Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-27

quotation u from an article written
rs Hon Wilbur +. Stone IN lSa2 In
advocacy OF the Denver.El Paso Short
line and which was re-published In a
recent issue Of The Optlc While the
Phelps. Dodge people are at the pres
ent proposing 10 build only 10 rho
Dawson coal fields on this side OF the
Colorado line and have so far as Is
known not vet considered the prop0.
sition OF an extension 10 connect with
any OF the lines leading M through
Colorado. such IN extension Is so
natural and logical that II will un.
doubtedly be an ultimate fecfor In the
plans OF this company.
When the short line oroDositlon was
aeitatcd IN 1892. the Phelps Dodge
company had not developed their tx.
tensive properties at Bisbee, and were
not reckoned as a factor In the under,
taking The reasons advanced for the
construction OF the line were. the
necessity for an exchange OF manu-
featured articles for tie crude ores OF
Mexico, and also Tor the exchange OF
agricultural products Of the temperate
zone In Colorado and New Mexico faf
those OF the tropics OF Mexico. The
| connection OF the numerous lines run.
ming into Colorado with those entering
I'll Paso Afforded the strongest sort
OF additional argument IN favor OF
the proposition
The subsequent development OF the
immense properties of the Phelps
Dodge company affords the raIson
J d'etre OF the FL paso-bawson section
OF the line. Let that nee be consum'
mated and the connection across tc
southern Colorado Is merely a matter
of time.
II the Short Line was important Il
the business interests OF the South
west and Mexico In 1892 It Is ten-folt
more important now.
SO much for the business outlook
THE business Of the country de
mands It."
Geography admits" as surely as !
did In 1892. The relations between
the United States and Mexico ar
growing more friendly. every year
The changes In Central Americ
brought about by the proposed con
struction Of the Panama canal ar
favorable to this line In it's large
conception namely that Of a line ruI
ming north from FL Paso across tn
!; United States and into Canada.
T As to the topography Of the prt
pnaa1 uarttnr hatnnop III Duur an
+ Dawson, the Ropes survey. which we
made for the Short Line In 1879.
shows a saving In distance. grade
, and curvature over any and all othe
!, routes. From every standpoint. tn
!. construction of this alllmportant lin
between Mexico and III Paso on tn
, one hand and New Mexico and Coli
RADIO on the other Is clearly show
to be a safe. sane and logical propoa
!, tion. II Is fair to assume that It wi
he built by the Phelps Dodge con
pany who have such vastly impOrtar
!, interests In the southwest to develo
and protect. And 1t Is not too Of
tomistic to look ahead to the tim
when It will be a link In the grea
thoroughfares. north and south. e,
tending from Alaska and Canad;
down through the. United States I
Ell Paso. thence through Mexico
Central America and acros the istl
! mus to South America.
81 This affords a rosy dream for tn
/. future. In the meantime. Las Vega
will welcome the construction Of IL
Dawson line which vii! enlarge o,
connections :, the south and ident!l
/ Messrs. Phelps Dodge and compar
with the development OF this regio|