Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-25
TRACK N TRAIN


v. vizzetti. general manager Of the
Harvey system, is a visitor at the All.
yarado.
Thomas keleher, Jr., Of AlbuGuef
que. has gone to Gallup to assume a
position under Roadmaster Hutchin.
son Of the Santa Fe.
Division Master Mechanic Todd
who has been confined to his home II
San Bernardino for some days past
with a severe attack of grip, is able
to be out.
Early yesterday morning a child
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
May Of Albuquerque. Mr.. May is
the popular fireman on the limited,
and Is recently Of Las Vegas.
Faulty Flanse: Through the break,
ing Of a flange, five loaded cars on an
extra west bound freight of the Rock
island went In the ditch at 1870 Sat
urday morning at brigde 126 "A, a
shor distance beyond Three Rivers,
n. N. Nobody was hurt, but the
traffic was seriously interrupted.
Effect Of Strike: The coal strike
has greatly reduced the force of rail-
way employees at San Marcial. Brake
men, firemen, wipers and car whackers
are temporarily ont the idle list, and
four engineers-Watkins Walker,
Gallagher and Stalker-and a couple
Of firemen, we're in Las Vegas on their
way to Kansas divisions the other
day.
Superintendent Hubbard of the
Southern California division, has re-
turned to Winslow from a trip Of in.
spection in the south end Of his divis-
ion. While in the south he spent con-
siderable time on the wharves at San
Diego and at Coronado and National
City. The new baggage room for the
foot Of d street in Sam Diego, which
has often been built on paper, has
again attracted the attention of the
superintendent and he will recommend
that the same be built.
viii Stop ordering: Railroads gem
orally have stopped ordering new
ears. They look for a falling off in
traffic next year, and they think their
present equipment will be sufficient
to take care Of all the traffic they may
have to handle. On this account a
manufacturing companies are begin
ming to reduce their forces. The
Car & Foundry company. it
Is said, will close two of it's shops at
on January | and throw 5000
men ont of employment.
Novel Suit: The Empire Cattle
company Of South Dakota, has begun
suit in the United States circuit court
o recover $4,000 damages from the
Santa Fe railroad upon the ground Of
osses sustained during the floods at
Kansas City. It Is understood that
he suit Is largely in the mature of a
.est case, and IL the cattle company
s successful the railroads centering +,
n Kansas City. and possibly st. Louis, /
Will become liable to damages amount
ng to between $1,000, 900 and $4,000 i
100. /
New Agent: c. G. Wood. travel |
ng auditor for the Santa Fe coast i
ines. was at the Bright Angel hotel i
1 Grand Canyon last Saturday and i
checking in a new agent. 6
he new appointee is j. NJ. Miller, 5
Of the most popular agents Of the h
ines who has so acceptably filled a
he position Of agent for the Santa 4
e at Bellemont for a long time past. a
IT. and Mrs. Miller reached the can (
Saturday last and were accorded i
warm welcome. r
Quarantine Raised: T.. NJ Cock ;
rell. commercial agent Of the Inter. v
ational and Great Northern. has re. v
eived a telegram from his general
assenger agent anrouncing that the
elbow fever quarantine al San An
milo has been raised. Trains are Z
Nv running from San Antonio north. =
ard and in a few days they will begin =
inning south from Kansas City. The z
iik Of the Mexican travel on all the z