The Paducah sun., 1906-03-03
A Large Shed for Repair Tracks
is Proposed.
The Yarsls. Are Expected 10 BE Ex-
tended Both On the North and
South Sides.
is NOT YET DECIDED on

many thousand dollars. Some OF the
proposed Improvements are new
while others are those already
recommended but not actually order
ed executed.
During the winter many visits
have been paid to the shops by Off
cials of the mechanical and road de-
partments, and great deal of in
spection work was performed. To-
day Mr.. w. J. Harahan, fourth vice
president of the road, is in the city
making an inspection but his visit is
said to have no special significance to
the local shops.
There is one improvement to be
made the shops which is a certain
ty." local official stated this morn
ing. This is a shed on the south
end of the mill, covering five repair
tracks. This will be a great i'm
provement to the shops and is an ab-
solute necessity. The ground space
to be covered will measure 52OX95'
the latter being the width OF the hve
tracks. This will give the men pro
lection from the weather. NO Sues
will be put up, the building being
merely a big shed similar to that oil
the tank shed between the machine
and mill shops"
There are other improvements
which have been asked for but not
definitely decided on. One is the tin
shop which was ordered last sum
mer but never built. IL is under
stood that the plans for the tin shop
have already been drawn and moth
ing remains to be done but build the
structure. 7'r
Improvements such as the extern
sion of the shop yards to Broadway
and the enlargement of the south
yards are under consideration but no
decision has been reached
Mr.. Harahan left at noon for the
Louisville division again and will
spend some little time looking over
the line.
When asked at noon il the |. c.
shops would be improved in mechan-
lcal department this year he stat
ed that they would gettheir propor-
ton of the usual annual appropria-
tion for new machinery.
There will be some new machin-
cry put in here this year." he stated
''The company just sent one big con-
signment of new and up-to-date ma
chinery for installation in the shops
and will, continue to make what i'm
provemehts are deemed necessary.
Paducah is an important point on the
southern system and the road Is al
ways ready to do all it can to ia
,ilitate the work on every branch
here"
Mr.. Harahan stated that all the |
work possible TO send to Paducak !
from the Nashville division would be
thrown in here. which will mean
very big increase annually. the EN-
ployment of more men here and |
steadier work for a larger force of
mechanics.
he wholesale merchants and most |
of the manufacturers today, with Mr..
]. #. Donovan. the local agent for the |
-oad, aud asking about the increase
In business in the past ten years for |
each concern. AS the volume of busi- |
ness done in Paducah has increased |
over 400 per cent in the past ten
years, he was no doubt satisfied with |
his interrogations.
Mr.. Harahan called on Mr.. Joseph |
l.. Friedman. president of the Com
mercial club, and Mr.. Friedman told |
him of the plans of the Commercial |
club for bringing immigrants TO Pa
ducah from the north and northwest,
also for organizing the farmers with
the view of making McCracken coun-
~ a center Tor garden truck farms
and products, and Mr.. Harahan as
sured Mr.. Friedman his road stood
ready to do all il could to aid in the
efforts.
I'VE have some points on our
roads that are great producers OF
fruits and vegetables, and we work
in connection with the shippers to
get their products to the markets as
quickly and expeditiously as possi-
ble,' said Mr.. Harahan, "and we
shall be only glad to aid Paducah in
up such a market here"
Among other things Mr.. Harahan
was considering was the improve
ment desired in the Chicago passen-
ger connections, and he no doubt
heard enough complaints from the
people he met to assure him that
should be done in this
and done soon for every man
ne met broaehed the subject TO him.