Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-07
Traffic officials Are To Meet
Patrons Of the Road
UNIQUE EXPEDITION
PaulMorton and Other Big Guns
TO Make Two Weeks Trip
TO Listen to Complaints

paul Morton, vice president Ii
charge Of traffic Of the Atchison, To
peka & Santa Fe railway system, Is
responsible for IN innovation In rail
road service. In company with the
leading traffic officials Of the system
MI. Morton left Kansas City this
morning for a two weeks tour OF Kan,
sas and Oklahoma, says the Kansas
City Star. The feature OF the trip
Is that the officials are making the
tour for the purpose Of getting IN
touch with the shippers and patrons
of the system.
a schedule Of stops was prepared and
word sent out in advance with an In.
vitation to city and county officials,
shippers and other users Of railroads
to meet the officials for conference as
to the best methods to promote the
Interests Of the railroad and the COM
munities served served BY the rail-
road. An opportunity will be given
for an Interchange Of opinions as to
the betterment Of the service given
by the railroad and the railroad Off
cials are prepared to give close atten-
ton "a any complaints that may be
Pian. 70 Improve the Service.
sIt fSs been the Santa Fe policy
IA keep in touch with its patrons, I
SAID Mi. Morton, and our represen-
tatives I in more OF less close com
munieation with the shippers all of
the time. We have made frequent
trips through our territory, but the
idea was conceived that it would work
to the betterment Of all concerned II
We cultivated our trade and gave our
customers a chance to advance any
idea that they may have that would
benefit the service we are giving the
public. We have advertised the trip
and sent invitations to our patrons
to meet us. / believe that this Is the
first time that a systematic schedule
has been arranged for such a purpose.
"A part OF our mission is to adjust
any grievances that may exist, to
remove determinations, and to secure
the views OF our customers. We will
visit four or five towns every day I'M.
I'll the tour Is completed.
The prosperity Of Kansas.
Kansas Is having a most remark
able development In the products that
make business for railroads. Its es.
tablished record as 4 crop center Is in
q fair way to be rivaled By the pro-
ducts from underneath the ground.
The development OF the zinc and 9th
er mines, the marvellous growth Of the
oil industry and the natural gas wells
Is making Kansas q bigger and larger
commonwealth than is generally sup
posed. The population Of the state Is
d
increasing and taken as q whole there
q a development In Kansas that will
astonish the world when 1t is fully !
There are conflicting re.
ports concerning the prospect for q
big wheat crop. but | am taking the
usual view and believe that the state !
will produce q wheat crop that will
,e satisfactory TO all concerned and !
10 reflection on the past record Of the {
tate In this respect"
The officials are travelling in q spe- J
train Of three cars. The party q
ncludss Mr.. Morton, w. B. Blbble, 4
trafhc manager; J. 4. German, |
.satttont freight trafic manager; 4
seofge 4. Nicholson. passenger trafac o
nanager; w. !. Black. general pas. 9
enser agent. and J. f. Hurley. gen .
m superintendent. II
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