La Junta tribune., 1910-02-19
Railroad
Rumblings
IncAI AND ELSEWHERE
LOCAL AND ELsEW HERE

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On January 20. 1910. the Santa Fe
system had $3.50 employees.
Engineer Mckee has been assign
ed TO duty on the work train at
Morse. six miles east OF Lamar.
Mr. Mitchell came TO La Junta from
Denver this week TO act as gang fore
man at the Santa Fee shops.
the Santa Fe is reducing the grade
by making a fill OF from two to seven
feet for distance OF two miles
Conductor Clarence L Leatherwood re.
turned home last Monday from a trip
TO California and has been assigned
to take charge OF the work train at
Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. S.Moodard left
last Tuesday morning for Topeka.
where Trainmaster woodard was
summoned to attend the time card
meeting.
a steam shovel has been assigned
TO duty in the gravel pit at Nepcsta
to load material TO finish grayeling
the roadbed between Syracuse and
Dodge City. Kan.
Sweenie Munson. general utility man
OF the Santa Fe. left last Tuesday
morning for Topeka. where h. will
superintend the construction of a rail
loading machine which he recently
Z invented.
ID. w. Orr. superintendent OF the
Arkansas River Division. left Monday
for Topeka to meet with other Of
ficials of the system and arrang
for a new time card. which Il TO be
effective in the very near future
Santa Fe officials were in session
this week to arrange for a new time
card. II is reported that Nos. . and
10 are TO be transferred TO the Belen
cutoff. but this is the only important
change that any one seems Inclined
10 give out.
II Is reported that Hamilton coun.
~. OF which Syracuse is the county
seat. has bonded Itself for S 01U
mile TO build competing line south
Of Syracuse Il is reported that the
Santa Re is back OF this proposition.
which viii make competition uJher
strong.
Nos and ! have been xonx south
IN so many numerous sections OF late
that there have been numerous sec
iions OF deadhead equipmeuf east dur
Ing the past week Last Tuesday
night there were three s,gtions OF
No. io-iwo OF them deadheai equip
meni.
W. H. Edgeeomb. bonus superyis-
or OF the western lines OF lie Santa
Fe Company. is due to arrive In the
city Wednesday from Clovis. Mr.
Edsecomb. will remain iu he city
for several days attendlnE to com
P@h' Aohhh bh,ih'eN -. vegas
Optic.
SON. February Birthday is the
title OF an article In the as, issue
OF the Santa Fe Employ-s' Maya.
fine. II is illustrated with a repro
duotion OF tn. classic ply siognomy
OF Ken X Stewart. our local division
stor-keep.r lie Vas born in r.bru-
airy. some time ago. and has been In
the employ OF the Santa re since
1889.
I II has been unofficially announeed
that the Santa fe Railway Company
will proceed In the near suture to
douhle-track from Denycr 70 Pueblo.
!, is said that tie line o. rack be
tween these two cities is n. busl-
eat stretch OF single track 4 similar
length In the country and that the
double tracking is a necessity.
The number OF persons killed In
train accidents during the months Of
July. Angus, and september. 1905. Vas
ls5. and OF the injured. s5s,. The
total number OF collisions nd deraiL
men,s during that qnary,r 4as ..isi.
l.:ss collisions and l.ts1 derAii.
mentsl. of which .ss collisions and
IL. dersilmen,s affected passenger
trains, Tn. damage TO cars and en-
rinc> and roadway by these accidents
amounted to ss.sis.0lg
Las, Monday noon while switching
som. cars near the saEar mlli at Gar
den City. Frank shercr net with .
very painful aeciden, which ~ill caws
him to lose his left foot Sherer. ~ho
II one OF IN. regular hrakeues On the