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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1905
Page
3
A large assortment of fresh fur furniture items is advertised by J. D. Emmons, successor to Futrelle Furniture Company. The catalog promises complete home furnishing with affordable prices, inviting customers to inspect stock before buying and noting special attention for mail orders.
Railroad items report Santa Fe hospital at Lostrom near completion with staff changes. Leo Sulller hospitalized with typhoid. Dr Freeman presiding. Needles hospital duties noted. long list of rail labor unrest and security incidents on New Mexico Eastern and El Paso divisions. Grand Canyon rail fare announced.
The Socorro Chieftain reports the Santa Fe company plans immediate track work on the Rio Grande division to reach above high water, enabling a new transcontinental line with the Bel en cut off. The move could bring passenger service to Socorro and spur local prosperity as officials shift focus to construction and routes.
A large force will work on bridge constriction as the Phoenix & Eastern gains the right of way through the Gila canyon after a year long court dispute between Santa Fe and Southern Pacific. The line will run from Phoenix to Benson, Arizona, with expected traffic arrangements to extend to Et 80.
Colonel W C Greene confirms a deal in progress to extend the Sierra Madre line toward the Pacific coast and possible sale to Rock Island. He notes he is a miner, not an operator, and would sell if the railroad would extend to the Pacific, aiding his mines and timber tracts. Also mentions opportunity to subscribe to The Four-Track News with generous profit margins for solicitors.
The New Mexican urges making Santa Fe more attractive with clean streets and better accommodations to draw Duke City and other southwestern visitors. Albuquerque and El Paso residents already vacation on the coast, but Santa Fe’s resorts in Gallinas canyon and nearby mountains offer incomparable summer climate and beauty.
A survey notes that historic leaders in Britain and America often combined letters and public service, with figures like Fox, Canning, Gladstone, and Lincoln cited. It contrasts American presidents as action leaders, mentions Roosevelt breaking the tradition, and cites Whitelaw Reid and John Hay in diplomacy. The piece ends with ads for De Witt's Salve and Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry.
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