Evening journal., 1910-09-23
P.B.S W. WINS
$1,000 PRIZES
Maryland Division First for
Perfect Track and Also for
Best Improvement
WILMINGTON TO
PHILADELPHIA LEADS

The $1,000 prize for the best kept
stretch subdivision of track in the sys-
tenn of the Pennsylvania Railroad be-
tween Pittsburg and Jersey City and
Philadelphia and Washington was
won this year by Supervisor George
Goldie, Jr., and Assistant Supervisor
r.. r. Mace, Jr.. who are in charge
of the stretch between Wilmington
and Philadelphia.
The p. b & w Railroad also won
the 81 900 prize for the main limo
showing the greatest Improvement
/ during the year. IL being between
Baltimore and Springfield. Md. Local
railroadors arc pleased that Superin-
J tondent Whitney's division should gain
/ the two principal prizes.
TO insure that the premiums shall
/ be- awarded upon accurate data. the
committee of maintenance of way Off
GERS goes over the line every few
weeks during the year in a car at
! tached TO one of the regular high
! speed trains Two glasses of water
are placed on the sills Of the rear win-
dows and every spill of water is count
/ ed against the score of the section OF
| track over which the train is passing
/ To make the record even more accu-
] IAlft an iNnNN NullNMi MNn nitu SPECIALLY
designed to register every vibration
OF the car, either vertically OF hori-
zontically The smaller the amount
of vibration the better the track.
The special main line track Inspec-
tion Committee for the year 1909-10
con sted Of Joseph r. Richards, chief
engineer maintenance of way, chair
man. l.. r. Zolllnger. engineer main-
tenance of way H. A. Jaggard. sup
erintendont Elmira division, J. B.
Baker. superintendent Philadelphia
J terminal division. and +. b. John:
, superintendent OF the Delaware divi-
/ sion. Their awards are as follows.
5 The first premium, that OF $1,000,
4 of which $500 goes to the supervisor
and S400 10 the assistant supervisor
IS having the best line and surface be
b. tween Jersey City and Pittsburg AM
le Philadelphia and Washington. wa
awarded TO Supervisor George Goldi
Jr. and Assistant Supervisor X
Mace, who have charge OF the ira
from Sixty-second street, West w
re- adelphia. 10 WilRingtor nll i'.I-ss a
ID land division Of the P.. b. and
Railroad
The four premiums of $500 each.
s which 5000 goes 10 the supervise
ne and $500 to the assistant supervise
nd having the best line and surface o
re main line, superintendent div
sion. between Jersey City and Pitts
burg and Philadelphia and Washing
VI ton, were awarded as follows: Super
visor w. +. Rench and Assistant
q Supervisor S. l.. Church. who have
u charge of the track between Girard
: avenue bridge. West Philadelphia, and
y Tullytown, Pa.
: Supervisor G. X. Sinnickson and AS
sistant Supervisor II. A. Gass. who
have charge of the track between
I WOOdbine avenue, West Philadelphia
aud a point just west Of Coates
Vile.
Supervisor J. A. Burchenal and AS
sistant Supervisor +. c. Silvius. who
have charge of the track between
Durward and Longfellow Pa.
Supervisor f. L. Pitcher and Assist
! ant Supervisor w. w. Hubley, who
have charge of the track between New
Florence and George Station, on the
Pittsburg division.
o The Improvement premium of $1,000,
Of which 500 goes to the supervisor
and $500 to the assistant supervisor
showing the greatest improvement in
line and surface on the main line be-
., tween Jersey City and Pittsburg anc
Philadelphia and Washington, wa:
"a awarded TO Supervisor II. y. Waters
lf and Assistant Supervisor Fredericl
ID Evans. who have charge of the tract
" between Baltimore and Springfield
Is Nd, on the Maryland division.