Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-06-13
A VISITOR FROM
CHAvES COUNTY
He Is Urging Direct Railroad Connection Be-
tween Roswell and the Territorial
Capital.
EASY LINE TO CONSTRUCT
A Million Dollars Would Build Such a Line Which Would
Secure an Immense Amount Of Traffic Right from
the Start-RosweI and The pecos Valley
With II Is Enjoying Prosperity.

: l.. Il. McGaffey of Roswell who has
been resident of New Mexico for 20
years, and during the past u years has
lived in Chaves county, was in the
, capital yesterday on business He was
j. greatly pleased with Santa Fe and
thinks this a most charming residence
place and health resort Mr. McGaffey
states that Chaves county is very pros
porous and that Ros. is { ,,rt,ine'
steadily, although there Is no boom
there. He is fully impressed with the
necessity for direct railroad connec-
ton between Roswell and the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific system in east
ern New Mexico, thence to a conuec
| tion with Santa Fe via the Santa Fe
Central. He was greatly pleased to
learn that the construction of the Santa
Fe Central to the town of Torrance, 12O
miles distance, is sure, and that trains
will be running over this line by jan
uary /, 1908. He is also fully impressed
with the necessity of a railroad from
Roswell to Torrance. He has several
times been over that route and esti-
iiidttS tile W ne dDDul W miles.
There are no great engineering Difficult
ties in the way, no bridges are required.
no great rivers to cross no mountain
ranges to go around or to pass over and
nothing would be necessary but easy
railroad building at a very moderate
expense. The cost, on the outside. of a
railroad from Roswell to Torrance with
full equipments, would not exceed
$4,000 per mile. Such a line would give
Chaves and Eddy counties another
eastern outlet and he believes that
as soon as trains could be running over
the line the Chicago Rock Island and
Pacific railroad people would be sure
to secure half of the great cattle, wool
and sheep shipments of Chaves and
Eddy counties. 1t would also give Ros-
well a direct connection with Santa Fe
and via Santa Fe with Denver. 1T
would give that town a much shorter
route to Ell Paso and last but not least
would bind Chaves and Eddy counties
not only territorially, but also in bust
ness and in social life more closely to
the thckly populated portions of the
territory from which the counties of
Chaves and Eddy are now separated
by the fact that in order to reach CEN
trail New Mexico and the capital of the
territory they must either go south via
Ell Paso or north via Amarillo and
Trinidad. Mr.. McGaffey describes the
agricultural, horticultural and stock in
terests of Roswell in Chaves county.
also of Eddy county, as in fine condi-
ton and believes that the population of
these counties has largely increased
since the census and this falls vote
will so show. Mr.. McGaffey Is Demo-
crat and held the position Of postmaster
under the last unlamented Cleveland
and he thinks Chaves
will give a greater Democratic
majority in the November election
than ever before in the history of this
territory, as he says the Democratic
party is thoroughly united and in the
primaries this week there was no conA
Test except over the offices of sheriff
md school superintendent. He left
asst evening for his home at Roswell.