The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-12-05
RAILROAD NEWS.

Harry Taylor is laying off,
Nelson Hobble is rapidly recovering
from his injuries, mentioned last week
Clyde Zimmerman, at present night
caller, will soon have day work in the
depot
No. made the run from La Junta to
Dodge City yesterday, a distance of 202
miles, III four hours.
j. T.. Armstrong was in the wreck
near the Needles II few weeks ago He
was on his way to Los Angeles. He was
Jared somewhat.
The Rock Island last week trars
ferred rs cars to the Santa Fee, and they
were forwarded to Colorado, and will be
returned loaded with coal.
The big 40 ton Baldwin compound
engine, No. 1910. came in last night She
goes out on No. s this evening The
monster is as long as the round house
The prospect of two new railroads to
Do ige City has put the speculative view
in the asccndency. A road from Mon
tana and one from Oklahoma is prospec
tive.
Superintendent G. E. Aver and
Chief Dispatcher L. F. Harnit each re-
ceived a pair of Shetland ponies by ex
press, last night. The ponies are fine
animals, AMI came from Kankakee, Ill.
Wagons were also received
"A s:car-whacker,' by the of
Elmer Stapleton, who was coaling the
coaches of No. this morning, was SER
iousIy injured. He was on ladder
which was placed up against coach
when the train started without warming,
throwing him to the ground and break
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Charlie Arm, one of our respected
veterans of the Philippine war, has gone
to California to enter the services of the
Joaquin railroad under the foremanehip
of his father, who has charge Of the
round house at Porterviile. He will
| learn how to administer doses of oil to
a famishing fiie-box.
As we go to press it is quite reliably
reported that the surveyors will be here
next week to survey the north and south
railroad from Enid, Oklahoma, through
Bucklin to Colby, Kansas, the one we
have been preaching about for the past
six Notwithstanding Banner.
This road will run from Texarkana
| through Dodge City to Goodland. and
will be the Rock Island connection with
| Colorado.
The chief engineer of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railway has or
| dered the survey for new line of rail
road from Isabel, Okla. connecting vi 18th
the lately built line northwest of Enid,
| running through Bucl<Iin and Dodge City
] to Goodland, Kansas. This will be an
| important line to Dodge City, it will
give the city direct connection with
Oklahom and the South, and also with
Denver.
Ewing Herbert has expressed his re-
grets that Hiawatha is NOT situated on
the Santa Fe road. The reason is that
the Santa Fe expends so much in improve
| ments wherever its lines run. The
Santa Fe is to the railway interests he
says. "whar the NJ. f. church is the
Protestant religion: A splendid. I'M
daunted, hustling salvationist and re-
vivalist''
The Santa Fe is expecting a huge
business on its line within the next few
months, and result sixteen of the new
Baldwin compound freight engines will
be employed between Newton and
Dodge City, says the Newton kansa l.
Republican. In addition to these there
| will be sixteen of the new passenger en-
gines in use between Newton and La
Junta, the Western division proper.
Eight Of them will run between Newton
aud Dodge City, while the other eight
will be employed from Dodge City to
La Junta. The passenger engines will
reach here first and one engine will be
assigned to each train follows: 1, 2,
3. 4, >, 6. z and 8. A smaller engine will
be used 366-7. 1t is said that the bus
mess expected viii come mainly from
California. and will make difference of
at least five trains day, after it once
starts, which will be some time during
the coming month 1t is expected that it
will continue until next June, and per
haps longer.
Western Kansas and Colorado may
soon be a net work of railroads The
following is from Denver telegram:
Senator William T. Clark. of Montana
and Thomas F. Walsh. of Colorado, have,
i it is humored, Joined issues in railroad
| construction, and will build pra cticalIy a
new transcontinental railroad Tie
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