Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-03
The Santa Fs
To Aid irrigation

The purchase by the Santa Re rail-
road of $50 acres OF land two miles
east OF Phoenix and adjoining the N,
and p. tracks on the south side may
prove n great boon to farmers OF that
vicinity, says the Phoenix Enterprise.
The property purchased comprises
what is known as the Shaw ranch and
adjoining property.
The plan OF the Santa Fe Is to erect
on this one of the largest pumping
plants in this section OF the country,
with pumping power sufficient 20
water an entire section OF land.
The company is operated by money
from the Santa Fe railroad and the
Standard Oil company is known as
the Maxwell Purchasing company. 1t
appears that Hon. George II. Max
well was the originator of the idea
and Is the executive head OF the new
deal. Within the next few days they
will order from Los Angeles q new
pumping plant, outfit and machinery
and the plant will be installed as soon
as practicable. 1t Is the plan of the
company to purchase a section OF
land in all, Ali water not used on
this land will be sold to farmers ad-
joining.
NJ. A. Stanford, whose forty-acre
ranch adjoins the Santa Fe property,
has already closed a deal whereby he
leases water to be supplied by tho
new irrigation pumping plant.
The land which will be watered by
the new enterprise is fertile and Is
considered in one OF the best agri'
cultural sections OF the valley.
Oil will be used as fuel, which will
be furnished at a minimum cost by
the Standard Oil company, since
they are interested in the scheme,
and freight on the oil will be free on
account OF the property being under
Santa Fe management.
Just what the final object Of the
new scheme is no one Fan say.
May Affect Low Rates.
Railroad men are prepared for a
general warfare by the brokers now
that the courts hold that tickets can
he altered without coming under the
classification of forgery.
Il suppose" said a passenger man
in Denver. that all a man has to
do is to get a printing press and make
his own tickets. The decision, in
simple words, means that a man a
change the date On tickets, alter the
time limit and the destination and
sell the ticket and the roads cannot
help themselves. We are now at the
mercy of the brokers and we cannot
protect ourselves unless We are sue
cessful in the coming session of the
legislature in getting through a bill
that will make 1t a felony to alter
tickets. It is a law that we have over
looked and meanwhile the brokers
have everything in their own hands.
Unquestionably reduced rates will be
refused Colorado until the laws are
changed so that the railroads can be
protected"
Brokers in Seventeenth street at
Denver, Colo. said that they did not
propose to take advantage of the
roads as a result Of Judge Mullins de.
cision. They said that they would
continue to do a legitimate business
and that cases where tickets would
he altered would be few and far be.
tween, II at all.
Good Run on Santa Fe.
Says the Railway and Engineering
Review: An excellent run, with a
heavy train, against a steady up
grade. was made on the Atchison. To
peka & Santa Fe railway, between
Newton. Kans.. and La Junta, Colo 4,
on November II. The distance be.
tween the two stations Is 370 miles,