El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-06
President Hays
Stays Half Hour

The special train bearing President
avs of the s. p. and party came III
IRON Mexico this morning and arrived
II the s. p depot at 10: 10: contrary
% expectations the president only sop
ped here half an hour, or Just long
enough for the cars to be cleaned. A
member of the party said that 1T was
the intention of the president to remain
here several hours. but that owing To
other delays it was expedient that he
proceed on his journey as quickly as he
possible.
lie train as it arrived from Mexico
was made up of the following cars.
Sunset" the presidents car: "Guada-
iupe" General Manager Kruttschnitts
var. and Texas Manager Van Week S
car. The officials who came in from
Mexico on the special are as follows:
Charles Nj. Hays, president of the Sou
them Pacific system, and his private
secretary. B. NJ. Phillips; ]. Kruttch-
sitt general manager of the entire sys-
ter. and his private secretary. w. A.
Wortbington: J. G. Stubs, third vice
president and general traffic manager
of the system. and his private secretary
William Martin: w. G. Van Week,
manager of the Atlantic system of the
5. p, and his private secretary. Chas.
Hubener; C. w. Bein. traffic manager
Of the Atlantic system; J. ]. Ryan, SUI
perintendenJ of motive power.
We will never stand STILL said
President Hays. In answer to a ques-
uoE regarding the intended improve
ments at this place. land We expect to
at some time give you a good station
here. AS to the erection of a union
station, that depends upon the other
roads. II they will enter into the en-
terprise with us We will have a union
station"
IN answer to the query whether or
not there was any significance in the
gathering of several civil engineers at
this place at the same time as his ccm-
ing. the president said that their COM
ing was not in connection with his. but
with other officials whom they would
accompany over the road on inspection
trips and .aat they were not here to
make any arrangements for proposed
improvements at this place. He said
that the company did not find it as
easy a matter to get ready to make i'm
provements as the newspapers did.
Yes interposed MIR. Krutschnitt. 81
wish it was as easy for us to arrange
such matters as it is for the newspaper
men"
Il know that you people are anxious
for a new station said Mr.. Hays. "and
it. and We will see that you get it just
as soon as We can get 20 it"
In answer to a question regarding
the consolidation of the Gould and
Southern Pacific lines. Mr.. Hays said:
q don't believe there is anything in
that. 10 yOu?" and he had a mischiev-
Gus twinkle in his eye as he asked the
newspaper man the question. Then
being informed that there was great
le-al Of toll h.rr he lot n
assumed surprised and asked, "Is that
so? Well" he continued, smiling, you
know l have been almost out of the
world the past two weeks ana haven't
heard what was going or Did Mr..
Gould say anything about ii when he
was here?" Upon being informed tina,
Mr. Gould did not come here. he said,
Didn't he? Well. I thought he did
In regard to the purchase of the
Pacific stock by the Hartman
syndicate. Mr.. Hays said that the latter
did not acquire controlling interest
IN the S. p. but only two-nft..s interest.
Mr.. Hays transacted no business
whatever in this place. While the cars
were being cleaned he chatted pleas
antly with other officials, most of
whom We're those with whom he was
about to part for the present,
Mr.. Hays is a genial and pleasant
smile that is plainly unassumed and
paying the same heed to the questions
of a newspaper man as he does to a
Mr.. Hays is a fine
man, amt he?" remarked an employee
in the yards this morning. ''he is just |
the same to us rs he IS to those big
fellows. They are all fine men, he
nOdding toward the group |
cf officials. yes sir, the finest lot of
officials ever associated in one COM
pany.
All of the party left for the west at
1914 except Messrs. Van Week, Huber.
Bien and Ryan, who left for the east
at 3 o'clock this afternoon in a special
train consisting of Mr.. Van Weeks
private car, Texas" Superintendent
s car. -Saragosa," and a coach
for the train crew. The officials NAM
ed We're Joined on their return east
by Superintendent Martin, d. K. Cole
burn, general superintendent of bridg
Is and buildings of the Atlantic sys-
tenn. Henry Small, division superinten-
dent of bridges and buildings. and F. B.
Goodrich. resident engineer of Hous-
ton; the latter tire ehaving come in on
the G. H. passenger train this morn