The Goodland republic., 1903-07-17
RAILROAD NOTES.

H. Humbarger is a new fireman on
the extra list.
George Cooper is now night baggage
master at the depot
Fireman Pat KeatinR has taken a
lay-Of and gone to Norton county.
Martin Douglass, Of Omaha, is the
new boilermaker foreman. He is In
charge OF all boilermaker work on the
Colorado division.
Fireman Reid will move into the
Chambers new square house Monday.
His family have been occupying rooms
In the Leonard brick.
Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Derby have re-
tnrned from Dorchester, Neb., where
they were called by the death Of Mrs
DeTby's father, ID. l. Dunn
Phil Lustig has taken a Job as brake
man. He was employed in the same
capacity here few years ago, but has
been railFOading in Minnesota until
| recently.
J.H. Harvey has returned to Good
/ land to take charge Of the Rock Island
paint department again. He expects
/ to move his family Out.-HOrton Com
merciaL .
R. B. Weaver, Of Perry, Ia, and fam
/ lily will occupy the Mcclellan residence.
/ Mr. Weaver is the general foreman.
/ Engineer Mcclellan will remove TO
Denver soon.
| John Boyle went to Pueblo Sunday
night, and will take treatment at the
/ Clsrk's mineral springs hoping to get
relief thereby from the rheumatic
difficulty which has troubled him for
| several months
The International Correspondence
school car was here this week The in
stitutiOn is located at Scranton Pa.
and the object is to educate railroad
men in their duties.
Some Of the engine pits in the old
round house have been overhauled and
retimbered. All the stalls in the old
round house will be overhauled and q
new brick floor put in.
The city stand pipe at PhillipsburR
was blown down by q wind storm Sat
urdsy. This completely shut OF the
water supply IT was Of wood, built
10 years ago and probably will be re-
placed By steel tower.
The magnificent new La Sale street
station Of the Lake Shore, the Rock
Island and the Nickel Plate railroads
just completed at a cost Of about
July IL, all trains using the new term
inal.
Machininist's apprentices Nc
COrmick and Stspp quit this week and
viii 60 70 some other place TO perfect
{ their trade. Stapp served two year;
) 1 and seven months at this place and
! Mccormick, who came here a few
months ago, served two years in the
Horton shops.
Another large piece Of machinery
j known as q boring mill, was recently
received for use IN the shops here.
! new drill press was put in operation
lately and still there are three pieces
Of large machinery to be put in place
7 in the north shops. Everything indi
, Gates that the promises to enlarge the
. shops here will be fulfilled.
Another aggressive step was taker
, July IL, in the contest now being waQec
between the Rock Island road aud
= number OF its competitors over the
question Of interchangeable mileage
l when that road filed notice OF with
7 drswsl Of membership in the individ
I uRl mileage bureau OF the western
l roads. Notice was also given that on
and after September 1, the date OF
S which two Of the other roads have
] given notice to change the form Of in
] terchsngesble mileage used on theil
{ lines, it viii pay the rebates on the in
? dividual mileage books used on itt
!, own lines. Furthermore il has asked
for an accounting with the bureau K
3 determine what portion OF unpaid re
3 bates it is entitled to receive since II
; withdrew its membership in the West
ern Passenger association. These uu
? paid rebates amount from $4,000 tC
{ $4,000 q year, which is almost suf
hcient to pay the entire expenses oI
= the association aid its bureaus.