El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-29

BUY M EhICAN
After spending several months in
personal observation and study OF
American railroads and the methods
by which they are operated. Il. Sono-
kichi and Y YamatO. respectively traf-
fic manager and mechanical superinten-
dent of Japan's longest and most i'm
portant railroad have started on their
return home.
The japanese railroad officials spent
considerable time in Chicago. being
able to find there almost all condi-
lions with which they wished to be-
come familiar. Mr.. YamatO studied
local yord. terminal and sop facilities.
which he said were the most complete
he had ever seen. Mr.. Sonoichi looked
after matters pertaining directly to the
handling of all classes of traffic. His
comparison of American equipment and
traffic methods to those of England
was highly complimentary to the in
dustries and brains of this country,
for the men had also spent some time
in England making the same sort of
Investigations there as they made in
America.
The American locomotives found the
warmest spots in the hearts of the
Oriental officials and they gave an Or
der to an eastern locomotive firm for
a number of engines for the Japanese
road. Last year the company opera
ting the line bought thirty engines from
an American concern as an experiment.
the locomotives used previous to that
time being of English make.
Mr. SOnokichi said that the American
locomotives. which cost fully one-third
less than those bought in England.
didd better work with the use of less
amount of coal.
BIG COAL PURCHASE BY Ell PASO
ROCK ISLAND ROAD.
A special from Las Vegas. New Mex
leo. says: Hon. w. A. Hawkins, New
Mexican representative of the Ell Paso
and Rock Island railway. yesterday
paid to John B. Dawson the first in
stallment of money on %. 900 acres of
coal land situated south of Ration,
twenty miles.
Mr.. Dawson and the Ell Paso and
Rock Island people are reticent about
the transaction. but the amount to be
paid in full for the land approximates
100000 and the first installment. paid
by Mr.. Hawkins. amounts to $4,000.
A new branch railroad to the coal land
will be built from point above Santa
Rosa on the Pecos river. via Apache
canon and Las Vegas The Ell Paso
and Rock Island interests have cor
ner on the coal business in the south
west. and the opening of the field will
enable them to supply double the pres
ent output of their mines.
PROMISES BETTER RATES.
Fred B. Houghton. the general
agent of the Santa Fe, with headquar-
tiers at Ell Paso. while here yesterday.
had conferences with several of AL
buuuerque's big shippers. and prom
ised 10 do all he could to secure bet
ter freight rates. not only on the San
ia Fe to southern points. but to all
western towns along the Santa Fe
Pecific. Mr.. Houghton. with his wife
and child. left last night for Santa Fe.
thence to Las Vegas hot springs, and
thence to Denver, where he will meet
and confer with Vice President Nor
ton. Mr.. Houghton statd last night
that Mr.. Morton is expected to be in
Albuquerque in ten days or two weeks. !
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
Excursion Agent Sheppard. of Chi
cago. passed through going west this |
morning with twenty-one passengers. |
Master Mechanic Garrick returned |
this morning from Maria where he has /
been the past several days attending |
court.
a Judson-Alton car which came in
On the T. & p. last night and went west
IN the S. p. this morning had on board
thirty passengers.
H G. Barcherding, chief of the car L
department. of the G. H.. returned home
his morning from Maria where he has
'een attending court.
Fred GirOux G. H. conductor re-
ported too sick to take out his run this
and it was taken out by Ex-
ra Conductor Binkley.
Henry Irving Fay, the Dutch Band"
rom Minneapolis. passed through with I
lis tourist car going west this morn q,
ng- He brought in twelve passengers 1
nd two of them stopped here to spend I
day. 3
The e. II. passenger train was nearly ;
hree hours late this morning. 1t left .
an Antonio over an hour late and a :.
ar got hot box and for some reason
he engine wouldn't keep up steam, so
just kept losing time.
Trainmaster Oster met Joe Wad- @
ell OF LordsburS and r. w. Curtis in h
i Paso. while he was out on an in {
;ection trip Waddell. as assistant q
ainmaster and Curtis. as the new t
gent of the T. p. are busy men in +
ieir new pOsitions.-Tucson Star t
\ shipment of pipe for the American G
LAGER company went out over the E. /
& n. E. yesterday. This is only i t