Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-11
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whom were Manager McSpadden OF
the Western Union Telegraph com.
pany and Manager w. II. McNlchcl Of
the Wells Fargo Express company
Mr. McNichol was IN charge OF the
transportation while MIR. McSpadden
Kept communication open.
Foreman A. H. Stfoup had charge
OF what was probably the worst piece
Of road In the whole district. that
through the village OF Pajarlto, hut
with the assistance of eighteen men
and ten teams Il was soon turned into
road that will be a credit 10 the
county n u ~ only kept up. II was
noticed that the people OF PaiaritO
we're not particularly enthusiastic
about helping out but Il was explain
cd that funeral OF prominent res.
idcnt had been held this morning and
the town was In mourning.
Division No. ~ was in charge Of
Edmund Ross with crew Of ten.
Although hampered by lack OF toams
Mr.. Ross. who is an experienced road
builder, was confident that his por-
ton OF the work would be finished by
shutdown.
In division No. 10, where the people
OF PN1arito were expected 20 do the
work there was u shortage OF labor
ors, and for some hours. Dr. JOHN +.
Pcarce. who had been designated an
foreman, worked alone Finally. how
ever recruits were drafted from adj
Joining sections. and In the afternoon
tho work was progressing satisfac-
tority. y. Mahnram and w. n. Zelgler
were two of the star workers In this
division
In division No. Il. l.. 4. ITatley was
IN charge. This was ono Of the han
nor divisions and nearly fifty mon
were on the fob The entire force ~
the occidental Life was ON tho job
here as woll as President GoodolI and
several members Of the staff OF the
Albuquerque Business college. Eight
Of sprlnWrr's heaviest teams were en-.
pioyed and the section was good
example Of modern road building
when the work WAS completed this
evening. Among those who strug-
slcd with the sand were W C. Keim
q. A. NJ Wilson. Geo. Roa.ington.
George r. Partridge, Lloyd sturgos. II.
A. Histler and j. y. Coleman
In division 10. .. q. Alderman was
in charge This Is heavy sand
stretch and much work with shovel
and scrnper was required 10 make II
passablc. Attorney Frank Alderman
was working with shovel In this
district while the workers had ad-
vantage Of the expert advice 81 En-
ginecr ]. r.. Farwcli Mr.. Farwcll Il
also some hand with shovel
Tn division rs. j y. Klein was In
chnrge ~ crew composed largely 81
employees Of the Southwestern Brow
cry and Ice company and az various
contracting companies. expert work
crs all The brewery mon carried
several tons Of ice In one at their hugo
WAGONS and supplied ice wator for tho
cntirc line. Judge w g. Burke was
n mcmh"r Of this party.
In division No. 49, r. J. passmore
had the honor of directing dis
party. which Included two
members Of the legislature. senator
lsaac Barth ana Representative Ra-
taol Garcia. other members of tho
crew were former Supreme Court
Justice Edward a. Mann, John Cole.
Louis Benjamin, Ike Singer Nicolas
4. Armiio. and Mark LoyS and other
citizens distinguished la various
walks of life senator Barth riding
on "a scrapor substituted for tho
steam roller. which could not reach
the scene, and did noble work. The
senator. however, denied that he had
been defeated during the morning in
q contest with an ant. According tol
thlF mcrctricious tale, the senator
and the ant, with Mark Levy as ref
cree, had engaged Ia a contest to de-
termine whether the senator could
throw dirt into hole faster than
The ant could carry Il out According
10 the man who told the story, the
contest was called Oft i'm the tenth |
round with the senator badly windcd
ana the ant still fresh. Referee levy
refused To permit the struggle "a go |
pa beyond the tenth round out OF !
respect for the ukase on this subject I
issued some time ago hy Governor /
The work on division "a. In charge 4
lf Tony ORTIZ, was badly handicapped |
Turing the morning because OF lack 1
lf teams. The crcw, however. pitched ]
In nobly, and covered long stretch !
NJ sandy road with sod. topping this
Win a crown OF adobe and gravel,
which makes an excellent road.
In the Two mile stretch from the
Inc of padillas precinct 10 isleta t8s
sleta Indians, with thirty-nye teams
Nore employed. Tho work was. In
,hargc OF Don j. Rankin and Manager l
J. H. Hannum of the Continental on
'mopany, sandy stretches of tho
road were replaced with gravel and
adobe ana altogether the highway WAC
placed in the best condition In rs his ,
DRY.
The distance from Central avenue J
a Ielefu nNer fha roEd nrad fodav IL