Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-20
THE FRISCO ROAD
IS COMING
Surveyors Arc In the Field Now 10 Find a
Feasible Road Across Central
New Mexico.
A ROAD FROM LUMBERToN
The Colorado and Southern Has Changed Hands and
Will Play an Important Factor 10 Southwestern
Railroad Dsvsopmsnt-Ths Santa 70 Will
Build from Roswell to Ei Paso.

PrcSlQent l 1Oakum OIL Ine 81. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, who is at
present in Los Angeles, has strongly
intimated that his company will build
to the Pacific coast, with San Francis
co rs the ultimate terminus.
President Yoakum recently compile
ted tour Of southern Arizona, where
it is said he looked over the field with
the view of selecting the most inviting
route for his road. He acknowledged
that the st. Louis and San Francisco
now has surveyors at work east Of
Santa Fe, New Mexico, with the idea
of extending the Oklahoma and West
ern road, a recently acquired property.
1t is said to be the intention of the st.
Louis and San Francisco to control a
transcontinental line reaching from
Savannah, Ga, to San Francisco. Pres
ident Yoakum declined to enter into
particulars. but gave it to be UNDER
stood that the company had ample
financial backing to carry out its
plans without seeking connection with
any of the already established trans
continental lines.
Says a dispatch to the Denver news
papers: General Manager Nudge of
the Santa Fe, was at Amarillo, Texas,
on Tuesday en- route home from Ros-
we'll, where he has been making ar
ranSements for the immediate extern
sion Of the road to Ell Paso. The mat
| ter Of appointing a superintendent for
- No11 n qnnpnp6
c. Starkweather, who has been trans
ferrad to the Oklahoma division, will
have his immediate attention.
Lumberton, Rio Arriba county, is to
have a new railroad, narrow gauge
line 30 miles in length, connecting 1t
with Pagosa Springs, Colo. The open
ing Of an oil territory in Archuleta
county, Colorado, and the growth OF
Pagosa Springs is responsible for the
project.
| At meeting of those interested it
was decided to advertise for bids, the
grading to begin May 1.
| The new road has its inception in
the narrow gauge line running from
Lumberton north 16 miles, known as
the Biggs road. The line is operated
by the timber merchant, e. M. Biggs
of Lumberton and McPhee and Nc
Ginnity are among the Denver capital
lists interested. The Biggs road mas
been used to bring lumber som some
of the most magnificent forests in Col
orado.
The road will be Strengthened, rebuilt
| in some portions, and extended IA
miles to Pagosa Springs, and then, in
all probability to the north through
the San Luis valley. The first con-
tracts will call for the construction Of
seven miles of road.
The Colorado and Southern Railway
lCompany, whose road crosses north
leastern New Mexico, has changed
hands. No other railroad or corpora
ton now owns it, but it is in the hands
of private individuals who have pur-
chased it for an investment. This was
the statement made by Paul Morton,
vice president of the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe, yesterday. Mr. Morton
because of the close relations of his
road with the Colorado and Southern,
and his own close connection with the
great Colorado industries Is in posi-
ton to speak authoritatively.
Mr.. Morton spent yesterday after
moon in Santa Fe, travelling in spec
ial train, accompanied by T. P. Shantz,
recently president and general manag-
er of the Indiana, Illinois and Iowa
railroad, which has been purchased by
the Vanderbilts, j. e. Hurley, generai
superintendent, and F. G. Fox, super
intendent of the New Mexico division
, of the Santa Fe.
1T is my understanding" said Mr.
, Morton, "that individuals-not cor
) poration-own the Colorado and
Southern, and that Gould is not one OF
, them, The road has changed hanos
> Il and is being bought for investment
purposes, 1t may be that 1t VIII pe
) lmade a big factor in the west. bu'
, really 1 know very little about it,