Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21
Railroad Topics

J. +. Huckel. general superintend-
stores. Is registered at lie Alvarado.
About five hundred Albuquerque and
Santa lie people took advantage OF
the excursion over the Santa Ne Cen.
trail to Estancia yesterday Optic. A
whopper.
Chas. Il. Boldt, rencently OF Leigh,
Neb., is recent ADDITION TO the local
shop force In the way OF machinist
helper. MIR. ana Mrs. Boldt are resid-
ing at 1l9 North Walter street.
A. Il. Sweet, assistant general man
ager OF the Santa be. returned to To
peka from Dayton, Ohio, where he was
married Thursday evening to Miss Ma
bel Sturdivant. formerly OF Topeka.
A. q. Kennedy chief engineer. and
August Reingard, superintendent Of
bridges and buildings of the Ssrta Fe
Central, have returned from tour OF
inspection OF the line. from Kennedy
to Torrance.
Agent Myers says a Raymond Whit
comb excursion viii pass through on
Friday on It's way to California. This
train will carry eighty-ive passengers
from New York, Boston and Philadel-
pha to the coast and back.
Fire broke out in the Santa Fe
yards at Las Vegas the other night,
and in spite Oh the efforts OF large
force of men to extlnguish the bleze,
much damage was done. Thousands OF
feet OF lumber were destroyed and
the tie picking plant OF the Santa Fe
company was greatly damaged
There is an unprecedented rush OF
travel for California and Pacific coast
points. The $50 one way railroad rate
which has been in force since Noyem'
her | expires November 30. Nearly all
OF the east bound trains are carrying
extra equipment to accommodate the
trainc.
II Is reported on what Is considered
good authority that the Mexican rail-
way OF London Is negotiating in Balti'
more tor the acquision of the Vera
Cruz and Pacific coast road. The road
IA said to be held for 81 000. 900 gold.
|. holds an important place as the con
meeting link between the railroads OF
northern and central Mexico and the
isthmus of Tehauntopec.
The New Mexican says: Business
o. late on the Denver a. Rio Grande
railroad has been so great as to neces'
state many extra hours work by J. Il,
DAVIS. the efficient local agent of the
company. The officials OF the road
have mo kick coming" at the amount
Of business. freight and passenger
given the road OF late by the people OF
Santa Fe.
II X. Weeks. division master of the
Union Pacific railway at Ellis, Kansas
has been taken to st Margaret's hos
pitai in Kansas CITY. Kansas, for treat
ment. While clearing away wreck
on his division he was struck just
above the ankles by heavy rail
which was being lifted and both legs
were fractured. MIR. Weeks formerly
lived In Kansas City, Kansas.
Brakeman Geo. r. Moore, OF the
New Mexico division. is al the Santa
Fe hospital ut Las Vegas suffering
from a badly scalded leg. ON Sunday
while running between here and the
Meadow city. Moore was sitting or
the nreman's box of the engine, when
the squirt hose went of the steam
and hot water drenching the leg. lie
will be of duty a week or two.
The optic says: Charles May, the
well known passenger brakeman
whose residence is at 9ls Lincoln ave
rue, has been ordered to Albuquer
que to prepare for a run on the Cali
fornia limited. The swell train viii
run this year from Albuquerque to La
Junta without change OF crew. II IL
probable that several of the conduc
tors who now make their headquarters
here will be assigned to the limited.