El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-20
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much as any of us can ask. and with
an intelligent and fair board of COM
missioners they ought to get along
| comfortably.
THE ROCK ISLAND
! The new division of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific is now being
J constructed through the furthermost
! Panhandle of fnSas.
The section through which this new
line passes is so far away from the
business center of the state that it is
known to but few that the work of
grading the line has been in progress
for some time.
This extension of the Rock Island
system starts from Liberal Kan. and
| is projected to run southeast to Santa
Rosa. on the Pecos river. in New Mexi-
co. One hundred and ten miles of the
new line is in Texas. The work con-
structing the bridge across the Cana
dian river, in New Mexico. for this
line is already under way. This extern
sion will connect at Santa Rosa. n. NJ,
with the FL Paso & Northeastern. bet
ter known as the White Oaks line.
which is to be built north from White
Oaks. 1t is generally understood that
the Rock Island has already or will ac-
quire the Ell Paso e Northeastern.
thereby giving it a new through line
between Kansas City and Ell PaSo and
the Pacific coast.
There has been some talk recently
that the Rock Island had formed
close traffic alliance with the Southrn
Pacific for Pacific coast business which
will be put into effect when the new
line is completed. giving it direct COM
munication into Ell Paso.-Express.
MARIA STATION HOUSE BURNED.
The G. H. depot at Maria was COM
pletely destroyed by fire last night.
The fire started between twelve and
one O'Clock and was supposed to have
started from cigarette or cigar butts
having been thrown in the saw dust in
a spit box.
were destroyed. The building was a
large one, being the freight and pas
senger depots combined. An employee
of the G.. II. at this end of the road
says that the station house, consisting
of the freight room and she'd about
two-thirds as long as the freight house
and shed in this city and the passen-
ger department. which was two stories
high, would make a structure more
than twice as long as the passenger
depot at this place.
A. o. Hubbard, the agent at Maria
lived with his family up stairs over
the passenger department. but it could
not be learned whether his household
goods were saved or not
On account of the wires being burned
the passenger train. due here at TAO
this morning. having arrived at Mar
ia late. could not get orders for some
time and was held there three hours
1t reached here about 1880.
PACIFIC OFFICIALS IN
TOWN.
Vice President J. c. Stubs and Cen
eral Manager J. kruttschnitt of the
Southern Pacific passed through Ell
Paso last night en- route east
The officials did not stop in Ell Paso |
but stated that they would be here a !
short time on their way back from the |
east. Neither of them made a state
nent as to the purpose of their trip |
east but it is understood that they
we're going to New Orleans to meet
President Hays. who will return from
New York next week.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt talks enthusiastic
ally of the improvements the Southern
Pacific is putting in along the road and
equipped in the west when the present
work is completed. On his return
rom New Orleans he will stop awhile
n Ell Paso and then some facts re-
,arding the improvements in Ell Paso
will likely be given out.
HIS NAME IS PUP"
There was fine looking, black shep-
lerd dog chained to an iron rod at the
}. H. depot this morning and attached
o his collar was a tag. bearing the
inscription, My name is
Pup. / am in charge of Della Car
er. a colored woman, going to Bakers
leld. Calf. She will pay each express
Messenger his rightful charges for my J
Please give me al;
toned on the tag. is an aged co!ored
rink" Della Carter, the woman men
nanny" who is going to Bakersfield
o live with w. p. Cunningham. Years
go she was Mr.. Cunninghams "ole
lack nanny" and he has sent for her
o come and let him give her a home
n her declining years. She has been .
making her home in Parral. Mex. and
S on her way from that place to her
lew home. The dog belongs to her and
he says, Pup is powerful fine
avg" He looks like he would be a
riend indeed.
JEW TRADE MARK FOR WHITE
OAKS ROAD.
The Ell Paso Northeastern railroad
as adopted the arrow printed on the
flee windows as the trade mark of the
ompany. Mr.. Alexander said this
forming that the arrow came nearer =,
the Northeastern as the i,