Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-13
SANTA fE LINES
ADOPT MANY NEW
CHANGES
Transcontlnental Railroad is
in the Van of Progress and
Keeps It's Equipment Up-to.
Date; Some Innovations.

The Santa Fo railroad Is ever In
the van %. progress as is shown by is
constant cndcayor to maintain the IN.
tire trans.contincntal system In the
highest possible state Of cfncicncy.
Only YESTERDAY IL was announced In
these columns that the beautiful Al
varadu hotel would be- entirely rcdooo-
rated This is only another example
of the uptodatc way IN which the
santa Fc manages lts affairs
For instance the Santa Re- was one
OF The very FIRST In the movement 10
replace thu Telegraph with the tote.
phone for train dispatching, and il
has taken The lead in its development
and extension
The new system Of dispatching in
quicker safer and more accurate
than the telegraph. besides having
the additional advantage of not re-
qulrinS an operation with expert
knowledge OF the Morse code TO max.
It's service available in an emergency
so the use of the telephone by rail-.
roads has In the past scN crai years
been rapidly extending
The Santa fc now has In operation
over 5000 mites OF telephone lines To-,
dis,latching. and when the present
plans OF the officials are finished 5000
miles more viii be IN operation. When
the plans are completed there will be
nearly fity circuits and more than
200 telephone stations installed along
the lines. ana extensions are expected
to go on
Another innovation that the Santa
Fc lines will be among the first 20
adopt will bo the maintenance OF ears
which will De exclusively for women
rms VIII prove great convenience
Tor the woman traveller In these DAYS
the habit of women travelling unac.
and uncscorted IL bccom.
ing more aad more com non. aud the
Santa Fe l. among the first to meet
the demand of such passengers IN
providing accommodation where NO.
men passengers will be- able TO travel
alone With more freedom than II thew
we're forced 70 occupy the same cars
with men
Bui the big railroad Is not without
Its troubles The result OF the suit
Med In Los Angeles against the san.
IA Fo railway Tor 90 alleged viola
tons of the law providing that rail.
roads shall not work their emplovcs
for more than &c consecutive haur.
VIII be watched with great interest.
The suit was brought through 4
J. Mccormick United states distric,
attorney. and charges that all the al.
IIWa1 Ninlatinn ,y f.. d
between Needles and Barstow For
each one OF the go cases the govern
men' seeks lo recover $500. making
a total Of 100000
The action was brought ~ the re-.
quest of the Interstate commerce com
upon the suggestion of the
attorney general, and illustrates the
oi the government that
the lG'hour law shall be- uscycd The.
iitio OF the act under which the suit
rs entered. approved by congress on
March I, 1907, is IN act TO promote
the safety of employees and travellers
upon railroads by limiting the hours
OF service ol the employees thereon
The alleged ulfonses were commit.
ted between Needles ana BarstoW ~
January, 1911. according to the com.
plant The employees Involved are
conductors. 5rakcmcn. engineers and
iircmcn. claimed TO have been employ.
on IL different trains al the time
There are 60 OF them
About year ago the first case ui
the kind was tried against the Santa
Fc In the Los Angeles federal court
and resulted In a Judgment of slo9
against The company. The defense
was 'oNienuating circumstance
III IL provided thar allowance shall
he made for cNtenuating circuu.
stances" said District Attorney Nc.
Cormick Ia some cases IL may be
necessary for railroad to work its
ON Dloycs more than IL consecutive
hours
In cases OF wrecks. or emergencies
Of other kinds, there might be some
cNcusc for working overtime /
know Of no such extenuating circum.
stances IN Tho present cases