Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-18
ALONG THE RAILS,
interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

The wife Ot brakeman j. II. wallace
arrived at San Marcial from Chicago
last week.
Henry Haylowne, recently Of Rincon,
Is doing duty at San Marcial as third
trick dispatcher.
Cadc Selvy, the special Santa Re Pa
ciiic officer, was In the city yesterday,
going west last night.
Chas. Warrington, Of San Marcial,
has been assigned to regular conductor
ON the Lake Valley run.
Engineer w. II. Barton, Of San Mar
cial, is suffering from a very acute at
tack Of intlamatory rheumatism.
The Gallup Republican says: What
has become Of the appropriation for a
reading at Gallup for the railroad
employees
Saylor Knapp, n we'll railroader Of
this city, has gone to Randsburg, Cal,
where he will enter the railroad ser
vice there.
The Otero County Advertiser says:
Several grading outfits have passed
through Alamogordo this week to in
crease the force at work on the extern
sion.
Two thousand sheep were shipped
over the Denver & Rio Grande from
santa Fe Friday. The sheep had been
driven up from Albuquerque and be-
longed to Chadwick u Co.
Engineers james Williams, Gus Lese-
mau and VIM. Bispham and Fireman
Pat Graney, all formerly Of San Mar
cial, are o on the Santa Fe Pacific,
with headquarters ut the Needles.
Since the sale Of the III Paso q North
eastern railroad, Mr.. G. B. Eddy has
gone east to finance another PROPOSE
ton 10 build IA line from the Mexican
Central to some mining properties.
Joseph II. Kuhns, the storekeeper of
the Santa Fc Pacific has gone to south
ern California, and took along with him
his son, Joseph, Jr., who is troubled
with heart disease, and u lower altitude
was advised.
The Stevens Point, Wis, Journal
says: Jesse r.. Vaughn will leave for
Albuquerque, N. NJ, where he expects
to 20 10 work again I'm the Santa Fe
shops, after spending about a year here
with his father.
j. G.. Street, station agent OF the San
Ia Fc ut Thornton, came down with his
family last evening and accompanied
them to his ncw home ON north Eighth
street. Mr.. Street returned To Thorn
ton this morning.
II. 5. Lutz, agent for the Santa Fe
| railroad ut the capital, who is confined
TO his home with Illness, received a
| dispatch that his father had died In
Lchigh county, Pa. Owing To his i'll
ness, Mr., Lutz cannot 90 east to attend
the funeral.
The instruction car OF the Intcrna-
tional Correspondence school, which
has been here the past week, will be in
San Marcial February ~ to II, during
which time the pupils will be enabled
to get n more practical knowledge OF
the workings Of an engine and its
brakes. The ear is fitted up to teach
the operation of the Westinghouse and
New York air appliances.
General Superintendent j. Il. Hur.
ley, Of the Santa Fe Pacific and South.
ern California railways, caIne In from
Las Vegas last Saturday night, accom-
panied by his wife and two children
and continued on TO Los Angeles, where
they will reside in the future. Just
before the train left Las Vegas last
Saturday afternoon, quite II number o
friends were at the depot to say good
bye and to wish them God-speed :,
their new home. During the wait o
the train here, Mayor Marion talked
with Mr.. Hurley oven viaduct matters
The Carlsbad Argus says; S. $. Men,
denhall, the Pecos Valley contractor
had the distinction Of moving the first
dirt ON the grade Of the I'll Paso 4
| Mott hauat,., Ipn.ls IsluAI ....g.-
His outfit commenced work last Wedne,
day, two miles north Of Carrizozo, ant
as new grading gangs are expected
daily, the dirt Will commence to fly II
earnest on the New Mexico end of tn,
line very shortly. Steve has u larg,
force in the field, and Is "a veteran a
railroad work in the southwest, havins
had large contracts on both the Pecoi
Valley and FL Paso " Northeastern
roads.
The new extension of the Rock Islant
now building between Liberal, Kansas
and FL PasO, Texas, is being pushed
forward at the rate Of three miles o
finished track per day. Already thirt!
miles OF the roadway is ready for Tn,
rails and a large force OF graders is II
work several miles In advance of tn,
track layers. The rapid progress Il
laying the track on this new extension
is made possible by using q new tract
laying machine. This machine great
facilitates the work by delivering tn
ties and rails TO the workmen as fast a
needed. When this new extension |
completed, the Rock Island will hav
the longest piece Of straight track @
any railroad In North America, tn
/ ....1. III - III -.
l2O miles there Is not a curve. Th
naW bridge nm thiS avtnnGiop QUA, ~.