The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-11-14
RAILROAD NEWS.

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ID. j. Luster is now running the
Midland
w. p. Harpole has so far recovered
from his injuries as to be able to leave
the hospital at La Junta-
Western business on the railroads is
on the increase. California travel is
lively. The limited trains are full of
passen gers.
Conductor w. L. Junkins and family
will move TO Kansas City, where they
will reside this winter. Mr.. Junkins is a
conductor on the California flyer
Jonas Stafford, in charge of the read
ing room, requests MS to say that all books
out over time should be returned, SO that
he may complete his record
&C. G. Sholes, Superintendent of Tel
egraph, was here, Monday, directing the
plans for connecting telegraph wires
with the division headquarters offices in
the Midland Bank building.
The Tribune islamenting the loss of
the division headquarters and about one
hundred population. It prophesies that
the .sscheme'' won't work. OF course,
the La Junties will put on string to its
departing people.
to continue for the most part during the
winter. The soil in which the graders
to work is sandy and freezing will
not put it in shape as will make it diff
cult TO handle in cold weather.
While switching in the local yards
Monday morning Pullman Palace car
attached to No. ran into open switch
and was derailed. 1t required several
hours work to replace the car back where
ir really beIonged.-La Junta Tribune.
Most of the railroads seem to be ex-
pcriencing heavy westbo4n1 business
now. 1t is rather early in the season for
the winter travel to begin, but the pas
senger department of the Santa Fe says
there big ticket sales every day for
the resorts of California.
The Santa Fe road will .sdraw the
lines tighter the free pass business
after January /, 1902. This is the an
nouncement which is made by the Off
Gals of the road. Some of them smile
| when they talk of it. Some, who believe
in keeping mp appearances, maintain tn; {
the actual restrictions will be enforced
with the beginning of the year.-Jou
nal
To-day the division headquarters will
| This will include the offices of Division
Superintendent, Train Master, Train Dis
| patchers, General Foreman Bridges and
Buildings. The force from Newton will
| be moved to this place as soon another
wire is laid from here to Hutchinson
About twenty five families will be moved
| herezas soon accommodations can be
had.
/ Wv. j. Healy, auditor of freight re
ceipts for the Santa Fee, has issued an or
der which states that in the future nt
person addicted to the cigarette habi
will be employed in his department
| This order is issued in conformity will
| the recent action of the conference Of
| freight auditors. The auditors decided
that no person who used cigarettes j
competent to work in that department O
| railroading.
Seven of the new Prairie type pas
seuger engines which the Santa Fe or
dered several months ago from the Bald
win works OF Philadelphia, have beel
received on the end of the system
Most of them being erected n
! Streator, ILL.,, though two of them ar
expected at Topeka any day Ten o
them will do duty out of Topeka on tn
fast runs, the other % being distributed
at different division points along the lin
between Chicago and La Junta.
A. S Rankin, for many years San
ia Fee man. and uE to six months ago til
chief clerk in General Superintenden
Resseguie's office has been appointe
train Inspector for all Santa Fe lines be
tween Chicago and Albuquerque. TIL
position of train Inspector has been ere
ated for Mr. Rankin It is his bushes
to investigate the condition of train.
and all matters connected with trai
operation. He will be allowed to ride>o
any train at any time, and it fitted Nj
Rankin's desires because it gave hiI
l outside work.
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