Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-28
THE BURLINGTON IS
LOOKING INTO
NEW MEXICO
INTERESTING STORY OF
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION
Trinidad Hears Rumor That Hill
Road May Become Active
Competitor of the Santa Fe,

The following from the Trinidad
ChronicIe-News OF wednesday will, if
confirmed, prove one Of the most i'm
portant developments Of recent years
in the Industrial record of northern
New Mexico:
That the Burlington railroad, Whlch
recently absorbed the Colorado aha
southern. Is negotiating with the MOT
gan interests and also with the phelps
Dodge interests with a view OF tapping
the richest coal section OF the south
west, securing a direct line to III
Paso from the Northwest as well as
rom the Pacific to the Gulf and en-
aring into direct competition Win the
santa Fc for the east and west trans
continental traffic is the glst or re-
liable information secured today by
he Chronicle-NcWs. A line from
Trinidad to the Wootton property
passing over the range near the Noo'-
ton mines and connecting with tne
Phclps-Dodge interests at Dawson
where the FL PasO and Southwestern
will give Hin a direct line into FL Paso
8 a part of the elaborate program as
in response to an urgent message from
outlined.
Col Owonby has gone to Chicago
response to an urgent message from
T. ]. Hill, calling for a Conference with
he local representative of the Morgan
interests. Affairs have been d
way for some time past n 1t IS iully
expected hat the conference VIII re
ult In a final determination 70 begin
york. The details Of the conference
viii probably be announced as soon as
,ol Owenby returns,
In connection with the hurried de-
narture of Col ONenby for a con-
erence with the Burlington leader II
IS announced that engineers of both
he burlington aud Phelps-Dodge IN
erests have just made a careful eX-
animation IF the entire route OF the
proposed connecting link between the
burlington and the Rock Island AND
hat the matter Of a right-of-way, etc,
las practically been settled upon A
arge portion of the route. after leav-
ng Sopris, goes through the Wootton
properties on both sidcs OF the range
md over the lands OF the DAWSON Fuel
mpan 4 phrty of engineers has
ust returned from m overland trip
dong the course of the proposed link
That Trinidad is 10 be the chief
distributing point for both of these
great railroads in this section Is the
announcement that mn in cen
with the extension plans
~t- -. tat.-arf. Iwra aF4nal n
.oal market for southern Colorado
md Northern New Mexico as largs
ms it has ever been and the pro-
posed railroad extensions are simply
iteps in the work Of preparing to
this output.
Trn great benefit that will rebound
o Trinidad is that~a common carrier
point viii be established here the same
Is Denver and Pueblo. There a be
10 doubt as to tho plans Of the Mo-
ran and burlington interests to push
he ext rsions as rapidly as possible.
1t Is possible that Col. Owcnby viii
continue east for a conference with
Morgan before returning to Trim
dad. but it Is expected that he viii
ut once to the properties here
thus far the plans have been carried
G q.iotly 10y the combined interests
ma tho attention Of the public has
diverted by the announcement
+ ia, big development work going an
"a ne vicinity Of Wootton FOL. .Virs
y. G, sing of the big coal contrast
,.fi the department of the naVv
As a point OF commercial import
nee to Trinidad. the contamination
4 the plans as announced, means that
city Is destined TO become a great /
r confer than has ever heretofore /
cen hoped, and a corresponding in
rcaso in population IN the city and
tributary territory will. of course, fol-
lN.