Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-30
THE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items OF Railroad Interest Gath
ered from our Exchanges.
WHAT TEE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

Tho Frisco line has reduced its Indisn
Territory rate from . TO 3 cents a mile.
This Is a. II should be.
The new 50 foot turn table has been
placed in position tt The Needles round
house and is now in use.
TIE Santa Ne is looking for a big rush
10 the cattle business In the spring and
preparing for It already.
All roads leading into Albuquerque
will pu. on holiday rates aud give those
who desire a good chance TO spend
Christmas with n~eighboring friends.
The Los Angeles Herald says: Y. 5.
Mink has been appointed rOadmaster at
Albuquerque and west TO the 0 Smile
post for the Santa Re Pacific, vice X. @.
Perkins, resigned.
The Ration Gazette says Aaron Rosen.
valid Of Albuquerque, was In town Tues
day as a witness In the railroad larceny
cases. He had reported TO the railroad
company the loss Of a package Of velyets.
J. r. Downey. trAinmaster for the Los
Angeles terminal for some time past, has
resigned. He will be succeeded by J. D..
Gibbs, the former trainmastsr who re-
,igned to go to Klondike.
The Needles Eye says: Fireman Nc
Donald, who was injured In the yard
wreck here several weeks ago, has re-
turned from Albuquerque convAlescent
and is engaged In keeping switch engine
IS hot.
James Creel, while checking seals at
Needles last Sunday night, fell between
the cars, and sustained severe injuries,
injuries. He ia able TO limp around but
his Injuries will keep him from duty for
some time.
Geo. p. Beck, who for several months
was chief clerk for Master Mechanic W.
8. Hancock, at Needles, is now occupying
a position In the Office Of Superintendent
OF Machinery @. 8. Lape Of the Southern
California railway at San BernRrdino.
Hope Lodge, No. 90, International As
ISOLATION OF M~achinisis, will have agrand
ball In Ration on the night OF December
%. The committee OF arrangements IL
composed OF X. A. Shultz, Tom Dewitt,
Robert Boyle, n. n. Boyle and Alf Jelfs.
The door managers are All. Jelts, Frank
Kemplin, Tom Dewitt aud N. Boyle. Ey-
cry preparation is being made for a grand
time.
The man who sought death at the
hands OF one OF Wells, Fargo n Co.'s
messengers at tho hold-up near Dagge't
has been identified as Ignatius Eisler.
Pat. Moriarty. his alleged companion In
the hold.up, has beeL arrested and IL
now In Jail. They proved themselves
"tenderfeet" at train robbing and a. a
result one of them Ia dead aud the other
will spend a term Of years behind the
bars.
W. A. Bissell, who has been assistant
freight traffic manager for the Santa Fe
at Chicago, will soon take up his head
Quarters in San francisco, AS assistant
traffic manager for the santa Fe Pacific,
with Jurisdiction over both freight and
passenger business. This is done In view
OF the acquisition Of the Valley road
Ne. Bissell was formerly general freight
and passenger agent for the now out OF.
existence Atlantic & Pacific railroad, and
In the early days Of that road visited
Albuquerque quite often.
Articles OF incorporation OF the Sagi.
nav Southern Railroad company is pub.
lished In the Williams News. The com.
pany is capitalized at $4,000 OF $500
shares Of 800 each. OF these, John G
Brown holds 2,49l shares. Thus does the
hand OF progress make evident Its faith
in the greatness Of the southwest. The
people OF the nation are becoming intel
ligent upon the subject of the resources
Of the great territory embraced by New
Mexico, Arizona and southern California
aud long boarded eastern capital Is hnd,
ing its way into the remuneratiye fields
Of the southwest.
b CHANGE or OFFICIALS,
The Santa Fe Railway company an
nOunces the following changes OF officials
, IA the mechanical department:
Henry GiegOldt, foreman at Denver
!, vice Thomas n. Gibson, resigned.
Henry I. 0eyton, round house foreman
at Ration, transferred TO Chanute, Kan
sas. vice W. x. Taylor, resigned.
II. c. HAsbrouek, foreman ut Doigl
City, transferred 10 Ration.
|, l.. K. FOote, foreman at Trinidad
transferred TO Dodge City,
Chas. LsngtOn, OF Ration, to be fOremaI
at Trinidad.
The change at Denver TO go into effee
at once. All Of the other changes TO x
into effect December lst.
Z Henry Giegoldt, who is appointed fore
man of the Atehison, Topeka y SAINT
Ne shops at Denver, wa at n tim
master mechanic of the New Mexic
division with headquarters at Ration. II
was also foreman OF the railroad shops Il
, this city.
3 Engineer Gust Peterson, having bee
reinstated, is again at work guiding a.
A iron horse on the New Mexico division.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling incident, of which MI