El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-09
Sparks From the Engine


S. n. engine SOL has gone to the
shops and will be thoroughly overhaul
ed.
The G. II. laid off three freight crews
yesterday. Business is very dull at
present.
II G. Sloan will take Conductor
Halsted's run on the Mexican Central
until his return.
John Hsrbaugh brakeman ON the
G. 81. was sent to the hospital at San
Antonio yesterday afternoon.
Conductor Roe, of the Mexican Gen.
trail, returned to work on Sunday after
enjoying pleasant vacation.
Three care of hogs, en- route to Los
Angeles from Fl. Worth, passed
through here yesterday over the T. &
p.
D. E. McNair, q brakeman on the G.
81. left for the hospital at San Antonio,
where he will be treated for symptoms
of typhoid.
The boys employed In the G. 81.
shops are organizing social club to
be known as the Elite Dancing club.
They will give their first dance on
August 18th.
Mr.. Ed. Ryan. general inspector of
boilers for thee. 81. company, arrived
from San Antonio yesterday and is
keeping the boys around the shop NOV
ing pretty lively.
The railroad clerks in all the offices
are kept busy night and day getting
up their monthly reports. The boys
hate to see the first of the month arrive
as that means plenty of work.
Superintendent Borcherding, of the
cd 1ox,
on the pay car from his tour of inspec-
ton of the shops at Valentine and San
derson and reports finding everything
ir frst-class condition.
The S. P. train was two hours late
yesterday on account of the freight
wreck that occurred the night before.
The wrecking train arrived last night
with two wrecked cars and returned
this morning for the other three.
Mr.. James M. Barr, the newly elect
ed third vice-president of the Santa
Fe, will start on a tour Of inspection
over the Santa Fe system lines from
next week. Mr.. Barr will stop in
Topeka on his way west and look over
the Santa Fee shops and Offices in this
city. He passed through Topeka some
time ago on his way to Galveston over
the Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fee line,
but did not stop off. Mr.. sBarr's trip
west will be his first since he was man
anager of the Las Vegas Hot Springs
company several years ago.-Optic.
Three surveying corps have been
started out by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company, under the direction
of Chief Engineer w. T. Manning, of
the Pittsburg & Western Railway COM
pany, to make complete survey of the
main line of the Pittsburg 81 Western,
between Pittsburg & Akron. The sur
vey will probably require six months
to complete, and then extensive i'm
provements, costing several million dol
lars, are contemplated. 1t is the in
tention to bring the standard of the
Pittsburg & Western up to that of the
recently improved Baltimore & Ohio
and place 1t in position to more sue
cessfully compete with other lines to
the lakes.-Ex.
At present the Burlington and other
roads traversinR the great western
grain belt are making preparations to
handle the largest crop of corn ever
raised in productive section of the
country. The Burlington has gathered
information which leads it to
believe that this years crop
will far exceed that of any former
''banner" season and almost double
that Of any former average" year.
While the reports from all parts Of
the belt, which covers Nebraska, Iowa.
Northern Missouri, Northern Kansas
and Northeastern Colorado, are glow
ing. Everywhere In the belt the corn
crop Is said to be safe under ordinary
conditions.-Kansas City Journal.