Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-10
TRACK AND TRAIN.


The machinists' ball on the gath Of
this month.
only necessary running repairs are
beinng done here while the turntabie IS
going on.
Roilermaker Ionic is still on the
sick list. He has not been bic g
report for duty this week.
4. ]. petit has signified his willing.
ness to try his hand at firing. He
comes from Albuquerque, where he has
been employed as machinist.
4 meeting Of the machinists was
held last night. Only routine bust
ness was transacted. The meeting ad,
aourned early to attend the show at
the Duncan.
Martin Gallegos and Julian Garcia,
who have been IN the employ OF the
company but a short time have tired
Of their arduous duties as al shop
helpers and their designations are IN
and accepted.
Trouble oyer homeseekers' excur-
sions developed Saturday afternoon at
the meeting OF the Western Passenger
association in Chicago probably Will
result in half fare rates once a week
after April / to all points west ana
Invest of the Missouri river as
as to points in the northwest.
ny who otherwise would pay full
will arrange to take advantage
the cheap weekly h~omeseekers' ex-
fsions.
Work Begins at La Junta.
Th work upon the new Santa re
Iops at La Junta has begun. The
around has been staked off and the
dimensions of the shops are 15S1400
feet and they are located east Of the
%roundhouse. The car wheel shop and
also the blacksmith shop will have TO
be moved into the new shops when
completed. The storehouse will be.
erected south, of the new shops and
much larger than the present one
Ii is to be 50x150 feet. The new
shops are to be strictly fireproof, be-
ing erected ent rely Of steel and ma
sonary work.
O. Al Fellows Of Topeka has the
contract Tor putting in the concrete
foundations and already a man has
been sent to the Philadelphia smelter
to superintend the loading of a large
number Of cars Of Stag to be used in
the concrete foundations.
II. T.Baird, the Division ~storekeep'
er, mas a force Of fifty men at work
removing Iha supplies and material
from. in ami around the old store
house and oilhouse. These buildings
viii be torn down in order to make
room for the new buildings.
Crews on Sick List.
Operating conditions on the Wiscon'
sin Central in January and February
were about as bad as on any road ~
the union. The extremely cold wealth
err continued internationally through
out the entire eight weeks.
February will probably show worse
results than January, though January
showed q decrease Of "a per cent IN
net. due to an increase Of Is per cent
in expenses.
Motive power and the working fore
es of the road throughout February
have been badly crippled. The hand
ling Of traffic at 20 to 80 below zerc
simply disabled the train crews anc
engineers, ana the sick lisl "aS :
all times a formidable factor IN con
Quoting transportation.
In consequence expenses ran hign
and there ii an accumulation Of traf
DC on the road that will take from
three to Ave weeks to clear away, &C
cording to the weather that prevails
other lines In the same territor!
found the same difficulties. the north
ern divisions Of the st. Paul ant
Northwest getting the same weathe
as the Wisconsin Central.
May Buy r. Smith 4 Western.
The Missouri Pacific Is trying =
force the sale Of the Fort Smith
western, and it is expected that tn
smaller road will be absorbed by IN