Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-18
THE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items OF Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

Walter Sporleier, Of Las Vegas, left 10
Colorado surings. where he expects Il
make HE headquarters. Walter Is a con
ductor on the santa Fe, running from
Color do springs to Denver.
Brakeman sullivan. on Conductor Der
rvs train, fell from a way ear at Rowe
the other day, seriously iniuring his bach
aud head. he WAS taken TO the RAILWAY
hospital at Las We az Tor treatment.
Will White, formerly n section fore
man on the Denver Il Rio GranJe, came
down TO Santa Fe Saturday evening
from rs, a Ola. Mr. White left Monday
Tor Rowe, where he goes to accept r sim.
liar position on the santa Fe.
The Union Pacific has adopted a new
hospital plan, and will In future conduct
its own hospital. IL q man IL injured
while on duty, he will be- given medical
attention at the expense OF the company,
and there will be no more monthly dues
collected.
Work IL progressing rapidly on the
@. G. N.& n. railroad. The grading out
dts have already completed u large part
Of the distances between Geronimo ana
San Carlos and about two miles of track
has been laid IL Is expected that trains
will bB running TO San Carlos by
July 1.
The general officers OF the Santa Ne
railroad have given out information that
all arrangements have been completed
for putting on a liue Of steamers from
San Diego 10 Yokohama la connection
with the Santa Fe railroad. The first
steamer will leave San Diego not later
than October l.
The Courier says: Charles Langster, a
railroad contractor, who IL helping "
push tue Big Bug railroad through, Is
here from Los Angeles. He has previously
been IN bu,iness in this country on the
line OF tho santa Re Pacific. lie talks
Of sending for his family aud making
his residence In Prescott.
The Pecos Valley railroad has been
doing a good business Ia the cattle line
the past week. Monday t%wenty-One cars
came in for the Boom Cattle company,
aud tuesday sixteen cars we're received
for the Penasco Cattle company. IL Is
estimated that the road will handle two
trains a day for the next fifteen days.
Argus.
H. Il. ROesler, travelling passenger
agent Of the PecOs Valley u Northeastern,
expects to start this week for the east
ern states aud work In the interest Of tue
valley by advocating the advantages OF
colony life in hat section. file will take
with him a complete exhibit OF valley
products. The Texas Il Pacific manage
ment will co operate with Dir. Rooster In
his work,
Never before In the history OF the road
has the Maricopa 4 Phoenix railroad
handled 30 much local freight In one
season AZ II il doing this season. The
present rate OF shipping il "a record
bresker and II Is taxing the railroad to
haul the hay which composss most OF the
shipping. The haying OIthts are work.
ing every minute Of daylight to I'LL or.
ders received from California for almost
trainload lots. There were twelve cars
out the other night, seven from Tempe,
two from the spur and three from
Kyrene.
The Santa Ne, Prescott Il Phoenix
shipped fourteen cars Of cattle from Glen
dale TO New Mexico. and Thursday will
ship ten double-deeked cars Of sheep from
that point and seven ears from Phoenix.
In addition to the above they have con
tracted for the movement OF some eighty
cars Of cattle between now and June 1.
Livestock Agent Behan says there il lit
tie movement OF stock In the northern
part Of Arizona. as few sales have been
made owing to the war scare, and all the
shipping that is being done Is to the pas
lures Of this valley.
Work Is progressing very rapidly on
the Big Bug railroad out In Arizona. The
grading OF twelve miles OF the roadbed
has been completed, and track-laylng
was commenced on Saturday. Only
about a mile OF track will be laid at
present, though. This will run out to
their supply camp in order to get the
business OF transferring freight off the
main line, There Is considerable heavy
work to be done at the Big Bug end, but
the contractors feel confident that they
will be able to complete the grade by the
middle OF August Prescott Journal.