Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-30
NEW MILLION
DOLLAR RAILROAD.

The Oklahoma. Texas a New Mex.
lco Railroad company was iucorpor
atcd here yesterday under a 100000
600 capital says a Dclhau special to
the Fort Worth sunday Record The
new line is q short direct cut from
Woodward. o. r.. through DcIhart 90
El Paso. Texas. and travorsos a rich
uudoyolOpod agricultural stock ana
mineral country
The line ia connecting link Ho.
tween the Frisco at Woodward. a. H..
and Santa Fo at las Vegas. and when
completed win furnish goo miles
shorter tran continental line for these
two companies than is possessed by
any other road Tho Rock Island ana
Santa De have demonstrated tho dls.
advantages oft their present long haul
mountainous grades and connections
and by thls new route an objection.
able features have been avoided.
Tho essential features of thc TWEEN.
tiCfh century transcoufluontal line ON
grade ana mileage have boon closely
observed 40 the preliminary surveys
and me best possible results obtained
The Rock island company claim the
greatest mileage in the world on a
direct straight line through Oklahoma
on their El Paso division. yet This
new line shows "a fourhundrcd mile
straight line between Woodward and
DOlharl from las Vegas ~ M
The limo trayDrses the cast slope of
the San Androas mountains south Col
El Paso. whore connection % made
with tho Southern Pacific aud Next
can Central
The mineral resources OF the san
AndrcHs are partly developed. show
Tag great richness 90 gold. silver. cop.
per and lead the polhart Mining conn
pany having rich deposits 90 Good
Fortune canyon that furnish rich
ore. assayIng fl3i 20 $3.50 per ton inI
gold. silver. and copper sufficient toI
run "a stamp min one hundred years
ln fact the range trayorOd by this
line has continuous chain OF valu.
ahlo properties that are being doyel
opcd, awaiting shipment 20 tho El
Paso smelters.
nolhart. Texas. has been selected
az tho general headquarters of the.
now line. whore direct connections
viii be- made with the Forth Worth
a Denver City, tho Colorado South.
crn. and Chicago. Rock Island al
Gulf A new passenger and freight
depot viii be- erected az the junction
oi the four lines. Tho Rock Island
shops will be- enlarged 90 accommO
date tho additional service and tho
division Of the Colorado Southern,
and Fort Worth a Denver City will
be- transferred from Texlino, Texas
10 Dolhart
Al the call OF the chairman. W, y
Slaughter. In executive session. the
following officers were elected for the
coming year:
President. j. a. Conlon; vice presi
dent T. p. Raymond; general ooun.
cll, ID. n. nm; secretary. II. 4. Pugh
treasurer, O. a. Young general man
agor W. O. Edwards; superintendent
transportation. NJ g. Connors; general
superintendent u. L. Blown; chief en-
gineor. r. J. Ward; roadmastor. east
division. W. D. Lacy; roadmastor, west
division. W. l., Finn; master mochan.
&c. Thomas =. Sunderland; general
car foreman. n. l. Croas, general
freight and passenger agent, J. 10.
Htool; general baggage agent, Newton
Childros; superintendent telegraph,
ID. o. Diltz. on of Dolhart. Texas
A few necessary prollminarioa yet
remain 10 complete Oh arrangements
IN the way Of bond negotiations. when
the work viii assume active opera.
lions and be rushed 10 en- early com.
plotlon. Il Ia now expected tho iinol
viii be In operation between Dolhart
and tho eastern terminal BY tho holi.
days aud within one year 20 El Paso
Texas.