Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-12
Rods AND RUMORS OF ROADS.
Mr. Gould Has Probably Secured the
PeCQS Line and will Extend it
North Significant Straws.

The Nrw MEXICAN ls informed by wire
from Eddy that the PeCos valley irriga-
ton system and railroad has been care
fully inspected during the past three days
by the following named capitalists
CAPT. John A. Grant, vce-president and
general manager; c. +. Satterlee, secre
tary and treasurer; W, H. Abrams, land
and tax commissioner, all of the Texas
Pacific Railroad company, accompanied
by Simon J. Drake, president OF the New
York Stock Exchange. These gentlemen
spent Saturday and Sunday at Eddy, hav-
ing lirst visited Ell Paso and had a confer
unce with Jay Gould, and their inspection
OF the pecos region following so closely
upon the heels of Mr.. Gould's visit to
that section, can not but be- construed as
being most significant.
" hat it means will doubtless develop
in week or so. For sometime reports
have been current that the Missouri Ia
cite, Mr.. Gould's pet road would shortly
launch out at Pueblo and build south to
Creole, across the San Luis. valley, thence
either west or south. Two months ago
J. c. Moore and A. B. Caef, of New
York, were visitors at Santa Fe and went
out over the Santa Fe Southern as far as
Espanoa. Mr.. Moore controls this
road, and both he and MIR. Calef are
prominently identified with Mr.. Gould
and the Missouri Pacific.
From Santa Fe these gentlemen went
to FL faso. 1t will be remembered that
L. K. Chapman also returned to New
York via FL paso, after his inspection OF
the Santa Fe Southern this spring. Mr..
Chapman is known to be in favor OF ex-
tending tie Santa Fe Southern to White
Oaks, via Cerrlllos and San Pedro. Ii is
said Mr.. Moore is of the same notion.
| Taken in connection with these facts,
the long stay OF Mr.. Gould at Ell Paso,
and the interest both he and the general
manager of the Missouri Pacific, 5. ID. ii.
Clark, has displayed OF late in talking
about the White o ks and Pecos regions,
and their frequent references to the ex-
tensive coal deposits at White Oaks and
Cerrillos-all these things are certainly OIL
the highest significance.
On Nav 10 the PeCos Valley RailN ay
company will hold its annual meeting
and it is not improbable, in the light Of
recent developments, that that meeting
will develope something important. 1t is
believed that either Mr.. Gould has bought
the Pecos line or will work with j. j
Hagerman and q. B. Eddy in extending
it northward, to meet a branch OF the
Missouri Pacific. The most feasible route
will bring such new line north via Ros
well, White Oaks and Cerrillos, thence
through Santa Fe and north across Taos
and San Luis valleys to Creole camp
In this connection there NAV be some
thing in the report that the D. & K. u
will sell its Veta pass line from Pueblo tt
Alamosa to the Missouri Pacific. To sa.
the least the situation is most interesting
one just at present.
A, r. 4 S. +. OFFICIALS.
General Manager A. A. Robinson, II
r. Nickerson, general superintendent
Chas. Dyer, division superintendent, ant
l several other minor officials Of the A, I
& S. F. company arrived in the city on
. special train at yesterday, and spen
several hours here inspecting the depo
grounds and tracks. They paid visit t.
p. the land court justices, spent sometim
9 at Judge Waldo's office; nor neglected t.
? pay their respeCto to the New MEXICAN
, This is the regular annual tour of inspeC
A ton. Late last evening they left 70
? Lamv and to-day the party is at Cerrllos
. General Manager Robinson has with hir
, all the field notes OF the recent survey fo
the A., T. Il S. f. extension through tn
coal fields to San Pedro and to-day tn
8 party is driving over the various line
4 that have been surveyed out of Cerrillos
for the purpose OF determining finally owe
which road to build.
, RAILWAY TIPS.
While in Santa Fe yesterday the A.,
. d s. f. officials decided to erect stock pen
at the depot. The improvement is needle
by stock shippers.
. A. A. Grant informs the Albuquerqu
+ Commercial club that he has receive
good news from New York relative to th
|, Albuquerque Durango railroad project.
Otto Mears' Rio Grande Southern su
veyors are in the Mancos valley making
survey to locate an extension of the lin
south. Northwestern New Mexico ls no
I pretty certain of the new road.
Railroad rumor voiced by the Trinida
, Chronicle; 1t is reported in railroa
circles that Frank King. of the Colorad
Railway Construction company, has bee
: spending several days in looking over tn
{ proposed Denver & FL Paso short line fc
the purpose Of selecting route for th
surveyors. In this connection it is sal
that Mr.. King will be appointed chief Ell
Q gineer for the new company.
In view Of the prospective erection OF
500, 1000 hotel at Hudson's hot springs b
base ball magnate, Spaulding, and the Ell
# adjustment Of extensive stock ard breet
ing farms In the adjoining Mimbres va
ley, the authorities of the Santa Fe systel
: seriously contemplate arrangements b
which the major part of the line betwee
Deming and Silver City will be shifte
three or four miles to the eastward 30 {
to take in the springs, Surveyors are no
| running the lines.
And now it is limited that the Roc
Island will invade New Mexico III
Denver Times SAYS: ut now looks as
the Erie is in the Alton combine and that
: scheme is being planned for an indepen'
ent through traffic arrangement from Ne
York to Salt Lake City and to Ell Pas
Texas. Gould will go out Of the Unto
Pacific and the Rock Island will exten
= it's Texas line to connect with the Mi
souri, Pacific, it is said, to reach FL Pas
and the same road will further extend /