El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
PRESIDENT HAYS OF THE SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC

PRESIDENT HAYS OF THE SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC.
Only twelve years ago says the Sat
urday Evening Post, Mr.. Charles M.
Hays. the new president of the South
ern Pacific railroad. held clerical po-
sftion Now he receives the highest
salary paid to any railroad president
in America-probably in the world.
This is said 20 be 900. or $4,000 more
than is paid to the president of the
United States. The popularity of Nj.
Hays mental equipment which enables
him to command this splendid income
is well illustrated by certain bunch
of old letters reposing in the pigeon
hole OF the desk of an official who was
a subordinate to Mr.. Hays when the
latter was general manager of the Wa
bash road. Some of these epist1eS are
only two or three lines in length. but
not one of them is too short to contain
a sentence of official commentator of
kind calculated to stir the heart of the
most Indifferent subordinate. The
abiIity 20 bestow approval with the
same dis---lent and prOmptnesS with
which he Uetes out criticism is held
to be the secret Of his phenomenal sue
cess.
His complete demonstration of re-
markable abilities for harmoniZing
conflicting interests and attracting
is.rge. popular and loyal following was
made as vice president and general
manager of the Grand Trunk line. Here
he encountered deep-seated prejudice
against his Yankee origin and Ameri-
can methods. From flagman to di-
rectors the road was staunchly British.
Red tape and officialism were highly
in ha
not, it is said. a typewriting machine
in any Office of the system. -,
One of the first orders issued by Mr..
Hays was for force of stenographers
and typewriters, and an equipment of
machines for the entire system. But
the most revolutionary practice which
he carried into effect on the big Cana
dian road was the open door" policy.
Not only did Mr.. Hays keep his own
door to all who had legitimate and inl-
portant business, but he also saw to it
that the doors Oh the officials under
him were broadly open to the public.
Mr. Hays is only fOrty-fOur years of
age and was born in Rock Island, Illi-
nois.
THE ROCK ISLAND ROAD.
The people out in southern Califor-
mia seem to be pretty sure that the
Rock Island road is coming that way.
through Ell Paso and Bisbee. A late
number of the Imperial Farmer, pup
ltshed at Los Angeles, Cal, contains
the following:
There seems to be no doubt but that
the Rock Island syste mis- now headed
for the Pacific coas- and that it will
reach this coast at San Diego Bay with
out unnecessary delay. coming via FL
Paso. Bisbee, Yuma and the Imperial
Settlement.
On the Sth day of December applica-
ton was made to the attorney general
Of Texas for the approval of the char
ter of the Chicago, Rock Island ami !
Mexico Railroad company, which road
is to be made a part of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific system, the
stockholders in the two companies be-
ing the same.
This charter provides for the extern !
sion of the c. r. 1. & P. railroad from |!
its present terminus at Liberal, Kan
sas to White Oaks, New Mexico, where
it will connect with the Ell Paso and
Northeastern, running from White
Oaks to Ell PaSO, a distance of IA miles
This line has just been purchased by /
the Rock Island system.
The line to be built from Liberal to
White Oaks is about 400 miles in
length.
Engineers have also been sent out |
west from Bisbee to survey line |
through to San Diego, via Yuma.
The railroad now being built from |
Bisbee to Ell PaSo is to be made a part |
OF the through line.
II ought not to require two years
for the completion of this new trans
sentimental line and the running Of
G. R. /. & P. trains to San Diego. II
UNDESIRABLE ADVERTISING.
Yes the Carnival will give us lots
of free advertising" said G. H. rail-
roader this morning. Did you ever
stop to think that in short while af-
ter the Carnival the whole United !,
States will know that Ell Paso has one
OF the finest street car lines that was
ever read about in ancient history?
FIRST every new conner to Ell PasO is
surprised to find such progressive
town out in the west Texas desert then
they get shocked. not from the electric
lily that manipulates our cars, but at
the sight of diminutive progeny of
the burro pulling bob tail car They
wonder why il is that a town so up-to-
date in every other particular should .
De so far behind in this one. Nearly ev- ,
cry visitor to the Carnival will want
to take home relic of olden times.
The curio dealers will do a big bust :
ness Let me suggest that the Ell Paso I
street cars and the power that propels ,
them be turned over to the curio deal
ers and sold for relics to Carnival Wis
ltors- Or let's have signs put on the
ears saying, Come back to the Great {
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