El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27

/ the main lines of the company between
the Pacific coast and Chicag go; the
Mexican Central and the Mexico and
North Western
Maintain Big Shops and Offices
General offices of the Southwestern
are located in its handsome seven story
building at the corner of Franklin and
Stanton streets. and its shops, employ
ing about 1000 men. occupy large
tract of ground west of Piedras street
in East FL Paso. Its freight station
is on Franklin street Division head
quarters of the Southern Pacific have
been maintained here years: also the
largest shops between Houston and Los
Angeles are operated, with about 500
men employed The Santa Fe has
terminal repair shops and large storage
yards and employs 200 men The gen.
eral office Of the Rio Grande and Santa
Fe is located here; also the division
freight and passenger headquarters
and city passenger office on the ground
floor of the Mills building. The Santa
Fe's old freight office is on South
Santa Fe street. Recently service has
been resumed over the Mexican Cen
trail by the Carranza government, but
during the past six years through
service to Mexico City has been very in
frequent on account of the revolution
airy troubles In times of peace the
Mexican road runs its trains into the
union station in this city. For about
five years the Mexico and North West
ern has not had regular service and Its
track and equipment have been Sc
verely damaged by the revolutionists.
The burning of the big tunnel at Cum
bre has made it necessary to route
passengers and freight from MADEIRA
the lumber headquarters Of the COM
pany, by way of Chihuahua.
In FL Paso and Juarez fully 5000 men
are employed in various capacities by
the railroad systems and salary dis
bursements reach about S25e,oO
monthly.
Southern Route the Best
TranscontinentaI travel through Il
Paso in the winter months is heavy
The southern route is favored because
il is free from cold and snow blockades,
which all northern lines contend with
for several months each year. In sum
mer the way through FL Paso is pleas
ant because of the altitude and the cool
nights. Due to the advantages for
tourists moving through this city, a
stopOver of 10 days is in effect on all
lines entering FL Paso. giving travellers
other valley points, the summer resort
OF Cloudcroft, or even side trip 10
Chihuahua
Tourists See Mexico for Five Cents.
FL Paso is the only city of its size
situated SO close to a foreign country that
a good look at ii can be had for a nickel
and this fact is responsible for thou
sands of people travelling through here
stopping OIL 10 see d fragment u
leo. hear its language and observe its
customs The chamber OF commerce,
through its publicity department, is
constantly working to increase the
stopovers here. believing that once
strangers see what has been wrought
here in a few short years they will be
induced to make their homes some
where in the valley
Almost all the railroads entering FL
Paso have planned Tor future eXpan-
sion as the city grows The Texas and
Pacific. FL Paso and Southwestern
and Mexico and North Western have
large investments in land and trackage
in the southern part of the city, along
the river. and il may be before many
years that all freight trains entering
and leaving will move that way instead
Of through the center OF the city as is
being done at present The Southern
Pacific system has acquired land for
yards and shops at Alfalfa five miles
east. and has added several storage
tracks at Strauss, across the river west
in New Mexico It is intimated hat
these properties Will be utilized to re-
lieve the crowded condition Of its yards
east Of Main street, which may be dis
posed of as business and residence sites.
The Southwestern also has acquired
land north of the city limits for storage.
Other Lines Projected.
Other railroad connections have been
projected toward FL Paso which may
be carried out before many years. The
plan Of the Frisco lines 10 enter this
valley over the Texas Panhandle. prob
ably touching at Roswell y. n. and