El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-31
OLD BUT SOUND.

The Denison Herald tells of an aged
engineer on the NJ. X. & T., who mas
served that road twenty-five years
and will soon be 40 years old but Is
still able to hold the throttle win as
much vim as any man on the ROAD anu
usually gets in about as much over
time as any man on his division
The NJ X & 4. hasn't the only man
who is old but still holds the throttle
with a vim. Paul Derr, better known
rs Pap" who is running an engine
on the G.. H. has been engineering for
forty-nine years and though not quite
as old as the Katy man his souEdness
of faculties and ability an engineer
will probably far excel the other old
man.
Pan" DER is &c years of age, out he
does not wear glasses, he hears as
well as anybody and is not the least
bit nervous He can start out with the
Youngest or strongest appearing en-
gineer O nthe road and when Pap
saws quit the other fellow will be
glad he said it.
Mr.. Derr has the best speed record
on any read running into Ell PaSo and
probably the best in the west. He low
cred the record of Joe Simino over the
G. II. from Valentine to Sanderson by
IL minutes, making the distance of
155 miles in three hours and "a min
utes. MI Derr's equal as fearless,
daring and capable engineer would be
hard to find among the young men let
alone these of anything like his age
DINING SERVICE FOR COACH PAS
SENGERS.
The Lackawanna railroad is plan
ming still Iurther improvements in it's
dining car service. Having equipped
its through trains with palatial dining
In
rant at it's Hoboken terminal, it is now
arranging to supply buffet service on
through express trains between New
York and Plymouth, Pa, via Scranton
Not only will the parlor car passen-
gers have the benefit of the new SER
vice. but arrangements have been
made whereby the occupants of the
coaches may also enjoy a similar SER
vice. A portion of the coach nearest
the parlor car on each train has been
fitted up with four tables suitably
screened by headboards, and a special
waiter will be in charge of this por-
ton of the car. Another waiter will
be detailed for. the buffet car, so that
patrons of both are assured a prompt,
efficient. and satisfactory service
REDUCTION OF RATES.
The new president, Charles l.. Hays.
duction in colonists rates from the
east to California that is expected to
result in large traffic for his road
Points west of the Missouri river all
come within a maximum of S25. From
Chicago $50 from st. Louis. Memphis
and New Orleans, s27.5 The cut is
an experiment. which Mr.. Hays intends
to keep in force two and half months
CoIonists' excursion trains will be run
81, into nd
Tuesday of each week. Previously the
figure for points west of the Missouri
river has been about double the pres
ent rate.
CHANGED HIS LOCATION.
George w Smith, superintendent of
motive power and master mechanic
for the Santa Fes Rio Grande divis-
ions. has had his headquarters moved
from Albuquerque, n. NJ. to San Ber-
nardino. Cal. Mr.. Smiths authority is
extended and his move to California
is that he may better look after the
increased business on the Santa Fe
Pacific He took seven clerks from the
Albuquerque Office whose places will be
Immediately filed. /
CONSTRUCTION BIDS.
Official organs of the Mexican adj i
ministration announce that, the gov
eminent will receive bids for the con-
struction on it's account of railroad /
from San Miguel to Monterey. San
Miguel is the present terminus of
branch of the Mexican National rail-
way.
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.
Charlie Simonson, T. & P. fireman,
is off duty on account of being sick.