Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-01
RAILROAD NOTES.


+. f. Gague succeeds NJ. NJ. Drake.
as clerk in Trainmaster Il, J. Gibson's
office at Winslow.
II. Little, track foreman OF the local
yards, has gone with his family for an
outing In Bear Canyon.
Conductor Craven OF So Marcial
has gone to West Palm Beach, Fla, to
spend q co, pie of weeks.
Some of the leading yardmasters OF
the country are advocating the estab-
lishment of freight car clearing
house.
Walter Johnson, apprentice OF the
acqua Walter johnson. an apprentice
local shops, Is recrea,.ng at San Ber-
nardiono.
+. S. Ripley. son of President Rip
ley of the Santa Fe, Is in the city. The
young man is secretary TO Superin-
tendent Shepard OF the coast lines.
Two electric roads. one on each
bank of the Ohio, are projected be-
tween Cincinnati and Louisville. The
trolley is marching on in the neigh
borhood of all large American cities.
The plans and specifications for the
new Denver 4 Rio Grande and Santa
| Fe central depot al Santa Fe are out
The building is to We of brick, with
red wood shingle roof, and will be a
beauty. when finished.
Miss Guisa Letter, OF FL Paso, and
well known in San Marcial. has instr
tuted proceedings against the @. III.
Il s. A. Railroad company for dam
ages on account of personal injuries
sustained by the plaintiff.
General Manager W. s. Hopewell OF
the Santa Fe Central has teiegraphed
the chief clerk OF the railway mail SER
vice that his road is now ready to car
ry mail between Torrance and Ken
nedy and intermediate points.
The late p. NJ. Arthur. chief OF The
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
saw the organization. during the thirty
years he was at its head, increase from
$1,000 to 10000 members and its var
ious financial benefits largely extend
Cd.
The Santa Fee has reconsidered It's
determination to begin work at once
on the construction OF the proposed
new coast line that is to afford rail
connection between San Francisco and
Eureka. No construction work will
be attempted thi., summer.
General Francis j. Torrance OF Pitts
burg, Pa. and Senator w. H. Andrews
are scheduled to be at Torrance on
Tuesday this week. Upon arrival at
Torrance they will make a thorough
inspection of the Santa Fe Central
Railway line and also pay visit to
the Hagan coal fields before coming to
Santa Fe.
Engine 1884, which looked at one
time as though II would be only fit
for the scrap pile, arrived from Al
buquerque the other day and was put
In service. IL will he remembered that
this was the engine which burned up
In the roundhouse several months ago
by workman putting in a fire when
there was no water In the boiler aud
then adding coal.-Winslow Mail.
Henry Helse, formerly an apprentice
in the local Santa Re machine shop. ic
visiting his parents in this city Short
ly after Henry vas out of his time
here he left for the west and for the
last six weeks he has been employed
In the Santa Fe machine shops at Al
buquerque. After Visiting with his
parents for while he expects to start
out on tour OF the country. Topeka
State Journal.
Two reasons are assigned for the
decline in railway building In the half
year--the strikes and the increased
price OF steel rails. In a certain de-
gree each Is an evidence OF good times.
The chief cause of the advance In ths
price OF rails Is IS increased demand
for iron and steel In many branches
OF business. The strikes are due 10
an increased demand for labor and o
: consequent belief that higher wages
ought to be granted.