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

Eleven switchmen. employed in the
Santa FEE yards In Colorado Springs,
went on strike because they do not like
Yardmaster McClintock.
Conductor Jerry Quinn has returned
TO the New Mexico division from Kan.
sas City, where he left his wife under
physicians care in hospital
Several Pacific coast railroad con.
tractors have formed a company to
build the Great Central. projected be-
tween Coos bay and Salt Lake City.
The item enc secs most In the rail-
road columns these days Ia that OF the
retirement OF the oldest locomotive. Il
ranks next to the "oldes, Mason" in
newspaper stories.
The Mexican Central has almost I'm.
ished survey for cut of from ito
main line to San Antonio. II Is to meet
the competition OF the National of
Mexico.
The Long Island railroad has appro.
priated $20.000.00o for the abolition OF
grade crossings along the line. and the
money Is to be spent under the Joint
supervision Of local and state authori-
ties.
The capacity of the projected steel
plant of the American car and foundry
company In Berwick. Pa. is to be in
creased, 5000 men employed and 30
cars a day turned out. Tie cost OF the
entire plant will be 81 ESQ 900.
John Gibson, son OF Trs.nmaster
Gibson, formerly employed In c. NJ.
Rice's office. has accepted the posi-.
ton OF stenographer to station Agent
+. l.. Myers.
The employees OF the Mexican Ma
tional. international and Central rail-
roads are said to be contemplating a
demand on the authorities of the re-
spective roads for higher wages. They
make the assertion that they only re-
ceive about one-half the wages that
men In the United States receive for
similar service.
The Topeka journal says: C. NJ. In
gram, n brother-in.iaw OF Il. T.. jerks,
gang foreman In the east erecting
shop passed through Topeka Wednes-
day on his way to San Francisco. Cal.
MIR. Ingram is representative of great
Wholesale dry goods firm of TIE me-
tropciis and frequently is through here.
Querguo, N. N.
The Rock Island has issued a circu.
lar disseminating the El Paso-Cloud-
croft special service. Saturdays and
Mondays, after September l. also the
local sleeper service between FL Paso
and Alamogordo.
The announcement Is made thet the
Santa Fe will be operating the Eastern
Oklahoma extension from Ralston to
Shawnee. Okla. fifteen miles, within
the next ninety days. The grading 10
nearly completed and In many places
the steel is being laid. This will be the
santa FEES shortest line to the Gulf
when completed.
r. Denote, a Santa Fee Pacific fire.
an running out OF Albuquerque. N. NJ,
has brought engine 725 to Topeka
shops for an overhauling. says the To-
peka Journal In an interview Denote
says that the large locomotives which
the Santa Fe has put In service re-
Gently on that part Of the system have
displaced 62 per cent of the men; big
locomotive that can pull half ms much
more than the smaller type. Of course
decreases the number of required
crews and thus cuts on the number OF
employees.
President ]. J. Hill. Of the Great
Northern railway. has taken a position
very similar to that OF President r. p.
Ripley. of the santa Fe. concerning the
proposed Panama canal Mr.. Hill be-
lieves that the canal will he unable to
compete with the railroads Of the coun-
try. and that the cost of the work will
be incommensurate with the expense
involved. This IL practically the same
position which President Ripley has
taken. Mr.. Hill expressed his views
plainly In an address before the Trans.
Mississippi commercial congress. He
unfolded his plans for the development
of great trade with China, japan and
other portions of the Orient.