The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-04-24
PUSHING
new ROAD

ROSWELL met at the commercial CIuD
with Edward Kennedy, president of
the Altus, Roswell & Ell Paso rail-
road, early this morning. With Mr..
Kennedy were several members of the
engineering force, and a friend. Mr..
Carey Shaw.
The meeting was called to
by w. S. Prayer, who stated it had
called by Mr.. Kennedy, who wish
ed to lay some matters before those
present. He accordingly called ON Mr.
Kennedy. The latter then read a re-
port showing what has already been
done toward giving Roswell another
railroad.
This report, in brief, showed that
the greater number of the towns which
had subscribed bonuses had placed
about fifty per cent of the amount in
bank to be drawn on by Mr.. Kennedy
as the work progressed. The balance
to he paid as the steel is laid. In Ok
lahOma 43 miles of grading a been
completed out from Altus, and a great
deal of bridge work has beer done.
In Chaves county the amount spent
to date for grading has been YER ten
thousand dollars. The total amount of
completed grading is 1873 miles. One
mile OF steel has been laid out from
Altus n some three miles has the
ties down ready for the rails. The road
Will be to the Denver ROAD in eight
months.
Mr.. Kennedy stated that he wanted
to get things in shape here so that
he could start in pushing things from
this end of the line. Efforts would
now be directed to pushing the line
from Roswell and he wanted the right
of way and terminal matters straight
ened out The road had reached the
nninf Uhorn he Wanto6 tho C1lnnnrf Nf
the people of Roswell. Up to the pres
ent the total amount Of $198,000 had
been spent. He had in bank where he
can draw on it for work to be done
in certain places along the line the
sum of 1920, 600 and a large sum to be
turned loose when rail laying was
reached. AS he desired to push things
from Roswell to Lubbock, he would
ask the people here who had subscrib-
ed to pay a percentage OF the amount
to be applied on the work in this Sec
ton. This, of course, to be deducted
from the total bonus.
After Mr.. Kennedy, Mr.. Shaw told
OF what vas doing along the line of
the new road and advanced a number
OF reasons why the people OF Roswell
should get behind Mr.. kennedy in his
effort to give Roswell a e road. He
told of the great increase in the vail
ues OF property along the line and how
much good the road would do.
A friend of Mr.. Morrow, Mr.. Oliver,
of Amarillo, was called upon, and told
Of a recent trip he had made in the
section traversed by the road beyond
Lubbock. Mr.. Oliver is enthusiastic
and believes that the people of Ros-
well should get behind Mr.. Kennedy
and support him in every possible
way.
Mr.. Prayer then called on a number
of local business men to express them
selves in regard to the proposition
made by MT. Kennedy. r. F. Barnett
advocating complying with the re-
quest and stated he was ready to pay
in twenty-five per cent Of his sub
scription. He believed in the road and
wanted to see 1t built.
Mr.. Prayer spoke along the same
line. His company will willingly COM
ply with Mr.. Kennedy's request. He
wants the road to be built.
DR.. G.. T. Veal advocated the adop-
ton of a resolution paying to Mr.. Ken
nedy the twenty-five per cent of the
$780, 900 bonus he was asking. The
line would do much good to the coun-
try and should be pushed.
E. l.. BedeIl favored the movement
and predicted great good from it and
that the road would be built.
Charley Tannehill spoke similarly.
wanted the road and believed that
Mr.. Kennedy would give it to us. Get
behind him and aid him.
w. c. Reid was called upon and
that those in favor of the pay
ing of the twenty-five per cent, rise
to their feet. Without waiting for the
to be put, practically all those
present rose, thus assuring Mr.. Ken
n Ody IF tho inAnrffon of tho nnon1n NJ
Roswell to stand behind him.
MIR: Kennedy hen stated that he
was about to file a charter for the road
he amount of 100000 in Texas.
The charter had been revised by the
attorney general of Texas and would
be filed at nce He and U. S. Bate
discussed, shortly, the method to
used in this Territory, and a char
ter will be filed shortly, or a charter
for a construction company to be
afterwards transformed into a rail
road company, capitalized at first, for
$3.50, 600.
A committee of was appoint
to meet with the old railroad COM
and Mr.. Kennedy this after
noon to make the necessary arrange
In regard to the payment Of the
Insta1lment of twenty-five per cent of
the bonus n to arrange for its col
lection. 1t viii moi be necessary to
pay over this percentage to Mr.. Ken
nedy before forty days.
w. C. Reid placed before the meet
the proposed building of a new
court house, giving many good reas-
ons why it should be done, and mott
tying those present of the meeting to
be held next Monday night at 7:30 to
the matter.
The meeting then adjourned.
Mrs. George Layman, Of Springfield,