Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-04-18
RAILROAD BATTLES.

Oblted Effort VIII secure hddltlonal
railroads for Albuquerque.
Nay Harvey, Of Ration. ~ LAID of with
q severe attack OF rheumatism.
Chas, Il. Effort Of Topeka, 10 a new
Western Union operator nj San Marcinl.
Engineer Fairbanks, Who lost hand
some months ago, is again running an
engine ON the Santa fe.
Twenty extra iiremen aud twelve
brakemen have been employed at Las
Vegas IN tho last few deys.
The freight business ot the Lordsburg
station OF the Southern Pacific amount.
cd TO nearly 100000 IN March.
Mr.. George Millard, one Of the ell.
oient conductors out OF Ration, 10 at the
La Junta hospital with the small pox
Tho equipment Of tho Prussian rail
roads 10 To be .nodernized and the Amer
ican al! !le OF freight car will be adopted
A grand union meeting will be held at
ST. Louis Aprll 18th composed Of repre-
sentatives Of oil brotherhood organiza.
tioDI.
Dirt IL flying at lively rate on tho
Silver City d Northern railroad. Already
over two miles Of the grading have been
completed.
| tis underrtood that five moro work
trn1pS will bc put on the 18th 10 strength.
en the road bed against the prospective
high water.
The time card which went into effect
yesterday will last only tso weeks, when
u radical change will bc made IN the
running % the trains.
To maliciousy misplace n switch with
the intent to throw any car or locomo-
tive from the track is punishable by
death in this territory
There are reduced rates 10 Las Vegas
from every place IN the territory and out
Of II, Tue same cannot be said Of any
other place IN New Mexico.
No man should leave the territory with
cattle without bill Of health for his
stock. II oott, but little AMI it may save
him much delay aud trouble.
JEFF. Towner, n we'll known Collar
county stockman, has been appointed
live stock inspector in New Mexico for
the Fort Worth a Denver road.
The mountain roads are com mmencing
To arrange their summer time tables aud
will probably have the new train cards
out ins,de Of q couple VI weeks.
A surveying party recently passed
through tue Panhsrals OF Texas 10 the
eastern line OF New Me1i,o. They were
cent out by Philadelphia company.
Il T. Rogers, car inspector at the Las
Vegas depot, was thrown from caboo
while switching. He was not seriously
hurt, but is taking rest Tor Ave days.
]. g. Ticc last week visited Silver City
and checked up the Wells Fargo uc-
counts OF the local agent. He found
everything in good order IN that Office.
w. II. Meek and wife have returned
to Ration. Mr.. Meek has accepted the
position Of night operator at the depot
there, which position he held two years
a9o.
The March statement OF the Atchison
syst, IN including ST. Louis and San
Francisco gives aggregate gross earnings
approximately at s3,l75,s74, increase
s75,.35.
DR.. g. W. Harrison left Bernsl,llo for
New York. lie will attend meeting Of
the railroad surgeons association, which
assemblies in Buffalo, on May lst, At.
continues three days.
To attempt TO wreck a tram 10 this
t:rritory subjects the guilty party To q
term 10 the pen,tentiary Of not less than
three nor more than ten years, at tho
discretion Of the court.
The New Mexico 4 Arizona railroad
have reduced their passenger rate TO Ave
and one half cents per mile, or one halt
cent below the requirements OF the 70.
Gently enacted fare bill.
The roadbed OF the Santa Fe railway |
between Silver City and Dsmiug 10 in |
bad condition. and nseds st least two |
feet Of ballast on either side Of tho track |
pretty nearly the whole way.
The stockholders Of the New Mexico |
Central railroad will hold special meet |
ipg at Santa Fe on the 18th of this |
month, TO consider aud decide upon tho |
dissolution VI said company.
The trsnscoptinen,al association 10 lie |
passenger rates from Los Angeles TO
Chicago via b. Louis, has made differ.
eatisi rate in favor Of the Santa Fe Of |
from rs cents 10 $3.50 over the other
roads.
Roadmsstsr Martin Flynn has crew
Vt men out taking up the dixie sidings at
Carthage and other useless sidiuss on
this division; and tina material will bs
taken 10 Sap MArciAl for storage until
needed.
During the past six months, sixty.
three families have moved into Ration,
and but nine families have moved away.
The majority OF thsse nine families arc
those OF railroad men who have bssu
transferred.
Every train bound south brings In
va,is aud .,thaS saiIHnal h,,lLtius, .,,.la. i