Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-22
IDAHO CAPTURES
INSPECTION PRIZE
Superintendent w. H. Jones Wins
Gold Medal for the Best
Division.
SHORT LINE ROLL OF HONOR
Best Shops on the System Are Found
At Ogden-Utah Hns Best
Section Houses.


AT Ogden-Utah Hns Best
Section Houses.
The annual inspection of the lines OF
the oregon Short Line and Southern
Pacific company lines east OF Sparks
has been completed and prizes award
cd for the best stations, etc, included
in the points OF competition. The In
spcction has been conducted under the
supervision OF General Superintendent
]. NJ. Davis, of the Oregon Short Line
system, and he has been assisted on
the various divisions by Chief Engineer
William Ashton. and by the collective
body OF superintendents of these divi-
sions. with the exception OF that one
of the particular divisions on which
the inspection was being made, includ-
ing w. II. Jones, superintendent of the
Idaho division; w r. Armstrong.
superintendent of the Montana divi-
sion; A. .. Stevenson. superintendent
of the Utah division of the oregon
Short Line, and E. c. Manson. super
intendent of the Salt Lake division of
the Southern Pacific system. lines east
of Sparks. New. and the several road
masters.
Scores were made on points, and
medals were offered for the best d.
vision on the system; best district:
best section; best station; best pump
ing station, best shops, best section
houses and grounds and best signal
charging plant.
MEDAL FOR w. H. JONES.
The result of the inspection shows tho
Idaho division, w. II. Jones'. superin-
tendent. won the gold medal, with
score of 92.7 points. For the best dis
trict. that of Nampa, on the Idaho d.
vision, Tim Donovan, roadmaster, cap
tured the prize, with score of 1892.
The best section was adtudged to be
that of Section No, 5S. Glenns Ferry
district, on the Idaho Division. Patrick
Brennan, foreman. whose score
was 95.5.
The best shops on the system were
found at ogden. with a score of SO out
OF a possible 10 The best section
houses and grounds were on sections
Nos. and 1O5 on the Utah division.
and Section No. on the Salt Lake
division, each with a perfect score of
10. The best signal charging plant was
that at Pocatello. Ida, also with
perfect score.
PERFECT STATIONS.
For perfect stations. gold medals
were awarded as follows. each of the
stations named having a score of lo;
Midlake, Utah. Mrs. NJ. P. Kalb, oper-
ator; Kaysville. Utah. Paul Thomas
sen. agent; Mendon, Utah. r. c. Bas-
sett. agent; Ross Fork Idaho; Walter
Davis. agent; Elva, Idaho, b. NJ. Full
mer. agent: Ashton. Idaho, r. T. DTol-
linger. agent: Dillon, Montana, S. S.
Carruthers, agent; Nampa, Idaho, j.
NJ Mcpherson, agent; Weiser. Idaho,
j w. Lapsh. agent; Ontario. oregon.
H o. Dranc. agent. Orchard. Idaho,
Mrs NJ. E. Collins. agent: Richheld.
Idaho, F. A. Wilcox. agent.
For perfect pumping stations, silver
medals were awarded the following
bumpers, whose scores reached the top
point: Valmy. Nevada. c. Marker; Bat
tie Mountain. Nevada, F. Eads; Beo-
wave, Nevada, G. Bradford; Garland.
Utah. Davis Jones; Shoshone, Idaho. c,
R Wheeler; Gooding. Idaho, William
Richards; King Hill. Idaho. William
Randall; Glenn's Ferry. Idaho. Charles
Skipper; Weiser. Idaho, Henry Paul
son, Payette. Idaho. James Whalen;
Nyssa. Oregon. William B. Kerwan.
BEST SECTIONS.
For best sections on all districts. sill
HcI InCQdiS WtI6 dWdlucu do lOliOMS
o. S. L., Idaho division, Nampa dis
trict section No. rs. score $50. F. A.
Brown. foreman.
o. S. L., Utah division, Salt Lake dis
trict section No. 6, score 94.9. George
Phelps, foreman
S. P. CO., Salt Lake division. Sparks
district, section No. II, score, 94.5. ].
Gildea, foreman.
S. P. Co. Salt Lake division. Ogden
district, section No. 5S, score e4-3. B.
j. Kiernan, foreman.
o. S. L., Utah division, Cache juno
ton district, section No. 101, score 94S.
NJ. Moran, foreman.
o. s. l., Idaho division. Minidoka.
district. section No. As. score $40. Mike
Veltri foreman.
o. S. l., Idaho division. Kemmerer
district. section No. 8, score 93.9. w. p.
Stewart. foreman.
D. S. L., Idaho division. Pocatello
district, section No 81. score 1913. II
Blaser. foreman.
S. P. Co, Salt Lake division. Carlir
district section No. 80, score 1856
Thomas Dunnigan. foreman.
o. S. L. Montana division, Idaho Falls
district. section No. l25. score 93.6
Frank Wilson, foreman.
s. P Co, Salt Lake division. Well.
district, section No. rs, score 92.9. D
Labate. foreman.
o. 8. L., Montana division, Lima dis
trict. section No. 14S, score 92.33. n
Christensen. foreman.
S. P. Co. Salt Lake division. Nevada
& California railway. section No l
score S9.S M. Harto, foreman.
o. S. L.. Montana division. Yellow
stone, district section No. 302. scor
sos. Joe. PlastIno. foreman.