The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-10

Conductor McEIwain ia again in
charge of his old run-on No. 81. to La
Juuta.
w. j. Davies left Saturday night for
Topeka, where he visited his father, whe
is sick in The hospital at that place.
The traffic on the Rock Island r:.ilroad
is growing SO heavy that Mrs jos Dun
lap. who lives three miles from the road.
claims that the arrival of trains during
the night disturbes her rest,-LiberaI
News.
The first mile Of construction on the
Rock Island extension to FL Paso, begins
today. Sub contractors for Creecl & Lee.
contractors for the first fifty miles of con-
strnction Will build oHe mile It appears
tnat the work will be done by sub con
tractors for a while owing to de-
in the arrival of Creech Sc Lee.-Liber;,l
News.
The Railroad Reading Room of the
Santa Fe is now completed. The room
is heated by steam and lighted by electri-
city. The paper and paint was finished
some days ago. Jonas Stafford, a vetsr-
railroad man, who is Dearly 80
years of age, is in charge of the room.
superintendent Busser writes to MIR.
Stafford that the reading room will be
supplied with all the popular monthly
magazines, weeklies and dailies. The
collection of popular books Will be in
creased. The reading room is popular
resort for railroad men.
The International Correspondence of
Schools, of Scranton. Pa, have a at
| this station, and it will remain until Sat
urday. 1t is in charge of w. w. irwin,
superinte ndent, who is assisted by Messrs
q. B. Holloway. Leech and Cough
MIR. Holloway is mechanical engineer
and lectures the of the various
machines. He is an expert and has been
with the Scranton school ever since 1891.
The work at this place has been practi-
cally stopped on account of the illness of
MIR Holloway here. The principles
of engineering and other sciences are
taught by mail, students having az
| courses of study. Particular attention is
given to the Important economical iIem
of definitely locating engine '.troubles''
and properly booking repairs in the en-
gineer's report book. Working models
of locomotives, and other machinery,
| used to demonstrate special methods OF
| locomotive management aud repair.
Economy i'll the use of fuel and converting
water into steam and careful system of
| inspection is taught. A thoi ough knowl-
edge of locomotive and air brake practice
is acquired i'll study of this system.
The technical knowledge in the course for
! trainmen provides thorough instruction
| in the operating principles of the air
brake and air signalling system. This
car with Instructors are following the
line cf the Santa Fe Railway system, and
at each division special instruction is
given to students in the various depart
| meIIts of the operating service. For this
| purpose the car is supplied with applian-
ces which are neatly arranged. A model
locomotive. which weighs 2lO pounds.
aud is complete in all its parts, is used.
The engine has 40 pounds of steam
pressure. Besides engineering and train
| service, other studies are in the curri-
cululn, such telegraphy, electricity,
math ematics, chemistry. architecture,
drawing, etc. Mrs. Irwin accompanies
her huS band, and the car is made a neat
and mfortable home.
! Chief Engineer Dauchey, of Topeka,
arrived in the city Tuesday and went oyer
| the survey southwest on business regard
ing the extension. w. r. Cannon, fore
man of bridge and building, aceompan-
led the Engineer on the trip. The grad
ing outfits, steel men and foremen are on
the grounds awaiting orders. The real
| work of construction has not as yet be-
gun, but it is expected that work will
begin in few days. The material is
irving every day aud the presence of two
or three engines placing cars of material
| in the yards. makes the old town assume
a new business life. There is some hesi-
fancy in beginning the work of construc-
ton which is perhaps owing to some un-
avoidable delay on the part of the officials
Liberal News.
| A dispatch from Santa Fe, n. M,
says that corps of surveyors has been in
the field for some months running line
| between Ration and Las Vegas for the
purpose of making survey TO reduce
and straighten curves and grades the
Santa Fe railroad between Ration and
| Glorietta.-La Junta Tribune.
The first section of the new Santa Fe
ice house is nearly completed, and the
storing of ice has already commenced.
There are eleven rooms, thirty five feet
square, in the first section. The second