El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-23
General Electric Officials
Meet Men From In
tereSted Towns.

Artesia, n. NJ, Jan. 23.-Au signs
point to the establishment of an cleo
trio railroad from Artesia to Cloud
croft with an extension to Roswell
and probably to Carlsbad. An import
ant meeting was held between Carroll,
Hand and Lee, officials Of the General
Electric company Of Kansas city, and
representatives from Artesia, Hone and
Cloudcroft III. u. Gage, W P. Riley
and W. /. Whitaker represented Hope.
Scott B. Williams, James B. York, J. L.
Bailey. j. A. TatUm and +. c.. Knight
looked after the interests Of Cloud
croft. j. C. Jones Of AlamOgOrdO was
present and also Vernon L. Sullivan OF
TT Stockton, Texas, former territorial
engineer of New Mexico. The chamber
OF commerce represented Artesia-
The Kansas City officials informed
those present that their company had
constructed hundreds Of miles Of cleo
trio railroads and would build the pro-
posed electric line if given the right
of way which could be on the public
highway or on land secured from its
owners, the company preferring the
latter The men present said they
thought a right of way could be easily
secured, especially as the company rep
resentatives emphatcaly stated that
they did not want any right of way If
they did not construct the railroad and
operate il.
The proposed line will pass down
James and Cox canyons through Elk,
Lower Penasco, Y-O Crossing to Hope
and thence to Artesia, distance of 12B
miles. The extension to Roswell will
be 45 miles in length.
The power used to generate the cleo
tricity for the operation Of the line be-
tween Artesia and Cloudcroft will be
furnished from the falls Of the Penasco
river between Elk and Lower Penasco.
This water power is owned by Vernon
L. Sullivan. who said he is willing to
dispose of it to the electric company.
While the electric railroad will be a
good thing for the country through
which it passes, it probably will also
be a paying investment for the COM
pany. Southwest Of ClOUdcroft lie mil
lions Of feet Of mercantile timber that
will require years to be cut and dis
posed of. The removal Of the timber
viii leave thousands Of acres Of good
agricultural land that will produce
without irrigation immense crops of
potatoes, cabbage, turnips and other
vegetables.
TOwnspeOpIe VIII Assist.
The task of securing the right Of
way will be apporuoned between the
various towns to be connected by the
railroad. Roswell will look after it in
Chaves county; Artesia viii have
charge Of the right of way to the
Chaves county line and to the Hone
settlement, while Hope and ClOudcrOft
VIII aLLeuQ TO the DalduC6 OF II AFTER
the right Of way is secured the com
pany will commence work at Artesia
and build towards Hope and Cloud
croft.
Mr.. McFadden, Of Peoria, Ill, has
purchased the Excel ranch south Of
Artesia consisting Of 100 acres of first
class land. 1t is all in cultivation, go
acres being in alfalfa and the balance
in orchard. The land was owned by
the Excel company, Of which n. A.
Palmer held the control Mr.. McFad-
den viii reside on the place this year I
and contemplates raising hogs.
The steel bridge over the Penasco (
northeast Of Dayton with its ap- |
prOaches has been completed. The |
bridge viii save two miles in the haul 1
OF oil from the Brown well to the ce- I
ment mill at Oriental
Walter NJ. Daugherity has been Sc |
Iected secretary Of the chamber Of !
commerce in place Of Charles A. Dins- |
more, who resigned on account Of other |
business
The Methodists are occupying the c
Majestic theater while their new
church is being plastered.