Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-08
FOR BETTER
FACILITIES.
Efforts Being Made to Establish
Service Between Torrance
and Roswell
ON AUTOMOBILE ROAD
To Handle Mail and Express. ...Quickel
Delivery Of Much Benefit to Busi'
nsss-..The Equipment.

j. w. Stockard, manager, and one
of the stockholders and directors OF
the Roswell Automobile Company, was
in Santa Fe today in the interests of
his company. He succeeded in secur-
ing promises of cooperation from To-
cal business and railroad men in build
ing up an enterprise which is of
great advantage to central and south
eastern New Mexico, and especially to
the cities Of Santa Fe and Roswell.
Formerly the trip from Albuquerque,
Las Vegas or Santa Fe to Roswell
or Carlsbad meant an uncomfortable
journey of from two to three days,
with lay overs and changes at all
hours of night, not to speak of delays
almost inevitable in covering a dis
tance from 700 to 800 miles. BY way
of the Santa Fe Central Railway and
the automobile line via Torrance,
the trip from Santa Fe to Roswell is
now made in "a hours, and if neces-
sary, can be made in twelve hours,
the distance traversed being only 225
miles. There is only the one change
at Torrance, from the railroad cars to
the automibile, and the Santa Fe Cen
trail has established a record for al
ways reaching Torrance on time.
The Automobile Company has built
it's own road from which other wagons
are kept so there are no ruts, but a
smooth, level highway over the plains
that begin about twenty miles south
east of Torrance and extend to Ros-
well. No rivers are crossed and Salt
Greek, near Roswell, is the only wat
erway traversed that carries water at
times. The board of county commits
sioners of Chaves County will bridge
this creek in the near future. The
ride is very pleasant one, both on
account of it's scenery and the com
fort with which it can be made. Al
present the grass is high and herd:
of cattle and sheep can be seen in al
directions.
To the south are the majestic noun
tain ranges of Lincoln County, while
in other directions stretches the ap
parently limitless prairie. Owing tt
the recent heavy rains there are BIZ
lakes upon these plains whose surfact
glitters in the sunshine. The tril
from Torrance to Roswell with load
ed automobile has been made in foul
hours and As minutes but the average
time is seven hours. Although in op
GRAFTON since April l, no serious mis-
hap, or any delay beyond five or sil
hours, has occurred, although trips
have been made under the most un
toward conditions.
Three twenty-four horse power Win
ton touring cars comprise the equip
ment, which will be increased as con
ditions justify. The cars are covered
with capetop, have acetylene head
lights and carry water with them al
drinking water is scarce on the plains
A midway dining station will be bull
by the Automobile Company. The car
are provided with every comfort In
cluding carriage warmers and ca
each carry comfortably five passer
gers although seven can crowd ir
Only hand baggage is taken at pres
ent although under exceptional cond
tions trunks can and have been ca
ried. The fare one way is $40. Tn
chauffeurs are skilled, reliable mer
The cars leave Torrance every Tue
day, Thursday and Saturday mornin
and Roswell every Monday, Wedne
day and Friday morning. The patrol
, age is increasing and the line is a
ready on paying basis.
| Better communication with the loy
Ter Pecos Valley has been one OF tt
lgreatest needs of central New Mexit
for two decades. The establishmel
/. of the automobile line in connectic
with the Santa Fe Central Railway h;
given an air line that should knit tt
: interests of the prosperous lower P
g cos Valley closely with those Of ce
J, tral New Mexico, to the profit of Il
n business men Of both sections and f
e the furtherance of the growth al
n prosperity Of the entire Territory ca
y lof the Rio Grande.
e Every effort should be made to ha
D. mail and express line establish
g from Torrance to Roswell via the q
tomobile line. Twenty-four to thir
hours can be saved easily in t
transmission of mail from central Nc
> Mexico to the Pecos Valley and i
ter dispatched at 1890 p. m. at San
Fe, would reach Roswell the followi
NJ moon.
* In fact, if the mail contract is Civ
40 the automobile line, more auton
ad lbiles will be placed on the road,
al daily service inaugurated and Gle
~ connection made at Torrance so Il
&c mail dispatched here at noon will
ch in Roswell and distributed by s o'cle
,e the following morning. The adv
w. tage of this to business Is obvious.
all Mr.. stockard left for Roswell t
afternoon we'll pleased with the