Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1911-06-21
SANTA f HAS A
DIRECT ROUTE
TO GULF
Short Line Connection
Between Coast And
Galveston
COMPANY NOW ABLE TO COM
PETE FOR TRAFFIC WITH
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.

A new through direct route from
the Atlantic coast and Gulf OF Mex.
leo ports TO the Pacific coast has
been created BY the building Of the
Coleman cutoff on the New Mexico
and Texas lines Of the Santa Fe. IL
zccomplshes "A traffic way for the
Santa Fe. by way of the Mallory
steamship lines from the Atlantic
coast by way Of Galveston; and by
the new Frisco.SaDta Re route and
the Cunard steamers, which make
connections with the San Francisco
4 st. Louis lines at New Orleans.
The new cutoff between Texico,
on the Belen line of the Santa Fe.
and Coleman. on the Gulf line Of
the same system. just completed and
TO 40 into operation August /, closes
the southern or open end Of n big
triangle Of Santa Re tracks, and
affords the short line between Gal
weston and San Francisco and line
only few miles longer than the
Southern Pacific route between the
former city and Los Angeles. Here.
tofore passenger traffic from Gal
weston 20 the Pacific coast trayersed
n route as far north as Newton,
Kan, and thence over the main line
90 the coast, distance Of 1855
miles. Freight traffic moved over the
Gulf line 10 Guthrie. then over a
cross line 10 connection with the
Belen line at Kiowa. making n total
distance of 2,0li miles from Calves
ton to Los Angeles.
new direct line to the Pacific coast
from the Gulf Of Mexico WAS the
building of the low grade line from
Belen TO Clovis, a distance of 2iO
miles. Then the line from Texico,
thirty.four miles east Of Clovis, was
projected. IL was proposed 20 build
this line To connection with the
Santa Fe at Temple, which has been
accomplished. While this construc.
ton was going on, progress was
made in reducing grades aud curva.
tures on the line between Coleman
and Temple, with the object. TO
quote President T.. u. Ripley, Of the
system, "of establishing low grade
short line in conjunction with the
new main line between Coleman and
Texico and the Belen line for traffic
from the Gulf of Mexico 20 the Pa.
cific coast.'
BY reason of it's longer route, now
remedied by the new cutoff, the
santa Fe has not been close com.
petitor Of the Southern Pacific In
traffic originating on the Pacific
coast consigned to Galveston, New
Orleans and vicinity, or the much
larger volume Of traffic bought "a
Mexican gulf ports by ship or orig
mating in the Immediately adjacen,
territory to these ports. With the
completion Of the new short line the
Santa Fe will be able TO actively-com
pete with the Southern Pacific foi
larger share of this business.
The comparative mileage is: Lo,
Angeles to Galveston, Santa Fe
1855 by main line; 2,0l4 miles by
Belen cutoff, and by the new line
l,s45 miles. Los Angeles to Calves
ton, Southern Pacific, 1907 miles
The las miles in favor Of the South
ern Pacific is largely overcome by
reason Of the low grades which tn,
Santa Fe has constructed from Al
buquerque TO Coleman, and the re
duction OF grades between Coleman
and Galveston. While it is Longer
via Santa Fe from Los Angeles q
Galveston, 1t will be the shortes,
from San Francisco when opened.