Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-27
Railroad Topics

Car No. loo of the international Cor.
respondence schools of Scranton, Pa,
IS sidetracked at the depot.
Joseph Brown, travelling auditor for
the Fred Harvey eating house system.
is in the city today on checking up bus
mess.
The No. s passenger train from the
west last night was delayed six hours.
first by a freight wrecn in Arizona and
next by a hot box.
H.. S. Van Slyck, the Santa Fe live
stock agent at Ell Paso. came in from
the south last night, and continued on
north to Las Vegas.
The santa Fe has ordered six mail
and baggage, six postal, fifteen single
baggage and two observation cars
from the Pullman company for August.
September and October delivery.
The new railroad eating house at
Santa Rosa is ready for the plasterers.
Agent Catlin says that Santa Rosa
station is doing twice the business of
any other station west of Hutchinson.
Frank Root. an Alamogordo brake
man. fell between two cars and had a
narrow escape. The train was moving
SlOnl Ill liz SottNSuSu III
over the rail away from the wheels and
sustained only a few bruises.
The other morning at 8 o'clock an
Ell Paso-Rock Island caboose burned
to the track in the yards at Alamogor-
do. An alarm was turned in and the
volunteer fire department responded.
but not in time to save more thar the
trucks of the car.
I--.,,, NJ, no. IL C1-.S n
said to be the largest type in the
world, reached La Junta Wednesday.
1t brought in sixty-nine loaded cars
from the east. 1t will be used on the
Ration division of the road. The engine
is so large that it cannot be turned on
the table or placed in the La Junta
round house. 1t is a ten wheeler and
was made by the Baldwin works.
j.. NJ. Clarke, a conductor on the
Santa Fe. living at Ration, last week
lost his left arm. While his train
was near WoOtton. he was about to
step off of a freight car when the hand
hold on the car broke off and he was
thrown to the ground. His left arm
got under the wheels and was crushed
below the elbow. He was at once
taken to Ration, where his injuries
were dressed. The physicians were
compelled to amputate his arm below
the elbow.
c. NJ. Atwood. VINO for twenty-five
years has been connected with the &C
counting department of the Santa re
road, has resigned his position as audi
tor of passenger receipts, and j.. F.
Mitchell, chief clerk, has been appoint
ed to succeed him. The resignation
on1 nnnninfn1nnT hnRnnnn nffantiUn on
July l. simultaneously with the retire
ment of Mr.. Atwood, it is announced in
an official circular that on July l, the
title of the office is changed to ticket
auditor. The title of the office of aud
itor of freight receipts is also changed
to freight auditor"
The Santa Fe passenger department
has just issued a book under the ap-
propriate caption, "Titans of the
Chasm," which deals, as the name
suggests. with the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado. The book is magnif-
Gently gotten up with cuts and engrav-
ings, and is a credit to the printing
Office that turned it out. Skilled and
accomplished writer's have beer called
to do work on the book. The authors
are: c. J. Higgins, who writes on
the 'Titans of the Chasms;' j.. w.
Powell. on The Scientific Explorer"
and Charles f. Lummis, editor of out
West. who in his own style writes on
The Greatest Thing in the World
The Topeka State Journal says:
Railroad men have experienced much
difficulty recently in securing tn. labor
with which it was necessary TO carry
on their work in different ways There
is such a demand for men just now
that they are Independent and can
have about what terms they ask, with
out their employers daring to refuse
them. This is particularly true while
the harvest season is on, but after
that closes it is predicted by those who
have had experience, the tables will
be turned and labOrers will be willing
to take about what they can get. 1t is
thought that within two weeks those
who have complained of a shortage Of
help, will be in a better position than
they are at present.