Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-29
TRACK AND TRAIN
Fireman Snyder rests from toll.
Fireman Lynn is back at his post.
Fireman Montgomery is marked up
for duty.

Fireman Wiggens returns to 749 70
keep the Goals glowing.
The resignation Of Marvel Gleason,
b~oilermaker, was received last night
and accepted.
Fireman Trainer, who has had a
ten-days' lay-off on account Of a lame
hand, reported for duty this morning.
Machinist De Long was heard this
morning complaining Of great lone
someness. He is afraid he will have
to change his lodgings.
There will be a special meeting Of
the machinists this evening at the
house Of Mrs. Coin, on Tilden avenue.
Business of importance will come up
and q full attendance is desired.
The installation of steam pipes 10
the new section Of the round house
which has been going on for about
three weeks is nearly finished. To-
steam is expected to warm up the new
sxtures in about two days.
Orange Shipments: The largest con
sirnment of oranges and vegetables
IL the season went over the hill last
night, it being expected that the snip,
ment will bring fancy prices on the
eastern markets New Years day.
The consignment aggregated IS cars,
over sixty of which were oranges. The
orange business has been picking up
for the past several nights, so cars 60
ing out Wednesday. Since Thanksglv-
ing. the trade had been only moderate
rhe Rock Island Yesterday an
nc iced / cent a mile rate between
Fol Worth and Dallas in competition
with he Texas and Pacific, which has
nj III a similar rate. Books contain
ins 300 miles must be bought IN order
At the purchaser may avail himself
al hese i. "a. The Rock Island ex'
tx to put on additional passenger
train. 3etween the two cities in the
near future.
Railway Mail Service: Postmaster
Paul A. F. Walter, Of Santa rs
has received the following official no
fire Of the establishment Of railwa!
mail service on the Santa Fe Contra
railway: Railroad mail service Is au
thorized by the postmaster general OF
route No. 1877 ,01S from Santa Re, Nev
Mexico, by intermediate postofiices
to Torrance, New Mexico, from Jan
nary is. 1904, BY the Santa Re Cen
trail Railway company. The railwa!
company will provide for the receip
and delivery Of the mails at your o.
ice." A number Of rules are lai'
down in this official circular regarding
the delivery Of the mails from post
offices TO the stations along the line
Evidently it is not intended to estaf
fish . railway postofice for the presen
with railway mail clerk service, bu
merely to carry the mail in close
pouches, for the ~postofices at ker
nedy. Moriarty, Estancia and Tol
renee. However postofices should 2
established at willard. Progreso, Hs
gan and other points along the I'm
and railway clerks put on the train
so that mails for the tributary point
such as Pinos Wells. Golden. San e
dro. Escobosa Chilli Tajuque. To-
reon. Manzano Eastview, Mountainal
and Palma can be handled with grea'
err dispatch as at present.
pays 10 Advertise: It's wonderf'
what a write-up in a newspaper wi
do remarked Division Maste
Mechanic Todd Of the Santa Re at Sa
Bernardino. Several days ago 20
told about my prophecy Of 70 inches
rain for this season, and what do 20
suppose happened?" The reportt
confessed he didn't know. We'll, 81
today I received a handsome silk un
brella and accompanying II was a not
"a the effect that the giver had note
my fears OF a heavy downpour an
that the umbrella was sent to insur
me against the waters when the raj
comes"
The last Of fourteen steel bridge
was recently completed on the lin
from San Bernardino to Barstow, lea