Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-02-08
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Coppersmith Brown was of duty
yesterday.
Engine S1s is in the hospital with
link motion disorder.
Machinist Avis left yesterday on
No. 2 to visit a relative who is Ill at
Ration.
w. /. Allen, general manager OF the
Chicago. Cincinnati & Louisville rail-
road, has resigned.
A. Lowell, assistant superintendent
Of motive power, is due here tomorrow
on a visit Of inspection.
Chief Engineer J. B. Berry OF the
Union Pacific is appointed to the
same position on the Erie system.
Engines S26 and 1923 were brought
il yesterday for new tank wheels and
repairs on steaming apparatus re-
spectiyely.
Yesterday the following machinists
paid their respects to the day. Tush-
er, Heeney, Avis, Gaillard, McIsaace,
and Neville.
Engine S31 which was assigned to
work on this division some time ago,
has not yet arrived. She is expected
any day from Topeka.
Engine 1853, the mountain climber,
which was on the drop pit for extern
sive repairs, was sent out Sunday in
q condition as good as new.
John E. Greer, who was sent up 70
Watrous a short time ago as engine
Waterman, has been promoted. he
will hereafter hold the position OF
fireman.
Announcement is made Of the ap.
pointment Of j. H. Hardebeck Of Kan
kakee as industrial agent Of the Big
Four system. with headquarters at
Indianapolis.
George f. Roe has begun his duties
as general agent, freight department
of the Santa Fe railway in Kansas
City. Mr.. Roe went from FL Paso.
succeeding Douglas Dallam, who re-
signed January |.
Oflcial announcement vas made
yesterday that the directors Of the
Delaware & Hudson company have de-
cided, subject to approval OF the stock
holders. to issue $7.O00,0 900 Of new
stock, to be offered to present stock
holders at 1876.
The new ash pit upon which WORN
has been going on for over q month
was completed yesterday and Is now
In operation. The pit is by the side o.
the old one, is about q hundred and
.ty feet long, with the approach and
Milt in the latest fashion.
President Uriah Lott OF the st. Lou
is, Brownsville & Mexico reports good
progress on the new road, and says
by March 1 seventy miles Of track viii
have been put down. So soon as thu
engineers have completed the fna
survey of the Hidalgo branch the ex
tension from Robstown to San An
tonic will be commenced.
Firemen on the Rock Island system
received an increase Of 10 cents pei
day, effective February /. The new
scale was adopted after three months
conference between the company ant
4 committee representing all division:
of the system. The increases are from
$2.25 to s2.35 for firemen on regular
runs, $40 to $3.50 on local runs. $1.st
to 81 on switch engines.
Rates for Good Roads Meetings.
President Moore OF the Nationa
Good Roads association addressed thu
Southeastern Passenger association
in session at Palm Beach, Fla,. HI
requested one fare for the round tril
for all delegates to the southern goo
roads convention In New Orleans II
April and the national good roads cor
vention at st. Louis In May. It !
though the request will be grantet
Rails for Mobiie.kansas City Line.
President w. B. Stratton Of the Nc
bile. Jackson & Kansas City road, o,
arriving at Mobile from New York