El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21

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Albuquerque Citizen.
Sparks From the Engine.
| A circular issued by the Houston,
East & West Texas Railway company
announces the appointment of r W.
| Miller as travelling passenger agent,
with headquarters at Dallas.-Dallas
News.
The earnings of the whole Contra
system during the ssecond quarter of
July, 1899, were approximately $685.
OS9, which compared with S21O,S21 for
crease of s74,26s. Total increase to
date $3.50, 2l7.-Two Republics.
Gross earnings of the Chicago-Great
| Western for the month of June were
S515, 947, an increase of 1926, 1856. With
the month of June the Great Western
closes its fiscal year with gross earn
ings for the year of s., 1853 1903, showing
an increase over the previous year OF
1856, 5Ss.-Ex.
Brake man G. w. Moore of the G. b.
& S. A. is now in Hotel Dieu from the
effect of an injury received at Lord
sburg last night. He was in the act of
coupling cars when his left hand was
caught and two fingers badly smashed.
He was brought to this city on a
freight train and met at the depot by
Dieu. At last accounts he was doing
very nicely.
The new depot building is rapidly
will be ready for receiving the offices
of the Ell Paso s. Northeastern rail
road. The platforms for freight and
passenger service are ample, while the
arrangements of the interior are excel
lent. It is thought the removal of the
company's offices from Ell Psso will be-
gin about the middle of the month
Alamogordo News.
The famous toll bridge at Harper's
Ferry, w. Va, constructed entirely of
railroad iron, might serve as an object
lesson on how to utilize WORKOUT steel
rails. The main Orders, top girders,
stills and side braces of the Harper's
Ferry bridge are constructed of seven
bolted at the joints, and the bridge is
solid and substantial, and at the same
time has neat appearance.-Rep
1t is reported, and it is talked in rail-
road circles that the NJ, K. T.
management is con templating q change
in division points that will take every
Katy employe, except the shopmen and
the section men, out OF Sedalia. It is
said that Franklin Junction will be the
end of the runs from Parsons and
the divisional point for the St. Louis
crews. This is mere rumor, of course.
but stranger things have happened
Sedslia Capital.
Chauncey M. Depew was quoted as
saying that there was no truth in the
rumored combine of the Pennsylvania
and the New York Central railroads.
He is reported to have said: 1.-THE
Central has all it wants, now that the
Boston and Albany Is secured. We
have always held close connection with
the Boston and Albany, as it does 40
per cent of our through business. We
had to have it to prevent some other
road choking US of. "-Ex.
Toboggan, the terminal station of the |
& Sacramento Mountain |
railways "Cloud Climbing Route" is |
one of the busiest places in New Mex |
station to the popular summer resort, |
the heavy passenger and |
freight traffic caused by the opining of |
that institution keeps Toboggan hum
ming" However, Albert Walker, the |
general station agent, is equal to the |
and, although he has prac-
ideally the whole thing to look after,
Tue 6lueeS 10 OOu0 WILL
and dispatch, -Alamogordo News.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
Ia preparing to put crude pc
troleum on the roadbed to see If it will
keep down the dust and make 1t more
pleasant for passengers. This Is in
with the suggestion of the
Good Roads meeting In st. Louis some
time ago, when the plan of keeping the
roads from getting muddy by saturat
ing the ground with crude petroleum
was advanced. The oil is put on the
ground when it is thoroughly dry and |
allowed to soak in until the ground
will hold no mora. It is claimed that
it will shed water and never get mud
dy.-Ex.
G. A. Walker, Santa Fee agent at Nc
Pherson. has been appointed Santa Fe
agent at Hutchinson. He has been in
the employ of the Santa Fe II years. |
He learned telee raphy at Little River
and since has held various positions |
with the company, mainly in the capa-
city of agent at Mcpherson and at |
Little River. He has been agent at |
his present station for the past four |
years. The Santa Fe last year awarded |
prizes to agents whose stations made |
the greatest percentage of increase in |
earnings. Mr.. Walker won the first'
prize of $3.50, for greater increase |
than any other station from Chicago to |
The Pacific coast. Mr.. Walker will be |
as soon as the necessary |
changes can be made.
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