Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-25
ANNOUNCEMENT MARKS RED LETTER DAY
IN HISTORY OF GREATER ALBUQUERQUE

T. =. Ripley. president and directing
hoad OF the great SANTA Fr railroad
'ysleIn today gave official confirna-
ton to news for which AlDuuueruuc
people have been waiting fOr nearly u
year und ,whiClL an. The plain. definite
statement OF the head or the RAILROAD
means more tU the immediate and
pcrmhntnt development and prosper
lly Of this city than amy other event in
It's history.
Mr.. Ripley gave his official. pullir
confirmation tu facts generally known
among Albuquerque business men for
several months past. that provided th"
ldnd necessary can be- secured the
SANTA Fr Viii In tn" immediate future
proceed tu the construction Of add.
liuual shops and equipment here"
which viii mean the doubling ol the
present force OF employees: doubling ur
III" payroll, ana doubling uf tie Ca-
paCity NJ the already enormous plant.
Tho Santa Fc presidents announce.
nent removes the last doubt from th,.
public mind that this work iS Ia lee
carried out, aud carried Out In 1913,
tor All question ~ iU the securing ul
tl" necessary lHnd has hvrn removed
Uy tho prompt and vigorous action ui
tnn public spirited citizens uf Anu.
uucrquc,
President ltiplcSs announcement or
the iinul approval bN the board ul di-
rCCtUrs of the construction plans AT
Albuquerque means that Vr are lp
have "A railroad shop plant which viii
compare In size and efficiency aud
number Of employees Win any In ia"
country Hnd whlch vim De the greatest
uu tho Santa Pc system, excepting
only Topeka. The santa T." shops
practically made Topeka ihr business
center that II now Is. The enlarged
Albuquerque shops Will do the same
thing for this city.
ruc GnHl definite announcement of
tho completion ana approval Of the
new shop plans marks AN epoch IN the
Development nf Albuquerque. II
means an immediate and enormous
Increase In population Of the produc-
Ing, wage earning class, Aud in TINS
Il means immediately advanced pros
pcrlty TO all the business interests 0i
tho city But It's greatest Significance
Irs In the final liking of Albuquerque
AK the Industrial center OF New Mex,
icu and ~ one OF the great industrial
crntcPs OF the west This announce
mcnt sets at rest once ana for hll any
question Of the turning Ot the Sanli
tus great plant ~ some othcr new
Mexico point II removes all rear n'
future depression and gives ~ S"lld
to produCp immediate and tar reh1h'
ing resIltA In u word In TINS an
uounrument Oy the president OF th'
Sautn Fr system the fuiuIv uf Alhh
u,Iyruue Is assured. II Is a red letter
day In our history,
MIR. ItIplcy was asked the ulTrr
question aa 10 whether or NOT h'
N0uId care to announce positively ina
th,. ghuis will be enlarged ana Hl VIVA
lime work viii begin. lie replied ina
provided the santa fe can ob'hlh ll'
land necessary for thr lnpfoEclhon'r
tnu announcement could hr dclnl''I'
made, aud that work "o"'u "'B'h wv
fore many months ,..,,.,i
practically doubled in prcscut 'apnc
ity." mid MI. Ripley "pr"Nldci W.
uct slliIicIcnt ground to care Tor th
,NtpnaIOn. Tht CitizCns OF Albuunor
que have heon looking aiter ihe hn,
question and know about w mus'
shout that as ! do. PROVIDED I'M
ahoo extension IN made, AlbuuuerpW
viii 90 a aecond Topeka and VIII nav
the biggest shops on the santa Fe out
side Of TOpeks' - =,
Mr.. Ripley was IN good hulnor W
day He Ia APPARENTLY enjoying hplen
ala health. Accompanied ny ucVI
r.. HichOlpon, first vice preAlosu ~.
Charge ofthe traffic department, freh
tdent Ripiey arrived IN AlOuquerqn
iaS nIghl from the south after VI
over the Hanta Fasilnes IN Texas ah
OkiahoIup. lie MAS mel here " Nr'
aipiey who arrived from Chicago y
santa re train NJ. ! last evening "a
RiuIey taft for The west On a speela
al s O'clock this mornlng, being ae