El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-28

collision came. He crouched low I'M
til the instant the flying cars emsshe
into the others and then spraug high
in the air. The conclusion passed
beneath him and he landed safely or
the top of the car which did not leave
the track. The caboose was hurled
many feet in the air, the fiat car Dex'
| in line was smashed into kindline
wood and others were broken in two
and otherwise wrecked. 1t was q
brave attempt to save the property Of
| his employers and but for his GOODNESS
would have cost him his life. The
crowd that watched the thrilling in
oident loudly cheered Brakeman
Ahlstrom as he climbed down from
| the car.
The Visit OF the 6. II. Officials.
IL. Parks, general passenger and
ticket agent, and 81. M. Mayo, chief OF
the literary bureau, of the Southern
Pacific, Atlantic system, who are in FL
Paso from Houston. say that their visit
70 our city has no special Significance,
that their main object in coming ia to
their home town, to see the existing
conditions of Ell Psso, and enjoy the
delightful climate of western Texas.
81 consider the climate of west Tex
as the most delig htful was ever in, -
eaid Mr.. Parks, land 1 have travelled
considerably. That of Maria and Fit.
Davis is especially enjoyable, the only
Inference In those places aud Ell PasO
is that they are higher. 1 have sent
prominent citizens of Houston and
Galveston have erected cottages at Fl.
Davis and go there to spend the sum-
mer. We stopped there one day on
our way to Ell Paso. 3
"There seems to be a prevailing
Impression" said Mr.. Parks, "tbat
the G h. & S. A. Is not pushing for
ward the interests of Ell Psso and that
on the other hand the company is neg
mating in favor of other towns. The
6. 81. 81 S. A. has just as much interest
in Ell Paso as in any other town on its
line and your material welfare Is our
material welfare.
81 am much surprised at the impro-
vements that have taken place in every
line in this city since my last visit, two
years ago; and the comparison IL more
striking between the present conditions
in Ell Paso and the time of my fret
visit here in 1887. There were proba-
bly, five thousand people here then. All
the. land lying north of the G. b. &
9. A. tracks was dry, barren and vac
ant. Now the houses, yards and streets
make pleasing sight to look upon.'
Mr.. Parks Gays that the good effects
of the teachers convention upon Ell
Paso will be felt for years, but he
doesn't approve of the idea of trying o
m AXE this fall and winter convention
city. He suggests that the best time
to have associations to hold their con-
ventions here Ia after March in the
spring. The people in the east are
busy in the fall harvesting their inn
mense crops. In ember the railroads
take East Texans back to their old
homes in the south and east. There ia
reaction in January which causes
people to want to stay at home. The
Mardi Gras attracts many Texans to
New Orleans in February. The wealth
er here Is not very good in March,
hence Mr.. Parks thinks any other
month would be better than those of
fall and winter.
Il want to say good word for
Cluudcroft,' said Mr. Parks. 1.-THE
enterprise in building the road to that
place is commendabIe. The peculiar
grandeur of the place and its wonderful
climate make it q great attraction and
one that belongs to Ell Paso. We are
Cloudcroft extensively and
1 notice that the Cloudcroft people are
not waiting for some one else but are
putting their best foot foremost, ex-
employing the saying, God helps them
that help themselves"
The officials have gone to Cloudoroft
today as the guests of the company,
and will probably return east tomor.
row.