Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-28

ment.
Thirty-siX railroads reporting for the
second week of June show aggregate
earnings of S. 6 ,01S, a gain of S425,-
SIG, II 6.61 per cent.
The round house of the Southern Pa
ciic railroad at Fresno. Cal. and
twelve locomotives were destroyed by
fire; estimated loss, 5000. 1000.
The Surveyors of the Prescott and
Eastern road are now within a few
miles of Benson, and expect to be
through with the work this month.
Col. r. e. Twitchell, assistant coun-
sci of the Santa Fe, is in the city today
consulting with Hon. w. B. Childers
on business of the railroad company.
The yard men on the Arizona and
New Mexico railroad at Clinton struck
the other day for shorter hours. The
train crews will probably join them
Three hundred car cleaners, employ
es of the Pullman company, are out
on a strike, and as a consequence
that company's cars do not present The
usual e appearance.
The Santa Fe Central telegraph line
is within five miles of Santa Fe and
will reach that city next Monday, as
the wires are being stretched as rap
idly as the poles are erected.
E. Alexander, who has been master
mechanic at the Lordsburg Southern
Pacific shops, left the first of the week
for Tucson. He was succeeded by A..
l.. Mum, formerly of Eel Paso.
We're Boyle, of Santa Fe. has accept
ed a position with the Santa Fe Cen
trail Railway company at Kennedy, and
Charles Gutterman will work on the
telegraph line of the company.
Judge Sloan has decided that the law
passed by the last legislature provid-
ing that the Santa re railroad lands in
northern Arizona be assessed at rs
cents an acre. is unconstitutional.
a new engine crew is to be put to
work on the Lamy branch, traffic being
too heavy for the one crew. That will
mean several more residents for Santa
Fe. Dad" Ames will be the engineer.
The Santa Fe Central telegraph line
is being constructed rapidly. Several
miles of line are already completed
between Kennedy and Santa Fe and
the line will reach Santa Fe by next
week.
Foreman Chamberlain, of the air
brake department of the Santa Fe
shops at Albuquerque, n. NJ. is at To-
peka getting pointers" on that work
while the air construction car is in
Topeka.
J. L. Mcleod. chief clerk in the of
fee of General Storekeeper Hilton, of
Topeka, was at his desk after having
been absent two or three weeks, check
ing up invoice lists at division points
as far west as Albuquerque, n. NJ.
Philip j. Barber, employed ny the
Santa Fe Central railway at Kennedy,
is in Santa Fe for treatment for an in
sect bite on his forehead. The bite
was probably by a |tarantula and it was
necessary to cauteriZe the wound.
With the railroad improvements still
incomplete, and the force not all in
yet, there are eighty-four employees on
the pay roll at Santa Rosa at the pres
ent time. permanently located. This
does not include any of the crews that
run in and out.
Hon. w. S. Hopewell, vice president
OF the Santa Fe Central, lett for Den
ver. Upon his return he will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Hopewell, who has
been at a Denver hospital and has re-
covered sufficiently to be able 10 re-
turn to the territory.
John Player, formerly superintend
net of machinery for the Santa Fe,
has been granted a patent on a slid
ing door for railway cars. Ii is stated
that the invention is al excellent one
and that Mr.. Player will receive a
handsome sum for the invention.
T. b. Sweet. trainmaster for the san.
Ia Fe at Marceline, Mo, has been
transferred to Las Vegas, N. NJ, where
he will take the position of trainmaster
for the New Mexico division. His place
at Marceline will be taken by Chief
Dispatcher Johnson, of C~hillicothe,
III. Trainmaster Bristol at Las Vegas
has sent in his resignation, and Will &C.
cept a position on a California road
John r. Weldon is visiting old &C
q~uaintances in El Paso. MI. Weldon
is an old railroad conductor and has
worked for various roads in the west
For several months in 1899 he was
yardmaster for the Southern Pacific al
Lordsburg. He is now manager Of g
sugar plantation for }. d. S~preckels II
the Hawaiian islands and is off on &
leave of absence. After a few day a.
FL Paso he will leave for his old homC
In the east for a visit to relatives. Mr.
Weldon gives a glowing report of the
Hawaiian islands and says that II Is
the finest country under the san.
Direct Connection.-Topeka is nov
in direct connection with Galveston
through the new Santa Fe %quadruplel
wires which went into service day be
fore yesterday. In the language of the
telegraphers, Topeka now works
through TO Galveston. This is th'
6ret time i'm tho history ~ the SAINTS
Re road that this has been possible
Before the quad system was intro
duced. the messages irom Galveston
had to be relayed at Temple. Purcell
and Clehurne, making a considerable
waste of time in the transmission
General superintendent Gaunt of thu
Santa Fe telegraph department, nai
one of the Galveston instruments con
nected up on a loop and placed on n:
desk. so that he can watch the work
ing OF the wire and detect any flaws