El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-12
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would like to meet the Santa Fe hose
team at the earliest opportunity,
l.. Richardson, of the G.. II. & S. A.
| blacksmith shop, left yesterday for
Chihuahua where he will visit for sew
erai days. 1 .r, 81
Several new box cars were taken
across the river yesterday for the Mex
lean Central road. They were loaded
with coal. sl 81
General Superintendent Stiner and
Superintendent Hartman, both OF the
Mexican Central, went south over that
line yesterday in a special car.
One OF the many sad things about
the death of Ferney Sullivan, daugh ter
of Engineer Sullivan, which occurred
the fact that the father failed to reach
the bedside before the beloved daugh-
ter passed away. ,....-,.
Ed Ryan, master mechanic at San
Antonio and boiler inspector for the
G. 81. & 8. A., arrived in this city yes
tire day and went east today. Ed always
finds q warm welcome on this end OF
the line and lis frequent visits are
made very pleasant. -s.-a..-
Walter Wall, who for 30 long a time
was employed as call boy for the G. b.
& S. A. At this point, left yesterday
for New Orleans where he intends to
reside permanently. Walter has many
friends here to wish him the best of
luck in his new home.
Conductor James G.. WEIGH has re-
signed his position with the G. 81. & S.
A. for reasons unknown. Mr.. WEIGH
stands high in the estimation OF his
fellow workmen and they all wish him
success in whatever business he may
enter. He ia said to have been the
coolest conductor at critical times Of
any on the road.
A lot of sugar en- route from the west
to New York over the Southern Paci-
fic arrived yesterday and was detained
on account of the floods. Several cars
of fruit are also held over for the same
reason. They are kept refrigerated
to prevent the fruit from spelling and
will be hurried forward as soon as OPP
portunity is presented.-San Antonio
Express. 81
Colonel G. R. Cottingham finished
his Welt with Master Mechanic Her.
bert and yesterday afternoon left for
his headquarters at Victoria, Texas,
as chief auditor of the Gulf, West
Texas & Pacific and the New York,
Texas & Mexico. He expressed him
self as having a very enjoyable time
here and regretted to leave the rare
air of this altitude.
Fifty-eight roads reporting show
gross earnings for the third week of
June of 1891, 1896, against Sc, $50. 1886.
being an increase of ST., 141, 16O. Fifty
three of :he roads show increased and
five decreased earnings. Since jan
uary last the same roads
earned 1888, 1902, 191 gross against
S171, 965. 749 for the corresponding pc
riod of last year; being an increase of
S11 1886, 442. For the longer period for
LYNNE roads show increases and nine
deere sses.-Exchange ..-r
No. 9, the passenger train due here
yesterday afternoon at 1:3O, from the
west, did not reach here until 4:15 this
The delay was due to a
wa.hout at Maricopa, Arizona, where
the Maricopa and Phoenix road taps
the Southern Pacific. The train was
to wait for the No. 9 which
went east this afternoon. For fifteen
hours the Southern Pacific was tied up
both east and west out of this point.
The washout west has been repaired
and, it Is thought that the great wash
out east will be repaired late tomor-
row.
There was ripple of excitement
created in railroad circles yesterday
when the fact was made known that
Jerry Faust, pump repsirer ON the G..
n. & s. A, had resigned his position
with that company to work for the
company south of Juarez Mr..
Faust has been with the G.. 81. & S. A.
company for the past fourteen years
and he has rendered good service. He
was first here and then there and most
any old place the company wanted to
send him along their line, and he
never knew when he was going to
enjoy the pleasures of home. It is
thought that these conditions prompt
ed him to resign the position he has SO
long held.
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