Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-10
Railroad Topics

The Santa Fe Central Railway com
pany has received two carloads of
Studobaker wagons and three sprink-
lers for its construction work.
Fred Resic. one of the bridge gang
got leg broken while working on
bridge ut Wagon Mound, by one of The
heavy girdors falling on him.
John McCreary. draughtsman. con
nectcd with the mechanical depart
ment Of the Santa Fe at Denver, was
In Ration. leaving for La Junta the next
day
The Washburn. bayfield, 4 Iron
River railway of Wisconsin has been
sold To the Northern Pacific. The con
sideration is said to have been ,li5..
600.
J. H. Johnson. assistant general
freight agent of the Gulf. Colorado a.
Santa Fe, nas resigned to take posi-
ton with the Galveston chamber of
commerce.
The tests on the new wrecker. No. r,
have bcen eminently satisfactory and
a crew viii he assigned to It, The
wreckcr viii hc used between Ration
and vi Paso.
Engine Sii Is receiving attention at
the Las Vegas shops. II is one of the
new tandem compounds lately assign
ed to this division. Engine Si3 is also
In for a few repairs.
1t is said that more than 900 miles
or railroad is now in course of con.
struction in Oklahoma. The most OF
II Is headed in n westerly direction for
the panhandle OF Texas and New Mex.
leo.
The new Alvarado museum building
will socn he completed. The fountain
in the plaza has been started and he
fore fall the surrounding lawns will be
covered with a velvety carpet of blue
grass.
Harry Hohson signal inspector. came
In Monday evening from Ration, y. NJ,
where he has been Tor several weeks
working on the signal stan system. of
signalling. and returned to the same
place today.
The Santa Pc has made n fare and
one-third on certificate plan for the
round trir To Las Vegas on account Of
the Sunday school convention al that
place. providing there are fifty or more
in attendance.
A small bridge ON the lamy branch
near l.amy was burned during Thurs
had to be transferred around the bridge
yesterday morning. causing delay of
about an hour
G w. GIBSON. fuel and Ice contract
or for the Santa Fe. has started from
Topeka on tour of the western lines
of the Santa Fc on business relating
to his department. He VIII go as far
south as Rincon. y. NJ
w 4. II
the Santa fe Central railroad. will
leave for the east on business. con
nected with the road He will visit
Washington In the interests OF New
Mexico before returning.
Trouble is being experienced be
tween the Santa Re and its section
foremen working under j. VI. Sax road
master of the western division. at La
Junta. Half "A dozen have quit. alleg
ing mistreatment and overwork.
MIR. and Mrs Frank Dcibert are eN
pccted in Santa Fc from pittsburg. Mr.
Debert is assistant boOk&eeper in the
Office Of the Santa Fc Central Railroad
company and leit recently for the east
on account of the Illness Of his wife.
The Topeka State Journal says:
Word received from John Barnes an
dpIItn'ltt NY Nhb AhiA NV l''fh'lS
and went to the shops of the Santa FL
at Albuquerque. \. NJ, indicates that
he is pleased with the situation there
Mrs. Mark Withers, widow of a
switchman who was killed in Topeka
one night several months ago. has re
ceived beneficiary sum of 81 200 from
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea. OF which her husband was "A mem
her.
NJ H. Wickhorst. engineer of tests
for the Chicago. Burlington a Quincy
IL at Guthrie. okla. where he viii in
yestigatc the workings Of the Santa +,
plant for removing incrustants iron
the water which IL uses in its engine
boilers.
w j. Egand a tralDman who hai
been in the Santa Fe Pacific hospita
for several months. troubled with rheu
matism. and c. NJ. Gil. head nurse o
that institution will leave IN a few
days for 81. Paul. Mimi, to visit will
relatives.
Art G.. Turner. who has had charg
of the commissary of the Santa
Central railway at Vega Blanca. wa
i'm Santa Pc. He has been promoted
To the superintendency of painting al
bridges and buildings along the compa
ny's line.
The Denver a. Rio Grande train iron
s. ~ Santa Fe Thursda.