The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-13
c. & 0. TO BUILD
100000 SHOPS
MANAGER AYERS
Contracts to Be Advertised
for This Fall-Other Bos-
ton Notes. ,

BOSTON, Ind, Sept. ia 100000
railroad shops, twelve stall round
house, a modern power plant with ac-
cessories for repairs on cars and en-
gines, and new coal tipple, are in
cluded In the plans and specifications
passed by the building committee OF
the C. & o. to be erected at Boston.
General Manager Darbyshire. who
was in Boston two weeks ago, has as
sured the banking and mercantile In
terests OF the town that the buildings
which had held fire some years, would
be built, and that the contract would
be advertised this fall. The appro'
priation was passed some time ago.
The necessity for more thorough
handling of the freight service on this
division, both local and through. the
preparations necessary for canton
ments and army service. as well as the
increase in grain, lumber, and iron
shipments are reasons why the CEN
tralization of the shops and round
house at Boston must be put through.
The old shanties used for housing
crews on the runs are to be disman-
tied and sold. The Fitzgerald people,
with Manager d. 8. Wetzei. have about
completed the new $4,000 hotel for
crews at Boston. At the present mo-
ment the store is handling about $4,000
worth of supplies. and about 81 men
are fed at the restaurant daily
The new hotel consists OF 81 rooms
all steam heated, and with hot and cold
water; bath rooms with showers; a
spacious lobby finished In mission
wood with vitrolite tables a dining
room in mission finish and vitrolite
fittings; store and supply rooms in
connection. The steam heating is by
gravity with 70 radiators. two boilers,
a storage tank of $50 gallons capacity,
and there is also a modern range with
steam tables
j. West Poindexter of Richmond, is
the architect and the outside veranda.
park and pool Is not among the least
of his beautiful designs. Miller-Kemp-
er are builders; the plumbing and
heating Is by John H. Niewoehner, the
painting by James Logan, and the
plastering by John Schroeder. The
Crane company furnished the electrical
work.
w. A. Rinehart, yard master, is a
busy man nowadays. The increase in
freight business, and the handling Of
the extra crews takes up deal of his
time In the yards. Among the plans
for improvements here by the company
are enlargement Of the yards so that
more extra crews and engines can be
handled.
Among the men who have been ex-
amined from the c. & o. at Boston are
Car Inspector Claud Ballinger, and
Switchman B. j. Audenkamp. The
boys are awaiting orders from head
quarters and expect to leave for a
training camp at any moment.
General Foreman James Beck Of the
round house reported yesterday that
business had been on the increase and
that the machinists had all that they
could do.
All the tanks, offices. and freight
houses will be painted this fall. The
offices at Richmond are also under
the hands of the company painters.
Bob Holder, the happy so lucky c.
& O. engineer, is building a new one
SLOTy mousse at bostOll, UuuSdioW styie.
The concrete foundations have been
started.
District Boiler Inspector J. P Kane
of Indianapolis, was on tour of bust
ness in Boston, Wednesday, aid from
there took up business in the Rich
mond yards.
Among the new improvements in the
yards at Boston new turn table for
the engines is to be installed.
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