Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-22

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Mr.. Burton, this story was circulated
by dissatisfied and discharged en-
pl0yes.
General Manager Hurley has offer.
ed a reward OF $1,000 for Information
that will lead to the convection 0f the
men who were responsible for he
wreck Of No. Z passenger train near
Reading. Kans. 1t Is a SAL fact that
the late attempt Is the fifth that haA
been made to derail trains In the
thirty.flve miles between Emporia and
Reading. A large force OF special and
private detectives are at work on the
cases and no effort will be spared to
ensure the arrest Of these most
dastardly and despicable criminals
that affict the earth.
eeotty's Trip to Advertise Road.
A pamphlet has Just been issued BY
the Santa Fe railway company tell.
Ing Of the record breaking run Of the
Scotty special. which made the trip
from Los Angeles to Chicago.
Frank Newton Holman, who was on
the train. writes q complete account
of the trip and the pamphlet IL pro-
fusely illustrated. Pictures Of the
nineteen engineers who ran the spe-
cial. are given. A map OF the route
In the book shows that at one place
In Illinois the train reached . speed
Of 1861 miles per hour. The average
speed per hour. including all delays.
was 60.4 miles, the distance covered
being 2,625 miles.
A very reliable article On the Santa
Fe railway company. illustrated with
thirteen fine half-tone cuts, appears
1nthe Christmas number Of Mad.
ame." The article Is from the pen
the pictures from the camera Of
Charles Alma Byers. There Is . little
error in the superscription Of the cut
illustrating the Corpus Christi pro-
cesslon. 1t says that the procession
takes place In January aud since the
picture shows the trees In full leaf
and the girl In the procession In
nlmy white dresses and with white
sunshades up. II will serve to pro
long the impression SO preva:ent that
Santa Fe Is situated very near the
torrid zone.
Live stock Inspector Smith.
e. M. Smith. a live stock inspector
in the United States civil service. ar
rived In santa Fe recently. whore he
will be stationed during the re-
mainder Of the winter. M r.. Smith
has been on duty in Lincoln and
Otero counties since September. in
speeding cattle and sheep. In speak
ing Of live stock, MI. Smith said:
1.-THE department to which ! belong
Is making gigantic efforts to protect
sellers and shippers from diseased
live stock and the work IL bearing
fruit. Just at present, the inspectors
are bringing every effort to bear in
attempt to eradicate scab among
the sheep. As a result Of their work
tie sheep now buing fattened for
markets are among the best the ter
ritory has turned out in many years.
We inspectors have a nard life while
doing range work but we enjoy 1t as
a rule. Often for days we travel on
hoseback or in vehicles, camping in
all sorts Of places and sleeping out In
in the open.
I'VE visit sheep and cattle ranches
inspecting the live stock and report.
ing conditions wherever we go,
When sheep afflicted with scab are
found we order them to the nearest
dipping tank to be dipped. II we
find scab among sneep ready for ship
men we forbid the owner to load
them. DR.. Louis Metsker. head oi
the work In this territory, Is now at
Albuquerque. He has had a wide
range Of experience in these matters
and to him much Of the credit for the
work being done Is justly due.