Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-02-22

The Denver G. Rio Grande railway
has laid of all of its section hands
temporarily.
There is going to be a wedding in
the near future, which will interest
the boys at the local Santa Fe railway
offices.
All departments at the Santa Fe
shops are off today enjoying a little
vacation and celebrating Washington's
birthday.
A court of inquiry is IN progress in
Emporia to fix the responsibility for a
freight car which looped a loop through
the stone wall of the round house.
George Sweetland has accepted the
position of manager of the laundry de-
partment of the Alvarado hotel and is
busy installing the new plant.
The first time table of Eel Paso &
Rock Island railway from Carrizozo
TO Santa Rosa is out and went into
effect Friday. Trains are now running
on schedule time.
James Stuart, an empioye of the AL
querque foundry, is the possessor of a
diploma issued him by the Scranton
Correspondence schools, making him
a finished mechanical draughtsman.
j. G. w. Solomon and his wife, of
Omaha, Neb., passed through the city
last night in a private car of the Union
Pacific line. They are on their way to
Phoenix to spend a couple of months.
1t is said, by those in authority. that
the Dawson railroad will he extended
to Trinidad. either connecting with the
Colorado & Wyoming in Ponil Park
or direct to Trinidad from the Dawson
coal fields.
A special train of eleven cars filled
with Raymond hitcomb tourists ar
rived at Albuquerque at 1915 last
night. The train remained here but
fifteen minutes, and the tourists know
all about Albuquerque.
Joseph Harrison, representing the
conductors, and Harry Crawford, rep
%resenting the brakemen, of the whole
Santa Fe Pacific railway system, as a
grievance committee. n both of San
Marcial, passed through the city this
morning en- route to Topeka, Kan.
The tourist travel over the Santa Fe
railway is steadily increasing and
since the first of the year has been the
best in the history of the road. Santa
Fe hotels say that since January l a
very large number of tourists have
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leo.
N~inety-eight of the men recently dis
charged from the Santa l. e shops were
paid off yesterday and the work was
continued this afternoon. In all. about
220 men will be discharged and the
pay roll Will be reduced by about one
third. Local officers of the company
say they believe the force will be re-
stored to the full number within thirty
days.
In connection with the opening of its
transcontirental passenger service
March 2, the Rock Island railroad Will
make q. second class rate OF $25 from
Kansas City and the Missouri river to
California points. This rate will be in
effect every day during March and
April. The present rate is $50 first
class and $40 second class. A year ago
the transcontinental lines made a S25
rate to the Pacific coast, but it was
good on Tuesdays only.
More compound engines are being
added to the service on the north end
constantly, and it is expected that be-
fore long all the freight engines u
ming between here and Ration will be
cCmpuDuds. These engines can pull
almost oa much as two ordinary en-.
giHca. so that the saving in using them
is great. The prairie type of passenger
engines, with perhaps, smaller wheels,
will likely succeed all others for pas
senger service on the north end, if not
over the mountains.