Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-25
ALONG THE RAILS.
Interesting Information Regarding
Railroad officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

The Liberty-Dawson railroad promo
ters have surveying corps at both ends
OF their proposed line.
v. Patrosso Of Seligman, Ariz., is
acting manager of the Topeka Harvey
eating house. IA. IA. Pitkin, the reg.
ular manager. is suffering from malar.
ial fever AZ the Santa Fe hospital OF
that city.
The marriage of Ned Fugate, Of Rat
on, the eldest son OF Conductor w. ].
fugate. to Miss Eugenia Mansur. of
Carrollton. Mo-. Is announced to take
place early in the fall. The bride TO
be is a niece of A.. NJ. Blackwell, of
Las Vegas. and G.. N. Blackwell, of
Ration.
Machinist c. Whitaker has quit his
Job at Ration to accep pit one at Colorado
Springs. Just rs he was about to quit
work for good in the Ration shops a
heavy bar fell on his foot inficting
a painful wound, which will necessi.
tate the use OF crutches for some
weeks.
Passenger Conductor Chas. II. Das.
comb, who has had charge of "A train
on the Santa Fe south of Albuquerque
for the past sixteen years. though
connected with the railroad service In
those parts since 1881. has returned
from Manitou, Colo, where he had
whiled away a fortnight most pleas.
antly and proftably.
An order has been given out that the
new Santa Fe design Is to be painted
on the sides of all the box cars here.
after. The trademark consists of q
| Greek cross in n white circular field,
the words Santa Fe" occupying one
arm of the cross. The trademark
heretofore has been a black square with
the words Santa he Route" enclosed
| within II.
The Topeka State Journal says. En-.
gineer w. T.. Beeler has reported for
work after a lay on of about two
months. 3eeler was hurt in a wreck
west OF Strong City more than ten
years < and about eight weeks ago
the injury grew so much worse that he
was compelled to leave his engine.
since then he has become better until
now he is in about as good shape as
before the accident happened.
Attorney General Bell. of Texas. Is
determined that the Pacific Express
company shall not only be driven out
Of the state, but that 1t shall also be
lenied the privilege OF resuming bust.
ness In Texas. This company operates
IN all the lines OF the st. Louis South.
western. the Texas Pacific, the Inter
national and Great Northern and n
number of shorter roads In that state.
IN addition to filing suit to restrain
he company from continuing business
IN Texas, On the ground that its per
init for such authority had expired,
Attorney General Bell filed a written
protest in the department of the sec
'etary of .tate against the issuance OF
l permit authorizing the Pacific Eek.
press company to transact business In
his state. .
The Santa Fe II not only using oil
AS fuel on It's lines west of Albuquer-
lue. but II is s%prinkling the tracks
with the fluid. OH Is used as fuel be-
cause of its cheapness, convenience
and cleanliness. The oiling of the
roadbed will result in keeping down
he clouds of dust always observable
Turing and after the passage OF a
train. II will prevent the ust which
rising and settling on clothes. seats
md window lodges adds SO much to
The discomfort of passengers. The
| Santa Fe Is not the only line that uses
I'll for this purpose, but II Is the only
one doing IL on a large scale. IL Is
not doing 1t through any ideas of
| economy, but because IL will add To
he comfort of its patrons. Fifty dol.
lars per miles is the cost for service OF
his character. over 1900 miles are
thus treated at regular intervals.