Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-06
RAILROAD Norgs.

city today bound for Mexico.
President Roosevelt will attend the
invention of locomotive firemen at
{ attanooga, Tenn. on September s.
" b. Todd. formerly master mechan.
/, 1t Winslow. Arizona. has been sue.
c, eded In that position BY NJ. j. Drury.
The tenth annual meeting OF the
travelling engineers will be held at Chi.
cago, commencing the 9th of this
month.
Mrs. James Knotlcry, wife of Black.
smith knotlery. of the local Santa Fo
Pacific shops. has returned from a
pleasant visit at her old home In Iowa,
The Mexican Central gives employ.
ment to l.Io5 Americans. 3Ql negroes,
% Cinnamon. % Germans. 20 English.
men, 81 Spaniards, 2 Frenchmen. 13
other nationalities, and 9,S79 Mcxi.
cans.
The employees OF the Mexican Ma
tional. International and Central rail.
roads are said to be contemplating a
demand on the authorities Of the re.
spective roads for higher wages. They
make the assertion that they only re.
ceive about one-half the wages that
men In the United States receive for
similar services.
The government of India has decid-
ed to proceed mt once to construct a
railroad from Quetta. near the north
east border Of Baluchistan. to Nushki.
a town In the latter state. The road
will he only ninety-six miles long but
1t is said to be Of great stragetic i'm
portance from milita.y. standpoint,
as it will establish new military base
against Russia's march toward the
Persian gulf.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of the 26th
ult.. says: by September Is the large
railway systems of the country will be
confronted with demand by 1907 900
members of the Brotherhood OF Rail-
way Trainmen fer an increase In
wages which will mean an additional
outlay Of 81. 100000 n month for wages
by railroads in the country. or the al
tentative OF strike which will eclipse
in Its extent all previous strikes. The
demands which have been formulated
but not yet presented. are for an in.
crease OF 20 per cent in wages"
Idaho counties have decided to &C.
cept the offer of the roads for a settle
ment OF taxes.
Railroad development continues at
the highest pitch Of activity through
cut southeastern Arizona.
For the present at least there Is a
pleasing peace and quiet in labor cir
Giles on the Santa Fe system.
nine miles long. went into the hands OF
receiver. the first receivership case
for many months.
Conductor James Connolly Is a can.
didate for the democratic nomination
for representative in the legislative as
sembly from Colfax county.
Gross earnings OF all railroads In the
United States reporting for August
were SCI .664 Ala. a gain OF 3.9 per cent
over last year and 10 per cent over
August 1900.
The Gulf, Colorado g. Santa Fe road
has just placed an order for 100 miles
of eighty -five pound steel rails. which
will be used on the main line and the
Beaumont branch.
The local order of Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, met In Knights
of Pythias hall last night. A good at
tendance was ha,. and business Of I'M
usual Importance was discussed.
A Chicago 4 Northwestern train had
rear end collision with q tornado In
Minnesota Saturday night. The train
was running on its own time. but q
tornado always has the right OF way.
l.. u. Morris has resigned as third
trick dispatcher at San Marcial. N,
NJ. and Fred. Saxton has taken the
vacated place, Morris preferring the
more exciting life OF a freight conduc-
tor.
The Santa F'c and Denver Il Rio
Grande railroads have granted a rate
OF one and q ffth fare to Santa Fe
during the session Of the grand lodge
of Knights Of Pythias. September To-
l9. inclusive.
One OF the transportation curios to
be exhibited at the Worlds fair Is a
scrap book Of annual passes. the prop.
ertY of T.. Il. Provost. general southern
agent of the International Navigation
company of New Orleans.
Track laying has begun on the Den
yer. Enid & Gulf. The road has been
Graded from Enid to Guthrie, Okla, a
distance of fifty-eight miles. and 1t Is
announced that the road will be rush.
ed forward to completion"
THE acquisition Of the Santa Fe
lines by tie Pennsylvania would be a
thoroughly logical railroad develop
ment." said Paul Morton, second vice
president of the Atchison, Topeka 4
Santa Fe company recently.
Experiments were made the other
afternoon In putting a derailed loco
motive on the main line track east OF
Topeka. The experts took the 1927.
one Of the big prairie engines, out east.