Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-07
ALONG THE STEEL RAILS
Latest Items Of Railroad interest Cath
erea from our Exchanges.
WHAT rHI EnrtOrIs An. DOrso.

RI Hale, the Rough Rider. who IL Or.
ing on the Santa Ne Pacific, is laid up for
repairs. He has a sore hand.
The flyer from the east was a few min
utes late 10 day. bat thsre we're quite q
large number OF eastern tourists en- route
to California points aboard.
The several departments OF the local
shops are crowded with orders. and the
various fOremen are busily engaged In
turning out drst class work.
T.. J. Helm. general agent Of the Den.
YER & Rio Grande at Santa re. was at ri
Paso day before yesterday, aud left for a
trip over the Southern Pacific.
Switch engine No. 40 will be out Of the
Needles shops this week after q thorough
oyerhaullng. and will be sent TO Selig-
man, where No. Al Is nowdoing the work.
8. @. Winand is registered at the Grand
Central. he is en- engineer IN the az
ira list here, having died his application
for a position on an engine running out
Of Albuquerque.
n. D. McCaTty. who was interested in
the Brunwick saloon, recently selling
out his partnership. IL on the extra list
OF engineers desiring q position on the
Santa Re Pacific.
Engineer Gus Peterson, OF the Santa
Re, who was laid Of three months ago
on account Of q collision. has had his
railroad sins forgiven and is now rein
stated in his old job.
A. @. Wells, general superintendent, In
company with Division Superintendent
Hibbard. paid an official visit 70 the To-
cal shops yesterday, and found every.
thing In tlp-top working condition.
TIE CITIZEN force had the pleasure OF
meeting II. 8. Snyder, OF Decatur. Ill,
yesterday afternoon, being introduced by
wm. MentE. Mr.. Snyder left last night
for WinslOw. where he takes q position
in the office OF Division Superintendent
Hubbard.
The HI Paso Graphic says: James
Roper, sgent for the Denver & BIO
Grande at AlAmOsa, Colo, Is spending q
w~ell-earnsd vacation In the city. Mr..
Roper Ia accompanied by his wife, who
hopes to receive benefit 70 her health In
our genial climate.
The Needles Eye says: A 100 foot
bridge on the Santa Ne Pacific, about SIX
miles east Of fowl, was reported on fire
late yesterday afternoon. The wrecking
train vas Immediately sent TO the scene
q the Ere. and at 4 o'clock this morning
all trains were running as usual The
entire bridge was burned and the rails
left hanging. Passengers from No.
we're transferred aud brought here for
supper.
The local Santa Fe railroad agent al
Las Cruces has been instructed 10 strictly
execute the company's demurrage rules
viz: Unloading coal, three days are al.
lowed; other cars, for loading and unload
ing. two days only. This step is rendered
necessary by the extraordinary demand
for cars at the mines. These rules will
be strictly adhered to as our agent Is al
lowed no discretion In the matter from
now q
Thieves, hObOs, buns and dis'eputable
people generally are injecting the roun'
try between Denver and ri Paso, and the
longer they escape punishment the bold
or they grow. A gang Of them robbed
the Santa Ne railroad depot safe in
Trinidad the other night Of considerable
money. and escaped with the DOODLE. TIL
territorial papers are warning citizenl
10 be individually watehful, a. the police
In the small cities do not seem able Il
cope with the rAscals.
, An III PasO paper says; ~. K. ROesler
one Of the most popular and enterprislnl
' travelling passenger agents In the south
, west. and who Ia known Throughout
Texas, especially, has severed his connec
tion In the above capacity with the Peccr
Valley q Northeastern. and accepted
/ position with the ri Paso & Northeastern
He will act for the White Oaks as an i'm
migration agent, and at this business b
Ia unexcslled. He will divide his tim
between XII PasO and Dallas, retaining
his Office at the latter place."
The Bddy Argus says: General Man
ager @. B. Rddy, OF the III Paso & North
: eastern road. last week instructed hi
. agents In Eddy, MoLenAthen 4 Tracy, :
' withdraw all his La Huerta farm an
q Eddy town property from the market
pending an increase In price, due TO th
' improved condition Of valley affairs. Nj
: Bddy considers that the future Of tb
town Is exceptionally bright and readin
the future a, he does, holds the opiniOI
that his property lie listed at too low
o figure, hence his instructions. Just a
Indication, this. Of the steady imprOV,