Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-02-15

The Chicago & Eastern Illinois may absorb this road. There has been persistent rumors to the effect that the Flower Syndicate of New York had acquired large holdings of the Cotton Relt within the past few days. The purchase, it is said, has been sufficient to gain control of the property which for several years has been held by the Goulds.
 Mir. Walter Jones. a tinker at the shops, is still confined to his room with fever.
 The Texas Ranger. bearing Gener- al Superintendent J. A. Edson and Division Superintendent Wm Cough lin, has returned from a trip over the north end.
 Coach 12S and 132, which were built at these shops, are nearly ready to leave the paint department where they have been receiving their finish ing touches.
 MT. Neil B. Martin is again son du- ty after being confined to his room with Ia grippe the past week.
 Mr. Sid McCarra. one of the young est operators on the Cotton Belt has been transferred from Fordyce to McNpt.
 Engineers Smith and Rathfarn have reported for duty after several days illness.
 Mir. E. w. Strickland is now on the extra board us fireman on the south end.
 Mir. Chas. J. Shook has been ap- pointed cashier of this road at Tex arkana. $, M. Dickey who took the position upon the resignation of F. W. McMilIan, goes back as chief clerk and c. P. HoYey as commercial agent, Mir. Shook was formerly general manager of the Fexarkana & Fort Smith road.
 w. C. Watrous, superintendent Of th9 transportation department with headquarters at Texarkana, was in the city Saturday.
 Mir. Clarence Bloom has been piac- ed as operator at Fair Oaks on this load.
 The pile driver is now undergoing repairs at the shops.
 Engine 119, which was advertised for fireman running betweeh this point and Jonesboro, was given to John Roma, one of the oldest fire men on the road,
 The large water tank atClarendon is frozen up and the trains have been unable to take water there Tor the past few days.
 Buckner, q station on the south end of this road. has been made a flag station for trains 3 and 4.
 Messrs. R. c. Wolf. Will Marra and E. W. Workman will leave Tuesday morning for Little Rock where thoy go to attend the grand St. Valentine ball that night at the Concordia Club.
 Engine No. ?, NJ. V. & M.. belong ing to Mr. Frank Kendall, is in the machine shop undergoing repairs.
 Mrs. Celia Toplitz is now the eff eient stenographpr in the chef train dispatcher office.
 Engine l9S laots ns bright arh lovely es if new. It has in,t been overhauled and refitted.
 A largo number of catlIa traius have rolled over thi1 division durif z the past week.
 The entire shops commerceh work ing nine hours day eAneslny. itfiiAy W II ftiA' ilf VI 'ft NtftE ti+''lt From 7:30 | m. to ll;43 Il. m., aBI tom D. m. to 5: l5 D. m.
 Mir. r. H. Mooney, foreman of the boiler department, returned last night from Tyler, Tevas, where he had been Tn the interest of this com pany.
 El Marsh, formerly employed in the machine shops here, has accepted a position as fireman on the north end.
 Mir. Chas. Smith, formerly con- ductor on this road, is the inventor of the Smith Safety Coupler which has been adopted for use by this company.
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