Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-27
Railroad Topics

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W q. Francis. formerly of Albu.
qucrque. and later division storekeeper
at Winslow. Ariz. is very seriously III
in the Southern California Railroad
hospital at Los Angeles.
The brotherhood OF Locomotive En.
gineers will. on January | next. make
a formal demand for an increase of
wages. The Brotherhood OF I.ocomo-
tive Engineers is not affiliated In It's
fight with the Western Federation of
Railroad Conductors and Brakemer.
j. u. Hasty gang foreman Tor the
company Mt Ration. n. NJ. was around
Topeka shops Friday getting point.
crs' on the methods of doing business
there Mr.. Hasty used to hold the
foremanship of the mechanical plant
at Strong City and at Dodge City. be-
sides being employed at Newton.
The scarcity of motive power on the
Santa Fe coast lines. which is so
plainly evident In San Bernardino has
also been observed at Needles. The
shopmen are kept busy in their efforts
w thih tut tbttutS luSt ffltukHs n
number Of old engines at Albuquerque.
which have been In idleness for some
time, are being refitted for service on
the road.
The I'll Paso A. Southwestern have
completed laying their rails to within
about twenty miles of lei Paso. where
they were forced to stop on account of
being unable to secure material from
the eastern mills. However, sufficient
material Is now on the way to enable
them to again start up end continue
the work as far as the grading has
been completed
The rumor that the general Offices
of the lei Paso-Rock Island road are
to be removed from Alamogordo to El
Paso has been pronounced absurd by
the officers of the road. The company
has just finished n brick Office building
in Alamogordo for the auditing depart
ment and there is no building of the
company in El Paso large enough to
accommodate the force.
Mechanical Superintendent Schaef-
fer. of the Santa Fe shops, at Needles,
is visiting the Albuquerque shops. 1t
is said that he fell In love with one or
two new wrinkles connected with the
Santa Fee shops at Albuquerque and
Will follow their fashion when he re-
turns to the banks of the Colorado
Mr.. Schaeffer believes that all strike
troubles at the Needles shops have
been settled. and that prosperous
winter Is before the company and the
men.
The San Bernardino Sun says:
There has been a rumor in railroad
circles of this city for several days to
the effect that Superintendent of Mo-
tive Power Henderson, of the Santa
Fee had been asked to resign. Yester-
day railroad man came over from
Los Angeles, bringing with him the
same story. which he said was current
in the company's headquarters In that
place rhe report cannot he confirm
ca" Superintendent Henderson was
seen today in regard to the statements
made in the above paragraph and said:
There Is nothing in It, That Is the
first | have heard about my resigna-
ton"
An Official confirmation has been re-
ceived OF the transfer of the Searcy &
Des Arc railroad to the Rock Island.
says Little Rock dispatch The ac-
tual sale was made at the tim, the
Choctaw passed into the hands of the
Rock Island. The day Before the sale
of the Choctaw that road had pur-
chased the Searcy a Des Arc and con-
sequen''y the Rock Island bought a
line which had not entered into the ne
gotiations. A circular has been issued
naming J, " Holden as traffic man
ser and W. w. Wentz, Jr., general
manager, both being local Rock leland
officials in charge OF the Choctaw
lines. The road runs from Searcy to
Des Arc, a distance of twenty.eight
miles.
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