La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-03-14

II. E. Ray. one Of the old-time
employees of the Santa Fe storehouse
At Topeka. Was a La Junta visitor
last Friday and Saturday.
Lawrence Doogherty has been
promoted to distribution clerk in
the master mechanics Office. vacated
by Harry Strong. resigned.
Ed Marshall. for many years road
master of the Santa Fe. has been
appointed superintendent of con-
struction Of the Holly & Swink rail-
road.
The premium system Is shortly TO
be inaugurated in the local shops.
and +. L. klinesmith has been ap-
pointed To the position Of bonus
clerk.
The Santa Fe is making arrange
ments to place several new arc lights
in the local yards over the new
storehouse platform. one at the east
end and one at the west end Of the
yards.
Frank Getchell, formerly a con-
ductor on the Northern Pacific out
Of Spokane. Wash. has accepted q
position with the Santa Fe. and has
been assigned to SO and - between
La Junta and Syracuse.
Engine No. ll3s. which is just out
Of the local shops after a general
overhauling. has been assigned To
Engineer W. s. Hair. The latter's
engine. No. 1877. is now in the big
shops for similar repairs.
Quite a number Of railroad men
belonging to the Masonic fraternity
attended a swell banquet and recep-
ton given on the 9th instant by their
Dodge City brethren. Conductor
Harry Hubbard was given the third
degree in Masonry.
The Santa Fe is unloading fifty
cars Of coal per day in La Junta and
twenty-five cars per day in Dodge
City for storage purposes. The
railroad company is evidently pre-
pairing for the threatened strike Of
John Mitchell's coal miners.
The American Beet Sugar Com
pany. has commenced construction
work on new railroad four miles
long which will penetrate the farm
ing country north Of Lamar. The
railroad will run into Joe Lawless'
new union depot in that burg.
Bert Apgar. Of Ration. an old
time engineer on the Santa Fe. was
La JuntA visitor yesterday. Mr..
Apgar. who lost leg in an accident
at Trinidad several years ago. is
now travelling for the Winkler Arti.
fetal Limb Company. Of Saint Paul,
MINI.
Business on the Santa Fe is still
rushing. and every engine and train
crew is worked to the limit. many
Of them being unable to secure suffi-
cient rest. February and March
are usually duh months. but there is
No indication Of a let-up either in
freight or passenger traffic.
Engine No. $50, which was recent
ly fired up in the round house at
Dodge City without any water in
her boiler. is in the big shops for
new fiues and a general overhauling
in the boilermaking department.
Engineer T. l.. Davis has been as
signed to the SO while his engine is
undergoing repairs.
Recently on an examination for
promotion. . brakeman was asked
the question. what is a fixed signal,
and gave the following answer: "A
fixed signal Is . brakeman on top Of
= freight car running forty miles ar
hour on . stormy night. with hi.
lamp out and = cinder in his eye
We understand he was promoted.
Harry Strong has resigned as dis
tribution clerk in the master me
cAanic's Office to accept . position
With the Wells Fargo Express
Ca0pany - messenger between
Cosoesdo Springs and Ogden. Harry
has returned to his first love. having
hed . position with the expires
company in this. city for severa
yeass previous to entering the EN-
| ploy Of the Santa Fe.
TAe general managers speeia
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