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Show JAMESA. HOPE OF OGDEN DOES HIS PART TOWIN WAR William Hope, one of the prominent promi-nent citizens of Richmond, was In Logan a day or two ago and had with him an edltorlnl which appeared In Tho Ogden Standard recently, which refers to tho railroad engineer. The article was Inspired by the very faithful faith-ful service performed by James A. Hope, a brother of Mr. Hope of Richmond Rich-mond and on uncle of Mrs. P. C. Nelson Nel-son of thin city. The editorial appears ap-pears below: Tho Itnllroiul niigltiecr. "I cannot go to war. but I can help contribute to the cause in other ways," Bald James A. Hope, 2C38 Lincoln avenue, 70 yeara old, as ho subscribed for ten $500 liberty bonds at noon today. James Hope always has been willing will-ing to do his part. When he was a young man, tho Central Pacific was building across the divide into tbo Great Salt Lako basin. He secured employment as a brakeman. One day tho train was moving so slowly ho was able to Jump off and run ahead to tho engine. The railroad has Just changed from wood to coal as a fuel and a brother of J. S. Lewis, from oft tho Union Pacific, had been Instructing In-structing the men how to flro with coal. The fireman was learning for tho first time to use the black lumps and was making poor progress. The locomotivo would not steam, so the engineer requested young Hope to handle the coal shovel. Success attended at-tended the efforts of the brakeman and Immediately he was conscripted for the position and within three years he was running an engine. By close application to his duties, James Hope became recognized as one of the most capable engineers on tho Southern Pacific. When the cutoff cut-off across tho lake was being built, Ho had charge of all tho motive power. pow-er. In 1013, he was retired on a pension, and since then ho has not been actlvo In any particular lino of work. Ho Is a typical American and tho Standard pays tribute to him as representing rep-resenting a body of men who havo done moro than their share In building build-ing up this western country, and who, oven In their old ago, continue to bo a factor for the good In this nation. Our hat Is off to the railroad engineer. |