Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-06-03
MEMORIAL DAY is A
DAY OF MERRYMAKINC
nv REV. HUGH o. PENTAcosr.
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/ pie devote the day 20 pleasure.
thOughtless 81 the battlenolds, hoapi.
tails and prisons where our brave boye
IN blue persisted for the integrity OF
the union and the demolition Of the
chattle slave system.
To the members OF the Grand
Army of the Republic. who must soon
Join their comrades who fell In the
civil war. and 20 the surviving rela.
tivcs OF the fallen heroes. no doubt.
this turning Of day OF mourning into
a day of fcativity Us something like a
sacrlloRo nut IL II 10?
Few Of tho muititudos that hail
Memorial day as a glad time Of sur-
cease from lncosaant and grinding toll
were born whom our national heroes
','cd. The great civil war is not a part
oi their experience. They know Of ~
only az "a tale that o. told. 10 % TO
thcm but a part OF the written history
of the country. Us questions and 81.
sues belong 60 the fading past They
can Hympafhlyo but fcohly with those
who mourn because they remember
hnt we may not conclude that these
merry makers on day OF sorrow and
of glory would not be az keen 20 die
for q grcat Cause AZ those who foil
forty years ago. And "a 70 not bles-
sing that a nation does not and cannot
live iu It's paste
We hoaor the nlnsirlous dead of the
past. hut We cannot live in the past
Il lH not well To go too often, or with
heads and hearts too much depressed
90 the place OF the dead Nor would
the real heroes who Ten for us desire
that they should be- too much IN our
thoughts
lt Is said az the suporlativc hero Of
Palestine thW 70, the ioy that was
SET before Him He endured the
cross. and, doubtless every true hero
whom Np commemorate on Decoration
day died Tor iho JOY that was set be
fore huu found his iull compeusa.
ton loo hif devotion 10 his principles
and lIs country ana thereby taur Z
us to 1--WE Cor the satisfaction that a
ffUU iIu and "a brave death Yields
without rrgard tn fame or the reward
io ue found in ihc annual weitlng Of
Our grave, with nations tears.
cials were driven ont from Belcn 10
J look over the line when ~ was
/ finally decided 20 build tho cutoff by
/ the directors OF the Santa Re. tho lo.
eating engineers were sent out from
Z Rclen The contractors began work
from Bclcn. ana now the work on the
CutOn o. being pushed ont from BE-
| len.
To the Front From Belen.
Every train that comes 90 BcIon
I hr'ngs fresh passengers ana freight
I FOR the front The increase Of bust
ncsr 40 thc station has nocessltated
/ the employment of an additional man
to the usual help az tao men 4
| half durcn sample trunks. bundles ~
blankets AMI grips ana a roulette ay.
| ONT and wheel with other iudescrib-
| able luggage wac uuluaded from the
'rain watch brought ,hp writer a
uondoscript lot Of passengers AN.
/ loaded from the same train ana nearly
an w,r" bound for the front
4 mixed train backs up on the sid.
| InE. ANA those of the passengers that
| have permission got aboard Some slt
| ON top ana dangle their feet over the
/ sides Of the car. while others crowd
/ into an open box car half loaded with
| freight for the front. a dozes quar-
I tors OF beef. mutton. eases of mix.
/ cd fruits, canned and dried. sugar.
| -four. fresh vegetables and other emf.
! ablcs. with mattresses. hrooms. etc
/ ls the conglomoraiod contents OF the
/ car Contractor Hayes OF san Mar
| cial Is In charge of this train that
l Winds rs way across the river through
the sand hills OF the mesa and 10 tho
/ front but unlike other conductors. ne
/ wears no blue uniform. and he ia
I hardly dlstlnguishnble from the rest
I Of those aboard except for his auth.
/ orative administration OF the train and
crew.
Mr. Hayes was an engineer ON the
/ Rio Grnnde division of the Santa Pc,
/ hut was given charge OF the Bolon
/ cutoff special for the lantry sharpe
! Construction company because the
Santa Pc Will not allow train on
the main line that Is not Ia charge OF
! "a Santa Fe man The cut-of special
has tu do q great deal OF switching on
the main line and has 10 come ont
on the main line every day 60 get los
freight
The train to the front leaves the
station az Brlcu every morning boz
tween Z and O'Clock n les three
miles of practically level track from
bolcn 20 whore the cut.of crosses the
Rio Grhndo. ON leaving the valley ihe
road mounts a series Of hills of white
sand. which is hurled la great clouds
down tho river bank Just now la
these hills a steam shovel rs at work
making tOrty-iout cut for the main
line. Tho temporary ur now la use
runs aluhp The side uf what viii De-
the main line when 10, road is com.
pleted
Il Is rather pretty scene that
spreads out on either side as the
train asCends the mesa rhO Rio
Grande is very hiEh now, aud its tur
hulant brown waters contrast boauti.
fully with the DARK green yirdue OF its
banks For ave miles, north aud
south. 70 may be- seen winding Ike q
snake. Tho sand hills passed the
mesa grows beautiful alternating
purple ana white with flowers Grni
beds OF dasies. sp thick that the
ground is as white as snow CROW n
many of these undulatnR hills The
train comes 10 a hault about % mile
from bridge No. 4. Across the inter
ycnuE space stragglc the incoming
and outgoing passengers, and those
Uf rho grading camps who expect mail
or friends Freight wagons ana buck
boards form "A part of tho procession
hlIng up 90 meet the train
This an important event Of the um.
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