Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-11-14
THE RAILWAYS.
President Jeffrey Visits the Historic
City and Talks Encouragingly
Rail News Notes.

President E. I. Jeffrey, of the Denver
& Rio Grande railway system, and Supt.
Cole Lydon, of the Southern Colorado
and New Mexico division, arrived in the
presidents private car last evening"
Supt. Helm having accompanied them
from Espanola over the Santa Fe South
ern line. &%E
Bright and early this morning the visit
ors we're taken in hand by Mr.. Helm and
shown over the 'coityyy visiting the various
points of interest, and, of course, going
through the New MEx1oAN's news, job
and book departments. While thus en-
gagged Mr.. Jeffrey remarked that hard
times didn't seem to effect the NEW
MEXICAN establishment, as about the
same busy scenes presented themselves
as when he last looked over the prem
Uses. Mr.. Jeffrey was agreeably surprised
at the extent Of the establishment and at
the fine book and bindery work done
there.
"By the way" he continued, ~ am be-
ginning to feel quite at home down here
in Santa Fe. / have been in the west two
years and this is my eighth visit to your
interesting city. l think that is doing
pretty we'll for a stranger"
Mr.. Jeffrey spoke very encouragingly
of the western business outlook, and said
he was satisfied that New Mexico would
be right in the swim with the return of
good times. He had learned that the
past season had been such as to put New
Mexicans through the winter in good
trim, and his advices are that the outlook
for statehood are fattering, 81 that he
thought the future particularly bright for
this part of the west. He added also that
anything he could do personally to ad'
vance New Mexico's interests he certainly
would do; in fact the Denver q Ric
Grande company stood ever ready to helr
New Mexico in every possible way.
Supt. Lydon was found to be the same
genial gentleman as of yore and displayed
no little interest in asking about the pro
gress of work on Santa Fe's big water
system, the fruit crop, the condition o.
business, ETC., and he agreed that the in
crease in traffic over the New Mexico
division Of the road had been such of lat'
as to make him glad to have Presiden
Jeffrey come and see for himself what il
going on in northern New Mexico.
The visitors left for the north at l.
a. m. as
RAILWAY NOTES.
At Tres Piedras Bachelor Bros. hav'
another contract for quarter of mil
lion of ties for the D. & Il. G. railroad
and are commencing to put laborers tt
work. Il
The Santa Fe road has given notice 0
the fact that all employees of the road viii
receive the pay due them for September
work tomorrow, and that on the 26tl
inst. money will be forthcoming for DC
tober's pay roll.
On Tuesday, Chief Engineer Smith, o
the railway survey, was in the city ant
reported the advance to within five miles
} The next camp will be in the town.
Engineer G. H. Smith has leased hous
in Taos city for the comfort of himsel
and staff, at least while sojourning here
Taos Herald.
The announcement is made that the ex
press companies offer the following re
wards for express robbers: One thousan
dollars reward for each robber killed
$500 for each one shot and crippled so
to be unable to escape; 800 for each ma
: arrested, proven to have been connecte
} with an attempt at such robbery.
H. P. Martin was appointed slive stoc
agent of the Santa Fe road, with head
quarters in Denver. Mr.. Martin will hav
charge of Colorado and Utah business
He was formerly connected with the freigh
department of the Midland road and ha
wide acquaintance in his territory.
, For the past week committee of tn
different orders from the Atlantic Pr
cific railroad has been in session workin
: upon new schedule, and same was pr
I. sented to the general manager. Friday
!. is understood that the conductors an
brakemen on the first and second divisio
. will receive an increase of $40 per mont
Nothing can be learned of the balance {
); the schedule. Albuquerque Times.