Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-14
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Pay checks expected tomorrow.
Repairs are being made to the platform
at the depot.
Travelling Engineer Jno. A. Ross re-
turned last evening from a northern in.
spection tour.
Trainmen are notified that lantern
guages may be procured by application to
the trainmaster's office.
Henry Jones, of Ration, an ex-conductor
or the Atchison, at present the proprietor
OF two club rooms up at Ration, is in the
city, purchasing supplies for his establish
ments.
Superintendent J. E. Hurley and his
stenographer came 10 last night on a
special to confer with Capt. Marion Balue,
president Of the Mary Mining & Smelling
company, regarding the necessary side
Cerrillos. Capt. Balue accompanied
Superintendent Hurley to Cerrillos this
morning to look over the ground.-New
Mexican.
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ger conductors to notify passengers for
the hot springs, on No. L, that they may
procure supper at Las Vegas before the de-
parture of the springs train. Conductors
of hot springs train will call at the eating
house and announce the time Of departure
of their trains, and see to it that the
springs passengers are shown to the train
and do not get left.
President E. P. Ripley, of the Atchison,
is evidently a believer in tine theory OF
reaching out for everything in sight. The
latest move in which the company is inter-
ested Is the establishment of a steamship
line to Japan, which will make direct con-
nections with the Atchison system line at
San Diego and Los Angeles, Cal. The line
will be run in opposition to the Occidental
and Oriental steamship company, which is
controlled by the Southern Pacific road,
and its establishment is bound to result In
lower freight rates between the United
States and japan.
II is probable that there will be a change
in the operating department of the middle
division of the Atchison in a few days.
The change has not been definitely settled,
but it will probably go through as now
decided upon. The middle division is one
of the longest divisions in the system, and
up to several months ago was handled by
two ~trainmasters, Saunders, OF Emporia,
and Bailey, of Newton. In the interest of
economy the trainmaster's Office at EN-
poria was abolished, and the entire work
placed in charge of Trainmaster Bailey,
of Newton. This arrangement has not
given the best of satisfaction, and Train
master Bailey will now be transferred to
Emporia, aud Assistant Trainmaster Bat
tey stationed at Nickerson. This. will
more evenly divide the work of the divis-
ion, and better work is expected.
WON'T AFFECT BIssELL.
1t Is understood that the appointment of
F. c. Gay as general freight agent of the
A., T. & s. F. road proper, will in no way
W. A. Bissell, at present assistant
traffic manager of the entire system and
freight agent of the A., T. & 8. F.
railway. Mr.. Bissell will be relieved Of
duties Of general freight agent, and
those Of assistan. traffic man
of the system.
The transfer of Mr.. Gay to the Southern
California road in January, 1896, was
made In the interest of economy, the Of
iiciiaiis Of the Toceivorship deciding mat
he position Of general freight agent could
,e merged with that Of assistant traffic
manager. This threw the entire freight
work Of the territory west of the Missouri
liver to the charge OF G. r. Hudson, as
istant general freight agent, and although
FIR. Hudson is one OF the most Efficient
men in the west, 1t has been found
hat the work Of this terreitory is too
much for one man.