El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-08

h.IF mast Yesterday in respect 10 H.
r. Herbert. who died AT his nome III
beaumont. Mr.. Herbert VIII De re-
nembered as the master mecnahic VI
rhe G. n. in this city up TIL ABOUT
,-.,r aso when he exchanged places
x,;tb Mr. Garrick and went to Beau
wont The cause of the change was
Mr. Herbert being afflicted Win near
froubIe and this altitude was 700 niSh
for him. Ii is only been a Few ua!s
since Mr.. Herbert passed through mere
"a. hom. from California where he
had been for the benefit OF MS heai'"'
THE ROCK SLAND AGAIN
President G. u. Eddy of the T. r *
~ r will leave tonight for New YORK
and Scranton. Pennsylvania, on very
imDortant railroad business ME- Ed
dv was very busy today and could not
talk TO a reporter but his Drother D. a
Eddy said that IT was true that since
Mckinley has been elected MS protner
was going east to see about masking
some agreement with the Rock Island:
What will be done cannot be tod
At nresent but now that Mckinley is
elected we will find little trouble in
pettinc money to build and that is
What il takes to build a railroad VI
course we don't know what the ROCK
island will do but we Will do the pest
we can 4 frer
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT
TURNER HAS MANY GOOD
WORDS FOR Ell PASO. AND
WILL. HELP THIS CITY IN EV-
cry POSSIBLE WAY
r p. Turner. general passenger
agent of the Texas & Pacific railroad.
arrived from Dallas on the 1:20 tram
last night. having come to FL Paso Ior
the purpose OF comforting with the car
niyaI committee in regard to rates ana
10 devise schemes to advertise the car
niyal to the best advantage he aiso
will see after the arrangement OF the
new city Office of the company In the
sheldon block. He says the company
AS leased the room into which the
office has been moved for five years
and will convert il into one OF the fin
est in the state.
Mr.. Turner met the carnival com
ulfttee at its headquarters in the Smell
don block last night. about two-th1rds
of the committee being present After
listening to- a short explanation OF the
intentions OF the carnival promoters
and committees Mr.. Turner made
talk in which he assured the commit
tee that his heart was with them, that
he believed the carnival would be
success and that he would in every pos
sibIe way help TO make IL SO. BE said
he world assure the rate given by the
T. K p would he low enough to bring
big crowds 10 the carnival from along
thcI inc and from all of its connections.
He said that If the committee would
send out an advertising car II would
be taken over the T. & +. free OF
charge and that he would have hang
ser-s. II mi
val hung and posted at every station
on the line and all connecting lines.
He requested that the committee fur
nish him with q. 900 of each kind of its
largest hangers and posters for this
purpose.
To Herald reporter this morning
Mr. Turner said. Il am here to fix up
the new city Office of the road and We
are going to make it fine one. | also
came to confer with the carnival com
mittee on anything that will advance
the carnival movement but especially
in regard to the rates our road Will ,
give and the different means of adver-
tising the carnival. The rate to be Civ
Ell over our road has not yet been de-
cided upon but it will be at most less
than d half rate. AS soon as we can
make an agreement with the Southern
Pacific in regard to the rates from
points in Texas. we will then take the |
matter up with the Southwestern Pass |
enger Bureau at st. Louis and arrange |
rates with all connecting lines from |
points all over the country.
Eel Paso is my friend" continued |
Mr.. Turner, land j am going to do ev-
cry thing / can to help make her big |
city. Three years ago / commenced to /
work for the town and 1 am still at it, /
As long as live | will be found work. |
ing for FL Paso. ] never issue d publi-i
cation of the r. & p. quarterly without !
n good mention OF Ell Paso. i am with !
you in the carnival movement and /,
We VIII make il a grand success"
Mr.. Turner is accompanied by E. l.. |
Sargent of Dallas. general freight |
agent of the r. a. p.
Nr- Turner says that the fame of Ell |
Paso as an entertainer has spread all |
over Texas and thousands of people |
will he here to see the mid-winter |
Carnival.
II am surprised at the growth of FL !
Paso." he said this morning. and pre- |
dict that this will be on of the greatest |,
cities Of Texas within a few years. 1t |
X already better town than Waco or /
Austin and is crowding the other cit
les Everywhere I have been in the ]
state / have heard wealthy people say
gage in business. 7 am doing all ! can !
TO get travel started this way and am 1
having very little trouble. Our object ,
m giving a cheap rate to the Carnival |
Is not for the Carnival alone but to get !
people interested in this country and / 1
predict that many of those who come |
viii later move here and become citi- 4