Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-12
GREAT PROMISE
FOR SANTA PE
The Santa Fe Intends to Build Its
Main Line by Way Of
This City.
CUTOFF TO COST $4,O00,000
Engineers Are in the Field Now Making
Surveys and Construction on the Out
Off Is 10 Commence Within
Sixty Days.
Says the Denver Evening Post:

Says the Denver Evening Post:
| by changing forty miles of it's line
in New Mexico the Santa Fe will spend
nearly $4,O0O,OO0. This vast sum, how
ever, will be saved in less than six
years on expenses now necessary to re-
| pair it's present line because of wash
outs.
"The contemplated change in route
will place Santa Fe on the main line of
the road which bears it's name in
stead of branch road eighteen miles
long.
u. w. Kendrick third vice president,
and H. U. Nudge, general manager of
the Santa Fe, left Denver yesterday
for a trip over the new road.
"The change in route of the Santa
Fe has been deemed necessary because
of frequent costly washouts and cloud
bursts which have swept away the
track and greatly delayed traffic.
Between Las Vegas and San Pedro
the Santa Fe follows a creek. 1t is in
the Glorieta mountains and the fire.
transform the stream into a river that
sweeps all before it.
"Glorieta is 7,422 feet, while Las We
gas is 6,383 feet, and Albuquerque is
4,935 feet. Aside from getting away
from the stream the engineers have
established an easier grade. The new
line will begin near Las Vegas and
will be built higher up in the noun
tains, where it cannot be reached by
any stream. 1t will place Santa Fe on
the main line and connect it with the
present main line at San Pedro.
'"The work will cost an enormous
sum, because it is forced through the
mountains. There is a great deal of
finished it will be, it is said. one of the
finest pieces of mountain railroads in
the United States.
Ever since the construction of the
Santa Fe the road has suffered from
washouts in the section between Las
Vegas and San Pedro. Last spring the
road was washed out and gangs Of
men We're speedily put to work to re-
place the track. For four days there
was no through traffic. One week af-
ter the track had been replaced there
was another cloudburst and again the
track was swept away. This time 1t
required five days to repair the dam
age.
Tho csn nf
and the cost of the repairs is estima-
ted to have cost the Santa Fe fully
81, 100000 Every spring traffic is fire.
quently delayed for one or two days.
1t is the most treacherous section of
the Santa Fe.
"It is reported in Denver that work
of constructing the new line will begin
within sixty days, although there'is no
official confirmation Of the report"
There are few minor errors in the
above article from the Denver Even
ing Post as to names and locations.
If the statements in the article are
true, and the New Mexican hopes they
are, Santa Fe in a few years will again
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in the territory. If the cutoff shall
be built, and there is reason to believe
that such will be the case, much Of the
credit for this great boom to Santa Fe
is due to this paper. which has editor
tally and in it's columns and by per-
sonal letters called the attention Of the
directing officials of the Atchison To-
peka & Santa Fe railway to the pro-
ject and has worked for it many
years. If the statements in the arti-
Gle above are too strongly stated and
if the company is only looking into
the advisability of the move, the New
Mexican will keep on agitating the
subject until success crowns it's efforts.
This is another instance that the New
Mexican is at all times working hard
and in the right direction for the ad-
vancement, growth and prosperity of
this city. this county and the territory
of New Mexico. Fair minded and de-
cent citizens acknowledge this fact.