The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-31
Alamosa, Colo, Is Boosting Hard
For a Railroad Connection With
albuquerque; Hope OF the Valley


Alamosa, Colo. has begun a deter
mined campaign 20 get a railroad
connection with Albuquerque. Its
papers there are devcties columns to
tho proposition and sidney Wen, pro-
moter OF the Santa 70 Northwestern
railway. has received a letter from
the secretary OF the A5amosa county |
chamber % commerce., inauiring as
20 the possibilities OF getting M cx-
tension 81 the Santa Fe Northwestern
70 This ieiser Mr.. wcii yesterday
sJuly 40. 1871.
"Mr. II. A. sunde, Secretary Alamoxa
County Chamber of Commerce.
Aiamcsa. Colo.
MY Dear sir.
Your information relative to my
Interest in the railway project h "A
will connect Fnn JuaS country. the
Cuha territory and Albuquerque "
correct. Tho main line will run from
y point on the main line % the Atchi-
son.. Topeka a Santa Fo railway. lo-
Gated near Rernaiillo. 10 n point
called hi isidro. and thence IN a
northwcstcrly direction toward Cuba.
A branch line will be hunt through
the Iemcz mountains In a northeast
crly direction to tap b timber re-
sources Of that range.
II would be Interested In receiving
further Information m TO what your
chamber OF commerce would nave 20
offer as Inducements for the extern
sion OF either 81 these lines In your
direction. II ~ contrary to my buai-
ness policy to build a railroad. purely
for nus There would ave to
he stronger business Inducements to
unAuIHgAIlN nWogA that IN. nARRffAreH
needs and could support the extension
made.
II thank you for the literature en-
closed In your communication and
awaiting our further advires. I am.
Sincerely yours.
SIDNEY WE'LL"
Hope Of San Inis Valley.
Showing the interest Alamosa Is
displaying In a railway connection
with Albuquerque. the Alamosa Em-
pirc In H. issue OF "Wednesday. July
81. carried an article with a banner
paper saying. "a Railroad to Aibu-
queraue fs Necessary to Life OF a
Luis Valley"
The article SAYS.
Hundreds Of southern Colorado
people know the csource Of northern
New Mexico better than anybody IN
santa lie or Albuquerque knows
AANAhAAH ~ W AnN WIZ ~
ihe miles south. has known as little
about the San Luis valley as OF 81
Seria. Albuquerque, sitting easy m
a coast To coast railroad. appears
never 10 nave heard Of the San Luis
valley until the Empire had pro-
crossed "A few weeks with ita cam
paign for n standard aug railway
from Alamosa to Albuquerque.
NOW that Albuquerque IL about to
get forty-three miles OF standard rail-
way north TO Cuba, for forty years
Of timber cutting, she may Join The
San Luis valley In securing the on
tinuation OF that road to Alamosa, a
distance Of less han 100 miles be-
tween the two cities.
THE two ci9ies need each other in
railway touch. Albuquerque needs
us most. for we al give her trade
and sell farm and stock products
that she needs. Albuquerque needs
valley now more than she needs any
thing else.
IAN who are familiar with the
proposed route for n new railroad.
say that it, cost Of construction will
be the minimum Of western railway
construction. Almost direct north and
south road, taking m the wonderful
OJo Caliente hot springs Abiqui and
most OF the prosperous farming and
stockgrOwing communities between.
Since fortN-threc miles of the
road Is assured, now under ,urvey
and ready to begin construction. q
shouId be easy for the two cities in
cooperation to secure less than 100
miles OF road"
Wants Road la Albuquerque.
Another article says;
Albuquerque can receive nothing
direct from the new railroad 10 he
built from the San Juan basin TO
connect with Los Angeles. but would
get direct a zoe per cent benefit from
q road from the San Luis valley. No
other section OF the west offers a
new railroad OF approximately two
hundred miles as much as rs offered
by the San Luis valley.
ANY piece Of railway winch might
be conceived to connect the lower
part OF the San Juan basin with Al
huqucrque would simply get the
crumbs left by the new q from
the San Juan basin to Los Angeles
Albuquerque must understand
that Ia become a greater city b must
compete with Los Angeles. ambitious
to establish manufacturing. Los
Angeles wants the coal ~ the west
part Of New Mexico and Is going Ia
get u without hauling II through
Albuquerque. while hauling the
coal the new road will not overlook
any other kind of haul which a road
from Cuba to Pennington might
want