Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-16
SAN ANTONIO
TO CARTHAGE
Two Railway Companies Incor
porated to Tap Important Coal
Fields in Socorro County.
BOTH MEAN BUSINESS
One Is 10 Be Twelve and the Other
Fifteen Miles Long...Denver and
Kansas City Men interested.

Two companies have filed incorpOra
ton papers with the territorial secre
tary, ]. W. Reynolds, for the building
of railroad about twelve miles long
from San Antonio, Socorro County to
the coal fields at Carthage in the same
county.
| One is the San Antonio & Eastern
Railway Company, incorporated by
Charles H. Elmendorf of the American
Valley, Socorro County; James T..
Fitch, Sidney p. Allen, James E. Will
son and Wynne w. Allen of Kansas
City, Missouri, who are also the di-
rectors. The capitalization is $240,000,
divided into 2,400 shares of 500 each
OF this amount, 120 shares, amounting
to $4,000 have been subscribed as fol-
lows: c. H. Elmendorf, 80 shares; J.
G. Fitch, James e. Wilson Sidney P.
Allen and Wynne W. Allen, each ten
shares OF this amount, ten per cent,
or 500 have been paid to the treasur-
er of the company, James e. Wilson of
Kansas City. James G. Fitch is the
attorney for the company which Is in
cOrporated to construct, maintain and
operate by steam, electricity or other
mechanical power or horse power,
twelve miles of standard gauge rail-
way from San Antonio to Carthage.
The term of existence of the company
is for SO years and it's principal place
of business is San Antonio, Socorro
County.
News of the Incorporation of the
other corporation The New Mexico
Midland Railway Company was pub
lished by the New Mexican a few days
ago and the incorporation papers in
full are today published on another
page. The incorporators are Delos A.
Chappell of Denver; Henry NJ Dough-
erty of Socorro; Richard C. Hills,
Frederick w. Whiteside of Denver, and
j. Taylor Moore of Hastings, Colorado.
The company is Incorporated to con-
struct equip, maintain and operate
standard or narrow gauge railway
from, the town of San Antonio to the
town of Carthage, both in the county
Of socnrro. The term of existence Of
the company is for bU years The
principal Office of the company is to
be at Santa Fe, but the headquarters
are to be maintained at Denver, Colo
RADIO. The nine directors are: Delos A.
Jhappell. of Denver; Harry M. Dough
erty of Socorro; Richard c. Hills of
Denver; Thomas Pattison, Hugh Nc
Gwin and G. l.. Ohlin of Gallup;
George w. Bowen, Frederick w. White
side of Denver, J. Taylor Moore of
Hastings, Colorado
The capital stock of the company is
100000 divided into 5000 shares of
800 eacL of which $500 have been
as follows: Delos A. Chap
3ell. $14.600; Henry M. Dougherty,
Richard C. Hills, Frederick w. White
tide, and J. Taylor, each 800. The
estimated length of this railroad is fif-
cen miles. Frederick w. Whiteside,
las been appointed treasurer and of
he stock subscribed, ten per cent or
Il 500 have been placed in his hands.
rhe Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
s believed to be back of this last
lamed company, while the A. H. Hill
on coal interests are said to be back
ng the former.
San Antonio is situated on the Rio
1rande River and the Atchison, TOpe-
"a & Santa Fe Railway, fifteen miles
south of Socorro. The Santa Fe Rail-
way Company has constructed spur
nto the Carthage coal fields but aban-
loned the spur several years ago.
That the Carthage coal fields are now
producers can be gathered
rom the following data taken from the
asst report of 10 E. Sheridan, United
States coal mine inspector for New
Mexico:
"Socorro ranks sixth among the coal
producing counties of New Mexico.
rhe coal operators of that county are
by having to haul their
product twelve miles to the nearest
-ailroad point, San Antonio station, on
he Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way. But, on the other hand, they
have the advantage over competitive
operators of being $50 miles nearer to
market. With a railroad into this field
he operator would have considerable
margin of profit over other fields. The
coal is bituminous and of excellent
1uality for steam and for domestic
and makes excellent coke.
Hilton Mine.
The Hilton mine is situated about
Twelve miles southeast from San An
.onio station, to which place the pro-
luct is hauled by wagon, thence ship
ped by rail to markets in Mexico, Tex
as. Arizona, and New Mexico. The
is owned by A. H. Hilton, n
3. Hilton, John Laubersweiler, and
Anastacio Mora. The firm name gen
orally used is the Carthage Coal Com
pany. The mine Is operated b. the 4.
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