Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-16
ALONG TINE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
ered from our Exchanges.
WHAT THE Hxu1OYEs ARE DOING.


days ago, going west to accept a railway
position.
y. @. Flint, the popular freight cOnduc.
tor at San Marcial. has been granted a
respite from duty while suffering from a
bad cold.
Engineers who do not leave a sufici.
ent supply OF valve oil in the ~lubricstors,
are to be reported for discipline by en-.
CINE inspectors.
Engine gOs, on the Lsmy mountain,
will become vacant December IS. The
oldest fireman applying by that date will
be assigned thereto.
A third engine will be placed on the
LanIy mountain. Dec, Is. Oldest en-.
glneer and fireman applying therefor
will be thereunto assigned.
Near Hutchinson, Kss., the other day a
case Of smallpox was discovered In a
Santa Ne passenger coach, which was Inn
mediately detached from the train and
sldetracked.
Foreman Winohecks and Martin
Tisrney, Of the local railway shops, are
al Ration, for the purpose OF receiving
several new engines for service on the
8 Ints Fe Pacific.
Chss. II. OFT, who came here a few
days ago from Silver City. and Alfred J..
Williams have gone to work at the local
railway shops as machinlst helpers. OFT
Is a printer by trade.
Charles Hawkins, who has charge OF a
Santa Fe Pacific freight train west from
Ninslow, is here to-day and expects to
leave tomorrow morning for Silao. Mex.
leo, on a visit 10 a sister.
Fred. Holmers, OF Las Cruces, left for
III Paso last week to reside. He now
has charge Of the nj Paso section station
Of the Santa Fe road. Mrs Holmers and
son will join him in a few days.
The surveyors OF the Hutchinson 4
Southern Railway company are reported
TO be at work west Of POnca City. Okla
running a line from Blackwell to form a
junction with the Santa Fe at Ponca
City.
Fred. Johns. who was recently pro.
NOTED to division roadmaster OF the
Santa Re between HI Paso and San Mar
clal and Rincon and Silver City. was a
section boss at Las Cruces about seven
years ago.
An electric railway from Oak Greek, by
the way Of Flagstaff to the Grand Can.
yOn, is an enterprise that is under con-
siderStion by sOmc sagscious business
men. and by spring 1t may tang
able shape.
A railroad from Flagstaff to Globe,
and one from Williams TO the Grand
Canyon mines are now In order. These
mining camps should be connected by
rail, and the time is fast approaching
when II will be done.
The Santa Fe will 90 rapidly ahead
now with the work OF putting In the
switches and sidetracks at San Diego,
TO provide for the business OF the new
steamer line. Ten carloads Of rails have
arrived from the north.
The Ration Gazstte says: The first an
nual ball OF the International AssOcia.
tiOn Of Machinists will take place at the
rink on the night OF December %. The
boys are sparing no efforts or expense TO
make this the grandest ball OF the year.
Tickets. 81.
Frank Georges aud wife will here
after make their home In this city. Mr..
Georges is an old engineer on the Santa
Fe Pacific. and has just received his
transfer TO the Albuquerque end. which
necessitAtes his removal from winslOw.
G. W. Parks and II. J.. Render we're two
other old engineers recently transferred
from WinslOw to this city.
In the local railway shops the number
OF men In each department is larger than
was ever known before. and although the
machinery is being constantly increased
the amount OF work increases faster than
the facilities for doing 1t. This state OF
things indicates increased business on
the road and Is very satisfactory TO EN-.
plOyes and business men.
Twenty.four OF the thirty big engines
ordered by the Santa Fe from the Bald
win works and have been received al
Chicago, where they are being harnessed
and sent west pulling trains. Two
Nos. 936 and 937-reached Las Vegas
Monday and several others are working
their way out. The entire lot will be-
used between La Junta and Las Vegas
G. c. Mackenzie. the man who owns
and operates the weighing machines ant
mechanical devices In the Santa III
depOts along the line OF road, has secured
an advertising privilege in addition
and will soon ornament the interiors Of
the stations with frames of advertising
cards. The company will have nothing
10 do with the solicitation Of advertising
but will receive a percentage on all ad'
ysrtisements secured for the privilege oil
allowing the frames placed in The
depOts.
The Prescott Journal Miner says: The
electric head lights on the new Santa Fe
P~rescOtt& Phoenix engines are attracting
considerable attention, Compared will
the old headlights they are as an Ordin,
AIRY lamp to an electric arc light. They
throw a light for three miles, and on 4
straight track lights 1t 80 that any
object can be seen for at least half a mil,
ahead OF the engine. The electricity II