The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-29
PENNSY ROAD ALL
SL|CKED Up FOR
INSPECTION TODAY
Prizes for the Sections That
Look the Best to Manager
and Assistants.

A special train that left Pittsburg
aboard the full compliment of officials
from General Manager Atterbury to the
supervisors of the various divisions of
the Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of
Pittsburg, rolled into the Jersey City
station at $50 p m, and was
met by a committee that escorted the
party to New York. All this assem-
bling of officials was due to the thirty
sixth annual track inspection between
Jersey City and Pittsburg. beginning
today and concluding tomorrow night.
The annual inspection of the P. r. r.
is always the occasion for having the
line in apple-pie order. Every man en-
ployed along the right Of way has been
busy for the past month getting tracks.
towers. grass plots. platforms and all
other things In the best possible shape,
SO hat the keen vision Of the inspec-
tors could detect nothing that would
cause a black mark to be placed against
the supervisor on whose subdivision it
might occur.
There are seven divisions between
Jersey City and Pittsburg. The New
York division, Jersey City to Philadel-
phia, is s~ub-divided as follows: Jersey
City to South street, Newark. 96 miles.
j. F.. Chandler. supervisor; j. G. Hart
ley, assistant. Jersey City; subdivision
p, South street station. Newark, to
West New Brunswick, 21.5 miles, w.
NJ. Jackson. supervisor; T. r. Light
foot, assistant. New Brunswick; sub
division c., New Brunswick to West
Tullytown, Pa, 31.S miles. c. M. Wis
man, supervisor; j. D.. Lowell. assist
ant, Trenton; subdivision &, West
Tullytown to West Philadelphia, 23.6
miles, w. F. Rinch, supervisor; c. e.
Whitlock, assistant, Tacomy, Pa; Phil
adelphia terminal division, West Phila-
delphia Gerard venue bridge) to
Woodbine avenue, 81 miles,, F. w.
Smith. supervisor; H. E. Bartolet, as
s~istant, West Philadelphia.
There was hustle inc life without
stint early this morning in the train
shed at Jersey City. The little spick
and span, richly decorated inspection
tliSiitot 0o1ii iOohtu w l oiiC vi IN -
cars built amphitheatre-fashion to en-
able an unobstructed view of the road,
lay on the two north tracks, each let
tered to avoid mistakes. The engineers
oiled up and looked over their charges
with great care, while the flremen kept
the fires hot and steam lifting the pop
valves.
At $3.50 the inspecting party, with
bags, suit cases, top coats and UNI
brellas, began to assemble and take
their places In the cars assigned to
them, while the public stood by and
wondered what 1t was all about. There
were 307 all told in the party, which
was in charge of General Manager w.
w. Atterbury, who occupied a seat in
ear "a" as did also superintendent F.
p. Abercrombie, of the New York d.
vision.
The awards will be based on reports
of inspections made during the year by
the special main line track inspection
committee, consisting of Joseph T.
Richards. chief engineer of maintenance
of way. chairman: L. r. Zollirser, en-
gineer maintenance of way; w. G.
Coughlin, superintendent of Western d.
vision; c. r. Dabney. superintendent
Central division; w. L. Cooper, super
intendent Bedford division. The pre-
miums range from $1,000 to $500.
The start was made at 1920;
Newark, 1925, arrive Harrisburg 4:35
p. m, where a stop over will be made
until tomorrow. The party will leave
Harrisburg at 1857 a. m. tomorrow and
arrive at Pittsburg $3.50 p. m