Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-27
E TRACKS TO
Be DOUBLED IN
GOLDEN STATE
Work on line from Daggett to
Cottonwood viii Start al
0ncei Contractors Getting
Busy

a very few days on the con-
Of the double track on tho
Santa Fe from Daggett TO Cottonwood,
california. The Sharp-Hauser COM
which has the contract. is al
ready moving teams and outfits to the
scene.
1t has not rs yet been announced
whether work will be started first on
the portion OF the double track on the
Arizona division, from Daggett to Bar
or on the Los Angeles division
south from the latter point to Cotton
wood. This lies entirely with the con-
tractor. but It is possible that the work
will be prosecuted in both directions
Barstow.
The operating Of double tracks in
both directions from Barstow Will
assist in reducing the delay
unavoidably occurs at that ter
minal with all trains, entering or cay
ing the yards. The construction OF the
track to Daggett Will also ma
twerially assist the Salt Lake trains, II
being at that point where they are
again diverted to their own line.
There is at present only one piece
Of double track on the Los Angeles
division, that being between San Ber-
nardino and a point north of High
land Junction. 1t Is said, however.
to be the intention Of the company
o ultimately double track in both
directions from all terminals.
When the actual york of double
tracking the mountain district will be
started Is not known. This, according
10 the statement of officials them
selves, Is to follow the completion OF
The first stretch.
Using the Phone.
Santa re trains on the Colorado
division will within q month be oper-
ated by telephone instead Of by teie-
Graph. Linemen are now stringing
the wires between Colorado Springs
and Denver, that portion between La
Junta to Colorado Springs having
been completed. 1t is understood that
the road will replace the telegraph
with the telephone throughout its
system. Train d~ispa,chers between
Dodge city, Kan. and Chicago are all
ready using the telephone.
Santa Fc's Deepest We'll.
The Santa Fe's deep well being
sunk in the Kern field has reached
the depth Of 5,100 feet, according to
figures received by Fred Il. Perris,
oC Santa Fe oil properties.
This Is the deepest wcll eyer driven
by the Santa Fe, and there are few
wells IN the country Witch have
reached a lower level. The drill is
now in a sandy shale, indicating that
oil is close. but II has been necessary
to 40 to the depth OF nearly q mile to
find such indications. Very little oil
has been encountered in the entire
distance to where tho drill Is now
working.
Car Surplus Increases.
A still further lesscning in the de-
mand for freight equipment through
out the United States is shown by the
statement Of car SURPRISES and short
ages issued by the American Railway
association. The general situation in
almost every section of the United
States shows a lessened movement OF
traffic.
The grand total figures shows a de-
crease in the surplus OF t,0i5 cars and
in the shortage OF l0,l6l. The only
section showing a decrease in surplus
is Canada, whose increase In tratttc
is indicated also by an IN e IN
shortage. this being the only E. 80 Of
roads showing an increase. The lloit
notable change In conditions is pre-
by the North Atlantic States.
where a surplus of t,iS2 and y Snort
age of $3.50 in the la1t 49, Jrt Is
changed to a surplus of 7,t3l and a
shortage of 1,476. This immense de-
crease in demand for equipment is due
apparently, states the report, to q gem
eral ~slackening OF business on the
tidcwater coal roads lying IN that
group.
The San Bernardino sun says: w.
T.. Buck, superintendent Of motive
power of the Santa Fe system. was IN
San Bcrnardino yesterday. but de-
clined to state what the company pro-
posed to do regarding the construc-
ton Of the proposed now machine
shops in this city. 1t is said that the
included in which Is the item
for tho expenditure of 100000 iof
the new shop building. is in the hands
of President =. 4. Ripley and unt'l
he finally approves 1t, nothing def
can be said as to what improve
mcnts will be made. How the Los
Angeles division has Jared In the
hands of the general officials Is not
and VIII not bc until President
concludes his inspection OF h
hundreds of thousands Of items, rep
r%csonting improvements needed over
tho entire system.
MI. Buck stated that 1T the present
there were no additional I'M
provcments in sight for san Bernar-
dino. He left for the east last night.
During the last "A fifty-thrce a
building companies in the United
states aud Canada (output of one
small plant cstimatcd). built 96,fi9
cars. which is 23 per cent more than
the number built in 1905. These fig
lres include subway and elevated cars
lut not stree railway and i~nterurbtn
II must be remembered, also,
that tho output " the railway COM
aanirs' shops - not included. ~ til
cars built in the United states. So
t1G were freight cars for domestic
service. 2.f35 freight for export. 2,5es
cars for domestic service
1870 passenger FOR export ot the
cars. Gs.763 were Of steel and
steel undcrframes. of the pas
scngcr cars. 1850. Canada built t.eol
cars for domestic service, IS
for export. 30 passenger ears
domestic service and ! passenger