Semi=weekly graphic., 1898-11-09
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A Collection of Items-brief and in- teres sting-gathered by the Graph ic's enterprising reporter in and around the Cotton Belt Shops.
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The Shreveport board of health has notified this company to raise the quarantine restrictions against all points.
 This company did light business on the road the past week both pas senger and freight, but everything looks prosperous for the coming week.
 MT. Andrew Carson paid Altheimer station a business visit last week.
 The tourist sleeper that has been running from Washington to San Francisco over this road has been discontinued.
 Fireman Burdick, who was recent ly injured by jumping off his engine, was sent to the hospital at Tyler, where he Is reported to be improy- ing rapidly.
 Mir. Phillip Bloom is now working on the rip tract at these shops.
 Engine l02 now has new walnut cab, and has been repainted.
 Mir. Jas. Faucette, an apprentice at these shops, left Friday for Hot Springs, where he goes to regain his health.
 President Edwin Gould md party are expected to arrive here tonight to look after the interests of this company.
 Engineers "Billie" Williamson and Burnett are on the sick list.
 This road received the highest hon. ors for their beautiful exhibits at the Omaha exposition. Hurrah for the Cotton Belt.
 Mir. sam Johnson, extra passenger brakesman, paid Memphis a flying business trip last week
 A large number of engines are now undergoing repairs in the back shops and round house.
 Mir. T. w Olson, of King Fisher, O. T., has arrived in the city and will at once accept position with this company. This gentleman is an ex- pert painter and sign writer.
 On last Friday morning Mir. Ar thur Reraux, blacksmith, while at tempting to straighten n large piece of steel one end slipped and fell on his arm infiicting Q horrible gash and cutting a blood vessel. He was taken to Dr. TrouDe's office on q switch engine and his arm dressed.
 Mir. Chas. Harris, the popular pas senger conductor, is again under the weather.
 Brakesman Maxwell, after several weeks lay off, can again be seen on his passenger run.
 Mir. r. E. Jewell, formerly clerk Tn the Master Mechanics s office can now be seen in the machine shops.
 The rip track employees are now working ten hours In order to catch up with some of Ieir back work.
 T. H. Osborne, general foreman of the car department. isssouth on inn portant business for the company. 
 Fireman John Roma, while on the road laet week, accidentally let large lump of coal fall on his hand, mashing it very badly
 Our ever popular Cotton Belt ho- tel caterer, Mir. Garland Bird, is now on night duty.
 Several new cabooses were turned out from the rip track last week.
 Mir. Edward Marsh, formerly q fireman at this place, but who re gently lived in Montana, has again accepted a position here as an em- ploye in the back shops.
 MT. Howard Ewald, of the St. Louis Iron Works. was visitor last week at these shops, accompanied by the master mechanic.
 All the old cylinders which had been thrown out for scrap were sold Friday.
 large number of coal boxes for coaches are being turned out daily from the tin department.
 Mir. Frank Rudolph, the flue weld CT in the boiler department, has again resumed his duties after sever al days lay off.
 G. A. Brewer and Andrew Le- Baume, two tinkers at these shops, have returned from brief duck hunt