Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-16
CITY LEADS
IN INITIAL TONNAGE
Gallup Biggest Export Town on
Santa Fe System Between
Kansas City and California,

itor Tinker OF the Ganup Enterprise +
last night,
Mr.. Tinker. who is. proprietor OF one
of the neWsiest weekly newspapers in
New Mexico, spent Yesterday in Al
buquerque attending to various bust
ness matters. He believes thoroughly
in Gallup and It's future aud reports
a satisfactory degree of prosperity at
the cONl toxin.
gallup said Mr.. Tinker. is the
shipping point for some OF the big
gest coal mines in the southwest and
An average Of thirty or forty cars or
more OF coal leave Gallup every day
over the Santa Re. This means a ton
mage of a thousand or close TO that
figure, | doubt II any other town be-
tween Kansas City and the coast has
the balance of trade n its favor than
Gallup has. M~aglalena probably is
la close competitor in originating hus-
mess"
Two and a hair miles Of newly con-
strueted track on the SAN Diego line.
between Encinitas n Del Mar, was
Yesterday thrown open for Service,
says the san Bernardino sun. The
completion OF this stretch adds "a
other link ia the rebuilding of the
southern part OF that district
For many months large gangs Of
men have been employed on the task
of changing the line in order IN elim-
mate the Mills that hinder traffic at
the present. This is the second piece
Of track to be completed, the first
Being in the vicinity OF Carl.
There remains as yet a vast amount
of work 70 be undertaken between
Del Mar and san Diego. Here the line
is nor only to be completely changed
at a number OF places. abandoning the
Old route but three tunnels VIII also
be constructed.
The new course does away with sew
cral heavy grades. which have served
rs a ~hindrance TO traffic since the road
was constructed. making II impossible
to make fast time or handle heavy
trains. The san Diego line Is said to
be one Not the best paying on the en-
tire Santa. re system n when the
construction work, now IN progress,
is completed Il vast improvement VIII
be made in both passenger mo freglt
service between the Bay city and 9TH
er points N Southern California.
a contract has lust been closed be-
tween The Santa Zee and Glenn Schecr-
er, of san Rernardino. Whereby the
latter Is to furnish 1909 carloads OF
rotk 10 be used in strengthening the
roadbed at various points an the Los
Angeles division The rock is TO be
secured from quarries. the property
of Mr.. Scheercr, near Nictorville. A
large AMOUNT of the rock viii be used
through Cajon Pass in Strengthening
the track and protecting it Aa6fnst fu-
ture possibility OF damage from n
flood. similar to the one Of the first
Of last month. other points on the
mountain district VIII Also be project
Mr.. Scheercr has gone to Victor
Vile 90 start preparations to begin
operations. SPUR tracks Will he con-
structcd into the quarries and derricks
placed TO load the rock. Securing the
vast amount Of rock represented in
/ 900 cars-a train of about seven
long-is an enormous undertake
ing ana it viii be many months before
the last car is loaded and shipped.
~.Scheerer viii probably supervise
the operations himself.