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


The construction train has been
working between Alamillo and Socorro
the past week.
Chief Engineer n. j Simmons, of
the El Paso a Southwestern road, was
in Lordshurg looking after some of his
personal mining interests.
President W II. Andrews. of tho
Santa Fe Central railway, left Pitts.
burg, Pa, Saturday, for New Mexico,
and will reach this city during the
week.
On receipt of a telegram announcing
the serious illness OF his wife at st.
Joseph. Mo. j. II. Davenport. an en-.
ploye in the local shops. left for that
place last night
H. = -A,,d.o c-=-cived at Santa Fe
from Denver to succeed s G.. Bentley
as superintendent of telegraph of the
Santa Fe Central railway. Mr. Bent.
ley left for Denver
Lee Hutchinson has resigned his DO.
sition as collector for the Imperial
laundry and will occupy the requisition
desk at the local shops, recently made
vacant 10y the resignation of Edgar
Strumqust
The Southern Pacific never had such
heavy passenger traffic in the summer
time as II has enjoyed this season. The
company has trouble in getting cars
enough to handle its regular trafiic and
excursions.
II is said that the railroad people
and the mining companies will spend
more than 81 100000 around Clifton.
AriZ.. during the next twelve months.
making IL one of the greatest camps in
the southwest.
John Bell. Wells Fargo express mes.
scnger on the l.amy branch has been
promoted to the main line and will run
between la Junta and lamy He will
be succeeded on the branch by Ira
Sackctt. of albuquerque
Ten car loads of curiosit,es for the
Harvey museum are now on their way
here. II has been decided to use the
kiosk. now used as salesroom. fos
the museum, and to move the sales
room TO the building intended for n
museum
G. n Simpson. vice president OF the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road
General Superintendent Grieg, OF the
I'll Paso a Northeastern. and Charles
u. Eddy passed through here last
night They had been at the Dawson
coal fields.
The st. Louis d San Francisco rail
road has purchased the Arkansas &
Choctaw railroad. Consideration. ST..
100000. This gives the Frisco ninety.
five miles of newly constructed road in
the Red River district in the Indian
Territory.
The railroad committee of the RIOS
well club met the other night and re
solved itself into committee of the
mol. az.
chamber OF commerce In compiling the
necessary data for presentation to
President Andrews of the Santa Fe
Central AT III Paso when he gets there
The Pennington Times SAYS: The
railroad that was mentioned in these
columns last week Is not. as many sup
pose, p branch of the Atch:son, Topeka
a Santa Fc system. hut II an indcpend
ent Inc backed by Pennsylvania capi.
talists. Work on a pert Of the line is
nov under way, which fact shows that
IL is not all on paper.
he strike OF the machinists OF the
Cult lines of the Santa !'c has so far
caused but little Inconvenience To the
corporation. The trouble seems To- he
confined to the shops at Cleburno. and
was caused by tho failure OF the com.
panv To reinstato Charles Hess. a com
mittoeman. who was discharged for
some infraction of the rules.
Master Mechanic w. s Grandy. OF
the Newton, Kan, shops, fell from
moving car and was slightly injured
He was standing on the platform OF
the car talking with the brakeman and
when he attempted TO unload" missed
the handhold and fell TO the ground.
One side OF his face was quite badly
no 4.
the cinders. That he was not badly in
iured IL fortunate.
Engineers Frank Scottie and w G.
Mearns, and Firemen Sam Livingston
and Henry Englebrocht. returned last
night from two weeks fishing trip To
the Jemez mountains They have n
good stock Of fresh fish stories tn tell
about the monstrous trout they cap
tureh. They went overland and camp
ed out, doing their own cooking.
good eupply of canned fish was pro
yided before they left the city and they
didn't bring anything hack but wills.
kers. The clip will amount TO several
pounds.
The New Mexican of last Saturday,
says: lion. H. Bradford Prince return
ed this morning on a Denver g. Rio
Grande freight train from his Rio Ar
riha county ranch A temporary track
has been constructed around the spot
n few miles north of this city where
an engine Is In the ditch. a wreckins
train and a large force of men under
the supervision of Division Superin.
tendont Wettenberger are on the
ground and are hard at work to get the
engine out of the ditch and repair the
washed away and injured portions of
the track.
Up Ia this morning no further infor-
nation had been received concerning
the machnists. strike on the lines of
the Gulf, Colorado a Santa Fe. The
dissatisfaction Is thought to AFFECT sew
eral hundred craftsmen and appren.
tees. the union throughout the south
being particularly strong and being