Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-13
The COLORADO & SOUTHERN.
Treasurer Charles Wheeler Made a Profit.
able Trip to This City in the Inter-
est of His Comnanv.

treasurer CharleS Wheeler, or the
Colorado & Southern road, who was in |
this city the other day, is one of the pio-
neer railroad men of the Centennial
state. He was with the present South
ern when it was the old Denver & New |
Orleans road years ago, and was close
ly associated with the late Governor |
Evans, of Denver, in it's management.
The other railroads entering the union
station at Denver had it in" for the D.
& N. O., and tried to squelch it by tax |
! ing it $500 per month for running one
train out and one train it at the union
depot per day. This was IN outrage, of
| course, and had the road Deer differ
emily situated, there would have been a
| winding up of the concern. But, for
tunately, the road owned it's own coal
fields, and this big item of expense, the
purchase of coal, was avoided. The line
finally reached Pueblo, and then it con-
tered, the old governor backing up his
faith in the line with his hard cash,
putting out 100000 at n time; and by
timely cooperation from Texas, a
through line, with the Gulf was estab-
lished in 1889. The Gull line was ac-
quired afterward by the Union Pacific
system and became known as the Union
Pacific, Denver & Gulf, until the recent
reorganization, when the ties of the I'm
ion Pacific We're cast off forever, n the
young road is now sailing alone. Its
Julesburg line will be sold to the I'm
ion Pacific, and there is a proposition to
sell the same company also the Chey-
enne & Northern, running north to Or
rim Junction. This line is a disjointed
affair, as it is, and would be better in
Union Pacific hands unless the Burling-
ton wants it.
The Colorado & Southern people are
anxious to reach out through south
western Colorado and into this terri
tory, but the question of taxation enters
seriously into the project for develop
ment. If communities through which
the extended lines are to run show a
disposition to load the burdens of local
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sions will not be made as hoped for. But
If communities evince a helpful disposi-
ton they will find the railroad ready to
branch out.
Treasurer Wheeler occupies a similar
position with the Mexico, Cuernavaca
& Pacific road, running from the City
of Mexico to the Pacific coast. The road
is a difficult one to build because of the
great engineering difficulties, the de-
scent on the western slope of the re-
public to the ocean being as fraught
with difficulties as the descent of the
eastern slope is easy. The O. reached
Cu%ernavaca some months ago, and is
now headed down the slope to tide
water, and under the energetic on
struction management of Joe Hampson
and r. Z. Comfort, the line is making
commendable Roadway.
Mr.. Wheeler's experienced advice in
railway financial administration has
long been known and appreciated in
Colorado. He made a profitable trip to
this city, where he held long talks with
the territorial auditor and treasurer
and members of the board Of equaliza-
ton, and his representations to these
gentlemen produced a favorable i'm
preston. It is safe to say that none of
the territorial officials will do anything
to embarrass in any way the Colorado
& Southern, but On the contrary will do
all in their power to encourage it's de-
velopment in New Mexico.
The officers of the ~reorganized road
are: Granville M. Dodge, chairman of
the board of directors, New York;
Frank Trumbull, president; B.. L. Win
chell, vice president; Charles Wheeler,
secretary and treasurer; Harry Bron-
ner, assistant secretary and treasurer,
New York: E. c. Henderson, general
counsel, New York; E. e. Whitfield, gem
eral solicitor; A. D. Parker, general au-
ditor; T. F. Dunaway, general superin-
tendent; F. Wild, Jr., general freight
agent; T. E.. Fisher, general passen-
ger agent; DR.. F.. ]. Bancroft, chief
surgeon.
LA.