El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07

tnelr own train OF SIX cars. TWO SLEEP
ers, one coach and three baggage and
scenery cars. The company made the
jump from San Diego, Ca. to Ell Paso.
having left San Diego Saturday night
after giving a performance. The trains
arrival in FL PaSo caused great deal
of wonder and guessing. 1t could not
be recalled that any of the incoming
trains was due and it had never occur
red to Ell Pasoans that the Nelson
company travelled deliberately as
that. company that can afford to
have special train like that should
be able to give a show at which the
people-will get their moneys worth.
FREIGHT HOUSE CHANGES.
Several changes in the c. H. local
freight house has resulted from the
resignation of r. S. Jenkins. the rate
desk man. which occurred Saturday.
George Hale. who took his old desk,
that of chief line, upon his recent re-
turn from a vacation. has now taken
the rate desk and the chief line desk
has been taken by w. w. Anderson.
who was working at the night line
desk. The night line desk has been
taken by Hooppaw, who was assistant
day line clerk. This place has not yet
been filed. Jenkins left for his home
in Galveston last night
CATTLE FROM HEARST RANCH
The Sierra Madre line brought up
from Casas Grandes Saturday twenty
six cars of cattie from the Hearst
ranch. which is situated at Babicora.
about sixty miles from Casas Grandes.
in the state of Chihuahua. The cattle
We're in charge of c. J. Warren. mana
ger of the eastern division of the
ranch. The cattle are going to Los
Angeles to be put on the market. The
Hearst ranch in Chihuahua consists OF
about a million acres and for convei,-
fence in management it is divided into
different divisions. To ship cattle from
II. it is necessary to drive them sixty
miles over the mountains to Casas
Grandes from which place they take
the Sierra Madre road to this place.
THE JUDSON-ALTON CAR.
Three tourist cars went west from
this place over the S. p. yesterday
One of them was a Judson-
Alton car. This company is successor
to the PhillipS-Judson excursion COM
pany has been running cars through |
here only since November. The car
leaves Chicago over the Chicago & AL |
ton. thence over the Iron Mountain |
from st. Louis and at Texarkana TAX IS |
the T. & p. for this place. From 81 |
Paso it takes the S. p. for San Fran
cisco. The car that passed through |
yesterday is in charge of S. p. Bowman
and contained fifteen people.
FROM THE ENGINE.
Switchman Force of the G. H. has
been transferred from night to day
iuty.
]. c. Crane. an S. P. engineer who
has been off about ten days on account
IF being sick. reported for duty this
Engines 972 and 973, two more of the
new moguls ordered by the G. H. for
service on this end of the road. were
received at Del Rio yesterday.
John Fike. the G. H switchman who
mas bene spending a vacation in Kan
,as City, returned home last night. He
has bene gone about twenty days.
n. J. Jameson and Lee Holmes. fire.
men of the G. H.. have been transferr-
ID to the Del Rio division from this
,lace and left for their new post Sat
lrday night.
George G. Campbell, the new G. H.
lain agent, arrived from San Antonio
yesterday morning and will spend
ltree or four days attending to bust
less at this end of the line.
B. NJ. Banks. the new operator at
he Santa Fe depot. has moved his
anily from Durango street 20 the
ooms over the depot usually occupied
~ the operator in order TO be closer
o his work.
James Long, the aged Waterman at
he g. III. shops. who was reported sick
aturday. became so seriously i'll that
e was sent to the company hospital i
t San Antonio and left for that place q
night. Ii
The train dispatcher's Office at Ration ,
!. NJ, has been abolished. Three of
ne dispatchers have been assigned to
uty at La Junta and the remainder !
Las Vegas. Two day operators AMI
ne at night will hereafter do the work
t Ration.
John Still, superintendent of build.
lgs on the E. p. & N. E., is in Las
egas with his wife on a visit to his
rother George Still, an engineer On S
lie Santa Fe who is sick 1t is thought
lat Engineer Still will have to go east |
} have a surgical operation performed
pom him. n
DIED.
Editor Ronquillo, of Ell Monitor