Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-14
R NEWS


The summer tourist rates win q
Into effect On the first Of June. They
viii lie sold over al lines. good for
return In ninety DAYS from date ol
sale.
Flank Gerk. railroad carpenter
Sss killed while crossing between
= cars ~ the Needles freight house
Sunday. q week ago. He was unmar.
ried and about g years of age. and
formerly resided in Texas.
The court Of appeals Of the state
Of New York has sustained the act of
the last legislature. which took from
n board Of aldermen Of New York
City the power 20 grant railroad fran
ehises and gave II 10 the board OF
estimate and spportionmenL
The state railroad commissioners Of
Texas have issued a rule empowering
railroads TO add 10 per cent TO the
bill for the transportation OF a
freight which the shipper has under
billed or misdescribed for the pur.
pose Of securing an advantage over
the carrier.
The Southern Pacific Is to separate
the freight claims departments from
the traffic departments and will ap-
point freight claim agents in New Or.
leans. Houston and San Francisco for
the lines having headquarters In
those cities. Heretofore the claims
have been handled by the general
freight agents through claim clerks.
The Western Passenger association
AT Its recent meeting ut Denver de-
elined to make the rate OF a fare
plus $2. which the National Grange
had asked for its convention next No
yember. The association decided that
such a rate would be Inconsistent
with the action taken some time ago
liking q convention rate OF q fare and -.
one-third.
The Rock Island has begun work
on the new $4,000 depot at Ei Reno. !
Oklahoma. and Improvement Of the
yards which when completed with be :
the. largest and best equipped on the
system. The company has control OF
nearly 400 acres Of land here and Is
preparing for consolidation Of the re.
pair shops, this being the junction OF
the trunk lines east and . and
north and south.
Plans have been completed for the
building Of another railroad In Alas.
IA by Close Brothers Of London, and
the interests which financed the
White Pass & Yukon undertaking.
The new road will run from the coast
TO orea through the Copper river
valley, a distance of seventy miles.
orea the road will run to Fair.
banks. g. M. Rice has been appoint.
ed chief engineer In charge Of con.
struction. n
Engineers Of the Mexican Central /,
railway will soon locate a line to con-.
meet the port Of Tuxpan with the q
short line to Tampico. The Tux
pan harbor on the Gulf OF Mexico 10
70 be improved by the federal govern
ment The Central viii probably 10
additional branch feeding lines.
Other railway extensions are project
ed. Civil Engineers for railways are /
scarce, owing TO extensive construc. /,
tion work.
@. H. KimbalI, formerly chief en-
gfneer OF the Alton road, Is a strong !
advocate OF the substitution OF con.
crete for timber as a material for !,
railroad ties. He says that all CON /,
cerned recognize that the limited and
lessening supply Of timber
caused Its use to become un-
satisfactory and exceedingly expen-
Concrete ties. he says, have /,
been in $ on the Alton for four |
Years and on the Pere Marquette for [
three and one-half and have proved
lutte satisfactory. |
Contracts for 10000 Railroad Ties.
The Mexican Central railroad has !
with Juan F. Trevlno Of !
he Kansas City. Mexico & Orient I
for 10000 ties for use 4 d
he former roads lines. These ties |
ire now being treated at the fine tia
plant Of the chihuahua d j
Pacific railroad company at La Junta, j
Minaca. |
Mr.. Trevino has the ties cut ont
IN the Orient road westward from
That section, with Its great
will no doubt be the source 1
il the supply for many railroads In i
Mexico from 10 on. With the big /
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