Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-10-17
PATTERSON REPORTS.
He Addresses the Denver Cham
her Of Commerce.
4 Meeting Of Great Interest 10 the
People OF New Mexico.
TnE PROPOSED NEw ROADS


Dtaycr News.
The chamber oi commerce held
speClHl meeting last evening To near the
report ~ Mr. 1, NJ, Patterson, VINO at
tended the railroad conventions held at
AlUuquetque aud ri paso ~ Il deIegat"
from Denver. prcsldeut Jeffsry and
omptruller LATHE - the RIO tirande
we're attentive auditors, President Ia
bOr called the meeting to order, aud
sald that the territories south ~ Colo
RADIO. and particularly TeNas, were very
HuXiOus To have shorter connection WITH
Denver That thls ctty had brn we'll
represented by Mr.. T. VI, Patterson, who
would say something concerning the
matter.
MIR Patterson said that II had never
been his occupation to seek 10 build
railroads, aud II would not now br we're
u not Tor certain chan of clrcumstan'
Crs lie explained that he had been sp'
pointed delegate with number Of others,
and when he arrived ut the depot ho
fully expected to meet II number ut Den
ver's earucsl, active, business men who
we're Interested IN tue PROJECT ~ build.
lng u now railroad. lie Was greatly ~
tuulshrd t. iind that hc was the only one
present, aud were It not that hr felt Il u
tu, ned back, II went to Albuquerque.
he contluaed, "at winch point The catl
est convention Was tu be held. There
met u gentleman from Denver who dtd
good service The tirsl thing | noticed
| wHa the Inteusc interest of the albu.
quetuuc citizens. There ~ only u gap ut
seventy ullca To b" bailt ~ order = con
meet Albuquerque with Denver, or eN
teudIng the RIO Grand" - Sdutn Fe, will
give Denver Ru AIR line connection with
the most pppuiuns city ot th" southwest,
MUCn ISIERfsI pIspLNNLp,
| The very suggestiun of IL new railroad
seemed To arouse the inhaDltauts uf
every hamlet Ia Ia eUse interest. When
| the greatest commercial clty ~ New
| Mexico eyinced ~ much interest, |
could not tut think that Denver would
derive more ueuetit from the proposed
line than even Albuquerque.
| The speaker then dsgressed 10 ex
plain the route proposed at the r. P1sO
convention. lie pulUt-d out the lln- ON
u mao showing tue Denver and RIO
Grauds running from AIamoss south To
Espannla Tue terminus Is near the
| Taos valley country but there In no
| town of consequence near there. The
| lius proposed at Albuquerque Has al
most due south along the valley ~ the
RIO Gfaude from Espanola 10 Aluuquer
que. Mr.. Patterson eald that the Unsl,
1 ness men Of Denver should be more apx
ious than those ot Albuquerque to have
/. connection made but fifteen miles
south " Albuquerque the Atlantic and
| Pacific starts south for California tue
com inerclui men of Albuquerque were
lcunstructing club house " cust tIJ.Un.
| II was "a bu-tling cIty and the distribu
ting center Tor vast ar u OF territory
| II should need M appeal 10 make the
business men u Denver understand that
| the extension OF the RIO Gtande would
place them IN connection with the most
important point IN the territory.
SHOULD ~ oS HAND
An executive committee Was appointed
/ at that ineotlug anu al adjournment was
taken to meet again IN Albugurrqus on
November ~ All ot the delegates were
invited Ia attend the next meeting, aud
the speaker urged every gentleman
named as delegate Ia attend the meet.
ing. Wider aud better information
would ue ntioat then among the people
than at present.
II have be-E told that Albuquerque
would give bonus of slmUp, give u
right Of way and furnish ties and tluIbers
10 the company that would do tue work,
said Mr.. Patterson, and there was u
vigorous round of applause. " hen Il
subsidized he continued "'rhs city oi
Denver is regarded by the people of the
South west as their own. They feel that
what Denver has done is possible ~ n
degree with other Western cities As
the matter stands now New Mexico N
practically cut "a from Denver. There
IL but one system 10 the territory the
Santa Fe, which was built apparently
not Tor tue purpose OF developing the
country. but as a bridge for It's Eastern
line To reach the coaPt. They feel that
every thing IN The line Of local industry
is cnt out There are most exorOltau'
tariffs
| ALroGErHER iSToLERABfE.
"Frs,gh,s are levied without regard for
the interests ~ those who live there
DlsrrimII IatIons are made against Colo.
RADIO freight aud passengers by this
company. A number ot Albuquerque
merchants told me that IL they could
have connections with Denver they
they would give this city the preferences
in goods now obtained in Eastern mar.
kets.' The FL Paso convention was then
explained III PRsO ~ considerable ~ "A
railroad center, and the EpsP ler dwelt
upon tie imports aud exports pHssinR x
through the customs houses ~ the
United States and Mexico, making II
virtually n port ofentry which the manu-.
featuring city OF Denver should have
connection with. II there Was direct
air line connection with this port, II
would I've very advantageous to Denve
The people believe that there 10 a closer.
affinity batwesn III Paso and Denver
: han with Kaneas 'ity or any other town
IN the West. Many were theencnmiums
heaped upon Denver in that convention
The proposed hre starts from III Paso,
runs to " hite Oaks thence 10 Las Vegas
and thence 10 Cstsklll 10 New Mexico,
which IN y terminus ~ the Union Pacific
branch ~ the Denver and Fort Worth
The Rock Island had aba andoned tho pro.
jected line because II led them away
from Colorado FL Paso stood ready 70
denote tho twenty dve miles ~ graded
road. the ten miles of iron road and the
right Of way through New Mexico.
DIFFICuLTIEs ~ THE WAY
There wers many things 70 be taken
into consideration by the people of Den
YER before such q project waA lad aside.
|, One reason why nothing had been dooo
before was because New MEXICO was a
territory and could not make laws OF lie
own. II wRs covered with Mexican land
grants given 10 private individuals before
the treaty OF lsfS, and there was conflict
after conflict over the title 10 these lAnda,