Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-08
BElEEN BREWTIES.
People Down There Feeling Good On
Account Of the Cutoff.
INTEReRESTlNG PERSONAL NOTES.
Special Correspondence.

Belen, n. NJ, Jan. 6.-Work on the
construction of the Santa Fe cut off
has already actively begun at Belen.
A force of thirty construction engin-
GERS is already in the field. Lantry &
Sons have the contract for the first
fifty-fve miles of work, commencing at
Belen, which includes all of the heavy
work on the line. Several carloads of
construction material are already at
the contracting company, arrived at
Belen yesterday and Immediately set
to work getting things into shape so
that the work may be rushed as soon
as the men and the rest of the machin-
cry and material arrive.
]. M. Keyes. who for two years has
been experimenting construction of
several lines in Oklahoma, and who
has been appointed superintendent of
general construction of the entire line,
has been in the city several days and
is o ready to assume the duties of
his new work.
F. II. Nudge is to have the superin-
tendency of the construction of the
bridge across the Rio Grande.
The river, where the line crosses it,
is very wide, and not having substan-
tial banks will necessitate a bridge
much longer than the one at Isleta.
Mr.. Mccoy will have charge of the
engineering force in the canyon at
Abo, where all the heavy work will be
done.
Mr.. Stewards party, which is still
busy on the eastern side of the sum
NIT, laying out sites for reservoir, ETC.,
is nearly through with its work, and
then. will go on construction.
F. NJ. Jones, chief locating engineer
of the system, will soon finish his
work here in their line. and will short
ly leave for Dodge City, where he now
has several parties in the field.
j. F. McNally, superintendent of the
Rio Grande division. spent the day in
the city, inspecting the conditions of
the impending work on the new line.
1t is stated on good authority that
subsequent necessities of convenience
for handling repairs on the new Santa
Fe through coast line will ultimately
cause the building of extensive shops
and the establishing of Offices at Belen
and after these things come to pass,
while we will not say that Belen will
surpass Albuquerque in commercial
Importance and in population. yet we
can confidently say that within five
years Belen will rank second only to
Mexico.
Oscar Goebel. Jr., who for the past
six months has been connected with
the locating engineers department,
left Belen Saturday morning for Ell
Paso, where he goes to accept a posi-.
ton in the large department store of
Charles Kircher & Co.
Miss Alma Rigney and Edgar Goe.
eel, who have been spending their
christmas vacation as guests of their
respective parents, left last night to
again resume their studies at the agri.
cultural college at Las Cruces.
Miss Frances Graves, of Albuquer
que who has been spending the holi,
days here as the guest of her sister
returned to Albuquerque this morn.
ing.
Miss Single, of Albuquerque, re
turned to her home this morning, after
spending a few days as guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Goebel.
L. c. Becker, a student at the Uni
versity of New Mexico, who spent the
holidays at home with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. John Becker. returned to his
work at the university this morning,
p. b. Dalies, Charles Reinken anu
Mr.. Rigney spent a couple Of days in.
pestigating the condition of things al
San Acacia and report very good cop
per ore to be found there. They were
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ceto Developing company, which has
several good claims located there.
A very pleasant party was given b!
the Hey Dey club at their club room
last Friday evening. Dancing, AM
bowling for those who did not "trip tn
light fantastic" went on till the I'VE
sma' hours" Among those presen
from out of town were the Misses Stir
gle and Fleming, of Albuquerque; "
S. Stewart. of Knoxville, Tenn, an
Mr.. Kaufman, of Albuquerque.
DR.. Radcliffe. who, for the last thre
weeks, a been on the sick list,
again able to be about.
The Misses Zinth, Frances and Kat
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