Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-15

THE SANTA FE
TRAIN SERVICE
How Superintendent D. {. Cain Looks
Upon the Situation-He Thinks
the People Should Be
Satisfied.

d. e. Cain, general superintendent
of the Western Division of the SAINT
Fe Railway, writes a; follows in re
gard to the train service given SAINT
Fe by his railroad company:
To the Editor of the New Mexican.
81 beg to acknowledge the receipt O
your favor of the 10Th instant, enclos
| ing articles from the Daily New Mex
| can. | have read and studied your lei
ter carefully. Since your letter wa
written we have changed the trail
service on the Santa Fe district, max
ing the evening connection with trail
No. Z, instead of train No. ]. Thi
brings to your city the latest mail t
be had, and also enables your citizen.
to close their mail for both east anl
west at later hour, and have it depart
on a train that will deliver it at its
destination at almost as early an hour
as it would if We were operating a
dozen trains daily on the Santa Fe
District. This being so, are there any
good grounds for complaint in that
respect?
"The gentlemen whom met in COM
pany with Governor Prince all agreed
that the change we decided to make
in the train service, without increasing
the number of trains, would be a
marked Improvement over the service
in effect at that time. This change is
now in force, and, am sure, you will
agree with me it might be given a fair
trial before requesting anything fur
ther. l endeavored to explain clearly
to the gentlemen | met what the bust
ness conditions were and are on this
line, though am free to admit that,
all things considered, we are doing as
we'll as our neighbors are; but still
our business is comparatively light at
and we are expected to keep
our expenses in proper proportions
with our earnings. In order to do this
our train service has been reduced on
other parts of the line, as we'll as on the
Santa Fe District, and just as soon as
here is an evidence of an increase in
business the train service will be in
creased on the Santa Fe and other
Districts.
ut seems to me, from a business
and l believe it will to you,
hat it is only right that the train ser
vice on the Santa Fe District should
De left as it is for the present, and if,
ater on, indications point to an in.
travel in that District, l as
sure you our train service will be in
proportionately.
GAS to the depot conditions at Lam y
md Santa Fe have to say that as
business conditions are at present
here is little prospect of my being
lble to secure an appropriation for the
of new structures at these
points this year, but have taken steps
o make the present buildings as COM
ortable as possible for the travelling
,ublic.
cat the meeting had with the gen.
lemen whom l met at Governor
'rinces house considerable was said
bout our depot at Santa Fe, and some
# them were surprised to learn that
his company had made a proposition
0 the Santa Fe Central Company to
uild union depot of ample size to
AXE care of the three lines in your
ity, though, it is fact that we did, |
nd, as l remember, you said you so |
nderstood it. l was sorry to learn,
owever, that the opinion prevails in
'anta Fe that this company was op-
osed to, or, at any rate, took no in
crest in the proposition of having
nion station at Santa Fe. That idea
) entirely wrong.
"Now that a connection is being
1ade between Lamy and Santa Fe
nth our train No. z, I trust it will be |
iven fair trial, and it, later on. it
an be shown that such train service
working hardship to the City of
anita Fe, you may rest assured we
hall give further requirements of that
lty fair and liberal consideration.
yours very truly,
7. ID. E. CAIN,
General Superintendent"