The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-03
FIGURES GIVEN
ON readers
BOND PURCHASES
Richmond Division Tied
With Michigan-Pennsy
Personals.
By CHARLES DAvIoeE HEMMINe

By CHARLES DAVIDeE HEMMlNG
Superintendent F. ]. St!mson. in a
final bulletin, gives the subscriptions
paid on the second Liberty loan bonds
as ss0,S5o for the Richmond division.
There were 1006 employees on the list,
giving a percentage of "a. Logansport
has a percentage Of 46, indianapolis
40, Louisville So, and the Indianapolis
terminal 4S.
The Richmond division tied with the
Michigan division The western div1-
sions had a percentage OF II, the Chi
cago terminals. 88. The general office
forces had 1857 subscribers, totalling
sS54,000, and percentage Of u.
The grand totals of all the divisions
west of Pittsburgh show 41.183 sub
scribers, a total amount of s2.962,o0o.
and a percentage of So. The foremen
of the maintenance of way on the
western lines, including the Richmond
division, are eligible to the honor list
of 100 per cent bond subscribers. some
of them doubling their amounts. There
are 70 foremen. The Pennsy shope at
Fort Wayne went s96,150.
Reports on the machine shops show
an amount Of $15,250, the boiler shops
s1o,250, and the engine house at Fort
Wayne, s18,950. The subscriptions at
the Pennsy shops at Fort Wayne have
been doubled.
The recent inspection of the yard
improvements by the General office
officials show that an immense amount
of work has been done on the excavat-
ing Of Is acres Of land near the Nine
teenth street bridge for the site Of the
shops and round house. The earth is
being used on the fills near the old
shops.
Freight business still continues
heavy on this division. The east bound
freight and through freight business
has more than trebled. Movements
of grain are reported, and army work
is keeping pace with coal movements
Some improvement IN cars are re
ported
Each freight agent and ticket agent
on the various lines of the Pennsy
have been supplied with percentage
tables. and there has been no delay In
war tax rules and regulations are
working smoothly.
P. H. Coda, Inspector Of Motive
Power, is on his annual trip Of in
spection to Chicago
Conductor Martin O'Harra, Brake
man e. r. Noggle, Yardmaster ].
Brindley and son, and Yard Conduc
tor C. NJ. Diamond report rabbits
scarce on their hunting trip.
Sergeant K. L. Sheeler. 16sth brf
gade, former claim agent, has beer
on a short furlough with his relatives
C. E. Northrup, special agent Of the
Pennsy, has been over this division
on company business.
Robert Broderick, clerk. and Ru
dolph Erbs, caller, disappointed TIT
Round House club. They came HON,
with blackbird.
FIR. Weist, airbrake inspector, ant
wife are enjoying short visit will
relatives at Columbus, o.
Charles Spalding, who has been al
acting fireman on this division, ha
been promoted to the regulars.
D. W. Hines, machinist operator
has been shocking on his 40-acre farm
and says the crop will go 40 to 80
the acre.
Ed J. Valentine. machinist. who ha
been on the sick list, was reported in
proving Saturday.
T. S. Markell. shop messenger. Is +
with congestion Of the lungs at hi
Fifth street home c. e. Sit1ow, al
brake inspector is doubling on b
place.
General Foreman Gus F. Pfafflin,
laying off few days. and is plungir
into the arena OF civic improvement
A. Corsi, who has been alternatin