Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-12
ALONG THE RAILS.
Interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN Alb 3REWATtD FORM.

the depot and penitentiary, left for
Lamy yesterday.
The Durango Democrat says: Il. X.
Hill, Of Pennington, is in the city. He
SAYS there is I'm his section much rumor
Of the Santa Fe building from Albu-
quorque to Durango.
There Is a scarcity OF locomotive en-.
gineers at the Winslow divisional point
at present. In fact, business on the
road is so great that locomotives and
engineers are both In demand.
The removal OF the depot at Silver
City TO a point below, that II may es-
cape washouts during the annual Hood,
is a great convenience TO the people
and n great saving to the railroad com.
pany.
6. W. Smith, the good-natured sup
| e%rintendent OF motive power and mas
ter mechanic, who will soon move his
offices from here TO San Bernardino, re-
turned from his western business trip
last evening.
Hedderman & Skene, Topeka, Kan.
contractors and railroad builders, have
started work on the Santa Fe cutoff in
the vicinity Of Cerrillos. They have
ten men at work in the stone quarry
near Waldo, and expect TO increase the
force very o
George +. Shaal, OF Winslow, and
who at one time had charge of Cooks
jewelry store at Flagstaff, is now watch
Inspector for the Santa Fe Pacific Rail.
road company, and has supervision OF
the timepieees Of the employees from
Winslow to the Needles.
A. ID. Cowell, the veteran locomotive
engineer ON the Pecos Valley ~ North.
eastern, left for a visit OF a month with
his family at indianapolis, Ind, where
he and Mrs. Cowell, assisted by the
family and friends, will celebrate the
thirty-iirst anniversary Of their we'd
ding.
W. &. Fife has concluded TO sever his
connection with the news department
Of the Santa Fe Pacific, and in a short
time will open up u cigar and tobacco
store in Silver City. He is in the city
selecting his stock Of goods and on
Saturday will go south to begin bust
ness.
G.. w. Martin, the well-known ant
popular general agent Of the Frisco
line, with headquarters at Denver, has
honored The Citizen with a pamphlet
showing the many interesting views :,
be seen on the popular st. Louis q Sar
Francisco. The booklet il profusel,
illustrated.
The Pennington Board OF Trade Il
taking active steps looking to tn,
bridging Of the San Juan. A commit
tee has been appointed TO wait upor
the Santa Fe railway officials concern
Inc fuaa tgu nupnptattlR 90 ,,aVA,tal o.,
the proposed bridge.
Clyde Ihle, OF Pomeroy, Ohio, Wit
has been visiting ID. l.. Geyer, receiver
OF the United States land Office at RIOS
well, left for Carrizozo, Lincoln county
where he is to have a position with )
). Mendenhall 4 Co., as time-keepe
and commissary clerk on the gradin,
of the I'll Paso Il Northeastern railroa,
extension.
Work on the enlargement OF the raj
way shops at this place will soon b
started. Since the abandonment @
other shops along the line and the con
centration OF the repair work at thi
! place, the capacity of the presen
r buildings have been taxed to their nj
most, and II Is only q matter Of a yer
short time until the additions will b
commenced.
II. l.. Rhodes, who has been the sta
tion agent at Holbrook Tor the pas
year, has been notified OF his transte
and he VIM assume his duties at the lar
ter place about February Is. Nh
Rhodes has given good satisfaction a
agent for the Santa Fe. c. Ii, Brown
/ OF Ash Fork, will be tho new agent a
Holbrook.
John Denalr, superintendent OF tn
Needles division of the Santa Fe Pa
cihc, has been given a six months va
cation on account OF Ill health. Durinl
his absence Il. j.. Allen will have charg,
of that division, and &. II. Perry ha
been promoted to the position OF maste.
OF transportation, made vacant by tn,
promotion OF Nh. Allen.
The Williams News says: Santa F,
Pacific Agent n. J. Hudson and fore,
OF clerks moved into their quarters il
the new depot Tuesday. It's a change
and a remarkable one, from Ia,
shack that has so long served tn,
J purpose as a depot. The boys now re
place all former frowns with the suay
est OF smiles when answering the cues
tions Of inquiring patrons.
As previously announced In thes,
columns, the instruction car of the In
ternatiOnal Correspondence school ar
rived In this city TO remain about
week, during which time the pupil
will be enabled TO get q more ~practica
knowledge OF the workings OF an engin,
and its brakes, The car Is fitted up Il
teach the operation OF the Westing
house and New York air appliances
and includes pumps, engineers valves
iniectors and ~lubrlcators.
The FL Paso Times saws: F. r
Houghton, division agent of the Santf
Fe, has Just returned from a visit 10 So
zorro aud Magdalena, N. NJ, in the in
terest Of his company. He reports
these towns as doing extremely well I,
all appearances. Mining is picking III
and business Is improving ali the time
Both towns are in the midst OF an ex
~cellent mineral district and a numbel
OF good mining properties are tributary
TO them.
The improvements which the Santa
Fe will make In Topeka will amount Il
about SlSO,OO0, IL is thought that sun
Will be distributed about as follows
Boiler aud machine shop, 7OOxl5O
$4,000; blacksmith shop, 4OOxl5O, S75,
900; tender shop, 75x250, $50, 900; power
house and gas plant, 30xl20, sl0O,O 900
freight a truck shop, 50x75, $4,000
freight q iron machine shop, 5Ox6O
$4,000; pattern shop, 65x4O, $1,000
frog shop, 75XI0, SlOO, 900; office build,
ing, 4Ox6O; $500; yard improvements,
! 1000.
For the purpose Of facilitating the
management of the new division OF the
santa Fe system, created by the pur-
chase OF the Pecos system, the manage
ment of the Pecos Il Northern Texas
has taken the action as outlined in the
following from the PecOs City Times.
Notice Is hereby given that the Pecos
y Northern Texas Railroad company
Will apply TO the Twenty-seventh legis-
lature of Texas, now In session, fol the
enactment Of a special law or laws, au.
thorizing said company, ~ 10 purchase,
lease or otherwise acquire the property
and franchises of the Pecos River Rail
road company; l2l TO construct branches
and extensions thereof; 49, to lease and