Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-04-14
ON TO ROSWELL
The Prcos Valley Road Extension
from Eddy TO Rosw IL.
TnENCE tt ALRUoUERQ OK.

THENCE tt ALBUQUERQUE.
The Pueblo. Col. ChicftAin. In ita COLI
umn II railrnAd news, has this to say
a,,out joe, II llampaon and the Peers
Valley rsilrnad:
II In aah that Jo. Hampson, the well
kDown Kansas City railrmd contractor.
has receivet the contract for 10 mile
extension uf the pecoe Va ley Rad IN
southern New Mexicn, of which j j
uag-rman IN president. The ruad now |
runs to Eldy acd this contract will take
u az Roswell. where u will connect with |
III. santa W anil the intention ~ Ia con- |
r,ruct two bra inches from that place. on"
running To- Albuquerque AMI the other Ia
Las Vegas, although the latter work will
me-, he conme1ced for some time. The
work Ia he completed 10y sept
The Pecus Valley In one IL the richest
agricultural DISTRICTS IN the west and the
construction IL this Rad will open ur
vas, trsc, - valuable land now prac,i.
| cally worthless IN account ~ ia. lack oi
| transportation facilities
| A news item uf this description IL p"
uncommon In These times that this ran
ne, bat be- Looked upon with deligh,
Yes, Mr. HAmI~ou aud hr partner. II.
~. Witt smith, have secured the contract
Ia hrgin Immediate work IA the extension
ur the pecus Valley railrnad fr"m Eddy
tn Roswell Both x n,lrmrn were IA the
city l,r u .hnr, time n few days Agn, both
arriving frun the City ~ M".icn. and
while here gave uut for general circula.
ion the above cheerful AMI important
news.
) NJ. Hampznn, who IL one Of the old"s'
mi mos, icl'sbi. railruah contractors Ia
the southwest country, cnntinu"i his Up
10 Kansas City, Chicago aud New York
IN business ia connection with he con.
rac,. while MIR Smith remained over
herr, and LEI, the next morning. VIA T.
pls,. for Eddy.
The news IL work on the cS,"nsi"n wa,
first communicated 10y wine t. Eddy from
Pr,sidcn, ilagerman, ~ ,he company. n
Colorado Springs. he informing GENERA
Manager Eddy that III. contract had T.: 81
= let " Mr.. IiamI@on; that work woul,
commence at one, and the rad Ia R"s
n we'll completed and in running orier b.
u ,hou, the first Of September,
h IN AN extra edition 81 the Eddy Argu
l. he following extract is clipped;
The welcome news cr.s'-d much ~
,. ritemrnt on the street. and the paper
49, were ia demand. many farmers calling n
" the office Ia procure a supply for neigh
'e lprhoh distribution, and n quantity get
,n tn Roswell were eagerly seized upon M
rival there. There 10 n general feeling
qualification in Eddy that the enterprir
" II M longer Ia l.. delayed. At Roswe
IL the people rejoic-d over the realization
81, their cherished hope. The announcs
men, was not un~x pected. because II WI
u known that President Hag-rman WI
making active efforts in the matter ~ al
-. ranging for finances, having been furnish
ei special inducement Ia the way VI 500
" 90 IN lands by the Roswell I'eopl..
Il" temp, the projectors Ia immediate actor
~. while the offer holds gooi IA Novemb'
| lat. the company has decided Ia win u
;. prize 10y reaching Roswell two inon'i
earlier.
Their. is no question of Mr.. Hampson
la ability Ia do the work In the prescrib,
ia time. In Mexico he built 3t5 miles
s. ninety eight days, employing no less thu
"r II 900 Mexicans. He has three QUIT
RI, now in Mexico. one Of which has be'
In ship,rd IA Eddy TO build one section
III. road. while local contractors will
mi used in the other sections.
10y The Argus further says:
i'll Chief Engineer Harris put on an eat
.,. force in the engineorip department ID
" Monday aud work in being rushsd.
~ anticipation of orders he had all eady %
10y contracts, specifications ami engineers
me- Inmates printed. Part of the first WI
ia his department 10 10 change the il
. somewhat, just acruss the river #,
'h, Eddy. The chief engineer has sppoii
leu ell ~ division engineers for the three ~
ION tions W. L Eustis, III Rivertoui u.
Witt smith. at Marshall. Texas, and
wv \. Woods. Each one Of the division .
Ign gineers will take charge of . ten mile ~
bis ton, employ four assistants and a co
,.y and have = complete camp outfit.
nal The extension IL the Pecos Valley RI
road f,um Eidy IA Roswell is crafty
news Ia the whole II New Mexico, and
an open guarantee that the Pecos Val
company viii soon penetrate the cent
'ed section 81 the territory. Il objective 20
on being Albuquerque. The construction
the rad Ia this city will bring Albuqu
the que within easy communication Of
on Gulf coast. making Galveston, Tex
ny, AZ easy la reach ~ Kansas City.
Louis or Chicago.
"Ou to Roswell and thence on Ia All
a., querque."