Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-10
ON THE EXTENSION.
Manager Nichols says the FIRST Train
wHl Rua Jinuiry rs h.
iq RUSHING THINGS IN A RAPID MANNER

General Manager Nichols. who ha,
been rushing things on the Northeastern
extension Of ths Amarillo end. cam,
over here to perform a similar service
Monday. He was met at PecOs City by .
special train Sunday night. and wen
through TO Roswell early Monday morn
lug. He was accompanied by Samue.
Atkinson, tax agent aud right Of way
man. Manager Nichols remained al
Roswell, Monday and Tuesday. coming
down to kddy late in the evening Of tn,
latter day
When seen by an Argus representative,
and asked concerning the progress Of
construction on the new rotd. he said
Work IL rushing along all right now,
but the bad weather knocked US cut TOT
a time. There wa absolutely nothing
done from the 7th Of December until
Sunday, the lst, but now everything
is moving along nicely. and ~ eyi.
dence Of this the record made
by the track laying gang. Mon.
day, was Just q fraction short of five
miles. Ten days will DO amply sufficient
to complete all the track laying. There
are now about twenty.seyen or twenty.
eight miles between the two track ends
The grading Is practically completed
aud there Is only about 5000 yards OI
material TO DO moved In leveling. facing
and trimming 1t up. With good weather
like we are having to-day. the first train
will run into Roswell on the 25th Of thi,
month. The grade is entirely finished fol
a distance OF twenty six miles out from
Roswell. aud track IL laid for sixteen
miles. Two hundred and City teams arr
at work on this uncompleted portion, and
concentrated In such a small space the
quantity of work accomplished Is mar
velous. The supplementary work IL be
ing kept right up. The telegraph line Il
completed out 10 the end OF the TRACK
every night. All the material for depots
yards, etc. for the different stations has
been received at Amarillo, and ~ soon ~
the necessary men are secured erection
will be commenced. Portales. the pin
eipSl new town on the line, Ia a city Of
tents, there bang over two hundred. and
not a frame building In the town"
The Argus learns that it ia tbs inten
ton OF the rsiiroad company to run q
special excursion train from Amarillo {,
Roswell aud Eddy on February 23rd, I,
allow tie people OF that town an insigh.
into the section with which they AT,
now connected. Later an excursion viii
go from the valley TO Amarillo.
Manager Nichols returned to Roswell
on the regular train yesterday morning
He goes out to the end OF tbs road III,
from there drives TO the construction
camps coming this way. which he viii
reach tonight. Mr.. Atkin son will ac
company him.
Mr.. Nichols il in his native element II
the construction OF new lines OF road, II
which pastime his experience Ia practic
ally unlimited. His ability rs "A cen
structor and operator enables him 4
rush construction and yet secure goo'
work. lie has made a most enyiabl
reputation in the manner in which h
has handled affairs on the extension, hi
direction and management at critica
periods preventing serious and discour
aging delays.
With Manager Nichols at its head thl
PecOs Valley and Northeastern will b
known az one Of the very lively roads o
the great west Eddy Argus.