Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-11
Railroad Topics

Andrew Divine, aged 81 years, and
with the Santa Fe at Las Vegas, died
in that city Monday, from pneumonia.
Mexican Central fremen are on a
strike. They demand three cents a
kilometer, Alabama coal for fuel, and
helpers. The company comedies ev-
erything except the coal, which they
claim is too expensive.
Representatives Of the Illinois Cen
trail bought centrally located property
in Birmingham, for which $4,000 was
paid. Options are also held on ad-
Joining property, to be used for ter
minal purposes by the Central.
General Manager H. r. Williams of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, having resigned to take a
position elsewhere, his duties will, be
assumed by w. j. Underwood, form
erly assistant general manager of the
road.
The Arizona G. Colorado surveyors
under charge of Engineer Milton,
started in Monday at Flora Vista,
San Juan county, to run a line from
that point to Pennington that 1t is
thought will make some change in the
o~rlginal. line.
The Industrial association Of Texas
railroads will hold it's next quarterly
meeting in Fort Worth, October II,
having been called by the executive
committee. The object Of the asso-
citation is to foster agricultural enter
prises and assist in this work by con-
certed action.
The Ration call boys of the A., T. &
S. f. railway have verything under
way for their annual grand ball at the
opera house Wednesday night, Oct. Is.
The call boys are very enei getic and
their annual events at the opera
house have always been very success
full. This year they promise to eclipse
all previous efforts.
Preliminary to building a branch
railroad to Goldfield, New, the San
Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake COM
pany proposes to establish an auto
mobile service, by which traffic be-
tween its line at Las Vegas and Bull
frog, in the Goldfield district, is to be
carried in ten hours, in place of three
days, as now required by stage.
There is considerable talk or Car
rizozo's becoming a division point on
the Ell Paso & Southwestern, and from
all indications there seems to be some
foundation for the report. Hail the
day when such result takes place, says
the Captain News, for it will mean the
opening up of that section, and prove
a source of great benefit to the entire
country.
The Texas railroad commission has
been advised that all the leading rail-
roads in the state are preparing to
file injunction proceedings in the fed
eral courts to rest ain the enforce
ment of all of the freight rates pro-
mulgated by the commission. 1t is
stated that this action is to be taken
at the instance of the bondholders of
the several railroads.
1t is generally reported in Tucum'
carl, and the source of information
comes from railroad men, that Tucum'
caIi will be made the division point
on the eastern division of the Ell Paso
& Southwestern, the Dawson, AID the
Chicago-Rock Island railroads. The
first and the last, which now have
their division at Santa Rosa, will move
it to Tucumcari.
The Pennington Times says: Work
on the Denver & Rio Grande depot be
gan last Friday. 1t will be S0x30 feet
and will be a substantial building that
will be a credit to the town. The Ric
Grande realizes that this is to be one
of the most important places on the
line when the extension is made tC
the south, and is preparing for it. The
depot is located at the end of Behrehd
street.
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