Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-12
WESTWARD TRAIN
SERVICE CEASES
NJ ALBUQUERQUE
Santa Fe Holds Up Three
Through Trains Here.
Local Service Carrying
Mails Maintained.

With three westbound passen-
ger trains tied up here last night
and at least three due to arrive
today on the regular schedule,
santa Fe officials in Albuquerque
found themselves facing bat
tery of questions from 500 or
more passengers and hundreds of
residents. They stated frankly
that they did not know when the
train movement westward would
be resumed.
Manager j. Z. Smithers and his
assistants at the Alvarado pre-
pared to undertake the task OF
furnishing meals for the maroon
ed passengers, which. according
TO the established custom, begins
"a hours after train movement
stops.
Train No. 8, the westbound CAL
ifornia limited, was the first 10
be held here. It was followed by
No. /. which arrived on time at
1870 p. M, and by No. o, which
reached here this morning at
12:35 o'clock. No. Z, also west
bound, will tarrivs this morning
at 1850 o'clock. Because. of the
congestion here. it may be that
today's No. 3, No. l and No. y
will be held in Las Vegas. After
today, il the lines are not open.
ed up through train movement
from Chicago may cease.
No. y Run as Local
Eastbound train No. s, which
was run as a local from Ash
Fork, Ariz., arrived last night
and continued east, carrying mail
and passengers. No. 10, eastbound,
due here this morning at 1920,
will be run as a local also, and
will carry mail and passengers.
Nos. Q and 4. today's eastbound
fast trains. have been anulled.
FL Paso trains are being run MS
usual, and carry passengers for
the cutoff connection at Belen.
Westbound mail is expected to
get out on No. this morning.
The trains that have been held
here have not been stopped by
my refusal of enginemen or
trainmen to move sthem, it was
stated last night by both rail-
way officials and union men. 1t
was decided to hold trains at di- |
vision points where there are
plenty of facilities for caring for
all TO go through to the points |
of congestion.
"Big -Four" at Work
1t was stated authoritatively |
last night by representatives of |
the 'Big Four" unions that they |
have not contemplated refusal to |
haul trains either into or out of |
Albuquerque. Members of these
organizations so far have made |
no complaint concerning activ-
tiles of armed guards about the |
Albuquerque shops and yards. Ac-
leording to the instructions re-
ceived by all local brotherhoods, |
they have the right to refuse to
move trains when they become
convinced that conditions arising
from the presence of armed
guards become unbearable. This |
instruction permits of action at |
each division point irrespective |
of what is done at other division |
headquarters.
The only thing that railway
union men believe might provoke
a general strike of the "big four"
brotherhoods Is the use by the
railroads Of non-union men to ham
die engines and trains where union !
men have refused to work because
of presence of armed guards. 1t
was not believed here that this
would be done.
w. A. Cameron. travelling freight
and passenger agent for the Santa
iFe. said last night that the mails
would move both ways daily and
trains would carry passengers. If
through trains are not run, local
trains will handle the business.
Freight business from the east and
to and from local points north and
south is being handled the same as
usual This assures Albuquerque
of its usual supply of coal and
other provisions.
Albuquerque Is Supplied.
Should a general strike occur.
Albuquerque has plentiful supplies
on hand TO get along for some
time. The wholesale houses are