The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-19
RAILROAD Will
keep JOBS OPEN
FOR SOLDIERS
Time at War Will Be Consid-
cred as Furloughs-Many
Vacancies.

J. ]. Turner. first vicepresident OF
the Pennsylvania, in a general notice
Indicates that all employees in mill
tary service will be retained in the
service of the company. and all such
time they are actually engaged in said
service will be considered as q fur
Tough. Credit will be allowed in COM
putting pensions. Pass privileges will
be allowed.
Membership in the Voluntary relief
fund may be continued, and II pay
ment Of monthly contribution is made
in advance the members or their rela-
tives will be entitled to disablement
or death benefits.
NJ. S. Scott. vice-president's assist
ant, Room 1925, Pennsylvania station,
Pittsburgh, will handle any personal
affairs of the employees entrusted to
him, and these employees are advised
to keep in touch with him.
While the honor list of Pennsy en-
ployes contains the names of X. Will
liams, J. Lucas, c. F. Davis. A. Ryan.
o. Shissler, E. Livelsberger, s. Phe-
mis- and H. Doner, in the Crews depart
ment, Davis, Shissler and Phenis are
already in the service. w. F. kinsel-
la. purchasing division agent, will be
the first man out by number on the
next draft. The train dispatcher crew
will miss p. r. Umpleby, telegraph op-
orator, who goes to war Friday. How
ard Bruner, stenographer in the train
masters office, is also on Fridays list
J. L. Bond, storekeeper at Rich
mond, is at Fort Wayne attending the
Storekeepers' convention. Much in
terest attaches to this meeting OF
Pennsylvania men, for many problems
in handling stores, owing to the vast
increase in business on the various
divisions, will come up under talks
by the respective heads Of divisions.
At Richmond the storekeeper's depart
ment has been kept on the rush, and
more business will come with the
handling OF army and encampment
business.
Incidental to the draft it may be
mentioned that bulletins posted in the
crew dispatcher's office indicate va
cancies to be filled on divisions. Eight
alone, and the passenger through serv-
ice has vacancies. Two conductors
and six brakemen between FIT. Wayne
and Ridgeville on the G. r. & I. and
two conductors and six brakemen be-
tween Richmond and Ridgeville are
to be filled by Sept 25. On the Gin
cinnati runs brakemen are wanted on
the package local between Xenia and
Cincinnati, also on the local freight be-
tween Xenia and Columbus to be fill
ed Sept. 26. A number of vacancies
have to be filled within two days on
the Richmond division.
Freight business, both local and
through, is increasing, and especially |
to local points where binders, tract !
ors, seed and fertilizer drills. double
discs, cultipackers, and cars OF fer
tilizers are being sent out daily by |
Richmond implement dealers and |
manufacturers The statement Is made |
that the business has almost doubled |
over that Of last year. for farmers are |
using quick methods for increasing |
Yields by the use of fertilizers and |
agricultural implements.
Incidental It may also be mentioned
that on Monday next there will be one !
local each way between Fort Wayne
and Ridgeville and one to Richmond !
from Ridgeville. There will be one
from Ridgeville to Portland and from |
Portland to Richmond during switch
ing at Portland. and daily except Sun.
day unless emergencies demand more.
Siftinqs And Personals.
Engineer Symser Of the Richmond !
division, who has been on visit to
his son in Wisconsin, has reported for
duty on his run.
Fireman Piper, who has been laying
off admiring his new baby girl, was
congratulated by his friends in the
yards yesterday.
w. F. Childs. known as the Lone
Dog" the name of his home in Kahn
tuck. is acting storekeeper during the
absence of the chief.
F. F. Ball, who is enjoying vaca-
ton at Flanigan's Corner, writes the
boys of the electrical force that his
fathers hogs are prize winners, and
that the corn is great in that country.
r. p. Strohm, while on a vacation
from the machine shops, was called to
Sulphur Springs by the illness OF a
relative.
Rear Admiral d. A. R., who has a
Mosquito fleet at the machine shops,
is teaching the manual at arms. and
the trench bombing to an awkward
squad.
Charles F. Needham. machinist on
Richmond division, has been called
. Columbus on company business.
Ralph Personette has kept the boys
In the Master Mechanics office in
formed about the prevalence of razor
backs on the outskirts of Cincinnati. !
DR.. J. T. Foster, medical examiner
On the Richmond division, has return I
ed from a fishing trip in Wisconsin ,
with reports on the "big'uns" he {
caught. 5
Ed Sitloh Of the Master Carpenters I
who has been on q lay I
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