Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
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Night Yardmaster Collins, aud family,
are in return from a visit In the east.
Burt Sweetzer had charge of the day
yard at San Marcial during w. H..
Wilton's absence.
The sale Of the Northern Pacific road has
been arranged to take place at West Su-
perior, Wis, July 2otb.
Con Mahoney, head blacksmith at San
Marcial, has resigned, and will move his
| family east In a short time.
At the present time there s-Ts forty six
engines on the Rio Grande diyision,twenty-
six being in the freight service.
The Southern Pacific company has de-
| cided to burn oil instead Of coal or wood
on all its engines south of Fresno.
O. l.. Male, operator in the general tele.
graph office of the Atchison, at Topeka,
left Monday afternoon for Chicago on a two
weeks vacation.
lie. Watson, formerly ticket agent of
the Atchison, at Atchison, will leave
the service Of the road and devote his time
to his mining interests In Colorado.
w. G. Keller, OF the auditor Of freight
receipts Office of the Atchison, has accept
ed a position in the auditing department
OF the Midland Terminal road at Denver.
A settlement has been reached between
President Ripley, of this Atchis1n and the
Chicago drainage board on the question of
the right of way of the road through the
drainage districts of that city. By the
terms Of the contract, tho Atchison Is to
change its right of way and build three
bridges, all Of which work is to be paid for
by the drainage board, the cost being esti-
mated at about $500, 900. Negotiations on
this question have extended over a period
Of three years
Under the economical management OF
President Ripley, the financial condition
of the Atchison railroad is rapidlyrimprov-
ing. A comparative statement of the earn
ings of the road for the month of April,
and also for the ten months ending April
80, has been made pubic. 1t shows that
for the ten months of the fiscal year the
gross earnings of the system increased
$537, 1873, and the net earnings 1868, 344.
Operating expenses during the same peri
cd were STA ,37S in excess of those of last
year. For April the showing is good, OPP
Grating expenses having been decreased
1901 COS, while net earnings increased
STA ,48S.
On mex Sunday the Atchison will in
augurate a fast express train between
Chicago and Kansas City, which will
cover the distance between the two
cities in thirteen hours, two hours faster
than any train operated on the road.
The train will be put on at the request of
the Wells-Fargo Express company, and
will be paid for handsomely by that com
pany. 1t will be solely fer the purpose of
carrying the express from the east, which
arrives 10 Chicago over the Erie road. into
Kansas City, eighteen hours ahead OF the
present schedule, and causing a difference
OF that much time in Its distribution
through Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico
and Texas. The putting on Of the new
train will increase the heavy traffic Of No.
1 by adding additional express, instead OF
relieving it. 1t has not yet been decided
whether or not the express train will
carry passengers. IL there is any de.
mand, one or two passenger coaches will
probably be made a part of its equipment.