Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-25
lantrys to Build
the BeIen Cut.O OF

reached Las Vegas from the south
last evening enrou,c for Strong city,
Kansas.
OF him the San Francisco Examiner
OF recent date says
Charles J. Lanlry. ~ Sif0as Cty,
Kan. who does a great Deal - new
construction work for ,hc San.
IN Fc rail road, l. a. the Palace
Mr. Iantry has had charge " nlling
In the China basin terminal for
tho Santa Re, and is 10 build its new
San Francisco and Eureka road.
"IIc says all his work AT the China
basin terminal Will DO finished In a
very few weeks. As soon as the
weather permits It Ia his intention 70
put n large force OF men at work on
the Eureka road in Humboldt county.
"Hc has recently been instructed TO
begin work again on a cutoff for the
Santa Fc'g main overland line 10 Cali
fornia through a part OF New Mexico
and Texas. The cutoff will starr at a
point a little west Of Albuquerque and
run east into Texas. by this means
heavy mountain grades and curves In
The Albuquerque country will be avoid.
cd. II is possible that the cutoff may
stop at some point on the Rock IL.
lands main line in Texas, II the Santa
70 can got a contract TO use a part
Of It's overland road. II not, II viii
cross the Rock Island and run cast to
a connection with q Santa Fo line
running south from Kansas into Tex
as
Fireman win Trainer Is OF the
1899 for a few trips.
u. Petit has put five or six new
men 10 work on the local repair track.
Tremen Bailey, Fletcher and King
have been assigned to passenger Tas.
Engineer Harry r. Bowman Is again
making Time and pulling heavy loads
with the 9t3.
IL i. Meal. lately from Stockton,
CAL IL a new switchman In the local
railroad yards.
y. p. Barnes, division master me-
chnnic ut Ration. came down to this
city on official business last evening.
Percy X. Todd. first yico-preslGent
Of the New York Central, will pass
through this city for Los Angeles
about March LIST.
MisB Ross Of San Marclal, a friend
OF Miss Lizzie Hockett. stenographer
and typewriter In the division super.
l%ntendent's office here. went east last
evening.
The Chicago base ball club will pass
through ,hia city en- route for Los
Angeles 0 n Monday. the 27th. occupy.
Ing special apartments on No. / pas.
sengcr train,
Tremen McGraw and Jessoy have
returned from Ration where they pass.
ed successful examinations and have
been promoted to The cushion on the
other side OF the cab
H. A. Schultz, a well known switch !.
for the coast lines at Seligman. /
Is IN albuquerque to spend a few days
with Mrs. Schultz and children at No.
100 East Lead avenue. ,
Another gang OF fifty white labor.
reached Various yesterday to en-.
ter the employment Of norggren 4 !
Anderson. the railroad contractors 4
now operating In that vicinity,
~
+. J~.Shepard, who recently resigned
position az general superintendent
The coast lines west Of Albuquerque.
passed through Las Vegas last eve
ming on his way to Chicago where he
will engage In business.
Having been discharged from the
Galveston a Houston shops, an Eel
paso railroad man has secured a no
with the United States gov.
eminent at Panama. and will draw a
OF $3.50 a month. He was laid b
in the nj paso shops when the Il
were cut down. !
Thursday night a car OF merchan. 4
iisc got away from the switchmen or
'rainmcu al Ration and came thunder
ng down the grade unmolested till II a
struck. with tremendous force and Il
with disastrous results 10 itself and /.
contents, an eas,.bound extra freight q
n charge Of Conductor Clark. a
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