El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-19
HOW DO
THEY STAND :?
Question of the Reputation of
Railroad Men i'm FL PasO.
SOME EXPERT OPINIONS

SUMt EkFChl UfINIONS
Bankers, Business and Professional
Men All Unite In Praising the
Men Who Run the Cars.
The HERALD is in receipt of three
letters from local railroad man all OF
which are of the sauna purpOrt as the
one following:
Edito. HERALD:-This mornings
Times attempts to excuse itself by
language that is nOnsenfcal In regard
10 railroad men being tough. Why
does the Times" not apologize for its
mistake or ignore it entirely? Any
one who will take the trouble to read,
will see where it has misquoted itself
in this particular. First, it said
'touph and uncoutb az a railroad man.
To-Day IL says tough only, and tries
to palliase the offense by throwing
mud on Texans too.
Railroad men are tough and no mis-
take physically. They have to be to
do the work: Mentally and morally
there are few laboring classes that
stand higher.
AS for railroad men being 'uncouth,'
let our acquai utances decide. It is
not for any paper to publish such for
facts on its own responsibility without
incurring hard feelings from the
people named.
am a railroader, q Texan and a
democrat.
G. s. BAILEY.
s'There are men in every community
who are blessing to 1t, and there are
individuals from every business and
profession who now and again stand
forth rs public benefactors; but, taking
them all in all, day in and day out,
through good times and bad, there is
no clsss of men so absolutely beneficial
TO . town and so universally well-llked
rs the railroad men,"
Thus spoke one OF the most promi-
nent business msn int he city in the
Sheldon block this morning.
THE reasons why this is SO" be con-
tinued ARE these: Their work re-
qaires men phyically perfect, and
they are Ia consequence of the healthy,
hearty, cheerful, kind. They are paid
veil as class. and their trade Is eager
iy soughtly business men. They are
taught the value of responsibility, and
the majority of them have high sense
of their business, social, and moral
obligation. There is no more gener-
GUS lot of men In the world, because
every one of them has q kind word and |
s0msthing better for . fellow in dis |
tross, At t le same time there are none |
Who c0atinue SO to be tmbuel with the /
spirit of independence and of our CON
situation and so ready to stand up for
their rig cts.''
All this is true. And as to the spe-i
cific truth of 1t in Ell Psso, one may /
judge from the replies to queries made
among business men this morning.
First, 10 household economy. Love
OF home ia the truest indication of q
IL. = CT \
A. p. Coles, the real estate man; sour
largest aud best class of renters is
among the railroad employees. There
are sossible exceptions, but as rule,
they are prompt in payment of rents,
snd their houses are always we'll fur
nished and well taken care Of. 1 only
wish all our renters were as welcome
Dnes As railrOaders."
SAID Horace 3. Stevens, 81 rent to
plenty OF railroad men, and in the care
Of th cir homes, in the payment of rent,
md in all business relations they are as
desirable and gentlemanly lot of men |
Is can be found' Two other real
estate men endorsed these views. |,
At the State National Bank the
'satement wa made that the bank car
led a large line of deposits from rail-
DAD men, and that they we're a most
satisfactory class of customers.
1--WE have had extensive dealings !,
nth railroad men," was the statement
+ the bs nix of 81. L. Newman and son,
10 the White Oaks coun-
~, and we have always found them
and satisfactory to deal
nth"
At the First National it was ststsd +
hat they were always glad to add I
abroad mems deposits to their al
eady large list of that class, and that
great proDOrtion of these man wera | L
honey savers.
Inquiry was made at four groceries :
nd at two butcher shops where rail-
Dad men trade. THE best pay and 2
he best class of custom we have" was
be universal comment.
Said an attorney, RAILROAD men q
lake the best clients and best witness q
Ie have. Thev know the value of con. y
Use and truthful statements, and
lake them"
An examination of the police and t
rimiGal docket will show the almost L
omDlete absence of railroad mems &
ames I'VE don't know what it is to .
ave trouble with railroad men," Z
lid a policeman this morning, sswhen p
hey have trouble they don't burden us
18th Them q
OF course lots OF railroad men do ii
rink, they do it decorously just like
ny Other man of sense who chooses to
Ike drink now and then.
Said ST Ryan, of the Aston House,
We have lots and lots of railroad men q
here every day. and they are the
ost desireable and gentlemanly class Il
e have. l have lots of applications z
avs promptly repaid. Railroad menl
g square, aud anything good you say q
bout them you can send in with my O.
gnature underneath.