Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-06
AUTOMOBILE LINE
TO ESTANC|A A
REALITY
BOOSTERS CLUB WILL SEE
That TICKETS ARE TAKEN
Bilee Machines to be Put IN
Operation al Once Between
This City and Estancia and
Willard.


Al a meeting Of the Boosters club
held Yesterday afternoon IN he COM
mercial club at which a lumber Of
wen known business men we're prcs-
emf Messrs. D. ~ MeClos1.y and A.
n Garm,tt ~ Estnncia again pre-
scented their Proposition 10 establish
an automobile line from this city TO
Estancla and willard, provided the
businrss men Of ~AlbuqGorque would
guarantee them Ave hundred round
trip tickets to be used within the hrst
year the line r. IN operation. The
Boosters club heartily endorsed the
proposition and the committee NAMED
to see 10 the subscription Tor the tick
cts win meet al 10 O'Clock tnis morn
ing 70 begin work. The Estancia
business men submitted their propo-
sitlon Yesterday In q typewritten letter
ne follows.
Estancla. \. NJ. July 81. 1907.
TO Mr.. Johr Lee Clerk. Secretary, ana
to the Members Of tn Boosters
Club, Albuquerque, y, NJ
Gentlemen - Mr. McCloskey has re-
turned and reported our many kind
nesses TO him We are anxious TO
place our order FOR automobiles rs
coon az passihle. and the amount ot
patronage assured IA from A~lbuquer-
que for the hrst year. VIII largely de-
termine the amount Of our Investment
and the number Of machines We VIII
order for the work. Therefore the.
sooner you get your assurances IN
practical shape. the sooncr we can
determine what to do.
In order that there be M mlsundet-
standing we repeat Il proposition aS
follows, tO-wlt.
we viii Incorporate a stock cons
pany and the company viii own and
operate It's own cars, build It's own
roads through Che forest reserves or
wherever II can obtain It's riEht-oi-
way. and the company will do what
II can 10 improve the public ROADS
have the assistance Of the county cont
inisaioners and the city In regard to
such public road work.
Tho fare from Albuquerque to Ia
tancia and return Is 10 be $40. 10 VII
lard and return. Si2. We cannot yet
Determine what the fare 10 other
points will be. but Il viii not be out
OF proportion 70 charges TO points
named
You are to enter into contracts with
your citizens as 20 the number Of $40
and tt2 round trip tickets they VIII
agree 10 use within "a yea from the
date the line " put Ia operation, and
"a that time we viii furnish you
tickets for round trip Co an points
and these tickets ARE 20 be taken ana
paid Tor IN fan az the time The line "
put into operation. The money 20 ho
deposited In such bank or banks IN
your city. ~ you may nama, subject 10
payment TO us on demand when such
demand ~ ACCOMPANIED by cancelled
ticket. and to the amount of such
cancelled tickets. II n the end Of one
wear from the date of the beginning
Of operation, all such tickets are t1i
cancelled and use, then whatever hat
ante OF cash remaining from ticket
sales. IL 10 be paid 10 us; n we. OF
course VIII honor all such unused
tickets al any time presented whrn
the capacity OF u ears permits. You
VIII very much expedite matters d. az
early report ~ results Of your action.
Yours truly.
WILLIAM M1NTOsH.
r. n. M'CLOSKEY
DUNCAN M'GtLLIVRAY.
A. n. GARNETr.
Present at the meeting were; MaNo'
Frank Mckee, D. A Macpherson, ID,
X. y. sellers, Maynard GunEul. Cash
iar Collier of the state National bank.
~. H. CLEARWATER, president Of the
Montezuma Trust company, General
Manager Hubbs ana Secretary Stnmml
Of the Fair association o. A. Matson.
e. O. Cushm8n, of the ". l. Wash
burn company, and several otherE
Mcssrs. MrCloskey aud Garnet
went into their position in detail, am
|nounclnE that three ears would b,
purchased ut once. each 60 De sixty
hnrso power. with capacity of ak pco-
pie and baggage. giving daily com
muricntion with Estancla and WI
lard
The HOLSTERS unanimously endorsed
the proposition uud replied q tht
proposition by appointing "a commit
Zee % suh=cribe the five hundred uck-
cts required.
The automobile line will DE OF great
value 90 Albuquerque merchants giv
ing EHianclh % Esiancia valley buv.
ers a quick and convenient mode u'
transportation TO Albuquerque and
will result in greatly Increasing tht
1rr1i business frum across the mount
talue