El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-12
Continues to Employ Green
Hands in the Mechani-
cal Department.

" HE mechanical department Of the
G. H & S A. railroad is still
Il hiring student firemen. For the
first time in many years, according to
local railroad men, the company is
breaking in student firemen on pas
Senger runs. AS a rule, they are at
first 90. KID" in the yards and then
on freight and are not eligible to fire
passenger engines until after at least
six months experience. The new
students that were hired Tuesday are
Leo J. Symes, NJ A. Gruss, r. F.
Beahr, l. c. Greenwood, A A. Shelton,
H Lee, W. J. Boring, o. Shears, c. ).
Sawyer, a. NJ. Candy, T. j. York, W.
H Dorset and J. o. Langford.
There is a vacancy for a day fire
man in the FL PasO yard OF the South
western. The Oldest fireman of the
eastern division making a written ap-
plication will be assigned.
A vacancy exists for a fireman in the
day yard service of the Southwestern
at Dawson, n. NJ The senior applicant
will be assigned.
An official statement from the mas
ter mechanic of the eastern division
of the Southwestern says that during
the month of October there were II
head of trespassing stock killed by
engines.
James Ross. extra fireman for the
Southwestern, is firing the west end
switch engine at FL Paso for few
days with engineer ". ". Spaulding.
Mike Pettinger, local engineer Of the
Southwestern between FL Paso and
CarriZOzO, has reported for duty, dis
placing extra engineer J. V. Gill
Z. Pigler, extra fireman on the east
ern division of the Southwestern, Is
back on the local extra list, after a
few freight trips with engineer w d.
Cunningham He was displaced by
fireman Gordon Gum
G. A Norton, extra fireman on the
east end of the Southwestern, is back
on the slow board after a few round
trips with engineer L. o. King.
Eastern division engine 255, Of the
Southwestern. is out of the local shops
and was broken in, by engineer l. O.
King and fireman IA. Norton. Trav- I
cling engineer A L Bartz IS inspecting
J. H. Ritchley, former yard engineer /
on the western division of the South !
western, is now on regular through
freight between FL PasO and Hachita- |
Fireman Rainel is "scOOping" for him. /
West end fireman Kinney, of the (
has reported for duty /
and was placed on freight between FL /
Paso and Hachita with engineer J. H /
Chapman.
A. A. Harvey. extra engineer on the |
eastern division of the Southwestern /
IS laying off.
c. 1. Hall. switchman for the G. H,
Is laying off and extra switchman h I
A. Cunningham is in his place.
Tom 0. McCabe, sWitchman for the /
3 H, is temporarily filing the place
Of W. B. Hamilin, who resigned
F. W. Hoffman, extra fireman for
the Southern Pacific at El Paso, is
back on the slow board after a freight
trip between FL Paso and LOrdsburs
with engineer H R Vaughan.
B. Binns, extra engineer for the s.
P, is back on the extra list, after
round trip on freight over the Rio
Erande division Extra fireman Car
michael fired for him, and was also
placed among the extras
W. o. Olsen. through freight engi-
leer for the s p. between FL PasO and
1Ordsburg, has reported for duty.
J. Kelly, fireman for the S. P, IS
Jack on the extra list, after a trip to l
-ordsburg, on the local with engineer
3. T. Cheek.
J r. Thayer, extra fireman for the
! P, is back on the extra board after
freight trip to LOrdsburg, with engi-
leer Harry Moore.
W. c. Heinrich, extra fireman for
he S P, has reported for duty.
Harry HollamOn, regular yard engi-
eer for the G. H. has reported for
]. E. Ray. brakeman for the G. H
etWeen Ell Paso and Valentine, is
aging off, and extra brakeman Har-
ingtOn is filling his place.
c. A Smith, 5. P. conductor on
reight between FL Paso and Lords
D. Cavanaugh. S. P. brakeman, has
aiken the turn on freight between EI
'asO and LOrdsburg, with conductor /
1. A. DoOley.
H. R Payne, extra brakeman for the |
P, has taken a run on freight be- |
onductor G. W Savage. The second |