Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-07
Railroad Topics

day.
Lee Shallenterger Is now a full
fledged passenger engineer. succeed
ing J. p. McMurray on the I'll Pascal.
| buquerque run on the Rio Grande al.
vision.
Railroad officials have been inform.
ed that the Elklns antitrust law is in
operation and as result an emphatic
no grcets applicants for passes. Rail.
| road men are watching each other TO
see that the law is obeyed
The shortage of cars for freight traf.
&c is the great problem which now har-
asses the traffic department OF the
| western railways. The Santa Pc Is no
exception to The rule. and the demands
OF shippers for cars are greatly in ex.
cess OF the supply
The Wells. Fargo Express company
has adopted pension plan for its en-.
ployes. All old men who have been
with the company continuously for
| twenty-five years or more are laid of
| and receive a certain percentage of
their former wages. All those who are
| able to work are given the percentage
in addition to their regular salary.
The chief surveyor Of the Kansas.
| Oklahoma a. Texas railroad. the sup
posed Missouri Pacific extension from
| Peru. Kas, announces the completion
Of the survey from Guthrie to El Reno
| with a very low grade obtained The
road Is now permanently surveyed
from Peru to IL Reno and will be ex.
tended to Kirkland, Texas
G. A. Taft, general superintendent
| for Texas and Louisiana OF the Wells.
Fargo company has been asked to
give the record of every employee un.
der his jurisdiction, which informa.
ton will he used by the higher onic.
ials in establishing a pension system
similar to that in vogue on the Harri-
man lines. The same request has been
made Of other superintendent.
The Topeka State Journal says: II.
| J. Martin. foreman OF the south shop.
| left the city yesterday for Ration. n.
NJ. where he has been appointed as.
sistant master mechanic. He relieves
Master Mechanic Sulier, who is off
duty on account of broken leg. vii.
| liam Nelson. Of Topeka, takes the fore.
| manship of the south shop until Mr..
Sulier is able to resume his work as
master mechanic.
The Las Cruces Progress says: En-
gineer Small and party, OF the Alama.
| gordo & Deming railroad surveying
| outfit. came up from Demng Monday
| to take up AMI finish the survey of the
road from the Organ mountains to
Alamogordo. Things are progressing
smoothly and the survey of the line
| will soon be had. after which. unless
| all reports prove false. the work of
construction will be commenced.
The purifying plant which was re-
| Gently put up at Gagdad, Cal. has
proved a great success, says the San
Bernardno sun. The plant erected
was simply test tank, but now a
| large and permanent plant, TO be made
in the east, will be placed. The water
In Bagdad is about the worst for loco
entire Santa Fe system, It contains
over 800 grains of solid matter, the
larger part being salt
Engineer Peterson, who has been IN
charge of tle Silver City run for some
time. now handles the throttle only
| twenty days out of each month. sever.
| al other engineers taking turns in run
| ming the remaining ten days. The dou-
BILE run on the Silver City branch Is
one of she hardest on the road and
alone he made bigger money than any
other engineer on the Santa Fe sys-
TEN. He now makes sls5 out of his
twenty days work each month.
The jury In the district court at
Topeka brought in verdict of $4,000
In favor of Mrs. Emma Client against
Mrs. b. w. Client for the alienation of
her husbands affections. Mrs. Emma
Client was the first wife OF b. w.
Client. a Santa F'e engineer, formerly
running out of Las Vegas, and she was
divorced and he then married Mrs.
Irene Frisbe, widow of another engin.
eer. Mrs Client No. | then brought
suit for damages and the verdict of the
jury which closed long sensational
trial. is in favor of the wronged wife.
The Gallup Republican says: We
understand that Jess Miller, passen-
ger conductor on this division, had
quite time Mt Gonzales few nights
ago with colored hobo who was beat
ing his way over the road. The report
received here sEys that the hobo took
a couple OF shots at Miller with a six.
shooter When the conductor got a shot
gun from the express messenger and
let one drive at the hobo. No harm
was done. however. Some OF these
travellers" are becoming very trouble
some. and the trainmen have stood
about all they are going TO from the
"perfesh."
Train Dispatcher Roe. of San Mar.
cIDl Is out I'm the Mountains nj nresent