Santa Fe railroad men shift posts and recall old rails
Rail and express figures move within the Santa Fe system from El Paso to Albuquerque and Las Vegas, with H O Van Slyck leaving for the south, Fred Plomteaux named Wells Fargo messenger, and Polly Auld resigning as Wells Fargo freight agent in San Bernardino. General Storekeeper I J Custer to Chicago for a convention, while N M Rice heads the national Storekeepers association. Superintendent Hitchcock’s private car misadventure and a caged Farmington man’s bout with insanity add to a cluttered transit scene with historical reminiscences of veteran locomotive work and the dangers of early rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. van Slyck
Santa Fe
el Paso
South
Fred Plomteaux
Bee
Wells-Fargo Express
Albuquerque
Las Veras
Lee
Polly” Auld
Wells-Fargo Express Company
San Bernardino
I. J. Custer
Coast Lines
Chicago
Store Keepers’ Association
N. M. Rice
Storekeepers’ Association
United States
J. R. Hitchcock
Los Angeles
Mt. Vernon
Hitchcock
Wee al Williams
Raton
Farmington
Williams
Illnois
Colfax
the Lightfoot
N.M
Kansas City
Galveston
San Francisco
Texas
Belen Patent
Belen
New Mexico
Mexican Rail Merger To Form United Railways of Mexico
Mexico City May 17 Pablo Macedo and Pablo Martines Delecto attorneys for the Mexican government have returned from New York after arranging the United Railways of Mexico a holding company for the Mexican Central National International and Interoceanico roads. Capital of the holding company will be 160000. The transfer of the stake is set for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexcan
Mexico City
Mexico
Pablo Macedo
Pablo Martines
Delecto
Mexican Central Railroad
Government Roads
New York
United Railways of Mexico
Mexican Central
National the International
Interaweanto
Veteran locomotive engineer William Best remembered in Missouri
Along with surviving figures from early American railroading, William Best of Gentry County, Missouri, revered as the oldest engineer to help operate the first U S railroad, is recalled for his perilous pioneer trips and vivid memory of Philadelphia’s 19th century railroad beginnings. He now lives a quiet farm life, distant from modern trains and speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wiliam Best
Gentry County
Missouri
Clanthon Grove
Denver & Rio Grande Employes Reach Wage Agreement
Denver May 17 Passenger conductors gain 10 per month while yardmen receive 6 50 per month under a 6 percent raise on wages and overtime pay. Mediation pacts with W T Ridgway and union leaders yield a peaceful settlement with concessions from both sides. The agreement preserves a yard differential discussion for a future western railroad committee.
Ridgway Guides Rail Locals to 6 Percent Freight Increase
Consueratint for these conges tions to the management Mr Ride Way practically raised his offer on the average base of 0 per cent over the proposition to the men at the time the strike vote was taken all over the system which averaged 1.4 cent increase for the mer ly he ight service $2.50 per month for passenger figmen and traders and Absolutely refused the yard differential the majority of the two committees yesterday were in favor of holding out for an Increase of 7 4 per cent for the freight service if the yard differential was dropped but the friendly spirit of Mr Ridgway send his courtesy in dealing with the men at all times caused them to yield those demands and accept big terms of an increase of 6 per cent for the freight service Two days will now be spent by the officers and the committees in applying the new schedule to the different runs over the entire Ilo Grande system and when that is done the dispute which had lasted since the fret of April and which several times threatened to cause a break of three big western roads will have been settled to both sides and a peaceful summer in railway labor circles waswared
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Coto
Bidgway
Mio Grande
W T. Newman
Brotherhood of Railway
Meni Te KE. Sheppard
Utoo Fonfer
Nell Besfore
Norweh
Washington
Chicago
Here
Ridgway
Rilo Grande
Ogate
Ride- Way
Ilo Grande
Western Lines Employment Bureau discussed in Chicago
Chicago May 17 Great secrecy surrounds plans to establish a union employment bureau for Western Lines to secure better operatives. Officials say the bureau would keep full records of service, aiding mobility between roads and reducing incompetence claims. Labor groups oppose, fearing a blacklist. A testimonial praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and asthma.
Characteristics of the late Senator Ross
Kansas City May 17 Mrs Angle A Whimple Transas City exister of Edmund Ross former United States senator from Kansan who died at Albuquerque NM May Ss interview here yesterday threw some new sidelights on the Mand taken by her brother In voting against the Impeach of President Andrew Johnson She recalls his patriotism during the Johnson case and predicts vindication while noting his reticence and hardships Also mentions Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and local commercial notices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Angle A. Whimple
Transas City
Edmund Ross
United States
Kansan
Albuquerque
N. M
Andrew Johnann
Sena
Johnson
Kanens
Theor
President Johnson
Shoes to Match Every Gown This Year
Fashion notes urge matching shoes and stockings with gowns as a key stylish move. Prices range from five to twelve dollars for pumps, oxfords, and boots, with styles like pulp sandals and two-buttoned oxfords favored. Lace trims and embroidered stockings appear in demand as the season advances.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. V. Futrelle Furniture Co
Railroad Department
William Best
Niae
Morristown
Hest
Best
Ingland
Cornwall
Waterloo
America
Philadelphia
Trenton
Baldwin
William Besneer
D.& RG
Employes
Western Lines
Railteloentering
Ils
Ripley
Pete Sid
Hatlroad
Alexander Benton
Fort Edward
Ross
Sister
Len
Chamberlain
Elks Opera House
Murray
Mack
Gladys van Gertrude Rutledge
May Gabriel Rae Hamilton
Gus Pixley
Bobby Harrington
Fred Guilliard
P. J. Kane
Matson's Book Store
W. Cloyd
Plunk
Moe
Dress Island
Foxboro
Poor Bobo
Bob Bob Oho
The
Belen Town and Improvement Company
Belen Townsite
Belen Town and Improvement Co
2Ohn Becker
Pres
WM. M. Berger
Sec’y
Mr. Clothes Buyer
Kohn Brothers
Cnicago Union
M. Mandell
L. Trimble & CO
Second Street
Railroad
Copper Avenue
Thos. F. Keleher
West Railroad Avenue
Red Cross
WM. Chaplin
Railroad Avenue
DON J. Rankin & CO
N. T. Armijo Building
A. E. Walker
Fine Insurance
Mutual Building Association
W.E. Mauger
Raube and
Mauger
Albuquerque, N. M
Third Street Meat Market
Emil Klienwort
North Third Stree
T. A. Sleyster
Cromwell Block
Imperial Laundry Co
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