Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-22
A Speed War
Between Railroads

De knoWn Westpouhu as No' ~ anu
eastbound as No, 80.
The w~estbound train was scheduled
TO leave Chicago early In the morn
ing and leave Kansas City at IL o..
clock In the evening. 1t had been
planned TO mako the train a compare
lively slow train between Chicago
and Kansas City on account OF the
fact that It was a day train.
Following the announcement OF the
Rock Island to start this new train
the Santa Fe came out a few days
later with the announcement of a
new train on the Santa Fe leaving
Chicago in the morning and making
extremely fast time to Kansas City
and California,
The Rock Island announced Tues
day. that the plans for the new Cali
fornia are to be altered and that the
local stops will be cut out between
Chicago and Kansas City, thereby
shortening up the time to Kansas
City and the running time will be
materially cut between Kansas City
and FL Paso. The figures have not
been given out yet, but they will be
given to the publis as soon as The
time card is definitely decided nron.
The first announcement Of this
train was to the effect that ii would
leave Kansas City at II o'clock in the
evening. Very likely this will be
changed so that 1t will leave Kansas
City at about 10 o'clock, and the run
ming time between Kansas City to
El Paso will be shortened enough to
make the train as fast OF faster than
the new train which the, Santa Fe
started today. The Rock island
will begin the new service on Christ
mas day.
The Santa Fe officials announce
that the Santa Fe train will make
the fastest time of any train on the
road. The result of the speed tests
win be awaited with interest.
Mrs. Jackson. wife of the brake
man. went east on No. s this morning.
Harry Treague was expected last
evening from Grand Junction, Colo,
where he is railroading for a lNeli
hood.
d. j. Church, station agea, down
at Chapeue, made the rounds Of Las
Vegas business houses y~esre.iay at.
ternoon,
Fireman L~outzenhiser IN spading
black diamonds on the footboaid
again after resting up ana sptucing
up for a few days.
John Stein made a students TIP
as fireman yesterday on the 9OS WITH
Engineer f. Hanson and Fireman
Jerry Kelly on the 93S.
Charles Schlobohm, a brother CT
Mrs. C. J. Meth. lately arrived from
Reading. Kansas, Is new car repair
err In the local force.
Mrs. r. l.. Bigelow, wife of The
station master at the village OF
Onava. was down town yesterday do
ing some Christmas shopping.
Fireman Lyster made his first trip
out on the road with Engineer Lyst
er. The two are cousins and they
perhaps had nice little drag On the
gel up to Ration,
Brakeman Carpenter vent up 10
Denver Yesterday on a visit to Ills
hest girl. though II Is not yet thought
that be Is in a mood to shake off
single eblessedness.
Fireman King has "1ropDad a
notch in railroad pariance, having
come down off one Of the big "hogs.
the 932, one of the zoos, to he ':'tle
goat in the local yrds.
Fireman Eaton has thrown has se.i'
iority rights at Ration over his shou't-
. rand come down to Las Vegas and
had himself regularly assigned t a
alloy pot in the third district.
Conductor Youngston, who had
been in the employ OF the Santa re
company here for the past nineteen
months. resigned his position ara
LETT for Chicago yesterday afternoon.
Engineer Harry Bowman, who Is
no, a bad looking young married
man. though not as Handsome rs
he is reported 10 be, is laying OH