Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-02

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Pigeon" Moonlight" "Cossack,"
Stranger" Little Indian" Roe
buck" Starlight"
This report contains the entire list
OF engine equipment and the amount
of fuel issued during the month of
May. 1858. At that time G. F. Jau-
riet was the general master mechanic
of the system, with headquarters at
Galesburg.
Some of the engines then in service
are still in existence, while a number
have been rebuilt and the majority
consigned to the scrap heap. The en-
sine known as the Moonlight" is
now the 1915, switch engine in the
Galesburg yards. The Starlight" is
now the 10l6, while the "Talisman" was
the old engine known as 1910, which
for number of years ran between
Galesburg and Peoria on the daily
passenger and was considered one of
the best of the smaller engines. Two
years ago it was consigned to the
scrap pile and now the number is va
cant.
Mr., Colville relates the story of his
first acquaintance with locomotives.
The first engine he ever stepped foot
on was the old "Cossacll," which pulled
the daily Burlington passenger train.
He was about is years of age at the
time and rode on her to Burlington in
the cab with the engineer, James
Rockford. He became enthused with
the desire to run an engine, and here
was the origin of his successful career
In railroading. He rode often in the
engine cabs with the engine crew and
finally secured a position as fireman
or stoker, as it is sometimes termed.
The first engine he fired was the
1868, was assigned the "Cossack,"
which engine he fired for number of
years. Mr.. Colville rapidly advanced
both in the estimation of the higher
officials and also in Office About 1875
when Superintendent Hitchcock was
superintendent of the c., B. & @. sys-
TEN, and William Wilson was the d.
vision master mechanic, Mr. Colville
was promoted to the position of round
house foreman, which position he held
for some time.
With the charging and growth of
the system he gradually rose to his
present position of division master me-
chanic, which position is one of great
Importance and responsibility. There
is now employed under him a force of
men numbering in all 1902. Of this
number 444 are enginemen of the
Galesburg division, which is a large
force compared with that of the entire
c., B. & @. system in 1858, which num-
bered in all only 1870 men. crew of
two men, engineer and fireman to each
of the sixty-fve engines The pres
ent engine equipment of the Galesburg
division alone is nearly 200 locomo.
ded new engines of more modern type
and latest improved models.
New Railroad Tickets.
The Dyer machines used by the
Burlington at their various stations
along their system in printing local
tickets are now to be taken out and
tickets already printed will be used
after July 1. These machines have
been used by the company for the
past thirty years. The agents in the
many small towns have received no.
tice that they will be supplied with
the printed tickets after July 1, and
to ship their machines to the head
offices on the receipt Of these tickets.
New Superintendent.
Beginning tomorrow the great Bur-
lington system is to be divided into
three districts instead of five. H. C.
Mutt, formerly superintendent of the
Iowa lines, is to be general superin-
tendent of the Iowa district, with
headquarters at Burlington. His ter
ritory comprises all lines in Iowa and
northern Missouri.
H. D. Judson, formerly superintend-
ent of the Illinois lines, to be general
superintendent of the Illinois district,
with headquarters in Chicago. He will
also have charge of the Chicago term
inals and the supervision of 800 addi-
tional miles of road between Savanna,
ILL.,, and ST. Paul. The district includes
all lines east of the Mississippi river
from st. Paul to East st. Louis and
Chicago.
Henry Miller, formerly acting gen
eral manager of the Missouri lines. to
be general superintendent of the Mis-
souri, district, comprising all the lines
centering in st. Louis, Kansas City
and st. Joseph, with headquarters in
st. Louis.
Rice Given Another Positio
The position of general superintend-
ent, formerly held by Mr. Rice, is also
abolished, and he will be given the
more responsible position of general
inspector of transportation. He is to
report to Daniel Willard, second vice
president of the road. In this respect
the Burlington is following the move
of the Southern Pacific some months
ago.
'Retrenchment, retrenchment, re-
trenchment' has been the cry of those
at the financial head of the system
since it fell into their hands. This new
move will cut out some salaries that
have hitherto been paid each month
and may have had it's effect upon the
present move, but it is more probable
that the higher authorities have decid-
ed that the work can be done as easily
and more Systematically with three
divisions rather than five, as hereto
fore.
DeIano at the Head.
The Office of general manager at st.
Louis has also been abolished and
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