsow Judson, OF the st. Joe, St.
Louis Il Santa Fe road, we'll known i'll
Santa Fe, is at the point of death at his
home in st. Je. Judson returned from
Europe about six weeks ago in poor health
AMI has since been confined 10 h bed.
Ply siclans have given up all hope OF his
recovery.
Recent investments in our county by
those known to have financial connection
with the capitalists behind the Rio Grande
Southern have attracted no little atten
Iion and are ample foundation Tor belief
that when done that extension oil opera
ton will be in this direction.-Sa Juan
TI,Iap