El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-09
Many Engines Sent to the
Shops to Be Put in Shape
for Rush of Work.

n ACCOUNT Of the expected in
crease in business on the Harri-
- man system, engines are being
put in to shape at all of the shops.
The company has several large shops
in California, Texas, Louisiana and
Illinois. Some Of these shops are re-
shops are well stocked. Several en-
gines of both the S. 2. and G. II. have
been turned out recently and are now
in service. Because of the expected in
crease in business, several passenger
firemen Of the Southern Pacific have
been called I'D to take the examination
necessary before being promoted to
engineers Several G. H men have
passed recently and others expect to be
called upon at any time. Among the
G. II. men who have been recently
called up are; Oscar T. Ward Ben Ben
Durham, A. GlrOlr and Erwin. The
Southern Pacific firemen called up yes
terday were all employees on the other
side Of Lordsburg- H L. Fuller, fire.
man on the Simon helper: J. z. Eng
lish, fireman between ella and Yuma
in regular passenger service, and fire
men R I. HarbersOn and J. W. VIM
drim. A. E. Hale. the Tucson road
foreman Of engines. will hold the ex-
aminations at Tucson.
Mrs. B. z. Major, mother of engt-
neer George Major, OF the eastern di-
vision of the FL PasO & Southwestern,
with her son at Tucumcari, n. NJ.
D. S. Evans, helper on the day lead
engine in the Fl PaSo yard service OF
the G. H, has been promoted to engine
foreman and was assigned to the lead
engine. This turn was recently made
vacant by c. n. Holford, who has been
assigned to the night position as en-
CINE herder.
on account of a shortage Of brakes
men, the c., H & s. A at Ell PasO had
to borrow an extra man from the Texas
& Pacific. Jack McMindus caught this
turn between FL PaSo and Valentine.
Harry 1. Moore, engineer for the
Southern Pacific, is making a few
round trips in through freight SER
vice on engine 2712, between Ell Paso
j. W. Daniels, extra engineer for
the G. H, is making a round trip In
through freight service between FL
Paso and Valentine, on engine 756.
Regular fireman Dave F. Flynn is fir
ing for him
The G.. H. & s a. railway used an
extra switch engine last night to load
stock. Extra engineer J. c Green
was used to run it and extra fireman
". Barksdale fired for him.
Harry Heilman. extra fireman for
the G. H. at FL Paso. was used in the
FL Paso yard service last night, with
engineer w E German
L J. Yager, extra fireman for the
G. H at FL Paso, worked in the local
yards last night on the o'clock en-
:
Extra engineer J. Horton, of the
G. H, was used yesterday on the
o'clock day engine in the local yard
service. Extra fireman J. F. Gould
fired for him.
Hugh McMichael, regular switchman
for the local yard service of the c.
n. & s. A, on the day union depot
coach engine, has reported for duty,
after attending court for several days.
He displaced -switchman T. o. McCabe,
who goes back on the local extra list
H r Payne, regular passenger
brakeman for the Southern Pacific be-
tween FL Paso and Tucson, is laying
off for a few trips and an extra pas
senger fireman is filling his vacancy.
E. B. BOYLE, assistant superihJend-
INT Of the G., II. & S. A, is making.
rip over the FL Paso division of the
road, for the purpose of inspection.
Frank Appel, who for the past eight
7ears has been employed with the G.,
4. & S. A. yard service at FL Paso, has
to take a position at Los
Angeles, Cal, with the Salt Lake road, |
IS brakeman. For the past year he
las been foreman of the day union
iepot coach engine. Willie Weed, the |