Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-25
LATE SANTA FE TRANSFERS
The Santa Fe System Adding to Its
Already Extensive Mileage by
Transfer and Purchase.
new DEPOT HOTEL FOR LAS VEGAS

Into the Subject of General
Prosperity for the People
of New Mexico.
On last Tuesday President Ripley o
the Atchison, Topeka a. Santa Fe railroad
on his way from Calf ornia to Chicago
was met at Las Vegas by several of the
high officials of the Santa Fe and plans
for the future, that will affect New Mex
leo greatly, and eut down operating ex
penses on the New Mexico, Ar 1ona ant
I California lines, were fully discussed and
in great measure agreed upon. There
were present at the conference President
Ripley, Mr.. G. M. Higginson, assistant to
the president, W. G. Nevin, general man.
ager of the California Southern, and j ohm
Player, master mechanic of the system
with headquarters at Topeka.
! ATLANTIC & PACIFIC.
The situation concerning the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad was first discussed and
it is more than probable, indeed almost
certain, that as soon as all the legal steps
necessary for the absolute transfer of the
Atlantic & Pacific to the Atchison, To-
completed, which it is expected will take
place in less than two months, the At
lantic & Pacific will be attached as di-
vision to the California Southern and
will be operated from Los Angeles under
the general management of Mr.. Nevin
The transfer of the Mojave branch of the
Southern Pacific to the Santa Fe will
make this possible, as the Santa Fe will
then own and operate an unbroken line
from Albuquerque to Los Angeles and
San Diego.
This last transfer, it is understood, is
all arranged, and will take place at an
early date. The change in management
and operation will save in expenses and
in salaries of high officials in the neigbor
hood of several hundred thousand dollars
per year, and will prove great thing for
the Santa Fe in the matter of efficiency
and economy. The NEW MEXICAN is in
formed that the details for carrying out
this plan are now being considered and
arranged, and at the proper time will be
| placed IN actlve operation.
Mr.. Ripley evidently knows what he IS
about and understands thoroughly that
money saved in operating railroad is
money made, and that concentration of
management up to certain extent pro.
notes efficiency in every branch of the
service. Mr.. Nevin, who is to have charge
of the management of the line from AL
buquerque to San Diego as general man.
ager and as successor to the late K. Fl
Wade, is conceded to be one of the ablest
men on the entire A., Z. & s. F. system.
He has been identified with railroading in
many capacities during the past 25 years
and for the last five years has been the
purchasing agent of the Santa Fe, in
which capacity the business of his de.
partment has lately aggregated over ST.
100000 a month.
Eventually the A. & P. will be put under
his charge, and it is certain that in that
event results can be nothing else than
satisfactory to the owners of this very
important link in the great A., I. & S. f.
system.
| IMPROVEMENTS AT LAS VEGAS.
At the conference referred to above the
necessity for erecting new depot hotel
at Las Vegas was also discussed, and it
was agreed that such building was nec-
essary. Plans for its erection were or
dered drawn aud the building is to be
erected on the vacant ground opposite
the warehouse of Gross, Blackwell & Co.
1t is to be three.story building of either
brick or stone, and will face the Gross,
Blackwell establishment. This will prove
of great benefit to Las Vegas, as that
city needs firstclass hotel very much.
The Hot Springs proposition was also
considered and the New MEx1oAN's in.
formation is to the effect, that the Mon
tezuma hotel will be reopened shortly
under the management of DR.. Bailey,
now in charge of the Mountain House,
which at this time contains about 65
guests. The Montezuma is to be managed
in first class style, and with such man.
agement, good advertising and liberal
treatment of patrons, especially terri
torial patrons, there is no good rea-
son why it should not pay. The
trouble heretofore, under the man
Plank and other fellows of that stamp,
has been, that the territorial patronage
was not looked after as it should have
been, and was neglected or illtreated.
During the summer months especially, the
patronage of southern New Mexico and
western Texas might be had for the Mon
tezuma with proper advertising and good
handling.
THE RATION COKE AND COAL COMPANY.
This company held meeting during
the visit of the officials named as above
at Las Vegas. The following being Of.
ficers and directors of that company:
Directors: Frank Springer, Harry
Whigham, j. Van Houten, @. M. Higgin-
son and r. E. Twitchell.
Officers: Frank Springer, president,
@. M. Higginson, vice president, Harry
Whigham, general manager, and i. A.
Schaumberg, auditor.
The output of this company now
amounts to about 1900 tons per day, but
henceforth it will DO longer be operated
by the Santa Fe, but will be operated by
Mr.. Whighau as general manager for the
Maxwell Land Grant company. Fifty
new coke ovens at cost Of nearly $780,
600 are being constructed near the com.
pany's mines at Blossburg, and plans for
the construction Of 200 more coke ovens
were agreed upon, and will be carried out
j in the near future. An electric plant and
an electric road for the handling of the
coal and coke produced are also under
contem plation, and it is believed that the
construction of the latter will take place
this summer. This means great i'm
provement of the vast pro perty, which will
prove Of much benefit to Colfax county
and New Mexico, in giving hundreds o.
men additional employment, increasing
taxable property, and aiding the general
prosperity Of the territory.
SILVER CITY NORTHERN.
J, To-day the management and operation