Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-28

Lantry Sons, at Belen, came up from
that place this morning.
Engine No. 9S7, the largest engine
in the world, came down from Las We
gas yesterday, and is resting at the
local roundhouse.
Scottie Johnson, an engineer on
the Ell Paso & Northeastern road. has
been promoted to the position Of
roundhouse foreman at Alamogordo.
Superintendent F. j. Easley, of the
New Mexico division, is in the city.
He is accompanied by Trainmaster
S%nodgrass and Fred Marshal, private
secretary to Mr.. Easley.
About forty laborers from Santa Fe
left today for Las Animas. Colo,
where they will work on the railroad
and in the sugar beet fields. They go
via the Santa Fe railway.
Superintendent ID. f. Cain, of the
western grand division of the Santa Fe
spent yesterday in Albuquerque and
left last night for the north. II vas
his usual visit of inspection.
J. c. Parsons, superintendent of mo-
i've pOWCl " Inc III IdSo u
eastern, has resigned and z. w Wurst.
late Of the Baldwin Locomotive works,
has been appointed his successor.
Fireman G.. B. Farrow, one of the
popular ffremen running out of Las
Vegas, and a very efficient man with
the scoop, has handed in his resigna.
ton and left for his eastern home.
Wy n narnalI oce;otant nanaroI
freight agent for the coast lines, was
in San Bernardino for a short time on
his way to his headquarters in Los
Angeles, after an official trip to Albu-
querque.
j. W. Slime. a machinist, who has
been employed in the shops Of the
Santa Fe railway at Albuquerque,
spent yesterday in Santa Fe. He has
resigned his position and left for Ala
mosa. Colo.
Engineer Collins, one of the oldest
engineers on the Ell Paso & North
eastern. has been appointed travelling
engineer to fill the place made vacant
by ]. E. Jones, who goes back on the
road as engineer.
A. w. Watcher has been transferred
from his position as clerk to General
StOrekeeper Rice in Topeka to a store
keepership with the company at New
ton. He succeeds Maurice Todd, who
has been transferred to Albuquerque.
Joseph Daley, a Denver railroad con-
tractor, vas assaulted at an ealy
hour Monday morning by a negro foot
nn1 uykN h-~IL- ht1 alr,,l1 A.l -kNIn 4Ann
from him. Daley is in the county hos
pital at Denver in a dangerous condi-
ton.
Zuni Mountain engine No. 4. prop.
erty of the American Lumber com
pany, was sent out to Thoreau yester-
day and will be put in use helping
lay track on the Zuni Mountain rail-
road. About ten miles of grade has
been made.
j. P. McMurray, travelling engineer
on the New Mexico division, is in the
city. Mr.. McMurray has lately been
riding freight trains over his division
investigation why 1t Is that trains do
not get over the road faster than they
do. He came down from Las Vegas
yesterday on a full tonnage train in
ten hours.
The Las Vegas Advertiser says:
Harry Graham, brother of Clyde Ora
ham. the popular clerk at Ilfeld's,
came in from the south yesterday af.
ternoon. Mr.. Graham Is employed
In the superintendent oeice Of the
Santa Fe at Kansas City, and is west
on a pleasure trip. The brothers
have not seen each other for five
years.
The Big Four is testing an automat.
ic stoker on one of its big freight To-
comotives, and it is said to work very
satisfactory. 1t is said to make the
work Of the fireman much lighter and
produces a steady fire with the use of
less coal. The use of the automatic
stoker, 1t is claimed, will lengthen
the life of the fire box and flues. The
opening Of the door so often in the
regular way of firing lets in the cold
air and the changes in temperature
weakens the plates.
The San Bernardino SIN says: "a
change went into effect a. TIC luc.l
shon c'Ftc yesterday, whereby ]. Fl
Lightfoot, who has been connected
with the division master mechanics
office for several years, and who is one
Of the best posted men in the local
clerical ranks. becomes t~imokeeper,
vice F. s. Swanson. resigned. Mr..
Swanson has left for Topeka where
be viii visit with relatives for sew.
eral months. Mr.. Lightfoot's desk
has been given to Burt Gregory, a
Topeka man. who has already arrived
from the east to take up his duties.
J.. w. White, auditor Of the Santa Fe
coast lines. was in the city for a short
time yesterday. He is on his way
back to his headquarters In Los An.
geles after attending the system aud
itnrsI maatinq In Chicapn The nthar