Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-29

her home at San Marcial after a pleas
ant visit with Albuquerque friends.
N. M. Rice, assistant general store
keeper for the Santa Fe, is touring the
coast lines inspecting storehouses and
supplies.
The San Bernardino Sun says that
Frank r. Harris, of the master me-
chanic's office, is entertaining his sis
ter. Miss Louise and Lolita Harris, of
Albuquerque.
James Dargitz, who twisted brakes
on the Topeka division two years ago,
but who 10Y captains a train out of
Ration, N. NJ, is in Topeka for a brief
renewal of acquaintance.
Machinist Sherman was In Topeka
Friday from San Luis Potosi, Mexico,
where he has been following his trade
for the Mexican Central. His services
have been engaged by the Santa Fe,
and he will be sem to Ration, N. NJ, to
work.
r. r. Hammond, superintendent of
maintenance of the Frisco system, has
resigned to accept service with the
Missouri, Kansas e Texas Railroad
company as assistant general man.
ager. The resignation is effective Au-
gust 1.
The Santa Fee is completing the on
struction Oh the new s~ixteen-stall addi-
ton to the present round house, max
ing in all thirty stalls. The new brick
storehouse, 6Ox90 feet, and the oil
house, 1Sx20 feet, are also about fin
ished.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Walsh were in
the city yesterday visiting with
friends. They are from Albuquerque
and will spend their vacation in Santa
Monica. MI. Walsh is connected with
the Santa Fe offices in the New Mex
lean town.-San Bernardlno Sun.
Great preparations are being made
by the different railroads for the &C
commodatiOns n co~nveniences of
those who wish to attend the national
meeting of the Elks, which will occur
at Salt Lake City in August. The rail-
roads have combined forces in trying
to make the trip attractive and pleas
ant.
Engineer Jean Brown was at Will
liams from Ash Fork Thursday morn
ing to consult Jud Rounseville and E.
M. Hardesty regarding their proposed
prospecting trip south of Peach
Springs. Engineer Clark, of the Forks
will also be a member of the party,
which will leave within the next few
weeks.
According to the Journal Oficiel of
France, there are 478,115 miles of rail-
way in the world. America stands at
the head with 249, 676 miles. Europe
comes next with ITS, 7S5 miles of track.
ACio hoC OK eE0 nniloc Africa AS0
and Oceanica 1884 miles. The latter
includes Australia and New Zealand,
of course.
The Winslow Mail says: Harvey
Powell, formerly of Albuquerque, but
who for the past two months has been
holding down a position in the rail
road Offices at Ash Fork, stopped of In
Winslow a good part of the week and
visited with his brother before re-
turning to Albuquerque, where he goes
to reside indefinitely.
The Topeka Journal says. Frank
Russell, formerly a Zimmerman in
these shops, is here from Albuquerque,
N. NJ, where he is working for the
Santa Fe in a like capacity. Russell
left here seven months ago on account
of poor health, and since going west
has been much improved. He was in
Topeka about three and a half years.
Passengers on No. %, which arrived
from the south this morning, expert
enced considerable trouble in reaching
the depot and hotel, through the fault
of some Ct the local yard employees. A
long string of freight cars were left
standing on the new passenger depot
track and as No. 20 stopped on the
main track, the passengers were com
PEELED to walk around this freight
train to get to the station.
In order to perfect the plan of ANAL
gamation decided July l by the Santa
Fe for simpler operating of it's coast
lines, General Superintendent F. ],
Shepard has reappointed l. l.. Hibbard,
superintendent of Albuquerque divis-
ion; John Denair, superintendent of
Arizona division; A. d. SCHNEIDER, SUI
p%erintendent of Valley division; S. M.
Saltmarsh, car accountant; H. j,
Franklin, claim agent; N. M. Rice, as
sistant general storekeeper.
Fix Up DifficuIties.-General Mana
ger Nixon, of the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe road, and Third Vice Presi-
dent Mulberry, of the International
Association of Machinists, held a con-
ference at Cleburne, Texas, and when
seen Mr.. Mulberry stated that he
thought the strike difficulties, involv-
ing 400 men, could be adjusted soon.
The machinists' association Will insist
upon all the men being taken back
first; then, if there are other griey-
ances they will be settled later.
Sore on Santa Ee-Friendly Tela-
tions between the Santa Fe and the
Southern Pacific are said to have be-
come badly strained on account OF
rivalry over freight business in Cali
fornia, which is reported to have gone
in a large proportion from the latter
to the former company.
1t is claimed that eve since Harri-
man secured control of the Southern
Pacific the Santa Fe freight traffic has
beer growing. Within the last few
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