The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-19
FOREMAN DYER
 CAPTURES PRIZE
For Best Section on Line of
 Alabama Great Southern
LIVES AT sPRINGvILLE
Will Get m Extra $50 for Christmas. n. H. Wright of Valley Head
 Captures the Second Prize

The awards for the best sections U track on the Alabama Great Southerl railroad, which were compiled by Chief Engineer Curtis Dougherty, afte all the executive and minor officials had inspected the' entire Queen an( Crescent route, were announced yes terday
 For the Alabama Great Southern rail road M. Dyer of Springville releives prize of $50 in gold for the best sectior on that line. His york lies between mile posts 11s and 119 of the line. His home Is at Springville. The averags percentage of MT. Dyer, which has wor him this prize for many years. was % b0 or 7.5o less than an absolutely perfect section.'
 The second prize of $25 In gold was awarded to B. H. Wright at Valley Head on the Alabama Great Southern railroad for maintaining an average ol s1.57. He has been second for long number of years.
 The money for the prizes will be sent to the general offices this week in time to reach the section forenen just on' day before the holidays. The men VII have both a Christmas remembranc' from the higher officials as well as prize for good work during the year. Other Awards
 In addition to awarding prizes on the Alabama Great Southern railroad fol the best work performed on the sec tions of that line, the officers or the Queen and Crescent route have awarde prizes on the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad between Chattanooga and Cincinnati.
 The premium of $50 for the best sec tion on that line was given to M Strunk of Winfield, Tenn. He also se- cures an additional $10 for having thc Lest piece of work on all of the Queer and Crescent route from Cincinnati te Meridian.
 A prize of s75 was awarded to Super. visor s., McPherson of Stearns, Ky. for having the best district between Cincinnati and Meridian. Miss.
 Inspection Is Made
 The inspection from which the prizes outlined above were made occurred few days ago. The special passed through here having on 1t Genera Manager Horace Baker and a large number of officials. Curtis Dougherty chief engineer, who announced tht awards yesterday, awarded them aft or figuring the averages from memo randums taken by the section foremer and officers on the train that passed through here.
 The annual track inspection of this line has become an established 1nsttu tion in the operation of the line. It wal inaugurated several years ago and 1t + anticipated with wistful eagerness bj the men through the months Of the year, Upon its completion there is spread a wave of gladness from the Crescent City to Meridian. A keen but friendly rivalry has been generated through this system of repayment foi excellent services and the section men strive nightly to secure a prize.
 Vice President Thomas Powell and Horace Baker, general manager of the Queen and Crescent, freely admit that the excellent trackage conditions of the Queen and Crescent route are to be attributed almost wholly to the interest of their section men in trying for the annual awards.
 In addition to giving prizes In gold the officers of the company will cause to be erected at the section sign which signifies to the entire world that here is a man that has maintained the best or next best piece of work on the railroad.
 That sign Is more valued than even the gold awards