Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-08-05
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Percy Hhwley W holding ppHitipn IN
sture keeper Kuhn's office
T.. 7. J.H.ry hSs beau npoutod fr.
cciver ot the kio Graulr Southern ruUd.
Eleven pilots have bp.n discontinued
on the Ration mountain divls,on q, the
Santa Fe.
Martin 'els has accepted pusition 10
the Rston shops TO learn the copper.
smith trade.
Eighteen men we're laid of at the Ia
ton shops Tuesday. The remainder
work from : TO II ~, and from to I
y. TN.
Section men, were cut down to nine
heure q day, at eleven cents per hour, or
n days work Tor ~ cents, at Las Vegas.
A number quit work.
The unusually light passenger busl-
ness ~ July, and the prospects Of hight
or business Tor August, are Causing
railway men much concern.
Trains are coming 10 with more r~gu.
larity, though those oi 20 day were five
hours late. Outgoing trains were de
layed Tor sake Of connections.
Another washout on the Santa Re
Southern road has stopped trains tenn
potarIly Oh that line. Supt. Helm has
lOu men at work on the break,
Track laying on the San Pete valley
railway extension 10 Utah IL IN progress.
Tn. officials declare that trains will he
IN operation from Nephi TO Mantl, Sep
tember |.
The Santa fe company has gotten out
IA new folder, showing "a map OF Chicago
aud the location Of the Worlds Fair, ard
giving great deal Of information con.
oeruiug the great exposition.
Lines reaching Hutchinson, kas., have
made a rate VI one fare FOR tue round
trip from points within 10 miies, on no
count OF the Kansas q. a. Il. reunion At
Hutchinson, August 10 To ~.
| The midwinter far managers at San
Frat ciso have been notified by the trans
cont mental freight committee that the
| btntttd tOi khV Nuii snkV Va
tue exhibits to that clty have been
granted.
| The Colorado Fuel and Iron com
pany has hive carloads of machinery At
Crested Butte, for the newly opened
coal m,nes ut Anthracite, awaiting the
completion us the RIO GrRnde branch to
that point.
Engineer Ross, injured In jumping
from h,s cab early In the week, near
Coolidge, 10 doing we'll. though suffering
mainly from tho trouble sustained To one
OF h,s legs. lie 10 In the lower ward OF
the hoopital.
The Chicago Il Western Indiana com.
pany will soon begin To build freight
aud storage warehouse on Plymouth
place near Taylor st.. eet, Chicago, to
cost $sO,OOO. IL will be used by the
Mouon railway.
The Santa Fe company has laid of l2J
shop hands, making about 400 LAID of IN
the last sixty days. 1t Is rumored that
cut Of ~ per cent hss been made IN
salaries, but thls Is denied by suDordi'
nates In the general offices.
The passenger earnings Of the Bur
lington system tor June Increased f23i, =
Gi5 over passenger earnings for June,
1872 The freight esrnings we're much
l.ss than they were u year ago. The
operating expenses decreased S9O,OUo.
Tue Alton IL rs,rench,ng. A. n. RicL
ards, W. II. aiorely anu T.. j. Sanford
division superintendeu,s, will Os let ou'
along with Thomas Dean, trsinmsster n
Alton, Larry II. Nolan At Roodhous'
and l25 shop employees at Bloomington
Recent grade crossing accidents u
Chicago have rsviYsd the discussion o.
sbolishlns grade crossings altogether
The railways pretend TO be very anx'ou'
to elevate their tracks Ia Chicago, bu
, they are showing no great haste about
, the matter.
Work ON the Southern Pacific shops q
Ogden 10 progressing slowly but the IN
dications are that the stone work OF al
the bu,ldings will be Completed before
the contract time sxpirss. No work n
being done at present on the k'
Grande Western shops.
II may be interesting 20 know that ih'
capitol stock OF the southern Pacih
company, sllS,s5G. ITO, 10 held by onl!
: ll3 stockholders. making tue aversg
. holding lO.5i9 shares, undoubtedly tn
largest average holding OF any prominen
. railroad company in America.
The RIO Grande Western people hav
: devised . novel and highly sstisfactor.
kind Of cattle guard, consisting OF hol
: low tiles stood on end between the ties
Stock cannot DO driven over tit
durable and saving in repairs-the fire
cost 10 25 per cent. less thao those h
D general use.
The United States courts OF Michigal
have sustained the state board u hsaltl
!, In debating 10 the railwsvs what paaseu
gers shall be permitted 70 sntss th
: state. The health board attempted !
quarantine certain immigrants thst wsy
: 10 DO brought into Michigan from Cans
= ds at Sault Ste. Marie, by the Minnsapo
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