The Dolores star., 1901-12-27
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By January LIST the Rock Island ex-
poets to be able to open for business
IT'S southwestern extension to Ell Paso,
Iexas. This line. in connection with
the Southern Pacific and the Mexican
Central railroads, will give the Rock
Island the shortest line both 10 south
ern California and the City of Mexico,
ana make 1t a dangerous competitor of
the Santa Fe. 1t took Just one year to
construct the 546 miles of the new ex-
tension from Liberal, Kansas, to Ell
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
Tor general construction facilities and
convenience, the new road was placed
under the charters of five different
railroad corporations, viz: The Chica-
go. Rock Island & Pacific proper; the
chicago. Rock Island L. Mexico; the
Chicago. Rock Island & FL Paso; the
Rock Island & Ell Paso, and the Ell
Paso & Northeastern. The road from
Liberal to Santa Rosa, New Mexico, a
distance Of 212 miles, was placed un-
der direct Rock Island construction,
with j. FL. COnlen, vice president of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Mexico, as
chief engineer and general manager,
while from Santa Rosa to Carrizozo, n
distance of 13O miles, the construction
work was given to the Ell PasO &
Northeastern. which already had a
constructed line from Ell Paso to Car
rizoZo. The road from Liberal to Car
rizoZo will be equipped with eighty
pound steel rails. oak or pitch pine ties
ana modern ballasting. Depot, side
tracks, switches, station houses,
yardinss. 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 it will
be in as perfect condition as any of the
lines of Rock Island system that have
been in service for years. In connec-
ton with the Rock Island-El 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
er'} station. twenty miles southwest of
the Canadian river crossing, and run
through the New Mexican counties of
San Miguel. Mora and Colfax.
This branch will be completed
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 a
heavy domestic custom in that section
of the country. The completion of the
Ell Paso line will give the Rock Island
n route of 222 miles shorter between
Kansas City and Ell Paso than that of
the Santa Fe between the same points.
together with 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 n shorter line from Chi
cago to Los Angeles than will the San
Ia Fe. The construction cost of the
Rock 1sland-El Paso line will approxi-
mate SI,OOO,OOO, an average of about
$4,000 per mile.-Chicago Tribune.
Johnny (aged siX)-Papa. can so to
the circus this afternoon? Papa-No,
my son. a good boy would not want
to go to circus. Johnny-Then, papa,
don't you think I ought to go while
I'm bad enough to enjoy it?
A Christmas Dinner That Was Not Eaten
because of Indigestion! This sorry tale
would not have been told If the system
had been regulated and the digestion per-
fected by the use of Natures remedy
Garfield Tea. This wonderful herb nedi-
cine cures all forms of stomach, liver
and bowel arrangements, cleanses the
system. purifies the blood and lays the
foundation for long life and continued
good health. Garfield Tea is equally good
for young and old.
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