The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1910-01-27
New Hands GRASP The Helm.
THE PARENT COMPANY Which FOUNDED THE MOST BAT TOWN N NEW MEXICO
HIS DISPOSED If lis HOLDINGS
Gael Which Has R Pending for scne Twelve Ect Eas Finally Been Closed
A STORY Of REMNSGSCF BIOGRAPHY ED PROPHECY
BY 6uTHRlE Saith.

Many coospire together against the sue
c"uI operation Of this line Mr. Eddy associates were
p"nt" and or Ie bltno seasoned and experienced
Of railroads. Power down Good water vas not available
Labor conditions were perpexing confronted the
strain of Tho purchase Of locomotives the experiment
boring Of costly de, , wells fer good vater
As oSr Nr Eddy COMPELLED about for a bu
er or The pry Aer Struggling through
finally -"I t property to FL so * South road vl
is one Of the Pheps-DoIge Interests.
From that day Mr. Iys business ventures have formed one
continuous r"c"ro OF progress aud prosperity And Aamogord
lnts different story, IN related pr
rIty C'neid""t with the beginning Mr. Eddys
was the beginning of Alamogordo's dark days
III Pasn N,rhea-t twpen Ell Paso and
santa Rosa There also branch line extending from Tnc
carl point 80 miles north of Santa Rosa Dawson coal fields
l32 miles northwest of Tucumcr Operating such line Aam
5nd' the natural an 5cl pnt frntn All yen4r
headquarters When FL Paso and Northeastern passed into m
possession u" FL Pasp hVesern which form ii f,r the
aver company line having for its southwestern Bisbe
Arizona aud extending northward to Dawson New
hNc the logical point for main shops and general
naturally necessarily and inevitably shifted to III Paso
In various arts OF the territory ard here Alamogdo
feportS nave Deen circulated the effect that the removal Of
he shops terminal and headquarters brought about by friction
ni III feeling between the people of Aamogoro
ne OF III Paso and Southwe overstoked with eoue
rus ihonatlon have gone t" the length holding MIR
summons personally and Individually responsible would be hard
c"ncoct story ridiculous having for its fuuat
Of truth.
No matter what might have been the relations Ietwe
W hue
eSs psth 10 move shops ami headquarters FL Paso Mt
hs carefully: Mr.. Simmons through friendn4ss and
q" the town OF Aamogordo and contrary precedent and r
son. mad persisted IN maintaining shops and headquarters here h.
would have ne removed from office the first official cts
d simmons would have been order the rova I
writer personally has known Mr.. keey the faith tb m
""pe &" ii go" munty when qumng tie pledge v,I.
~" been advantageous q his company.
Tn transfer of the property made in 1905 the FL p
Sou hwestern curing everything except amo. 10 ~
ment Company and alei complne The Ala og ro ropcrt
rmaei IN the po'e-ion OF the "rgina Almost immed
ey the general offices transferred Fl Taso 1t was -
ssibe {" transfer The shop and until new plant had la
r'ed at ii Paso The removal of The shop Effected in t
al of 1905.
Mr. the service of the company as general sal
e' agent {" the Dawson Fuel Company Mr. W. r. Esou wno m
a considerable experience in the promotion and management
affairs, acquired interest the A'arno, orlo nnto
md came here vice-prcsiden aud general manager
Mr. Edison came t" in that capacity which is now called
Business Doctor The dilemma in which he found Aamor,d
difficult and trying desert town barely seven vear
If being literally stripped of nearly million dollars f
payroll and left destitute of industry TO rvv Il
by extraordinary Intervention of Providence it coud Tho
croaker aud calamity howleTs wang and MOANING wb
he knockers buy piled their hammers The business men were
engulfed in despair and goomTc meant ruin absolute
certain To remain might the result But in the LAT
ter course there single of hope Something might han
pen to bring return Of prosperous conditions 1t was
hope desperate chance, but only hope and tberf
worth trying The greater number Of the merchants dedad
Never t give up the ship"
Mr. Edison after conference with business associates
cuded that sanatoum for the treatment opob
the unfortunate town start The climatic condition
here the finest he found earth Everything seemed an
spcous The sanaornm was built and rather widely
but somehow the institution did thrive Through the
OF the sanatorum people brought Aamogordo
did give the the impetus which had been boped for
But still bad luck in In the latter part of 1907
aous seuhs Of the federal succeeded
securing injunction against Aamogordo Lumber Comnn
staining that from cutting timber on the greater norton
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