Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-11-13
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Passenger Brakeman Bops IL laying on
likewise, Passenger Brakeman 7. J. Smith.
Conductor Ton Coffsy has enjoyed his
second honey moon and reported Tor duty
again.
The bridge gang II still at work on =
bridge In The vicinity Of Ribera station,
down the road.
There are seventeen freight crews IN the
north end out Of Las Vegas and twenty one
on the south end.
Conductor Massey brought 10 the second
section Of No. l passenger train, last even
ing, and Conductor Hill took It out.
Robert H. Delahay. tray cling auditor Of
the Rock Island railway, died suddenly in
bis room at a hotel in Smith Center, Kan
sas. Hemorrhags Of the stomach was re-
sponsible tor his death.
William Conant, who was an employ
Of the Atchison machine shops at Ration
about ten years ago, stopped in that town
several days this week. the guest OF his
friend, Geo Lugton. He 10 now engaged
in putting In some mining machinery in
Arizona.
Passenger traffic on the western roads IL
rapidly increasing. Late reports show that
recent earnings are far In advance OF those
OF the corresponding period OF last year.
The Improvement noted IL not confined TO
any particular class Of business. 1t is
pretty equally divided between local and
through traffic.
John A. Ross, travelling engineer, was
at ban Marciul for the last two days, as
sistiDg in the examination OF candidates
for locomotive engineers. Out of ten
examined fur only passed. In the last
few weeks, twenty -thres have been ex-
amined on the Rio Grande and New
Mexico divisions, and only ten passed.
A brother of the late Engineer W. W.
Frishie, who was killed In the Atchison
wreck near Lang station, has written to
Engineer McNeal, o Topeka, from Free.
port, ILL.,. asking for n memento of the
wreck. Engineer McNeal has secured En-
| gineer Frisbie's oil can and will rave IL
nickel plated and sens to the brother In
Illinois.
Besides the building Of the branch road
to Cimarron, by the Atchison people, 1t Is
said that the U. p. d. g. r. G.. will extend
their Catskill branch three miles down Red
River canon, bringing it within less than
tourteen miles from Ration. The Atchison
also contemplates making important
changes in the grade between Ra-
ton and Las Vegas, which will involve the
expenditure of about 81, 750, 900.
General Auditor H. G. Whitehead and
Assistant secretary L. @. Deming, of the
| Atcnison. arrived at Las Vegas hot
springs, last evening, on their way to
California to look over the accounts of the
Santa Fe.Pacifc road. After finishing
his work In California, Mr.. Whitehead will
go to Texas, and inspect the accounting
! work Of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
road. Mr.. Whitehead makes a tour of the
system inspecting the different branches
or his department once or twice a year.
Beginning on Sunday, November Nth,
1897, and until further notice. trains on the
hot springs branch will run on Sundays as
follows, instead Of as per timetable No. 3:
Train No 701, leave Las Vegas at $3.50 a.
M, arrive at hot springs at 10. 90 a. M;
train No. 702, leave hot springs at 1905 a.
w., arrive at Las Vegas at 1896 .. M;
train No. 7O3, leave Las Vegas at IL :45 p.
M, arrive at bot springs at 1:15 p. m.
Other trains will run as per time table No.
s, ard ali trains on week days will run as
| per time ia ble No. 8.