Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-07
Railroad Topics

\ II. Shreve, a railroad man, and wife,
Wellington, Kan, are spending the
y in the city.
w. A. Freeland. one of the efficient
rks at the local freight depot, and
ie, left last night for a months visit
Il Oh friends at Temple, Texas.
a S. w. Woodruff, a former resident of
d buquerque, but late of Tucson, Ariz.,
I rs returned to this city and accepted
J position as blacksmith in the Santa
Re shops.
Lantry Brothers. contractors, will
Iegin next week the work of b~allasting
he Santa Fe roadbed from Ration to
Jas Vegas. The material will be taken
rom the quarries at Watrous.
John Van Lew, a machinist with the
Santa Fe Pacific at Needles, his moth
n and sister, spent yesterday in the
,ity, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Records. They were bound for their
Id home at Roanoke. Va, for an ex-
'ded visit.
r. G. Grout, formerly saw-filer in the
tb ling mill at Topeka, but for several
rs employed in the Albuquerque
ps of the company. has just closed
Z isit of several days with Topeka
snds and has gone to Chicago to
m a brief time.
rhe Citizen has received a copy of
Guide Book of the Canyon of Ari-
ma" just published by Fred. Harvey.
c. Bicknell is the author. The pub
cation is considered by competent
rites to be the best book yet printed
n the Grand Canyon.
Wy II Cip,Neou obiaf IF tbo odyartic-
lg department of the Santa Fe, ar
lived in Williams last Saturday and
listed at the Canyon till Thursday,
when he returned to the city and made
he trip in company with e. Lamb,
o the summit of Bill Williams, which
We believes will be a great drawing
ird in the near future.-Williams
ews.
Thomas Madden. who was foreman
the boiler shop at Albuquerque, N.
until a few days ago and who was
ected to &c to San Bernardino, Cal.
nj axe a similar position, has been
p, e boiler inspector on the Santa Fe
u west of that point, with head
p tiers at San Bernardino. 1t has
v 1 suggested from good sources un-
' cial that James Hogan, foreman OF
boilermakers at Fort Madison,
va. will be appointed to a similar
isition on the eastern grand division.
To provide means for important ex-
nsions to the Gulf of Mexico, and
ossibly toward the Pacific coast, the
.ock holders of the Rock Island at
leir annual meeting voted to increase
he capital stock from $50, 900 900 to
$4,000, 00U. This is the largest increase
ince the consolidation in 1890. The
stock was then SAL, $50 900; in 1896 it
vas increased to SAG, 500 900. In 1890
t was raised to the authorized limit OF
$50, 900, 900. Last June it was increas-
ed to $50, 00O, 900. The funded debt in
the meantime has been increased from
ST, 500 900 to SOS 900 600.
In the suit at FL Paso of Valente
Mendoza VS.. the Atcnison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad company the jury
returned a verdict in favor of the de.
PENDANT. The case has been on trial in
Judge Goggin's court for the past two
days. The plaintiff claimed $15, 200
for the loss of his right loot, which
was crushed by the switch engine
when he was getting off of the foot
,oard in front of the cowcatcher. He
vas riding in from the smelter where
e was employed. Negligence on the
art of the plaintiff and that he had no
ght to ride on the engine were the
lain grounds of defense.