Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-10-01
RIPLEY DENIES
STARTLING RUMOR
Santa Fe Is Not Trying to
Buy St. Louis, Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific
DUKE CITY SENDS DELEGATION
MIR. Ripley Is Met at Lamy for a
Significant Con-
ference.

} The Santa Fe has not purchased
) nor is it endeayoring to purchase,
, the st, Louis, Rocky Mountain and
Pacific Railway"
This was the succinct denial of Presi.
> dent E. P, Ripley of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railway, of the
startling rumor, spread all over the
country, that the trip of President
Ripley and Vice Presidents Hodges
and Storey through the northern part
of the territory, was to put through a
deal by which the Santa Fe would gain
possession of the Rocky Mountain
road, for the purpose of extending it
to Taos.
Mr.. Ripley was interviewed by a
representative of the New Mexican
Just as he was boarding his private
car en- route to Lamy and thence to
| Chicago. He was in the best of hum
or and spoke enthusiastically of the
trip he had made by auto, by team,
by railroads other than his own. But
he was emphatic in denying the re-
port OF the Santa Fe's contemplated
purchase. He however offered a sig.
nlficant hint when he added: "But
what the st. Louis and Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific road is trying to do.
or may intend to do, is something with
which [ am not familiar
The trip which gave Mr.. Ripley so
much pleasure was in five parts" as
follows:
From Trinidad to Ration over the
Scenic Highway by auto.
From Ration to Ute Park over the
ST. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacif-
lc railway, as guest of Jan Van Hout-
| en-.
From Ute Park over Taos pass to
Taos, by motor car.
| From Taos to the Santa Barbara
Tie Company's holdings, by team,
From there to Barranca, by team
From Barnanca to Santa Fe, over
the Denver and Rio Grande in their
private car, Edna" placed at the dis
posal of Mr.. Ripley and his party by
that railroad.
Leaving Ute Park early Monday
morning, the run to Taos was made in
I ANU a httle less than four hours, a dis
lance OF AZ miles, through some or the
finest scenery to be found anywhere
in the Rocky mountains. The spIen-
did new highway, while quite new in
places, was in prime condition and
warmly praised by the distinguished
visitors, who were seeing something
OF its kind for the first time. On ar
rival at Taos, the Ripley party spent
the next two days on several side
trips, visiting in turn the celebrated
pueblo, five miles out the orchards
at Ranches de Taos, and other spots
of interest in the Rio Grande valley,
going thence to U. S. mountain,
twelve miles out from Taos and the
timber lands of southern Taos county.
| Likes Our Country.
This is certainly a delightful coun-
try and | have enjoyed every minute
OF my trip through Colorado and New
Mexico" said President Ripley. He
looked it, too. His well tanned face
and his general appearance bore him
out that he had had fine outing
one that a railroad president, tied
down to the hard work of managing a
great railroad, needs as much as any
man, leading the strenuous American
| business life.
| Mr.. Ripley expressed disappoint-
ment at not being able to spend more
time in the city yesterday afternoon
in order to visit a number of friends.
| including Hon. George Cabot Ward
of New York City who arrived here
yesterday from New York, and who is
great admirer of the president of
the Santa Fe road.
| At Lamy.
President Ripley's party started for
Lamy at about 4 D. m. and there Mr..
Ripley was met by a delegation of
eight from the Comemrcial Club of
Albuquerque who had wired him for
an appointment before he started for
| Chicago on train No. s.
In the Duke City party were F. r,
Schwentker, Hon. Solomon Luna M
| w. Flournoy, w. S. Strickler. O. A.
Marion, J. D. Herndon, George Arnot
and George Kaseman. They had an
important conference with Mr.. Rip
ley lasting over an hour.
/ 1t is rumored that it was over "rail.
| road extension matters" but the de-
tails of the conference, which is sun
posed to have had the interests of
Albuquerque in particular at heart.
We're not given out
In Wall Street.
The report of the trip of President
Ripley through New Mexico has at
tracted attention n Well street for
the Wall Street Journal gives some
interesting information about the st.
Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific
railway, which Mr.. Ripley was alleged
to have his eye on. Says the Journal:
"a director of the st. Louis. Rocky
Mountain & Pacific Company says
that present earnings are at the rate
! of about 3 per cent on the $l0,000,000
common stock after deducting 5 per
cent for the $1,000,OOO preferred. No
dividends have been paid by the COM
pany and probably will not be for sew
eral years, as it is the intention OF the