Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-04
WILL HAVE TWO ROUTES
TO THE COAST
NEW LINE WILL FOLLOW THG
olLA RIVER AND OPEN UP NEW
TERRITORY.


The santa We is nov engaged Ca the
construction uf a very lm pOftunt line
through Arizona and through The very
best part OF the territory. Thla new
line will practically follow the ella
river through the territory. Il has
been completed from Phoenix TO Flor
enct and iH nuW la operation. From
Florence the road ia Intended to follow
the ella river TO a poilt above Dun.
can. on the New Mexico line, and then
across the country TO Doming. From
Phoenix the line goes over the present
santa Re north and south road 20
Wlckenburg and goes from there west
To Yuma. From Yuma II viii 60 on %
San Diego. The building % this line
vii. give the santa Fc two trunk lines
from tho Missouri river 90 The coast.
A new road 10 now being built from a
point twenty-five miles west Of AlDu'
auerque. known as tho bolcn cutoff,
which will connect with the PcCOs Val
10y. with the Santa Fc line going north
from pecos, Texas. up through Okla
homa and the indian Territory.
The work OF the Santa Ne has been
DELAYED the past year by the litigation
which has been encountered with the
southern Pacific involving a dispute
OF the right Of way On the vicinity Of
Dudloyyille on the ella liver and
above there In the box canyon on the
way to san Carlos. whatever Is the
result OF this litigation. II will not pre-
vent the construction OF the proposed
santa Re line. The.law suit "a for the
best route up the canyon The one
Who wins will get a good route FOR q
railro.i. while the road which has 10
take second choice OF routes through
the box canyon Will be subject 20 great
danger OF washouts aud other dinicui'
ties IN grade.
The new Santa re route through the
territory viii pass through an agrlcul'
tnrM country practically all the way.
The exceptions will Do who're the CHA
valley passes through the box can
yuns 70 viii traverse the entire
length OF the rich CHA valley In Ora
nam county, from Duncan 20 san Car.
los. aud pass through the very heart
OF the Salt river valley touching a.
Temple, Mesa and Phoenix. Again. u
will pass through tho cultivated valley
along the Ola river above Yuma such
a through line through Arizona will do
a vast amount of good IN exhibiting TO
travellers the rich cultivated valleys
OF Arizona. The line will pass through
the garden spots OF Arizona.
In discussing the forthcoming bond
issue OF $4,000 600 by the Santa Re
company. railroad official recently
shed some light on the subject. espe'
clally as to the reasons for the issue.
lie said "For number OF years
the santa re has been IN position 10
make far better time frcm Chicago 20
southern California, the mecca OF the
tourist. tnan any other transcontinen'
tai lines. This has given the Santa Fe
A great advantage In getting a big
share OF the passenger travel which
comss 10 the coast through tho Chi
cago gateway.
Now the Rock Island. hy It's ar.
rangement with the Southern Pacific,
Is making as good time as tho Santa
~, aud tho completion OF the Salt
Lake road will. through It's connec.
tons, be able 20 also compete In time
from the east.
Thoac new conditions arising from
new competitors coming into the feId
make Il imperative on the part OF the
santa Pc % protect itself 10 the full
eat extent by maintaining n time
schedule from Chicago that VIII still
be shorter than that OF any other line,
The only way for the Santa Fo TO
accomplish this Is 20 build cutOhs and
reduce grades at every point possible
along the entire line frcm Chicago Ia
Los Angeles. II is for this purpose
the bulk Of the bond Issue viii be
used. Il Ia understood
1T II n wcll.knOwn fact that the
helen cutoff IN New Mexico and Ian
sas Is already under construction, and
other short cuts will be built. The
Santa re expects, with these contem.
plated improvements. which ere very
extensive In character TO be able "a
make much better time, by several
hours, from Chicago to Los Angeles
than has ever been done before. and
thus be IN a position 20 still be the
controlling factor In the through husi
ness TO the coast from Chicago and
vicinity"