Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1883 — How Stations Are Named. [ARTICLE]

How Stations Are Named.

There is very little red tape in the naming of a new station or the renaming of an old one on the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad. The selection belongs invariably to the General Sit* perinfcendenL He suggests the name, and in the case of a change of the name of an old station his choice must be approved by the Board of Directors. It has been the policy of the company to get rid- of tho duplication of names, and, with this end in view, of late years a great many changes have been made. It frequently occurs, however, that the company would be pleased to give a station a new name because the old title corresponds with a dozen others belonging to the road, but it is found impossible to do so because the inhabitants of the town or village at the station would not submit to it. There is invariably a breeze from the inhabitants whenever an old station is given a new name. The duplication of names leads to confusion and endless vexation in the handling of freight. Until two years ago there was no end to the list of Union, Eagle and Green Tree stations, but most oL these have been rechristened. An official, speaking upon this subject, said: “We generally try to make.the new name conform to that of the postoffice, .and sometimes the name of the postoffice is changed -by the Qovernment official, and then we conform to it. The duplication of the names of stations had led to much confusion in the business of the road in the past, and, if it were possible, I don’t suppose any two stations of the same name would bo permitted a fortnight.”— Philadelphia Eecord.