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Newspaper
Albuquerque Evening Citizen
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1906
Page
7
A reader condemns alleged favoritism in railroad pricing. Domestic salt carriers 29 cents per 100 pounds, while others face higher charges, erasing the duty advantage. The commentary notes the reader, Mr. C. People, bears the freight tax as well.
News notes Santa Fe staff and associates arriving in Albuquerque from San Marcial and Chicago. J. J. Coleman arrives for several days on company business. Mrs. W. K. Bitter visits her husband, and a labor gang heads to Needles, California. Arthur Lovell tours coast lines and heads to Topeka. H. S. Young plans Albuquerque home with Santa Fe prospects. Earthquake talk from Winslow official. literary bureau shifts renew Santa Fe ties. Charles Willis Fay dies of pneumonia. burial planned in Columbus.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway announces a temporary second class colonist tariff from February 15 to April 7. Notable examples show Chicago Los Angeles at 83 dollars for 2264.9 miles and Chicago Albuquerque at 52 dollars for 1376.8 miles, highlighting surprising rate differentials. The notice cites regional variations and discusses Albuquerque as a health resort with potential rate adjustments to attract eastern travelers. Also included are miscellaneous notices on medical remedies, local industry production data, property auctions, and various regional business updates.
The article notes that despite the sunflower as state flower, locals chew seeds from a Russian native variety not grown in Kansas due to heat. Russians in Marion County ship seeds from North Dakota, with over 200 pounds sold last year at Lehigh. Seed pockets and pit hulls irritate a M. and M. conductor as passengers chew amid travel.
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