Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-25
AN INTER.URBAN
ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Far Reaching Plans of the Electric Street
Railway That is Being Built at Las
Vegas to the Las Vegas
Hot Springs.
A FREIGHT TRAIN IS WRECKED JUST
AFTER LEAVING THE RATION TUNNEL
joys Special Daily Service.

this afternoon from Muncie, Ind. for {
| visit in the Meadow city.
II. A. Jones and wife, who have beer
visiting @. l.. Houghton and famil,
here departed today for Houston, Tex
II. L. Nuby is here from Ash Fork
morrow for Tucumcari~ to visit hi
parents.
Simon Bacharach and Mr.. White, tn,
wool man, went to Watrous today t
see about big purchase of the tleecJ
material.
John Mccormick, a former resident OF
the city, and who has been visiting
here, left this morning for Durango
where he is in the ranch business.
Miss Maree Hablitzel and mother left
this afternoon for their home in Gin
here. Miss Hablitzel Is to be married
soon.
The first section of No. SO, a freight,
had little accident last night just af-
ter leaving the Ration tunnel. There
had been new switch just put in and
evidently was not right. AS the engine
came out it suddenly stopped and
started again, derailing itself, three oil
and two box cars. The mix-up was not
cleared up until about $50 this morn
ing. No one was hurt
q piarrn and wife a ipaI
few friends informally last night to
meet w. G. Nones. The amusement of
the evening was six-handed euchre,
four tables being in use. Mrs. Yeakle
took the first ladies' prize and G. C.
Gise the honors for the gentlemen.
Dainty refreshment We're served and a
pleasant evening spent by those pres
ent.
This morning at the cathedral occurr-
ed the marriage before large audience
of S. Ortiz to Mrs. Margarito Macs, a
stepdaughter of F'idel Ortiz The Ger
emony was performed by Rev. Father
Paul Gilberton and was quite fash
ionable affair. After the ceremony, an
hours mass was given, when the wed
brides mother, Mrs. Fidel Ortiz, where
wedding dinner was given and the
usual marriage meriiment enjoyed. To.
night, at Buffalo hall, which has beer
especially decorated, will occur dance
given by the newly married couple tc
their large circle of friends.
The electric trolley street railway sys-
tenn here is a sure go this time. There
seems not the slightest doubt of it,
Everything has been bought for the en-
tire system to the Hot Springs, paid
for, and is now awaiting shipment. DR..
Epperson and brother, Llewellyn Ep-
person, are here with the plans, speci-
fications and money back of them tc
push the system as fast as it can,be
the construction part, if he can get bids
on it. If not, he will superintend il
himself. Dirt will begin to be thrown
just as soon as the working crew car
be got together. The work will begir
near the Castaneda hotel and the loor
at the depot. The rails are in transit
here now. They are 45 pound rails OF
the johnson girder pattern, such as are
used in st. Louis, only lighter. The
wires will be strung between two poles
around the city, while on the Springs
branch single poles will be used tc
string the trolley'on an arm.
The power house will be located or
the site donated by w. C. Reid and vii
be of brick and frame, engine room be.
ing brick and the boiler room frame
The house is to be 50x73 feet, with large
separate car sheds which will have two
tracks 100 feet long. The engines are
of the finest pattern that could bt
bought, being tandem-compound con
| densing 4SO-horse power engines, cost
| ing $4,000 more than the fine Corliss en-
gines. DR.. Epperson says. There will
be room for three generators, of tn
| Sprague pattern built in New Jersey
| but only two will be installed at pres
ent, one for power and one for genera
ting light for the building and tn
cars, which will carry electric head
lights. The generators are to be direc
connection, the modern way; obviatin
the use of bolts. The cars are bull
ready for the lettering and shipmen
There are six of them, 80 feet long,
foot platforms on each end, of what
known as combination pattern, bein
either winter or summer cars. The
are especially fine, too, it is claimed
The cars will contain eight cross seat
on each side, capable of seating 80 an
with total carrying capacity Of 81
The cushions will be the sanitary can'
Cars electric lighted and strictly up
date. Each car will employ a motor
man and a conductor. There VIII b
four cars for the regular daily traffic
giving Is minute service clear throug
to the Springs. The line will tap tn
present railroad to the Springs at tn
Bridge, but otherwise the exact rout
of the line has not lieen decided furtht
than that it will so down 9Th .ro.
douglass and return back to Doug'as
in a loop, making center point of Ct
!, and Douglass avenue.
The estimated cost of the system G
purchased now, to the Springs, is $3.50
900. The company Is capitalized
New Mexico for s35O.000, with $1,000
available for the present system
planned, and the balance to be avail
Bile when the FL Porvenir and 9th
extensions are ready for construct,
las planned. The company has un