El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-11
MAY TAKE OFF
". TRAINS
Passenger Agent King Els
Inmates Saving Could Be
Made by Dropping Two.

Possible curtailment OF train SER
vice at the behest of the government,
involving the withdrawal Of trains
Nos. and s, running between FL
Paso and Tucumcari, n. NJ, their
work to be taken up by the regular
Californian Limited, stopping at
smaller towns, may be inaugurated
by the FL Paso & Southwestern rail-
way. according to Garnett King, gen
eral passenger agent of that line, who
returned from Chicago Saturday
night.
president OF the Southwestern, at
tended a meeting of railway repre-
sentatives, called by R. H Ashton,
regional director of western railways,
under director general W. G. Nc
Adoo. The conference was attended
by representatives Of the Southern
Pacific. Rock ISLAND, Western Pacific,
Burlington, Santa Fe, Union Pacific,
Missouri Pacific, Denver & Rio
Grande, Chicago & Northwestern, and
Great Northern lines.
Preparing His Report.
The railroad men were asked by
Mr.. Ashton to prepare estimates
showing what mileage could be saved
on their respective lines, If the trans
SERVICE were G4L ~ OAAC
fast train daily on each line, and the
lengthening of the present schedules.
Mr.. King is at present preparing
his report. He estimates that 6o4
miles daily could be saved by cutting
out the Tucumcari-El Paso local and
letting this work be done by the Cali
fornian, stopping at towns ii now
passes up. On the Rock Island line,
1884 miles could be saved between
Chicago and Kansas City, and on the
Southern Pacific 1850 miles could be
saved between FL Paso and Los An
geles, il was said.
VIII Be Considered.
It is not known whether the pro-
posed curtailment Of passenger SER
vice IS possible, and the figures OF
the various roads will be gone over
carefully by the director general be-
fore any action is taken. II it is
found that such radical cutting down
of passenger service would seriously
inconvenience the public, the plan
viii probably be discarded. Mr.. King
stated. however, that in the east
conservation Of train power
has already been adopted, the lines
between Chicago and St Louis being
ordered to cut their service to two
trains each a day.
Usual Summer Rates Proposed.
While in Chicago, Mr.. King attend T,
Gu inc Of LuG 4LdneCOuAA-
mental Passenger association. The !
passenger agents Of the transconti- |
mental lines at this station decided /
hat the usual round trip rates TO 1
tourists TO the coasts and park resorts /
should be adopted and published, the !
proViso being made, at the order OF /
the government, that the rates be ad- /
ganced over last years. The assocIa-
ion also appointed a committee to 4
arrange for a new system Of distri- i
button Of railway time tables, so that 4
he booklets hereafter will be obtain
able only at railway offices, and not 1
1t hotels and other places
Other Roads Have No Orders
". +. Brown. general agent Of the
santa Fe here, stated that he knew
iothing Of any suggested 'eurtailment
II service on his lines.
L B. Mcdonald, superintendent of !
he Rio Grande division of the 6. h &
J. A, said that he had received no in
Ormation on the matter, but that he
lid not believe that much conserva-
ion could be practiced between Ell
2aso and san Antonio, as two trains
My run between the two cities, and
hey cannot be cut down