Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-01

MN|NNaM NNMNN ~ NNH| VIZ NNNHNaNAANANNN
to prevent the contemplated entrance
uf The Southern Pacific into that city.
Plans do not contemplate the ahan-
donmcnt Of the present southern Pa
clhc main line through Arizona. which
passes through Maritopa. Tucson aud
Benson. The old limo Is 10 be used
FOR passenger tramo. with possibly
two transcontinontal passenger trains
passing through Phoca;x each day.
The new line. u Is said. will be used
principally for fest freight, tho Grade
being much less than on the linc now
through Arizona
THE CAUSE or CAR
SHORTAGE 70 EXPLAINED,
with tho coming o. tho arat cold
snap local dealers report shortage
of coal. The cause of the shortage "a
tho Inability Of the santa Fo road 90
handle the coal cars and All lts other
heavy tnfic besides. Degrading the
I congestion in southern California the
| san Bernarlino Index says.
The situation promises 90 bring
abolt a coal famine throughout SCUM
om California, unless enc Salt Lake
route inmpa into the breach aud rc.
lievea the situation Local dealers
state that u is Impossible TO obtain
coal BY way Of tho santa BE. but that
| the Salt Lake route will have several
carloads Of the black diamonds in the
| city within the next few days
In los Angeles. where large
amount OF coal is used. conditions arr
/ threatening Many of the steam heat.
| cd apartments aud once buildings
/ sufior from lack Of fuel, and stremi
Gus efforts are being made 20 obtain
a supply.
In regard To the cause Of the short
age. General Superintendent T. H. Hib.
I bard. Of the Santa Ne. said.
Prosperity the Cause.
Reports FOR October return the
/ biggest car mileage on the coast a.
vision IN the history of the Santa Fe
I The Increase In business In simply
astonishing We are Ewamped--in
fact. the whole country u swamped--
/ In a mire Of prosperity II the public
/ 10 freezing, we ara Toasted without
just cause The Santa 20 Is doing all
within human power 20 relieve con.
gcsied trafnc Conditions can oniy
be- traced back 20 the primary cause,
which is prosperity
/ Ever Industry IN the United
/ States Feels this pressure
The Santa Re coast division has
FAR more equipment than u had Al
this time last year and yet the bust
ness rs pressing ua harder than We
were forced a year ago. Perhaps tina.
will express some idea Of the increase
/ in trahic 20 California u 10 simply
a landslide As far as coal ia con
cerned ! have issued an order that
every car of coal on the line be
rushed westward with the greatest
/ possible speed. and the coal famin,
win be- relieved within very few
days
we have already received twenty
new locomotives for this division and
eighteen more are 90 be- delivered q
us noxt month and still we Won
hayo enough motive power Mor'
than 100 new engines have been dc
| liyered tu the Santa Re for the az
visions east OF Albuquerque withii
the last twelve months, and mor'
than 5000 cars Wa can't get equip
ment any faster than We have beef
lighting for it, and yet Jll lines %
equipment ON the railroads are shOr
and will continue 90 be- II this era q
prosperity keeps ON growing at lt
present rate.
Cars sldetraeked
We have hity cars az coal lied ul
between Los Angeles and the mine
at Gallup. n ~ Some at these car
have been ON the road since Ocinbe
lea. and they are sideiracked at bar
stow. Needles. Seligmnn, Williams AM
other points along the line We coul
han coal across in wagons In les
, time than We can get lt On the raj
roads. and set he santa re is doin
an that % possibly can 40 relieve Oh
situation here. There are nt least $50
cars of coal bluCknded between her
and the mines. twelve great tfaipl
, and when one considers al the tram
, Ia porishable goods, merchandise. o
I add other commodities, vague COZ
ception Of the struggles ut the RAJ
, road may be- had
/ shope Promoted 20 ValIes Divisiol
, d. A shope. who for several year
past has been superintendent OF On
bridges and buildings and water seri
/, Ice departments at WinslOw. has bee
j. promoted to the same position ON IN
san Iuauquiu valley division. whiC
I eNteadG IRON bakersfield 10 San Fra
cisco and includes the Visallla branc
B ~. a.. Proctor. who has been win vi
b santa o. for several years in n
4 bridge and building department, TAXI
the position Mr. Shupe leaves Mf
Il shOpe viii remain at WinsluW ana
a san Marc.al n - for the limo b
q lng
y Train So @ on he Santa fr arrive
= hr0y at uouu Saturday over four bon
atc The cJuse ui thc delayed
' rival WAS SNOW. Tne train Grow u
~ nasseneors declared they struck
p teen inches 1f SNOW ou the San i'
IA |umdiuu mountains and "a heavy /
li covers dessert and mountains Il,
Ic thence n thp Colorado river
Poo tween kngmau aud Grants ataii
e tho SNOW 81 pry deep The heavi'
in snowfall Within thr memory of
it oldest mhHhliHnl iH reported AT u'
sr .hat part oft Arizona Snow pho
lt were uaod Dn train $50 q Just ahoud
at No .. iu order to set over tho MOI
sn ialns and thc prnrresf ul both iial
~ was delayed
!. a yord'ct toe Si2.iOU was rundoi
\, Friday evening in one case of H.
IA Alton pa ihe southern Pacific III
case had been un trial ali last week
ll pnsC Allen who was 'outh'
Pacific brakeman wns aniug for Ola
~ ages on account of personal inlur
M. resolved while ln fhe service 0f
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