Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-04
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS.
Latest Items OF Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT THE EmP1OTEs ARE DOING.

Richard English, general master me-
chanic Of the Santa Ne Pacific, came in
from the west last night.
Engineers Mills aud Underdown and
Fireman Craig will represent Ration in
the rush for Klondike this spring.
j. ". Walker, chief clerk of the Santa
Fe Pacific at Los Angeles, we'll known in
this city, Is recovering from a very severe
illness.
George Lock, right OF way agent for
the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre Il Pacific
railway. has returned from a business trip
to Chihuahua.
Freight engineers on the Santa Fe are
now allowed three piDts, and passenger
engineers two pints OF oil for the round
trip between Las Vegas and Albuquerque.
G. E. Crary, auditor Of tho Santa Ne
Pacific and Southern California railways,
came in from the west last night, and is
mingllng with his Albuquerque friends
to-day.
The Ration railway shops started in
Tuesday to work ten hours a day instead
Of nine. The whistle now blows at 8
o'clock in the evening, except on satur-
day, at 8 o'clock.
The Santa FEES orange record thus far
for the season Is over $500 cars; the pres
ent average daily shipment being seventy
1--we cars. About the middle Of April the
fruit will begin TO be sent under ice, and
the season will end about June.
A special train was sent to Maricopa
Wednesday to get the grading outfit Of
the Minneapolis and Arizona Construc-
ton company. The outfit will be sent TO
Prescott where 1t has the contract for
the building Of the Big Bug railroad.
Judge W. NJ. Oliver, the obliging agent
Of the Santa Fe at Ration, met with q
very painful accident on Tuesday last
In passing through a car he stumbled
and fell, badly spraining and bruising hil
arm. He will be laid up for some time
President Cable, Of the Chicago, Roch
Island & Pacific railroad, with his wife
and party Of friends, came In from the
north last night, in special car No. IL
and continued west to Los Angeles. W
u. Powars, an old friend. met Mr.. ant
Mrs. Cable at the depot.
Hon. W. II. Symons, formerly master me
chanic OF the AtchlsOn, Topeka & SAINTS
Fe here and mayor OF Ration, now occu
plying q prominent position with thu
Galena Oil company, sailed for London
England, Saturday last, where he will re
main for some time on business con
nected with the oil company.
The Atchison, Topeka Il Santa Fe Hos
pital association, composed OF railway
employees, who own the fine railway hos
pital In Topeka, wanted $4,000 to meeI
q mortgage on its property. Treasurer
Edward Wilder secured the loan In BOs
ton by telegraph In Just two hours. Thu
association pays only 3 per cent interest
Mr.. Wilder says this shows the good feel
ing now prevalent In the east In regart
10 western securities.
The Prescott Courier says: Under
Sheriff Dillon. yesterday took charge Of
man named Burr. who gave evidence o.
an unsettled mind. When locked ul
Burr attempted to pick the lock with I
spoon. BY night he was 80 sick that h,
could not sit up. The attending physi
clan thinks there is a pressure on tn
mans brain. and says that he is insane
The man Is a railroader and is said h
have come here from the Needles.