Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-23
TRACK AND TRAIN.

Engine 800 is III the shops Tor re-
pairs on cylinder packing.
Clarence Butler, pipe-man helper,
has resigned and left town to accept
q position elsewhere.
The grand march at the machinists'
ball will take place tomorrow night at
7 o'clock, Rosenthal hall
The old turntable has been put on
the cars and will be sent Immediately
to the Panhandle division.
Frank A. Blanchard, coppersmith
helper, is another Of the local force
who has passed in his resignation.
The wrecker went up to Springer
last night and helped a derailed
freight car back on the track. No
serious damage was done.
Two engines of the 500 class have
been assigned to this district from La
Junta. They are the S13 and SIS and
are expected today or tomorrow.
There were five big engines In the
round house this morning. The new
table handles them with the greatest
a Old and new sections Of the
house alike receive them.
Fireman w. Dickinson, who re-
signed his position a short time ago
bes expressed his readiness to re-
turn to his post and has been rein
stated therein.
The water pipes last night in the
office Of the division foreman played
FRANKS which resulted in a wet con,
dition Of papers and furnishings. A
force was put on this morning to rem
edy the leak and things resumed their
Usual placid appearance.
AS fast IS engines of the 500 class
can le assigned to this district the
big 9I5 type will be removed and sent
to the E.aton-La Junta division. 1t is
intended % run only the 500 out Of
here, while the new Santa Fe type en-
gines are being built. These new
ones viii be sent here as fast as COM
nleted. It will be some time, howev-
er, before the chllge can be entirely
made.
Joe Walker Promoted.
Word was received at Wichita Of
the promotion of Joe Walker from
the position Of superintendent of ter
minals for the Santa Fe at San Fran
cisco. to that Of superintendent Of the
Valley line. a branch road Of the COM
pany running from San Francisco to
Bakersfield, through Los Angeles. He
is a brother Of George Walker.
z Commencing today the car depart
ment at the Santa Fe shops in Albu
querque will work nine hours. There
is a great amount of car repair work
in at the present time and the in
crease in hours is due to this fact.
Mr.. 0. D. Buzzell, the general foreman
Of this department, has been up to
his eyes In work for the past few
days.
Mr.. J. L. Holden Of Chicago, ad.
juster OF the Liverpool and London
and Globe Insurance company arriv-
cd in the city and Is adjusting the loss /
at the recent fire in the Santa Fe
shops In this city. He has practical. {
~ reached a settlement on the loss j
es with the railway representatives
which is said to be perfectly salts
He will close up today and {
will leave for the east tonight.--Al- /
.buquerque Journal. d
VIII Rebuild Car Shops. i
CAS- soon as the fire insurance ad. 4
get to work on the fire ruins
1t the Shops said q coast line Official {
last night and make their report, {
The company will put men to work I
removing the debris. I have II from {
high officials that the company will
the car department, but the
building will not be frame-it will 4
either stone or brick, and will be .
larger than the several :
buildings destroyed by fire several &
evenings ago."-Aibuquerque Citizen. !
Light From the AxIes.
The Denver & Rio Grande expert.
with a new electric car light.
ny device. the patent for which Ia z