Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-29
CONFERENCE SANTA FE MEN
Tour OF Inspection Through Kansas h ,
Chief BUSINESS. ,

BY q strange coincidence President
E. 2. Ripley. Vice President Paul Nor
ton and H. U. Mnige. general superin-
tendent Of the Santa Fe railroad, met in
Denver yesterday, President Ripley
denied that there was any important
significance In the fact that be had ar
rived from San Francisco. Mr.. Morton
from Chicago and Mr.. Nudge. in COM
pany with John A. Beynon, from Ei
Paso, Texas. The four intended, he
said. to make four OF inspection to.
gether through Kansas. That the visit
hid any special reference to the Colora-
do and Southern combination he de-
MED, although he admitted he was de-
slrous Of seeing how the new plan sue
seeded. The visitors received call In
the afternoon from Vice President q.
L. WinchelI, but this was quite brief.
Mr.. Ripley and Mr. Morton also paid
President Jeffery of the Rio Grande a
call.
: "There Is NJ Immediate prospect" I"
said Mr.. Ripley, "of our road using the
short cut from Trinidad to Fort Worth
over the Colorado and Southern line.
AS freight project this has been talked
of and the Colorado and Southern has
broached the matter to us several times.
The offer is not such, however, as to
justify us in deserting our own line to
the gulf. No, there Is no alliance be-
tween the two roads, and, so far as /
know, not even the stockholders of the
Santa Fehold stock in the Colorsdo and
Southern. or course am not necesss.
rily In touch with their private trsnsac-
tions. The dealings of the two roads
amount merely to the rental of our
tracks to Pueblo to the Colorado and
Southern and in exchange we receive
certain privileges in Denver. l don't
know that the understanding will go
any further. No, there will be no con-
ference between us aud the Colorado
and southern officials"
Paul Morton was asked as to the ex-
tensions Of the Santa Fe line. "Our
most important extension, Of course, ia
the completion of our line into San
Francisco be said. "We expect to
have the California line completed into
San Francisco by January at the lat
est, and will then run through trains
from Chicago to San Francisco over
track every rail- of which will be owned
by our own company. We are making
mesmall extensions In Oklahoma aud
New Mexico
"How is your steamer line from San
Diego doing?v
'It Is carrying a large trade. sfhe
line does not belong to the Santa Fe,
however, though, because 1t hasa traffic
arrangement with MS. 1t Is nsnally called
a Santa Fe line. There are now four
steamers on the line. making semi
monthly trips, and they are crowded to
their capacity. Arrangements have
been made for the addition OF two more
steamers just as soon as they can be
ready for service. At each sailing the
ships take out full cargo of cotton and
machinery. believe our trade In the
far East is destined to grow to enor-
nous proportions. 1t Is constantly in
creasing and it is only In Its infancy. 1t
is most important that 1t be cultivated
and that the ports of China shall
not be shut against US by European ne.
tions.
Prospects for the road this fall we're
never so bright in all the roads history.
There is more freight in sight along the
line than ever before. In Oklahoma
and Kansas the corn crop is simply
enormous. In the latter state the yield
is estimated at 35O.OO0OO0 bushels aud
may go oyer that. The wheat crop was
not good, but corn will more than make
up for it. We are preparing to do an
enormous business in shipping feeders
from Texas. New Mexico and Arisona
to the corn fields of Oklahoma and
Kanaaa to be fattened for the Kansas
City and Chicago markets. Requests
for cars are coming in now for future
shipments and 1t will be the busiest fall
In the history OF the road
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