El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-16
Empties Being Sent to the
Southwest for Fall Cat
tie Rush.


OEvERAL railroads running in and
~ out of FL Paso are reported to be
very short Of empty stock cars.
Empty cars are being rushed with all
possible speed from the market towns
of the country and damaged cars are
being repaired. Trains of solid emptles
are being rushed to Columbus, n NJ,
and other points on the Southwestern
as fast as they arrive from the Rock
Island system. over 10000 head or
cattle are to be shipped before the
3Oth of November. Local traffic off,
Gals of the Southwestern say that
they have plenty of cars IN sight and
Will be fully able to cover the situa-
ton.
Engineer C. Benson, Of the eastern
division of the Southwestern. out Of
Tucumcari, brought engine Nd. 146 in
to the city on passenger train No. ].
He departed at D. m. on engine NO.
120, light. Fireman Cooley IS with
him.
Bill" Watkins, engineer on the east
ern division of the Southwestern.
brought in engine 297. This is one of
the new stoker engines and will be
assigned to freight between FL Paso
and CarriZOzO. Fireman Farqeuar was
firing for him They will take engine
255 back to CarrizozO-
Ben Winters, conductor on the east
ern division Of the Southwestern, is
laying off
H. Keith, extra fireman on the
Southwestern, is back on the extra list
at FL PasO, after bringing engine 1S6
of the Mountain division here.
L. 0. King, extra engineer on the
Southwestern, is laying off
J. B. PrOthrO, passenger engineer on
the El PasO and CarrizozO passenger
on the Southwestern, is laying off.
Western division fireman r. Wright
of the Southwestern, has reported for
duty and will go on a freight run be-
tween FL PasO and Hachita-
c. c. Orr, extra fireman on the west
ern division of the Southwestern, is
working in the FL Paso yards few
shifts with engineer c. L Adams.
R. Hamilton, extra fireman on the
Southwestern, is making a freight
trip between FL Paso and CarrizOzo
with engineer F. P. Rempe.
Western division fireman, Of the
Southwestern, has reported Tor duty
and was placed on freight between FL
PasO and Hachita- He had been work
ing in the local yards
There is n vacancy for a fireman in
the day yard service of the Southwest
ern at Dawson. Bids on this position
viii close November 10 and the senior
applicant will be assigned.
There is a vacancy for an engineer
on the local between Douglas and Tue
son on the Southwestern. This turn
was vacated by engineer l. c. Scott,
who has taken through freight service
out OF Douglas.
The Southwestern has installed a new
"derailer" on the Captain branch, near
the Carrizozo reservoir.
At 1901 this Sunday morning new
time tables Sc Of the western division
and 81 of the eastern division of the
FL PasO & Southwestern went into eff
feet Many changes in time are ar
nOunced. Changes of the special rules
have been also made.
A S McNeece, brakeman for the
Southern Pacific between FL PasO and
Lordsburg, is back on the local extra
list, after several road trips.
D. Cavanaugh, brakeman for the
Southern Pacific in freight service be-
tween FL PasO and Lordsburg, is lay
ing off
Charles Mckinney, yard fireman for
the eastern division of the Southwest
ern, has reported for duty after a short
spell of sickness. He bumps fireman
A. Pigler, who goes back on the FL
PasO and CarrizOzo extra freight list.
Increased freight traffic on the
western division of the Southwestern,
has caused the company To put on an
extra crew. The engine crew is Joe
Henderson, engineer, and fireman Bur-
chard.
Southern Pacific brakeman F. z.
Cart, of the FL PasO and LOrdsburg
freight list, is laying off and extra
brakeman a. r. Hanson is in his
place.
c. A. Smith, Southern Pacific freight
cOnructor between Ell Paso and Lords
burg, is laying off.
r. ". Whitfield, extra brakeman for
the S. P, at FL Paso, is laying off.
Conductor c. K. Jackson, of the S.
P, is laying off
At a late hour Saturday evening
there were 10 extra 5. 2. brakemen on