The Clovis news., 1920-10-21
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
VISIT CLOVIS TUESDAY
Distinguished Party Delighted With
Wonderful Development Going
on in the Great Southwest.


officials spent an hour in Clovis
Tuesday. In the party were W. B.
Story, president of the Santa Fe
System; directors DR.. N. s. Prichett,
president Of the Carnegie Founda-
tions Of New York City; DR.. A. T.
Hadley, president Of Yale University;
j. e. Otis Of Chicago, and A. G.
Jobes Of Kansas City; vice-presidents
Edward Chambers, A. G. Wells, and
E. J. Engle, Of Chicago; assistants
to vice-presidents John Purcell and
F. A. Lehman Of Chicago; s. T. Bled-
soc, general counsel Of New York ;
Gardiner Lathrop, general solicitor,
Of Chicago; c. F. W. Felt, chief en-
gineer Of system, of Chicago; M.
]. Collins, general purchasing agent,
Of Chicago; Ford Harvey, president
Of the Harvey system; R. j. Parker,
general manager Of Western Lines;
Avery Turner, general agent; F. NJ.
Bisbee, chief engineer Of Western
Lines; F. NJ. Myers, assistant general
manager, Of Amarillo; W. D. Deveny,
mechanical superintendent, Of ANA
rillo; division superintendents c. E.
Smyer Of Clovis, o. ]. 0gg Ct ANA
rillo, and A. ]. Anton Of Slaton; ].
R. Stevens, master mechanic; F. r.
Dice, travelling engineer; and others.
The party is making the annual in.
spection Of the Santa Fe System and
came here from the west in special,
From here the party went to Calves
ton by way Of Lubbock and Sweet.
water. After inspection of the Gull
lines Of the Santa Fe the party will
return east.
President W. B. Story stated that
the Santa Fe is rapidly returning
to normal after the hard service tn.
road saw during the war period
Close attention is being given tracl
and equipment to bring them bacl
to pre-war standard.
"The freight car situation is mucl
improved" said Mr.. Story. an som,
lines we are now meeting the car re
quirements and we hope before Ions
to be able to handle all traffic offer
ed" Mr. Story Indicated that tn,
Santa Fe' and other western road
were not responsible for the serious
box car shortage. Their good car
had gone east and were not sen
home, but inferior equipment cam,
west instead.
Mr.. Story had little to say as t,
the building Of new lines at thi
time, the main concern at the pres
ent time being TO get the road int,
shape to handle the business. Man,
improvements Of terminals, shops
and round houses are being made a
this time, including Clovis and Albu
querque.
Mr.. Story is optimistic Of the fu
ture and expects that the country will
soon be back to normal conditions
and that the transportation industr,
will be able to expand to meet tn,
growth of the nation.
DR.. Hadley is seeing the South
west for the first time and Is i'm
pressed with the big country out herr
and its possibilities. He has recent,
been elected director Of the Santi
J Fe and joined the inspection part,
to become acquainted with the Santi
Fe southwest.
Edward Chambers, vice-presiden
in charge Of traffic, is a close studen
OF the development Of New Mexic,
and Santa Fe territory generally. H
believes that New Mexico is a grea
state in the making. Mr.. Chamber
discussed country building freely. HI
states that the agriculture depart
ment Of the Santa Fe, discontinue,
during the war, is being re-organ
lied, but along somewhat differen
lines. It is the purpose 10 emplo,
practical and experienced men I,
stimulate agricultural and live stocl
development, especially in newe
sections in tho southwest. The or
ganization is about completed an,
will be given out in the near future
The officials were impressed b,
the great crops grown along the San
Ia Fe this year ard by the improve
ments that were under way in man,
localities. There is evidence that tn
Santa Fo southwest as whole will
make rapid growth the next fey
years.