El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-15
GOOD FOR ZWICk.

GOOD FOR ZWICK.
Frank Zwick. the popular S. p. con-
ductor who has had at times little
taste of passenger conductorshlp. out
VINO was each time bumped on and re-
turned to a freight run. went out TINS
morning wearing the blue with brass
buttons. full-fledged passenger con-
ductor with a permanent run
4 bulletin posted in the offices of the
Tucson division of the. s. p. tells the
story of the changes which resulted In
Franks having been assigned to reg
uIar passenger run. The facts brought
out by the bulletin are these.
r j. Duncan. division trainmaster at
Tucson has been given an INDEFINITE
leave of absence on account Oh III
health A. r. Oster. chief dispatcher
at Tucson. has been appointed acting
trainmaster. Dispatcher Lindsay Oh
Tucson, has been appointed acting
chief dispatcher. Another chanSe that
takes effect with these others comes IN
right here. Chief Dispatcher lhhasay
reports directly to the superintendent
instead of to the trainmaster, as mas
been the case heretofore
7 r Waddell who was travelling
conductor on the s. p. between tucson
and Yuma until that position was apoi-
ished.. and has since been conducting
a passenger train west from Tucson.
has been appointed assistant Train
master in charge of terminals at Lord
burg. All yard men located at Lords
burg and all transportation employees
while at Lordsburg will be subject 10
his direction and he will report to Act
ing Trainmaster Oster at Lordsburg.
waddeIl is a thoroughly competent
railroad man and will do his position
credit.
Conductor Waddell's promotion
made a vacancy on a passenger run
west from Tucson. Conductor Zw1ck
was assigned to it. but as he lives
in this city and Conductor Hardy who
has been running between this city and
Tucson, lives in Tucson. Mr.. Hardy
took the run west from Tucson and let
Mr. Zwick take his run out Oh this place
west.
Conductor Hardy deadheaded to Tue
son yesterday morning to take his new
run and Conductor Zwick commenced
his regular passenger service this
morning Everybody who knows Mr..
Z,yick is glad that he has been given
a regular passenger run. and the trav-
cling public will be winner by his
having secured it. for Frank is one
of the most courteous and pleasant
Charles Jones. an s. p. extra con-
ductor. who has been braking on a
freight between his runs as extra con-
ductor. steps into Conductor ZwickS
shoes as regular freight conductor His
promotion is also noted with general
pleasure
SAFETY APPLIANCE INSPECTOR.
No ~ in, inc Of afaf
appliances for the Interstate Commerce |
Commission, will leave tonight for AL |
buquerque after spending week in FL
Paso inspecting the automatic couplers
and power brakes on the cars of the
railroads entering Ell Paso- .--r--
Mr. Martin says he found the safety
appliances on the cars here in appar- |
emily good shape and that an effort was
being made by the local officials at this |
place to comply with the law in every !
respect. He also says that he was !
shown much courtesy and given good !
treatment by the officials. !
The position of safety appliance in !
spector was created directly after the |
safety appliance act passed by congress |
became fully effective, which was on |
August 1, 1900. The law was passed in |
March. 1893. but owing to the difficulty |
in exchanging the old appliances for |
the new the railroads were given few |
years time in which to make them. |
When the first time set for the law to |
become effective was drawing near it |
was seen that it would be impossible |
for the railroads to get the changes
made. hence the time was extended; |
again it was Sene that time enough had |
not been given and again the time was |
extended. this time until last August, |
when the law became fully effective.
Then it was seen by the Interstate |
Commerce Commission that it would be |
to the best interest of the commission |
and the public at large to employ COM !
petent men to make il their business !
to inspect the cars of all railroads COM
ing under the safety appliance act, with |
a view to ascertaining to what extent |
the safety appliances were being used. |
The act covers all railroads engaged |
in handling interstate commerce and
this includes all roads with any extern !
siye mileage and only exempts few
private corporation roads. The duties
of the inspector are to inspect cars of
all the roads covered by the act and are
strictly educational. with view to as
sisting yard foremen. chief oil car de-
partments. etc. in seeing that the ap-
piiances used comply with the law.
Though still young man. Mr.. Mar
tin has been railroading many years
and has watched the change from the
old system of coupling and braking to
the new. and is thoroughly competent
To fill the position of inspector of the |