Bisbee daily review., 1902-04-01
RAILROAD RUMBLlNGs.
items of Interest Picked Up in This
 Locality.

items of Interest Picked Up in This
 Locality.
 Fireman King, who has been on the Douglas-Deming run for some time, is taking a lay-off and is visiting friends in this city.
 Fireman Consandine, who has been in the employ of the E. P & s. w. company for some time, has resigned his position and will leave in a few days for Colorado, where he expects to go to work for the Denver and Rio Grande.
 The crew that has been stationed at Lewis Springs for some time, employ ed nights in washing out the engines. has been transferred to Douglas, where that work will in the future be done.
 The linemen of the E. P & S. w., who have been at work on the east end for several months, are making some necessary changes in the line between Bisbee and Benson. During the past week they have been at work in the vicinity of Don Luis.
 Some hundred Papago Indians. who have been employed on the eastern extension of the E. P & S. w. passed through Don Luis Wednesday, return ing to their reservation near Tucson.
 The large 100, 900 gallon tank for the railroad company at Douglas has been completed and is now in use. Water from here is being brought to Bisbee for use at the smelters. Five cars, however, are still being brought up daily from Lewis Springs. The com pany has given the people of Douglas the privilege of using the water in their large tank in case of fire, which means considerable protection to the town.
 Four crews are not at work between Douglas and Deming siding, and are kept busy in handling the large num- Der of cars that are billed for this section. loaded with mining supplies and merchandise.
 Dick Brown, the wellknown pas senger conductor, is taking a much needed rest, and his run between here and Benson has been taken by Dad Clark, who for some time has been on the Douglas-Deming run.
 Charles Paddock, one of the old employees of the E. P. & s. w., has taken the position as yard master a, Deming junction for the present But it is understood that a Santa Fe crew is to do this work in conjunction witt their own.
 On the 1st of April the new rate of cents per mile for tickets will @ into effect on the lines of the E. P. 6 s. W. This will reduce the fare tt Benson to $2.75 instead of $3.3o, as a present. and to Fairbank from $2.2t to $1.S0. The company is also pre- pairing a new freight rate. which will go into effect shortly.
 General Trafic Manager Stiles fl expected in a few days from Fl Paso and will remain here for several day. on business connected with the com pany.
 Few people in this section have ar idea of the amount of stun handled over the lines of the E. P. & s. W. A Don Luis station on several differen days during the past week there wer, four different trains in the yard at on' time, bringing in each from ten ts twenty loads and taking out emptie. to the number of thirty and forty The yards at Don Luis now hold in thu neighborhood of 200 cars, loaded witl coke. coal, oil, etc, and considerable trouble is caused to the train mel at times to find track on which to SC out their trains.
 The merchants of Tucson have be come alarmed over the rate bein, made by the B. P. ( s. W. on rreigh from Fl Paso and appointed . commit tee to call on President Hartman ol his recent visit to that city to see 1 they could induced the company t make . special rate to them in o-de that the trade they have held in thi