Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-04
NO CHANGE NOTICED.
SCARCELY ANY DIFFERENCE CAN
BE NOTED IN OPERATION OF
BURLINGTON BUSINESS.

BURLINGTON BUSINESS.
Superintendent o. e. Stewart Begins
Weeks Tour Of lnspectlon-WilI
Look Over His Increased Territory
Passenger No. In Five Sections.
From Mondays Daily.
Though the change in divisions on
the Burlington lines in Iowa and ILL
nois went into effect Saturday scarce
ly any difference can be noted in the
mode of Operations at this point ex-
cept that the main line from Creston
to Galesburg, the GAINESVILLE branch
and the Indianola branch are now run
under the supervision Of o. e. Stewart.
Affairs stand practically as they did
Saturday, but new developments are
daily expected.
The work of transferring the train
sheets from Galesburg to this city
commenced at o'clock Friday after
noon and at midnight Friday, the hour
of the change, this city was in pos
session of the sheets and the local Of
fee took upon itself the operating of
the main line trains. The work pro-
crossed Systematically and when the
midnight hour Friday was reached,
Galesburg was relieved Of the work
of it's former division. This morning,
no material change was noticed in the
dispatchers' Office of the union depot,
except that busy scene prevailed.
Stewart Goes West
Superintendent o. e. Stewart left
this morning on Burlington No. for
the west. This week will be occupied
by Mr.. Stewart in going over his new
fields, inspecting the right of way,
noting desired repairs and changes
which will facilitate the handling Of
trains. The major portion of the week
will be spent in touring the division
between Ottumwa and Galesburg
Five Sections of No. 6.
Burlington passenger train No. g.,
due il this city at 1:4S p. m. had five
sections today. A washout near Nc
Cook. Neb., Saturday morning played
havoc to the main line of the Burling-
ton in Nebraska and delayed Satur-
days and yesterdays No. 6. The
track is passable today, however, and
the five sections Of No 6 will take the
place of other east bound trains which
were delayed
Special Car on No. 10.
A special Epworth league chair car
was attached to Burlington No. 10 this
afternoon, en- route to Denver, Col. The
car and excursioni5ts are scheduled
to reach their destination tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock The train
from Omaha will be special Epworth
league train and will have in addition
to chair car equipment tourist sleeping
cars.
Rector Well Liked.
The Creston Advertiser Gazette has
the following complimentary mention
Of ]. S. Rector, who has been trans
ferred to the Ottumwa Office of the
Burlington where he Is employed as a
train dispatcher:
Dispatcher ]. s. Rector, who has
the TIE local cal headquarters ata taap@'' Of the
Burlington in this city, has been
transferred to Ottumwa to take one
of the main line tricks at that point,
and left this afternoon to assume the
duties of his position. His wife will
follow in a short time, when he gets
located and finds desirable residence
property. Mr.. Rector has been a citi-
zen of Creston for many years and
with his estimable family has made
many friends and intimates who re-
gret exceedingly to see him leave the
city, but rejoice with him in the pro-
motion which has come to him in his
line of occupation. They are recon.
mended to the people of Ottumwa as
desirable additions to their population
in both social and other qualities
which tend to establish good citizen
ship.
An Attractive Poster.
One of the most attractive railway
some time is the Fourth Of July exhi-
bition poster of the Mobile & Ohio
railway. Many packages Of fire crack
ers in a red wrapper bearing the Mo
bile & Ohio railroad trade mark are
being exploded and the man in the
moon is looking on in a manner indi.
eating that he Is considerably con.
cerned over the amount of noise that
is being made on earth. The Mobile
& Ohio is making low round trip
rates for Fourth of July travellers and
is taking an attractive manner to tell
the public about it.
Plans to Cool Coaches.
Soon it will be, more comfortable to
travel than to stay at home. The de.
mand for Injuries on the modern
through trains has taxed the ingenuity
of train builders, while the fierce com.
petition for passenger business be-
tween rival roads has compelled man.
ayers to install every accessory to the
comfort of the travellers as rapidly as
it is perfected.
An engineer Of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern has perfected a
novel apparatus, with which the road
Is now making practical tests. 1t is
intended to cool the air in the train