Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-13
We HAVE A PRETTY
GOOD RAILROAD
SAYS RIPLEY
COMPLETES EXTENSIVE
TOUR OF HIS SYSTEM
Little Doubt That Entire Line
viii be Double Tracked From
Chicago to the Coast.

President r.. +. Ripley and Official
party who recently arrived in san
francisco after one OF the most thor
ough tours Of the Santa Fe lines ever
undertaken, win arrive in Albuquer-
o,le the last of this week or first or
next en- route back east.
The San Francisco Chronicle says
of the arrival of the party In thar
cityi
Completing his annual tour of In.
spection OF the great railway system
Of which he is the head. President r..
p. Ripley of the Atchison. Topeka *
Santa Fe, railroad company, arrived IN
San Francisco from Chicago last night
with a number of other officials. They
are at the Palace hotel and Will re-
main in san Francisco for three days.
President Ripley and his associates
started from Chicago two weeks ago
tnday, and have made a personal in
spcction Of the lines of the Santa re
system hat stretch from the Great
Lakes on the north to the Gulf a.
Mexico on the south. and the Pacific
ocean on the west. lie was appatcnt.
IS fatigued as a result Of his journey
and retired to his apartments early.
He declined to discuss last night the
result of his observations during the
tour of inspection.
II will only say that we havesii
pretty good railroad line, he said -
an eastern acquaintance. who greeted
him on his arrival ut the Palace. 70
others, he declined to be interviewed
Accompanying him on his arrival
were: w. r.. Hodges. vice-president
OF the Santa Fe; George r. Nicholson
vice-president; w. j. Black, passen
ger traffic manager: T. Il. Houghtoa.
freight traffic manager of Chicago.
With "A. G. Wells Of Los Angeles, gem
eial manager of the coast lines of the
Santa re; Captain A. II. Payson. as
sistant TO the president and president
of the Northwestern Pacific railway.
San Francisco; j. j. Byine, assistant
passenger traffic manager of Los Ai.-
geles; Edward Chambers, assistant
freight traffic manager of San Fran
cisco: 7. l.. Hubbard, general superln-
tendent, Los Angeles, and James b.
Iuffy, general agent, San Francisco.
w. j. Black and +. Il. Houghtoa
hith lht vi VI tfit thA y
the wives of the various officials, Left
President Ripley and his associates It
MERGED and proceeded on a trip
through the Yosemite. They viii ar
rive in San Francisco tomorrow.
Although not officially announced
by members of the party, it is genef
ally believed in railway circles that
the policy of the Santa Fe includes tile
ultimate double tracking of its main
line from Chicago to Sal Francisco.
The main line from Chicago to New
ton. Kan, a distance of approximate
~ 700 miles, has already been double
tracked.
lone hundred and Twenty-Five
miles on the Pacific coast division are
being doable tracked said A. q
Wells. "Of that distance. however.
twenty-five miles only are in C'alifor
mia. But / believe the increase ia
business in this territory will dcmahl
the laying OF double tracks. although
when such work will be completed %
San Francisco, ! cannot say"
There is no intention on our pait,
at this time, however. to Increase the
use OF oil on our lines said Wells,
1--WE are already using il on all the
coast lines, except for 2S6 miles"
Wells expressed great interest in the
progress of the projected Panama ex-
position. lie believed. he said, Their
would De no doubt that San Francisco
would be successful over New Orleans
ir' the state Of California was united
when congress was asked for an APP