Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-21

RAILROAD NOTES


The Mexican Central has leased
from the Pullman company 700 box
cars, 90 stock cars, zoo coal cars and
100 fiat cars.
Gentry Waldo. division freight and
passenger agent OF the Southern Pa.
cifc. returned to El Paso from a short
business trip tn New Orleans.
J. +. Dickey. formerly superintend.
ent OF transportation OF the Mexican
International. has been appointed gen.
eral train inspector OF the Mexican
Central, with headquarters at the City
OF Mexico.
The rates offered by the Santa Pc
Central for the big excursion to be
run q Estancia Sunday from Abu-
querque and Santa Fe are so ridicu.
lcusly low that all who can possibly
do so should take in the event.
George Adams, a mach!nist working
~ the Gulf-Houston shops at I'll Paso
fell on an engine on which he was
working and suffered some serious
bruises about the face, but in a short
time he will entirely recover from his
Injuries.
Gentry Waldo. division freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa.
cihc. at El raso. has received from
Houston large bundle OF Autographs
advertising the NO Tsu Oh carnival.
which takes place In Houston, No
vember % to rs.
Quite a number of trainmen and
engine crews from Las Vegas are be.
inG loaned to other division towns.
while business Is light up north. The
following brakemen have been sent
tc Dodge City this week: Cric..well,
Werkhciser. Hetzler, II. G. and j. w.
Smith. C. o. Lurd. ]. J. McGraw.
Because the company placed non.
union foreman over them. fifty iron
workers brought TO St Joseph, Mis-
souri,, from New York. TO rebuild the
st. Joseph and Grand Island bridge
over the Missouri river, struck We'd
nesday They also demanded an eight
hour day.
Thanksgiving dainties in great
Quantities are passing through the
city these days over the Santa Fe.
From the west comes express refrig.
orator cars packed with celery, fruit
and nuts: from the middle west,
bound for the coast states, comes
poultry and eggs. Last night passen.
ger train No. s carried four cars of
celery and similar cargoes have been
gcing through on the night train for
weeks past.
Firemen viii Ask HeIp--It is said
that one OF tina grievances of the
Santa Fe firemen that will be pushed
with vigor before the management OF
the road by the committee this sea
son. will be the request for three men
or the Prairie and Santa Fe type OF
engines. The fremen claim the re-
quest Is reasonable and essential for
the safety Of the crew as well as to
relieve the fireman OF some OF the ard.
uCus duties In the matter OF signals
and keeping a lookout ahead.
An official outline OF George j.
Gould's plan for the building OF new
ticewater line from st. Louis to New
Orleans was made public In an appli.
cation to list slI.242 900 st. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern lines.
Gulf division, first mortgage per
cent 30 year bonds which represent
that portion OF the authorized $50.
100000, which have been sold. MIR.
Gould recently estimated the total
cost OF these improvements as be.
tween 40 and so millions.
The Topeka State Journal says:
IL is thought that the coal strike
which Is now on in Colorado will az
feet the supply OF the local railroads
According to reports given out short
time ago the Santa Fe now has sew
eral thousands OF tons stored at both
Newton and Arkansas City This
amount will not last long. however,
and when II Is gone the railroads
VIII be compelled to resort to the con.
fiscation of coal shipped to the coal
dealers. II this occurs the public will
probably experience another coal fam.
inc.
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