The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-12
Santa Rosa, n NJ, to BE a Big
Rock Island Town.
DaIhart VIII Receive Scant As
sistance From the Road.
BIG TERMINAL SHOPS.
Ready to Receive Freight For
Ell PasO.
other News About the Rock
Island Line.

The town of Santa Rosa, in New Mex
leo will undoubtedly be one of the best
along the new FL Paso line of the Rock
Island railroad
It IS at that point that the Rock ISL
and will expend the largest sums OF
money for terminal improvements
yards, division headquarters and shops,
of any town on the new line
Santa Rosa is admirably situated, for
shops of this kind. 1t is about 800 miles
from Ell Paso and far enough from the
shops at Horton to divide the work OF
repairs of rolling stock. etc, along the
line at Liberal; all that work east o.
Liberal going to Horton and that west
of Liberal going to the Santa Rosa
shops.
When the Ell Paso line was first built
it was announced that Dalhart would
be the big town of the line II VIII not
be so through any. effort on the part or
the railroad. The laws of Texas are
such as to require each railroad doing
business in that state to maintain It's
head offices in the state and that the
officers Of the road shall reside in the
state 1t is to meet the requirements OF
this law that the offices are located at
Dalhart, the junction cf the Rock Isl
and with the Fort Worth and Denver
City railroad. Only such offices as are
required by the Texas laws will be kept
at Dalhart.
The Rock Island railroad has given
notice that it will accept shipments. ex-
cept of perishabIe freight, for Ell Paso.
New Mexico Arizona, Mexico and
points in California south of Bakers
vile, via its new Ell Paso route.
It is said that a gang of Rock Island
surveyors have come to Kansas City
from Chicago to do the preliminary
work. for the connection between the
present Rock Island lines and the lines
of the Kansas City and Northern con-
Meeting road. The possession of these
lines are of great advantage to the Rock
Island railroad. With a very inconsic-
cradle amount of work the trains may
be run over the new lines. making the
connections for st. Joseph, Atchison and
IeavenwOrth the same as at present
The senate committee, which has had
under. consideration the bill introduced
by Senator Harris, authorizing the Rock
Island to build a bridge over the Mis-
souri, river at Kansas City, reported ia
vorably on the bill Monday. Its passage
is assured. The construction of a bridge
at Kansas City and the possession of the
Kansas City and Northern connecting
lines which the Rock Island recently Sc
cured jointly with the Burlington will
give the Rock Island an advantage long
desired. The Rock Island has been COM
pletely at the mercy of the other roads
entering Kansas City for the reason
that the Rock Island enters that city at
present over leased lines. The tolls on
the leased lines and the bridge tolls at
Kansas City make a large item of ex-
pense in the ledger of the Rock Island,
and any move that will relieve that
drain is gladly welcomed.
During the past so days the Rock Isl
and has replaced 50 bridges on it's line
between Fort Worth, Tex, and Terral,
]. T. The bridges are from so to so feet
in length and We're taken to their re-
SpectiVe places on fiat cars.