The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-28
Freight Conditions Rapidly I'm
proving on the L. G.
Mr.. II. McCourt in the City on Bust.
ness-I. O. Wants to Enlarge
lanyard fill.
OTHER RAILROAD NOTES

Mr.. II. O. McCourt, assistant gen.
eral manager of southern lines OF the
l. O., arrived in the city this morning
from Fulton and will remain here 0
short time on business
Mr.. McCourt has been paying o
great deal Of attention to Paduoah and
the Louisville and Memphis divisions
freight traffic situations. These two
divisions have been overrun with
freight trains but through the efforts
of the train masters, chief dispatchers
and yard masters, the situation has
been relieved to great extent. The
Louisville division has been thorough
ly straightened out and the officials
are working on the south end now.
During the late freeze up the trains
have been delayed a great deal. The
oil runs cold and it requires more
steam to run in cold than warm
weather; passengers require more
time in loading and unloading from
the passenger trains ana many other
things contribute to the delay. since
the weather moderated. however, the
trains have been running better.
The Illinois Central desires to run
ito spur track into Mechsnicsburg over
the oity's tan yard fill. and will prob
ably ask permission of the council at
the next meeting to widen the I'LL,
strengthen it, and build the track on
it instead Of building . trestle to the
side. This will give the city IN op-
portunity to get q good fill there. It
is said the present fill never was any
account, and is constantly washing
away or caving in, while the railroad
fills, particularly the Que that skirts
the river front for many blocks, are
strong and durable, and the high wa
ter seldom Injuries them. The cost
Of widening and strengthening the fill
in Mechsnicsburg would cost the rail-
road from $1,000 to $4,000, and the
city nothing.
Chief Dispatcher 4. F. North is
working to clean up the south end of
the road and will DO here few dsys
longer.
The local dispatching force is short
a man since the departure of Dis
patcher l.. Neil who was sent to Full
ton, and as soon as another man can
be procured, Mr. North will return to
Louisville.
Since Mr.. North's second return to
Paducah there has been more talk Of
making Paduoah his permanent head
quarters, but this report Is again de-
MED by officers.
1t seems that Fulton municipal au-
thorities have been bothered by block
AIDED streets, from bulletins posted In
the trainmen quarters of the l. O.
here and at Fulton. The bulletins
read that the municipal authorities
have been complaining to the road of
blockades In Fulton streets BY trains
being switched across the high ways
and orders have been issued IN the
trainmen tn avoid any delay possible
in working over streets and avoid any
suits for damage shat may be died.
Fireman L. p. Gilman, who has
been firing in trains No. 1903 ami lO4
between Paduoah and Fulton. mas
been taken Off his run and sent 10 Chi
cago with engine No. 656 which il
being sent 70 Burnside for repairs.
Yesterday afternoon there was 9
small freight wreck At Boar station
which delayed the fast passenger rain
No. 10 several hours. Two fr ight
cars were derailed but no one was ill.,
jured.
This morning the local round house
was cleaned of engines for the south
end and until night, no motive power
was supplied to the south en- except
for the passenger runs.