Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-08-13
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Engines Oil and TOO are on the drop pit
for necessary repairs.
There were three 34's this morning, some
thing unusual these dull times.
The forms Of some of the portly engl-
neers Of this city may be seen gliding
gracefully along the streets on bicycles,
these pleasant evenings.
Eight stations on the A. & p, betwee.
Needles. and Mohave were closed last week
This is-in line with the curtailment OF ex-
penses in every department.
The night stations on the A. & p. at
Williams, Ash Fork and Bagdad and the
day stations at Newberry, Seligman and
-soa save uosu discontinued, per orders
issued from headquarters In Albuquerque.
C.M. Kem2lin, a machinist working In
the Ration shops, had his machinists tools,
valued at s75, stolen from the shop, Friday
night. The empty tool chest was found
In the alley back Of Fourth street, Satur-
day.
William Goode, one of the Oldest engi-
neers in the employ of the Southern Pacific
company, got of his engine at Crosby, re-
marking that "this old machine has gone
az far as she will" He Immediately fell
dead from overhead and exertion, and was
carried to FL Paso on a freight.--Demtas
Headlight.
Frank Garrett, an Atchison engineer Of
San Marcial, has been admitted to the To.
peka hospital. Engineer Garrett Is a suf.
ferer from rheumatic trouble and the ply
sicians In New Mexico decided that a tenn.
porary residence in a lower country would
benefit him. He is one OF the veteran en-
gineers Of the Rio Grande division.
r. B. Luther, for several years travelling
freight agent Of the Atchison with head.
quarters in Kansas City, has resigned te
accept a similar position with the Balti-
more & Ohio refrigerator line. Mr.
Luther's territory in his new position will
take 10 Kansas and Missouri. A successor
as travelling freight agent of the Atchisor
has not yet been appointed.
Western Passenger association members
do not intend to allow the st. Louis s. San
Francisco to withdraw It's membership
from that organization without making O
struggle to prevent it. Like all ~organiza-
tions Of its kind, the potency Of the West
ern Passenger association Is in direct pro-
portion to the number of lines composing
it. Where all roads in a certain territory
are members Of an alliance for the main
tenance Of rates and the prevention of de-
moralizatlon, and the articles Of agree
ment are sufficiently strong to keep all in
line, that organization is able to do the
most good.
The classification Of railways on the
basis OF operated mileage shows that for
ty-two companies, each operating more
than 1000 miles, operate 100. 714.71 miles of
line, or 55.67 per cent. OF the total railway
mileage; twenty-four roads, with an oper-
ated mileage ranging from 900 to 1000
miles, operate IS, 1896. 40 miles, or 10 As per
cent; twenty-five roads. with an operated
mileage ranging from 400 to 600 miles,
operate 11,177.07 miles, or 6.18 per cent. /;
forty-ive roads, with an operated mileage
ranging from $50 to 400 miles, operate
IA, 1885, 5 miles, 7.94 per cent, int 971
roads, with an operated mileage under $50
miles, operate 3d. 7O.63 miles, or 1917 per
cent.
The corn movement out of Kansas, which
rushed the operating and car service de-
partments Of all western roads for the past
three weeks, has practically stopped. The
heavy traffic has entirely ceased and rail.
roads now rave box cars to sell. The re-
cent.extremely hot weather is responsible
for the stoppage in corn shipments. Three
weeks ago 1t vas thought that this years
vast corn crop was insured, and Kansas
farmers were more than pleased to get rid
of at least a portion OF their last years
crop. The hot winds of the past week have
entirely changed the aspect OF things.
Corn is drying up rapidly, and unless there
are early rains throughout the state the
crop will be greatly damaged.