Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-20
WATCH INSPECTION SYSTEM
OF the Santa Re Is Being PLACED Under
Rigid Rules.
MUST BE FREQUENTLY Examined.

tiers at Topeka, has gone TO Los Angeles
and will appoint local inspectors along
the line OF the Santa Fe from Albuquer.
que TO the coast.
Mr.. Montgomery IL now general in
spector Of the Santa Ne from Chicago 10
Los Angeles and from Superior to Gal
weston, covering more territory than any
other watch and clock inspector In the
United States. No other road can boast
OF the thoroughness Of the watch inspect
ing department "a can the Santa Ne.
Not q watch is carried by any employe
having anything 10 do with the running
Of trains that has not irst passed IN In
spection 80 thorough that q variation ln
time BY a watch going through such an
inspection cannot be over Eve seconds In
twenty four hours, thus reducing the
liability to accidents from wrong time to
q minimum.
The that led up to such thorough
system Of watch inspecting ssaid to be
a wreck that occurred on the New Mex.
leo division, caused by the variation Of
time In the watches OF the different train
crews. The blame was attached to the
incorrectne. Of the watches and to
guard against such occurrences In the
future, the inspecting system was in
angurated.
The system has grown until Mr.. Mont
gOmery has complete charge Of the rat
ing OF every railroad mems watch on the
line. The time all along the line is cor
fected every day.
Time signals are sent daily at 10 a. m =,
Central" time, from the Master Clock
OF the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, 81. Louis, who compare time daily
with the Washington. d. c., United
States Naval ~0bservatory,to all telegraph
stations on this road. These signals are
automatic clock heaters. repeated over
the wires by the Master Clock. The fol-
lowing program Is observed;
9:57OO a. M, the Master Clock will be-
gin sending the word "Time," and SON.
tinues until
$3.50 a. M, when the circuit is open.
ed until
9:5S10 a m when the Master Clock
will begin sending double dots every
second, continuing until
9;bS:6O a. m, When the circuit opens
again until
9:59 90 a. m, When the Master Clock
begins sending single dots every second
'Ohtinuing until
g;59:5O q; m, When the circuit opens
gain until
100000 a. m, When the Master Clock
closes the circuit one dot, and then opens
he circuit again, when all repeater
witches should be thrown back 10 origi-
nal position.
Standard clocks are stationed as fol-
lowe:
Chicago division Chilllcothe,
Fort Madison. shops, Mareeline, Argen'
tine and st. Joseph.
Eastern diYisiOn-TOpeka, Argentine,
st. Joseph and Emporia.
Middle diyisiOn-Bmporia, Newton
Hutchinson and Dodge City.
Western division-Dodge City, La
Junta. Pueblo and Denver.
NtM nltAlIO ulNlhlOu-h hlOu2 Luz
Vegas and Albuquerque.
Rio Grande acknowledgements. Sar
Marcial. Rinoon, Deming and XII paso.
southern Kansas division Ottawa
Chanute and Cherryvale.
Once a month each watch must be In.
spected and the owner must obtain 1
card from the inspector showing that thu
watch Ia up 10 the requirements.
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tended all over the line. AT Las Vegas
beginning January 1, employees will b
supplied by local inspectors with eardI
Tor inspection. Inspectors will inserI
name OF owner Of the watch, name anC
number Of movement. aud the card mus
be mailed or handed to the trainmasteI
the irst day OF each month, and a new
card obtained,
The addition OF the San francisco 4
San joaquin Valley road from Bakers
field TO San Francisco will mean that thu
inspecting system will be extended Il
San Francisco In the near future.
Many eastern roads are patteTning al
ter the system i~naugurated by the SAINTS
Re and representatives Of different roads
have been sent to Topeka 10 investigat
the system In operation with a view o.
adopting q similar one.
BRIEE RAILROAD MOTIFS
r. Y. Hoffman, the AtchisOD, Topeka 4
Santa Fe fuel expert, arrived at RatOI
from Topeka.
Engineer John johnson has stated hi
intention TO be In San MaTciAl and amOnl
his friends on Christmas day.
The Santa re has purchased the largl
Clark hotel at Newton, Kan, and vii
expend a large sum In rehtting II.
ChRs. Baker, who looks after the acct
dent insurance business among the EN-
ployes Of the Santa Fe, Is oil his wa.
south.
II. M. Brainard, an emplOye OF the Sal
Marcial railway paint shop, returneI
from a visit OF several weeks with To
peka friends,
ClOyed Brown, who has been In the La
Vegas hospital since he was injured II
the Ration shops last month, has returne
and will report for duty at Ration OF
Monday.
Car RepaiTer Ernest PaytOn, OF RatOI
left Saturday morning for Topeka, wher
he will be married 20 a popular yOunl
lady OF that city. Mr.. PaytOn will re
turn 70 Ration with his bride after IN
holidays.
/. II. W. Clark, Of Deersyille, Ohio, ar
, rived In San MArciAl last week to accep
a position in the railroad shops. Tn
I young gentleman Is a cousin OF Mis-
: Grade Clark. and by her he is being 10
trOdueed TO the young people OF San Mai
cial.
Chief Engineer Sumner, OF the ri Pas
! a. Northeastern railway, returned {
} Alsmogordo from a trip over the route
the proposed extension Of the main lin
10 the SaladO coal fields. The engineer
Z ing party, under Ed. Cowden, are campo
a now AT White 0sLs,
T u. G. French, the engineer, who for Ii
I past eleven years has been running a
8 engine out OF WinslOw, has been tran.
3 ferred 20 Los Angeles, where he will wOT
for the California Southern railroad. Il