Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-13
TRACK AND TRAIN


A Santa Fe work train and crew are
at work putting in new bridges ives.
Of Flagstaff.
Work is progressing rather slowly
on the Santa Fe oil tanks at Flag
staff, owing to the fact that the ex
cavating is being done in solid rock.
It is estimated that it will take sew
eral months yet to complete the work
The Rock Island has commenced the
laying of new steel on its line from
ST. Joseph to Topeka through Horton.
New steel rails weighing eighty
pounds to the yard are being put in
to replace the old sixty pound rails.
Il may show up with 1922 sona
time The above was found written
on a sheet Of paper, at the Galena
passenger station Of the Frisco rail
road, the other morning, left it is sup
posed, by James M. Connors, night
telegraph operator and ticket clerk
for that company, who is missing.
When examined the money drawer
was found to be short the amount
stated in the note.
During the past several days a sub
scription has been quietly circulated
about the shops at San Bernardino
for the purpose Of assisting W. N.
Stevens, a workman in the car depart
ment who has met with sad reverses
during the past few days. His wife
died recently, leaving the four little
children. who have been taken in
charge by the Associated Charities.
Last Sunday morning a Santa re
train al over a stranger at Kramer.
He was supposed to be from Joplin,
having been brought from that section
Of the country by the Yellow Aster
people to work in place of the strik-
ers. He was evidently riding on the
freight train with intentions to get off
at Kramer, but as the train did not
stop there, he jumped and fell under
the wheels, cutting off both legs.
Santa Fe headquarters will be minus
heads Of departments several weeks
after tomorrow, when General Man
ager Wells, General Superintendent
Shepard and General Passenger Agent
Byrne will leave for Chicago. Presi-
dent E. P. Ripley has called a confer
ence of heads of departments OF the
system to be held in Chicago Oct. Is.
The subject of discussion will be
traffic, and after the meeting has ad-
journed all present will go to Topeka,
where the winter train schedules for
the main line will be decided upon.
General Freight Agent Ed Chambers
already is in Chicago-San Bernar-
dino Times-Index.
Daggett, which has become the WIN
ter headquarters for the Salt Lake
on the western end Of 1t as desert oper-
atoms. continues to assume mertopoli-
tan airs. Gambling is wide open and
other attractions familiar in similar
camps, are thriving. John H. Norton
& CO.. who have the construction con-
tract, have covered twenty miles Of
their work and the company's steel
laying gangs are not far behind. Near
" 1000 men are employed and more
are being employed daily. The pay
rolls OF the two corporations operat-
ing on the ground are in excess OF
S1ln.00G q month.
Robert w. Baxter. general superin,
tendent OF the Nebraska division o1
the Union Pacific railroad, has re-
signed to President Burt, to take ef-
feet october Is. Mr.. Baxter has been
in the service Of the road forty years.
and has had various Official positions
for thirty years. He was a construc-
ton foreman In Wyoming when the
Union Pacific wa being built. He has
not made public his future plans be-
yond saying he would cave om.ha.
II is believed. however. that he will
take a position with the Kansas City.
Mexico & Orient railway.
r. S. stephens. general chairman Of
the order OF Railway Photographers for
the Rock Island sytem west Of the
Mississippi river. has returned to
the Indian Territory from Chicago,
where he had been for two months
which the grievance committee, en-
deayoring TO secure a raise in wages