Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-09-10
ALONG THE RAILS.
Interesting information Regarding
Railroad Officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

The Harvey house at Kingman will
he opened to the public about October
10.
Ben Williams, special officer on the
Santa Fe. was a northbound passen.
ger last night.
OIL and water tanks are In course
OF construction at blackberry by the
Santa Fe railroad.
It Is reported that the Santa Fe
company Is to build a $4,000 club
house In Winslow.
The Santa Fe has purchased ground
In Los Angeles for a fine new railway
hospital. Work will be begun very
soon.
X. l.. Fisher, formerly a conductor
on the Lake Valley branch, was in
Hillsboro shaking hands with old &C.
quaintances.
On next Monday night at the rail
way reading rooms. Prof. Baumgart-
ner of Lick observatory, will deliver
m address.
Fred Parsons sustained n painful in.
jury to his eye while at work In the
Ration shops. by a small piece of hot
iron hitting the eyeball.
Charles Warrington, the conductor
IN the Lake Valley branch, is of on a
few days leave OF absence. He is stay.
ing out at ID. G. Taylor's ranch near
Hillsboro.
Many oil burning engines are now
running through Kingman. says the
Miner. The absence of cinder and SCOT
is one noticeable thing about these
new locomotives.
John Cook. formerly roundhouse
foreman at Ration, but who has been
foreman at La Junta for several
months past. has resumed his former
position at Ration.
Foreman George Giegoldt and his
force Of paint department of the local
railway shops, are responsible for the
handsome decorations put upon the
advertising car of the Territorial Fair
association.
R~oundhouse Foreman II. j. Bennett
OF Ration has resigned his position and
Il is understood will accept a position
as engineer. He has gone to Topeka.
where 1t is said he will take the re-
CURED examination.
A party OF engineers are now at
work south of Ortiz station, about
twelve miles from Cerrillos, locating
the grade of the Santa Fe Central rail.
way which is to be built at once.
They say the line will be an easy one
TO build most of the way.
n. J.. Lawler has resigned his posi-
tlon as foreman of the carpenter de-
partment OF the local railway shops
and A. l.. Newton appointed in his
stead. Mr.. Lawler and wife will leave
for Fon-du-Lac. Wis, where Mr.. Law
Ter will enter the employ of the Wis
consin Central.
A railroad to the mines OF the Bill
Williams Fort would open up a won
derfully rich mineral country. The
ores carry big values in copper, but
owing to their isolation 1t is impos-
sible to handle them proftably. With
better facilities the mines will become
as big producers as any mines In
Arizona.
Last Saturday the grade on the
Santa Fe & Grand canyon railroad
was completed to the canyon. The
work OF laying the steel Is progress.
ing rapidly. but about two miles yet
remain to be covered. At present the
stages meet the train six miles from
the canyon, but this will be reduced
as the ballasting progresses.
Engineer Fisher and wife have re.
turned to San Marcial from Mineral
Wells. Tex. There they spent several
weeks drinking the water from the
Crazy well and using the baths to the
best possible purpose. They return
greatly benefited In health and ac-
knowledge their gratitude to Judge
McQuillin, through whose instru.
mentality the healing power of this
water was made known to them.-Bee,
The Santa Fe Pacific Railroad com
pany transferred the land department
Offices Of the company from Los An
geles to Topeka September /. The OF
fees were formerly located In this
city and were removed to Los An
gcles when the transfer was made
from the Atlantic e. Pacific company
and under the present move the OF
fees will be consolidated with the
land department OF the Santa Ne
company.