Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-12
H~ALAPLEus BACK.
Energetic Manager Of Capital Light
and Power Company Returned
Ready for 9usiness-Work TO Begin
at Once.

The Santa Fe New Mexican. under
date of Saturday announces the re-
turn Of Prot. H~alapleus and reviews as
follows the project in which Las We
gas is interested equally with the An
Client City:
James q. Halapleus Of Toledo, o,
general manager and engineer Of the
Capital Light and Power company, ar.
rived last night from his eastern
home ana win extend his visit here
for several weeks. Mr.. I%lalaplens has
visited several manufacturing centers
Ill well as the city cit Denver. look.
Ing after and inspecting the necessary
electrical appliances and machinery
needed 70 put In active operation the
objects and workings Of his company.
Under the franchise granted BY the
cities OF Santa Fe and Las Vegas. act.
i've work upon the project Will have
10 be commenced by November the
irst. and this will be done. although
the main work can not. In the very
nature of things, on account of the
difficulties encountered In the Pecos
region IN winter, be carried along act
lively until next spring. In the mean,
time material and machinery will be
assembled both In this city and in Las
Vegas and All much work az can pos
sfbly be done during the winter
months will be done. The objects Of
the company are well known To tho
citizens Of Santa III and Las Vegas.
These are TO erect power houses on
the falls OF the Pecos river about four
ioen miles east Of this city aud 10
furnish light and electric power for
manufacturing purposes to the two
cities named and TO surrounding miu.
ing districts.
Draughtsmen are now AZ work pro.
pairing the plans ana specifications vi
the power house. electric lines and
everything else necessary, The cleo
trio line between this city and the site
Of the power houses ut the Pecos falls
will be constructed first. The line
will consist Of forty poles 10 the mile
and VIII carry three copper wires 81
sufficient strength to transmit 4 cur,
rent of twelve hundred horse power
for the use Of this city alone. The
poles viii also carry d lung-distance
telephone wire between this city and
Las Vegas and telephones will be put
in for commercial and private use,
The contract for the buildings at the
site OF the power houses will be lei
t early during the coming year. Bids
/, will be advertised aud the work vii
be given 10 the lowest responsible,
! bidder. There IL no fuss ana feathers
|, about this matter now. but II has com
/ down TO an absolute and plain bust
i ness proposition. The Capital Ligh
and Power company will carry out III
! objects just as promptly as the neces
/ sary machinery can be obtained an,
/ az the work can be done In 4 goot
and substantial manner. The neces
sary poles for the first fourteen miles
:, of line have already been arranged TO
! and will be delivered within 81,
weeks. The company has asked d Ger
tain amount OF local support. part o
which has been given. and the remain
1 der is expected 70 be forthcoming thit
; coming week. The projectors an,
capitalists In Toledo and New Yorl
! who are behind the company will, o
! course, put the major portion Of tn
capital necessary In the construction
! OF the company's work and II Is OK
pected and hoped that the citizens o
Santa Fe and Of Las Vegas will com
up 10 what Is asked of them and vii
!. subscribe the amount thought neccs
! sary by the company. The citizens o
9 tho Capital and OF the Meadow cit.
should bear In mind that the stock Q
d the company, It is expected. will b
worth fully double It's face value II
thrco months after the completion
| and after operation has commenced
and the company not only proposes I,
make, but will make. the stock a per
manent and good Investment and on,
~ The best paying In the southwest