The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-04
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bill through the legislature, Cover
nor Hughes, Of New York, vetoed II
as unnecessary legislation, and made
public these reasons for SO DOING,
This bill provides as to the, num-
Der which shall constitute a crew for
operating light engines. This matter
fails within the jurisdiction OF the
public service commission and wher-
ever any abuse exists in the manning
OF trains or engines II may be
brought to their attention,
The Missouri state board Of health
mas issued a new code Of rules relat-
ing to the care of railroad passenger
cars and the protection Of the tray-
cling public, CuspIdors are ordered
placed at every seat and must con-
tain, besides water, a specific amount
Of antiseptic, BED furnishings In
sleeping cars must be aired daily,
water coolers cleaned at the end Of
each trip, and receptacles where food
Is kept in kitchen treated to anti
septic baths each week,
A 100000 depot for Omaha is
one of the latest Hartman projects
to be made public,
Conductor j. z. Smith had the mis-
fortune to hurt his hand in a car
door and is off as a result with Con-
ductor c. II. shannon out on his car.
The citizens OF this city should
agitate the question of a union de-
pot and work IL up strong, as one
tine edifice devoted to that purpose
would be far better than three in
ferior structures in different parts
OF town. A union station has so
many advantages that we can see no
reason for hesitation on the part Of
our people in taking up this question.
Quite a number Of persons took
advantage Of the cheap rates to Clo-
Wis to visit that thriving village to-
day and Sunday and TO root for the
p. V. baseball nine
Trainmaster briggs and Travelling
Engineer John Pryor were out on
the road several days last week lining
up the boys and looking after their
respective duies.
Conductor Eli Smith is back from
Mineral Wells, Texas, somewhat inn
proved from his rheumatism.
Conductor Frank Liyermore, OF
the Fort Worth G. Denver, is at work
again after a short vacation.
The Fort Worth & Denver opened
through to Fort Worth for passen-
ger and freight business on Friday
after several days suspension on ac-
count OF floods.
Watch Inspector P. II. Seewald, of
the p. V. spent last week in Chicago.
Work has commenced on the new
passenger station at Woodward. This
will be a $4,000 structure and is
located five blocks west of the pres
ent station. A new freight depot will
be built two blocks west Of the pres
ent freight house.
When the new change OF line be-
tween Higgins, Texas, and Shattuck,
Okla, is completed which will be
soon, Goodwin, Okla will be without
railroad in its limits and a new
station will be opened at Holstein
Okla.
Traveler-The 9:15 train is very
late again this morning, porter
Porter-lt is a bit behind, sir, but
we're expecting it every hour now
Harpers Weekly.
This sounds like what we heard al
the union station during the recent
troubles on account of high water.
The new station at Tangier, Okla.
is in use now and old on abandoned
from one mile west of Tangier to
Woodward
The shops at Topeka and Newton
shut down Saturday until further or
ders, throwing about 1000 men Out
Of employment. This order affected
all classes except apprentices.
The Fort Smith and Western
railway will be out Of commission for
about three weeks on account OF
damages sustained by the recent
floods.
Conductor Thomas Brown is on
Luphers car while he Is laying off
Falsom, st. Francis and Lee are
the stations on the new line between
Amarillo and Panhandle cutting out
Pullman and Washburn as p. V
points.
+. A. Dimick, formerly with The
P. V. train service, will engage IL
the oil business in Amarillo again
A special came over the Santa Fl