Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-01
BUILDINGS ARE
INADEQUATE
STRUCTURES AT MILWAUKEE
YARDS TOO SMALL OWING TO
LARGE BUSINESS

Work on Depot Progressing-Round-
house Will in All Probability Be the
Next Building Enarged-other Rail-
road News.
Owing to the great growth of bust
ness In the past year on the Milwau-
kee road at this point, the buildings,
consisting of the depot at the junction,
the xound house and the other smaller
buildings throughout the yards at this
point are Inadequate for the purpose
intended at the present time.
!, The officiols of the Milwaukee have
realized this and have started the
work of remodeling the depot, which
work is under considerable Roadway.
The next improvement will be in all
probability the round house, which for
some time past, has not been large
enough to hold the number of engines
that have to be housed in this city.
There has been talk for some time in
regards to building new roundhouse,
but up to the present time there has
been no definite action taken in the
matter Officials here say that it will
most likely be done but just when,
they are not in position to state.
Business this season has been unus-
ually good on the Milwaukee and with
the increase of business, it means
more equipment. Consequently ar
rangements will have to be made soon
for enlarging.
Men Don't Drink.
"The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad has the smallest number of
drinking men and cigarette smokers of
any system in the United States," is
the declaration of local Burlington
official made yesterday in a neighbor-
ing city.
A number of years ago the Burling-
ton established the rules that men
who drank and smoked cigarettes
could not be employees of the company.
This was to avoid accidents and
wrecks for the safety Of the patrons Of
the road. Since the day that the rules
were established they have been rig
idly enforced. Men found to be hard
drinkers and cigarette smokers have
been discharged and new men of bet
ter habits have been selected to fill
their places. In this manner the road
has gained the name of having the
least number of drinking men and Gig
arctic smokers of any line in the Unit
ed States.
Cigarette smokers and drinking
men cannot be trusted with an en-
gine," continued the official. ''They
are men of unsteady nerve, shaky
hands and poor eyesight. They are
drowsy and sleepy. For the safety of
our passengers the company has estab-
lished the rules and has enforced
them"
Railroad Notes..
James West, helper at the Milwau.
kee round house is off duty on account
of illness.
Eugene Cunningham, engineer OH
the Milwaukee, is laying off and talk
) ing his vacation.
Merle Replogle, messenger at the
!, Burlington offices, has resigned his pc
sition.
!, Mrs B. R. McElderry, returned
J home this morning from Rockford, ILL.,
r where she has been visiting relatives
Swan Pearson, janitor at the Union
depot, is off duty on account of Ill
ness. Thomas Lewis, section man, has
: taken his place.
: George Wall, night baggageman a.
Z the union depot, is off duty and spend
) ing his vacation at Menlo. L. A. Ham
: mer is acting in his place.
s J. Shew, conductor on the Wabash
, IN Fro;,bf frnjpc Moo ord Qe 10
taken a passenger run temporarily
= !. j. A. Riley, conductor on the Wabash
: is acting in Mr.. Shew's place.
1 Roy Bishop of st. Paul, MINI, trav
e cling freight agent for the Grea
!. Northern railroad, was in the city yes
terday on business.
i Danny Riley, coach cleaner on tn,
]. Milwaukee, is off duty and is spending
e his vacation at Knoxville. Henry Bal
:, lard is acting in his place.
9 Born, yesterday, to Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Hearn of Eldon, daughter.
P. Freeman, engineer on the Bur
= lington, has returned to duty after
n vacation.
William Tee has accepted position
: on the Burlington as brakeman.
G.. naison, fireman on the Burline
S ton, returned to duty today after sew
:, eral weeks vacation.
T. ]. Curry, engineer on the Burling
ton and Fireman G. Pond of the Bu1
). lington. have gone to Osceola, wher
they will run Des Moines special.
t, Robert Hughes, foreman of the We
s bash round house, who was in tn
+, Moberly hospital at Moberly, Mo-, ha
returned home and has returned t
: duty.
3 Alfred Anderson, helper at the We
bash roundhouse, is laying off and
spending his vacation visiting friend
at Minneapolis, MINI.
nj Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mathews an
le little daughter have come to Ottumw
to make their future home, having Ii,
= ed in Kansas City, Mo. Mr.. Mathew
: is employed as brakeman on the Mi