Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-27
NEWS

Arthur Williams Of Flagstaff is a
new arrival In Winslow, and has ac.
cepted a position with the Santa Fe
railroad company,
Engineer Jack Briscoe of Winslow,
has recovered from his recent acct.
dent, and has been visiting friends In
Gallup the last few days,
George Crouch, agent at Suwanee
for the Santa Fe, has left for his post
OF duty after spending the day with
friends In the metropolis,
w. w. Mccormick. trainmaster Of
the New Mexico division OF the Santa
Fee, is In Albuquerque from Las We.
gas ON company business.
II Is reported that the Union Pacific
will begin running another motor car,
No. 6, between Omaha and Fremont
this week to give a train service. Two
trips a day will be attempted.
+. NJ. Clough. superintendent OF
bridges and building on the Rio
Grande division Of the Santa Fe, has
returned to San Marcial after twenty.
four hours spent In Albuquerque on
company business.
Mrs. M. A. Mcintyre. motherin.law
OF r, j. Arsy, who Is connected with
the water service OF the Santa Fe,
has returned to her home In Williams,
Ariz.. after an enjoyable visit with
friends at Winslow.
G. G. Mollard. roadmaster. OF the
ella Valley. Globe & Northern. has
been appointed superintendent of that
road to supercede w. r. Martin, who
has accepted the position Of supertn-
tendent Of the new union depot In FL
PasO.
Thomas B. Harlan and H. A. Koch
Ter, both interested in the st. Louis.
Rocky Mountain & Pacific, a new rail-
road projected in New Mexico. who
had been spending several days In 81
paso, have left for Douglas and Bis
bee. x,.
The officers OF Bolton township had
the men who are Strengthening the
Santa Fe track south Of Arkansas
City arrested Saturday. The con-
tractors are lowering the track sever.
al feet and left the wagon crossing
several feet above the tracks. The
work is temporarily suspended.
An Injunction brought by the Shaw.
nee Townsite company to restrain the
Rock Island railway from extending
its shops across q street leading to
the townsite property was settled
Monday by opening another street to
the addition. The Rock Island Will
go ahead with $780, 600 improvements.
The Winslow Mail says: John Bren.
nan, a popular young man In society
circles Of Albuquerque, and who has
been in the employ Of the Santa Fe
as a stenographer in the stores de-
partment at that place, has arrived
in this city, and will accept a position
in the office Of Superintendent 3. J.
Gibson.
The Albuquerque division, No. 3S9,
Order Of Railway Conductors. has DON
ated $50 to the Non-Sectarian Benevo-
lent society, to be used by that organ
ization in their work OF charity. The
benevolent society has made an APP
peal to every railroad order In that
city and all are responding. The
brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen,
No, SO, voted $25 to the society and
several other lodges In that city are
donating in a liberal manner
The Santa Fe company has con-
tracted with the HOrabtn- McGaIIey
company's new saw mill at Albuquer-
que to furnish them with 100000 ties
this year, the majority OF which Will
be sawed. In addition to this the
railroad company has arranged to use
a great deal Of bridge and constrnc-
ton timber from the Horabin-McGaf-
few company, and 1t Is a certainty that
their new saw mill will be kept busy
the rest Of the eason
J. v. Key, engineer in charge OF
construction on the Belen cutoff, re-
presenting the Santa Fe's interests,
states that the road Is working about
500 men at present and that the work
ia progressing nicely. He says that
the Missouri Valley Bridge company