The Winslow mail., 1898-01-29
RAILROAD TATTLE.

a
fic with headquarters at Gallup, has
been appointed Acting Superintendent
of the Arizona Division. during the ab-
sence of superintendent John Denair,
who was injured at the tunnel.
Mr.. P. G. Allen, whom it will be re-
mem bered was chief clerk at Gallup
under Mr.. Perry, has been appointed
Train Master of the Albuquerque Di-
vision, with headquarters at Winslow.
Superintendent John Denair, of the
Arizona Division, was rather seriously
injured Sunday afternoon last by ocks
falling in the tunnel. He was taken to
the hospital at Phoenix.
During the blockade caused by the
cave at the tunnol, all the train crews
except four on the second division,
have been laid off.
Conductor Connolly, who has been
On the third division for number of
years, resigned his position last week,
and will devote his time and attention
in the future to his mining interests.
Superintendent Hibbard has been at
the tunnel for the past ten days, di-
recting the forces at that point.
Over FIVE hundred men are employed
at the tunnels working three shifts dur
ing the q hours. Not moment is lost
in pushing the work. AS high as one
dollar r9P heur is being paid for skill
ed labor.
Dispatcher w. G. Barringer was at
the tunnel Monday, and made several
good photographic views of the scene.
sunerintendeet j. L. Ribbar6 re-
ceifed his new private car last week,
and it is a beauty. Superintendent
Denair's private car also passed this
point Monday I5sse destined to tie Nee
dies, his headquarters.
F. M. Carter, for the past two years
yard master at Sedalia, Mo-, for the M.
TX. & r., resigned his position there to
accept conductorship on Tie Santa
Fe Pacific at this point. Mr.. Carter
made the change on account of his
wife's kealth which has already been
greatly benefited.
No necessity for going to Klondike
in search of freezing weather. Tues
dsy morning the thermometer regis
tered SO below zero at Bellemont, 20 at
Flagstaff, Z at Winslow, and IL at Gal
I Iup. Ine {. sil.u.ora ke.s'o 4albed Relia
mont "Klondike"
t fhe Santa fe Pacific RAILROAD com.
pany is pHtting up large water tank
at Angel stationg Pest Of Wins1ow.
There Is one hundred and eighteen
.fliles of railroad traek in the county
of Coconinc:
It :s understood that the Santa Fe
contpary will extend its Lake Valley
bsanch' to- ftsiibb6rop New Moxicoiwhen
the United States court is located there.
F. B. Sanford, former general passen-
per and freight agent of the Maricopa
end PEo6nFx road is' agaif1 connected
with the line, this tine in the capacity
CT aseistant ffeisat ageHt.
fhe Santa t'e Pacific company have
a force of MEN at work on two bridges
rear Houck's Tank, which they expect
t6 cofsrtets IN 5hoft tifFe.
The Flagstaff Gem says: The vacant
srottnd belonging to the Santa Fs Pa
cific railroad sodth Of the depot could
be improved and would r1ake beauti-
tlil patk, il the tailfoad c6mpahy would
sstlsent FOR II TO bS dsed sdr that pur-
pose.
Something definite about the build
ing, of the Grand Canyon railroad will
! fie EnuAn II q fea days. says the Flag
staff Gem. We are still of the opinion
that it will be built from this point.
We base our opinion on the cost OF
Eccrst-uction,. and the supply of water
and timber oti thfs soGts
TIE Albuquerque Citizen saysi The
Junior Oraef of American Mechanics
has gotten to be ons 5f tie best frater-
nal orders Of to-day. f0t ordinary
vocstions the sick OR accident benefits
are sf2 pei w5sk. FOR Brakeren, fire.
men. conductors and engineers, both
freight and passenger, the weekly ben
\ SITS are $40, with 1926 funeral benefits,
protested by tEe rssatf6tisf organization