Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-11
RAILROAD ITEMS.
Double Headers Denounced--S
Fe Dividend Expected,
COUPLER LAW Effective.

F'st Worth Texas. the legislative uan.
mlttec ~ che brotherhood o. Ilpcomo-
tive Firemcn ~ Texas entered 10 meet
again two years hence There were rcp.
rcsonh,ttyea preaont from eighteen IA.
Visions. a resolution was passed unan.
smmsly olnderuuine tihc double header
aysieIn as destructive to iifc and prop.
cr,y Another resolution was adopted
indDIrine ~ q. Curtis cor railway com D.
missioner OF Texas. a. l.. Wilson. 81
Cleburne WINS eiertosl chairman u the
committee and W. A. Rae secretary
treasurer.
WlIA LOOK nor a DIVIDEND.
floiders ~ santa Fe cunmun stock
nTay with All certainty look zoe dtvl-
dend during the nscai year iuN entered
ufun The magnificent showing NJ the
past nsu year. which recoryis an In
crease ~ over Ave million dollars the
greatest incit7ise in earnings In che en-
tire history II the Santa Re rOad--ln-
surcs the continuance 81 the preferred
stock dividend on q per cent h4Nis
and tho commencement of dividend
paying on common stock
The ss,nsa BE rad h. nav In IT, nfth
year under the reorganization AMI ~
f1g M DIVIDEND has been paid on tho
cumnun stouk uf the company How
ever when The last dividend was de-.
ctarcd on preferred aus1k an per
cent taais it wgss predicted generally
that with the continuance ~ prosperity
common st,sck would b. rwtohed at the
next move. Tuiaa prosperity has con
tinucd - shown by the resori ~ the
lusi siN months ~ the nscal year, and
tn,ru now seems 90 be- nothing in the
way of tho prediction being fulfilled
\ per cent basis represents THE limit
Oh dividends ON preferred stock 90 the
company There In no limit 90 dividends
uh common stock The nrst dividcnd
declared viii probably MT be- less than
per cent.
CIGARETTE SMOKERS EXCLUDED
]. w Kurtz muster mcchanic Of she
Michigan cay division ~ the Lake Erie
a Western rllru1d has adopted "a rule
excluding from employment on the road
and che s,h0ps under hiS Jurisdiction
amy man or boy who SMOKES cigarettes
No exception Is nede to this regulation.
The first question askcd applicants ia
whether they Smoke cigarettes. and ~
an Affirmative answer Ia given they
must eluher promise 10 bfeak on the
habit 90 be rejected, All the men are
allowed to smoke clEafs or pipes hat
The line Is drawn ut cigarettes, ana
tbore is not cigarette smoker on the
division
COUPLER LAW pFFE, TIVE.
After rrpcaicd delays the law which
congress cuacted in March 1898. requir-
ms an rti,rsad companies engaged Ia
Interstate cumfnerce to equip their carr
with puNvvr or train brakes. and auto
mattc couplers has gom' into cficCt. r.
H. expected that fun compliance with
the law Win tend 90 greatly lessen the
number Of accidental deaths and iniur-
lea among railway men. Statistics show
that the number - accidents has been
growing less since the roads began TO
equip their ears with the power brakes
and automatic couplers.
When the law passe,i, seven ycgtrs
aEo, only 20 per cent Of the freight oars
in use were supplied with air brakes.
and hut a slightly larger proportion had
automatic couplcys. Four years l,uter
32 per cent had air brakes and 90 per
cent were iittcd with couphea. FN,ur
years later ~ per cent had afr brakes
and 50 per cent were fitted with coup
iers The number Of railway employees
killed during the twelve months emitting
with June 30 1898. was 2,72i and for the
year ending June 80, 1897 the nWmber
was 1893
since January T. 1900. the nilroad
companies have been making tramcn-
dous efforts To- equip ali Of their rolling
stook with air brakes and automatic
oouplers. and Il Is believed that a ma
jority of the big railroads are now In
position 10 fully comply with the law.
FIRENiEN's PAY INCREASED
Within a month the wages o. hremcn
ON the Colorado a Souihern railnad
viii be- advanced nearly per cent. The
advance viii afreCtcyery fireman on the
system n h. sati the management
wishes 90 RESTORE the wages TO she point
az which shey were before the Union
Pacific. Denver a Gulf Went out Of che
hands - thc Union Pacific and into the
m+ Engagement ~ Frank Trimbull as re-
cslyer Most ~ the wages along the
line have been restored o. ab0i, the
sstrne point they were when at their
highest. but chose - the firrmen have
MOI been advanced.
II Is said that This moVcmeu, IL the
beginning ~ "a goneielladyance In Wllges
Of employees ~ the Colorado 4 South
crn railroad
since January I. ghe rosud has earned
81. 043 1886 compared with $3.50 3i7 FOR the
corresponding pciapi 10 last year. an
incr,vi=c of Si6i.a Il IL said that the
july earnings are greatly In excess "
those 81 the corresponding moath last
year. an increase 81 &lGi $3.50. II h said
that the July earnings are greatly inI
excess Of those OF the corresponding
Hura1h last ycar ana the road proposes
that hs employees SHALL share Ia It's pros
pdHy
The telegraphers have been recogniz
ed az an 0nicr, ana during August they
win incest GENERAL superintendent Dyer
and arrange Ia higher schedule q
wages.
WArCH SYSTEM EXPLAINED.
w. u. Davidson, ~ Chicago, who rep
rtseulu j. ". Fuwingpr the ness ln
sIeCtIr 81 Waushcs on the Union Pacific.
is in Dentcl ami win remain there FOR
a few days l0oklug after the Inaugural
ton of the new system Of inspection
There is nothing whatever In she re-
pot that the inspectors we appoint wiz
compel the men "a buy any one pautic- !
ular make - Wabi. said Mr. David |
son. Any one ~ ak makes standard /
Amorcun i7-jewel watches are recon- i
A watg whlch Will meet all !
requirements can be- purchased "a any
price fgom f25 Up. You can g,s "A which /
for SO now that IL better la every way
thon one that would have cost you $50 |
go go ten yeiyH ago. We Will accept, |
tco. the 'i-iewcl watches n they stand /
the test That II " grade Of watch that /
.i not made now.
"ItrW is no charge FOR inspection i