Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-23

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Nebraska. and as far east AZ Chicago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mot left Chicago Sun.
day evening and are now en- route
home after their long and helpfnl
advertising trip over the country.
Liquor Costs Many Jobs.
The stringent anti-liquor rule that
has been put into effect on the Mop-
tana division of the Northern Pacific
had It's first demonstration at st. Paul
the other day, Three engineers.
eighty firemen. two civil engineers
and several foremen and yardmasters
We're summary discharged for drink.
ing.
II Is the declared purpose OF the
Northern Pacific to rid its rolls OF
every mar who Is addicted to strong
drink in any degree. The headQuar-
ters OF the road In ST. Paul will not
give out any names, but 1t is freely
stated that the next batch OF EN-.
ployes to feel the ax will be In the
passenger department.
An Engineer Asks $4,000.
Mitchell Finnigan, once An engineer
on the Missouri Pacific railway, has
brought suit at Sedalia. Mo. for $780,
900 damages against the company.
Finnigan's train collided head-on at
Cole Junction with another freight
train June q. 1903. He was buried
under the wreck and the contents OF
a tank of muriatic acid drenched him,
burning him so badly that he was
permanently in~capacitated for rail.
road work.
Conductors Must Sign.
Superintendent McGovern. of the
Southern Pacific AT Tucson, has just
issued a bulletin in which he states
the manager OF the company ON
plains that on certain divisions con.
ductors are in the habit Of having
their brakemen secure and sign or.
ders for the trains. This Is strictly
prohibited and Mr.. McGovern advises
that in such cases in future the neg
ligent parties will be dismissed frcsa
the service.
Dan K. Cain, general superintend-
ent of the western division OF the
Santa Fe, and G.. NJ. Taylor, mechan-
ical superintendent of the same divls-
ion, whose headquarters are at La
| Junta, Colo. went to Topeka in Mr..
| Gains private car to attend the meet
ling with the delegates to the conven-
ton of engineers and firemen of the
| Santa Fe. The meeting with the San
ia Fee officials was held in General
| Manager Fl. U. Mudge's office. Cen
eral Superintendent J. e. Hurley AMI
| Mechanical Superintendent N. F. Ris-
lteen of the eastern division were also
present.
About telegraphers: Ira Wilson is
chief dispatcher and operator at divis'
ion headquarters in Las Vegas; Ed
Bowling, night chief dispatcher; r.
II. Smith, c. NJ. Straussen and S. F.
Levy, east end trick dispatchers;
Geo. N. Harrington, R. G. Hardin and
e. II. LaRue. west end trick dis.
| patchers. ]. Matthews is manager
| and wire chief of the Las Vegas relay
I%office; A. B. Sherwood, night chief;
Up. J. Morency, late night chief; A.
p. Harrington. T. A. Ferris and I. y.
Hurst, operators.
Engineers George Sells and A. r.
Davis went down to Rowe yesterday
to bring down come wild Thanksgiv'
ing turkeys with their trusty towing
pieces. Before starting on the tur-
key hunt they promised something
like a carload Of birds to their friends
and nelghbors.
Canuto Romero is another old
| standby of the Santa Fe company in
Las Vegas, he having been steadily
In their employ since 1887 in one po.
sition and another. He is now a car
whacker.
Engineer r. b. Bowen and Fireman
Kari Brawner. of their respective
grievance committees. have returned
to Las Vegas from Topkea where They
attended the convention OF engineers
and firemen
Trainmeu's ball at the Duncan