Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-19
THE STEEL RAILS
Items Of Railroad Interest Gath
erea from our Exchanges.
WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING

Engineers and nremen on the Santa
Fe are not complaining about scarcity OF
work these days.
{. j. Carson has been promoted from
day operator at Flagstaff TO agent Of the
santa Ne Pacific at Canyon Diablo.
n. MarcOtt, a round-honse man, who
hurt his ankle about a week ago, will be
able 10 return TO work on Monday.
The Optic has been informed that Ed.
Rasmus fell into the aceQuia, at Albu.
quefque, aud came near drowning.
IL Is rumored among local ~railroaders
that the santa Fe Will, within the next
twelve months, erect a new depot at this
point.
Engineer c. G. Price IL taking n yaca-
ton from the Waldo run, and Engineer
5ch0ck and Fireman Davis will occupy
the cab.
Conductor Hubbard, who had spent a
two months vacation at his Old home In
Vermont, returned Sunday 10 Las Vegas,
accompanied by AIRS. Hubbard.
The driving wheels of engine g22, at
the Las Vegas shops, having arrived from
Topeka, work Will be pushed, aud she
will be ready for the road In = few days
G. NJ. Higginson, assistant T. President
Ripley, was pleased with his inspection
VI the local shops yesterday, He and his
private secretary left for California last
night.
II. ", Hilbert, formerly agent for the
Southern Pacific at Lordsburg, now hold
ing the same position Ut Yuma, il a cau-
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county on the republican ticket.
The engines on the Santa re main
line made a total mileage last fiscal
year Of 23,4S5 .92S. costing the mechani
cal department tl.4s6 2S2, This was ex-
elusive OF the cost Of the engines.
Foreman Young, Of the pattern depart
ment OF the lOcal shops, will sOOn occupy
one Il the Simpler cottages on south
Broadway His wife and children have
just arrived from Stevens Point, Wis.
Joseph Horton has returned to the city,
and will probably be found again at work
IN The pattern department OF the local
shops. tie resigned a short time ago to
accept a position with the Western Union
Telegraph company.
The Knights Templar special the other
dag made the trip from Albuquerque TO
Las Vegas In four hours and five min
utes, with two stops for water but none
for coal. The cab wa occupied by En-
giueer Fans and Fireman DennistOn.
The delays OF the passenger trains.
now almost OF daily occurrence, Is said
10 be caused by the rush Of freight bust
ness. The latter Is 10 great ~ % employ
all the engines at command, thus pre-
venting the passenger engines receiving
needed rOund-house attention.
The Roswell Record says. Each days
train brings in from Ave 10 ten cars OF
material for the extension, which il
being unlOaded In the yards here at
Roswell. After this weeg the most OF
the ties and rails will be taken to the
other side Of the Stone ditch before
unloading"
The Kingman Mineral Wealth says:
The Santa Fe railroad is improving theiI
line In many ways. The steel gang hal
reached the cut east OF town aud In g
day or two new steel rails will be laid 10
Kingman from the east. They are put.
ting In a powerful pump az their watel
station below town and laying new q
inch pipes to the tank at thu depot and
4.inch pipes from their reservoir TO theil
new water station four miles west o.
town. This latter station will be thu
terminus OF the new railroad to Chloride
The Flagstaff Gem says: "Under tn,
direction OF tina Santa Fe Pacific railwa!
company j. ". Thurber put sbOut
dozen teams and scrapers TO work Mon
day on the depot grounds at this place Il
iengthen the side tracks and enlarge th,
YARD. This is q much needed improve
ment. Flagstaff IL the most impOrtan
station between Albuquerque, n. g., an,
LOa Angeles, Cal, and the railroad com
pany means to give 1t proper attention
We feel assured that the Santa Fe Pacific
Co will treat Flagstaff as the importance
Of the tONn deserves"