Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-09
SANTA re OFFICIALS.

rhey were Here for Several Hours Yes
terday Now vt ~ Paso.
A special train. consisting OF four
private cars. reached this city yesier
lay afternoon The Handsomely arranged
Iaohes contained the following wvil-
k own officials OF the Santa Re railway
j. j. Frey. general manager; Z. NJ. Hig.
sil son, assistant 10 Presi lent Ripley; ii.
U. Nudge, general superintendent; W. J.
Black, general passenger agent, j. A.
ID IN, chief engineer; John Player, gen
.ral superintendent OF machinery; q. ".
kouns, superintendent OF car service; c.
Il Sholes, superintendent OF Telegraph;
!. X. Hurley. division superintendent, aud
h W. GRAFT, resident engineer at Las
Vegas
The party came here direct from Nh
OIL ;ial visit to Denver, Pueblo, Colorado
Springs anu Canon City, and while ri
Denver Mr. Black was interviewed ~
follows:
I'VE came to Denver TO inspect the
yards with view 10 introducing the
block signal system and such other i'm
pr0yemenis as we are making on ihe
entire line.
"Ths scheNe OF improvement em.
0raced the ballasting OF the track with
stone, the material to be secured at the
most convenient place, adj icent TO or In
the vicinity Of where We are now work.
ing. The Oklahoma division Las been
al relaid with new steel and the block
system introduced. The Chicago aud
middle divisions have been ballasied
completely and we are now beginning
on the divisions west and south Of La
Junta.
I'VE are taking out sll Of the small
switches and are putting In switches
twenty and twenty five feet high, 10 they
can be easily seen a long distance of. Al
night they are Illuminated and are not
affected by the fog. nor are they likely TO
20 wrong from the way they are set by
the vacuum caused by swiftly moving
train"
General Manager Frey was seen at the
local depot last night by The CITIZEN
representative aud he stated that the trip
n an inspection tour" witch shou,d
have been made during the last days OF
December.
"The officials are pleased with the bust.
ness OF the road, and the conditions found
IN the division over which j. Il. Hurley
IA superintendent" said Mr.. Frey. "He
IL being supplied with new steel rails,
and the track Ia being greatly improved
from La Junta 10 HI Paso. These rails
have been ordered from the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company at Pueblo. and the
work Of putting In new ties. new steel
bridges and new steel rails will he con
tinued until every mile OF the Santa Fe
road In the southwest, throughout New
haxtan Ia In tha haut r,luailla annAistn.,
for travelling"
In regard 10 several contemplated i'm.
provements here, such asa new depot and
hotel, Mr. Frey was somewhat reticent,
but stated that these matters are now In
the hands OF President Ripley, and that
Albuquerque will not be forgotten In his
recommendation for certain needed i'm
provements along the Santa Fe road.
On being informed that the Topeka
State Journal had announced a TumOr In
circulation there TO the effect that be
would soon resign gs general manager
OF the Santa Fe, 10 accep. like position
with the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas road,
Mr.. Frey stated that the report wa put
In circulation without any foundation or
regard for the truth.
The special train o. officials pulled ont
for the south at 9a5 last night. Tley
are spending the day at III Pa-O. From
the Pass city the officials will inspect the
Silver City branch and will visit the
Santa Rita copper mines. They expect
to reach this city on their return some
time TO morrow night, and continue
north TO Trinidad. where they will make
tour OF the Texas lines over the Cult
road.