Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-29

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have h~~n ~Inflmsncea by direct or an-
direct Representations concerning
this tEuiiey line. IL there nos a. least
suGn~ taemsaFe 0f Hsosst ohaagmtian
that should Induce the companies
CONCERNED In spare no effort which
~tll lad - m arEahrs meat by whisa
IN mas be keu oF@n"
Assmnediy there Il let US consti-
~ further. There h n iegal obltEa.
st0n which ennpeis the Santa ". 90.
der penalay ~ hslnE obliged 10 TeItas-
qniah ownership Of the guad. so run
al iea@t one train a day. To sseape
the peRaity. The company wiii run y
caF up 10 the morning ama bring IL
haek Immediately a service that
wH b" OF no EARTH, use 90 the Is.o~
pie If Las Tegas
This meets The legal but h do@ss
no, meet the moral ~tslsltga,ion II fnt
tills tho latter oniy, mt the spirit nj
the lag.
NIB, IN a FaIirnaA cs'mtahy g"qmts'
81 /" operate q traln a day az forfeit
~ property?
ieTanse. when 1t Ii granted certain
privileges. and is permitted To make
certain representations that will
strongly inflnenee the public In lis
~ar't"ns, affect values aud disturb
conditions, the public must he made
: ""rtaia that ~ interests ~ltl De- snrv.
I'd Therefore. II IL provided. that
the railway must realty &erv" the
public or forfeit Its rights.
And tie aanta Fe COMPANY intends.
In order to comply With the bare let.
ter Of the Law. 10 maintain u pretenass
~ u service that shall he absolutely
worthless 10 the pesDplc. while u 10
carefully protecting It's own interests.
which are to keep the line open 80 Il
ran get Ice down from the caD,on In
the winter.
We do mt ennaldsE this q faIT fui,
fillment OF the representations held
out directly or indirectly By the san
La Fe when n acquired IN rights In
Galliuas Canyon. neither do ~ g eon.
slider u n sufficient compliance with
the law In the matter
The Santa Fe In bound Ia maintain
- service that shall be. In some de-
gree. effective. or give way Ia sons.,
one who win.
u tho Santa Fe cannot make III"
line pay the cost nj maintaining an
j effective service. then II does not
seem right Tor The company 10 insist
IN charging such a rate for the leas.
Ing "f the line, that no one else shall
maintain such n service.
We do not know just what was the
difficulty which prevented the pres
ent Light and Power company from
affecting d q lease ut the canyon
line. but understand that the ate
asked was 80 high that tho road rJu,d
he operated only at a loss.
There can he mo question but the
Santa Fe Company should either
maintain an effective service on thu
Canvon line Itself. OF consent tn such
a lease that an effective service a
b" maintained by On else.
Las Vegas has a perfect right 10
avn this Of the Santa Ee The mat
Ter is Of vital Importance To III. II
won't do to say. 20. We got along all
right before the road was built"
The road has been bull, and has
been operated and some f our pres.
rnt conditions are the result Of rep
,"Sentatiuns that were dependent on
thu. building Of tie road The rom
.n.ny IL bound b, Law to operate the
road or forfeit II. and n%"tally bound
a. make such operation more than a
preteuse.
We believe tho Santa Pc company
wants To do the right thing by Las
Vegas. But II will he hitting this cont
: mnnity n hard blow when 1t refuA'I
IN make sue terms as will ensure
The operation Of the scenic line tina;
leads past G~allinas park. past III"
hca uiifui M%ontezuma, past the iron
walls, pine clad slopes and beautiful
lmnds into the heart Of the noun
taius: when It seeks Ia evade the oh
legations laid upon Il when II was
, granted many concessions In connec-
llon with the building Of the road, by
maintaining a fake service,
This Is a matter that interests every
citizen, II means more than or''
would Imagine upon first thought "
the progressive citizens and business
men Of the city can get together and
bring their best thought TO hear upon
the subject, and their best efforts I"
bear upon the railway company. don:
doubt that some way will he found to
solve n. The question must he s"sr,
ed
THE CANYON LINE MUST BIZ
KEPT OPEN.
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