Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-28
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correspondent Of The FL paao
Herald. writing from Alamopordo. nm.
der date of Nay %. says
No a. the rouhhound passenger
train. was delayed a. Plntoral. n point
about twenty-five miles north of hero
last night boy some one placing stones
nn the track with the evident purpose
Ut wrecking q train Two boys who
were evidently beating their way
through the country has been arrest.
cd. but tho officers have heon unable
10 set any clue as go whether they
committed the deed or not Sheriff
Hunter left he.o on "a special this
morning for Pintoral and ip invosti.
eating the trouble. but has not re-
ported here whether no has found
out anything or not.
The force OF clerks has been roduc-
ed nine men In the auditors office Of
The no paso a Southeastern at this
point, and similar orders have been
issued 10 other points along the line
90 reduce the clerical force wherever
possible. and this morning the agents
office al VI Paso was reduced by three
men
In the shops everything seems 10 be
moving along again at its usual rate
and as II nothing had ever happened
The new men are an al work. and.
while most of those who went out on
a strike are sim IN the city. they are
apparently doing nothing There is
rumor to the effect thai the strikers
are attempting 90 get the boilcrmakers
on the Rock Island Co 20 Out ia sym
paihy with them. bat none Of the msa
will acknowledge this move is on foot
have entered into any agreement or
arrangement for the joint building ~
a line from Willis 20 Eureka. Cal. ana
Tor the Joint use OF the Callfornla.
Northwestern railroad.
Two new appointments we're made
recently on tho El Peso q Northeast.
ern railroad system. d. sullivan was
advanced from the position OF general
superintendent OF transportation 20
that Of general superintendent OF the
whole aysiom. o. N. Lawrence. for
morly Mr. sullIyan's chief clerk. was
made general time checker OF the sys.
tenn. Both appointments went into a.
feet May 10, ana the headquarters OF
both officials are at Alamogordo.
~ r. Whittonberger. superintendent
OF the fourth division. left Santa Fo
yesterday over the Denver a Rio
Grande Tor Espanola on his special
car There he will Join General Man.
agor ~ A, Edison and a number Of
other Denver a Rio Orando officials
who are en- route 10 Santa ne over
the Denver a Rio Orando railroad.
The party intends 10 make a tip OF In,
spoctlon over the Santa Re Central
railway tomorrow.
Alarmed over the remarkable falling
of ln traffic the railroads centerIng
In Chicago are disoharging thousands
of employees. cutting down the hours OF
labor and cuuailing expenses lu every
possible direction. u a. estimated that
since January 4, 1904. more than 49,.
900 railroad employees have been ale
charged Ca the United states. and the
pruning process % sim going on. Rigid
economy has been ordered In an de-
9artmonts and the forces are being re
ducod 20 a minimum.
Pass on Copper Plate --George w
Val!ery, OF Deming. general agent %
the burlington railroad. has received
a pass from William Bayly. president
Of the Copper Belt railroad The pass
Is unique. inasmuch as Il Is engraved |
on copper plate. The railroad runs |
10 q copper mine some place In An /
lona. The posn ia an annual and has /
Mr. Valleys name nicely engraved IN |
beautiful script
The pass reminds me Of the days |
when otto MoaFs used 10 be az the !