Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1905-09-30
L. & N. Will at Once Make
Some Great Changes
Here.
. SWITCH ENGINE.
Capacity of Yards To Be
Greatly Increased.

This paper mentioned in Thurs
days, issue the contemplated en-
largement of the L. & N. station
and erection of car sheds over the
track, corner Of Ninth and the rail-
road.
Now we are able to give probably
more important improvements, and
they are to be made at once. Su-
perintendent John Logsdon spent
several days in the city this week
and was busy as a bee all the time,
looking into matters connected will,
more systematic and quick handling
of freight. The freight business at
this point has assumed such proper
tions that Agent Hooe has to have
additional facilities for transacting
the business of the company. A few
months ago the business done here
appropriated $4,000 per month.
Now it reaches about $4,000 a
month. Superintendent I.ogsdon
while here put in switch engine
with competent crew. This was
an absolute necessity. Mr.. Bernard
Hooe has been made switchman
His duty will be to superintend the
placing Of all cars along the side
tracks and keep the main track clear.
Mr.. Sam Fleming, one of the best
and most careful engineers on the
road, has charge Of the engine and
is assisted by Mr.. H. Harris, fireman,
and Mr.. E. T. Golfer. Heretofore
all switching of cars had to be done
by the local and through freight en-
gineers.
Thursday the Acme Milling Com
pany shipped out train of 10 cars
loaded with flour, and yesterday the
same mill and the Crescent Mill sent
out train of % cars loaded with
their products.
The civil engineer of the road yes
terday began work surveying for adj
ditional track beyond the bridge for
two sidetracks. The company can
not get along without more siding.
An office will be built beyond the |
bridge and all conductors of freight |
trains will receive their orders from
hat office. This will do away with |
freight trains stopping on this side
If the river, thus leaving the streets
III hours open to the public. The
is also to build another
ank beyond the river. The company
will put its stock pens nearer the
liver and increase its trackage
greatly on this side the bridge. 1t
will also make great changes in the
racks leading to the rock quarry up
he river. An additional Waterman
to be placed at the Ninth street
rossing, and Mr.. Logsdon has d.
ected Mr.. Hooe to keep Ninth street
veil sprinkled. He wants every
hing about the station kept as free
rom dust as possible.
All these things are to be done as
Don as practicable. To do this the
will be at considerable ex-
ense- probably 100000, to say
othing of the enlarging of the pas
enger station and building car sheds
ext year. AS we stated in Thurs
avs issue that Mr.. Logsdon has
ing seen the necessity of these inn
but he has had so many
Their things demanding his attention {
lat he has not been able to look into I
latters here sooner. 9
MIR. Hooe is now using the offices {
the new freight building as well 9
the new storage department. 1t !
as his intention to throw the build |
g open to the inspection of the
lblic next Tuesday, but Superin-
ndent Logsdon told him to post
,ne it on account of the carnival. c
, Tuesday night, Oct. 10th. will be il
Ie time for everybody to gather ]
ID be shown through the building. 6