Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-14
Railroad Officials Here Yesterday
in Consultation With Citizens
Situation Investigated.
TEMPORARY
IMPROVEMENT
County Commissioner Arthur Seligman
Hits Nail SquareIy on Head...Un.
satisfactory Conditions at Lamy
New Depot Needed.

There was quite gathering of busi-
ness men at the residence of former
Governor l.. Bradford Prince this fore
noon to meet D. E. Cain, general super
intendent, of La Junta and F. ]. Eas-
ley, division superintendent at Las We
gas, of the Santa Fe Railway System,
for the purpose of consulting with
these officials in the matter of the
restoration of more satisfactory train
and mail service on the branch be-
tween this city and Lamy. There were
about twenty-five persons present and
the speakers of the meeting were:
Governor L. Bradford Prince, Major R.
J. Palen, County Commissioner Arthur
Seligman, Judge A. L. Morrison, s.
Spitz. j. H. Gerdes and /. Sparks
Protests against the present condi-
tion of affairs were vigorous and
strong, Commissioner Seligman espe-
cially setting forth clearly the injury
that is being done to the town by the
taking off OF the two branch trains to
connect with No. from the east and
with No 8 from the west Mr. Cain
explained the situation and stated that
the company had made of late, many
reductions in train service on account
of the pressing conditions of the rail
road business and in order to make
both ends meet Railroad business is
very dull on account of strikes pre-
vailing throughout the country and
| therefore it had become incumbent up
on the company to make saving
whenever and wherever possible. At
the same time Mr.. Cain said the man.
agement would do everything in its
| power to make the train service as
satisfactory to the people of Santa Fe
as it is possible under the circumstan-
ces. Finally it was agreed that the
time of the connection between Santa
Fe and Lamy should be changed from
train No. | from the east to train NO.
I and that the branch train was to
leave here at $40 in the evening to
connect with No. Z. This for the time
being was all that Mr.. Cain could
promise. 1t was thought by the busl-
ness men present that this change
would be an Improvement in the con-
dition of affairs but not satisfactory.
1t was said by some of those present
that half loaf was better than none
and that small favors were also better
than none. The sentiment neyerthe-
less is that better train service to con-
meet with trains Nos. / and from the
east at least should be had The plan
suggested by Mr.. Cain, namely, connec-
| ton with No. Z to leave here at 7:lo
each evening will be tried for a while
until it is found how it will work. Both
Mr.. Cain and Mr.. Easley expressed
very friendly sentiment for the we'll
fare of the city and promised to ar
range matters so that the best inter
ests of the city, the trade and travel
to and from Santa Fe would not be in
juriously affected. This is the best
that can be said of the situation at this
moment.
The New Mexican believes that the
subject should not be dropped but that
agitation should be kept up in order
to obtain better connection with every
passenger train, north and south, east
and west passing Lamy However this
paper will acquiesce in the outcome OF
the meeting and will watch the work
ing of the plan from this time on. For
the good of all concerned this paper
hopes that the proposition will work
out all right and prove satisfaction.
The question of the inadequacy and
unsatisfactory accommodations at La
nv was also brought to the attention
of Mr.. Cain and Mr.. Easley by the ed
itor of the New Mexican. 1t was
agreed that this matter should receive
careful attention, and, in fact, that 1t
will be done, as it was acknowledged
all around that the depot accOmmoda-
tions for travellers who have to stop
great deal of the time at that beau
tiful side station, are not at all Wnal
they should be. The matter of a new
depot for this city was also brought
lup. 1t is claimed that the Santa Fe
Railway people were ready and willing
to go in with the Denver and Rio
Grande and the Santa Fe Central man.
agements on the new modern depot.
but that, for some cause or other. the
other railroad companies built the new
depot without taking in the Santa Fe.
This does not change the fact that a
new modern and comfortable depot for
the Santa Fe Railway in this city is
very necessary, and that the old shack
which now serves for depot purposes
and which has stood for twenty-five
years. should be replaced by a hand
some. commodious and modernly ap-
pointed brick structure.