Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-25
O H RAILS.
Information Regarding
Railroad Officials and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

The wife of Boilermaker J. Fother-
of erysipelas.
The big hotel and depot. in course
OF construction, is assuming good pro
portions and the work is progressing
nicely.
Engineer w. II. Barton, OF San
Marcial, went out on his first trip the
other day, following an Illness OF two
months. His trouble is supposed to
be dropsy.
Mr.. Oliphant succeeds NJ. Ganley at
San Marcial as roadmaster. Mr.. Gan
ley will labor for a time under the
standard OF J. II. Hurley on the Santa
Fe Pacific line.
Il is now generally conceded that
the Rock Island will build a branch
into the White Oaks coal fields from
the north. An outlet for White Oaks
coal to the northeast will result In
much good to the community.
Here Is an unique verdict by a cor
oner's jury at Lathrop. California:
I'VE, the jury, find that the deceased
came to his death at the hands OF a
switch engine after being sat on by
the coroner for two hours and a half
Dick Norris. now a Mexican Central
| conductor running out of the City OF
Mexico, ~ paying a periodical visit
to San Marcial friends. Dick looks
well and Is evidently doing well in
the various channels leading to n pref
" generous kind OF human existence,
says the Bee.
"On to Albuquerque" Is now the
cry. and n hearty welcome is extended
to the promoters Of the Santa Fe, AL
buquerque & Pacific. the Rock Island
and the Gould. Rockefeller combina
ton to build to Albuquerque. Let the
people of the city give each and ev
cry promoter hearty encouragement
]. II. Kuhns, with his daughter. Miss
Shirley, and little son, will leave to
night for Los Angelese to visit hi,
wife and son Joe. Mr.. Rice. who
succeeds Mr.. Kuhns as general store
keeper for the Santa Fe Pacific. hai
arrived from Topeka, and Is gettinl
himself acquainted with his new du
ties.
Every big newspaper In the United
States last Saturday morning pub
lished the Gould Rockefeller railroad
ltOlnbihdtioh aititfts ~ save
to The Citizen. II was the biggest
and. at the same time, n of the
most reliable railroad items that has
been sprung on the reading public Of
the southwest for years. The Gould.
intend. just like the great Rock Is
land company, to make n bid for the
business Of this section. and there II
no doubt that the former will soor
secure control OF the Colorado South
ern. and also acquire possession o
territory for the extension OF the Tex
as Pacific up to and beyond Albuquer
que to Santa Fe. 800
The Roswell Register says: Vic,
President and General Manager Mich
OILS came In and tarried for two day,
on his regular weekly visit. He wa,
accompanied by =. =. Cook, superin
tendent of telegraph for the Western
Union Company, and the latter gentle
mans visit along the line OF the h
Paso & Northeastern has given rise Il
the rumor that the Western UnioI
people are figuring On absorbing tn
telegraph service conducted b.
the railroad. Should this absorption
occur, the present exorbitant rate
which It Is now necessary to pa,
would be reduced to Q minimum
thereby making a number Of thing
possible which cam It now be consid
cred.