The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-05
GeneraIManager Sullivan OfIrOn
Mountain System Offers Prizes.
Inaugurates Thorough Scheme
Of Road and Bridge Inspection.
WILL LAST 80 DAYS
VIII Grant Leave of Absence on
Full Pay.
Gossip and Matters of Interest
in Railroad Circles.
WILL LAST 80 DAYS

Following inspections which will be
started this week under the super
vision of NJ. L. Byers, chief engineer
Of maintenance of way, the Missouri
Pacific Il Iron Mountain system Will
award prizes to rOadmasters and sec
ton foremen for the condition of
roads M tracks. In all, seven awards
viii be made
The announcement that excellence
in obtaining results viii be formally
recognized by the management sig
nthes that this year, for the first time,
the roads, the tracks and the bridges
Of the whole system will receive spe-
cial inspection.
Bridge inspection trains and road
n track inspection trains were start
ed out this morning from different
points on the system. The work of in
v~estigating the physical condition of
She lines Will be carried on for thirty
days.
One bridge inspection train left
newport, Ark, on a trip over the
White River line n all the lines ly-
Ing south of the main line to Colo
radO One train left St. Louis for
Pueblo and VIII cover all the mileage
north Of the Colorado main line. An
other train left St. Louis for Texar-
kama, and viii travel over all roads
south Of the White River line and east
of the Iron Mountain main line. Other
trains viii start on bridge and road in
spectiOn from various points on HI
system.
Rules Covering Prizes.
The rules governing the award of
prizes are given in this circular letter,
issued by Mr.. Byers.
A general inspection Of II track
Of selected portions of the Missouri
Pacific system Will be held each fall
Fr~- Hha nrrrnara Of uH77F~s-a tn ---rrT+-
obtained by the different division Of
dcers.
l.. The selection of the route will
be made shortly before the date of in
spection.
2. The following premiums viii be
awarded as a result Of the inspection.
(a) First premium, 5000, to the
roadmaster having the best average
line and surface.
CD Second premium, 500, to the
roadmaster having the second best
average line and surface.
(c) Third premium. $50, to the road
master having the third best average
line and surface.
cd Section foremen's first premium,
SIS, to the section foreman having the
best average line and surface on each
superintendents division included in
the inspection.
dissection foremen's second pre-
MUM. ten days leave Of absence at
FUN pay, with transportation for him
self and immediate family to any point
on the Missouri Pacific system. to be
awarded h section foreman having
the second best average line and sur
face on each superintendent's division
covered by the inspection.
g.. In addition TO the system insDec-
ton, each division Will make a track
inspection in the fail, as a result of
which the following premiums win be
awarded:
(a) First premium. for section hav-
fng-the best average line and surface
on each roadmaster's district. The sec
ton foreman Will be given one weeks
leave OF absence at tu1 pay. with
transportation to any point ON the
Missouri Pacific system. and a board
marked premium section" viii be
placed on his Toulouse. his board to
be maintained until an ensuing annual
inspection.
6b) The foreman having the best
section on the superintendent division
will receive a board marked first pre-
MUM section and VIII be given ten
days leave of absence instead of one
week.
In each case the leave of absence viii
be granted at such time prior to April
Z, as may be arranged by the division
engineer.
The Missouri Pacific & Iron Noun
tain system has established a compre-
hensive system for the inspection Of
bridges and buildings, as well as Of
roads and tracks Inspections are now
made daily, weekly monthly, quarter
yearly, half-yearly and yearly.
The track foremen report daily to the
supervisor OF bridges and buildings the
results of their observations. The bridge
foremen make inspections and submit
REPORTS to supervisor once a month.
The division engineers make a personal
inspection every six months and report
% the engineer Of bridges q build-