Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-09-15
Railroad Topics

w. p. Murphy, for a long time chief
clerk to Master Mechanic Denair at
clerk to Master Mechanic Denan, at
Newton, Kan, has been promoted to
the position of travelling accountant.
w. F. Tyler, former agent of the
Santa Fee at Frontenac, Kan, was in
Topeka recently on his way to Col
orado where he will accept a position
with the Colorado & Wyoming Rail
way company.
J. d. Stewart, assistant to w. ].
Healy, freight auditor for the santa
Fe, with headquarters in Topeka, has
resigned his position with that com
pany and will leave Topeka shortly
for San Antonio, Texas.
1t was young Charles Mcdonald,
switchman, son of the old man in
stead of Charles Mcdonald, day yard
master at La Junta, who had his
arm broken one day last week by be-
ing knocked off a way car.
R. S. Mealey has left Needles for
Los Angeles to take the position of
statistician for the Santa Fe coast
lines. Mr.. Mealey has been chief clerk
in the master mechanics Office at
Needles for several years past.
Conductor H. F. Griffith, a popular
manipulation of the bell cord between
this city and Ell Paso, will leave IN a
few days for Kansas City on business.
1t is also understood that Mrs. Griffith
and her pretty daughter will visit AL
Duquerque next week and attend the
fair seveal days.
Joe Summers, a car inspector at
Ration, is reported to have slipped and
fallen from a caboose in the yards in
that city Wednesday morning, falling
upon the track and his right arm be-
ing run over and mangled. At last
accounts he was getting along nicely
and his life was not considered in inn
mediate danger.
President A. Robinson, of the Mex
lean Central railway. passed through
the city this morning in his private
car, attached to train No. 2, on his
way to New York. Mr.. RobinsOn's
trip to New York at this time is said
to be very significant regarding the
proposed merger of the Mexican Cen
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United States Senator Stephen B.
Elkins of West Virginia, chairman of
the senate committee on interstate
commerce, has announced that he has
issued a call TO the members of his
committee to meet in Washington on
NOyember15, for the purpose of franz
ing a bill providing for railroad rate
supervision and regulation by the gov
eminent, which will be introduced by
him at the coming session of congress.
A striking indication of the change
which has been brought about by i'm
proved facilities for modern excursion
traffic Is the fact that these trains are
patIonized by a class Of people who
a few years ago would have secuted
the idea of cheap travel, says the Rail-
way Times. Today the people who
avail themselves of excursions are
such as tend to raise the tone of a
resort rather than to deteriorate it,
Conductor II. ID. Maynard, who
started for San Marcial Wednesday,
having traded runs with Conductor
Coleman. of the Rio Grande division,
was called back by a telegram an
pOuncing the death of his wife. Mr..
Maynard was making the change to a
lower altitude in the hope of benefit
ing her health. Mrs. Maynard is sur
yived by two daughters, M married
and residing in Ration and one single,
living at home.
There was a thrilling time at Mel
son, Ariz., a small town l20 miles
east of Needles, on the Santa Fe, on
Thursday morning. II. Frank, Santa
Fe section FOL eman, had a little trou.
BILE with a Mexican laborer on We'd
nesday evening. He discharged the
Mexican. The next morning the man
came back and attempted TO use a
knife on Frank. The latter drew a
gun and shot the Mexican, killing him