Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-04
Railroad Topics

Forty-three railroads reporting for
the third week of May show aggregate
earnings of sS,162, SAL, a gain of s513.-
01S. of ca per cent
The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
railway has erected a 75-foot derrick at
Santa Rosa to be used in drilling a new
well for the company.
Thousands If railroad men in the
east made idle by the great coal strike
are now using up the savings of past
months for subsistence.
The finance department of Mexico
has prepared a bill authorizing the
issue of $780, 0O, 900 5 per cent bonds
for subsidies to railway companies.
The bonded debt now outstanding on
the Atchison system. as shown yester-
dey, AMOUNT TO, in round figures,
S22S,000 600, on which the interest
charge is something over $9,217,O00.
The Rock Island is to start at an
early date the building of large a
shops at or near Colorado Springs,
Colo. Shops are also to be built at
Rock Island, H., and at Topeka, Kan
sas.
President f. T. Jeffery, of the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad, which is
now part of the Gould system. has
moved its headquarters from Denver
to the West srn Union building, in New
York City.
A. T. Stillwell and others have in
corpOrated at Kansas City. Mo-. the
Outer Belt & Electric Railway COM
pany. 1t proposes to expend 50, 000, 900
for a new bridge across the Missouri
a new depot and a belt railway which
will open fine new railway entrances
to the city.
The Choctaw will be operated as a
separate property by the Rock Island
management. Allrepresentatives of the
traffic department will serve both
roads. those on the line of the Choctaw
and in territory contiguous to 1t re-
porting to the Offices of that road at
Little Rock and others direct to the
Rock Island officials.
The Amalgamated Association of
Railway Servants of England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales is evidently a
model labor organization and well
managed. 1t admits to membership
all employees in its jurisdiction. 1t is
rich and powerful, having 623 branch
es" and 55.941 members, and S103. OBS
cash on hand and SS27,93 worth of Sc
curities.
Fol several days the conductors and
brakemen have received orders to
count the passengers in each car on
the trains running into Lordsburg,
both from the east and west. says the
L%ordsburg Liberal. What is the pur-
pose of the officials in this matter is
not known, but it is supposed to be for
the purpose of cutting down the num-
Der of cars on the trains.
Uncommon activity in railroad con-
struction prevails in the territory dom
mated by ST. Louis. 1t is estimated
that not less than 1000 miles of new
railroad lines are under construction
in Missouri. Arkansas, Indian Terrific
ry, Oklahoma and Texas. Contracts
have been leL for at least that many
more miles, and projected extensions
will add another 1000 miles.
The running of a fast limited train
between Chicago, Omaha and Denver,
that will make wen faster time than
the Rocky Mountain limited lately put
OF by the Rock Island, is likely to lead
to a passenger rate war. The Burling-
ton is probably the only other road
from Chicago that can meet the fast
time announced by the Rock Island,
and the Northwestern talks of a re-
duction in rates to offset the fast time.
The Deming Headlight says that the
first practical test of the interlocking
safety switch on the Southern Pacific
Bisbee crossing near that city was
made last Tuesday evening. Bisbee
and Southern Pacific trains were both
approaching the switch and the operat-
or gave the Bisbee train right of way,
at the same time signalling the South
ern Pacific train to stop. The Southern
Pacific train failed TO do so soon