Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-05-27
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TRACK N TRAIN.

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Engineer Nears had charge of the en-
CINE on the hot springs branch, yesterday.
ii. j.. Franklin, OF the Atchison claims
department., is down this way from Pueblo
again.
Division Superintendent Hurley and
Master Mechanic Taylor, went up the road,
yesterday.
Andy Widen, a machinist Of the Ration
shops, has taken a leave OF absence for
three months, and left for his former home
in Sweden.
Notwithstanding the statement recently
made by Pr resident Ripley, of the Santa Fe,
to the effect that the construction of a line
| OF road parallel to the A. e. +. TO connect
with the Southern California was not even
in contemplation, the preliminary surveys
for such a line are now being made. 1t is
possible, however, that this is simply for
the purpose of ascertaining the engineer.
ing difficulties which would nave to be en-
countered In the construction Of a parallel
road in the event that the Southern Pacific
obtains control OF the A. & P. at the fore
closure sale.
General Master Mechanic G. w. Smith,
of the Atchison railway at Topeka, says
that the contract for the proposed new
shops of the company will probably be
awarded this week. The plans have been
submitted to contractors aud 1t will only
be a short time after the contract is let be-
fore work will be begun. The new shops
will be l10x200 feet ia dimensions. When
they are completed, much of the com
pany's repair work and car building will
be done in Argentine instead of Topeka.
1t is said that about 200 men viii be given
work. Must OF the men will be skilled
mechanics.
The Atchison railway may yet decide
that it can get along fully as well without
the Atlantic & Pacific. 1t let the Frisco
| go, and it would not be surprising il at the
foreclosure sale it made no bid for the At.
lantic & Pacific. The latter road connects
| the California branch OF the Atchison with
the eastern branch, and there are those
who think that in case of separate re.
organizations it would be necessary for
the Atchison to parallel this line. This
would be a costly undertaking, and a much
better arrangement would be thu adop-
ton of a plan for the payment of a rental
to the Atlantic 81 Pacific for the use of its
ines. Under such a plan both roads could
very well be operated independently. No
reorganization plan has ye. been fcrmu-
lated.
H CLAIM AGENTS WOE.
c.. M. Foulks, general claim agent of the
Atchison, left Topeka for P%ittsburg, Pa,
to attend the annual meeting Of the as
ISOLATION Of railway claim agents, which
opened in that city, Wednesday, May 9th.
AT this meeting Mr.. Foulks will read a
paper entitled: SIS a Claim Agent Justifi-
d in Losing Faith in the Human Family p,
This paper is entertainingly written and
recites a number Of instances commonly
met with in claim work which are apt to
destroy the faith OF the most trusting
claim agent. The Iap,r concludes with
the following:
"We believe that the Supreme Being,
cognizant Of thu many annoyances to
which the much abused claim agent is
subjected, will prepare for him to occupy
in the life hey on ! some higher plane than
that of the average citizen ms a slight re-
compense for IL lille, tribulations aud sor-
rows silently suffered by him on earth"
H NEW CREWS
The usual spring stock rush on the New
Mexico division of the Atchison is now at
its height, says the Topeka Jaurnal, and
for the purpose of handling the business a
number of train crews have been sent from
the eastern and middle divisions.
The following brakemen and conductors
from the eastern division left yesterday
afternoon on train No. l for Raton: Con-
ductors W. w. Hutton, Charles Peterson,
G. 7. Coffin, H. A. Bankard, ]. c. Rambo.
A. Hewitson; Brakemen E. T. Carson.
William McGirk, Ben Williams, Claud
Hudson, Charles Laucks, G. F. Stewart,
William McCorkle.
Brakemen Robert Finney, F. A. Pratt,
H.. O.zBird ond Charles Bassett, who were
released some time ago on account of light
business, have again been placed in service
account CT the transfer of the regular
men.
The stock rush on the New Mexico
will probably continue for several
weeks.
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