El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-06
WORK RUSHED ON
ORIENT TO ALPINE
New Rails Laid on G. II. Be
tween Sierra Blanca
and E'inlay.

being moved by horses. is ahead of the
tracklaying gang. About one mile of
track a day is being laid and one work
train is Kept busy hauling material
from Fort Stockton to the front. a new
shipment of $50, 900 tons of new rails
is on the way from the east. A new
$4,000 concrete depot has been built at
Fort Stockton.
Alpine will be the southern terminus
Of the line for some time before the
road is finished to the Mexican border.
| This viii give the cattlemen a shorter
| route to the northern markets for their
stock.
The line now extends about 16 miles
west of Fort Stockton.
Work of laying the new rails between
| Sierra Blanca and Finlay, on the G. H,
| is now about completed. On this stretch
| Of track are a great many sharp curces,
| including the great horseshoe curve,
| which is over q mile in length The
wear and tear on the track there soon
wears out the rails and it has to be
| constantly watched, especially since the
| G. H has begun to use the Mallet COM
pound engine, which hauls a much
| larger train than the other engines
| The Texas & Pacific company use the
G. H. Track from FL Paso to Sierra
Blanca, a distance of "a miles, before
branching off on its own line
L o. King, engineer for the South
western, is now working on one of the
! switch engines for few days
B c. Weber, brakeman on the :
P. is laying off for a couple of trips
c. ". Brown, brakeman for the S. p,
at Tucson, has been transferred to FL
Paso.
George SeamOnd. passenger condue-
tor on the G. H. is laying off
Mrs. Della Matthews, sister Of con-
ductor Walton Malone, of the Santa Fe
at Winslow, is visiting her parents in
II 10 : p.71 b-e1-ar,a1 IN the G n
has been working as conductor for
few trips, in the place of conductor T
H Owensby, who is laying off, sick
F E Cart. brakeman on the S P, IS
laying off.
". P. Austerhaut has taken a posi-
ton as brakeman on the G. H out Of
II. A. Manahan has taken a position
as brakeman on the G. H. out Of San
A. Mather and +. ". Rypkema,
who have been switching for the past
year in FL Paso, have been promoted to
be brakemen and are now working out
John McCreight and Frank Bessy
have been employed by the G. II. as
brakemen and have been sent to San
dersOn for duty.
Al s Sims. who has been braking
on a passenger run on the G. H for the
past year on conductor Tim Sulltvan's
crew, is now working out Of Sanderson
as conductor.
Albert Shelton and NJ Riesh have
been employed by the G. H. as brake
men.
c. E. Jackson, brakeman on the S.
P, is laying off for few days.
Frank Brenneman brakeman on the
S P, has been assigned to a regular
car on conductor a. Brinkley's crew,
between e. PasO and LOrdsburg.
Miss Stella Boggs, sister Of Esta1
Roggs. carpenter on the G. H, who was
Cd 81 n . 1D1nTOV1mgr has.
taken a relapse and is seriously III at
her home. at 10Y North Stanton street.
John Ulrey, engineer for the South
western at Carrizozo, has returned
from a trip back east and reported for
duty.
Jim Gardener. car inspector for the
Southwestern at Duran. who was IN
jured by being struck by passenger
train two months ago, is now able to
be out. He is still at Hotel Dieu.
T. J. Brenneman, brakeman on the 5.
P. has reported for duty, after being
off for several trips
W. p Innis, passenger conductor on
the G. n, has reported for duty.
W. c. Haight conductor on the G. H,
is laying off on account Of being sick.
J. A. Weaver. brakeman on the S. P,
is laying off for a couple of trips.
NJ F. Gunther, brakeman on the G.
/ H, has reported for duty.
George Rogers, passenger brakeman
| on the G. H, is being used as conductor
for few trips, and brakeman E I.
| Julian is relieving Mr. Rogers as
| brakeman.
E E. zwick, conductor on the G. H,
/ who has been laying off for several
! trips. has reported for duty.
H. S. Sims, passenger brakeman on
! the C. H, is laying off
J. W. Walsh, formerly a brakeman
on the New York Central, now has
/ position as brakeman on the G. h at
| W T Reiuv fireman on the South
western, is now firing the helper en-
| CINE between Duran and Corona, n. NJ
| Walton Malone, brakeman on the
| Santa Fe at Winslnw. Ariz-, has been
| promoted to be a conductor.
J. Neal and George Ealand, car in
! spectOrs for the Southwestern at FL
| PasO, have been transferred to Benson,
/ AFiz.
John Ball. brakeman on the G. H,
| has reported for duty.
| Mrs. Connolly, wife of engineer Pat
l Connolly, of the Southwestern at
! Douglas, Ariz.. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. E. Morgan, at us North Camp
| bell street.
Fireman Stintson, of the S. P. has
! been transferred from Tucson to FL
| Paso for service.
| W. E. Gould, brakeman on the G. Il,
who has been working for lew days
| as conductor, is now back on his regu-
I lar run as brakeman. This is the first
/ trip Mr.. Gould has made as conductor
since MS prOmOlOn last week
l. Q. King, engineer on the South
western. has Joined the Elks' lodge Of
/ FL Paso.
Shorty Adams. engineer on the
| Southwestern. who has been working
| extra between Carrizozo and Deming. is
! now working on the extra board out Of
| 81 Paso.
Charlie Cook. engineer on the South
/ western at Carrizozo, is spending few
/ days ~ FL PasO.
| Joe KerDsaI, conductor on the South
I westerly rs laying off
| Al Hardin, conductor on the South
| western local between Ell Paso and
! CarrizozCS. is laying of for a few trips.
| Burt Adnsworth, day switch engineer
| for the Southwestern at Ell Paso, is tax
/ ing a shbrt layOff.
] ID. McILain, formerly an engineer on
] the eastArn division of the Southwest
! ern. noUt has a position as fireman on
/ the vesfkrn division at Douglas
| NJ n Homes brakeman on the s P,
/ has repd rted for duty
| Dan CaVsapaush. brakeman on the S.
! p local Hetween Ell Paso and Lords
\ burg vVbofhas been laying off for sew
! erai rims has. reported for duty.
|
I MAKES T,TlsCTJI,IAR REQUEST TO
| 4 SEE TAFT; IS ARRESTED
! Washir~Aon. D. c., Jan. peculiar
/ sc+ic--- - kAntbOny Hunt, of Chicago.