Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-08

Some of the best news that FL Paso
ans have heard for a long time was
gwen out this morning by General Su
perintendent H. J. Simmons. of the FL
Paso 4 Southwestern, when he m
nounced the fact that the CONTRACT fci
the building Of the union dept had
been lei. 1t will not be long nov
until the actual work IF constructing
the building will be in progress.
Mr.. Simmons has just returned
home from a visit to the east, where
he ATTENDED the opening of the bids
for the building. A number of firms
all owe the country bid on this bnild-
ing, in which were a number Of I'll
Paso firms. The contract was let,
however, to M. NJ, Roche. of Houston,
who was the lowest bidder. II was
the intention to, if possible, award
the contract to an Ell Paso firm, but
Mir. Rookie put in a much lover bid
than any of the FL Paso firms and
consequently he secured the contract.
The actual figures of the contract
are not given, but by its terms the
contractor is to begin work as soon
as possible, which. It Is inferred. will
mean that he is to start work within
the next sixty days. The actual con.
tract has not as yet been signed by
both parties, but will be, after which
the contractor will rush his material
and construction outfit here to con.
mence work. The contract also speci
flies that El Paso shall be favored as
much as possible in the matter OF
purchasing supplies.
Mr.. Rockies contract is for the
complete building. except the steam
heating, which was let to a Chicago
firm, but everything else, from the
piles in the foundation to the ball on
the top Of the flag pole. will be put
in by Mr.. Rocke.-El Paso Herald.
Telephones for Trains.
The Canadian Pacific railway
authorities have been experimenting
for some time past with a train tele-
phone, which IS now perfected, and
which they have decided to adopt gen.
orally. Each baggage car and each
freight van will be equipped with a
telephone, a long wire and a pole
with a hook, which is simply hooked
on to the telegraph wire at any point
and the dispatcher's office at Montreal
can be communicated with instantly
without interfering with the wire be-
ing used in t~elegraphing. The great
advantage will be that in case Of
trouble the trainmen can commune
cate with the dispatcher and he can.
not only protect the train, but send
assistance promptly.
Arizona & Eastern Railway.
The Arizona and Eastern railway is
surveying in the mountains, twenty
miles northeast of Lordsburg. Il Is en-
deavoring to find a way to cross
STEMS Peak range of mountains. with
a less grade than at Stems Pass It
is reported that it has found a very
good grade and this will probably
mean the construction of a road from
Lordsburg to connect with the ella
Valley railroad near S~olomonyille.
The San Bernardino shops of the
Santa Fe have turned out a very hand.
somely equipped exhibit ear. The car
has been rebuilt from a standard
coach, it being finished in light color.
ed wood on the interior, with suitable
shelves and cases for carrying a fine
exhibit. The car will at once be put
into service for use at county and
other fairs throughout the state, or
anywhere else the company may see
fit to send II, and will probably be
taken to Los Angeles for the install
ing Of the exhibit.
Al a meeting Of the Colorado.New
Mexico Fair association the date of
the fair was changed from September
I'll, % and % TO September %, 20 and
80. The change was necessary be-
cause the Denver e Rio Grande rail-
way would not make rates for the
former dates, inasmnch as such rules
would conflict with the fairs at Monte
Vista and Montrose, which had been
granted before application was made
BY Durango.
Roswell Is 70 have a new railway
station. The material Is now being
unloaded and work has already begun
on the e~xcavating. The E struc-
ture win cost in the neighborhood Of
1880.
L. f..~tioLt f0rN10rlY nar0hoI