El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-08

tenn on its fifty-third birthday repres-
ented An investment of 5000, ZOO, 900.
Last year it carried 1900, 900 psssen
gers.
The local division of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, No. 159. City OF
Mexico will be represented at the BIZ
ennial convention of the order, at
Detroit, Mich, by Conductor j.. II.
Broheski.
The International and Great North
ern, Texas and Pacific, Iron Mountain
and ST. Louis Southwestern has been
selected as the official route from Texas
for the National convention OF the Ira
velers' Protective Association at Louis
vile,
Sedalia's gift of 100000, the new
Katy shops, to the Missouri. Kansas q
Texas railway, have been closed for
few days and operations will not be re-
sumed until next Wednesday, when
the men will only work two days.-Se-
dalia Democrat.
F, W. Bugbee, the railroader Rough
Rider, who narrowly escaped death in
Cuba from both bullets and fever, has
returned after q short leave OF absence
spent in Kansas City, and will resume
his duties with the Southern Pacific
compauy.-Tucson Citizen.
On last Monday fire was discovered
at Lordsburg. There was car loaded
with nitre discovered to be on fire. 1t
is supposed it caught fire from an en-
CINE in the yard. The fire was put out
before any great damage was done.
The Santa Fe system will, effective
May 6, establish proportional rate OF
S71.37 per 36-foot car, Ell Paso to
Denver, on shipments of cattle origi-
mating at Van Horn, Texas. and de-
stined to Omaha, Neb. This will es-
tablish through rate of $147.6O per &C.
foot car.
Additional ships are to be added in
the near future to the fleet which IS
operated in connection with the Santa
Fee road from San Diego. This service
has been in operation since the first OF
last December. and it is reported that
both the Santa Fee and the steam
ship officials are we'll pleased with the
results.-Globe-D Democrat.
One of the new transcontinental
mail trains has made mile in twep-
ty-nne seconds, running along smooth
stretch of Iowa prairie. The Prov
idepcn Or. I.)Journal figures out tn at if
the same speed could be maintained
around the globe the entire distance
would be covered in five days and
twenty hours!-Dallss News.
The Wabash management contribut-
ed $500 to the Kirksville relief fund
and relieved Mayor Noouan of active
duty as agent for the company at
Kirksville, providing a substitute there
pro tenn. in order that the mayor may
have the time needed to devote to the
relief Of the sufferers. The Wabash
likewise offers free transportation OF
relief supplies.
Several large gangs of workmen
working on the railway i'm
provement at the depot. Gem
eral Manager Thorne states that the
new b-ick depot building will cost
about SIS ,000 and that the total cost OF
the contemp plated improvements at the
Texas and Pacific depot here will ag-
gregaJe about $50, 0OO.--Dallas News.
The interstate commission will be in
charge of a meeting at Washington on
May 10 of representatives, OF roads
south of the Ohio and east OF the Mis-
sissippi, and such lines west OF the Mis-
sissippi as have any important connec-
ton with the gulf export trade. The
matter to be taken up at this gathering
is the adjustment of both passenger
and freight rates throughout the south
and southeast.
George F. Hawkes., formerly train
master of the Santa Fe at Arkansas
City, has been made superin tendent OF
the San Luis division of the Mexican
Central railway. with headquarters at
San Luis Potosi. Mr.. Hawkes. left the
Santa Fee to take a position BIS general
roadmaster with the Mexican Central
some time ago. He succeeds Mr.. E. E.
Styner, who goes to the City of Mex!-
CO as general superintendent of the
road.-Exch.
| CD. Clifford, who has been acting as
switchman. in the G.. b. yards for
some time, received telegram few
days ago announcing the death OF an
uncle in Chicago and also that he had
been remembered in bis uncle's will to
the extent of good many thousand
dollars. M. Clifford says he doesn't
think he will ever have to look box
car in the face again, not If ne car
help it, and he thinks he can. Mr.. Gilt
ford will leave in few days for his
home in Iowa.
Harry M, Swank, for several years
| assistant TO George Hagen bush In the
Santa Fee passenger office at Kansas
Civ. has been appointed travelling pas
senger agent of the road with head
quarters in Topeka. He will work a.
assistant to Mr.. @. l.. Seagraves, the
present travelling passenger agent, wb'
because of the great amount of work
in the general passenger office VIII
hereafter spend the most OF his time IL
the office. Mr.. Swauk will be on the
road practically all of the time.-Ex
change.
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