Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-06
RAILROAD NOTES

r. a. hulhorn. roadmartor OF the
santN Fc Central railway. haa ton.
dorod bic roslgbs ion 90 accept slmi
Jar position az no paso
James Carol, travelling engineer for
the Albuquerque Winsiow division of
the Santa 20 coast lines. is Ia the
city on one Of hia periodical trips.
E A McElweo. who was Injured a
month OF more ago at Torrance on tho
Santa Pc Central railway. has .eft the
hospital and is again ON duty as brake.
man.
On 1850 the south had but gU 900
miles Of railway. in 1903 there we're
over dfiy.four thousand rilos. repre-.
aonting a new iLnux OF capital 90 che
amount OF li.b00.U0O.UUU.
Lew ID webb. who returned Friday
from the bedside % his father rcpor;
ei Tor duty at the Las Vegas shops
Monday mofnins HE says that hts
fathers condition So still critical
Tire Southern Pacific railroad COM
pauy 90 preparing 60 Install the t'lck
system in signallng on che mountain
division of its northern overland
route. The work viii ho completed as
soon nj possible and viii ufcatly less.
cn the danger uf collision.
Tho Southern Pacific company be-
preparing 90 install the block system
10 signalling on the mountain diw.
sion of ita northern overland route.
iho work wii be- completed as soon
a. possible anu will greatly lessen
the danger 90 cuni- onf.
The electric lights were turned GA
% tho las Vegas shops Tor che first
time Monday night rhoy made
pleasant chango in the appearance OF
Tho smoky place The lights were
Installed by the Las Vegas Electric
Llsht and Fucl company
Tho San Hornardino TlmoHIuda1
believes chat ln attempt was made ,o
hold up the Santa Pc limited near
fhat place last week soon after the
express car robbery on the Southern
Pacific THE report lacks coudrm1.
tlon
A. Wan ruylo. who came hero
short t.mv ago from San Bcuardlno.
Cal. De- in the local railroad hospital
with a badly strained right arm Tho
arm was injured nc the local shops
and u win ho several weeks before
Van Tuylo can return DO work
President Ingalls, Of the nlg -Four
railroad has offered To- give $4,000
toward the erection OF the $4,000
gymnasium az Purdue university. Ia
fayotte. Ind, as a memorial TO the
seventeen students who lost ,heir
lives in tho wreck o. the foot bal.
players train On October On. 1903.
A. ~ Powell, who has served ae
superintendent of the Horton. Kansas
shops Tor nearly two years. has ter
Tered his resignation 90 take cmost
~ soon as hls successor "a named Mr.
Powell Is highly regarded among the
shop boys and hls resignation is zen.
orally regretted.
President Loroo ANA Vice President
Winchcl OF the Rock Island are not
afraid OF "hoodo0' Cnrinea. Durlur
their trip over tho Eastern IUInol
last week thoir special wac hauled hy
engine 100. known as bloody 100 Ir
1898 this engine ran into q round
house and killed several persons and
lts record since has been "a bad one. .
The Topeka State Journal sayr AtI
ihe Santa Fo store house Ia this city /
there Is an old ticket case which the /
officials claim 10 Dc tho nrsi one over /
used az any station on the lines OF |
that road 10 is probable that the I
rolIc 81 the early days OF the Santa be 1
viii be- sent 20 st. Louis where q viii /
dgure In the company's exhibh AZ the /
worlds fair Until lately d has been I
In use In the local ticket ONCE.
Surveyors are az work laying out !
the site for the twenty stall round I
house. shops and store house for the
Santa Fe. located on land bought by
the road one miles south of Shawnee.
Oklahoma. FIFTY miles OF side tracks
are being constructed. and Il Is ON.
cially announced that shawnee will
be the freight and passenger division
between Arkansas City aud Gaines.
VILE. The cost OF the buildings AZ
shawnee will be $50 900.
Il Is stated that the trans. Missouri
committee OF che Western Passenger
al ils recent meeting lu
b. Louis decided 90 suggest the dts
continuance OF the present system of
issuing reduced rates TO parties OF Pa
lorora This system has been the
.oarco Of a great deal Of trouble 10 the
.ai'roaia ln many cases iab0refs |
Who secure transportation in this way
have no intention Of entering the sorg
Gee OF the road. bat cult the moment
hat their destination g. reached.
Tn January the December payroils I
p the railroads 81 Trinidad we're
'hout $4,000 short OF the normal This
month tho payrolla for January will
BE- a gain OF more than S26. 900. and Z.
b expected that the March payFous
or February viii be- noary normal. q
ondit.ons improve az they have the /.
ast few weeks Coal O. moving ln ,
Increasing volume. anI ,
moro freight train crews are being
.dded by the several railroads.
The railroads japan ana Russia
no building Ia Korea ana Mancnuria 4,