Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-02
ALONG THE RAILS.
Interesting Information Regarding
RaiIroad.0Hcials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

emily connected with the Harvey rail.
road eating houses, were In the city
last night.
Mrs. F. w. Spencer and children,
family OF the assistant to Architect
whittlesey. have arrived in the city
from Chicago, and will reside In the
future here.
One of the new engineers on the
Santa Fe Pacific Is n Mr.. Pease from
Marceline. Mo. Accompanied by his
wife and children he arrived In the
city the other day.
BILLY" Lockeridge. of Williams, left
for Sonora, Mexico. where he went
as instrument man on construction
work on the Canea railway, In re-
Spouse to a telegram from Engineer
o. G. Thompson.
Charles p. Bond. financial editor Of
the Boston Journal. was at Williams
the other day. Mr.. Bond Is on a tour
of inspection OF the railroads OF Mex.
leo and the west, and examination OF
the territory tributary to the respec-
tive lines.
To those who have been enquiring
of late What the little ornamental
building opposite Sturges' European
will be used for?" The Citizen has
been informed, positively. that the
house will be occupied by Architect
Whittlesey as his Office and studio.
The Gallup Republican says: A
%head-end collision of two freight trains
on Wednesday, at Pinto. wrecked
three engines and twenty-one cars of
coal. The crews saved themselves by
jumping. IL is said that the air was
not cut In on the west bound train
at the last station where switching
was done.
| Crockett was in from the railroad work
| Monday. He and his sons have n con.
tract for grade work on the Ell Paso
4 Northeastern extension. They are
on the sixteenth mile and will finish
this contract in a few days. He says
sixteen miles of the road will be fin
ished in two weeks.
Miss Maggie Rolley. who Is visiting
Mrs. j. l.. Sheets at 1929 south Third
street, from Atchison, Kansas, Is hav-
ing n most enjoyable time while here.
A surprise party was held In her hon.
or. and games were played and re-
freshments served. The visitor Is a
| SlSltT VI btoTbt fNbllty, un tHlpIby
of the Santa Fe facific.
The Flagstaff Sun says: w. s.
Hancock, for many years master me-
| chanic of the Needles division Of the
Santa Fe Pacific railroad. was a west
bound passenger. Mr.. Hancock Is now
representing the mechanical depart
ment of the Water-Pierce Oil company
Of st. Louis. and finds II a more agree
able position than railroading.
II IL understood here nat Charles
NJ. Taylor has sent In his resignation
as division master mechanic Of the
Santa Fe road, with headquarters at
La Junta, but. as far az known here,
the resignation has not been accepted
Mr.. Taylor was for years stationed al
Ration. and Is, therefore, well known
on both the New Mexico and Ric
Grande divisions Ut the Santa Fe.
II is rumored that the local tele
graph line OF the PecOs system vii
shortly be absorbed by the Western
Union company. Superintendent p
p. Cook, of the Western Union, made
an inspection trip owe the PecO3 sys
TEN last week under the chaperon
age Of General Manager Nichols. II
Is a consummation devoutly to bs
wished for, as Il will greatly lower the
local telegraph tolls, at present very
heavy.
The Williams News says: The all
is full OF rumors regarding changes
in the third division OF the Santa FL
Pacific on the first OF the month. II
Is rumored that Division Superintend
ent Hubbard will be succeeded by Su
p~erintendent Ayers OF the Santa FL
proper. now at La Junta, Mr., Hib
bard will be located In the San Joa
quin. Roadmaster Crowley will also
be succeeded. but by whom this pa
per has not learned. They are good
men and good officials and the News
regrets their leaving and trusts they
may both get something better.
The Flagstaff Gem says: Railroads
are not built because communities de
sire them built. They are built for the
they will pay n large profit on the
Investment. This being true, II IL
safe to predict the building of a north
and south road through Flagstaff In
the near future. A road from here
south to Globe. by way Of Jerome, ant
from here northeast to southern Utah
by the way Of the Grand Canyon ant
the coal fields Of northern Arizona
is almost an assured fact. The exist
ing facts and conditions warrants cap
~italists in investing In this, the grand
est and best paying railroad enter
prise In the west, II not in the Unite,
States.
A brakeman OF a railway In Indiana
having been discharged for ~disobeyin,
orders and causing a serious wreck
sued the company for $40 claimed I,
be due as wages; wherefore the com
pany has begun an action against hin
for damages. avering that the acct
dent occurred through his careless
ness. II is not probable that the com
pany has any expectation of collecting
Ithe cost of the wreck from the ma
to whom II Is attributed, but II ma,
be beneficial to the railway servic
to have the principle established tina
employees. as well as corporations, ar
! legally responsible for the effects @
their m~isdeeds, The trial and decis
ion OF such a case would be extremel
interesting and instructive,
j. J.. Miller, an employee OF the Penn
sylvania railroad, has invented q dc
vice that Is intended 10 solve tn,
smoke and cinder problem OF railwa,
trains. The invention consists OF
pipe connection with the smokestacl
OF the locomotive running back owe
the entire passenger train, the sec
tons being connected on the SAM
principle as the air brake. The aver
age diameter Of an engine smokestacl
is fourteen inches. and the pipe whicl
will run from IL over the train will b.
I ~ ahA a. n 4 IA -..Al I.
this way is passed over the entir,
train and has escapes on both side
OF the rear coach at the bottom. Their,
will be an air vent In lhe smokestack
The device Is to serve as a spark ar
roster, smoke consumer and a dlstrib
utor OF cinders along the roaa bed.
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The Most Stubborn Coughs
resulting from an attack OF la gripp,
or heavy cough, must yield To the won
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