The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-01

Harvey Gard. better known as
"Rocksie. has started on Southern
trip taking in nearly all the states of
the south. He will visit all the lumber
plants of the Ritter Lumber Co.. OF
Columbus, o., and will supply the diff
ferent plants with the different lubri-
eating oils needed. Harvey's COM
pany has the contract to furnish the
Ritter Lumber Co. with all the oils
they use for the coming year. The
Ritter Lumber Co. is a large dealer
in lumber, in fact. is classed as the
largest in the country
Members of Post c are watching
with great interest the work being
done by the Pennsylvania railroad
company on the J. NJ. Il l. branch
from Bentonville to Dublin. Already
a great part of the grading is done
and track is laid for some distance out
of Bentonville. The boys using this
line out of Richmond have all along
contended for better service in and
out of Richmond and are anxious to
see the work finished at the earliest
time possible.
The chairman of the railroad COM
mittee can do the citizens of Richmond
great good and themembers of Post
about more accommodations in the
passenger trains running on the c. c..
& l.. railroad. From $40 a. m, until
APO p. m, there are no trains going
south of Richmond. Only two trains
arrive daily from the south, one at
1890 a. m, and the other II 20 p. m.
This kind of service is of no advan-
tage to the Richmond travelling public.
There are great number of Post c
members who work below Richmond
and on the c. H. 4 D. road that find
no use Of the c. c. & L. Connections at
Cottage Grove with the c. H. & d.
road are impossible. The c. c. & L.
has train running into Richmond
from the north arriving at $50 a. m.
that stops here. This train could very
easily be run through to Cottage
Grove or on to Cincinnati at very
little increase in expense to the COM
i
nections could be made at Cottage
Grove. Likewise in the evening the
train returning would pick up passen-
gers from the c. H. & D. and land
them in Richmond at $50 p. M, the
time at which this same train now
leaves Richmond for the north.
There is no doubt in our mind but
that if this matter were brought to
the attention of the company by our
railroad chairman something could be
accomplished. We are SO extremely
fortunate to have such an excellent
man at the head of this committee at
this time that We feel doubly sure
that something can be done now If he
will only take up this question and
with his great force and wide acQuain-
lance with the officials, he would help
the boys of the post in no small man
ner.
Warren Mcclure goes on q two
weeks vacation Monday and will while
away the time trying to regain some Of
his lost flesh and strength journeying
in and around the lakes of Michigan.
Ray Mendenhall, who was married
the past week in Indianapolis to 4
former Richmond lady, is one of the
youngest members of Post c. Ray
was one of those to come in on the last
campaign and. he showed, considerable
forethought in identifying himself
with the T. P. A. Accident insurance
is always a good thing when one is
single, but it becomes doubly SO when
one enters upon married life.
Dave Sands, formerly of this city
and connected with Pogue, Miller X
Co.. has accepted position with the
McVoy- WISHING Hardware Co.. OF Chi
cago, and will travel in Northern In
diana in the interest of the firm. Dave
is we'll pleased with his new position
and is at present busy going over his
catalogue and getting acquainted with
his new line of goods. Dawes host of
friends in post C are glad to, hear of
his success.
John Highley is able to be around
and can walk a little by the help OF
cane. He has returned from the
Spiceland sanitarium in weakened
condition due to the very severe baths,
but hopes to regain his strength rap
idly.
Tom Rost has severed his connection
with Pogue, Miller Il Co. and has
moved with his family to Milwaukee,
where he has taken position in a
hadware house which deals exclusive
ly in builders harware. Tom will be
in charge of one of the departments
and thus he will lay aside his prip for
the present. His many friends in
Richmond regret to see him leave his
home city. but extend to him best
wishes for a successful future.
John J. Shuttleworth. state chair
man of the membership committee.
has begun an active canvass for new