El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-02

Christian Frey, father of General
Manager Frey of the Santa Fe, died re-
Gently at the home of one of his sons
in Seymour, Ind. He was over 20 yeas
of age.
through freight every day from New
York to San Francisco. It is due at
this point every evening at o'clock G.
II. time.
An engineer, fireman, conductor and
brakeman on the Santa Fe have each
been given 10 credit marks for prompt
action in preventing cars from burning
at blind siding.
Tim Leahy has resigned his petition
as section foreman at Maria, on the G.
H., to accept position on the "Bur-
no" road which runs from Ben son, A RI
IONA to Guaymas, Mexico.
The approximate earnings of the
whole Central system for the third
quarter of April. 1899, were S290,971,
against S254, 8O4 for the corresponding
period of 1898, showing an increase of
$26, 167.
Thirty-one cars of cattle will be
loaded at Ssuz, Mexico, on the 7th of
the present month. They will arrive
here the 9Th and be transferred to the
Santa Fe for shipment to Garden City,
Kansas. They belong to Cox & Kay
ser.
T. G. Gage, general freight agent Of
the Santa Fe, with headquarters in
Topeka, Kas., who has been in this
city for several days, left yesterday
morning over the Santa Fee for San
Francisco to look after the cempsny's
interests.
Pat Reardon, section foreman at Fay
who has been layed up for some time
past with broken ankle, was able to
be around yesterday with the assis-
lance of c-utches. 1t will be several
days yet before he will be able to re-
port for work.
Joe Oberholser, the Santa Fee opera
tor, will be married tomorrow in Tue
son, Arizona. Harry Corbin, the night
oper ator, is now manipulating the keys
in Mr.. Oberholser's absence and r. J
Owen is attending to the duties of the
position formerly held by Mr.. Corbin.
Yesterday was the first of the month
and it WAS the duty of the clerks in the
railroad offices to imagine they were
busy whether they were or not. They
know that it is the time of the month
when they should have more than they
could do and if they don't have it they
are really disappointed. 4
An engineer on the Santa Fee fell
asleep while on duty and an accident
occurred which cost the company
S6.65. The engineer admitted that be
b ad been asleep and On account of his
previous good record his punishment
was reduced to suspension of thirty
days.
Bailey Mustain's crew of the Santa
Fee is at present at work repairing the
platform of the joint warehouse. AT
ter this job is completed the work of
the platform at the Santa
F'e depot 80 feet will be commenced.
the extending of the platform to the
extent already mentioned.
Pat O'Donnell, who has been in the
G. Il. S. A. hospital at San Antonio
for some time past recovering from in
hand car, was in town yester-
day shaking hands with friends. He
said he had fully recovered from his
fn juries and left on the afternoon train
ior Sierra Blanca where he VIII again
assume the duties of section foreman.
Citizens of Kingman, Ariz., have re-
fused to pay So, 300 year in order to
secure the terminal of the new road be-
ing projected through Mojsve county |
in northerly direction. The road |
will join the main line of the Santa Re |
at Hancock and in order to reach !
Kipgman the track of the main linen
would he used, for which privilege the
Santa Fe company desires Sc 900 yesr 4
Vegas Optic.