Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-04
ALONG the STEEL RAILS
Latest Items OF Railroad Interest Gath
cred from our Exchanges.
WHAT TIE EMPIoYEs ARE DOING.

CT rOhu.
The Optic says: Lieut.. Com ,tock has
returned from the army at Albany, Ca,
having arrived Friday evening. lie will
resume his position "a fireman In the EN-
ployment OF the company.
II is understood in Eddy that T.. o
Faulkner, late general manager Of the
Pecos Valley Il Northeastern. Ia at the
head OF the tax department ri the Santa
Te. making his headquarters in Topeka,
says the kddy Argus.
Word from La Junta says that Conduc-
tor Cy Boucher. OF the Inflated express
train. was In very bad condition, az the
Il sh was coming from his face and hands,
where he was 10 badly burned.
There'il be all kinds Of ways to get TO
the Grand Canyon OF the Colorado the
coming year. Thereil be a railroad from
Williams, from Flagstaff 80 We see
In the last issue OF the Gem-and then,
tourists can ride in a stage coach, or
walk.
Engineer George Riddle. a veteran
Denver Il Rio Grsnde runner, Is taking a
few days lay of while his engine Is being
rpjuyenated from her little mix up with
the snow the other day south OF Antonito.
The road was cleared Saturday and every
thing now Is In apple pie order, says the
New Mexican.
The Williams News says: The Saginaw
Southern Railroad company commenced
work sgain Thursdsy Of this week on
construction work, The snow has disap.
poared sufficiently to allow q resume Of
work. This company Is using every ef-
roIt to get down off the mountain before
the winters SHOWS commence In earn est
Rev. 8. II. Busser. whom THE CITIZEN
recently announced as the newly ap-
pointed superintendent Of the reading
rccms on the Santa Re system. came In
from Emporia last night. and has a room
al the Hotel Highland. He IL TO day In.
spectlng the local railway reading room.
In south Albuquerque and doubtless will
order some needed improvements thereto.
The Williams News says: Both engines
on the Saginaw Southern railroad are
Kept busy night and day carrying con.
s'ruction material 10 the end of the track
and bringing In logs. The Saginaw
Lumber company has a surplus Of or
ders. both for the mill and box factory,
which, besides being more than crafty
ing to the company, Is a source OF much
satisfaction 10 the business men OF vii
liams.
The Rcck Island road has Just adopted
what IL known III the %0ne-sh0vel system
for firing locomotives. Instead OF filling
the Grebox with coal at intervals. the
fireman will be required TO put in one
shovelful OF coal about every half min
ute. II IL an economic measure, and one
which largely decreases the smoke nui-
sance. The road may save nearly $780,
900 a year by this change In firing
methods.
The Roswell Register says j. II.
Dunn, a railway postal clerk Of st.
Louis, who has spent the last two months
in Denver. arrived here on Wednesday
with his mother. He will take X. II.
Archer's run az postal clerk on the Pecos
Valley 4 Northeastern, from Roswell TO
Pecos and return, next Tuesday, and MIR.
Arthur will return to Fort Worth to take
a run there. Mr.. Dunn comes here as a
health seeker, having broken down on
the heavy run on the Missouri Pacific be.
tween Denver and Kansas City.
The Denver Il Rio Gran1e statement
for the six months ending December 81
November and December estimated
shows: Surplus, S775.920, from which
Sl05 600 is deducted for the purchase OF
locomotives, leaving t620.920. and less
the dividend OF . per cent on the pre-
ferred, leaving Sl97,920. The directors
authorized the purchase OF passenger and
freight cars, numbering 1000 In all.
The directors also authorized that the
road from La Veta to Alamosa, a distance
Of sixty miles. DO standard gagged and
the grades and curves improved. the cost
to be betrayed out Of the special renew
ing fund.
The III Paso Herald says; Geo. TiltOn,
foreman OF the Mexican Central round
house, said yesterday that there was no
smallpox In his department. He said he
was exerting every effort to keep down
the disease and that he questions his men
every day 10 see II there Is any sign OF
the disease In any OF their families. lie
says that during his recent trip into the
interior three cases broke out In the fam
lilies OF the employees working under him
and that when he returned he immedi-
ately released them. Mr.. Tilt0n says
that business Is booming on the Central
and that the prospects are that II will
continue 80 for some time 10 cOme.
The Sierra County Advocate says: The
proposed new railroad from the coal
fields on the Lsguns Valley grant, Just
across the Rio Grande and only about
thirty-tiye miles from Hillsboro, will
enter the village OF Faulkner a short
distance south OF Dr., Warren's residence
and reaching the town OF Andrews will
have its terminal depot on the north
base OF ADimss Peak. The rolling stock
will consist Of but two engines and Gfty
coal cars at the beginning. No pas.
sengers will be carried. The grade ia