. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ilroad man, pol-ished by Eastern education and expe-rience, and broadened by the vastnessof Western enterprise. He spokehopefully of the future of the greatSouthwest which owes so much to theSanta Fe system. The road is nowoperated in twelve States and terri-tories, and there are millions of acres common sense would come back to thelegislative bodies in the fulness of time,but, like the sensible man that he is, heis not praying for miracles. In spite of the legislative hindrances,liowever, ve
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ilroad man, pol-ished by Eastern education and expe-rience, and broadened by the vastnessof Western enterprise. He spokehopefully of the future of the greatSouthwest which owes so much to theSanta Fe system. The road is nowoperated in twelve States and terri-tories, and there are millions of acres common sense would come back to thelegislative bodies in the fulness of time,but, like the sensible man that he is, heis not praying for miracles. In spite of the legislative hindrances,liowever, very great advances are be-ing made in the condition of the road,and the mechanical appliances in therepair shops. All along the vast rail-road the improvement in constructionwork is particularly marked. Steelbridges and concrete culverts, massiveas granite, were numerous. Many oftlic roundhouses also were of concrete,and the engine pits and flooring weresmooth as alabaster. Every known me-chanical equipment was in polishedprofusion, and a spirit of intelligentactivity heightened by the assurance of. THE CHICAGO SPECIAL LEAVING DENVER, COL. of land in that section of the countrythat is still in much need of transpor-tation facilities. The Santa Fe is readyto make the extensions, but has beenmet by the Legislature of severalStates in a spirit not calculated toencourage the construction of newbranches. It is difficult to understandwhat possesses the legislative mindwhen laws are passed increasing theoperating expenses of railroads and de-creasing their possibility of result is of the most perniciouskind. Enterprises of great pith andmoment are turned aside. Skilled en-gineers and artisans are compelled tolook elsewhere for employment, andcapital already invested finds a shrink-age in earned interest that does not at-tract the money market. Mr. Ripleyseemed confident that some measure of a revival of industrial growth was ev-erywhere manifest. At the companys shops at T
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