Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-15
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large new turntable at Windsor.
President w. H. Andrews OF the
santa Fe Central, writes from Pitts
burg that he will be in New Mexico
about the middle Of the month.
Brakeman James Merchant. OF the
Santa Fe Central, who fell off the top
OF q box car while on duty, sustain
ing a badly sprained ankle, is able to
be about again.
It is announced that the Santa
Fe railroad has just gotten out a
new map of the entire system from
Chicago to the Pacific coast. The
new map is quite an improvement
over the old one, and gives more Of
the details Of this great network Of
railroad tracks.
Part Of the material for the con-
templated improvements to be made
BY extending and charging the pas
senger platform at Newton. Kansas,
has arrived there and Is being unload
al. The extension will be Of brick
and when completed will greatly
expedite the handling Of baggage and
also accommodate passengers who
alight from the rear OF long passen-
ger trains that pull into Newton these
days.
Brakeman j. II. McElwee Of the
santa Fee Central, who was badly
crushed between the cab OF the en-
CINE on his train and the coaling
platform at Torrance. and who had
since been confined In the st. Vim
cents hospital at Santa Fe. is suffi-
ciently improved to admit Of his BE-
ing removed to his home. DR.. ]. L,
Norris, the company surgeon, reports
he will be able to be about again 70
1 few days.
President James j. Hill says:
There are not five men in the world
Who could make railroad tariff fer
this entire country that would be just
and equitable. Long before they had
completed a single tariff they AZ
would have died and commercial con-
ditions would have SO changed as to
make their work utterly without
avail"
r. M. Rice, general s~torekeeper for
the Santa Fe, with headquarters ID
Topeka, will leave shortly fer Ration,
where he will superintend the opera
ting of the new Santa Fe storehouse
1t that point. Mr.. Rice will also stcI
off at La Junta, where improvements
are being made in the Santa Fe store
house at that place. His Albuquerque
friends hope he will see fit TO droI
down here before returning.
The Santa Fe and other railroads
are already beginning TO make prep
arations for handling the heavy holi
day traffic that is expected this year
A rate OF one and one-third fare wher'
the regular fare is not less than 3
cents and does not exceed So has beef
announced, and also a rate OF on
fare plus SO cents where the regulal
fare is mol less than So or more thai
IS. Tickets are to be or sale on de
cember "a. 25, 81 and January !. tn
return limit will extend until Janu
AIRY 4.
A force OF eight men Is employee
on the new electric light and powe
plant OF the Santa Fe at Ratoa. 4. NJ
Grain, electrical engineer, aeing II
charge Of the work. The plant vii
occupy the present boiler room a. IN
railroad shops and the old whee
house will be used as a boiler room
The plant will furnish electric light
FOR the shops, round house, ~storehons'
and railroad yards, and power for tn
operation Of the travelling crane, trans
fer table, turn table and machinery u
the new machine shop. The electri
poles for use about the shops and IL
the yards have been received. II I
expected that the plant will be In %
Grafton by January.
THE business Of shunting cars VIII
switch engine gets 10 be a fine art,
said a Santa Fe engineer yesterday.
1T looks easy. But tell you !
takes a good eye and mighty geo
Judgment to kick cars around an
make up a train in fast time withou
smashing any cars. A man has 70 b