The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-12-27
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BY January LIST the Rock Island ex-
poets 90 be able to open for business its
southwestern extension TO El Paso.
Tex. This line. in connection with the
Southern Pacific and the Mexican Cen
trail railroads. will give the Rock
Island the shortest line both 10 South
ern California and the City OF Mexico.
and make II a dangerous competitor OF
the Santa Fe. IL took just one year -
construct the 546 miles OF the new ex-
tension from Liberal. Kan. To FL Paso.
Tex. For the purpose OF complying
with the Texas law that every railroad
within that state shall have state oper-
ating headquarters and also for general
construction facilities and convenience.
the new road was placed under the
charters OF fiye different railroad cor
porations, viz: The Chicago Rock
Island a Pacific proper the Chicago.
Rock Island & Mexico. the Chicago.
Rock Island a. FL Paso. the Rock Island
a FL Paso. and the FL Paso & North
eastern. The road from Liberal 90
Santa Rosa. n. NJ. distance OF 272
miles. was placed under direct Rock
Island construction, with J. II. Conlen
vice president OF the Chicago. Rock
Island Mexico. as Chief Engineer
and General Manager. while from San
Ia Rosa 10 Carrizozo. distance OF 1870
miles. the construction work was given
To the ri Paso a. Northeastern, which
already had a constructed line from FL
Paso 10 Carrizozo. The road from Lib
eral TO Carrizozo will be equipped with
eighty-pound steel rails, oak or pitch
pine ties. and modern ballastinr. De-
pot. sido tracks. switches. station
houses. yardings. water tanks. and
Western Union telegraph lines have all
kept pace with actual road building.
and when the road is opened by the
first OF next year Il Will be in as perfect
condition as any OF the lines OF the
Rock Island system that have been In
service for years. In connection with
the Rock Island-El Paso line Ia the
new thirty-mile railroad which is 20
develop the immense Dawson coal
fields, owned by the Rock Island. on
the Beaubien and Miranda grant. In the
northern part OF Colfax county, n. NJ.
This road will leave the main Rock
Island rails at or near Liberal station.
twenty miles southwest OF the Cana
dian river crossing. and run through
the New Mexican counties OF San MI
guel. Mora and Colfax. This branch
will be completed by May 10. 1902. The
coal Is TO feed the southeastern por-
ton OF the Rock Island-El Paso line.
and probably will largely supply the
Southern Pacific railroad. in addition
TO n heavy domestic custom I'm that
section OF the country. The compile
ton OF the lei Paso line will give the
Rock Island n route OF 90 miles short
er between Kansas City and III Paso
than that OF the Santa Re between the
same points. together with saving
OF fifteen hours OF time, the latter fact
being largely due 10 the favorable
alignment and maximum I per cent
grade OF the new Rock Island line. In
connection with the Southern Pacific.
the Rock Island will have a shorter
line from Chicago 10 Los Angeles than
will the Santa Fe The construction
cost OF the Rock Island-El Paso line
will approximate $1,000 900. an average
OF about $4,000 per mlle.-Chicago
Tribune.