Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-21

II. c. Miller, foreman OF the sec
ton gang of the Western Maryland
railway, is displaying 100 per cent
Fourth Liberty Loan flag at Gull
ford station, near Chambersourg.
Western Maryland employees in the
district subscribed for eighteen
bonds.
A new schedule on the c. V. r.
r., will be put in operation on sun
day. There are no material changes
except the early morning train out
of this city which is to leave Union
Station ten minutes earlier, at sos
instead of 5.15.
Railroad officials here state there
is little to the story of the discharge
of girl clerks who have been en-
ployed during the progress of the
war in the various departments.
Some of them will no doubt lose
their positions when all the soldiers
return, for it is in accordance with
the policy of the company and the
federal railroad administration that
soldier may have his job back
when he leaves the army service.
The ticket office in the Iehigh
Valley railroad station at Lehighton,
was entered and robbed, the thieves
getting away with between 5000 and
500 in cash and checks. Entrance
was gained by forcing a window
from the station platform. The safe
was blown open.
]. E. Brewer has been appointed
general foreman in shops by Super
lintendent r. T. Morrow, of the Pitts
burgh division, Pennsylvania rail-
road. He will be under the jurisdic-
ton of the master mechanic.
To permit work to be started on
railroad construction delayed by the
war, the war industries board has
issued an order giving lumber ship
ments for railroads a priority rating
higher than that accorded any other
class of commodities.
In order to provide q reserve of
power to congested districts in the
eastern section of the country the
railroad administration has arrang-
ed to park fifty of the new standard
| locomotives at Potomac yards, just
outside of Washington, and Ito en-
gines in the vicinity of Cleveland
Ohio. 1t is the aim of the administra-
tion to hold these locomotives to
clear up any blockade that may oc-
cur during the winter.
The Cincinnati, Findlay and Fort
Wayne railroad was sold at auction
at Findlay, Ohio, last Monday, to the
New York bondholders for 5000, 900.
| This road was part of the Cincinnati,
| Hamilton and Dayton railroad, and
during the war 1t was planned to
scrap it.
George d. Dixon, vice-president of
been elected president of the Lehigh
and Hudson river road.
Arthur Williamson, road foreman
of engines on the Western Maryland,
at Hagerstown Nd, has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the Elkins
division; also the Cumberland Valley
and the Cumberland and PennsyI-
vanla railroad.
C. w. Blound has been appointed
! trainmaster and F. III. Heron as
sistant trainmaster of the Ohio River
and Western, with headquarters at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio
| Employees magazines, published by
railroads for their employees, are to
be delivered to them when they are
paid their monthly or semi-monthly
wages. This is in accordance with a
recent order of the director general.
Permission to lay tracks to con-
meet with coal mines will no longer
be granted by the fuel administra-
| ton, announcement is made that
such applications will no longer be
received at Washington, but should
be made direct to the local railroad
officers, as before the war.