The Globe-republican., 1901-09-26
RAILROAD MEMS.


hold effects TO Dodge City He will
make that place his future home. having
been assigned to the pusher on the west
end of the division.-NewtonR Republicans.
An trains on the Santa Fe system
received orders to cease running, Thurs
day. from , p. M. to :: O5 p M. and for
five minutes came to full stop wherever
they happened to be. as n mark of re-
spect to the memory of dead president
Similar orders were issued on every rail-
road in the United States.
Western railroad officials are prepar-
ing to draw the lines closer re garaing the
Issuance of free transportation. Before
long there will be a meeting of the com
mittee which has the matter in charge.
and it is understood that an agreement
will be drawn practically doing away
with the Issuing of passes except 10 en-
ployes.
The most interesting event of the
week at the shops at Albuquerque was the
arrival of the advance guard of the men
who are to install the finest electric light
plant in the west. There Will be two
splendid engines in the central building
and dynamos will be situated i'll conven-
lent quarters. Every wheel in the shop
So stem will be operated by electricity
Engineer j. e. Ault. who runs the
switch pusher, met with severe accident,
Thursday night, the first in experience
OF fifteen years. He was standing on the
engine tank and made a Inisstep, and fell
TO the ground. His right arm was under
bis side as he struck the ground, and the
wrist was broken in the fall. Mr.. Ault
will probably be unable work for
month or more.
j. E. Hurley, superintendent of the
Santa F'e lines between Newton aud A1bu-
qnerque, announced Monday in Topeka
that the headquarters of the division be-
tween Newton and La Junta would be
removed to Dodge City. This change
will move from La Junta the division
superintendent and his force and the
dispatchers and trainma sters from New
ton.
Official notice was on the 18th given
of the separation of the Santa Fe railway
system into grand divisions, each in
charge of general superintendent. The
following circular, issued by II. U.
Nudge, general manager, is self-explan
atory: f'That portion of the middle div
ison, west of Newton, Kan. will, on
October 1st, 1901, be annexed to the west
ern division. and the same date the
line from La Junta, Colo, TO Ration, n.
NJ, will be transferred from the western
to the New Mexico division. The Atch-
! ison, Topeka Sc Santa Fe railway Will be
divided in two grand divisions OF Octo-
Der 1st, 1891 The eastern grand division
| Will comprise the Chicago. Eastern,
! Southern Kansas, Middle and Oklahoma
| divisions. The western grand division
| will include the Western, Panhandle,
! Colorado, New Mexico and Rio Grande
| divisions. c. f. Resseguie, general
superintendent. will have juris diction of
! the eastern grand division, with offices at
Topeka, Kans. j. E. Hurley, generaI
superintendent. will have jurisdiction
over the western grand division, with
| offices at La Junta, Colo.''
| Division headquarters of the Santa Fe
will be established at Dodge City re
| suit of the recent separation into two
/ grand divisions each in charge of a gener-
| al superintendent. j. E. Hurley, the
| new general superintendent who will have
charge of the lines of the Santa Fe proper
west OF Newton, yesterday made the fol-
/ lowing announcements:
&c. E. Aver, now superintendent at
La Junta, will be moved to Dodge City,
where division offices will be established.
Train dispatchers. telegraphers and train
masters now staff toned at Newton will be
moved to Dodge City Passenger runs
now extending from Newton to Dodge
City or Dodge City to La Junta hereafter
will extend from Newton to La Junta
That part of the Western division from
La Junta TO Ration, now ucder the sup
ervision of G.. E. Aver, will be transfer
red to the jurisdiction of Superintendent
T. G. Fox, who will control the lines
from La Junta to Ell Paso. That portion
of the Middle division from Newton to
Dodge City will be transferred from the
jurisdiction of Avery Turner to G. E.
Aver, while all branch lines betw
Emporia and Newton will be placed
under the control of Superintendent
Turner
General Superintendent Hurley will
maintain his headquarters at La Junta.
He yesterday announced the appoint
ment of w. * Etter. now employed in
the division offices AT Needles. Cal. as
his chief clerk. He probably will an
nOuDce the apl9OIntueDt of his