Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-12
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS.
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
cred From Our Exchanges.
WHAT The EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

chanic for the Santa Ne Pacific at Gallup,
il in the city on business. He returns
west this evening.
J. b. Fraley. who has a contract TO sup.
ply the Santa Ne Pacific with stone and
rock for ballasting at certain points, is
In the city to day.
Dr.. d. J Brannan, the Santa We Pacific
railway physician aud surgeon at Flag
staff, accompanied by bis wife, came In
from che west last night, and are regis.
tered at Sturges' European.
The Santa Re Pacific road il doing
double the buslnessit was doing last year
la fact their motive power and rollins
stock Is inadequate 10 Gil all demands
aud employees are working double time.
A. C. James, OF Nogal, who has been
doing the carpenter work for the rail
road company Mt the Jarrilla mining
camp, was in La Luz for more lumber
He reports things lively at the new
camp.
Hugh 0'Neil passed a successful exam.
ination and Is now on the extra list OF
engineers on the Santa Fe Pacific. He
il intelligent, cool, has excellent judg-
ment under all conditions and circum.
stances.
william Brannan, who has been ar en-.
gineer on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoe-
nix, IL the new conductor on the pas.
senger run TO Ash Fork. Thomas Nc
Grath takes the opposite run to that held
by Mr.. BrRnnan.
The I'll Paso & Northeastern Railroad
company has already expended several
thousand dollars at La Luz for land, etc,
and that IL only a drop In the bucket as
compared to the amount to be expended
in the next twelve months.
II. NJ. Carter has been promoted to con.
ductor. says the Winslow Mail. Mr.. Car
ter has had many years experience a. a
conductor before coming TO this place,
and has the reputation OF being a No. 1
mar and his promotion Is a msritorious
one.
The weed burner that was used on the
eastern division OF the Atchison lasl
year is being repaired at the Topeka
shops, and will be sent to California FOL
service, The burner burns crude oil and
burns the weeds of the track while II II
running.
Conductor Charley Hill had one Of his
fingers badly pinched while unloading
freight at Ash Fork last week. Charley
Is one OF the handsDmcst conductors run.
ming out OF Winslow, and many of his
lady admirers have offered all kinds Of
sympathy and prOffered their services in
dressing his wound.
Contractor Gill, Of the III Paso &
Northeastern road, has encountered a
ine flow OF water In the we'll bored fol
the company out twenty-five miles north
east OF Fort Bliss. The well Is 430 feet
deep. with a 6rst class quality OF water
The next we'll on the line will be put
down at the Jarrilla camp.
The case OF the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad company vs.. Tn,
County Commissioners OF Grant county
on appeal from the action OF the board IL
fixing the valuation rate per mile on th,
company's road In that county, came vi
for hearing before the territorial boaTC
Of equalization at Santa Fe this week.
Conductor McClafln and family viii
leave winslow the first part Of next weel
for California, where they will probabl,
make their future home. Mr.. McClafiI
and family have made their home IN
Winslow for nearly four years past and
in that time have formed a large clrcl
OF friends who sincerely regret their de
parture.
Gus Englehart, me OF the most popu
lar conductors on the Santa Fe Pacific
at Winslow, was not TO be beaten out O
his turkey on Christmas. He bought
iue bird, had 1t cooked, and with tn
necessary trimmings, he and his GREY
had their Christine feast in their ca
bOose, somewhere between WinslOw an
Seligman.
The railroad station at Winslow report
greatly increased shipments TO the va
rious mercantile firms of this city, say
the Mail. One firm this week received
consignment Of 5000 pounds Of lard an
three other firms together received thi
week 200 cases Of canned goods. Thes
are the largest single shipments mad
this year II not in any previous year.
As a means Of expediting business an
curtailing expenses, the railroad Office
OF the Santa Re and Southern Pacific a
Deming we're merged on the LIST inst. c
b. BOsworth Is the joint agent; C. +
Temple, chief clerk; N. Il. Bailey, South
ern Pacific ticket agent; j. II. Black, bill
clerk; II. Il, Martin, ~yardmaster, and G
W. Letter, manager Western UuniOn tel
egraph office.
The FL PasO Herald says; Mrs. C. I
Hudson, the wife OF Assistant Genera
Freight Agent Hudson, OF the AtchisoI
Topeka Il Santa Fe. with her sister. al
rived on this mornings Santa Fe. The
are visiting with Mr.. W. +. Payne. MI
Hudson is n OF the popular rsilrOa
men who, by breathing the air Of ri Pas,
gained the proper qualities to entitle hiI
to deserve promotion, until he now OF
cupies one of the most responsible pos
lions In that company. Mr.. Hudson wi
come In a few days for a trip 70 Mexico
Charley's many friends will be pleased [
shake" with him as he was always
fayOrlte with U business men.