Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-22
RAILROAD NOTES

has ibis month Instituted new de-
partmcnt. that for women. This de-
partmsnt IL edited hy Miss Mugan,
aud II expected 10 f1rnish the many
women employed on sthe system with
number OF interesting features each
month. The current number coutains
several very good features.
q. sabedra. blacksmith. was injured
Monday evening by having a piece
OF steel. q silver from a fiatter. ily on
and strike him IN the eye. Sabedra
was sent 20 Los Angeles the same
evening on No | In order that he
might have the metal extracted by
the new electro magnetic method,
/ which dlspenses with the use Of In.
atsuments In actual contact with the
eye Isselk Il u hoped that the or
gan may DO saved him.
r. u. Parker. for some time past an
engine carpenter az the local plant,
has resigned and will accept q place
a. express messenger.
Wallace Wood and q. 8. Malctte
were initiated into the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemcn and Engi
neerE Sunday afternoon. Il is said
upon reliable authority that they got
theirs"
N. J. Drury left Monday morning
4 for La Junta after spending several
days looking over the New Mexico
and Rio Ciande divisions. Mr.. Drury
IN mechanical superintendent for the
western grand division.
c. r. Morse. coast lines engineer,
and r.. J. Gibson. superintendent OF
the Albuquerque division. left yester'
day morning on n specia, for the
wess. after spending several hours
here. Mr.. Morse is especially anxious
10 push the double tracking work. on
account OF the traffic. which II ex-
Extraordinarily heavy al present. More
nccomm0dniisne for handling the Inn
nicnse bulk of freight, especially wese
bound freight are badly needed, and
The double track seems 10 oifer the
only solution.
Engines itie aud 1870 were sent
out OF the shops yesterday. Engines
ESQ. sG3. ui2l and 23t2 win be sent
out later IN tho week.
George Nichols. assistant boiler In
spectGr on the western grand division.
IL here inspecting boilers.
The Southern Pacific company
maintains a system OF testing scales
over iss lines that has earned a rspur
taticn for the company's weighing
apparatus. throughout the entire
year o scale test car In taken from
one end OF the system TO tho other
ANA every scasn nc the depois and 81
the freight sheds ID carefully tested
rs TO itH accuracy. The scaie test car
Ia much shorter than the ordinary
freight car. being only ~ feet In
length a. compared with the fo-foot
boa car. Three nen. two " whom
are employees Of the railroad and tho
Iosher representative Of the Trans
continental Weishers' association. 40.
company the car on ali OF It's trips.
The car Il equipped with Q black
smith shcp and all tools necessary
for the repair Of scales, aad every BIT
of Weighing npparasns " kept 10 per
feet order through the entge year.
i To compete with the Santa ~ the
Salt Lake will shortly establish q
fast Dp Lake train 70 RIM between
S. Panl ana hilnneapella e san her
nardino and Southern California cil-
lea The inaugnratlon date has not
been sea yet. but Win DO announced
. With the return OF Traffic Manager y
W. Wann. and General Passenger
Agent 7. c. Peck. both OF whom are
In the east.
/. | ON Donemhof Il the Santa re viii
! put its De Lnae train on for the nFs'
Irun between Chicago and san Herman
dino. Tue Fervicu will DC 81 houfs
lane wifi be for the accommodation Of
! / the highnst cIhss tourists paying 8zi
excess fare for the privilege Of riding
J Ion Il.
II 10 gol share Of this heavy ~insel
Iiyaffic the Salt I.akn n preparing q
inAugurdlc similar hifk class cleo
: tFic lighted pullman train some ilm'
fnhout the 1rsi OF the year. The sraif
viii leave 81. Paul n io,RO b. M. ans
fefrive An shn HsFnsrdino aDoul
1870 p hi. On the third day follow
InG. making the time ciohe 70 n
fhours. The train will pass over th'
CFsat Northern, uaIon Pacific ans
}aait Lake roads.
The annual repor, OF the Unloi
phsInc railroad tor the nschl yea
Tended june 20 was iRnied today. The
Total fevetssieA from Operations q SIS.
1883, ivs. decrease OF 5l,t1f,ssi. IN
Ivpne from other tInnaportAiioi
sources siS.sso.s7i, decrease p
luiistng' To'hi surplus reduced b
tt.iS5ssp 10 tifSSfi5 Net earn
InSA common stocks 1851 per cqnt
In aoO9.l9 thia was 1917.