The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-12-06

is section foreman on the Rock Island
$ j. Schmoker is this week visiting
his parents at Camchester, Okl. Robert
Rhodes has charge of the express during
MIR. Schnloker's absence.
Conductor Frank Gould came in with
a Rock Island extra stock train this
morning, and took three cars of Dodge
House furniture and other freight.
Last month was a satisfactory one to
the boys on the Santa Fee The conduc-
tor checks We're froms 80 TO SI65. brake
men 81 90, engineers SI75, and firemen
from Sloot TO Si2O.
A reduction has been made in the
working time of the Santa Fe car shops
and mill at Topeka. An order has been
posted TO the effect that after December /
these departments will work only eight
hours day and only five days per week.
An old Kansas engineer who has been
keeping tab for many years, says men
who are killed in railroad accidents sell
dom if ever die with their boots on. In
nine cases out of every ten, when the
body Is picked up it will be minus the
shoes.
One of the new Rhode Island engines
pulled ont II long train of empties Mon
day morning. Two of these engines
went west Sunday, and are to be used in
the mountain regions of New Mexico;
these big engines have.sno limit of spred''
was expressed by a railroad man.
The California limited trains will be
run daily on Santa Fe about December
27. No. passenger will take brea kfast
at this station after date. This will give
daylight run west. Conductors Frank
Pope and J. II. Helton Will have charge
of No. trains to La Junta.
-Iincmen on the Santa Fe will stretch
a copper wire between Topeka anu Kan
sas City next week. When this is up the
Santa Fe will have a copper circuit from
Chicago to Topeka. There Is also
copper line runnirg west of Topeka as
far as La Jstnta. 1t will thus give
copper wire for ,63O miles
The Santa Fe fast mail train, west
bound will be taken of service on De-
cember 27. and the California limited
trains which begin a daily service that
late, will assume the running time of
the fast mail. This change will not only
give the same fast service of the fast
mail but will extend this service as far
west as the Pacific coast.
engaged in running lines across Beaver |
county, Oklahoma, j, from Liberal for their
eXtention into New Mexico The new
line they are running passes diagoually |
across Beaver county from Liberal TO the |
southwest corner of the county, and when |
built will open mp immense cattle and |
sheep trade and greatly develop Beaver
county, which is 150 miles long.
-Matcrial for railroad cxte nsion is be-
ing received Liberal Two of
grade stakes received at I1iberaI
Monday Instructions were given to
making certain crossings of tile Canadian
river. The surveyors are at work 80
miles beyond Liberal. The statement
from the Liberal News is probably an
ina ginatien on the part of the editor.
The kock Island road from our informa
lion will not abandon the Liberal eNten
sion.
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