Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-22
Railroad Topics

Willie Shakespeare is now messen.
ger boy for the Western Union at
Deming and seems to be kept pretty
busy at the work.
II is reported that Fred GRAY and A.
T. Tuberville. santa Fe firemen. have
shaken the dust of Las Vegas from
their shoes and left a few unpaid ac-
counts behind.
l.. e. Sheppard is in the city, on a
regular official visit to the local lodge
of the Order of Railway Conductors.
Mr.. Sheppard is the grand Junior con
ductor of the lodge.
Mrs. Samuel Ross left for West Lib
erty, Iowa. where she will enjoy the
summer months with relatives and
friends. The lady is the wife of Elec-
trician Ross at the local shops.
The baggage car from the west last
night had a bad set of trucks. which
mad to be removed and new ones sub
stituted. This train. il consequence,
was detained here nearly an hour.
l.. A. Gazin, the superintendent who
installed the new electric and power
system at the local shops has about
completed his labors. and is now en-
gagged in thoroughly testing the plant.
MI. tdDOuI, WIZ lOGlleTly 1tSlutu
in this city, but for the last two years
chief clerk TO superintendent Woods,
at Needles. was here Sunday and Mon
day visiting former friends. He ex-
pected to return west last night.
R. c. Reid left Las Vegas for To-
peka, Kan, where he will have the
Santa Fe surgeon put an X-ray on his
fractured leg. The leg has not healed
as it should have done. and Mr.. Reid
wants to find out what the matter is.
The wind storm, which ragged north,
south. east and west OF the territorial
metropolis all day yesterday and even
last night, interfered with the tele-
graphic service over both the Western
Union and Postal wires. Everything
is all right today.
Phil Hitchcock. who represents the
Wabash road at Denver, was here last
night, and took a peep at the new
Alvarado hotel. He stated lat he
would be here when the hotel is
thrown open to the public. Mr.. Hitch
cock returned north this morning.
The new baggage master at the local
depot is j.. NJ. Reed. who arrived the
other day from Newton, Kan. and he
is a s~on-in-law of J.. w. Edwards, the
undertaken. Mr.. Garrison. who retires
as baggage master. is now a member
of the force of telegraphers at the
depot.
The separation of the Offices and
yard interests of the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe. in Deming, makes a
very noticeable difference in many
ways. There are a larger number of
men required han before and the in
creased activity around the yards is
greater.
w. |. McGinniss. assistant superin-
tendent of the railway mail service,
was at Las Vegas Friday on an inspec-
ton tour and left in the evening for
Cerrillos. He will be gone about a
week, working out in the territory, and
then return to Las Vegas. His head
quarters are in Washington.
Last Tuesday morning the following
officials of the Ell Paso & Southwest
ern left Deming on a special train,
bound for Bisbee, Ariz.: w. G. Choate,
general superintendent: Walter Doug
las, general superintendent of the cop
per Queen Mines at Bisbee, and H. j.
Simmons, chief engineer OF the Bisbee
road.
Frank Nudge. the old time yardmas-
ter at Deming for the Santa Fe, came
in from San Marcial last Monday to
resume his old duties and the next
day Mrs. Nudge came also. The
Mudges have rented the Tom McMa-
hon house on Gold avenue and will
now remain in Deming, says the Head
light.
The first of the club women's special
trains is expected to reach Albuquer-
que Friday night, April 20, carrying
delegates to the convention of the Fed
,,,.;o. ,f NVon,anfZ r1nh in rs An
geles, This special is known as the
kansas Special" and will carry he
delegates to the federation from the
Kansas cities. On Monday morning,
April 2S, our more trains carrying del
egates will reach this city and proceed
west on the Santa Fe Pacific TO the
"City of the Angels
The San Bernardino Sun says that
engine No. 33S, which has been in he
back shop, undergoing conversion into
an oil burner. left for h Arizona dl-
vision last evening. This locomotive
has the honor of having been the last
engine on the entire trackage of the
coast lines this side of Seligman to
be changed from the diamond stack
and coal to oil tank and atomlZer.
From now on, all engines on the west
ern lines will burn oil. with the eX-
ception of those running between
Seligman and Albuquerque. How long
it will be before those machines will
throw away the scoop depends largely
on Messrs. Smith and Turnbulls oil
wells at Gallup, n. NJ.
Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. In
slant relief, permanent cure. DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.