The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-12
No New Freight House for
Marion.
NEEDED FUNDS LACKING
Local Railroaders are Greatly
Disappointed.
Private Ger yellowstone Park
Arrives in City This Morning
Lecture on for Tonight.

According to the statement Of a
New York Erie official the Erie
will not construct new freight
house IN the local yards this year
as was planned. 1t seems as though
the necessary funds are lacking to
carry out the many improvements
which have been recommended by
the division officials within the
past year, and the high officials
have seen fit to cut out those i'm
provements which are not absolute
ly necessary. And the local freight
house propositions seems to come
under the cut-out list.
Marion has been promised new
freight house innumerable times
periodic promises having been made
for the past seven years. This time
however, the local employees of the
"rat harbor" freight house were
well assured that the company
meant business and ecstacy and
joy thrilled their beings when the
officials announced that wori;
would actually begin on the con-
struction of the new fre,gii5 depot
early in the spring. Disappoint-
ment is again to be their lot it
seems and if ten years from now,
the Erie is still handling its freight
in the old tottering building locat-
ed this side of Kenton Avenue it
will be the circumstance of q pre-
diction made by wise railroadar
who patiently worked in Marion
circles in the year of 1907.
| Private car yellowstone Park
arrived i'm the local yards this
morning at 1880 O'Clock on the
Pennsylvania coming from Colum-
bus where last night an exhibition
was given at which it was neces-
sary to turn away several hundred
people, on account of not suffi-
cient seating capacity.
The ear was placed in the south
yard and all day scores of people
interested in western scenery and
products visited it. The car is in
charge of several noted men. They
are Mr.. r. c. Culver, noted
lecturer on the Yellowstone Park
subject, Mr.. E. b. Thompson, for
merly of the interor department,
Washington, ID. c., and Mr.. Geo
Greek, electrician. Also George
Foyes travelling. passenger agent
OF the Northern Pacific.
In the Y. M. C. A. auditorium
tonight Mr.. Culver will give one
of his famous lectures wh5h will
be fully illustrated by slides and
moving picture scenes. All lovers
lof good scenery and detail stories
should not miss the entertainment,
tonight.
i The Erie shops at Huntingdon
came near being DESTROYED by fire
about noon yesterday according tc
the reports of train crews running
into Marion this morning. Fire
broke out in the boiler room
shortly before noon and was frs
discovered by w. H. Cone, fire
man who gave the alarm. The fin,
started from a spark from th,
smoke stack catching in the roof
The steam pipes and roof in In,
b@ler room suffered considerabl,
damage but outside of this IN,
damage was slight. The damap,
will not exceed $500.
The local union depot ticket of
f.ee has received its first supply O.
tickets to be used for the James
town exposition. There are a larg,
number of different forms of ticJ,
cts as the traveller will have
scores of routes. either by rail o,
water. What will probably be on,
OF the mcst popular routes will b,
the cne offered by the New Yorl
Central lines via New York cit,
and water to Norfolk. This rout,
Wal cost about 500.
Erie private ear No. 993 arrived
in the city last night on train No
Z. 1t was occupied by Genera
Superintendent H.. %. Dunkle ant
traffic manager G. S. Stuart anf
party of minor officials. tn,
car laH in the yards over nigh
and this morning the officiaIs mad,
and inspection Of the local yards.
| The "Beggar Prince" theatr,
company was handled by Hockins
Valley train No. 33 from Colum
bus this morning. 1t was trans
ferred at the local depot TO Fri,
train No. 3 for Chicago,
AT Y. M. C, A Nt0night uvalJo,,