Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-30
SECTION HANDS.
Tho Men who Mend and Keep Safe tho
Iron Highways.

Tn. Msn who Mend and Keep Safe tn,
Iron Highways.
1 C.., Menace,
SINCE Tue uea.n IL ~ Ct;aaao M;I,-eu
.. .. MesIins H VI .a;i,oaa VII anJ tha NH
nee ana o.; Ia au' h;s,nr~ % ~ rsrv bupbI,
lica.'ol Vi us nSIor.s to- hoo,
class Oh raiiro:u onPioy -,
IN MADE Ine suojed. 'h. ...ond ~ % 90 ,ha rans
lney are thoSe VIZ ".u .;i.S " i;n. IT.,
RAJ lrack rePans ;,,;I;.;as ~ :, 10 o;.aJ tho,
SNOW the. Po'' s..A -, .;,.,, 80.
Mr. MERRITT ~ :e s"a,;on hand =,
irolu the Pos,on s 80 ~ .ha ,nos,
general liauase' ~ 4no n,rn W nv ~.
prosperous roaus ~ , .nis .ou =. ..;,ronS
aSy ne ASKED ior "oiN a. aI".
once anu "neu Iae''" 80 w
ne Souid oo' reP,ieu, -
III III can use q sno1el vel, anu ''n r, .,
ne was gwen "uiH =: " ,oso "S"nS y,
railway graders anu IA i1oo 1 mas auI hauI
lore,hah M oi 'he sans ny 'ne., ne.a. ." LAY
.i Mo.k nc earheo '; PtomG.on oanI'Inu ".I, pao
lho.lon' IN turn oecomins S. :onuu1.o.'
pay lnas'er, assislant supstint.nuen.'
ciiei superln'ehuenl VI uirision' as
s'stan' senerai Ira.el; Tn! auu .n.n i s.I'
erai @ manager ocz inis GEsi.ion was 'enu, Gnu,
oseu nm III ioo'. no ""s NV nan
y, iiperai OF even a connon eonoo'
eouca''on' pul one VI PiaS'i.a, lueas'
s4und common sense anu luugment'
nc kne" every rounu VI tne iaIuer.
anu ior 'na' ieaSor was au eAoeaons
n'nasel VI nouI w ono "as o'o'
Nau .no,o Iuneu n an! .oSpoo.ou ~ .nose
unueI u.ii mi!n. nus Is d 'e"n. Naoio case
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com1 ;,'I u,,hou'.es - .. as .,a @ uePa..mens n u
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ioi lue conuttios y, tue .oau ucPehus
t spon .he tho so;.,,u, W." n a,n;yoa. .no - % ~ Az ~
i:oln tno a,si,tan' .I onS,hee, y. wv
ou Eor ;ut",a,;on utmm ~ 'no oannorn;, thoso
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80 e. pnSnSrI,-.n;s ro;,,oaS NJ. go.
v;.wod VI rastoyd.v | aftarnoon.
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.ra,na nn "' :" tour,aon ~sa % smhd;1;",ase = nu nS
a"sh ~ ,,,,1;r;s;o. !. ~ IL. aons - snu
e"en eu'ul'. .siou - ~ 'no ea.o Vi
toieinan' "no Ia. san VI .iacA-
i"aus, ,.,, 'sns Ill n"n'ei io" Se'en
" we've
foreman. ORE "nen Pie.ins gang;
'aAes tno oes. "uu osS eAPeiienoeu
men; II sec 'en nen carrying Eve
nunu,eu .u PIun. ... ,; .Hm o. .he opinlon
snat ~ - aoout te se pa y. snem Neio
u,scna eu Ia. Ia'e g fuGn ";,n ioui , stto.g
aien W ""'n ri tisnt on WIN % Iall .nlr'y
y ,ee' ION ima' IS .ne mo.A 'ne green
anu' .E arc put .. "Ian - snIs se. o'er
s. .nen arJ aAmunT wa, ta.I;n .n a. ny ~" ~ Ie
hammers, shovels and other tools.
"Fasteninp on the connectipo bars
between the rails is very particular
work and requires care. The expan-
sion and contraction of rails must be
and thew are laid accord
ingly for winter and summer tempera-
lures, Frocs and switches require
and must be properly ad-
iusted Then besides tract. hands we
have watchmen. There are sixty men
doing tb;s sort of dutv at NIGHT betwcen