Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-01

n frisco system has adopted cleo
tricity for cooling and lighting pur-
poses in cafe cars, sleepers, chair cars,
etc.
After a lay off of several days, on
account of a mashed finger, c.. ]. Nc
Gruder, a machinist apprentice, has
returned to work.
Ed. l.. link, a machinist apprentice
in the local shops, quit his job the
other day, and rumor has 1t that he
will go to Mexico.
H. s. Wall, the Santa Fe Pacific d.
vision foreman at Barstow, accom-
panied by his wife, came in from the
west last night n both proceeded
east on a visit.
Joh O'Shea, passenger conductor
on the Ell Paso-Rock Island, was in
Kansas City last week, where he at
tended a meeting of the Order of Rail
way Conductors.
George Harrison, gang fol- eman is mp
and around, although limping. One of
his legs was injured Sunday by being
caught between a pair of driving
wheels and a pile of iron.
j. M. Goodson, section foreman at
Winslow, successfully underwent an
operation for a tumor, at the local rail
road hospital the other day, and is re-
ported as on the highway to perma-
nent recovery.
w. s. Taliaferro was here yesterday,
leaving last night for his headquarters
at Topeka. Mr.. Taliaferro is connected
with the land department of the rail-
way company, and was at Phoenix and
Prescott on business.
w. T. Fletcher and wife have re-
turned to the city from a visit to Chi
cage and Toronto, Can. They were
one a month or six weeks. Mr.
Fletcher is a machinist and resumed
work at the shops this morning.
William Frame, who used to be a
clerk in the office of Superintendent Of
Motive Power Henderson, at Topeka,
but who was transferred to that of Me-
chanioal Superintendent Taylor, at La
Junta. Colo, several months ago, is
o on "a visit to Topeka friends.
The Santa Fe company will rebuild
the stock yards, south of the city, de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday after
noon. The debris will at once be re-
moved and the work of reconstruction
will be commenced as soon thereafter
as possible. The new stock yards will
be a great improvement over those de-
stroyed by fire.
NCOlS & IL " nv VI ihS ItIN
ular railroad officials now located at
Ell Paso, passed up the road for Ago
cones this morning, where he will Sc
lect track ground for the Algodones
Land & improvement company. w. r.
Utley, of New York, and A. J. Frank,
OF Denver, members of the company,
accompanied Mr.. Roe to Algodones. G.
l.. Brooks, of this city, was also in the
party.
Base Ball On the Fourth.-What
promises to he a hot game of base ball
will take place at the fair grounds on
the afternoon Of July 4. hlodesto c..
Ortiz, manager of the old town team,
challenged Manager Booth, of the shop
club, for a game, and the challenge
was promptly accepted. The two
teams are pretty evenly matched, and
the game will no doubt be a lively one.
Rumor an Error.-Printed reports
which reached Topeka from Point
Richmond, Cal, recently indicate that
the strike of the Santa Fe boilermak-
ers was at an end. but this is an error,
says the journal. All the officials of
the company, who while taxing the
most hopeful view of the situation, say
that the statement of the western pa
per lis news" to them. AS announced
Wednesday, the shops at the Needles,
Cal, Barstow and San Bernardino,
Cal, and at Seligman. Ariz., are work
ing, though shortnanded so far as
boiler men is concerned. 1t is no Sc
cret that there is a dearth of trades
men of this class all over the country,
but Ii is understood hat the places of
old workmen are being filled by those
shipped in from the east. There is a
nerve-racking inconsistency in the dis
patches sent out from the scenes of
the disaffection and it is difficult to de-
termine just what is the true status.
Plenty of Motive Power.-With 95
new Prairie engines, the Santa Fe To-
connective department will be placed in
a position better than ever before to
handle the traffic which is coming to
it. This is what il will have as soon
as the additional 20, which were an
nounced the other day as having been
ordered from the Baldwin works, are
delivered. The Prairie freight type is
identical with that of the passenger.
except that the former has a 69-inch
drive instead of a 79-inch wheel, as is
the case with the latter. However,
the freight class has proven itself
equal to the requirements of passen-
ger service and the officials are highly
pleased in every way with the manner
in which they have acquitted them
selves. 1t is planned that the Baldwin
people will go on with the construction
at the rate of about four Q week until
the lot has been finished.
Coast Shops neutrality-suspicious.
ent of Motive Power George r.. Hen
derson said, in speaking of the Santa
Fe boilermakers' strike on the coast
lines:
we have boilermakers at work at
San Bernardino and Needles. We are
getting along very well with the force
at han. The reports that the strike
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