The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1894-09-27
RAILROAD RUMORS.

The White Oaks and Ell Paso railway
scheme has just been revived, and this
time with fair prospect OF success. The
Gould interest seems to be at the bot
tom of the movement, and as it is mat
ter of much Importance to their interest
to have connection with the great coal
fields in the vicinity of White Oaks, it is
not improbable that the present move
ment will result in giving the people OF
that section communication with the
outside world. We would prefer to see
the first railroad from White Oaks come
to Albuquerque, but nevertheless we
congratulate our neighbors of that sec
ton upon the prospect of an outlet by
rail in any direction, Its vast mineral
resources only require the advantage
that is to come from railroad to make
that region one OF the richest and most
populous districts in New Mexico. And
when it's vast mineral wealth shall be
fully known to capitalists it will then
have no lack Of railway facilities.
Ed L,velle of this city, who is in
charge of gang of track layers on the
Pecos Valley road, writes from Eddy:
"The railroad will reach Roswell the 1st
of October. We are laying two miles Of
track per day. The road will be extend
ed to White Oaks in sixty days. We
are now only eighteen miles from Ros
we'll. The valley is settling u p with far
mers rapidly. Messrs. Hagerman and
Hampson are expected here about the
26th."
The two paragraphs above are taken
from the Albuquerque Citizen Of recent
date The EAGLE does not undertake
to say how nearly correct they are, Or if
there is anything in them. Every expe-
rienced newsgatherer knows how little
railroad people are ordinarily disposed
to hunt ducks with brass band, or to
keep the world informed in advance of
what their intended movements are.
The matter that has been going the
rounds of the papers for several weeks
past, the granting of charter to the
Gould people for an El Paso and White
Oaks line by tho state of Texas is but
a recent accomplishment of what was
begun year ago. At that time char
ter was applied for, but some technical
objection Was made by the Secretary of
State, who refused to grant it.
Since the charter was granted inform
alton from inside sources and which
should be of value has reached here pri.
vately, and while not pretending to be
explicit is to the effect that the charter
was taken out in good faith and that the
company intends to build the road, but
does not convey the idea that there is to
be any danger to persons walking on the
tracks at White Oaks at once. 1t is un-
derstood that it will be necessary to SO
cure a new charter in New Mexico also
El Paso aud the Gould interests would
assuredly both find the proposed line a
profitable one, for it would traverse a
part of the Territory possessing vast
possibilities for agriculture and horticul
ture, and which is steadily developing
in spite OF the great disadvantages it i;
, compelled to contend with in the pres
ent lack of transportation facilities, ever
good wagon roads This lower country
would naturally be tributary TO El Paso
and would furnish her merchants a
new field, valuable to begin with, and
) that would rapidly increase in import
ance when opened to rapid and easy com
munication. The livestock interest il
also one that would furnish large vol
ume OF business TO the roa and would
in turn be benefited by the improved
| outlet afforded the broad central ranges
The territory about White Oaks woul'
j.. OF course be the important consideration
from the standpoint of local business
Both freight tonnage and passenge
Q traffic in aud out would be large, ant
D the former at least would increase rap
. idly and steadily for years to come.
III Paso can well afford to do much t.
promote the construction Of this line, ant
the same suggestion applies to White
l Oaks.
e As to the extension OF the Pecos Va
q ley line, rumors frequently reach her
:. that il is soon to be made. But the RI
mors do not appear to come from insid
{ sources. but rather to arise fror
: the conviction OF the logic OF th
e situation that the road canns. stop a
L II ,swel aud pay as,-"rfnvestment, Will
4 as a link het=seen the Gulf and the WEI
I'D northwest il would be an importar
" factor in transportation. This feelin
s that the road canuot long have it's tern
mus ut Roswell prevails very generally