Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-14

RAILROAD NOTES


cago. is in the city.
q. II Nelson. a santa Fe man from
La Junta. is ut the Alvarado.
Fred Hogle has entered upon HE
duties as fireman on the Santa Fs
Central
Superintendent ]. +. McNally came
up from the south this morning. ana
his private car was set out at Belen.
General Freight and Passenger
Agent y. w Robbins. OF the Santa
Fe Central, has returneu to Santa re
from business trip TO Denver.
The Santa Fe daily flyer will be put
on beginning the 18th OF November.
II will be one OF the handsomest
trains between Chicago and the Pa.
ciiic coast.
Geo. T. Roe. district agent for the
Santa Fe at I'll Paso, his field covering
the southwest, came up from the Pass
city this morning and will return
there tonight.
During the Thanksgiving holidays
the Santa FEE will make a special raJe
OF one and one-third fare for round
trip tickets, going November 20 and
return November 81
In 1850 there was not single mile
OF railway in Wisconsin, Tennessee
or Florida. or anywhere west OF the
Mississippi river Even in 1870 half
the area of the country was still with
out railways
Five conductors and their fam
ns
from Colorado, bound for Mexico.
The conductors will be employed by
the Mexican Central on the different
divisions Of the road.
The Rock Island and Santa Fe rail-
roads are said to be pretty well sup
| piled with coal for the coming win
ter The Santa Fe is said to have
and Arkansas City.
Alvin Booker OF the Santa Re Cen
! trail, Thursday evening met his family
| which came in from Silverton. Colo,
| over the Denver a. rio Grande, and
yesterday left over the Santa Fe Cen
| trail for Estancia. where they will
make their future home.
Grading is progressing on the site
! OF the Union depot at ri raso This
1 grading contract was let To Frank
I Powers an El paso contractor, for
4 100000. The damages TO adjacent
/ property will amount to fully the
same amount; and this rs in addition
to the cost of the depot ltselt, estima-
ted at 100000.
The log train for the American
/ Lumber company, IS in the hands OF
/ the Zun Mountain railroad till II
/ reaches Tnoreau, where II is taken
| in charge by the Santa Fe and
brought into town by local freight.
The lumber company use their own
cars. and the cong line OF logs comes
In regularly.
Tom n Anderson, formerly Pull
man conductor operating between
Mexico City and FL Paso, has accept
ed the position of manager OF the
state of Texas for wrought iron
range company OF St Louis. Mr.. An
derson left for FL Paso a few days
ago to enter upon his new vocation.
His headquarters will be In I'll Paso.
In another column, on this page OF
The Citizen, there Is published an ar
tlcle to the effect that Thos. M. Rams
dell has resigned as chief car inspec'
tor for the Santa Fe railway. Mr.
Ramsdell, before Going to Topeka
filed a very important position with
the company at the local shops, hence
is well-known TO the people OF this
city, especially to the local railway
employees. tie was also a member oil
the city board OF education.
Mine Railroad-Work is still pro
crossing on the Mohave & Midtown
railroad, out west and it is expected
that il will be completed about the
18th of December, says the Kingmar
Miner. Some heavy rockwork has
impeued WORK to a considerable ex
tent while many bridges are still in
complete. At tne mine long trestl'
will have TO be built over the canyon
which will take some ume. Wher
this road has been completed to thu
Leland mines 1t is proposed to extend
, IL by way OF Silver Creek to Golf
, Road. ferry franchise was obtain
ed from the board OF supervisors o
Mohave and San Bernardino countie
; and a large Terry boat will be put oil
! the Colorado river to handle passen
8 gers ana freight on the road.
The supervisors OF the San BernaI
dnno county and ,ne Midtown an
Mohave railroad company hay
, agreed for the rates tor the ferr
across the Colorado at Needles, say
}. the Mohave County Miner Adult
4 will pay 20 cents, children 10 cent
3 and children under iie years will &
J. free OF charge the rate for baggag
n driyeror freight viii be 1908 per ton
I horse and driver. 1.60S; team an
n driver, 80; four horses and drive
s 4.5Os, each additional team, rs; burr
s and river, Is each; each additions
: burro, 10 cents. two horse wagon an
g driver, As; four horses. wagon an
driver, IS, each empty wagon, II
II STEPPED AGAINST 4 HOT STOVE