Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-20
TRACK AND TRAIN

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Trainer. Of the call boy union
failed 10 show up for work today. Hi
is under the care Of the doctor.
The Santa Fe is getting considerable
quantities Of coal from the Willow
Greek and Madrid mines, but Goa
dealers are not 50 fortunate.
Engineer D. Z. Davis, who had
charge Of the engine of the California
limited wrecked nea ~Starkville
sprained his shoulder by jumping from
ne cab.
Conductor Chas. Oder received the
congratulations Of nary friends yes
terday at coming on so well in the
wreck at S~tarkville, He is Inc Oldest
conductor in point of continuous ser.
vice on this division and has been in
some pretty tight squeezes before.
BIG Business: Business OF late on
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has been SO heavy as to necessita;e
many extra hours work by ]. h.
Davis, the efficient local agent Of the
company. The officials of the road
have mo kick coming at the amount
Of business, freight and passenger.
given their road Of late by the people
Of Santa Fe.-New Mexican.
General Manager w. s. Hopewell Of
the albuquerque Eastern, was in Ell
Paso the other day. RumOr says that
he was there on business connected
with the securing Of a traffic arrange
ment between the Santa Fe Central
and the FL Paso & Northeastern.
Some such arrangement will certainly
be made in the neal future and will
be an important event in New Mexico
railroad circles.
Must Stay Awake: The courts have
decided, in the case Of H. B. Bascom
against the Wabash Railroad COM
pany, that q man who falls asleep
in a train and is carried past his sta
ton is entirely and solely at fault;
that It is the duty Of the passenger
to keep awake and watch that he Is
not carried by his destination. Here
after passengers are expected to trav-
el with one eye open.
Swell Fixings: Ernest Meyers has
ordered all the equipment for his can
teens at the various towns along the
Santa Fe Central, particularly Estan-
cha. He has ordered pool tables, bill
lard tables and all the furnishings
usually found In a f~rst-class club
house. The equipment is manufact-
ured by the Brunswick ke-Collen-
der company of Chicago. II Is expect
ed TO be in place by the 18th Of De
acknowledgements Journal.
Friendly Feelings: According to a
statement made by President Ripley,
the Santa Fe has at the present time
the most amicable relations with the
other roads handling the western traf-
ic. 1t Is probable that at the APP
preaching election Of the board Of d.
rectors the friendship will be cement
ed BY allowing the western roads a
vote in the directorate of the Santa
Fe, although it will be impossible for
any one Of the roads to secure a con-
trolling interest In the Santa Fe, as
the stock Is widely scattered.
Santa Re Flremen's Grievances: It
Is said that one Of the grievances Of
the Santa Fe fremen that will be
pushed with vigor before the manage.
ment OF the road by the committee
this season will be the request for
three men on the Prairie and Santa Fe
type Of engines. The iremen claim
the request IS reasonable and essen.
tial for the safety Of the crew, as
well as to relieve the iremen OF some
OF the arduous duties In the matter
OF signals and keeping a lookout
ahead.
First Shipment o. Oranges. The
FIRST car Of oranges to be shipped
from the valley this season, was start
ed to New York over the Santa Fe
this morning, shipped By the Phoenix
Produce company. The fruit by spc.