The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-03-07

"A broken journal disabled refriger-
ator car on No. 81, Sunday evening. near
Lakin- and the wrecked car was thrown
from the track Severaf other were
also deraiied- This accident caused the
delay of trains. No. s due at ) O'Clock
was detained until 10 a. next morning
We understand that a regular passen-
ger train will be put this road be-
tween the Ist and 10th of March, We
certainly hope this report is true al
though we hardly expect any Improved
train service before the extension IS com
pieted.-Meade News
There is some talk of Bucklin being
made division of the Rock Island
Buck lin is midway between Herington
and Twist. Texas, distance of l79 miles
to each of these points, This talk does
not come from a desire on the part of the
people of Bucklin, but finds its source
from outside parties. We have no
doubt Bucklin would gladly welcome
such enterprise and materially assist
it. In such event Bucklin would
rapidly grow, tendency now observed.
The improvement made would add to
the taxable wealth of the county. and an
increase of several hundred popula ton
would add to the wealth and resources of
the comfy. There is a fine country
around Bucklin for stock and farming.
A circular addressed to the employees
of the Santa Fe Railway company has
been issued by the general managers of
flee, under date of February IS, couceln-
ing the proper manner of drawing pay
The new rule requires that empIoye
shall authorize direct any other person
to collect his wages. Everyo must
draw his pay direct from the compan
and any employe who gives al other such
powers will be discharged. Also any
9nploye who assumes the right TO collect
for another shall be liable to dismissal
This ruling results from trouble caused tt
the treasury department by employees
granting assignments powers of attor-
ney to outsiders to collect their wages il
pay ment of obligations.
The use of petroleum is becoming
popular in California. A Bakersfield
telegram says locomotives Oh the Stnts
| Fe system now burning oil-crude oil
pumped from fields in California. whicE
are creating more excitement than wa
| stirred up in the most public days of tn,
| Pennsylvania district. Oil burners are
not only being put into the fastest pasen-
/ ger engines, but the furnaces of the grea
factories are being fitted TO utilize the
i new California fuel.
! Iocomo tive engineers who are usin.
oil fuel say that the results are suits
factory, that it is steam producer, clear
| and saves much labor.
| On the nigh sea it is claimed that thre,
and one-half barrels of crude petroleum
costing 81 per barrel, is equal one to
of coal, costing from SO 25 to 81 ton
aud occupies space but a little owe
| three -fifths of that taken up by the blac
diamonds. These figures are given OF
by those Interested, to controvert til
claim that at the present rate of produc
tion there will soon be a huge oversupply
It is claimed that if the railway system
of California should elect to petroleum
for fuel exclusively and the supply b
ten times greater than at present it woul
be years before the demand could be me
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