The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-12-02
Ann Arbor Ry. Notes.

Ann Arbor KY Notes.
Ed McFee is helping 10 the boiler shop
this week.
A large ash carrier Is being made in the
shops for use on the Ann Arbor ferry No. 2
Jake Dengler returned Tuesday evening
from his visit in Chicago and Ann Arbor
The electric lighting plant has been com
pleted and is doing good service.
Engine No. 10 is now nearly ready to go
out on the road after a thorough overhaul
ing.
Frank Wren, of the master mechanics
Office accompanied friends as far south as
Cohoctah, Wednesday morning, returning
on No. 4.
AL. Goddard, engineer at the car shops,
was in Durand Wednesday forenoon on
business. ]. Haupt filed his place at the
shops during his absence.
George Suffer, pattern maker, cut his left
hand so severely with chise that it is
feared he may lose two fingers. He will
certainly be laid up for some time.
w. w. Sutton, who went to Almyra, N.
Y, about two weeks ago on account of the
serious illness of his mother, has decided to
stay there and has sent word that he will
not be back again.
Thomas Gordon made trip to the south
end of the line Tuesday to inspect and
make some minor repairs on engine No. 81
which runs on the Pennsylvania-Ann Ar
Dor belt line.
Harry Thompson and Charles Bradley
have finished their four years apprentice
ship and drew full machinists wages for
he month of November for the first time.
A part of the new compressed air tools
have been received, but nothing can be
done with them until the reservoir and
pump are connected up and the air piped to
the places where the tools are to be used.
Persons who have noticed the large white
ders will perhaps be surprised to know that
they are made of pure aluminium beaten
into sheets almost as thin as gold leaf and
stuck on the fresh paint on the engines and
coaches.
John O.. Abel and Floyd Webb are ex-
pected back In short time from West Vir-
ginia where they went few weeks ago.
They went with the intention of moving
their families If the place pleased them. hut
have apparently concluded that Michigan.
and Owosso, too, is good enough for them
Their friends will be glad to see both men
back.
Master Mechanic Robt. Tawse and
Chief Clerk Thos. Kerwin, went to Frank
fort Monday to make arrangements for ex-
tensive repairing for car ferry No. 2. Mr..
Kerwin returned Tuesday night, Mr.. Tawse
remaining until Wednesday. Charles Duffy
and FIVE other boiler makers went up at the
same time and remained to do the work
which will take about two weeks, and In.
cludes the building of one new stack com
plete besides other minor repairs.
Extra No. 40 was unfortunate enough to
derail four cars at the Garland switch short.
~ ditoI nOOu luocudy' OcOIbc Sawyer,
foreman of the wrecking crew, got things
In readiness and went north as soon as an
engine could be brought mp from Durand.
The south bound passenger train and the
extra got away again about six o'clock.
The wrecking crew finished up the work at
Garland Wednesday and brought the cars
into the shops for repairs.
According to the performance sheet of
the motive department there are now forty
two locomotives owned and In use by the
Ann Arbor road, all but two of which, Nos.
lO1 and 1902, are numbered consecutively
from to 40 inclusive. The list includes
engines from various shops though the
Pittsburg Locomotive Works is the firm
which is represented by the largest number
on the list. There are twenty-one engines
of this make on the road. The Rogers and
the Baldwin companies follow with nine
engines apiece; the Rhode Island company
has two and the Grant company one.