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

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heavy Orders falling on him.
John McCreary, draughtsman. con-
nected with the mechanical depart
ment of the Santa Fe at Denver. was
in Ration, leaving for La Junta the next
day.
The Washburn, Bayfield, e Iron
River railway of Wisconsin has beer
sold to the Northern Pacific. The con-
sideration is said to have been S145,-
900.
J. H. Johnson, assistant general
freight agent of the Gulf, Colorado 4
Santa Fe, mas resigned to take a posi-
ton with the Galveston chamber of
commerce.
The tests OF the new wrecker, No. 8,
have been eminently satisfactory and
a crew will be assigned to it. The
wrecker will be used between Ration
and Ell Paso.
Engine S44 is receiving attention at
the Las Vegas shops. 1t is one of the
new tandem compounds lately assign
ed to this division. Engine S43 is also
in for a few repairs.
1t is said that more than 1000 miles
or railroad is now in course of con-
%struction in Oklahoma. The most of
it is headed in a westerly direction for
the Panhandle of Texas and New Mex
leo.
Harry Hobson. signal inspector, came
in Monday evening from Ration, N. M,
where he has been for several weeks
working on the signal staff system, of
signalling, and returned to. the same
place today.
The Santa Fe has made a fare and
one-third on certificate plan for the
round trip to Las Vegas on account of
the Sunday school convention at that
place, providing there are fifty or more
in attendance.
A small bridge on the Lamy branch
near Lamy was burned during Thurs
day night. Passengers and express
had to be transferred around the bridge
yesterday morning, causing a delay of
about an hour.
Senator w. H. Andrews, president of
the Santa Fe Central railroad, will
leave for the east On business, con
nected with the road. He will visit
Washington in the interests of New
Mexico before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Deibert are ex-
pected in Santa Fe from Pittsburg. MI.
Deibert is assistant bookkeeper in the
office Of the Santa Fe Central Railroad
company and left recently for the east
on account of the illness of his wife.
The Topeka State Journal says:
Word received from John Barnes, a.
apprentice boy who quit here recently
and went to the shops of the Santa Fee
at Albuquerque, N. NJ, indicates that
he is pleased with the situation there.
Mrs. Mark Withers, widow of a
switchman who was killed in Topeka
one night several months ago, has re-
ceived a beneficiary sum of $1,000 from
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea, of which her husband was a men,
Der.
M. H. Wickhorst, engineer of tests
for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
is at Guthrie, Okla, where he will in
vestigate the workings of the Santa Fe
plant for removing incrustants from
the water which it uses in it's engine
boilers.
Art c.. Turner, who mas had charge
of the commissary of the Santa Fe
Central railway at Vega Blanca, was
in Santa Fe. He has been promoted
to the superintendent of painting all
bridges and buildings along the compa-
ny's line.
The Denver & Rio Grande train from
the north due at Santa Fe Thursday
evening at 5:15 o'clock, did not arrive
until 7:40 o'clock yesterday morning.
The delay was caused by a wreck on
La Veta pass, caused by two engines
colliding.
Milton Player, master mechanic of
the Fort Worth & Denver at Fort
Worth. Texas, was around the Topeka
shops Monday. He assumed that pc
sitiOn only a few weeks ago after re-
signing his place as master mechanic
of the eastern division of the Santa Fe.
A. T. Parfitt, foreman of the Topeka
boiler shop, has returned to that city
from a trip to California on an inspec-
tion of boilers in use out of San Ber-
nardino. Mr.. Parfitt was accompanied
by the foreman of the erecting shop of
the Baldwin locomotive works at Phil
adelphia.
The Illinois Central Railway com
pany has planted $50 acres in Louis
lana, neal New Orleans, with catalpa
for railway ties. The number of trees
set is $50, 900. In fifteen years it is
expected that 300 900 ties will be ready
for use. If the trees flourish that num-
Der should be ready in ten years.
A company has been organized at
eVinita, /. t., and is backed by the FRS
co Railroad company to build a line
se~venty-ive miles in length, uniting
the main line OF the Frisco at Vinita
with the Frisco extension from Black
well, Okla. to Coffeyville. Kan, join
ing the latter at Bartlesville, /. T.
John Lucas, agent for the Santa Fe
at Emporia, has beer obliged TO leave
his work again temporarily on account
of an eye which has beeen troubling
MIN for some time. He was in the
hospital at Topeka several days to
have a growth ove the member re-
moved and returned TO his post of
duty. but has been obliged to give it
up.
The Topeka State Journal says;
William Deveny, who Wednesday was
made temporary round house foreman,
has been in the mechanical department
Of the Santa Eo for twelve wears. pre-