Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-30
THAT CUTOFF.
The PortaIes Albuquerque Short
Connection Will be Built.
so SAYS MR. NUDGE.

A few days ago The Citizen publish
ed telegraphic news note. dated from
Topeka, to the effect that General
Manager Nudge had confirmed the re-
port that the Santa re had decided TO
builu the cut off from Portales to Albu-
querque, which has been under survey
for several months.
''The cut off is practically certain to
he built" said Mr.. Nudge, but as to
the details of the work | have not
been informed. My understanding is
that The surveyors are still at work,
and | could not say when the work OF
constr uction viii be commenced"
In commenting on the building of
the cut off. the Topeka State Journal
says:
This cut off will connect the Pecos
valley system with the main line OF
the Santa Fe, and will give the Santa
Fe a shorter line by about fifty miles
from Chicago to the Pacific coast than
any other road 1t will necessitate inn
portant improvements on the Pecos
lines, which are poorly constructed,
and can not stand the heavy traffic
of main line. The Pecos lines will
/ probably he relaid with heavier rails,
and rock ballasted.
reason of the cut off is TO secure better
grades than the main line of the Santa
/ Fe affords. 1t will enable the traffic
/ to be diverted from the dangerous and
/ heavy grades between Las Vegas and
Santa Fe, especially the canyon in the
Glorieta mountain region. II is likely
| to somewhat injure Las Vegas and
| Santa Fe as important Santa Fe towns
ana will corresponungly help Albu-
querque.
There have been frequent reports
/ that the contracts for the PecOs line
/ cut off have already been let, but this
report is not confirmed by the officials
/ Ii is probably true, however that con
tractors have been inspecting the
maps and plans for the work, in prep
dration to bidding on the construction
In connection with the construction
of the cut off. il is interesting TO note
( that the Santa Fe has Just ordered the
discontinuance of the Roswell shops
and will move all the machinery from
these shops to Amarillo, Texas. The
work of removal will begin within
thirty days and it will take several
months to complete the job.
The signifcance of this move is
apparent when it is understood that
Roswell is about sixty miles beyond
Portales, while Amarillo will be about
the center of the Pecos lines and the
proposed cut OFF TO Albuquerque. Evi
dently the intentions are to make Am
arillo an important shop town on The
D. system. The Santa Fe has also en-
tered into contract with the Ft. Wortf
, & Denver City line TO repair their en-
gines at the Amarillo shops. The Ft
Worth line extends from Ft. Worth tC
Denver via Amarillo.
Writing from Amarillo TO Roswell
IN response 10 inquiries. Avery Turner
superintendent OF the PecOs lines
says:
Your letter Of the nth received. T'
. get in shape for construction and han
- die the joint repair work of the PeCo'
! system and the Ft. Worth & Denye
. City engines We may consolidate som'
) OF We shop work and machinery from
, Roswell and Amarillo as we find W,
can not buy enough machinery in tim,
TO keep up with the work here. w
, have plans for work at Roswell late
that are unsettled as yet but must I'm
mcdiately take care of the work here
. We will stIll maintain a division pOin
5 at Roswell. with nearly the same force
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