EMPLOYMENT FOR FIFTY TRAINMEN
TRANSCRIBED BY : TINA EASLEY
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MONDAY , JAN. 25, 1909 - PARAGOULD DAILY PRESS
L.C. SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TO START BALLASTING WORK AND WILL USE SEVEN CREWS.
PARAGOULD GETS FOUR CREWS
ARGENTA . JAN 25 - OF INTEREST TO IDLE OR EMPLOYED RAILROAD CREWS AT ARGENTA IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE L.C. SMITH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ONE OF THE LARGEST RAILROAD CONTRACTING CONCERS OF THE SOUTHWEST IS TO START BALLASTING THE IRON MOUNTAIN FROM TWO POINTS , PARAGOULD AND WYNNE , WITHIN 10 DAYS . THIS WILL GIVE EMPLOYMENT TO SEVEN TRAIN CREWS WITH PROBABLY AN EXTRA CREW MAKING 50 TRAINMEN IN ALL.
THERE WILL BE AN ENGINEER , FIREMAN , CONDUCTOR AND THREE BRAKEMEN IN EACH CREW, FOUR CREWS AT PARAGOULD AND THREE AT WYNNE BOTH ON THE MEMPHIS DIVISION . ALL CREWS WILL BE ENGAGED AT THE IRON MOUNTAIN HEADQUARTERS AT BARING CROSS.
THE SMITH COMPANY HAS HERETOFORE BEEN HIRING ITS OWN CRES AND USING ITS OWN ENGINES , BUT ON THIS CONTRACT WILL USE IRON MOUNTAIN CREWS AND ENGINES . ONE OF ITS ENGINES WAS RECENTLY OVERHAULED AT THE BARING CROSS SHOPS AND IS NOW BEING USED BY THE IRON MOUNTAIN IN HAULING DIRT TRAIN FOR FILLING AT THE UNION DEPOT AT LOTTLE ROCK.
THE SELCTION OF CREWS FOR THE BALLASTING JOB WILL BE BASED ON SENIORITY OF SERVICE ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN.
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