Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-18
ALONG THE RAILS.
Interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

The following brakemen have re
signed their positions on the railroad
H.. u. Sells, T.. O'Brien. II. LaVere, J
Halner, u. u. Nell, Il. q. Hanson ant
MI. Greenman.
The Pecos System. 1t is claimed
handled owe 1000 ears of cattle dur
ing the month of June. and that with
out a delay of five minutes anywhere
on the line after loading.
Frank Robertson. for a long time
delivery nan for Joyce, Pruit 4 Co.
at Carlsbad. resigned that position
and left for Amarillo to go to work
for the Pccos Valley railway.
Brakeman Mart Mcdonald of the
Santa Fe Pacific. has gone to El Reno
Okla. whore he expects to become
owner of a fine strip OF land. which is
to be opened shortly by the govern.
ment.
II Is reported that plenty of water
has been secured in the wells that are
being drilled along the line of the HI
Paso Il Northeastern extension. and
as a result work has been greatly IA.
cilltated.
The Southern Pacific company
sprinkles It's road bed west OF Mari.
copa with crude petroleum. This is
merely an experiment for the purpose
OF allaying the dust that Is often very
obnoxious to the travelling public.
The rain storm at Santa Fe caused
n washout on the Denver Il Rio
Grande railway six miles from that
city. 4 small bridge was washed
away too. A force of workmen left
Santa Fe and repaired the damage.
The wife of Engineer ID. Il. Snyder.
who has been the guest of relatives
and friends In Hutchinson, Kas., and
this city for several weeys, left last
night for her home in Needles.
While here she was entertained by
George Geigoldt and wife.
John ]. Valentine. of San Francis.
co. president OF Wells. Fargo 4 Co.,
express and banking, has issued a
printed letter OF advice and i%nstruc.
ton to managers. superintendent.
route agents ami agents throughout
the country. The propriety of the ap-
peal Is suggested by the near approach
OF the hftieth anniversary, March rs.
1902, OF the organization of the Wells.
Fargo company.
The La Junta Tribune says: The
Santa Fc fuel account" which has
been In charge of the mechanical de.
partment for the past year, will be
transferred back to the operating de.
partment on the 18th instant, and be
under the supervision Of division SUI.
perintendents. G. q. Cole, who has
been In charge OF the fuel account"
at this point during the past year,
leaves for Las Vegas, to go to work
under Superintendent Fox.
J. J. Long, a brakeman In the en-.
ploy OF the Santa Fe Railroad com
pany. was severely and perhaps fatal.
injured at San Dimas while switch
ing cars. Long was on the side ladder
Of a freight car when IL was switched
TO n sidetrack running by the side OF
a fruit.packing house. The space be.
tween the track and the packing-house
Is so narrow that as the car passed
by the building Long was rolled be.
tween 1t and the car. He was terri
bly, bruised and mas sustained severe
injuries.
The Florence, A. T., Tribune says: |
The railroad news continues to be
very encouraging. There is now little
doubt that the Rock Island road IL
back OF the Arizona Central, and that
work will begin soon in order to take
advantage OF the ten years tax ex-
emption act passed by the last legis-
lature. In the matter of grades and
local business, the road from Benson
by the way OF Mammoth, the coal
fields, Kelvin, Florence and Phoenix
is ideal, and the only wonder is that II
has not beeen made a trans-continen.
tai route long before.