Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-30

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other stations will be left u mile 81
more to n side.
A pair OF trucks Of a freight cal
got caught In the rog OF a switch
while coming In the Winslow yards
the other day. and resulted In tear
Ing ny considerable track.
4. X. Lane, manager Of the com
missary at Cubero, for the Holmes
Supply company, states that his COM
pany. which supplies laborers for the
coast lines OF the Santa Fe. has plac.
ed several hundred me- on the grad.
ing and ballasting work this winter,
and they are still adding to thin force,
e. X. Lane. agent for the Home
Supply company ct Cubero, says that
there is something very peculiar In the
way that snow has fallen 10 The neigh.
borhood OF Cubero and Grants. At the
latter place last week. the Santa Fe
was compelled to put q snaw pillow Ut
work to keep the track clear, while
higher up on the divide there vas no
trouble whatever. The storm seemed
to be centered at Grants.
The depot owned by the Santa Fe
Central railroad at Progreso, twenty
four miles from Torrance, Torrance
county, was destroyed BY fire Tues
day night. The cause Of the FIRE Is
not known. There was nothing of
value in the depot. This is a place
where the Santa re Central trains
whistle twice and open the throttle.
except when ordered to stop by SLY.
nal. The loss is fully covered by In.
surance.
Running Neck and Neck.
The Union Pacific and the Bur-
lington are on the verge Of entering
the speed war now being conducted
by the Santa Fe and the Rock leland
from Kansas City to the Pacific coast.
The big prize for which these roads
are struggling Is the transcontinental
mail contracts. which are soon to De
let by the government. The contract
will be awarded to the road making
the uniformly best time between the
two given points. and az they hold
for four years and r worth several
thousand dollars a year. the Burling-
ton and the Union Pacific ere going
to become narties to the speed war.
What sffect the proposed chanees
In time by the Burlington and Union
Pacific win have is a matter OF on
lecture. Through Omaha. by which
gateway 1t will be the most expedient
for these roads to handle the bust
ness, these two roads have nearly
200 miles the best OF 1t to San Fran
cisco. But the Union Pacific ncoun
tiers some very heavy grades on Its
western division and 1t is doubtful
IL a fast schedule could be maintain
ed there. 1t would complicate matters
nevertheless and the Rock Island and
the Santa Fe don't like the proposed
combination.
The frs, cut In the time of these
transcontinental trains or the Rock
Island and Santa Fe was made early
in the fall. Then only a half an hour
was Topped off. On November rs.
however, the Rock island began run
ming It's Golden State Limited, which
is the fastest train OF that systerh.
over the Alton tracks from Chicago
to Kansas City. In rearranging this
schedule the time was cut two hours.
This was done to meet 4 similar cut
made by the Santa Fe with a view
OF carrying the mail brought In here
by the Missouri Pacific. The last cut
Of the Rock Island made II and the
Santa Fe on the same basis as the
fast trains Of both roads reach Los
Angeles in the same number Of hours.
The Missouri Pacific IL the only
road which has little or nothing TO
fear. Its fast mall makes the rui
between st. Louis and Kansas City
In seven hours. The Pennsylvania
brings the eastern mail to 81. L0tis
and for that purpose a fast train was
recently put on between New York
and st. Louis. The Missouri Pacific
brings the mall To Kansas City and
turns II over to the train making the
fastest time to the west. Since the
Philippines have become the property
Of the .tjnited. states the mail to these
s-'orav has keeSme a big affsir ana