Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-04-18
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT TIE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

A new night clerk with the cooling
name Of Lagerwall is on duty at the San
Marcial depot.
A base ball nine Is being organized
among the employees Of the San Marcial
railroad shops.
The Pueblo improvement company com
menced work to-day on tho San Rita ex-
tension Of the Santa Ne.
Engines III and 1879 are expected from
Topeka. Their former numbers were re-
spectiyely 1g7 and 33l. They have been
remodeled.
Frank Hoekett, now living in Mexico,
will soon return 10 San Marcial and
amuse himself In the railroad machine
shop there.
Tie railroad company has put in a
large are light over Its tracks in the yard
at Bisbee, which will prove Of great adj
vantage to all.
Contractor Corrigan will soon have a
gang at work raising four miles Of track
from a point opposite Tiffany's ranch
near San Marcial.
Harry Gubler and ]. l.. Mcclure, ma
chinists, have severed Their connection
with the San Marcial shops and will
probably join the navy.
The Postal Telegraph company IL
stringing another wire along this route
making the fourth. They will reach
Ration in about ten days.
Fireman George Anderson. who has re-
Gently recovered from malarial fever.
left the Las Vegas hospital on Saturday
Tor his home In San Marcial.
Hugh Shields, who ruDs the engine at
Gardner. was severely scalded about the
face and hands, caused by the escaping
steam from n hole Ia the boiler where a
plug was blown out.
The Southern Pacific company has sent
out circulars asking for information as
10 the whereabouts OF j.. GOOdsell, for
many years in the employ Of the railroad
on the Tucson division.
Engineer VIM. Bispham. OF San Mar
cial, has been transferred 10 Albuquer.
que, and Engineer Chas. Haines to HI
Paso. Engineers Gus. Leseman, Lon
Neal and Harry Koehler will run out OF
San Marcial.
F. G. Rasmussen and Harry Beebe, two
machinists OF the Ration shops, have re-
signed their positions to enter the ser
vice Of the government. They have been
assigned to the battleship Iowa and left
for Dry Tortugas. where they will join
their ship.
The Southern Pacific company Is TAX
Ing steps to lessen the friction beiwesal
It's claim agent and ths .stockmen by
fencing thetEack. The road west OF WILL
cox Is now fenced TO within q short dis
lance OF town and the fence crew Is to
continue work east Of Wilcox.
General Agent Gillstt Of the Santa Fe,
Prescott Il Phoenix, announces that here
after all freight less than carloads will
be shipped 10 and from Phonlx In a spe-
clal car attached 10 trains | and 2. pas
sengers, which insures quick service TO
and from the city. i
Engineer Pat Boyle has returned TO
Ration from Topeka where he went to re-
ceive treatment for his eye which was
pierced by a piece OF glass. No injury
resulted to his sight. MIR. Boyle says the
wal feeling In Topeka ls ~bubbling over
and that there are enough Kansans
ready to enlist to thrash Spain without
looking for any more soldiera.
A steam shovel and two crews com
menced operations at the SOcorro gravel
pit the other day. The track between
SOcOrro and Alamillo Is to be raised aud
greatly improved. Engineer Arthur Kel-
lam and Conductors Joseph Harrison and
Lot Morris are members OF the party.
Mrs. Kellam accompanied her husband
and will do housekeeping in an improved
car.
The Southern Pacific company has ar
ranged in connection with the Maricopa
h Phoenix line. for a fast freight SER
vice between San Francisco, Los Angeles
and other coast points. and Phoenix. A
thirty-slx hour service has been arranged
for from Los Angeles, and four to five
day service from San francisco on less
than carload shipments. This will en-
able dealers to place green fruit on the
market In fine condition. and will put
the valley In close touch with California
markets.
IMPORTANT ORDERS
Las Vegas. N. NJ, April 10. 1898.
To All Engineers Running South
Serious complaint comes from the SUI
perintendent Of machinery at Albuquer-
que that our engineers blow out their ash
pans and blow out dirty waste all over
the yard.
You should throw your dirty waste In
the FIRE box and not blow out your ash
pans except on cinder pit, Please be
governed accordingly.
Il. d. GIBBONS.
Division Foreman,
Record Bulletin No. 80.
Ration, N. NJ, April l2, 1898.
All Concernedi
A s%usDAngiOn OF tWanty dGya has haan