Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-04-14

ent of the Fred Harvey eating houses,
is again in the city.
Eugene Gordon mas been appointed
general mechanic of the Dawson line
with headquarters at Tucumcari.
Jacob Merle has been appointed gen.
eral foreman of the shops at Alamo
gordo, by Superintendent Parsons.
Ed. Sewers, a well known engineer,
is of on a vacation, and will visit
John Records, Of the santa Fe EN-
trail, at Torrance.
During the absence of A. l.. Newton,
out on the coast lines, Thomas Powers
is filling his place as foreman Of the
shops planning mills.
H. e. Lantry, Of the railroad con-
tracing and constructing firm of
Lantry Bros, is in the city from off
the Santa Fe cutoff.
Conductor Clifford, of the Santa Fe,
is laying off on the sick list and Con-
ductor Sweet is in his place, between
Albuquerque and Ell Paso.
Prince Lille has returned to the city
from southern California, where he
enjoyed a needed vacation. He is a
well known employe of the local shops.
Seven Rock Island cars while stand
ing on the side track at Tucumcari
were entered and more or less goods
stolen. Merchandise. dry goods and
clothing were taken.
Joseph SHERWOOD, a valuable m
ploye of the Santa Re, is sick at Win
slow, and Thomas sherwood, foreman
of the local brass foundry, mas gone to
Winslow to attend to INN.
Six or eight carloads of junk were
unloaded in the Alamogordo yards
Thursday from the Guadalupe wreck.
The engine was by far the worst dam
aged ever sent into the yards.
Two additional cars of steel rails
were received at Denver & Rio Grande
depot, Santa Fe. Saturday night for
the Santa Fe Central railway. About
seventy more cars are expected in the
next few days.
Rufua Santoo, a Mexican employee
on the railroad at Carlsbad, was injur-
ed Thursday afternoon by being
thrown from a hand car, while coming
down the hill. A severe shaking up
was the result of his injuries.
The homeseekers' excursions to Mex
leo recently put on by the Rock ISL
and have proven better than was
really anticipated. as it was thought
only a very small number of people
could be secured for the excursions.
One Of the heaviest penalties ever
exacted for a human life is the award
of $4,000 damages which has been
made against the New York Central
railroad for the killing of E. F. Walton.
a New York stock broker, in the tunnel
disaster Of last year.
The Mexican Central earnings for
the fourth week of March amounted to
1858 ,459, while for the same period Of
the previous year the earnings were
1858 .016. For the four weeks of March
the earnings were 80, A So as against
$1,S05. 71S for the previous year.
Alamogordo is becoming a more i'm
portant shipping point and the rail-
road company has increased the capa-
city of the stock yards materially.
Water has also been piped to the yard.
Heretofore the water had to be sup
piled when needed by tank cars.
Tombstone celebrated In great style
the advent of the first passenger train
of the Ell Paso & Southwestern in thai
city. There were all sorts Of festivi-
ties. Speechmaking, games, contests
of horse wagons from Bisbee and
other places and a general good time
for all, occurred.
The Carrizozo Springs, Texas, Jave-
lin is authority for the statement that
the Orient line will construct a branch
line from San Angelo, Texas, to Lare-
do. a distance of about 500 miles, for
the purpose of opening up a new coun-
try and at the same time securing a
new outlet to the City of Mexico.
The Silver City Enterprise says:
Mrs. II. ]. Griffith and little daughter,
family of the new passenger conduct
or on h Santa Fe branch, arrived in
the city Monday. Their household
goods also arrived this week and are
being placed in the house in the rear
OF the DR.. White residence, which the
Grifiths will occupy.
II Is estimated that something like
100000 tons of steel rails, which have
been ordered for delivery during this
calendar year, canno be delivered un-
til well into 1904. The untitled orders
now on the books are said to exceed
100000 tons, while the estimated ca
pacity of the plants for the balance of
the year is only $500 900.
The Santa Fe Central railway yes
terday commenced to lay track with
three rails in the yards at Santa Fe.
A portion of the track is being put
down with three rails so that the mar
row gauge carloads of supplies receiv-
ed over the Denver & Rio Grande rail.
road can be handled as we'll as those
received Eel the standard gauge San
ia Fe system.
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