Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-26
TRACK AND TRAIN

Engineer Milroy is on duty again.
Fireman Fishburn has reported for
duty.
Conductor r. Weikersee is taking a
vacation.
Still another engine goes east from
this division.
Engineers Schultz and A. Davis
still remain on the sick list.
Archie Cowles Of Las Vegas has
been appointed a car inspector of the
Santa Fe railway at Lamy.
A new drill press has been received
at the machine shops and a new
steam hammer has been ordered.
General Storekeeper N. NJ. Rice, ac-
companied by Storekeeper Youngquist
of the Santa Fe Pacific division, and
II. Z. Bartlett, secretary to Mr.. Rice,
arrived here last night from a tour
Of the coast lines.
A party Of the shop boys consist
ing Of Machinists Berthold, Gorden,
Harmon, G. r. Barton and J. H. Bar
ton, will go to Kruenig's lakes tomor-
row in search Of the festive web
footed fowl which has its haunts
there.
After this the machinists at the
shops may attend church Sundays.
Only half of them will work each Sun
day, and they will receive time and a
half for this work, as well as for over
time and holidays, The raise recent
ly given to machinists, boilermakers
and engineers applies as well, though
at a smaller figure, to the helpers.
A. Z. Newton, foreman Of the Santa
Fe in Albuquerque, is now preparing
to take a number Of musicians over
the coast lines next month, giving con-
certs In all the reading rooms Of the
Santa Fe. Newton's success with the
company Of Albuquerque artists,
which he piloted over the coast lines
last spring, has resulted in his being
entrusted with the second enterprise
by the officials. There will be a
change in the route, and the entertain.
ment will be one in which amusement
and education are combined.
A disastrous cloudburst took place
at an early hour Wednesday morning
near the town Of LATINA or Anthony,
New Mexico, about twenty miles from
Ell Paso, which washed out the Santa
Fee tracks in several places for a dis
lance Of about 200 yards mor or less.
The rain poured down in torrents
without warning and swept all before
1t. A Santa Fe train had a narrow
escape from being caught In the disas-
ter, 1t being but a few hours behind
the scene Of the washout.
A large bridge near LATINA was en-
tirely washed away and a lot Of the
track contiguous to 1t suffered the
same fate.
Paul Morton's idea of switching the
passenger travel in the middle west
to southern California In the summer,
on the theory that local resorts con
tain more climate and other attrac-
lions than can be found on the Allan
tic seaboard, has proven a success and
the innovation will be continued by
the Santa Fe next year. Several
thousand persons visited Los Angeles
and the beaches contiguous to that
city during the season just ended and
OF the number OF Chicago and the sec
lions west Of that city contributed
their share. Coronado and Catalina
had the best seasons in their history,
and both resorts are prepared to ex-
pend large sums next year for Inn
provements.
A Tres Piedras special says: II Is
reported here that President Z. p.
Ripley and a party Of ten other ON
cials OF the Atchison. Topeka and San.
la Fe railway are making IN extensive
tour through the Taos valley visiting
Twining. Taos, Red River, Glenwoody
and other points Of interest. They
have a party Of surveyors and are ex-
aiming the different proposed routes