El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-30
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George Sperry, superintendent of
the Mexican Central telegraph lines,
arrived this morning over the Santa
Fee en- route south.
Judge Dale, in decision against the
Santa Fe for refusing a return pass to
l. P. Campbell. who shipped cattle,
has given plaintiff judgment for fare,
costs and attorneys fees.
George w. Simpson, president of
the Fort Worth stock yards, has been
Apo pted by President Mckinley spe-
cial food commissioner to the island
of Cuba, on the recommendation of the
secretary of agriculture.
Four big engines pulling big trains
in the Pecos yards at one time is not
often seen, but there were Just that
number here Thursday. The boys are
all so busy they scarcely have time to
go to their meals.-Pecos News.
II. Cochran, formerly general agent of
the Santa Fe at Denver, and latterly
president of the Midland Terminal, is
now building r. railroad in Corea to be
completed by March next. He has been
buying engines to this country.
This evenings Sunset Limited is
over two hours lated, with six cars and
sixty eight people. Two go to San
Diego, to Maricopa, 2 to Tucson, to
Redlauds, to Valley Junction, 2 tn
Phoenix, 9 to Los Angeles, and Al to
San Francisco.
The dining car Ell Globo jumped the
track near Maricopa on the Sunset
Limited the other day, through
detective truck. The car ran over the
ties until it struck a freight car on the
nearst siding, and was almost demolish-
ed The canvas dropped at Mari
copa.
The Wells & French company of
Chicago have an order from the Santa
Fee company for $50. SO feet, latest
model re'rigatcr cars. The reason that
tie order has been given TO a firm of
eastern car builders is because the
Topeka shops have as mrch work
ahead as thay can possibly do during
the coming year. The work on the
new cars will commence about January
l. Inspector A. Copley of the Santa
Fe car department at Topeka will be
in Chicago during the building OF the
cars and will sea that they meet the
requirements of the specifications.
A new style of table ware has been
adopted ny the Santa Fe. Hereafter
the special cars will be furnished with
the new ware when it becomes neces-
sary to replace the china now in use
The new ware is of pure white d
foreign make. The only decorations
are of black and consist of the name of
the road and plain black stripes. The
plates and pitrhers have black line
around the edge. Heretofore the china
used has been of fancy designs. The
first car to be furnished with the new
style of table ware will be President
Ripley's private car No. 219, that is
now in the coach shops to be renovat-
ed.
That the tourist sleeping car has
come to stay seems apparent. A year
ago not an eastern line was running
ANYTHING but first class cor so-called
standard" Sleepers. In the west many
of the roads had them, hnt there was
the idea in the east that only land
seekers and home seekers care to use
them. Then one eastern lire deter
mined to place them in service from
Ro 7ton for the accommodation of those
who were going into the far west in
search OF lands or homes. The ex-
pertinent proved success and tho road
learned that not alone seekers of lands
aid homes were using them. Hun
dreds of people who before, perhans,
had occupied dav coaches during the
night were attracted by the lower
prices charged for berths, and occupied
them.
For sometime the Santa Fe has been
contemplating furnishing the stations,
principally the smaller ones, with a
better grad e Of clocks than in use at
present. The idea has heen to pvt into
use an accurate clock with sweep sec
ond hand. Last September the COM
pauy received two clocks from Ger
man maker. The movement WIS sup
posed to be the best and set with seven
jewels. They were made by the Ger
man manufacturer to keep the best of
time, show seconds and to be equal to a
watch for accuracy. After the clocks
had been tested by the watch inspect
ing departm ent of the Santa Fe for
three mouths 1t has been found that
they will not stand jar and that a
passing train will cause them to vary
several seconds. The clocks will not
be adopted.
Two of the 80 foot postal cars are in
the paint shop and work on them Is be-
eng pushed SO they can be turned out
by the end Of the year. They are num-
bered 1 800 and ,9O1. There is one
more car to be finished. The cars are
number SO that the class OF the car
can be told by the number. First class
coaches are numbered from 100 to 800,