El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-26
Railroad Commission Rulings.

terest to the merchants of this city.
1t is hereby ordered that general
tariff of class rates No. 1, issued by this
commiss' on July IS, 1895, to apply on
shipme MIS- Of merchandise, by classes,
transported by railroads between points
in Texas, and effective Aug. 6, 1898, be
amended by making the following
changes in section of said tariff:
/. Add the 70 lowing as note to ex-
ceptiOn ,: Rates between Galveston or
Houston and FL Paso shall be made by
employing the following differential
rates, say first class, II; second class,
ID: third class, IS: fourth class, 20: fifth
class, IL; class A, 10; class B, II: classes
@, d and E, ) cents, in connection with
the Galveston and Houston common
point rates respectively. The ruling
will not affect rates from or to inter-
mediate stations.
2. Change beading of exception to
read: Texas & Pacific railway, line
west of Abilene,'' and add the follow
ing as note to same exception: Rates
between Galveston or Houston and FL
Peso shall be made by employing the
following differential rates, say first
class, u; second class, 10; third class,
Is: fourth class, 20: fifth class IL: class
A, 10; class E, II; classes q, d, and E
cents, in connection with the Calves
ton and Houston common point rates,
respectively. The ruling contained in
note shall not affect rates from or to
intermediate points.
,. Cancel, entire, exception 10. The
line of the Texas Central railroad north
of Cisco is, by this item, made subject
to the maXims prescribed in the tariff
for common point territory.
Change the description of "com-
mon point territory under the heading
of ''special' in Circular No. HI, dated
Aug. %, 1895, to read as follows: That
port on of Texas lying east of and IN
Guiding points on a line drawn through
Quauah on the Fort Worth & Denver
City railway, Able le on the Texas &
Pacific railway, Brownwood on the
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway,
Llano on the Austin & Northwestern
ra lroad, San Antonio on the Calves
ton, Harrisburg & san Antonio rail-
way and San Antonio q Arkansas Pass
railway, Oevine on the international Il
Great Northern railroad and SkidmOre
aad Curpas Christi on the San Antonio
and Aransas Pass railway. The re-
ma ming portion of the state will be
"diiferential territory in which the
ditferential rates prescribed in section
3 OF the tariff, exceptions l to in
elusive, are applicable.
This oroer shall take effect April 10,
1897.
In approval of application No. 80, of
the Texas Il Pacific Railway company,
il is hereby ordered that commodity
tariff No. 20. issued by this commission
to apply on salt, in carloads, transport
ed by IA lroads between points in Tex
as. and effective Aug. 10, 1896. be
amended by canceliOg the rae of 30
cents per 100 pounds on salt in carloads
from Grand Saline to FL PasO, and
substituting therefor the rate of p
cen per 100 pounds.
Effec i've March %, 1897.
RAILROAD BUILDING IN MEXICO.
A survey is being made for rail-
70 from Guaymas, down the coast to
AIazatlaq, passing through a numb er
OF important co st towns and travers-
ing one of the richest agricultural
countries in Mexico. The Santa Fe
company is behind the project, and it
is stated that the new road will be vir-
tualiy an extension of the Sonora
branch of the Santa Fe, which now
runs to GuavmaS. and that it v i'll be
operated in connection with the Sonora
branch. TIE SOnO a branch is already
a valuable feeder for the main line. and
the pr posed extension would give it a
grea ~ increased traffic. Fifteen thous-
a d Ties have arrived at Guaymas for
the new road.
OLDEST SANTA FE EMPLOYEES.
Probably the Oldest engineer on the
Santa Fe is Peter Tellin, now running
Il pas niger engine between NickersOn
and Jetmore. He helped to build the
road out to Topeka in 1868, and has
been in the service continually ever
since.
Patrick Reagan, gateman at Strong
City. went to work Tor the company in
1869, and worked beside Mr.. Tellin on
the construction from Topeka.
Jonas Stafford. of Dodge City began
in 1869. He has been section foreman
west of Dodge for twenty-five years
and is now track walker.
Robert Bolton, rOadmaster, of the
z Florence u EllinwOod branch, and John
Bender. conductor on the same, are
among the pioneers, having both gone
to work IL 1870.
MEXICAN CENTRAL WHARvES BURNED.
a Tampico. Mex, dispatch says:
The extensive wharves of the Mexican
Central railroad at this place were part
ly consumed by fire today. A large
amount of merchandise and machinery
were burned. The amount of loss is
not known.
THE SURVIVAL OF TIE FITTEST.
The breaking up of passenger and
Manager Dickinson, of the Union Pa
cifc, ''means general decentralization
of all rates and eventually most dis
astrous railroad war. When the war
comes it will be a question of the survi-
val of the fttest. The big roads are
sure to take advantage of this oppor-
tunity to crush out of existence their
rivals. L hardly believe any of the
roads are looking for trouble, but
trDu BILE will come now that each line
is Oh an independent basis
PECULIAR EXPLOSION.
A Lake Shore and Michigan South
arn locomotive exploded the other day
Just out from Englev God station in the |
;ity of Chicago, killing both the en-
yinemen.
y peculiar feature of the explosion |
vas the fact that although the report |
vas so loud that it was heard by |
'esideuts half a mile away and the |
Orce was so great that the engine was
literally blown to atoms, none of the |
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