Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-02
Railroad Topics

day.
Lee Shallenberger is now a full
fedged passenger engineer, succeed
ing j. p. McMurray on the Ell Pascal
buquerque run on the Rio Grande di-
vision.
Railroad officials have been inform
ed that the Elkins antitrust law Is in
operation and as a result an emphatic
no" greets applicants for passes. Rail-
road men are watching each other to
see that the Law is obeyed.
The shortage of cars for freight traf-
fic is the great problem which now har-
asses the traffic department of the
western railways. The Santa Fe is no
exception to the rule, and the demands
of shippers for cars are greatly in ex-
cess of the supply.
The Wells. Fargo Express company
has adopted a pension plan for its EN-
ployes. All old men who have been
with the company continuously for
twenty-five years or more are laid off
and receive a certain percentage of
their former wages. All those who are
able to work are given the percentage
in addition to their regular salary.
The chief surveyor of the Kansas,
Oklahoma & Texas railroad, the sup
posed Missouri Pacific extension from
Peru. Kas., announces the completion
of the survey from Guthrie to FL Reno
with a very low grade obtained. The
road is now permanently surveyed
from Peru to Ell Reno and will be ex-
tended to Kirkland, Texas.
G. A. Taft. general superintendent
for Texas and Louisiana of the Wells,
Fargo company, has been asked to
give the record of every employee un-
der his jurisdiction, which informa-
ton will be used by the higher ofic-
ials in establishing a pension system
similar to that in vogue on the Harri-
man lines. The same request has been
made of other superintendent.
The Topeka State Journal says: H.
J. Martin, foreman of the south shop,
left the city yesterday for Ration, N.
NJ, where he has been appointed as
sistant master mechanic. He relieves
Master Mechanic Sulier, who is off
duty on account of a broken leg. Will
liam Nelson, of Topeka, takes the fore
manship of the south shop until Mr..
Sulier is able to resume his work as
master mechanic.
The Las Cruces Progress says: En-
gineer Small and party, of the Alama-
gordo & Deming railroad surveying
outfit. came up from Deming Monday
to take up and finish the survey of the
road from the Organ mountains to
Alamogordo. Things are progressing
smoothly and the survey of the line
will 500 be had, after which, unless
all reports prove false, the work of
construction will be commenced.
The purifying plant which was re-
Gently put up at Gagdad. Cal, has
proved a great success, says the San
Bernardino Sun. The plant erected
was simply a test tank. but now a
large and permanent plant, to be made
in the east, will be placed. The water
in Bagdad is about the worst for loco
motive use that can be found on the
entire Santa Fe system. 1t contains
yer 300 grains of solid matter, the
larger part being salt.
Engineer Peterson, who has been in
charge of the Silver City run for some
time, now handles the throttle only
twenty days out of each month, sever
al other engineers taking turns in run
ming the remaining ten days. The lou
BILE run on the Silver City branch is
one of the hardest on the road, and
while Engineer Peterson handled it
alone he made bigger money than any
other engineer on the Santa Fe sys-
tenn He 10Y makes $185 out of his
twenty days work each month.
The jury In the district court at
Topeka brought in a verdict of $4,00e
in favor of Mrs. Emma Client against
Mrs. B. w. Client for the alienation of
her husbands affections. Mrs. Emma
Client was the first wife of B. w.
Client, a Santa Fe engineer, formerly
running out Of Las Vegas, and she was
divorced and he then married Mrs.
Irene Frisbe, widow of another engin-
eer. Mrs. Client No. l then brought
suit for damages and the verdict of the
jury which closed a long, sensational
trial, is in favor of the wronged wife.
The Gallup Republican says: We
understand that Jess Miller, passen-
ger conductor on this division, had
quite a time at Gonzales a few nights
ago with a colored hobo who was beat
ing his way over the road. The report
received here says that the hobo took
a couple of shots at Miller with a six
shooter when the conductor got a shot
gun from the express messenger and
let n drive at the hobo. No harm
was done, however. Some Of these
travellers are becoming very trouble
some, and the treinmen have stood
about all they are going to from the
"perfesh."