Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21

! company and the New Mexico fue
and Iron company, can be congratulate
! ed on the effort he made TO secure a
| success for the initial excursion from
! Albuquerque 10 a section OF country
which will become profitable adjunct
to the business of this city.
The train on which the excursion
started. No. 2, was on time, and a gay,
er or happier party never rolled out OF
| New MeXicos metropolis.
The town OF Kennedy is destined 70
| be place Of much Importance The
/ Santa Fe Centrai to cross the Santa
Fe is compelled 10 make quite an as.
cent. crossing overhead But IL gets
there all the same.
The excursionists from this city
were a jolly set OF FELLOWS. but they
enjoyed the trip. having gone out for
that purpose here may have been
some who Douhht lots, but the most
OF the crowd Drought back their real
estate In their ears, for unfortunately
there was quito a stiff breeze during
the presence ~ the Albuquerque peo-
pie.
There IL "A command IN Scripture
which says. DE spise NOT t.ic day OF
small things EstanCld l. small at
present. but thoIe arc age pussibili-
ties OF development; wd,c' car be had
st from ten TO thirteen feet throughout
the townsite. and II is pure and palat.
bic. No doubt the water supply is
sufficient TO make gardens and or.
ctards in nc new town
The excursion went out on No.
but at Kenu edy the transfer Was made
n a Santa Re Central train OF three
coaches. These we're up &c fatr In all
their appointments Ton Mulhern,
formerly tralnmaster for the Santa Fe
At Las Vegas, ut now roddmaster for
the Central. acted as con luctor, and
saw that each member of the excur-
sion was properly cared for
The engine for the excursion was
No. 81, which weighed l5o tons. 1t
was made specially for ms road. by
the American Locomotive works. OF
Pittsburg, Pa. The cylin lers are COX
20 inches. with driving wheels OF 81
inches In diameter. The pressure OF
steam is regulated at 200 pcunds. The
tender carries 5000 gallons OF water
and twelve tons of coal. II has an
electric headiisrt and all the latest
i'm provements. j. w. Records, master
mechanic. did not grow weary ia an.
swering quastiCns.
Kennedy is sixty miles from Alhu-
querque, and h'stancia is forty seven
miles from Kennedy. When the ~.
luI cirque Eastern shall he lailt tc
Noriarty. the distance will be greatly
shortened. rhe larger part OF tie
country is an immense plain. where
sheep and cattla now roam, but which
ia the near future, n water can be de-
veloped. will be valuable farms There
Il scarcely in the territory a more
attra tive section than that through
which the Saa'a Fe Central passes.
No game was seen during yester
days excursion but Master Mechanic
Records asserted that on Saturday he
saw herd OF antelope, which he esti.
mated at forty.
The Cottage hotel at Kennedy Is not
large, but its accommodations arc ex-
cellent. Mrs Horn conducts II in first
class style. The Pennsylvania Devel-
" ment company store is the largest
building in Kenuedy. II was closed on
yesterday. but its dimensions doomed
up In view OF all. The railway agent
at Kennedy Is o. r. WILDER.
There was no Kennedy till the San
IA Fe Central was built, aid now there
will be union depot tnore, for the
| Santa Re and the Santa nc Central.
Work on the union depot has been let,
aud will begin right AVA.
Clarke is the first place Gut OF Ken
| nedy. on the Santa Fe Central. at
| which a stop was made. Just below
/ this place there Is a magnificent cut
in the mesa, hs II made for the ex'
! press purpose OF letting the Central
/ through. On the rocky walls OF tbs
/ pass, on both walls are pictures mace
| by the aborigines many ages before
| Columbus discovered America. There
/ il good prospect of coal in the lmmedi-
/ ate neighborhood OF Clarke.
The chief point OF interest on the
Z Inc ~ MNIldANFf NHtlt Aut hihuNu'i'
que Eastern viii at no distant day con
/ meet with the Santa Fe Central. Prob
! ably there Is no place in Sew Mexico
where greater sheep interests center
! than n and around MoriGrty. Me
/ lntosh, the McGiliivray bl others. the
/ DonahOes. and many others of the
/ leading sheep men OF New Mexico
/ center about this place. and thelI
/ ranch houses can be seen from the
train J. p. Kennedy is the Moriarty
station agent.
There Is no finer stock country In
/ New Mexico than that which the San
tn Fe Central cnetrates; and though
everything along the line Is new and
undeveloped, the future possibilities o
the towns and their surrounding coun
try is beyond expression in words.
! Estancia is a revelation To all who
visit the place OF course, II is In EN-
bryo. Nothing Is finished but there
Is enough in process OF ottion TO In
dicate the future OF the ,own. Ernest
Meyers, OF this city, has a storeroom
under construction, which will soon be
finished lt has a length OF 100 feet
and a width OF 20. A. H. Garnet, who
owns the building in which Postmas