Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-25
RAILWAY TALK.
The Santa Fe May Connect In Texas With
The Pecos Valley.

The Choctaw road, running from
Memphis, Tenn, to Oklahoma, has now
completed its survey to Amarillo, Tex,
for building next spring, and has had
a proposed route to Albuquerque in
spected, via Fort Sumner.
President Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
on his recent visit to the Pecos valley,
Is said to have made a proposition to
President Hagerman, Of the Pecos VAL
ley line, looking to an agreement where
by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe will
be extended westward from San Angelo
to the Pecos river, and northward along
that stream to the town of Pecos, where
1T will connect with the Pecos Valley &
Northeastern railroad. 1t is also report
ed that the extension of the Mexican
Northern from the Sierra Mojada, Mex,
via Boquillas, on the border, where has
been erected a large reduction plant of
the Consolidated Kansas City Smelling
and Refining Company, Is a certainty in
the near future, and that the road will
connect with the Santa Fe's extension
from San Angelo after it has crossed
the Pecos little to the southeastward
of Fort Stockton. 1t is reported that the
conference between Presidents Ripley
and Hagerman ended so favorably that
Santa Fe exploration party will soon
arrive at Pecos for preliminary sur
vey south and eastward to San Angelo
President E. P. Ripley of the Santa
Fe railroad, in a letter to c. f. Grayson
Of Silver City, promises better railroad
service between Deming and Silver City.
The White Oaks road Is rushing the
extension of its mountain line across
the summit of the Sacramentos. 1t IS
hoped to be able to complete it before
the snow gets so heavy as to interfere
with work. A few days ago there was
I inches Of snow at Toboggan. The la
Dor Is being done largely by Pueblo In
dians from Isleta. This week twelve
bridge carpenters from Denver went to
work on the road.
Business is becoming heavy on the
line. The freight house at Ell Paso is
crowded to the limit, and freight is pill
ing up in large quantities on the plat
forms and cars are being loaded all the
time from morning to night. The busi-
ness going to Alamogordo, Jarilla and
stations north to Captain is reported
good. Carrizoso the junction for the
town Of White Oaks, is point for
heavy business.
Superintendent Dyer, Of the Santa Fe
railway. says he has not been officially
notified of any new position to be Of
fered him. When questioned as to the
possibility of his accepting the position
on the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe va
Gated by Superintendent Ressequie, he
said that he was not inclined to leave
Colorado. Further than that he would
not discuss the question.
E. Copeland, formerly agent for the
Santa Fee at FL Paso, is now general
agent for the Rio Grande Western, with
headquarters at Chicago.
The Rock Island road has followed
the example of the Santa Fe in refer
ence to cattle shipments west Of the
Missouri river, charging by the 100
pounds instead of by the car load, as
hitherto. Shippers are dissatisfied with
1t because it means they can no longer
profit by crowding cattle into cars.
When the Santa Fe made the change
there was general dissatisfaction, and
the matter was taken before the board
Of railroad commissioners in an effort
to have the car load basis resumed The
attempt proved Intellectual.
Present indications point to the COM
pletion of the Santa Fe line into San
Francisco by January 2. About eighty
miles of new track will then have been
completed from Stockton, Cal, to Point
Richmond, on San Francisco bay. The
Santa Fe will also have its own termi-
nails, trains being ferried across the
bay. New Construction for the Santa
Fe system is going forward with ce-
lerity In Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory. The Kansas, Oklahoma Contra
& Southwestern railway is projected tt
extend from Havana Kan, via Clancy
Kan, and Bartleysville, I. T., to Col
linsville, I. T., a distance of twenty-siz
and one-half miles. Another extension
| Is also under way from Hunnewell
Kan, to Tonkawa.