Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-04
JAMES {. HURLEY
VISITS CAPITAL
Santa Fe Railway
Official Here on
Business
PICKS OUT DEPOT SITE
Accompanied by Other Mo.
guls He Spends After.
noon in the City.

James e. Hurley, of Topeka, Kansas
general manager of the AtchisOn, To
peka and Santa Fe Railway System
arrived in the city at noon today to
consult with local officials in regard to
the location of the new depot at this
place. Mr.. Hurley was accompanied
by H. w. Sharpe, of La Junta, Colo
RADIO. general superintendent of the
Western grand division; James M
kurn of Las Vegas, superintendent
lof the New Mexico division; M. J,
Drury, mechanical superintendent OF
La Junta, and other minor officials
of the system.
This afternoon they looked over the
ground for the location of the depot
with Fl. S. Lutz, local agent 1t was
thought best by Mr.. Hurley, as well as
by most of the officials, that the new
structure should be erected west of the
Rio Grande station in the vicinity OF
the coal yards of the Capital Coal
company. The Santa Fe system
owns this land and this seems to be
the most convenient location. The
depot will therefore face the Rio
Grande station. The platform will be
erected on the north side, extending
out to Montezuma avenue. thus CIV
ing every convenience to conveyances
to passengers coming and going be-
tween the city and station
To Retain Present Depot.
The present depot will be retained
for freight depot and will be handily
located. The disposition on the part
of the officials to locate the depot at
this point meets with general satisfac-
tion to all concerned. Agent Lutz has
all along desired it's location there as
well as the city since a union station
up town is out of the question.
1t will be necessary to grade the
ground between the new station and
that of the Rio Grande as there is a
slight depression there. The portion
of Montezuma avenue adjoining the
platform to the north of the depot
will be paved. This location of the
depot will necessitate but very short
change in the laying of the tracks in
order to bring the trains before it.
General Manager Hurley expressed
regret that union station up town
out of the freight section could not
have been realized, but said he could
not build it without the other roads
assisting.
Work to Begin at Once.
Work on the depot will begin soon
The officials inquired if material had
not already arrived, as several cars
were shipped some time ago. The
depot will be of brick with pebble
dash cement finish 1t will look very
tasty and will be in mission style
along the general lines previously men
toned in these columns. 1t will be
adorned with a red tile roof. 1t will
not differ from the one at Lamy only
that the depot at the latter place will
have a larger express and baggage
store room made necessary by the
large transfer business at that place.
Mr. Hurley and the other officials
arrived in private cars Nos. Is, 19 ane
4O7 and spent the afternoon in gen
eral business connected with the new
depot Mr.. Hurley was in consulta
ton with several of the local business
men in regard to the matter. II they
find the sentiment in favor Of the 10
cation named the depot will be erected
there.