El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-31
a Horrible Roar.

The following notice, which has been
sent 10 every fireman OF the T1csou
division Of The ). p. explains Itself. L,
il G 81 -ldpred bv the fireman as the
ranEest xiad of an imposition and un-
less nod iied % CT a. exteot, there
will certainty be trouble on that OWL
sion 4 commission will wait upon
Mr.. Pratt today ia Tucson and demand
thnt CHANGES be made in the order.
allow this order 70 be Gu
forced toe next one issued
will regl re all 6remeu to call at Mr.
Pratt'= house upon arriving at the
Tucson eud OF thu line and saw cord
OF wood. Taere IL no doubt that the
order mas GRE ated a great deal OF dis
satlsfacti on and there are plenty OF
those " 40 b lieve that there will be
trouble over the matter. The follow
ing l. the Questionable order:
OFPICE OF MASTER MECHANIC
Tucsoo, October 24Jn, 1888.
= Dear Si-:-Is is a known TACT that
sloveuly aud in6ideren iremen usually
make tlc same kind Of engineers, and
II IL is your ambiS on TO become
thorough engineer, IL behouves
you 60 keep this point in view.
To come proficient in the
ecor omjc use OF fuel, snouId
OG YOUR UTSt OultIb. aANtI SO~0
a general willingness to perform such
duties as are assigned to fremen,
keeping 10 view the point that you
will 90 the work required OF you,
whether or not some otner h~eman,
who NAV be Indifferent, neglects his
At the present time, with the help
giyen by toe roundhouse men, there Is
ample time for hremen ruuniog on
freight engines, to clean toat
/, therefore, will expect of you this
work 20 be done IN the following msu-
ner: Passenger engines to be HANDLED
as ~ present, en- h man cleaning his
own engine, at Tucsoo aud FL faso,
which Includes all that por ion usually
Gle ,rcd by TIE fireman. On helpers,
aud engiues where regular crews
are as -igned, fremeu TO clean
same, AS ON passenger.
Freight engines, upon arrival, must
be sweps out on the running boards, In
and around the tool boxes, and the
deck OF III. same. This must be done
at ea~h point where crews are changed.
At FL Pa-o and Tues m, after you have
had ten hours rest, you must report
20 the round house foreman who
viii assign you an engine TO
clean all that portion con aimed In the
cab. IL matters not whether this en-
Klnc Is tue Out JOu
fnishinr, before leaving the round
house, YOU must again report to the
forem an. who will inspect your work.
would also call your attention to
point (which sis very noticeable AZ the
present time, and that Is the
very filthy and dirty condition OF
the lu5ricasors. This can all be
avoided 10 every time lubricstors are
filed, they are wip d OF. l will ex-
pect every firenan TO clean such por-
lions of toe cab and engine which he
may, either by accident or careless
ness, ca Iss I'd become dirty. Ii more
att sutol were paid on the road 20 wip-
log of parts 10 the cab, and keeping
them clesn, the work at terminals
would b. 20 isi lara ,ly le 4siid
Remember, the greater portion OF
your time IL spent on the engine, and IL
would seem to me that this fact alone
should influence YOU towards keeping
your surroundings in decent respect
able condition. Hoping you will give
this the careful attention il deserves, l
remsiu, Yours truly.
l.. S. PRATT,
Master Mechanic.
Effective Nov. lst, 1898.