Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-23

Sne urst male cnbb4 70 arrive on the
1esii q Aeli19yheso Afta1ASis ipfti i6uh
tralhiGk and he belis<6s me knows.
He WIS., bora In that city December 8,
1854. and three days before, oopurred
the birth Of Cora Lyle, the Arst white
child. Wailace's father came to that
part Of Kansas from Kentucky In 1853
and helped clear up the site of the
town. Mrs. Wallace Ii now residing
with her son In Topeka.
The Santa Fe % trying to get addi.
tional employees for their mechanical
department. The reason given is that
rush of business Ia expected later In
the year and that all bad cars are ex-
pected to be put In shape while trahc
In light. e' 'iI- 49,
A Topeka dispatch says that Assist
ant Superintendent OF Motive Power
w. A. Nettleton, of the Santa Fe sys-
TEN. has rendered hts resignation and
will locate In Kansas city. where he
will attend to privsle business. MIR.
Nettleton was formerly connected with
the Memphis" road. His successor
IS not known.
a number Of railroad men at Alamo
sordo. n. NJ, hxvt' been Discouraged BY
John H. Harris, the usw savsfinaend- =
1ent OF the III Paso-Roek lsland. En-.
siheef 'bcasrssht. ~e6e'VRsAssanSh' air.
chsrged, 10 aaCther os-tAe l6Ag gist ~
parties who have skipped vhat town
leaving bills unpaid. He succeeded In
getting away with his trunk, hut his
household goods were attached at the
depot. De- So
Mrs. Ida McEwen. formerly Miss Ida
Croxford, 20 badly burned about two
months ago by gasoline explosion at
La Junta. where her husband is a
switchman. arrived In Las Vegas or
Saturday evening. accompanied by her
mother. She will remain there for
some weeks on visit to her parents.
She still has no use Of her hands and
arms, owins to the fearful burning Of
the cords In the same.
Christian Smith, the Oldest living
engineer In the country. is spending
the declining years OF his NE In quiet
ude near Harper's Ferry. says the Phil
adelphia Record 'o He 10 90 years old.
but still hale and heasty. and a fine
speciment Of manAoods He IL over six
feet In height and ereot,l and possesses
all OF his faculties. His eyesight is ~
good as :ha. Of tia average person
OF younger yearsoaudIae does not have
to wear glasses. 1Isisss -
o. L. Merrill. n tho Santa Fe Cen
trail, passed through C<Fr4llos on his
way to Santa Fee tn viaAs his family.
Up to a late hour yesterday the Rock
island had not been credited with buy
ing the Glover Leaf. which road lie said
to be for sale.
r. Sanders, ), foreman epf the Navajo
Springs section igang.Iis mt the local
Santa Fee Pacific hospital suffering
from severe illnees. e
George Gould, president OF the Mis-.
sour: Pacif.c-Iron Mountain systems.
has left New York for the west on a
tour OF inspection OF his southwest
properties.
The Mississippi railroad commits
sloncrs Wednesday told the attorney
general OF the sta.e not to interfere
in the merger OF the Southern and Mo-
bile 4 Ohio.
Bert Ward. In the employ Of the
Santa Fee railway at Lamy. had his
hand badly cut by glass while at work.
and is now at Santa Fe receiving med.
ical attention.
The net earnings Of the Chicago 4
Eastern Illinois railroad for the year
ending June 80. 1902. show an increase
OF nearly 100000 The mileage oper-
ated was 1875. -.
Mrs. Jack Fenner. who has been do
Ing the Pacific coast the past ten
weeks. has returned to the city. She
Is the wife o. well known Santa Fee
Pacific engineer.
John Fulton. of the water service on
the Denver X RIO Grande at Sal!da.
Colo. and well known In railroad cir.
cles. has taken q position with the FL
Paso 4 Southwestern.
J. j. Hin says that the reduction In
grain rates by the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific means loss to the
two roads Of s2.75o 900 annually. Re.
member. Hill says this.
The report OF the Chesapeake &
Ohio shows that the gross earnings for
the year were $1G.524.37S. an increase
OF $1.152.S57, and net earnings $685..
2SG mn increase of S32O 29h
Attorney Charles Il. Cast. OF the
Santa Fe. petioned Governor ormas,
of Colorado. for decrease In the
road 3 taxes. The tax IL eis,057.6s q
mile, which. he says. IL not reasonable.
RUSSELL Harding. third vice presi-
dent and general manager OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific.lron Mountain syestems.
who has teen In the east for several
days. will returned to St. Louis Satur-
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