Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-28


for several weeks past, left for Denver
yesterday.
]. Z. Ramsay, general manager of
the Sierra Madre road. running south
from El Paso. was in the city a few
hours the other day.
ID. i. Belts has resigned as a SER
vice agent for the Rock Island and c..
III. Cannon, who now holds the same
position with the Great Northern, will
succeed him.
}. w. Conway. formerly a machinist
at the local shops, but who recently
rtgigned here to go to FL Paso, has re-
turned and will resume his former po-
si;Ion at the shops.
The Alvarado electric fountain was
in operation yesterday the first time
for some weeks. A number of large
growing palms arranged in a circle
under the spraying water Nphanced its
usual beauty.
H. w. Bailey. representing the Phyle
National Electric Light company,
which company has a contract to fur
nish engines on western divisions of
the Santa Fe with electric equipment,
was a visitor at the local s~torehouse
yesterday.
George C. Montgomery is the travel
ing accountant of the coast lines of
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. He
formerly resided in this city, and his
old friends are pleased to learn that
he is climbing the ladder in the rail
road service,
The report that the Pennsylvania
railroad has negotiated a loan approx
mating $40. 900 900 in the New York
market at Az per cent is confirmed in
high quarters. The loan is to run for
six months, with privilege of renewal
for a like period.
The supreme court of Missouri has
granted the eleven railroads of Mis-
souri, which Attorney General Grow is
seeking to GUST for making a consign-
ment charge of 50 at st. Louis for
grain shipped over their lines, two
weeks further time to file their re-
turns to the informations.
The twenty-five section men en-
ployed in the Frisco yards at Chero-
kee, Kan, who went out on a strike
two weeks ago on account of a cut in
their wages from $50 to $1.25 a day,
have returned to work, having compro-
missed with the railroad company.
They will receive $1.25 a day and work
nine hours.
Robert z. Kiniard, at one time gen.
eral passenger n ticket agent of the
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville
railroad, with headquarters at Fort
Wayne, committed suicide at Hunting
ton, Ind, Sunday by taking morphine.
Five years ago he was general auditor
of the Santa Fee railroad at Wichita,
Kan. The cause is unknown for the
act.
The Fort Smith G. Western and the
Denver, Enid & Gulf, a Frisco extern
sion, are now racing for the honor of
running the first train into Guthrie,
Okla. Both companies have extensive
grading forces within the city limits
completing this end of the lines. The
former road comes from Fort Smith,
Ark, over 200 miles, and the Frisco
from Enid, fifty miles.
The railroads in western immigra-
ton bureau have settled the trouble
over the withdrawal of the Rock Island
from cooperation as to California, New
Mexico, Arizona and southwestern
business, it having been decided that
the road may retain it's connection
with the bureau and participate in bus
mess through other western gateways
and that at Ell Paso also.
C.. c. Brawner, the popular and well
known fireman, and Miss Minnie Dueb-
ner were quietly married in the par
sonage of the Methodist church, Las
Vegas, by Rev. A. C.. Geyer. George
Crossen and Miss Mclaughlin were
groomsman and bridesmaid respective
ly. The happy pair left for Lamy,
where they will make their future
home, the groom being fireman on one
of the mountain helpers working out
of that point.
George F. Wilson has resigned as
superintendent of motive power and
equipment of the Chicago, Rock Island
d Pacific. to take effect on February /,
and NJ. X. Barnum, at present assist
ant mechanical superintendent of the
Southern railway. has been appointed
to succeed him, with headquarters at
Chicago. Wilson has been with the
Rock Island system since March. 1889.
when he became assistant general mas
ter mechanic and assistant master car
builder of the Chicago, Kansas & Ne
braska division.
The Topeka State Journal v
Harry Hillyer and wife, of San Ber.
%nardino, Cal, arrived in Topeka Sun
day and are now making a short visit
with the family of T. NJ. Ramsdell at
526 lincoln street. About fifteen a
ago Mr.. Hillyer was a clerk in the of.
flee of the superintendent of the Santa
Fe shops. From here he went to San
Bernardino, where he has been holding