| Show 1 R I 1 P R R by january lt tny rock island ex pacts to b ali e to open for business its extension to el paso aex this line in connection with the southern pacific and the mexican cen aral railroads will give the rods island the shortest line both to south rn california and the cita of mexico and make it a dangerous competitor 0 the santa fe it took just one year to construct the miles of the new ex lenston from liberal kan to el paso for the purpose of with the texas law that every railroad within that state shall have state oner biting headquarters and also for general construction facilities and convenience the new road was placed under the charters of five different railroad cor lons v z the chicago rock island pacific proper the chicago rock island mexico the chicago rock island el paso the rock island el paso and the el paso north eastern road from liberal to santa roa ro a N M a distance of 2 2 miles was placed under direct rock island construction with J H conlen vice president of the chicago rock island mexico as chief engineer and general manager wh ie from san ta rosa to Carn zozo a distance of miles the construction work was given to th el pao northeastern which already had a constructed line t om el paso to Larn zozo the road from lib eral to Carrl zozo be equipped with eighty pound steel rails oak or pitch pine ties and modern ballasting de side trad s switches station houses water tank and western union telegraph lines have all kept pace with actual road b and when the road Is opened by the first of next year it will be in as perfect condition as any of the lines of the rock island system that have been in bervice tor years in connection with the rock island el fiso line is the new thirty mile railroad which Is to develop the immense dawson coal owned by the rock island on the beaubien and miranda grant in the northern part ot boltax county N M this road will leave the main rock island rails at or near liberal station twenty miles southwest of the cana dian river crossing and run through the new mexican counties of san ml guel moia and coif ax this branch will be completed by may 15 1902 the coal s to teed the southeastern por alon of the rock island el paso line and probably will largely supply the southern pacific railroad in addition to a heavy domestic custom in that section of the country the comple alon of the GI paso line will give ehg rock island a route of miles short er between kansas city and el paso than that of the santa I 1 e b tween the bame points together with a saving of fifteen hours of time the litter tac being largely due to the favo rabid alignment and maximum 1 per cen grade of the new rock island line in connection with the bouthern pacific the rock island will have a shorter line from chicago to los angelea than will the santa fe the construction cost rif the rock island el paso lind proximate an average jt par mile chicago AI |
