El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-26
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way baggage men, That Is COM
pliment to the baggage men, but If the
passengers had any idea how greatly
they could assist the baggage men in
they might possibly be induced to have
some mark on their baggage
Telescopes. dress suit cases and
trunks, in these days nearly all look
alike to the baggage clerks and hand
lers, and ii may be said, also to the
owners. Hundreds of instances could
be cited of where two. and often as
many as five persons claimed the same
piece of baggage before the checks
were put on. This generally results
in a search through the baggage. which
is an annoying procedure. My advice
is: Marx your baggage"
A CHRISTMAS WAY-BILL.
In accordance with an old custom
the employees of the G.. H.. local freight
house in this city sent out to all Of
ficers and employees of the company
Christmas greetings in the form of a
way-bill, which in addition to the us
ual form, carried between the lines an
advertisement for the Carnival and at
the end extended to all consignees an
invitation to attend the Carnival.
The way-bill as sent reads as fol-
lows:
Southern Pacific via the Limited.
Way-bill of Freight East Bound From
Ell Paso. Texas. to All Stations.
Gross. Fun, Tare. Fun, Net. Fun!,,
Initial of Car, I'VE Will" Number of
Car. ALA. Xmas, 1900 Come z.
Consignor, Employees Local Freight
Office, E. F. ]. McCarty, Agent; Clerks
Brown. Tucker. Trigg, Hays. Settles,
Lyon. Bovee. Hubbard. Lindauer, An
derson. Jenkins. Noodle. Dwyer, For
bes, Hoopaw. Consignees and Marks.
All Officers and Employees Southern
Pacific Co. Articles, Wishing You A
Merry Christmas and A Happy New
Year. Weight, Immense. Rate High
est. Line Charges, Free or One Cent
Per Mile. Advances. Can't Get Them.
CONTRACTS BEING LET.
The Rock Island has let several con-
tracts for the extension of its south
western line to Ell Paso, Texas. 1t will
require about ten months to build the
Ell Paso extension from Liberal. The
distance is 300 miles. The contracts
are given out for fifty mile stretches.
Contractors are already rushing men
and material on the grounds to begin
work at once.
Creech & Lee and Craney Bros. two
lily nave 81
has the Stubb's Contracting company;
of Lawrence. By building from Liber-
al to Ell Paso the route to California
will be shortened 200 miles. The first
work will be on that part
of the line from Liberal to Santa Rosa,
N. NJ, through the rich valley of the
Canadian and Pecos rivers. Cattle
raised in that country are now driven
100 miles ives. to the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fee railroad and shipped
around through Colorado. 1t is ru-
mored that the company has plans for
further extensions beyond Ell Paso af-
ter the completion of the new line
Topeka State Journal.
WANTED-NEW DEPOIS.
Big earnings bring trouble to rail-
roads. 1t not only causes the train
meh to ask for increased pey. but near
ly every town on the line goes to pres
sing the company for new passenger
stations as soon as they learn that the
company has done well the past year.
AS soon as the repor is made and
shows a good business the newspapers
start the ball rolling for a new depot
and the people take up the cry, making
life a burden to the company. Being
aware of this does not keep Ell Paso
from putting in her claim for new
depots, because as everybody who has
visited this city knows, Ell Paso is dis
graced by her depots. There is not a
one that would do credit to a village
Of one hundred poulation. 1t seems
that the railroad company's represen-
tatives would blush for shame to
alight from a train at a depot in Ell
Paso. One magnificent union station
would be the proper caper and il not
his, each company should erect nicer
separate depots than hey now have.
MADE. FAST TIME.
An opera troupe whoch was playing
n south Texas expressed a desire to
give one or two performances in north
Texas. but said they could not afford
o make the trip unless they could get
| train with a quick schedule so as
lot to suffer any loss of time. This
lesire was communicated to General
Agent Parks of the G. H.,
md he arranged special train to run
IN a special shcedule for the opera
company. He figured out a schedule |
or this train of seventy-six and a |
lalf miles an hour, actual running |
ime. The distance from Beaumont, |
which place they left yesterday morn |
ng. to Waco their first stop. is 27O |
niles, not including the switching ne
essary at Houston and Bremond, and |
educting the time lost in necessary
tops, the run was made in three hours |
nd fifteen minutes. Taking the |
ength of the run into consideration,
his is no doubt the fastest time ever
made in the state.
HAYS POLICY.
President Hays of the Southern Pa