Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-03
Railroad Topics


I que shops for about eight months. He
learned the machinist's trade here, and
is justly a popular fellow among the
men.
The Topeka State Journal SAYS:
William Fritts, a blacksmith who used
to follow his trade in these shops but
who three years ago went to the same
department at Albuquerque, N. NJ, has
returned from that place with his wife.
and the two are visiting in Topeka for
a few days. They are on the way to
Kansas City, where Mr.. Fritts has a
Job witt the Union Pacific.
The New Mexican says: r. L. Nc.
Canoe, treasurer of the Pennsylvania
Development company. has returned
from Kennedy. He confirms the news
that yesterday a gang of graders was
set to work at the Galisteo crossing
with scoops to grade toward Santa Fe.
Next week two more gangs will be put
to work and graduamy the number of
gangs will be increased to six with
from as to 100 men and 25 teams in
each gang.
Lee y. Paddock, a craftsman. has
announced his intention of quitting the
oohto 4hoy w. III tntIcdltcI Will
be in the employ of the st. Louis &
San Francisco at Springfield, Mo-, do
ing special draftinng under George A.
Hancock, superintendent of machinery
for the Frisco system. Paddock is an
experienced nan in his line, having
been with the company four years pre-
vious to that, having held a number of
similar positions.
According to well-founded reports,
John Salkeld, who for some time has
been foreman of the boilermakers at
La Junta, Colo, will retire from that
place May Is. There is talk that a
Topeka man may get the place, though
nobody has yet been chosen. Salkeld's
father was employed in that depart
ment of Topeka shops only a few
months ago, and previous to that had
been for a long time with the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe at Cleburne,
Texas.
1t Is estimated that the Santa Fe
will construct. witnln this year., not
less than 500 miles of road in the In
dian Territory and Oklahoma. 1t will
be the object of that road to gain con
troll of the east and west lines in the
two states mentioned in order to off
set the e-ncroachment of the Rock Is
land. According to eastern dispatches
the Santa Fe now has in mind the
largest number of miles yer known
in the southwest which are to be built
as Dol as possible. A greater num-
Der of miles are contemplated. in New
Mexico, having in view the same OBJ
ject-to head off the Rock Island.
The Needles Eye, in commenting on
G. F. Lape's resignation, says: At last
c. F. Lape, division master mechanic,
has resigned (by request). This Is the
official who. when appealed to for worf
by a man grown old in the service of
the Santa Fe, and whose record with
the company stands fai above that of
Mr.. Lape, gave the applicant a scornful
look and babe him begone with the
parting words, This is no old soldiers
home" Mr.. Lape says he has another
job in sight. Let us hope so, for he Is
we'll along in years, and may possibly
encounter men of his own type who do
not wish to maintain an old soldiers
home" The mills grind slow. but they
grind.
The San Bernardino Suns prophecy
of last Thursday morning, to the effect
hat unless j. II. Reniff, general fore
man of the car department, squared
himself with the proper officials before
May day. his head would come off, has
come true, and beginning this morn
ing the gentleman who came here from
the Windy City several months ago to
take the position made vacant by the
resignation of John Andrews, will have
severed all connection with the Santa
Fe company. Early this morning a bull
letin will be posted announcing that
until further notice Assistant Foreman
A. A. Butterworth will be acting gen.
eral foreman. 1t is whispered that
there is a chance of Mr.. Butterworth
being appointed to that position per-
manently. Surely no better man could
be found for the place, nor one who
would be more suitable to the men un-
der him. Mr.. Reniff will go to Los An
geles today. where he will visit before
returning to his home in the east.