The Arizona champion., 1885-08-29
Railroad Racket.
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 The A. & P. company is sinking a we'll at Aubrey.
 A new depot is in course of erec- ton at Kingman.
 It was I2S in the shade one day last week at the Needles, Gala.
 The California Southern railroad from Waterman on the A. & P, to San Diego, will be completed this fall.
 Several of the cars that were in the wrecks west of here last week, have been taken to Albuquerque for re- pairs.
 The west bound passenger train was four hours late Wednesday night, on account of washouts on the Santa Fe road.
 A large number of boot-blacks and tramps have been in town this week, waiting for trains. They usually take the sleeper. Great country, this.
 Conductor Topley has gone to England for few weeks visit. It is whispered around that an English lady will return with hlm as his bride.
 Barrett's great circus has been "do- ing" southern towns of Arizona this month. A good circus would do we'll and be appreciated along the line Of the A. & ?.
 The Atlantic & Pacific railroad own a coal mine in the eastern DOT ton of Arizona, from which they ex- pect to supply all of southern Cali fornia with cheap fuel, besides fur nishing their own roads.
 Wm. Hennessy, the section hand. who had both legs cut off below the knees, by switch engine out on the A, x P. road some days since, is get ting along very we'll at the hospital in this city, so Dr. Albright reports. Albuquerque Journal.
 The log train, which has been here during the summer for the conven- Ience of the Aver Lumber company, | has been called in, leaving here the fore part of the week for Winslow. Hereafter the ''short run" will do all | the work required at the mill.
 MT. Decker, a gentlemanly young manipulator of the lightning busi. ness, who came to Flagstaff some weeks ago, has fell in love with our health-giving climate, and is 10th to depart from us. Mir. Decker, who was in very poor health, has been greatly benefited by his stay.
 "Tn what particular do Viring and Loucks represent two base ball clubs2" asked Jones of CHAMPION repor ter the other day. "Cant i'm sgine; in what way do they resemble the knights of the diamond, NIT. Jones ?" "Bekase, you see, bekase, both are striving to outdo the other in the production of the best - best m" Jones only remaining eye was immediately exterminated, and he himself hasn't since bezine. Messrs. Frank Thompson and Frank Martin, two we'll known A. & P. en- gineers, have been rusticating in Flag staff portion of the week, as have also other of the railroad boys, whose names we have not learned. Flag staff has become very popular re- sort for the boys, owing, presumably, to her bracing and exhilirating atmos- phere, which affords them a breath ing place during their leisure hours. Wonder if this is all the attraction.
 The need of railroad depot is sorely felt in Flagstaff. The one box car used as freight, express and bag gage house is decidedly insufficient for the storage of the large amount Of goods handled at this station, and often articles for shipment and frieght received have to remain out side un- til room can be made by the ship ping or delivery of goods already oc- cupying the car. This is a sourse of great inconvenience and responsibility to the employees at this station, and this lack of enterprise on the part of the company in not providing suita- ble accommodations for the transac- ton of their business has become a wonder to everyone. Strangers com ing to this place are surprised to find no depot, Flagstaff being one of the largest and most important points on the road. We hope this state of af- 1