Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-24
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The Albuquerque round house pre-
SCENTS a somewhat dilapidated appear
ance just at this stage Of the opera
lions. The entire end Of the building
has been torn out in the process OF
charging the engine stalls.
It Is stated that the Santa Fee Is
putting its trademark, q blue Greek
cross on a white background, on all OF
its buildings from one end of the line
to the other. This emblem has here.
tofore appeared on the cars only.
1T isn't the fault OF the western
employees" is about all the answer
one can get these days In reply 70 the
question, Why are the overlands SO
late?" In other words, the delay oc-
ours in the east and not on the west
ern divisions.
r. T. Dolan Promoted: F. T. Dolan,
general superintendent Of the Colora-
do & Southern, with Offices In Denver,
has been appointed general manager
Of the Fort Worth & Denver City rail-
road, with headquarters at Fort
Worth Tex. Mr.. Dolan will assume
the duties Of his Office January !.
James Finley has arrived at New
ton. Kans., and will take charge to-
night Of the yardmaster's office at that
point. Mr.. Finley succeeds Tom Curd,
who has resigned. The new man Is
familiar with the Santa Fe system
and has ned similar positions with
the company at Purcell eni La Junta.
He Acts Strangely: j. ]. Stack
owski a boilermaker Of San Bernard
inc who has been employed at the To-
cal shops for some time, drew his
time yesterday. He has been Ill and
was acting very strangely yesterday,
although he minded his own business
and attempted to bother no one
San Bernardino Sun.
The Santa Fe officers at Albuquer-
u have their hands full in attending
to hobos in the yards these days,
They are there in droves, but prompt
and eficacions treatment on the part
of the railroad policemen are thinning
them out rapidly. Several have been
caught in the last day or two trying
to break into sealed box cars.
New Santa Fe Cars: The Santa Fe
company has just had 500 new freight
cars built for service on the Santa re
Pacific & Pacific railroad. The cars
all have the name Of the local printed
on their sides and in addition have
the SANTA re uauc mo.h W
They are from Thirty to forty tons
capacity each. This makes about GOO
cars OF this kind now on the soad.
Arizona Taxes: There was received
al the territorial treasury a check for
s67,67s.45 from the Santa Fe Pacific
railroad in payment of Its taxes. The
check was drawn upon q Los Angeles
bank. The tax is paid this year under
an act Of congress authorizing the
transfer of the rights and property
Of the Atlantic & Pacific railway 70
the Atchison system, and which fixed
the tax or the new organization in the
territories at SITS a mile.
Record for slowness: Conductor
Fisk holds the record for longtime
runs between Emporia and Newton
He left Emporia on the morning Of
December IA with a drag" and reach
ed Newton In the afternoon OF the
10th. The crew tied up for rest at
Peabody, after being out nearly two
days. S%eventy-two miles In thirtyssis
hours is certainly swift. Business is
SO rushing nowadays that 1t is a won
der a drag is allowed to get on the
right OF way.
May Lose His Sight: William
Brown, a machinist apprentice. at the
San Bernardino shops met with
painful accident during work the Other
morning. which will probably cost hin
the sight of his right eye. While a
work on a lathe a bit Of steel, turn
ing. flew into his eye, penetrating e
the iris. He was taken with all haste
20 the Office Of Or. Baylis. the compan,
surgeon, who dressed the eye as bes'
ne could and then sent the man (
Los Angeles. There the turning wal
removed By can Of an immense
magnet purposely made for such oper
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