Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-12

days in the city.
w. e. Campbell is the newly APP
pointed Santa Fe resident engineer
stationed at Belen.
There are 91S passenger trains into
Chicago every day, but don't worry
there are just as many out.
A. G. Kennedy, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe Central railway, has return
ed to Santa Fe from Torrance.
Painters are at work touching up
the switch targets in the local yards.
1t improves their appearance wonder
fully.
An extra coach will be added to the
Ell Paso train during the week for the
accommodation of the rush to the Ell
Paso carnival.
N. A. Broodman, clerk in the local
freight office, has returned from Las
Vegas, where he was confined in the
Santa Fe hospital.
Brakeman r. +. Hart, who just went
to work at Las Vegas. has handed in
his resignation and will hunt for a job
more suitable to him.
Hon. w. s. Hopewell, general super
intendent of the Santa Fe Central and
Albuquerque Eastern railroads, has re-
turned to Santa Fe after a short bust
ness trip to Ell Paso,
A. G. Wells, general manager of the
Santa Fe coast lines, who has been
east since Christmas, passed through
the city Saturday night en- route to his
home at Los Angeles.
1t is now Superintendent Maggard
the full title having been bestowed
upon e. II. Maggard, local agent of the
Ell Paso-Northeastern system. He will
superintend the lines of that system
in Texas.
H. l.. Rollins, chief draughtsman
for the Santa Fe cutoff. and wife
came up from Belen this morning.
Mrs. Rollins will leave tonight for a
three months visit in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Rollins will return to Belen to-
night.
There are 204, 900 miles of steam
railway in the United States, of which
only 1,270 miles are operated by re-
ceivers. This vast property is al
most completely solvent and it's gen
eral prosperity is the greatest it has
ever known.
". lOCtol III wiz, VI oiO W
spent Saturday in the city. Mr.. Proc
tor is assistant to d. A. Shope. super
intendent of bridges and buildings
on the Albuquerque division. Mr.. and
Mrs. Proctor have gone to Ell Paso to
attend the carnival.
F. l.. Myers, agent of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company,
has received from his company a num-
Der of pamphlets descriptive of Fres-
no county. California, for distribution.
The pamphlets are of neat shape and
beautifully illustrated.
1t has been reported that Fireman
A. L. Arkills, who vas injured in the
Siam wreck some days ago, was rap
idly improving. 1t is learned that he
was taken suddenly worse Friday
morning and died at 10 o'clock. His
wife was with him at the time of his
death, which occurred in Los Angeles.
The reports of the resignation of
Harry Alexander, as assistant man.
ager of the Santa Fe Central has been
confirmed by Mr.. Alexander himself,
who has returned to his former home
in Ell Paso. Mr.. Alexander quit the
position of superintendent of termi-
nails at Ell Paso for the Ell Paso &
Northeastern to go with the Central
n it is probable that he will return
to his old employers.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firmen has voted to eXpend 5000, 900
in the erection of a home for aged
n disabled employees. The fremen
o have a home located near High
land Park, a suburb near Chicago,
hnt fhaU hnUn hnaiAnH tn cna,ro -.
other location. At the last conven-
ton the trainmen and conductors
each voted s25 900 for the same pur-
pose, which now brings the total up to
$4,000
Ths Las Vegas Record says: Fred
Schultz, the oldest fireman in point of
service on the division, who has been
on the Santa Fe branch for some time
past, will come up here and AXE the
ice run as soon as he is relieved by
Fireman Bryan. He is getting ready
for promotion, as he is the next fire.
man to be called on the carpet for
elevation. Fred is a Las Vegas boy,
having been raised here, and all his
friends wish him success when he an
swers the call.
The Southern Pacific is engaged in
building a trestle across a part of Salt
Lake. The work has been stopped
at one point, where the bottom of the
lake has dropped out" They have
dumped 1000 carloads of rock without
making any impression on the cavity.
Fol some years the waters of the
great lake have been receding rapidly,
but 1t has always been attributed to
the withdrawal of many of the tribu-
tary streams for irrigation. Perhaps
the lake has sprung a leak instead.
George Turner, a colored porter.
came near meeting his death in the
Las Vegas yards Saturday morning.
he was hanging on the side of a car
OF train No. "a as it was pulled into
the yard and failed to notice a car
standing just in the clear on an oppo-
site track, dashed against it with terri.
fc force and was knocked senseless
TO the ground. He was porter M No