The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-11-24
INSPECTION TRAIN THROUGH BAY
ST. LOUIS WEDNESDAY.
rrain Was Bound for New
Orleans, and Found the
Road To Be in Excellent
Condition A. Roster of
the Party.


lporning's New Orleans Times-De-
n3ocrnt gives the following sac-
tount Of the trains arrival there
tnd tells OF the trip and its object:
The Louisville and Nashville
Inspection party arrived here from
I.puisyille at 5 o'clock last eyen-
Ing, and returned at midnight
last night. The party consisted
of the following: g. e. Evans,
General manager, Louisville KY;
Marshall, superintendent New
t)rleans, La; ]. /. Mckinney, SUI
perintendent Mobile and Montgo-
lrlery division. Montgomery, Ala;
I'M. K. Knox, superintendent Ala
hama mineral division, Admission,
Ala; w. Il. Smith, roadmaster
IsaGrange and Louisville division,
L.aGrange, KY; A. S. Baldwin,
roadmaster Louisville division,
Elizabethtown, KY; ii. G. Girls
void, roadmaster Knoxville divi-
sIon, Lebanon, KY; }. ID. Hayden
rnadmaster Cumberland Valley
disision, marlborough, KY; A.
Lamb, roadmaster main stem,
Necond division. Nashville, Tenn. !;
~. w. Bradshaw, roadmaster
Nashville and Decatur division.
Columbia, Tenn; j. II. Johns
ton, roadmaster South and Ala
bama Railroad, Birmingham,
Ala; w. w. Porterfield, road
master Alabama Mineral division,
a Anniston, Ala; II. A Shields
roadmaster MobileshHd Msntgo-
merry division. Evergreen, Ala;
Wa G.. Brown, roatlmaster. New
4 I,rIeans and Mobile division, Bay
ne. Louis, Miss; T. b. Robson,
roadmaster,s Henderson and st.
Louis divisions, Evansville, Ind.
II. Bettison, roadmaster, PEN
si1cola division, Pensacola, Fla. !;
Ihos. Nancy, road master Mem
pNis line, Paris, I enn.; Tim Ma
honey, ,roadnaster Owensboro and
Nashville division, Russellville,
i<y.; O. A. Godzales, master of
Trains, Pensac la, Fla; L. j. Nc
Earthy, master Of trains, New Or
! loans, La; IL. M. Minto, master
mechanic, Mobile, Ala; 0. A..
Barth, clerk Paris, Tenn; w. G..
Smith, secretary to general mana
Enr; William Wilde, secretary to
chief engineer; ID. M. Henderson
track supervisor New Orleans and
Mobile division, Bay st Louis,
Miss; John I. Carroll, bridge
sslpervisor New Orleana and Mo-
bile division, Bay st. Louis, Miss.
The train consisted of six cars,
including kitchen car, diner,
sleeper, two private cars and an
inspection car.
AS published several days ago
sin the Times-Democrat, the pre-
sent trip of the officials of the
officials of the Louisville and
Nashville was for the purpose Of
Inspecting the track work along
jts various divisions, and giving
appropriate and substantial re-
c0gnition for the best. This IL
& the first inspection made this far
South over the Louisville and
Nashville since 1898; but from
what could be learned in general
Way from those participating, it
YVES most satisfactory. A spirit
of emulation prevails among those
antrusted with the work of main.
taing a substantial roadbed in the
diiferent divisions of the Louis
xiIle and Nashville.
Prizes are paid in cash and GER
tiicates of excellence are issued
trackmen showing the best
rack and most improvements
SIIlce the last Inspection. While
|In ssignboard' has been diconti-
II<zad on this road, the cash prize,
as veil Us the certificate, has been
h6 Incentive for unusually good
V'}fk all along the system. This
}fize amounts to $25 to the sec
ien, and in some instance an
sls<ard amounting to fully $50 is
en. The party has been out
Isbnt ten days from Louisville
X i has covered about 500 miles.
Ill the exception of small
ktch Of track to be yet inspect
Between Flomaton and Mont
@'Inery, the party is going from
3efe direct to Louisville, where
tISey viii disband. The Flomaton
ption was passed over at night,
HSl consequently an inspection Of
coming South was impossible.
Superintendent Marshall of the
New Orleans and Mobile division,
8o accompanied the party from
Mobile, was anxious to entertain
~ visitors while here, and to