El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-17
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The Union Pacific has just made an
other fast run, viz, between Cheyenne
and Sidney, 102 miles in 81 minutes,
the fastest run in the history of the
| road.
The Santa Fe Pacific is now using
thirty leased locomotives and with this
great increase in locomotive power can.
| not handle the enormous business OF
the present.
An annual report of the New York
Central railway showed that the road
carried twenty three million of passen-
gers last year, and not one of this vast
number was killed and only fifteen
were injured.
Adam Hoffman,, traffic manager of
the Mexican Central, estimates that
loo. 900 bales of cotton will be expected
from Texas to Mexico this fall, the in
crease in this export alton being about
25 per cent, over that of last year.
Two Republics.
Notwithstanding the fact that q care
full investigation of the subject of oil
firing for locomotives by some of the
lea1ing railroad companies of the
Uri'ed State has resulted in negative
| recommendations the use of oil fuel
has continued to find favor on the
roads tributary to the Russian oil
fields, and is also extending in Eng
land.
In the Santa F'e system there are
9 298 miles of track-nearly all single
track-a mileage more than equal to
One-tbird the distance around the
earth. The first % miles of this track
was constructed in 1869. The entire
system, therefore has come into ex-
istence within % wears. 1t really came
into existence in "a years.
Twelve American locomotives have
arrived at the Chinese port of Taneu,
according to information received by
the state department. They are for
the sin-Lukouchiao railway. The
consul reports that the contr act was
obtained in direct competition with
British manufacturers, who were un-
derbid by the Baldwin works of this
country.
The Santa Fe mechanical depart
ment has placed an order with the
Dickson Locomotive works of Scranton,
Pa, for five heavy consolidate en-.
solidation engines turned out of the
Santa Fe shops in Topeka dun ing the
past year. The ENGINES will have q
weight Of about 23O, 900 pounds each,
and will cost over $4,000 a piece.
The Union Pacific brought an opera
troupe from Julesburg to Council
Bluffs, the other day 294 miles, in 2s6
minutes. From this must be deducted
five minutes for changing engines at
Grand Island, four laiAutes' delay by
Missouri Pacific freight train on the
crOastnO Portal and ho nococco
slowing up through Omaha, distance
OF five miles, and a slow run over the
Missouri river bridge, The actual
running time OF the train was 275 min
utes, an average of 63.6 miles an
hour.
AS result of the visit paid to Santa
Fe by Superintendent Hurley, af the
Santa Fe road, a number of improv-
meats will be made in the compauy's
will be rebuilt, the buildings re-
painted, and the water tank and wind
mill taken down. The water suoply
will be taken from the Santa Fe Wa
ter company's pipe lines in the future.
Work in these Improvements will be-
gin within the next ten days.-New
Mexican.
A prosperity note, WHICH runs as fol-
lows: "Evepy foot of the territory
along the lines of the Santa Fe system
is more prosperous today than ever be-
FORE" says James A. Davis, industrial
commissioner of the road. II don't
know of a single section along the lire
frop' Chicago to the Pacific coast and
from the main line to the Gulf of Mex
leo, that hasn't produced as much, if
not more. this year than 1t has ever
done before. I have just returned
from the east, ard find that the west
is buster, the people more cheerful and
prospects brighter than there. There
the eastern people with money are
looking to the west to invest"
Western roads have been requested
to record their vote on q re commenda-
tion Of the c0mmittee to wh~m was re-
from the abuse OF privileges granted
to shippers of live stock. The commit
tee found that dur ng the year 1896 the
receipts OF cattle, hogs, sheep, horses,
mules and calves at Kansas City, ST.
Louis aud Omaha amounted to 400, 400
cars on the basis OF one nan with every
three Cars, the fetal number of persons
for which round trip transportation
was obtained was not less than 1853 900
with total of 1880 cars forwarded
from Kansas City, there were 317 own
ers, 1856 bona fide employees and 913
dead heads. showing that out of q
total Of ,4aT men passed in charge of
live stock, al per cent were really pas
sengers not entitled to free transports-
ton. The committee recommends
that, effective January 1st, 1898, the
practice of returning free parties &C
companyine shipments of live stock,
including horses, be DISCONTINUED.
The Coming Show.
''In Gay New York" having attained
the rare distinction of upwards of one
hundred succe ssve performances in
New York in midsummer, was taken
from the Casino stage, in the very
height of it's success, by it's managers,
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