Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-29
THE RAILROADS.
Changes on the Narrow Gauge for
the First of the Year-Rail
News Notes.

on the narrow gauge road with the first of
the year. On Monday the D. g. R. G.
Express company's local business will
again pass into the management of supt
7. j. Helm, of the Santa Fe Southern
road. Agent Couey, who has SO long and
faithfully served the company here, will
60 to some point in Colorado, and the
express Office will be removed to the
Santa Fe Southern depot. There will,
however, be established an uptown
money and freight order Office for the &C
comodation of patrons.
Another change will consist in the
Santa Fe Southern company putting its
own employees on all trains running be-
tween Santa Fe and Espanola. This
change is made at the suggestion of Supt.
Helm and for purposes of economy. At
present d. g. R. G. crews handle these
trains, but there is to be more or less
construction and repair work done during
the coming year end it is found to be
better and cheaper to employ here steadily
the several train crews rather than put
on extra crews every few days to handle
construction trains.
Supt. Helm says business continues
good over the narrow gauge, with the
most hatterirg prospects for the coming
year. He thinks the promised activity in
the spring among the gold camps of Rio
Arriba and Taos counties will bring the
narrow gauge lines much new, profitable
business during the coming year.
RAIL NOTES.
Gen. Supt. Deuel., of the Union Pacific,
has been appointed by Receiver Trum-
bull as superintendent of the car service
of the Denver & Gulf railroad.
GAIL annual passes over the Rio Grande
excepting time passes issued to en-
ployes), expiring by limitation Dec. 81,
1898, will be honored for transportation
until January Is, 1894, Inclusive says a
circular just issued by President Jeffrey.
suit will shortly be filed in the dis
trict court at Albuquerque by James P.
Moran, administrator of the estate of
John P. Moran, against the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad company to recover
$4,000 damages. John p. Moran was a
conductor on the A. g. p. road who met
his death IN an accident at 3luewater two
years ago.
The Cerrillos Rustler says: Col. 7. F.
Moore, one of the largest railroad and
construction contractors west of the Mis-
sissipi, has closed contract with the
Atchison to fully replace all recent wash
outs between Albuquerque and Las
Vegas. By the LIST he will have $50 men
and fifty teams at work.
The indications are that when the re-
ceivers retire the Santa Fe system will be
reduced by about 1,500 miles of unproft-
able road. Among the branches which
are pointed out as shining marks for the
new management may be named the So
nora railroad, extending from Benson, A..
T., to Guaymas, Old Mexico, and the
Rainbelt line IN Kansas, extending from
Great Bend to Ness City. Those and
others in the southwest have never paid
expenses. The main line of the Santa Fe,
from Chicago to Ell Paso and from Albu-
querque to San Diego, have always been
run at a profit, as also have the branch
lines in New Mexico.
The Episcopal =. =. Entertainment.
The iolliest sort of time was had at
the Church of the Holy Faith last evening
by the children of the Sunday school, and
a crowd was there to enjoy the occasion
with them. Rev. Mr.. Monk opened the
services with prayer and after the singing
of several carols, for which great pains
had been taken by the teachers to train
the little ores, ex-Gov. Prince made a
short address to the children, and then
the fun commenced. In front of the
chancel stood a mammoth evergreen
beautifully trimmed, brilliantly lighted
and ladened with all manner of gifts
These were removed by Mesdames r. j
Palen, E. p. Pearson and l.. Bradford
Prince assisted by Gov. Thornton, ex-
Gov. Prince and Major Palen, and as the
name of the child for which the gift was
intended was called the little lads and
lassies sprang forward and smilingIy re.
ceived them. The gifts on the tree were
rather more costly and beautiful than
usual, and all the little ones went home
with their pockets bullying out and their
arms full. One present on the tree con
sisted of $40 in gold which the school
placed there for the popular pastor, Rev
Mr.. Monk.
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