Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-19

The friends of Conductor w. c.
Thomas. OF Winslow, will be glad to
learn that his little daughter Tottie,
who has been III, is now out OF dan.
ger.
Charles II. King. a Topeka train
dispatcher. passed through the city
night before last for Los Angeles, to
be absent from duty for several
weeks.
j. j. Bambrook has been transfer
red to the shops at San Bernardino,
Cal. and left for the west Wednesday
night lie vas a pattern maker at the
shops here.
Quite "A number of Topeka and Chi
cago railroad officials are interested
in mining In New Mexico. They are
all of a lucky turn OF mind and will
strike II rich.
Frank Henry. relative OF Ira +.
nenry. who was recently sentenced to
the p%enitentiary for larceny. Is here
from Topeka, where he IL a machinist
in the shops there.
Merritt l.. Roberts. formerly stcno-
grapher and clerk In the Office of T. b.
Catron Mt Santa Fe, has accepted n POI
sition in the Office OF Division Super
intendent +. G. Fox.
Engineer Penfeld left last night for
Winslow to resume his run. He was
In the local hospital. being treated for
injuries sustained by falling from his
'ngine at Gallup a few days ago.
Gardener Butcher, with his patent
irrigator, was watering the lawn at
the studio OF Architect Whittlesey
yesterday afternoon, and the occasion
brought together quite a crowd OF
Interested spectators,
II. NJ. Bachelor, s~on-in-law Of Col.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Moore, was here yes
terday. stopping over to enjoy the day
with his wife, who Is here visiting her
parents. Mr.. Bachelor Is the general
agent of the Santa Fe at st. Louis.
The hallway Age gives a list Of pro
iects under contract, calling for $500
miles of new construction. There are
still other proposed and prospective
enterprises which would increase the
total to something owe 5000 miles.
The Santa Fe Epworth League spe.
cial will make its first stop for sight
seeing at Las Vegas ON July 9th, and
the next day at Albuquerque. The
party will be given Ave and a half
hours for visiting the Las Vegas hot
springs.
Apprentice A. Raillard, of the Las
Vegas shops, while at work IN engine
No. 734. had the misfortune to drop a
nozzle pot on his ankle. which will
compel him to lay OF for a few days,
Raillard was just making preparations
to visit his mother at Gallup.
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$500 box cars of $4,000 pounds capa'
city from the American Can and Foun'
dry company. The Missouri Pacific
during the past year has equipped 26t
engines with pilot couplers and 175
with e a end automatic c%ouplers.
Plans are said to have been made
for "A joint freight station, l32XG40, to
be erected for the Denver a. Rio
Grandc and the Chicago, Rock Island
a Pacific, between Eleventh and Thir
tecnth and Wazee and WyncooI
streets, Denver, to cost about $500 0
A broken axle on a car OF the south
bound freight train caused the ditch
ing of three cars near Wicklow sta
ton, just south of Ash Fork. Thu
accident caused a delay OF about tire,
hours to the train. The private cal
of Vice President Il. ID. Kenna, of the
Santa Fe road, was attached to tn,
train.
Mrs. p. G. Carpenter, wife of Con
ductor Carpenter, passed through Al
b%uquerque for Monrovia, Cal, bein,
called to the bedside of her mother
who is reported seriously i'll at tina
place. She was Joined by her brother
a. =. Rankin, who is chief clerk 70
General Superintendent Ressiguie
who was en- route to California from
Topeka.
The following men resigned their pc
sitions in the Ration shops the pas
week: Fred. Il. Whyler. Michael II
Coyle. Richard 4. Hall, Alva Robinson
ED. ID. Johnson and Michael Gibson
Men are coming and going at the Al
/ buquerque shops daily. Many of tn
new employees seem to be Of a migra
tory nature. and generally resign afte
= a weeks work.
, The Topeka State Journal says
= The unusual happened Monday nigh
in the boiler shops. That being pa.
. day, IL was expected hat the boy
} would drop their blocks at g O'Clock
Instead of that they worked on unit
v, anu iutn ulltI hupp'I htpl ~ !
until ! o'clock In the morning. Tn
rush of business in the boiler shol
is great just now.
The Prescott Journal. Miner says
Il, ID. Kenna, vice president OF tn
Santa Fe Railroad company, and C.. n
Sterry, general counsel OF the Santi
Fe Pacific road. arrived in Prescott
in the formers private car, They ar,
making the trip over the Santa Fe
Prescott a. Phoenix railroad by day
light and will remain al Prescott owe
night, going south the next morning
by special train.
The Ration Gazette says: For som,
weeks past We have found II very dif
fcult to get railroad items. Office mel
and foremen tell us there Is no newi
nothing but work. The shop force
has been increased to such an exten
that the workmen have to walk owe
one another, and the work to be don,
Is constantly increasing. An enlarge
ment of shop roc and facilities
seems to be the only remedy.
The Santa Fe company is confront
ed with a difficult problem. The i'm
mense fruit crop of California has no
near all been moved and the motiy,
power OF the company Is taxed to tn,
/ limit. The cattle shipping season Il
about To open, which usually requires
all the equipment at command. How
10 hnislf up the fruit shipment and a
the same time accommodate the cat
| tie shippers Is he problem; but |
| viii be met In some way.
, The New Mexican says: II, S
l.utz, the city agent Of the Santa Fe
is expected home from Las Vegas no
| springs this evening, where he spen
f, the past month for treatment OF al
attack Of infiammatory rheumatism
, Mr.. Lutz will probably ask for a trans