The Globe-republican., 1900-01-18
RAILROAD NEWS.

N1etl al 0nACaSOs
-Trainmaster Dean was In Dodge
Monday on Official business.
Brakeman Fox has been transferred
to Denver TO do passenger work.
The Us that have been running so
regularly give the chain gang chance at
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Brakeman Vaughn was called to
grandson
Herbert Hobble has taken a ninety
day off and gone to Wichita to attend
Commercial College
On account of quiet business Brake
men Biuett, Miller, Hawkins, Stout and
Wallace have been taken off the extra
board.
Mr.. Ira Cassel is in town shaking
hands with his friends. MIR. Cassel is
assigned to local between La Junta and
Coolidge.
John Murphy, foreman of the round
house at Dodge City, came in on No.
today Newton Republican
Fred Lusl< returned from the Topeka
hospital Sunday morning OH train II.
He will be able to report for duty in
few days.
A. Fasig, in boring we'll for the
Santa Fe Railway company at Syracuse
the water rose to the top at 400 feet. The
well will be sunk deeper, and it is pro-
bable that an artesian flow of water will
result.
j. Albers, county surveyor at Albu-
querque, has gone up to La Junta to ac-
cept a position as foreman of the bridges
territory will extend from Denver to
Dodge City, kansas.-Journal.
The Topeka State Journal a few days
ago gave a list of the names by which
engines are known. On this division
tie Baldwins of the 700 class are called
'sRough Riders and the big wheel
| Dixons are called ssKlondikes."
Alex Richter, of Hollywood, Kas..
has a patent sub-irriga ting pipe, which
he claims irrigates with less water than is
| used ia surface irrigation. MIR Richter
expects to furnish the Santa F'e company
with this pipe for sub irrigation on the
depot park grounds.
r. J. Parker, superintendent of the
middle division of the Santa Fe, Will go
| TO Pueblo, Col, superintendent of the
western division of the road. succeeding
superintendent eff the Colorado & South
crn railway on February I.
Since the reduction IN the number of
train men, there are only eight chain
gang crews left on the division. That is
a small number, but it has been smaller.
At one time the number of chain gang
crews numbered only four. There are
now twenty one brakemen and five extra
~ Taf MD as
their places were reasonably secure.
1t is rather peculiar coincidence
that Charles Dyer, superintendent of the
Western division of the Santa Fe, who
has been appointed general superintend-
ent of the Colorado and Southern rail-
way, Il. F. Dunaway. the man he will
succeed, We're Santa Fee agents and
operators within thirty miles of each
other in 1871. MIR. Dyer was agent and
operator at Emporia and Mr. Dunaway
had charge of the Santa Fe office at
Usage City.-Ex.
General Manager Nudge of the
Santa Fee, who returned from Chicago
this afternoon, denies absolutely the
telegram sent out from Chicago last
night stating that the Santa Fe manage
ment had granted the trainmen in
crease of 10 per cent which amount to
$3.50, 900 annually.
1.-The rates OF pay per mile quoted in
the new schedule are exactly the same
as those of the old schedule said Mr..
Nudge this afternoon. 1.-The only con-
cessions made were extra pay for load
ing live stock, full pay for deadheading on
freight trains, and freight mileage in
work train service where it would
amount to more than the regular pay
The concessions made the train men are
just about the same that were made the
enginemen, and will make but little diff
ference III the amount paid out yearly
for wages
A complete redistribution of Santa
Fe motive power is to be made. Cen
eral Manager Nudge and General Super
intendent Resaeguie are now in confer
ence with Vice President Barr, in Chi
cago concerning the matter.
The Redistribution of motive power
becomes necessary GA every road of any