The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-11
Extensive Improvements to be
Made on Louisville Division
New Depots. Passing Tracks, New
Water Supply Stations and
Other Things.
BIG OFFICIALS NOW INSPECTING


ion of the road and the total amount
Of money expended in the improve
ments will amount high into the
thousands.
This morning Chief Engineer II. U.
Wallace, Chicago; General Manager
of Southern lines II. @. McCourt,
Memphis: First Principal Assistant
Engineer II. Robert Stafford, Chicago /;
superintendent A. H. Egan, Road
master f. l.. Thompson Louisville,
Master Mechanic 7. +. Barton, Padu.
cab and Mr.. W. +. Katterjohn. tie
local contractor, left on two special
cars on the Fulton and Louisvills ac-
commodation train No. 122 at 1850
O'Clock for Louisville on general
tour of inspection of the Louisville
division for the purposes of recon-
mending improvements.
Mr.. Wallace and Stafford will leave
the party at Louisville and will 20 to
Chicago in their private car No. 6,via
Lafayette, Ind, over the Big Four
route. Mr.. NcCourt will return to
the city tonight on his private car No.
10, and will be accompanied by Mas
ter Mechanic Barton and Contractor
f. W. KatterJobn. Supt. Egan and
Roadmaster Thompson will probably
remain in Louisville.
Mr.. Wallace stated this morning
that he was ON tour of inspection
but could not give out anything def
mite relative to the improvements to
be made. ave will have to look over
the division first" he explained, "be-
fore anything can be decided on.
There ore some improvements to make
am sure, but nothing definite. will
be settled until after we have finish
ed"
Mr.. Stafford stated that the sppro-
priation which is made each spring to
the engineering depai tment for i'm
provements, has not been made yet on
account Of the complete data not be-
ing in.
"<n appropriation is made every
year to the engineering department {, "
Mr.. Stafford stated, but how much ii
will he can not be determined yet. and
will not be until the higher officials
see Just what work is to be done. This
will require some little time yet, but
the inspections are being made rapidly
as possible and all data will be fled
shortly and the improvements def
nitely decided on. IT is then that the
appropriation matter will be discussed
and action taken"
The Louisville division will come
in for a good share of this appropria-
ton, it is assured. Superintendent
Egan, who with Koadmsster Thomp-
son and other division officials, Is pi-
loting the higher officials about the
pointing out possible Improvements,
stated this morning:
"There are a number of passing
tracks to Re built and many water sup
pl, stations to be erected. AS to the
/ can say nothing. 1t is
possible that several new depots ct
mall stations will be built, but this
part of the improvements will come
1nder another head and this matter
will not be touched on during this in
,pection.
Mr.. Katterjohn, who owns the Kat
ter John Construction Co., stone quar-
les at Cedar Bluff. will probably take
he party through bis quarries this
IL they have enough time, TO
how the officials just what he is doing
n the way of getti ng out ballast for
he road.
~ am now getting out thirty car
Dads of ballast q day." he declared,
and the road is running double
leader train out of Cedar Bluff daily
With stone to use for ballssting pur-
'oses on the Tennessee division, where
he double tracking is being done.
The big 100, 900 capacity cars are be-
ng used which means that 10 tons of
rushed stone is beirg daily turned
nut Of the quaries for the railroad com
amy. Some OF this ballast will be
lsed in repairing the Cairo extension
racks this summer"
Mr.. Katterjohn is now working
wo hundred men at the stone quar-