Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-07-12

J. u. Farwell is here from the hen-
nedy camp. He is member of the
Santa Fe surveying corps
The san Bornardino striking boiler
makers held their big bah at the pa.
vilion in that city last night Judging
by the tickets sold, the strikers must
have realized more than $1,000.
\ car load of native workmen passed
through the city this morning en- route
from FL Paso to Ration where they will
be put 60 work on the new Santa Fe
track running out from that place
+. NJ. Pingree, foreman of the paint
force at Winslow, who. with his family
have been visiting friends in tie east
the past two months. are now Visiting
with the family of Joe Richards. on the
Highlands. They Will go to Winslow
tonight.
II rs probable that James Davis Of
the Santa Fe shops az Needles, Cal
wal be chosen Tor the Iuromanship Of
the hlacksmithins department. at San
BcruaIdino. + \. McNeal having re
signed that position 20 accept q similar
one in Los Angeles.
Tho santa Pc mas completed another
line IN Indian Territory ana opened it
tor freight and passenger traffic. The
new road is known as the kiowa.
Chickasha g Fort Smith railway and
runs from Paul'5 Valley. / r., TO Lind
say, q distance OF twenty-thTcc miles
Ed Quinlan, an old time conductor
formerly on the Rio Grande division. Is
in the city. Mr. Quinlan has been Wis
itinS with his father in law at San
Marcial. fle will leave this evening
for Helper, Utah, where ne is con
ductor on the Denver x Rio Grande
railroad
The Topeka State journal says
Inspection OF the Santa Fc HOSPITALS
west OF Topeka has been begun. the
committee appointed for that purpose
having gone out sunday afternoon
after completing the work Of looking
over the property east OF this point
Tn members OF the committee are Or
j. 7. Raster. Conductor Dad Griffith
and Engineer James Thomas. They
VIII go as FAR as Los Angeles. Cal, the
trip consuming two weeks. Mrs. kas
ter accompanies the party
Work at Shops-D. \. Shope. super.
intcudent of bridges and buildings on
the Santa Pc Pacific. with headquar-
ters at WINSTON, came I'm from the
west last night It's mission this
trip rs to suporintcud some work which
is being done ON the turn table at the
local round house When the old table
was taken out of the pit IL was found
that the foundation had moved and
new foundation is being put in.
ba MttIae M
HopeWcll general manager OF the
Santa Re Central has received from
A n Hilton at san Antonio 100 mule
teams that Will Doe pat 20 work on the
grading outfits ON tho road They have
been used for hauling coal from Car
thagc tu tho railway, but since Beau
mont oil has entered the field there
has been no use Tor mules. Word was
received that siNty-two men have been
engaged from Rio ArTina county and
viii report AT the camps at once. II Is
expected 10 double the present force
during this month and rush matters,
Mr.. nopewell came in from the south
this mornin. and Is here today. lie
will go north 20 Kennedy tonight or to-
morrow morning.
Clerks Demand Horizontal Increase
in Waecs.-A Telegram from Chicago
SAYS: Railway clerks are preparing
demands for a horizontal increase In
wages of sl0 month. which will be
presented to the several roads within
few days. In addition to the wage
increase, the men will insist on
workday of eight and one-half hours,
instead OF Twelve and fourteen, as at
present
Already demands have been sub
mitted To the officials of the Chicago
Great Western. Wabash and Lake
Shore railroads asking FOR 20 per
cent increase, bu. these were sub
mitted by the men as individuals, and
not through the railway clerks asso-
citation. The union officials believe
that they were presented at the .nsti.