Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-06
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WHAT TEE EMPloYIs ARR DOING

Messrs. harris and Had arc two new
dremen on the Las Vegas division, hav
ing been sent from Topeka.
The Santa Ne is rock ballasting its
tracks within the limits Of silver City. in
order to prevent damage from floods.
r. j. Helm, who was here yesterday.
will return 10 santa Ne 10 night. lie IL
the general agent OF the Denver " BIO
@ ande railway.
Chas. Elkins, who had been engine
Waterman at Waldo, has been promoted
to be dremen, aud Is doing duty on the
switch engine in the Las Vegas yards.
Capt. Winehet. general foreman Of the
local shops, left last night for Iowa.
where he will visit for a few days and
then return to the city with his family.
Cattle shipping rates on the Pecos VAL
ley railroad are as follows: From Cau-
yon to Kansas City, 2icents per 100; from
Hereford to Kansas City. 2s cents per 100.
The shop force at Ration now observe
Thursd y iuatead Of Saturday a. the one
day Of the six on which they are forced
to be idle, according TO the present order
Of things.
The Brooks Locomotive works. Dun.
kirk, New York, celebrated the compile
lion OF their 3,0O0th locomotive. It Is
said to be the largest in the world,
weighing over lO6 tons.
The total mileage made by the engines
OF the Santa Fe proper last year was
23,4s5,92s, for which service the me
chanical department paid $i.3S6. 2s2.17.
This ia exclusive Of the cost OF the en-
gines.
New iron mile posts have been placed
in position along the Silver CITY branch
OF the Santa Re. The new posts are not
popular with the railroad men, rs they
claim they are too near the track aud the
figures 30 small a. not to be easily dis
tinguishAble.
General Manager Faulkner says that
the Pecos Valley road will be completed
N the Texas state line, niuety. five miles
from Amarillo, and open business on
October 20. The name Of the town will
be Texico, a compromise between Texas
. aud Mexico.
> X. ID. Gibbons, division foreman at the
Las Vegas shops, has issued the follow.
ing order: Commencing Monday, Octo-
Der 3. and un Il further notice, the work.
ing hours in the shops ut this place, will
BE- from Z a. m to 3 p. M six days ia
tina week.
" when railroads were first proposed in
II this country the great Chancellor Liy-
u ingston declared that M one would want
TO risk his life flying through space at
!, ths rate Of fifteen miles an hour. Daniel
Webster said the frost on the rails would
prevent the trains moving.
The Pecos Valley Construction com
n tany, building twenty i've miles Of
track from the Roswell end, have 1t som
ID p'eted by December 1. The only heavy
!, work TO be done now Is at the approache,
: 10 the PecOs river bridge. This vii
make the end Of construction from tn,
Amarillo end ten miles east OF the Pecos
i There Is a large number OF railroad
! men at Amarillo 10 take positions on tn,
l. PecOs Valley railroad as soon NJ IN,
rolling stock arrives there. This mel
mostly have families which they inten,
ID to move there II they can get houses 4
! live in. Fifty good houses could b,
rented in Amarillo at once II some ON
Jr would build them.
y Ths Amarillo Champion says: Tn
: nfst town Of Importance In New Moxic,
I'd will be named Portals. IL will be
~ good town, the best one in northeastern
W New Mexico, and will e the shipping poin
m for a vast country tributary TO 1t. For
Sumner Is afty.dye miles distant an,
Portals will be its shipping point as
good road runs all the way.
a The San Marcial Bee says: A freigh
80 train, Emory Comstock engineer, wa
lie partially wrecked last Saturday nigh
" about three miles south OF Lava. Tn
Ve train pulled out Of Lava, south. bound
a with everything in good shape. An axl
a broke and six ears OF cCal aud one Q
m brick were wrecked. A wrecking GREY
er was soon on the scene and repairs wer
~ ~ rapidly made.
A San Francisco special says: Tn
% state railroad commissioners have d,
m clded to undertake a thorough inyestigl
les tiOn OF the affairs OF the Pullman Palac
IN Car company with a view Of determinin
~ whether the rates charged by the con
pany a be legally reduced. j.
ed Meehan, superintendent Of the compan
on In this city, ia to be subpOenaed an
we required to produce all the books, record
VI and Iapers In his possession at the ne,
meeting OF the commission.
The Las Vegas Optic SAYS: DIR. g. /
. Wall. Of Albuquerque, a specialist OF Il
10 eye, EAR, nose and throat, will be- in Ea
Las Vegas. at room 10, Del OF hotel, q
sss this coming FRIDAY aud saturday. Al
r. one wishing 10 consult the doctor sbOl
special stl 'ctiOns NJ the above organs,
% be properly and scientifically fitted
= glasses, al d. so ty calling upon bin
the above hotel on these two days
n, october Z and s. The doctor was I
years the specialist at Topeka for Il
Santa Re system.
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FOR over ftny Years.
An OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY