El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-08

w. A. Cooper of the telegraph de-
partment of the Texas and Pacific q,
Whitesboro came in yesterdsy.-Fori
Worth Register.
A new 73-inch boring mill and an
| automatic air compressor have been
| received at the Santa Fee Pacific shops
in Albuquerque.
| David Young, a railway conductor
from San Antonio, Texas, and his
charming bride are quartered at the
Jardin.-Two Republics.
! The shops at this place are not only
increasing the working hours, but are
adding daily help to their present force
OF mechanics, wipers and round house
helpers.-Las Vegas Optic.
Cattle shipping rates on the Pecos
| Valley railroad are as follows: From
Canyon to Kansas City, 26 cents per
100 from Hereford to Kansas City, 2s
cents per 100-Amarillo Champion.
The total mileage made by the en-
gines of the Santa Fe proper last year
was 81, 4S5 1928, for which service the
mechanical department paid a. 1885,
2S2,17. This is exclusive of the cost
of the engines.
Engineer Perkins, of the T. p. pas
jsenger, layed off yesterday and Engi-
neer Fahrenkamp went out on his run
| in the afternoon. Engineer Harry
Mabee went east on the 212, Fahren-
Ramps regular engine.
General Manager Faulkner say that
the Pecos Valley road will be ccmplet-
ed to the Texas state line, ninety-five
miles from marillo, and open business
| on October 20. The name of the town
| will be Texico, compromise between
Texas and Mexico.
Owing to the large amount of traffic
on the Ration division, four engines
were sent TO that place yesterday. One
hundred and fifty cars of freight, west
/ bound. were blocked at Ration and
| these engines were sent there to assist
in breaking the blockade.
Texas and Pacific chair car No. 49l
has just been turned out of the shops
| at Marshall. 1t surpasses anything in
| their chair car line that has ever vet
| been put on wheels. It is, in fact, a
little palace, and the Texas and Pacific
boys are jnstly proud of it.
The painters have finished their task
| on this end of the 7. p. and left TODAY
for Sierra Blanca. These painters have
| been hard at work on this end of the
line for some time past and have sue
| ceeded in identifying the T. P. prop
erty to a considerable extent.
When railroads were first proposed
in this country the great Chancellor
Livingston declared that no one would
want to risk his life flying through
space at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour. Daniel Webster said the frost
on the rails would prevent the trains
moving.
III. S. Van Slyck, formerly general
agent OF the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
road, is now joint agent of the Santa
t'e Pacific and the Santa Fe, Prescott
& Phoenix railroad at Ash Fork. Mr..
Van Slyck is frst-class railroad man
Albuquerque Democrat.
Engineer Mckinley, of the G. II.
will be strictly in it this evening. He
returned from San Antonio yesterday
with his wife aud his friends are Civ
ing ball and reception in their honor
this evening at Chopin hall. and 1t will
be a grand affair. Mr.. MCKINLEY will
be called upon to make a short talk on
domestic economy.
j. E. Webster, day ysrdmsster at
the L. z. was the center of attraction
yesterday. He received all callers
with polite bow and warm hand
shake. To stranger it would seem
that Mr.. Webster had just been elect
ed alderman, but this Is not true. 1t
is an eight pound boy, and the whist
ling of the engines already attract it's
attention. The mother and child are
doing extremely well-snd SO is Mr..
Webster.