Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-05
ALONG THE RAILS.
Information Regarding
RaiIroad..0HciaIs and Employees.
NEWS IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

Ten more locomotives have been
recently added to those already in
service out Of Albuquerque. west and
south.
The force of workmen on the re-
pair tracks In the local railway yards
will be largely increased during tnis
month.
There are now more men on the
pay roll of the Santa Fe railway In
the local shops than at any other time
in the history Of the road.
II is reliably reported that a good
flow OF petroleu MOL has been found
ON the Pecos river near Santa Rosa,
the new junction with the Rock Is.
land.
The No. 2 passenger train reached
the city from the west this morning
at IL 80. consisting Of fourteen
coaches all told. The train went east
in two sections.
A new ruling by the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad provides that cars
kept in Santa Fe. N. NJ, by merchants
longer than forty-eight hours must be
paid for ut the rate Of so cents per
day.
Robert Boyle resigned his position
as machinist In the Ration shops, and
has accepted n position in the grocery
store of G. NJ. Remsberg a Co, of
that town. where he is proving him.
self an energetic and obliging clerk.
Two laborers from the west-Frank
Leanard and j. =. Neuams-were
brought e the city this morning and
sent TO the railway hospital. One is
sick and the other was injured in
falling of the coal shutes at Winslow.
Thomas Burke, OF st. Joseph. Mo-,
general chairman OF the b. OF l.. f.,
for the Santa Fe system was here
yesterday and leaves to-day for Las
Vegas on business pertaining to the
brotherhood. He was accompanied by
rhos. Brannin. local Standardization
Reporter.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande railway
Is distributing n very pretty booklet
descriptive OF the Pan-American ex-
position. I'm Buffalo, May LIST to No.
vember LIST. The booklet gives a
comprehensive description OF the
buildings OF the exposition and is
bound in a very attractive manner.
Two standard guage engines for the
Arizona q New Mexico road have ar.
rived at Lordsburg. They are Bald.
win make, 1sx24 inch cylinders, sup.
piled with automatic brakes and
couplers. n Is a ten-wheeler with
So inch drivers and the other OF a
consolidated type with 90 inch drivers.
The Alamogordo Advertiser says:
| The train coming down from Captain
Friday was such a heavy one that II
stuck on the grade between here and
Tularosa and had to come in on the
installment plan. The coach and
about twenty freight cars were left
until the engine could be sent back
for them.
John TORY. n sweeper In the Santa
Fe shops at Topeka, received word
from Scotland last week hat he had
inherited a large fortune. A checl
for s 2 800. accrued interest on the es
tate, accompanied the pleasing infor
nation. Needless to say he took the
first train east, en- route for the Lane
o Cakes"
The death OF c. II. Sheffield re
moves one of the old and unusual,
popular shop men OF the Santa Fe a
Topeka. Mr.. Shefield had been will
the company for thirteen years ant
in that time by his kindly disposition
had made a great number Of friendl
who were shocked to learn OF his sud
den death.
A Mexican, whose name Is unknown
but who Is an employe of the Santi
Fe company at Las Vegas as a la
borer. fell from the top OF a car Will,
assisting in Icing an orange trail
there. He received a very hard fall
breaking m of.his arms and one o
his legs, and IL hurt internally. II,
was removed to the company's hospi
tai for care and treatment.
j. j. Hart, of the fuel department
OF the Rock Island Route, has beei
in Alamogordo for several days. ii,
went to Captain to inspect the New
Mexico Fuel company's propertie
there, In the interest OF his company
When the connection Is made by thi
company for El Paso, the coal mine,
at Captain will no doubt nearly al
be consumed by the Rock Island an,
White Oaks routes.
Paul Morton and other Santa Fe OF
ficials are expected here In a few days
when he. in company with Division
Agent +. B. Houghton. will meet an,
consult with Albuquerque shippers Il
regard to freight rates, both soutl
and west. As stated in The Citize1
a few days ago, when Mr.. Houghto
was here, I'll Paso merchants no,
have the advantage over Albuquerqu
merchants In getting their goods int
southern New Mexico, but these ma
tiers will undoubtedly be righted @
the conference to be held soon wit
Messrs. Morton and Houghton.
:. In connection with what The Cit
, zen has already had on the subjec
Il is learned that during the year 80
miles OF telegraph wire will be strun
over Santa Fe poles. This will b
principally from Albuquerque west I
San Francisco and along branch llnel
besides quite a distance In Texas
Part OF this will be copper wire, tn
rest iron, The contract for the wir
calls for its delivery so that the wor
OF s%tringing II may be begun at leas
r by April 18th. The Santa Fe will b
ready by that time to start sewers
!. gangs at different points and to rus
the work at the rate OF about fort
! miles per day. The Increase OF tel
graph business on this part OF III
s Santa Fe system has rendered tn
necessary. Besides, q lot of repairin
( will be done along the Santa Fe tel
< graph lines in Kansas before the SCI
a o closes.