Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-28
To Extend Line
Into New Mexico
The D. & R. G. Decides to
Build Fifty.Milc Extension
Into Rich Portion Of the
Territory.

Word has been received at the head
quarters OF the Denver a Rio Grande
railroad In Denver, Colo, that at the
annual meeting of the directors, held
In New York Thursday. 1t vas decided
20 extend the inc from Durango,
Colo, TO Pennington, N, M. The cost
Will be- about ~sl,250,O00.
Construction will begin at once, a
part OF tae preliminary surveys al
ready being completed. The new line
will be fifty miles in length. It. will
tap a rlch country. which has thus far
had to yet along without a railroad.
From Durango The line will run al
most directly south. covering u terri
tory which Is valuable for farming,
live eek and minerals.
The aeN line has been under cor.
temple. ION by the Rio Grande for
some time, various reports have been
made thai a branch would run from
i'ui"hSp 9ouIh' hcPpitS uaNN aiSo
associated other roads with wanting
No enter the territory. At one time II
was said that Epes Randolph Of Los
Angeles, one Of c. p. Huntington's
men, was ready to go ahead with a
branch for the Southern Pacific.
This line, 1t was said, was to be a
part Of the Southern Pacific scheme
gold fields.
Randolph's plans have not been an
aounced recently, and nobody on the
outside seemed to know what had be-
come of his proposed line.
Meanwhile the Rio Grande kept on
with its work of surveying and look
Ing over the field, and the announce
ment made yesterday after the an
nual meeting shows that the work will
begin at once along the Las Animas
river valley.
TeIesraphers Win Their Fight.
Railroad ~telegraphers of Denver are
gratified over the news from New Ha-
ven that the differences between the
telegraphers connected with the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
company and their employers, have
hoap op,ioobfy caff1aJ
AS the result Of a conference be.
tween T. M. Pierson of st. Louis, ma.
tional vice-president of the order OF
railroad telegraphers OF North Amer
lea, the committee representing the
telegraphers and the officers Of the
company, many concessions have
been granted, including increased pay
shorter hours and a wage scale over
time. The agreement takes effect
February /, and is regarded as a vic
tory affecting ~telegraphers all over
the country.
The Santa Fe has serected an ice
house in the south end OF their Ration
yards. which is now being filled.
w. L. Ruffner has returned to Rat,
on from the Santa Fe company's hos
pital at La Junta much improved in
health.
Div. Supt. +. j. Easley returned
from Trinidad in his private car yes
terday afternoon, accompanied by
Mrs. Easley.
Keene Rossiter has returned from
Newttn, Kansas and resumed his
former position on Div. Supt, Easley's
private car, relieving ]. II. Bell.
Conductor NJ. A. Brennan and Con
ductor Johnson have each bee1 grant
ed a t~hirty-day furlough and they will
take a southern trip extending as fai
as New Orleans.
DR.. William Fl. Burr, who for the
past year has held the position o.
acting surgeon for the Santa Fe a
San Marcial, has removed to Albu
auerque and opened an office.
The Santa Fe company Is making
preparations for the construction o.
a new bridge across the Colorado riv
er at Parker, three miles below Need
les, TO be used by the proposed cut
off through southern New Mexico. Ari
IONA and California. The new line