Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-10-21
NO SANTA EE Cu1.OEE.
Traffic Manager Morton OF the Santa
Fe Denies Apache Canyon
Rumor.

A. 8. Ripley, president. and PAU
( Morton. tranic manager OF the Santa
Fe system. were In the city last night
at the Brown Palace hotel. says the
Denver Republican. They are making
their regular annual inspection tri1
Of the SAINT Fe system. They spent
yesterday at Rocky Ford. examining
tho beet sugar factory. and at Pueblo
and Colorado Springs. examining tho
new work being done by the Colora11
Fuel and Iron company. They will
leave for the south today. stopping at
intermediate points as far as AlbI.
querque, and will then go to Califor.
mia.
"The railroads throughout the west
are very prosperous" said Mr.. Nor
ton last evening. Everywhere cvi
dences Of good times are to be seen,
and a trip through this country is eN-
c%eptionally gratifying on that account.
Our trip has no particular significance
so far as the construction Of new lines
or the purchase Of any terminals or
connections are concerned. We are
constantly improving u line In .hiS
state. but shall order nothing
than the extension Of the work along
the lines of improvement made last
year. We have put in new steel and
improved the road bed Of our line
from Denver to Pueblo and We expect
to keep all Of our lines up to that stan.
dard.
SPENDS 4 MILLION A YEAR HERE
"The Santa Fe system Is n great
patron of the west and spends n great
deal of money in Colorado. IL spends
with the Colorado Fuel and Iron com.
pany annually about 81 100000 Cor
steel, iron and other things used in
railroad construction. We might pay
this money to- Pittsburg. as some other
western roads do. but are somewhat
selfish in the respect that We want 60
spend the money whore We can get
another chance to get IL back"
Mr.. Morton denied the report that
the Santa Fe contomplates the con.
.struction of a cutoff on their New
Mexico line to bring Santa Fe onto
te main line Of their road. According
to reports a new track was to be built
from Las Vegas to Santa Fe and from
there to Albuquerque at a total cost of
about $4,000. 600. The construction Of
the cutoff, the report said, was done
to avoid damage by floods. which DC.
cur annually on the present line.
The report Is without foundation"
said Mr.. Morton. II any surveys Of
new lines are to be made they are
only preliminary. We have no inten.
ton at the present time of building
the cut-off suggested"
Mr.. Morton says that no new trains
Will be put ON nor changes of time
made as a result of the trip. Regard.
ing the community of interest of the
railroad d~ictators, Mr.. Morton says as
his Is not in the combination. he pays
little attention to its workings.
BEET SUGAR HERE TO STAY.
During their examination OF the beet
sugar factory at Rocky Ford both Mr..
Morton and Mr.. Ripley were Impress
ed with the success OF the enterprise.
"The project has proved the recla.
nation OF that part of the country"
said Mr.. Morton. About $4,000 900 will
be distributed among the farmers
there by the factory this year. Next
year the amount will be greater. The
factory's capacity of 10000 tons has
not been reached by a third yet, so
its owners are not talking OF e%nlarging
the plant. The advantage the factory
has been to the community Is almost
beyond estimation. | saw property
sold there for $500 an acre which did
not bring $50 before the beet sugar
factory was built.
so far as threats of the sugar syn
dictate and its attitude toward the beet
sugar industry Is concerned, 1t is not
OF the greatest moment. or course
the opposition Of the syndicateis form.
but the beet sugar industry is
too large and well established an en-.
to be throttled. There Ia
money behind the beet sugar industry
as well as behind the sugar syndicate.