Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-03
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RAILROAD NOTES.


Ndpltai tlty.
a. D. McEyoy. the special railroad
officer, stationed at lsleta, Is in the
city today lie reports everything
quiet at Isleta.
Percy r. Knight chief operator OF
the Santa Fe Central. has had re.
lapse and II is now reported that his
death Is momentarily expected
Fred Fisher. who resided in this
city for n number OF years, is the gen
eral storekeeper for the Santa Fe Cen
trail His headquarters are at Estan-
cha.
Commencing Oh Monday, October s,
new time card will go into effect on
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad and
the train for Denver will again leave
inta Fe at y o'clock in the morn
ing
Gated at Hutchinson, Kansas. went up
in smoke the otEer morning The or
iein of the nre is unknown. but II
probably caught from the stove used
in drying the serd.
Another speed trial of electric trac-
ton was made at Berlin. Germany. on
the Zossen military road. when 1854
miles were covered in one hour On
the previous trial. September 16. an
electric car attained a speed OF 100 As
miles.
Frank Hungate. the Santa Fe brake.
man who suffered a sprained ankle
while fighting fire in the local yards
several weeks rgo and was patient
a, the hospital, is able TO be on the
street and says that he will be able
II return to worS in short time.
The New Mexican says: Mrs Il.
W. Robbins, wife OF the General
Freight and Passenger Agent Of the
Santa Fe Central. and her son. How.
ard. returned yesterday from Denver,
where she went TO attend 20 the ship
nent Of her household goods to the
Capital City.
f. A. Townsend, representing the
Stubs Contracting company of Pueb-
10. Colo. and Kansas City. Mo, is In
Santa Fe consulting with Santa Fe
Central railway officials The Stubbs'
Contracting company did much work
on the Rock Island system while build
ing through New Mexico
The report that work Is to be re-
sumed on the Rock Island extension
from Amarillo. Texas, to Tucumcari,
n NJ, Is premature. I'VE have recoiv-
ed no orders to lsume work. said w.
II Stubbs. head OF the company hav-
ing the contract for the building Of the
extension. ~ have no idea that work
will be resumed very soon"
n. A. Cramer. agent of the Sar,a Fe
at Las Cruces. has just taken sixty
days leave OF absence and r. T.
Springer. day operator in the Santa Fe
depot at El Paso has taken his place.
While Mr.. Springer is away. Agent
Woodward and the clerks in the El
Paso Office are doubling up and doing
his work.
The international Live Stock asso.
citation will give its annual exposition
AT Chicago from November 2s 10 De-
oember s. For this occasion the Santa
Fc announces rate OF one fare plus
81 from points in Kansas and Okla
homa. The dater OF sale will be No
vember 2s. 20 and 30. The limit has
been fixed at December Z.
Robert Bonsall, "a years old, con.
nected with the land department OF
the Santa Fe. at Galveston, Texas.
killed himself Tuesday. The cause was
dependency over the death Of his
wife. The remains were taken 10 New
York. He left a note directing his
brother.in-law. Chas. Steyn. OF Den
yer. TO take charge OF his estate
The Santa re announces that on ac-
count OF the American Rayol Live
Stock show, which Is TO be he'd in
Kansas City from October 10 TO "a, n
rate OF one fare plus 81 will be put in
effect except where the open rate Of a
fare and a third Is less. The dates OF
sales from all other points will be Oc-
tober II 10 81. inclusive. The limit OF
this rate Is fixed at October &c.
Stockmen throughout the west who
have for many years been enjoying
free transportation. TO their homes
from shipping centers will find this
privilege curtailed after January /,
1904. The executive officials OF west
ern lines met In Chicago this week
and agreed that on and after the date
mentioned they should discontinue the
issuance to stockmen OF return trans
portatlon thereby compelling them to
pay their fare to their home after
! having come % the various shipping
centers with stock.
John c. Shaffer. who has been en-
p'oyed In tho Offices at La Junta with
d. Il. Cain. general superintendent
OF the western grand division Of the
/ Santa Fe. goes TO Newton as ;rainmas-
ter Of the middle division TO succeed
l.. Il. Mcclure. resigned. The an.
nouncement was made yesterday and
becomes effective at once. Mr.. Shat
fer was In Newton but returned to La
Junta to put his affairs In saope and
take his family to Newton. Mr., Shat
fer is not new TO the work, having
been trainmaster at Arkansas City
several years ago
Nos. 1904 and 1885, two OF the new
engines the Santa Fe is having built
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