Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-09
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HARRISBURG VOTES
WILL De NECESSARY
Holders Of Pennsylvania Railroad
Stock Notified Of Important
Meeting in March

The extent of future improvement
on the Pennsylvania railroad will b.
determined by the result of the vot
on the blanket mortgage said to b.
contemplated at the annual meeting
of the stockholders I'm Philadelphia OIL
March 10. While it is assured tha
the issue will not be $1,000, 900, ,00C
1t Is proposed to borrow sufficien
funds to enable the Pennsylvania Rail
road to put the entire system in tn
best shape possible.
The money to be borrowed will no
be spent at once, but will be used a
intervals to bring about new system
and other improve
ments, including several new termina
stations. Bringing about these i'm
provements may require several years
work. There are on the rolls of tn
Pennsylvania Railroad $4,000 stock
holders and Harrisburg will be wei
represented at the important meetin
to be held March 10, considerabl
stock being held by local banks ano
individuals. These stockholders hav
received the following letter:
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of this company will
be held on Tuesday, the 10th day
OF March. 1914. at II o'clock a. m,
in Horticultural Hall. Broad
street, below Locust street, Phila-
delphia, at which meeting will be
submitted for consideration and
action by stockholders the annual
report of the board of directors
for the year ending December 81,
1918; an agreement for the acqui-
sition by this company of the
franchise, corporate property,
rights and credits of the Holli-
daysburg, Bedford and Cumber-
land Railroad Company Call the
stock of which is owned by this
company; the authorization Of a
mortgage to secure bonds to be
issued from time to time when
and as approved by the stock
holders to an amount not in ex-
cess at any time of the then out
standing capital stock, and other
appropriate subjects.
The annual election OF the
stockholders will be held on Tues
day, March "a. 1914. at the gen.
eral office of the company, Broad
street Station, between the hours
OF 10 O'Clock a. m. and o'clock
p III. am instructed TO request
your proxy, in case you should not
md 1t convenient to be present
and desire to have your stock
voted for the continuance of the
present management and in fur
therance of such policy and ac-
tlon as they shall recommend.
The lnclosed proxy, duly signed
and witnessed. may be returned
In the accompanying addressed
envelope.
Changes On the Reading.-Impor
tant changes have been announced b
the Reading Railway Company as
result of the retirement of w. #. Cor
rell, master car builder as follows: F
Rasbridge. general car inspector
was appointed superintendent of tn
car department; r. D. Wilson, assist
ant chief car inspector, succeeds Nj
Rasbridge as general car inspector: {
Elmes was appointed assistant enei
neer of motive power: c. A. Bingamar
chief engineer of tests, was appointe
assistant engineer of motive power; Z
Il Hassenbruch, general inspector @
alrbrakes, steam heating, lighting. etc
was promoted to assistant general ca
inspector; w. e. Grove assistant fore
man at the car shop, was appointe
inspector of the car department; El
mer A. Barrell. draughtsman at tn
car shop, was appointed general all
brake inspector; Daniel H. Deete,
master mechanic, had his duties eS
tended to include the outlying repai
shops.
Conductor Under Quarantine.-Davi
G. Good, passenger conductor on th
Middle' division of the Pennsylvani,
residing at 1927 Market street. wh
had charge of the train from Altoon
on which was found a smallpox ma
tient six weeks ago, is now a patier
with smallpox at the sanitary hospits
and his home has been quarantine et
Conductor Good was taken III o
Wednesday, but finshied his run an
remained at his home Saturday, whe
he became worse. A physician Ws
summoned and pronounced it a mil
case OF smallpox. Cars on which Cor
ductor Good rode will be fumigated.
Bixler, New superintendent. = Ar
nouncement has been made from m
Philadelphia headquarters of tn
Pennsylvania that III. c. Bixler. fol
merly assistant superintendent of tn
Philadelphia terminal division. wi
act in the capacity Of superintendent
owing to the demise Of ]. e. Bake
the late official in charge of the d
vision. This order became effectiy
February A and was issued from tn
office of General Manager S. C. Long,
Back Pay Coming.-Hostlers en-
ployed on the Philadelphia divisio
of the Pennsylvania railroad. wh
We're granted an increase in the wage
last May. at the same time the awar
to the firemen will get their back pa
this week. The increase varies fro,
nVe to eighteen persons and is base
on the class Of work and hours {
service.
Between Is and 100 hostlers en-
ployed in Harrisburg are at Enol
and Marysville will be benefited an
it is estimated that $4,000 will |
paid out in Harrisburg. Checks fc
back pay will run from $50 to SIS
each. The men will be paid by til
hour and when obliged to take er
gines to and from certain points wi
receive as much as regular engineer
are now paid.
Lecture at Y. NJ. G. Am illu:
trated talk and stereopticon views q
the subject, 1.-The Land of Syria" wi
be shown this evening in the mai
auditorium of the PENNSYLVANIA raj
road Y. M. G. A. Only children owe
ten years of age will be admitted, TT
lecture will be delivered by Ira Deal
Hold Shop Meeting-A shop NEE
ing under the direction of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Y. M. c. A. wf
held at noon to-day at the Luckno
shops. More than three hundred en-
ployes were present. An address ws
delivered by r: S: Campbell.