Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-11

be a short time before work Is com
menced on a new machine shop in that
city.
Track laying on the Phoenix & East
ern railroad, whose terminus is to be
Silver City, is progressing at a rapid
rate. The track layers are two miles
east OF Desert Well in Arizona, and
~ miles IRON Florence. Florence is to
be reached BY Christmas.
Tidy Sum: A jury in the United
States district court has rendered a
verdict against the Southern Pacific
in the largest amour ever awarded
for loss of human life in California.
in the suit Of Mrs. Cora Vernon against
the railroad company for 100000 as
compensation for tae death OF her hus-
band who was killed in the disastrous
wreck near Martinez on December 20,
1902. the jury returned a verdict
awarding Mrs. Vernon $27, 500.
Another View Of Pending Deal: The
Houston Chronicle says that, accord
ing to reliable information, the Texas
railroad commission will soon receive
notice from the interests involved IN
the Rock Island Central deal to the
effect that trackage agreements have
been signed, q sale Of one-half interest
In the lines involved in this transac-
ton has been made, formal transfer Of
the stocks has been made on the
books Of the respective corporations,
and the m~uch-opposed Rock Island
Central deal is effective.
Santa Fe Acquires New Road: The
San Francisco Chronicle says that the
North Shore railroad, running from
Sausalito to Cazadero is about to pass
into the hands Of the Santa Fe Rail
road company. the information hap
ing been given out semi-oficially by
President John Martin. It is said that
the North Shore stockholders will re.
ceive 500 a share for their stock. The
details of the sale SO far made pub
lie provide for the placing Of all out
standing stock in escrow. payment to
be made TO the depositing stockhold-
ers when all OF their stock has been
delivered.
Gone to Chicago: General Manager
" s. Hopewell Of the Pennsylvania
Development company has gone to
Topeka, where he will stop over a day
before going to Chicago, where he is
booked to meet President w. H. An.
Of the Santa Fe Central, this
morning. Immediately upon his re-
turn, Colonel Hopewell will remove
his offices from Santa Fe to Albupuer-
que and rush the construction work
on the Albuquerque and Eastern to
an early completion. While in Chicago
Senator Andrews and dcnorai Mos
ager Hcpewell will have an interview
with President Ripley of the Santa
Fe.
C~Ioudcroft Notes: The people at
are arranging for a big re-
entertainment and ball for
December Is. fer the benefit
Of the CIoudcroft fire company. The
company has legally formed and
Is well Differed. 49, The monthly
mean. temperature at CloudcrOft for
was So degrees and the
IS degrees. $50 bountiful
is everywhere apparent in the
mountains. The finest potato crop
has ever been raised. Hay and
I'LL hihuS NJ uNh fCSttdUiSS oic ddhS +.
marketed. Carts mill closed
down on December |, to begin where
there are more logs. A report Is cur
rent that a sawmill will be started in
Haines canyon.
Good Bye, Peter: Railroads west of
Chicago and st. Louis have entered
into a new agreement whereby they
hope 70 control immigrant traffic
amounting TO more than 1000, 900 an.
nually, dividing 1t among themselves
according to agreed percentages. The
agreement was perfected at the meet.
Hng In New York, at which were pres
INT representatives of all the ocean
lines. The latter were told
hat in the future their agents would
but 5 instead Of 10 per cent
commission on the traffic, and were
lorced to accept that or nothing. Peter
who has been the chief
horn in the flesh Of the western roads
or years, was dismissed with scarce
y !. a thought, for the roads believe
hat they are now in a position to
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