Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-04
MANAGER WELLS
MAKES
Claims That All Men in San Bernardipo Shops
Have Voluntarily Signed Contract

o1Sl1CA SOA1UA OSu
new yards are being laid out with
this idea in view and the probabili-
ties are that in time the work will be
done as contemplated.
Orient Short Line.
A man who is a position to know,
said yesterday that the Guthrie. Fair
view & Western, which was charter.
ed Thursday in Guthrie, would be
built for the purpose of giving the
Orient railroad short lines to Okla.
homa city and Guthrie, SO that trains
on that road could reach those two
cities. (which to railroads are cor,
sidered two OF the most important in
the fast growing southwest, by almost
as short routes as the Santa Fe has
to them. The new road will extend
from Guthrie through Kingfisher to
a connection with the Orient about
six miles south Of Fairview, and south
70 Oklahoma City. 1t Is the inten-
/ ton later to extend from Oklahoma
City to T~exarkana.
Railroad Notes.
The Kansas City council has adopt.
ed the ordinace enjoining the scalp
ers from dealing in nontransferable
tickets.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Bro
therhood Of Railway Trainmen, will
give a ball and supper at Ration on
May 10th.
Joseph Tice, brakeman for the San
ia Fe with headquarters at yelling
ton, is in Topeka for treatment at the
company's hospital.
The shops at Albuquerque have now
a larger force Of men than before the
first lay-off, according to the state
ments Of men in position / o know.
The strike of the Norfolk and Wes-
tern shopmen was settled after re-
peated conferences between the strik
board OF arbitration, railway officials
and workmen.
z. H: Hartman. president Of the
| Union and Southern Pacific roads,
has been elected a delegate to the Re-
publican national convention from the
twentieth congressional district OF
New York.
The Train Dispatchers' association
will meet in annual session this year
at st. Louis June 81, for the purpose
OF discussing matters Of the organiza-
tion. st. Louis has a drawing card
for all national organization meetings
this year.
Arthur Lowell, assistant superin-
tendent Of machinery on the Santa Fe
has returned to Topeka from a trip
Of inspection over the coast lines. II
seems that his visit was not in the
least a peace-making visit. for at ev-
cry place he stopped, it seemed to be
q signal for union machinists to walk
out. AT Albuquerque his a ran ov-
er and killed Carl Meyer. Of San Fran.
cisco.
Engineer r. A. Ellis, who is now Of
ficiating as fireman IN the Magdalena
branch, was married In Deming last
Wednesday to Miss Evelyn Watson,
at the home of her brother, j. T..
Watson. The young couple. who are
exceptionally nice people, will take up
their residence in San Marcial Just
as soon as the rush Of business on the
Rio Grande division justifies the trans
fer OF Mr.. Ellis to the engineers side
of the cab.
In the case Of Robert Peet. OF Esk-
ridge. killed at Strong City while rid.
ing the blind the coroner's jury
gave a verdict In three minutes that
death resulted from attempting 70
jump on the train while It was in mo
tion, thereby striking his head on q
rail. This exonerates the brakeman
who, il was intimate, might have push.
ed Peet OF. Witnesses say the brake.
man simply shouted at the men and
In escaping one was accidentally kin.
ed.
BISHOP PHELAN cELE.
BRATES HIS JUBILEE.