The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-23
RAILROAD men
SUBSCRIBE FOR
$4,000 WORTH
Employees of Richmond Di-
vision Bought Liberty
Bonds to That Total.
BY CHARLES DAvIDeE HEMMlNe

BY CHARLES DAvIDGE HEMMlNG
In a special bulletin Monday, con-
graduating the employees, Supt. F. ].
Stimson calls attention to the fact
that up until 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon. $4,000 had been subscribed for
Liberty bonds by 361 or % per cent.
OF the employees on the Richmond
division. In all $4,000 employees OF the
Pennsylvania system, or 21.6 per cent
had subscribed, making a grand total
OF s978.150.
On Thursday last the subscription
or the Richmond division had reached
s2,700 On Friday the total was
$3.50, and on Saturday big drive
vas inaugurated, the employees meet
ing the division heads at the Rich
mond depot. The following commit
tee of boosters had charge: Supt. F.
J. Stimson, with Division Chiefs S. W.
Hodgin, J. E Foley, G. F. Gault c. F..
Hoeffer, B. G. Gehr, H. W. Mann and
]. F. Kirkpatrick. The result was the
splendid total of $4,000. The COM
nIittee is visiting the divisional points
and ran out of blanks Monday, so
much was the enthusiasm displayed
The construction department Of the
Pennsy has began the work of max
ing a conduit along the main tracks
for the electric and telephone system.
On the north side of the main track
from Sixth street to the bridge, SO
men are working on Improvements
at these points. The work of excavat-
ing Is acres for the fills in the new
yards is being rushed.
An extra gang is at work near Nor
lands, and the work of ballasting near
Hagerstown Is about completed. The
ditching gangs are busy also on the
Pennsy, and special instructions are
out for enginemen and trainmen to
proceed cautiously at these points
where material is being used.
The annual inspection of the Rich
mond division of the Pennsylvania be-
gan Monday In the special coach
were superintendent F. j. Stimson,
and division heads, ]. Z. Foley, W. S.
Hodgin, G F. Gault, c. F. Hoeffer, H.
w Mann, b. G. Gehr, and ]. f. Kirk
patrick. Each division point will be
visited, and the results of the work
noted under the respective heads.
This is a cleaning up inspection on
this division
P F. Smith, General Manager Mo.
tive Power. T.W. Demarest, Northwest
System, and H. A. Bourson, head Of
the air brake department, are in New
York city attending the sessions OF
automatic air brake inspectors of rail
ways. The Pennsylvania heads were
specially chosen to demonstrate the
system used on the railroad. The i'm
provements in automatic air brake
methods will form the chief business
done at the sessions.
W, F. Childs, the genial head Of the
signal department, have moved into
his new bungalow at 600 North Nine
teenth street, and has issued an invita-
ton to the clerks of the Master Me
chanic's department for housewarm
ing to take place some time this week
Thomas Titus, chief electrician, has
received a commission in the Engi
neers Corps, and goes to Washington
as a First lieutenant. A. S. Courtney
will take his place
SETTINGS AND PERSONALS
w H Sherbody, general foreman
Pennsy power system, who has beer
on general inspection, is at For
Wayne.
A suggestion has been made tina
the NJ. NJ. clerks stop smoking and de
vote the proceeds to Liberty LOAF
bonds.
VIM. G. NIetzger. crew dispatcher
has been promoted to assistant t
Yardmaster Murphy in the east yards
Trainmaster C. " Porter, and RoaG
Foreman of Engines E. R. Beatty ar,
boosters for the Liberty loan bond
among their employees.
A Blossom in full bloom was at the
crew dispatcher's office Monday, ais
Newcomer who was not a stranger
G. F. Needham, boilermaker's me