Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-11
sHoPE TALKS or
Blo IMPROVEMENT


Wlnslow. Arizona, who has entire su.
pervislon OF the construction work Of
the lines west OF Albuquerque for the
Santa Pc arrived IN III Paso and when
interviewed by News reporter stated
that few months VIII see the Santa
Fe coast limos with the best road bed
and facilities for handling traffic OF
any road In the west
Mr.. shOpc says thar the Santa Be
will expend large sums ~ money on
improvements. such as altering grades
building cutofs and IN some few
places changing the main line IN Ari.
roma and New Mexico. so that the do.
lance between Albuquerque and Los
Angeles may be covered IN much
shorter time than a. present The
Santa Re over the Continental divide
AID through the Frisco mountains will
be made the best yet. This. Mr. Shope
claims to have been made necessary
by the keen competition fOf the Call.
fornia fruit traffic. OF which the santa
Pc has 80 far been able TO hold the
lEree share. Mr. shope Ia Of the opin.
ion that - Santa Pc through freight
service ihortly be the best trans
''tANihNhAAA h"iAtNN NfNi uuNiNu W
shippers.
when the construction work n we'll
under way the Santa Re will give EN-.
ployment 20 a large number of new
men. Quite a qun viii be expended on
the Santa re branch from Albuauer.
que 10 III paso. The damages from
the recent floods will be repaired and
such precautionary measures taken az
will guard against a recurrence Of the
unfortunate as we'll as costly circum.
stances
Mr. ShOpe returns 10 the Albuauer.
Que division tomorrow over the Santa
re.
From Tuesdays Daily CitlzonD
Engineer william Holmes has re.
turned 20 las Vegas from l.amy. hay.
ing been relieved a. the throttle ON
the mountain run by Engineer Mp~ion
stewart
Engineer Bort @. Lynch, who repre-.
SCENTS san Miguel county In the lower
house OF tho territorial legislature at
Santa Fo. has introduced bill, The
trle of which Is an act 40 amend sec
ton 2i32 Of the Compiled Laws Of
1897. relating 20 fire insurance com
panics.
According 20 the Colorado Springs
Gazette. = =. Henry. former traffic
manager Of the Short Line. Is 60 DO
given one OF the highest railroad Pc.
sitions IN tho United states. He "
declared ON good authority 10 be
slated 10 succeed W. Is. Blddlo traffic
manager Of the Santa Fc whose res
enatiOn h now ia the hands OF prcsi-
dent y. r. Ripley
The Optic says. It H. said that not
a cOiOred porter would stir out of bed
this morning IN answer to the knOcka
aud entreaties Of The can 10y fOr the
train crews; consequently Il was nee
essary 20 substitute brakemen for p0r-
tors on the three passenger trains this
morning. which had heon detained
here over night by the engine tender
and four ears Of No 2 jumping the
track this side Of 0l0rlela yesterday
afternoon.
y. A. Dreamer. station agent. and
IT, w. Jack. revising clerk. AZ Domlng
for the santa w. have been trans.
ferrod 10 El Pas0. W. A. Woodward.
ticket agent. was advanced tO the po-
sltiOn OF revising clork. A new sta
tl0n agent and ticket agent will -
sent ~ Deming IN a few days. a.
nrgHent Harry I.yddane, chief clerk, q
hling the position 81 station agent.
W. O. Rochester, former agent az
Dew'ng. vas sent from El paso 10 la
Junia.
Terms OF Santa Re Bonds.
OF the proposed $50 900 900 bond ia.