Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-29

N'tfnIiN an olOtf was received nv
Topeka to ship from that part Of the
system eight or ten Wells Fargo EN-.
press company refrigerator cars to
points in Texas. where the crop of
strawberries will he picked shortly
They will be sent down nj the rate of
three or -four a day For several weeks
large number OF them have been in
the shops there for ovorhauling. re-.
ce'ving roof repairs and touch of
paint.
At Guthrie Oklahoma. the recent
rains washed out dam for the santa
Pc and temporarily the water supply
there is considerably disturbed. \
plant for bringing down the sub.
stances which form an ncrustation
on the lines of engines. was recently
insta led there and has been a sue.
cess. and since the supply was lowered
a method has boon found practicable
for clarifying the waters of the i'm
mense quantity of silt which Is In it
since the rains.
There Is a fairly heavy shipment of
oranges eastward over the Santa Fc
lines from California, notwithstand
ing the reports that the fruit crops
were reported badly damaged the first
part of the season. That class of stuff
Is still being handled under vontila.
ton. 1t being unnecessary to use ice
IN transporting 4 across the country
to market. The lemons will not be
shipped in large quantities until later
the general demand for them being
when the weather gets warmer.
The Las Vegas Record says Con.
duCtor A. Forkner left for California TO
visit his wife for few weeks and at
tend 10 business affairs on the Pacific
coast Mrs. Forkner went to Los An
gclos few months ago and her health
has greatly improved Mr. Forknor has
been connected with the Santa Fc rail
way for fifteen years and his fidelity
To- the interests OF the company has
won for him the esteem. as we'll rs the
appreciation. of his superior officers
AS a citizen he is genial courteous
gentleman whose admirable traits of
character have won general regard
Information has been received by
the passenger department of the San
Ia Fe that Charles j. Allardt and John
r. Nelson. two ticket brokers having
headquarters at sc Clark street. CHI
Cago. have been indicted by the grand
jury on the charge Of forgery, and are
now confined in the Cook county jail
under default OF $4,000 bail. These
two brokers will be tried before the
criminal branch OF the superior court
Of Cook county, and II is stated that
the chances are good that they will be
convicted Ticket scalpng may be all
right II 1t is honestly conducted, but
indications are that it is very difficult
TO conduct the business in that way.
II is reported that Marcon has an.
nounced that he has a plan OF applying
his wireless tclegraphy so that trains
approaching each other may he uoti-
fed of the coming danger. and. If the
same is fact and can hc put in effect.
IL will u2 the greatest invention OF the
age in "A railroad way. The theory is
to arrange bell or signal near the
engineer to attract his attention when
the train comes within range Of the
mysterious current which will be SO
set that IL will reach for half a mile.
He even goes farther and says that il
may he possible 10 make direct con
nection with the air apparatus SO that
the train will be stopped without any
human assistance when ii comes with
IN the danger zone.
J T. Bayles travelling watch In.
spector for the Santa Re. Is i'm Topeka
holding forth with his biennia rating
Of timepioces at the Office of General
Nardmaster Kennedy. BY rating a
watch its efficiency as a timekeeper is
determined after II has been given n
close examination individually from
the inspector. There are three posi-
tions In which II is placed while un.
dergolng this test, pendant up, as
when carried in the pocket of train
man, dial mp and dial down. as when
lying under the pillow Of its slumber.
ing owner. In all Of these positions II
Is kept for hours and if there is a var.
iation from the standard Chronometer
OF more than six seconds IL is returned
for repairs Otherwise IL passes mus
ter and goes back to its owner to be
come an essential part of the railroad
The Las Vegas Record says The
conference OF Santa Fe railway otlic
ials that has been going on at the Mon
teZuma for the past few days. ended
Saturday evening ana many of the of
ficials have departed. The convention
was just general getting together. "a
talk over matters for the good of the
service, and nothing of special import
ance was done Those present were
the superintendent. master mechan
les road foremcn and travelling cngin
GERS of the western grand division and
are as follows: j. II. Hurley O. NJ
| Taylor. A. McCready and II Giegoldt
of La Junta: r c. Fox. &. n Bristol
and g. A Ross. of Las Vegas; u. \
Sulier ID. Patterson and r. G. Wescott
of Ration; +. T. Rorsch. of Denver; X
J. Parker and w. :. Lebanon, of Pucb
10; J. +. McNally. OF San Marcial; +. j
Whisenana and II. G Peyton of Wei
linFton. and G T.. Aver. of Dodge city
Can't Keep Il Secret.
The splendid work of Or, King s