Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-22
rAs eur.oFF Town oF eeLeN.


I'VE WI wv IQWN w bELENs
special Correspondence.
Belen, n. NJ, April iS.-Wlth the re-.
sumption Of work on the santa Fe
cut.On comes the ro-onactmont Of
scenes, which onlivoned this place In
January and February, 1903. when
work on the cuton frst began. There
Is a revival of business among the
morohants. saloons are ro.Opcning af.
ter having been closed for moro than
a year aud the town iH full OF Htrhng.
err. some bearing the marks OF enRi.
nocrs aud mechanics anC other the
rough appearance OF the element when
usually follows railroad construction
camps. Every train arriving from
10th north and south brings additional
new COniers. Passenger train No. .
of Monday night. which brought the
writer 20 belon, unloadcd sixty people.
FOriy-uino Of these were laborcrs, In
charge of a labor contractor, hired at
kanaaA CITY. Others were saloon men
looking for a location. mechanics and
slEnt-scora. Oscar 0oebels hotel was
crowded fuli, and many of the poor Ia.
burCrR, VINO we're without money, we're
compelled 20 spend the night al small
fires built along the raiIroad tracks
Tor abandoned ties The men hci at.
nvod before the contractors were
ready iol them All the camp equip.
mcnt had not arrived. supplies had
been SLOW la arriving and The i.antry.
sharpe Construction oompany's No.
5 engine had been detained ln the san
"a fo shops at Albuquerque Tor repairs
longer than was expected However,
the eight spot arrived this afternoon
and camps were pitched In Abo can.
yon one and a half miles and two and
hail miles from The end OF the cutoff
branch which reaches twenty-five
miles east of Belen.
The iAniry sharpe company's head.
quarters have been opened in the frame
building a half mile south OF the BE
len depot where the b. i.antry Sons
headquarters office was located two
years ago. c. a. Snarpo junior NOM
her OF the arm. was the chief executive
nj the Offices when the writer called
there today. With Charles Worries ~
right hand man.
NJ sharpe and Mr. Worries have
been holding forth now for a week. but
Mr. sharpe Will leave In a couple Of
days Tor Kansas, and then J, N. Wheat.
ley viii bo the chief officer of the com
pany ON the santa Fo cutoff And u
Is understood that Mr. Whealuy Will
remain In charge OF the cutoff until
the work Is finished.
Mr Sharpe said that In an about
seven camps. OF approximately 100
men zach, would be- established Ia
Abo canyon this summer and that this
force would be- about six months I'm
ishing the Job Tho work includes
masonry aud concrete work, rock
worS aud steam shovel work The
labor will We supplied by two employ
ment agencies. one az III paso and the
other az Kansas City. The wages paid
10y The company are ti.75 day; 81 of
which Ia held for board week aud an
additional fifty cents a month Is with
/ held for hospital fees About 100 men
laro now In camp.
How the Renewal Of Works Affects
Belen.
I The renewal OF work on the cutOh
has had a magic enoct on Holen.
Eyeryw here about the place there are
signs Of a furry of activity. The
stores are crowded with customers
and considerable money rs visible. al
though the majority of the ab0rers
/ shipped in are without means The
greatest activity is evident among the
saloon keepers. Many of tae former
saloon Keepers OF The place returned
and opened their places and new com
ors are buying in
] one of the most important sales
made Was that of the old Didlor place.
which was sold by A. nidier tO the
firm OF Grove a Mccoy. VINO also own
Il place at Williams. Ariz. Pat Grove
] Is..N
the place. and viii conduct n In the
future with club and bar.
Mr. Didicr In the meanwhile has
formed partnership with Mr.. Bish'
lOp. ol Aihuquei que, and will upcn what
will be- known as "The Arcade" saloon
On now building on the main street
OF the town between Fred scholle's
big store and the store OF the Belen
Mercantile company.
Frank Derricks has re-opened ais
old place on Railroad avenue across
The street from the John Becker com
lpanys hOuring mills.
The Belen Meat company, Wit r..
W Campbell at the helm. has opened
q butcher shop next to Derricks' Cut
on saloon. and Hoffmans barber shop
Occupies the little adobe house ON tho
lCorncr.
Miss Bertha Rutz has opened the do
pot hotel which was formerly con
lductcd by Mrs NJ nruhne Mics Ruiz
Was at the head OF the cooking dbpart.
ment of John Becker's big institution
Tor many years. which Is a rec0mmen'
dalton IN itself
Tho town has three large general
stores. bank and a livery stable IN
addition 60 the institutions mentioned
above. but There Is siill neet OF sew
oral other businesses.