The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-12
C. & 0. To PUT
employees ON
PENSION PLAN
Census Taker Over Rich
mond Division-Other
Notes of Track.
gx CHARLES pAvDeE HEMMlNe

Notes of Track.
BY CHARLES DAVIDGE HEMMlNG
BOSTON, Ind, Oct 12.-That the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad man
agement is preparing for pension
system for its employees was shown
Wednesday when Chief Dispatcher H.
K. Knox and Division Engineer were
here from Peru, when arrangements
were made for taking the census OF
the employees, and their years OF ser
vice and age.
Yardmaster Rhinehart and General
Foreman Peck were entrusted with
the work of looking after the Boston
end. The officials went over the Rich
mond division, then to Muncie, and
ended up at Cincinnati. It is under
stood that all employees 65 years old
and 20 years IN the service Will be
eligible to pensions. Full particulars
will be given out In q general notice
as soon as the census has been taken
A tribute was paid Engineer q. L.
Reese of the Peru division Thursday
when his body was received here from
Peru for transference to Eaton. TWEEN
ty of the B. L. q. lodges. with train
men and officials, including General
Manager Derbyshire, were represent
ed. Engineer o. Faulkner Of Peru,
had charge.
Heavy freight east has kept the
yardmaster busy at the Boston ter
minal Although the G. & o. has al
ways been noted as big coal carry
ing road, tons upon tons Of merchan-
disc have been carried this season.
Coal, ores, foodgtuffs, machinery and
camp material have been above the
average in through freight east In
a general order employees are asked
to expedite the movements, since 1t
has been found necessary to eliminate
certain Of the passenger trains.
A new rule has been added to the
questions asked Of all applicants for
work on the C. & o., as to whether or
not they would make a study Of the
Safety First movement as an import
ant part of the requirements for ef-
fective service.
It is expected in this connection
there will be Safety First meeting
held shortly at which the general COM
mittee will be represented. G. J.
Derbyshire is chairman. and asso-
ciated with him are J. A Barker.
trainmaster; F. H Smythe, superin-
tendent B. & B.; F. L. Cox, claims de
partment; L. NJ. Graves, engineer; v
L. Barker. agent; C. F. Nets. machin-
list, and Fred Dallman, car repairer.
The latest list OF honor has been
posted by G. e. Fuller, road foreman
of engines as follows: The following
firemen have entered military service
and will retain their seniority: P
Dresler, B. B. Terry. J. r. O'Hara, L
S. Bled, r. H. JOHNSON, F. G. Jones
and c. A. Bannell The bulletin means
that the men in Uncle Sans army will
not lose their status on the working
lists Of the railroad, and that the po
sition they held before enlisting will
be retained for them.
Gossip Of the c. & o.
Fireman S. C. Lostetter has been
assigned to the east pool and Fireman
Ed Hammett to the Summit yard en-
CINE.
Engineers Palmer and McNary were
LII AeASAL1O1Q dtkCAoA1S " Tue m0CL4Ae
Of the Masonic fraternity
E. L. Roberts Of the car service was
here from Peru, Thursday, enroute tc
attend the Reese funeral.
A bulletin requiring the reporting
of all air hose and its removal has
been posted by H. C. Gillespie, mas
ter mechanic.
Engineer Fisher, who Is hunting big
game in Montana, has been Joined
by Engineer Dickson
One OF the Oldest engineers, who
has been on the sick list, Ollie Ne.
surve, was visitor here Thursday fol
the Reese funeral
Engineer James T. Keester, who has
been working on the mine run In east
Kentucky, is back on the Job here
"Obejoyful" Jay Pottinger clerk tc
General Foreman Peck, has taken ur
his old duties, after vacation at Co
lumbus.
Red cement pavements are beins
laid down from the tracks to the new
hotel by MillerKemper workmen this
week
Switchman P A. Hildebrandt Is OF
a ten days vacation, and H A
Thomas from Kalamazoo Is taking his
place.
Pay day made all happy Thursday
Engineer Kelly was the jokesmith II
the yards on this occasion.
Robert Leese, carpenters foreman
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