Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-03
RAILWAY ITEMS.

+. G. Fox. division superintendent
of the Santa Fe. was here yesterday
| consulting with the presidential re-
ception committee. II Is understood
to-day that there will be no special
train, but the committee will secure a
| Pullman coach for the exclusive use
OF those who will visit Dcming.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Conley are en-.
joying a visit from their daughter.
Mrs. John X. Hitchcock. who IL well
known here. Mr.. Hitchcock is in the
employ of A. q. Wells. general nan
ager Of the Santa Fc Pacific. and at
present is visiting his parents at San
Marcial. He is expected here in a
few days.
The Santa Fc Pacific shop employees,
| so Il IL understood, will run an cXcur.
| sion to Santa Fe, the territorial CAPT
tai. on Sunday. May 10. The fare has
| been placed at the exceedingly low
rate OF $3.50 for the round trip Any.
one who wants a nice car ride and a
glimpse of the Capital city cannot af-
ford to miss this opportunity.
The pumping station near the San
ia Fe round house nj Dcmiug has u
capacity of 10000 gallons a day, which
is ample for the requirements of both
railroads. besides furnishing protec.
ton against fire. Between the pump.
Ing station and the Harvey house
J there Is n fan ~ about ninety feet,
which insurcs a good pressure In the
ncighborhood Of the depot.
Il. w. Clapp has been appointed
agent OF the Southern Pacific at Lords
burg. vice Mr.. Bugbce. promoted. Mr..
Clapp was agent ut Lordsburg for
many years, but when the priority
method was adopted by the company
his place was given to MIR. Bugbco.
Mr.. Clamp was retained as clerk In
the Lordsburg office. but n recent pro
motion along the line again instatos
him as agent.
Yesterday afternoon, per telephone
advices. The Citizen announced that
the New Mexicans who will visit Dem
ing in order to see and greet the pres.
ident of the United States. would make
the trip on a special train. II Is now
learned that the trip will be made on
the regular south bound passenger
train. hut the eXcursionists will have
a Pullman coach to themselves, which
Is the same as n special train.
The Prescott Courier says: TIL,
railroad company received about sixtl
recruits for It's track laying yesterday
and to-day there are over 100 men ON
gagged in that work. The piers for tn,
big steel bridge over Hell canyon ar,
being built Of solid concrete, II will
probably he about July before they are
completed ready for the steel super
structure. The bridge will he a nam
moth affair. Gas feet long and lG5 feet
high over the middle of the canyon.
The FL Paso Times. in commenting
upon the probability Of the Denver 4
Rio Grande entering that city, says:
while not at liberty at present u
divulge the source of its Information
the Times Is able to state upon what
IL considers unquestlonable authority
that the Denver a Rio Grande railroad
will enter FL Paso in the near futur,
and that IL will come IN over the
tracks Of the Rock Island and Whit,
Oaks lines instead of building It's owl
line. Trackage arrangements are o
being made and are In fact about com
pleted with these lines. The Denver
a. Rio Grande will then only have tC
build from Santa Fe, it's present south
ern terminus to a junction with the
Rock Island and White Oaks some
where in the northern part of Lincoln
county. This will be n great saving
over the cost of paralleling the Santa
all the distance