at G. H. King (left), who retired Oct. 31 as C&O commercial agent Buffalo, N. Y., gets parting handshake from G. C. Steiger, asst. general freight agent. Outboard motor was gift of Buffalo agency staff. to welcome Ray Lessard and Emily Beebe back to work after illnesses. ... Recent visitors to the office were R. W. Ohlman, general passenger agent, Chicago, and J. Kiessel, west shore superintendent.... Harvey E. Thorpe died in Chicago following an illness of several weeks. Mr. Thorpe commuted regularly between Chicago and Ludington and was well known here. MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Pearl Freund, Correspondent The S.S. Spartan, which docked here for public inspection Oct. 23, was brought by Capt. Arthur C. J. Altschwager, of Ludington, long retired, and his son, Capt. Harold TALKING IT OVER Altschwager, an officer of the fleet. Sympathy to the family of George F. Bergeler, retired on Mar. 15, 1951, who passed away Sept. 25 after a short illness. George had more than forty-eight years of railroading to his credit, thirty-six of which were spent handling Pere Marquette accounts at the local freight office. ... George Walsh, chief clerk general office, off again to his favorite haunt, Eagle River, to finish up the season, reported Walleyes and Rock Bass in the minority, but the catch on pan fish was a well-rounded 300. Congratulations to William A. Hansen, former tracing clerk in the general office, who has been promoted to freight traveling agent in Buffalo, New York; and to James Manske, Coal Traffic Office, on his engagement to Marlene Schwartz. MARRIED Savage-Albright: Robert Savage and Janice Albright, Grandville, Mich., Nov. 15. Arrigo-Licari: Frank Arrigo and Benedette Licari, Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 15. BORN Linda Sue, daughter of Power Plant Oiler and Mrs. Anton L. Vogel, Oct. 15, Grand Rapids, Mich. Dean, son of Electrical Apprentice and Mrs. Gordon R. Cheyne, Nov. 11, Grand Rapids, Mich. George Robert, son of Chief If you're looking for an ideal location for either light or heavy industry-take a careful look at the newly developed Romulus industrial area just 20 miles southeast of downtown Detroit. Read the outline of facts at the right. C&O's "Pin-Point" surveys on this and other industrial sites are made in strict confidence. Let our Industrial Engineers and researchers dig out the answers to your location problem. No obligation, of course. Write the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Industrial Development Department, Terminal Tower, Cleveland 1, Ohio. SITES: 106 acres of level, well drained land, available for use of one large industry or subdivision for varied small industries. TRANSPORTATION: Property served by C&O's main line, Saginaw Division, and bounded by two major highways. TAXES: One of most favorable property assessment scales we've seen. UTILITY: Site well served by water, natural gas, sewer and power facilities. MARKETS: These sites are in the heart of the heavily industrialized-heavily populated midwest. Whether your customers are primary or secondary consumers, you'll find them at your doorstep. W. Ohio So. |