El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-05
Freight Shipments of the
Southwestern Continue
Unusually Heavy.

~ HE decrease in the Stag pit BUSH
ness of the western division Of
Il the Ell Paso & Southwestern, has
caused the discontinuance of three
regular crews. The engine crews set
back on the extra list on this account
are: C. L Adams, engineer, and his
fireman. R. E. Fogle; engineer Dee Nc
Lean and his fireman, G. h Arnold,
and engineer a. G. Newell and fireman,
L D. Bostick Although the Stag pit
business has decreased. considerably,
the freight traffic is reported to be
keeping up well. Fruit and stock con-
tinue the principal shipments. On ac-
count of the freight traffic, several
students have been hired in the past
two weeks. One student H W.
WOeher, was hired yesterday and IS
now making his first student trip. Stu
dent Rhodes, who was hired recently
has received his necessary three 20.
ks" from three competent engineers
and has been placed on the Ell Paso
extra list. He was used to fire the
switch engine yesterday
Many passenger and freight turns
are open to bids from engineers and
firemen of both divisions of the Ell
PasO & Southwestern system Passen-
ger runs 3, and and s, on the west
ern division of the Southwestern, be-
tween Douglas and Tucson, vacated by
fireman Joe Smythe, are up for bids
and will be assigned Dec. Is.
The eastern division of the South
western announces that there is a va
cancy for an engineer and a fireman in
through freight chain gang service,
between CarrizOzO and Duran.
Passenger runs Z and s, and 4, be-
tween Douglas and Tucson on the
western division of the Southwestern
are vacant and Will be assigned on
Dec. Is.
A vacancy exists in freight service
on the western division of the South
western, between Douglas and Tucson,
for fireman to be assigned Dec 13-
The turn on the Don Luis switch en-
gine, on the western division of the
Southwestern, vacated by fireman II.
II. Seald, is open to bids to be assigned
Dec. Is.
I J. c. Olsteen, engineer of the Ell Paso
yard service of the western division
of the Southwestern, has vacated his
turn, and left for Douglas, Ariz., where
he has been assigned to a switch en-
CINE.
Neal Coleman. regular fast freight
fireman for the western division of the
Southwestern, who has been laying off
for the past four months, expects TO
return to work Saturday.
J. j. Trainor, extra engine foreman
for the G. H., at FL Paso, has reported
f0r. duty after a short layOff
Engine foreman 7. NJ. George, Of the
G, h, at FL PasO, has reported for
duty.
Switchman H. A Cunningham, of the
local yards of the G. H, has reported
Johnnie A. jackson, regular day
union depot coach engineer for the G.
H. at Ell PasO, is laying off on account
of the death of a relative. Extra en-
gineer G. W. Toms is filling his place.
W c. BarkSdale, extra fireman for
the G. H, at FL PasO is back on the
local slow board.
c. H Norris. engineer for the G. H,
at FL PasO, has reported for duty, al
ter a short layoff
r. \. Nash, passenger fireman for
the Southern Pacific, between FL PasO
and LOrdsburg, has reported for duty.
Secretary and treasurer F. Z. Mitch
ell, of the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf
railroad, of Texas, has been appointed
Mexico & Orient railroad, at Fort
Worth, succeeding former agent Jo-
seph P. O'DOnnell, who has been ap-
pointed traffic manager of the K c.
N & o.. with headquarters at San An
gelo, Tex
r. z. Lay, travelling freight agent
for the Sunset Central lines Of the Har-
riman system, at Dallas, Tex. has been
promoted to the position Of division
freight and passenger agent succeed /
ing former agent S. ". Noble de-
ceased
T H. Hanks brakeman for the
Southern Pacific, between FL PasO and
Lordsburg, is back on the extra list.
J. j. Hogan, extra brakeman for the I
Rio Grande division Of the Southern
Pacific, is back on the extra list
C. c. Orr, extra fireman for the west |
tern division of the Southwestern, be- !