Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-18
TRACK AND TRAIN

Fireman Holmes is getting a rest.
Fireman Morris retires for n run.
Engineer Sears is off for one trip.
Fireman Fishburn quits the life Of
ease and returns to duty.
Switch engine 2162 is in the shops
for repairs on her driving rods,
Firemen Tighe and Williams, Of the
extra men, are scheduled for a rest.
Extra Engineers Wright and Pur-
cell are among the lay-offs.
A new man in the person of Claudio
Baca was added to the force today as
ash pit man. 4
Francisco Ortiz this morning took
the place Of Milton Ulibarri who was
discharged for laying of without per-
mission. Ortiz is a wiper.
The new bolt cutting machine
which has been in process Of getting
established for the greater part Of this
week, is expected to be ready for duty
today.
Dad Heeney, the genial toiler In
the mechanical department, took a
half days lay-off yesterday. Dad said
1t was to congratulate himself on the
arrival of the checks.
e. p. LEVY has been transferred
temporarily from one section Of the
mechanical department to the clerks
Office to take the place of Percy Cor
nell, who is on a short vacation.
E&EEH&
1t is impossible to get engines either
IN or out Of the Ration shops at pres
ent on account Of the transfer table
being taken out preparatory to the
putting in OF the electric transfer. It
will be about three weeks before the
news transfer will be In operation.
Not Believed: With reference to
the rumor to the effect that the Santa
Fe is to move all of its leading Offices
from Los Angeles to San Francisco"
the Express has the following to say:
Manager Wells, Of the Santa Fe, is
out Of the city, but other Santa Fe
officials here take no stock in the
rumor. I believe the story was made
out of whole cloth at San Francisco
said Treasurer Holterhof today.
Nothing has been heard Of the alleg-
ed change of quarters down here, and
/ do not believe a word of the rumor
is true"
The Truth Of Il: According to the
latest apparently reliable report about
those new Santa Fe d~ecapods. which
have been darling with lightning ra-
pidity from Topeka to San Francisco
and from the Baldwin works to the Ca
Jon grade and every other old place,
the big machines will make their ap-
pearance in this city about the first
OF next month. The first engine COM
pleted Is now at La Junta, where 1t
has been a number OF weeks. It Is
described as a whopping big affair,
besides which the d~ecapods appear
even as goats.
New Man: A new night yardmast-
er will assume his duties at the local
Santa Fe yards Monday, In the per
son OF Conductor Archibald, formerly
Of this city, but who, for the past six
years, has made his home in Winslow,
Ariz. Before leaving San Bernardino
Mr.. Archibald was conductor on the
"orange local run, and his a%cquaint-
ance among the railroad boys is large.
During his stay in Winslow, he has
held a conjuctorship with the road,
serving SO well that he has been re-
warded by his present promotion San
Bernardino Sun.
Nickerson Retires: The official an.
nouncement has been received Of a
change, which took place December
Is on the Mexican Central railway,
whereby yice-President and General
Manager II. r. Nickerson Is relieved
OF the duties Of general manager, and
the general superintendent, +. E.
styner. is appointed general manager,
in charge Of the operating, maintain
ance and mechanical department. with
headquarters in the City OF Mexico