Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-15

pace tnem all Just Wnere ne wants
them. II he sends one flying a little
too hard, he's likely to smash the
whole coupling gear Of the car and If
he don't kick it far enough he delays
the game. 1t is hard on the engineer
and hard ON the fireman of a switch
engine, and it is pretty hard on the
machine, toe, to be jammed on the
brakes anu reversing and SO on con-
~tinually. The wear and tear on a
switch engine is a fright.
1t is said on good authority that
the Santa Fe extra boards at both
Topeka and Argentine are short Of
men, Several old brakemen on the
east end have been called up for ex-
animation for conductorships and all
of the available experienced brake
men are being hired at these two
points to make up the vacancies as
soon as they occur.
The Rock Island has handed out
circulars stating that special home
seekers rates would be made from
Kansas. Indian Territory. Louisiana.
Mexico, New Mexico and Texas tick
cts to be on sale December Is limit
thirty days. The round trip for one
fare, plus 81.
,Frisco's Fine Book-Under the al
luriag title of There Is Something
to see Along the Frisco that mag
nificeat system Of railways, which
stretches its length over a large part
of this continent, has issued a book
which is artistic and interesting. The
~contents are just what is indicated
by the title, and consists Of scenes
along the Frisco. There are more
than twenty-five reproductions Of
photographs, full-page. about eight or
ten, some of them in color. As an
after thought as it were, there Is a
map Of the country which the railroad
~traverses.
A Banner Day-Friday was the ban
ner day as regards tourist traffic from
the east over the Santa Fe rail .cac,
says the San Bernardino Sun. As
might be expected, when travel Is so
congested all of the trains were late,
but when the two overland. along
with their second sections, and the
limited pulled through the yards OH
the way to Los Angeles, there were
five of them in all, aggregating
thirty-five coaches. The usual pro
portion of these were baggage cars,
but those which were not were load
ed to the guards with passengers. Il
is estimated that the crowd numbered
between 1000 and 1000.
viii Rebuiid-From the latest re
ports it appears that while the fire
in the Santa Fe shops at La Junta
was serious enough the damage viii
net amount to as much as at first re
ported. The shops will be rebuilt a
once according to information giver
out by General Manager II. U. Nudge
Of the system, who Immediately wen
to the scene of the conflagration. Mr.
Nudge said:
Il, .Of course we will have u have
shops at La Junta, as that Is an i'm
portant point on our system. Re
. pairs must be made there which
could not wait L be taken to tn
shops at Topeka or elsewhere. Tit
La Junta shops will be rebuilt as sool
as possible. Just when | will no b.
able to say for several days yet. w
must talk the matter over first AM
make our plans. There will be NJ
unnecessary delay, however"
Mr.. Nudge intimated that tn
i shops would be much better and nor
complete than those destroyed, blu
was not ready to give an officia
| statement TO that effect. The authori
ties OF the road have not yet had
chance 10 confer about me rebuild
ing.
The Clerks Stayed--A good stor.
is told In connection with the South
, ern Pacific's recent order to reduc,
the number Of employees all W tn
! system to cut down expenses. The OF
der reached twelve Of the clerks
THE freight agent FASTENED to obey
and studiously went through the pei
j ~sonnal record Of each clerk, whicl
! shows. among other facts, the recon
~mendation which brought the appoint
/ ment. The agent selected the dozel
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