Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-07-05

'A'AA' III 'i'NloSlHPi dul GniNNpuIi TlN"
ers west to the Rocky mountains and
from the Canadian line south to the
Gulf of Mexico.
There are seventy.fve railroads OF
all kinds operating In Mexico under
concessions from the general govern
ment.
Thirty-six railroads reporting for the
second week OF June show aggregate
earnings of $6.S65.0ls. "A gain OF si25..
S2G. or 6.6l per cent.
The round house of the Southern Pa.
ciiic railroad at Fresno. Cal. and
twelve locomotives were destroyed by
FIRE: estimated loss. 100000.
The Surveyors of the Prescott and
Eastern road are now within few
miles of Benson, and expect To be
through with the work this month
Col r. T.. Twitchell assistant coun.
sci of the Santa Fe. is in the city today
consulting with Hon. w u. Childers
on business of the railroad company.
The yard men on the Arizona and
New Mexico railroad at Clinton struck
the other day for shorter hours. The
train crews Will probably join them
Three hundred car cleaners. employ.
es of the Pullman company. are out
on strike, and as "A consequence
that company's ears do not present the
usual neat appearance.
The Santa Fe Central telegraph line
is within five miles OF Santa Fe and
vii! reach that city next Monday, as
the wires are being stretched as rap
idly as the poles are erected.
+. Alexander, who has been master
mechanic at the Lordsburg Southern
Pacific shops, left the first OF the week
for Tucson. He was succeeded by A
l.. Mum. formerly of III Paso.
We're Boyle. of Santa ZEE. has accept
ed position with the Santa Fe Cen.
trail Railway company at Kennedy, and
Charles Gutterman will work on the
telegraph line of the company.
Judge Sloan has decided that the law
passed by the last Legislature provid.
ing that the Santa Re railroad lands in
northern Arizona be assessed At 70
cents an acre is unconstitutional.
A new engine crew is to be put to
work on the Lamy branch. traffic being
too heavy for the one crew. That will
mean several more residents for Santa
fe. Dad" Ames will be the engineer.
The Santa Re Central telegraph line
is being constructed rapidly. Several
miles of line are already completed
between Kennedy and Santa Fe and
the line will reach Santa Fe by next
week.
Foreman Chamberlain. of the air
brake department of the Santa Fe
shops at Albuquerque. n NJ, is at To
peka getting pointers" on that work
while the air construction car Is in
Topeka.
j. f.. Mcleod chief clerk in the Of
flee OF General Storekeeper Hilton. of
Topeka. was at his desk after having
been absent two or three weeks. check
ing up invoice lists at division points
as far west as Albuquerque. y. NJ.
Philip J Barber, employed 10y the
Santa Fe Central railway at Kennedy
is IN Santa Fe for treatment for an in
sect bite on his forehead The bite
Mas probably by a tarantula and Il was
necessary to cauterize the wound.
With the railroad improvements still
incomplete, and the force not all in
yet. there are eighty.four employees on
the pay roll at Santa Rosa at the pres
ent time. permanently located. This
does not include any OF the crews that
run in and out.
Hon. W. ). Hopeweil. vice president
OF the Santa Fe Central. lett for Den
yer. Upon his return he VIII be ac
companied by Mrs. Hopewell. who has
been at Denver hospital and has re-
covered sufficiently to be able TO re-
turn to the territory.
T. b. Sweet. tranmaster for the san
Ia Fe at Marceline, Mo, has been
transferred To Las Vegas. y. NJ. where
he will take the position of trainmaster
for the New Mexico division. His place
al Marceline will be taken by Chief
Dispatcher Johnson, OF Chiilicothe
Ill Tralnmaster Bristol at Las Vegas
has sent in his resignation. and will &c
cept a position on California road.
John r. Weldon is visiting old ao-
quantances in FL Paso. Mr.. Weldon
is an old railroad conductor and has
worked for various roads in the west.
For several months in 1899 he was
yardmastCr FOR the Southern Pacific al
Lordsburg. He is now manager of a
sugar plantation Tor j. -. Spreckcls IL
the Hawaiian islands and Is on on
leave OF absence. After few days at
ri Paso he will leave for his old home
In the east tor visit 10 relatives. Mr..
" eldOn gives glowing report of the
Hawaiian islands and says that it Is
the finest country under the sun.
Direct Connection.-Topeka Is now
In direct connection with Galveston
through the new Santa Fe quadruplex
wires which went into service day he.
fore yesterday. In the language of the
telegraphers. Topeka now works
through to Galveston This is the
first time in the history of the Santa
Re road that this has been possible.
Before the quad system was intro.
duced. the messages from Galveston
had to Ice relayed at Temple, Purcell
and Cleburne, making "A considerable
W. ste of time in the transmission.
General Superini endent Gaunt of the
Santa Fe telegraph department. has
one of the Galveston instruments con.
uected up on q loop and placed on AIS