Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-20
RAILROAD NOTES


moro posts arrive
work ~ plentiful at che local shops
and Do De- hNrd for the regular men 60
md time 20 help with many improve
monts
John w wrIght Be- late arrival at
the boiler shops tie arrived from
Denver and was accompanied hy bis
family
r. o. Winters oi the santa De- shops
in thia city who was In san Bornar
dino for two weeks. visiting friends
haa returned 90 tliH city
Conductor o. 81 King of Che Grand
Canyon train ls a sufferer from pncu.
monia and has been taken 90 los An
gelcs lla physician recommends a
lower altitude
q. A. Woodruff. an omployo oi the
Santa Pc department of tests at 10.
polka. lon for ChIcaEo. where be win
Inspect a quantity oi wheels Tor the
company no that place.
The state department az washing
ton. being advised that tho Jlmlnor
roUois we're tlaung up the American
rallruad botwoCn Puerto Plata and
Santiago. m San Domingo. has caused
n wnrahiu 20 br ordered to the former
I port
O. W Rourkc. trainmastcr of the
southern division OF the Cult. Colorado
a Santa Fe, has resigned. effective
/ February Nc. SIC viii hll an import
ant position with the Fort Worth
I Denver probably al superintendent
of the line
Women employees are az a discount
on tho Brle system. The management
I has decided that hereafter no women
Will b. employed. auo as fast az they
leave ne service of tho company
their places viii bc filled by men. who
are Better adapted to promotion ln
I the railway service.
( George W Bell chief clerk ln the
Once OF TIE division passenger agent
of the Rock Island who has been sick
with the grip for the last week. lett
opeka Tor Emont. where he Wild visit
HE father for o few days On bic 70.
turn 20 Topeka Mr.. dell will resume
work ia the passenger department
OF the Rock ISLAM
The Ration Range says a short
time ago william Wotherford. who
has seen working fsr the Colorado
elephone company near the tunnel.
was knocked from a running train by
a brakeman tW. j. Webb who had
told him once % gct on. Wen hit
him with a brake club. breaking bis
shoulder Webb was arrested and "a
noW out on bond Wethorford has
nearly recovered from his injuries
A new rule inauguratod by the San.
"a ~ In carrying dead head sioepors
has caused some little trouble the past
couple %. dayg 40 the local station.
heretofore the dead head sioopoB
have been attached 20 the rear cad
Of trains. under the new ruling dead
head aleoporu must be placed next the
baggage car This nccoaaitatos con.
siderable extra nwitching and ycator.
day caused some CONSERVATION among
the passenger While q group o, pas
songors we're absorbed In a young
Wild cot tied on the platform, the train
backed up to get dead head Ona
passenger lid not notice it haCK up.
but suddenly discovered that Il was
gone BE Immediately took TO bic
heels and could not be- convinced that
u had not gone until he had ran up
the track quite q distance Hls die.
comforturo caused some little amuec
ment among the by-standors
"a. E Byrtl. who succeeds ! "A.
Gruber as general superintendent Of
the western district OF the cock ls.
land with headquarters AZ Topeka. ro.
turned 10 that city from a weeks
inspection trip over tho lines under
his supervision. His private car was
attached 90 she specia. train OF IA.
a. Nudge general manager ga the
santa Fc who also returned 90 To-
peka wednesday evening
The San Bernardlno sun says Geo
"a samuels. an omploye OF the Santa
Pc IN Las Vegas. New Mexico. was in
town yesterday on Mis- way 20 Los An
gelcs he claims he was "nred from
the c0mpanys employ in tne New
Mexican town and Be- going 10 head
quarters 10 los Angeles 10 "aeo
about b." Some one suggested that
he wait until the board OF directors
met next tall and presCns bis grief in
person, but be- was tor 'secin" RIPLEY
on Wells"
Pacific coast lumber manufacturer
representing 600 mills ATE preparing
10 make a strong showing before
transcontinental railroads in favor OF
a reduction from 60 TO 40 cents OF the
rate on hr lumber from Puget sound
10 Missouri river common Toints. The
association has secured statements
from scores OF iumb r dealers through
out Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
Missouri, showing that tho lumber
shipments from Washington will b,
Increased 90 70 100 per cent n a cheap
~ rate ls granted
In the case OF tho city OF Wichita
Kansas. against the Niag0uvi Pacific
and other railroads involving a nv,
> cent higher rate or -four 20 TeSai
points than ON wheat the lntorstat,
commerce commission on THURSDAY
reiterated its former decision that "a,
uinerential was not unlawful TIT
commission holds that II has no mor'
authority 20 place competing miller