The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-21
Mr.. NUDGE OUT WEST.
With a Special Party Stops Over
Night at Albuquerque.

AIbuouerque, May 21.-The Citizen
The H. U. Nudge special. consisting
of three special coaches, arrived from
the north last night at 9:45 CLOCK,
and the party rested up here until THIS
The ne party consisted of the following
we'll known Santa Fe railway of1clals
81. U. Nudge. general manager -. T.
cain, western grand division superln-
tendent; o. E. Faulkner, timber ana
tie inspector, in charge OF the treating
plants on the main line G A Morse,
chief engineer; H. 6. Phillips. resident
engineer of the western grand divis-
ion, and Frank j. Easley, division su-
perintendent of the New Mexico di-
vision. These gentlemen were accom-
panied by their stenographers-
s. L. Bean, the mechanical super
! intendent of the coast lines, at present
in charge of the local shops. and F. L.
/ Myers, the popular station agent, met
the party. and were in consultation
An hour later, on a freight train,
| Division superintendent ]. f. McNally
arrived from San Marcial.
This morning the whole party IN
spected the local shops and made an
| official visit to the plant of the Amerl-
can Lumber company, being shown
| through the mill and other works by
| Manager Jackson.
! This morning at 9:15 o'clock the spec
| ial pulled out for the south, with Mr.
McNally's car attached to the train,
and he in charge. Engine 81 is pullng
the special southwark with Sid Hockett
/ at the throttle and Fireman Jauden-
bach showing in the coal Howard
| Sweet is the conductor. The train crew
are all particular friends of Mr.. Nudge,
and are thoroughly reliable trainmen.
F. j. Easley, the division superin-
tendent, did not go south with the par
/ ty. In his private coach, he returned
north to Las Vegas on the delayed
1 messenger train No 2.
1.-THE readers of the Citizen, while
4 keeping in touch with the strike
! Citizen representative, would like to
have your views. Have you anything
of interest to impart?'
Everything along the Santa re line
i east of here is in very good condition"
said Mr.. Nudge. I'VE are assured of a
good wheat crop in Kansas
"As to the machinists' strike, we
are feeling no evil effects from this
on the lines east of Albuquerque. We
have the shops all filed up and have
a larger force now than we had be-
fore the strike. In the Topeka shops
where we had $50 machinists we had
at work yesterday 1913.
"The question at issue between the
machinists and the company has
been so fully covered by the news
papers and by various interviews with
the president and vice president, that
there is nothing more to be said
1.-THE special object of my trip to
I'll EaSO Is TO nOlu a meeting oA liie
board of directors of the Ell Pasc
union depot company. of which l am
: the president. The plans for the new
depot are ready. and it is expected
that the contracts will be let in few
days.
7 shall return to Topeka by way oil
Carlsbad, Roswell and Amarillo"
Relative to the delay of trains from
= the west, Mr.. Nudge acknowledge
= that some of tne big oil burning en-
, gines between Seligman and Needles
: are at present in bad condition, bu
they will be doing excellent service il
few days and trains will then be run
ming on scheduled time Last night
l continued Mr.. Nudge, 'thirty-foul
boilermakers direct from the Baldwin
Locomotive Works passed through foi
the west. These men are thoroughly
? familiar with oil burning engines, AND
the men will be divided up at the
Winslow, Seligman and Needles shops
t Tt looks to me like General MANAGE
Wells. of the coast lines. mas the strike
: pretty well under control, and passen
ger and freight traffic will soon be
l moving with marked regularity ives
of AlbuuuerQue."