Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-16
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS.
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT TEE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

Another wire has been put up between
la Junta and Ration.
Engineer OToole, OF Ration. has thrown
up his job TO engage in a mining enter
prise in south America.
Five Of the smallest engines on the
Ration division have been sent to Kansas
10 move the wheat crop.
The new line from Alamo Gordo into
the Sacramento mountains has been
cbristened the Cork Screw branch"
Two brakemen and two fireman have
been discharged recently on this division
Tor intoxicatiOn and frequenting saloons.
f. c. Ripley, y. A.. baylor and J.. s..
Lemee Of the Pecos Valley and North
eastern survey corps spent the Fourth in
Roswell.
Robert Wilburn. who had been run
ming the steam hammer at Ration. left
for ri Paso to accept a better job In the
company shops there.
Engineer shopper and family, who had
been visiting the family OF N. ]. shirby.
OF Lss Vegas, have returned TO their home
At Argentine, Kansas.
The oldtime method OF numbering the
engines on the back OF the tender Is
being recommended and this old style Is
being adopted on the entire system.
Owing to the dullness OF business at
this season OF the year, engine FAC,
one OF the Lamy pushers will be taken
of the hill until the fall rush begins.
Foreman Gibbons, Of the Las Vegas
shops, ia figuring on getting a compressed
air holster for the purpose OF hosting
machinery to the lathes to be worked.
Samuel Atkinson, right OF way man
for the Pecos Valley and Northeastern
railway, has been looking after company
interests on the Roswell end OF the line.
George s. GoOde q Co. will have 600
men at work by Monday in the canyon
above La Luz, grading and laying track
on the Alamo GOrdO & sacramento Noun
tain railway.
Work on the road has slackened up
considerably in the last few weeks, neces-
stating the laying of Of four crews a
few days ago and two more on Monday"
SAYS the Optic.
N. q. Burns, recently superintendent
OF the Jerome branch railroad, has moved
10 Prescott with his family to reside,
having resigned his position with the
railroad company.
Under the new revenue war tax act the
Atchlson, Topeka h Santa Fe railroad
will pay for all stamps to be placed IN
drayage tickets and bills OF lading unless
duplicate receipts are called for.
Station Engineer VIM Barnes. OF Las
Vegas. fell into the ash pit, badly injur-
} ing his leg. The accident will probably
! lay him up for some time. s A, WintOn
II Ia taking his place at the engine.
A.. c. Campbell, the general attorney Of
the PeeOs Valley and Northeastern rail
= way came up from Eddy last Saturday on
business, returning Sunday on the ex-
curslon train, says the Roswell Register.
BY order OF Division Master Mechanic
G. NJ. Taylor all engineers are instructed
to show on the backs Of their tickets the
: number Of pints OF valve and engine oil
used in making the trip; also the amount
: Of coal used on each trip.
Buchanan Il Powers, OF III Paso, have
been awarded the contract FOR construct.
ing the bridges on the Alamo Gordo &
sacramento Mountain railway. The line
is twenty miles In length, and II requires
100000 feet Of bridge timber.
: The Bank OF Roswell had 5000 in eur.
rency in the safe that was robbed on the
: Texas and Pacific railway last week thir.
ty five miles from Big Springs. The less
falls on the express company. On Tues
: day the bank received that amount In
gold from thu American National bank Of
Fort Worth.
The hrst division Of the new road Ia
the summit OF the Sacramento mountains
p and into the magnificent timber belt in
that region will be completed by septem.
Der !, as a large force Of men and teams
Q il engaged in the work aud General Man.
g ager John A. Eddy ia pushing the worn
with great energy and vim.
The Optic says: II. NJ. Jones aud sor
Frank, who are employed In the ciVi.
e engineering department OF the Santa Fe
l. left on II for Silver City, where thel
are working on the Santa Clara branch
which Is now being built to the santl
; Clara mining camp and witch is JOINED
onto the main line OF the Santa Fe som,
sixteen miles below Silver City.
y On the lst Of the month the Santa III
: began running the big Dickson ten vince
locomotives on the passenger trains be-
tween Ration and La Junta. The driver
on the new engines are seventy the
inches In diameter, and the locomotive
are guaranteed 10 pull heavy trains a
= the rate OF seventy miles an hour on
drst class track, To quote the expressive
language OF one OF the conductors. 9TH
n new engines make the old ones look likl
watch charms"
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