La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04
SHORT NEWS NOTES.

Last Tuesdays No. 9 had thirteen
passenger coaches and every coach
loaded TO the guards.
Firemen Ralph Gholson, Roy Kelly
and Jake owen have been taking the
examination this week for promotion
to the right side OF the cab.
II. f. Fell, who was recently ap-
pointed station Inspector" a posi-.
ton just created on the Santa Fe.
arrived In town last Sunday to as
sumo the duties OF his position.
Billy Garfield, OF the Santa Fe wat
er service. arrived home last Wednes-
day from months vacation on the
Pacific Coast. He spent most of his
time in San Francisco and Oakland
visiting relatives.
There is big demand for more
help in the Santa Fe shops at Topeka
There are now over $500 men en-
ployed there but force larger by 250
or 300 men could be easily accomo-
dated and in fact is badly wanted
c. NJ Taylor, formerly mechanical
superintendent for the Santa Fe at
this point. but now OF Shawnee. Okla.
where he holds similar position
with the Rock Island, passed through
La Junta last Tuesday morning on his
way to Denver.
The following advertisement ap-
peared In a recent issue of the Ration
Range: "Wanted-Dishwasher. lady.
single. experience unnecessary. for
three operators patching. Apply by
u. 5. mail. enclosing photograph. Ad
dress E. S Fisher. Wooton.. Colo.
Johnnie Wise. late chief clerk OF
Mechanical Superintendent Drury. left
last Tuesday for Kansas City. Mo.
where he has accepted a position with
the Sheffield Car Works. His ad.
miring co.lasorers presented him
with a diamond stud last Monday. as
a token OF appreciation OF the pleas
ant relations that have 30 long ex.
isted and are now SO cordially sew.
cred.
Ray Mcconnell. son OF Mrs. Eliza
Mcconnell. OF North La Junta. was
promoted from brakeman to conduc.
tor and made his first trip last week,
being assigned to a run between La
Junta and Dodge City. Mr. MeCon'
nell is only twenty-five years of age
and is now known as the youngest
conductor instead OF the biggest
brakeman" on the Santa Fe out OF
La Junta.
Owing TO a washout at Scligman
Ariz.. no trains from the south hay.
arrived In La Junta since last Wed
nesday night Thursday morning +
No, I was expected To arrive last
night Trains from the east have
been going south just the same. and
there is probably a great congestion
OF traffic In New Mexico and Arizona
at this time. which It viii take seY.
cral days to relieve.
Passenger business on the Santa F,
this year Is surprising all previous
records and the company Is borrow
ing all the cars available from other
roads IN order to accommodate the
traffic. You see passenger cars on
the Santa Fe these days from roads
that you never heard OF. One OF the
cars on a melon train Thursday was
labelled st Louis. Rocky Mountain
and Paeific-Rocky Mountain Route. -
Did you ever hear OF that road.
A whole trainload OF road foremcn
OF engines who are making u tour OF
the country will arrive In La Junta
next Monday morning on a New York
Central special train. They are due
In La Jun,a at ! O'Clock In the morn.
ing and will spend two hours inspect.
Ing the local shops. hospital. and
other railroad features. Engineer Al.
len Phyllis. with engine 537. will
bring the train In from Dodge City.
and Engineer Archie Stewart, with
the 1897. will take the train to Pu.
eblo and Denver.
A Missouri Pacific passenger en-.
Gine. No. 5sis. passed through La
Junta yesterday morning on It's way
TO Pueblo. This engine passed through
Ia Juata last Wednesday nisht With q
passsager train which had been d.
verted over the Santa Fe on account
d Q washout. When the train u.
tempted 10 get on its own tracks In
Kansas Il was found that the engine
Was too heavy TO risk going over
some Of tho branch lines. The train
was Transferred al right. but the en-.
gins was sent back to Pueblo. over