The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-29
ENGINEER WINS
FAVOR OF HIS
BOSTON FRIENDS
Kelly Proves Claim To Coal
Mine IN Kentucky Other
Notes. j
{ey Charles pavIdae HemmIns)

t6y Charles OaNioae Hemmlh91
BOSTON. Ind, Nov. 29.-Engineer
w. E. Kelly of the Chesapeake and |
Ohio, this division, is the hero OF the |
hour in railroad and Boston residen. |
tial circles. He had been numerically |
roasted all summer over coal mine |
be said had been discovered on his
fathers farm of 100 acres at Gordon,
KY.
A car OF coal from that mine arrived
here for General Foreman Peck and
by instructions was sold In ton lots
to the railroad men. Another car. re-
ceived Wednesday, was offered to the
Boston residents and Kelly made good
on bis promise to relieve the coal sit
uation.
The mine, examined by mine ex-
pert, some time ago, contains four
feet, six feet. and eight feet vein OF
coal in carbon 1t Is mine run OF
coal but burns to white ash. The
lower vein was developed by the shaft
system, and the upper second vein.
with the surface vein, can be worked
economically. Engineer Kelly said
Wednesday that the output was ap-
preaching fifty cars per day, and that
the G. & o., whose Kentucky branch
Is near lIlG
All the Indiana divisions have been
notified through their freight agents
to take care of soft corn shipments by
placing announcements on the cars as
handled. Yardmaster Rinehart and
Agent Greensleet state that it is
boom time" in grain and general mer-
chandise shipments. All perishable
l. = l. - ov,I tr7
the case of soft corn the cars are
marked: New BILE
rush; the type of letters being large.
Supt. G. F. Derbyshire has posted
bulletin 157 relating to speed laws re-
speeding approaches to the bridges
that are now under repairs or are be-
ing rebuilt There are some five ap-
proaches mentioned and the speed
mentioned is 90 miles per hour. Con-
siderable. track work is also being fin
ished on the Indiana lines. and ditch
ing will be completed this week. A
deal of motive power has been round
ed up, and cars diverted to transfer
terminals.
A number of engin GERS, conductors
firemen and brakemen gave a welcome
to Ollie Meserve, engineer on the third
trick engine at Boston, Monday. En-
gineer Meserve has been on the sick
list for two years. He Is one Of the
veterans and is popular with the men.
H c. Gillespie, master mechanic
has been on an inspection of the Ind
lana lines, and spent some time at the
Boston terminal this week. The
round house and machine shops were
gone over, and new tank for heat
ing purposes will shortly be installed
Scrap cars are now attached tc
trains, and all scrap iron is being
picked up, as well as paper from
offices and stations.
Brakeman NJ Guard who was at
Boston, yesterday, is now assigned to
the rear end of trains 80 and 95.
General Foreman Peck had severa'
of his friends at his home to partake
Of 'mallard ducks" Thanksgiving.
H. ]. Pottinger, ]. T. Staten, Rife
and Martin Pyle, ate so much at the
Brookville farm dinner after hunting
that all gave swell thanks.
Two more boys for the honor list
Engineer Faulkoner and Fireman West
have been called for military service
]. T. Staten, derrick engineer, and
wife, are on a vacation to Gordon, Ky
where the former will go hunting
Supt- Derbyshlre has issued orders
to all enginemen and firemen to con
serve the water supply in sections
along the lines.
Fireman H L. Owens has taken
leave of the boys and by assignment
goes to the Ditcher and A w Kelly
to the yard engine.
Engineer Morris and Fireman Price
are now taking out good old SAL on the
pool Every man has his price
Fireman Glen Fisher has forgotten
that bear" and cougar" in Montana
He. is now on trains S1-82
According to the dispatcher's clerl
the machinists are taking pleasure ov
er the fact that the round house pur]
caught a rabbit unaided