Telegram-herald., 1886-09-04

Talk of "A Lumber POOI-The Committee
Appointed -Generalities


Appointed Generalities.
G. 5. Johnson, of the q. r. & 1. went to
Detroit yesterday.
W. r Shelby, of the G. r. & 1, returned
yesterday from Louisville.
Cnas. L. Williams, Travelling Freight
Agent of the j. NJ. 4 l., was in the city yes
teTGay.
f. b. Coolidge General Agent of the
wheeling & Lake Erie, was in the city yes
terday.
J. b. Frawley, travelling passenger agent
OF the Missouri Pacific, was in the city yes
ierday.
p. 5. 0 Rourke, Superintendent of the
Southern DIvis on of The G. Il. 4 l., was IN
in the city yesterday.
Auditor L. b. Rogers, of the c. Il ". NJ,
will spend sunday Al the Ottawa. His fam
lily viii accompany him.
The bids six in ALI for the building OF
the new e. & W. NJ. round house have been
opened, but none have been accepted yet.
Joseph Lomax, clerk of the purchasing
agents office of The G. K. & l., has returned
\ from a weeks vacation spent IN kichmORd
/ Ind.
The indications are that the excursion
I from LapOrte Ind, and LawtOn, Mich, L.
/ Ottawa Beach tomorrow Will be largely at
tended.
superintendent Wattles, Of the Lake
/ Shore aud Michigan Southern, says that the
road will build a Union depot on the Wes
side, if il can get the ground
The G. ~ ". NJ. will run special train
/ September from Grand Junction TO St
Joseph. 10 accommodate passengers for th'
FOurth District Republican Convention.
Fourteen hundred feet of the c. & w. VI
track ha. been raised in West Grand Rap
ids between the depot and Leonard-st., dur
ing this week. The average lift IS twenty
inches
The c. ( W. NJ will sell tickets of trans
portation and admission 10 the Chicag,
Interstate Exposition, to be held iron
! September / 10 October 10, for S5.f5. Th'
tickets will be sold on tuesdays of eacl
week, and will be good for return IN 81
days from time of ISSUE
Il am engaged here in the manufactun
of bluing. Captain Garett and wish TO z,
over to Chicago and buy up car load o
two of empty bottles and the cOmmercla
/ man pulled e black bottle out of his grip.
But ] am too young to drink, the Cap
tain replied.
Drink? Why this ls blueing'
"Oh. I thought you said brewing.
G. II. Wooster has been promoted from ia
assistant superintendenCy of the Michigan
I division of the Lake Shore line 10 that o
Superintendent OF the Detroit division
The recently appointed Superintendent O
the latter place, i. i Charlton, will ASSUME
the superntendelcy of the Michigan di
vision. that position being resigned by J. A
Curtiss.
Two miles Of the n. G.. r. & l. track
have been laid At this end Of the route anl
tomorrow twelve cars Of rails viii be sen
90 Muskegou, where operations will begi
on Monday laying track toward this cit
with patent contrivance which can lay
mile and a half day with ease. A doze
car loads of rails will be sent each day u
the job IS completed.
At The recent meeting Of the lumber ID
partment OF the Middle & Western State
Freight Association held ia Chicago, IL va
unanimously voted to re-sflirm and stricti
maintain the rates put IN fore
July /. 10 is patent fact ths
the lumber rates have been cat and in Ords
thai the practice naav be- stopped comml
tee Eas appointed 20 consider the feasibilit
0f and fo suggest plans for the establish
ment ef a lumber pool embracing the road
comprising the Middle and Western State
Freight Association The committee rs
f com rHeffi Nf g.. r.. trtii- OF flr r. ~ N T.. n
A Carpenter of the g. g " VI and the n
T. & ~ ID EiFarfs. If the + & +. "
G. James. ~ the Il, S & VI s IT Mcleo.
0f the G. RI & - ID. i. McCa1e. Of the Ia
Handle. Frank Jones. Of fhe Pennsylvani
Company " II. McD0el Of the T.. y
sea $ White ~ che C. g.. g. e r.
" Osborne. 81 the Wabash Chairman an
William orr SECRETARY ~ che Association
rl,- meeting r4s largely attended and Oh
general ouinion expressed vas in favor
the estah ishmeni. of such pool