El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-16
A SANTA FE
ENTERPRISE
Surprising Information On
Railroad Development
Ell PASO AND ROSWELL
The Santa Fe interests Said To Be
Behind the Project.

Dcninu tuS fIOJSSh'
That the Santa Fe Ia to enter E.
Paso by q new and almost direct route
from the northeast IS vouched for by
An eastern man who says he has POSI-
tive knowle dye that the work is under
way.
This is rather surprising piece OF
Information in view OF previous an
nouOcements TO the effect that the
Pecns Valley & North eastern Is survey
ing a route to Ell Paso from Roswell
But the gentleman referred to says
shat instead OF the Pecos Valley, 1t Is
the Santa Fe that is furnishing the re-
sources for the work.
The statement is quite plausible, aud
In view OF the conditions Is probably
true. The Santa Fee now controls its
own track to Amarillo, which Is also
the northern terminus Of the Pecos
valley. By using the valleys tracks
To Roswell and building from Roswell
20 this point, d distance OF us miles,
the Santa Fe would shorten the dis
lance from ST. Louis and Chicago more
thsn 300 miles, and would have the
shortest route OF ali roads between the
northeast and southwest.
The HERALD'S informant says: AS
an evidence that the road will be built
he is informed that the survey is not
only Ia progress but that the conduc-
tor OF the construction train has been
engaged. The route, he says, Is to be
east of the Sacramento mountains.
When it is considered that q large
part of this route is through
anon-productive country, one is justi-
6ed in believing that the Pecos valley
would have no incentive to build the
line as an independent enterprise. 1t
Is also known that the Santa Fe has
helped the Pecos valley: that other
lines recognize the saving in the pro-
posed route, and that some of these
same lines could reach Amarillo over
comparatively small mileage of the
Choctaw road. 1t is reasonable to
suppose, therefore. the HERALD'S in
dormant says, that ''for these and other
reasons that persons Interested will
recognize, the Santa Fe is the mover
There is another point L would
mention in this Connection" said the
speaker. "You know that Phelps,
Dodge & Co., of New York, the owners
Of soma of the richest copper mines in
she world, have started to build g. line
iron Naco, Ariz.. ID Nacosary. Mex,
where Que of the richest properties of
the firm is located. 1 know that ne
gotiations are in prog ress in New York
between Phelps, Dodge 81 Co., and the
officers of one or two lines that enter
FL Paso. Oae of these lines is the
Sierra Madre. If the big copper firm
Gan arrange with some other road to
build the line they have started, they
will be willing to turn
over their franchise and
subscribe to the bOnds'of the road
40 well. Now. If the Sierra Madre
we're to conclude to make such deal,
that line would have to build on down
20 the Pacific coast. A prominent en-
gineer has examined the territory be-
tween Casas Grandes and the route OF
she Phelps Dodge road, and says it is
feasible and not excessively expensive.
With that piece of work undertaken
the Sierra Madre would be an exceed
ingly desirable piece of property for
some big trunk line that already has
entrance into Ell Paso. 1t would not
surprise me to hear that the Santa Fee
had gained control OF the Sierra
Madre. Understand l edo not say it
has, but If such Information were
given out officially l would not be sur
prised.''
General Manager Ramsey, of the
Sierra Madre line, Is now In St. Louis,
On his way back to Ell Paso from New
York where.he was in conference with
prominent stockholders of the road and
with Phelps, Dodge & Co. . represent
stives. One of the Messrs. Dodge was
over the right of way of their proposed
road, and returned to New York at
about the same time Mr.. Ramsey left
here.
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others wanting the most economical
goods sold.
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