El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-01
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J. II. Bayliss, a G.. III. engineer has
received a message to the effect that
his mother who lives near Houston is
sick and will leave for her home to-
night.
Freight engine 955 of the G. H. will
go to the round house tomorrow after
receiving a general overhauling in the
back shop. 1t will probably go out or
the trial trip Sunday.
J. T. Mail engineer of maintenance oil
way of the S. p. Atlantic system, came
in from Houston this morning in his
private car. San Jacinto. He is out on
an inspection trip over the road.
James Ramsey. live stock agent of S
p. is here from Chicago With his wife
They are making a tour of the south
and west for recreation and came in
this morning from New Orleans.
The west bound passenger train this
morning was composed of nine cars
and the mountain helper went out with
the engine to assist it in pulling the
extra long train over the hills Just west
of town.
T. Dickson, a Washington tourist
agent. passed through this morning
going west. He drought in twenty
three people and one stopped here to
take the Mexican Central for the City
Of Mexico.
Commencing today the S. P. will take
west from Ell Paso hereafter two first
cless Pullman sleepers instead of one
as heretofore. The cause is the in
crease of the kind of travel that re-
quires first-class Pullman cars.
Ed Craig and wife are in the city
from Mexico. Mr.. Craig has been run
ming on the Mexico division of the
Mexican Central as conductor, but
has resigned that position and will
probably take run out of Ell Paso af-
ter resting a few days.
Miss Freeman, who was agent for
the Santa Fee at La Tuna at the tine of
the burning of the station house at
that place, and who came into Ell Paso
the next morning after the fire, is very
ill at Hotel Dieu. She is too sick to go
to the company's hospital at Las We
gas.
Harry Alexander. assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the Ell
Paso Northeastern, returned last night
from a trip over the Mexican Cen
trail He visited Chihuahua, Mexico
City and many other important points
on the line looking for business for
the White Oaks.
Mrs ]. H. Mott left last night over
the Santa Fe for Los Angeles to visit
her son, H. S. Mott, who was baggage
master for the Santa Fee in this city
for several months up till few weeks
ago when he left for Los Angeles. Her
son, S. F. Mott, is still employed by the
Santa Fee in this city as car clerk.
T. S. Dwyer. assistant line clerk at
the G.. H. local freight house, severed
his connection with that company last
night. This makes seven meE that
have thrown up their jobs at that
freight house since the Goth of De-
cember. 1900. They are Noodle. Tuck
er, Jenkins, Hooppaw, Hubbard. Bo-
wee and Dwyer.
pig Moore who has for some time
been employed as a machinist in the G.
H. round house. has resigned his posi-
ton there to go to Argentine Republic
in South America 10 ply his trade He
promises the boys here to write back
and tell them whether or not that coun
try is as good as Ell Paso. He will go
via Vera Cruz and sail from that place.
Excursion Agent Hobson, OF Cincin
natl, passed through this morning.
bringing in sixteen people from the
east. one of which stopped in FL Paso.
Mr.. Hobson's car is twenty-four hours
late on account of losing time between
Memphis and Crescent City. One of
his passengers is a Chinaman travelling
through the United States in bond on
his way from Havana to Hong Kong.
the train again. The best record OF
Chief Car Repairer Borcherding, of
the G. H, and his assistants have
beaten their won good record in re-
pairing cars. A car containing ba-
nanas which came in yesterday need
ed n pair of inside wheels and he was
given a rush order. Within seven
minutes from the time the car was
placed in their hands it was ready for
the train again. The best record
the c. H. car hands before this for
putting in inside wheels was ten min
uteS.