The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-07-19
THE LINK TO Be COMPLETED,
In a Great Trans-Continental Rail-
way Line-The White Oaks
Rock Island Route.
TOWNS MUST STAND ON RESOURCES.
The New Move Will Result Beneh.
cially to AlamOgordO and Cloud
Croft.-SurVeyOrs are
Now Out.

Now Out.
That the White Oaks route proposes
to extend its line at once, is past gain
saying. And that the Rock Island in.
tends to build to some point agreed upon
by the two roads, and complete the link
in great trans-continental line, is also
an assured fact.
Many rumors are afloat concerning
the plans of the companies, and all are
at variance, as is usually che case when
the public and the newspapers map ont
the work of the railways, Captain peo-
pie are certain that the road will be ex-
tended from there. White Oaks people
are certain that the right of way will
not miss that town. Others believe that
neither place will be on the main line,
but that some point further up the road
will develop into railway and great
commercial center by reason of the unit
ing of the two roads and the attraction
to still others to make connection
i, there for Southwestern business. Few
believe that the roads will meet at Clay
ton. Ell Paso citizens are of the belief
that the general offices Of the road will
be located there, and Alamogordo citi-
zens are equally positive that they will
remain here. Some think that they will
be moved to swell the resources of a
new town. Others think that the Rock
Island will settle all speculation by alb
sorbing the White Oaks route within a
year. Everyone has guess coming
and nearly everyone is exercising the
prerogative. The ones who really know
are non-commttal The News is not
making any guesses or predictions, for
1t has lost faith in railway magnatoS di-
/ Wllging their plans. Mr.. Parker, whose
railway trip here last year "had no rail
way significance" is largely responsible
for the lack of faith.
The towns already established along
the line of the route will not be in the
least affected by the move. Each one is
being developed according to the pro-
ducing qualities OF its resources, and on
the resources alone, must every town
stand. Every place established has
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magnitude depending on the local inter
est taken in the development Of resourc-
es. Alamogordo is especially fortunate,
for the Rock Island connection means
that the town will be placed in touch
with the northern New Mexico and east
ern market, and that great many
tourists will be attracted this way.
| C'oudcroft will become one OF the most
famous and favored summer resorts in
the United States and will draw consid-
cradle eastern traffic through the adver-
tising given the place by the Rock
Island.
The Rock Island is not figuring on the
Captain coal fields for their supply of
fuel, for the mines owned by them in
Colorado are thoroughly accessible SC
far as the new venture in railroad oper-
alton is concerned. 1t is the general
opinion now, that line will be contin.
ued through Mexico to the Pacific coast
thus opening another great port tc
Asiatic trade.
Concerning the work in hand, the E
Paso Daily News has secured the follow
ing expression from one of the Rock Is
land officials:
"We do not tell Of railway plans In
advance of determination, for obviou,
reasons. But the extension from Lib
eral has been fully determined upor
and the route is in a general way set
tied, although variations may be requir
ed by tho survey now being made. WI
had surveys made many years ago fol
the line to Ell Paso, crossing the Pecos
valley near Eddy. In fact the Liberia
branch was designed for the southwest
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Texas, Arizona and California business
Then change OF plan was made tina
hung up that line and sent US down t,
Fort Worth and Indian Territory
There was once thought of acquiring
the Texas & Pacific line west from For
Worth, but that idea was abandoned
and we no longer need or seek tina
route, since we have the chance giveI
us to get the through business desired
without buying line and by buldin;
an extension throug fine stock coun
try that will furnish a paying local bus
ness. We are not going to build to L
Paso, but have an agreement to go to
common point, presumably Clayton
New Mexico, where we will interchang
business with the FL Paso & Northeast
ern railway, which will be constructed
10 that point. The matter Is simply
traffic arrangement, mutually satisfac
tory, by which passengers and frelgh
business will be handled rs II by on
line and the proceeds divided in the wa
usual to connecting lines. Our wild
reaching lines extending into Colorado
Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakots
Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Kar
sas, Texas and Indian Territory wi
carry business to southwestern Texas
Mexico aud the Pacific coast throug
the gateway Of III Paso az the spout {
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