Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-27
MAGNIFICENT Example of the
Most Advanced Methods Of
Railroad Construction.
ROADBED THAT BEATS
CRACK EASTERN LINES
Reaching a Territory Bound to
Be One of the Most Produc-
tive in the Great Southwest,

b%uauerque's leading business me.
have given assurance Of their lnten
tion 10 accompany the trade excursion
over the santa FEES new Belen cii
off early in January and for whicl
arrangements are expected to be per
fected at a meeting of committee %
the club and the wholesale merchant
In the Commercial club this after
noon. Interest .inSthe cut off terri
tory has run high since the Mornins
Journal began the campaign for tn,
trade excursion the first of this Weel
and since the resorts of condition,
along the new line have been made b,
Albuquerque business men. WAC have
made the trip from this city to TeX.
leo and Roswell in the new train. In
. terrupted on It's first two or three run,
by the natural troubles following the
Inauguration Sof an absolutely new
train service, n hampered by SNOW
and other troubles. the new train ser
vice is now working as smoothly as
any service on the Santa Re system,
The telegraph service an the new iinc
is perfected and in good working or
der and the announcement made yes
terday that full postal service would
be inaugurated on the line on Janu-
airy 18th has given added interest to
the trip since the mail service viii
put this city in close daily commu-
n~ication with all points on the cut
toff.
The Eastern Railway Of New Mex
No, the official title of thu corr ora.
ton under which the cut off VAS built
Is nov. entirely complete from T'elen
10 Texico where it connects with the
Pacos Valley line. 1t Will-soon be
complete and open for its entire
length or Ia RfD puprea Vtbtrp n
connects with th4 Santa Re Coast
line. From end 70 end the new road
IS I'm perfect condition with a road
bed, station ana other equipment
which Is far SUPERIOR to~many of the
dividend paying veteran lines Of way
down cast.
Fancy a railroad just finished and
opened for travel over which heavy
engines may speed at the rate of six
~ miles an hour IN perfect slfetya a
road equipped from end to n with
handsome station buildings coal
chutes. water tanks and bsfdges. as
solid and imposing as If they had
been built from the dividends Of fifty
years. It is Il wonderful stretch Of
railroad and every railroad man who
has been over ii has opened his eyes
IN wonder at It's perfection. The road
Is SIN In. charge of the construction
80 IaAN ~ AhllNNI OINltIA ffIEI-
neer who guided It's construction
being In charge. but it is running as
smoothly as If IL were I'm fun charge
81 the operating department 10 Which
II VIII shortly be turned over.
The train for Roswell leaves Albu-
querque at seven O'Clock in the morn
ing. running through Pclen ana
thence on TO the new line. The Spleu-
did construction work on this line be-
tnnaaG nH...r.,t ea 400. - b..
gets on TO the rails out Of Belen.
Eighty pound steel starts in the Belen
Yards and goes right through To Tex
ico. Just out of Belen come the first
81 the magnificent concrete bridges
which span every river. ditch and
arroyo over the entire road and cul-
minating in the magnificent million
dopar stretch of concrete arches
Which spans the Pecos river AT Old
Fdrt Sumner or %Sunnyside as il was
called during the construction period
now a town OF five hundred people
and srowings with surprising rapidly
Nhlch claracterlEcs an OF the u off
towns. The attempt Ia describe these
bridges. or the general construction
features 81 the road would be impos-
Aibie in the space Of a brief news
PAPER article and the Albuquerque
business men viii have to sec Tor
themselves to form an ccurate ol I'M
ION Of Just what kind OF railroad
ms Is which has brought three hun
dfcd miles of rapidly developing ter
fltory right to Albuqucrque's doors.
one feature OF the cut of which
'annot fail To attract immediate at
lcntion, IS the character Of the sta-
ION buildings. They are an Of con-
crete. save for the little frame house,
which mark the unimportant ~idings
Ihe buildings are IN the spanish mis-
sion STYLE and are as nearly perfect as
s.ch buildings can be. Aside from
me handsome siStp thousand dollar
hotel and depot 81 Clovis. an or these
buildings are complete. They are
surrounded by neatly paved platforms
provided with comfortable seats inside
aup out and are a. attractive AS can
PC imagined. II looks q trifle curious
To find such buildings. as in many
cases there are. standing in The midst
OF broad stretches of uubroken prai-
De- land without q house in sight ON
either hand. hut the santa Pc has
found @ great deal of land along the
cut off and proposes 90 develop o.
me RAILROAD has already dcmonslrut-
ed what can Pe done iu the towns
NOW wei UNDER way and the lorriy
station buildings win not be lonch
long.
N present the noon meal g. served
~ Willard where q twenty-five min
ute stop D. made. accommodations
being frst class. Harvey houses viii
soon De running az Willard. Fort
summer. or Meiro~e and Clovis. $50
mat Tho same perfect service which
'hs made The main une famous VIII
Too I'm operation bn the cut off
The SAINTS Re D. going 20 make a.
Dig town out ~ Clovis and willard.
and Vaughn viii not be far herlnd.
81 willard connection i- maar mlth
thr santa re Central and at Vaughn
with the Rock IsaInd. Round houses
are under construction 1T hutn
points and spHndid round house ana.
shop buildings e" With 80 % me
rn butel and deIet ~ clovis nov
nearing com.irtiou
Hut thc thing uhili Uii Interest
The husiness men above an else is
inc character of the d-cVeiopment bee
iu~ ggne along the new line. AZ
Eclcm. M-ounfainair. willard. N~1uEhr.
Fort sumner. Mr.ro~e. Taibau -Cin-
SIS and Texicu aud at hall d"zen
"ther points. prosperous lHtle towns
src aeiI on their sag o. rIf-c
p fnWu 81 provided vlrh a good
hotel. most ~ them have o n~cnsraprF