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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1909
Page
14
Industrial news reports Pennsylvania will begin ash pan production with a force of twenty five workers and one hundred new devices to be completed soon. Engines will be equipped and the project aims for significant results. A track segment is being built to shuttle materials within the shop. The outlook is optimistic for the new industry.
Fort Wayne engineers and workers told the Indiana State Commission that the electric headlight was too powerful for main line use. They argued the bright beam hindered visibility and suggested a safer, lower intensity for locomotive headlights to improve warning without obstructing the engineer’s view.
Amid flowers the funeral for Joseph C Helmick, Wabash brakeman, killed by an accident under a train in Attlen. Held at his old home yesterday afternoon in New Haven with floral tributes and many fellow employees. Odd Fellows garden lodge members conducted the service with interment in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Report says additional tanks may be installed on Pernay road with two or three new water scoops along the Pennsylvania road. Only one tank now in use on the Chicago Division.
A vintage in-text advertisement promises Hostetter's Bitters will tone and strengthen a weak or run down system. It urges immediate use to restore health and vigor, suggesting substantial benefits for those feeling sickly or exhausted.
In a Des Moines area dispatch the Davis water tank near Valparaiso and Plymouth is praised for efficient water stops on No. 29 fast trains, with a larger tank planned for Ontario. Railway and civic efforts include a Terre Haute baseball excursion, Pennsy schedules, and construction updates, while mail, church, and Catholic attendance surge during special runs and meetings.
The Pennsylvania rail shops report overtime nearly every day to manage rising business while the B and C company eyes engine repairs during the strike. New summer schedules start in Bellevue O with extra excursion trains planned to handle peak crowds for Cedar Point outings. Hartford City papers hail Fort Wayne Packard City as a top musical group aiding the Hartford event and electric works gatherings in Scinnemy park.
A Goatsout on the Wabash road yesterday delayed train Wo 28 about four and a half hours. Workers from Peru were sent to repair the knele and restore safety as rails were declared unsafe by recent rain. Two exhibit cars will visit the city for seven days, arriving from Kendalville at 6:50 tonight, under F. Teak, veteran car manager. The train will stay at the Pennsylvania depot area until June 24.
Announcement states the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal plans to install telephones replacing the telegraph system. The Wabash Pittsburg Terminal is part of the Gould system and management policies may extend to other lines. Road traffic and holiday mail loading are noted in transit reports.
Evard Garratt reports possible H and O arrangements with the Pennsylvania to repair several engines in Fort Wayne shops until the strike question is settled. Pennsylvania shops are crowded and operating on limited time. Repairs may move to Pennsylvania shops, as several Pennsylvania workers face sickness, reassignment, or leave.
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