El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-04

post at the throttle of the 7. 2. passen-
ger engine No. ITO. The "kid'' made
an euvisble record for himself while
handling the fast train and returned
to his old post crowned with glory.
Owing to q squabble between the
White Oaks and G. H. officials, work
has been temporarily stopped on the
White Oaks roundhouse. The founda-
ton for theS roundhouse was completed
and the turntable foundation we'll IN
der way before any complaint was
made by the G. H. officials. Strangely
but true.
G. II. engine No. sl3 came in yester-
day morning at 8 O'Clock and an ex-
animation showed that the front
wheels of her Fl ont truck needed trim
ming. Foreman Mum ordered them
taken out, Trimmed and replaced in
went as ordered and it ris considered
very quick time.
Brakeman who have been in the
habit OF collecting fares from box;car
tourists had better beware il they
value their jobs. Recently a spotter
rode from San Marcial to Albuquerque
by putting ups dollar, and now the re.
ceivinR brakeman is out of job.-Al.
buquerque Citizen.
T. P. road engine No. 215 has been
COW verified sinto q switch engine, and
reported for duty this morning in the
Ell Paso yards, where she was so badly
needed. This engine will do the
switching until the 10 returns from the
repair shops at Big Springs.
Seventeen loads of cattle were ship
ped over the T. P. yesterday to J. b.
Charles, of Big Springs. They came
in from Santa Catalina island, in Cali
fornia and are fine looking cattle.
The Denver & Rio Grande is now
running line of chair cars into Santa
Fee, N. M. The cars are of the best
make and are greatly appreciated by
the travelling public.
Twenty one car loads of cattle were
shipped today over the Santa Fe to the
Blum Cattle company at Lake View,
New Mexico. The cattle came from
Wilcox, Arizona.
Four cars of railroad steel were in
the G. H. yards yesterday. The steel
will be used in the construction of the
four new sidings, which the G. H. in
tend putting in.
It Is reported that everything west
OF Lordsburg is block AIDED with wheat
cars on the S. P. They are being
moved as fast as the compsny's facili-
ties will allow.
The G. II. boys are trying to ar
rauge.fora hay ride in Tuesday
nights moon high. The distance they
intended to go Is twelve miles from Ell
Paso.
Joe Daley, of the G. h. machine
shops, has not been feeling well of late,
and left for bis home in San Antonio
today to take a much needed rest.
The new "Y," connecting the T. p.
tends from Myrtle Ave. to Austin
streets and is fine piece of road.
Two switchengines have been at
work in the G. II. yards for the past
three days. and they are still behind
with the work.
The S. P. never before experienced
such a rush of bust ess at this time OF
the year as they are enjoying at the
present time.
Twenty-one loads of stock were
transferred from the S. P. to the T.
p. yesterday. They came from Will
cox, Arizona.
There are 1850 miles of railroad in
Spain. The Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road alone has 7,4OO miles Of
railroad.
Passenger traffic on the Santa Fe,
both east and west, Is reported unusual
ly good for this time of year.
There were SO loads of cattle in the
I. P. stock yards yesterday.
G. H. switchengine 767 was in the
shops yesterday.