Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-02

w. r. Brown, travelling freight agent
of the Santa Fe railway system with
Office at FL Paso. Texas, is in the city
today.
1t is reported that there is a great
lack of passenger coaches on the
Santa Fe coast lines. The shops at
San Bernardino are kept very busy re-
pairing old coaches.
For some time the Pennsylvania
lines have been carrying on expert
ments with steel ties, but have come
to the conclusion that the best wooden
tie is much superior to the steel tie for
all ordinary purposes.
The steam railroad securities of the
United States amount to 81, zoo, 000,-
600. The total of railroads and trusts"
is thus $50, 450, 900, 900, or more than a
fourth of the total wealth of the Unit
ed States according to the census.
Switch engine No. 2344, which has
been doing some strenuous work the
past fortnight humping around the
local yards and making a great deal of
noise to the displeasure of the guests
of the Alvarado. is to take a little rest
in the shops and receive a needed
dressing.
Statistics prepared by the interstate
commerce commission show that dur
ing the last year 93S persons were
killed in railroad wrecks in the United
States, and 1873 were injured. The
claim department is becoming n of
the most important features of the
railway service.
Walt l.. Wheeler. who has been as
sistant foreman of the Santa Fe ice
house at Las Vegas for some months
past, has gone to Winslow, Ariz., to
take charge of the company's ice
house at hat place. A man will be
sent to Las Vegas from La Junta to
succeed Mr.. Wheeler.
There are thirty-ive ears of steel
rails and other steel and iron track
material at Kennedy station for the
Santa Fe Central railway. Sixty more
cars of rails are To- en- route between
Kansas City and Kennedy on the Atch-
ison, Topeka G. Santa Fe railway for
the Santa Fe Central.
It is said that the earnings of the
Mexican Central this year will exceed
S25, 200, 900, or an increase of over S4,-
000, 900 owe last year. In 1902 the
earnings were only $4,000, 900. the
figures given being Mexican. There
are not a few owners in the property
who prophesy for it a brilliant future.
The Santa Fe Central railway grad
ers and track layers are constructing
a broad gauge switch from the line of
that road to the depot of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad at San
ia Fe. The Denver & Rio Grande
railroad has already built a switch to
conect with the Santa Fe Central
yards.
B. E. Palmer has been appointed SUI
perintendent of the Rocky mountain
division of the Northern Pacific, to
succeed Charles Russell, resigned. Mr..
Russell is now superintendent of the
Illinois division of the Santa Fe. This
is a new division and was created
when the old Chicago division was cut
in two.
Russell Harding, vice president and
general manager of the Missouri-Pa-
ciic railway system, is in the west on
a tour of inspection. He was in Den
yer on Thursday. Territorial capital
employees of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, which is controlled by the
Goulds, owners of the Missouri Pa
cific, do not know if Mr.. Harding con-
templates extending his inspection
trip to Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Railway company has
placed with its agent in this city, F. l..
Myers, a number of Illuminated
mounts of the Grand Canyon for sale.
The mounts are so arranged that when
the light falls upon them that a beau
tiful sunset effect is given. Mr.. Myers
has also received sets of platinum
prints of views in the Grand Canyon
which are fine works of art. A set of
four views is sold for 25 cents, that be-
ing also the price of the illuminated
mount
officials of the Pennsylvania have
under advisement the adoption of a
new air brake that may supplant the
Westinghouse appliance on all of its
trains, even its fast freight trains.
Tests have been made on the Pitts