East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-12-20


II at present They abe actually trust.
Ing all the responsibility on my be.
\ half and say, steele, you know my
4 system.
h As I have always said nothing is
too big for me to tackle, only glad to
\ get the chance. Wen. ] have 10 en-
| gnes working nights BESIDES two
transfers. all are American engines
and American boys handling them.
We have 300 miles of yard We have
six warehouses districts besides six
different yards, but all under the SUI
pervision Of yours truly and can
truthfullN, say / very seldom leave the
office Have car checking force Of
over 80 men each shift, but all work
eighr hours and some are as good as
| the bunch Page used to have. Not
= refleoting, old man, just Speaking But
4 Of course, we are kept busy just tho
same and are only glad we can be OF
any service to our government.
Well, / suppose you are at Pendle-
ton. / understand things are not go-'
ing soS Ssmooth at Rieth and Pendle-
ton. Wen. steele, the time will soon
pass then will bring back my bunch
! or soldiers and start all over again
and YOU may tell them we are COM
ing some of these days to do that very
thing.
received a very nice letter from
Conductor Fergus at Pendleton today.
think whole lot of Billie, Also re.
ceiyed two letters FROM Mrs. Powell (
She and my boy and girl are fine and
dandy
viii be very glad when l can re-
turn to them You can tell the bunch 4
at RIeth there Is no manifesting TO
do here. Just tack a placard showns /
destination on side of car and away
she goes up TO the boys at the front.
Don't fool around with bills or
CHECKING cars rush loads. as every
thing is rush. we handle solid trains
OF beef solid trains of ammunition
commodities. Looks queer
TO see French equipment mixed III.
with American cars but everything is
used as it takes two French cars to
make one Of our cars over here, we
figure the car length, no tonnage !
have seen trains going out OF our 4,
yards with 81 1-2 cars. sixty cars is
-he limit.
Tell ,AIaude and Mrs. Long they
would be kept awfnlly busy reading
he contents Of some of our trains
We handle any way from 1O0o to 1906
ears every twelve hours SO you car
zee what we are doing. The only /
Dusy part I play is answering the
,hone and directing the boys where to
10 their bit. / have Blake working |
or me here. Heiny Haskall is work. I
ng on the road out Of Gevers. France
bout zoo miles east of me. I see
Iessie often. saw him today. He is
rainmaster at Nantes France.
Conductor Murphy is trainmaster
Il Towes, France. | hear from him.
win get "A 7-day leave December
9th and am figuring on seeing some
II France. Going to take a trip to i
Paris, down on south as far as italian
order, then to Monte Carlo. In fact, ]
ust a little pleasure trip. that is If we
ont get away beforehand. Then of 4
curse. I will be pleased to come 0
ome any time
Well steele. old top, could write !
Il night. then wouldn't say much of
uything, so as It is drawing close to :
~ quitting time and me for the sit 81
alton report to he in for the day II
nys. VIII close, SAYING good health yp
nd good luck and very best wishes d
nd trusting for an early reply with c.
u my regards to all remain
Yours sincerely. N
G Il POWELL