El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-09
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| 9. B. BoSworth, the popular Southern
Pacific agent at DemiDg has been pro
NOTED to be train master.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen officially opposes proposed
legislative reductions of freights anC
| fares in certain southern states as hav
ing a tendency to work reductions oil
| wages.
After fight, which lasted severa
months, for the sleeping car contract
on the Northern Pacific road, betW eer
| the Wagner and the Pullman sleeping
car companies, q ten-year contract has
| been awarded the latter company to OPP
| crate its cars on the system.
There is rumor that the Southern
| Pacific will soon change the time OF
| their No. 20 west bringing the train
through this city about 9:30 a. m.
That will save passengers from the
east the long lay over here and will no
doubt give all round satisfaction.
The income of the Santa system ope-
ration for Decem Der was S69S 404, an
increase of SIS, COZ over the same month
of 1895. The net income of the road
for the six months of the fiscal year to
December 81 was 81, 026, 059 an increase
of 81 400, SS1 over the same period of
the preceding fiscal year.
The New Mexico legislature has just
passed a law exempting new railways
now building or that may be built in
the near future, from taxation for six
years. This law, it is claimed, was
passed to promote the building of the
White Oaks road that has been hang
ing fire for nearly two decades.
Col. P. r. Smith, of Demipg, some
what noted as a promoter of frontier
enterprises, arrived in Santa Fe from
the City of Mexico, where he succeeded
in securing a renewal of the former
Huler- Houng concession, which con-
templates the construction of a railroad
from Deming. n. M, southwest
through the states of Chihuahua, and
Sonora 20 Guaymas, Mexico. Col.
Smith left Santa Fe for Chicago,
Cleveland and New York to confer
with capitalists on the bject.-Optic.
RAILROAD EXTENSION TALK.
The Amarillo CTeX.) Champion says:
We learn that great preparations are
being made at Panhandle c ty, looking
forward to the extension of the Santa
Fee. During the past week a site for
railroad hotel has been surveyed, and
over two miles of side tracks have been
surveyed and work on them will com
mence at once. 1t is said that the line
=
soon as possible with the Santa F'e line
in New Mexico aud also with the Pecos
Valley road at point north of FIT.
Sumner. Real estate at Panhandle has
jumped up two hundred per cent in ten
days and the citizens have gone wild
over the good news.
Commenting on the above, the ROs-
well Record says: The above has a
significant aspect. The Santa Fe has
ample side tracks at Panhandle for all
present purposes and the extra two
miles can only mean that extra business
is at once anticipated. Our prediction
is that the Santa Fe is getting ready
to put material on the ground for the
use of the PecOs Valley extension from
this place to Panhandle. We know
something of the topography of the
country between Panhandle and the
Santa Fe direct and it is not remark
a bly, inviting for railway construction.
Neither is there much in the way of
traffic along that route. On the other
hand there is every reason for the
of the Pecos Valley road and
we believe that the preparations at
Panhandle are being made for that
purpose.