The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1909-09-16
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RAILROAD NEWS
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Shafer's ponds nave gone ury
since the continued dry spell.
Detective freeman of the H. v.
was on guard in the pay car. Mon
day.
Mr.. John Anderson, waiter at
the Depot Hotel, has gone on the
II. v. Ry. as brakeman.
Jimmy Visintine, of the Logan
shops, was visiting bis friends in
Columbus shops last week.
Earl Swisher, formerly of Sec.
tion 40, has accepted a position on
the steam shovel as fireman.
Extra coaches have been added
to several trains between Colum-
bus and Toledo to take care of the
heavy travel.
Freight traffic is increasing rapid
ly on the river division of the
Hooking Valley and extra crews
are necessary.
Owing to the increase in the
coal business it has been found
necessary to place tonnage clerk
in Nelsonvlle for the Hooking
Valley.
G. Roller, who has been for some
time in Division Engineer John.
sens corps, has been promoted to
the Columbus office and has moved
his family there.
The Logan yard crew now has
all the switching to do at Hayden
vile and Union Furnace brick
yards, thus decreasing the work
on all local freights.
The Glouster Maccabee excur.
sion that passed through here,
Thursday, carried about 1000 of
the order, enroute to Columbus to
hold picnic at Olentanga Park.
Orders are out fer reduced speed
over the long trestle south of I'm
ion Furnace, opposite the brick
plant. Piling is being driven and
the bridge strengthened generally.
Pomeroy owned short belt line,
which has been purchased by the
Hooking Valley for, it is said,
100000. The road is to be ex.
tended to the White Rock salt
works.
The Hooking Vallsy Ry. is
changing the names on its cars to
the standard letter, which is a
smaller stencil than the old. The
small or standard stencil has been
adopted by the M. G. B. A.
The steam shovel which has
been excavating standard ditch
just north of Wright's passing
track has been transferred to Kan.
auga gravel pit. This shove! is
in charge of Engineer Charles
Quinn.
Monday was pay day at Logan
and the men are correspondingly
happy. The pay at the shops alone
amounted to $19,0 900, large sum
in itself, when the former pay roll
of all the industries in Logan is
considered.
All main line section foreman
are interested just now in getting
up their mile of standard ballast
in time for annual inspection. The
Ry. company is trying to get one
mile of this limestone ballast up
every years.
1t is talked around among the
boys that Jacksonville is to have a
new Office building for the housing
of telegraph operators, assistant
trainmaster and other employees at
desks. The building, it is rumor-
ed, will cost about $4,000.
Brakeman Chas. Drum of the
main line passenger service, on
Nos. 80 and 81, was in Logan
Monday for the first time in about
two years. Charley came in on
the pay car, which was in charge
of Conductor Odias Wilson.
James Shafer of Section 40 has
purchased for the use of his men
a gasoline car of 7 horse power to
use instead of the old style "mus.
Gle car" The boys are getting
too lazy for any use since they
don't need to pnmp the car to and
from work.
A meeting of the stockholders
of the Hooking Valley has been
called for Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the
Spahr building, Columbus. At
this meeting action may be taken
upon the situation in regard to
the consolidation of that road and
the Kanawha d Michigan.