Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-12
Twenty-thrce Departm emit
Heads Gather with General
Manager Fox to discuss
General Retrenohment Pro-
gram.
WILL HAVE NO EFFECT
ON LOCAL CONDITIONS
Understood that Final Plans
for New Shop Buildings
we Been Approved and
Estimates Are Soon to Be
Opened.

one of the most important meet
inRs of Santa re officials ~ the
western grand division held recently,
took place al Amarillo last week
when all heads % the operating and
mechanical department on the Hines
west Of Amarillo met with General
Manager Fred &. Fox for the purpose
of discussing practically an details ~
operation In the organization. There
were present the general supcriu
tcndent seven division superintcnd-
ents two mechanical supcrlntcndcnts
two shop suporintendcnts seven mas
ter mechanics. and representatives OF
the engineering department total Of
twcnty-thrco department heads
The general purpose OF the confer
cHco. u ls understood was tn take up
e program Of rotrenchment which is
60 become cffcctiya 81 once ana
which. "a Is stated uuofdcially was
found necessary because OF the drop
On Santa Re earnings in December.
which Is understood 20 nave amounted
90 something like st.S00. 600 The o.
ficials were In session for several
days and every detail 81 the operat-
vassod with the end In view Of most
rigid economy In all departments.
t.DCal Conditions Not Affected.
While the economy program for
the early month"; Of The year Is 10 bo
a sweeping one. IL N stated upon the
authority OF superintendent OF shops
W. a. gorge OF Albuquerque aud Di-
vision superintendent r. n. Summers
OF the Rio Grandc division. that local
conditions as regards the santa FEES
payroll viii not DE materially effect
cd by the plans To bc carried out
"rhe regular force employed In
he shops here viii not be reduced
at ull," said superintendent George
this morning. THE meeting az Anna
rillo was 10 discuss economy meas
uros found necessary by the falling
OFT Ia business on the system as
whole during the latter months Of
1918. and while there will be the US
ual varying In the working force here
depending upon the usual demands OF
business there viii be 40 material
change In our working conditions.
"Thc retrcnchmcnt plans. ! ana al,
yised. win have NO effect whatever
upon the plans for the additional
shop construction here. which are
moving steadily forward without any
interruption"
shop Plans Finally Approved
Mr.. George ana other officials who
attended the Amarillo conference de-
clincd 90 be quoted further upon the
progress of the new shop construc-
tlun here, bat n r. learned upon very
excellent authority that the final
plans for the new buildings have been
completed ana definitely approved. as
have the appropriations To- carry ogt
the plans. u Ia learned further that
the estimates Tor the construction Of
the new buildings are 10 be opened IN
the near future. while no official in
formation has been given out. IL may
be stated definitely that while the
Santa FEES program Tor the early
months of the year calls for retrench-
ment wherever possible that this pro-
gram does not affect tho plans Tor
shop construction here IN any way
and that actual construction Of the
new plant here win be actually under
way within "a very short time.