Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-18
THE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items OF Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT THE rsr1OYEs ARE DOING.

The roads in this country have In use
10000 passenger locomotive aud 26.OOO
IN freight service.
The rush OF freight continues over the
Santa Ne and all available rolling stock
and motive power are called into rtqui
Each passenger engine during the
past year handled on an average $1,000
persons and Travelled nearly 100000
miles.
O;ders for cars on the PecOs Valley
road 20 the number Of over two hundred
have been booked for shipment next
week.
T. p. Gable, OF Santa Ne, the vide
awake hustler for live stock shipments TO
Kansas City, slent several days u this
week In Ration.
The Denver II Bio Grande did 80 per
cent better freight business ont OF Santa
Fe last y jtober than In the same month
OF ths previous year.
Conductor Al. West. OF Ration. left
Tor Santa Fe 10 take the run between
there aud Lamy Junction. His family
will remain at Ration.
After twelvs years the earnings Of a
freight car will barely keep It in repair,
80 that about 10000 OF such cars now
yearly 90 into oblivion.
Had the whole earth the same proper
ton Of railroad mileage that we have In
the United States there would be $500.
OOO miles instead Of about 10000 miles
~ now.
The New Mexican says: Agent II. 8.
Lutz. OF the Santa Fe, is wearing an uu-
usually serene and happy smile. His wife
and children have returned home from
their San Diego trip.
Freight trains during the year ended
September 1, carried 760,0O0,OOO tons OF
freight. On an average Of l26 miles for
each ton, or an aggregate Of one ton car
ried 90 OO,OOO.OO0 miles.
The III Paso Herald says: Passenger
travel into Mexico from this point is very
good. The lower berths Of tina Pullman
are all taken when the train leaves here
aud the 1rst aud second class cOache,
carry d great many passengers.
A movement Is on foot 10 build a road
through White Rock canyon to connect
Bland with the Santa Ne main line neal
Thornton. II tAe Cochiti district min,
owners will agree t. make certain peri
oiicsl shipments. the line will prObabl!
be built.
Trackiaying on the PecOs Valley roa'
Ia progressing Of the rate OF two aud
quarter miles per day. Ga Wednesda
he state line was crossed. and the trac
b. now completed about ten miles Int
} Neg Mexico, says the Amarillo Cham
! pion.
I The Needles Eve says: Court PER-!
; Who has been a conductor on the SAINT
he Pacific for a number Of years rs we
az division superintendent ut Wlnslo'
and Gallup for some time, is again col
. duc'ing trains across the desert betwee
7 here and Los Angeles.
, The station on the PecOs Valley locate
at The head OF Mustang draw, twel'
miles past Of the Texas state line an
2 eight. one miles from Amarillo IN u
~Syndicats pasture. will be known as b,
\ yins, and Is now open for business. v
l. Guy has been appointed agent an
5 op rstor In charge.
d. n. Nichols, superintendent OF u
Pecos Valley road, has issued the follow
ing order: g. G StarkwpRther is heret
appointed trsinmaster, and will hay
charge OF train crews and operator
Robert Young, a. general foreman, wi
have charge OF track, bridges and bull
2 ings.
6 New Mexican holders OF Mexica
Northern n Pecos Valley railroad stO,
3 will be pleased TO learn Of the report
discovery OF extensive cinnabar deposit
valued at over 100000, In west Text
The deposits are seventy miles sOut
west OF Marathon and near the line
the proposed Pecos Valley railroad eXte
sion.
$. Down at I'll Paso they do things Il
2 way: Two brakemen and a conduct
> have been given twenty days credit
Is. firing the engines on their trains on
casiOns when the regular 1remen WI
y taken Ill. Serious delays TO traffic VI
We thus avoided. A conductor found a nu
y Der Of wires down and crossed.
backed his train and skillfully untsngI
and fixed them. thus saving seriOns {
lay TO trains and annoyance to the d
patcher. He was given twenty credits
Frank ". Pynehon, who has been
the hospital for the last three mont
left Sunday night. November IL, for W
slow, where he takes the desk in Mr.. II
bard's Office that ". X. Booth, late
Albuquerque. has been holding down
tine last Few mOnlnsi W. n bOOtn uhNl
been transferred TO Williams stall
Mr.. PynchOn's leg Is not entirely "
and he will be under the care OF the CO
pany physician. DR.. Dryden, at Winsl,
until no can 90 after his artificial lii
| Discovered by a nm
Another great discovery has been ms
j and that too, by a lady In this count
Disease fastened its clutches upon
aud for seven years she withstOOd its
yerests tests, but her vital organs "
undermined and death seemed immint
For three months she coughed incessa
ly, and could not sleep, She finally
covered a way 10 recovery. by purchas
OF us a bottle Of Dr.. Kings New Disc
cry for Consumption, and was 30 IN