Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-21
RAILROAD Topics


Passenger engine SCI has been put
IN the back shops for a siege OF re-
pairs.
M Palito Montoya a worthy employe
OF the local shops. is spending a few
days vacation on the coast.
II. $. Lutz. station agent for the
Santa Fe at the capital, has gone TO
tbo coast to rnjoy vacation.
Twelve engineers and fifteen firemen
Z are chalked up on the extra board.
Business Is rushing on the local d.
vision.
Trains at ivicS from the west this
morning were covered with snow.
showing thai il stormsd on the divide
last night.
Santa Fe Claim Agent Jose @.
Z Chaves, whose duties are along the
line OF the Rio Grande division, was an
Albuquerque visitor yesterday.
Mrs. w. G. Carpenter. wife of Day
/ Ticket Clerk Carpenter. of the local
station, left this morning for Newton.
Kan. where she will visit several
months with her parents.
The usual delightful Tuesday night
concert was given at the Alvarado last
night and was well attended. This
. feature OF entertainment. original with
Manager Cheatha:l, is duly appreciat.
ed by the hotel guests.
James Dun, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe, and Charles Lantry. of d.
Lantry Sons, passed through the city
last night going to Belen. Mr.. Dun
was accompanied here by ;Irs. Dun
and her son, w. j. Rucker, who are
stopping in the city.
A modern up.tO.dat2 and Comforta-
BILE passenger coach has been put on
the lamy branch ald the old jaunting
car which has done service on the line
for time lmmemorlal has been sent to
the shops whore It should have been
years ago The new car is n great i'm
provoment and quite comfortable.
w Il. Stubs & Co and J. A. Ware,
Chickagha contractors, have been
awarded part OF the contract for
building an extension of the Rock ISL
ana railroad from Amarillo Texas, to
TucumCari n. NJ, n distance OF 1i2
miles. with this extension the Rock
Island will have through line from
Memphis to California.
Every effort is being made by the
Santa Re to increase the amount of
equipment for taking care of It's vast
business. Already orders have been
placed for the manufacture OF about
1900 more freight cars. But locomo-
tives are being turned out at the rate
of one week for The Santa Fe. and
all the system shops are working at
full capacity to keep the equipment In
repair
While Sheriff Romero. of San Miguel
county. was In Trinidad Saturday, he
got wind of the whereabouts of the
man Smith. who robbed the Fulton
ticket Office some time ago. The man
was located at Dalhart. Texas and
Sheriff Romero turned the warrants
for his arrest over to Special Ofiicer
Rusg, who went down there from
Trinidad and captured him. The pris-
oner wIIl probably be brought to Las
Vegas to await trial.
The Las Vegas Record says: Orrin
W. biothi VI lOpthd, tue tudfu III al
express car who was dangerously hurt
In the Rock Island collision at Dwight,
Kan, Saturday morning, is an uncle of
Postmaster +. o. Blood. Of this city
The latter gentleman Is In receipt of
telegram from his aunt stating that
both legs were broken and the condi-
ton Of her husband Is critical. Mr.
Blood is about 60 years OF age and has
three children. He is well known here
having spent two months at the local
railroad hospital last spring.