Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-07-28

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Columbia, Mo-, may have a ne,
Wabash depot.
Mr.. McMannus, former operator 70
the Alton at Vandaiia, is stationed a
Thompson, Mo.
The Wabash paint shops IN Moberll
worked all day Sunday on account o
the rush Of work.
The express messenger on Wabasl
passenger train No. 3 had his fingeI
very painfully mashed while handling
some express at the union station Ii
Moberly one day last week.
The Wabash railroad is placing col
ored porters on each chair car in theil
through passenger trains. These por.
tiers will keep their car always neat
and as clean as a new pin and will at
tend to the wants Of passengers. The
Wabash is thoroughly up-to-date.
Less than twenty five years ago VIII.
liam B. Biddle was ''braking" on a
freight train. This is not a drawing
room job, where you wear white kid
gloves and use a gold-tipped cigarette.
Mr.. Biddle broke well and kept up
the deuce Of a thinking. To-day he is
second vice-president Of the big Santa
'Fe road In place Of Paul Morton, re-
signed to go into the cabinet.
Unofficial announcement was made
Saturday of the retirement OF W. H.
Gridley as General Manager of the
Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis and the
appointment Of j. II. Ramsey in his
place. Roth Mr.. Grldley and Mr..
Ramsey are well known In railroad
circles. Officials Of the Chicago,
Peoria and st. Louis declined to affirm
or deny the report. MI. Ramsey is a
well-known railroad man and q brother
of President Joseph Ramsey OF the
Wabash.
The order for new locomotives plac-
ed by the Wabash with the Baldwin
Locomotive Works at Philadelphia,
Pa, last winter is about complete.
This order consisted of 81 engines and
was built to the design OF j. B. Barnes,
superintendent Of motive power, and
has been under the inspection OF G. Il.
Coutant, chief draughtsman, Of Peru,
Ind, assisted by Fred Rentchler, chief
boiler inspector, Of this city; also Il. b.
Hughes, assistant boiler inspector, TT.
Wayne, Ind, and II. G. Ettinger, air
brake inspector, Of Springfield, III.
Mr.. Rentchler is expected home about
the middle Of August to resume his
position al foreman OF the boiler shop.
Commencing August l, the Chicago
& Alton road will introduce an origi-
nal idea In the method Of handling
company oil supplies. In the past the
gasoline and kerosene oils have been
distributed from the s~torekeeper's
Office in Bloomington to all stations on
the road by means of barrels and cans,
as required. This has necessitated
double handling and has been an ex-
pensive system. The installation dur
ing the past few years of gasoline en-
gines at all water tanks, coil holsters
and other places requiring power has
greatly increased the consumption of
gasoline, and the distributing of this
and also kerosene has been reach
ing heavy proportions. 1t has now
been decided to place galyonized tanks,
one at every point on the road where
there is such consumption. These
tanks will be graded In size, according
to the amount required, and will range
thirty gallons to those holding
800 gallons, for terminal points. 1t
has been decided to fill these tanks
every month by means Of oil cars Of
the tank variety, which will be sent
over the road in charge of one man,
and which will be handled by the way
freightS A forty-fve-day supply will
be left at each point in order to pro-
vide for any emergency consumption,
1t is estimated that this system will
save many thousands of dollars annu.
ally to the company, and will be adj
vantageous in many ways. Each agent
will be notified by card two days in adj
vance Of the arrival of the car, In order
that they will be prepared, and thus
avoid delay.