El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-13

". G. McAdoo, director general Of
railroads. viii deliver IN FL PasO next
Wednesday afternoon an address to
railroad employees only, this being the
first address he has ever given any
where 10 railroad employees IN his
official capacity as government head
Of the, railroads OF the United States.
Sherman Allen. advance representa-
tive for Mr.. AIcAdoo. upon his arrival
IN FL Paso several days ago, request
ed C. F. Hawks, vice president and
general manager OF the El Paso &
Southwestern system, 20 take charge
Of the arrangements for the address
Mr.. McAdoo viii probably utter some
significant statements with regard TO
the railroads and their employees
At a meeting u the local railroad
officials In the office OF Mr. Hawks,
at which the following were present.
the program Of the railroad men was
decided upon; ". R. Brown, vice pres
ident: c. ". Sowle, auditor; J. s..
Morrison. general baggage agent OF
the Rio Grande, FL Paso & Santa Fe;I
J. A Chiffon, city passenger agent
G. ID. Johnson, tralnmaster 7. & P.;I
R. NJ Glover, assistant superintendent
6. II. & s A.; ". r Martin, super
intendent Union Depot company; Car
nett King, general passenger agent
and other employees Of the e Paso &
South western system as follows: W.
G. Barnes, general freight agent; j.
L. Campbell engineer maintenance OF
way T. Paxton. superintendent mo-
tive power; A L. Hawley, general
auditor; L Q. Morris. general super
intendent; ". 81 Johnson. chief clerk
to general manager. F. L Hunter,
manager purchases and supplies.
Arrives on 6. Fl. Wednesday.
Mr.. McAdOO VIII arrive on 6. =. q
s A train No. 9. at $3.50 Wednesday
afternoon, April H. he viii be met
a the train by the Liberty loan COM
mittee, consisting OF about 80 men,
headed by chairman r. Burt Orndorff.
and viii then be escorted by them to
the union tabernacle at Virginia and
Wyoming streets, where his address I
viii be given. The committee desires
IL understood that this address is for
railroad employees and that these viii
he furnished with tickets Of admission I
necessary 70 gain entrance to the
tabernacle at that time. Space viii
be reserved for the Liberty loan com
mittee and for the press.
RailrOaders All TO Attend.
This address at the tabernacle viii I
be entirely separate from the Liberty ]
loan speech, to be given TO the puo-
lie at S o'clock Wednesday evening at ]
the court house auditorium. The ar /
engagements are entirely in the hands I
Of railroad employees and the program I
has been arranged by them All gem I
eral offices. city ticket and freight
offices, machine shops and the like
viii close Wednesday at 4 p m, and I
work in all departments, so far as
possible, viii be suspended at that I
time, so as to give all the employees |
address Of its kind ever given, an ]
address by federal director OF rail-
ways TO railway workers
Must Run On Schedule.
Mr.. McAdoo viii be-in 70 speak
promptly at o'clock and all railroad /
employees are requested TO be in their I
seats in the tabernacle promptly at ]
4.45, in order that there may be no /
delay or confusion. Every minute Of I
Mr. McAdoo's time willie in FL Paso ]
is taken up. and the railroad men are
expected to run on strict schedule.
In order 70 carry out the program
without hitch, the following COM
have been appointed to 1
look after the details; r. H. Glover
70 take charge OF al employees OF the \
Southern Pacific system in Fl Paso
and vicinity, except the city office; c. \
D. Johnson, all Texas & Pacific en-
pioyes, except city ticket office: C I
W. SOwle, all Santa Fe employees, ex-
cept city office, joint warehouse and
Mexico Northwestern employees; J. s.
Morrison and j. A. Chiffon. employees
Of various city offices; 7. Pavton. E. 4
P. & s. W hop and engine house \
employees; L L. Norris. T. p. & S. W.
local station, maintenance OF Wav,
yard. train Id engine employees: W.
r. Martin. union depot employees A. L.
HaWley, fifth and sixth floors OF T. I
p. & S. ". general office building: f. /
L. Hunter. store department employees.
tt is desired Eat employees attend in \
groups, under their leaders. named I
above, so FAR as possible
A publicity committee was named. ]
consisting or Garrett King OF the E. 4
p q W. and W. r. Brown, OF the /
s. nta Fe. W c. Barnes was requested ]
70 arrange Tor the taking Up Of the
ticfets at the entrance to the taber-
uae1n