Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-19
Track and Train

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slssipi river route January | next.
Miss Lizzie Hockett of San Marelsl
has begun work as st~enographer IN
the office of Superintendent Easley.
Engineer j. X. DeHart, wife and,
daughter of Albuquerque are now in
California, where they expect 7 o spend
some time at the most popular resorts
along the coast
Francis Nilsen the only working
member of the Machinists' union at
san Marcial, acting upon instructions
from albuquerque, quit work last
Wednesday morning.
Robert Rantoul has resigned as gen
eral manager OF the Montana Central
railroad, his resignation to take effect
May Is. He will return to st. Paul
to engage in other business.
. :
The end of the continued troubles
in Alamogordo will almost certainly
be that the E. P. G. N. E. will moye its
shops to E Paso. The Aamogordo bus
mess men are largely to blame for
the trouble II reports be true.
i
Over $12, 900 was distributed in dis
charge checks among the striking
boilermakers and machinists, and be-
sides there was about $4,000 distrib-
uted among the other Santa Fe en-
ployes at this point-AlbuQuerque
Journal.
Work has begun on the Santa Fe's
lines to Eureka, Humboldt county, Cal,
which includes a tunnel 1000 feet long
near the southern end of the Eureka
Eel river. The ne wroad is to be
known as the San francisco and
Northwestern.
The striking boilermakers Of the FL
5Paso shops returned to work this
morning upon receiving ASSURANCES
from company officials that no more
2nsEro helpers would be employed, and
the wages of apprentices would
aised from So to $3.50 per diem.
peman H. p. DeLong, who ls run
On the west and out of AlbuQuers
ii a quantity Of sand in his eyes
weeks ago. His eyes are now in
tious condition. He can disting
objects a short way from him,
81 q distance can see nothing. He
be laid off for some time.
is claimed in Albuquerque that
damage to lumber and supplies
STONED by Monday mornings fire
amount to nearly 5000. The shops
cement also say that the fire was
pc@hdiary, but just who set it is q
*luuch mooted question, as the lumber
Ii inside the stockade and is under
. heavy guard.
Reports have been received from
Mexico that the Pan-American rail-
road company has let the contract for
the construction of the remainder OF
its line through southeast Mexico to
the Guatemala border. The first diyis-
ion Of this road, which runs from a
point on the Nall Tehuantepec rail-
road. is finished and in operation.
Many chanoks.
Many changes are expected in the
freight department forces Of the San
Ia Fe, especially through Colorado,
next week, when Vice President Nor
ton, Assistant Traffic Manager Fo-
man and Division Freight Agent G. II.
Morehouse 81 Denver will meet in To-
peka to discuss plans alole this line,
Mr.. Morehouse says there are a
number OF Santa Fe Offices to be filled
in the state, ami It Is supposed that
promotions Will be made from the
ranks to mi them. It is said when
Morton recently made q "trip to Denver
it was his purpose to look over the
ground for available timber.
Pittsburo Merger.
Articles OF consolidation OF the Pitts.
burg, Carnegie and Western, the Pitts
burg, Toledo and Western and the
Cross Greek railroads, as the Wabash
Pittsburg terminal railway company
have been filed at Harrisburg, Colum.
bus and Charleston. The capital Of
the new company is s4.o0o.0oo. but 1t
is said to be the intention to increase
this to $4,000, 900, and eventually to
soo 400 600 The directors OF the