Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-23
NEW ROUNDHOUSE
At Belle n Is
MERELY DONE
National Bank viii Erect
New Home Soon in Cutoff
City--New Becker Ware
house Among Improvements,
Especial correspondene MornInr Journall

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BeIen, y. M, Jan. 2I-The new
eighteen stall ~roundhouse for the san
Ia Fe in Beleu, n uf the best round
houses on the system, is rapidly near
ing completion. 1t is a thoroughly
modern structure as are all the other
buildings constructed along the cut
oft. The completion of the santa Fe
improvements is only one feature Of
the rapid growth Of Belen nowadays.
Belcn Is not making much noise but is
saving a lot Of wood. The First Ma
tional bank OF this city has announced
its decision to erect a new 10000
bank building soon, a good indication
Of the prosperity which is attending
the banking business under the able
management of Louis Becker. cashier.
and the other officials OF the bank.
The John Becker company will
erect at nee a very large and com
modiOus warehouse on the railroad
reservation.
Col. William NJ. Berger will erect a
new $4,000 building for his printing
plant i'm the near future. As soon as
the weather il more settled the build
ing of quite a number of new cottages
viii be started-not p%retentious homes
but nevertheless homes-each one
marking another step forward boy the
cut-on city.
The business men Of Belen may yet
show the people Of Albuquerque cards
and spades I'm the matter OF enterprise
and public spirit.
The mud in Belen is much similar
to that in Albuquerque and 10 Is about
as deep ana as sticky I'm the streets.
Consequently the business men are Se-
riouSlN considering paving the street
from the depot to the po~tOfhce. an
Improvement which IS very much
needed. Unless ten Albuquerque city
dads get a move one, Beleu viii be
ahead o. them.
Chasing COYOTES With Motor Cars.
one of the favorite amusemeuts of
the railroad men here 90 is chasing
coyotes along The railroad track with
motor cars. curious To- relate the Coz
vote will run along the track instead
of making off 10 one side The amuse-
mept is rapidly reaching the proper
ions of % fad
The new equipment Of the Grant
Brothers Construction company has
arrived and uill go into commission
at once. II consists Of "a new t0-tOn
Bucyrus steam shovel thirty new ~
yard DUNN ears and two lo-Wheel la-
Comotivc~. The 10-ton Little Giant
shovel nov iu use viii continue 10 bc
used along with The new one. The
locomotives aud ears VIII be used at
present o. haul material from summit
cut to hl in tine Belcn yards.
o. is worthy uf note that the CUTOFF
west from here IS an being built and
graded $50 that when desired the line
"a he double tracked
THE Public schools.
The public schools of Beleu are In
better shape This winter thau ever he
fore Do q aurCe of pride TO the town.
thanks % the efficient service OF priu-
cipal Guy aud his three able aSSis-
tauts There are now goo pupils ln
attendance Tht work lone is equal
100 quality To that done anywhere iu
the territory. Beside tht public
schools. there are also about 400 pu-
pills ln attendance al the endowed Fee
lipC thaves school under Tie direc-
tion Of Miss Nowlin. The work done I
iu the latter school Is thorough and