El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-11

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immediate attention so as not to delay
track laying when they get that far
along.
Sparks From The Engine.
Engineer F. E. Brown is handling
the extra switch engine in the G. Fl.
yards.
The yard men have had hard time
of it taday working in the cold wind
aud dust.
Superintendent Martin arrived yes
terdsy over the G. 81. & S. A. in his
private car "Saragossa.
Another bulletin has been posted at
the G. 81. shops warning all officials
and employees to be vaccinated.
Jack Britton, the G. 81. machinist
who has been laying off for the past
week announce his intention of report
ing for work Monday.
Engineer Pete RAIDER, one of the old
est and most respected engineers on
the G. n. & S. A. line, who has been
enjoying q rest for several days past,
reported for work yesterday.
A party consisting of Superinten-
dent Davidson, of the Alamogordo
Lumber Mill, his mother and father
and his brother and wife, went north
over the E P. & N. E. this morning in
a special car for Alamogordo.
Engineer Swartz, of the G. H., ia
laying off. He says that the besutiful
weather of yesterday wac great in
great change in the weather this
morning, however, will have great
tendency toward making him report for
duty again.
The necessity of closet at the G.
b. & S. A. depot Is being discussed
on all sides. There is but one room
there and that is for women. The
company should look after this matter
as great deal of complaint is heard
among the travelling people who reach
this point.
Three car loads of Stag were dumped
near the joint bridge crossing the Rio
Grande yesterday. This alag is to be
used in the construction of the bridge
when the Mexican government get
through with the plans and specifica-
tions, which, it is safe to say,
will be sometime in the future.
r. Alden Nickerson, who has held a
position at the local freight depot for
some time past, left last night for Chi
cagO, where he has received position
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superintendent of the Chicago & North
| western railroad. By his upright and
gentlemanly ways Mr. NickersOn made
q number of warm friends in this city,
who rejoice to hear of his prom otion
E. B. Sibley has been given his posi-
ton at the freight depot.-Albuquer
que Citizen.
The Santa Fe is about to offer in
ducements toward building up the
local passenger traffic on the road,
especially over the Sauta Fe Pacific,
and to do this has decided to reduce it's
passenger rates between San Bernar-
dino and Barstow and all along
the Santa Fe Pacific between
Mojave and Albuquerque. The reduc-
ton between San Bernardino and Bar
stow will be 161 per cent, between
Mojave and Needles % 1-3 per cent, and
Albuquerque I6 2-3 per cent.---Albu-
querque Democrat.
The Optic says: 1.-THE Santa Fe Pa
cific has turned off the section hands
working on the road between Needles
and Mojave and will fill their places
with Japanese laborers imported by
the company for that purpose. This
throws many men out of employment,
reason for the change is said to be
economy. The old section hands were
paid from 81 SO to 81 so per day while
| the Japs can be hired for 81 per day,
and the men board themselves" A
Santa Fe Pacific official denies the
truth of the story.
Thirty laborers came in this morn
ing over the Santa Fe from Potter
county, Pennsylvania, and were trans
| ferred to the E. P. 81 N. E. and were
taken north at 1890 to Alamogordo
big mill of that place. W. S.
StoYer headed the party and in con-
versation with HERALD reporter this
morning he said that there were q
great many first-class ball players in
the crowd and that they would be glad
to meet the Ell Paso players at some fu-
ture time. Ten skilled laborers from
the same place passed through here
yesterday to work in the big mill.
| John A. Walker, the "third-trick"
dispatcher in the G. Fl. Office at this
point. will leave Monday for San An
tonic where he will wed a society
belle of that place. Mr.. Walker is
well and favorably known in this city
and he is already receiving congratula-
tiOns on his excellent chances of be-
coming the bridegroom of so fair q
bride. He will be accompanied to that
place by Charley Cole, dispatcher of
high standing, who will act as best
man for the contracting parties.
Rumor has 1t that Mr.. Cole will also
be married while in San Antonio.
ChRrleV does not a firm the rumOr but