The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-10

medal, and here again there is little
story. Joseph f. Hancock. who made
The highest score on apy district,
entered the service of the Short Line
as section man on the Cache Val
ley branch few years ago. Later he
was made section foreman on that
branch; he made good. and was trans
ferred to the main line, with head
quarters at Centerville. Two wears
ago. when the inspection trip was over.
he said TO a friend. 81 do not expect
to win medal this year. but 7 am go
ing after one next year A year ago
he. failed 10 win one of the coveted
discouraged. This year his section is
double track. scores of trains pass
over it every day. yet he wins with
score Of 2.3 per cent over the highest
section foreman of year AGO He
has made good promise that he made
TO friend wear ago. ''Tf work will
count ] Will win one of those medals
the men under me. When the ipspec
tion train comes along the only thing
that they Judge by is what coudi
,ion the section is i'm And he won
for as one railroad man said Friday
night. he had made up his mind to win.
and he was one of that kind of men
whom nothing short of death could
stop.
Perfect Station
One of the gold medals awarded for
perfect stations that will be crafty
ing to the thousands Of people who
pass through the Hartman station in
this city daily is awarded to A. E..
Barker depot master. "AllieP Barker.
las all Of his friends know him, has
tried to make record at the new
station. His friends aud the public
have felt that he has made good; bad
the inspection committee voted other
wise il would have been taken as a re-
6eotion on their otherwise good iudg
ment
The report gives some indication of
how the Short Line system is growing
For instance. last year gold medals
were awarded to twelve station agents
for perfect stations. This year there
are twentv-three perfect stations. A
year ago silver medals for perfect
pumping stations we're awarded TO
eleven men; this year seventeen medals
will be gwen.
Since the completion of the annual
inspection thip this year The Tribune
has been in receipt of number Of let
tcrs from employees of the company.
asking for the first in formation Of the
award. While the entire matter will
later he published in pamphlet form by
the railroad company, The Tribune
herewith presents the official a7ards
for the year 1910, together with the
score, and for the benefit of the rail
road men and the public prints the
awards and score of a year ago:
Prize Winners 1910 Inspection.
For bes, district. all divisions-Go,d
medal
Salt Lake district. Utah division;
score, 3d.; John McEntee, roadmaster,
For best section, all divisions-Goid
medal.
%. S. L., seotion No. IS; score. a7.s; Pat
rick F. Brennan, foreman,
For best section on each roadmaster
dis,rict-Silver medal,
o. s. L.. Utah division, Salt Lake dis
trict, section No 5: score, 97.S; Joseph
w Hancock foreman.
s p Co, Salt Lake division. Ogden dis
trict. section No 5s; score. 97.1; Z. Carte,
foreman,
s, P. Co. Salt Lake division. Sparks
district section No. .; score, 26.2; a.
Mattencci, foreman.
5. p. Co, Salt Lake division. Wells dis
Scsrdigli foreman.
o. s. L.. Utah division. Cache Junction
district section No: us; score '',''
.. S. L.. Idaho division kcmmerer dis
trict. section No. q; score, ga; William
Z. Stewart, foreman.
o. s. L.. Idaho division, Minidoha dis
trIct section No, A5; score, 9t.@: Mike
Neliri, foreman,
o. S. L.. Montana division, Idaho Fails
district. section No, 125; score, 3il,
Frank Wilson foreman.
S. p. Co.. Salt Lake division, section
No 20, score. o4.1; p. Aiazzi foreman.
.. S. L.. Idaho division, Nampa district.
section No. 81; score. $50; Harry Due
rock, foreman.
O $. L.. Idaho division Pocatcilo dis
trict. section No. Il; score, 9S.9; Jackson
Collins, foreman.
o. S. J., Utah division. Salt Lake yard.
section No. {; score, 49,; Tim Murphy,
foreman
O. s. T.. Montana division. Lima dis
trict. section No, 1is; score. 92.1; y.
Chris tcnsen. foreman.
o. S, l., Montana division, Yellowstone
district. No. S02, score, 22.2; Joe Plas-
tino, foreman.
5. P. CO.. Salt Lake division. Nevada
California railway. section No. i.
score. 90.6; Frank Carr. foreman.
For Perfect Stations-Gold Medal
Yellow stone. Mont. c, o. Davy, agent,
ReTburg. Ida; J. p. Bowers. agent.
Dillon, Mont; 6. s. Carruthers, agent
Weston. Ida; A. II. Borgothaus agent
Wellsville. Utah; G. c. Carpenter.
agent,
Mcndon Utah: r C. Basseti agent.
Salt Lake. Utah; a. T.. Barker depot
master.
Lava. Ida: Mrs. j. r. Hague. agent.