Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-28
TRACK AND TRAIN

Less strain has been undergone by
the Louisville railroads in supplying
shippers equipment this winter than
during the corresponding period OF
any year since 1899. This is owing
to increased equipment and prompt
unloading Of cars.
The proposed railroads from Dallas,
Texas, to Roswell, it is reported, has
secured backing from the Santa &c.
and will form a direct line through
Texas and New Mexico to the Pacific
coast, to be operated, and probably
owned by the Santa Fe.
d. G.. Willett OF Morgantield, KY,
has applied for letters patent on a
new round-trip ticket which he be-
Ieves will battle ticket scalpers. Elk
perts make the same objection 70 i
that has been made to all tickets car
rying concealed return slips.
Engineers are surveying a railroad
line into Oklahoma City from the
southwest. 1t is believed to be an
extension OF the road now being built
by Morgan Jones from Wichita Fails,
Tex, toward the Red river, and sup.
posed to be backed by the Katy.
Record for Slow Time: Conductor
Fisk holds the record for long long
time runs between Emporia and New
ton. He left Emporia on the morning
of December IA with a drag" and
reached Newton in the afternoon Of
the 10th. The crew tied up for rest
at Peabody after being out nearly
two days. Seventy-two miles in thir-
ty-six hours is certainly swift. Bust
ness is SO rushing nowadays that 1t Is
q wonder a drag is allowed to get on
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gazette.
Waitress Died on Train: The other
izy there died on the w%estbound over
lsnd Miss Julia Peterson, waitress, for
.ae time employed BY the Harvey
r1ssanrant company at Ash Fort, says
a patch from San Bernardino,
Deaf IS said to have been due to the
.Io Il = baod ntoifra4c WIN rpfuS.
"a to ii, he attention OF a physician
hiIa she was suffering from suffoca,
Il, cause. ~ a temporary throat all
Inc 1t is claimed that passengers
on It's car were not permitted to at
tend her wants and that after the bod,
reached Los Angeles the head Waitres;
would have the remains Buried in thu
potter's field had not the n%eighbors
interfered and paid he funeral ex
penses. Her home was in Kansas
City.
A Rushing Business: Freight Agen
George C. West. of the Santa Fe, Pres
colt & Phoenix, at Phoenix, reports
that the business Of the road keeps
right on increasing and the receipts
of goods is so great it is nearly III
possible to find a place to put them
The slidings are all filled with car
from which merchandise, including
mining machinery, lumber, and in lac
all kinds of merchandise is beini
hauled away BY dozens OF wagons
Even the scale track and repair tract
have to be pressed into service. ON
Of the largest items OF freight that
being received at this time Is lumber
and good portion Of that is lumber %
mines and mills.
No More Combinations: b. +. foa
KUN, president Of the 81. Louis 4 Sa'
Francisco,replying to a question COZ
cening further acquisitions by the Rec
Island, said that in his opinion. Their
will be no further merger on railroads
as nearly all the important lines hay
been grouped according to their gee
graphical location. Yoakum believe
that further combinations among tn
existing groups would be %expedien'
With regard to the frequent rumo
that the Pennsylvania railroad Is :
absorb the Atchison, MIR. Yoakur
said: Il do not believe that any Of IN
eastern trunk lines will invade the tel
ritory west Of the Mississippi rivel
This river will remain the dividin
line for all railway systems, eIcep
the Gould roads"
Another Scheme Ready: Plans ar
maturing by the Rock Island manage
nent for the presentation-probabl
sarly in January-to the stockholder
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