Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-21
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
sred from our Exchanges.
WHAT The EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

The switch tracks at the depot are be-
ing improved.
Quite a gang Of workmen have been
repairing the tracks In the Ration yards
with new steel.
George OWeo, a former brakeman out
OF Las Vegas, IL running a traiu out Of
Aqua Calientes, Old Mexico.
The santa Fe will restore its thrice q
week passenger service between Chicago
and California on October l.
Jim Adams, a swltchman, has left the
employ OF the company at Las Vegas and
will shortly ltaye Tor Cincinnati.
new machine shop. TO be S0x2O0 feet.
and TO cost about S2jl,OOO. ~ eOntem-
plated for the santa Ne AT Las Vegas,
Conductor A. A. Rugg, now In New
Brunswick. writes TO Las Vegas friends
that he wa recently successful In a deer
hunt.
The santa Ne aud Santa Ne Pacific pay
ears have come aud gone, and thy dis.
ilutpd checks 10 more than $50 EN-
pioyes.
Among the passengers going east lsst
night were A Harvey aud vile Mt.
Harvey was an tmplOy5 OF the local rail-
way shops.
"All roads lead 10 AlbuQuc que 80
says secretary Crawford ~ the territorial
fair association. and they give cheap
rates IN any pefs,n desiring to visit Al
buquerque during fair week.
Tue santa Re Pacific IL continuing i'm.
prOyements. and men are sent wet a.
most every night. A large force were
passengers for Mannelit0 last night,
where new steel rails are being laid.
Monday night, a week ago. while max
lug a coupling In the Southern Pacific
Yard az Lord burg, 3. Il. Atkins got his
hand pinched between the bumpers. Tie
lost the end o. his thumb and hrst
Gnger.
The Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix
Railroad Company has ordered three new
engines for service on its road. They
will be equipped with electric head
tights aud with all of the latest improve
M nts.
n L. Croker, a worthy employe Of the
car department Of the local railway
shops. Is enjoying a Welt from his mother.
Mrs. s. NJ. Croker, OF Wichita, Kansas
The CrOckers reside on south Edith
street.
W. b. Ttull. the joint agent al
the depot. informs THE CITIZEN that
business, which has always been good, /,
picking up nicely, and that the big rail
way C mpany Is always ready 10 handle
any kind Of increase,
Conductor IOa Rlchley il entertaining
his old friend, James =. Fuller and wife
who arrived last night from Colorado
Springs Mr.. Fuller ~ n conductor on the
Rock Island road. while ia the city thu
visitors will stop nj the Hotel Highland
The Optic says. Willie McGOldric
hrother-in-law OF Trainmaster Fred. @
Fox. has been stricken with a very ba,
case Of typhoid fever at the family resi-
honep, eli north Seventh street. lie /
under the skillful treatment Of DR.. SHAY
and the watchful care Of Miss Lstta.
On October / the first vessel OF q ne'
line of steamships will leave San Diegt
Cal, for Honolulu, the Philippines, Japa
and China. This will give the Santa y
/ direct connection with the eastern w0rlC
and will place that rOute In the advanC
OF all railways leading out OF Chicago.
Big, genial hearted Harry Alexande
y who has the happy faculty OF maxim
friends wherever he visits, will be hel
y again this week, He II the commercii
agent OF the vi PasO & Northeastern raj
way, and il coming with a car load
fruits and vegetables from the 5acrl
meuto mountains.
The nj PasO Tribune Telegraph say
/. The new combination baggage, and 81
4 press and passenger coach, destined 4
use on the Sacramento mountain branc
road, arrived this morning via the SAM
, Fe. IL IL a model Of beauty and pecn
I iarly useful for the unique road II IL
run over. IL was bnilt TO order by Il
n Ohio Falls car works.