Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-13
MANY TRAINS
GOING THROUGH
Repairs Made East and South
and Regular Traffic is
Resumed Again.
TWELVE HUNDRED
PEOPLE FED HERE
Splendid Work by santa Fe Of
fcers. Passenger Conductors
Make u Long Trip.


The stub train which left here yes
terday with our band and baseball
team and many others to attend the
fair was delayed by reason OF the
track not being made passable be-
tween Canoncito and Lamy until late
last night and in consequence OK
which they did not reach the Duke
City until after o'clock this morn
Ing.
The four trains which were started
from Albuquerque yesterday noon
were also delayed at Lamy and did
not get In until o'clock this morn
ing They were all held here for
breakfast and started east at o'clock
when the breaks in Mora canyon were
reported as being ready for traffic.
Two other trains from the west ar
rived about 10 o'clock and were des-
patched east after having had break
fast. Two more left Albuquerque af-
ter having had breakfast and passed
here at and p. m. These eight
trains clean up all the delayed trains
from the west. The next will be reg
ular No. Of today now reported four
hours late. From the east regular
No. reached Shoemaker about two
hours late and was held there until
j 0 a. m. passing Las Vegas at 1915.
j, There are six passenger trains al
ter No. 3 to reach here this after.
noon which cleans up all the delayed
+ trains from the east. the first one
, arrived at 80
There were upwards Of eight hun
Idred people on the east bound trains
today and $50 on the west bound
trains. That the management OF the
!. Harvey eating. houses were not only
taxed to feed this large number OF
) passengers but dri 1t in their usual
/, prompt and efficient manner shows
4 how well they have their business un.
0 der control and will go forth as a re-
!. markable accomplishment.
+. General Superintendent Cain came
in from Mora canyon last evening
' and reported the work progressing
i. very favorably and has only words Of
!. their forces Of employees In their ef-
n forts to get the line open. 1t was q
d stupendous undertaking as q trifle
d over four miles Of track was about
II obliterated and practically three
y bridges had to be rebuilt all Of
which has been done since last Sat
urday morning. The loss Of material
and the wages Of men to make even
4 the temporary repairs will aggregate
3, thousands Of dollars while the loss Of
4 revenue which might have been han.
D. died will run the total expense Of the
II recent flood to the Santa Fe up ia
% close TO a million.
d 1t is expected freight traffic win be
resumed by Saturday and It will take
two weeks Of hard work on the part
Z Of the transportation department tc
:. clean up the accumulation at each
y end Of the division.
y Conductor Oder who brought In thu
Y first train from the west this morninf
"a reports having had a very strenuor.
y trip from Albuquerque to I'll Paso ant
return with the limited last week
u His train encountered washoats a
q unexpected places and none Of th,
30 crew knew the road but they succeed
AZ ed In finding their way without incur
"a ring any accidents.
M Three passenger conductors who's,
regular runs are out Of Kansas Cit,
y were on the delayed trains passin,
- through here this morning, they hav
ing taken trains from the end Of thsi
run via the d. 4 r. G. and Southern
y Pacific and back TO Albuquerque, thu
~ probably breaking the record for lonl
~ n n v.fyn