Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-25

SeyS ONCE was q south bound pas
senger last night.
Ben E. Thomas. a fireman on the
upper division, has resigned his posi-
ton with the Santa Fe.
o. L. Merrill came in from his work
on the Santa Fe Central for a short
visit at home at Cerrillos.
L. B. Putney will erect a warehouse,
on the railroad track, at Bernalillo, and
Architect Spencer at the depot, is
drawing up the plans.
Engines Nos. 794 and 1877, which
have been in service on the Ration di-
vision for a snort time, have been
transferred to the Santa Fe Pacific.
All departments of the local shops
are constantly receiving new recruits,
and the force of railroad employees has
greatly increased since the first of Jan
uary.
The Las Vegas Record says: Fire
man Julian, who resigned his position
with the company Tuesday. skipped
the same night. leaving behind him
much Indebtedness.
1t is said that Architect Whittlesey
has been instructed by the Santa Fe
Railroad company to draw plans for a
hotel to be erected in Trinidad. No
details are at hand.
The Santa Fe Pacific will have a
large canal ~excavated at Manuelito to
prevent that place from floods. The
inhabitants are already rejoicing w
the proposed improvements.
Tie Gallup Republican says: Mrs.
Masmarten, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Z. NJ. Sanjule, went to AL
buqueroue to join her husband, who
is employed in the railroad shops.
Yardmaster Sweeny resigned his po-
sition on the 18th inst. and returned
with his family to Ration. He is sue
ceeded by Mr.. 7ckstun, who arrived
from Denver with his family.-Gallup
Republican.
The greatest car famine the north
west has ever experienced is at last
at an end, says the Minneapolis Times.
Railroads are now prepared, after
many months of trenuous efforts, to
furnish shippers with all of the cars
they desire.
Everything is moving along swim
mingly at the new Alvarauo hotel, and
the contractors are pushing the work
as rapidly as they know how. 1t is
the intention of the traffic managers
of the entire Santa Fe system to hold
a rousing meeting at the hotel on its
completion.
The Santa Fe road has employed the
services of an expert telegraph super
intendent for the purpose of having a
very minute examination made of all
their telegraph lines and report on any
change that could be made that would
better the service. The nan engaged
is the inventor of several important
devices in ~telegraphing.
The Cerrillos Register says: Last
Saturday the section men from Ortiz
came to town on their pay day cele-
Dration to sell their money. In the
evening as they started home on a
handcar one of their number, Juan
Sena, by name, was thrown from the
a by the handles. receiving injuries
from which he died. The verdict of
the c%oroner's jury was that he came
to his death by being run over by a
handcar while intoxicated.
The L%ordsburg Liberal says: The
Southern Pacific is making some much
needed changes at STEMS Pass. A
second sidetrack is being put in. The
freight depot is to be moved to the
south side of the track, a new station
house is to be built at about the place
the old one was burned some time ago,
and a Y is being put in, which, it is
expected will take the place of the old
turn table, which is not large enough
for some of the engines that are likely
to use it. The railroad VIII then be
which will soon be made from that
place.
Architect Whittlesy has finished the
drawings and specifications for the
new Santa Fe freight depot. The new
one will be such an improvement over
the Olu Out lldl lntIt Will DG lllll6 re-
lation between the two. The Office
building with the wareroom and plat
forms attached will be about 600 feet
long, extending from between Silver
and Lead avenues to the viaduct. The
main building, consisting of trainmas-
ter's offices, freight offices and ware
room. will front on First street, be-
tween Silver and Lead avenues. 1t
will be 32X3S feet and t~wo-story. The
freight Offices will be upstairs and the
train Offices down. Ihe wareroom will
be q feet wide and 125 feet long, and
attached to the south side of the Office
building. There will be two platforms,
one 20) feet long and the other 450
feet long, and both will be 10 feet wide
and covered. Work will begin as soon
as the contracts are let and the ma
terial can he secured. mis- will give
First street a busy appearance and be