Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-28
TRACK AND TRAIN


Engineer Steadman is taking a rest.
Fireman A. B. Peeler is resting 70
day.
Fireman Quigly has reported for
duty.
Fireman Brown is once more on
duty.
Engineer Archibald has gone back
to work.
Engineer Denniston gets one trips
%surcease.
Jack Coleman, George Thomas and
F. 7. Murphey, the three boilermakers
who were hurt a week ago In Albu-
querque, returned to work Saturday at
the boiler shops.
Marcus =. Corey, former cashier at
Ration and now agent for the Santa Fe
at Rincon, Visited his old haunts last
week. He has discovered that Lamy
Is a good place to save money.
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Frank O'Connor and wife, of Missis-
sippi Kansas, arrived in Albuquerque
Saturday night. Mrs. O'Connor will
spend several months there, visiting
her father, ]. w. Bolanger, while Mr..
O'Connor will leave in a few days for
San Marcial, where he has accepted
a position with the Santa Fe.
George Symmes, time keeper. for
the Santa Fe at Albuquerque, has re-
signed that position and has gone to
Topeka to go to work as a clerk in
the Office OF D. E. Fitzgerald, motive
power accountant for the Santa Fe.
Mi. Symmes is a former Topekan, hav-
ing been employed at one time in the
Office Of M. Manson, general foreman
of the Santa Fe car department. He
left about a year ago to go to Albn-
querque on account Of the sickness of
his wife.
The following new directors of the
st. Louis & San Francisco road were
elected at the recent meeting in New
York: w. H. Moore, J.. H. Moore. W.
B. Leeds, Danl G. Reid, and Francis
L. Hine. They take the places of R.
C. Kerens, ]. S. Ford, z. G. Hender-
son, G. w. Hillard and H. H. Porter.
The new directors are prominently
identified with the Rock Island com
pany, with which the st. Louis & San
Francisco road recently entered into
close relations.
Passenger train No. Z made a rec
~ord-breaking run to Albuquerque Sat
urday evening. She left this city,
pulled by engine 1851, at 6:52 and
arrived in Albuquerque at 11:10. Elev-
en- cars composed the train. Fifteen
minutes was made up before Glorieta
was reached and thirty-two minutes
had been gained when the train pull
ed into Albuquerque. This record Of
four hours and eighteen minutes for
an eleven-car train will probably
stand for some time. Engineer Kirk
was at the throttle and Fireman
Fishburn handled the big scoop. Con-
ductor D. J. Aber had charge of the
train.
Rock Island interests are to have a
second Denver line. The Frisco sys-
TEN is to be extended to that center
by a new line connecting 1t directly
with New Orleans. The new Denver
line is to be an extension of the Ar
kansas Valley & Western road, the
charter Of which has been purchased
by the Frisco. Construction of this
road was begun some time ago, and
125 miles have been completed TO
Perry, Okla, from Tulsa. where It con
meets with the Frisco system. Grad
ing has been completed to Enid, and Is
now in progress from that point to
Alya, which was to be the terminal
of the road as originally planned.
When the Rock Island interests got
hold Of ii, however, they at once put
o corps Of surveyors in the field, with
the view Of extending 1t in a north.
westerly direction to Denver. and the
~urveyors have now completed their
work within fifty miles Of Denver.
The object Of the extension, as has