Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-10-04
SPARKS AND CINDERs.
Jottiugs About the Depot and Out on
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T. H. Goodman. General Passenger and Ticket Agent of the Southern Pa cific has received telegram announcing that the next annual meeting of the American Assoclation of GGueral Pass enger and Ticket Agents will be held at the Hotel Del Monte in March next. The last convention was held in the City of Mexico. It is expected that probably two hundred agents will attend the Del Monte meeting.
 4 committee from the brothe,i .r1 of Locomotive Engineers, representing the engineers employed on the Southern Pacific. called apon General Manager Towne at Fourth and Townsend streets 1 Thursday afternoon The conference was brief, the result of which neither the General Manager himself nor the members of the commi tee would make | known. MT. Towne, said, however, that the only subject discussed was the plan | If equal promotion to the men, the en- gineers being dissatisfied with the pres l eht system. The matter will be setted at an early date without any trouble. It is estimated that 10000 miles of new track will be laid iu this country ! during the year 1890.
 The national convention of the | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, is in session in New Yerk.
 Mir Mcleod, president and general manager of the Reading road receives as a salary S40,OO0 year.
 A new freight engine passed down the road Monday for the Mexican Central Company. It is very heavy, powerful locomotive of the Mason pattern, built by the Baldwin Locomotive work at 1 Philadelphia.
 The average cost to he mechanical department of running a passenger coach a mile on the Big Four is one and thirty six one hundredth cents. This includes repairs, inspection, cleaning, etc.
 The Santa Fe has adopted the follow | ing wise rule: Any employe will be discharged without hearing, in case of intoxication, insubordination and col lisions.
 | The Lordsburg Liberal Says: J. $. | Noble, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific, was down from Tucson | yestesday, for the purpose of investi- | gating a family row which has arisen among the local railroad employees. It is rumored that the official scalping knife will soon be reddened by the | blood of some of the quarrelsome em pleyes.
 1 The swltchman's annual association did a good work last year in relieving injured and destitute members and their families. The report of the recretary show total receipts for the year s9T ,527. 34, total expenditures 92,331 S6, deaths end disability claims paid S76000, cash oh hand S5,196.48.
 The Central Pacific has taken extra precautions this season against snow blockades next winter by building 9,00( feet of additional snow sheds in the Sali Lake division.
 The brotherhood of locomotive fire men, according to reports of the officers at the recent convention at San Fran cisco, has a membership of over 19,OO( with 435 lodges, and has S60,OrO in the treasury.
 | Local freights are now somewhat or the decline Our merchants have most ly lad in their fall stocks, and in large quantities.
 Conductor Cramer..has gone east and il is reported will return with better half He has the best wishes of the ClTUREr further happensss.