Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-08
ORDER or CONDUCTORS.
Special Train Passed Through Al.
buquerque Yesterday,
SOME INTERESTING NOTES.

The twenty eighth grand division
meeting OF conductors was held In St
Paul from May iith to 2ith, and was
more largely attended than any gre.
yious meeting OF the grand division
OF the order. about 2 500 members OF
The order from every part OF the
United States Canada and Mexico be-
lug Ia attendance, and about 500
families OF conductors were there dur
Ing the meeting The entertainments
given hy the local division OF the or.
der ana ut the other organizations uf
railway employees were many and ya.
Iicd and every body visiting So Paul
was highly pleased
Now Orleans division No los ran a
special of Pullman slctprts diner aud
nuggaro car 90 accommodate AN men.
beers of the order AMI their families
from the southern part uf the roun
Try This train lcu Now Orleans MAY
18TH and reached ST Paul May IAN.
remaining there until the grand 90
Vision adjourned MAY gath. when t
lott uv"r the Canadian Pacific for a
tour stopping in Vancouver. Spo.
kane poratollo. salt Lake. Glcnwood
Springs. Colorado Springs and passed
through Albuquerque yesterday after
noon at O'Clock ou route 90 El Pasu.
where they will stop for six hours
and viii go 90 the city OF Mexico re-.
maining there three days. when they
VIII return 90 New Orleans Via Eagle
Pass and the Southern Pacific rail
way
This ia the longest special trip ever
run Tor the benefit Of railway ON
ploycs aud every member OF the party
b. highly pleased with the treatment
they have received from the railroads
they have passed over and citizens Of
an cities whore they stopped
SHORT NOTES.
Mrs T. NJ. Carter. the wife OF "A pop
ular passenger conductor on the san.
"a Fo Pacific. at WinBlnw. is among
tho cNcursiunitts
J. u. kittn of Poplar Blum. Mu..
who D. employed ns passenger con.
durtor on the 81 Louis iron Mountain
southern railway is the oldest
member vt the order on the train
lie has been member since 1884 and
has attended every grand division
meeting Of tine order since that date
j. W. Eckmau. of ga pasp. also
Joined The order in 1854 and was EN-
ployod ON the Queen a Crescent EEK
las A Pacific and Midland Terminal
railways iu 1855 while employed as
q conductor ON the RascOn division OF
the Mexican Central ho was Knocked
from tho top uf train Boa tunnel.
and be- lost bis left arm and leg. In
huoncc WAS brought 60 bear on ac.
count Of his membership lH the order
ana q special train was run 300 miles
90 gct him tu a hospital which saved
his life llT received 81 900 insurance
from tho order
r. ~ Carter ANA n. T.. Rieg. con
duriors un the Santa Fr Pacific nt
WinHluw. met the train nt Colorado /
Springs ana accompanied their wives. I
who were on the train 90 III paso.
Dr H. Sexton, the company surgeon /
1i the T. &. and J.. A Is. railways In |
Nov Orleans accompanied by his /
vito. is with tho party but up lu the /
present time thorp has been very nt |
ln usr fur his services. as an the
Iurty with little exception have been
kt'l during the trip
Tho train was iu charge OF Con
luCtCr Snyder f.m IA Iuutu tp Las
Vegas, aui con iuu,,r W 4 Fugate.
Win Enrlnr"" John Lowe ma the thrOt.
l' from ln. VEGA 90 hluugupuuue