The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-09
WORK To START
IN SPRING ON
NEW RAILWAY
Santa Fe Engineers APP
prove Sandoval County
Project

Santa Fe engineers have gone over
the proposed route of the Santa Fc
Southwestern railway company from
Bernaiillo to la Ventana. in sando-
val county. and have approved the
project insofar as the wealth OF the
country and feasibility OF construc-
tion are concerned, II was announced
today by Sidney We'll, one Of the in
corporntorn Of the proposed line.
The engineers spent many days GO
Ing over the SO mile route OF the pro-
posed railway and inspected the
country for eight mlieH on each side
OF the limo and found It to contain
all the natural wealth In the way of
mineral resources and agriculture
land that had beon claimed FOR IT,
As result of their report, Mr..
We'll announced today that active con-
struction Of the road would begin In
the spring Of 1921. A commitment
already has been obtained FOR bonds
covering thrce-fourth million and
Mr. Well has succeeded In under
writing sufficient stock to pay FOR the
labor involved In the construction Of
the line.
Means New Industries
Tho building OF this railroad in
Sandoval county will mean n net in
vcstmont Of $500. 900 in Sandoval
county outside OF the railroad project,
according to Mr.. Well. II will mean
the establishment OF new town in
sandovnl county with at least 500
families II will mean the location
OF lumber mill at some point on
the line. Col. Breeze OF the Mckinley
land and Lumber company OF this
city and his associates will take the
timber from some OF the territory
reached by the line and the Porter
Lumber company Of Charleston, w.
Va. has been interested In the possi-
bilities OF Sandoval county and will
Establish n lumber camp In the county
and may also pct into the coal mining
burlncss.
The Santa Fe engineers In their re-
port have stated that the claims made
ns to the unlimited coal fields OF
Sandoval county are borne out anil
that line there would open rich
coal field.
A copper mine In the county is an
other project Mr. We'll believes would
come with the opening Of the rail-
road. He says II would mean 800 to
800 workers I'm the Jemez mountains
and would result In giving II big i'm
petus to the growth Of Cuba.
The railroad viii be standard
guage While the Santa Fc railway
has contracted to furnish equipment
for the line should the stipulations
made regarding itG construction he
carried out Il will not he the builder
nor will Il operate 'he line.
Gratlfied ut Report .
Mr. Well has expended large
amount Of money In developing this
project and feels gratlfled at the faV-
orable report OF the Santa Fe engin-
GERS. He says the engineers and geo-
loglsts of the Santa Fe have found
that all claims as to the wonderful
resources of the country traversod
by the proposed line are true. He be-
lieves the building OF the line VIII
Immediately reault In an increase Of
800 to 500 In the population Of Ber-
naliIlo and that Sandoval county Will
have an increased payroll Of at least
$4,000, 600 when the line Ia COM
pletod and the proposed Industries 5et
In motion.
In addition to the mineral resources
traversed by the line Il ls pointed out
that there is IA rich agriculture terri
tory adjacent.
The Santa Fe Northwestern rail-
way was incorporated last August.
The incorporation were Sidney NJ.
Well, Ivan Grunsfeld. Guy l.. Rogers,
j. r. Cox and Lloyd Sturges. all Of
Albuquerque.