Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-25

MI. hOD'FI BECK naS succeeded Mir t. E. Smith as round house foreman
 Mir. W. H. Quigg, division frei sht agent for this road, with headuu4r- ters at Little Rock. was i'll the city Friday on business.
 Mir. c. P. Hovey, formerly general baggage and commercial agent at Tsxarkana, has beeu transferred t. Mal9eh, Mo-, as agent.
 Mr Alfred Rike, who has for :, number ot years been employed the ronnd house, has accepted DO sitlon as fireman on the sonth end.
 MT. P. H. Lear has been appointed Ioadmaster of the Pine Bluff district of the Iron Mountain road witb headquarters at Little Rock.
 MT. E, c. Tabor, lineman on tlis road, has returned home from Jonesb9ro, where he has been work ing in Lineman Hayman's pla9e.
 Mir. Ghas. Brunson, machinlst here, has severed his connection at these shops to accept q similar posi- ton with the Dilley Foundry Co.
 Mir. l.. H. BowruD. our newly ap- pointed superintendent, vice F. S. Rawlins, has taken his position and is now north inspecting the road.
 Tie blacksmith department is now working night and day to catch up with the large amount of work which is on hand in that depart ment.
 Mr. Andrew Carson. a lightning flasher of fame. left last night accom- panied by his wife for Dunn, \. C., to spend several weeks with his mother and sister.
 General Superintendent F. H.. Britton, after spending a few days here on important business. has re- turned to his headquarters at Ty- Ter.
 MT Thomas Fullerton. boiler maker, has returned from Grey'S Point, where he has been busily en- gagged in corkfng boilers for this company.
 Mir. Harry HcGuire is semployed for a few days as chief clerk in General Foreman c. ". Gage's office during the absence of MT. Jas. Bangston, who is now purchasing coal for this company from the mine.
 The dispatchers who are now oc- cupying the frame building at the shops will be transferred to the brick building with the officers and clerks. The chief dispatcher will al- so occupy room in the brick office.
 The private car 03, which was built at these shops, was rolled out of the paint shops Friday and isnow ready for use. The timers, carDen- !, ters and painters are due great praise for the skillful mechanicallsm which was done toc0mplete this car.
 Mr. Chas. H, Moore, formerly chief clerk in the superintendent office and who recently purchased the Cot ton Bet Restaurant from Mir. Dick Bird, will take charge of the dining parlors on the first of November. Mir. Bird will go to Commerce, Tex, to engage in the restaurant business.
 Mir. ". J. Miller, foreman of the machine shops, leaves tonight for Patterson, New Jersey, to inspect the four large engines that this com pany has ordered from the Rodgers Locomotive Works. These four en- gines will be much larger than the Richmond engines which were bought by this company recently.
 Col. S. w. Fordyce has been given the private car, "Arkansas Travel CT. which was given to him by this company at tbe time of his pIesi- dency of this road and at the time of his resignation it was given to his successor, R. Harding. Mr Hard- ing will occupy the private car, "Texas Ranger" now owned by General Superintendent Britton. Mir. Britton will occupy the private car. "03, recently built at these shops.