El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-03
Sparks From The Engine.

The West Virginia Central 81 Pitts
burg special car ''Katharyne," was in
| the G. 81. yards yesterday.
W. A. Hawkins left over the Santa
Fe this morning for Santa Fe, New
Mexico, where he goes on business for
the road.
hours late last night and did not
reach this side of the river until this
morning.
The Pennsylvania has ordered 1000
large steel cars from the Pressed Steel
company, and the Lehigh Valley has
ordered 500.
r. Norton has taken his old position
as operator at the front of the E.. z. q
N. E. He has been spending vaca-
tion in Colorado.
It is reported from Philadelphia
that the Baldwin Locomotive Works
Chinese railways.
The Santa Fee passenger train from
the north reached this point one hour
late this morning. The delay was due
to bad connections north.
Assistant Superintendent Aver of
the Rio Grande division of the Santa
Fee, was in the city yesterday looking
after work on the new bridge.
Superintendent Martin arrived here
from Valentine yesterday after investi-
eating the burning of the roundhouse
at that place last Tuesday night.
Superintendent Hartman of the
Mexican Central came in this morn
ing from the south on the delayed
Mexican Central train in his private
car
Track laying on the Jarilla branch
of the E. P, 81 N. E. will be commence
ed Monday, and already q large force
of workmen are on hand ready to be-
gin.
The 6 H. and the Santa Fe have
had force of men at work for some
time past repairing their crossings and
they are all in good condition at pre-
sent.
e The G. II. pay car will reach this
point tomorrow at noon. The question
was asked the reporter on all sides yes
terday when the car would arrive
here.
G. G. Evans, formerly engineer on
construction of the Sc miles of the E.
p. & N. E.. was in the city yesterday
on business. Mr.. Evans is now con
L
There were in the neighborbood o.
100 refrigerator cars in the G. 81. yards
yesterday to go west. They were all
empty and proved great treat for box
car travellers going to the west coast.
The Katy is short on engines on &C
count OF the rush in stock shipments.
Work is being pushed on all engines in
the shops and four will likely be turn
ed out today, Nos. ISL, 1854, 229 and
The work of laying cement floor in
the G. 81. paint shop was commenced
yesterday. When this is completed
the workmen will turn their atten-
cement floor in it. This will be q
great improvement over the old mud
floor and the conditions will be
Thoroughly appreciated by the workmen.
The Santa Clara Valley Co. is pre-
San Jose to Alviso, Cal, 9 miles
Stock has been subscribed to the
amount of 100000, and the company
has some $780, 600 worth of material on
hand. Surveys have been made and
the right of way has been secured II.
2. Thayer, secretary, San Francisco
Albuquerque Democrat.
A new boiler has been placed in the
pump house recently erected Dy the G.
81. company. Everything will soon be
ready TO place the new pump in opera
tion and then the old wooden shack
which has so long served the 6. h. g.
S. A. company as pump house will be
abandoned. The G. II. company has
expended thousands of dollars on this
end of the line during the past year in
m nrnVip0 their nrnnRrtV
Colonel S. B. Hovey. vice-president
and general superintendent of the Chi