The Globe-republican., 1898-06-16
RAILROAD NEWS.

yer, Colo.
M. Ellis was off Monday, aud A. J.
Teer was on his run.
Up to date $50 flags have been raised
by Kansas railroad men.
&C. F. Helm is eff for thirty days.
Extra brakeman Bruback IS in his place.
&C. Wimberly is breaking in Ecre-
mans place, while the latter is laying off.
e. D. Conboy and wife are taking a
trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Harrison
has his run.
Saturday Chas. Parson laid off of
first 80. Extra brakeman Cry stel was out
in his place.
Extra brakeman Miller is on in tho
place of B. C. Jones. who is running
Sullivan's car.
Harry Hubbard and family are in
Silverton, Colo, visiting the family of j.
L. Whitelaw. J.. A. Dalton is running
his car.
j.. Conrad returned about week
ago from his old home in GeneseO, Ill.,,
where he visited his aged mother: who is
90 years of age.
-Chas. E. Gallagher, yardmaster, says
80 to 100 tramps arrive here daily, they
having been sent out TO harvest, and the
harvest is two weeks off. Mr.. Gallagher
says many of these tramps wear a badge
on which is inscribed Colorado vOlun-
teers to help save Kansas wheat" Many
of these tramps are returned east or west,
as the case may be.
The railroad boys have purchased a
magnificent flag, of the best material.
1t is 13x24 feet, and will be placed on a
pole 100 feet high, west of the new depot
building. The flag cost $25, and the
pole will cost SIS more. w. J. Davies
and Chas. E. Gallagher secured the sub.
scriptions for the flag. Flag raising day
will be an important event soon at the
depot.
The Santa Fe has adopted a new
standard trip ticket for engineers and
firemen. The ticket calls for the number
of the engine, when the run was made,
where run started and ended. Whether
passenger or freight. Includes work and
switching. Time of departure, time
called, time on duty. Number of cars,
train number and tonnage. Causes of
delay and at what stations. Fuel, oil re-
ceived and amour: of extra time. When
the ticket is filled out every detail of the
run is accounted for.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway, it is announced, has leased the
use of the Union Pacific, Denver and
Gulf tracks between Pueblo and Denver,
and will take up its own tracks between
these points. 1t is President Ripley's
idea to combine with other roads wher-
ever two tracks run parallel and have the
same terminal, thereby avoiding the ex-
pense of keeping up an extra track. This
has already been accomplished between
Kansas City and St. Joseph, and other
points are in contemplation.
Improvements are being made in the
telegraph system of the Santa Fe, which.
when completed will represent an expen-
diture of 100000. A new copper wire is
being strung over the entire distance of
the Chicago division from Kansas City to
Chicago, and a new wire will be strung
between La Junta and Albuquerque. This
is the first time in several years that ex-
tensive improvements have been made in
the telegraph system of the Santa Fe.
The employees of the Santa Fe have
originated new name for the demerit
marks given the men under the regula-
tons of the Brown system Of discipline.
The word ''demerit'' is never used, but
all over the line they are known as
brownies" When an employe receives
a number of demerit marks he speaks of
receiving ''bunch of BROWNIES No
one knows who originated the name, but
it has spread over every division of the
road and even into the offices of the off,
Gals, and has become one of the most
common terms in railroad service.
"A meeting of the Santa Fe superin-
tendents will be called shortly to arrange
a new summer time card, which will
probably 20 into effect the latter part of
the month. No changes Of any impor-
lance will be made, as the present train
service is entirely satisfactory. The
limited trains were discontinued the first
of this month, and the two California
trains from Kansas City to Albuquerque
will be continued, Is one train would be
unable to handle the business. The
Santa Fe is now waiting for the Santa Fe