Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-31
IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Of D. 8 R. G.
OFFICIALS
Standard Gauge Will Be Put
in is Prediction of Railroad
Men; Will Benefit San Juan
and Northwest New Mexico

Aft"r ulp ur inspection uf the
Denver n RIO Graudr railroad by
President T. r. Jeffrey it Was decided
hy the officials u' the road ~ ~.
crease the facilities OF th, line and
tp stauda-,iiI, the gauge int san
Juan county "his VIII mean q great
impetus to- %. urrthv.st portion ct
New McW and will owen no to
commerce O. 'prtll- section -. !,rd.
According ID ia" i,n,er Republican.
That Increased the facilities must be-
provided if ~ Denver \ Rio Gtandc
railroad II 90 nue. he traffic eulj,-
tions. whicn rrurisa &c. hccom mor'
difficult 20 a.. elm degree 81. 'r-
creased 'uuspouiin,niui trafu" de-
,clops with 80. growth Of th' M,W.
rrn pnciut mi from improved Dor-
ditiops on the Missouri Pacific. N the
belief of President T.. 7 Jcrtcry %
the Rio Grando. according To- adviccs
from New YORK
This decision VAS reached BY him
as result ~ the recent trip of tu.
spcction over the Rio GrJnlc ana the
Western Pacific and portion ot tho
Missouri Pacific. II ~ said that no
h. confident that conditions soon Will
O., materially Improved aud that the
great expectations of IA. Officials over
the Western Pacific aud the Missouri
Pacific are ln u fair wa, at btn,
realized
Among thu proposed plans tot iut-
protcm' NJ. Hs soon as the bond mar
kct makes possible profitable sales pt
securities he the shape ct rcfundiuF
bonds. b. reduction of the per
cent grad, over Soldier summit A.
the grad" nov exists % IT, impossible
tor one pngiu, Co. huu more than
four loaded cars over tho summit ct
a. time. and frequently 10 requires one
engine to zach two, OF az most three.
cars in q train
new Route around IA, summit
has been surveyed This route VIII
lcngthcu the tines about seven miles.
hut II viii reduce the grade hv one
half, OF 90 two per cent. which VIII
enable IN, company Co handle more
than twice 49, much traffic over this
point with the same equipment II now
has. Between too aud i20 loaded
cars are hauled over this summit ~
present. this being necessary e. keen
its traffic moving Tn. building OF
the proposed line over the new SUR
vcy would cost approximately Si.Noo,
900. but II be- ugerod that the lower
cost ot transporting traffic over the
-dlvid" would make up FOR this cN.
pcndiluro no short time and iu tho
long run would prove extremely prof.
table u M, railroad. So far us the
reduction ui transportation cost is
concerned
Adviros from New YORK also stat"
that when times ATE NOR, prupitiOus
for marketing bonds. the company
viii Ftandardizc goodly mileag" Of
its marrow gauge lines one OF the
first OF these tU De- standardized. ac-
rurding GO udvtcos. VIII br thu line
from Suiida Go Mpn,rusr THIS Is
made almost necessary b, the vast
amount OF produce and fruit nov he.
ing grown Ia the Moutroso district
aud which nov must be loaded IN the
narrow gang" equipment ana then
transferred to the broad gauge ears
Also. when THIS portion ui the line b.
standardized tina road viii he prepared
10 handle an Traffic fnr wears 10 come
with tho greatest pogibl, cxprdicncy.