Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-07-28
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS.
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
ered from our Exchanges.
WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

Fe route dining cars.
Il ia expected that the ella Valley, Globe
& Northern railroad will reach Globe,
Arizona, December 1.
The pile driver was placed in service
on bridge repairing between Albuquerque
and Lamy, in charge Of Engineer Mcgee
son and Fireman BOllut.
y. o. Blood, general stOrehOuse keeper
OF the Santa re between Trinidad and III
Paso, has completed the inventory OF all
the s~torehouses under his charge.
Conductor n. y. Clifford and family,
formerly Of this city but nov Of Silver
City, passed up the road for Chicago last
night, he having received a thirty days
leave Of absence.
Geo. T. Nicholson, who attended a
meeting Of Santa Fe railway officials at
Las Vegas hot springs on Tuesday, came
In from the north last night and con-
tinued south 10 III Paso.
Complaints have been made at the To-
peka Office that a number OF engineers
on this division are in the habit Of omit.
ting their initials to their signatures on
reports that they send in
A. p. Henning and W. NJ. Thomas, who
we're at work the past few months at the
local railway shops. have gone to Jerome,
Arizona, to accept positions with the
United Verde Mining company.
g. X Aver, one Of the most popular
railroad officials on this division, came
In from his San Marcial headquarters
last night, joining his family at their
pleasant home on the Highlands.
Il Is common talk that the Sierra
Madre road will soon be extended to
Guerrero, Mexico. This will open to III
Paso a wonderfully rich country and
materially increase the export business.
W. X. symOns, formerly master me
chanic on the Ration division, recently
assumed charge Of the Plant System OF
railway line aud steamship, in Florida,
as superintendent OF motive and machin-
cry.
On account OF slack business a reduce
ton In force In the ~dispatcher's office at
Las Vegas has been made, taking of one
man, Mr.. Harrington, who takes position
In the telegraph Office until such time as
he will again be needed rs dispatcher.
II Ia reported that a pipe line will be
laid from La Junta to Thatcher, Cola. for
the purpose OF getting better water for
railroad use. The present water used
contains a great deal OF alkali, which has
a ruinous effect on the steel and copper
FIRE boxes.
Hugh o. Morrison, for several years
connected with the railway offices Of this
city, now with the Santa Fe Pacific al
Los Angeles, Is here to enjoy a few days
with former friends, after which he will
visit his parents, Judge and Mrs. A. l.
Morrison, OF Santa Flo.
Passenger Brakeman J. B. Scissor wa
married at La Junta the other day TO q
young lady with whom he became &C
Quainted at the Colorado end OF thu
division. Mr.. Scissor and bride have ar
rived In Las Vegas where they expect Il
make their future home.
Locomotive engineers and dremen ar
not looking with much a favor upon thu
new monster freight engines which arr
being placed In service on many Of tn
roads. One Of these engines will do TN
work OF two ordinary locomotives, BnC
this results In d~isplacing entire crews.
The relative and friends OF Vim. Far
ley, a former popular conductor on IN,
A. 7. & s. +. out Of Ration, are grieyed Il
learn Of a serious accident hat has be
fallen him. He has had a foot severed!
mashed In a railway accident and is nov
In the hospital at Los Angeles California
1 A blamed SOW got mixed up on a cattl
guard two miles west OF town, and at
O'Clock Sunday night, a west bOun0
freight train met that eow. Result
Dead COW, engine derailed, eight cars on
OF repair, and Nos. 10 and 20 delayed
and yet nobody was iniured.-TucsOi
Star.
From fifteen 10 eighteen miles OF grad
OF the Prescott & Eastern railroad ha
: been completed. The work OF laying IN
3 track will be commenced to-day and vii
be continued until the graders are caugh
: up with or until the track is complete,
II IL expected that the line will be con
0 pleted and in operation by September
r. ID. Gibbons, division foreman at Id
Vegas, has issued the following order I
engineers and hremen: There Ia con
plant made that some of our engineer
and aremen are now leaving their lubr
Gator lights and rod cups filed IN arriyi
4 at Albuquerque. This should not be don.
rs an engineer going into Albuquerqu
Q does not know what engine he will con
I out on, and engines should be ready Il
service the same as they are at Is
e Vegas"
Z A WISE SECTION FOREMAN,
d Patrick Ryan was section foreman
no mean ability. He never wasted con
pany material or words. One fogl
morning while running over his sectiO
!. he collided with a freight train, al
q Ryan's car was reduced to scrap iron al
binding wood. The report OF the a,
; cident TO his superior officer WI
j.. characteristic of the man and was as 70
Nj lows:
20 "Pethsr MOrlarity, ROadmaster. EsC
August the wan-fOggy m%Ornin'; wi
D. eat frate, green man AT the brek; haI
car smashed 10 hell; where will ship Il
wreck z. Ryan, sec. man.-Spragl
Mail.
10 MEETING or SANTA FE OFFICERS.
~ The general passenger agents OF I