Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-12-19
WIFE THEIR own EYES.
President RIPLEY showing Some Santa Re
Stoe kholders over the road.

Stoek holders over the Road.
/ Yesterday afternoon President X y
Ripley Of the Santa fe. General Manager
Frey, General superintendent Nudge. G.
NJ. higginson aud Directors Aldace y,
Walker. william kOtch. thomas T.. fJw.
Ter aud Edward \. GIbb-. left this city In
= special train Tor trip over the lines ~
far a. Ration, y. W.. Gays the Topeka Jour.
nal " lee. u.
O-tensi6ly the party started over N"
line on an ordinary tour NJ inspection.
but IN reality the trip has much more
significance.
The trip Is taken solely for the benefit
OF Mrssts. ROtch. Fowler AMI Gibtp, aud
IL Tor the purpose VI slowing them as
eastern directors aud Representatives u
stockholders that the increased earnings
VI the road under the new management
have not been accomplished III lu-- 10
any Of the departments Of the road.
When President Ripley tOok charge VI
the santa Ne system year ago he imme-
dlately inaugurated system of ECONOMY
which rapidly reiucei the EXPENSES II
the road without injuring In the least
any of the departments. His manage.
ment was business like from the start,
aud 10y cutting On all needless expense
and placing the road on thoroughly
economical basis, he accomplished, after
u short time In office. that whit h he start.
nj out 10 do, All incrra$. In the earnings
" the system
With the showing ~ increased earn.
ingS the stock " the santa f- system
commenced ~ advance Ia value. and the
bears Oh the New York stock market
found their margins on santa fe stock
Diminishing plan by which the value
Of the stock could be depressed was then.
~ them. n Necessity, aud they hailed the
Idea VI claiming that the earnings were
accomplished NJ n lU-,s ~ the ruad IN gen.
eral, They claimed that the rolling
stock snd TuaIb,'d were being neglected.
that forces were reduced 10 such All pG.
tent that necessary work could hot h,
done aud ia short, enieaNurci 10 prove
that President Ripley vas pactlrall,
wf-cslng the road Tor the rdlIDn-r ..
showing big earnings for the new lnan
agrnirnt.
A. the earnings II the road steadily III.
creased each month. these claims cuuI
mcncrd ~ have some force with the east
rtn directors aud stockholders, whO knew
little nr nothing about the Inansg ctnrut
of the large iLilwa! system lhl- state
ot affairs was brought Ia the notice IT
President Elpi"!. aud he immediately
prop -t.i that the entire board ~ ditrc.
tors. aud ~ many EtOckholirr-a ~ desired,
should max. IA tour Of the sy-,rm " lines
aud See for Themselves thu ph, cal con.
dltlon ot the Rad.
This proposition was accepted. ani 1t
was first decided Ia make the tour last
October, Al that titnr. however, many "
the directors could not la,r their hu-i.
ness Interests, aud the trip was drclafrd
OF until the time uf the annual meeting
oil the board Ot directors IN this city.
Again, N number Of the directors found
II impossible 10 leave business matters
long enough t0 take III, trip, but IL was
decided that those who did attend the aiI.
nual meeting should take at least short
trip aud report to the other Interested
parties IN the east.
Tins IL the Reason Mrasrs. kutch. Fuw.
Ter and hlbbs ale nov on II trip over the
line ~ far ~ Ration. \, ~ They are 10
be shown the different departments al the
road AMI are 10 CAREFUL, note the cundl.
ti"ns aud report 10 the eastern parties on
thrir return. Their report Will uuiouht.
riI. h" gratifying, H. the santa fr ~
ten lines were never ia better condition
than the, art AT present.
lhr party viii return 10 Chicago Mon.
day.