Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-25


terdRy in the city and left Tor the
west today on delayed train No l.
They travelled In a baltimore 4 Ohio
private car
n. N. Rice. general storekeeper for
the santa BE. with headquarters az
Topeka. who has been spending sew
eral days IN the city inspecting the
local department. lOfi today Tor the
west. Ny. Rice Is on a trip of general
Inspection of the storohouscs OF the
system.
The Optic says. ]. n. Jones. late
chief clerk To Division superintendent
r. J.. Easioy IN this city. swapping
places with W. Y. Black, and now
head maintenance clerk % General
superintendent J q. Hurley Ia To.
pcka, Is expected Ia the city on a visit
10 his family here.
James Rooney the engineer Of the
passenger train that was wrecked at
Florence. Kan. the other mOrnlng
died AZ the Santa Fo hospital Ia To
peke as a result OF injuries received
in the accident. lie was 80 years OF
age The body was sent TO hts home
in Newton. Kansas.
Tho annual meeting of stockholders
of the OregOn Short Line Railroad
company, the Union Pacific Railroad
company aud the Union Pacific Land
company. which we're originally We;
for last october, and have been ad.
iournod every thirty days since, were
again postponed today
Tho train which arrived az Santa
Fe Friday night on the Santa Fc Con.
trail waa covered with snow and plain
~ showed that Il had been bucking
some pretty big drifts Ia tho cuts
General Manager s. y. Grimshaw has
large force OF workmen along the
line and the road bed Is being kept
free from snow.
Fire OF unknown origin caused a
loss nj Enid. Oklahoma, to the y. r. q
@. railroad Of $4,000 20 $4,000. The
300 foot car sheds used by the com.
pany az repair and storage shop,
together with parlor car. one engine,
large amount OF material and tools
we're entirely consumed Only a small
amount ~ insurance was carried
Bids have been asked by the Rock
Island for the construction of an ex.
tension from Traskwood TO Gossott.
Ark. n distance of los miles. the OK.
tension VIII run through n rich timber
country, for the development OF which
the road ls 20 be- constructed. u rs
expected that contracts VIII be let
within the next three weeks.
The SOcorro Chieftain says: Joe
Klncaid arrived In town the iirst OF
the week and ls confined nc the home
OF his sister, Mra. 4. n. Barnes. with a
lame back lie was firing on a Santa
Re engine when some part Of the ma
chine 90 which be was holding gave
way letting him fall Ia such a way as
10 sprain his back very severely. Mrs.
Earnes hopes To have him up and
ABOUT soon
on a shipment of $1,000 tons ~
steel rails from Chicago 20 Japan the
iiill roads are said To- have made n
through rate at 40 cents q hundred
pounds. This Is the same rate which
the trunk lines charge from Chicago
TO Now York. on the usual mile basis
this rate IN less than one-ffth Of the
usual railroad rate from Chicago 90
the Pacific coast The iO-cent rate is
said To have been divided equally be.
L hf''NiA WV HNAAANNAN NAAN ~ NAAA"NAt n
I lines.
a. s. Haywood. superintendent 81
motive power OF the Pennsylvania
lines, was a passenger on train No.
7 which went Ia the ditch at Rio
Puoro ON sunday morning lie was
accompanied by Thomas G.. Hunter. a
mining engineer. J.. j. McCloskey, a
merchant OF Philadelphia, and W. G..
DoAFmond. president of the Rlncan
Mines company. and they are all en-
route 90 ConFress Junction. Arizona,
/ 10 look az some mining property.
Stock OF the Colorado and Southern
/ road vii be distributed April 2. by
the voting trust. Control OF the road
/ viii then De- Ina syndicate OF which
! B r. Yoakum and Edwin Hawley are
I the principal members. Associated
with them are other capitalists whose
names have not been mentioned IN
this connection, but who 70 Is believed
will ultimately become directors u
the road, and who. from this time on
will dictate its policy The road ha,
not been sold to She Rock Island.