El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-02
Sparks From The Engine.

Monday Mr.. G. j. Gonzales OF the
general offices of the Sonora railway,
passed Nogales, en- route to Ell Paso, on
business.-Oasis.
Work on the improved piping of the
twin tanks of the G. b. is progressing
again in few days.
Early in the week Mr.. Frank Mar
tin. machinist in the railroad shop at
Guaymas. was visiting Nogales. He
went to Ell Paso.-Oasis.
No. 10 from the west arrived here
yesterday three hours late, as
usual. The cause of this delay was
said to be numerous bots boxes.
The freight crew which was taken
of the G. II. two weeks ago. has been
ordered on again A rush OF work
necessitated this action on the part OF
the company. zee" -aT .i-f''iF- ss-
The G. 81. & S. A. pay car arrived
here yesterday afternoon at about 2
O'Clock and the psymaster had COM
pleted his task of paying off all the
employees on this end OF the line at
4:30. 3G
Engineer Geo. Stead, of the G. H.,
who has been off duty for several days
past with an attack of Ia grippe, was
able to be out riding yesterday AND
will report for duty again in short
time.
Each engineer on the G. H & S. A.
is to be provided with a tool box and
he must be directly responsible for the
| tools therein. Yesterday the first lot
of these boxes we're being placed on
the engines of that division.
There arrived over the Santa Fe
yesterday, from the east another steam
| log loader for the Alamogordo Lumber
company of AlRmogOrdO, N. M. 1t is
| q powerful machine and will give the
company very good service.
Tom Spivy, of the G. Fl. car depart
ment, will entertain the Mandolin club
| at his residence, sos North Stanton
street, tomorrow night. Tom ia a great
entertainer and the Mandolin club will
no doubt greatly enjoy the event.
| 1t is the intention of the G. Fl. to ex-
+, tend their rip tracks SO. as ito give
them an outlet on the east side of the
round house. The way things are at
present when cars are repaired on
these tracks they must be taken out
the same direction in which they were
! placed there.
| The delayed passenger train from
the west on the 8 P. yesterday after
noon brought in $50 colored soldiers
from Fort Huachuca. They we're all
from the Ninth cavalry and were
bound for various points in the east,
most of them, however, were going to
Knoxville, Tenn.
| Attractive grounds around railway
stations, especially In small places, add
much to the enjoyment of travellers,
particularly on local trains. A trip
over the Santa Fe shows considerable
artistic work in this respect on divi.
siOus where flower gardens are practic
able .-Albuquerque Citizen.
A careful examination of the Rail.
road Gazette and the Railway Age re-
veals the fact that the trend of railroad
construction is at present to the south.
west. The coming five years will un
doubleday see q great many lines built
into this resourceful. yet undevelope6
country. Democrat.
Walter Mills, of the G. H. black
smith shop, is again on the sick list
Mr.. Mills arrived at this point from
Houston some time ago and the water
there does not agree with him, In con
sequence of which he has been on the
list with the sick several times since
he commenced work.
While taking the old switch engine
No. 651 out of the G. 81. shops yester
day preparatory to sending her tt
SandersOn, she left the track at thu