Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-03

II. u Nudge first vice president OF
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
system and veteran railroader, who
has climbed from the lowest rung of
the ladder OF success to the highest,
was in Santa Fe today. In fact, he
comes to Santa Fe quite often, as fre-
quently as his duties will permit him
although Santa T'e is over one hundred
miles from the Rock Island system.
1t is love for the old town and it's
fine climate and perhaps force of
habit, for Mr.. Nudge commenced rail
roading in New Mexico twenty-six
years ago with the Santa Fe system
when ii was building into New Mexi-
co and remained with that road until
a few years ago receiving promotion
after promotion until he was made
general manager o. the Santa Fe
system proper with headquarters at
Topeka. This important position he
left to accept a similar one, but with
greater responsibilities and more ex-
tended duties with the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad system.
Mr.. Nudge is as unobtrusve and as
modest today as he was when the
editor of the New Mexican first met
him in Central New Mexico in charge
of Santa Fe railroad construction work
twenty-siX years ago He has genu.
inc love for New Mexico and especial.
ly for the Upper Pecos river section,
where he has taken necessary periods
of rest and recreation yearly for
long time. He has been uniformly
benefited by his sojourns in that
beautiful section of the Sunshine Ter
ritory and fully appreciates this fact.
Go Once and You'll Go Again.
Annually, Mr.. Nudge and his family
spend month or so on the Upper
Pecos, for as Mr.. Nudge said today:
IF you go once to the Upper PecOs,
you will want to go again. No where
else have | found such an irresistible
combination of invigorating climate
and magnificent scenery. camp on
the Panchuella, tributary flowing in
to the Pecos above Winsor's, every
year and | guarantee any man suffer
ing from digestive arrangements who
will drink the waters of that river for
one month and camp in the solitude
of the Pecos forests, forgetting all
about his business, that he will be
cured" He continued: 'lt is not on
ly | who feel attached to the Upper
Pecos country. Some years ago for
mer owner Of railroad which had
been sold to the Santa Fe system, was
sent to me by President Ripley for
advice as to the best summer resort
country. | sent him 10 the Upper
Pecos. He went there two years in
succession. After that he sought the
famous summer resorts of Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, and only a
few weeks ago received letter from
him asking for addresses on the Up
per Pecos because he intended
to visit the Pecos Forest Reserve,
this summer as there was nothing
quite so attractive anywhere else in
the world, and his experience is that
of every visitor to the Upper Pecos.
| am going there tomorrow with Mrs,
Nudge: we will take horseback ride
from Winsor's down the Pecos, over
the Indian Creek trail to the Scenic
Highway into Santa Fe in few days.
we promise ourselves great treat in
doing this. If Santa Fe only fully ap-
preciated the great advantages it pos
sesses in this splendid Forest Reserve
and these magnificent mountains so
accessible by good roads, it would
make more of them even than 1t
does"
Eastern New Mexico Settling up
Rapidly.
"Yes, eastern New Mexico, tribu.
tary to the Rock Island system, is set
thing up rapidly. Almost 5000 home
stead entries in eastern New Mexico
in one year! The Santa Fe Central
Railway has helped much to bring this
about. These railroads, they soon
spoil a country for the stoclgrower
for the actual homeseeker is bound
to crowd out the cattle and the sheep
men wherever there are free lands
and good railroad facilities, Not SC