Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-29
RAILROAD MOTIFS.


Omaha division Of the Illinois Central
railroad Is dead ut Cherokee. Iowa.
after long illness. He had been in
the roads employ for over twenty. five
years.
"Nacozari" Is the name OF a new
private car Just out Of the Pullman
works, of Pullman. III. The car
passed through the city last Saturday
night en- route to El Paso for the El
Paso 4 Northwestern railroad.
General Superintendent Sheppard.
OF the coast lines OF the Santa Fe,
after a coupel of days sojourn In the
metropolis, returned west last Satur-
day night. being accompanied as far
as Fort Wlngate by Major +. ii. Har-
die.
II is rumored that an effort will be
made at the next legislature to change
the present law exempting new rail
roads from taxation for six years after
their completion, for longer time.
Joseph sW. Walker. who was here
Friday and Saturday, left Saturday
night for Wichita. Kan. to spend
Thanksgiving with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Walker Is the supcrin-
tendent of terminals for the Santa Fe
at Point Richmond. Cal
Pat. walsh, the general baggage
master Of the Santa Fee system. Is in
the city from his headquarters at To-
peka.
The Optic says: J. McGinnis, of
Albuquerque. has been appointed joint
clerk for Roadmasters Dan and Jack
Elliott He will also be member of
both the orchestra and the band, play
ing the clarionet.
The two young men arrested In VIII
liams last week on suspicion OF hav-
ing robbed Santa FEE freight car.
made confession to the sheriff Of the
taking of goods from car at Will
liams. A lot of cutlery and tobacco
were among the articles takop.
The gigantic new Santa Fe shops
at Topeka were formally dedicated
Thursday night last with the largest
ball ever held In that city.
The Chicago & Alton management
has announced 10 per cent increase
in the pay of all section men. The
pay has been $1.35 per day. but now
will he $l.4S. Scarcity of men led to
the voluntary advance.
The new time table and circular for
the Golden State limited, the new Rock
Island train to California, has been is
sued. This circular gives all informa-
ton OF the Golden State Limited,
which is one of the finest trains In the
west. II is illustrated with pen and
ink drawings of the interior of the
train, and altogether 1t makes a very
handsome folder. The Santa Fee also
has gotten out folder for the new
daily California limited. This folder
is gotten up in red and brown effects
It Is illustrated by drawings from pho.
tographs taken of the interior OF the
train and as an advertisement II would
be hard to find more neat affair.
Charley Hitchcock arrived at San
Marcial to accept position In the rail
way shops.
Dave Anderson was In San Marcial
and passed In his resignation as q
freight conductor. He has entered the
employ OF A. II. Hilton & Co., at San
Antonio.
Engineer J. w. Lyons. of the south
run, Is having "a fierce struggle with
the devil, II had attack Of rheuma
tism has any connection with the
agent OF evil repute.
Brakeman l.. j. Shepherd. OF Con
ductor A. l.. FORMERS freight crew
met with a misfortune Mt Lamy the
other day. in that he had his second
and third toe of his Left foot broken
the latter considerably lacerated. II
appears that some cars In the train
were on the track, and while carrying
a heavy block on which to place jack
screw for the purpose OF raising the
car onto the track, he dronped the
block upon his left foot, with the above
result. He was under q car at the
time and could not escape the acci.
dent. His injury Is quite painful, and
will lay him up for at least ten days
at his home In Las Vegas.