Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-16
RAILROAD NOTES.

Mrs. ID ID Carter, wife OF Brakeman
Carter and son left Winslow for Los
Angeles.
Railway earnings in April were 1874
per cent larger than in last year and
2S.7 per cent above those of 1901.
There remains but twelve miles OF
the Cairo extension of the Illinois Cen
trail to be built. and trains will be run
ming about July |.
The Randsburg railroad was taken
over by the Santa Fe last Thursday
at midnight and is now part OF the
coast lines division.
| N. OConnor, III Winslow machinist.
was injured at the shops. He was put
ting up wedge and pieve few on,
striking him over the eye.
The first annual convention OF the
International Railway Master Boiler
makers association will be held at Co
lumbus. o.. on May 10. 90 and 81.
c. c. Browner of Lamy has received
word that his nephew. John Sheegoa,
engineer running out OF Paducah. Ky,
on the Illinois Central, had been killed
In an accident.
For a long while California main line
track of the Santa Fe and portion Of
that roads trackage In Arizona have
been practically dustless. much to the
delight OF transcontinental travellers.
This desirable state OF affairs was
brough about by using crude oil from
} the inexhaustible abundance OF Call.
! fornla's wells. II Is now stated that a
dust-laying crusade will be inaugural
ed this summer by the Santa Fe on Its
Colorado line between Pueblo and Den
. yer. Boulder oil, hauled In special
tank cars, will be used.
The track laying machine on the
Santa Fe Central railway resumed
work yesterday morning one mile this
side OF Progreso and pushing towart
, willard at the rate OF two miles a day
!, Progreso station was passed at l1;4'
5 a. m. on Saturday, and 1000 feet o
siding were put down In the afternoon
From Progreso the grade Is down hill
over the Estancla Plains Last week
at Cameleon, an abundant how o
water was struck at depth OF 2O'
; feet. This is quite important, for
prior attempt TO strike water at tn
foot OF the TrlEchera Mesa at Came
T leon was failure. The water Is OF es
z pecialiy fine quality for engine use. A
J. Cameleon Is only seven miles from
Torrance. 1t will for the present sur
ply Torrance with engine water, and
4, is possible that the Ell Paso Rock IL
. land railroad will also take part OF II
;, supply from the Cameleon well. In
!, stead OF running water tanks dow
: from Tucumcari, over a hundred mile
!, away
A very important work was starte
n this week which will be Of great benz
:. At to Winslow. w. II. Cooley. ex.for'
" man of the water service, and the gel
tleman who had contract with tn
Santa Fe for developing a water SUI
N ply at Manueiito, N. NJ. and who SUI
m carefully carried out his task, put thi
"a ty.five men to work on the constru
q. ton Of the new water system In tn
n. town of Winslow. His contract Is wit
a. the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe cor
NJ pany for the Santa Fe Land improv
a. ment company.
A. The Topeka State Journal say
N The Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. authoriti'
70 report $3.50 members for the month
q. May. This is an increase OF S3 ov
last month. About so renewals a
reported and also IS new members.
81. j. Stewart Christal has recover'
Ill The Office OF general attorney OF q
nd Choctaw will be abolished when J.
an McLoud retires. but the attorneys
Ill the different jurisdictions will all