El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-23
RAILROADS
AND RAILROADS
Three Propositions Now Un-
der Consideration
Ell PASO WILL BENEFIT
In a Measure From Any One Of The
Three, So Long As They Tap Her
Territory

roads to the westaud southwest through
or around Ell Psso ia exciting so much
comment in papers of the territory
most interested that a brief summary OF
the situation is apropos.
There are three general propositions
in existence which concern Ell Paso.
The first is the building of an extern
sion to the southwest which shall con-
meet with q road leading into Ell Paso
itself, aud reach the city. The feasl-
BILE propositions of this sort include an
extension of the Rock Island from
point in Kansas-Liberal, in 'all pro-
oability-to connect with the T.. Z. q
N. E; or the building of the Choctaw
road, so called, to Amarillo, Texas. and
beyond even to Ell Paso. Neither Of
these projects has shown life for the
past few months, and neither need be
now considered.
THE SECOND PROPOSITION.
The second project concerns the
extension of the Hecos Valley system
in this direction, and on into Mexico.
The truth of the matter Is that the
Pecos Valley system at present is not
q paying proposition, hut it Is one
pregnant with promise of the future.
This promise can only be fulfilled by
an extension which shall make the
line begin and end somewhere.
The Management had in view only
last fall an extension to Boquillas on
the Rio Graude, not only to tap cat
tie country, and to haul up from Mexl-
co cattle shipments which the 5. P,
with It's accustomed Indifference, did
not care to touch, but also perhaps to
do little ore business with the
smelter there, which the coming of a
railroad would give plenty to do.
The idea of an extension in that
direction has been abandoned, and q
southwestern one taken up.
It was reported from Roswell that
surveying corps are already on the
way to this city, and Ell Psso was con-
ceded to be the point of destination.
But the Santa Fe New Mexican, in
its issue of yesterday, advances the idea
that the extension is to be to Las
Cruces, and beyond, into Old Mexico.
This is what the Santa Fe paper says:
"ANOTHER RAILROAD FOR LAS
CRUCES.
LAS Cruces seems to be assured OF
another railroad in the near future. 1t
is to be called the Hagerman road, and
will extend from Ros we'll on the Peco5
Valley railroad, by way of Turquois
City and across the Organ mountains
to Las Cruces, distance of about 225
Mr.. Hsgerman to extend the line into
the interior of the republic of Mexico
with view to affording a new outlet
for the mineral wealth of that resource
fnl country. The surveyors are already
In the field running the preliminary
lines and preparing to draw the neces-
sary maps"
To show how easily confused even
experienced railroad officials may be-
come who are not on the scene, this
extract of the Denver Repu blicau is
re produced, in which the statement is
made that the new line will run from
Ros well over to the coal fields to White
Oaks.
'SHORT CUT TO Ell PASO.
''A short cut to FL Paso,i in which the
to be interested, ia now being
surveyed by the Pecos Valley road.
Surveyors sent out by the PecOs VAL
ley line have arrived in Ell Paso. The
route surveyed Is from Miller station,
between Roswell and Eddy, across a
barren mineral country. 1t is sup
posed that this cut off will connect with
the Sierra Madre & Pacific, line run
ming into Mexico, which is to be ex-
tended to the Pacific coast.
Traffic Manager: Winchell, OF the
said he doub ted that the Fort Worth
& Denver City railroad was interest
ed in the extension.
1.-THE Pecos Valley connects with the
Colorado & Southern system at Anna
rillo, and this new line would give the
Colorado & Southern a short route to
the rich mineral states of Mexico and
also to the ports on the Mexican
coast.
1.-The main purpose of the extern
sion > said Mr.. Winchell, lie, | think,
Oaks and AlamogordO. The Ell Paso
& North western now runs from Ell
Paso to White Oaks, and IL ia prOba-|
Bile that the extension of the Pecos
Valley will connect with this. >"
THE THIRD PROPOSITION
The third general proposition, aud
the one in which this city Is most in
Is the transcontinental road
which shall penetrate to the Mexican
Pacific coast, and command the traffic
from the orient.
One scheme is supposed to be faith
cred by Morgan Jones and his assC-
oistes, and to have for it's object the
of the Sierra Madre to the
coast. This would insure Ell Paso's
being on the line. The preliminary
surveys were com pleted some time
since, and the results noted in the
HERALD, so far as they are known.
The details of the survey and the most
route are now being considered
by the directors of the Sierra Madre
road and by the men of wealth in the
east who are Professionally interested
In the plan.
In this general proposition is in
GUIDED also the latest and most daring
scheme of them all. 1t is the proposed
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railroad, |
suggested and promoted by the prince
of promo ters, A. E. Stillwell.
Mr. Stillwell, of whose brief visit to