Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10

local shops for repairs.
Gregory Durand, blacksmith of the
local shops, has gone to San Bernar-
dino.
1t is said the Pennsylvania is to
merge all its affiliated lines in Della
ware.
e. Robertson has been transferred
from Gallup to Winslow, and is con-
nected with the yardmaster's office.
The grand lodge of the Order of
Railway Photographers is holding its
annual session in Los Angeles this
week.
Give Hastings, formerly special
agent for the territorial forest reserve,
has accepted a position in the local
shops.
II. II. Moore is no longer a machinist
of teh local Santa Fe shops. He has
rendered his resignation and will de-
part soon.
The Santa Fe has placed orders in
Germany for 10000 tons of ~65-pound
steel rails for delivery at San Fran
cisco in May and June.
The places of the striking mechanics
in the Sierra Madre shops in Juarez
have been filled by Mexicans brought
up from the interior of Mexico.
Railway employees in Wales are con-
sidering the subject of amalgamating
with the engineers and firemen. A
scheme of federation is now being
drawn up.
r. Il. Buchanan, who has been per-
sonal injury claim agent of the Santa
Fe, has been promoted and is now live
stock and freight claim agent, with
headquarters at Fort Worth.
w. A. Brown, bridge carpenter, suf-
fered the loss of the grst joint of left
index finger while assisting in righting
a derailed car in the local yard. Dr..
Tyrcler dressed the wound.
e. B. Field, chief timekeeper of the
Santa Fe Central railway, returned to
Santa Fe Wednesday afternoon from
a trip to Torrance and other points
along the company's line on railway
business.
The New Mexican says: Five car
loads of steel rails for the Santa Fe
railway arrived at Espanola yesterday.
The consignment will likely reach this
city this evening over the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad.
The Santa Fe issues an annual pass
good on all it's lines, to it's employees
who have given thirty years continu.
Gus service to the company. AS the
road is little more than thirty years
of age, few hold these passes.
Robert Amburn, the brakeman who
was injured at Ash Fork three weeks
ago, was in Williams on his way to the
hospital at Los Angeles. Though he
is practically well, physically. his mind
is still affected by reason of the severe
injury to his head.
DR.. Freeman, of the Santa Fe hos
pital at Topeka attended the sessions
of the cedical society at Las Vegas,
and took an active part in the discus
sions. The gentleman has recently re-
turned from Germany, where he spent
some time in special work.
) The Gallup Republican says: N. j.
Hudson, of Williams, was checked in
as station agent, relieving B. L..
Holmes, resigned. This Is one of the
hardest stations on the line, but Mr..
Hudson seems to be filling the posi-
tion to the entire satisfaction of all.
A petition is being circulated now
by the Brotherhood of Railway Tele-
graphers in Texas to the state legis-
lature asking that a board of telegraph
examiners be appointed by the state
to examine and issue certificates of
proficiency to each and every railroad
telegrapher in the state.
There are about 800 car loads of
steel rails for the Santa Fe Central
railway scattered along the lines of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroad, of the AtcLison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway and the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad. The rails are
consigned to Torrance, partly to Ken.
nedy and partly to Santa Fe,
Commencing April / the 5000 en-
ployes of the Pullman Palace Car COM
pany started working nine hours per
day in place of ten with no reduction
in wages. The new arrangement gives
employment to at least 1000 more
workmen. The shorter work day was
granted by the great corporation be-
cause of the strength of the ~organiza-
ton of the employees.
DIR. p. w. Mcconnell and DR.. ]. d.
Freeman, surgeons for the Santa Fe
railway, arrived last night from Las
Vegas, where they have been in attend
ance at the twenty-second annual con-
vention of the territorial medical asso-
citation. The former physician is as
sistant to chief surgeon of the Santa
Fe and teh later is stationed in the
company's hospital at Topeka.
Ansel Hoppe was struck by the fast
mail at Emporia, Kan, and so badly
injured that he died before he could
be taken home on a stretcher. He only