The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-29
SURVEYING 4 LINZ
Santa Fe May Build a Short
Route to Albuquerque.
SURVEYORS IN THE FIELD
Wichita May be on the Main
California Line of Road,
SURVEYORS IN THE FIELD

Topeka, Kan, March 2S.-The Journal
has the following story:
General Manager H. U. Nudge has
partially confirmed the report in Topeka
concerning the proposed extension Of
the Santa Fe from Amarillo to form a
short lire to the Pacific coast. Mr..
Nudge said to a reporter yesterday;
The Santa Fe now has surveyors in
the field between Amarillo AMI Albu-
querque We are trying to find out
whether there is an easy route across
the country. The object is to get a Short
line to Los Angeles. The Choctaw is also
at work in this locality, I understand
1t can be stated that if the Choctaw de-
cides to build from Weatherford to Al
buquerque that the Santa Fe viii not
build"
Indications are therefore. that the
Santa Fe has fully determined upon an
important reduction in the present mile
age from the Missouri river points to
the Pacific coast. It is only a question Of
whether it viii build it's own extension
or enter into traffic agreements with the
Choctaw.
1t is said to be part of the plan of the
Santa Fe to acquire fun ownership of
the Choctaw. The contemplated extern
sion of the Choctaw to Albuquerque is
likely to have an important bearing on
the plan, and viii probably hasten the
day when the Choctaw viii come into
the control Of the big system. Conferen-
the Santa Fe and the Philadelphia own
ers Of the Choctaw, looking to such &C
QUESTION, but there was a disagreement
as to price.
Control Of the Choctaw road rests in
the hands of eight or ten people. most
OF them directors Of the road. They in
clude z. B. Smith, F. l. Gowen, J. H.
Catherwood, z. B. Morris and G. H.
Colket. the latter president of the Hun
tington &. Broad Top company.
The common stock of the Choctaw
road sold at 1874 last week. its highest
price. In 1897 this stock sold at s. a
share. when the company went through
q reorganization, acquiring the Little
Rock & Memphis road and extending
its road through Oklahoma and open
ing up Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory.
Some other rumors have been circula-
ted concerning the possible extensions
Of the Santa Fe in the southwest One
was that an extension would be built
from Roswell, the end of the Pecos Val
ley line to FL Paso. in order that the
Santa Fe might beat the Rock Island S
( time into that city. This rumor how
! ever, has been denied. Another story
was that the Santa Fe was surveying
from Roswell to Torrance. " NJ, the
/ junction point on the Rock Island. and
/ from there to a point near PuercO, on
! the Santa Fe Pacific.
The proposed Choctaw extension, how
ever. would be of much more value than
either Of the proposed Roswell extern
| sions. 1t woul give almost direct line
FIRM Weatherford. Oklahoma. to Los
Angeles. and would enable the Santa Fc
to send its California business via Am
arino, on the Pecos Valley lines straight
| to Los Angeles.
The Santa Fe has realized that it mus
/ improve its facilities for handling the
southern California business, or it vii
suffer from the keen competition Of the
Rock Island. Heretofore the Southern
/ Pacific and Santa Fe have practically
( controlled the southern California traf.
fc
An Honest Medicine for La Grippe.
George W. Watt OF South Gardiner