Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-18
ST0CKARD READY To
START AUTO
LINE
ROSWELL MAN SAYS THE
BUSINESS IS PROFITABLE
BoQuetS From Postal Depart
ment on %PromptnesS of the
Service Club
Urged to Take Action.

A special meeting Of the board Of
directors of the Commercial club was
held yesterday afternoon to meet Mr..
J, W Stockard of Roswell, who is in
Albuquerque in the interest Of the pro-
posed extension of the Rosweu-Tor-
rance automobile line from Torrance
to Albuquerque. Some weeks ago Mr.
Stockard, who is president and man.
ager of the RosWell-Torrance line
proposed TO the club that a stock COM
pany be formed in Albuquerque for
the purpose of establishing and oper-
ating an automobile line from Albu-
querque to Torrance. Mr.. Stoekard
proposed to become an owner of this
stock and agreed to give the
The advantage of his experience and
connection with the Roswell line. Yes
terday he came before the club with
"A different proposition, which may re-
suit in the early success of his pro-
posed extension. Should the people of
Albuquerque care to contribute to-
ward the first cost of building the road
from thisecity to Torrance, Mr.. Stock
ard says his company Will Immediately
begin the operation of automobiles
between the two points.
The Roswell-Torrance line, occord-
ing to Mr.. Stockard, has been a paying
EiODCi W hllilll TIE lltllt II mas Dttl
in operation 1t has paid to It's stock
holders 80 per cent, in dividends and
the business Is increasing rapidly. The
route has been proven practicable for
automobiles in all seasons and the
manager yesterday read to the club
directors a most fiattering letter from
the second assistant postmaster gem
eral in which credit was given to the
automobile line for greatest prompt
ness of any carrier in the govern
ments postal service. h letter
said that the automobile line held the
for seven months and sixteen
days arrival and departure of the
mails sharply on time. No railroad in
The country holds such a record.
T Mr.. Stockard has found an entirely
feasible route for automobiles from
Albuquerque to Torrance. The dis
by this route is lis miles. From
Torrance to Roswell the distance is
10 miles. The trip from this city to
Roswell by automobile along the line
laid out, would be about ~thirty-six
hours shorted than the railway trip
much less tiresome. 1t would be
materially cheaper.
1t is estimated that the cost of maxi
ing the road feasible for fast automo-
bile travel would be about "a GOO, |
there being several bridges necessary
and a certain amount of grading in
the mountains. Hc Cost u HldtilAdil-
ing the roa would be comparatively
small and it would give Albuquerque
Il highway for all kinds of travel into
and across the mountains. h need
for such a o is apparent and one
which the merchants of Albuquerque
thoroughly understand. Mr.. Stockard
PROPOSES that If reasonable encourage
ment and assistance is given by this
city on the first cost of the roadway,
to put on the automobile line to Tor
rance. He expresses himself as con-
of the success of the proposed
line and believes it would be even
more successful than has been the
line from Torrance to Roswell. Mr..
will be here for several days
in connection with the matter.
A considerable amount of important
business was transacted by the club
yesterday afternoon.
Club Men Go East.
1t was announced after the meeting
that President G.. l.. Brooks of the
club and w. b.. Childers. would leave
az once for Chicago and New York on
business of interest to Albuquerque,
which the club has had in hand for
some time past.
Thrilling Battle With Mountain Lion.
r.. w. Rinehsrt has returned to
Douglas, Ariz., from onora telling of
a narrowing encounter had by him
self with a mountain lion in Sonora
Turing the past week. He was riding
through a canyon when the lion
iprang upon him from above and
knocking him from his horse car
lie him twenty feet down the side of
he raVine, before he could recover
He had retained hold of {
lis rifle n was fortunately able 10