The bee., 1901-08-08

the Evansville Economist has the
following to say in regard to the
L & N franchise wanted in Ohio
street in that city:
We do not believe that any Evans
vile Councilman would be so base
as to hold out for a consideration for
his vote on the l.. & N, Ohio street
franchise, but intimations of crook
edness have been made by a morn
ing paper, and the best way for the
Councilmen to answer them is to
vote for the franchise next Monday
night.
Jno. w. DEWEY, w. F. Sheridan,
Jeff Harlan and Sc. Cozatt enjoyed
themselves at the X. p. A., barbecue
at Lakeside Park Friday.
Conductor Lew Waltze and Engi-
neer Covert were in charge of the X.
p. A., special between Darlington
and ST. Louis.
Operator V. w. Dycus formerly of
the l.. & N, who has been working
for the G.. o. & G. in Arkansas for
some months, is now extra man for
the Henderson division and will be
located at Springfield, doing night
work.
Operator S. S. Brooks is working
days at Guthrie during the absence
of w. Frayser.
Agent Woodbridge of Springfield
will be off few days on a vacation
trip.
Dispatcher John DEWEY attended
Sebree Camp Meeting Sunday.
Kitchell Walker, the popular fire.
man, was down from Henderson Sun
day to visit friends, or friend, we
can't say positively which.
We are glad to know that Deglan
McGrath is rapidly improving and
will soon be able to attend to his du-
ties as yard clerk again.
Engine 10l on the Chicago limited
stripped herself on one side last Fri
day. Engineer Harry Pyle made a
phenomenal stop and deserves credit
for it.
E. l.. Wise, one of the best dis
patchers on the Henderson Division,
attended the X. P. A. banquet at
Lucille Hotel Friday night.
Operator Elliott from the L. G. is
working nights here for few days.
Miles Cannon is now on a through
freight run.
The interlocking switch plant at
Nortonville has been out of service
for several days but is now in use
again.
A new station has been establish
ed between Sebree and Slaughters; 1t
is called Breton.
The excursion from Nortonville to
Russellville Sunday was called off
on account of an insufficiency of fl
thy lucre.
Ifsome of the railrod boys would
stop shooting craps and study the
book of rules more they would stand
better show for promotion and
have more money to send home or
pay their debts with.
The Memphis line people are get
ting short of coal for engine use and
have been compelled to begin using
their reserve supply.
The Nashville Chattanooga & st.
Louis Railroad Co. has given an or
der for twelve consolidated locomo-
tives to be delivered before October
l. They are to be used on the Chat
tanooga division of the road, haul
freight trains.
The Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road Co. is constructing 400 coal cars
of the gondola pattern at its shops
at New Decatur, Ala. They are of
forty tons capacity and the largest
ever constructed by the company at
its own shops.
Nashville, Tenn.-An election will
probably be ordered in the near fu-
ture to decide on the question of vo-
ting 81 900, 900 in bonds in aid of the
Nashville & Middle Tennessee Rail
road, being promoted between Nash
vile and connection with the IL
linois Central Railroad by e. B.
Stahlman and others. Mr.. Stahl-
man is president of the company or
ganized to carry out the project.
Louisville, Ky.-The Louisville,
Henderson q st. Louis system is to
be relaid, it is understood, with 80
pound rails and reballasted for