Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-17
GENERAL ELECTRIC
F.. BEHIND PROPOSED
TROLLEY LINE
Estimated That 150. 600 HorEe
Power Can BE Developed
from Falls 70 Operate Line
to CloudcFoft.


Affesla. y. H., April ls.--ll bseanla
Know this week that the men really
behind the propositions 70 build an
electric line from Artcsia 20 Cloud
croft compose the directorate OF the
General Electric COMPANY. the biz
acst corporation % its kind IN the
world. 10 - capitalized for millions
OF dollars. and its plants dot the coun-
try. With such an organisation as
this looking 10 the Penasc0 valley line
there remains but one thing TO do: to
Eet the line. That " To show that the
plan. as outlined. II feasible.
AIR. Walter NJ. Dougheriy has been
working on this proposition since last
TAN. AZ tho request OF the officials Of
the General Electric, he has prepared
estimates 90 the freight and REGULAR
passenger business from Artesia TO
various points along the proposed
line. and he has also made up an ca
innate OF the excursion business which
might be expected from Artesia and
other middle valley towns during the
summer season. Cloudcroft II known
far and wide az one OF the greatest
summer resorts In the west. but Il ~
unknown 90 the people
OF the Peeos valley for the reason that
a vacation spent az Cloudcroft has
heretofore been marred by iJng
Journey by. wagon up the canyons of
the Penasco, or tedious trip by rail
around by Pecos, ~ Paso and Alamo
gordo. with this line ia operation IL
would mean but "a few hours journey
through a pleasant country 10 one Of
tho most agreeable mountain resorts
In the west careful study Of the
proposed route shows that tho trip
should be made from Artesia To cloud
croft. distance Of 1875 miles. In about
three or four hours.
Tho line as laid out runs from
Cloudcroft down James canyon to
Mayhill. mounting the top OF the ridge
az that point and following this same
ridge clear To- Hope, into the level
country. There arc bat few saddles
20 60 around on that line. and the
thirty or forty bridges which woule be
necessary II the line followed the can-
yon will be dispensed with altogether
n viii strike Mahiil. Elk. Lower f'en-
scn and Y-O crossing, then 10 Hope.
then Ia direct line ~ Artcsia. The
right of way. with eighteen months ia
which TO build the line, was secured
through Otcro county last fail. II
: is understood that no bonus will be
asked OF any town, but that Hope and
! Artcsla will be asked to furnish the
! right Of way between the two towns,
: which. 10 say the least. Is a very mod
/ crate demand for such service las
/ these cities viii get from the line. As
yet nothing definite has been done 50
THAT car loads Of merchandise can be
taken direct from the Artesia yards ~
the santa re and sent through TO the
hills
The power will be furnished mainly
from the fails near Elk and Lower
Penaco. This water power Is al pres.
ent held by former state Enginees
Vernon L. sullivan ana VIM. Benson
Of Artcsia They will sell 20 the GEN
crai Electric company one estimate
states that $50 600 horse power car
De furnished by the Penasco falls. but
Il Will not take anything like this
amount 10 run the line.
william Hand, manager Of the Kan
sas cts Office, MT. Carroll, a banker
ana Mr. Lea, capitalist. VIII be IL
Artesla between the goth and the 30tf
Of this month To make trip over the
line for final inspection. ON this triI
the real decision will be made. wheth
or or not To build the road. u II al
10 every citizen Of Artesia, Cloudcrof
and the country IN between Go give
every aid possible 10 these gentlemen
On their efforts to do good for thu
country,