Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-19

+. "A. smith, OF the local shops, mas
returned from a short visit with
friends at San Bernardino.
A large number of city folks antici-
pate a good time at the b. of r. T.
dance at Colombo hall tonight.
Route Agent A. E. Powell. for the
Wells-Fargo express company, has re-
turned from a trip to FL Paso.
Master Mechanic NJ. J. Drury, of the
Santa Fe Pacific shops at Winslow,
was a recent Albuquerque visitor.
1t is stated that the long promised
depot will be built by the Santa Fe this
year at Ration, n. M, and that the
ground for the new building has al
ready been surveyed.
1t is announced from Chicago that
Frank r. Connell has been promoted
to the position of manager of Califor-
mia tourist service of the Santa Re sys-
TEN lines, vice T. A. Grady, resigned
to accept service elsewhere.
After two years experimenting with
nickeled steel rails, the Pennsylvania
railroad has decided to place them on
the heavy curves in the mountain dis
tricts. An order for 5000 tons has
been given at a cost of $4,000.
Rodney Frey came up to Las Cruces
from FL Paso and has accepted a posi-
ton with the surveying corps of the
new railroad, who are now making a
nrolin,fnary Ctryox- nnrncc tho river
I'M over the mesa west of that town.
A dispatch from Chicago states that
the Santa Fe will spend S20, 900 900
during the coming year on new lines in
Oklahoma. 1t is also announced that
the Rock Island has decided to spend
$4,000, 900 in improvements in Iowa
and Nebraska and as far west as Den
yer.
The preliminary survey for the Win
field & Southern railway has been
made to Collinsville, |. T., through
PGwhuska in the Usage country. The
distance is 100 miles and the purpose
is to build into the Cherokee coal field
from Winfield, Kansas.
The report that Rock Island inter
ests nave been negotiating with j. p.
Morgan & Co. for purchase of the Erie
Railway company was denied by a
member of Mr.. Morgan's firm. 1t was
stated that there were no negotiations
and Mr.. Morgan had not seen represen-
tatives of the Moore interest for some
time.
Engineers and firemen of the Ere
mont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
road, a part of the Northwestern sys-
TEN, have secured a new agreement
from the company which carries with
it an increase in wage and other con-
cessions of a desirable character, the
terms of which are not yet ready to be
made public.
Bert Hopkins. a Santa Fe employee,
who for many years has been employ
ed in the shops at Needles, is dead in
Los Angeles. He had been away from
Needles for some time, but returned
recently suffering from lung trouble.
4 few days ago he started for his
home in Los Angeles in company with
his brother, but died on the train neal
Victor.
The Arizona loan commission has or
dered the funding of the Pima county
railroad bonds in the sum of about
$3.50 600. principal and interest, which
e that the holders of the bonds
may exchange them for territorial 5
per cent bonds, the Indebtedness being
charged to the county by the terri
tory. These bonds are better known as
the defunct railroad bonds and were
issued many years g for the con.
%struction of a narrow guage road from
Tucson to Globe. The road was never
built and the pond issue has played a
notable role as an issue in political
campaigns.