The record-union., 1899-04-10
MEDALS FOR RAILROAD men
MISS CLARKE OF BRIGHTON
GETS ONE ALSO.
Annual Distribution of Gold and
Silver Testimonials of
Faithful Service.


Company inaugurated a system OF
medal awards, to be made each year, to
those employees who have charge of It's
tracks, roadbeds and stations, and have
best discharged their duties. To those
holding the more responsible positions
gold medals are presented, and to the
others silver medals. Each disc is in
scribed with the name of the recipient,
his position in the service, and the
character of the merit for which The
award is made.
Each year the merit list has grown
in length, and this year it is much
longer than ever before. On the Pacific
system the following are the awards OF
gold medals for the past year:
Best district = Mojave district, San
Joaquin division, Roadmaster, Duncan
Matheson.
Best track section-Section 81, Mojave
district, San Joaquin division, foreman.
Joseph Foster
Best stations-Brighton, Western di-
vision, Miss L. B. Clarke, agent;
Duarte, Los Angeles division, George
E. Cross, agent; Pasadena, Los Angeles
division, l. N Todd, agent; Whining
ton, Los Angeles division, Thomas u.
Hayes, agent; Point Los Angeles, Los
Angeles division, Allen NJ. Jamison,
agent; Riverside, Los Angeles division,
G. B. Ochiltree, agent; San Luis Oblspo,
Coast division, B. F. Whitmer.
Silver medals were awarded as follows
ON the Pacific system:
Best pumps and houses = Tehama,
Sacramento division, R. E. Creason,
pumper; Port Los Angeles, Los Angeles
division, G.. L. Stevens, pumper; 1ndlo'
Los Angeles division, r. Shoemaker,
pumper; Sentinel, Tucson division, -.
Cummings, pumper.
Best section houses and grounds-Los
Angeles division, Cotton district, section
II, foreman, Thomas Mcdonald; Los
Angeles division, Cotton district, section
A, foreman, E. L. Casey; Los Angeles
division, Indio district, section 46, fore
man, H. MCGEE; Los Angeles division,
Indio district, section 56, foreman, w.
Egan; Oregon lines, Woodburn district
section Z, foreman, ]. Duncan.
The awards of silver medals on the
various divisions were as follows:
Western division: Best track sections
Oakland district, section 20, foreman,
T. OConnor; Oakland district, sectlon
%, foreman. M. McDonough; Tracy dis
trict, section 20, foreman, A. F1nneran'
Stockton district, section 8, foreman
P. Callan; Suisun district. section q,
foreman, P. Leary; Napa district, sec
ton SO, foreman, NJ. Carroll; Merced
district, section 81, foreman, D. O'Con-
nell.
Sacramento division: Best track Sec
tions-Rocklin district, section IA, fore
man. P. Ford; Truckee district, sectlon
81. foreman, S. R. Cupples; Red Blum
district. section Al, foreman, T. Roar
dan; Red Bluff district, section 4S, fore
man, J. O'Neil; Marysville district, sec
ton A. foreman, J. Gallagher; Duns-
muir district, section 63, foreman, M.
Harmon; Dunsmuir district, section o5'
foreman, M. Courtney.
Salt Lake division: Best track sec
tions-Wadsworth district, section %
foreman. P. Sullivan; Ogden district
section 1O5, foreman, E. Delehaunty,
Ogden district, section Ill, foreman,
NJ Cullen.
San JOAQUIN division: Best track sec
tions-Fresno district, section o4, Tore
man. c. Mccarthy; Tulare district, sec
ton 9. foreman, A V. Phillips; Ventura
district. section Al, foreman, E. Ling
wood.
Los Angeles division: Best track sec
tions-San Gabriel district, section II,
foreman, C. Setzepfand; Cotton district
section A. foreman, E. L. Casey; Indlo
district. section 80, foreman, G. Meis-
heimer.
Tucson division: Best track sections
ella Bend district, section 64, fore
man. J. Sullivan; Benson district, sec
ton 90. foreman P. L. Murphy; DEM
ing district, section 80, foreman, +.
Courtney.
Coast division: Best track sectlons-
San Jose district, section II, foreman
H. ]. Hall; Paso Robles district, sec
ton ~. foreman, c. X. Lambie; Ala
media division section 1O9, foreman
David Matheson.
Lines in Oregon: Best track sections
|-Siskiyou district, section 6S, foreman
T. Connors; Portland district, section
SO. foreman, H Seidler; Salem district,
section 16, foreman, j. Anderson ;
Woodburn district, section Z, foreman,
T. Duncan; Ashland district, section III
foreman, l.. Wieland.
SO. foreman, foreman, H. Seidler; Salem
lem district, section 16, foreman, j. An
derson; Woodburn district, section -
foreman, J. Duncan; Ashland dlstrlct'
section A, foreman L. Wieland.
HELVETIA RIFLE CLUB.