The Globe-republican., 1900-12-20
RAILROAD NEWS.

The telegraphers strike is ended-ex-
cept the mediation.
Contracts have been made for zoe, 900
ties and sixteen trains of steel rails for
rhe Rock Island road The rails are soon
to be unIoaded at Liberal.
The agent at Bucklfn has plenty to
do. During the last month, over 81, 600
of business was done at that station An
extension of the Rock Island will increase
the business Bucklin-
We understand that another train is
TO be put on the Santa Fe. fast train
which will only stop at county seats
This would be great accommodation to
the people and they no doubt would ap-
preciate it-Great Bend Register.
The new California train schedule
time goes into effect Dec, ~ This fast
train will carry mail, and the train will
be due in Dodge City at 1924 II. M
This will give Kansas City, Topeka
and Leavenworth papers the same day.
A man made a statement in Hutchin-
SOD, Monday, that the Santa Fe would
soon put in long telephone lines connect
ing all stations. This is probably parody
on the telegraphers' strike. but the tele
phone connection would certainly be
useful method.
"A material yard has been Established
at Liberal and the work of extending the
Rock Island will be pushed forward The
supe rintendent of the Rock Island was
here in Il special on Saturday He
sal d that the extension of the Rock Is
land would help the business of Dodge
City. The coal trade will be of some ad
vantage to the people of this part of the
state.
-Johu S. Kelsey celebrated his 62d
birthday on December 18th. Pop" was
born in Ohio, in 1898. AS his custom he
visited his old time friends on his birth
day anniversary. and the GLOBE -REPUB-
LICAN office was numbered among his
many visits. Some friends of Pop did
not forget him, for he was presented with
two pair of silk hose, slipper holder and
a hose supporter. With this equipment
Pop may be mistaken for congressman,
but he is only every day man who
pilots the yard engine the Santa Fe.
May he have 60 birthday anniver-
saries and plenty of silk hose TO wear
The Rock Island railroad is making
active preparations for the immediate
building of the new Rock Island exten-
sion from Liberal, Kansas, southwest to
Eel Paso, Texas, The latest move is the
establishments of a large supply yard at
Liberal. and the ordering of 2OO, 900 ties,
which will be sent to that point within
the next few days. Orders for other ma
terial have been placed, and will be de-
livered to the Liberal yards from time to
time 1t is the intention of the manage
ment to push this much talked of extern
sion of the Rock Island, and before many
months patrons can ride clear through to
FL PasO-Capital.
An order has been posted for the at
tention of Santa Fe engineers which
important step towards the protection of
life and property. The order calls atten-
tion TO unnecessary noise being made by
the engine and cautions the engineer not
TO allow the steam to blow off at the pop
valves also that the cylinder cocks must
be shut, and that no unnecessary whistlng
must be done at crossroads, in or near
depots or while the train is running along
public highways. These precautions are
taken TO avoid any accidents which might
happen at any of the above mentioned
places by horses becoming scared at
noises made by the engine.
The Rock Island has let several con-
tracts for the extension of ihe southwest
ern line to EI Paso, Texas. 1t will re-
4quire about ten months TO build the FL
Faso extension from Liberal. The dis
tance is 800 miles. The contracts are
kgiven out for fifty mile stretches Con-
f%ractors are already rushing men and
material on the grounds to begin work at
once. Upon the charter of the Rock
Island & Mexico Railway company, un-
der which title the road is TO be built.
40 miles will go through DallaIn. Sher-
man and Hartley counties, Texas. Going
through rhe Texas Pa nhandle and some
of the richest cattle land in New Mexico
the Rock Island will not only have a
shorter route to California but VIII tap a
territory at present devoid Of railroad
facilities