The Globe-republican., 1898-12-08
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS.
| Business is not 20 brisk on the Santl
| Fe road, for the past week.
J. E. Dick and wife returned from
North Carolina, Tuesday.
The depot hotel is heated with steam
aud the rooms are comfortable with this
warmth.
Mrs. G. E. Park arrived, Wednesday
night, to join her husband, who is break
ing on local between here and La Junta.
E. c. Mace. night ticket seller at the
Santa Fe railway depot, on Saturday
night, was gladdened by the appearance
of girl baby at his house.
Engineer w. C. Danenberg of Well
lington. has probably 500 pairs of buffalo
horns in the rough, which he collected
during the past nine years. He wants to
sell them.
The Santa Fe has let the contract for
$4,000 railroad Y. NJ. c. A. building
at Temple. Tex, a portion of which is
to be paid by the citizens of that place.
The company is contemplating erecting
new roundhOuse at Gainesville, Tex.
The round house men and engineers
presented F. G. Hasbrouck, late foreman,
with beautiful watch chain and Masonic
charm, with name engraved thereon.
Mr.. Hasbrouck left Saturday night for
Ration, n. NJ, where he takes charge of
the Santa Fe railway shops.
Some new travelling engineers were
appointed the first of the month. w. d.
Hamilton of Topeka, does the work be-
tween Kansas City aud Dodge City. A.
L. Beardsley of Chanute, has the South
ern Kansas and Oklahoma division Ben
5. Williams of Dodge City. has the
Colorado and Western divisions.
Every official connected with the
freight traffic department of the various
roads Of the Santa Fe system is 10 Chi
cago attending the annual ''round up or
''pOw-wow" of the big railroad company.
The meeting opened there Wednesday
afternoon, and will probably continue
the rest OF the week.
The Santa Fe company has purchased
the Clark hotel at Newton, and it will be
operated by the Fred Harvey eating
bouse system. Koran, the present pro-
prietor of the Clark has received notice
dated November 30, to vacate the build.
ing inside of sixty days. Improvements
to the value of $4,000 will be made on
the building.
The Santa Fe railroad company is
making such improvements in its me-
chanical plant and such additions to its
local working force at Ration as 80 fully
justify the supposition that the company
intends to finally carry ont its original
in regard to making Ration
vast intermediate shop for the general
Santa Fe system. The shops are now
working 260 men, being an increase Of
about % per cent in the last two months,
while the Ration railroad list show also
IS engineers, 100 firemen, 80 freight
conductors and los freight brakemen,
he aggregate pay roll approximating
s45 900 per month.
1t was not until recent years that
'ailrOad corporations lent their aid, and.
their money, toward promot-
ng the welfare of aud furnishing enjoy
nent for its employees. The Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway has been one
If the most liberal railroads in this re-
gard, and has spent much money in pro.
riding for its employees Injuries which |
hey could not otherwise enjoy. By it's
the railroad men of Argentine |
ire enabled to erect one of the finest Y. |
II. c. A buildings in the west. Ground
vas broken for the building last week |
md by next spring the railroad men of !
Argentine will have place where they
nay spend their days and nights of duty
n reading, studying, taking exercise,
'r, in fact, doing nearly anything that
modern cenveniences make possible.