El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-15

mature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. UuG SSCuTe
better results all the time. The
Identical roads that will form the
freight association, would be parties
to q passenger compact. This is why
a good many marvel at the b tch that
always crops up when an effert is made
to get the passenger men together
New Orleans States.
The latest thing introduced into the
southwest in the way of improved ma
chinery is 8 rotary boring machine,
which has just arrived for use in the
Santa Fe repair department. Foreman
Tom Booth gave a special exhibition of
the machines value yesterday for the
HERALD man, and for rapidity, dur
ability, and ease of operation 1t must
be conc ded to have no equal. The
Cest was made on q 13-iuch (westhered
oak) piece of timber. and it was just
eight seconds from the time the bit
struck the timber until it had travelled
through the ID inches of hard oak aud
appeared on the opposite side. This
test was repeated a dozen times and
each time the bit penetrated the hard
timber without the slightest exertiOn
to the machine or the man handling
it. Mr.. Booth is justly proud OF the
new machine as it will greatly facili-
tate work in the repair department.
]. S. Morrison, the Santa Fe city
ticket agent, said yesterday that it is
really q shame that preparation for
Fourth of July celebration has been
DELAYED this long. 81 do not believe
it will take 81, 500 to celebrate in the
manner they intend" he said: II think
81 200 will furnish all the amusement
the Ell Paso people desire for one day"
He also said he wished to be quoted as
being in favor of allowing the McGinty
club to manage the affair. They have
proved to the people that they are
thorough entertainers and more cap
able of handling an affair of this kind
than the average business man. L
would feel perfectly sure that the
people would get the most for their
money if the McGinty club was al
lowed to manage the whole business"
The suit of Brittnn Davis VS.. the
Texas and Pacific railway for $23. 600
damages was called yesterday morning
in the district court. At noon the case
was continued until this morning ow-
ing to the absence of Judge Edwards,
an attorney in the case. Mr.. Davis
insisted that he lost many head OF
cattle out of Q shipment over the T. p.
line owing to lack of food and water
which the railroad company failed to
supply while on the trip. The follow
ing jurymen have been selected to rem
der a verdict in the case: W. T. KIT
chens, E. r. Gometz, M. Escajeda, Jos.
Campbell, William Oser,J. r. Wilcox,
George Harper. 81. T. Stacy, L. D.
Chriswell.
It is currently reported that there will
DON be changes in the general Offices
of the Southern Pacific at New O.
leans, says the Picayune, the reports
of that road is trying to
find q berth for W. 81. Masters, now
representing the company upon the
traffic board in St. Louis. Mr.. Mast
ers left New Orleans q few days ago.
and the prevalent opinion is that some
time in the future he will become q
member of the local railroad fraterni-
ty. Mr.. Masters will be remembered
as the former commissioner of the
bureau of freight and transportation.
Jim Masterson, m aste car repairer
of the G. 81. at Houston, Joined q re-
oiment at that place and left for Cuba
There are few men along this line who
have more friends than Mr.. Masterson,
and they pleaded with i'm not to go,
but he went regardless of all Objec-
tions. A man in from Houston yester-
day says that Mr.. Mssterson's friends
are trying now to prevent him from
passing the physical examination, hop
ing by this means to have him return
to Houston.
"Heyr" yelled q Santa Fe man yes
terday, "Are you aware that tobacco
had advanced seventeen cents on the
pound?" When informed that report
fnhonan in "a
produced q 1O-cent plug of tobacco
which he purchased yesterday morn
ing and compared It with 1O-cent
plug of the same tobacco which he had
purchased before the raise went into
fleet. The result was fully q half inch
decrease in size.
Jim Franks, better known as "China
Frank" acted as conductor on the
White Oaks train yesterday in the alb
sence of Conductor Munroe, Mr..
Franks is accused by his railroad
friends of being rather reckless in re-
ating his past experience of the dingy
past. One of the switchmen who has
followed his remarks very closely will
wear that according to Mr.. Franks
own statement he is 24O years old.
B. D. Coldwell, chairman of the
Western Passenger association; John
Sebastian, general passenger agent of
the Rock Island: and Geo. T. Nichol-
son, passenger traffic manager of the
Santa Fe, constitute q committee, the
duty of which is to make q thorough
Investigation OF the wrongful issue OF
stock passes at Kansas City This
committee is tn make comprehensive
report to the executive officers of the
lines interested.
John q. Kirby, vice president and
general manager of the Gulf, Beau
mont and Kansas City railway, and
president of the Gulf, Beaumont and
Great Northern railway, left last
night, via the Southern Pacific, for
Boston. On his return from the east
he will let the contract for the con-
structiop of the Gulf, Beaumont and
Great Northern railway from Kirby
vile to Jefferson, Texss.-Houston
Post.
J. T. Aberuethy, assistant in the Of
fee of superintendent of terminals of
the T. p, eaid yesterday that there
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