The Lamar register., 1901-12-25
THE c.. r. 1. & p. r. r.

BY January LIST the Rock Island ex-
poets to be able to open for business
its southwestern extension to Ell Paso,
Texas. This line, In connection with
| the Southern Pacific and the Mexican
Central railroads. will give the Rock
Island the shortest line both 30 south
ern California and the City of Mexico,
and make 1t dangerous competitor of
the Santa Fe. 1t took Just one year TO
construct the 54G miles of the new ex-
tension from Liberal, Kansas. 10 El
Paso, Texas. For the purpose of COM
plying with the Texas law that every
| railroad within that state shall have
state operating headquarters. and also
| for general construction facilities and
convenience, the new road was placed
| under the charters of five different
railroad corporations, viz: The Chica-
go, Rock Island Il Pacific proper; the
Chicago, Rock Island Il Mexico; the
Chicago. Rock Island & El Pas0; the
Rock Island d Ell Paso and the El
Pnso Il Northeastern. The road from
Liberal to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, II
distance OF 2I2 miles, was placed un-
der direct Rock Island construction.
with j. III. Conlen, vice president of the
| Chicago, Rock Island Il Mexico. AS
chief engineer and general manager,
while from Santa Rosa to Carrizozo. II
distance of 100 miles, the construction
work was given to the Ell Paso n
Northeastern, which already had
constructed line from FL Paso TO Car
rizOZO. The road from Liberal TO Car
rizoZo will be equipped with eighty
pound steel rails. oak or pitch pine ties
and modern ballasting. Depot, side
tracks, switches, station houses,
yardings, water tanks and West
ern Union telegraph lines have
all kept pace with actual road
building, and when the road is
opened by the first of next year ii will
be in as perfect condition as any of the
lines Of Rock Island system that have
been in service for years. In connec-
tion with the Rock lslandEl Paso line
is the new thirty-mile railroad which
is to develop the immense Dawson coal
fields. owned by the Rock Island. on
the Beaubien and Miranda grant, in
the northern part of ColfaX county,
New Mexico. This road will leave the
main Rock Island rails at or near Lib
eral station, twenty miles southwest of
the Canadian river crossing. and run
through the New Mexican counties of
San Miguel, Mora and Colfax.
by May 10. 1902 The coal to
feed the southeastern portion of
the Rock Island-El Paso line. and
probably will largely supply the South
ern Pacific railroad, in addition to n
heavy domestic custom in that section
of the country. The completion of the
El Paso line will give the Rock Island
route of 222 miles shorter between
Kansas City and FL Paso than that of
the Santa Fc between the same points,
together with II saving of fifteen hours
of time. the latter fact being largely
due to the favorable alignment and
maximum one per cent. grade of the
new Rock Island line. In connection
with the Southern Pacific. the Rock Is
land will have a shorter line from Chi
cago to Los Angeles than will the San
tn Fe. The construction cost of the
Rock Island-El Pnso line will approXi-
mate 81 T,OOO,OOO. an average of about
$4,000 per milc.-Chicngo Tribune.
Johnny (aged six)-Papa. can i go to
the circus this afternoon? Papa-No.
my son. A good boy would not want
TO go to circus. .Iohnhy-Then. papa.
don't you think ! ought TO go while
I'm bad enough to enjoy it: