Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-30
CHICAGO FULL OF
ALBUQUERQUE
OLO-1|MERS
Report on Movements Of For
mer Citizens in Windy City,
viii Prove of Interest to Old
Friends in This City, All Are
Making Good.
(By w. n. McCrcieht.)

a regular colony Of former Albuquer.
que people. although they are widely
scattered through the city, and some
notes regarding them will be inter.
esting to their old friends in the Duke
City.
Owing to his general acquaintance
and probably TO the fact that he has
risen more rapidly than anyone else
who has come out OF the west the past
twenty years. y seems proper that the
first allusion to the former Albu-
querqueans' be made to the almost
phenomenal promotions that have fol-
| lowed ii. L. Nudge in his railroad
career. TO make long story short
the subject Of this item started his
railroading in very humble posi-
| tion before reaching New Mexico, and
| when the writer first met the gentle-
man, in the early SOS. he was in the
train service on the Santa lfe at San
Marcial. alternating his headquart-
ers first at the latter town ana then
at Albuquerque, In those early days
the swtchmen in the yards, principal-
| ~ at Albuquerque. did not believe in
the old adagc. look not upon the
wine when II is red" etc, and IL was
no uncommon thing for dissenslons
ana dissatisfactions to spring up dur
ing these irbibing periods. resulting
in frequent trouble with good switch
men. ! can recall many times finding
Mr.. Nudge in the yards with his coat
off and sleeves rolled up, cutting the
brakes and switching cars. When
he would stop long enough
to say: "Oh, nothing inn
portant Mac; it's only one OF those
usual strikes among the sbwitchmen.'
Hence, he supplied me with many in
teresting items. which / dished out
to the public. first from the columns
of the Morning journal, then from the
Democrat, and thirdly from my own
paper-The Evening Citizen.
Leaving the trainmaster' position
Mr.. Nudge WAS successfully promoted
to be division superintendent, general
superintendent. general manager and
then vice president, all on the Santa
Ee and all within few years of each
other and with a few thousand dollars
added to his annual salary on each
promotion. When the Rock Island
stockholders were searching the
country for experienced railroad men
to head it's important departments,
ovcrtures were made 10 several SAN
Ia Fc officials and one OF them was
Mr. Nudge. The salary being an In
crease aud position satisfactory Mr.,
Nudge accepted the office Of second
vice president Of the Rock Island
lines. About Il year ago, when the
Rock Island was reorGanized and the
Frisco system segregated. Mr.. Nudge
was elected president Of the former
road and II Is safe TO say. when he
steps out OF that position. he will
move up peg higher II such a thing
is possible In railroad circles.
The Mudges are always pleased to
greet their many friends from New
Mexico and think SO we'll of the new
state that they spend their summers
on the Rio Pecos fishing and hunting.
w. II. Biddle. who will be remem-
bered by Albuquerqneans years ago !
when he was q popular clerk, at a |
moderate salary, for the Atlantic 4 |
Pacific at the general offices on South |
Second street before that railroad was
changed to the Santa Fe Pacific and !
the offices moved TO Los Angeles, Is |
now one of the vice presidents of the |
Chicago Il Eastern Illinois line, a |
OF the Frisco system. His I
check IL now drawn in four |
figures, and he is one of the able |
and practical railroaders OF Chicago. |
The Biddles are wealthy and socially |
prominent.
In the early days OF the building OF |
the old Atlantic Il Pacific, j. NJ. Latta
was one OF the contractors and build-
crs He had ranch at Bluewaier,
ana his son-in-law. w. III. Hulvey. was
the manager All the old timers OF
Albuquerque not only knew Mr. lat
tn, now deceased, but they also were
well acquainted with "Billy' Hulvey. I
On leaving the southwest. Mr. Hulvey
came with his family. To Chicago. He
Is now a banker and money lender
IN La Sale street (the Wall street or
-hicago), and. reports have IT, is lay
ing aside n few hundred dollars every
month as clear profit from his insti-
.ution,
Fred 4. lloughton is the tariff man
igcr of the Atchison, Topeka & SAN
"A h'c, being promoted to this import
mt position less than "a year ago and
n consequence transferred from the r,
office ia san Francisco TO s
,hcaFo He is. literally speaking. Il
,nc of those Albuuucruuc railroadcrs
Who have been climbing peg by peg |
Ip The railroad ladder since leaving :
i minor position In the Duke City !
ears ago. and II is predicted he has
lot stopped climbing yet u
Carlos Lewis. a former Albuquer- !
luc bov. where he lived practically {
M his life until he came TO Chicago I
ome years ago. is indeed a lucky res ;
auranteur. aud hts faith In thirteen" r
lad something 10 do with his sue e
'ess. For years he has conducted "a 9
hole In the WALL" as ID were. and a
iamcd IL Phoenix No. l." The furni- :
ure OF this unique restaurant Is not II
'iegant but i substantial. and con- r
lists of n fair sized cooking range.
counter around which there are only |
hlrteen seats aud cigar stand az
Which tho cashier stands during rush
Iours. only thirteen employees. in.
luding Lewis. The place enjoys n fine
rade from union tclegraphors; keeps
pen day and night. and practically
las put LOWS on Easy street for the =
alance Of life, II he has any idea % p
etiring, which he has not. n
Dorby A. Day. who n few years ago s
hrived az Albuquerque MS the general ?
gent OF the Mutual Life Insurance :
ompany OF New York and since leav- !
ag the Duke City has gone steadily I
y. being stationed IN several big cit
as az various times. He Is general e
upervisor OF agencies over an ex- =,
ansiyc territory. with good salary y
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