Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-20

Snapper" Hale, on the extra board
as a fireman, has resigned, and will en-
gage in some other occupation.
J. II. Haskell and family of Ell Paso.
are in the city. He was in the employ
of the Southern Pacific freight office
at FL Paso.
Frank Funk, machinist. has moved
into a more comfortable house across
the street from his old residence, No.
612 South Second street.
John Becker, the old retired engin-
eer, who has been in the Santa Fe hos
pital. at Las Vegas, is slowly ecove
ing from a serious Illness.
J.. E. Saint of the Santa Fe Central,
who was here yesterday on a visit to
his family, left this morning for the
Kennedy camp, up the road.
There has been a general swap
ping of engine crews at the Las We
gas shops, engineers and iremen be-
ing changed on different engines.
Albert Andrews. a former machinist
at the Las Vegas shops, and his sister.
Mrs. Theodore Gladhill, left for Pueb-
10. Mr.. Andrews will go on to the
east.
Paul Whiting has returned to Las
Vegas from his trip to England, where
he went in the interest of several i'm
portant air brake patents that he has
invented.
1t is predicted that heavy steel rails.
better rolling stick. improved signals
and the abolition of grade crossings
will bring about an average railroad
speed OF seventy-ive miles an hour
before 1925.
Thomas White left this morning for
Chicago. and he was on crutches. He
was here connected with the electrical
plant at the local shops, and last Sat
urday met with an accident in which
his foot was badly injured.
J. A. Harlan. superintendent of the
bridges and buildings on this division,
was at Rincon the past few days look
ing over the work in progress there on
the new Harvey eating system. He
was in this city yesterday.
The young ladies at the Alvarado
are quite popular with the young gen
tlemen of the city. The girls are all
good dancers and know how to enter
tain Arrangements are being planned
now for numerous dancing parties.
Sixty-fve men interested in Arizona
mining property will leave Chicago in
a special train of Pullmans over the
Santa Fe today for a weeks tour of
the mining districts of Arizona. 1t is
to be run by the Braganza company.
A. B. Todd, newly appointed division
master mechanic for the Santa Fe at
Winslow. Ariz.. has held a foremanship
for the government at the Puget Sound
navy yard. He also has beer with the
Pennsylvania and Mexican Central
systems il excellent capacities.
The Topeka State Journal says How
ard Hunt, a rivet beater in the tank
room of the round house, has abandon
ed ~railroading for the present. Friday
he took his time and will leave pres
emily for Silver City, New Mexico
where he will pursue chemical studies
The Ell Paso & Southwestern rail
road has built large stockyards on its
line south of San Simon station. The
new yards are said to be larger than
any loading pens west of Denver. The
San Simon Cattle company has been
loading 5000 head of cattle there this
week.
Official announcement was made OF
the appointment of J. n. Barr as gen
eral superintendent of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway in place
OF C. A. Goodnow, who has gone to the
Rock Island as general manager. Mr.
Barr at present is tne mechanical sup
e%rintendent of the Erie railway. e
Superintendent |. l.. Hubbard, oil
Winslow; John Denair, of Needles; A
ID. SCHNEIDER, of Fresno, and w. B. Bea
mer, of San Bernardino, including the
chiefs of staff to Superintendent Shep
ard, of the Santa Fe railway western
lines. were in Los Angeles. The object
of their visit was to figure out a sum
mer schedule for the company's pas
senger service.
The Topeka State Journal says
Word received here Friday indicates
that James Thompson, formerly q
blacksmith here, but now following his
trade for the company at Albuquerque
N. NJ, had three fingers of one hanC
mashed under a steam hammer abou'
a week ago. He was helping straight
en- some iron when the members were
caught under the hammer and fright
fully mangled. Thompson has beef
away from Topeka more than a year
though he visited here about 81,
months ago.
The Las Vegas Record says: Thu
Santa he seems to feel that the new
of it's doings and happenings have
been published too exactly for its owl
good and an order was sent down yes
terday evening from the general man
ager TO stop giving the reporters an!
news. We may say for the benefit o
the public that the wrecks and import
ant happenings on the Santa Fe will
be published by the Record, as usual
but the engine news and doings of thu
railroad shop employees. which were
published for their benefit alone. Wi
be discontinued.
A circular issued from the Office o
Manager Herbert. of the Denver 4 Ri
Grande railroad announced the ap
pointment of J.. r. Wentworth 10 b'
Superintendent of the RioGrande June
ton railroad, vice F. r. Rockwell
transferred to Salida. Mr.. Wentworth
office will be at Grand Junction. TIT
Rio Gran1e Junction railway extend.
from Newcastle to Grand Junction AM
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