El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-08
\ GOOD SIGN.

A GOOD SIGN.
Even those who are skeptical in re-
gard to signs must acknowledge that
one which is being put on the windows
of the northwest ground floor room OF
the Sheldon block is good one for FL
Paso. 1t is a sure sign that Ell Paso
is soon to have a direct connection
with Chicago.
The sign in question is that which
J. d. Simmons is putting on the win
dows of the city office of the E. p
N z. and Rock Island routes. Across
the top of the north side windows will
be the words. THE Way to Cloudcroft,
and on the large windows will be a
long arrow. the new trade mark of the
combined roads. running diagonally
across the three large plate glass win
dows. Running along behind the ar
row will be the words. eel Paso-Rock
Island Route" The arrow is indica-
tive of the direct route which the
combination will make between this
city and Chicago.
Other appropriate workings will be
on the east window and on the west
one will be the old trade mark of the
Rock Island road and other wording.
The work will all be in gold leaf and
will be one of the most attractive
signs in E. Paso.
see the Rock Island people pushing the
work toward the completion of the
connection with the E. p. & N E.. as
it makes the time to when The trains
will be running between Chicago and
Ell Paso seem shorter. The Rock Is
land representative who was recently
in FL Paso said that the company will
have permanent quarters established
in the above mentioned room within
ten DAVIS
RAILROADERS RECEIVE A SHOCK.
The officials and clerks in the South
ern Pacific passenger depot in San An
tonic received a jar which made them
think a cyclone or an earthquake was
operating upon them and made their
hair stand on end.
A force Of men were at wor-- on the
depot. making some repairs so that it
will last until the erection of the new
building the plans for which have been
completed but work upon it has been
deferred.
The present building. a frame struc-
ture. has been standing since the road
was built into San Antonio. twenty
three years ago. and has stood the raw
ages Of time fairly we'll but it is now
getting somewhat shaky. To strength
en- the building it was decided to put
two beams under it where it was weak
est and TO do this it was necessary to
raise it on jack screws. The workmen
had raised the building several inches
when the jack screws slipped and let
it drop hack to its former position
The jolt shook the building from one
end to the other and there was a gen.
eral scramble to get out of it. 1t is
said that 4 man On crutches, who was
upstairs at the time. was the first man
to the ground. Nobody was hurt and
the work-nen son had the building rails
ed again and the beams placed in DO
sition. making it perfectly safe.
S. P. EXTENSIONS IN MEXICO.
A Southern Pacific engineering party
has taken the field at Ortiz, Sonora. on
the Sonora branch and will survey a
line from that city to the port of MAJ
allan. several hundred miles southwest
OF Ortiz. 1t is the intention of the s.
r company to commence the construc-
ton of that extension as soon as the
survey is completed. The extension
will traverse the Pacific slope of Next
co and will pass through the towns of
A1amos, Fuerte. Mocorito. Culican Co
solo. San Ignacio and La Noria. In adj
dition to this a number of branch lines
will be built in the states of Sonora
and SinalOa to mining camps and pro-
ductive agricultural districts. The road
will connect at MaZatlan with the ex-
tension of the main line of the Mexi- |
can International. which is also a |
Southern Pacific property. now being |
extended south from Durango AL
branch of the 1. NJ. is also to be built \
southeast from Durango to Guadala-
jara and thence through the territories !
of Topic to Mazatlan.
MUST PATROL PROPERLY. ~
Superintendent Randolph, of the
Tucson division of the s. P, has posted |
In offices of the division a bulletin to |
freight conductors. informing them l
that they are supposed to see that their
brakemen are on top of trains often
enough to insure proper patroliirg
The same bulletin informs engineers OF |
freight trains that they must invari-
ably sound the whistle on approaching
all side tracks and conductors must /
answer by GO ahead" signals. En-
gineers failing to get such signals must |
STOP Also that engineers in starting |
freight trains after all stops must /
move slowly for train length SO that |
brakemen may have opportunity to ,
examine all wheels and board the ca
boose as it passes.
MUST BE ON GUARD.
Superintendent Martin of the q. H.. |
has posted bulletin in which he SAYS
he finds that in some instances freight
conductors have allowed both their