Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-11-20
On the Albuquerque Eastern
Proposition.
THOSE SEEN FAVOR new IDEA
General Manager Of the SmuggIer
Mine Shot by Assdssins.
ALDERMEN OF DENVER IN TROUBLE

= After the issue of The Citizen =
= yesterday afternoon there was y
= considerable comment on the =
= published news that the Albu- =
y querque Eastern railroad would y
= be built into Albuquerque, pro- =
= vided right of way and satisfac- =
= tory terminal facilities were =
y given to the company free of all =
y expense to them. y
y The new proposition does away =
y entirely with all previous sub =
= scription propositions, and, on the =
y face of the letter published, ap- =
= pears to be the fairest proposition =
= that any town could expect or =
y with reason ask for. =
y In an hours walk this morning =
= the following merchants and ship =
= pers were seen by Citizen repre- =
= sentative, and they, in brief form, y
= expressed themselves as follows: =
o. Bachechi-Anything that comes
to town is all right, but when it goes
out it is different thing. That's my
opinion.
Arthur Everitt-Think it all right.
Committees should be appointed at
once and right of way and terminal
grounds be secured inslue of two
weeks.
F. E. Sturges-Have been looking
twenty years for something to mater
ialize. 1t is a good, proposition and
should be accepted l....
w. r. Whitney-WA certainly want
the road; We want anything that will
help the town and develop the country
and be the means of creating new
towns that will act as feeders to Albu-
querque. Where will the shops of the
new company be located?
FMcSpadden-l want to see the new
road constructed and hope it will be
in operation in the next year.
A. B. McGaffey-The proposition is
very good indeed, and don't think the
people can afford to turn it down. Il
means more to this city, now that the
Santa Fe cut off at Belen is assured,
than can be imagined. Surely the ex-
penses to the city under the new prop
osition cant be much.
William Kieke-If the right of way
and ground terminals can be purchased
for nominal sum, say S25, 900 to $780,
900, the proposition is an excellent
one. | thought the other propositions,
where subscriptions were taken in
stocks, were good ones but the new
idea seems little better
Alfred Grunsfeld-I think il the best
thing that has ever come before us and
think everybody ought to get them to
build into this city.
Charles Melini-What will the right
.of way and terminal facilities cost? is
an important question. | think we
need another railroad to help build up
the country and all enterprises should
he encouraged.
Simon Stern-It appears to be a rea-
.sonaDle proposition, and il We really
are going to get railroad competition
We can afford to put up enough money
for right of way and ground terminals.
II looks fair on the face of the letter.
NJ. Mandell-D-n good thing for
the town-best that could happen. The
new proposition does away with the
old subscription propositions and sure
ly we can afford to purchase terminal
grounds and secure right of way. |
don't care where the shops are located,
so the new railroad brings in the peo-
pie
F. II. Kent-It is all right; ought to
be easy to secure the right of way and
ground for terminals.
F. II. and II. o. Strong-Don't want
to wait five seconds; get right in and
secure the necessary ground and right
of way. Surely the new proposition, if
carried out, won't cost the people very
much.
Jacob KOrber-lf they only want
right of way and ground for terminals,
| think it the best proposition yet Of
fered TO the people and action should
be taken at once to comply with the
request of President Andrews.
w. L. Trimble-lt seems to be all
right, and efforts should be made, as
prompt as possible, to secure the right
of way and terminal facilities.