The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-08
RAILROAD NOTES.
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a getaway of carnival consist
ing Of three cars and the correspond
ing train No. 1903, due in the yard at
12;43 P. M. brought another amuse-
ment company consisting of three
cars.
Both Mr.. Watson and Mr.. Midget
were on hand handling the celebri-
ties.
Mr.. Alonzo Beard is making good
money on the cabooses of fast freights
Of the pea vine" but the popular
railroader and ex-restaurant man
says this thing of living away from
home is against the grain. Three
squares and all night in the hay APP
peals to his good nature.
v Flagman Clyde Austin Of the NJ. &
0. railroad was visitor to the home
Of his parents near Steens the past
week.
Il Mr.. Austin has been working in the
capacity Of "motor car conductor but
was relieved by Sam Mann during
the week.
Apprentice J. c. White, of the M.
& O. railroad is working the forces
formerly worked by foreman ]. M.
Greene on the columbus yard,
Engineer Dave White of the freight
service has been in the city during
the week handling the throttle of the
"221".
1t is thought that Engineer Jessie
H. Johnson will be a successful bid
der on the open job.
Travelling auditor John Rhodes for
the NJ. & o. railroad has been in the
city the past week auditing the books
Of the freight and passenger office.
Fuel agent A. Trigg Mess is back
with the A. T. V. and the V. S. & P.
railroad, and back on the old trail that
brings him into Columbus every few
days. When the Government took
over the roads he travelled in no GER
tain districts. He was cordially well
coined here the past week by host
of friends.
Conductor r. A. Crump, of the NJ.
& o. passenger service is victim Of
lumbago that is OBTAINING him at his
home in Montgomery, Alabama.
Mr.. Sam Ashmore, most splendid
young man is working on the extra
forces" at the M. & o. in the local
warehouse as warehouse clerk.
Sovereign j. NJ. Greene of Chero-
kee neighborhood who left the rail-
road for the farm was here during
the week and called on his railroad
friends.
Yard clerk Leroy Woods has resign
ed his clerical position as yard clerk
with S. |, NJ. railroad under chief
clerk Roy Land.
Hay growers West of the river in
sheer desperation for the want of
empty box cars met the past week in
Artesia, and wired our Mississippi re-
representatives. in Washington, D. c.,
for some action at the hands of the
Government.
Alabamians, it is understood also
acted in concerted action. The short
is paralizing this section, in miscellan-
eous freight as we'll as hay.
Division officers, including road
master, j. B, McDade, Train master,
D. f. Rice, Supervisor A. II. Nichols,
Bridge Supervisor, /. f, Youngblood,
Master mechanic, N. B. Garrett, and
Foreman Of the car department Joe
Reed, have been in Columbus during
the week in the interest of their re-
spective departments.
District Engineer j. l., Cummings
for the Mobile & Montgomery dis
trict is visiting the city from time tc
time making the necessary survey
for work in progress.
Mr.. Cummings advise that Lowndes
county is "hock-s-b block of fine grave
being used in various part of th'
state.
Mr.. Luther Locke, the Chic
clerk in the Artesia office was visi
tor in the city this week,
Mr. George Parker who recent!
returned from across, is found at Ar
tesla hsmmering the brass on heav!
trick in the offices of the Artesia re
lay office,
NJ. c. p. Jackson, an NJ. & 0.offi
cial were among the railroad men he
disposing of the salvage from tn
wreck durin the week,
/ Mr. Charley Abbott, one of Tusea
oosa's progressive citizens was herr
during the week. between train. en-