Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-06

the city and left this morning In pri.
vate cars 1856. 2l5 and PIT on special
train bound for El Paso. The former
two gentlemen came In from the north
last night. accompanied by F. G. Fox,
superintendent OF the New Mexico di.
vision. Mr.. Fox returned north on
No. 2.
p. Zimmerman, the Santa FEES indus
trious claim agent. is in the city.
Last year one or every tb'rteen
trainmen In the United States was in
jured by accident and one of every 1856
killed.
II. r. Nicholson, general manager Of
the Mexican Central railroad. and par
ty passed through the city this morn
Ing In a private car bound for the east.
One OF the principal industries In
FL Paso Ia the bringing Of damage
suits against railway companies. The
privilege is abused by complainants.
The contest for n name for the El
Paso short line hyer ia closed. About
$4,000 names were suggested. The
winner will be announced In a few
days.
Passenger train No. 9. which passed
through the city this morning. was
loaded equal to the Santa Fe excir-
sion. The summer coast visitors are
returning east.
| II is announced In Arizona that
work will begin on the Phoenix a
Eastern railroad within thirty days.
II will Ne rushed to completion as fast
as possible. for there will be nothing
In the way to hinder II.
There Is a well authenticated report
that the Bisbee and Southern Pacific
railroad companies are about TO kiss
and make up and handle freight Jointly
at Deming Tor certain Arizona points.
During 1900 II cost the Mexican Cen.
trail $2.700.475 for coal and S439.O0O
for wood. With the introduction Of oil
as motive power the total cost OF fuel
Will amount to only about one-half
those hgures--a saving OF more than
a million and a half yearly.
Engineer krenick was killed and
Express Messenger Walleer was ser.
lean Central near Bermnjilio. Trafic
was greatly delayed and the regular
passenger train, due at FL Paso did not
arrive until late the next afternoon. A
stub train was run up from Chihuahua
TO Juarez.
| A. A. Keen, grand secretary OF the
grand lodge OF Masons In New Mexico.
Is In correspondence with the officials
OF the Santa F'e railway passenger de-
partment to obtain reduced railroad
fares for all Masons who may wish to
attend the annual communication Of
the grand lodge OF Freemasons OF the
grand chapter OF Royal Arch Masons
and of the grand commandery of
Knights Templar, that will meet here
In October. He expects to be success
full and to obtain quite low rate.
Fl Paso Is to have another road, Il
Is oiYicially announced. This time II Is
the Frisco. The Cherryvale. Okla
homa Il Texas road. backed by the
Frisco. has been Incorporated and will
build the road. The line will start at
Independence. Mo-. traverse Caney.
Kas., to Perry. Okla. and thence to El
Paso. A line will be rushed through
20 Perry, and later II will be extended
across Texas TO FL Paso. The construc-
ton OF this road makes FL Paso one
OF the largest railroad centers In the
southwest
Brakeman Frank wingate deadhead-
ed In from Winslow this morning.
]. A. Ross. resident engineer for the
Santa re at Las Vegas. is In the city.
The Missouri Pacific has 10000 new
cars TO be added TO Its freight carrying
capacity this winter.
w. O. Bixler has been transferred
from Flagstaff to be extra section
foreman at Garcia. near Laguna.
Since the transfer Of George Fraser
from the local shops TO Topeka. George
Durand is temporarily In charge.
A Mexican named Santos had his
head crushed while unloading material
In the Rock Island yards at Tucumcari.
The Eastern Texas railroad began
operations Monday between Lufkin
and Kennard. Texas. and work on tho
extension Is TO be pushed.
The Texas n Louisiana road has
4
been opened for business between
Lufkin and Monterey, Texas, . dis
lance OF twenty three miles.
Additional men have been put to
work standard gauging the Rio Grande
into Creede, and 1t IN expected that It
will be finished by October !.
The Missouri Pacific reports that the
movement of cattle Is unusually heavy
on the Colorado division. The stock
goes to the Kansas City yards.
Conductor Copeland, who was SO
badly cut up In q row q few months
ago. has returned to Tucumcari and
will take charge OF the yards there.
The northwest states are complain
Ing OF car shortage. The cattle move
Ment from billings to Nebraska is