Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-12

meal on the road was served in the
Harvey dining cars for supper and
breakfast. The meals were much bet
ter prepared, and the viands were
fresher and more appetizing thar
those served in the best hotels in
New York and Chicago at double the
price. The attendants were polite and
good The Dearborn street depot in
Chicago is fair, but might b& greatly
improved No stop was made there
and the passengers were hurried tc
New York via Buffalo.
Serenade at Cleveland.
The track was smooth and the loco
motives did good work. The meals
were not so good as on the Santa
Fe system, probably because the por
ters had oversight themselves and
were grouchy. AT Cleveland the train
was held for an hour or so, and band
of men and women from the Salvation
army came and serenaded the passen
gers; some of the singing was very
good, but as it was late at night the
passengers fell not over themselves in
this enjoyment. At Buffalo four
nour stop was made probably to give
the passengers a chance to recuperate
from the Salvation army singing.
Through New York state quick trip
was made and it was rather enjoy
able, although the principal objects
noticed through Illinois, Indiana and
New York were the signs of Carter's
Liver Pills. Fig Syrup and Safe Stop
pers for Babies Milk Bottles. The
depots, excepting in the very large
cities, are not up tosthose found along
the Santa Re. railway in the larger
towns of Kansas Colorado and New
Mexico.
New Depot at Lamy and Santa Fe.
This reminds the editor that after
much pounding of General Manager
Hurley of the Santa Fe railroad by
this editor and the Daily New MeXt-
can, with the aid of a few patriotic
and pushing citizens of Santa Fe the
general manager who, by the way, is
a very bright and successful railroad
man, has ordered that new and COM
Portable depots be erected at Lamy and
Santa Fe, which news will be- re-
ceived with much qualification and
gratitude by the many thousands who
visit the beautiful capital of the great
Sunshine Territory yearly. Right
here General Manager Hurley should
not forget to connect Santa Fe by
direct telephone with the train dis
patcher's office at Las Vegas, where
there are often train dispatchers
whose room would be better than their
company and who are fond of treat
ing Santa Fe like mean stepmother.
A new eating house with the latest
improvements should also be erected
at Lamy for the comfort and we'll be-
ing of the many tourists. travellers and
commercial men who come to the ter
ritorial capital and are compelled at
times to wait there for many hours
for train connections. The cost would
be very small for the great railway
system, and would prove very benef-
cial and pleasing to it's patrons.
Main Line Across Pecos RANGE.
Indeed, the main line should be nut
across the Pecos range direct into
Santa Fe. and through the most mag
nificent scenery in the Southwest. The
finest and most interesting tourist
route would be opened thereby and
tourist travel would Increase hun
dred fold. The cost might be millions
of dollars but this would be made up
quickly by making lower grades and
by increased traffic. Millions Of
dollars are being spent for
Strengthening railroads these days
to shorten a few miles distance.
and these millions are considered but
a bagatelle. These shortcomings would
help the passenger and freight traf-
fic, and this cutting down Of the dis
tance of 25 miles between Las Vegas
and Santa Fe would certainly prove
Of the best consequences for the road
Chicago and New York.
Chicago is a great big place but not
as cosmopolitan, not as clean, and
not as inviting as New York. The
streets are always dirty, the policemen
always impolite, and they have the
habit Of repairing car tracks there be-
tween 12 midnight and in the morn
ing which rather interferes with the
sleep of those who are not used to-
the great big dirty town and its hor-
rihle noises. The hotels are noted
for high prices and most Of them for