The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-06-23
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS.
Howard SWEET 10 on the extra board
at La Jnnta.
Harry Taylor, day caller, is in Kan
sas City and other points, on . recreation.
Conductors Ellis and Nicholson, Of
freight trains, have quit the service of the
Santa Fe railway.
John Madigan. engineer Of No. 6,
the train that ran INTO No. 5. at Conroe
station, on Wednesday night of last
week, has resigned. w. B. Piper, the
conductor, has been suspended.
1T is reported that Engineer John
Madigan, who was in the recent wreck,
has notified Superintendent Dyer and
Master Mechanic Forster that he will
never again handle the throttle of loco
motive.-La Junta Tribune.
! Sixty cars of cattle arrived here
Monday and Tuesday flom Arizona and
New Mexico. The cattle were consigned
to Sullivan & Mills, Kansas City Live
Stock Company, Babbitt Bros, and T. F.
Garner. Cattle shipments will be exten-
sive in the next few months.
| "A Santa Fe claim agent was in town
on the 18th effecting settlement with
the passengers who were injured in the
wreck at Conroe. One man received $50
and new suit of clothes. Some people
want but little here below, nor want that
little long.-I.a Junta Tribune.
Mrs. w. p. Vanordstrand returned
from La Junta, Monday evening, where
she had gone to care for her husband, the
brakeman whose foot was crushed by the
wheels of his train. The amputatiOn
was made above the ankle. Mr.. Van.
ordstrand is doing well. and he is cheer
full over Lis misfortune.
"A passenger aboard an cast bound
Santa Fe train lost his reason just after
the train pulled out of RatOn, Wednes-
day morning of last week. When the
train reached Trinidad he was removed
from the train and taken to the Sisters
hospital, where he is now receiving
treatment. His name is Frank w. Rick
enbaugh.
Engineers and firemen are busy
guessing what effect the new Santa Fee
pool will have on them. An order has
come out at Arkansas City, and is spread
ing along the road that the Santa Fe will
pool all engines. The reason for this is
that the officers believe that each engine
can do certain amount of work before
it needs to 60 to the repair shop. The
idea is to start an engine and let it 60
under one man to the end of his division,
when, after an inspection, it will be
placed under another man and run on.
In this way fewer engines will be needed,
although they will be worn out quicker.
A division inspector will give each en-
SluC ouu AuopCC-
ton at his division. Engineers say this
order will be effective July LIST.
Among the other improvements that
are being made with the laying of new
steel between Kansas City and Topeka
are the noiseless joints that are being put
in. The Weber noiseless joint is being
used. The noiseless joint consists of a
block of we'll seasoned wood that fills the
channel and shoe angle of the rail joint
and alao serves as nut lock, keeping the |
joint tight and free from play and lose
ness. The saving of wear and tear on
the track by the even tension Of the joint |
is one of the points in favor of the block.
Equipped with these joints the metallic |
sound caused by the wheels passing over |
the joints is done away with and the
passing of the wheels over the joints be-
comes nOiseless. These noiseless appli- |
ances have been in use by eastern roads |
for some time, but the Santa Fe is the
FIRST to adopt them in the west.