Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-28

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F. Miller, B. S. Merriam, E. H. Wick
ersham, e. ]. Leech, j. w. Deleplaine,
William Patterson (mayor), James
Cox, William Thompson, ]. G. Patter-
son, S. T. Patterson, Harry Fulton,
William Wilson, John P Wise, Georgs
E. Kilbourne, Capt Ball, Major Lowe,
y. L. Rice, G. Bailey, Col J. A. Wall,
B. Urich, l. K. Cochran, D. B. Drum
mond, G. CARRIER, G. Thompson, H.Kerr
w. S. Sample, Capt. A. Hine and sons,
Gen. H. T. Reid and sons, William
Brownell and son, Howard Tucker II.
j. Miller, James M. Reid, Joseph J..
Horr, Captain James M. Reid, Cap.
tain Termain. General McKenney,
General j. H. Wilson, Colonel P. c.
Haines, H. o. Whitney, Isaac Ander-
son, S. M. Archer, w. N. Stannus II.
Robertson, S. Pollock, w. S. Roche.
H. Williams, Michael Gregg, James
Mayer, G. w. Kerr, Col A. W.Sheldor,
E. H. Jones, w. G. Vines, G. w. Pitt
man, Rev Mr.. Hassall, H. S. Farrar,
Sam. N. Rankin, D. Mooar, M. K. Tay-
lor, c. p Birge, James G. Bruce, g.
Sellers, ]. w Rankin, Col. D. 8. Hills,
J.R.Copeland,H B. Ten Eyck Col. ].
G. Parrott, DR.. R. H. Wyman, A. G..
Mcqueen, Hon. G.. w. McCreery, Gen.
w. w. Belknap, Doc. Lowe, D. w.
Blackburn, A. ]. Wilkinson, George E.
Yardman, s. E. Carney, S. Younker,
George Cabus, P. D.. Foster, H. N
Bostwick, j. NJ Hiatt, Rev. John Bur-
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w. Bowers, ]. w. Pearmain, j. Gusn,
~, E. M. Buell., George L. Coleman,
F. Gibbons, George B. Smythe, A.
Bridgman, o. @. Hale, Thos. Clyde,
Thos. J. Tucker. j. j.. Goodwin, Geo.
R. Stafford, J. P. Carl, J. Tibbits, AL
exander Barclay.
From Oskaloosa - w. H. Sewers,
J. R. Needham, M. P. Williams Geo.
]. Bennett, w. H. Needham, E. Moer,
E. Loring, c. G. Moss.
One is Enough.
| The Railway World in very thor.
ough and extensive article discusses
the question of adding another man to
an engine crew The article is based
on the question as discussed at the
meeting of the Travelling Engineers
association and is as follows:
Before the Travelling Engineers as
| ISOLATION in the thirteenth annual con-
vention at Detroit the past week, nu-
merous committee reports were sub
mitted on subjects of Importance to
| the members. Among these reports
was one upon the much-discussed
question as to the advisability Of rlac-
| ing third man on the modern loco
motive. The committees report, its
members being W. j. Crandall, chair
man; I. l.. Beehe, W. M. Boughton,
w. S. Brazier and E. E. Bishop, stated
that neither the men nor the company
would be benefited on the whole by
having the third man. We are all
aware, it says that two engineers on
one engine would be equal to none,
and second fireman is not needed.
Continuing the report says:
A few years ago a fireman was re-
quired to clean his own fires, hoe out
the ash-pan, spark the front end and
when he arrived at the terminal his
labors had just begun, for he had the
engine to clean inside and out, also
brass to scour; while at the present,
he has been relieved of the cleaning
almost entirely and with the modern
locomotive he has been relieved of the
! duty of cleaning fires, ash-pans and
sparkling front ends
The modern locomotive has not suf-
fcient room in the cab for the third
man. The engineers seat is only pro-
vided for one man to sit on; the head
brakeman is entitled to a seat, also
the fireman. If we had the second
| fireman where would he find place
to rest? When he had his trick off he
would get as tired standing up and
trying to get out of the fireman's way
as he would to fire the engine, and
on long division we would have two
men tired out instead of one by hav-
| ing the second fireman.
There would be more trouble be-
tween the engineers and firemen as in
! case of any differences there would
be two against one and as it would
be necessary to give the engineer
be detrimental to the service. as the
would be chance for argument and
disagreement, which would be detri-
mental to the service as we'll as to the
men.
The hardship Of fireman at the
present day in our opinion is not
what 1t is pictured. He has very little
to do except to put the coal into the
| frebox.
The second fireman would also
make promotion much slower than at
present, as man would be in the
service one-third longer before he
would get his promotion; this would
be detrimental to the service as the
| class of men desired for engineers
would nss accept the position which
would lower the standard instead of
raising it.
/! If the divisions are too long, MAX
ing it impossible for one man to COW
er the division, cut the division in two
and have fresh man on the engine
In correspondence with a road that
| tried the experiment of placing the