El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-16
pECOS VALLEY ROAD
PROBABLY MEANT by STORY
FROM OKLAHOMA.
II Is Entirely Likely That the Choc-
law Road VIII Build To Amarillo
and That the Combination Will
] In Us to Roswell.

In Us to Roswell.
Rumors of railroad projections in
New Mexico and Arizona just now are
numberless and it is reasonable to con
clude some of the many schemes will
he realized in the near future.
The following special from Oklahoma
connected with reports from that sec
ton a few days ago. might be taken
as good news for FL Paso and Albu-
querque: The right of way agents of
the Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf rail-
way have commenced the purchase of
right OF way for the extension of that
road toward Amarillo and New Next
co.
The amount that has been appro-
priated for the extension will build
thirty-six miles at once. and will carry
the work until after the election in
November.
The money is taken from the sur
plus of the roads earnings. and after
the election there will be a meeting
held by the stockholders and directors
at Philadelphia for the purpose of is
suing bonds for the completion of the
extension. some 300 miles.
Work on the thirty-six miles is to
commence at once.
IL il generally conceded that the
Pecos Valley road has agreed to turn
its lines over to some large company
and local railroaders figured out the
following scheme today:
The Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf
road is now an important system ex-
tending from Memphis. Tenn. through
the Indian territory to Weatherford.
Oklahoma That road amounted its
intentions last winter OF building
from Weatherford to Albuquerque to
cific coast
Since the Pecos Valley must have
better connections to save their pres
ent lines, it is believed that thai road
has consolidated with the Choctaw
TO@te. and the extension now being
made will extend to Amarillo, where it
will connect with and absorb the Pc
COS system and build the proposed
line from Roswell to I'll Paso for con-
nection with roads leading from here
into Mexico and westward.
1t is generally conceded that the
for with the completion of these lines
the Memphis road would reach all the
better country in the west. There can
be no object in the Memphis road ex-
tending into New Mexico without
touching either Albuquerque or FL
Paso and it is confidently believed that
both places will get line of the road.
President c. b. Eddy returned last
night from Dallas in his private car
Paso del Norte. He was accompanied
by his brother J. A. Eddy and his pri-
yate secretary r. S. Evans. When seen |
this morning by Herald reporter Mr. |
Eddy denied the report that the Choc- /
taw line has consolidated with his line.
There is nothing in the report what
ever and the first l knew of the mat
ter was when L read it in the paper"
When asked about the report that
the Texas & Pacific were trying to pur-
chase his line he said: THAT is news
to me- | had heard no report to that
effect before. But / will say that
there are no definite arrangements
made with anybody for any kind of a
with our road although we
are in the field and are investigating
he country and what would be the
;ost of an extension. / wish there was
some news but at present there is
lothing in any of these reports and
here will be nothing done until after
he election.
b. F. Darbyshire of the Texas & ,
Pacific was seen last night in regards ,
o the report that his road had pur- ,
hased the White Oaks. He said, Yes.
he report is true. We have bought I
he White Oaks and the price, $50. has
'een deposited with me until the deed :
5 signed which will be within the
ext few days" When told this morn .
ng that President Eddy denied the re- 9
ort Mr.. Derbyshire said: We'll /
uess that $50 must be a raise in my
alary then"
J. A. Eddy said today that there was
othing in the talk about the White +
'aks and Choctaw roads combining