The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-11
President Ripley, Vice Presi-
dent Storey, General Man
ager Fox and Others on
Way East in Special Train.
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEN
WILL MEET OFFICIALS
Matter Of Chief Importance
to Albuquerque in Visit
Will Be Signing of Lease
for Y M. c. A. Site.

President T.. =. Ripley Of the santa
Fe system, Vice President Storey.
General Manager Fox and other sen
erai officers OF the SANTA Fe railroad
will reach Albuquerque n q special
train late this afternoon and viii
make a brief stop here. The train IL
running as second section OF the east
bound limited and this afternoon was
e heluied to reach Albuquerque at
g.; II was thought, however. that
the train might run ahead of the reg
uiar limited and reach here before
six o'clock. Mr.. Ripley Is on his way
back TO Chicago after his usual win
ter stay at his California home. MIR.
Fox. recently returned from a vaca-
tion trip 20 Panama. went TO the
coast TO accompany him east.
Mr.. J. f.. Engle. assistant 90 Presi-
lent Ripley. arrived in Albuquerque
last night, accompanied 10y a number
Of officials, and left IN a special train
for southern New Mexico on an in
spection trip. lie will return here
late this afternoon 20 join the santa
Re presidents party. President Cush-
maa Of the Commercial club. Secre-
tary Day OF the Y. NJ. G. 4. and others
met Mr.. Engie last night and a meet
ing was arranged for this evening
when the presidents special arrives at
which Il Is expected the lease for the
Y. NJ. c. a. building site will be I'm
ally approved By the Santa Fe heads,
Plans for the building have been APP
proved and the action tonight viii be
the final formality. transferring TO
around ON Central avenue TO the Y.
M. c. 4. corporation for "A period Of
80 years at a nominal annual rental.
The completed plans Of the building,
drawings OF liz various elevations.
etc. are ready to be shown to the
railroad officials.
Local and division officials OF the
system in New Mexico and west Texas.
W. G. Reid. New Mexico %attorney and
other representatives Of the legal de-
partment viii meet the Santa Fe
heads here this evening.
Kennedy Emhery OF Denver. They
will go miles.
The races will be ono holiday event
of the sort hat viii not lead To- "A
Bickiug Of the business men. Colonel
u. X. H.. Sellers made an announce
ment today that the races will finance
themselves. There is Co be no base
han here Decoration day. and the
gate should be heavy enough 10 carry
the burden.
There are 10 be purses aggregntini
$500. but the Hat declaration IL mad'
that not a single subscription Is To- be
asked OF the merchants. Colonel Sci
lcrs has set out to give the cuisines
men not only a rest, but a real hoIi
day. uutainted by an ache IN thei
wallets.
Fast Time Likely.
Fast time Is "A moral certainty whel
the cars zip around the track. Sew
eral Of the drivers tried "a their en-
tries yesterday and the round AZ IN.
track was negotiated e. ~ seconds
All the cars are 60 be stripped % IN.
Lone for the race.
In the motorcycle race Bil Metzin
ger Ia 10 he introduced TO the first roi
race he has encountered I'm his career
Nobody around here has been foun0
10 give Metzinger a real tussle. II
Embery, Of Denver. Metzger will rul
against a bird who melts the tire
from under him. Whether he win
or loses his event, Metzinger will kno'
he's been In a race, and the spocta
tors will have a nh OF thrills.