Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-29
TRACK N TRAIN.

J.. s. Burr has been appointed agent at
Whitewater, N. M, vice A. 7. Naugle.
j.. Kuhns, storekeeper for the A. g. p,
was a passenger for Albuquerque, from
IT.. Louis. last evening.
The second instalIment Of re-modeled A.
q P. engines, the 20 and %, were sent from
Topeka to Albuquerque. 1AsAr.
o. Il. Faulkner, receiver of the ,Rscoa
Valley railway, who was formerly with
Allen Marvel, On the Atchison. was en-
route for FL Paso, on last evenings train.
Jas. Purcell, who has recently been con-
nected with the freight department. OF the
Atchison, In this city, has been transfer
red to a MarcIal, and will remove his
family to that city, at once.
Conductors Hutton and Coffin and Brake
men McGirk, Williams, Hudson and Watt
kins, have returned to Topeka from Ration,
where they were transferred several weeks
ago for service on the New Mexico division
during the stock rush. :
The parents OF the little Hassler girl,
who fell off an Atchison train near Delhi
and wandered into the country, where she
died of exposure, have filed a suit in the
district court at Trinidad, Colo, against
the railroad company for $1,000 damages.
Geo. Kilmer, who resigned a position In
Supt. Hurley's office for what he supposed
to be fairer skies n greener pastures. at
Guaymas, Mexico, stayed at that place
just long enough to check his bage age
back, and is now we'll on his way to Las
Vegas.
Bids are now being received by the gen.
son, in Topeka, for the contract OF furnish
Ing coal for engines, on the A., T. Ct r.
railway proper. Heretofore, contracts
have been awarded by divisions, but it is
probable that this year the successful bid
der will furnish the coal for the entire
line. The contract will be awarded about
July LIST. George W. Felts, Of Glendora,
CAL, who has the contract for furnishing
coal on the Atlantic & Pacific, has submit.
ted q bid. for the A., +. & s. F. contract. !,
1t is probable that no reduction will be
made in the working force Of the Account-
ing departmen mt, of the Atchison, as was
expected, after the Inauguration Of the
new weekly system of accounts, on July
LIST. This is on account of the statistical
matter, which 1t was recently decided
the railroads would have to furnish to the
board of railroad commissioners. The
new system OF accounts will cut off a por-
ton Of the clerical work, in the auditor of
freight receipts Office, hut the men om-
ployed on this work will be switched to
the work of compiling statistics.
THE VICE PREsIDENcY.
Unusual interest Is centered in the meet
ing of the Atchison board Of directors In
New York City, next Wednesday, on &C.
count of, the vice presidential question.
What action the directors will take is at
this time unknown, but it now seems to be
the general opinion in railroad circles that
the Office will not be filled, affeast for the
present. e7
Considering the present light railroad
business In the west, President Ripley,
aided by General Managers Frey, Wade
and Yoakum, could very we'll handle the
operating work, and it is thought that I'M
I'll traffic increases and prospects become
more encouraging, the first .vice-presi-
dency will remain vacant. G. M Higgin-
son is also mentioned as a man prominent
for the place when the selection ls made.