People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-02-21
Through Trains.

Inc I0peka Journal THURSDAY says
that it is now only question OF a
short time until through train service
will be arranged from Chicago to ROs-
well, N. NJ, and Pecos, Tex, the
principal points on the PecOs Valley
road. Probably when the Santa Fe
spring Time card is arranged arrange
mentS will be made for through
sleeper from Chicago TO be cut off at
Newton with the sleeper for Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe points, and run
south over the Panhandle branch of
the Santa Fc aud tie PtcoS Valley
lie.
Tie r0id from Panhandle to Amar-
lilo, TrXaS, connecting the Santa Fe
and PecoS Valley g. Northeastern
roads, was formally opened this week.
The train service Of the latter road
has been so arranged that direct con.
nectiUn is made with tie Santa Fe
trains running from Wellington over
the Panhandle branch If the Santa
Fe.
The probability Of through train
service from the east in the htar fut-
ure reviVes the talk of the establish
ment Of health resort at Roswell, n.
M. This has long been the idea of the
men identified with the PecOs Valley
road and it will be undoubtedly carried
out. The natural conditions of the
country IN the vicinity Of Roswell
make it an ideal place for big resort.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Feb. l6.-South-
eastern New Mexico is on the boom,
because OF the railroads that are being
now constructed through it, and the
people of Pecos valley especially are
having just occasion to rejoice. The
last rail on the extension of the Pecos
Valley line between Roswell and
Amarillo, Tex, has been laid, and
this week the roed was opened for
traffic. Chavez and Eddy county
people go to Colorado direct via ANA.
rillo, or to Kansas City over the Santa
Fe from Amarillo Junction instead OF
away round by Fort Worth. More.
over, there is an immense amount OF
cattle ranges tributary to this line,
and cattle, instead Of being shipped
to Fort Worth, will be sent over the
new line to the feeding grounds in
southern Kansas. That this traffic is
OF large dimensions may be inferred
from the fact that from points west
OF the quarantine line, there were
shipped last year over the Texas and
Pacific 10000 head, over the Southern
Pacific 100000 head, driven to ANA
rillO l52, 600 head, TO Panhandle City
$4,000 head, to Giles City and other
points 10000 head, making a grand
total Of $4,000 head. All these
shipments the Pecos Valley and
Northeastern will receive hereafter.
The distance from PecOs City 10
Texas, the southern terminal at
present, to Amarillo Junction, the
northern terminal, is 372 miles. AT
Amarillo Junction not only is direct
connection effected with the Southern
Kansas line of the Santa Fe, but it is
generally understood that the Rock
Island will build south about $50 miles
from its Liberal, Kan, terminal, to
Amarillo Junction, effecting direct
connection with Kansas City, and
will make such arrangements with
the Pecos company that the line from
Amarillo to Roswell may be used as a
joint track. The Rock Islands inten-
tion is. to continue from Roswell to
White Oaks on the line Of the Ell Paso
and Northeastern, whence trains can
be run over the latter road into Ell
Paso.
The principal tatlons on the Pecos
Valley road are as follows: Amarillo,
Canyon City, Hereford, Bovina, G uad.