Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-03
SHOP INSPECTORS.
To Be Appointed BY Santa Fe-Au-
thority Over Master Mechanics.

thority over Master Mechanics.
All over the whole Santa Fe system,
the greatest topic of interest is the re-
organization of the mechanical depart
ment of the road. Topeka is the vor-
tex of the revolution, says the State
Journal.
1t is now generally believed that the
position of general master mechanic
of the Santa Fe is to be abolished. The
three general master mechanics-Col-
%linson, Smith and Paxton-have all re-
signed. What plans will be arranged
to handle the work now done by these
three men is the main topic of %specula-
ton.
Rumor has it hat shop inspectors
are to be appointed whose authority
will exceed that of the division master
mechanics, and who will be in general
charge of the shops. One chief shop
inspector will be stationed at each of
the large Santa Fe shops. Over the
shop inspectors will be appointed, it is
said, several superintendent, whose
authority will be over the grand divis-
ions of the road, and who will be in
ltllOl III dutlOllly Ollly W ouptilntSuu-
ent Henderson and his assistant.
In connection with the complete re-
organization of the working force of
the mechanical department will come
the installation of the workmen at the
new shops in Topeka and the natural
changes which result from such an i'm
p~ortant Owe
1t is said that the brick building
known as the least erecting shop"
now used for the locomotive building
department, is to be razed to the
ground in order to obtain more room
outside. The east erecting shop is
not a very handsome or substantial
building.
The boiler and blacksmith shops, the
machine shop and the two engine
shops, will be moved into the new
buildings. The drafting rooms and
pattern rooms, which are on the Sec
ond fiooi of the main shop building,
will also be moved out. The whole i'm
mense building now occupied by so
many different departments will be de-
voted exclusively to the water service
department and the new foundry.
The proposed foundry will do nearly
all of the work which is now handled
by John Seaton's foundry at Atchison.
Heretofore the Santa Fe has done very
little foundry work. except in brass.
The work of the water service depart
ment has been greatly hampered by
lack of room, and it is likely that in
stead of employing about 100 men as
at present, the water service force will
number from 200 to 300.
The new pattern shop stands within
q few feet of the proposed foundry
building.
The big engine in the machine shop
will operate among other things an air
compressor which is one-third larger
than the present air compressor. This
will therefore more than double the
power of the compressed air plant at
the shops.
Already the work of dismantling and
overhauling the old machinery in the
machine shops is in progress. Ma
chimes which have been in service for
twenty years are being put in shape
to be moved into the e shops. In the
new shops electricity will be used very
extensively as a motive power. Ac-
cording TO Superintendent henderson
about fifty electric motors will be util
lied in the new shops for driving ma
chinery.
1t is thought that the new machine
time next fall