The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-29
RAILROAD NEWS.


is assigned to duty on this division.
A Fasfg is awaiting for machi merry.
and will go to Aleman, N H., where he
Will put down some wells for Santa Fe
Mrs. F. G.. Morrow, who has been
visiting friends here. returned TO her
home in Newton, Tuesday night Mr.
Morrow is in The telegraph office at New
ton.
Martin Vey and family, of Hoising
ton, Kas., are visiting the family of Jere
Shaw Mr.. Vey is a sou-in-law of Mr.
shaw He is engineer on the Missouri
Pacific.
The cost of lubricatiug the Santa Fe
engines per LOCO miles, in September
last, was S166.70. The smallest average
cost recorded was in May, 1897, being
500 90
In one day recently thirty seven pas
senger and freight trains left the Santa
Fe yards at La Junta. This is an instance
of what western roads are doing
Pueblo Chiefran.
A nice sidewalk has been put down
around the reading room building Some
of the trees on the old sito will be moved
to the new site, aud when all work is
finished the reading room will be one of
the finest on the Iine of the Santa Fe
Railway.
-TIirty-two western roads have signed
an agreement to make minimum charge
Oh all bicycles, tricycles aud baby carri-
ages regardless OF their weight. ms tead
of CHASING them as baggage,as many lines
have been in the practice of doing
Hereafter these articles will be charged
for the same as excess baggage, nothing
less than 25 cents per piece being collect
ed. If the weight is over SO pounds
actual weight will be charged.-La Junta
Tribune.
From the Newton K ansan.
$. p. Fayette has returned from
Dodge City W here he has been officiating
as head boilermaker for several weeks,
and resumed his old position in the boiler
shop here He failed to get in till s
O'Clock this morning, however.
General Manager III. U. Nudge of
the Santa Fee has confirmed the report
that the company Will make extensive
improvements at Pueblo. The yards will
be enlarged by the building of several
new tracks and an addition Will be built
to the Pueb bio depot. 1t is estimated that
over $1,000 will be expended.
One of the largest special trains ever
handled by the railroads III transporting
a theatrical company across the continent
and back is that used by the Maurice
Gran company. The train Is made up of
seventeen cars and consists of five stand
ard Pullmans. one private car, one dining
car, two Pullman tourist cars, and eight
baggage cars. The total distance to be
travelled in making its tour is 1857 miles.
There were three sections of No 80
yesterday composing mostly of California
traffic. The Santa Fe is enjoying an i'm
meuse business in this line at present and
the through loads that pass through New
ton headed for the @ Golden Gate state,
will average between fifty and sixty each
day. The west is certainly prospecting
Which accounts for the Increased ma or-
lily which the president received in that
district.
The wage question of the year be
tween railroad e7nginemen and their en-
ployers has been the matter of increased
pay for work on the big engines that have
recently come into USE Concessions on
this question have been made by number
of tbs western roads, including the St.
Paul, Northwestern and Santa Fee
For several weeks past committees of
engineers and firemen of the Santa Fe
We're i'll conference with General Manager
Nudge and Third Vice President Barr on
this subject until final agreements have
been made. The increases granted are all
on stconsoIidation'' eng ines-the big fell
lows that climb the mountains between
La Junta and Albuquerque, Denver and
Pueblo Here the engineers haYe been
given uniform scale of 81 40 per hun
dred miles and are privileged to ask for
eight hours rest after sixteen continuous
hours
The tiremen did not get a general in
crease, but on the big engines of differ
ent classes, advances in pay have been
granted from 8 -49 to 81 "a and from
81 40 to S2-5S. Some consolidated en-
gines are running between Kansas City
and Fort Madison and increase has
been given there also.
Heaeache