Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-09

A. +, Yardley has been appointed
commercial agent Of the Chicago. Gin.
clnnati 4 Louisville. with headquar.
ters In Chicago.
The bi.monthly meeting OF the
Southwestern freight tariff committee
was held Tuesday at the office Of
Chairman Sale, Fullerton building. St.
Louis.
W, K. Allen. purchasing agent OF the
Evansville 4 Terre Haute railway.
has resigned and announced that he
would 80 with the Rock Island sys.
tenn
The Midland Valley Ia now operat.
ing regular train service to and from
Arkansas City. For the present Z
mixed train IL In service between Ar.
kansas CITY and Pawhuska. Okla.
The Midland Valley and the Frisco
are at war over nm Industrial track In
let to Tulsa. |. T. Some portion Of
the new track OF both lines has been
DESTROYED, and the fight will probably
reach the courts.
Roy Callahan Vas Tuesday apt
pointed ticket agent at the depot at
Little Rock, Ark, for the Rock Is
land, succeeding L.. X. Compton. who
resigned to 90 with the Chicago &
Alton In Chicago.
The Missouri Pacific operating Off.
'cials are In the south and will accom-
pany Vice President Clarke on his In.
spectiOn tour Of the southern lines. re-
turning to St. Louis headquarters at
the close Of the week.
A motion to advance the case OF
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy VS..
various county treasurers Of Nebras-
fka, involving $4,000 IN taxes for
1904. was entered Tuesday in the
supreme court Of the United States.
Traffic officials Of western roads
are considering the ~ldvisability Of
putting rates into effect on corn from
the west to the gulf ports. It is stated
that a rate Of not more than is cents
is contemplated from Omaha to New
Orleans.
J. I. woodfill ana r. W. Wade Of
Springfield, Mo-, are at the head Of a
movement for an electric road from
Springfield to Republic. The line
will also run to Bots d'Arc, Halltown,
Paris Springs. Lawrenceburg and the
Wilson creek battle ground.
New Slate in Santa 70 offices.
The resignation OF George Harwood
as the head of the maintenance Of
way department Of the Santa Fe. in
the local division. has cansed q com
plete change in two other departments
in addition to that from which he
has retired, says the San Bernardino
Sun.
Bob Brazleton has received the pro-
motion that local official have said
was coming to him. and he will fill
the position vacated by Mr.. Harwood.
John Borden has also been deserving
of promotion. and will be advanced
to the position of timekeeper. made
vacant by the promotion of Mr.. Bra
zelton. The position in the train
masters office will be filled by R. l..
Borden, brother of John Borden, who
has been promoted from the position
OF trainman.
Last Saturday the eastbound South
ern Pacific passenger train, while
climbing the hill from Simon to
Stems, went into the ditch, owing to
the sudden discovery Of a bad piece OF
track. The train was running SLOW
~ owing to the steep grade, and the
shock Of leaving the track was not
severe. All OF the cars. excepting
the two rear Pullmans, went off the
track, but not a person was hurt. The
wrecking trains that went out from
Lordsburg did not have to carry q
doctor. The track is repaired but
the Ears did not get through until
the next day.
8. B. tGrimshaw, assistant general
manager Of the Santa Fe Central
railway, has received letters regarding
little Gertrude .Kenough. 8 years old,
Who left, ~unescorted. via the Santa
Fe Central railway, for New York
city, February 10. The letters are
from officials along the line Of the
Santa Fe Central. the Rock Island
and the Baltimore I Ohio rail NY
companies, telling Of the child's safe
transfer from one road to another
The last letter II from a friend Of
the child in New York, saying that
she arrived safely February 26. Il
a. seldom n 50 young makes such
tr,n alone. The little girl arrived
home none the worse for her expert
ence.
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