Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-31
President of Santa Fe Railroad
Guest at Notable Dinner at
Which Leading Men of
Country Were Present.
HISTORY OF LINE is
RELATED BY SPEAKERS
Present System Realization of
a Dream of Young Penn
syIyanian, Cyrus K HoIIi-
day. Who Originated Plan,

fuy soEHina IouRnAL SPECIAL LEASED wiRSl
chicago. oct. 90. ~ r. p. Ripley.
president of the Atchson Topeka *
Santa Fe Railway Co. who was 40
wears old today, said at dinner given
him tonight that he attributed what
ever success he had made TO the help
ul influence of his wife and TO the
eordial support of the men and wom-
rr who compose the Santa Fe family.
The dinner is said to have been mo-
fable in that il brought together more
men prominent in the railroad world
than ever before participated IN a
strictly social function. Three nun
drcd guests were present. The speak
ers were the Rev Bernard Kelly OF
Topeka. KAN an old friend of Mr.
Riplev who asked the blessing Wal
Eer ID Hines. New York. general
counsel of the road and chairman Of
the executive committee of its board
of directors who acted as toastmas-
fer. Charles S. Gleed, Topeka, direc-
Tor and editor of the Kansas CITY
Journal. who talked about the old
Santa Fe and the new; Victor Moro
wetz. New York, a former director,
who was largely instrumental in reof-
ganizinp the road and others.
Mr.. Ripley spoke last saying ia
part 800.
PAYS Tribute 20 Wife.
u desire here" he said, Ito pay trl-
butte and praise TO her who joined hel
life to mine forty years ago and hal
since provided the comforts and resi-
of a quiet home; who has twice ac-
.ompanied me through the valley of
the shadow of death, who has watch
ed over me mentally morally ana
phvsicalIy ana who Is mainly respon~
sible for such successes as have been
mine in conserving mind ana pody'
ask YOU, friends, 20 Join me ~
drinking to the health Of my Wite.
The sentiment was applauded with
Nigor. and the toast drank standlns.
Continuing Mr. Ripley paid tribute
to the men who have worked under
him.
Mr.. Morowetz said that under MI.
Ripley's presidency of twenty years
the gross earnings of the road nave
increased from $20,000,000 to $l2u,-
0O0.0 a year
Mr.. Gleed in the course Of ms re-
marks, said that the Santa re mas
beop dominant factor in the crea-
ton of thirteen states.
1T has been a citizen of thirteen
states and a citizen of the repupllc'
and has done It's duty as nearly as
any citizen ever did, ana it has earned
the title Of civilizer as few indlvlduai
Institutions have earned it, said MI
Glced
Dream Comes True.
THE old Santa Fc, he continued
was "A dream come true. the drealne'
was a young man from Pennsylvania
Cyrus K Holiday
MIR. Gleed told of Holidays search
of nine years until he found lH
Thomas J. Peter Of Cincinnati man
with the money and the courage 70
start building the line Peter bulN
from Topeka, where Holiday had set
tied, to Colorado. although santa re-
was at that time Holidays goal ana
made a fortune out Of II.
Then came four years of uncef-
tainty until William b strong became
vice president and general manaser
Strong in twelve years pushed the llhe
Westward. He carried the line through
New Mexico and acquired the SohoTd
road, obtained trackage rights over
the Southern Pacific, extended ms
southern California lines, obtained the
assistance of the st. Louis a Sal
Francisco in building the Atlantic q
Pacific from lsleta near Albuquerque
TO Needles. built through the Indian
territory to Texas and acquired tht
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe to Calves
ton.
Mr. Ripley, early in his career, was
required To steer "a successful course
through the bewlderng mazes of leg
lsmtion action and judicial and com
mission rulings which has confoundeo
legal advisers and patalyzed exclusive
Intelligence" he said