The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-07-30
Santa Fe Surveyors Called in
and Discharged.
WHOLE FORCE IS DROPPED
No Cause Known.-.But the
Cut.0H Will Be Built Just
the Same.

Last Saturday the Santa Fe engineers
who have been surveying the cut off line
from Dodge City to New Mexico were
y called In by messenger and summarily
dismissed from service with the company
There was no explanation for this sudden
action OIL the the part of the company,
and II Is understand that few hours
prior the company had given orders to at
once begin locating stations and sinking
wells on the line.
The head of the engineering outfit
claims that the deal Is Il complete mys-
tery and most unexpected turn. The
best town guesscrs claim that they lave
no more guesses coming. They give 1t
up.
The GLOBE. REPUBLICAN believes that
the moye Is Of minor Importance, except
10 the men of the surveying corps per-
sonally, and that itisin no wayan ndlca.
tion that the building Of the cut Uff Is to
be abandoned. 1t probably play for
points in the game. There are plenty Of
reasons why lie road will not be aban.
doned. The finishing touches Of the
survey and locating of the stations may
be done by another torce, or this work
may have been done already. Sometimes
things are dona or left undone for effect
in railroad building.
There las been some eashing Of
opinion amoug the heavy weight
Santa Fe officials ne to whether the com.
pany should enter into traffic alliance
with the Rock Island, or build this cut
off direct to Its new line 10 New Mexico.
Whichever way this may be decided
should not prevent the cut off from being
built, If the traffic alliance is made, The
cut off will be built from Dodge City to
point on the Rock Island where the
heavy steel rails begin. II the Santa
Fe decides to go 1t alone and independ-
ent 1t will be built direct to connect with |
the Santa Fe's new line in New Mexico.
In order to run the Santa Fe business
over the Rock Island from Hutchinson a
new road bed covered with heavier steel
rails would have to be built from Hulch-
iason to a point west Of Liberal. That
Is a long distance. The Santa Fe has a
good road bed to Dodge City. Ninety
miles of new track will connect 1t with
the good roadbed on the Rock Island.
The Southern route cut off originally
planned by the Santa Fe would require u
still greater length Of rebuilding, AT
certain seasons of the year the Santa Fe
is practically blocked with business and
there is a necessity for separating the
California and Colorado business. Men
who have investigated the matter say
that the Santa Fe cut off will In a short
time save the price Of Its construction,
A large number of the great engines now
used would not be needed and a large
per cent Of additional California busi-
ness could be handled that can not be at
present.
If we should wake up some morning
and find the Rock Island and Santa Fe
all under one management, the cut off
would still be necessary. Ask any well
informed railroad man II this Is not q
fact.
The GLOBE REPUBLICANS guess this
week Is the same that 1t has been other
weeks in the past; that the cut off will be
built by the time the new route now
under construction in New Mexico is