Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-30

Avery Turner, assistant general super
Intsndent OF Atchleon system. went dow
tbe rosd. yesterday.
M. r.. Wniiams, Of tho building and
bridge department, came In from up the
road. this afternoon.
Tue Wells n French company, Of Chicas
20. havs an order from the Santa Fs com.
pauy Tor $50 80 feet, latest model rsfriger-
ator cars. ..e ~
Mrs. L. 3. Miller, the wife OF the Santa
Fs Pacific conductor, Il 1t WiasIow, pack
log up and arranging mAttsrs 80 % 70 re-
move into Alnuquerqus.
Or. J. r. K .stsr. chief surgeon for the
Atchison company, arrived on the mail
train, this afternoon, and was met 1t the
depot BY Drs. Shaw n Upton. Of this
city.
Very general regret Il sxprssssd4hsre. at
tho discharges lot Charley Malaney, WI
RobOrii, John W. Sites and =. ,. Murphy.
TOsy ~srs all good men, and the commuu
ity will miss them.
Harry Franklin went down to Santa 70.
yesterday afternoon. and passed through
here, this morning, for Pueblo, where he
was called by Telegram, to attend TO SONS
important business.
J. r. Diamond. who had been working
on the branch road, near .Cerrillos, and
who was let out because OF the recent
accident down there, left for Albuqusrqus,
to-day, to 4 lin his family.
John ]. Bippus. the much valued GORE
spondeut Of The OrrIc, who has lbssu lo-
Gated at Pueblo for several years, has bsen
promoted TO . position at tho bill desk, =
the night force, 10 the Kio Gtands freight
ONCE, at that place.
Mt a mills Of railroad was built la New
Mexico this year. II will be different Ia
1898. The contract IL lot for ths Building
Of the 81 HAse & Northern road into Lin
county, assistance Of sighty -ivs m,ls., and
many other prof. scsed lines may be built.
special car No ali Is still on the eide
track at the Albuqnsfqus depot, but IL will
leave for Topeka, saturday plight, contain.
Ing J. 3. Frey. general msnAger OF ths
Atchison, and his two sons, john snd Hail
Frey, and Mrs. Wv Gaibreath and Mrs.
Bale Hail Small. Tie party has b.en u
Albpquerqas enjoying a holiday reunion
OF the Frey and II al families
COAL FAMINE IN sIcHr
The scarcity OF coal In the Nav Mexis
division 10 caused on account Of the hsavy
traffic and the damand all along ahs line fol
freight cars. Tue mines at Bl ssburg ars
able to supply the demand, but the com'
pans Is not abls TO supply enough cars q
transport II to the din srent cosltng points
Al Lamy this fact IL practically notiesa
Bile. The supply OF coal theirs has just me
the demand each d.y, with 40 surplus
There has been . ramsr currsbt FOR SOM
time. that ihs supply Q output Of Coz
from the min was not abs to meet tb'
demand, and that : coal famine wal likely
Th re is 10 Likelihood Of = coal famine Il
New Mexico, but unless the coal can b
transported in larger quantities. there MAY
be . shortags at tbs 9 aling stations.
The new shaft at Blos-burg IL to be open
ed soon, with the latest equipment Of mia
ing m~schinery. The GOAL 10 to be mined frou
bsncath, with IN proved electrical mininl
machinery. Tho mine will be lighted b.
electricity and will DO enabled to min
more coal with fewer mon than an othel
mine In that part OF the country. Larg'
coke ovens will be opsrated In connsctiol
with the new mines. -