The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-11
A 5 8 MILE
ROAD TO OPEN
RICH COUNTRY
Papers Are Forwarded
to Santa Fe; Work 70
Start Soon

Articles Of Incorporation OF the
Santa Fe Northwestern Railway COM
pany were forwarded 10 the state cor
poration commission at Santa Fc to-
day by Attorney w. c. Reid. the APP
plication for charter being the first
formal preliminary TO a 55-miie rail-
way construction project n sandovai
county. piana for which are now ad-
vanced to the point nj which con-
structson seems certain within a few
months.
The new railroad line has been pro-
NOTED by Sidney NJ. Well OF AIbu-
querque who became Interested in
sandoval county development oppor-
tunlties while promoting the import
ant copper mine development project
In the Cuba district.
The railroad Is designed 20 open up
the very important coal. copper, TIM
ber and sulphur deposits OF tho Jemcz
mountain region. Together with the
railroad project Mr.. Well Is develop
Ing extensive coal areas tributary to
The lire. while II Is understood that
experienced lumber interests are
ready to take advantage OF the rail
road line to begin cutting the huge
areas OF Jemez mountain timber.
The copper resource v already de-
veioped 70 stage Of production
which viii De greatly increased when
rail- transportation is. available.
Capital srocl< sfiilion.
The Santa Re Northwestern Rail-
way company Is incorporated BY Mr..
Wen, Ivan Grunsfeidt Guy l. Ros-
ers. J. E. Cox. and Lloyd sturges. Its
capital stock Is $1,000. coo Of which
500, 900 has been subscribed.
The articles OF incorporation for
warded for filing today call for the
construction OF IS miles Of standard
guage railroad beginning at point
at or near the railway station on inc
line OF the A. r., & s. II. Railway COM
pany. at the town OF Bernaliilo. San
dovai county, state Of New Mexico'
thence running generally In north
west direction by the most practical
and convenient route through the
county OF sandoval. state OF New
Mexico. to the community known a.
la ventana In said county. Insre
are no intermediate branches other
than the ordinary sldctracks,"
r.. L. Twltchell OF santa re ~
designated as the statutory agent OF
the corporation.
The articles are the shortest ever
filed for a railroad construction pro-
ice, I'm New Mexico. covering with
their acknowledgements less tnan
four typewrltten pages. ~ the same
time they mark the opening OF VIM.
now promises TO be one OF the most
important development projects ah the
recent history Of the state
Az Work for Months-
Mr.. We'll has been working on tho
combined railroad and coal minlak
projects for some monthh. rae oc-
cllned TO discuss the plans o. tne ne"
eompany today for publication. stat
Ing only that when certain conditions
~ the promotion. now In course ot
ad adjustment had been carried out tne
| complete plans OF the company wouie
he Announced. I'VE are very nope
ful that this project will be carried
throurh successfully IN tho vIry near
futurc.' Mr.. Well said, but 80 many
sandoval county railroad building
projects have been prcmatureiy an.
nounced as finished that We DO no.
care TO say anything further aooul
the project now than that II y ~
very satisfactory shape for an eeris
completion"
II IL learned on very 5000 autnori.s
that the Santa Fe railrcan nhs cor
ducted d very careful survey OF the
coal. timber and copper resources ol
the territory TO be reached by tnf
road. having had lts experts on n.
ground at Intervals during the pas,
several months aud as result q
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