Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-14
Track and Train.

Frank Smith, the freight conductor,
is laying off a trip or two, visiting his
wife.
Conductors Shaw and Hook are
laying off, taking life easy for a few
days.
Lou j. Webb Is now In charge OF
the stationary engine at the crystal
ice factory,
Abe Peeler, the locomotive fireman,
returned yesterday from a visit to
friends and relatives In Kentucky.
Division superintendent f. j. Eas.
lev came in from La Junta In his pri-
vate car yesterday, accompanied by
Trainmaster Mcmahon.
Joe Burks, the freight conductor on
the south end, has resumed his tun,
after renewing his acquaintance with
his family for a few days.
The wife of Engineer A. Langston
has been seriously i'll for the past
three weeks, but is nov reported as
being nearly herself again.
A car Of burros, in transit from
Trinidad to the Philippines by the
government, passed through Las Veg
as on No, Z Saturday evening.
Brakemen Cole. Carpenter, Bryant,
J. w. Smith, Andrews and German
have been granted and willingly ac-
copied brief respites from duty.
Dave Newman, of the cuisine depart
ment at the Castaneda, took a lay
over during election times, but Is now
ready to answer the call Of duty.
General passenger agents declare
that never before had ahere ever been
such apathy regarding a national cleo
ton. This declaration is based on
the lack of business derived from po-
litical rallies.
The rail saw mill of the Santa Fe
at Newton is working full handed,
having about forty-five men employed.
lust now the mill is trimming some
11Npound steel from the Chicago d.
vision to be placed on the line be-
tween Newton and Mulvane.
]. J. rrfyon, formerly in the office
of the general passenger agent Of the
Santa Fee In Topeka, has resigned his
position to accept a place in the Of
fices Of the Lehigh Valley road in
New York city. He Is staying In NeV
York with his sister. who Is study.
ing voice.
The report that the Santa Fee rail
road and a rice cereal company will
try to induce the government to adopt
rice as the staple food for the army is
looked upon by railroad officials as
a joke or an attempt on the part Of
some interested parties to boom the
rice lands Of Texas.
The New York Central is adding It.
self to the long string of railroads
which have tried the steel cross tie;
and probably it will carry the like
ness further by abandoning it again.
The resiliency of the ordinary wood
tie Is a very desirable quality and one
which cannot be initiated in metal for
some reason.
The Santa Fe Employees Hospital
association is planning o build anoth-
err hospital to replace the present
structure at Temple, Texas. The pro-
posed building will be of brick. three
stories high, and will be modern in
every respect. 1t is estimated that
the building will cost $4,000, includ.
ing equipment.
The ninth annual ball given by the
B. of r. T. and dedicated to Our SUI
p~erintendent, F. j. Easley," will oc-
cur on the night of the oath inst, Fol-
lowing is the committee selected on
reception and floor: ]. A. Quigley. o.
r. c.: B. G. Lynch, B. Of l.. E.;
George Bryan, B. of l.. E.; c. A. Pet
erson, r. G. l. p. A.; Fl. Hannah, j. w.
Smith, VIM. Murphy, b. of L. F
AS a reward for having saved the
New York Central $4,000 by picking
UP valuable jewelry and personal ef-
fects and turning them In after the
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