Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-29
TRACK AND TRAIN

Fireman Williams is on duty again.
Engineer Hartley is taking a rest.
Engineer Steadman is as busy as
ever.
Engineer Parnell has reported for
business.
Fireman /. Park is marked up
among the disabled.
Fireman Gray is still battling with
a troublesome illness.
Fireman Carleton is under the
weather. Nothing serious.
Engineer Lowe has come in from
the woods and is at work again.
FiTeuldn "A. d. ICOlCA has An ~
the deck Of the great mogul c
more.
Fireman Faus, who vas sick for a
Few days, has recovered his wonted
yigor.
Fireman Klecan is the last to listen
to the counsel of the doctor and lay
up for a bit.
It is considered probable that the
Santa Fe, the Burlington and the Rock
Island will unite in building a new
passenger station in Denver, in pref
erence to paying an increased rental
at the Union station.
r. H. Bowen has been appointed SUI
p%efintendent of the first division Of
the Denver & Rio Grande, with head
quarters at Pueblo, succeeding ID.
Hardy, resigned. Mr.. Bowman was
formerly with the Cotton Belt.
C. A. Schooley is taking a week on,
not entirely, however. to recover from
the effects Of the picnic. He a y the
crowd had q fine time even II there
was much apprehension on the sub
~.
ject Of getting home.
The Phelps, Dodge & Co. railroad
interests in southern New Mexico, Ari-
IONA and Sonora will likely push
northward through western New Mex
leo to q connection with the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad at Durango,
and that before long.
The Topeka state Journal records
the interesting fact that an immense
quantity of circus fruit has been ship
ned out Of California over the Santa
Fee this year. Will somebody rise TO
explain what circus fruit might be.
or was the Journal man trying to say
rcitrus"?
The Denver & Rio Grande has
placed an order for 100 stock cars
with the American Car Foundry com
many. and the first lot Of cars Will
be ready for the fall shipment Of cat
tie. A number Of coal and coke cars,
racked and grated for the carrying OF
the two commodities, have also beef
ordered.
L. u. Morris, until q few days ago
trainmaster on the Rio Grande divis-
ion Of the Santa Re. passed through
the city yesterday bound for Dodge
city. where he will take up the reins
a trainmaster Of the Dodge City a.
vision. Mr.. Morris will be succeeded
on the Rio Grande division by Dan
Coughlin, now chief dispatcher at
Dodge City.
W. J. Black, general passenger ana
ticket agent Of the Santa Fe. announ
ced today that the Santa Fe would
run seven special trains to California
ON account of the national encamp'
ment Of the Grand Army Of the Repub'
lie. stopDvers will be allowed 1t
points west Of Denver. Passengers
not wishing to make any stops ma
take the California limited.
Mosquitoes stopped . 70o-horfe
power engine In the plant I the
Pitsburg-Reduction company al Alta
sta, . suburb Of East st. Louis. For
several days the engine had not run
smoothly, but Engineer Robinson
could not locate the trouble. Raising
steam to an unusual pressure had no
apparant effect, and finally the big
drive wheel stopped dead. Renewed
examinations showed that mosqui'
toes, attracted possibly BY the oil
on the engine, had been smashed to
shn crnesh oads AMI along the piston