Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-17
Engineer InSpeCtS Route and
Comes TO Await Arrival
OF Eastern Cap
itdliStS.
COMPLETE WORK
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Trains Will Run Into Albuquerque
Over New Road by That Time.
He Says Short Spur Will Tap
Abundant Supply OF Coal
at Hagdn.

You may rest assured that the
road will be built and you may rest
assured that it will not be built
around the mountain"
These were statements of j. b
Walker. G. E., of 1906 Keystone
building, Pittsburg, Pa, and 27-4S
Wall street, New York City, who has
just returned from trip over the
proposed route of the Albuquerque
Eastern railway and is stopping at
the Alvarado awaiting party OF
eastern capitalists, who are expected
to arrive in the city within few
days.
The above statements which will be
good news to every resident of Albu-
querquc, were made by Mr.. Walker
10 a reporter for The Citizen for
publication and he further stated that
trains should be running into Albu-
querque over the new road by Christ
mas.
Mr. Walker went over the route of
the proposed new road yesterday with
Col w. s. Hopewell the original pro-
moter of the project.
They left Moriarty on the Santa Ft
Central railway and followed the
grade, which was made two years age
TO the place where 1t enters the head
of Tijeras canyon on the other side
'of the ManZano mountains. came
through the canyon and over the
grade from the mouth OF the canyon
to the city. They also visited the
coal mines at Hagan and arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon very
much the worse for wear, as Mr.
Walker put it today, as he gently ca.
ressed very badly sunburnt coun-
tenance.
Canyon Natural Outlet.
"The Tijeras canyon is natura
outlet for the road, and considering
that SO much Of the grade Is already
built, it will not be built on any other
route with my consent" continued
Mr.. Walker. "As to the coal fields, {
spur can easily be built out to them
The distance Is short and the grade
an easy one. We examined the Goa
mines quite thoroughly / entered
every opening on the property ant
found an abundance of first class
coal"
Though Mr. Walker would not say
who the men are who will build the
Eastern, he admitted that some o.
them were interested in the Santa Fl
Central. The parties who are ex
pected i'm the city and who Mr.. Wal
ker awaits are thought to be the meT
| furnishing the money. 1t Is believed
that the work of construction will bC
commenced at once or in the near fu
ture.
GoOzl News for Albuquerque.
While 1t has been known for some
time that the building of the Albu.
querque Eastern had practically beer
decided upon during a recent visii
of Col w. S. HOpewell to the east
the sudden appearance of the con
struction engineer upon the grounC
al this time is surprise to the pub
lie. An agreeable surprise to Albu
querque. it may be added.
| \ party Of engineers who wer'
here for the purpose Of looking owe
the proposition some time ago re
ported favorable on the route arnun,
the mountain and tapping the Sant'
Fr Central north Of the mountains
There were two factions in the par
ties furnishing the capital. one ia
yurcd the route around the mountain
,The other favored the route first de
cidcd upou-thc route through TIA
canyon. Col. HopeWell and his 10
icatjug engineer J. r.. FdrWcll wer
with the faction favorlng the canyon
n is now known that ON the receu
visit of col Hopewcll To- New YorH
iwueu q meeting of the Santa +
central Interests was held, il was ia
Icidrd by the factions attending thi
that the route Of the road shoul
depend on the judgment Of an eugi
lucer, Who should be sent 10 iuyeSti
lglte the two proposed routes. MI
Walker is thought to be the euginee
. chosen for this work.
II l. also known that after the tins
decision as TO the route the roa
shall take. the only thing that re
mains TO be done 10 assure the build
ing is the placing Of S150.000 wort
of securities IN Albuquerque, which
il is said, is practically arranged fo