Albuquerque citizen., 1907-10-25
MAY ESTABLISH
TRAINMEN'S
SCHOOL.
Santa re Said to Be COnSid-
Affairs to That
End.

81 believe the Santa Fe viii es-
tablish a school for trainmen, such
a one as II now has for telegraphers
and also for machinists. at some con-
venient point, and l believe II Will
be in Albuquerque, for the mountain
divisions of the road, and especially
the Rio Grande division. offer first
class opportunities for training men
10 handle the locomotives and long
strings of cars which are being
handled these days" said a well
known official of the Santa Fe re-
Gently. He continued:
''There is a shortage of competent
trainmen all over the country, just
the same as there is a shortage of
competent men in every line of rail-
roading. True the roads have a suf-
ficient number of employees, but
many of them are grossly incompet-
ent and merely hired to attempt to
do the work. 1t Is necessary to have
a certain amount of labor perform
ed and as a consequence. the rail-
roads must have men, but they are
having hard time in getting the
right kind.
school Would BE Large.
"In establishing these schools,
trainmen of the greatest experience
and ability are to be put in charge
and the raw recruit will be first
taught the rules and everything
pertaining to the business. Then he
will be put on a train and worked
as a dead head" in order to test
him by actual experience. The need
of such a scnool is so apparent that
j am certain the officials are con-
sidering the establishment of large
one.
"It is the Usual rule. l believe, to
make nominal charge, say $5 per
month, at these schools. In order that
the student. feeling that he is pay
ing for his tuition, will work faith
fully. The graduates who go to work
for the railroad will be refunded
this tuition as soon as they have
worked six months. This makes an
incentive for them to work for the
road owning the school.
II cannot say authoritatively that
the Santa Fe is figuring on putting a
school here. hut she will undoubted-
ly establish one shortly at some con-
venient point"
WRECK INJURIES FATAL
TO SANTA FE FIREMAN
Trinidad Colo, Oct. 25.-Alfred
E. Boynton. the Santa Fe passenger
fireman who was injured in the
wreck al Earl, Colo, Friday morn
ing. succumbed to his injuries shortly
before midnight tonight. Hopes were
held out for his recovery until this
afternoon, when he suddenly grew
worse. Boynton was p years of
age and is survived by his parents
and one sister. The young mans
mother is prostrated by his death
and grave fears are entertained for
her.
Robert Kennish, station agent of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad at cummings, Kan, has
been retired on pension after thirty
four years of continuous service. Mr..
Kennish built the first house in
Cummings. kept a general store.
bought grain and made his own way
bills for freight forwarded over the
Santa Fe. Cummings was one of
the first stations on the road, being
on the line between Atchison and
Topeka. Kennish was made agent
when the station was built. He
says that for a number of years after
he began service at Cummings car
load after carload of buffalo meat
passed his station on the way to east
ern markets. At that time ten tons
made a carload. Mr.. Kennish is rs
years old, having been born in
1892.
Old time Santa Fe railroad men
will be interested to know that Will
liam Hixson, one of the oldest con-
duetors on the Santa Fe system, has
left the road and has accepted the
position OF depot master i'm Los An
geles. Mr.. Hixson is hale and hearty
despite his seventy years and long
service on the road.
@. II. Wood. road foreman of en-
gines ct Ration. who has been taking
care of both the second and third
districts of the New Mexico division
FOR some time, will hereafter handle
the second district exclusively. A. E.
Amas, or Las Vegas, has been ap-
pointed road foreman of engines for
the district, Las Vegas TO Albuquer-
que.
Superintendent W. X. Etter left
this morning on train No. 10 with
Mrs. Etter for Las Vegas to visit a
sister couple of weeks, and Mr..
Etter for his new appointment at
Arkansas City. Mr.. Etter has been
transferred from the Rio Grande di-
vision TO the Panhandle division,
with headquarters. at Arkansas City.
While unloading timbers at the
Ration tunnel. this morning, ]. II.
Davis was struck by flying pole and
seriously hurt. being hurled down an
incline distance Of nearly SO feet
alighting on his head and shoulders
He Is badlX bruised and Il is said
his spine is injured.
G. n. Patterson, who has been with
the Santa Fe In Las Vegas. will fill
the place made vacant by the pro-
motion of Charles Eddington, round
house foreman, who is I'm charge OF
the Santa Fe works at Las Vegas.
All work along the Santa Fe lines
except what is absolutely necessary
In the way of improvements and e
keep the road IN condition for traffic
will be postponed until the financial
situation improves.
Charles McReynOlds, night ticke
clerk. and Charles Alsdorf, baggage
master, both OF the Santa Fe. at Ra'
ton, have gone TO Tucumcari to take