The Frisco Employes` Magazine, February 1927

CrHE FRISCO
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Qxilroad Shop Men-.
Do You Get Paid,fov
''Hard"Work or "Heed"
Hugh Christie-Railroader
for 17 years. Now one of
America's Greatest Shop
Authoritier.
.\ICE a look, u p a n d down t h c hack
T s h o p . C i v c t h e car shed and rip track
the once ovcr. Evcrywhcrc-yor~ see
Incn a t work-mcn, mrn, men. Sornr a r c
highly s k ~ l l c dmcchan~cs, i o ~ c m e n .Inspcctors a n d lcadnicn. T h c y :irc I h r
"head" workcrs. 'l'hn. a r c trainwl m<'n
-and thcy gcL the I i i g ~ r h tp:iy in thc
shop. T h o othcrs a r c j o h ~ordinary workmen. Thcy d o t h c "hnril" work and
come out, on t h c short end o n pily day.
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ANYoflhcscordinar~~u~orkcrswillpct.
M h u n a u p o n a s l t ~ I n g a n c keepondoing
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t h c s a m c kind of n.ork lor many ycars l o
come. %me w ~ l lgain small promotions
ancl a lilllc IxlLcr pay, huL Lhcy will
givc u p t h e hcst years of thcir livcs d o ~ n g
it. O l h r l s will jump into t h e I ~ r t t c joha.
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r~ghL ovcr the hcads of thcir fcllow
workcrs. l~ecnuscLhcy arc quiclly preparing thcmselvcs Lor t h e johs ahead.
Troirling for promotion is the only
q u i c k , scui' way Lo get 11.
I'm a railroader too. so I know what vou're u o
afiainst carried dinnc; pail r n y s c ~ i ~ f da r doze;^
years till I ~ o wine
t t o what was holding me hack
-then
I woke u p a n d shot ahcarl. Since then.
I'vc hrlped hundreds of othcr mcn into hctter
and h ~ s g c rpay right in thc!r own hnc. Now
m rcady t o help you-and
I w ~ l hclp
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you. I'vc
c o t a two million dollar concern wilh a tcn Year
k o r d for hclping mcn into hcttcr jobs, hcmh~nd
me. I'vc c o t fifty o f the hcst, known shop cxpcrt.;
in t h e country l i ~ ~ cudp t o hclp m e ltdp you.
If you really want a hetter job-ii you a r e rcally
anslous t o make morc moncy-wrltc
me today.
>la11 coupon for my hig free book. "Vila1 Facts
for Railroad Mcn"-get
t h e details of m y
amazing pay-raising plan.
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job
cvcry man wastcs a n hour o r
AT.more
\ 40ST
of his sn:irc timc cvcrv d a v . Yet
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t h a t o n r hour'rlut inlo tracninh-out
in10 R o t t i n i rea'dy for a heltcr"johhas doublcd a n d tripled t h e pay of
tI~ous:~ndsof mcn. One hour a d a y
properly spcnt, will posilively lift nn
intelligent m a n o u t of the "hard" wor%
into t h c "hcad" work class.
Better Jobs-Bigger PayQuicker and Easier
Hit-or-mics evpericncc o n your own job isn't
c n o u ~ h Yon'vc
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Rot t o s t u d y your job and t h c job
just ahcad of you-Lhrn thc ~011ahead of thalunld you reach t h c top and gr,t l h e h ~ grnoncy
t h a t goes with t h e biq job. Blrl I<-tihn1y I r u i t t r ~ ~ ~
it's rosy t o d o this-an
hour a day of your spare
time is all Chat's nccdcd. I n :I fcw short months
you should bc ahlc l o earn promotion LhaL would
take you years t o get in any othcr way.
TVEN n man gets t o doing "hcad"
~ o r inutrad
k
of hard w o r k , hc I ~ r g l n s
roenjoy life. IIcrloloniy nns morclnoney
t o spend lor t h e things h e wants. b u t
h c has :In casicr time all around. I~Ic
liken his work. I l e enjoys doing it. H c
lxgins t o bc somebody-to get somcwherc. H c is satisfied becausc h e is
successful.
HIS grcnt building is thc home o f lhc
TChicago C nglnccrlng Works. Inc.. two
mill~onclollar insl~lulion.N o doubt you
have hcard of i t a n d its rrcpulation for
trainins men for better johs in Elcctricity. When you "honk up" wilh Hugh
Chrislie ancl t h c National Railway
Schcml you will get t h c samc wonderful
Lraininq-thc sarnc unbeatahlc scrvicct h a t has madc thousanrls of o t h r r men
his pay successes. This Lwo million
dollar concern positively guarantees it.
Lack of Schooling
No Drawback
I f you can read and wri:e I can help you. M y
homc t r a ~ n i n qfor hcttcr johs in railroad shop
work. is s ~ m p l ~ f i cpurpcsely
d
t o mect t h e rcqulrcrnenls of mcn with l ~ t l l cs c h o o l ~ ~ l gIt'b
. easy t o
read-casy
t o understand-and the most practical training cver prcparcd o n railroad sub~ccts.
Special Training for
Evers
., Job
M e n on rliffercnt. kinds of johs ncetl different
k~n(!s of help. T h a t s t h e way my Lralnlng is
arrangrrl-spccial tralnlna ior cvery job. I give
r o u e v c r y t h ~ n gyou must know t o e a r n promotion In thc kind of !\.ark vou lilir. hcst. I p v c you
c w r v t h m q ~ h a t w1I1 help you-nothir~g t h a t
won't hel;~you. I don't waste pour t m c .
I'll Help You Win Promotion
When you are rendv for n hcltcr joh I'll lcll your
1 1 0 s ahout 11. 1 I1 kccp h ~ mposted ahout what
you know and n h a l you can df:, ho when thrrr's
a n o l ~ c n ~ n?CIU
g won't he overlooked. And this
scrvlcr 1s ( ~ r d yone o i a dozen valunblc featurcsall given free o f extra c a t t o t h e mcn I train.
SendNo Money-Mailcoupon
for Big Free Book
N o m a t l r r what k ~ n dof work you are doing, no
matter w h ~ ycu
l
may knnw, or whnl you have
hcard about othor methods o f I m n c training for
railroarl men-sr.~ld inr n j v book. I.ct m e show you
the onc quick anrl'sure .way t o h e l l r r jobs and
more monrmvrich1 in vour own linc of work. Let
mc provc trj y& how i can help you. I t costs you
nothing l o find o u t h u l it may he thc turning
polnt In your lifc. Pill o u t and mail thc coupon
t o me- NO IV.
Hugh Christie, Chief of Staff
National Railway School
Operated by
Chicago Engineering Works, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
has a secondterm under the hood!
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O F AMERICA
Department 77. South Bentl, Indiana
I.'lt.nbr: send m y ( ~ ~ of
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R. F. CARR, Memphis
W. E. L O W R Y , Hickory Flat, Miss.
Prmident
Vice-Prea. and General Manager
SPECIALIZING IN
RAILROAD BUILDING MATERIAL
Strong as Ever for the "Frisco"
GENERAL OFFICES
P. 0 . Box 1032
"EMPHIS,
Phone, Main 2312
TENN.
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RAILROAD CROSS TIES AND SWITCH TIES
POLES-PILING
ST. LOUIS, MO.
ROGERS, ARK.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
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AMORY, MISS.
HARD WOOD
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Lumber
"WE HELP MAKE THE FRISCO SAFE"
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E'eBruary, 1927
ALBERT RUSSELL
T. R. SIMMONS
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W. A. SCOTT
CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY
JASPER, ALABAMA
Railroad Lumber :
P i n e and Hardwood
TWO MILLION FEET PER MONTH
ON THE FRISCO IN ALABAMA
JASPER
F u l l y Equipped P l a n t
and
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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MACAZINE
827 FRISCO BUILDING
WM. L. HUCCINS.
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MARTHA C. MOORE. Assoclofc Edlfor
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ST. LOUIS
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WM. McMILLAN. Adoerflsln# Manaaa
No. 5
FEBRUARY. 1927
Permission is given to reprint, with credit, in part
or in full, any article appearing in the Magazine
Contents of This Issue
PAGES
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"Littlc Gcorgc Started Something"...............................................................................................
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Frontispiccc, "Fct)ruary" ..................................................................................................................
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Great Tubs of Multc~iRock Produce P ~ . o t l ~ ~That
c t s Gavc Crystal City Its S a m e.............. 7-8
liailways of Arnerica Superior to Those of Eurupc ...................................................................... 9-10
13y Snrntrrl 0. I)rrirri
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Large Frcsh M'atcr S p r i ~ i gon Frisco Lincs Truly a \Yonder o i tlic Ozarks ......................
Frisco Lines Pletljies to Aid in Abating Smoke E\-il..................................
Tcsas Employe Uses Frisco Ilospital and Follows Cobb's Ilsamplc ill Writing
Expcricliccs ................................................................................................................................... 14-15
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Frisco Proud of Progress in Dairy Industry It Fostered ..........
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Frisco Clerk Oldcst Me~nberof Famous Orclicstral Society ..................................................
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Ozark Chamber o f Comnicrce Pays 'I'ributc to Frisco ..................................................................
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Frisco Will Spcnd $21,00O,OGO in 1927, Presidc~ltKurn A n n o u ~ ~ c.........................................
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Off fur Good Start for 1927.....................
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Accident P r e u e n t i o ~Work
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Veterans' Association Appeals for Aid to Makc Reunion a Success ....................................
Rough Hantlling of Cars 011 Frisco Uccreasctl in 1026................................................................ 21
The Pensioli Roll ......................................................................................................................................
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Ho~ne~iiakers'
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Spring Togs for Miss Frisco ............
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Tlic Twili-lit Hour .................
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I3tiitorials ....................................................................................................................................................34
Flashes of XIerri~ncnt.......................................................................................................
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I he Frisco Mechanic ...........................................................................................................................J/-47
Frisco Family News ................................................................................................................................ 48-84
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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MACAZINE
T h e Frisco Employes' Magazine i s a monthly publication devoted primarily to t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e
more t h a n 30,000 active a n d retired employes of t h e Frisco Lines. I t contains stories, items of c u r r e n t
news, personal n o t e s a b o u t employes a n d t h e i r families, a r t i c l e s dealing w i t h v a r i o u s phases of railroad
work, poems, c a r t o o n s a n d notices r e g a r d i n g t h e rervice. Good c l e a r photographs s u i t a b l e f o r reproduction a r e especially desired, and will be r e t u r n e d only when requested. All c a r t o o n s a n d d r a w i n g s m u s t
be in black I n d i a d r a w i n g Ink.
Employes a r e i n ~ i t e dt o w r i t e a r t i c l e s for the magazine. Contributions should be typewritten, o n one
side of t h e s h e e t only, a n d should b e addressed to t h e Editor, Frisco Building, St. Louis, Mo.
Distributed f r e e a m o n g F r i s c o employes. To o t h e r s , price 15 c e n t s a copy; subscription r a t e $1.50 a
year. Advertising r a t e s will he m a d e k n o w n upon application.
Great Tubs of Molten Rock Produce Product That
Gave Crystal City, Mo., Its Name
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T r i p Through Mammoth Plant of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, a n
Important Frisco Industry, Constitutes An Education i n Itself
P RYS'I'AL C I T Y , 1\10..on the
Frisco's river division is \\ell
named.
I t is, indeed, a crystal city, for
just across from the Prisco station
is located the largest plate glass
factory west O F the i-\lleghenies, a
branch of the largest plate glass
factory in the world-by name, the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company.
Daily and hourly, great shects o i
glass are molded and polishetl antl 7
placed in the stock room. Daily ' .
this tremendous plant, covering
eighty-six acres: hunis with life,
and an inspection of the workings
of its many departments is of
startling interest.
Many years
.. ago,
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in the thirties,
a few c a p ~ t a l ~ s formed
ts
a company
( , i I I P Y Q ~z ~ i e 7 of
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in New Haven, Connectic~~t.
called
the " ~ i s s o u r i ~ ~ l l i n ohlineral
is
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Lancl Company", and endeavored to locate and enter
such mineral, agricultural and timber lancls as might
become valuable as the country improved. Forest
Shepharcl, a mineralogist and geologist, was sent out
to examine and locate lancls in the West. I-Ie located
silica or sand rock near Crystal City, which, from tests
made by the Thames Plate Glass Worlts of England
proved to be 9 . 4 per cent pure silica.
T h e finding of such a large amount of this santl rock
proved to he the first consideration f o r the estahlish~ n e n tof this large factory in Crystal City.
,l ,l l e original company, formed in Detroit, was
called the American Plate Glass Co~npany, and the
Crystal City plant was not established until 1872. The
I~ranchfactory, of course received all its supplies from
the Detroit firm, and wishing to find a name for. the
city located on Frisco Lines, they decided upon "ATew
Iletroit". The natives, however, thought Crystal City
much nlore appropriate, and so the little city hecanle
known I q the products which this large factory protl~tced.
i-\s a consequence of the money payic of 1873, the
glass works had to succumb, and the property was
sold to a new organization called the Crystal Platc
(;lass Company. In 1895 that company was absorbed
by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, which plant
has grolvn until toclay it is ackno\vletlgetl the largest
plate glass conilztny in tile \voi-Id.
T h e making of plate glass remains one of the very
difficult arts. Many che~riical problems attend the
melting of every hatch of raw material, composed of
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( ' i j l ~ l n lGi(y plni~t o f the P!ltsDui.qh Plate Glnss Colilpaltg'.
sand, soda ash, limestone and cullet (broken glass).
Produced in furious heat, the cast glass must support
mighty cooling stresses. If these a r e safely passed,
difficult mechanical manipulations are still to come.
'I'he buildings located on this eighty-six acres of
land are of enormous size. Among the larges ones
are the furnace hall, 900 feet long by 150 feet witle;
the grinding antl polishing department, 500 x 8 0 0 ; the
laying yarcl, 100 s 400; the rough laying yarcl, 100 x
7.30, and the warehouse, 100 x 400.
T h e manufacture of glass starts from the great
cave which contains the 99.4 per cent pure silica sand.
T h i s cave extends back for three-quarters of a mile
and it is estiniatecl that the supply of this pure silica
santl is inexhaustible. Dug out O F the ground, it is
hantlled to the sand drying house by cars, where it is
washed and dricd by hot air, placed back in a car and
hauled to the preparation room. T h e glass company
has t ~ v osmall engines of its own, and many box cars
which handle the material to every plant on the eightysix acres. T h e ground is a network of tracks.
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1he pots in which the m i x t ~ i r eis placed for heating,
are of great interest. They are made of clay, fifty-six
inches wide by thirty-three and one-half inches deep,
and require years of preparation and last only a few
[lays in service. T h e glass company must produce its
own pots, since the clay must I)e treated with great
care. I n many of the Pittsburgh I'late Glass factories
there are as many as 5,000 pots carried in storage.
These pots a r e made O F certain selected clay, and
each one is capable of melting one and one-half tons
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of glass at one time, antl of supporting a sustaiuetl fects antl cut accordingly. 'I'hl~s a large piece of glass
tcmpcraturc of irom 2,500 to 3.000 tlegsees 1~;lhren- may, through defects, he rctl~~cctl
to a dozen pieces o f
heit thsough
nearly one (lay ant1 a night.
\.arious sizes.
,I lw nest opel-ation is the grinding and polishing
I n making the pots, the selected clay is gl-o~untl.
screened ant1 mixed accurately \\;it11 certain constit\\.l~ichis done on tables \vcigliing scventy tons each,
uents, then kneaded. n ~ u c has a baker I\-neatls t l o ~ ~ g h . \\.hich tal)les are on \vheels and may be moved from one
I-Iand\vorl\- is thcn necessary 1)ecause a slight defect, 1)lace to another. T h e 1)ieces of glass a r e placed on
even a small air cavity woultl cause the pot to crack
the table in ])laster o i I'aris casts, then towal by motor
in the furnace. T h e 1)ot maker Ix~iltls 111) the pot la- car to a place beneath the grinders. 'I'hc machines
boriously, making rolls of clay \\.it11 his llantls and that rotate the taldes cover an area of fifty square
fonning tlie great receptacle, layer by layer, with
feet, measllre morc than fifty feet from Inse to top
infinite care. \\'hen finisl~ctl.the pot must be storetl and ~-equire no tors of 300 FT. P. to drive them. T h c
iron1 six months to a year for "seasoning", ant1 even nlassive iron runners that revolve over the surface of
then it is tested hefore it is placed in ser\,lcc.
the glass to grind it, have an :dtlitionnl combined
T h e r e are twenty huge furnaces in the f l ~ r n a c croom, ~veight of 124.000 pountls. ; \ s the t:hle revolves.
water antl sand-first coarse, thcn finer sand-are
fetl
each holtling t \ \ d v c 1):)ts. 'I'he 1)atch of saw mateuntler the runners, \vhich are loweretl slowly, until
rials is ~)laceclin the pot and the pots are placed side
the entire \\-eight rests on the glass. T h e surface in
I)y side, twelvc to a furnace, and thc work of mclting
hegins. Esperts maintain close watch over the con- this manner is ground with a1)solute uniformity antl all
ditiou o f each one. \\lit11 long iron testing rods they irregularities are worn away. \\'hen the grinding is
draw out small quantities as samples. Three tlitferent finishctl and the s ~ t r f a c ewashed, the tahles a r e nloved
timcs materials are atltletl to cach 1)ot during the to the polishing machine. where retl ositle of iron,
commonly laiowu as rouge. finest of ;[I1 a1)rasives. is
twenty-four hours cnch pot is in the furnace.
\\%en at last the heating is conlplctctl. a n clcctric fetl ~uitlcrthe revolving runncrs, \vhich, in the ~ ) o l i s l ~ s s 1)ufYing disks of felt. eigl~tceninches
crane clasps tlie hot pot with a pair of mammoth tongs ing ~ ) ~ - o c earc
in tlianicter. 'fhe glass then t a l a on the brilliant pola i d lifts it through the door of the furnace. \\-orkmen stand reatly with long iniplcmcnts to skim the top ish of plate glass.
I t is completely finishetl on both sitlcs before it is
of the inolten glass, swiftly r e ~ n o v i i iany
~ - slag o r i n t m k e n from its cast, after wliich it is washed and is
purities. h o t h e r crane swings the pot over the
casting table, a great steel slat) of 200 tons in weight, thcn reatly for cutting. 'Its original thickness when
thirty-two feet long I)y twenty feet \vide. :in in- it went to the @ntlers was about half an inch. Now,
ge-enioi~sdevice tilts the pot and pours its contents so after these varlous olwations of grintling : u ~ lpolis11~d
that it flows the full width of the table.
steel rollcr, ing. it has I~cenr e t l ~ ~ cone-half.
I t is no\v ready to be cut into pieces of any tlinienweighing twenty-five tons. advances antl rolls the
moltcn mass flat. the thickness of \vhich is determined sion. 'I'here was in store stock one large piece of platc
by gauges. Roth t a l k and rollel- arc watcr coolctl glass nleasuring 151 s 2-38 inches, one-fourth inch
thick rultl weighing al)l)rosimatel~.816 1)ountls. ?'his
to prevent warl)ing untler the great heat. and whcn
the roller has completed its \vork, the mass \vhich only large size 1)l:lte glass retails f o r from $200.00 to
a few m o ~ n e n t sbciore was a \vhite hot fluid, lies on the $1.000.00 ant1 more. 'I'iers of glass suitn1)lc for wintlsteel table a retl hot slleet of glass. in area a l ~ o u tthc shieltls were also in stock, the pricc of whicl~averag-es aro~mtl$4.00.
size of the table antl half an inch in thickness.
'I'hc IJnioil 1,lectric Compn~ly furnisl~es all the
'J'he glass m ~ s tnow procectl, without delay, to the
annealing o w - s o m c 800 fect long. !\n electsic in- ~ o \ v e sfor running thc nlachinery :111(1 lights of this
enormous plant.
stallation carries thc glass plate t h r o ~ ~ il
g l \cry
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slowl!,
.,\ recently atltletl tlcl)art~uentof this glass company
--so slowly in fact, that it recluires Li\.c hours to trais its frametl mirror clclmrtmcnt. JIirrors are nlatle,
\ u s e the 800 feet. 1)uring this slmv ~)rogress,the
1)late passes s~ntler gratlunlly reduced tc~uperaturcs, niountetl, hevelletl and decorated in 1)eautiiul cut tleminutely controlled. \\-lien it finally reach:.h thc cntl. s i p s of flo\\,rrs ant1 leaves, ready for shipmcnt to
it has bccome cool enough to I ~ a ~ ~ tand
l l c has a c q ~ ~ i r e t l cities to I)e sold a t relail.
(A'ow 1ur11t o 1'11yc 25, plcusc)
thc rccluisite toughness. I t is then examined for de\
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~MPLO&S'@WZINE
Pebrttary, 1927
Every year the railways are spending many millions
"If there is a wreck on a railroad in England, or
of dollars in eliminating gratle crossings, but the public France or Germany," said the editor, "there is a
authorities are constantly opening new roads and streets governnient investigation a t once. I n our country the
over railway tracks, with the result that the nwnber investigation is made secretly by the railroad authorof highway grade crossings is still increasing. Not only itics, and the facts hushed up in order to protect the
are the railways each year spending many millions of
reputation of the railroad."
,l *h i s statement is entirely incorrect. T h e Interstate
dollars to eliminate highway crossings, but they are
also carrying on a nation-wide campaign to try to Commerce Commission has a Bureau of Safety which
educate n~otoristsand other persons tu cross crossings nlakes a public investigation and a detailed report,
carefully. I n view o i the facts stated, the problem which is published and widely distributed, regarding
of reducing highway gratle crossing accidents obviously practically every wreck resulting in loss of life that
is more that of the public antl public authorities than occurs on our railways.
'l'he editor also s&l : "European trains make as
that of the railways.
T h e editor above mentioned implied in his article good time as ours do, although the cars are lighter and
that not only have the railways
apparently not so substantially
I built. T h e automatic signals
of Europe fewer gratle crossN o t loirg ago the editor of a certniir proiirings than our\, b11t that their
and safety arrangements are
i i w t zucstcrrr nr7uspnper ~irnde a brief tri/,
roadbeds antl tracks have been
more general and seem to be
abi-ond aird 21poi1 his retrrrit wrote n cowrpargiven a stronger and more permore effective."
isoia o f Aincrirnn nird E w o p e a n railroads
which gnve llic Errrohcnir rotrds by far thc
manent construction. H e atT h e best trains of England,
best of it.
tributes this partly to the lower
France and Germany do make
Ilr s o tioiilg hc srriils to hn7c plnccd a
cost of labor in Europe, wages
as good time as our best trains,
figrrrntivc tach b1 thc cditoritrl c l ~ n i roccrrpled
but outside of these countries
there having, in fact, always
hy tlrc dirrctiirg Iread of the c.strerirrd Rail.zrraI1.4gc, dlr. Sorir~rcl 0 . Dtrrrir.
the speed of trains in Europe
been much lower than in this
Iic tllc nccorri,hairyiilg article illr. Drtirrr takrs
is not as good as it usually is
country, and being now less
issue z,ith h ~ sroiltciirpomry nird rirnlirpiorr,
even in the less densely poputhan half as high a s here. There
the cnrrsc of r'fwcricair railroods zoith fncts
lated parts of the United
are good roadbeds and tracks
nirti fiqrrrrs, nird froiir n stairdpoiirt of perStates.
and poor roadbeds and tracks
sonti1 irrwstigntioi~. M r . D I ~ I I 11as
I I proceeded
iir Itis nrticle z,ith thc idea tlrat eirlrcrr nu
All the railways of this
on both continents, but it is exAinericoit ire~.cpapcr cdilor ~rrakes srrch urtcountry,
as a measure of safety,
tremely doubtful if a comparij m r criticislrrs of otrv railways, it irrltst ifldihave
f
o
r
years been substituting
son, mile for mile, would show
cale tlrc~t 1riaitj1 pcorlr Rnve mclr ~ ~ ~ n l f o r r i r e d
that the railways of Europe, as
idrns coiicoirirtg tlrcse ronds. I I c is a i ~ x i o r r ~ , steeI for wooden passenger cars,
nrtd so is thc cditor of this Jlnqazirre, that
a whole, are better constructed
hut there is hardly a steel car
Frisco crirp1o~~r.rIzi~ow drfirritchl that Aiilcrithan those of the United States,
in Europe. This is the main
cnir rnilronds nrc strperior to the 11eig1tborin.q
reason why our cars are heavier.
as a whole.
ronds across the occnir. Ccrtniir coittmsts in
A comparison of the average
His statement that "automarirairngrmcirt, scrvrce, cqzripiitcirt, o p e m t i o i ~
*
*are more
m d c ~ ~ u r t c swill,
~ r E M bclrevc, prozrc i i r t c i ~ s e l ~ ~ tic sigllals
amounts per mile that have
i~rtercstiirgt o tlrc riilployrs of this vond zdzo
been spent for railway congeneral in Europe" is entirely
p c r ~ s r the ncconrpnrryiilg article.
struction on the two continents
incorrect. T h e autoniatic block
-W. L,. H., Jr.
shows clearly, however, that,
signal was invented in the
measured by this standard. the
Unitetl States, antl i5 now exrailways o f - ~ u r o ought
~ e to be better built than those tensively used in this country, while there are practiof the United States. T h e investment that had been cally no automatic block signals in Europe.
made in ollr railways up to December 31, 1925, was
H e asserts that in Europe "dining car service is bet$96,000 per mile. T h e average capitalization per mile ter, and the sleeping car service, while not so generally
of the railways of Great Britain (exclusive of Ireland)
used, is in advance of that provided by the original
in 1924 was $285,000; of the Belgium state railways promoters in America". I t is hard to understand how
(1922) $212,000; of the railways of Switzerland anybody who has traveled extensively in Europe could
(1923) $174.000. Because of depreciation in the cur- make these statements. Dining car service in Europe
rency, it is necessary, as a matter of fairness, to give is table d'hote, while in this country it is uwally a la
pre-war figures regarding the capitalization or cost of carte. Railways in this country have tried more or
construction of most European railroads. T h e average less to introduce table d'hote service. T h e Railroad
cost of construction reported for the Italian state rail- Adnlinistration, under government control, introduced
ways in 1915 was $158,000; of the German railways it generally. T h e main reason why it has not been more
(1913) $120,000; of the French railways (1913) extensively and permanently adopted in this country
$148,000.
is that the rail\vays h a w found that most A n ~ e r i c a n
Although labor is, and always has been, much travelers object to it.
Sleeping car service in Great Britain is very good.
cheaper in Europe than in the United States, the railways of all the important countries of Europe have O n the European continent it is usually poor. I n the
had expended upon them a much greater amount per United States the traveler can get any kind of sleepmile than the railways of the United States. T h e ing car accommodation he wants if he makes reservarailways of this country certainly are much better built tion a few days ahead, and usually he can get a t least
and give a much better service in proportion to what an ilpper berth on any train carrying sleeping cars u p
(.Vowt w ~ 10
i Prlge 36,pletrsc)
they have cost than those of Europe.
*
**
L a r g e Fresh Water Spring on Frisco Lines Near
Thayer, Mo., Truly "Wonder of Ozarks"
Flow From Natural Fountain of Crystal Clearness Would Supply New Yorkers
With 100 Gallons per Person Daily
+LI\ S P R I S G S , located sixteen miles from the as Greer Spring, are not lanown to I)e equaled, or cvcn
ittle 'City o f Thaycr, Missouri, on Frisco Lines, subject to rivalry by any similar works of nature in
might be called a "hitlden wonder of the Ozarks".
she says, that
any portion of the world ; and
I h o w n but to few, it is recognized by leading geolo- Missourians have a great love o t fine scenery ant1
gists as one of the four largest springs in the entire generally take long journeys into other states in order
world. Its maximum flow would supply the people of
to gratify the taste, while quite unconscious of the
the City of New Yorlc with 100 gallons to a person wonderful beauty antl grandeur of the Ozarlis, \vhich
daily. I11 other words, the City of N e w York has a is quite true.
" h t to tell you of my survcy of Greer Spring.
~wpulation of more than five million, antl Crec:r
Ve clruvc to this spring fsonl Thayer,
Springs, a t its maximum, flows 539 million g:lllons of water every twentyhlo. in an oltl-fashioned stage.
iour hours, and a miniilium o t
ds at that tinlc, \vllich
220 million gallons in the
*.
- - 25 years ago, were
s:me length of
'
uggetl and rough. T h e
scenery around the
T h e other t 11 r c
springs a r e : Big
spring is v e r y
Spring, near Van
beautiful.
Wild
13 LI r e 11, 4[0.,
flowcrs a n d
vegetation of all
which flows a
m a x i m u m of
sorts abound.
543 million gal- 1
"Greer Spring
Ions in twentyrises near the
: Silf o ~ hours
~r
Ilcad o i :I tleep
yv%wcanyon o r ra-.
ver Spring, in
. #
vine, 2 0 0 feet
Florida, \v h i c 1
flows 531 million
. .:- ,,
tlccp and w i t 11
gallons, :mtl Jutli
perpendicular \ ~ a l l s .
.. ,
The spring first comes
Spring, also in 1:loritla.
out of a cave as a much
\yhich has a maximum flow
smaller siring, but about 100
o f 495 million $Ions.
. .-.
;.
'I'Iie spring was first called Greer
fect below the cave opening is thc
Spring l)y Mr. (;reel-. wlm lived near'-1 P-ic:~]of G r r c r S j ~ r i ~ ~ q I)ig spring p r o p .
":it times the upper mouth is dry.
1)y for a lifetime.
( h x Sl)rinx has an unvarying ternLouis Houck. o i Cape Girartleau.
I)uiltlcr o f severnl branch line r:lilro:~tls in Missnr~ri,- l)craturc o i forty-nine degrees th-oughor~tthe year,
wllich the 1;sisco later pr~rc~l~:~setl,
asl<ctl 11s. E. ;\I. Ic;lntl it fluivs bvitll such force from l~elow,that the water
Shepard, 1)rofessor of geology of Jhury College, I~oils111) a1)out two fect above the general level. Boys
Springfield. JIissouri, to make a report to him (xi Greer who bathe in thc sl)ring often jump into this sl)out,
S ~ ) r i n q which
,
he later namccl "Big Ozarli Spring",
ant1 are thrown ul) in the air a foot or two. A piecc
ill conteml~lation of a proposed dam. 1)r. Shepartl of railroad iron will be thrown back with great forcc.
made his report, and it \\-as from him that the true
"'I'he spring empties at the end of a canyon, one and
onc-quarter miles away, into the T.:leven Point River,
tletxils of the spring were secured.
"I oftcn give t z ~ l l ion
~ interesting points in A~lissouri and a large territory is drained by this stream to the
and the Ozarks, and I a m frank in saying that the Sorthwest. Some hunclred feet further on, the sivcr
1)eol)le of this section of the country, and of thc rcaches a depth of eighteen feet and has a rapid curF'risco Lines are not aware of the beautiful natural
rent. giving one :1 better idea of the voluliie of the
scenery which is ofleretl them in their own statc, he spring.
"Along this siver for a number of miles there are
said."
"1,uella Owen, in her book 'Cave Regions of the no springs, showing that the surplus water drains
Ozarks and Black HillsJ, states that remarkable at- into a deep seatctl untlerground river which boils ul)
tractions associatecl with the caves of the Ozarks, such
( N o ~ utr~1.1~
t o Page 23, plea,se)
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Aka
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Frisco Lines Pledged to Aid Cities It Serves in
Abating Smoke Evil
Fuel Agent Collett Tells Kansas City Committee That Their Problem I s
Closely Allied W i t h Railroad Fuel Conseroation
R
O B E R T COLLB'I"l', fuel agent f o r the Frisco 'L'he efi'ort \\.ill iucceetl only i f it is looked upon as
Lines, recently delilered the following addre55 just as much a business problem as the development of
any other major undertaking. T h e trouble with the
lxfore the Railroad Smoke Abatement C'ornmittee of Kansas City, Missouri: I have been asked to majorit) o l smoke campaigns is that they usually have
say something o n smoke abatement and its I-elation to started off w ~ t h a big hurrah and generally died
fuel economy on I-ailroads. I do not anticipate tliat 1 through neglcct. St. Louis has made a good start antl
can suggest anything that is new, but I hope I may I)e are getting some results. and you may be interested
to ltnoar that tile chief officer,
able to pive ;I reminder of
M r . >lonett, who is a gentleone or two things that \\.ill
man of very wide cxpericnce,
promote discussion a n~o n g
A reziezo of tlie z ~ o r k of the r~ccidcrrt prczand who has been en~ployed
j 011 gentlemen, who a r e ac~certtioir co~i~iiiittceof the ?i.'c.st shops loco~rirotive departrireirt at Spriirgfield, AWissolrrr.
by the city to organize the
tually domg the work. There
s h o w s that it perfor~rrcd spler~dirilydrlriirg lust
campaign, gi\ es the railroads
is no plan that beats s ~ t t i n q
year. A total of 371 accideiits of all kirtds
credit for the best working
right down together antl getwere reported, as a,yairrst a total of LOO drrrunit ant1 the most men intcrting all the angles on the jol).
iirg 1925, a decrease of 38.1 per ceirt.
ested propol-tionatelj..
Oiie iriterectiitg iterrr r-cj,ortcd is that tlrirtyI n the larger sense, fuel
four eyes were srrved by tlie use of goggles
Kansas City is famous for
cconomy and smoke abatetlrrriri,q the lasf eiqhtrri~. irrorrths. A total 01
its
fine boulevards, its landment go hand in hand. T h e
1,400 hc~zar-do~rs
corrditiorrs z w r e reported, and
scape architecture, beautiful
I~ctterthe con~bustionthe less
oirly /L:O x c v e not cotirplc/rly rorrcctrd. Tlrcsc
homes and civic enterprise. I
t w o irow are 1~eiii.q corrected.
blacli smoke, but in locomoAccidcrtt pr~zeirtioir i s just a .rrratter o t
never saw a person \\rho hat1
tive service therc a r e times
good housekeepirrg, arrd if eaclt will d o hzs
lived in Kansa5 City for an!,
\\Then 11c must sacrifice fuel
part iir seeii~g that tools aird inaterials are
Icngth of time but wai a great
economy to prevent smoke,
irt good order-. nrrd that the preirrises wirere
booster f o r his town, and I
antl at such times. that IS the
the w o r k i s done is kept orderly, observirrg
t h ~s i i f ~ t y rrr1c.c co~ttirr~rallybrorrght Deforc.
have no tloul~ttliat !.our presthing to do. In otlicr I\ ortls.
all, a still fnrthrr redr~ctiori i n persorrnl it!ent campaign will be permasuppression of I~lack imoke
jrrries to rirrj1oyr.c ;dill De lirndc. drlriir.q 1927.
nent a n d have lasting Ilenemust come first, antl then u7e
fit, i f so, it will reflect cl-edit
must save as mucli fuel a >
upon all concerned.
mentioned in developing your
. .
\ye get out into the country we can relieve our petit u p city was not achieved merely t1i1-ough thc passing of
an ordinance o r issuing a n etlict. ant1 thew things cerdesires and raise a I~eautiiul fog if we want to, but
let's be sure t l ~ a t\re are not wasting fuel in so doing. tainly nevcr would have been realizeti i f they had hcen
treated as ;t fad, a~orketl at a little while now and
Let's do a "jam-up job" of running and firing all of
the time to the I~estof oui- Icnowletlgc. antl fuel econ- then. and iorgotten i o r several !.ears at a time.
Something can be accon~plishcd in smoke abateomy will almost takc carc o i itself. You enginemen
antl road ioremcn Imon. exactly what 1 am talking n ~ e n t . 1,ilie anything clse. we will get out of it what
we put into it. Jt requires organized effort on tlie
ahout when I say that.
part of tlie civic bodies of t l ~ ecity. the heads of all
T h e greatcst natural resource of our nation-an
unlimited ,supply of relatively cheap fuel-has
made great industries, including the railroads, and the people as a whole. Above all, to succeed u7e must tliorI)ossihle the wonderful growth of our country in
(~1q111y
1)clicve in it and he enthusiastic about it.
, without
n~anufacturingas well as i l l a g r i c u l t ~ ~ r efor
I t has two si(les-the
~nechanical antl the l i u n ~ a n
this natural resource there never could have been tlie
great development in ~nechanical means f o r doing side. T h e first is, as almve stated, a matter of orwork. T h e concentration of industry in large centers ganization antl equipment: the second, is tlie more imnaturally has I~roughtwith it the probleni of some for111 portant of the two, it involve-, etlucation, friendly coof control o f the smoke nuisance. T h e chief reason ol)eration, a q u a r e dcal all around, and the requirement of what is reasonable of accomplishment, and
that stnolie ahateinelit has not been 'agitated more than
it has, has in part been due to the fear of scaring no more than that. \Ye must Itnow what we a r e trying t o do, have a plan to work to, and records that
aulay large manufacturing interests.
St. J,ouis ant1 ICansas City both are now making will tell us exactly what we are accomplishing. T h a t
a determined effort to suppress unnecessary smokc. is the way we follow our fuel economy program o n
Texas Employe Uses Frisco Hospital and Follows
Irvin Cobb's Example in Writing His Experiences
Staff at Sherman Frisco Hospital Makes Decided Hit W i t h Distribution
Checker W h o Had Tonsils Remooed Recently
By K E N N E T H G I L B E R T
RI'lNG COBG. famous writer and
lecturer had t h e experience of all
operation and became s o enthusia s t i c over it t h a t he wrote a boolr. T h e
writer having just lately gone through
one of t h e s e experiences, feels almost like Mr. Cobb, with t h e exception t h a t it is n o t within his province
to he able to use the language t h a t
t h e famous wit used and i t will be necw s a r y t o confine himself t o t h e vocabulary ut h i s command.
F o r no o t h e r reason t h a n actual necessity, t h e writer found i t necessary
to h a v e his tonsils removed a n d fortunately w a s in t h e service of t h e
Frisco, thereby entitling him to t h e
benefits of a l ~ o s p i t a l where operationa of this kind a r e , a s I later found
out, s o ordinary a s to be common.
But i t i s not of m y personal operation
that I w a n t to tell a b o n t ; it i s t h e
institution in which, a s a n ernploye
of t h e Frisco, I a m deeply interested.
I w a n t e v e r y employe o n t h e Frisco
Lines to know t h a t t h e employes 01;
t h e T e x a s Lines a r e fort,unate, not
only in having a first-class institutio:~
of this ltintl a t their very door, hut
they h a v e a t their call t h e very hest
physicians and surgeons i t i s possible
to g e t ; and shall I pass us t h e nurses,
"hired hands", e t c ? F a r from it.
T h e y a r e t h e s a l t of t h e e a r t h , t h e
comforters t h e helping hands, smoothi n g down t h e miseries, a c h e s a n d
pain, even making men s e e how selfish t h e y a r e . You know there a r e
some railroad men s o grasping and
selfish t h e y w a n t time aud one-haif
for t h e S u n d a y s a n d holidays the1
spend in t h e hospital. T h e n t h e r e a r e
wonderful nurses who c a n m a k e m e n
of t h i s kind leave the institution with
a grateful heart.
I shall pass up t h e first d a y a s i t
was one of misery, awful dreanls,
visions and had thought^, but t h e
morning brought the sunrise, a few
clouds perhaps. passing swiftly. leavi n g t h e perfect clay.
Iirealcfast, fine, enough for a hungry
b r a k e m a n ; l a t e r a sponge bath ( t h i s
is t h e one t h i n g I coulil not apprecia t e , a s most of u s fellows a r e used
to t h e "Saturday night" tub, a n d to
hrealc a w a y from habits is sometimes
not appreciated like they shoulcl b e ) :
in t h e m e a n t i m e room tidied up a n d
r e a d y f o r t h e folks.
I t h i n k everybody who h a s e v e r
heen in t h e S h e r m a n Hospital more
t h a n one d a y looks forward to a big,
booming voice coming down the hali,
I
a smiling f a r e in t h e door, a dig in
t h e ribs a n d "Howdy, Boy!"
All I
(.nu s a y is that's t h e second sun-up
of the day and anyone who cannoL
guess who I a m referring t c hiis
lnissed something. After t h a l comes
A s tltc wcc1:s and wrorrtlrs trtrd ycnrs
roll by it is iircvitoble that rtlch of rrs
mlrst /rcre-e sorrrc plrysicnl i~rfirmity
that tiecds ottcrrtiort. I t m a y be orlly
cr tooth to De filled or ptrllctl, u str16Oori~cold to be crri.cd or arry orre o]:
nzairy Irrrrrdred uiirror- coi~rplairrt.\..
Rzrt ~i.~lzatevcrthe rrralady, it is
htrrutr vnture t o drend the operation.
he it d~ri!i.~t'.s
chnir or Irospitnl brd.
T h o t is w h y t11c nccorrrpuriyirr!~
story bq. l i o r ~ i c t h Gilbert is urz uirrrsr~ctl tribute io the rtrilroad .rdric/r
~ r p l o y s h i . Jlost of ? I S , as hr
trrrtkfrrlly rclatrs, tlrirrlk of a Irospitrrl
a s n plnrc. of Irorror, n11d our first
r17'ort rrpoir rcJcowr:y is to forljrt it.
K e ~ l i ~ e t hGilbert chose to rcrrrcrrrI J E ~his hospitc~l e.t-peric,rrce, 1~cczrr.r~it
h v s a plensnrrt orrc. A torrsilcrto~iry
took hi111 .ir.it/rilr ~ I I Cprci.irrt.t.~ 01 t l r ~
Slwirrnrr, T r . m s , lrospital, nird rrir1rs.c w e rcatl n T~v-olrycrrrphnxis irrto
1ri.s ir~terc.~t;r~(/
~ r t i c l r ,L'ilhrt rntlrer
i.c!ircttctl I~tivirrg to lrcrvr the plticc.
T o tlrosc of our I:ri.sccr ~wi.l:i,rs
d m r r r q Oc corrfircd to the clctrir.
:,~hitr sheets of rr Frisco hnspitnl bed
, story is corrrrrrerrtlrc:'.
tlrrrirr{j 1 ~ 2 7this
It tells n ~ f i f l e r c r ~tl1111r
t
usrml story o f
lro.~pitrrli:ntiorr.
CP" I.. II.. Ji..
ront.ine, one doctor a f t e r anol.hcr, a n d
lake it fro111 me, none of then1 ~nisse:.
you. By this time it is ahout eleven
o'clock a n d a glass of goorl, pure.
clean milk i s given you a n d I wontlw
how m a n y of the folks around h e r e
know t h a t Dr. S e a t h e r y h a s his own
dairy antl poultry farm from which he
furnishes t h e hospital?
Lenrnc?tl
something else didn't you. Well, it's
a fact and you can r e l ~ e a tit.
Dinner time. Now, of course. I
know t h e r e a r e s o m e who a r e s o sick
t h e y cannot. e a t : t h e r e a r e s o m e who
may have only this, t h a t o r t h e olher,
lmt a s for me, having just a n ordin a r y worltingmans' appetite, x h e n I
s a w w h a t t h e y brought me, I began
to wonder if I wasn't dreaming again.
hack home and "Ma, please, pass t h e
biscuits again". But why carry t h i s
o n ; t h e doctors a n d nurses again,
supper, folks, friends a ~ ~getd ready
to "hit. t h e hay".
I w a n t you to know t h a t i appreciated a11 t h a t w a s done for m e aud
f r o u ~what I can g a t h e r in talking to
others, I got just w h a t they tio for
every Friscoman.
After t h e usual d a y s in bed, my
curiosity got the best of m e and when
Dr. Neathery c a m e to the door une
morning I told him I wanted to s e e
r v e r y t h i n g h e had in t h e building antl
I:c took m e a t m y word a n d away we
went.
.Jrist imagine yourself in the reaei\-i11g line a n d here come the big "Cornpzny". Folks m e e t :
E. d. Keathery, 31. D., surgery;
H. I. Stout, 31. D., s u r g e r y ; A. L. Ridi n g ~ ,3,l. D., gynecology and ohstetr i c s ; D. O. Enloe. N. l)., internal medicine: Cohle D. Strother, 11. D., internal medicine; J. S. Dimmitt, M. D..
eye, ear, nose a n d t h r o a t ; 31. C. Murphy, D. D. S., dental s u r g e r y ; 31. 1:.
Woodward, 31. D., pediatrics; J . 1~1.
Veazey, 31. D.. house physician: G. 1';.
Henschen. 31. D., roenthenologist;
Mrs. J. S. Ilimmitt, P h . G., clinical
pathologist: Mrs. J . R. Moody, assist
a n t pathologist; W. G. Cantrell, su]>crintendent, :lnd Miss Jessie 13. Oliphant, superintendent of nurses.
Space will not allow me to go into
tletail of fifty-five other en1l)loyes o r
tell you about t h i r t y nurses in t r a i m
i n g a n d four g r a d u a t e nurses 011 t h e
hospital staff all t h e time and a n a v crngc of c!ight grntluate nurses on
t1ut.y i n special cases every day.
I wish I had t h e words with which
to convey t o you t h e cleanliness of
the kitchen, not a n odor of a n y kind.
everything in perfect order ( a n d t h e y
didn't knonr the Doctor w a s cominp,
either).
T h e operating rooms, of course, a r ~
the very acme of perfection, w i t h
every contrivance on earth, it seer.:.;
to me. Clean! I better spell t h a t
word CLEAN with capital i c t t e r s
'cause it's just so clean t h a t 1 suspect thct if Er. Neathery should
sep a speclt of dust, there would be
a "cleaning" sure enough.
From t h e o!)erating rooms to t h e
X-ray del)artment, this i s w h a t I
fountl: A special fireproof building
houses the X-ray department. F o u r
machines, one with a capacity of
250.000 volts, makes possible a n y e x
amination o r treatment k n o w n ta
science. A Potter-Bucky d i a p h r a g m ,
a stereoscope, a flouroscope, intensi-
T i i r fiiiofo at toh i.r a fi.tr~lt ?,ic;,' of tiic I.'ri.cc-o ilo.spittr1 t r ! .\irci~~iirrrr.7't..!-us. ;,diere thc i ~ r i ~ c of
i - this tri-til-ir spcril tr J E T J
pleasmt days. A t b o t ! t j ~ ~. ~: ,e ~ ' c rri ~r ~ ~ r s o ZiLr' /sI X t h e dii!.c : L , c I . rt,,1111~
~~
/~lca.strirl~~!11t.1i11r.rt7s ut t h e .5'iit~1.111allu11it. J)oc.s t111!011t7
1110r11c 111.. ( i i l i ~ c r t
lying screens a n d all equipment used
in the best laboratories h a s been installed.
In closing, t h e r e a r e a lot oL' l ~ c o p l e
who (lo not x a n t to go t o a hospital.
They speak of i t a s a place of horrors, a place to die. T h a t is all b ~ n l t
-pore
a n d simple-and
\vllen I g e l
sick and w a n t t h e very b c s t of doctors and n u r s i n g ; t a k e me ro the
Sherman Hospital.
T h e P r e a c h e r : "I had a very enj o y a l ~ l e trip to L11e Adirondaclts. T h e
lirst day 1 s h o t t\vo bucks."
T h e S p o r t (a1,sently) : "Wi11 a n y thing. p a r s o n ? "
Tht!y w e r e t a l l t i l ~ gabout inventions.
he mall who invented the flyin'
~ n a c h i n t ! w a s a g r e a t genius." saitl
Pat.
"Hi think wireless is t h e g r e a t e s t
in\ t ~ n t i o n , "saitl 'arry.
"Vell," said Ignatz, "the fellow v a t
inventctl i n t r r e s t vns no slouch."
Caller: "1 w a n t to s e e t h e boss."
Office Girl: "Sorry, but he's in conference with t h e vice-president and
gencral manager."
Caller: "Let m e in. I know a funny
s t o r y , too."
Page 16
February, 1927
Frisco P r o u d of P r o g r e s s In C r o w i n g Dairy
Industry It Has Fostered
Production of Dairy Products Had Beginning Years Ago at
Freis faff , Mo.-Now Onc of Frisco's Largesf Inferesfs
I Y years ago, a little colony
of Germans settled a t Freistatt,
a small, inland tow11 in Lawrence County, i\lissouri, on soil t h a t
was not naturally very fertile, and
after growing grain on i t for some
years, i t became s o unproductive that
it was with clifficulty they were able
to make a living. Like many others
in similar conditions, they turned to
the dairy cow for relief. However,
there was no market available for
their milk so it became necessary for
them to establish a small co-operative
creamery to make their milk into butter, so they could get it to market.
This they did and for many years the
little plant did a thriving business and
the colony developed into a prosperous community which is now one of
t h e most progressive and enterprising
sections of the county. I11 later years,
competition became s o strong that it
was necessary to close the plant, but
the dairy industry went right on and
their milk is now going to the cond e n s e r ~a t Mt. Vernon.
Some years later, in about 1898, another settlement in the neighborhood
of Billings, 1\10.. followed the lead of
Freistatt, and established a small
creamery which i s a thriving, going
concern a t this time.
Still later, ill 1904, three farmers ill
Webster County, Mo., bought cream
separators and began shipping cream
to a Kansas City creamery. Thus was
started, from these small beginnings.
the dairy industry in the Ozarlrs,
which has since grown to quite hanclsome proportions.
The beginning was somewhat clifferent on other parts of the Frisco
System. I t was started by the location of a few large creameries in
some of the cities like Kansas City,
Oklahoma City and St. Louis, and
farmers graclually drifted into shipping cream to these plants.
But
progress continued to be slow for a
number of gears and np to about
1910, there was scarcely a carload
shipment of Frisco-made butter hail
clled on the line except a few from
these larger plants ,and even those
cars were very limited in number.
There a r e now thirty-six creameries in
the Frisco territory. besides the one.:
in t h e large cities. and they a r e all
doing a nice business.
The dairy industry has made a cons t a n t and fairly uniform growth
along the Frisco for a i ~ u m b e r of
years. This is shown quite conclusivelv by the increase in the number
of the cars of butter originatinc on
MA'
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-
Facts on the Dairy Industry
M o r e dairy products are being
consumed today t h a n ever before
i n t h e history of t h e country.
T h e increased consumption of
m i l k alone in the last t e n years has
been one-third o f a quart, or over
a full glass per day per capita,
which means five hundred million
dollars more per year f o r t h e
dairy farmers.
T h e m i l k produced in 1925 would
fill a canal, extending f r o m N e w
Y o r k to San Francisco, 3,170 miles
long, 16 feet wide, and as deep as
t h e E r i e Canal.
T h e same volume of milk, i f put
in t a n k cars, would make a t r a i n
34,462 miles long, o r eleven trains
reaching across the continent.
T h e value of m i l k produced in
this country last year was greater
than the value of a l l the gold and
silver mined in the United States
i n t h e last t w e n t y years.
Of the thirteen billion dollar
f a r m crop in 1925, nearly three billion dollars came f r o m t h e dairy
industry, making i t the greatest
single division of agriculture.
Consumers paid five and one-half
billion dollars for d a i r y products in
1925, which is about one-fifth of the
tctal expenditure f o r foods.
the line a s shown by the table below:
Years ............ 1922 1923 1924 1925
Carloads ...... 397
561
684
787
These all originated on, and were
handled by, the Frisco. The carloads
handled, which originated on t h e line
during the first ten months of 1925
and 1926 compared, show the following:
Gain
1926
First 10 mos. of ....1925
Carloads ................ 605
818
213
This promises more than the usual
increase for 1926 over 1925.
The churnings of the creameries on
the line for the past three years
also shows a very healthy increase
in production a s giren in t h e table
below:
Lbs. butter Lbs. butter Lbs. butter
in 1924
in 1926
i n 1923
26,324,442
29,384,096
30,769,115
In addition to the growth shown by
the increase in butter production.
there has developed quite a business
in t h e production of evaporated milk,
powdered buttermilk and cheddar
cheese. This, however, was much
later in starting, and even now is only a n infant in swaddling clothes. But
it is makiiig rapid growth, and promises in a few years to develop into a
young giant. The carload shipments
of these products produced on t h e
Frisco were:
Years ............ 1922 192:: 1924 1!)26
Carloads ......
41
54
123
255
The first tell months of 1925 and
1926 compared make the following
showing:
Gain
1926
First 10 mos. of ....1925
Carloads ............... 243
444
201
About two and a half years ago a
milk condensery \ \ a s put in operation a t >It. Vernon, Mo., and received
only about 15,000 pounds of milk daily
a t first, but last summer it received
over 139,000 pounds per day, and it
is still growing.
A f c w months ago, a condensery
was started a t West Plains, Mo., and
the owners, after a careful surrey of
the territory. decided that 15.000
pounds of milk per day would be the
most possible hope for this year,
hut they have already received over
40,000 pounds per day and a r e still
growing strong.
The newest line of dairy products
nianufacturing plants on t h e Frisco
is the cheese factory, of which there
a r e now six i n operation. The clean
pastures, pure water and healthful
climate in Frisco territory makes the
production of high-class milk a n easy
proposition. That is one reason why
all kinds of milk products plants find
no trouble i n making a high quality
product, and therefore find a ready
market, and this, in turn, is one reason why they all grow so rapidly.
The manufacturers of cheese on t h e
Frisco a r e thus far so limited, and
the plants so scattered, that it i s not
moving in carlots to any considerable
extent, but the time seems not f a r
distant when the industry will have
grown to such proportions that the
carload business will become a n item
of interest to the Risco.
Some fifteen years ago, the Friso organized a n agricultural department
which has been active during all these
years i11 lending aid to the cleveloplnent of dairying a s well a s other
branches of agriculture and i t now
(.an justly say that there is no other
railroad in the great Southwest t h a t
ran approach it in the magnitude of
its dairy industry and it would seem
that the Frisco might be pardoned if
it feels real pride in its clairv W04ress.
Missouri Ozarks Chamber of Commerce
Pays Tribute to Frisco at
West Plains Meeting
Vice-president Hutchison Addresses A n n u a l Meeting
of Organization December 13th -"Frisco
D a y J JI s Observed
R E A L t r i b u t e to t h e g r e a t work
which Frisco L i n e s have accomplished in developing a n d
improving the beautiful Ozarks of
XIissouri w a s paid our railroad a t
W e s t Plains, 310.. oil December 13,
when "Frisco Day" w a s observed a t
t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g of tlie XIissouri
Ozarlts C h a m b e r of Commerce, a n organization functioning for t h e betterm e n t o f t h e Ozarlt m o u n t a i i ~territory
of Missouri.
A t both t h e d a y a n d eveiiing sessions of t h e meeting, appreciation of
t h e Frisco's help w a s manifest by t h e
Chamber of Coniinerce m e m b e r s ill
m a n y ways, a n d t h e fifteen F r i s c o
officials in a t t e n d a n c e , headed by
Trice-Presiderit J. E. Hutchison, w e r e
deeply gratified by t h e reception.
T h e majority of t h e Frisco visitors
a t t e n d e d tlie afternoon business session, a t a-hicli Dwight H. Drowli, etiitor of t h e P o p l a r B11iff ( N o . ) American, wtis elected president for t h e
coming year, succeeding Dr. T . W.
Cotton of Van Bureri.
A deliglitfiil banquet w a s served in
t h e b a s e m e n t of t h e F i r s t Christian
Church a t 6 : 3 0 p. m., anti tlie diners
w e r e addressed by several visitors,
including Mayor Beach, Mr. I<cith
AIcCanse, s t a t e g a m e and fish commissioner; a n d XIr. J . S . Corr~atznr.
F r i s c o p a s s e n g e r traffic nlanagcr.
Vice-president Hutcliisoli w a s t l i ~
honored s p e a k e r a t tlie evening s e s sion in t h e a u t l i t o r i u ~ nof t h e churcli
a t 8 : 0 0 o'clock. a n d told t h e two
liuntlrc~l nirn11)crs a n d gucsts of t 1 1 ~
Chamber, s o m e of tlie I'risco's a i m s
and ambitions for a f u r t h c r tlevelo11m e n t of t h c territory t h e C1iaml)er
scrvetl a s well a s es1)laining m a u y of
tlie tlrawlmcks which a r e bcsctting
t h e carrit5rs a t t h i s time.
"I hardly think it necessary." Air.
Hntchison said. "for 1 1 1 ~to tl\voll a t
length on tlie FYisco's work llirouglio u t t h e s e years, in fosteriug the Ozarlt
territory.
Yo11 all Iri~ow tliat t h e
F r i s c o w a s one of t h e early and aclivcx
pioneers in t h e Ozarlt t1evelol)nient
program. I t fostered apples, s t r a w
berries, g r a p e s , tomatoes a n d o t h e r
c r o p s t h a t h a v e proved arlaptablc t o
t h i s climate a n d soil. Records in
o u r agricultural tlepartuient will sho\v
tliat y e a r by y e a r o u r road has hanled
m o r e of t h e s e ~)i'oductsto the m a r k e t s
of t h e world, a n d of course m o r e a n d
niore money h a s come t o the Ozarlr
protlncer of t h e s e various commodities.
A
"Tlie Ozark territory is destined to
lay a n increasingly inil)ortant p a r t
in tlie nation's progress, both from
a n agricultural aiid a r e s o r t stantlpoint.
I have traveled extensively.
h u t I know of no niore beautiful section of America than Lhis section, antl
we all know t h a t , a s Air. Cornatzar
told you a t t h e banquet, t h e scenery
ill m a n y p a r t s of tliese mountain rcgions rivals tliat of tlir famous Switzerland All)s.
. -"The increasing growth of t h e tourist t r a d e ill tlie Ozark country will
m e a n much t o your citizenship. n u t
you m u s t prepare for it. Your acconiniodatioiis for t h e tourist \vho
conies to yonr country by both automobile a n d train should be thoroughly
organized and properly managed. It
will t a k e hotels. bnt 1)rivate hollies
sliould be a r r a n g e d to accomniodate
Lhese people until they c a n b e 1)uilt.
"It is not a n altogether e a s y t a s k
to o p e r a t e a railroad t h e s e tltiys. W e
a r e beset on all sides by regulalions
and restrictions, antl mnily railway
me11 feel that t h e railroads a r c beiug
regulated to deatli. Yes. we liavc.
our t r o ~ i b l e s . F o r s e v e r a l ycnrs t h e r e
w a s a coristantly increasing. inclintltion to h a m p e r t h e railroads. I a m
glad t o s a y tliat I I~elicve t h a t t e n +
ency is being g r a d ~ ~ a l l yd i s s i l ~ a t e d .
Tlie y u l ~ l i cis beginning to undcrstantl
sortie ol' o u r p r o l ~ l e m s ,and to realize
that men wlio h a v e tl(>voted thcir
lives to railroad \vorlc a r e ~;cl.liaps
b c t t e r ecluipl~cd t o rum thv railroarls
(lian politicians who havo no ltr~n\vlrtlgc of railroad o l w r a t i o ~ ~ Secretary
.
T-Terbcrt Hoover lins rc.forretl to t11(.
'come-back' of t11(: rnilioatls since gove r n m e n t control a r onc of the inosl
rcnlar1tal)lt: intluslrinl fc;ils in con^
tc.inl:orary histnry. H c is al,solutely
r i ~ h t . n u t i m l ~ r o v e n ~ c n is
t ncctlcd
still. A l ~ o v ea11 o t h e r things th(> railroatls need monc,y- inonc~y to I)uil,l
ant1 inaintairi track, to r)urchase ne\v
equil)nient, new power. antl to carry
on t h c various I)hases of ~levelopnlcnt
which Iiave. in total, enahletl t h r m Lo
gi\-c: you t h e lwst service t h a t the
railroatla of a n y nation h a v e evcl.
fi.iven their ~ ) a t r o n s . T h e r e a r e still
nitilly laws on t h e s t a t u t e Imolrs of
t h e v a r i o ~ i s s t a t e s th%t should b r r~
pealed. I t i s indeed t r u e t h a t rates
a r e going tlo\vn constantly, and 01).
e r a t i u g costs going 111). a n d it is be.
corningly increasingly difficult for a
railroad m a n a g e r to give tip-top s e w
ice a n d still m a k e money for his
BRAKE RIAX CLAIRE RECORD
-
Ward Ozcc Covcrrd 4.538 M i l e s
i n Ten Days
RE
CORDS of rail laying, accident
prevention records and unusual
records of all k i n d s have bee11
printed in t h e illagazixe, but W a r d A.
Ozee, I)ralteinan on t h e River tlivision.
1)elieves h e liolds tlie recortl for inaking t h e g r e a t e s t n u m b e r of miles in
a ~ ~ c r i oof
d ten days.
011 N o v e n ~ l ~ e30,
r he w a s called to
St. Louis to protect No. 8 0 1 o u t o f
t h a t point.
H e inade t h e trip a n d
returned oil No. SO2 Decem1)ei- 1. Deceinber 2 alitl : w e r e layover days for
this run, a n d while h e w a s deadheading to Chaffee 011 No. 805 Dccein1)er 1, h e received n message to go
t o ivleinphis antl protect No. SO2 out
of t h a t point on December 2, which
h e did, r e t u r n i n g t o i\Ieinphis a s
hralteinaii oil S o . SO1 on December 2.
I-Ie then deatllieaded on No. 5106 back
to S t . Louis to 1)rotect S o . 801, 011
Dece1nl)er 4 , working both jobs until
Jlecemher 9, n711e11 h e \\-as reIievetl.
I-Ie deadheaded to Chaffee on Xo. S05,
a r r i v i n g ill Cliaffee a t 3 : 0 5 a. ni.. December 10.
111 ten days he h a d covered 4,558
miles. inclutli~igt h e tleadlieading tliat
was necessary to protect t h e runs, a n
a v e r a g e of 455,s miles per day.
3,Ir. Ozee 1)elieves this is a recorll
for mileage, a n d if a n y o t h e r braltem a n h a s rnade a b e t t e r one. 110th t h e
J~Ingc~;r.i,rc.
aud Mr. Ozee would like t o
h e a r of it.
stocltliolders.
At t h e s t a t e legislat u r e s this winter marly more a c t s
lending to curb t h e activities of Llie
railroads will be brought I I for
~
pass a g e . I can only nrge t h a t you give
vareful a t t e n t i o n to tliese proposed
lams, arid I l)elie\re that your h e l p
will aid grc,atly ill keepirig man)- of
then1 fro111 Lhe s t a t u t e books."
Mayor ,\ll)ert I. Beach, of K a n s a s
City, also a spcaltrr a t t h e e v e n i n g
rneeting, pait1 a n o t h c ~ rtribute t o tli(1
Frisco when h e said :
".b a resitlent of JIissouri I, too,
k~io\v t h a t Ihc Frisc,o Railroad h a s
donc a g r e a t \ \ ~ r l rin the Ozarlc c,ountry, and h a s aided very materially in
its trcrnc~ndous devrlopment. I a m
s u r c our Frisco f r i ~ u d sa r e g e n u i n e ill
thcir assnrance to you h e r e tonight
t h a t their effo1.t~have only 1)egun.''
.T. IV. "Uncle Bill" Morrill, a c c i d e n t
pre\-ention agent. was aiiotlier F r i s c o
spcaltcr.
Tlie Frisc.o Inen w h o a t t e n d e d tlie
meeting :Ire: AIessrs. J. E. H u t c h ison, vice-president, o p e r a t i o n ; J. S .
Cornatzar, passenger traffic m a n a g e r :
R. C. Cooper, W. L . H u g g i n s , J r . , J.
H. Livingston, TV. L. H e a t h , a n d J .
\V. Morrill, all of S t . L o u i s : F . S .
Shaffer, J. L. McCorii~aclr,.T. H. Doggrell, W. L. English, a n d A. J. N c Dowell, all of Springfield; R. B. Butler and A. P . 3Iattlie\vs, 110th of AIeinphis.
5
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Page 19
LIKES FRISCO MAGAZINE
AGENCY CHANGES FOR
JANUARY
D. L. Hargrove installed permanent agent, AIanila, Arltansas, effective January 3.
Effective January 3, operation of
Holdenville, Oltlahoma, ticket agency
taken over by the C. R. I. & P. for
a period of three years. F. T. Stephens installed ticket agent.
G. D. Bailey installed permanent
agent. Mead, Oltlahoma, effective January 3.
Jsffectire January 3, Pit, Missouri,
agency was closed.
J . B. Smallwood installed permanent agent, Cameron, Oklahoma, etfecti\ e January 5.
D. B. Fields installed temporary
agent, Lucien, Oklahoma, effective
January 6.
Effective January 6, Swift, JIissouri,
ticket only agency closed temporarily.
L. B. Lindley installed permanent
This is grease for the editor's
wheel, believe it!
In a letter to Charles Morrill, accident prevention agent of Frisco Lines,
E. A. Shipley, formerly of the Frisco,
now residing a t Portland, Oregon,
wrote:
"Had no thought of writing you so
socn, but read my copy of the Frisco
~lItrgcr,-ir~ea few days ago and it was
Y O fine I just had to tell you all how
much it is appreciated.
"The ex-Frisco men here wish we
were not 2,300 miles away when t h e
reunion (Veterans') comes along. I
showed the Veterans' Number of the
.IInga,-iile to several train and enginemen and they say it is the best and
most complete magazine of its kind
they ever saw."
agent, Ames, Oltla., effective Jan. 7.
R. W. Pierce installed tenlporary
agent, Peirce City, Missouri, effective January S.
W. G. Neals installed perinanent
agent, Jones, Okla., effective Jan. 8.
Quick W o r k at Springfield Station
BOWLING RACE IS HOT
Spectacular Drivc by Freight
Traffics Feature Play of Last
Few Weeks
T
H E bowling season is well advanced, and the teams of the
Frisco Handicap League a t St.
Louis, Wo., a r e hotly contending for
first place in the league's standing.
Fifty-four games have been played
so far this season, playing each Priday night a t the Washington Alleys
a t St. Louis. The departments represented by teams are:
interline,
auditing, engineering, freight traffic,
passenger, revising, general freight
and a team from the Tower Grove
station.
Seven weeks ago the freight traffic
teain w a s "in the cellar," but they
have made a spectacular drive, winning thirteen straight games and
twenty-two of their last twenty-four,
which places them in fourth place.
Bob Tschampers of t h e interline department holds the highest average,
191, and a high 3-game score of 663.
Fred Spinner of the traffic squad
holds the high single of the season,
with a score of 264.
The standing of the teams is given
below:
LEAGUE STANDING
High
W L Single
Interline .............. 36 1 s 1,039
Auditing ............. 35 19 1,042
Engineering ........ 3 1 23
952
Freight Traffic .... 30 24 1,000
Passenger ............ 30 24 1,033
Revising .............. 19 35
568
934
Tower Grove ...... 1 8 36
929
General Freight.. 1 7 37
High
Three
2,936
2,700
2,600
2,770
2,862
2,552
2,573
2,699
R. E. BUCHANAN IS HONORED
Frisco General Agent at Memphis
a Director of Grain Exchange
R.
A v i m of the t~-ai>/shed irrstnllntio~r nt Spriil,q/ield, .lIo.
Cilirj~iugl~um
njrd Bnroil, w h o directed tile z m r k .
FEAT of construction that is
characterized by Mr. R. C.
Stevens, architect, a s "one of
'he fastest bits of work I have ever
seen." has just been completed a t
Springfield, No.
On December 1 a gang of men under
the direction of Clyde Cunningham,
concrete foremail, and Charles Baron,
bridge anil building foreman, began
the work of installing the train sheds
which will run for 1,200 feet in front
of the new passenger station, serving
two tracks.
On December 1 0 t h e holes had been
dug, 55 column foundations poured,
anil twenty-nine steel columns were
A
Iirsert:
Forrir~ejr
in place, a s the above photograph
shows. The entire job was finished
January 7-exactly
five weeks from
the date on which the job mas begun.
"It has been the fastest erection
I ever saw on the railroad." Mr.
Stevens said, "and a great ileal of
credit for the rush job should go to
the two foremen, Nessrs. Cunningham and Baron. They've hail the
whole-hearted co-operation of their
thirty workmen, anil the entire job
has moved like a well-oiled piece of
machinery.
During the job the busiest trains,
both passenger and freight, were handled without delay.
E. BUCHANAN, general agent
for Frisco Lines a t Memphis,
Tenn., and generally known to
his friends anil associates as "Buck,"
was elected a director of the Merchants' Grain Exchange of that city
a t the annual election January S.
The meeting was one of the lireliest affairs the exchange has had for
several years. The entertainment committee engaged a twenty-five piece
hand froin the Hippodrome Circus,
then playing in Memphis and Barney
11, a trained chimpanzee, furnished a
goodly part of the entertainment. A
buffet luncheon was served a t the
conclusion of the meeting, after which
311.. Buchanan received hearty congratulations on his election.
In addition to this honor he also
has been appointed a member of the
industrial division of the Memphis
Chamber of Commerce for 1927 and
elected a director of the Memphis
Tri-State Fair Association for 1927.
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Frisco Will Spend $2 1,000,000 in 1 927,
President Kurn Announces
Total of $18,557,000 Allotted for Roadway and SfructuresIncludes $9,300,000 for Pensacola Line
H E St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company will spend more
than $21,000,000 for roadway
and structures and new equipment i n
1927. President J. M. Kurn announced
on January 13. T h e budget calls for
a n expenditure of $18,557,000 for
roadways and structures.
In 1926
Frisco Lines spent a n equal amount
of money iu improving the property,
$11,000,000 of which went for new
equipment. The splendid condition of
the road's equipment a t this time
abrogates additional large purchases
during 1927.
A total of $9,299,050.00 of the budget will be spent i n building 150 miles
of new railroad from Aberdeen, Miss.,
southward t o Kimbrough, Ala., where
t h e Frisco connects with the recently
purchased Muscle Shoals, Birmingham
& Pensacola m i l r o a d with its outlet
a t Pensacola, Fla., and i n rehabilitating t h e present road from Kimbrough
south, the budget states.
Six hundred new coal cars of the
55 ton class, together with a large
amount of mechanical locomotive
equipment for Frisco power, will take
$2,614,589.00 before the end of 1927.
Three sections of new double track
in Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri
will claim $378,410 of t h e budget. The
double track in Arkansas will be laid
from Harvard sonth 4 miles, in Tennessee from Memphis t o Yale, 2.5
miles; and in Nissouri from Springfield t o Mulroy, 5 miles.
Extensive improvement and enlargement to t h e freight yards OPerated by Frisco Lines a t Yale, Tenn.,
Birmingham, Ala., West Tulsa, Okla.,
and Fort Scott, Kan., will dip into
t h e budget for a total of $1,750,000.
New mechanical facilities t o be installed a t Yale, Tenn., will cost another $100,000.
Three new passenger stations will
w s t $147,000 i n 1927. T h e station
t o b e constructed a t Pittsburg, Kan.,
will cost $75,000; Holly Springs,
Miss., $54,000, and Boynton, Okla.,
$18,ooO.
Fourteen new interlocking towers
tn
.- insure additional safety in train
operation will be installed a t a cost
of $169,300. Five will be erected on
Frisco rails i n Kansas, four in Arkansas, two i n Missouri, two in Oklahoma
and one in Mississippi.
T h e appropriation for grade separation of s t r e e t and highway, another
safety measure, will t a k e $450,000 of
the 1927 budget, including a $300,000
share in the Arsenal Street viaduct
project i n St. Louis. No., which is
being erected jointly with t h e City
of St. Louis.
Following completion of 170 miles
of new 100-pound rail which will be
laid during 1927, the Frisco will have
this weight steel Prom Kansas City
t o F o r t Scott, Kan.; from St. Louis to
Newburg, 1\10., and from Birmingham
to Bazemore, Ala.
Other items under the $18,000,000
roadway and structures head include
$63,500 for coal chutes, $102,000 for
water stations, $61,360 for changes in
grade and alignment, $982,000 for improvement of bridges and trestles,
$180,760
for improved
passenger
equipment and $675,325 for freight
equipment improvements. and $1,392.580 for improvement and reconditioning of motive power.
"The budget for this year is designed to carry through the Frisco's
announced p r o g r a m of building
through to tide water a t Pensacola,
Fla.. during 1927. and to further improve our tracks, terminals and roadway structures," President Kurn said
i n announcing t h e budget.
"Our
equipment a t this time, following t h e
outlay of $11,000,000 in 1926 for 5,700
new freight cars and new passenger
cars, i s on a par with the equipment
of any other American railroad. That
fact accounts for t h e budgeting of
only $2,500,000 for equipment during
1927. While it is impossible to tell
a t this time exactly when our construction work in Mississippi, AIRbama and Florida will be completed.
we a r e putting almost $10,000,000 behind that project and expect t o rush
i t through in record time. T h e territory served by the Frisco i s in need
of t h e additional gulfport which the
Frisco will furnish when it enters
Pensacola on i t s own rails, and we
will reach t h a t port as fast a s money
can build t h e new railroad."
G. F.
MACGREGOR
HONORED
George F . Macgregor, executive
general agent of Frisco Lines a t Kans a s City, Missouri, recently was
elected vice-president of the Traffic
Club, and also a director of the Kiwanis Club of that city. These new
honors but further demonstrate the
popularity of this Frisco employe and
all our readers, we a r e sure, join the
Magazirw in extending congratulations to Mr. Macgregor.
Tom-"That
Wear."
Tim-"How
Tom-"Bow
guy wears Indian neckcome?"
tie aud Arrow collar."
Sll0,OOO FOR MAIN STREET
Ft. Scott Merchant Learns Frisco
Buys L o t s of C h r i s t m a s C i g a r s
H
ERE is part of' a conversation
heard a t Ft. Scott, Kansas, just
before Christmas, between a
Frisco employe who w a s soliciling
freight business, and a Main street
merchant :
"Are you putting out any Christm a s cigars or candy?" asked t h e merchant.
"Oh, yes," replied the solicitor.
"Come down to the F'risco ticket office about the first of the month and
watch u s put out $110,000 in checks
to be spent along Main street." And
folks who realize just what this inmans
to Ft. Scott, Kansas, think it was a
clever answer.
The $110,000 referred t o represents
the Frisco payroll, handed to the men
through the ticket window a t the
Frisco station. When they line up a t
the window, i t looks like half of Ft.
Scott is getting paid off, or else a
run on t h e ticket office. 4 n d this
$110,000 is spent on Main street:-Ft.
Scott's Main street!
The merchant who asked abont the
Christmas candy and cigars probably
received a goodly share in his cash
drawer, i n return for merchandise,
cigars and candy and other things,
bought by Frisco employes.
FORMER EMPLOYE DIES
Announcement has been received
of the death of James H. Ashley, who
resided a t Arcadia. California, and
who formerly held t h e position of superintendent of car service for the
Frisco Lines.
His railroad career began with t h e
old K. C. F. S . & M. in 1886, when
he served a s chief clerk to L. TV.
Towne, car accountant and claim
agent. After Mr. Towne's d e a t h in
May, 1892, Mr. Ashley was appointed
car service agent, and acted i n that
capacity until the old Nemphis line
was absorbed by the Frisco i n 1901.
H e then w a s made superintendent of
car service for the Frisco and occupied that position until June, 1907,
when he was appointed manager of
the nIissouri Valley Car Service Association, with headquarters a t Kansas City, Nissouri. A short time after this appointment, he lost his hearing and retired from railroad service.
H e located on a farm a t Arcadia,
California, a suburb of Los Angeles,
where h e and a son, Charles, engaged
i n poultry raising.
Boston Profanity
Janet, a five-year-old resident of
Boston, ran to her father one morning, exclaiming, "Father, brother Harold swore!"
"Swore, did he?" inquired the parent grimly, reaching for his slipper.
"What did h e say?"
"He said 'ain't,"'
responded J a n e t
solemnly.-College Humor.
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February, 1927
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,@MPLO~S'&~WZINE
A c c i d e n t P r e v e n t i o n W o r k Is Off to
Good Start for 1927
Last122-Meetings
.
Prior to January 10 Attended by Total
of 434 Enthusiastic Boosters
T
HE first six accident prevention
meetings held last month on
Frisco Lines mere attended by
eighty-eight enthusiastic
boosters.
The last sixteen, held in 1926, from
December 7 to December 2S, inclusire,
were attended by 346 men.
One of the most unusual and bestattended meetings in January, 1927.
was held on the night of t h e fourteenth a t Sapulpa. Oklahoma, when
the Rev. J a m e s Rayburn, who is holding a revival meeting in the Tabernacle in that city, invited Frisco employes, their families and
their
friends to attend the services, and delivered a n interesting talk on accident prevention.
More than 400
Frisco employes and their families
attended.
Space had been reserved on the
platform for Frisco officials, a s well
as men from other industries, and
also space w a s reserved i n the center
section for t h e Frisco folks.
The meeting was opened with
prayer, led by R. C. i\Iills, general
agent for the Frisco a t Oltlahoma
City, which was followed by songs
and a n inspiring talk by Mr. RaYburn.
A meeting was held January 4, in
the locomotive division of t h e north
shops, Springfield, Missouri. H. J.
Ray, shop superintendent, presided a s
chairman.
Hazardous
conditions
were reported, and a report read of
those which had been noted and corrected since January 1, 1927.
The west coach shop a t Springfield, i\lissouri, held a meeting on January 5, when seventeen en~ployesattended. The meeting mas in charge
of J. T. Fite, general foreman.
The mechanical department of t h e
west shops a t Springfield held a
meeting on January 10, a t which
twenty-three men answered roll call.
4 review of last year consumed a n
interesting half hour and t h e remainder of the time was spent in reporting hazardous conditions which
were t o be and those which had been
corrected.
F. 31. narden, general foreman of
the car department, west freight
shop, Springfield, held a meeting in
his office on January 10, a t which
eight men reported. Reports from
committees were read and a report
and review of 1926 accidents mere
discussed.
T h e meetings held in December
were a s folloms: reclamation plant,
Springfield, December 7, twenty-six
in attendance; north shop and roundhouse division, Springfield, December
A FRISCO CHAMPION
Miss J e n n i e G l a z e H a s Won M a n y
M e d d s a n d Prizes
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M
ISS JEKXIE GLAZE, daughter
of Brakeman Glaze of Pacific.
Missouri, i s a n all-round athlete.
She i s attending ,high school a t Pacific, i\Io., and is captain of the bas-
7, sixteen in attendance; west coach
shop, Springfield, December 8, thirteen in attendance; Oklahoma City
employes, general meeting of all departments, December 9, fifty in attendance; mechanical department, St.
Louis, December 10, thirteen i n attendance; general meeting, Hugo. Oklahoma, December 14, thirty-seven in
attendance; general meeting, Sapulpa,
Oklahoma, December 14, fourteen in
attendance; mechanical department,
Sherman, Texas, December 15, thirty
in attendance; mechanical department, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, December
17, twenty in attendance; meeting oC
section men a t Lawton, Oklahoma,
December 19, thirty-five in attendance;
transportation
department.
Springfield, December 21, eighteen in
attendance; general meeting. Kansas
City, iklissouri, December 21, (number
present not reported) ; mechanical department, Enid, Oklahoma, December
21, sixteen in attendance; mechanical
department, Chaffee, i\Iissouri, December 27, fifteen in attendance; general
meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, December 28, twenty in attendance aucl
transportation department, Chaffee.
Missouri, December 25, twenty-three
in attendance.
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DEATH ENDS LONG SERVICE
F. L.
C o n n e l l y , St. L o u i s C l e r k ,
F a t a l l y I n j u r e d When S t r u c k
B y Automobile
R A N K L. CONNELLY, for many
years a n employe of the freight
accounting department of the
Frisco Lines a t St. Louis, died December 29. H e was struck by a n automobile the morning of December 2 1
while on his way t o work. Although
h e w a s severely injured, his recovery
w a s expected, and h e was t o undergo a n operation for t h e removal of
a splintered bone from his fractured
leg on December 29. On reaching the
operation table, h e mas stricken with
a cerebral hemmorhage, and died instantly.
His widow, son and mother surrive. T h e funeral was held i n T e r r e
Haute. Indiana, his former home, and
the accounting department w a s represented by S. N. Kane, a clerk under
Mr. Connelly's supervision,
who
served a s one of t h e pallbearers.
Mr. Connelly served t h e Frisco
twenty years in various capacities,
and a t the time of his death, held t h e
position of head uncollected clerk in
the freight accounting department.
F
ketball and athletic teams of that
school, h a s won eight medals, two
s t a t e letters, also state letter and bar
and a n individual cup, which she i s
shown holding in her left hand.
H e r success and remarkable record
h a s attracted much comment, and
employes of t h e Frisco a r e looking
t o h e r to win new laurels i n t h e athletic world.
Lost Masterpiece
First Joke Writer: "What's wrong?
You look sad."
Second Joke Writer: "I just wrote
a good mother-in-law joke."
"Didn't the editor like it?"
"I don't know. N y mother-in-Iaw
s a w it first."-ColIege
Humor.
R e m e m b e r T h i s One
"I suppose you will want me to give
up my job, Henry, when me a r e married."
"How much do you earn a t it?"
"Sixty a week."
"That isn't a job. That's a career.
I wouldn't want t o interfere with your
career, gir1ie."-Louisville
Courier.
Veterans' Association Appeals for Aid
to Make Reunion a Success
Frisco Employes W i t h Twenty Years' Service Should Fill Out
Attached Blank and Support Organization
By GEORGE TAAFE. President. Cherryvale, Kansas
T IS just a year since a campaign
was launched for membership in
the Frisco Veteran Employes9
Association, resulting in 1,2.52 employes, each having twenty or inore
years' service, being enrolled a s members prior to June 28 and 29, 1926, t h e
dates upou which our annuaI barbecue and reunion was held.
I shall not attempt to comment
upon the success of the 1926 reunion,
other than to say that every veteran
I have met h a s declared i t to be t h e
most enjoyable two days in his life.
The 1927 reunion, the dates of which
will be announced in the near future,
is looked forward to a s an outstanding event of 1927, and it is the ambition of my life to, with t h e co-operation and assistance of the veteran employes, malre the coming reunion so
successful and enjoyable t h a t no one
will be disappointed and t h a t a t its
close the unanimous comment will be
"the best ever".
Dues for 1927 now a r e due and each
member of the association is requested to fill out t h e application
blank, apgearing immediately under
this article, and mail it with $1.00
to J. L. McCormack, secretary-treasurer, Frisco Veteran Employes' Association, Room 105 Frisco building,
Springfield, ;\lissouri, in order t h a t the
I
1927 membership cards may be mailed
out a t once, the activities of the Association continued and arrangements
made t h a t will insure the 1927 reunion being the largest and most enjoyable of any ever held.
Do not delay. Do it now! Don't
feel that your entire obligation and
responsibility has been clischarged
with the payment of your 1927 dues.
The officers and directors of the association welcome your suggestions
and need your co-operation and snpport in Lhe solicitation and enrollment of new members. The ladies'
auxiliary, which was organized a t the
last reunion, has been doing such
splendid and effective work under the
direction of Mrs. Robert Whelan,
president, and her assistants, i\Irs. W.
R. Boyd, Mrs. W. G. Wolfe, Mrs. W.
L. Heath and Miss Martha C. Moore.
solicits your aid in increasing the
niembership of the auxiliary by yersaading your wife to send her name
in to Miss Moore, associate editor,
Frisco Einployes' Magnziiic, St. Louis,
and be enrolled a s a charter member. There a r e no dues or other espenses in connection with the auxiliary, but there will be plenty of work
for its membership in connection with
the coming reunion.
Veteran E m p l o y e s ' Association of St. L. S. F. R a i l w a y Co.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
J . L. i\IcCormaclr, Secretary-Treasurer,
Frisco Veteran Employes' Association,
Room 105, Frisco Building,
Springfield, hlissouri
I hereby make application for membership in the Veteran
Employes' Association of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway
Company. I have had 20 years' or more accumulative service
with the Company and I enclose herewith remittance of $1.00 to
cover 1927 annual dues.
Address ..............................................
Name ........................................................
Position
................................................................................................................
Division, Terminal or Department................................................................
Length of Service ............................Date of Application ................
.
.
........
ANiVUAL DUES-$1.00
MORE TRACK
Anothcr
Section
POINTERS
Forcman Tells
of Sound P r a c t i c e
R y Z. W. SMITH, Section Foreman
Ashdown. Ark.
S Mr. Sollars, section foreman,
Chaonia, Mo., h a s started the
ball rolling in regard to articles
beneficial to the nelv foremen, I will
endeavor to give some few pointers.
But I wish to say first, if a new
and better method is found other than
thc one quoted, by all means adopt
lt.
Take for instance two foremen putting new ties in track; one removes
all the ballast from the center oC the
track to the outside of the rails in
order to get a number of ties into
track a t once. The other foreman
moves t h e material i n t h e center of
Lhc track, back upon the new ties a s
f a s t a s he puts in two or thrce, and
by t h a t method t h e latter foreman
saves himself and his men the labor
of shoveling many yards of ballast
from outside the rails to center of
the track.
To bring a section of track up t o
anything like perfection, t h e foreman
in charge of it must look closely after
all the work in its minutest detail,
and allow nothing to go undone which
would contribute toward in~proving
the track. None but careless foremen will line up one side of the track
and then l e a l e it without taking the
kinlts out of the gauge side.
A careless foreman will cut weeds
by a joint with a bolt broken out of
it, without putting in one. H e will
make a trip over his section a n d
never notice a break in the fence, or
if h e does notice it, he will wait till
notified by t h e roadmaster to fix it.
It is likely you will notice the same
foreman surfacing a piece of traclc
without using level board. Such a
man is not fit for a laborer, much less
a foreman, and the piece oC road i n
his charge will soon run down if h e
is not discharged and replaced by a
foreman who desires to improve t h e
track whenever h e does work on it.
Experience mill teach a new toreman that the secret of keeping a
good track on his section lies in doing
his work well. Slight no worlr. Do
not surface up track to make a big
showing, just tor the present, but surface it a s fast a s it can be done, t o
make track that will remain good a
long time.
A track foreman should always
have his worlr planned ahead. Don't
ride over the same piece of track
e l e r y day and pass the same broken
joint tie or bolt out, and malre excuses that you a r e putting up a nice
piece of track somewhere else. Always remember if you had ten miles
of the best track-all
good track except one rail, and that rail w a s dangerous, the balance of your section,
no matter how good, would not save
a train from being wrecked, a n d
would not relieve you from t h e blame
which would justly fall upon you.
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Commercial Office Employes at Kansas City, Mo. ~ $ o ~ ~ , e " u i r e s
T h e r i i ~ p l o v e s i,, the c o ~ ~ ~ i ~ e r office
c l a l at K a n s a s C i t y , Missouri, paused i n
their zdork whrlr the photographer g o t a "shot" of the office.
Bruce, porter;
W e are able t o recognize, readirzg f r o m l e f t to rigllt-Qzliucy
d l . C. A ~ I ~ P ~rate
S O Iclcrl:;
L , Jehu S a c h e n , diversion clerk; W . E . D e V e n e y , chief
clerk; 11Iarcclla R ~ a r r , s t ~ n o g r a p l z e r ; George S t o r y , tracing clcrlz and L. W .
W a r n e r , solicitir~g frriglrt ngerrt.
FRESH WATER SPRING ON
FRISCO LINES
with great force in the spring.
"The water contains lime and has
a bluish tinge, which is characteristic of nearly all our springs," he said.
These two springs in Missouri,
Greer Spring and Big Spring, so Dr.
Shepard states, were well known by
the Indians and were famous hunting
and fishing grounds.
When asked if the water could not
be harnessed h e said: "The spring
is 139 miles away from Springfield,
hIo., and Memphis, Tennessee, is 144
miles distant. At the time I made t h e
survey, it was not known whether it
was possible to obtain electric power
for any long distance, but now t h a t
we have overcome that, I am confident that Greer Springs will become
a n asset some day. As it is sixteen
miles from Thayer, the expense of
getting cement and other materials
for building a dam there would necessitate the building of a railroad to
that point.
"Springs a r e queer things," he continued. "If you dam them up one
place, the flow may stop, and break
out several miles from that point.
When the dam is removed, the spring
will flow again where i t originally
flowed.
"When I made this survey, Louis
Houck had in mind the construction
of a dam 200 feet high. I recommended a dam only seventy-five feet
in height, for the reason mentioned
above."
And so Greer Spring remains a
"hidden wonder", except that i t has
been found and stocked with trout,
and i t is so clear in places that they
can be seen. Dr. Shepard does not
even know the name of the present
owner, unless i t i s the heirs of the
Greer estate.
It may some day be "found", and
with great moneyed interests back of
i t , be made to supply light and power
to nearby cities, but just now it remains, a most delightful retreat from
the world in summer, and a bubbling,
gushing torrent of water in winter,
which defies the elements and continues to flow its 539 million gallons
of water every twenty-four hours.
with a n unvarying iemperature of
forty-nine degrees the year 'round.
FRISCO PLEDGED TO AID
CITIES
able, a uniform grade of fuel should
be furnished, locomotive conditions
must be right and not just so a s to
"get by," to use a slaug phrase. We
must admit that in the past t h e same
consideratioil was not always given
the condition and care of engines engaged in yard service o n some roads
that was given passenger locomotives, for example, but I do not believe
that condition exists today. In a n y
event, it should not remain. Good
with
Locomotives must steam freely,
have square valves, grates and flues
must be in good condition, the reTerse gear easy to handle so that the
engineer can give the fireman all of
the show that is consistent with the
work to be performed. The crews
must be able to take good care of
the fire a t all times in order that the
proper depth of fuel bed and high
fire-box temperature can be maintained. Good, quick acting blowers, a
brick arch wherever applicable, and
smoke jets furnish about a s good
equipment a s I know of to prevent
smoke on a locomotire. Of course,
the flues and flre-boxes must be good
and tight so the fireman can pull the
fire door open with the blower on or
have it partly open a t times when
the engine is working. If the coal
i s such that it requires that the ash
pans be cleaned between fire-cleaning
periods i n order to take proper care
of the fire, places should be provided for so doing. The capacity of the
engine should be such a s to provide
a reasonable margin on the work to
be done.
The foregoing may seem a little
emphatic, but I am talking about coal
that will make lots of smoke, and believe me, I have put i n a good many
hours on the locomotive-although
not recently-and
I know it is not all
"beer and skittles."
Then we must inform ourselves
what it i s reasonable to expect. W e
fellows that a r e i n a supervisory capacity must put ourselves in the othe r man's place and not ask him to do
what, with similar training, we could
not ourselves do. Road foremen and
other snpervisory officers should determine by actual tests just what it
i s reasonable to expect from the engines and the engine crews, and then
proper records should be kept of the
observations made by these officers.
I am a firm believer in making a record of how men do their work in actual service. In other words, let u s
find out, before a man gets into trouble, whether he knows how to do his
work in a proper manner and if h e
does, let's give him credit for it and
back him up to t h e limit, and if h e
does not, he should be taught the
right manner, just a s we would wish
t o be shown. We a r e all, after all,
only children grown up, and we a r e
either learning every day or we a r e
backing up. We cannot stand still.
It i s my experience that the average
engineman does his work just about
the same, one day a s another, and he
does not change his habits just because some supervisory officer happens to ride with him but if you can
give him a good "hunch," and do it
in t h e right way, he is glad to get
it.
The records show that wonderfu!
results have been obtained in recent
years by American railroads i n reducing fuel consumption. I t is truly
remarkable, and i t is a well-known
fact, that all railroad executives now
( N O W tzrrrs to Pnge 27, please)
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7?E/c@~~~ M P L O I Z S ' ~ W Z ~ N E
Febntary, 1927
Rough Handling of Cars on Frisco Decreased in 1926
FTER a twelve-month battle with
t h e enemies - "Carelessness"
and "Indillerence,"
the employes of the Frisco Lines finally
emerged victorious in bringing about
a reduction in the number of cars
damaged by rough handling during
1926, a s well a s effecting a further
reduction in the amount of damage
to cars.
The final figures o n the year's work,
comi)leted in t h e office of the operating clepartn~entstatistician a t Springfield, show a reduction of 92 cars
damaged in 1926 over 1925, and a
7'34 car reduction over 1924. Financially, $15,3S5.00 less was spent in repairs to cars in 1.326 than in 1926, and
a $27,020.00 reduction in this cost was
made over 1924.
"While we did not bring about a s
great a n improvement in 1926 a s we
had hoped for and anticipated, you
will note we finally scratched in with
a reduction," Nr. M. 31. Sisson, assistant general manager said. "This
A
DIVISION
br
TERMINAL
NUMBER CARS
DAMAGED
1926 1925 1924
Springfield ...... 11
Birmingham ... 45
St. Louis .......... 91
Tulwa ..-.............
144
M e m ~ ) h i s .......... 264
K a n s a s City ..215
Total
21
70
87
263
217
192
is assuredly better than no reduction,
but I am sure you will all agree that
we should have had a greater reduction in view of t h e intensive campaign
we have been waging throughout the
eutire year."
A careful tally-up of t h e statement
shown with this article, will reveal
that t h e divisions did a little better
than the terminals. The divisional
reductions totaled 17 cars, with 55,214 more cars handled in 1926 than
in 1925. The terminals totaled a reduction of SO cars, with fewer handled in the terminals this year than
last. Percentages show a decrease in
the number of cars damaged of 6.5
per cent with a decrease in the financial amount of damage of 26.1 per
cent.
Springfield, Birmingham and St.
Louis terminals held first, second and
third place respectively for the years
1924, 1925 and 1926. Tulsa jumped
from fifth place three years ago to
third placs in 1926, displacing MemAMOUNT DAMAGE
1926
1925
phis, which dropped from fourth t o
fifth position.
Among the divisions there was little change. The Central took iirsf
place by f o r c ~ n gthe Eastern to t h e
second notch, while the other d:visions held the same relative positiorv
they occupied in 1925.
JIr. Sisson issued a n appeal for
further support of t h e campaign in
1927 in a letter to all division and
terminal superintendents.
"We should further urge all emD ~ O Y ~actually
S
engaged i n the handling of trains and cars, to try harder
iu 1927 than they did in 1926," the lett e r reads. "Now is the time to begin
work. I firmly believe it is possible
to reduce the nunlber of cars damaged, and the amount of damage a t
least 50 per cent in 1927 a s compared to 1926."
The statement showing cars damaged by rough handling for the entire year of 1926, a s compared with
the years 1925 and 1924, appears herewith:
NUMBER CARS HANDLED
1924
1926
1925
1924
PER CENT
DAMAGED TO
STANDINO
TOTAL
1926
1925
1924 1926 1 9 1 1924
36
88
129
306
254
296
-850 1109
.....~.~
....770
Central ............ 13
Eastern ............ 35
Southern .......... 67
Western .......... 22
Southwestern 158
River
70
xorthern ....-...155
-637 988
Total ............ 520
T e x a s Lines .... 3 0
25
17
--
Total System 1320 1412 2114
1926 compared w i t h 1926-Per
cent decrease in number cars damaged, 6.5%.
P e r cent decrease in amount of damage. 26.1%.
P e r cent increase in number of cars handled per car damaged 5.07%.
P e r cent decrease in amount of damage per car handled 24.73%.
NEW ACCIDENT COMMITTEE
K a n s a s C i t y O r g a n i z a t i o n Already
is P u t t i n g P e p i n t o P r e v e n t i o n Work
NCIDENT to t h e birth of the New
Year, the accident prerention campaign a t Kansas City has taken on
new life and a committee, known a s
the Pep Committee on Accident Prevention h a s been appointed.
This
committee met a t the home of J. E.
Harris, yardmaster, January 10. Those
present were: Messrs. Gleason, Burch,
Doane, Kew, D e n i e s , Leigh, O'Brien,
Vanzant and P a y n g F r a n k Morgan,
assistant superintendent of terminals,
was a visitor, a s were Mesdames
Burch. Morgan and Harris. Sub-committees to handle finance, hall, enter-
I
tainment and reception, were appointed.
A second meeting was held on January 31, a t the home of Mr. Vanzant.
where final arrangements on t h e appointment of the corninittees were
completed.
THE FIRST 1927 MARRIAGE
-
Mr.
a n d Mrs. R a y m o n d Ivey F i r s t
on N e w S p r i n g f i e l d R e g i s t e r
-
HEN the clerk a t t h e city hall
a t Springfield, Missouri, turned
a clean sheet on t h e register
to record the names of those who received marriage licenses during 1927,
he wrote in bold letters to head the
~~s,~-"RAY&IONDE. IVEY
FANNIE CRENSHAW."
Although Raymond, the genial red-
W
--
-
haired secretary to G. W. Moore, assistant superintendent of motive
power, bet on New York during the
ball season (and lost heavily). his
first bet i n 1927 was carried out a s
planned.
H e had planned to marry charming
he
little RIiss Fannie in 1927-and
did, even though Municipal Judge
Hubbard had to get out of bed a t
11:30 p. m. to perform the ceremony.
That's how they came to be first on
the register for the year of 1927.
Married a t 11:30 p. m., January I !
Raymond and his young bride, who
was employed by the water company
a t Springfield, left immediately for
the south.
"It was all so fast," Raymond told
one of the office employes, "that w e
don't know just what we'll do when
we come back, but we think we'll
s t a r t housekeeping."
Februar-y, 1927
POPULAR EMPLOYE IS DEAD
For Meritorious Seruice
4'. D. McNair,
Fay-etteville
Agent,
Began C a r c c r with Carl Gray
MASON, superintendent a t
Sapulpa Oklahoma, addressed
letter 'to F. R. Fordyce. brakenlan a t Sapulpa, in appreciation of
his aid in finding broken a r c h bar
on SF34212 o n train extra 4151 south,
Mr.
December 14, a t Henryetta.
Fordyce's record was credited with
ten merit marks.
\f71iile inspecting train extra 4126
north a t Weleetlta, Oklahoma, December 5, R. B. Alexander, brakeman,
found car GATX 14841 badly leaking
a t drain valve. He, in company with
R. N. Tankersley. conductor a t Sapulpa, repaired the car mith a delay
of only ten minutes to the train. Superintendent Mason credited the record of each of these men with five
merit marks.
On the morning of December 8, E.
B. Rambin, switchman a t Francis.
Oklahoma, discovered a broken rail
between the depot and the main line
switch a t Francis and reported i t immediately s o t h a t it was repaired.
Superintendent Mason credited his
record with five merit marks.
A report comes from S. T. Cantrell,
superintendent of the Central division, that W. C. Brown, section foreman a t Hugo, Oklahoma, found a parcel post package containing thirteen
Pairs of shoes, which he immediate11
turned over to J. 0. Dick, t h e agent.
C. L. Shipley, brakeman a t Ft.
Smith, Ark., in looking over train and
cars a t Jenson, Arkansas, October 27,
discovered about one foot of flange
broken from a car of company coal,
and had it held for a pair of wheels.
S. T. Cantrell, superintendent a t F t .
Smith, credited his record with ten
merit marks.
E. E. Young, agent a t Hillsdale,
l<ansas, discorered a broken arch bar
on U P 71553 in MK&T train 1374 a s
the train w a s passing his station on
December 23, which resulted in t h e
car being s e t out for repairs. W. H.
Bevans, superintendent a t Ft. Scott
Kansas, credited his record with ten
merit marks.
C. T. Mason, superintendent a t
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, credited the record of &I. L. Hambree, yard clerk a t
Francis, Oklahonla, with five merit
marks for his discovery of c a r ATSF
26291 with improper routing which
would have delayed delivery.
Supt. Mason also credited t h e record of H. F. Kaps, switchman a t Oklahoma City with ten merit marks.
On t h e morning of December 15, a
Mr. H. Fuss drove a Ford truck into
the side of a car being handled by
yard engine 3546. Mr. Kaps talked
to the driver and secured his signature to a record in which t h e driver
asserted he w a s entirely a t fault.
J. Haynes, conductor a t Oklahoma
City discovered a broken arch bar on
S F 125281 on train extra 4121 west
a t Depew, Oklahoma, and had car s e t
out. Superintendent Mason a t Sapulpa credited his record with t e n
Ti
merit marks.
311,. Mason also credited t11e records
of E. P. Randall, conductor a t Sapulpa
and Ike Walker, brakeman a t Sapulpa with ten merit marks each, for
finding S F 15389 with broken arch
bar and seeing that the car was carefully handled to the rip track.
S. J. Frazier, superintendent a t
Enid, Oklahoma, quotes the followil~g
meritorious service performed by employes of the western division:
L. L. Lawless conductor and J . R.
Hoy, brakeman, were given merit
marks each for discovering broken
rail.
A. G. Wolfe and Bert Erwin, conductors, were given a letter of commendation for the splendid way in
which they handled work trains in cooperation with t h e construction conipany working on the fillinq of bridges
on that division.
C. H. Garman, engineer, and 5. 0.
Hadley, fireman. were given letters of
commendation for assisting in the
brassing of a baggage car i n a passenger train.
J. D. Fountain, conductor, J. A.
DeGamo and 0 . C. Slielton, brakemen,
W. P , Cehrean, engineer and J . .4.
Parker, fireman, were given ten merit
marks each for their handling of train
of twenty-eight cars of special export oil in which they found oue defective car on which the air would not
operate. They repaired t h e car by
cutting new threads o n pipes.
Superintendent Mason commended
W. R. Armstrong. engineer a t Oklahoma City, for his finding of a loose
driving tire in train No. 4. Decemher 10. I-Iis record was credited mith
ten merit marks.
Superintendent Bevans addressed
V. L. Stoker, operator a t Columbus,
Kansas, i n appreciation of his aid in
notifying crew of train 132. of a hot
box. January 5, a t Columbus, Kansas.
0. L. Young, superintendent at
Birmingham, Alabama, h a s written a
letter of commendation to C. A. Williamson, fireman, for discovering a car
rolling down on track No. 4 a t East
Thomas yard, toward the lead. He
got off t h e engine and stopped the
car. which prevented a side swipe.
S. T. Cantrell, snperintendent a t
Ft. Smith, Arkansas, gave commendation letters to J. B. Adams and Wiley
Echols, water service department employes, for service given o n train No.
6 December 2, handling mail between
Poteau and Ft. Smith in order to lceev
the train on time during t h e holiday
rush.
Mr. Cantrell also reports that
George Bland, B&B carpenter. was
deadheading t o his gang a t Hugo.
when train r a n into a place where
chat had been washed away and
where t h e track had to be repaired
before t h e train could move on. Mr.
Bland volunteered to help the section
men and did so, for .which action he
was commended.
F
1ZIENDS of W. D. NcNair, veteran
Frisco station agent a t lq'ayetteville. Arkansas, were shocked t o
learu of his death, December 18. I-Ic
was 55 years of age, and had t e e n
employed by t h e Frisco since he was
12 years of age.
Born a t Crocker, Missouri, IIarch
3, 1871, IIr. McNair mover1 with his
Darents to Pagetteville in September, 1582. Both Mr. McNair and his
father, the latter being the first agent
a t Fayetteville, and the man who gave
Carl Gray his first position, have repeatedly refused promotions for themselves, preferring not to leave t h a t
city. Mr. Gray, now president of the
Union Pacific system, and one of the
youngest railroad presidents in the
United States, began his training the
same time and place a s did Mr. McNair.
Oue novel circumstance in connection with Nr. MciNair senior and
junior agency, was that J. H. AIcMurray, Sr., checked t h e senior BIcNair
in a s agent in 1882, and J. H. AIcMurray, Jr., checked in the junior McNair
a s agent in 1919.
Mr. IIcNair is survived by his widow, his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. McNair, Sr., a brother,
W. P. McNair, Jr., and a sister, Mrs.
31. TV. NcRoy, all of Fayetteville.
Mr. IIcNair was succeeded a s agent
a t Fayetteville by D. G. Lehn of Lincoln, Ark.
Sign in Eddyville, Icy., Restaurant:
No checks cashed. We have arranged with the bank that we cash no
checks and they sell no soup.
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MORE FUEL RECORDS
I
I
Some very good fuel records were
made during the closing weeks of
1926, and a s will be noted by various reports showing the performance
and saving, we have behind u s a record to be proud of in fuel conservation. The standard set for the system was not reached, lio\rever, and
that gives something to work for during the coming year.
D. L. FORSYTHE, road foreman of
equipment, Frisco Lines, was on the
Pensacola Line the early part of December and reports t h e following
performance on engine No. 1615, with
ENGINEER
ESTEIN,
FIREMAN
CHESTNUT
and
CONDUCTOR
SHAW, from Nexia to Pensacola.
ninety miles on train No. Extra
South on duty 9 hours and 20 minutes, handled twenty-six loaded cars,
a total of 1,872 gross tons, 168,487 G.
T. RI., and used eight tons of coal,
a n average of ninety-five pounds per
1,000 G. T. 31. MR. FORSYTHE also
was on this engine, riding with ENGINEER THANES, FIREMAN 0. S.
WEBB and CONDUCTOR PEACOCK
from Kimbrough to Mexia, a distance
of fifty-three miles, on duty 7 hours
and 30 minutes, handled twenty-six
loaded cars, a total of 99,216 G. T.
31.. used seven tons of coal, a n average of 141 pounds per 1,000 G. T. h1.
These a r e exceptionally good performances, a s the average pound consumption for t h e entire run from Pensacola to 3Iexia was 112 pounds per
1,000 G. T. ?.I.
EASTERN DlVlSlON
ENGINEER MULLTN and FIREMAN BURGETT, engine KO. 55, train
No. Extra W e s t from St. Louis to
Newburg, January 2, handled 1,708
gross tons a total of 193,004 G. T. M.
and made a performance of 145
pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.
ENGNEER H. R. SMITH and
FIREMAN WALLACE, engine No. 46,
January 3, train No. 36, from Newburg to Gratiot, handled 2,464 gross
tons, made a total of 278,432 G. T.
M. and used fourteen tons of coal,
an average of 100 pounds of fuel per
1,000 G. T. M.
The following is a trip observed by
Fuel Supervisor G. T. Allison from
Newburg t o Lebanon. engine No. 40,
train No. 34, of December 8, ENGINEER CARTER and
FIREMAN
EARP handled 2,280 gross tons, a
total of 143.642 G. T. M. and used nine
tons of coal, a n average of 145 pounds
per 1,000 G . T. M.
MR. ALLISON also reports t h e
following performance observed on
the Lebanon and Springfield sub-divisions of t h e Eastern division:
On December 3, ENGINEER RICE
and FIREMAN DILLON, engine No.
25, train No. 1/32 from Springfield
t o Newburg, a distance of 119 miles.
handled 2,318 gross tons and used
fourteen tons of coal, including t h e
amount allowed for f l ~ l n gup on t h e
return trip, a n average performance
of 110 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.
SOUTHERN DlVlSlON
Willow Springs sub-division, ENGINEER
BAKER
and
FIREMAN
BAUER Extra South, engine 14, January 31, from Willow Springs to
Thayer, a distance of thirty-seven
miles, handled 1.610 gross tons and
used five tons of c o a l r a n average of
171 pounds per 1,000 G. T. 31.
ENGINEER BIOTZ and FIREMAN
ALBRIGHT train No. 135 from
Springfield to Norwood, engine No.
56, handled 1,575 gross tons and used
nine tons of coal, a n average perPoimance of 165 pounds per 1,000 C .
T.
-. RI.
-.
Tupelo sub-division, ENGINEER
SPENCER and FIREMAN BROWN.
engine No. 15, train No. 136 from
Potts Camp to Memphis, November
30, average performance, 112 pounds
per 1,000 G. T. M.
ENGINEER HERRING and FIR=
MAN BERGANS, engine No. 1525,
train NO. 105, December 7, from Memphis to Amory, made n performance
of twelve pouilds per pass. car mile.
Birmingham sub-division,
ENGTNEER ROONEY and FIREMAN RlcCAIN, engine No. 39, train No. 136,
from Carbon Hill to Amory, December 11, average pounds per 1,000 G.
'l'M.,
. 120 pounds.
ENGINEER THOMPSON and FIREMAN ELEXANDER, engine NO. 29,
train No. 131. December 10, from
Amory to Carbon Hill, made a performance of 137 pounds per 1,000 G .
T. M.
RIVER DlVlSlON
Chaffee sub-division, ENGINEER
BARRON and FIREAIAN YACKLE,
engine No. 1289, train No. 835, from
Hayti to Harvard, December 15, average eighty-one pounds per 1.000 G.
T. 31.
NORTHERN DlVlSlON
Kansas City sub-division, ENGINEER ZAhTE and FIREMAN MILLER, engine No. 4144, train No. 2/131,
from Kansas City t o Ft. Scott, December 14, handled 1,895 gross tons and
used twelve tons of fuel, average performance, 127 pounds per 1,000 G.
T. M.
ENGINEER JACKSON and FIREMAN RIGGS, engine No. 4144, train
KO. E x t r a North, from Ft. Scott to
Kansas City, December 15, handled
2,269 gross tons and used thirteen
tons of coal, a n average performance
of 115 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.
Ash Grove sub-division, ENGINEER
PARKER and FIREMAN TUCKER,
on engine No. 4140. train No. Extra
North, from Springfield to Ft. Scott,
handled 1,183 gross tons and averaged 164 pounds.
Carthage sub-division, ENGINEER
PHILLIPS and FIREMAN A. MALMGREN December 7, engine No. 1269,
Wichita to Neodesha, train No. 332,
on duty 5 hours and 40 minutes, with
50 minutes' delay enroute, handled
1,036 gross tons, Wichita to Beaumont, and 1,578, Beaumont t o Neodesha, averaging ninety-nine pounds
per 1,000 G. T. M. The average performance for t h e Wichita sub-division
for the month of December was 153
pounds, so this crew used fifty-four
per cent less fuel per 1,000 G. T. 31.
on this trip tha11 the average for the
entire sub-division.
SOUTHWESTERN DlVlSlON
ENGINEER GILLEN and FIREMAN GEORGE, engine No. 4147. January 12, train No. 1/434, Sapulpa t o
Afton, on duty 6 hours and 10 minutes.
consum& fourteen tons of coal. Average performance of 116 pounds per
1,000 G. T. 31. The average for the
sub-division during the month of December was 160 pounds.
ENGINEER J. L. RENO and FIREMAN TV. BALL, engine No. 4156, train
No. 435, Afton to Sapulpa, January
14, 1,902 gross tons, used ten tons
of coal, performance 119 pounds per
1,000 G. T. &I.
ENGINEER C. M. HOGAN and
FIREMAN C. DOWD. engine No. 4155.
train No. 439. Afton to Sapulpa, January 12, handled 2,110 gross tons and
used twelve tons of coal, a n average
of 131 pounds.
CENTRAL DlVlSlON
ENGINEER N. V. ALLEBACH and
FIRENAN S. E. ARNOLD, train No
5 between Springfield and Ft. Smith.
engine No. 1045, December 1, left
Springfield. 3:59 a. m., held a t Republic 4 minutes for orders and 10 minutes a t Billings for orders 14 and
20; arrived a t Monett 8 minutes late;
consumed 371 scoops of coal. Springfield to Monett; left RIonett 8 minutes
late, had 1 1 cars in train and used
983 scoops of coal, Springfield to F t .
Smith. Same crew, train No. 6, engine No. 1045, December 1, left F t .
Smith 29 minutes late with nine cars
in train; arrived Monett on time; left
Monett for Springfield 19 minutes
late; arrived Springfield 10 minutes
late; consumed 884 scoops of coal
from Ft. Smith to Sp~ingfield.
ENGINEER K E E S E E and FIREMAN BUSCH, December 23, train No.
736, engine No. 1248, Madill to Hugo,
77 miles, handled 119,350 gross tons
and potential rating 119,350 gross
tons. Consumed 14,000 pounds of coal
or 117 pounds per 1,000 G. T. 31.
ENGINEER O'NDILL and F I R E
MAN RIATTHEWS, December 23.
train No. Extra 1248 east, engine
doubled through Hugo from Hugo to
Hope, 121 miles, handled 245,630 gross
tons. Potential raking 223,729 gross
tons, and consumed 12,000 pounds of
coal, or forty-eight pounds per 1,000
G. T. &I.
ENGINEER
McCLELLAN
and
FIREMAN J. .I. PERSON, December
23. train No. Extra 738 east. Madill
to Hugo, 77 miles, handled 96,789
gross tons. Potential rating 88,650
gross tons. Consumed 12,000 pounds
of coal, or 124 pounds per 1,000 G.
T
- . M.
ENGINEER MILLER, FIREMAN
DICKERSON, December 23, train extra No. 738 east, engine doubled
through Hugo. Hugo t o Hope, 121
miles, handled 159,687 gross tons. Potential rating 157,300 G. T. M. Consumed 10,000 pounds of coal, o r sixtytwo pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.
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NEZER
THOMAS
LOGAN,
oil the western diviwas retired from active
service on November 4 , 1926, due to
having reached the age limit. He was
born November 5,
1856, near Keithsberg, 11.
His
f a t h e r was a
farmer, and durC:
ing his e a r l y
years he helped
l,:~'
with the work on
the farm and attended
the
schools near his
home. His first
railroad
wor k
was w i t h the
Santa F e in the
c a r department,
E. T, LOGAN
where he later
served a s a brakeman. H e came with
the Frisco on August 6, 1905, a s a
brakeman a t Enid, Okla., and w a s
promoted to position of freight conductor in February, 1906, which position he held until his retirement. On
January 14, 1880, he married Laura
A. McDonald, of Wellington, Kan.,
and to them mere born two girls and
one boy. Mr. and Mrs. Logan reside
a t 1011 West Seventh Street, Tulsa,
Okla. Continuous service of twentyone years entitles him to a pension
allowance of $44.20 a month, effective
from December 1, 1926.
WILBURN RALEFORD HARRIS,
section foreman, northern division,
was retired from active service a t t h e
age limit of 7 0
years. H e was
b o r n November
30,
1856,
in
Catusa
County,
Georgia. His father was a farmer and he attended the schools
n e a r C a v e
,*v
Springs, Mo. At
r\
the age of ten
years h e assisted
with the work on
the farm, and in
*
*;r;k'
the F r i s c d a s a section laborer a t
Golden City, Mo., and in 1885 was promoted to the position of section foreman and stationed a t South Greenfield, Mo., where he remained during
the r e s t of his service, o r until November 30, 1926. On October 15,
1893, he married Edith Gammon of
Billings, Mo., and to them were born
five boys and three girls. Two of
the boys a r e now working a s section
laborers for t h e Frisco. Mr. and Mrs.
Harris reside in Springfield, Mo. Con-
Forti vctcrairs, with a total of 125
years, line v t o t ~ t h sservice, were placed
otz the Peitsion Roll at the wcetittg of
thc Board of Pcrzsions, held Dccenlber
21. 1926, in the offices at S t . Low's. Mo.
cust Street, Springfield, Mo. Continuous service of twenty-six years
and one month, entitles him to a pension allowance of $42.00 a month, effective from October 1, 1926.
tinuous service of forty years, eight
months entitles him to a pension allowance of $43.95 a month, effective
from December 1, 1926.
JAfiIES AIOODIE, clerk, freight accounting department, St. Louis, Mo.,
was retired from active service on
November 30, 1926, due to having
reached the age limit. H e was born
in Edinburgh, Scotland, November 4.
1856. His father was a cabinet maker
of that city, and the son received his
education in the schools in Edinburgh.
At the age of thirteen years he was
employed i n a stationery store. In
July of 1888, he came to the United
States, and on October 1 , same year,
was employed a s statistical clerk for
the old I<CFS&RI, now a part of the
Frisco, a t Kansas City, Mo. H e was
promoted to interline account clerk,
then appointed a s principal switching
clerk. H e was later transferred back
to position of clerk in the office of
agents accounts, having been in t h a t
department since 1901, when t h e
KCFS&M office was moved to St.
Louis. Mr. Moodie has never married, and resides a t 4552 Arco Avenue, St. Louis, No. Continuous service of thirty-eight years entitles him
to a pension allowance of $46.25 a
month, effective from December 1,
1926
FRANK ALEXANDER CHALFANT,
conductor, eastern division, was retired on July 10, 1926, a t the age of
sixty-one years, due to permanent disability. H e was born November 20,
1865, a t Linn Creek, Mo., and educated in the schools near Richland,
No. His father was a steamboat engineer and farmer. His first employment, a t the age of sixteen, was a s
night watchman on a steamboat with
his father, and his first Frisco position w a s a s a brakeman on the eastern division, Springfield to Dixon, Mo.,
in 1883. H e was promoted to the
position of conductor in August, 1887,
on the eastern division, where he
served until November, 1899. From
May, 1900, t o August, 1902, h e served
a s a switchman, and yardmaster a t
Springfield, Mo.
From 1 9 0 2 until
1909 h e served a s a brakeman, and
from 1909 until 1926 he was employed
a s a conductor. On November 20,
1890, he married Mary Consadine of
Springfield, Mo., and to them were
born one boy and one girl. Mr. and
Mrs. Chalfant reside a t 906 East Lo-
WILLIAM HENRY BUTTOMER,
pensioned road foreman of engines
of the K. C. C. & S. Railway, died
a t the home of
his married
daughter, M r s .
Kate
McArthur
a t 2631 Chestnut
'4 Street, Kansas
City, %fo., on DeI cember 28, 1926.
H e w a s born
March 5, 1852, a t
Chicopee
Falls,
Nass., and entered the service
W. BUTTOAIER
of the old K. C.
F. S. & G. Railroad a s a locomotive engineer in October, 1884, and served continuously in
that capacity until the separation of
the Clinton Line in August, 1901, when
he went with them, remaining until
the return of t h a t line to Frisco ownership, being finally retired on November 30, 1924. H e was a widower. His
pension allowance was $61.40 a month
and up to the time of his death he had
been paid a total of $1,535.00.
FREDERICK MILLER, pensioned
section foreman of the northern division died a t his home in Osawatoinie, Kansas, o n
the northern division i n J u 1y ,
1881, serving a s
such and a s section foreman until
he retired and was pensioned in
He
July, 1913, due to disability.
leaves a widow, three sons and one
daughter, M. E. Miller, M. 0. Miller,
H. A. Miller and Mrs. Iva A. Teubner. H. A. Miller, t h e youngest son
is a Frisco employe and now holds
the position of second trick operator
a t t h e interlocking plant a t Pleasantton, Kansas. Mrs. Teubner, the only
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lnong thinking people in all walks
C life. The critics frequently have
,een accused of being more than zealous in pointing out the pitfalls t h a t
confront us unless the situation undergoes a change.
I t i s not our purpose to use the columns of this Mags,-i;w for a diatribe
o n current sociologica1 problems, but
i t has long been one of our favorite
theories t h a t the young people of today would not be so prone t o seek
entertainment i n questionable forms
and places if parents. and especially
mothers, displayed a little more enthusiasm and ingenuity in providing
s a n e and wholesome, but none t h e less.
real amusement in t h e home. Furthermore, we believe t h a t the amount
of space allotted t o home entertaining by the better class of women's
magazines is evidence of a healthy
reaction in that direction, and that the
newer tendencies a r e all toward a
return to the home a s a center of the
social life of the family.
Frisco homemakers can render a
worth-while service t o society by fostering such a movement. The New
Year is not yet too far on its may
to add a resolution to that effect to
your list of "I resolves". February,
with its wealth of days that lend
themselves to novel celebrations, is
an excellent month for taking the
Arst steps in putting the new resolution into effect. If your inclinations
a r e literary, you may celebrate the
birthday of Dickens or that of Longfellow. The anniversaries of Lincoln
and Washington, and our good old
standby, St. Valentine's Day, may be
made memories t h a t will live, if celebrated with costume dances, colonial
teas, or a t least made gala with festoons, hearts, hatchets, cherries or
log cabins, a s t h e occasion demands,
and with programs of games o r other
diversions, and adequate, but not necessarily pretentious, refreshments.
I t takes a little thought and some
ingenuity to plan a successful party.
A little time and money, too, a r e
needed, but a rich harvest of returns
will be yielded, not only i n t h e pleasure such affairs afford, but in the
amount of good they will bring.
A difiner i s t h e bugbear of virtually every hostess, and yet there i s nn
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Life
real reason why it should be. There
a r e only a few esxentials-congenial
people, a suitable and not too ambitious menu, faultlessly laundered linen
and carefully polished tableware. T h e
dinner table should be laid with a
white damask cloth, a centerpiece of
fruits o r flowers and four candlesticks
o r two candelabras, one a t either
end, half way between the centerpiece
and the places of host and hostess.
The candles may match the flowers i n
color, but must be tall enough not to
shine in the guests eyes.
Senrice plates a r e placed o n t h e table, allolving sufficient room between
each place, that guests may be easily
served. At the left of t h e plate.
place the salad fork, then t h e meat
fork, then t h e fish fork.
At t h e right of t h e plate and nearest
to it, is placed t h e steel meat knife,
then t h e silver fish knife, the edge
towards the plate, always. Next to
the knives comes the soup spoon, the
oyster fork or grape fruit spoon. The
water goblet is placed a t the top and
to the right of t h e knives. The dillner napkin is laid on the service
plate. Pepper and salt may be individual, or, for a dinuer of eight, there
should be four salt cellars and four
pepper pots. Salted nuts a r e put 011
the dinner table in small individual
dishes, or in two large dishes.
Olives and celery a r e served from
a side lable, placed behind a screen
near the pantry door. A dish is never
passed twice a t a formal dinner.
TVhen all a r e seated, the plate containing the first course is placed on
the service plate. At the end of the
course, the used plate is removed, and
t h e soup plate is placed on the service plate. With the soup course, the
service plate is removed with the
empty soup plate. A hot plate takes
the place of the place plate, and all
is in readiness for the n e s t course.
Dinner rolls a r e passed with the soup
course. Butter i s never served a t
dinner.
In case a n y of our readers a r e led
t o a c t upon our suggestion, we a r e
submitting a few unique recipes
which recently have come into our
hands and which we trust may prose
helpfnl:
CAVIAR SANDWICHES
Most of our readers a r e more o r
less familiar with caviar-the
prepared and salted roe of the sturgeon
or other large fish, usually used a s a
relish. Delicious sandwiches may be
made by spreading thin slices of
bread with prepared caviar, seasoned
with lenion juice. Spread a n equal
number of slices with one-quarter cup
of butter, mixed with the leaves of a
bunch of water cress, finely chopped
and seasoned to taste. P u t the pieces
of bread together and garnish with
watercress, butter and catsup butter.
forced through tiny openings in a paper pastry tube.
The sandwiches
should be thin. cut in fancy shapes
and look like little decorated cakes.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Fick over a quart of sprouts, discarding yellow leaves, cover with two
q u a r k of cold water in which two
tablespoonfuls of salt h a s been dissolved, and let stand a n hour or
longer. Skim out t h e sprouts and
cook in a saucepan of boiling, salted
water, allowing the sprouts t o simmer
about thirty minutes. Drain i n a colander and serve with
CHEESE SAUCE
Nelt two tablespoonfuls of butter,
add two tablespoonfuls of flour. Cook
until frothy, then add a cup of light
cream, one-quarter teaspoonful of salt
and stir until the mixture boils. Add
one-half cup of grated cheese and let
simmer three minutes. Pour over the
sprouts and sprinkle with paprika.
ARTICHOKE SALAD
Peel three oranges, remove the pith
and white skin and slice lengthwise.
Use a n eqnal amount of teiider celery
stalks cut into inch lengths. Nix together lightly with two tablespoonfuls
of olive oil, a tablespoonful of lemon
juice, one-half a teaspoonful of salt
and one-quarter teaspoonful of paprika. Heap lightly together on a serving dish and surround with cooked
hearts of artichokes cut into quarters.
Wreathe with blanched celery leaves.
BREAD FOR CAiYAFES
Canapes a r e made from stale white
bread, cut i n quarter-inch slices and
then shaped with a cutter into circles
or rings two and one-half o r three
inches in diameter or cut into square,
strips, triangles or other fancy shapes.
These portions of bread a r e t h e n
either fried in deep f a t a n d drained
on absorbent paper or sauteed in just
enough butter or other f a t to keep
them from burning, or they may be
toasted or set in t h e oven until they
turn a delicate brown. W h e n finished
they should be nicely browned on
both sides. They a r e then ready t o
be covered with t h e mixture preferred.
of Zephyr wool witl:
bright-colored border.
odds a disliltclkv torrch.
A n ilrtported tweed
cool, in lo~res a / white,
g m g nlrd blnclz, rs m o d e l d by Olive 11IcCoy of
llrc office o f tlrz freight
traffic depnrtirrelrt, S t .
I,ortis.
T h e collar is
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ANSWERS
TO LAST MONTH'S
PUZZLE
Another Puzzle for Frisco Kiddies
I
Dear Frisco Kiddies:
There i s one thing quite sure! The
whole Frisco family is interested in
solving puzzles!
Many, many letters containing
answers to the puzzle were received,
but, sorry to say, not a one of the
letters contained all sixteen correct
answers! Lots of them had sixteen
answers, but-you found some things
that were wrong in the picture that
weren't even listed!
The Twilight Lady would like nothing better than to print each letterbut space forbids, so she will answer
each one personally.
Here a r e the sixteen correct answers:
1. Wordn d6dog'n." "catn" and
"nllowed" incorrect on n l m .
2. 0nc handle mluning from
wanh boiler.
3. Word "cignrettenW mlnpelled.
4. 6tntoew are not sold by
the qunrt.
S. Word "cider" minupelled.
8. Doe nllould not be in scrocery.
7. D o l l n ~uirp~ not in correct
place on shoes.
8. Shoen are not mnteu.
9. Penr u l ~ nin not on pearn.
10. Dnnnnnn
~ r o w l n g upnide
down on ntnlk.
11. Nice
uellom
come
out
where t h e w are people.
12. Mnn hnn hlu hnt on eronwwise.
13. Uurku are not kept on the
nhelven in a woecry.
14. Wheeln do not match on
s ~ n n l lboy'n wngon.
15. Smnll b o ~
hns nothing by
n41icl~to null hiu wagon.
1U. Numbers on the clock nre
bnckwnrd.
Many gave the answer that the man
behind the cider barrel had too many
fingers on one hand.
The letter that contained the most
correct answers, flfteen in fact, was
not signed, but came from 6802 Scanlon Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
The Twilight Lady is giving the
names of the little folks who sent in
answers, with the number of correct
answers each one gave, opposite the
name:
Virglnia Baner. Thayer, Mo. ............. 14
Irene Crump. Chaffee. Mo................... 13
Merlyn Munday. Mound Valley.
I3
Kans. ...............................................
Archie Fraser, Maplewood. Mo......... 13
Hazel Pittinan. Republic. MO............. 13
Gwendolyne Lobdell. Sherman, Tex I 3
George M. Scott. Springfield. MO........ 12
Nadine Standley and
Agnes Standley. I<ansas City. Mo. ..I2
...
Mlldred L. Hood. Sapulpa, Okla....... 12
Rex. R. Mullen. Centerton. Ark ........I 2
Alma E. Brigance. Peckham. Okla. ..I l
Dollie Corn. Willow Sprlngs. Mo. .......l l
Pauline Simpson. Chaffee. Mo.............i l
Eleanor G. Bailey. Sprinpfleld, Mo. ..Il
Joe Hacker. Springfield. Mo...............l l
Neama W. Welch. Severy. Kans......... I 0
Vivian Short. Belton. Mo.................. 10
Florence Foster. St. Louis. Mo......... 9
All that I a m going to do, is put the
next puzzle in the Magazine and I'm
not even going to give you a hint!
You've already found several things
which were not in the list on the first
puzzle!
But I will tell you this much: There
are fourteen incorrect things in the
picture, including the misspelled
words!
Who will be the one to get all fourteen correct?
Send your answer to,
A VALENTINE POEM
The Twilight Page is so full of
puzzles, and answers and another
puzzle, that there won't be room for
much about Valentine Day! There
must be room, however, for this little letter from Ruth Ervin of Chaffee,
Mo. Ruth says she loves to write and
read poetry, but best of all s h e loves
adventure.
"I a m sending you some poetry,"
she writes, and here is the charming
little verse about Valentine Day
which she wrote all by herself:
VALENTINE
Vnleutlne time is nearly here,
And your wweethenrt in creeplng near.
And when you go nnd get the mail,
Whnt you expect. s o u know the rent!
Is n Ynlmtiee from ones yo11 love bent:
(Ruth Ervin).
Saved
"Tommy," said mother, "do I actually see you playing with your soldiers
on the Sabbath day?"
"Oh, that's all right, mother," replied the young hopeful, "this i s t h e
Salvation Army."
Febrnnry, 1927
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The FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE
Published on the First of Each Month
By t h e
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
Edited by WM. L. HUGGINS, Jr.
827 Frisco
Buildinn
St. Louis. Missouri
T h i s magazine is published In t h e I n t e r e s t s of a n d f o r
f r e e distribution a m o n g the 30,000 employes of t h e St.
Louis-San Francisco Railway. All a r t i c l e s a n d communic a t i o n s r e l a t i v e to editorial m a t t e r s should be addressed
t n the ~ d l t n r
Single copies, 15 cents each
Outside circulation, $1.50 per year
Vol. 4
FEBRUARY, 1927
No. 5
A NEW NAME FOR YOUR JOB
were riding along a t a good clip over the
W Esplendid
track from Kansas City to
- Springfield, Missouri, on the SUNNYLAND,
when my friend, ancl fellow Frisco employe,
seated in the Pullman with me, pulled his hat
down over his eyes, scttled down in his seat ancl
folded his hands.
"I've been thinking lately ancl just wonclering if the average enlploye of this ?reat system
understands just what his association with the
Frisco means.
"A long time ago this railroad was started
bj7 men wit11 moneyed influence back of theni,
and I'd liken this railroad, and a man's position with it, to a grancl inheritance which he
has received, anc1 whic11 draws semi-inonthly
intercst. "
He was silclit for a few moments.
-2'Eacl1 employe of the Frisco Railroad has
fallen heir to this legacy. Every day an ernploye works, he contributes to the principal,
ancl twice a month he draws his interest in the
form of his incomc. Thc labor wliich he coiltributes is his capital invested, from wl~ichhc
d r a w his wages. "
He pulled from his pocket an old envelope
and began to figure. "Now, look here," he
said, after a few moments, "suppose a man
receives a salary of $100.00 a month. Such a
salary would iliclicnlc that he had invested in
the Frisco Railroacl in capital (which mould be
his labor), a sum of $20,000, because $1,200.00
a year is the interest on $20,000 a t 6 per cent,
\vhich is a pretty good rate of interest; more,
P c b r l ~ n i . ~1927
,
you know, than the average railroad investmelit returns. If he receives $200.00 a inontll,
i t would indicate a labor investment of $40,000,
slid SO on. Pretty big problem, this grand
inheritance turns out to be, after all!"
This was a "clifferent thought", indeed, and
i t proved even more interesting as he went on,
elaborating also oil the satisfaction and gratification each man receives in various ~\~aj7s.
"Besides this semi-monthly income or interest, wliicllevcr you want to call it, each man
gets from his worlr a certain satisfaction. There
is the rather indifferent man; he puts into his
work about half his pep ancl enthusiasm ancl
interest. What does he get? a pay checlrbut not m a r l y so large as he would like to get.
Then there is the employe who finds that a little
\\-ork on the side-n little overtime brings him
information which malres him just a little more
valuable to his foreman. This ovcrtime and
this outside work has cost him several hours a
week, but isn't there a smile of satisfaction
when the pay envelope is opened and the checlr
reads $75.00 instead of $50.00 1
' ( A s I go over the line I particularly notice
apprentice boys, and one of them said to me
thc other day, 'You know, I've got my ej7e on
a job a s a foreman and I'll get it some day,
~ l I'm~ capable
n
of holding it7, ancl I have no
doubt hut that some day he will get it. Each
day he is putting in more capital, which is his
labor, and as he does so the principal grows and
he will some day dram out the intercst in large
lllnlps. ' '
A grand inheritance !
A new name f o r a railroad job-yet
there
was ne17cr u truer name given anything. The
Frisco Lines boasts of its loyal and enthusiastic
employes-ever
boostiug Frisco stock anc1
equipment, and i t is just this that has put the
Frisco in the group of leacling railroacls of the
country.
I t s einploycs have contributed to thc capital
\wll-thcy have contributed gciierously.
Then there is another thought which proves
n spur to the ambitious, and that is that the
lacicier to the goal called "Success" is never
overcrowded. No matter how many men apply
for a certain class of work, the man with the
greatest amount of capital to offer, \I.hicll
means the man most skilled for the job, is sure
to win. H e has invested his all in a n inheritance started years ago. This inheritancc pays
~7ellin dividends, and the man who puts the
most in, draws the most out.
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Sour
Fruit
All the Same!
Henpecked!
"Who was that peach I saw you
with last night?"
"She wasn't a peach-she
was a
grapefruit."
"Why grapefruit?"
"I squeezed h e r and s h e h i t me
in the eye."
"How will you have your eggs
cooked?"
"Make any difference in price?"
"No."
"Then cook 'em with a nice slice of
-ham."
Bang! Bang!
"What's your opii~ion of civilization ?"
"I think it's a good idea. Soinebody
ought to s t a r t it."-Exchange.
"Our new kitchenette is just large
enough for one t o work in," remarked
t h e newlywed.
"Jokes on your wife a t dishwashing
time, eh?" asked his friend.
"No-0-0. But I don't mind drying
them, too, while I'm a t it."-Legion
WeekIy.
The famous criminal lawyer had
won a shockingly bad case by eloquence and trickery, and a rival
lawyer said t o him, bitterly:
"Is there any case so low, so foul,
so vilely crooked and shameful that
you'd refuse it?"
"Well, I don't know," t h e other answeretl with a smile. "What have
you been doing now?"
Telegrams
An Idaho man was fishing i n Lake
Crescent recently. H e caught a big
northern pike, t h e biggest h e had
ever landed in his long and busy life.
Almost crazy with joy, h e telegraphed
his wife:
"I've got one; weighs
seven pounds and it is a beauty.
The following was the answer he
got: "So have I ; weighs t e n pounds.
Not a beauty-looks
like you. Come
home."
Debts
Customer: "I've brought that last
pair of trousers to be reseated. You
know I sit a lot."
Tailor: "Yes, and perhaps you've
brought the bill to be receipted, too.
You know, I've stood a lot."
A Boid!
Teacher: "Can any of you children
telI me what a stoic is?!'
Pupil: "Please, teacher, a stoic i s
a boid whot brings in the babies."
Equality
Bachelor:
"The time will come
when women will get men's wages."
Married Man: "Yes, next Saturday
night."
All Shot U p
An intoxicated man was brought into court.
"Name?"
"Gunn, yer honor."
"Gunn-you're
loaded."
"It w o n t happen again, yer honor,
hic!"
"Suspended sentence, Gunn-you're
discharged."
And t l report
~
was in the papers
t h e next day.
Who'll Do I t ?
W i l l and Won't
A darkcy was struggling with a
balky mule when a bystander said:
"Mose, where's your will power?"
"i\Iah will power am right mid mebut you oughta see dis yer animal's
won't power! "
-Ford Special
A new conductor i n the Hoboken
district asked if Henry Ford had anything to d o with the Pullman Company. When told h e did not and
asked why t h e query, h e said: "Coming down this morning I saw the Hansford, Eckford, Brooford, Pickford,
Spofford, Radford and Henrietta, all
in one train."
Ever So Often
"How soon can I get a street car?"
asked the stranger of the native of
the remote suburbs where the trolley
service i s something of a myth.
"Hinmin," meditated the native.
"Looks like you just missed one."
"How can you tell?"
"The tall weeds between the tracks
a r e all flattened out."-Exchange.
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A Reputation
Enlanuel Jackson, mule tender, appeared one morning o n crutches.
"Lawsy," exclaimed a friend. "Ah
thought yo' was one o' de bes muIe
han'lers i n de business."
"So a h is," affirmed Emanuel
proudly, "but we got a mule in dis
mo'nin' d a t didn't know may reppitation."-Exchange.
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Anyhow H e Sang
Serene
The Florida beach and blue s e a
looked inviting to the tourist from the
North, but before venturing out to
swim h e thought t o make sure.
"You're certain there a r e no alligators here?" he inquired of the guide.
"Nossuh," replied that functionary,
grinning broadly. "Ain't n o 'gators
hyah."
Reassured, the tourist started out.
As t h e water lapped about his chest
h e called back:
"What makes you so sure there
aren't any alligators?"
"Dey's got too much sense," bellowed the guide. "De sharks done
skeered dem all away."-Exchange.
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H a s I t Happened to You?
Chief clerk to young lady file clerk
just back from her vacation: "3Iiss
Emery, we've hunted ever since you
left for t h a t file on t h e killing of
F a r m e r Head's two steers. Can you
locate it?"
"Certainly," and s h e produced i t in
two seconds.
"That's it, but where did you have
i t filed?"
"Why, there's only one possible
place,
right
here
under
'Dead
Freight' ."
JIother (to Bobby)-"Surely
you
did something else but e a t a t t h e
school treat?"
Bobbie-"Yes,
mummie. After tea
we sang a hymn called, 'We can sing,
full though we be.'"
Mother Iearned later that the hymn
selected had been, "Weak and sinful
though we be."-Exchange.
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I n a Whirl
Absent-minded Professor
(going
around in one of those revolving
doors)-"Bless
me! I can't rernember whether I w a s going i n o r coming out."-Boston
Transcript.
Exercise Does I t
As t h e dancer took his fair partner
down to supper, she seemed to hypnotize the waiter, for he seemed incapable of taking his eyes off her.
At last the dancer could stand it
no longer.
"I say, my man," h e observed,
"what makes you s t a r e so rudely a t
this lady?"
"It ain't rudeness, sir, believe me,
i t ain't," returned t h e waiter. "It's
genuine admiration. This is the fifth
time she's been down to supper tonight."
AMECRICAN RAILWAYS ARE
!XJPERIOR TO THOSE
OF EUROPE
to the time of its departure. On the
other hand, in Europe when he goes
t o the office of the sleeping car company, he i s likely to be told that all
sleeping car space on every important
train has been sold for a week o r even
two weeks ahead. If h e is a n experienced traveler on the continent h e is
likely then to "slip" the ticket clerk
a dollar, a f t e r which h e will probably
find t h a t h e can get space on a sleeping car on a train leasing within few
hours.
The necessity of bribing sleeping
car employes to get berths or compartments, which prevails so widely in
continental Europe, is fortunately entireIy tmknown in the United States.
Furthermore, the cost in American
lnoney for sleeping car service in
Europe i s much greater than in the
United States. I speak from a n extensive personal experience, because
I have used sleeping car service repeatedly in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other European countries, and have kept a careful record
of t h e length of time it h a s taken me
t o get accommodations and what it
h a s cost, including the bribes it h a s
been necessary, outside of Great
Britain, to pay t h e sleeping car employes.
The editor says: "I have traveled
a great deal in Europe last summer,
and was never on a late train." If
my experience is a n y criterion, he
was unusually fortunate. I myself
have been twenty-four hours late in
going from Rome to Paris on the de
luxe Rome Express. T h e last time I
went to Europe t h e train on which I
traveled from Cherbourg to Paris, a
comparatively short trip over t h e
French state railway, was 4 hours late.
Likewise the train on which I went
from Base1 t o P a r i s was more than a n
hour late arriving a t Basel.
I held tickets for three reservations
in t h e sleeping car a t Basel. T h e
sleeping c a r conductor told m e t h a t
t h e c o m p a r t n ~ e n t s i n which I had
reservations had been sold t o other
persons a t Innsbruck, and that, therefore, my party would have to s i t u p
all night in a day coach. After h e
found t h a t I was one of those insolent Americans who can make a
frightful row, he discovered he had
sleepiug car space for us a f t e r all.
There a r e some respects in which
the passenger service of the railways
of Great Britain, Germany and France
is better than t h a t of the United
States. F a r various reasons I have
found it more comfortable and pleasa n t to make daylight trips on them
than on our railroads. But because
of the much greater distances in t h e
United States it is necessary for people t o make many more trips t h a t extend through t h e night and part of
t h e d a y i n this country t h a n i n Europe. F o r this long-distance travel
our passenger service i s greatly su-
Frisco's Longest Bridge " Gateway to Memphis"
J. T . W o o d , car irzs.bector of Memphis, Tci~ircssee,tooh this pl~otograplz of
the old ilfetrlpizis bridge. " T h i s v i e w shows the Frisco gateway t o Mcritpiris,"
he said. T h e old Memphis bridge, the longest oil the Frisco syste~il,was erected
iit 1892, aizd is n o w under recortstrr~ctioir.
perior to t h a t of Europe. None of t h e
European railways have t h e spacious
compartments and drawing rooms,
with fine toilet facilities, the club cars
and t h e observation cars t h a t our
railways provide on their good trains.
Furthermore, every class of passenger service in Europe costs the traveler more than a n y class of service in
the United States with which it can
fairly be compared. The average passenger r a t e is lower there, but this is
because about four-fifths of their passenger travel is a t low rates in third
and fourth class cars which-excepting in Great Britain-usually a r e very
crowded, and i n which the seats often
a r e very hard wooden benches.
Of course, a s is well known, freight
rates i n Europe a r e much higher than
in this country, i n spite of the much
lower wages of labor i n Europe. The
ability of our railways t o pay much
higher wages, and a t the same time
charge much lower freight rates, i s
mainly due to economies effected by
t h e much larger carloads and trainloads i n which freight i s handled in
this country. These much larger carloads and trainloads are, of course,
due to the policy of our railway managements in constantly putting bigger cars and more powerful locomotives into service a s rapidly a s conditions warrant it. The carload and
trainload of freight in Europe probably does not average one-third a s
large a s on the railways of the United
States. Apology Accepted
"Mac, I'm very sorry to flnd yon in
this s t a t e of intoxication."
"Te're verra sorry, pairson?"
"Yes, Mac, I'm really very, very sorry."
"Ah, weel, if ye're verra, verra, ver.
r a sorry, I'll forgive ye."
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(Coiztiizued frow Page 29)
daughter, is t h e wife of C. A. Tuebner, Frisco agent a t Pleasanton, Kansas. Mr. Miller's pension allowance
w a s $20.00 a month and up t o the
time of his death he had received
a total of $3,140.00.
STEPHEN JAMES POWERS, pensioned Frisco conductor of 7544 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, ~Missouri,
died a t his home on December 30,
1926. H e was born on a farm near
?dadison, Wisconsin, on December
26, 1860, and entered the service of
the Frisco Lines a s a freight bralceman on January 12, 1885. He served
continuously a s freight brakeman,
freight conductor and then a s passenger conductor on the northern division until t h e time of his retirement on July 31, 1925, which was due
to ill health. H e leaves a widow,
Mrs. Dora E. Powers, two daughters
and six sons. H i s pension allowance
was $75.45 a month. and up t o t h e
time of his death h e had received a
total of $1,282.65.
N e i t h e r Did W e
"What does the chemistry professor get?"
"Oh, about $3,000 a year."
"And the football coach?"
"About $12,000."
"Quite a difference! 'T isn't right!"
"No? Did you ever hear 40,000 people cheering a recitation in chemistry?"
Days of Grace
Pedestrians know t h a t they a r e safe
from t h e motorist driving a brandnew car. T h e motorist doesn't care
t o dent his fenders ,the first thousand
miles or so.-Exchan~e.
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A CHAFFEE GROUP
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Till s h e fell i n l o r e with nly mnmAucl I lenrued nlrout r o o u ~mntea from
her.
TRY THIS ON THE SPARE
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Once a g n i n I tried my lurk.
And t h o u g h t i h n t Aun w a s just iiue,
She took m e home f o r \leek-ends.
And I nlwnyx h n l a zood time.
When it calue t o ell-nuinc t h e room.
She dlc111Y g i v e n r n r .
Ancl I h ~ v e l ~rind
t,
swore. nnd dusted.\ud I lenrned nhont r o o n ~I I I H ~fro111
~ ~
her.
'Chen I fell i n with Sally.
\\'I?u~ncle n s o o d p a i r from t h e s t n r i ,
She w a s p e p ~ ynull f u n n y
And k n e w n lot nhnut nrt.
n u t s h e r n l e d 011 with no (.ensing,
Aucl I found t h a t 11s t h i n g s were,
She'd drive me ~unclwith h e r tnlkinyAnd I lenrnecl nbnut r o o n ~nmtem from
her.
The errgi~rrc~i-ingdeparttrfcjrt at Cltaffee, Xissotcri, wiztst be a jolly old place
to work, girls. corrsideri~rg that it t r u w
hers otr its staff the boys photograplted
above. Reading frorii left to right they
arc: Joe Jarboc, chaisnznrr; Bert McAIIan, rodwran; Buddy McBridc and Jirntilie Fcrg~rson, irrst~-11ntent~rrcr1.
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THE ROOM MATES
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M u n y corr~plivtcrrtnry cour~lrei~tsware
recrwcd by X i s s ililnrie Starkey, talented dairylzter of J. c . Starkey, auditor
passeuger nccozr~rts of the Frisco Lirres
( i t S t . Lorfrs, zuhen [ I fiocur 'i~lhjchshe
recerrtly c ~ m p o s e d appeared z1t the
"Flanriizyo, a booklet published 6.v
Derrisoi~ U~rivei-sit31strrdersts at G r a ~ l d d l e , Ohro. The poem, " T h e liooirz
ilfates" is one o f her best. Miss Slarkey, t.zho will graduatc front the rrfriacrsity iil 1928, is alr hoitor studeirt, ctild
is on tire staff of the "l;la~aiitgo."
W i t h her pernlission, "The Rooria
~llotes" is prigrted below:
I've t n k e n m y luek w h e r e I'\e fouud it.
I've r n t r d nud I've s w o r n i u my tllue.
I've l ~ n dmy pirkimg of room nlates
And f o u r of t h e lot w e r e fiue.
One mns I~lue-eye11nncl pretty,
One %\;I* n liirt t h r o u g h a u d through.
One didn't knom w h a t w o r k e d lookeel
like,
And one > \ a s n e \ e r blue.
Sow I'III n o t
mntes.
much
good
with
roo~n
F o r t n k i u g them nll illons,
never enn s n y till you've trip(:
them
And then you mny b e nll wroug.
There's times when you feel yon've
been .iliahied
There's t l u ~ e s when you t i r e of t h e
utrife.
But t h e t h i n p s you'll lenrn from ench
one i n t u r n
They'll help you n l o t i n life.
You
I wns a f r e s h ~ n n n i h n t y e n r
A I I ~luck \\-IN k i n d i n lee.
Alice did my .\lpebm
While I looked o r iu glee.
n u t soon 1 lenrued t o my sorrow.
Thnt ahe hnd a pnssion f o r fur.
S o more elid I w e a r UIY Coon eontAnd I learned nboui r o n n ~nrnteh: l'rnu~
her.
Then I nlovecl n e x t s e ~ n e s t r r
An11 rhowe nnother one
She hnd a lien- hot tem1Mx
'\nd blnzetl a w a y l i k e t h e sun.
n u t he enlrr~cd down e o u s i d e r a l ~ l c
And me were renl e h u n ~ sn * i t w r r c .
I ' \ c t n k e n my lnek w h e r e I've found it
.\nd uow f o r my l u r k I ~ n i r s tgay,
F'or t h e k u o w l e d s e I've
pnined
of
~wople.
\\'ill m a k e me n r y n i e wnme dny.
And t h e enel of it's s i t t i n g nud thinkins.
An11 d r e a m i n g of w h n t nned t o be.
So b e warned b y nlp l o t (whieh I k n o w
yo11 \\ill n o t )
Aucl l e a r n nbout room mate- f r o m m r .
Harry E. Carrithers, %sco firetnan
o f Joplin, Missouri, not only believes in
Eloping Bride: "Here's a t e l e g r a ~ n safety first nnd accidewt preventiots, but
he also believes that the best w a y to
from papa!"
travel and ship is via Frisco Liftes.
Bridegroom (eagerly) : "TT7hat does
S o Carritkers let his motor car's spare
he say?"
tire cover do n bit of broadcasting.
Bride: "Do not come home and all
will be forgiven."-Widow.
Carte
Blanche
N o t Guilty
Soph: "Did you take a bath?"
Frosh: "No, is there one missing?"
-Red Cat.
OKLAHOMA BIDS FOR
HONORS
"Don't think for a minute t h a t
you Missourian's o r Texans a r e
going to make the high records
and leave t h e rest of u s out,"
writes S. E. Smith, foreman of
Rooserelt, Oklahoma.
Mr. Smith had just finished reading of t h e splendid record of Wm.
Shoemake's gang of Monett, Mo.,
In their no-accident campaign, and
had also read the answer of A. N.
Nelson, section foreman of Immermere, Texas, in t h e December number, and he hastened to put Oklahoma on the map.
"I believe we have a record here
that a n y foreman moulcl be proud
of," he continues. "I have been
working from t o two thirty-five
men, handling everything t h a t pertains t o railway work and on December 3. 1923, had a work train
unloading ballast and got one man
injured. Since then there h a s been
all kinds of work t o do, but not a n
accident of a n y kind. Three years
is a pretty good length of time t o
go without a n accident. I believe
this record in Oklahoma will be
hard to beat-and
I think the honors shoulcl go to the western division on Section K-39."
"ONE FOR THE MAGAZINE"
Southern Pacific Agent a t Watsonville, Calif., Tosses the Editor
a Bouquet
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JANUARY issue of the Frisco
~Magaziite came into the possession of R. H. Davis, agent
for the Southern Pacific Company a t
Watsonville. California, and in a lett e r to the editor, h e pays the Ilrlaguzinc a tribute which every Frisco employe may feel proud t o read:
"I have been receiving copies for
several months." he writes, "and cach
issue appears to be larger and bettei.
than i t s predecessor.
"I a m particularly interested in the
Frisco, because my father started his
railroad career on that line in the
70's, and after he moved west, was
a l ~ v a y sa booster." Another i n t e ~ e s t ing line from the Land of Sunshine:
"The picture of the snow scene on
page 4 will be framed and put in my
den, a s me do not have snow in this
part of California and I have never
been in a snow storm o r seen snow
except a t a distance on t h e mountains.
"In closing I wish to extend greetings t o t h e Frisco employes and t o
express t h e wish t h a t some of them
will come to California, and in turn
I hope some day to visit t h e East and
get acquainted."
A
"You can take your finger off that
leak in the pipe now, father."
"Thank heavens! Is the plumber
here a t last?"
"No-the
house is on fire!"
Frisco Apprentice School at Springfield, Established
in 1 924, Closes Third Successful Year
Fifty-nine Students Receioe Instruction at WeeJ1ly Classes
Conducted by J . A. Pullar
states, have advanced in drawing to
the extent that they can draw a complete locomotive, which teaches them
thoroughly the names of every part.
A review of the grades made by t h e
apprentice boys studying in this
school, shows the close application
which they a r e making to their studies, and the name of the student, t h e
work he i s studying, and the grade of
fifty-one of them a r e shown below:
A. C. Everett, machinist. 8 9 ; Claud
Willis, boilermalrer, 9 7 ; Claud Brightwell, boilermalrer. 9 0 ; Machinist Apprentices Chas. Blaclrburn, 9 7 ; Roy
Putman, 9 9 ; E. S. Wood, 98; L. L. Reddiclr, 9 0 ; W. 6. Breashers, 9 7 ; W. R.
Post, 9 0 ; H. E. Rauch, 9 4 ; C. E. Main,
90; C. A. Field, 36; A. P. Hasler, 9 7 ;
F. W. Huff, 9 3 ; R. M. Brown, 9 7 ; Edgar hIcGrawhan, 9 2 ; John AIcLaggan,
90, and Arthur Bell, 9 5 ; Willie Ray,
patternmaker apprentice, 37; Arthur
Burkholtz, machinist apprentice, 9 9 ;
Henry Prugger, machinist apprentice,
9 5 ; Machinists A. P. Revis, 9 0 ; Carl
Oberlander, 9 9 ; Ti'. C. Thompson, 98,
and Lester Barnhart, 9 8 ; .John Hoplins, boilermaker apprentice, 9 4 ; Ralph
hlitchell, machinist (south shop), 9 3 ;
Arthur Thomas, boilermaker, 9 4 ; Fred
Cantrell, machinist, 92; John Evans.
machinist (south shop), 97 ; Jack
Stewart, machinist (south shop). 9 8 ;
C. A. Hastings, boilermaker, 9 4 ; Russell Todd, office boy (west shops). 9 3 ;
R. 11. Galbraith, machinist, 90; Chas.
Patterson, boilermalrer. 8 9 ; Ralph
Harrison, boilermalrer apprentice. 90;
31. R. Kunzelman, machinist apprentice (Hugo), 89; Kenneth Adams, wat e r service department, 9 0 ; Guy C.
T h e npprenfices nttrrldiilg school at Sprirtgfield; left to right, bottoirt row:
Burrdren, boilermaker apprentice, 8 9 ;
J. A. P d l a r , imtrtrctor. 0. hi. W r i g h t , Guy C. Rt~~tdrrrs,
TVajvre I w b o d i m , 111. H. Harvey Bullard, blacksmith (south
Krrrldenm~t, G ~ n eAllen. C. C. Vtrssar, A. B. Nol~rcqliist,B. B. Blrllurd; stnrldir~g: shop), 9 0 ; Lester Murrell, machinist,
Artltrrr Tlto~rms,Jnclz Stewart, L. M . Barnhart, Lester dlurrell. Cltas. Blackbrirrt, 8 9 ; B. E. Balland, boilermaker, 9 8 ;
Rolln Gartoil, R o y Prrtrr~ait.Rzlsscll T o d d , J . C. Brig/tt+~ell, nud Ralph Harrisort;
R. C. Jones, boilermaker apprentice,
third r o w : A. C. Everett, Fred Carstrell, Kersitetlc Adawrs, R . C. Jorles, aud B. E .
9 9 ; hI. K. Underhill, machinist, 90;
Rallard: f o w t h r o w : A. P. Ilnsler. Nordeue l.l/ilsoa. ! V . R . Post. Hrrrrv P r w o e r . R. I<. Indermuehle, miilman, 9 6 ; 0. A.
avd ~ h n ; l e s L e H a r t ; fifth r o w : B d w . Hasler, lohir Ezvarrs, ~u;rlesili&an~&ll,
hIcCullough, machinist, 9 4 ; H. L. Cox,
I I . I,. B d a r d , Claud bVills. E . S . W o o d , arld O t k o Tlroirzas.
electrician apprentice, 9 5 ; D. Anderson, blaclrsmith, 9 0 ; L. N. Stenger,
patternmaker apprentice, 97 ; J. C.
Mr. Pullar instructs the apprentices
work establishes a confidence in them
Heyth, machinist, 89, and 0.Wright,
in the subjects of arithmetic, mechan- when performing
their
everyday
machinist apprentice (Hugo), 89.
ical drawing, blue-print reading, valve tasks such a s reading blue prints and
The boys on the bottom row of the
motion, shoe and wedge, machine and laying off new work, whereas it would
picture have been transferred t o
floor work, boiler and sheet metal
be a most difficult thing for them to
Springfield from points off t h e line
lay-out work. The classes of students do had they not acquired this special
who a r e attending t h e school a r e first, training in t h e night school," Mr. Pul- to finish t h e l a s t six months of their
time in t h e west shops. Mr. Pullar
second and third-class mechanics and l a r said.
s t a t e s t h a t all of them have enrolled
apprentice boys.
Blue prints of locomotive parts and
in the school and a r e advancing r a p
E a c h student i s given t h e same small models a r e used in t h e school;
work i n school t h a t h e i s doing i n and several students, s o Mr. Pullar
idly.
HE apprentice school a t Springfield, i\Iissouri, has started on its
fourth year, under the capable
instruction of J. A. Pullar, and the
meetings held a t the Central high
school each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday nights from 7 : 0 0 p.
m. until 9 : 0 0 p. m. a r e attended by
fifty-nine interested pupils.
T
the shops in the daytime, which nlakes
the work more interesting and his
application to his school work more
intense. They a r e classified separately and a r e not held back if they
a r e a p t and learn the work quicker
than other members of the class.
"We find, through experience, t h a t
the knowledge obtained in school
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SOME "DO'S" FOR
SHOPMEN
A series of "Do" instructions will
run for a limited time in our dloyazitre, twelve instructions to each issue. Watch for this column, a s it
may help you to perform your own
work with safety to yourself and to
others. Here is t h e first group in the
series:
1-See
that all guards a n d safetv
appliances are in perfect condition be'fore s t a r t i n g a. machine.
2-Use a stick to s h i f t your machine
belt when machine i s in motion. Stop
the machine before a t t e m p t i n g to s h i f t
belt with your hand.
3-Keep
hands off l o n g s h a v i n g s
c o m i n ~ from work being turned on
lathes and other machines. You arc,
liable to g e t a badly c u t hand or fingers burned.
4-Use
o n l y Ales that have handles
whether on machines o r w o r k i n g a t
bench.
a broom or s o m e similar de5-Use
vice to s t o p flying rivets, b e i n g cut
or knocked out of holes.
6-Use
hand tools f r e e from cauliflowered heads.
7-Use
wrenches w i t h square jaws
which fit the nut.
8-Call
the electrician to apply n e w
fuse whenever n e w f u s e is necessary.
9-Insl~ect your electric
extension
cord before using it. Eliminate all de-
were with him a t the time of his
death. Besides the immediate family, he is survived by one brother,
Luke Calvey, of Springfield, Mo.
The following resolution was passed
and forwarded to the family by the
Frisco Employes' Association:
Whereas:
The Great Supreme
Ruler of the Universe has, in His infinite wisdom, removed from among
us our beloved fellow worker, Mike
Calvey, coach painter, in t h e west
shops,
And Whereas: T h e long and intimate relation held with him in the
faithful discharge of his duties in the
fects
10-Place
the hood over your head
and e y e s before u s i n g electric weld.
11-The
electric melding arc
will
cause severe sore e y e s hours a f t e r the
e y e s were exposed to the arc. Look
the other w a y from a l l electric arcs.
12-Pover
drop pits when not in use.
DEATH CALLS MIKE CALVEY
C o a c h Painter a t S p r i n g f i e l d E n tered F r i s c o S e r v i c e in 1895
IICE" Calvey, painter a t t h e
west shops, Springfield, Missouri, died on January 7,
last, a t h i s home, 1130 North Grant
street, Springfield, Missouri, after a
long illness.
"Mike," a s he was known t o aJl his
friends, was born in St. Louis, April
22, 1874. H e entered t h e employ of
t h e Frisco a s a n engine painter in
October, 1895, a t the time Mike
Kearney was master mechanic, Ike
Price, was foreman painter, and Jim
Bell w a s engine foreman. Mr. Calvey
the last of this famous quartet, has
passed to his last reward.
Mr. Calvey was transferred to the
south shops a t Springfield in 1902, und e r Tom Price, then foreman a t t h a t
plant. At t h e time of his death, he
was employed in t h e west shops und e r Charles Carter, and w a s a member of the Board of Trustees in Local
No. 1, Frisco Employes' Association.
On April 24, 1902, h e w a s married
to Miss Elizabeth D. Brown, of Springfield.
To them were born three
daughters and one son, all of whom
MIKE CALVET
association makes it eminently fittiny
that we record our appreciation of
him.
Therefore Be I t Resolved: T h a t
the wisdom and ability which he h a s
exercised in the aid of our association by service, contribution and wise
counsel be held in great remembrance,
and that the sudden removal of such
a life from our midst leaves a vacancy
and a shadow in our lodge rooms that
will be sadly mourned by his many
friends in the association, a s well a s
in the home and comn~unityin which
h e lived; that we, as t h e duly appointed committee of Local No. 1, do
hereby extend our heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved family and commend
them t o the care of Him, who doeth
all things well and from on high and
get strength to say "Not my will but
thine, Oh, Lord, be done."
Be It Further Resolved: That a
copy of this resolution be spread upon the records of our local secretary.
printed in the Frisco Mechanic and a
ropy sent to the bereaved family.
Committee:
Joe Paugh,
Earnest Jackson,
V. L. Johnson,
Lon VanWinkle,
A. E. Godfrey,
C. L. Melton.
WHY I AM INTERESTED
By S. FRANCIS COOPER
I a m interested in the welfare of
the Frisco Lines because the prosperity of the Frisco governs my
prosperity. I believe that the Frisco
Lines is progressive, and t h a t by doi w my bit to help it prosper I, too,
shall profit.
I a m interested in the Frisco Association of Metal Crafts and Car De1 artment Employes for several good
reasons. First, of course, I am a
shopman, and naturally should be interested in the organization t h a t estahlishes and maintains with t h e officials of the company, my working
conditions and my pay check. I believe that in taking an active part in
this organization I will have opportunity t o gain knowledge and ideas
oi' value from others, and that perhaps I may be of help to my fellow
workman.
This organization, a s well a s other
co-operative labor organizations, is
the natural outgrowth of modern industrial conditions. History of American industry teach u s that capital
and labor have had a period of rule.
Complete control of industry for their
own selfish interest, means destruction and the good old public pays
the cost.
The railroad i s one of the basic industries of this country and t h e labor organization t h a t will co-operate
to increase efficiency of transportation service, is not only promoting
the cause of labor and aiding t h e
stockholder to profit, but it i s increasing the prosperity of the country, and
the public is receiving the service i t
so rightly deserves.
This. it seems to me, is worth a
little effort on my part.
THE SONG OF THE ROBIN
Where a r e the snows of yesterday,
T h a t covered the hill and dale?
Where did the north wind go to play.
As the robins now southward sail?
Soon he will build his home above,
In the leafy retreat of t h e elm;
To give us a morning song we love,
As the sum peeks over his realm.
What a sight with buds and flowers,
And grass all fresh and green;
By chance a cloud may drop u s
showers,
And wash the old earth clean.
Oh yes each morning up high above,
In the leafy retreat of the elm;
W e hear a morning song we love,
As the sun peeks over his realm.
Eut memories of these days will fade
Like the rose and violet do.
A day must pass and years a r e made,
And yet we remember a song we
knew ;
When the robin each morning above,
In t h e shady retreat of t h e elm
Sang us a song, a song me love,
As the sun peeked over his realm.
By Paul Arthur Derington,
Frisco Lines.
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300 at Partg Gitlen by Kansas City Local
T
HREE H U N D R E D supervisors,
shopmen, their families and
friends joined January 4 in one
of the best parties ever held by Kansas City Local No. 4.
From 8:00 p. m., when the party
began, the evening was a riot of fun.
A group of piano selections, string
and vocal music took up the early
part of the evening, while the main
event, a minstrel show, followed. A
fine quartet and several "feature"
soloists which would have done credit
to any musical entertainment were
found in the group of black faced
comedians.
One special feature ol' the prograin
was a parody on "Baby Face," sung
by tbe quartet and dedicated to F r a n k
Juukins, chairman of the Frisco Association. Mr. Junlrins w a s connected with the Kansas City organization before being elected general
chairman of the system board. Following the minstrel show, the chairs
were inovecl a t side, and the crowd
danced to the jazz strains of a fivepiece orchestra.
Much credit for the success of the
entertainment i s due the committee
in charge, and in particular to Johnnie
Nachbar, secretary of Local No. 4,
who is actively engaged in promoting i t s welfare.
TO MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYES:
It is with a feeling of gratefulness that we, a s shop enlployes
and others, h a r e accepted the very
generous offer of W. L. Huggins.
Jr.. editor of Frisca ~VIagazine, to
provide ample space for all Frisco
association news.
While we have always enjoyed
reading the Frisco Employes' A4ago-irre, we hope that the reports
from our local correspondents a t
the various shops on the Lines may
increase the personal interest, and
may add to the general informa
tion of our progress and success
to all concerned.
T h e operation of the Frisco
railroad is founded upon co-operation, and we believe that co-operation is big enough to include
every member of the Frisco family. While many of u s a r e younger
members of our family, we do not
feel that our loyalty and sincere
co-operation can be questioned.
We a r e proud of the success which
is crowning our united efforts a s
a railroad, and hope that our little
social visits, through the medium
of our Frisco Encployes' magazine
may be the means of promoting a
closer relationship among all concerned.
I-IOWARD PICKENS.
Gvm Teacher (to girls)--"Lots
of
girls use dumbbells t o get color i n
their cheeks."
Bright One-"And
lots of girls use
color 011 their cheeks to get dumbbells."-I<ansas
Sour Owl.
Purchaser-"What
is the charge for
this b a t t e ~y ?"
Garageman - "One and one-half
volts."
Purchaser-"Well,
how much i s
that in American money?"-The
Ink
Slinger.
Pledge Anew Their Support of Accident Preoention Campaign
A hearty gwetiizg fro~rr each wart shomtr irc llre accomp(ci~yiitgpiclrwe is exterlded lo all!
arrd ereclir~g shop at ~VortlrSpriugfield, ~Missorwi,all
T h i s happy lookirrg Dlrrrch of iucir gror~ped r r r front of the ~irachr~rc
hove pledged m e w their loyally to Fvisco Lines atrd llzeir hearty swpport to the carrse o j acridrut preventioit irt 1927.
T h i s shop hos rtrade arz ercelleitt showiug drrrirtg the last year, dzre to the co~rccrztrated r f o r t of each man, arrd great
thirrgs are ezpected for the year just started.
Page 42
EASEMENTS ON CURVES
Proper P r e p a r a t i o n of the T r a c k
I n d u c i v e to Good R i d i n g
By H. F. NEYER, Section Foreman
Wittenberg, Missouri
ERHAPS the most discussed work
in connection with maintaining
track in good condition. is that of
preparing curves for best riding. In
recent years particular attention has
been given to the receiving and leaving portions of the curves, called
"spirals" or "easements."
The old method of handling curves
a s handed down by foremen of several decades ago, was to have a uniform curve from end to end with full
elevation a t end of curved track and
beginning of straight track.
Later
this method was changed to put half
the full elevation a t the end of the
full curve, easing the line of the curve
off by eye, running back on the curve
to get the full elevation, and ahead
on the easement the same distance to
the point of no elevation or levcl
traclr.
This was a step in the right direction but not yet right.
Increased
speed of trains made more accurate
work necessary and called for the
introduction of the spiral a s now used,
where change in elevation is made,
according to change in degree of curvature, from straight traclr to full
curvature, on what is called the central curve.
The fundamental principal of the
spiral is: no curve, no elevation, a little more curve, a little more elevation, etc. The spiral points a r e indicated by iron pins placed in the center of the track and in addition by
posts s e t a t the side of the track to
show certain information concerning
the degree of the curve, amount of
elevation, etc. Doubtless many foremen do not know what some of t h e
stenciling on these posts mean. Facing the increase in mileage, or toward
the south or west, the first post on
the curve i8 marked on one side "TS,"
meaning that this post monumerlts
the point where the alignment of the
Guarded Grinding Wheels Preoent Injuries
Note this fiicture c ~ d l ! T h e grirrdzrrg .zc.lreel is guarded aud the steady rest
is closely and tightly adjusted. T h e operator, with eyes protected by goggles, artd
staudiitg aside fro~lr a direct front e.@osrrre to the revolvii~gwheel, nssrivres tlrc
safe attitude. In this positiou there is less daltger from flying frog~lrerats, should
the wIrcel burst.
T h e accidetrt prevetttioir departme~rt reports a sfiecific imtartce rccerttly when
gritrdiitg ~uIzee1 broke zvltile the wachirre w a s grittdiwg a tool, and I I O personal
iizjiiry runs srrstaiued, dzle to the fact that the operator w a s statrditry to ofre side
o f the wheel.
Irutrrictio~~s
for proper nzorcrtting and care of gri~tding wheels will be forirrd
in detail itz all Frisco standard tool catalogues in the possession of the SHOP
FOREMAN. T h e best ittsttramc ngairrst accidertts w i t h grilrdittg zulreds, i s to
rigidly follow these instructiotrs. Aslf ypur forewtnrr for his copy if your duties
itzclride repairs or ~trni~itctratrceo f grrtrdmg wheels!
curve changes from tangent
or
straight track, to the spiral or easement curve. The other side of this
flrst post is marked "EO," indicating
that the elevation in the outer rail a t
this point is nothing, or track is level
across. Second post on the curve
shows the degree of the curve and,
say, "E5" indicating five inches superelevation in the outside rail of the
curve ol)potiite this post. Third past
is same a s second post, fourth post
is marked "ST" on one side and "EO"
on other side, indicating level track
and change in alignment from spiral
to tangent.
On high speed track, in order t o
get the curves and easements on center and avoid any swings while train
is passing around the curve, points
should be set on the curve with surveyors' transit and track thrown to
meet these center points. With these
center points or stakes set, it i s easy
to get track in good alignment; and
between the two center monument:
on the curve there is no difficulty
in getting the elevation of the outer
rail correct a s this elevation is uniform the entire distance belween
these monuments.
The only serious difficulty foremen have in taking care of their
curves is in getting correct elevation
in the spiral or between the ~jouts
marked "EO" and "E5" a s mentioncitl
distance in lcet between the two
r:osts mentioned and divide this distance by the elevation shown on the
second post. In the case of the curve
having post stenciled "E5" the distance will probably be 300 feet, this
divided by five (the elevation stenciled on the post) will give 60 feet
indicating that for each 60 feet beyond the "EO" post, elevation increases one inch. After these points
are located, dividing the distance between these points into four equal
parts will give change in elevalion
for each quarter inch, so that elevation can be checked carefully with
level board over the entire spiral and
where elevation is incorrect, proper
elevation can bc placed in the traclr.
Some foremen s t a r t in a t the "EO"
post, raising the outside rail one-half
inch for each rail length until they
get close to the full elevation post,
throwing all the error into the track
in the last one or two rails ahead of
t'ne full elevation post. Track wiil not
ride properly unless the elevatioii
changes uniformly all the way between
the two posts mentioned and unless
this measuring and checking or some
other method that mill accomplish the
same result, is used, the spirals will
not ride properly.
Good Distance
H e pulled that old joke about opening the window and getting "Chile."
"That's nothing," said the other.
"Last night I attached one wire under my bed and the other to the
radiator and got 'Hot Springs.'"
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SPRINGFIELD. MISSOURI
SOUTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS
One of t h e l o n r e s t s t e p s t o w a r d s
completely c l i m i n a t i n q e n g i n e f a i l u r ~ s .
delavs a n d keep in^. d e f e c t s t o a mininlum h a s j u s t been t a k e n b y W. R
Murnev, g e n e r a l f o r e m a n , w h o h a s
s t a r t e d a s e r l ~ s of c o n f e r e n c e s in
which a l l locomotive i n s p e c t o r s a r e
urfied to be p r e s e n t . A11 p h a s e s of
thoroufihlv disi n s n e - t ~ o n w o r k I.;
cussed a t t h e s e m e e t i n g s a n d much
zood i s ~ x p e c t e d a s a r e s u l t of t h e
closer c o - o p e r a t i o n of c v e r y o n e c o n cerned.
While o u r delays and failUWU
a r e v e r y f e w , no o n e h e r e will
'he s a t ~ s f i e du n t i l w e a r e 100 Der Cent.
rws m o t o r c a r d e p a r t m e n t . h a s r e t u r n e d
from a holiday visit a m o n g relatives a t
Olilahoma City.
J a m e s B. R y a n . w h o f o r m a n y y e a r s
h a s been a n e m p l o y e of t h e r c c l a m a tion plant. died J a n u a r y 1, 1827. D u r i n r h i s l o n g s t a y w i t h us, Mr. R y a n
made m a n y f r i e n d s w h o e x t e n d t o h i s
family a n d relatives their heartfelt
sympathy.
Clarence. Sissel, r e c l a m a t i o n p l a n t
employe. 1s b a c k i n t h e c i t y a g a i n
a f t e r s e v e r a l monthn' l i v i n g in t h e
country. 3.11.. Sissel n o w l i v e s a t 309
South N e t t l e t o n .
E d w a r d AIcCain. w h o f o r t h e p a s t
year h a s been o n e of o u r s p e c i a l o f flcrrs, h a s b e e n r i v e n t h e position f o r merly held b y J a m e s R y a n ( d e c e a s e d ) .
t h e position b e i n g l e a d m a n in t h c
w a s t e p a p e r d e p a r t m e n t of t h e reclnmntion p l a n t .
J. TV. N a n e r y of t h o r e c l ~ m a t i o n
plant s u c c e e d s BTr. McCain a s w a t c h man a n d s o e c i a l orricer.
W a r d M h o r ~ .f o r m e r l y m a c h i n i s t on
t h e r o u n d h o u s e n i g h t force, b u t f o r
the p a s t s e v e r a l m o n t h s w o r k i n g in 27
l i k e c a p a c i t y a t K a n s a s City. w a s a r e cent v i s i t o r a t t h e r o u n d h o u s e h e w .
a n d w e w e r e a l l g l a d to h e a r t h a t h c
h:ts been promotecl t o t h e position of
assistant to t h e n i g h t r o u n d h o u s e f o r e inan a t Memphis, a posltion w e k n o w
h e is w e l l qualifiecl t o fill.
P r a t h e r L a n g l e y . t r u c k m a n a t thn
roundhouse. a n d wife. h a v e t h e s v m n a t h v of e v e r y o n e . i n t h e d e a t h of t h e i r
i n f a n t d a u r h t e r . FIelen Louise, who
died 1)ecomber 29.
Finis Litterall, coach shop, i s a n n t h e r s o u t h s h o p m a n w h o m a d e a holiday visit t o h i s home i n Arkansas.
Leaford Johnson. machine m a n i n
the roundhouse, machine shop, h a s RIways been a s t e a d y worker, s o t h e
f a c t t h a t h e t o o k q u i t e a l o n g l a y off
d u r i n g t h e holidays w a s c a u s i n g h i s
m a n y f r i e n d s s o m e concern, u n t i l h e
r e t u r n e d a n d p r o u d l y announcer1 t h a t
h e n o w had t h e f o r m e r Miss E d i t h
3 I c E l n ~ a l n c o n ~ f o r t a b l y ensconced in
their new home in t h e s o u t h e a s t p a r t
of town. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s a r e in o r der.
G e o r g e B a t e s , locomotive i n s p e c t o r
in t h e r o u n d h o u s e . s t a r t e d t h e N e w
P e a r o n t h e r i g h t b o a t by p u r c h a s i n r :
a new, m o d e r n b u n g a l o w a t 523 S o u t h
W a r r e n S t r e e t , t h i s city.
Clell, t h e t m e l v e - y e a r - o l d s o n of
F r c d E s t i s m a c h i n e m a n in t h e r o u n d house. s u f f e r e d t h e m i s f o r t u n e o f
brcakin::
h i s r i g h t a r m r e c e n t l y in a
fall f r o m a bicycle.
R a v V a n Gelding, w h o h a s w o r k e d
in t h e s t o r e room- f o r s o m e t i m e , h a s
t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e p a i n t s h o p a n d will
t a k e u p painting.
BIike Calveg, f o r t h i r t y y e a r s a n
e m p l o y e of t h e c o a c h s h o p , w e s t p a i n t
Mr. Calvey's
shop, died J a n u a r y 7.
h-e..
al t h w a s s u c h t h a t h e h a s not
worked for several months. H i s m a n y
f r i e n d s r e g r e t t o h e a r of h i s d e a t h
and extend s v m n a t h v t o t h e family.
W a l t e r ~ o z a r -. m a c h i n i s t first class.
--
t h e h a p p y couple. T h e b e s t of l u c k
w h o h a s worked on t h e roundhouse
t o vou!
n i g h t force f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s a n d f o r
Tjle s t o r k i s a f u n n y bird. indeed
the past several months supervisine
F o r i n ~ t a n c e , a n e i g h t a n d one-half
the work on throuzh-going engines a t
n o u n d bov arlSived a t t h e h o m e of t h e
thc drpot, has transferred to day work
i v r i t c r recently.
Don't a s k foolish
nnd O t t o Gelshiemer, m a c h i n i s t on t h e
q u e s t i o n s ! Of coursc, w e n a m e d h i m
d a y Corce, h a s t r n n s f e ~ ~ e c to
l
night
a f t e r his dad.
w o r k a n d will a s s u m e t h e d u t i c s f o r E. TV. 13rown. f o r m e r l v o u r m n e r a l
m e r l y performed by Mr. T ~ o z a r .
H o r a c e A b e r n a t h y , m a c h i n i s t in t h ~ f o r e m a n , is n o w l o c a t e d j t W e s t ~ u l s a ,
a s roundhouse foreman.
~'eclaniation nlant. h a s returned from
S. 1'1. F e r e u s o n . f o r m e r l y r a n r f o r e :
I visit to K a n s a s Citv.
Horace s a w
m a n a t n o r t h shop. i s n o w w o r k i n g
ringfi field i s fiood e n o u g h f o r him..
under IIr. Surles a t Sherman.
H a r o l d Wood, m e s s e n g e r in t h e s u n e r i n t e n d e n t ' s o f f ~ c e . i s on t h e job
nfiain a f t e r a n extended v i s i t w i t h h i s
L O C A L No. 6-MONETT,
MO.
f o l k s a t ColCas, Towa.
R . 1.1. P o r t c r . of t h e c o a c h s h o p , h a s
also returned from t h e s u n n y South.
COY TVADLEP, R e p o r t e r
w h e r e h e silent sometime, m o s t l y i n
Flqrida.
Local No, 6 is p r o g r e s s i n g nicely
R e g c l e G a u n , of the. coach s h o p , i s
u n d e r t h e direction of H a r r y R. H a r a l l s m i l e s ( a n d h a s a right t o be) o v e r
vey, o u r n e w l y clected president. W e
t h e a r r i v a l of a t e n a n d o n e - h a l f
h o p e t h a t a l l m e m b e r s resolve t o m a k e
pound g i r l a t h i s h o m e J a n u a r s 6. T h c
t h e y e a r of 1927 o n e of t h e g r e a t e s t
l i t t l e m i s s h a s b r e n Aamed J o e E l l a .
years over all the past in the history
T,on V a n Winlile. of t h e coach s h o p ,
of t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n .
visited h o m e f o l k s a t E l d o r a d o . Ark..
Oren G. D a v i s i s b e i n g s e e n g o i n g a t
for several d a v s d u r i n z t h e holidays
a h i g h r a t e o f speed h e r e o f late.
a n d r e p o r t s a b i g time.Someone h a p p e n e d
to
catch
him
\\rillis H o l m e s i s a n o t h e r o n e of
stopped t h e o t h e r d a y a n d found o u t
our south shop boss to remembcr the
a
b
r
a
n
d
n
e
w
1927 model Chevi
t
w
a
s
a t. h o m e durinrr t h e hoiidax
old
.- -foll<s
-. - .
r o l e t coupe.
festivities. a n d h a s g o n e b a c k o n tl-c
Mr. a n d Mrs. J. C. Alderson s p e n t
old job a g a l n . J I r . H o l m e s IS a d r i l l
t h e h o l i d a y s a t P i n e BluIL. A r k a n s a s ,
Dress o p e r a t o r i n t h c r o u n d h o u s e m a w
i
t h r e l a t i v e s a n d f r i e n d s . Mr. Alc h i n e shop.
d e r s o n h a s r e t u r n e d a n d Mrs. A l d e r J a m e s C u n n i n g h a m , f o r m e r l y elecs
o
n
remainecl f o r a l o n g e r visit. Mr.
t r i c i a n o n t h e r o u n d h o u s e n i ~ h tforce,
Alderson i s a m a c h i n i s t i n t h e m a c h i n e
b u t n o w of t h e L i n d e n w o o d shops, w a s
shop.
a r e c e n t welconie v i s i t o r a t t h e s o u t h
Alfred T>asiter. b o i l e r m a k e r , h a s been
shops.
g o i n g a r o u n d w i t h a s m i l e .Jn h i s f a c e
T h e r e c l a m a t i o n p l a n t , a f t e r being'
h
e
r e l a t e l y , a n d w e l e a r n e d t h a t it
snowed under w i t h s c r a p for sometime.
w a s d u c t o a fine b a b y g i r l w h i c h a r is s o f a r c a u g h t u p w i t h t h e i r worlt
rived
on December 9. H a v e n ' t l e a r n e d
:IS to z c t b a c k to t h e i r r e j i u l a r e i g h t t h e n a m e yet.
hour day.
Ashel
Shipman, machinist, s p e n t
Measles, measles, measles! Wever in
Xnias in Christian County w i t h his
t h e h i s t o r y of t h e s o u t h s h o p s h a s
p a r e n t s . TVe t h i n k w ~ l d t u r k e y w a s
t h e r e b e e n - s o m a n y c a s c s of m e a s l e s a s
h i s a i m , b u t c l i s a l ~ p o i n t m e n tw a s w h a t
a t p r e s e n t . A m o n g t h e f a m i l i e s of o u r
h e g o t , a s t h a t i s t h e best w e c a n
s h o p m e n , s e v e r a l of t h e b o y s h a v e
l
e a r n s i n c e h i s r e t u r n . IVe hone v o u
been off a n d o t h e r s a r c s t i l l OK, n u r s h a v e h e t t e r l u c k n e x t timc. "Cat." in,,. t h e afllicted ones. So f a r , t h c r c
E l i s h a Bass, e l e c t r i c i a n h e l p e r , w a s
h c v e b c e n n o f e t n l i t i e s a n d w e hop<.
called t o Chicano a c c o u n t of t h e 111t h a t a l l will recover nicely a n d in
n e s s of h i s wife: w h o w a s t h e r e . v t s l t s h o r t ordcr.
1 n 2 relatives. k r e l e a r n s h e is v e r y
m u c h i m p r o v e d , a s Mr. B a s s i s b a c k o n
t h e job a g a l n .
N O R T H S P R I N G F I E L D SHOPS
T. L. IIanlon, n l g h t r o u n d h o u s e f o r e m a n , ~ T l dMrs. H a n l o n , w e r c called t o
TVBT. F. ? i L % F F T . R c ~ ) o r t e r
Pittuburn. Kansas, t o a t t e n d t h c f u n e r a l of 3Ir. H a n l o n ' s a u n t . W e a l l e x 1~'risco folks, we w a n t t o e x t e n d t o
l e n d o u r h e a r t i e s t s y m p a t h y t o 3Ir.
you o u r b c s t w i s h e s f o r t h e c o m i n g
and Nrs, Hanlon.
n e w year. May 1 9 2 7 s e e o u r r a i l r o a d
J. L. H u l l , w h o h a s b e e n s e r i o u s l y
continue to prosper!
ill w i t h p n e u m o n i a f o r t h e p a s t f o r t I n 1926, t h r o u g h t h e u n t i r i n g c f f o r t s
11ight.
i s improving.
of o u r s u p e r v i s o r s a n d a c c i d e n t g r r Geo. W. E t t e r i s a t h i s h o m e ill w i t h
v e n t i o n committec.men, e v e r y u n s a f e
pneumonia.
a n d a c c o u n t o f Mr. ICtter
condition o r practice b r o u g h t t o their
r e s i d i n g o u t in t h e r u r a l district. we
a t t e n t i o n w a s corrected. T h e m i n u t e s
h
a
v
e
b
e
e
n
u
n a b l e t o c a l l o n him.
of t h e a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n n i e e t i n ~ s
N r s . Chas. S u m m e r s , w i f e o f o n e of
for t h e y e a r s h o w more t h a n one huno u r co-workers, i s v e r y sick a t their
d r e d a n d fifty i t e m s handled.
h o m e on t h e s o u t h side.
T h e h u n t i n g t r o p h y f o r 1926 w a s
H a r r v B. H a r v e v w a s a v i s i t o r t o
u w a r d e d t o J. W. R e d d i c k , boiler f o r c I7nris, 'l'esns,
t h e 'first of t h e month.
man, w i t h o u t e d i s s e n t i n g vote. T h i s
I V h ~ l et h e r e a t o n s o r i : ~ ; a r t i s t dug u p
g e n t l e m a n hrrd t h e Dleasure of b a g n
90-cent b a r b e r bill, five yearn Old.
m n e f o u r ''wild" t u r k e y s durinc; on*
w h i c h Mr. H a r v e y paid. T h i s s t a t e n f t e r n o o n w h i l e h u n l i n q - o n h i s uncle's
m e n t w a s m a d e b y Mr. H a r v e y himself.
f a r m n e a r Ilolla. "Ruck" h a p p e n e d t o
E a r l P i n k l e y , a b a s e b a l l p l a y e r of
\valk U P on a b i g flock a n d unlimberecl
s o m e note, criticized t h e St. L o u l s C a r t h e "shootin' iTon", a n d w h e n t h e
d ~ n n l sv e r y s e v e r e l y f o r l e t t l n f i R o x e r s
s m o k e o f b a t t l e h a d cleared a w a y , f o u r
H o r n s b y g o t o t h e N e w P o r k Glants.
fine b i r d s l a y s t r e t c h e d out. H o w e v e r ,
I n fact. Mr. P i n k l e y h a s cancelled t h e
t h e b i r d s h a p p e n e d t o be of t h e b a r n r e s e r v a t i o n s h e baa m a d e f o r a box ut
vnrd v a r i e t y a n d w e r e l a t e r identified
t h e St. L o u i s balI p a r k t h e c o m i n g 8eat ~ yMr. R e d d i c k ' s u n c l e a s b e i n g h i s
son.
own!
I r a S t o c k t o n h a s a good whtch
Tim Regan, machinist, i s a bachelor
which lie will s e l l cheap. H e c l a l m s
no longer. I t s e e m s t h a t T i m had n
to h a v e o r d e r e d i t w i t h t h i r t y s o a p
failing for brunettes and a certain litw rEa p
l bpeerrts . H a g g a r d b o u g h t a clime's
t l e l a d y c h a n g e d h i s mind f o r h i m .
H o w e v e r , T i m w a s a v e r y w i l l i n g Vicw o r t h of tobacco r e c e n t l y .
tim. t o be s u r e . IiIr. a n d Mrs. R e Collie H a n k i n s a n d B a k e r Sisson w i l l
gan are
honeymooning on t h e
e n g a g e i n a s i n g i n g c o n t e s t soon. W e
Pacific Coast. Good l u c k t o y o u a n d
d o n o t e x p e c t a l a r g e a t t e n d a n c e , as
yours. Tim!
t h e c o n t e s t wlll h a v e t o be held five
A " s t a t e of war" a l s o e x i s t s n o w a t
miles from a n y pogulated neighbort h e domicile o f Clifford Bobzien, m a hood.
c h i n i s t a p p r e n t i c e . Miss F l o r e n c e B a i Loyd Pinkly, a recent a r r i v a l f r o m
ley. of Crocber, Missouri, h a d h e r n a m e
Arliansas, surprised u s a l l b y showA honeyc h a n g e d t o Mrs. Bobzien.
ing t h a t h e w a s a ~ a s tm a s t e r a t
moon a t N e w O r l e a n s w a s e n j o y e d b y
itching w a s h e r s .
-
~~
now
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LOCAL No. 29-FT.
SCOTT, KANS.
we always try to keep things u p in
t i p t o p s h a p e a n d a r e a l w a y s g l a d to
ROY W. R E C T O R , R e p o r t e r
s e e you.
Mr. McDonald, n i a h t f o r e m a n . took
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home a s h i s w i f e . Lee h a s good taste,
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sickness, a n d h o p e f o r h i s s p e e d y r e moved t o t h e i r n e w h o m e on T w e n covery.
tieth Street.
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G e o r g e R e e d , e n g i n e inspector, c a m e
0f c o u r a g e , a s t h e y h a v e w o n v e r y
i n t h e o t h e r m o r n i n g a l l dollcd u p i n
fcw games.
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did it. George.
51. C. A. i s q u i t e a o p u l a r d i v e r s i o n
11'. B. D e r r p , m a s t e r mechanic, n o r t h d u r i n g these w i n t e r months, however,
when o u r F r i s c o t e a m does w r n a
e r n division, pald u s a visit h e r e a
few d a y s ago.
g a m e t h e y f e e l a s if t h e y h a d t a k e n
t o c a l No. 30 m e e t s e v e r v second a n d
something t h a t doesn't belong to them
f o u r t h F r i d a y a t C a r m e n ' s Hall. We
and e x p e c t t o be r e p r i m a n d e d f o r i t
hnvc some interesting .meetings!
any moment. S i n c e r e l y s p e a k i n g , w e
C h a r l e s C o s i s again o n t h e job
feel t h a t t h e boys a r e i m p r o v i n g w o n derfully.
So, w a t c h o u t f o r u s n e x t
a f t e r b e i n s Called a w a y o n a c c o u n t of
t h e d e a t h of Mrs. Cox's f a t h e r .
winter.
T h e e m p l o y e s t h i n k P. J. AIoore, o u r
Carl Ralston, machinist. h a s i t soft.
g e n e r a l f o r e m a n , h a s b e e n v e r y conc o m i n g t o w o r k i n a n e w D o d g e sedan.
s i d e r a t e of t h e b o y s w h o h a v e been
M o r g a n M o y e r w a s o n t h e stc,k l i s t .
b u t is n o w b a c k on t h e job a g a r n .
laid off, a s h e i s d o i n g h i s , u t m o s t to
renlace t h e m o v e r t h e d i v i s ~ o n .
G e o r g e &foyer s a y s i t i s a p l e a s u r e
firing t h e s t a t i o n a r y boilers now, s i n c e
Wc a r e m a k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s for
a n o y s t e r s u p p e r a t t h e Y. M. C. A.,
w e h a v e t h e n e w boilers.
with a m u s i c a l e n t e r t a i n m e n t i n conC l a r e n c e A. I t i l l i o n , n i g h t e n g i n e
inspector, s t a t e s t h a t w h e n i t comes
ncvtion t h e r e w i t h , f o r t h e benefit of
tht s h o p c r a f t s b a s e b a l l t e a m . T h i s
to i n s p e c t i n g e n g i n e s h c s u r e c a n do
t h e business.
system h a s p r o v e n v e r v s a t i s f a c t o r y
in t h e local f o r s e c u r i n g ' f u n d s t o s u p Glen B a i r d , machinist. t h i n k s i t w o n ' t
be l o n g u n t i l w e will be c a u ght un
IJort o u r team.
Since t h e y e a r 1922, f o u r a p l ~ r e n t i c e w i t h o u r w o r k .
bo,s h a v e c o m p l e t e d s e r v i n g t h e i r
Bill Chaney. " n i g h t h a w k " , i s g e t timc h e r e a t F t . S c o t t t h r e e o u t of
ting the quartet ready for the next
meeting night.
the f o u r a r e h o l d i n g d b w n f i r s t - c l a s s
m a c h i n i s t jobs o v e r t h e system.
We
Wm. ( B i l l ) G i l l e t t c s u r e h a s a flne
b u n c h of c h i c k e n s . W e k n o w b y t h e
a r e p r o u d t o k n o w of t h e i r s u c c e s s
good e g g s h e b r i n g s in.
f r o m t h i s Doint.
G e o r g e R i n ~ ,r o u n d h o u s e m a n , a l Our l o c a l h a s been v e r y s u c c e s s f u l
ways has some interesting story to
financially. T w o y e a r s a g o we took
r e l a t e d u r i n g t h e l u n c h hour.
one h o u r ' s p a y f r o m e a c h e m n l o v e to
J e r r y Brown, t h e hostler, i s a l w a y s
t a k e c a r e of - a l l e x p e n s e s i n c i d e n t a l
o n t h e Job w h e n i t comes t o g e t t i n g
t o t h e u p k e e p of o u r h a l l a n d l i g h t
t h e c n g i n e s in t h e r o u n d h o u s e .
bills, etc. W e h a v e t a k e n c a r e of a l l
W e enjoyed immensely t h e recent
o u r ex1)enses a n d s t i l l h a v e- s n m e
new general chairman,
visit of
money i n t h e t r e a s u r y t o d r a w on.
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from each employe i n t h e locomotwe
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will come o f t e n .
Alvin J o h n s o n i s s e r i o u s l y considerinw a trill to Siberia, b e c a u s e h e be1ie"ves t h a t cold w e a t h e r p r e v a i l s there,
a n d he i s s u r e a hot member. W h e n
t h c m e r c u r y freezes, Alvin o p e n s h l s
s h i r t f r o n t a n d e n j o y s life.
T h e s c five r u l e s will win. I don't
c a r e w h a t y o u r t r a d e o r p r o f e s s i o n is:
1. rust-~od.
2. R e s p e c t t h e officials.
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l i t t l e black an-d w h i t e a n i m a l , a n d I
t h i n k i t h a s halitosis."
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s t u c k t o t h e i r jobs. O u r c e l e b r a t e d d a r t ball t e a m o f L O ~ , t 1No. 1 0 i s st111 undefeated. Won't
s o m e o n e c o m e a l o n r , please. a n d brealc
t h e m o n o t o n y of a l w a y s hem:: wlnner:'
Or, a r e w e j u s t a s qood a t d a r t ball
a s w e a r e a t b a s e b a l l ? ( h l o n e f t , note.)
Local No. 1 0 h a s e v e r y r e a s o n t o believe t h a t i t is t h e b e s t o r g a n i z e d local
on t h e s y s t e m . I t h a s 1 0 0 per c e n t
membership, h a s well-attcnded meetings, h a s s o m e t h i n g d o i n g a l l t h e tinle.
h a s a women's a u s i l i a r y , a n d a11 t h e
b o y s h a v e confidence in t h e association.
14'. N a r t i n h a d t h e m i s f o r t u n e of l o s i n g h i s t h r e e - y e a r - o l d child. W e a l l
s h a r e h i s sorrow-. a n d k n o w t h a t t h e
heaven i s one s t a r b r i g h t e r tonight.
J a m e s H i n k l e w a s a b s e n t a f e w days,
h a h n g a n i n j u r e d flnger.
F r a n k Junlcins paid u s a fine v i s i t
a few w e e k s a g o a n d everyone w a s
g r e a t l y p l e a s e d w i t h w h a t h e said, a n d
w e a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to a n o t h e r
v i s i t f r o m him.
H e r e ' s to H o w a r d P i c k e n s .
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k n o w y o u will malt? good. W e a r e
w i t h y o u a n d t h e F r ~ s c oMechanic.
T o m Holland i s o u r n e w traveling
e n g i n e e r . H e i s t a k i n g t h e place of
F r a n k Ellis. T h e y d o n ' t c o m e a n y b e t t e r t h a n F r a n k b u t w e k n o w w e will
odd l u c k t o b o t h of YOU.
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n o w h a t you a r e :aid for. a n d " t h e n
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KANS.
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P i t t s b u r g hasn't been o n t h e m a p
w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o b e i n g r e p r e s e n t e d In
the Magazine; however, since t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f o u r old f r i e n d a s e d i t o r ,
we a r e g o i n g t o t r y t o g i v e B r o t h e r
Pickens a report every month hereafter.
H. F. Lacey, n o w o u r n e w g e n e r a l
foreman, s a y s t h a t h e i s v e r y m u c h
impressed w i t h P i t t s b u r g a n d h e r s u b jects a n d t h e e m p l o y e s u n d e r h i s d i r e c tion a r e h i g h l y pleased t o h a v e s u c h a
s n l e n d i d leader.
\Vt= s h o u l d a l l t r v .
i s e m p l o y e s in t h e ~ i t t s b u r gs h o p , i6
help h i m m a k e good a n d k n o w t h a t
in r e t u r n h e w i l l a s s i s t u s In e v e r v
w a y possible.
L o r e n F. Reno, w h o h a s becn t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m t h e n o r t h side. Springfield,
i s n o w o u r n e w b l a c k s m i t h here.
Odis S h u r l e y s a y s h e h a s o n e of t h e
Ilnest a n d p r e t t i e s t b a b y g i r l s i n P i t t s burg. H e h a s a p e r f e c t r i g h t t o b o a s t
of s u c h a w o n d e r f u l gift.
J o h n L. H l n g , t h e r o u n d h o u s e s h e i k .
s a y s t h a t l a t e h o u r s a t night don't
a g r e e w i t h him. J u s t w h a t t h e j o k e is,
t h e writer will refrain f r o m revealing
a t t h i s time.
C. H. D l n g m a n , l o c o m o t i v e e n g l n e
i n s p e c t o r , paid u s a t h r e e - d a y v l s i t
t h i s m o n t h . Come a g a i n , Mr. D i n g m a n ,
KANS.
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.4nd h e s t a y e d a l i t t l e l o n g e r ,
W h e n t h e w h i s t l e b l e w t o "Stop".
H e worked a little harder,
And h e t a l k e d a little less;
H e seemed b u t little hurried,
And s h o w e d b u t l i t t l e s t r e s s .
~ o e rv e r y l i t t l e m o v e m e n t
H i s eEiclency expressed.
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W i l l i a m ( B i l l ) B l a c k passed a r o u n d
t h e c i g a r s t h e o t h e r day, a n d f o r a f e w
d a y s k e p t s i l e n t as t o t h e r e a s o n f o r
T h u s h i s envelope grew,
h i s t r e a t , u n t i l h e flnally confessed
A l i t t l e thiclcer t h a n t h e r e s t ,
t h a t h e w a s u n i t e d i n t h e b o n d s of
H e saved a little money
m a t r i m o n y to N r s . B l a n c h P e a r l H i l l
I n a hundred little ways.
H e banked a little e x t r a
of Iola. ICann., o n December 9, 11126.
Their many friends wish them manv
W h e n h e g o t a l i t t l e raise,
y e a r s of h a p p i n e s s a n d p r o s p e r i t y . .
N o w it's v e r y l i t t l e w o n d e r
T h e g r i m r e a p e r , d e a t h , took f r o m
~ h a hi e m u r l n u r s w i t h a s m i l e ,
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family
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friends, P a u l
4 s h e clips h i s l i t t l e coupons,
Churchill. \Ve a r e a l l i n g r e a t s y m "Are t h e l i t t l e t h i n g s w o r t h while?"
p a t h y w i t h h i s w i f e a n d children. a n d
T h e o t h e r d a y , d u r i n g noon h o u r ,
s h a r e their sorrow. As a husband, h e
J o h n B r a d y held t h e a u d i e n c e i n t h e
w a s v e r v d e v o u t : as a f r i e n d . h e w a s
machine shop spellbound w i t h a d r a e v e r wilitns-and
a s a worker, he was
m a t i c l e c t u r e o n "Reform".
I n part,
cvel- s t e a d y a n d conscientious. T r u l y .
.John s a i d , "Hell i s f u l l of g i n cockP a u l ' s c h a r a c t e r will e v e r r e m a i n n
pleasrtnt memory.
tails. Scotch w h i s k y a n d f l a p p e r s w i t h
s h o r t slcirts a n d rolled d o w n s t o c k I t n e v e r rains. b u t i t pours, t h e r e f o r e , l e t m e k i n d l y i n f o r m you t h ~ t ings."
W h e r e u p o n J o h n Stoops, who
James and the Nrs. Hinkle a r e the
w a s s t a n d i u g close by, l o u d l y e s claimed:
"Oh, d e a t h , w h e r c i s t h y
v e r y proud p a r e n t s of a b a b y boy.
sting?"
J. Fitzgerald thought h e would
Mrs. J. F i t z g e r a l d , w i f e of o u r boils p r i n g a surprise Chrlstmas by slipping home to Kansas City t o see his
e r f o r e m a n , s p e n t a f e w d a y s i n Neow f e , b u t w h e n h e g o t there, h i s s o n
desha, visiting h e r friends a n d relaf r o m C h i c a g o h a d b e a t h i m home, a n d
tives.
Mrs. F i t z z-e r a l d ' s h o m e i s i n
h e w a s h a r d l y noticed, u n t i l i t w a s
1Ca11sas Clty, 310.
Rahel Stoner is reported to be on
time to carve t h e eighteen-pound goose
a n d J o h n s a i d t h a t t h e winrr
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w e r e Rne.
D. H. Dingrnan s p e n t a f e w d a y s
H a r v e y w a s forced t o be a t h o m e
in Neodesha, l o o k i n g o v e r o u r power.
f o r a f e w d a y s on a c c o u n t of s l c k n e s s ,
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b u t is back a t w o r k again, feeling
much better.
1926 i s gone
Yes,
T h i s i s 1927.
g o n e f o r e v e r , n e v e r to r e t u r n , a n d
t h e b a d w e h a v e d o n e w e will f o r g e t ,
b u t t h c a o o d w r h a v e d o n e will l a s t
f o r e v e r . - ~ 1 1y o u k g m e n a r e t h e a r c h i t e c t s of t h e i r o w n f o r t u n e s , a n d s h o u l d
r e l y o n t h e i r o w n s t r e n g t h of body
a n d soul. T a k e f o r y o u r s t a r . s e l f reliance. D o n ' t t a k e too much a d v i c e
-keen
a t v o u r helm. a n d s t e e r y o u r
o w n ship, a n d r e m e m b e r t h a t t h e g r e a t
a r t of c o m m a n d i n g i s t o t a k e a f a i r
s h a r e of t h r w o r k .
T h i n k well of
yourself.
Strike out!
Assume s o u r
o w n position. P u t u o t n t o e s i n a c a r t
o v e r a r o u g h road a n d t h e s m a l l o n e s
g o t o t h e bottom. R i s e a b o v e t h e e n v i o u s a n d jealous.
F i r e above t h e
m a r k you i n t e n d t o hit. B e i n e a r n e s t .
B e ctvil.
R e a d t h e n a l ~ e r s . Make
money a n d d o .good w i t 6 it. L o v e y o u r
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a n d fellowmen. L o v e t r u t h a n d
v i r t u e . L o v e y o u r c o u n t r y a n d obey
i l s lams.
P u t a n item each month in the little
box in t h e m a c h i n e s h o p , s o I will h a v e
a little news each month. H e l p m a k e
the new Prisco Nechanic a howling
s u c c e s s , a n d b y t h a t y o u will n o t o n l y
be c o - o p e r a t i n g w i t h y o u r local r e p o r t e r , b u t you will be h e l p i n g to
m a k e the Frisco Magazine a most int e r c s t i n g paper.. .\lso s c n d in a l l t h e
p i c t u r c s you van possibly s c r a p e u p of
t h e l i t l l c ones.
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OKLA.
LOCAL NO. 12-AFTON,
SO. a n d proceeded t o c u t off t h e n i g h t
s t o r e helper. P r a n k Kelly. Mr. K e l l y
e s e r c i s e d h i s seniority a t W e s t T u l s a
a n d is now w o r k i n g there.
One s w i t c h e n g i n e job w a s abolished
in t h e Afton vard. December 31. h
f c w "old headk" w e r e s h a v e d . L e t ' s
hope it i s o n l y t e m p o r a r y .
O u r c o a c h cleaner. Wm. H . Fields,
a n d Nrs. E m m a Buck w e r e u n i t e d i n
t h e h o l y b o n d s of m a t r i m o n y a t t h e
B a p t i s t p a r s o n a g e , T u e s d a y , December
28.
F r i e n d s cxtend congratulations
a n d b e s t wishes. T h e g r o o m is 60 a n d
t h e b r i d e i s .57.
T h e B. & B. g a n g i s h e r e a t A f t o n
t o r a i s e t h e c o a l c h u t e . T h i s will e n a b l e t h c 4100 c l a s s e n g i n e s t o g c t coal
e a s i e r a n d s a v e delays.
D. B o h a n a n , f i r e m a n i n t h e A f t o n
yard, h a s transferred to W e s t T u l s a on
t h e e n g i n e e r s ' board.
F. E. B o u l t i n g h o u s e , Arst-class m a c h i n i s t , is a b s e n t a c c o u n t of s u s t a i n i n g
a p e r s o n a l i n j u r y , J a n u a r y 1. A poor
w a y to s t a r t t h e n e w y e a r , b u t Bo
isn't in t h e h a b i t of b e i n g i n j u r e d a n d
i s s o r e l y missed f r o m t h e job.
H. R. F o l c y , r o u n d h o u s e f o r e m a n .
h a s s u r e l y h a d 'em i n t h e a i r l a t e l y ,
g e t t i n g o u r w h i t e lead engines ready
t o g o t o t h e s h o p s t o be c o n v c r t e d t o
coal.
LOCAL No. 7-FT.
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ing. H e l d t h e i r firr;t m e e t i n g December 1, 1 9 2 6 . T h e a t t e n d a n c e h a s g r o w n
T h r o u g h t h e F r i s c o a s s o c i a t i o n of
v e r y materially since l c m i n g o u r n r , .
m e t a l c r a f t a n d cal. d e p a r t m e n t enihall ul) in t h e m a i n s e c t i o n of town.
ployes a n d t h e courtesy of t h e m a n Our very pleasant a n d congenial gena g e m e n t , t h e l i t t l e t o w n of A f t o n h a s
c r a l c h a i r m a n , F r a n k Junlcins, v i s i t e d
b e e n g i v e n a place a l o n g w i t h t h e
u s l a s t m o n t h a n d g a v e t h e local a n e w
many other news items on the pages
l e a s e o n life. H i s v i s i t s e e m e d t o g l v e
of t h e F r i s c o E m p l o y e s ' J I a g a z i n e . W e
u s a l l encouragement to g o ahead and
feel honored. W e hope you f e e l lilcem a k e P t . S m i t h local o n e of t h e h a n wise.
n e r locals o n t h e s y s t e m . Come a g a i n .
T h i s i;q o u r first a t t e m p t to a p p e a r
E r o t h e r Junltins, w e a r e Inore t h a n
o n t h e p r i n t e d pages" a n d w e hope
g l a d t o h a v e you.
t h e "critics" w i l l look o v e r o u r e r r o r s
Division C h a i r m a n J. L. E u d y . a c a n d mistalces, as w e i n t h e i r - p l a c e
c o m p a n i e d B r o t h e r J u n k i n s to H u g o ,
w o u l d d o f o r t h e good of t h e 3 1 a r a Oklahoma, where t h e y had a v e r y
zine.
s u c c e s s f u l meeting.
On D e c e m b e r 9 F l o y d H a s t i n g s , c a r
B r o t h e l s J o h n R. W h i t e a n d f a m i l y
inspector, had his r i g h t a r m severed
have returned from Chattnnooxa, Tenbelow t h e e l b o w w h e n i t w a s c a u c h t
nessee, a f t c r s p e n d i n g t h e h o l i d a s s
b e t w e e n t w o oil t a n k s .
Mr.
w i t h relatives.
H a s t i n g s w a s handecl a c h e c k f o r
\\'e e x t e n d o u r h e a r t f e l t s y m p a t h y to
$500.00 f r o m t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n I n s i ~ r - E r o l h e r Georgc! C. Shields, who is presia n c e Compc~ny.c o v e r i n g h i s i n j u r y . \\re
d e n t of l"ort S m i t h local, i n t h c loss o l
h a t c t o lose Mr. H a s t i n g s . h e i s a g o o d
his father, whose remains were laid to
man.
r e s t in Springfield C h r i s t m a s Day.
J. 15. W h a l e n , f u e l s u p e r v i s o r , was
Brother Charles Kline is devoting
i n A f t o n , 1)ccrmher 28, g i v i n q u s t h e
considerable time a n d hard labor to
"once over".
A \ r c o r d i n a to Mr. W h a t h e s e l l i n g of Insurance, f o r w h i c h h e
len, w e a r e gtxtting a l o n g nicely.
M. L. G u i n n e p , t r a v e l i n g i n s p e c t o r ,
w a s in A f t o n , December 2 3 f o r t h e Arst
t i m e r ~ sa t r a v e l i n g inspcctor. If &[I-. t a k i n g .
G u i n n e y would l e a v e h i s "eagle eye"
T h i s l o c a l i s m a k i n g a g a l l a n t cffort
a t h o m e h e mould be m o r e welcome,
to organlze a degree team for t h e purb u t we'd h a t e f o r h i m t o p a s s u s up.
pose
of p u t t i n g o n s i d e i n i t i a t i o n w o r k
Chief Clcrlc t o G e n e r a l C a r F o r e w h e n t a k i n g in n e w members.
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membership h a s ordered a seal
h o l i d a y s in t h e old t o w n , v i s i t i n g r e l a to be used in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h a l l c o r tive a n d friends.
r e s l ~ o n d e n c e a n d r e c o r d s k e p t by t h e
Mrs. 13. R. S t o n e , w i f e of c a r f o r e local o r g a n i z a t i o n , I ' m s u r e a l l will
m a n , w a s called t o I r o n t o n , Missouri,
be h i g h l y pleased upon l'cceipt of aamc.
I l e c e m b e r 28, a c c o u n t of t h e d e a t h
\\re believe i n k e e p i n g o u r local affairs
of her mother. W e extend o u r syma n d e v e r y t h i n g e l s e u p i n 100 p e r c e n t
pathy.
f a s h i o n . You a l l k n o w w h a t I mean.
C. 0. Mitchell, s t o r e k e e p e r , w a s
The writer and little daughter. R u g h
h a n d e d a $500.00 checlc f r o m a n i n s u r Ellcn. h a v e r u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m T u s c a a n c e c o m p a n y in w h i c h h e w a s l u c k y
loosa,' 0 k l a 6 o m a , a f t e r a t t e n d i n g t h e
e n o u g h to d r a w o u t . We'll a s k h i m
f u n e r a l of a b r o t h e r - i n - l a w , C h a r l e s
h o w i t f e e l s to possess s o m u c h money
Goins. W i s h to t a k e t h i s m e a n s o f
w h e n h e comes d o w n .
e
x p r e s s i n g m y s i n c e r e a p p r e c i a t i o n to
N O W t h a t t h e q u a i l s e a s o n is over,
t h e boys a t F t . S m i t h w h o s o k i n d l y
l e t ' s hope H u g h H . F r e e m a n , p r e s i d e n t
g a v e t h e b e a u t i f u l floral offering.
of L o c a l hTo. 11, s t o p s c o m p l a i n i n g of
One of t h e b o y s p u n c h e d t h e clock
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l a t e s o m a n y m o r n i n g s t h a t h e decided
J a m e s T. A n t h o n y h a s b e e n granted
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m o v e h i s place of a b o d e j u s t a c r o s s
a f o r t y - f i v e - d a y l e a v e of a b s e n c e a c t h e s t r e e t f r o m t h e r o u n d h o u s e . IVe
c o u n t of s i c k n e s s . N r . A n t h o n y i s a
hope t h a t he'll be o n t i m e a t l e a s t
s w i t c h engineer in the Afton yards.
a p a r t of t h e t i m e f r o m n o w on.
S. R. G a r d n e r , division s t o r e k e e p e r
T h e r ~ p o r t e rh a s been a s k e d to e s a t S a p u l p u , w a s in Afton, D e c e m b e r
tend a cordial invitation to every
m e m b e r of t h e a s s o c i a t i o n on t h e s y s t e m to v i s i t F t . S m i t h Local No. 7 at
a n y time. You will note m e e t i n g d a t e s
of a l l t h e locals in t h i s i s s u e of t h e
F r i s c o JIechanic. F t . S m i t h local h o l d s
i t s r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s o n t h e second a n d
f o u r t h Monday n i a h t s in e a c h month.
Don't f o r g e t t h e d a t e a n d s h o u l d a n y
of you be i n Yt. S m i t h , c a l l o n us.
Glad t o s e e o u r old friend a n d
b r o t h e r . H o w a r d P i c k e n s , i n c h a r g e of
t h e F r i s c o Mechanic a a a i n . K n o w t h a t
w e will a l w a y s g e t thk v e r y b e s t s e r v ice in t a k i n g c a r e of o u r s h o p c r a f t
news, May o u r d e p a r t m e n t g r o w a n d
prosper.
LOCAL NO. 25-SHERMAN,
TEXAS
Mrs. I<. G. W i n c b e n n r r a n d c h i l d r e n
s p e n t t h e h o l i d a y s in T u l s a . Oltlnhoma,
a s t h e g u e s t of h e r uncle, J i m Snilth.
Jim Cain is back w i t h t h e Frisco
again.
Mr. C a i n h a s b e e n w i t h t h e
Washington Iron Works during the
l a s t t w o y e a r s . Glad t o h a v e you b a c k
w i t h us, J i m .
J o h n G e o r g e p r e s i d e n t of Local Xo.
2 6 , Mrs. ~ e o ~ ! g e , a n d t h e i r y o u n g e r
daughter, s p e n t the holidays visiting
t h e i r m a r r i e d d a u g h t e r , Mrs. H u g h e s ,
a t Clevburne. Texas. W e know. w i t h o u t - inquiry, t h a t Uncle J o h n n i e h a d
a n e n j o y a b l e visit. t h o u g h w e always'
greatl? miss him w h e n h e i s a w a y
f r o m us.
O u r s h o p f o r c e s h a v e been reduced
to a Ave-day basis. \Vp h o p e t1i:rt i t
will n o t be l o n g u n t i l w e will be r e 111aced 1111 a full, s i s - d a y schedule. \\'(.
feel t h a t t h i s p l a n c x t e n d e d t o u s 1)s
the management is better t h a n a heavy
force reduction. whereby, a l l a r e permitted to s h a r e equally i n t h e work.
we a p p r e c i a t e t h e splendid w o r k i n g
conditions which w e a r e w o r k i n g und e r a t S h c r m a n . Also t h e f a i r t r e a t ment t h a t me a r e receivinq f r o m o u r
m a s t e r mechanic, J. TV. Surles, a n d h i s
nssociates down here a t Shermnn. I t
i s w o r t h y of comnlendation. \\'e f e e l
t h a t w e a r e v e r y f o r t u n a t e In h a v i n g
s u c h a n efficient s t a n of s u p e r v i s o r s .
The shop crafts and car delmrtment
e m n l o r e s s t a g e d o n e of t h e b e s t ( a n d
b e s t ittended-) m e e t i n g s o n D e c e m b e r
1 7 t h a t h a s bcen held in S h e r m a n
since t h e o r i g i n of t h e local n s s o c ' i a l ~ o n
there. The principal s p c a k e r for the
occasion w a s F r a n k J u n k i n s of ICans u s City, w h o w a s r e c e n t l y s e l c c t e d
g e n e r a l c h a i r m a n of t h e s y s t e m o r ganization. H i s t a l k w a s very n ~ u c h
ap1)rcciated b y t h e l a r g e audience.
B o r n t o N r . a n d Mrs. L a k e J t c K o w n
a fine c i g h t - p o u n d g i r l ( S a r a h ICatlle r i n c ) . Mrs. M c K o w n is d o i n g nicely
a t t h i s t i m e a n d w e h o l ~ c !hat L a k e
will n o t f o r g e t t h a t i t i s c u s t o m a r y
to b r i n g around the cigars. H e is one
of o u r a p p r e n t i c e boys.
Mrs. GrilTin h a s been o p e r a t e d on
r c c e n t l y f o r appendicitis. Mr. Griffin
i s employed b y t h e Yrisco a n d i s w o r k i n g i n t h e s h o p s here. W e h o p e f o r t h e
e a r l y recoi.ery of Mrs. Griffin.
Mrs. P. L. S t e n g e r r e c c n t l y r e t u r n e d
from a vislt w i t h relatives in New Orleans. Old "Dad" s u r e l y i s q u i t e h a p DY
.
. orer her return.
Uncle J o h n n y G e o r g e r e c e n t l y w a s
i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d a c o m i c ~ a r t y . in
other words, i t w a s one of these kind
of ~ a r t i e s c o m m o n l v called " t a c k y
g a r 6 e d U , illcludlng a m a s k a n d ever,'thing. Well, f o r t u n a t e l y . >ir. G e o r g e
wore the age-old white derby h a t . To
tell t h e t r u t h , t h e h a t i s f o r t y - f o u r
y e a r s old, a n d t o g o o n w i t h t h e s t o r y .
if i t h a d n o t been f o r t h e k i n d l y a s s i s t a n c e of f r i e n d s , t h e police woulcl
h a v e locked h i m up. We'll w a i t f o r
t h e n e x t p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e M a g a z i n e
t o flnish t h i s v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g s t o r y .
T h e w r i t e r ' s w i f e a n d baby, W i l m a
F a y , s p e n t a p a r t of t h e h o l i d a y s e a s o n
v i s i t i n g In C u s h i n g , Oklahonla, b e i n s
t h e g u e s t of R e v e r c n d a n d Mrs. J. \V.
Ilollins.
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LOCAL No. 14-SAPULPA,
OKLA.
H E N R Y PHILLIPS. Reportor
The Frisco is well represented a t t h e
T a b e r n a c l e r e v i v a l b e i n g conducted a t
this place b y E v a n g e l i s t R a y b u r n .
T o m Allrocl, box p a c k e r , h a s r e t u r n e d
from h i s v a c a t i o n .
Mr. a n d JIrs. N a s h w e r e t h e g u e s t s
of t h e i r d a u g h t e r . Mrs. J. S. \Vhite,
d u r i n g t h e holidays.
A. K. W a t t e r s a n d w i f e h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m Merkel, Texas, w h e r e
they visited f r i e n d s .
I n order to operate more a i r tools
in t h e c a r d e p a r t m e n t , e i g h t e e n s t o r a g e a i r d r u m s h a v e b e e n installed.
These s t o r a g e d r u m s will e n a b l e u s to
do more s t e e l c a r r e p a i r i n g a t t h i s
point.
C\', E. B u n c h , c a r f o r e m a n s c c m s to
be d e t e r m i n e d t o \\,in t h e Y'afety c u p
a s he is m a k i n g e v e r y e f f o r t t o m a k d
the c a r d e p a r t m e n t a s a f e place t o
.. - .- -
w n r . 1,~
C a r R e p a i r e r s 0. B. H a y e s , W i l l i s
W i l s a j a n d Guy Madden have been
t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m Bt. S c o t t , Kans., t o
t h i s place.
G e o r g e Campbell, s a f e t y a p p l i a n c e
man, i s t h e p r o u d f a t h e r of 11, b a b y
girl.
T h e p r e s i d e n t o f L o c a l No. 14, A. W.
Finlcy, und s o m e of h i s a s s o c i a t e s .
Brcthven Ed, Givler Geo. Delfcld a n d
R. H. J n m i s o n , were) t h e c11nne13 g u e s t s
nf H e n r y P h i l l i p s a n d wife. All r e portrd a n enjoyable evening.
E. R. J a c k s o n , t h r i d - c l a s s mnchinist.
a t S a p u l p a , h a d s o m e g r i e v a n c e to talce
up. T h e t w o - f o o t r u l e s h a v e t h e n u m bers ~tenci1e.d on t h e m u p to 2 3 i n c h e s
nnd i t i s v e r y d i f f i c u l t to find t h e 24th
inch.
Local xo. 14 o f t h e F. A. &I. C. a n d
C. D. 1.:. a t S a p u l p a i s p r o g r e s s i n g v e r y
nicely. All m e n e m p l o y e d a t t h e r o u n d house a r e m e m b e r s of t h e F r i s c o association.
\\'e e x p e c t t o b e 100 p e r
c e n t b e f o r e long.
H e n r y Phillips, s e c r e t a r y of L o c a l
No. 14, w o r k e d f o r t y - e i g h t h o u r s o n
a s e n i o r i t y l i s t recently, o n l y to find i t
was all wronz.
Tom H e r z t , ~ . ,t h i r d - c l a s s bo11:rmnkel'.
w a s d i u c o \ - i . ~ . t ~t iI~ ! l i ~ l l :to
: il m i n i s t e r
the o t h e r d a y .
L O C A L NO. 19-MEMPHIS,
TENN.
1). P. HENLEY. R e p o r t e r
T h u r s d a y . J a n u a r y 4. w a s 0111- r e g u l a r m e e t i n g n i g h t a n d t h e r e w a s a nice
s h o w i n g of m e m b e r s p r e s e n t . T h e r e s i g n a t i o n of J. L. G l a s s as s e c r e t a r y of
Local No. 19, i s r e g r e t t e d by all. T h e
w r i t e r w a s elected to fill t h i s vacancy.
\Ye h a d t h e s u p e r v i s o r s a s a u e s t s .
~ 1 s t ) G e o r g e 3106re. ~ r r s i s t n n t ' ~H' U ~ :
c'rintenclent
of m o t i v e r)ower, w ? o
is q u i t e a n o r a t o r . Mr. Moore w a s t h e
n r i n c i ~ a lsDealtcr of t h e e v e n i n e . H i s
iallc w a s e n j o y e d b y a l l , a n d ~ o c a No.
l
10 welcomes h i m in o u r m i d s t e v e r y
o l ) l ~ o r t u n i t ,h~e h a s t o be w i t h us. f o r
h e - m a k e s u s f e c l t h a t h e i s o n e of us.
\\'e h a d a n o t h e r b i g e n t e r t a i n m e n t ,
J a n u a r y 21, w h e n w e e n j o y e d B o b Miller's band.
T h e r e w a s s o m e lively
stepping t h a t evening. W e w e r e able
to s e c u r e t h e M e m p h i s B a k i n g Compnny's h a l l f o r t h e dance.
C . L. 3Ioore. o u r c o a c h p a i n t e r , a n d
his w i f c , e n t e r t a ~ n e d i n t h e i r home,
1604 K e n i l w o r t h , w i t h a N e w Y e a r ' s
N r e pzrrty, a t w h i c h b u n c o wax e n i o y I rl u n t i l a l a t e hour.
P u n c h wax s e r v e d
a n d prizes w e r e a w a r d e d . T h e n c a m e
the s a l a d c o u ~ s ea n d s e v e r a l m u s i c a l
xciections w e r e fiiven by JIl% 31oorc.
This e n t e r t a i n m e n t w a s enjoyed by
x v r r a l of t h e E'rlsco b o v s ancl f a m Ilieli.
0. E. T a n t , m a c h i n i s t , c e l e b r a t e d
Xmas a n d also his parents' anniversary
by g e t t i n g m a r r i e d . W e w i s h h i m a
l o n q a n d h a p p y m a r r i e d life.
\Ve a r e g l a d t o r e p o r t t h a t C. P.
JIurphy is able to resume his duties
as s t a t i o n a r y e n g i n e e r a f t e r s o m e t i m e
lost a c c o u n t of illness.
\Ve a r e s o r r y to r e p o r t t h a t IV. H .
Girnson, ~ e n c r a l f o r e m a n , w a s o p e r a t e d on F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 7, f o r a p p e n d i citis. H e i s d o i n g nicely n o w a n d w e
w i s h him a s p e e d y recovery.
T h e J I e m p h i s boys m u s t h a v e cond u c t e d t h e m s e l v e s i n a v e r y nice m a n n e r t h r o u g h X m a s , ;rs t h e r e h a s b e e n
no c a s u a l t i e s r e p o r t e d .
Yale r e p o r t 8 LhuL e v e r v o n c thcl'e
i s h a p p y b e c a u s e t h e w e a f h e r i s fine
and that they have just started o n n
new p r o g r a m which calls f o r t h e
b u i l d i n g o f 600 n e w c o a l cars. T h e s e
c a r s w i l l be b u i l t n e w f r o m t h e r a i l
up, a n d e x p e c t t o b e g i n turn in.^ t h e m
o u t a t t h e r a t e of e i g h t o r t e n p e r d a y
u n t i l t h e job is completed. All of t h e
old mc.u t h a t w e r e laid off s o n ~ e t i n l e
b a c k h a v e becn called b a c k to w o r k ,
a n d s e v e r a l n e w m e n employed. One
a d d i t i o n a l B r o w n hoist will a r r i v e in
LL f e w d a y s w h i c h will m e a n a g r e a t
help to t h c m . T h e y e x p e c t to s t a r t
t h e n i g h t mill c r e w a t once, w h i c h will
e n a b l e t h e m to s e t t h e wood to t h e
c u r s a s f a s t a s -needed.
The underf r a m c s a r e c o m i n g i n f r o m t h e 1'. C. &
1. a t B i r m i n ~ h a m ,a n d t h e y a d v i s e t h a t
in a v c r y s h o r t - t i m e t h e y will h a v e
the new cars rolling out to take their
place a t t h e m i n e s o r w h e r e v e r needed.
Thev f u r t h e r advise t h a t Yale i s a
v e r y b u s y place, a n d t h a t t h e y a r e - a l l
g l a d to be c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e w o r k
a n d to l e n d t h e i r efforts in t u r n i n g o u t
t h c b e s t c a m possible.
Go to it, Yale, w e a r e p u l l i n g f o r
you s t r o n g a t M ( 3 m ~ h i 8 . \\'e k n o w
Y O U a r e bus)., a s w e c a n j u d g e t h i s by
t h e n u m b e r of ol'ders we g e t f o ~ w
, heels
Prom you.
LOCAL
NO. 24-AMORY,
MISS.
E V E H E T T D. HANSEX, R e p o r t c r
W i l l i e T. R i t t e r , o u r locomotive c a r penter, h a s traded for a n e w F o r d sed a n w i t h wire wheels an' everything.
M a r s h a l l N a l o n e h a s a c c e p t e d a position with t h e c a r department. H e
h a i l s f r o m t h e s t o r e room w i t h a good
record.
Bob Stevcnson, car department clerk,
h a s been r i d i n g a r o u n d on a b r a n d new Indian motorcycle since Christmas.
H. P. R o b y , o u r locomotive inspector,
w a s off f o r a f e w d a y s , s p e n d i n g
Christmas w i t h h i s f a t h e r in Tennessee.
F. J. G a r n e r , g e n e r a l r o u n d h o u s e
f o r e m a n , w a s s u r p r i s e d t o find h i s
h o m e filled w i t h g u e s t s t h e o t h e r e v e ning.
H e soon learned that i t w a s
a b i r t h d a y p a r t y in h i s honor.
C:. 31. S c h w e n d , locomotive e n g i n e e r ,
a n d Mrs. S c h w e n d s p e n t C h r i s t m a s in
K a n s a s . Mr. S c h w e n d is e n g i n e c r on
the branch between Amory a n d Aberdeen.
R a y m o n d F. Does l o s t a f e w d a y s ,
d u e to t h e d e a t h of h i s m o t h e r - i n - l a w .
S t e v e T u n n e l , hostler, a n d Miss X y r tle J o n e s of t h i s c i t y w e r e q u i e t l y m a r ried a f e w d a y s bcfore C h r i s t m a s . \Zre
w i s h t h e m t h e b r s t of h a p p i n e s s o n
t h e i r j o u r n e y t h r o u g h life.
R . L. Row, f o r e m a n o n t h e c o a l
c h u t e , r e p o r t s l o t s of w o r k .
H. E. D r a k e . chief t i e a n d t i m b e r ins p e c t o r , w a s ;n A m o r y l a s t w e e k - e n d ,
e n r o u t e t o St. Louis, No.
J a m e s H. F e a r s . s t o r e r o o m t r u c k e r .
i s off on a c c o u n t of sicfiness. H e i s i n
t h e F r i s c o h o s p i t a l i n St. Louis. W e
w i s h him a v e r y s p e e d y recovery.
S. K. Lyle, s t o r e room t r u c k e r , w a s
off f o r t w o d a y s t h i s m o n t h on a c c o u n t of s i c k n e s s .
A. A. P a t t e r s o n , f a t h e r of S t o r e k c e p e r W. J. P a t t e r s o n , s p e n t l a s t w e e k e n d in Amory.
On a c c o u n t of s l a c k b u s i n e s s t h e
s t o r e d e p a r t m e n t f o r c e s h a v e been c u t ,
temporarily.
Store lioom
T r u c k e r s l\loreland.
J'.rans a n d .\Inlone r e p o r t p l e n t y of
r a b b i t s d u r i n g t h e h i g h w a t e r on t h e
T o m E i q b e e River. T h e s e b o y s h u n t e d
m o s t of C h r i s t m a s week.
C a r d e p a r t m e n t f o r c e s h a v e been increased a little this month.
F r o m all reports i t seems that o u r
n e w c a r f o r e m a n , L. J. Orman, 1s Katt i n g a l o n g r e a l well. 1\11 of h i s m e n
irre c o - o p e r a t i n g w i t h h i m in e v e r y
way.
H o t boxes a r e a t h i n g of t h e
past.
A n e w a i r line i s b e i n g built In t h e
n e w yard. T h i s w ~ l lbe a g r e a t h e l p t o
t h e C I L ~inspectors.
Dillard Gnteley, s h e e t m e t a l w o r k e r
a p p r e n t i c e of t h e w e s t shops, s p e n t t h e
h o l i d a y s h e r e w i t h h i s p a r e n t s , Mr.
a n d Mrs. Chas. A. Gateley.
LNllard
s t a r t e d his time a t A m o r y . a n d he will
s o o n be a finished mechanic.
L O C A L No. 8-ENID,
OKLAHOMA
F. P I E R C E E h T O N , R e p o r t e r
Mike W a g n e r , r o u n d h o u s e m a c h i n ist, a c c o m p a n i e d b y hIrs. \ V a u n c ~ . h a s
just returned f r o m a two-weeks' vacation a t J a m e s t o w n , IVorth D a k o t a ,
w h e r e iIIr. W a g n e r s e r v e d h l s a p p r e n t i c e s h i p s e v e r a l y e a r s ago. R e t u r n i n g ,
t h e c o u p l e s t o p p e d o v e r a t Mason City.
I o w a , f o r a f e w d a y s , v i s i t i n g Mrs.
Wagner's relatives.
Mike s a y s t h e y
s p e n t a very enjoyable vacation, alt h o u g h h e w a s .$-lad t o g e t b a c k t o
Enid, where there is n o t s o much s n o w
a n d cold w e a t h e r .
Jpranlc H o l m a n , r o u n d h o u s e f o r e m a n ,
reports excellent performance from his
n e w P o n t i a c coach, w h i c h he p u r c h a s e d recentl,..
We r e g r e t very much to announce
t h e d e a t h of J e s s M u r p h y , f a t h e r - i n l n w of W a l t e r H u n t , boilcrmalcer t h i r d class, and we sympathize v e r y much
w i t h Mr. H u n t a n d family.
E x c e l l e n t p e r f o r m a n c e i s b e l n a obt a i n e d f r o m t h e t w o n e w motoF c a r s
t h a t w e r e s e n t t o E n i d recentiy. T h e y
e o n t l n u e t o k e e p u p t h e r e ~ u l a ro n t i m e s c h e d u l e f o r m e r l y held b y t h e
180 c l a s s e n g i n e s o n t h e l l n e s o u t of
E n i d t o Vernon. T e x a s , a n d Avard.
Oklahoma.
A l a r g e crowd attended t h e ball
g i v e n by Local No. S of the E'. A. of
AT. C. a n d C. D. E. a t C o n v e n t i o n H a l l .
J a n u a r y 3, t h e e n t i r e l~roceecls g o i n g
to r e p l e n i s h t h e floral- f u n d b e l n g cond u c t e d by Local No. 8.
No d o u b t . d e a r r e a d e r s . you've a l l
h e a r d of thdse l a t e h o u r ~ o m e o lse a r n i n g to call t h e morn in^ m i l k m a n by
h i s first name. b u t we've g o t o n e
t h a t b e a t s t h e m , in t h e p e r s o n of E a r l
Moore, m a c h i n i s t a p p r e n t l c e . t r a n a ferred f r o m the w e s t s h o p s a t Springfield. E a r l hadn't b e e n in E n i d a w e e k
u n t i l he'd l e a r n e d t o c a l l t h e e n t i r e
c r e w of t h e passenger, r u n n l n f o u t
of E n i d t o Avard., b v
- t h e i r first n a m e s .
why'?
\Vilbur A y r e s , a i r m a c h i n i s t , i s b a c k
to work after beinr absent several
d a y s on a c c o u n t of iliness.
S a m Lindsey, b l a c k s m i t h t h i r d c l a s s ,
reports a v e r y succcssful h u n t i n g trip
n e a r Ames. S a m s a w o u a i l a r c v e r v
p l e n t i f u l in t h a t seetion, a n d b a g g e d
the limit most every day.
H a y d e n Campbell. E a r l Noore, Ord i e Uodson a n d P i e r c e E a t o n . m a c h i n ist a n d boilermaker apprentices, respectively, t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m t h e w e s t
s h o p s a t Springfield. All enJoyed a
s h o r t vacation w i t h relatives in t h e
Ozarlts d u r i n g t h e holidays.
E u g e n e Allen, J a c k D u n n a m . C a r l
Bundren a n d W a y n e Imboden, machlnist a n d boilermaker apprentices, respectively, t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m E n i d to
t h e w e s t s h o p s a t S p r ~ n g f i e l d ,a l s o
s p e n t a v e r y pleasant t w o weeks w i t h
t h e l r p a r e n t s a t t h i s polnt.
Mr. a n d Mrs. Sim Hilley, a c c o m p a n ied b y Mr. H i l l e y ' s m o t h e r , motored t o
l'awnce, N c w Y e a r ' s cvc., r e t u r n i n g
Sunday.
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1)unnnm. b o ~ l e r m a l t e r , des e r v e s a l o t of c r e d i t f o r k e e p i n g u p
t h e r e p u t a t i o n of t h e F o r d car. 1\11.
Dunnam recently purchased a F o r d
of t h e f o u r - w h e e l s a n d n o - b r a k e s type,
and with a little spare time and some
m a t e r i a l . t o a e t h e r w i t h tools. c o n v e r t e d t h e c a r i n t o one of t h e c i a s s i e s t of
i t s model.
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No. 2 -The Importance of "Time"
in Railroad O~eration
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On Time
By W. G. Bierd
President Chicago d Alton Railroad
"T
IME", says judicial opinion
with respect to the performance of contracts, "is of the
essence". And time is of no less
importance in railroading. Americans have a passion for saving time.
It is an outgrowth of the struggle to
establish faster communication between pioneer communities and
their bases of supplies, to unite
widely scattered settlements into a
nation. This demand was met by
the railroads, whose tremendous
expansion has paralleled that of
the nation.
Again, in railroad operation,
<I
time is of the essence." Not only
from the standpoint of maintaining
a good reputation must the success-
ful railroad run its trains on time,
but for the smooth functioning of
the entire system. A late train may
irk the impatient traveler, but his
worry is often small compared to
that of the train despatcher and all
the other operating officials whose
arrangements are disrupted by delay. The modern railroad uses
much elaborate machinery to keep
its trains running on schedule. Engineers, conductors, flagmen, towermen-inshort, everyman connected
with train operation must be equipped with a good watch kept in accurate condition, that all may work
together smoothly,and that "Time",
the all-important factor in railroading, shall not get away from us.
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Guy J I u n n , e x t r n e n g i n e c r e w r a l l e ~ ' , very clljo.y~tble c v e n ~ n g is e x l ~ e c t e d .
has u e c n r r d ~ ~ s t e r r c dLo K a n s a s L I L J
\ \ ' h a t we w a u l ~ i o w 1s 3 v o l u n l e e r i o
a n d la c a l l ~ n gc r c w s u n d e r ~ l r .lq'lan1 understand
tlo t h e " U l a c l ~ Hottorn."
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-H u g h Whitc, machinist, h a s been tllat we itrc exl)eclttrg s o m e o i t h e
h i g h e r ofticiais, w h o will be invileu.
t r a n s f e r r e d to K a n s a s C ~ t y . H e w a s
I.'rom a s l r a w v o t e t a k e n i n t h i s ofl a l d off h e r e in reduction ol' force.
lit% r c c e n l l y , w e a r e e x p e c t i n g n e a r ~ y
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ed employe, who l e a v e s h i s d ~ n n c rlmil
8 e l i u v c i t o r not, b u t L o n w a s h e d
s e t t i n g on a s t e a m r a d i a t o r to I J ~k e p t
t h e w i n d o w s t h e o t h e r day. Xow w c
w a r m f o r a n y ~ o o hr u n g r y t r a h l u t h a t
cLrn s e e w h e t h e r t h e s u n i s s h i n i n n o r
m i g h t h a p p e n along.
One h a p p e n e d
if i t i s r a i n i n g o r s n o w i n g .
a l o n g t h e o t h e r n i g h t a n d tool< t h e d i n You could n o t a c c u s e C l a r e n c c T a r l ~ \ n e r , b u t i o r g o t to r e t u r n t h c dlliner
of clock w a t c h i n g a s h c ~ h a sh i s back
])ail a n d a n e w t h e r m o s bottle.
t u r ~ l c dto o u r clock, h o w e v e r s i n c e 11:X r s . Geo. l ~ a n g l c y ,w i i c of o u r f o r m received a v a l u a b l e o n e f o r Chrislm:~.;
e r c e l l a r Imcker, s u s t a i n e d f a t u i 111! ~ ch a s bcen clock watching cons1;rntjurleu in a n u n a v o i d a b l e s t r e e t a e c i lY.
d e n t o n J a n u a r y 7. S h e w a s h i t by a
M o s t of u s s a v e t h e uselesa grtxst r u c k while c r o s s i n g W a l l S l r c c l , a s
e n t s t h a t w e receive f o r C h r l ~ t n ~ au sn s h e stc1)ped Prom b e h i n d a t e a m : ~ n d til t h e e n s u i n g y e a r , t h e n r a v o r s o m c w a g o n , in Cront of t h e Lruck.
She
o n e e l s e w i t h Lhcm. Sonieono e v i d c n l w a s lirloclced t o t h e p a v e m e n t a n d died
l y h a d a g u l l t y conscience, h a v i n g r e a f e w h o u r s l a t e r f r o m a b a d s k u i ~ c e l r e d a g i f t f r o m t h e r e l m r t c r rind
f r a c t u r e . T h e f u n e r a l w a s held f r o ~ ~ l m a d e I* Ncw Year's r e s o l u t i o n to 11.1
St. Marv's C h u r c h a n d m a s attendc,u
b a c k u l l debts. I n v i e w o f t h e f;w:
t h e r e p o r t e r rccelved a v e r y I ~ e l a t e d
~ i C tof a b e a u t i l u l p a i r of b l u e anti
w h i t e s i l k g a r t e r s w h i c h h a d n o t bee11
f o r m e r w o r k m a t e in h i s b e r e a v e m e n t .
w o r n m o r e t h a n t w o yrsarr. Come o v e r
Nrs. Floyd Mason underwent a
and see t l i e n ~
major operation a t t h c F t . Scott hospital recently. She is g e t t i n g a l o n g
nicely.
COMMERCIAL OFFICE CHATTER
F r a n k R u s s e l l , y a r d e n g i n e e r , ix
KANSAS C I T Y
a g a l n a b s e n t f r o m w o r k on a c c o u n t of
sickness.
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to L e c n ' a r n c r 111 rlrc r e c e n t Lon* vk
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h i s n ~ o t h e r who pxnsed a w a y DecemMr. hroore h a d a l e t t e r f r o m Earl
ber 2 4 . S h e w a s I11 o n l y t w o w e e k s
D e A r m o n d r e c e n t l y who is n o w located
with i)ncu~nunia.
In H u t c h i s o n , Kans.. b u t s t a t e s t h a t
G e o r g e S t o r y s p e n t New Y e a r ' s d a y
he w l l l soon move to T e s a x w h e r e h e
w i t h h i s b r o t h e r in Olclahoma Cily.
h a s s e c u r e d a n o t h e r porilion.
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a g r c r w i t h him.
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to S w o l ~ eP a r k .
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h a s joined t h c r a n k s of t h e b r i d g e
DAVID 11. TODD, R c p o r l a r
hounds. a n d w i t h i n a f e w d a v s t n c
l e s t of U S expect to be a b l e L O writ
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a b o o k o n t h c fine 11oints o f g o l f ancl
his cuh renorters t o - f u r n i s h a t i e a s i
bridge.
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S e w Year's r e s o l u t i o n w a s n o t to
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say.
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ing on a largc program, for its reghaving a weakness for cither ~ o l f .
u l a r meetinc' F e b r u a r y 7. T h e m e m !)ridge b o w l i n g , radios, ~ ~ u z z l eo sr b u r h e r s i n t c n d t o e n n a c e a larrce h a l l w i t h
lesque;, i t loolts as t h o u g h t h e line of
. G r i c c f & luncll, -miisical n u m b o r s arid
(shatter f o r 1 3 2 7 will be t h e s a m e old
1;iler (lancing.
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s i r e s a n d sevens.
hiiving a f i r s t - c l a s s violinist a m o n g
T h e pinochle g a m e b c t w c e n G e o r g ~ , .
o u r number. G u s t a v G a b a u e r . w h o i s
Andy, B i l l a n d J o h n w a s acliournecl
t h e l e a d e r of h i s f a m o u s V e l v e t o n e
Cor t h e w a n t of a good referee.
0..1.-..r.l.i ~ s t-.r a . a n~d w h o will delircht a l l
T h i n g s w e w o u l d l i k e to Icnow:
w i t h h i s d a n c e numbers: W e a l s o e r W h y S t c v e i s a f r a i d t o p a r k h i s c:11.
1)ect to h a v e o t h e r t a l e n t i n c l u d i n g
n e a r a junk yard.
v ~ c a l i ~ t sF ,r e n c h h a r p i s t s , etc.. a n d a
W h o t a u g h t Andy to cuss.
W h y t h e T e r m i n a l T r u s t f a i l e d bef o r e S t o r y g o t h i s m o n e y out.
If J o h n n y t h i n k s he's f o o l i n g u s h!'
s i t v i n p h e p r e f c r s blondes.
W h o p u t t h e w a t e r in Bill's n e w
r u b b e r s to d e t r r m i n e if t h e ? w e r c
really waterproof.
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On t h e s t r e n g t h uf t h e t h r e a t e n e d
t a x o n c l g a r e t l e s char wua s u l ~ p o s e dt o
Lave been p u t illto effect t h e f i r s t of
t h e year, we,#nottce quite a f e w users
of t h e fag t h a l satisfies" t r y i n g t o
m a s t e r t h c a r t at' s m o k i n g a. pipe.
H o w e v e r , t h e t a x i a i l e d to become e f f e c t i v e , c o l ~ s e q u c n t l y \ve a l l h a d o u r
trouble for nothing.
W h a t calne v e r y n e a r b e i n g a s e r i ous accident occurred somallme a g o in
13th s t r e e t Lriiin y a r d , w h c n a cal.i,r~ll
c l e r k i n y a r d m i ~ s l e r ' s office n e a r l y
w a l k e d i n t o t n e n e w s c a l c pit w h i l c
g a z i n g trt a 1)icturc on a s i ~ o l ~ l ~ ibna yr
o e i n g c a r r ~ c dthroug-11 t h e y a r d by a
y o u n g l a d y cmgloycd In t h c s l o r c dun a r.t.n r o~
n t...
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J l e r j o r i c C r a i g . a i r n o y ~ . a p h e r in t h i s
ollicc, became diasatisfted w i t h t h e
~ t r a l lnt.rvlcc b e t w e e n K a n s a s C i t y aucl
1rr.r orrl h o m e t o w n of l . ~ n c o l n , x e b r . ,
a n d conibined b u s ~ n e s s w i l h p l e a s u r e
1,). m n k i ~ r ga tril, l o Lincoln o v e r Xen.
Years to s e e if t h r y Ilad closed l h e
~ m s t o f f i c e UI) t h e r e . S h e f o u n d t h e y
1vr:re s t i l l d o l n g b u s i n e s s a t t h e s a m v
ulcl s t a n d , a n d e v o r y t h l n g is n o w r u n ning a l o n g smoothly.
Q u i t e a good d e a l of I n t e r e s t i s berng s h o w n n o w in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e
p e r f o r m a n e e of t h e *1.100 c l a s s e n g i n e s
n-hich a r e b e i n g used in I r e l g h t s e r v ict? o u t of here. a l s o t h e L.500 c l a s s
e n g i n e s a r e ~)erCor.nrlng r6marlcably
wcll in p a s s e n g e r service.
J l : ~ c h i ~ l i sAt l ~ l ~ r e n t i c D
e ave Wright
Is t h i n l i i n g of en gag in^ Lhe s e r v l c e a
of n n r i v a t e s e c r e t a r y In o r d e r t o hclr,
him i a k c c a r e of h i s c o r r e s n o n d e n c e
hluec s o m e o n e w a s s o k i n d i s to put
his n a n l e in a c c r t a i n m a g a z i n e a s be111g d e s i r o u s of c o r r e s l ~ o n d i n g w i t h
m e m b e r s of t h e o g l ~ o s i t es e x betweell
t h e a g e s of 1 6 a n d 20.
W e unclcrstand t h a t D a v e i s e e t t i n g o n a n
~ v c r a g of
e fifteen letter% a &y f r o m
. i l l 11arts of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s alltl
r o m c f r o m f o r e ~ g uc o u n t r i e s .
A r t h u r Thornl)sOn, o r a c h i n i s t all~ l r c ~ ~ r i Icindly
ec
c o n s e n t e d t o ~ i v t -! a
r e r t a i n ;.oung l a d y a l i f t s o m e t l m e a g o
z n d 11s r o d o i n g g o t t h e t h r l l l o f 11
IlIctime b e c a u s e naid y o u n g lady iic,.ir!e~rtly g o t h a ' r u b b c r heel too clost!
to t h e e x h a u s t pipe d u e t o t h e floor
illoaarls h a v i n ..
c been removed on a c c-rr~lnt of r c n a i r s a n d n o t rcniacecl.
W L P ~t h c p i i k . & o t hot, t h e r u b d e r be. ~ t nto smell. T h e n c a m e visions of
;I s h o r t in t h e w i r i n g .
After stol)l)in~
:111d w h i l c l o o k i n g f o r s a i d s h o r t , y o u n g
I;rrlv decided t h a t h e r f o o t w a s rretfins: u n u s u a l l y w a r m , decided to ] ) a r k
wit1 f o o t e l s e w h e r e w h i c h l e d t o t h e
rliscoverv of a l l t h e e x c i t e m e n t . T h e
lloor h o a r d s h a v e bcen rc1)laced in o r 41ir to n r e v e n t a r e o c c u r r e n c e of t h i s
'
kind.
"\Vhnl's good f o r m y wife's f a l l e n
archcs?"
" R u h b e r heels." replicd t h e clcrlc.
"\\'hatinell I r u h 'em w i t h ? "
Mr. a n d Mrs. H. I,. J o h n s o n w e l r
caller1 to Springfield t h e first of J a n -
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6% Interest on Full-paid Stock.
\\'c r e g r e t v e r y m u c h t h a t we fniled
to g e t in u n d e r t h e w i r e f o r t h e J a n u a r y issue, o u r i t c m s reachinfi
- t h e edit o r too l a t e to be included. H o w e v e r .
t h e r e w a s SO m u c h o t h e r g o o d m a l e r i a l
from a l l over t h e system. o u r s w a s
n o t missed. U n l e s s o u r chub r e p o r t e r .
t h e s a n d h o u s e m a n . f a l l s d o w n on us,
w e w o n ' t h e f o u n d o u t s i d e t h e door
a f t e r t h e f o r m s a r e closed a n o t h e r
time.
..-T h c entire mechanical department
forces a t K a n s a s Citv extend their
d e e l ~ e s t s v r n p a t h y to H. P. Crew. P ~
c l e r k a t t h e s o u t h r c p a i r y a r d s , in t h r
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REAL ESTATE A N D INSURANCE
1st National Bank Building
OLDBST AGENCY
LARGEST COMPAiiIES
"THE GOLDEN R U W '
CHAFFEE. MO.
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uary o n accounL uE trle s e r i o u s injur..'
U L ~blrs. J o l l l l s o ~
s o r u ~ h e r - i n - l a w . Xd.
'I'aullmlan, w n o w a s 111jUred i n a n a u Lornobile a c c i d e n ~ .
Coach l n s p e c ~ o r C u r t i s K i n c a i d i s
the prouu w s s c s s o r of a b r a n d - n e w
~ . ' o r d - s e d a u - H c w a s s o accustomed t o
rbalug in a n u l v x c a r Llle first f e w
d a y s h c d r o v c 111s n e w c a r , h e l e t all
thc w i n d o w s d o w n s o h e c o u l d b r e a t h e .
L. j. Lelyli, a s s i s t a n t g e n e r a l f o r e man oC t h e c a r d c l ~ a r L l n e u t , h a s been
abIc to realize o n c o f h i s I l f e - I o n s a m hitlbns in LHC c o m p i e t i o n of IIIC n e w
resIdenCe., 111 t h e Hosedale sectlon of
N a n s a s Lit).. L e i g h s a y s lilic Ctrrlo0111st B r i a a s . "It's a g r a n d n ~ l dylol'ious
SUPERVISOR CAR R E P A I R B I L L S
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
P. F. HESD13ICKS. G. S. THOA1PSOS,
Reporters
W e w a n t t o fill t h e gall b e t w e e n '25
a n d '27 b y o u r a p p e a r a n c e in t h e f a m ily c o l u m n s a n d o u r first r e s o l u t i o n i s
to g c t back into the midst of the news
by r e l a t i n g o u r b i t of i n t e r e s t i n g i n cidents and events.
There
were
numerous
items
of
? v e n t s h a p p e n i n g a r o u n d t h i s office
t h c l a t t e r p a r t of,,December, b u t in o u r
rstimation the
b i g feed" p u t o v e r
here o n t h e t w e n t y - f i r s t s e e m e d to be
t l ~ cc e n t c r of a t t r a c t i o n . No o n e s u f f c r o d f r o m l a c k of food.
ITowevc~~.
trv-\\err a l l a t a loss to accoullt f o r
by \\'m. ( f i i l i )
L d w a r d s , c l e r k in t h i s office, s o m e l i m e
ago a n d it w a s f o u u d to bc occasioned
due to t h e a r r i v a l o f a b r a n d - n e w boy
who p u t in h i s a p l ~ e ~ r r a n con
e January
the. b r ; i d - c F , i c i G r i e d
.a.
1 I.
According to AIiss A g n e s L y n c h , t h e
capital of O k l a h o m a is P a w h u s k a .
"So t h i s i s F e b r u a r y ' ? " Soon iL will
be t i m e to g e t o u t t h e fishing tackle?
\\re w i s h you a l l a v e r y !xrlriotic
observalice of Mr. W a s h i n g t o n s b i r t h day.
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EASTERN DIVISION
I Service Beyond Price"
ST. LOUIS MECHANICAL DEPT.
E l m e r Yackel, locomotive i l ~ s y e c t o r ,
rcturncd triumyhantly from his deer
h u n t ill .\lontalla.
Anticipaling t h e
doubt w i t h w h i c h h i s t a l e of s u c c e s s
mould be received, h e b r o u g h t v e n i s o n
s a n d w i c h e s f o r se\-era1 o f u s p r e p a r e d
by t h c c h e f of t h e B e v o Nil1 a n d
shou.cd u s p l c t u r e s of t h e kill. Oh, m y
yes. w e h a v e a h u n t e r in o u r midst.
W. H. V a n H o r n a u d w i f e r e t u r n e d
from their holiday trip to Trenton,
Xew J e r s e y a n d N e w Yorlc City. blr.
Van H o r n s a i d t h e y s u r e l y s t c l ~f a s t in
New Y o r k a n d if you do no1 g e t o n t h e
s t r e e t c a r s o r e l e v a t e d r ~ g h tn o w , y o u
And yourself w a i t i n g f o r t h e n e s t one.
R o b e r t L. J o n e s , p a s s e n g e r e n g i n e e r ,
is, n o w ;r g r a n d p a . Xot t h e o l d - f a s h ioned Iiiud w i t h t h e b e a r d a n d b r i a r
pipe, b u t a g r a n d p a nevertheless. A
d a u g h t e r w a s born r e c e n t l y to h i s s o n in-I:LW a n d claughter, Mr. a n d Mrs.
Bucii, of Puel,lo, Colo.
L. C a r l e t o n K l o s e a n d w i f e w e r e in
Springlield, ?do., d u r i n g t h c holidays.
i\lrs. J n n i c s Hotlich, w i f e of a s s i s t a u t f o r e m a n , a n d J a m e s , J r . , m a d e ;r
h u r r i e d t r i p to P a d u c a h . Ky., w h e r c
.\Irs. Ilollioh's f a t h e r is s e r i o u s l y ill.
Mrs. C. B. C a r l i s l c a n d ctnugiiter.
Jennie? N u r i e , a r c \.isiting Mrs. Carlislc's
liarents a t L e a s b u r g , No. H y tilc w a y ,
Jennie ;\lalie i s b e g i n n i n g t o m a s t c r
the E n x l i s h l a n g u a g e a n d i s c o n s i d ered vupy p r o g r e s s i v e .
Roy W h i t e a n d wife enjopcd the
h o l ~ d a y sin O k l a h o m a City. E v e n so.
B a r n e y s e e m e d t o be g l a d to g e t b a c k
home.
We are sorry to report that Edward
Home\\-ood. m a c h i n i s t . w i l l be confincd
in t h e h o s p i t a l f o r a t i m e t o u u d e r s o
an o p e r a t i o n f o r apl3endicitis.
E. T. W h i t e . fireman. w e n t o n n
h u n t i n g t r i p , too.
Seems t o be t h e
t h i n r to d o lately. W e h a v e n o t y e t
h e a r d if h e h a d a n y success, b u t if h e
did not. i t c e r t a i n l y w a s n o t b e c a u s e
he w a s n ' t d r e s s e d f o r t h e ~ m r tof a
h
unter.
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C. B. Carlisle, c l e r k , h a s s g e n t a f e w
d a y s ill L e a a b u r g d u e t o t h e iIlness of
his mother.
Mr. C a r l i s l c s t i l l l i k e s
L e a s b u r g e v e n t h o u g h h e has n ~ a d t
h i s h o m e in St. L o u i s f o r s e v c r z l years.
T h c w r i t e r r e a d t h e R o l l a , No., r e ~ ~ o r t e r 'tsr i b u t e to t h e Ozarlc c o u n t n
in
r e c e n t i s s u e of t h c Magazine. A m
sure a f t e r one h a s seen t h a t beautiful
c o u n t r y , t h e r e is no m o r e need f o r
f u r t h e r boosting. T h e Ozark country
is i n e x p r e s s i b l y b e a u t i f u l a n d a s u n forgettable a s a beautiful m e l o d ~ .
E v e r y t h i n g v o u could r e n s o n a b l y w i s h
to e n j o y caii h e f o u n d 111 t h e O z a r k s .
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T R A ~ Nmen
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in industry
to become more skilled
workmen and helping men
and women promote their
knowledge of business is
service.
Service in the International Correspondence
Schools goes beyond the enrolment of students. I t is
a matter of pride with us
to be able to give the student more than
the written terms of the scholarship.
W e view the student as a friend as well
as a student.
Between friends there must be more
than a mere business relationship. Between friends there must be loyalty and
interest in all things affecting one or
the other. T h e interest of the I. C. S.
is the interest of a friend.
T h e student has come to our institution in the hope that me can serve him.
'That hope is bred of praiseworthy ambition. Such a student is an educational
ward of our Schools.
I t is our duty to go to the uttermost
to maintain this ambition and to help
the student in every way a t our command to master the course. T h a t a r e
cannot-will
not-do
half-heartedly.
T h e brains and the educational resources
and facilities for service of the International Correspondence Schools belong
to the student.
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W e are not content with the service
we give, we aim all the time to give
more. O u r texts must be the best w e
can obtain; our examination and correction of studies as perfect as human
machinery can make them; our students
must have prompt service; our view-
point must ever be forward-looking ; ours must
be genuine sympathy with
the ambition of the studcnt
to go onward and upward.
W e want no student to
stop. W e want all students to finish their courses
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so that they may secure the
practical reward that follows increased knoivledge,
and the satisfaction and strength that
come of having mastered something
worth while.
So to help ambitious men and women
ovcr the boulders and barriers is a fine
and constructive work. T h a t is our
mission. T h a t is what me mean when
we speak of "service beyond price."
Mail the coupon for 4 8 - p a e free booklet which
describes these Railroad Courses in detail
---------------------RAILROAD DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
Box 8 6 1 6 4 Scranton. Penna.
Wlthout east or obllpntlon, Ple,lsa srnd me one of your
haoklcts and tell me how I e%In UunllCs for n posllion In
the work before ahlch I have mnrkcd S In t h ~llst below.
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enacLmenLs a r e n o t a d v e r s e to t h e r a i l r o a d s . "Cjncle Charlie." as h e is k n o w n
to m a n y f r i e n d s , i s p l a n n i n g Lo SLI,
u p t h e athleLic i n t e r e s t s of Lhe office
b u i l d i n g . B o x i n g i s h i s fortc. H e i s
a r e f e r e e of n o t e a n d no rncau t r a i n c r
of champions. H e i s also a n e n t h u s i a s t a t football, baseball a n d b a g
punching.
M E C H A N I C A L DEPT. N E W S
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Surprises ilcver
cease.
Raymond
Ivcy', s e c r e t a r y to Ceorg-e \Ir. A o o r c ,
who ib a s s i s t a n t s u p e r i i i t e n d c n t mgtivt!
~ ) o \ v c r , g:Lve h i s f r i e n d s a i-cal s u r p r i s e r e c e n t l y w h e n h e took u n t o hims e l f a wife. S h e w a s . b e f o r e h e r m a r r ~ ~ g Aliss
c ,
Fannie Crc~ishaw,daught c r of Mr. a n d Mrs. D. W. C r e n s h a w
o f Spririgfield. T h i s e o u ~ ) l e c r i i a l n
h a d ~ l e n t yof e x c i t e m e n t mixed w i t h
the w e d d i n g .
T h e y did n o t s e c u r e
t h c i r license u n t i l a b o u t 11 I). rn. a n d
were rn;irrird hv .Justice of t h e P e a c e
H u b b a r d , a t 11130 11. m.-just
barclv
h a v i n g t i m e to m a k e t h e t r a i n b e f o r e
it. pulled o u t of t h e s t a t i o n . H O W ' S
t h a t f o r a n e a r elopmc~nt" F r o m ren o r t s we h a v e received t h e v a r e c n josing t h e m s e l v e s \,.cry m u c h in t h e
a u n n v s o u t h . v i s i t l n g Blrrninghnm.
.Ila.:'Pensacola, Fla.. a n d o t h e r p o i n t s
of i n t e r e s t .
I n s p i t c of t h e d i s p a r a g i n g r e m a r k s
m a d e a b o u t Old F a t h e r T i m e , h e g e r f o r m s m a n y k i n d l y deeds. A s a c r o w n i n a event of his m a n y acconlplishments
rloring 1926. hn m a d e a f a r e w e l l c a l l
a t t h e h o m e of F. 31. F e r b r a c h e a n d
left a very dainty and charmina souvcnir. I t i s a g i r l , a n d t h e y c a l l h e r
J e a n n e Carolyn.
A recent valuable addition to o u r
clerical f o r c e i s W. R. ( B u c k ) W r n n .
Mr. W y n n h a s heen w i t h t h e Frisco f o r
t h e past thrce o r f o u r years. coming to
t h i s office f r o m t h e acconntino. d e n a r t m e n t . W e h o p e h e l i k e s t h e rnechanical d e p a r t m e n t s o well t h a t h e will
s t a y w i t h us.
MONETT ADVERTISERS
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LO t h e o f h c e a couple of d a x s b c r o r e
C h r i s t m a s wit11 a w e l l develo1,ed c a s c
of nleasles. 311.. PotLs s e n t h e r to t h e
d o c t o r : t h e d o c t o r s e n t h e r home-aud
hen t h e office f o r c e s e n t h e r sornc
tlowcrs. \Ve a r e pleased t o a d d Lhat
Jduliice htis r e t u r n e d to w o r k now. a n d
looks none the worse f o r h c r r e c e n ~
illness.
TULSA
and Use a Bonded Company for
Your Baggage
THE
hc will 'soon recove; a ~ r dbe .iblc to r e t u r n to t h e office.
W E a r e all wondering w h y F l o Blevany t h i n k s i t would be a d v i s a b l e to
tranxfcl' onc of t h e T c x a s Lines' m a c h i n i s t s to Springfield.
Y A R D OFFICE-NEWBURG,
White Line Baggage
OPERATES
MO.
RED TOP CAB CO.
Iq'rcd -4. S m i t h , t h i r d t r i c k d i s p a t c h e r , i s spend in^ a f e w d a y s vrs1L111g
w i t h h i s fitmlly a t B l a c k w e l l , Okla.
C. U. W a r d , n i g h t r o u n d h o u s e f o r c m a n , ha: r e c o v e r e d f r o m a n a t t a c k o f
i h e "flu.
H e i s n o w v i s i t i n g wiLh h ~ s
~ ~ t r c nat ts Xaodesha, I i a n s . ~ t l r s .\Yard
a c c o m p a n i e d h i m a s f a r a s Springiielu.
where s h e will visit a f e w d a y s with
h e r f a t h e r . Chax. B a i r , c a s t e n d conductor.
H a r r y XcDonald h a s returned from
Lou A n g e l e s w h e r e h e v ~ s r t d 111..
I)rother. H a r r y reported a w o n d e r t i t i t r i p , b u t w a s g l a d to g o t back Lo
illc Oxtirlcs a n d t h e F r i s c o .
Liltle
Miss
Jlildred
Donaldson.
d a u g h t e r of F. H. Donaldson, t r a i n masler, visilcd a f e w d a y s w i t h friends
in Springfield.
C h a r l e s D e l a s h m i t h a s r e t u r n e d to
w o r k a f t e r beinrr off s o v c r a l m o n t h s
on a c c o u n t of ~illlness.
H o e H . Goodrich s p e n t a w e e k w i t h
h i s m o t h c r , n t Springfield. Mr. Goodrich is s t o c k m a n in t h e s t o r e d e p a r t ment.
Miss H e l e n Y. F e l l o w s h a s r e t u r n e d
f- -r .o..m
c..a t i o n .
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W h e ? , i t c o m e s to b r i n g i n g in t h e
"bacon
you s h o u l d s e e Z'ranlc H a m ilton a h d "B'ritz" A l t m a n come in f r o m
a h u n t i n a t r i m "Al" C a n a r v . is a l s o
one of o u r g r e a t h u n t e r s , h d w e v e r , it
w o u l d be w i s e to "see" t h e b e a r s , wild
t u r k e y s e t c t h n t h e b r i n g s in.
~ o n ' t t' l l i ~ k t h n t d i s p a t c h e r s don't
know the alphahet, a t least we have
t w o t h a t c e r t a i n l v k n o w w h a t "A"
means.
E a s t e r n division a c c i d e n t p r e v e n t i o n
m e c t i n g was h e l d in N e w b u r g . J a n l a r y
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a t h i s n l o t h e r ' s bedside f o r s e v e r a l
w e e k s p r i o r to h e r d e a t h .
E a s t e r n division m e c h a n i c a l d e ~ a r t rnent a c c i d e n t n r e v e n t i o n m e e t l n k w a s
held a t - i * o n e t t ; - i n t h C & f R c L ~ fTV. G.
H a l l , o n F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 7. T h e m e e t i n g w a s presided o v e r b y J. L. H a r vey. m a s t e r m e c h a n i c , a n d w e w e r e
f o r t u n a t e in h a v i n g t h e a t t e n d a n c e of
Mr. Blcvans. of t h e chief claim d e g a r t rnent. St. Louis, a n d H . H: H a r r i s o ~ s
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.\merican Steel F o u n d r y . w:rs in Monc.tt on J a n u a r y a, m : l l t i n ~ a c h e c k of
t h e Uavis steel w h c e l s u n d e r o u r
eauinment.
- ~ i ' r e m e nB. C. G r e e n a n d D. N a p i e r
h a v e reLurncd t o X o n e t t a f t e r h a v i n g
xpcnt t h e l a l t e r p a r t of t h e m o n t h of
December a t F t . W o r t h . w o r l t i n -g off
t h e e x t r a b o a r d a t t h a t nlace.
Alt h o u g h t h e y a v e r t h a t T e x a s is a Ane
c o u n t r y , t h e y w e r e s u r e l y g l a d to gt7
b a c k t o h o m e a n d family.
W e all wish to express o u r sincerc
condolences to E n g i n e e r J. S . R o b i n s o n w h o r e c e n t l y suffered a n i r r e p a r abl;! l o s s in t h e d e a t h of h i s m o t h e r .
Mrs. R o b i n s o n p a s s r d a w a y a t h e r
home in C a r t h a g e , a f t e r a n illness of
quite n l o n g duration. E n g i n e e r Robinyon w a s f o r t u n a t e in b e i n g p r e s e n t
Railroad, Oil Field and
Commercial Castings in
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Tulsa, Okla., Box 658
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15 N o r t h Main Street
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these gentlemen m a d e s p l e n d i d t a l k s of
a n a l ~ ~ ~ r o y r i nnt acl u r e , w h i c h w e r e
well rcceivcd b y t h e committee.
T h i n k n r c a r c r o i n g Lo be curnl~clled
Lo g o o u t i n t o t h e "high\yays a n d byways" a n d p i c k Up m e n to be d r a f l c t l
i n t o t h e s e r v i c c t o fill Lhe d e l ~ l c t e ~ ~
r a n k s o f o u r e n g i n c m c n , j u d g i n g fro111
t h e n u m b e r of a p p l i c a t i o n s r o l l i n g i ~ .
for anlicipated service on the Ponsncola Line.
\\'e a r c g l a d to r e p o r t t h a t t w o o f
o u r veLeran e n g i n e e r s J. \Ii. Fitz.io111,
a u d T. F. >Innsfleld, ' w h o h a v c b e u ~ ~
disabled f o r t h e p a s t s e v e r a l 1nontl;s;
a r e g r a d u a l l y recoverinc; t h c i r a c c u s tonled h e a l t h a n d v i g o r a n d will soul.
be g o u n d i n g t h c rails' a g a i n .
Tiley
!mth a g r c c t h a t a l t h o u g l l a l i t t l c yes
1s ;I w o n d e r f u l boon to n b u s y , o v e r w o r k e d m a n , t h e r e is s u c h a t h i n g a s
too m u c h l e i s u r e w h i c l ~becomes even
m o r e tire.so1ne t1;m Inhor
Uncle s i m , i Y t i ~ i - ; i G o n of P. A.
Rodgers, Government inspector s p e n t
t w o d a y s a t M o n e t t t h e first ;>art o f
J a u u a r y , t a k i n g a m i n u t e i n v e i t o r y oi
t h e condition
o f o u r locomotives.
I-Iowever, w e s e c m to be s t a r t i n g o u t
t h e Xew Y e a r r i g h t , a s Mr. R o d g c r s
i)resented a c l e a n s l a t e unon h i s de,..
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H. E. D a v i e s , s o u t h w e s t e r n ilivision engineer, w&s t a k e n
L<U&
hospital o n December 30, suffering
from ulcers of t h e stomach. W e a r e
g l a d to h e a r t h a t Mr. D a v i e s is a e t t i n g a l o n g nicely u n d e r t h c t r e n t & n t
given him, a n d s i n c e r r l y hope h e will
be a b l e to r c t u r n h o m e soon.
ts
John B o r s t e r naid u s o n r of
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usual cheery, whdlesome visits recently. W h o , o n t h i s r a i l r o a d i s n o t a l w a y s g l a d t o h e a r Mr. ~ o & t c r ' s a r u f f .
b o o m i n g voice n e a l f o r t h in r r r r e f i n r ?
I f t h e r e be o n e - a m o n r r u s . ~ ~ t l h i r(1;n
c l a r e himself a n d b e c ' d g n b u i & d i ~ ~-Marshall L o n g machinist, has res u m e d p r o f i t a b l e ' labor. a f t e r a n e n f o r c e d r e s t of s e v e r a l m o n t h s d u r a t i o n .
t h r u s t u p o n h i m a s a r e s u l t of a b r o k e n a r m whicll w a s s u s t a i n e d i n a b a t tle f o u g h t w i t h a n a p p a r e n t l y h a r m less Ford.
A f t c r m a n y m o n t h s of
peaccful s u b m i s s i o n to t h e i g n o m i n y
of b e i n g c r a n k e d t h i s p a r t i c u l a r F o r d
finally decided t'o "kick," With s u c h
d i s a s t r o u s r e s u l t s t o Mr. L o n g ' s s t a t e
of well-being.
O u r b o s s W. G. H a l l h a s b e e n c o n tined t o 11;s h o m e f o r ' t h e p a s t t h r e e
o r f o u r d a y s , w i t h a n a t t a c k of o l d fashioned i ~ l e u r i s y o r n e u r i t i s , o r
s o m e t h i n g of t h e s o r t c q u a l l y a s p l e a s ant.
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F. L. & D. CLAIM D E P A R T M E N T
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
W. A. S h u n l a t e a d v i~s ~. st.h a t o n e of
t h e IIool>le H o u s e b o y s (Toln Q u i n n )
took u p t h e w o r k of C a r r i e S a t i o n on
J a n u a r y 1, 1 9 2 7 , a n d m a d e a s u c c e s s f u l s w o o p t h e first n i g h t . Rel?urtcd
c a s u a l t i e s included c o m p l e t c d e s t r u c tion of a l l t h o evidence.
N i s s M a r y Weddell, ul, u n t i l J a n u a r y
1. hcld t h e n o s i t i o n o f office
rirl. hut
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n o w s h e i s boss of h e r o w n r&i?h.
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f e w d a y s befol-e N e w Y e a r s s h e m:lde il
w e e k - e n d v i s i t t o Olclahomn City. b u t
it t u r n e d o u t t h a t s h c w a s m e t a t t h c
t r a i n w i t h tho rinrr a n d liccnse a n d a s
a r e s u l t . o n N e w Y e a r ' s cvc h r r : ~ m r tho
b r i d e of R ~ c h a r dT h u r s t o n . f o r m e r i y of
t h i s c i t y , b u t n o w a r e s i d e n t of O k h h o m a City. T h e e m p l o y r h of t h e claim
d e p a r t m e n t s e n t t h e happy counle a
b e a u t i f u l c h e s t of s i l v e r w n r e a n d t h r
girls, on l e a r n i n g t h a t s h e would not
return for several months, gave her n
n e w a n d novel party-"an
esllresa
shower."
Each girl gave her a little
remembrance a n d then they were all
~ a c l t e din a Iarcre c v l i n d c r I,os a n d s e n t
b y e x p r e s s to h e r n e w home. Wc c e r t a i n l y m i s s Mary,,, a s s h e h a d a w a y of
d r i v i n g o u t t h e blues" w i t h h e r h a o p y a n d joyous c h a t t c r . H o w c v e r , s h e
h a s t h e r o o d w i s h e s of a l l f o r a brirrht
a n d prosperous m a r r i e d l i f c a n d w c
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hope t h a t s o m e d a y s h e will r c t u r n a n d
v i s i t us.
Miss M a r i e AIorcloclc succeeded Miss
W e d d e l l a n d w e a l l e x t e n d to mar'^,.
Lhc filar1 h a n d of welcomc.
L. L. B a n g e r t , t r a v e l i n g r e p r e s e n t a Livc. h a s been s e n t t o P e n s a c o l a . Fla..
o n c o m n a n s b u s i n e s s f o r a n indelinitc
l e n a t h of t'lme.
On S o v e m b e r G Miss M a m i e G u r l e y .
of t h e filing d e p a r t m e n t , e n t e r t a i n e d
with a n auction p a r t y a t h e r home o n
the G r a n t Street road, four miles n o r t l ~
of t o w n . T h o s e in a t t e n d a n c e w e r e :
l a r d a n d t h e hostess.
\V. A. Cripns, o n t h e C / L d c s k , s p e n t
S e w P e a r ' s (lav w i t h T o m N o r l a n d .
chief c l e r k a t F t . S c o t t s t a t i o n .
T h e r e is n o t h i n g n e w p a r t i c u l a r l y in
t h e s p o r t i n g line. No b i g g a m e h u n t i n g
h a s bcen r e p o r t e d . T h e w o n d e r f u l n e w s
t h a t n F r c n c h C a n a d i a n x-outh of s e v e n t c e n y e a r s w o n t h e -S25.000 p r i z e
a w a r d e d b y t h e C h c w i n g G u m ICinz
for swimming the San Pedro channel
f r o m Avalon. C. I.. t o t h e Pacific m a l n
c o a s t . c r e a t e d a l i t t l e bit of a f l u r r v
t h e m o r n i n r of .Tanuarv 1 7 . h u t evia G t i ~ ~ ~ f t ai ia ri o~u i~e t h c i n t e r e s t of
o u r l a n g u i s h i n g chief c l a i m clcrlc. L.
C. Cox. w h o h a s b e e n a i l i n z w i t h
s p r i n g fishing f e v e r f o r s o m e t i m e a n d
it is dorrbtful w h e t h e r h e wiII b r a b l e
ti) holA h i s own u n t i l t h a t m u c h covetr d time arrivcs.
F o r Snlc-Onr
v e s t , followinfi d i m e n s i o n s : No slceves. s i x b u t t o n s m a d e
ot' wood. f o u r - i n c h tall. c h a n z e a b l c
color. w a r m a t t e n b e l o w zero. See
Dock 1Tnvcs.
.\ngcline Goldrn. of t h e t v n i n g b u r r l u . will r r t u r n to w o r k F r h l ' u a r v 1
a f t c r h c i n g a w a y f r o m t h e officc o n n
m o n t h ' s l e a v e of absence.
Zero w r a t h e r h a s b e e n 11rcva:cnt
throughout the Ozarks the last month
o r so. b u t E a r l H e a d u e r s i s t s i n w e a r ing sport shirts with abbreviated
s l e e v e s to t h e e l b o w s a n d n o w t h c c a t
is o u t o f t h e bag-there
a p p e a r s on h i s
manlv w r i s t a vcry handsome w r i s t
w a t r t h ( a C h r i s t m a s p r e s e n t ) w h i c h is
creatinrr a u i t e a bit of s n e c u l a t i o n a n d
comment.
T h c a n n u a l 1927 Frisco Veterans'
m e m b e r s h i p c a m p a i g n 0 ~ e n c dun J a n u a r y 1 a n d n e w c a r d s a r e ready.
P l e a s e s e n d $1.00 a n d a p p l i c a t i o n , s t a t i n g n a m e , l e n g t h a n d c l a s s of s c r v i c c
to J. L , I I c C o r m a c k , s e c r e t a r y - t r e a x Irrpr, a t R o o m 106. F r i s c o B u i l d i n g .
Springfield, N o , a n d m e m b e r s h i p c a r d
will be promptls7 mailed.
O F F I C E SUPT. O F T E R M I N A L S
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
DOLYNE SCOTT, R e p o r t e r
T h e q u e s t i o n is-which
o n e of t h c
callers is g o i n g to he married first?
0. 11. Simon, chief y a r d c l e r k , h a s
h a d h i s n e c k ticd u p f o r s e v e r a l d a y s ,
b u t r e f u s e s to c o m m i t himself b y telli n g 11s t h e t r o u b l e .
J o h n S u m m e r s , s e c r e t a r y t o Mr.
Bruton, h a s just returncd f r o m a two
w e e k s ' leavc. p a r t of w h i c h t i m e w a s
s p e n t in B i r m i n g h a m , Ala. J o h n a l s o
s p e n t a d a y a t s e v e r a l h o t e l s in hIemphis.
T h e w i f e a n d s o n of B. G. D o r r i s .
s w i t c h m a n , h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m a trill
to California.
L. P. L a v e l l e a n d 31. F i n k e n b i n d e r .
.\nrd m a s t e r s . h a v e bcen off s e v e r a l
d a y s o n a c c o u n t of siclcness.
B. G. Dorris. s w i t c h m a n . i s act in^
y a r d m a s t e r " o n t h e s o u t h . s i d e in t h e
i i b s ~ n c eof 311.. B i n k e n b i n d e r .
E. 0. Davis, s w i t c h f o r e m a n , h a s
worked twenty-two months without
l o s i n g a s i n g l e s h i f t . R e a l g o o d reco r d f o r a v o u n a fellow. isn't i t ?
l t a d i o y ~i r e lwcorninfi. v c r y p0nul;tr
;Imong thcb Slbringtield t e r m i n a l fortbe.
I t is rc1)ortcd Mr. B r u t o n Ius t h e C w c r
T I R E LUGS
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a t tho present time, a n d why not'!
this office, h a s accepted a position as
They a r e a very wonderful invention.
s e c r e t a r v to E. E. AlcGuire a t N e m George "Cap" Sprague, engine herdpills. \ire n l i s Albert v e r y much a n d
er. i s t a k i n g a vacation.
were s o r r y to have him leave.
hIrs. M a r y Salley, of 8 1 4 E a s t P a H d v v had quite a number o f recent
cific S t r e e t , wifc of J . \\'. Salle?,
c h a n c e s in l o c a t ~ o n of s i g n a l mains w i t c h m a n . died Thursday a f t e r n o o ~ ~ . t a m e r s t h e past month. C. C. Clark
J a n u a r y 6.
is now located a t Paola. Kans.. I.: Al.
~ t & , v a r-t - h i s be& t r a n s f e r r e d to F t .
\\'orth, Tcx., H. P . Hilton is a t Aurora, No., C. E. G a r d n e r a t Sikeuton.
SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T
XIo.. a n d E. F. W a r f o r d is leading
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
m a i n t a i n c r a t Memahis. Tenn.
Since thirteen of L a k e Owen's chickens were drowned l a s t s p r i n g , he is
ltecuing them in t h e house. They seem
to a n n r e c i a t e t h e change. a s L a k e s a y s
he i's- now g e t t i n g t h r e e e g g s a day.
H a r r y Wardlow, helper in Signal
L i t t l e Jimmic Ball h a s bcen indls1~'orcman ICellnedy's g a n g . suffered a
ppsecl a n d is keeping his daddy up
very serious accident on t h e eveninc
nrght a n d t h e daddy says, interferririrr
of J a n u a r y 12.
While w a l k i n g bewith a specch to be made a t t h e P a t h tween a s t r e e t c a r a n d l a r g e derrick
llnder Club this month.
Will h a v e
s t a n d i n g by t h e power p l a n t of the
more to tell a b o u t thc spccch n e s t
Gas & Electric Co., a t Sk~ringfield,hc
time.
tripped a n d fell beneath. the wheels
of thc s t r e e t c a r a n d 111s left hand
w a s severed a t t h e w r i s t . T h e s i g n a l
L I N D E N W O O D MECHANICAL
d e p a r t m e n t extend their s y m p a t h y to
Mr. W a r d l o w a n d hope he will soon
DEPARTMENT
recover f r o m t h e injury.
A c e r t a i n member of t h e s i g n a l dep a r t m e n t s a y s just before C h r i s t m a s
CELESTINE D E V E R E U S , R e p o r t e r
he is a s good a s he can ,be. H e m u s t
have been v e r y good t h l s y e a r a s he
received t w o p r e s e n t s of which he
Quoting S11,akespoke-\Vnl.
31. Plasltseems vcrv proud.
e t t of t h e n l g h t force.
Wedding bells mingled w i t h the
+he n i g h t men wish to extend thcir
Christmas bells f o r C. I. C a r t o n , s i g s y m p a t h y to Sidney Williamson whose
nalman, a n d N i s s Susie Land.
The
m o t h e r died d u r i n g t h e holidays.
happy couple \%;ere m a r r i e d December
A rolling s t o n e g a t h e r s no moss, so
2 4 , a n d a r e residing in Springfield.
t h e y s a y , but a f t e r John Sanders t a k e s
Mr. and 3Irs. H a r r y B a r r o n s p e n t
a h u n t i n g t r i p me k n o w t h a t "Fords"
t h e holidays in J a s p e r , Ala., w i t h r e l a g a t h e r mud. I s t h a t so J o h n * ? R a b b i t
tives. Mr. B a r r o n s a y s h e k n o w s t h e r e
!)zqti:
l o t s b e t t e r t h a n "quall on
I S a S a n t a Claus a s h e received seve r a l uniaue presents which Illeased
J o.h
F o w l e r visited his old home in
.n
.. him v e r y - m u c h .
Tennessee d u r i n g the holidays.
H'
F. V. Hutchison, d r a f t s m a n , a n d 3Irs.
s a y s next t i m e he goes, he is t a k i n g a
Hutchison s p e n t t h e holidays w i t h
b a t h i n g s u i t a l o n g a s every thin^ was
friends in Winslow. Ark., t h e i r f o r m e r
under w a t e r , d u e to heavy rains. W e
home.
would advise a n umbrella, too. J o h n .
R. C. G a r t o n h a s moved his f a m i l ~
T h e Lindenwood s h i e k s have been
from W i l l a r d to Springfield.
h a v i n g a glorious time d u r i n g t h e holAlbert Sivewright, formerly clerk i n
Ida\-s. T w o of them a r e v e r y b r a v e
men. On going home recently. thev
encountered a b u r g l a r e m e r g i n g f r o m
t h e cellar of a well-known machinist's home. According to information
a t hand, these s a m e s h i e k s r a n s o
f a s t t h a t Charles Paddoc>k lost his
world's championship.
The burglar
w a s dead leaves. H a r r y . please sweel)
v o u r cellar s t e p s , don't s c a r e these
two boys.
Carl Christensen is c e r t a i n l v some
a r t i s t ! Should t h e P o s t Dispatch s e e
y o u r cartoons, y o u r f o r t u n e is made.
Carl.
Tom 'iVilloughby h a s gone a w a y f o r
n week's vacation. Don't k n o w where.
b u t h e is gone.
.Tim R o g e r s s e e m s t o be m a l t i n r a
r~ollection of pipes.
Some day, p e r haps, w e will know why. H o w many,
wishes f o r t h e i r happiness a n d prosperity.
Car f a r e is a n e x l ~ e n s i v e item to
Claude. Necessary f o r him to pay t w o
f a r e s frequently,' a n d t h i s occurs on
his way to work.
Luncheon a t t h e F o r e s t P a r k Hotel.
a l i t t l e bridge a n d much c h a t t e r .
m a r k s a S a t u r d a y afternoon a n d evening well spent. Miss Celeste O'Neill
IR
the much envied member of a n
" E a t a n d B e Nerrv" club.
Should t h e chief c l e r k s a t a n y place
a t a n y ti,?le suffer t h a t maladv
'Eut of s o r t s , r e s o r t to pickles a s a
s a f e n r s t aid. Tile l a r g e a n d extremel v s o u r k i n d a r e to be nreferred. T h i s
fbrm of diet produces i wonderful e f fect in t h e Lindenwood locomotive de-
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r>, l n v t m n n t
Mr. Birch. of t h e s t o r c d e ~ a r t m e n t .
h a s bcen off f o r some time o n account
of illness. W e all hope f o r a speedy
recovery.
I t is said of Carl C h ~ i s t e n s e n .he is
willing to m a r r y provided t h e r k h t
g i r l comcs along. By right, he m e a n s
-plenty
of n;oney, good cook a n d c a pable of t a k l n g c a r e of him a s he
would like to be.
"You know, s a y s
Carl. "freedom i s w o r t h something."
T h r e e below a n d d f ~ p o s i t i o nunimpaired.
The usual
good morning"
and "Sprinfi'fleld o n the wire?" w e r e
only ititerrupted by a f e w warmill..
u p exercises. Your cheerful s p i r i t w a s
reminiscent of a s p r i n g morning, 311'.
Phillips.
M I L L S T R E E T PASSENGER STA.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
.-..-..
THE FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK
OF TULSA
OKLAHOMA
CAPITAL $2,000,000.00
SURPLUS $500,000.00
" Tulsa's Oldest Bank "
T .-..
i m ?.
.,
O n J a n u a r y 4. Machinist H e l p e r H.
P l u m m e r a n d Miss Effie E . Smith
were u n ~ t e d in m a r r i a g e . Niss Smith
is the d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d 311's. D. L.
Smith, of Cook Station. No. Mr. a n d
,\Irs. F l u m m e r a r e m a k i n g t h e i r home
in St. Louis.
W e extend our3 best
I).
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ROBERT E. HOLM4N. R e p o r t e r
J . &I. Weaver, n i g h t b a g g a g e m a s t e r .
!vas a b s e n t f r o m hls position J a n u a r y
1J.
Blanche Handlev. tvnist. f r e i g h t St%tion,-ha&been-off f o r a b o u t two-months
o n account of sickness. W e a l l wish
h e r a speedy recovery a n d hope to s e e
h e r back w i t h us within a s h o r t time.
S . M. Cox. a s s i s t a n t nlatform f o r e m& -fkec&h< staatconnn~
re'centiy bumped
Assistant Cashier R. T. Newbold o n a c count of h i s posttion being abolished
a b o u t t h e first of January.
Newbold
exercised his seniority a t t h e s u p e r i n tendent of terminals office a s soon a s
Cox w a s a b l e t o relieve him a s a s s i s t a n t cashier.
Ur. S. Wood, t i c k e t seller, w a s a b s e n t f r o m t h e office J a n u a r y 1 2 on a c count of sickness.
Anyone w i s h i n g help on cross-word
nuzzles. -iust converse w i t h J i m Hamel.
>a&ier; "city- ticket office, a s I a m
s u r e he will be g l a d to help you. Und e r s t a n d h e is one of t h e top-notchers
whcn it comes to w o r k i n -g cross-word
puzzles.
\Ve a l l r e g r e t t e d to h e a r of t h e serious operation Conductor M. D. Welch.
s o u t h e r n division, w h o r u n s on t h e
Sunnyland between Springfield a n d
Memphis, u n d e r w e n t recently in St.
Louis. Understand he is g e t t i n g a l o n g
nicely. a n d w e hope to s e e h i m back
on hix r u n before long.
.~~%Qco
~MPLOIW~GAZ~NE
February, 1927
PENSACOLA
VISIT
*.THE W O N D E R F U L C I T Y O F A D V A N T A G E S "
PENSACOLA
CREOSOTING
COMPANY
I
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PENSACOLA, FLORIBA
Speclallzlng In the Manufacture and Treatment of the followlnp Forest Products
PILING
CROSS T I E S
POLES
CROSS ARMS
CONDUITS
LUMBER and STRUCTURAL TIMBERS
on 31. S. B. & P. R. R.
P o u r Inqulrles Solicited
Cable Address: "PENCREO"
- Cost
Estlmates Gladly l k n l a h e d
Shipments: Rail or Water
We have the most complete line of
Hardware in West Florida
PENSACOLA HARDWARE CO.
1
21 E. Garden St.
1 THE CITIZENS & PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK 1
Bingham Transfer & Storage Co.
39 E. Chase St.
PENSACOLA, FLA.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT
Wilson- Bear Realty Company
I
I
AUTHORITIES ON REALTY V A L U E S
Marine Supplies-Hardware
603 S. Palafox St. Pensacola, Fla.
I
ABSOLUTELY
FIREPROOF
Headquarters for
Frisco Visitors
Heavy Hauling, Moving, Packing, Storing
Phone 641
EARNESTLY SOLICITS YOUR PATRONAGE
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola, Fla.
BAGGAGE TRANSFERRED
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
SAN CARLOS
HOTEL
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Offlcial AMBULANCE Senioe f o r
Friroo
High-class
Business and Residential
Property
Real Estate Rents
Mortgage Loans
Insurance
Sales Agent8 f o r
Pou Funeral Service
RINGLING & WHITE, Inc.
PROMPT-EFmCIENT4OURTEOUS
111 South Palafox St.
27 E. Wright Street
I
Phone 1 1
PENSACOLA, FLA.
YOUR BANK
PHONES 687-688
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
+
f
Provides a safe place for your
money.
Supplies a receipt for every payment made,
cancelled
check).
Furnishes you up-to-date information so that you may draw
wise conclusions for yourself.
A c o m p a n y where t h e word
CAPITAL AND SUR&
"Trust" means what it says.
FIRST BANK & TRUST CO.
Garden and Palafox Streets
PENSACOLA, FLA.
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TVa:t~.r H u n t , y a r d c l e r k , m a s a b s e n t
a f e w d a y s f r o m his job d u r i n g J a n -
a c c o u n t of illness.
ilf. F ~ n k c n b i n e r .d a v v a r d m a s t e r . w a s
a b s e n t s e v e r ~ l ~ d d iya ii t m o n t h o h auc o u n t of illness.
.J. A. Breeco, s t a t i o n m a s t e r , w a s oft'
t h e l a t t e r p e r t of Decernhcr a n d t h c
l i r s L f e w d a y s l a s t m o n t h t a k i n g kr
r e s t a t ills home in N o n e t t , a n d iL
looked a s if J o e would be u n a b l e to
resume work when he did a s his
daughter, F e r n became ill w i t h s e a r l e t fever. and,' of course, t h e y w e r e
quarantined for three wecks. Unders t a n d t h e "stop sign." a s J o e c a l l s it.
h a s been removed a n d h i s d a u g h t e r i s
j u s t a b o u t well.
uary
011
OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
JI.iR1I~C ARNOLD, R e l ~ o r L e r
Xileau a n d J I a r j o r i e H e n s h a u r a r e
s l w n d i n g a l o n g - d e f e r r e d v a c a t i o n 111
S h r e v e p o r t . La., g o m g v i a N e n l p h i s
a n d r e t u r n i n c v i a K a n s a s Citv.
A
g o o d t i m e to v i s i t in t h e s u n n y .outh.
M a r g u e r i t e C o c h r a n s p e n t t h e holidays with h e r m o t h e r in P i g g o t t .
.Irk.
Georgia Xewton spent h e r vacation
in Sari A n t o n i o d u r i n c t h c holidays.
E l e a n o r B r i d w e l l l e f t f o r St. L o u i s
on t h e t w e n t i e t h , t h e r e to m e e t a n d
g o w i t h a p a r t y of g i r l s f r o m Steulle n s College, Columbia, f o r t h e w e e k e n d in Chicago a n d a t S o r t h w c s t e r l ~
University.
S a m H e n d r c s s e r v e d a s cutLing m a chine operator several days this month
w h i l e J a m e s Collins w a s off ill.
J a m e s ( B u d ) i s o n e of t h e r e c e n t l y
weddcd, h a v i n g m a r r i e d N i s s Cleddic
F i e l d e r of t h i s c i t y in December.
.urs. J o n e s , lieact record i n f o r m a t i o n
c l e r k , w a s olf L h r w \veelcs t h i s rnonttl
\\it11 a s l ~ r a i l l c d :rnltle a n d v a r i o u s
i>l'n,ises, r c c c i v t d f r o m f a l l i n g do\vn a
s
- t- -:I.11..
.- .
Good ne\vs f r o m M y r t l e JIillcl..
sLEltcs tllaL s h e is home f r o m t h e hosIllL~rl a u d r a n i d l v r c c o v e r l n c f r o m 11cr
While
Lhr: office
loolcs
rather
fin-
laid ofl s h o u l d t a l t c u e w hope a t t h e
s i g h t of s o m a n y d i a m o n d s displaycri
slnc!e C h r i s t m a s . w h i c h will s u r e l v
Lhc 11olitl;tss.
J l r s . K c l l e v G r a v h a s ioined t11:rt
\.nsL a r m y ' , 'of
~ali;orniki residenLs
k n o w n a s Boosters.
h a v i n g ncnt i l l
h e r resinn;rtion f r o m t h n t s l a t e . S h e
w a s cvidcuL1~; "introegcd" \\lit11 t h c
11ri1rn a n d 1)epner t r e e s a n d t h e f r u i t s
a u d r o s e s t h e y e a r round. to s n y n o t h i n g of t h e b a l m y w e a t h e r w h i l e \vc
a r e hovcrilrg a r o u n d z e r o I ~ e r c .
Isabcl Stroup. f r o m thc statistical
d e p a r t m e n t . succeeded t o Mrs. Gray'b
position b u t d i d n o t r e m a i n w i t h u \
long, p r e f e r r i n g to becorn'& "Jlrs. G e r nlun'' r a t h e r t h a n a n
accountant."
I s a b e l d i d n ' t i n t e n d i to l e t u s lcnow
for s o m e tim(. t h a t s h e h a d change11
h e r nirrnc, b u t a c o g slii>i)ed in t h e m a c h i l ~ c r y of t h e r e c o r d e r ' s office, a n d
t h e notice c a m e o u t in t h e newsnapel'
T h e r e s e e m s to be s o m e s o r t - o f
c h a r m a b o u t t h e " a c c o u n t a n t " posit i o n , s i n r e 110 o n c r e m a i n s t h e r e o n fi!r
trny Ic11gt11 of t i n ~ c . J t n u d e I'nltey 1s
OFFICE OF GENERAL
YARDMASTER
MONETT, MO.
Ft. Scott Advertisers
FILL YOUR HOSPITAL PRESCRIPTIONS
The PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY
DRUG COMPANY
visit
Phone 170
w~th
CLOTHING AND SHOES
your Charge Account
Greatly Appreciated-
Shoemaker Drug Store
SOUTHOFDEPOT
WOODROW WASHERS
THOR IROUERS
II Kansas Utilities to. /
THE ELECTRIC STORE
A Small Payment Down-Balance
In Small Monthly P a y m e n t t i W i l l
Secure Any One of the Great Number of Useful Electrical Goods.
Ucer,cst rec'ret a n d s v m n a t h v in f e l t
by Q13sco e r i i g ~ o y e sa t ' n ~ b l l e t i it t h o
death of Mrs. Mr. T. Dailcy, wilo w a s
;rccitlt:ntiy sLruclc b y a n auLomobilv
d r i v e n by A l e s S1)ecr. of Monett. Mrs.
D a i l e y died J a n u a r y 8, a f e w h o u r s
a f t e r t h c :locidcnt o c c u r r e d . X r . a n d
Mrs. L)ailev c a m e to J l o n r t t a h h ~ ~ t
t ~ ~ i r t y - t \ r ' o ~ > e a k s G o .;\lr.-,ilI)ailei.i.G
-e n ~ p l o p e d b y t h e F r i s c o , nl t h e mcc h a n i c a l d e l ~ a r t n ~ e n as
t
boilermalcer
f r o m t h a t t i m e u n t i l h e w a s pensioned.
T r c v a G. L e a , bill c l e r k , ~ ' e t u r n c d
J a n u a r y 1 5 f r o m St. Louis. w h e r e h e
\.i.+ited R u s s e l l Cole, f o r m c r F r i s c o e m II~OYC.
H a r r y K i r k , c e n t r a l division c o n d u c (or, a n d wife have just returned a f t e r
l l a v i n g g o n e t i l r o u g l ~ t h e J l a y o Clinic:
a t RochcsJcr, J.Iinn.
C . C, M ~ l l s ,s u p e r v i s o r a c c i d e n t prevention, w a s in Monett. S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r y S.
J. G. L o r t o n . F r i s c o r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .
p a s s e d t h r o u -c h N o n e t t t h e first of t h e
month.
S. T. C a n t r e l l . superintendent cellt r a l division, m a s in M o n e t t J a n u a r y
-1 4..
F r e d Steel, O t t o B o s s a n d S e i l Gillel tc, e x t r a s w i t c h m e n . h a v e returncad
f r o m nouthwestern
division
where
Lhev hrrvc bccn w o r k i n g f o r t h e p a s t
month.
MO.
P E A R L E. L E W I S . R e p o r t e r
w o n d e r f u l trip.
I.:arl G. Douglas. o € X e w b u r g . v i s i t -
G. R.1 2 South
HUGHES
Main
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AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT,
The RexaU Store
S. W. Cor. Main & Wall
e d a few d a y s in J I o n e ~ t t h i s rnont11,
1.0uic to U l i l a h o n ~ i l City, o n c o m lxtny b u s i l ~ s s s . >Ira U o u g l ~ r sw a s f o r m e r l y ice clcrli a t h l o n e t t . S e e m s like
old t i m e s to hirvc "Uoug" wiLh us.
Utr Lo Li~isLimc t h e record f o r sLeadv
..- ,,
w o r k i n g , .\ionott y a r d , w a s hcict b.,.
\Vm. S h c a , f o r m e r l y of JIoneLt, w h o
ulorkcd :l fe,w d a y s ovur ninc I I I O I I ~ I ~ . .
Un J a n u a r y 1 5 .
wiL11ouL luy111g off.
\\'nl. E. S c h a f n i t t h a s w o r k e d 321 d a y s .
r e g u l a r posiLion a s h e l p e r o n t h e 8:00
a. In. H i l l Xnglne.
H e 11ol)es to s c c
rnc rccord f o r s l e a d y w o r l c ~ n gt o o n e
> - e a r a n d o n e day. Good luck. =ill.
B r u c e P a r s o n s B r o w n . s m a l l s,on of
.\. :'reston 1Jrown, s w i t c h n ~ a n . 1s r c C O V B ~ I I I ~ ' fro111 R
s e v e r e a t t a c k of
ineaslcs.
ltitiyh W a l t r i ~ ) a n d W m . Scott a r c
t h e l a t e s t e d i t i o n s to o u r y a r d office
torcc.
Tiley come to u s f r o m t h c
fl.eig.llt house, 1Valtril) b u m u i n g C .
lleylng, a n d Scott
b u m r ~ ~ n aGeo.
We Route our Shipments
Frisco
Because Frisco Helps Us
Let's Help Each Other
THE
Peoples State
Bank
FORT SCOTT, KANS.
Frisco Depository
and a Good Bank for
Frisco Employes
Say-is
y o u r typewriter t r a i n e d t o
w r i t e 1927 y e t ?
J e s s e Perriman, Columbus N a y h a n
a u d T h o m a s P h i l l i ~ ) ~f r. e i c l l t h a n d l e r s .
h a v e b e e n t r a n s f e r i , e a t o (he pas&cnge;
p l a t f o r m a s mail a n d b a g g a g e h a n d lers, d i s p l a c i n g 7Vallcer S h a d d a y , OtLis B u r g a n d W i l l i a m Ezell.
W. K. B i c r e r p l a t f o r m f o r e m a n ,
w i t h h i s f a m i l v . 'enioved a \veelc's v a c a t i o n w i t h r e i i t i v e s -in ~ a n s & - C i t y .
H. H. E d w a r d s , c h e c k cicrlc, a c t e d
a s p l a t f o r m f o r e m a n in t h e abscncc.
o f 111'. U i r r c r .
Clarence l i e v i n x h a s ioined t h e
f r e i g h t officc force-as u i g h f clef?, d i s p l a c i n g W i l l i a m P. S c o t t w h o b u m p ed" 011 y a r d checkers' position.
A. M. T r i m b l e a n d w i f e w e r e w e e k e n d v i s l t o r s in S a p u l p a , recently.
A. J. Dowell. d a i r v commissioner.
w a s a visitor a t o u r s t a t i o n recently.
in t h e i n t e r e s t of b u t t e r s h i g m c n t s
from this territory.
A new f r u i t shipping association h a s
been f o r m e d a t M o n c t t to h e k n o w n
a s t h e ";\lonett F r u i t a n d T r u c k G r o w e r s ' Association."
T h e y will e r w t
t h e i r s h i p p i n g s h e d j u s t w e s t of t h c
Btonett F r u i t G r o w e r s ' A s s o c i a t ~ o n
shed. T h i s w i l l b r i n g s e v e r a l h u n d r e d
a c r e s of b e r r i e s t o o u r s t a t i o n f o r
s h i o n i n r t h a t h a v e n o t been considered'-in-our t e r r i t o r y heretoeore.
J. H. Shockley, t i c k e t c l e r k , h a s
hcen confined to h i s h o m e f o r s e v e r a i
d a y s o n a c c o u n t o f illness.
O u r a g e n t w a s a b o u t as p l e a s e d
o v e r h i s C h r i s t m a s as a n y o n e w c
know-he
said h e h a d a new g r a n d clnuahter, a m d i o a n d a c a r b u n c l e .
W. I;. AllcocIc, w h o h a s been t h e
crossing watchman a t our central av-
February, 1927
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y o u r cvor 1)rcseut s m i l e and. a r e g l a d
you a r e well.
H e l e n Declcert fiuished 1926 b y talci n g h e r l o n a loolced f o r w a r d to v a c a Liin a n d s h e w o n ' t tell a n y o n e w h c r c
s h e w e n t o r w h a t .she did: b u t it does
s e e m Helen Mary Dryden knows somet h i n g a b o u t i t f o r s h e h a s been t r y i n g f o r s o m e t i m e now to collect n b e t
f r o m Miss Declcert.
.Pauline Crclsrncr does m a k c t h e besL
fudge.
Eva
Mrestenberger.
Jasper
T h o n ~ a s a n d Ellis Dulin can verify
thaL. She g a v e t h e m s o m e a t C h r i s t m a s time. Asli . t h e m !
JIrs. Maude J I o r e h o u s c a n d litt!~!
d a u z h t c r N a r y E l i z a b e t h v i s i t c d In
D a l l a s r c c c n t l v a n d tell u s thtrt t h e
s o u t h e r n c1im:ite i s d e l i ~ h t f u l .
Savinn Fclin spcnt tho New Year's
wecl<-encl v i s i t i n g h e r b r o t h e r s in GilIcsl)ie. Ill.
S p e a k i n g of t h e Xcw Y e a r holidays.
etc.. mnlics u s t h i n k of t h e u s u a l c r o n
of holiday w e d d i n g s a n d t h e r e p o r t e r
f o r g o t to tell you t h a t M a u d e N o r e house a n d Anselina Daneero both ret u r u c d t o w o r k a f t e r t h e holidays.
flashing
beautiful
diamond
rinas!
C o n ~ r a t u l u t i o n s ,g i r l s .
Allssev C a t h e r i n e T o o n a n d Vinnic
H i n d m a n v i s i t e d in St. L o u i s r e c e n t l y
w i t h Mrs. R a l p h McBride, f o r m e r l y
Miss B e s s T o o n , a n d b o t h s a y t h e y
l i k e t h e b r i d c m o o m fine-nhem!
A n o t h e r v i s i t o r to St. L o u i s w a s
J o a n Brady.
Shc is getting so she
lilces St. L o u i s r e a l well.
D o r o t h y Dyer. Clerk
t h i s office. is
to s i ? g a t t h e "Little S y m p h o n v Conc e r t , w h i c h i s to be held in K a n s a s
City soon. Miss D y e r h a s a l s o been
b r o a d c a s t i n g o v e r W I B M a n d if a n y
of t h e F r l s c o f a m i l v w a n t t o h e a r s o m e
r e a l music, j u s t t i n e in s o m e evellinl:
a n d h e a r Dorothy. TVc a r e a l l v e r \ .
p r o u d of her.
If t h i s p o r t i o n of t h e f a m i l y n e w s
d o n ' t p l e a s e t h e e n t i r e family. just
b l a m e t h e r e n o r t e r who is "down w i t h
thr! flu."
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ment. C l a r e n c e w a s l o o k i n g fine a n d
h a d t h e u s u a l s m i l e f o r e v e r y one.
Looking u p from o u r desk, w e s a w
a b i g s h e e p - l i n e d c o a t c o m i n g in t h e
door w i t h a m a n inside.
From thc
f i r s t g l a n c e c o u l d n ' t m a k e o u t w h a t it
\vas. b u t as h e c a m e c l o s e r w e s a w it
w a s C o n r a d F r i e s a l l m r a p p c d up.
Connie s a y s old m a n J a c k F r o s t isn't
~ o i n to
~ : nlalcc him fl'ceze.
been ill e i g h t w e e k s b e f o r e h a v i n g h e r
tonsils removed a n d since the operation s h e i s recoverin,- nicely, f o r w h i c n
w e a r e a l l glad.
C. E. Wrisrht. t r a v e l i n n storelteener.
w a s a t h i s Ylesli In t h e - l u m b e r office
d u r i n g t h e e a r l y p a r t of J a n u a r y .
J o h n C h a r l e s , s m a l l s o n of E. A.
X a y a b b , traccr clerk. has been sick
Contractors Who Are at Work on Frisco's
$250,000 Depot at Springfield
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Wall Paper, Paints, Glass and
Interior Decorating
LEE SAVAGE
PAINTING CO.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
in
Phone 353
319. McDANIEL ST.
Phone 5871
Eatimatea Cheerfully
Submitted
W. H. SHARP
PASSENGER T R A F F I C DEPARTMENT-ST.
L O U I S , MO.
Contractor
PLASTERING - STUCCO
Snow a n d some more snow for T o m
Williamson. Tom w a s a b s e n t one d a s
l a s t week a n d t h e next day hc reported f o r w o r k w i t h a n e w escuse-snowhound. (Note-Tom
lives in t h e c o u n 11.v).
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S e v e r a l n e w n a m e s t o a d d to t h e r o s ter. J . G. Milligan, a s s i s t a n t file cler!c.
a n d W i l b e r t H e s s l e r , s t e n o g r a p h e r In
t l ~ cr a t e d e p a r t m e n t . I t i s t h e w i s h
of a l l t h e p a s s e n g e r d e p a r t m e l ~ t t h a t
t h e s e y o u n g m e n m e e t w i t h s u c c e s s in
t h e i r n e w nositions.
IV. G. R o d e n r o t h took t h e r e s t 0;
his vacation hunting. H u n t i n g w h a t .
A t t h i s r e n o r t i n P w e weren't told h o w
m a n y d u c k s , t u r k e y s , etc. H e l o o k s
flne
eatinrr s o m u c h a u a i l on
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toast-hum-hum,F r o m t h e l a t e s t r e p o r t . Mrs. J. H .
L i v i n g s t o n , w i f e .of m l l k traffic a g e n t .
is imurovinr ranidly after a very s e n ous operation a t the Frisco hospital.
D u r i n g t h e h o l i d a y s w e h a d a lovely
v i s i t f r o m o u r f r i e n d C. W . F l i n t . f o r m e r l y of thin d e p a r t m e n t . h u t n o w w i t h
t h e J l i s s o u r i Pacific p a s s c n a e r d c p a r t -
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No salves or plasters. Durable. Ch~np. Sent
ou trlal to prove its worth. Beware of imltatlons. Look for trade-mark bearing portralt
and sicnature of C. E. Brooks which anDenru on
e v e r y p p l i a n c e . None other aerruink. Full
Information and booklet sent free in plain,
sealed envelope.
BROOKS APPLIANCE CO, 90 Elale St.. ManYI. Mkh.
H e l e n Aldricll, invoice c l e r k , w a s r e moved f r o m h r r home on S o u t h S t r e e t
to t h e St. J o h n ' s H o s n i t a l r e c e n t l y .
H e l e n h a s been s u f f e r i n g f r o m t h e "flu''
a n d h e r c o n d i t i o n h a s n o t i m ~ r o v e dto
a g r e a t e x t e n t . W e m i s s you. Helen.
a n d will be g l a d w h e n you a r e a b l e
to r e t u r n to t h e office.
Minnie H u l b u r t V a n X a a n e n a n d h e r
t w o s m a l l c h i l d r e n , H a z e l a n d Paui.
a l s o h e r m o t h e r , Mrs. H u l b u r t , l e f t
t h i s c i t y J a n u a r y 7, to m a k e t h e i r h o m e
in H o u s t o n . T e s . Minnie w a s f o r m e r l y c o m l > t o m e t e r o p e r a t o r at t h e s t o r e
room. W e h o p e t h e y w i l l l i k e t h e i r
n e w home.
T h c molasses candy failed t o a r r i v e
for Christmas a n d the delav w a s cause d h v t h e concern s h i n n i n r s a m e to
Snrinkfield. Ill.. i n s t e a d ' oe' Missouri.
T h i s c o n c e r n w a s notified of t h e d e l a y
a n d in a f e w d a y s t h e c a n d y w a s
finally received a n d w a s c n i o y e d b y
t h e g i r l s of t h e s t o r e room. W e w o u l d
l i k e t o t e l l w h o s e n t u s t h e c a n d v as
me a n n r e c i a t e d i t s o much. h u t m e.re
s w o r < '-ins e c r & y a s to t h e ' donor.
Mrs. J. W . Cook, m o t h e r of Oscar
Cook. c o u n t e r m a n . i s s e r i o u s l y 111 a t
t h e h o m e of h e r d a u g h t e r . Mrs. B e l l e
H o u k , a t Seneca. Mo. W e w i s h f o r
Mrs. Cook a s p e e d y recovery.
T h e t w o s m a l l d a u z h t e r s of A. J .
S ~ e r r y ,a s s i s t a n t c h i e f c l e r k to g e n e r a l storekeeper. h a v e been a u a r a n t i n e d on a c c o u n t of h a v i n g t h e m e a sles.
J . G. H e m h r e c . of t h e l u m b e r den n r t m n n t . s n e n t S e w Y e a r ' s d a v in
~ v e r t o n . t h d g u e s t of h i s b r o t h e r - i n law. w h o is m a y o r a t t h a t point.
S o r r y to h e a r of t h e illness of l i t t l e
Wilma. R e e d , n i n e - y e a r - o l d d a u g h t e r
o f W . E. Reed. f o r e m a n in l u m h e r
yard. s t o r e d e p a r t m e n t . W l l m a h a d
1301 Roanoke
Springfield, Mo.
W. W. Johnson
BUILDER
301 College St. Building
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Passenger Statlon. SprhIdleld,
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Springfield, Missouri
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STANDARD PLUMBING CO.
Steam and Hot Water Heatlng
J. J. LAWLER, Proprietor
311 MaDaniel S t
The RADIO STORE
Southwestern Radio & Supply Co.
Phone 5978-5
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Rw. Phone 2418-J
FRISCO
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OFFICIAL
AMBULANCE
PHONE
742
PHONE
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effort to reach that ideal.
WARM AIR HEATING SYSTEM8
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Manufacturing Co.
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Springfield Gas and Electric Company
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HOBART-LEE TIE COMPANY
Railroad Ties and Timber
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February, 19.27
to t h e m s e l v e s a wife, n a m e l y M e s s ~ h .
C. R. W e l c h a n d C . S. T a p s c o t t , a l s o
h a v e t r a i n e d then1 to be p r i v a t e s e c retaries. Nothing like breaking them
in right.
George JVhiting sgcnt New Pear's
d a y in Memphis, T e n n . H e is convinced n o w t h a t St. L o u i s i s n o t as
d e a d as i t m i g h t be.
T R A I N Y A R D G S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
J E S S E L. B I I A S D O S , KclJorLer
T h e n e w p a s s e n g e r s t a t i o ! ~i s nlmoht
completed. T h e c o n t r a c t o r s ' tool s h e d s
a n d d e b r i s h a s been r e m o v e d f r o m t h e
g r o u n d s a n d t h i n g s a r e becoming tidy
a g a i n . I t is a r e a l convenience to h a v e
free access t o f r e i x h t a n d baagag.
~ ~ l a t f o r masn d t o h a v e r o o m f o r D a t r o n s to p a r k c a r s off t h e s t r e e t w h i l e
waiting f o r trains.
The attractive
s u r r o u n d i n g s will a d d to Lhe p r i d e a n d
h a p p i n e s s of B'risco cnlgloyes a n d prest i g e of F r i s c o eervice.
W i t h t h e c o m i n g of t h e X e w P c a r .
b u s i n e s s is s t a r t i n g nicely a n d t h e mec h a n i c a l d e p a r t m e n t on t h e s o u t h side
i s d e t e r m i n e d t o s e t n e w r e c o r d s of e f Aciency f o r 1!127.
W e a r e s o r r y to r e p o r t t h c d e a t h o f
I n s p e c t o r D. H. Uarclav's f a t h e r J a n u a r y 9, 1 9 2 7 , x f t e r a l o n g illness. O u r
s y m p a t h y g o e s to t h o s e who a r e bereaved. f o r s o o n e r o r l a t e r s u c h e s v e r l ences r e a c h u s alI.
T h e r e h a s been a n i n c r e a s e o f busin e s s o n t h e frei.qht p l a t f o r m w h i c h h a s
r e s u l t e d in t h e c a l l i n a b a c k of n e a r l y
e v e r y o n e w h o was laid off durinK t h e
h o l i d a y period.
H u r r a h boys! Keel)
t h e good w o r k FoinK.
I n s p e c t o r 13. C. S w e e n y h a s b e e n oft'
t h r e e o r f o u r d a y s d u e t o s i c k n e s s in
t h e home. ;\.Irs. Snreeny c o n t r a c t e d a
s e v e r e c a s e of n n c u m o n i a .
W e a r e g l a d to n o t i c e t h a t M a j o r
>lingo i s back t o work a f t e r a s h o r t
illness.
PASSENGER ACCOUNTING DEPT.
ST. L O U I S , MO.
P
E S T E L L E I-IILTOS. Hcr)orter
L e w i s E u t t s i s Laliing a Lwo m o n l h s '
leave of a b s e n c e axid is s n c n d i n g t h e
t i m e a t h i s home in \ V r i c h t Citv. N o .
C h r i s t m a s w a s s a d d e n g d this- ' y e a r
f o r o u r c o - w o r k e r , Rev. H. F. Bohn
by t h e d e a t h of h i s f a t h e r w h o p a s r c d
a w a y December 22. a g e seventy-three
years. H e leaves t w o d a u a h l e r s and
f o u r s o n s t o m o u r n h i s loss. T w o o f
t h e s o n s a r e ministers.
\I'm. Bohtt
s e r v e d t h e c i t y of St. L o u i s a s chicf
deputy administrator for thirty-nine
y e a r s . T h e s y m p a t h y of t h e a c c o u n t i n g d e p a r t m e n t w a s e x p r e s s e d t o Mr.
B o h n b y a b e a u t i f u l floral uiece.
The writer also had a sad ending
of a b e a u t i f u l C h r i s t m a s dav. w h e n
h e r d a u g h t e r a n d s o n - i n - l a w -motored
to Springfield. Ill.. a n d w e r e b o t h s e r l o u s l y injured In a n a u t o accident.
T h e y a r e b o t h i m p r o v i n a nicely a t
t h i s w r i t i n r . b u t will be comnelled t o
r e.m~
a i--.
n -in
- t h e h o s ~ i t a lf o r s o m e time.
V i c t o r i a i\latros& s p e n t t h e h o l i d a v s
w i t h h e r h o m c f o l k s in Gillcspie. Ill.
'We h a v e w i t h u s a n e w s t e n o g r a p h e r , i.e. n e w to u s a t l e a s t : a n d t h a t
is - n o t ' a l l , s h e i s r e a l l y n e w , f o r h e r
n a m e is E d n a Neu a n d we extend to
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h e r t h e g l a d h a n d of welcome a n d w ~ s n Lo o u r r i g h t - o f - w a y . b e t w e e n C l i n t o n
h e r success.
a n d LliairsLown.
Miss X v a Diehl, e x t r a P B X o p e r a tor, Sapulya, h a s r e t u r n e d to w o r k a f F U E L DEPARTMENT-ST.
LOUIS
t e r I1:rving s p e n t a b o u t t h r e e weelcs.111
t h e l.'risco h o s v i t a l a t St. L o u i s o n a c c o u ~ l tof ii brolcen a r m .
J. J. S t o w , chief lineman, r e t u r n e d t o
JIrs. B r o e Jlitchell. w i f e of f u e l a c P e n s a c o l a . %'la.. J a n u a r y 16, a f t e r h a v c o u n t a n t , lms been g u i t c ill a t S p r i n g 1116' s p e n t a b o u t t h r c e w e e k s in Snlqingtiold f o r sevurktl w e e k s . \Ve a r e g l a d
Lo r e p o r t , howcver, t h a t Mrs. X ~ t c h e l l field. Mr. S t o w i s s u p e r v i s i n g t h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e t e l e g r a l ~ h l i n e o n
i s n o w on t h e rond to recovery, h a v Llle 31. S. H . & P. r a i l r o a d iu Flol,ida.
I n g u n d e r g o n e a s u c c e s s f u l oneratioll.
Miss G r a y c e S a n d e r s o n , chief teleMiss A n n R o t m a n . of t h e f u e i a c p
h o n e o p e r a t o r . Sapulpa. s p e n t J a n u a r y
c o u n t i n g force, s p e n t t h c *e~e\\r Year's
16 in SgringAeld v i s i t i n g friends.
w e e k - e n d in L o u ~ s r - i l i e .I<?. \\:e w e r c
Miss H a n n a h L a w h a s been e m p l o y e d
krfraid A n n mould decidc t o s t a y i n
as e x t r a P B X o p e r a t o r in t h e S p r i n g Louisville, as s h e a d m i t s v e r y stroll-.
field
office to fill t p e v a c a n c y c a u s e d
:~LLractioll t h e r e , b u t believe s h e 11:~s
by X i s s P a t t o n i l a v l n g resigned. Miss
decided to remailk wiLh us. LcmpoL
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In t h i s d e p a r t m c n t a f e w
rilrilv, a t least.
ycirrs a g o , a n d w e a r e g l a d t o h a v e
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gain.
Y e a r h o l i d a y s i n Springficld.
W e a r e s o r r y to r e p o r t t h a t E v e r e t t
Aliss E i e a n o r F i n n contracted a cicel,
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s e n g e r h a s been a w a y
cold durinK t h e holidays. ~ h i c 1 1necesf r o m thd office s i n & D e c e m b e r 24 o n
s i t a t e d h e r l,em;rininr i n d o o r s f o r s e v a
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illness.
I i e i s being ree r a l days. h o w e v e r . w e a r e g l a d shc.
lieved b y E x t r a Messenger Hd. BodI S a g a i l l a b l e to be Imck o n t h e job a n d
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i s f e e l i n g "fit."
Al S i e v e w r i g h t w a s b a c k w i t h t h e
R o b e r t Collett called h i s fuel s u p m e s s e n g e r f o r c e o n l y o n e day. a f t e r
e r v i s o r s t o g e t h e r on , l a n u a r y 16. T h e r c
having left the sign+ d e p a r t m e n t on
w a s a f u l l nLtcnd:~ncc a n d t h e revie\ra c c o u n t of reduction In force. l i e h a s
o f t h e p a s t r e a r ' s \vorlc nroved i n t e r a c c e p t e d a position in t h e office o f
esting.
s u p e r i n t c n i l c n t of t e r m i n a l s in AIemnhis.
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Miss B e r n i c e J e n n i n g s . Lelcxr:rpher,
s n e n t J a n u a r y 16 in St. Louis.
DEPARTMENT
Sincc w e h a v e s e e n l ~ m n l c Fc.yen,
clerk. on duty every d a y a n d h e does
n o t s e e m to h a v e a n y b r o k e n bones
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
nzc s u r m i s c thaL 11c a n d h i s n e w S t n d e b a k e r hnvc buen h i t t i n g i t oft' first
rate.
U. L. UUSLEI'. l l c p o r t e r
\V. ;\I. F r a s e r , t e l e g r a p h e r , h a s been
in t h e SuringAeld r e l a y office s i n c e
. J a n u a r y J, h a v i n a been p e r m a n m t l ~ .
311.. B r e n n a n r e t u r n e d home on D e ;rssigned t o t h i s offic,e. H e h a s w o r k e d
c e m b e r 27. f r o m Mayo's a t R o c h e s t e r
h e r e b e f o r e a n d w a s welcomed b y
a f t e r h a v i n g u n d e r g o n e a s e r i o u s ODm a n y old f r i e n d s .
errltion. H.e is recoverinc. r a p l d l y a n d
W. V. M c h d n m s , t e l e g r a p h c r . w h o
will s o o n bc i n h i s u s u a l g o o d h e a l t h .
h a s l a t e l y been a s s i g n e d t o position ill
S. N. W o r t h y , l i n e m a n f r o m F o r e "S"
office, i s off o n a c c o u n t of s i c k n e s s .
m a n 0livel:'s g a n g , relicved R . \\'.
H c is b e i n r relieved bv H. B. B r a d H o n s e , division l i u e m a n , l'ittsburg, a
f e w d a y s t h i s m o n t h o n a c c o u n t of
sickness.
S e v e r a l g a n g m e n v i s i t e d t h i s office
d u r i n g t h e holidays. W e a r e a l w a y s
g l a d Lo s e e t h e m .
Presbyteri;rn C h u r c h a t h i s h o m e here.
R a y T. Soger, p e r s o n a l r e c o r d clerk.
F o r t h e Dast t h r e e v e a r s Miss P a t t o n
w a s called t o Louisville o n a c c o u n t of
h
a s been- emploved -as P B X h e r e a n d
illness of h i s g r a n d m o t h e r l a s t m o n t h .
u n t i l h e r m a r r i a g e s h e h a d resided
\Vhile t h e r e h e remaitled a w e e k l o n g w
i t h h e r m o t h e r a t 1000 S o u t h \Veller.
e r in o r d e r t o s p e n d t h e h o l i d a y s w i t h
Mr. F e r r i s i s a l s o a F r i s c o e m p l o \ r
his parents.
b c i n g located in tho n o r t h s i d e s t o r e
Miss N a r c e l l a P o r t e r , P B X o p c r a room. T h e y will m a k c t h e i r h o m e a t
t o r , s p e n t t h e first h a l f of J a n u a r y in
1056 S t e w a r t S t r e e t . T h e e n t i r e office
Cllicago v i s i t i n g a t t h e h o m e of h e r
f
o r c e of t h i s d e u a r t m e n t w i s h e s f o r
s i.-s .
t e.r .
t h e m a l o n g a n d h a p ~ ym a r r l e d life.
M i s s Mildred LeBolt. s e c r e t a r y , visited r e l a t i v e s in F r e d e r f c k s b u r g . Va..
P H A R R I S ' GANG
last month.
R. P. Benedict, division l i n e m a n .
B R O W N I N G T O N , MO.
Q u a n a h . Tex., w a s t a k e n to t h e St.
L o u i s h o s p i t a l r e c e n t l y accomnanietl
b y Chief L i n e m a n P a r r e t t . Mr. B e n e dict i s s a i d t o be seriouu1.v ill, a n d me
a r e a n x i o u s l y a w a i t i n g n e w s of a n
F o r e m a n J. 1". P h a r r i s a n d E. C.
improvement.
D a i l v ioined t h e r a n k s of r a d i o e x n e r T e l e p h o n e E n g i n e e r C. H. W f l l i a m i
m
e n t e k J a n u a r v 9 ; ~t b e ~ n ga h a r d
s o n a t t e n d e d a h e a r i n g before Lhe P u b d a v f o r f o u r r a d i o tubes.
l i c S e r v i c e Commission a t Jefferson
R.
E. Gilmore. lineman. s p e n t t h e
City, Mo., o n Tuosday. J a n u a r y 11, in
h o l i d a y s v i s ~ t i n a h i s b r o t h e r in I l l i connection w i t h g r o g o s e d c o n s t r u c t i o n
nois.
of a h i g h v o l t a g e p o w e r line a d j a c e n t
J a c k S t o c k t o n w a s called h o m e r e c e n t l v o n a c c o u n t of h i s c h i l d r e n bei n g ill.
Haywood Gardner s p e n t t h e holldays
w i t h h i s f a m i l y a t Marionville.
Ben Pierce, l i n e m a n , w a s t r a n s f e r r e d
t o t h i s g a n r in December.
OFJ?ICIAL FRISCO AMBULANCE
B. W. E l l i o t t . l i n e m a n . r e p o r t e d t o
302 5. WALNUT STREET
t h i s K a n a .January 3, a f t e r b e i n g a w a y
f o r f o r t y - f l s e d a y s d o i n g relief w o r k
Phone 125
Sherman. Tnur
a s division l i n e m a n .
M a r v i n P r o u s c . l i n e m a n . Is rejoicinro v e r t h e a r r i v a l a t h i s h o m e of a n
e i g h t a n d o n e - h a l f p o u n d boy b o r n
J a n u a r y 4. M a r v i n s a y s t h e boy a n s w e r s t o t h e n a m e of R o b c r t Lewls.
Chartermi Under the LLWB of the
W. J . W h e e l a n w a s r e c e n t l y called
S a t e of Texas
to t h e bedside of h i s f a t h e r in O m a h a .
Under SupmIsIon of the Commlsaloner
Webr.
of Insurance
T h i s g a n r w e n t t h r o u g h 1926 m l t h
HOMH OFRICE
only two minor accidents a n d i t is o u r
21 1-12 Menhanb & Planters N a t B t Bldg.
hope a n d a i m to h e a t t h a t r e c o r d in
SHERMAN. TEXAS
1927. I t h a s a l r e a d v heen m o r e t h a n
t w o m o n t h s since o u r l a s t accident.
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HARRIS' GANG-SCULLIN,
OKLA.
XIARSHALL IVILSON. R e p o r t e r
Everybody l a n d e d b a c k o n t h e job
with a smile a f t e r s p e n d i n g t h e i r h o l iday vacation w i t h f r i e n d s a n d r e l a tives. E v e r y one r e p o r t s h a v i n g h a d a
good time c o n s i d e r i n g t h e w e a t h e r we
had to contend w i t h .
Linemen E . C . H o l t a n d D c w e y K e l ler spent t h e i r v a c a t i o n w o r k i n g in
Donohue's g a n g in A r k a n s a s .
They
don't seem to 11ke t h a t c o u n t r y a s t h c y
s a y there i s too m u c h w a t e r to s u i t
them
- ..-....
We a r e g l a d to r e p o r t BIartin 3lcQuire hack on t h e job a f t e r a b o u t flvc
months in t h e Springfield h o s ~ i t a l
with a d a m a g e d knee.
Lineman N. H. H a r h i n s o n b r o u g h t
his wife a n d s o n b a c k w i t h h i m t h e
first of t h e g e a r . "Slim" doesn't look
so lonesome now.
J. 31. S a s t o n , l i n e m a n . a n d w i f e
spent s e v e r a l d a y s in S o u t h T e x a s visiting h i s p a r e n t s .
W. 31. T h o m p s o n , cook, i s g e t t i n g to
he a r e g u l a r h u n t e r . D u r i n z t h e holidays h e k i l l e d a l o t of g a m e w h i e h
he h a d r e a d y f o r u s w h e n w e r e turned t o t h e job. H o w ' s t h a t f o r a
good cook, b o y s ?
A f t e r a f e w w e e k s off o n a c c o u n t of
a s p r a i n e d back. G o r d o n Davis, lineman, h a s r e t u r n e d t o t h i s g a n g .
T. E. F l o y d , a s s i s t a n t f o r e m a n , l o o k s
mighty l o n e s o n ~ e lately.
M a y b e it's
hecause h i s w i f e i s v i s i t i n a in T e n Ilessee.
S o r r y t o r e n o r t t h a t Thos. 3T. Wilson.
aroundmnn. I S s p e n d ~ n qa f e w d a y s i r ~
t h e hospital
D O N A H U E ' S GANG
RAVENDEN, ARK.
B r u c e R. D a v l d s o n l i n e m a n received
word h e r e ~ e c e m b e k 18, t o k e p o r t nr
Oklahoma City to b u c k t h e e x t r a b o a r d
a s a locomotive fireman. T h e b o y s of
this g a n g w i s h h i m t h e b e s t of l u c k
on h i s n e w job.
Our c o n g e n i a l c a m p boss. Chas. R o b inson, s p e n t C h r i s t m a s w e e k w i t h h i s
relatives a t B r i c k e y s , JIo J a c k N u s s b a u m w a s a c t i n g in h i s place.
"Smiles" W o r t h y , l i n e m a n a n d F a y
Coble, g r o u n d m a n , f r o m 0li;er's g a n g ,
fllled v a c a n c i e s in t h i s g a n g l a s t
month
..- ..- ,
L i n e m a n TV. J. O r c h a r d , f r o m Colemnn's g a n g , w o r k e d in L i n e m a n J. H.
Thompson's p l a c e d u r i n g t h e holidays.
Dewey K e l l a r a n d E. C. H o l t . f r o m
Harris' g a n g s p e n t t h e C h r i s t m a s
week workin; i n t h i s g a n g .
Alvis C r u s e p u t in h i s v a c a t i o n a t
Dixon, No., f o r r e a s o n s b e s t k n o w n
to himself.
R i c e - ~ F ~ d e nof
. R o g e r s . Ark.. c a m e
to w o r k o n t h i s job as a l i n e m a n . R i c e
is a g r a d u a t e of t h e W. U. T e l e a r a p h
Co., pnd f o r m e r l s w o r k e d in t h e Gulf
district.
T h r e e officials of t h e W e s t e r n UIIion. n a m e l y X e s s r s . McCann, S a w y e r
s n d D a u g h e r t y . s t o p p e d off b e t w e e n
trains. J a n u a r ~ r7. a n d r r a r e o u r w o r k
t h e o n c e over.
All t h e b o y s r e p o r t e d b a c k f o r w o r k
in t h e v e r y b e s t of s p i r i t s . a f t e r s p e n d i n g t h e h o l i d a y s w i t h t h e i r famllies,
r s c e p t l n ~ L f n c m a n J. H . T h o m u s o n .
w h o i s r e p o r t e d s i c k a n d on h i s w n v
to t h e hospital for treatment.
We
hope it i s n o t h i n g s e r i o u s nnd t h a t h e
soon m a y be a b l e t o r e t u r n to w o r k .
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C O L E M A N ' S GANG
KINGSTON, OKLA.
\I7.
E. WARD. R e p o r t e r
T h e boys a r e all back a t w o r k a f t e r
t h e holidays. All r c o o r t a good time.
R. B. Jr;nes, a s s i s t a n t f o r e m a n a n d
your humble reportrr, motored t h r o u g h
t o ADache r e c e n t l y .
T h i s g a n g will be m o v i n g i n t o t h e i r
new outflt c a r s in a few days.
S. B. J I u s g r a v e , g e n e r a l f o r e m a n .
s p e n t J a n u a r y 6, w i t h t h i s g a n g .
Elmer Kerr, groundman, mas transf e r r e d f r o m t h i s g a n g J a n u a r y 5. W e
w e r e s o r r y to lose him.
C h a n e y Deslcin, l i n e m a n , w a s s e n t
h e r e to t a k e t h e place o f G a r r e t t
W r i g h t . W e a r e s o r r y to r e n o r t t h a t
Mr. D e s k i n w a s s l i g h t l y i n j u r e d less
r h a n a w e e k a f t e r c o m i n g to t h i s g a n g .
O L I V E R ' S GANG-YUPELO,
.\gent 1Ias.d: ",\h, Xddie. I k n o w
you've been ,at w o r k , b r i n g nme t h e 8
a. m. report."
I t d a u n e d on Eddie, who had his
huad s t u c k i n t o a b u n c h ,of bills, autl
E d d i e i m m e d i a t e l y compllcd w i t h Mr.
Ilays' r c q u e s t .
The w r i t e r sneaked
n . l + - ; ~ nto
l a u g h it off. W h o k n o w s
b u t t h a t 1 h a v e m a d e a n even w o r s e
m r s t a k e in s u l ~ s t ~ t u t ifno r~ J l r . B r a y
In t h i s w r l t e u n ?
T h i s T a n g i s g l a d to r e p o r t no accid c ~ ~ t hs l s year.
""L.7.u-
MISS.
J O H X ATKIXSON, R e p o r t e r
T h e h o l i d a y s a r c ovcr, a n d e v e r y body i s b a c k o n t h e joh,
T h e g a n g i s progressing nicely c o n sidering t h e r a i n y wenther.
\Ve w e r e c a l l e d off of o u r r c g u l a r
w o r k December 1 2 to a o to 3Icmnhis
to s t r i n g t w o te1el)hone c i r c u i t s r e t u r n i n g t o o u r e s t i m a t e ~ e c e m b e ' r 21.
General Forcman Nusgrave spent
t w o d a y s w i t h u s w h i l e w e w e r e un
JIernphis.
L i n e m a n S. &I. W o r t h y a n d w i f e arc.
t h e p r o u d p a r e n t s of a n i n e pound
b a b y b o y b o r n t h e first of t h i s m o n t h .
Mrs. H. E. E h e r m a n . w i r e of o u r
conk, i s v i s i t i n g in K a n s a s City.
W. D. K n i g h t , g r o u n d m a n , i s t a k in= a t w o w e e k s ' v a c a t i o n .
G r o r g e Renty. g r o u n d m a n , i s home.
s i c k w ~ t h measleu. W e h o p e t o s e e
h i m b e c k on t h e job a g a i n soon.
O u r g a n g h a s been reduced t w o
men. T h i s l c a v c s f o u r t e e n m c n in t h e
gang.
iYo a c c i d e n t s to r e p o r t t h i s m o n t h .
W O O D A L L ' S GANG
S E L I G M A N , MO.
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H . Z . WOODATJL, A c t i n g Ro])orLer
T h i s g a n g h a s r e t u r n e d to t h e c e n t r a l division a f t e r a brief s t a y o n t h c
r c d r i v e r division. W e liked t h e geopla a t F r a n c i s w h e r e w e s t a y e d , but
w h e r e d u t y calls, w e m u s t go.
Of
course, this g a n g feels a t home on thc
c e n t r a l division a s m o s t a l l t h e t r a i n
m e n c a l l u s b y o;r flrst n a m e s . T h a t
a l w a y s m a k e s a feller" feel good.
W e a r e r e b u i l d i n g a c l a s s "B" line
f r o m Mo.-Ark. s t a t e line to P a y e t t e r i l l e , Ark. E v e r y t h i n g t h a t i s b e l n c
n u t into this line is creosoted except
t h e n e w wire. w h i c h i s conoer. O u r
first m i l e on ' t h i s job w a s ' c o m p l e t e d
J a n u a r v 8 a n d we t u r n e d o u r t r a n s f e r
c a b l e f o r ' t h e f i r s t tlme. E x c u s e us.
w e don't w a n t t o s a y h o w l o n g i t l o o k .
G a r r e t t W r i g h t , l i n e m a n , joined t h i s
f o r c e t h e flrst of t h e vear. T h e l i n e men w e r e also nugmenied by t h e prese n c e of L i n e m a n Chas. Malone.
W. B. P a r r e t t . chicf l i n e m a n , c a l l e d
o n u s J a n u a r y 4, a n d t h r e e d a y s l a t e r
Mr. & I u s g r a v e , a c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr. X c C a n n a n d Mr. D a u g h c r t y , of t h e W e s t e r n Union o u t of D a l l a s , m a d e u s a
call.
T h a n k s t o a l l of you.
Come
again.
T h e r e g u l a r correspondcnt, E v e r e t t
L. B r a y , i s off d u t y on a c c o u n t of illn e s s In 111s family. H. 2. W o o d a l l i s
s u b b i n s f o r E v e r e t t . W e h o p e to h a v e
X r . B r a y w i t h u s a g a i n soon a n d w i s h
h i s f a m i l y well.
W h e n a fellow is "subbing" h e u s u s u a l l y gctn t h i n g s m i x c d to s o m e e x t e n t a n d w e hope t h e erlitor w i l l b c
a b l e t o g e t t h e m e a n i n g of w h a t 1 s a y .
B e i n g hilleted j u s t a c r o s s t h e t r a c k
Crom t h e d e p o t h c r e , we h a v e becomc
well acquainted w i t h t h e station forcr
here. T h e y a r e a r e a l F r i s c o b u n c h .
G e o r g e F r o s t , who is t h e f r e l g h t o r
c a r c l e r k o r m a v h e b o t h . urns off s i c k
x fen: d a y s a n c l ' w h i l e t h e w r i t e r w a s
s e c u r i n g a l i n e u p a t a b o u t 7 : 4 0 a. m..
the following conversation w a s hrarll
hetwecn Agent H a v s and the clerk
who w a s r e l i e v i l p George:
Agent Hnys:
E i g h t a , m., Eddie!"
E d d i e ( l o o k i n g d i s m a y e d ) : F i g h t a.
m.. H - - 1. I b e e n a t w o r k since s i x
o'clock."
NEVER has there been such a
typewriter bargain on as easy
terms ! A genuine Silent Ball
Bearing L. C. Smith at a 40%
savings !
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BANKS ALONG THE FRISCO LINE-
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THE MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK
SHERMAN. TEXAS
Capital and Surplus $1,200,000.00
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SU RPLUS, $5,000.00
Will Appreciate Y o u r Account
A Complete Banklng Service
Featuring Commercial. Savings, lnveatmen
and Trust Departments. Establish your
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FRISCO DEPOSITARY
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4 % Paid on Savings Accounts
FRISCO DEPOSITORY BANK
Saving Systematically
Is so easy when once begun and accumulates so rapidly
that one has a comfortable sum of ready money before
he realizes it.
Try it for a year and see how satisfactory the result will be.
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NATIONAL BANK
ST. LOUIS, MO.
The Oldest Bank
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A Safe Place for Savings
Since 1847
Successful Banking
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OUR MOTTO
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b u t t r u e Ilcvertheless. T h e s e l a d s a r e
l , i ~ & ig o o d f r i e n d s a ~ ~
ill ds l ~ a r e [nolllellts l u d u l g e i n v e r b a l b a ~ ~ d i t l , ~ ; : ~ ,
w i t h olie a l l o t h e r \\,hiell u f t e n t ~ m c s
I)ccomes s o luud a u d violent Lhat it
h i l l y s h a t t e r s t h e Iiervc c e n t e r s uf
Lllcir m e e k e r f e l l o w \ \ - u r l i ~ n e r ~ . Of
40th A N D 43rd T R A C K D I V I S I O N S
coui'se, t h e y dun't meall a wurd of it
M E C H A N I C A L DEPT. N E W S
SAPULPA, O K L A .
a l ~ t l i t ' s a l l in f u n , Ilowcver, s e r i o u s
W E S T TULSA, OKLA.
Llll~ughlh a s been g i v e n on Lhe prupohlli1111of s ~ c u r i n g t h e s e r v i c e s of P.
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George Gladsuu, e a r illsl~ccLor X I .
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urtl or o1)erating ull rime uvey t h e
'I'ulna, w a s caiicu tu \Vi~tulry.r, U K l a . ,
!lislurhunce. Mr. Miller, b y Lhe \ \ . a > .
south\\~esLeru d l v ~ s i u r ~ ..\I1 uf o u r d i J a u u a r y 2 on u e o u l l t uf t h e u a u h u ~
is t h e a u t h o r of a Lreatise on n i i ~ ~ d
visiuu officials rude Lhc pahscngcr
111s ~ a ~ ~ l e'*.lie
r . Ueeeasad \\'as a V I C illltl m a t t e r e n t i t l e $ : "The More I:ctrailis d u r i n g t h e huliday r u s h , a n d i t
t u n U L lleart I'ailure irllu ( i ~ e d a t t11e
mote, T h e Remoter.
w a s g r e a t l y d u e to t h e i r e f f o r t s in a s a g e uL savulltY-ely'llt y e a r s . H e \Vila
I t e a d i u g Mr. H e c k ' s a c c o u n t of thi2
sisLinfi i l l Lhc unloading a ~ l d l u a d l ~ ~ ; : a m e m b e r u i t h e 1. 0. O. r. f u r l i t t y I , L I ~ o f bad l u c k s u s t i ~ i n e dby t h e lot.
ut' u l a ~ la u d es1)ress thaL bruuglit a b o u t
I ~ v ey e a r s , illid .had lived 111 vvaLullyu
ScoLt F r i s c u b u w l i n g t e a m r e m i n d s m e
t h e line s l ~ u \ v i n g m a d e on tliih divlt u r tllc l a s t t w e n t y - t h r e e years.
L i l l r L we h a v e ; L ~ I es1)crt bowler in Lhc.
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.Inno f r e n c w l u g a l l s t r e e t c r o s s i n g s ill
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F o u r n e w t r a c k s h a v e been built Lo
~ u u c l ~ . h o t b e i n g Loud of. cb-s on
S m i t h ' s 63.5. H e a l s o w o n t h e S o u t h s e r v c t h e >.Iitl-Continent l'ctroleuni
a u c u a l a r g e s c a l e h e w a s o b l ~ p c d to
western howlina all-event chamuion(:url)uratiou s t i l l s a t \\lest T u l s a .
r e s o r t l o 11and-outs.
shi11 f o r 1926. H i s t e a m h a s a s t a n d T h e w r i t e r s g c n t a v e r y c,njoyable
(;corgc
J e s s e , ruundllouse f o r c n u u ~ . in:,- c h a l l e n g e f o r a h o m e a n d h o m e
t w e l v e - d a y v a c a t i o n a t his old h o m r
niauc a startling announcelrlcuL r c m:ltch, t o t a l p i n s w i t h a n y t e a m t h a t
i n L i t t l e Rock. *\rk.
IIc was ac~ ~ I I L Is tYa t, i n g t l l a t it w a s h i s inta11n l n y s w i t h i n a r e a s o n a b l e d i s t a n c e of
companied b y Mrs. X a c m i l l a n .
T111sn~
t i o n to g e t m a r r i e d t h e "llrst."
IL,
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T h e r o a d m a s t e r s o n t h e Cherolicc
w a s v e r y rclucrallL to g k v u a n y f u r t l l P a t Lamb, f o r m e r r i u t r a c k box
s u b a r c w a g i n g a v i g o r o u s c a m l x t i g ~ ~ c r d e t a i l s , b u t fillally a d n ~ l l t c dt h a t 11,.
wlcker. i s a n o t h e r o n e of t h o s e hircls
to corn1,lc:tc a l l h a l l a s t d r e s s i n g t o c o n illcant t h e " h r s t tlme" tle g o t a cltunct..
\vho c a n n o t m a k c u p h i s mind. I'at
f o r m to t h e n e w s t a n d a r d a n d hol)e to
J a c k D r a k c , first-class i n ; ~ c l i i n ~ s , , q u i t t h e c a r d e p a r t m e n t r e c e n t l y a n d
h a v e t h e w o r k c o m p l e t e in t h e n e a r
w h o rcccived c o n s i d e r a b l e ~jubllclt.\.
w c n t t o worlc f o r t h e s t o r e d e n a r t future.
m m t , h o w e v e r , n o w h e h a s concluded
rluring t h c Dempsey-Tuntlcy
fracas
Alr. Van \Vorniington 11:~s b e r n a s h e w a r r i g h t in t h e first place a n d i s
l a s t r a l l o n a c c o u n t of a t r c a k be,
s i g n e d t h e position of s e c t i o n f o r e m a n
h:lvk wit11 u s ;IS t h i r d t r i c k c a r oiler.
m a d e w i t h R o b e r t Warlleld, r o u n d a t Oranby. 310.
Ilouse c l e r k , i s a g a i n a c h i n g to roll a
Airs. S h e a r e r a n d d a u g - h t e r H c l c ~ n . w h e e l b a r r o w . J a c k s t i l l believes t h a t
of l i u s h y h e a d , l e f t to sl,end a v a c a h i s nainesalce i s t h e b e s t mall a n d w ~ , ,
tion w i t h r e l a t i v e s a t A u r o r a , Mo.
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
s t a g c a , c o r n c b a c k b e f o r e long. Y e 1.1,;\11:1 Coleman. of P i c r w City. l e f t
1 ) o r ~ c r1s of t h c s a m e ~ J I ~ I I IIIU\\-O~,
O K L A H O M A CITY, OKLA.
f o r a v i s i t a t Amber. Okla.
ever. Lhis i s m e r e l y all o p i u i o ~ ~ .
Wm. \Vilke. n-hu h a s b e r n a s s i s t H. L. Becliwitll c a r l o r e r n ; u ~ m a d ( ,
;L Ilying tril) to $exas
t h c l a t t l r BLII.,
of J a n u a r y .
Understand t h e w c i ~ t l ~ e r
t h e r c i s s u m c \ ~ h a twiwmer t h a r ~ t l ~ ; ~ . 1 1 1 orc1t.1. t h a t t h r v III;I\- s1x1.l 1110
\vc a r e ex1)ericncing a t t h i s time.
\\-illiam H a t l i e l d l l r s l - c l a s s blaclcsniit!~,
h a s j u s t reiul.ncd f r o m a few
i
1
d:lys v i s i t kit his uld home in Pine.
Slo. Hill re1)orts all u ~ ~ u s u a l l puod
v
a t Lhc L'urrncr's hume in Neodosh;;,
t i m c : ~ n d s a y s h c went t u ~ ~ l c e )h; u n t Next to Friseo Building
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Absolutely Fireproof
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for d i u ~ ~ e r .
Rates: $1.50 and Up Per Day
~ ) r o s r ) e r o u sa n d 11al)py m a r r i e d life.
P i e r r e J. K e m p e r , t h i r d t r i c k c a r oilElectric Fan (Free) In Every Room
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CAFETERIA and
sull f i i l ~ ej u s t r e t u r n e d f r o i n a trill t b
i t i s , is now in t h c St. L o u i s 1iosl)it:rl.
COJ?FEE SHOP Servlce
( ' ; ~ l i f o r n i a ,v i s i t i n g relatives.
.\I1 t h e boys w i s h him a s ~ , e e d y recovI
1
J. G. L o r t o n , f o r m e r Lrainmaster a t
(,I,?
a n d ~ , e t u r ' nto w o r k .
T h e s e l a s t f e w d a y s of
s p r i r ~ c : t h i s !mint, paid u s a v i s i t , recentl.\.
311..
L u r t o n h a s been a r e j ) r e s e n t a t i v r
\ v r a t h e r h a d t h e usu>rl effect oil 13ol1
o u t uC t h e c'encral m a n a c e r ' s offlce f o r
\\'arfield a n d E a r l Benson, r o u n d h o u a c
JEFFERSON 0414
JEFFERSON 0415
Lhe
nast t i ~ r e e years.
Glad t o h a v e
vlcrk a u d c;\ller respectively. T h e t w o
Lllcsc m e n come t o s e e us.
f i e n t l c m e n n ~ c n t i o u e d w e r e h e a r d dis\Villiam
G.
Meals,
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n t a t Jones.
(.r,urslna luullly upon t h c c o n l p i r r a t i v ~ ~
Olrl;~., w h i l e sittinc. a t h i s d e s k telev a l u e s of n n c w C h c v r o l c t vs, a R o l l s Sl'auhing,
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W e Specialize in
Lruuhlc a n d died i n s t a n t l y .
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cided s u d d e n l y to 1)oxtpune t h e j o u r w
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J o h n F. C r a i n , fireman Crom S p r i n g .lash's mind is v e r y i r r i t a t i n g to A r I
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Lliis b o a r d du,rinc t h e holidays, h a s
huard.
1'f.turncd
to
111s
home.
\Vish ~ 0 1 n c l ) o d yzrround h e r e would
P'rank Salinc'er. w h o h a s been O K
b u y :L new c a r s o I could s a y s o m e fur home t i m e on a c c o u n t of sicl<nesu.
Lhinn a h o u t it.
h:th r e t u r n e d to worlc.
F o r t ~ ~o h o l cw e c k s l a ~ yt e a r W n l l'erry
Thompson, brakeman.
who
t e r l\Thilaker, first-class c a r c a r p e n t e r .
h;ts been in 111 h e a l t h f o r t h e p a s t five
d i d n u t b u m a c h e w o r a cigarettes
o r s i x y e a r s . w a s t a k e n t o t h e St. L o u i s
f r o m a n y of t h e boys o n t h e r i p t r a c k .
hosl)ital o n C h r i s t m a s d a y , w h e r e h e
T h i s wan w h i l e W a l t e r w a s o n h i s v a tlled. F u n e r a l s e r v i c e s w e r e h e l d Moncation.
day.
J a n u a r y 10. AIr. T h o m p s o n h a s
W e h a v e t w o boy8 in t h f : r a r dcl):lrt910-912 O L I V E
t h r e e s o n s in t h e t r a m service, a l l o n
m e n t w h o a r e nivlcn:~mcvl Red" o n a r s
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~ v e s t e r n division.
~ o r r r ~r at c h h i ~ v i n cred hair. 1:nusu:ll
J o h n n y Gable. t r u c k p a c k e r . w h o h a s
h w n off f o r t h e I,ast m o n t h . i s s t i l l
u n a h l e t o r e s u m e w o r k . h a v i n a heen
h u r n e d v e r y severely.
Will probably
INVESTMENT BONDS
h c off a wcclc o r t w o more.
W e deal I n issues of t h e United States Government, Railroads,
F r a n k L y n c h , c n c l n e inspector. i s
off on a c c o u n t of sickness. F r a n k i s a
Public U t i l i t y and Industrial Corporations w i t h
qood m a n on t h e job a n d w e hope h e
established records of earnings
will be a b l e to r e t u r n t o w o r k in a
SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION
I
a n t f o r e m a n in t h e Sirpulpa yirrrls l o r
a n u m b e r of y c : i r ~ , h i ~ sI ) ( ' ~ I I :LSSIK.I~,
to ussisL;rnt furexnil11 ~ ) o s i t i o n in L l l i ,
T u l s a tcrrninals. Jirmcs J l a l c succcctl-
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ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS
MARYLAND HOTEL
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Co.
330 - 1 1 Bell Ave.,
1 I f We Want Good Candy I
WE GO TO
3b a ~ n ' ~
AID & COMPANY, Inc.
SECURITY BUILDING
ST. LOUIS. MO.
3lEhIBERS. ST. LOUIS STOCK EXCHANGE
W i l c y Dove, o u r m o s t f a i t h
Page 71
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We extend o u r s ? . m ~ ~ a t l lto
y Braliemall J l a y In t h e loss of 111s f a t h e r .
Ktllrl Copeland h a s been l a s i n g off
ior five o r 51s d a y s c n r c r l a l n i n g a
guest. Some on eisct may be \vei+l,inr;
ic solitaire on h e r r e t u r n .
C. 31. W a t k i n s a n d J. 1.:. W e b b a r e
recent r e c r u i l r o o k i e olJer:rtors, p i c k r ~ u[>
l anlong t h e l l u n ~ eg u a r d , a1111 a r c
espected to dcvelou i n t o r e a l o v e r a 101'8.
Agent F. JI. Kcalt?., :rt I:ldritlgc, c*ontinues t o be t h e busiest n u n in t h a t
vicinity w!th t h e l u ~ n h e rh u ~ i l l e s sr a w
id1.v gron'lng.
Some of t h e o1)crators a ~ , o u l ~Bd i r mingham a r e w o n d r r i n x \vhut h a s
of O p e r a t o r H o r a c e E. Call f r o m
Jaspcr, who used t o be w e l l q u i t e o f ten on Second .\venue u n d e r ~ > r c l t ~ ~ l s c
of collecting t h e h o u s e r e n t .
Wonders will n c w r c e a s e ! A g e n t 0.
P. Salter, a t P;~low, hits r)urcli;1sed a
Ford.
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FREIGHT T R A F F I C D E P A R T M E N T
MEMPHIS. T E N N .
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li.\Tl.:
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NO-OX-ID
ltc2l)ortcr
\lye h ; ~ dL: vary w c t l i o l i t l ; ~ s~e a s o n .
I t rained a n d r a i n e d .
Miss L u l a J l a u l e y , s L e n o g m p h e r . e n jo>.ed t h e hollrlays w i t h h e r e i s t e r i l l
S e w Orleans.
J. 0. Scales. l o r m r r l y e r n ~ ~ 1 u y c . din
agent's offlce a t HI)-thcviIlc, h a s s u e cecded J. L. Vrsivcr, Jr.. a s a s s i s l : i ~ ~ l
1:1te clerk in t h i s offic8e.
\Ve enjoyed a little: v i s i t f r o m -\I. 0.
Ho;u r e c c a ~ ~ t l yf, o r m e r l y cm],logctl a z
rate clcrlc in t h i s oflice, I I O W w i t h tlic
B. & 0.. I,ouisville. I i y .
R. C . S h c p h a r d . rctirctt bri(1g.e d i s patchcr, \vas a l s o :I p l e a s a n t v i s i t o r .
estcndin;
g l . e e t i n g s t o a l l old a s s o ciates a n d fricrlds.
JI. I\'. Llunkiu a n d w i f e \vc.rc 1iolitl:ls
visitors i l l Grc.c11\vood. >liss.
I.,ocomotive b o i l e r s hcforc2 1SS7 w e r c c o n s i d e r e d s u b j c c t to a l l Lhe w v a g e s
of h a d w a t e r s u p p l i e s . TJiv x e n e r a l h c l i r f prcv:ril~.d t h a t s c a l i n g , f o ; ~ n i i n ga n d
c o r r o s i o n c o u l d n o t h e c o r r e c t e d 0 1 i l y w g u e i d w a w x a r d i n x rc2nlcdies csistetl.
T h e n son-lconc. d a r e d l o s t o p bciic.vinu ;lntl s t a l ' t lilillliing. T h a t sollleone w a s
Llcarborn.
S o w , u n d e r se.ic.l~lifir: c o n t r o l . s e r i o u s l m i l r r w a t e r t r o u b l e s a r e
r e l e c a t e d to tlie p a s t .
DEARBORN CHEMICAL CO.
299 Broadway, New York
310 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Serving Steam Unern Since 1887
DORA, A L A B A M A
I?. .\I. SCOTT, R e l j o r t e r
1,. S c r r c n kcl>t o1)c11 1111usc S e n ,
YcLLI,'?.
d a y gcLting tlie r t , t u r n s oL t h c
. \ i ; ~ i ~ a n ~ ; c - S t a ~ i f oiootb;rll
r(I
game.
He
had a nen' . \ t w a t e r - K e n t r a d i o i n s l a l l srl just fo? t h i s ~ ~ c ~ l ' l , o s eT.h e r c l u r ~ ~
\r'erc r c c e l v c ~ l I)y h i ~ nt h r o u , g l ~ a S t % \ \ '
Turk s t a t i o n . \vl~ic*liw a s c ! o i ~ ~ ~ c c tdied
rect w i t h Host: Howl.
Nr. a n d .\Irs. .I:alph Connc,ll S I ) I , I I ~
the 1wlid;rys w i t h A11.s. Connell's wrr~ n t s111 T c ~ n l ~ c s s e c .R a l l ) h r c g o r t s t h e
I ~ u ~ l t i n~g o o dt h e r e .
I h v c Gaylor a n d fnmily sj)ent the
liolidavs In S o u t h . \ l n b ~ t m ; ~wit11 N r h .
~a~lol:p
' sa r e n t s .
Gray Hichardson a n d f a m i l y s t ~ e n t
the holir1:iys wiLh rc1:ltives in J l ) n c s Iwrn* .irk.
Mr. : ~ n d ?Jrs. I.. S. SliiClelt x i s i t e d
Mr. S h i f l c t t ' s m o t h e r ill .\dams\*illc
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I:.
s
the b r a n c h t r a i n s c o m e in.
n'. J. l \ l c ; \ l u r t r ~ n . c o ~ ~ c l r t c t o r moved
.
f r o m 1 ) o r ; ~t o R l r r n i n g h ; ~ r n . l r c is 011
t h e H i r n l i n r l i n n ~ c s t r n hoard.
Bill
1P:lvo us.
(:.
0. C:rylor, c o n d u c t o r . s c c o n d job.
w a s off a w r c l i o n a c c o u u t of sicliUV-~.
lr,, \ v t i ~r e l i e v e d IW II~,V. N:crl.
1 ~ 1 ~ 1Ols t ~ ,c x t r n s e c t i o ~ i f o r e m a n .
\ V X R l o a n e d to T h r DcRard,elcl)rn (:o:~l
c'orporntlnr~ t o m a k e r c l n l r s t o t h e i ~
I-tnlln' br:aaich t r a c k .
;\
m o t t o f o r o p e r a t o r s : "Re sur.1,
\-our r l e n r a n r c w i l l find y o u nut."
I.ouic SliiClrlt ndtls t o t h i s w i t h "T;lil
l i ~ ' l i I % a r c n o t al\v~%?'sred."
'rhc :axe fell a m o n g t h e o n ~ , r ; ~ t o r s .
F i r s l T r i c k 0per:llcrt S u l l i c c r ~ t n u l l e d
off. J o h u .\r.'.o
I ) u r n r ~ i ~ l r1
r 1'. R. R o l \ !.~ v..l i nn
-~ s r r o n r l D o r a . R o l r u r k hnrnl)in::
J o h n ~ ) i c ..Tohnson O I I t h i r d . T u n r l o . .
C l a u d r l'atrirlc h i d in n j13t1 in .Xmorv
t h a t w a s Intcr- pullrcl off. Hr r e t u r n e d
to D o ~ x a n d rausr*rl cluitr :I h i t of
Ilumplng n m o n g tlie flrrrncn.
R, C .
LOCAL F R E I G H T OFFICE
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Hanover, n i ~ h tclerk, S I W I ~ I
scvercll d n ? s 1,cccntly i l l C h i c a g o a l ~ t l
31 i l \ v a u k e c .
Geo. R. H u m p h r e y , s t a t i o n a c c o u n t ant, m u s t have had x large Chrls11n;l~
i~l;lsmuc:h a s ;I f e w dilyn n f t c r w i ~ r r l ? r111,
s l ~ r : ~ i l l o di l l 1 : ~ n l ~ I c011
.
~ ~ l t e r i ill<'
n ~
In'irst S a t i o n a l H a n k .
J l a y h a s no\\,
cliscardcd h i s cane.
E. I). C a u h l e I n u s l h a v e envied 1k1y
\v;lll<ing a r o u n d wit11 a c a n c , a n y w a y .
h c . too. h a s t c spraillerl a n k l e .
W e w c r e v e r s s o r r ? - t o h e a r of t h v
cle-ath of N r . a n d 3I1.s. (!. I,. H u d d l c x t o n ' s i n f a n t s o n on J ; ~ n u n r r R. 311%.
fluddlt!ston w a s f o r m e r l y s t e n o g r a p h e r
in t h i s oflicar.
"It'lo~)" \\,as f o r m a n y ycmars a s s i s t a ~ i t
~ ) l : ~ t f o l , nt 'lo r e n ~ a n .
(!. T. .lohnson w a s Llic successful
R i d d c ~ 'o n a s s i s t a n t g l n t f o r m f o r c m i r ~ ~
ptrsition.
T h o s e thill s1)cllt t l l ~ h o l i d a y s ;It
h o m e H-PFC: F a y e B a r b c c . J o n e s i j o r o :
T . .:.1 B r y a n t . J u n c s b o r ~ ~Gorilon
:
R o b
sccll o l h i m h c ha<l a r o n l s r ~ ~ t l l i[l l.
W. ('.
t,l.tsrrn. 3 l o u n l a i n G ~ I I ~ hlo.;
F,
Hnnlilton, Iioxic; Clarcnce J l n u p i ~ l .
Wright, Hosic: F r a l ~ l i
I l o s i e : J. 1.'
1l;lur.r. T h i r-v e r :. Lrrn l):rvis. H o u s t o ~ ~ .
>I ins.
1,:. D. C : ~ u h l c liax b c e n a s s i g n e d posic h ; ~ n c c . \Vnylnnd h a s not h r c n In t h i s
t ion o f n i g h t c h i e f clcrlc, t h a t vilc:cl~c)
,rfricc v r r r long. rorn1,ng h e r e f r o m
I)c,ing 11i;tdc b y .
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1 E. 13ar\vi:II c-nil];:
\\:~%.;t J l e n i p h i s . 1)11t I S \ v r l l - k n n \ v n
to 1T'rsL 3 l o m p h i s .
, a n i o ~ ~t hc ~ h
. o y s an11 \vc n1.r s o r r y thnt
\\-m. I-. U i l l i n r s i s n o w a?sistnli:
I I I \ is Jca\- in^.
elisrmsition
clerk.
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s p e n t s r v r r a l d a y s r e c c n t l y in H i c k nmn. Iiv.. v i s i t i n a relatives.
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f r o m Jtansficld. Mo.
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t o e x t e n d t o t h e F r i s c o e m ~ ~ l o y ct hs e i r
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ful future.
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We a r e g l a d t o r e p o r t t o t h e m a n s
F o r t S m i t h t o a St. L o u i s h o s u i t a l . ,
f r i e n d s of A n t o n Scherrev. r o a d m a s t e r .
a r a d u a l l y ilnl~roving.
who w a s recently injured in a motor
G. 0. S u l p h s t e p s f o r t h w i t h g r e a t
c a r accidcnt. t h i ~ th e w a s a b l e t o p a x
u r i d e s i n c e t h e a r r i v a l of h i s g r a n d t h i s office a l i t t l e v i s i t r e c e n t l y a n d
son, K e l l e a m G r i e r . J r .
is g r e a t l y i ~ n p r o v i n ~ .
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A n u m b e r of B'rluco c m l ~ l o y e s a r t ,
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tiful L a n d a u .
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\\'edding bells l w v e r u n g f o r E. H .
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t u r n e d o n J a n u a r y 5 f r o m Alontrcal.
hit F o r t S m i t h . w h o h a s been in t h e S t .
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r a o h e r in t h i s office.
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m o n t h w a s J. W. F i t s j o h n . o f N o n e t t .
Mrs. J. J. Connolly, w i f e of o u r
310.
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OFFICE O F SUPERINTENDENT
t r a i n m a s t e r . is i m l ~ r o v i n g a f t c r s e v ~ ~ a r a l y s isso m e t i m e a g o w h i l e o n h i s
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tlioughLfulness i s Very m u c h a p p r e t a l a t St. Louis, is b a c k a t w o r k .
Mrs. F. C. F i n c h , w i f e of s w i t c h m a n .
ciated b y all.
Undoubtedly you h a v e oftell heart1
died o n J a n u a r y I) a n d h e r r e m a i n s
.\I ISS H e l e n W i l l i a m s , i r a i n m a s t e r ' s
of t h e deliciohs a p p l e s f r o m A r k a n wcre sent to Hazen, Ark., for burial.
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J n o . L. Godsey, timclceeper, 1s non'
m a s dance.
W e a r e v e r y proud ttl~ w h e n C. B. Colcmxn. of B e n t o ~ ~ v i l l t
t h e p r o u d posscsxor of a F o r d r o a d h a v e a "composer" in o u r midst.
s e n t u s a box of h i s choice a a p l e s .
s t e r which hc reccntly purchased.
E. E. C r a d d o c k , file c l e r k , a n d
JIrs. 0. L. Y o u n g a n d d n u q h t e r W i l d a u a h t c r . Lorene. visited X r . C r a d m a h a v e r e t u r n c d froni H V I S I ~l o r e l a STORE DEPARTMENT
doc.1,'~ f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r In D a l l a s .
I ives in K a u x a s .
FT. SMITH, ARK.
Tes.. d u r i n g t h e holidays.
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h a s j u s t bcen r e BIRMINGHAM FREIGHT HOUSE
ceived of t h e m a r r i a g e of \Vavnc
F o r d a n d A g n e s B a u t t s . of R o a e r x
Ark. Mr. F o r d i s a s o n bf J. J. pard.
I+:TIIEI. (!OI'I:IJ.4SD, X r p o r t e r
s e c t i o n f o r e m a n a t -Pt.
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sufficiently recovered to be b a c k 0 1 1
t h e h o l i d a y s in F o r t S m i t h a s t h e
h a s b e r n p r o m o t e d to t r a v e l i n g a u d t h e job.
Ruest
of Mr. B l a n k i n s l ~ i p ' s p a r c n t s .
itor.
W e a r e s o r r y to lose you J l r .
Mr. a n d N r s . A. T. T h o r s o n h a v e r e H . F. S h l v e r s , o f K a n s a s City, a n d
S t e e d m a n a s e a c h a n d e v e r y olle of u s
turned from a visit w i t h relatives and
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h a v e enjoyed w o r k i n g w i t h you a n d
f r i e n d s in St. Louis, W e s t P l a i n s an11
;U:rgazine, s p e n t C h r i s t m a s In F o r t
s h a l l m i s s vou lots. H o w e v e r , y o u just
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Mr. a n d ilIrs. D e w e y 31. W i n d r h .
w i s h f o r vou t h e v r r y b e s t of l u c k .
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n e s s of h e r d a u g h t e r . W e w i s h f o r ;I
m o n t h , n r r i v e d in F o r t S m i t h on J a n to check u s u p a n d t h e n , won't wr
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on N o r t h F i f t h S t r c e t .
J o h n P. Lxney, t l e m u r r n g r c l e r k ,
Mr. a n d X r s . I3nrncst C : ~ r s t e n s e n , a l T
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hurcceded J I r . S t e e d m a n a s s t a t i o n a c t h o u g h w e a r e "sorter"
peeved a t
this opportunity to extend their best
c o u n t a n t . Good !,uck, Mr. L a n e s .
I h r n e s t f o r s l i p p i n g t h i n g s o v e r 011
y i q h e s t o Mr. H u a h e t t , f o r m e r l y d i E v e n thourrh
W i n d v Howell" h a ?
US.
vlslon a c c o u n t a n t . w h o w a s t r a m l.e -f -t I;<.
i n r r 1 1 ~<till
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Mr. a n d Mrs. C. H. D a v e n p o r t a n d
ferred to ilIem~his. While w e regret
W i n d Jammer's-:hampionship
as i v r
dauc-htcr.
Helen. s p e n t New Year's day
v e r y m u c h t o l o s c Mr. H u z h e t t w e e s h a v e R a y 411en. a l i a s "Windy -4llen."
w i t h f r i e n d s in Springfield.
t e n d to h i m o u r v c r y best w i s h e s f o r
w i t h u s a n d a r c h o l d i n g Mr. M o r t o n in
4 s a f a r c w e l l c o u r t c s v t o Mrs. F.
g o o d l u c k in h i s n e w field.
reserve.
Mr. M o r t o n c o m e s in occaC. H u g h e t t . w h o is g o i n k t o M e m n h i s
Mr. a n d N r s . H. E. B u r g e s s h a v e r e s i o n a l l y a n d e x e r c i s e s Mr. Allen. b u t
t o I-eside. t h e f o l l o w i n g "Frisco" Iadturned from Indianapolis w h e r e they
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v i s i t e d t h e i r son w h o i s in t h e N a v y
o n e i s d u e t o t h e tit!?, d u e t o t h e f a c t
:rt t h e h o m e oC Mrs. E. E. C a r l o t k .
a n d w a s doing land d u t y for a month.
t h a t t h e y a r e l i k e a merry-go-round."
.Tanuary 1 4 : M e s d a m e s P e r r y T o p p i n r .
b e f o r e g o i n g h;Icli to s e a . Mr. B u r g They a r g u e f o r hours a n d never net
E. L. Collettc. E. E. Carlock. A. >I.
e s s is in t h e w a t e r service d e p a r t m e n t
, ~ n v w h e r e . I n t h e very ncar f u t u r e a
T,citzell. J. R, Adamx. S. T. C a n t r e l l a n d
W e a r e s o r r y to r r p o r t t h e illness of
d-~x l.e- is
n o i n r to be s c t t o d r t e r m i n c
TT. 31. Rooth. T h e g u e s t , o f h o n o r w a s
.T, M. B l a n k i n s h i p , s t o r e h e l p c r a t F o r t
,just w h g ' i s c ' h a n ~ p i o n ,t h e ~ , e p o r t e ra c t prescntetl w i t h :I m n r l \ v ~ c h t r a y .
S n ~ i t h . J I r . R l a n l i i n s h i p i s sufl'ering
i n r a s chairn~nn.
f r o m a n a t t a c k of a s t h m a .
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
D a n Cupid h a s been h u s y in t h e meFT. S M I T H , A R K .
rhanical department! E r n e s t Carstennen
a n d R u t h R y a n w e r r m a r r i e d on
CENTRAL
.Tanuary 8, a t t h e home o f R e v . B. V.
P e r g u s o n , in Hill C r e s t . ATr. a n d Mrs.
R o y J', Ronn w r r e t h e o n l y a t t ~ n r l a n t s .
ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
3rrs. R y a n is o n e of t h e m o s t n t t r a r Thc: l i o l i d a s s e a s o n b r o u g l l t t h e ust i v e y o u n g Ixdies of t h e city. a n d \vv
FT. S M I T H , ARK.
u a l l o n g i n g to h e home. a n d a m o n g t h e
extend rongratulations to them both.
v i s i t o r s w e r c Misses P e a r l a n d N a r y
T h e y wilre p r e s e n t e d w i t h a h e a u t i f l l l
H e y b u r n , of G a r s , Tnd.. a n d Miss
l i n e n tnhle c l o t h a n d n a p k i n s b y 3Ir.
R a p h a e l H e y b u r n , of K a n s a s C i t y .
Carstensen's co-workers. They a r e a t
w h o w e r e t h e g u e s t s of t h e i r p a r e n t s .
home a t a n a p a r t m e n t o n North Sixth
N r . a n d ATrs. J. D. Tlcyhurn.
F. C . H u g h e t t , division a c c o u n t a n t .
Street.
Mr. a n d Mrs. 0. G. L a w s w e n t t o
h a s been
transferred
to 3 I e m ~ h i s .
Cabool. No., t o b e w i t h t h e h o m e folks.
Tenn. H i s appointment w a s effective
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
F r a n k R e e d , Jr,, of Chicago. spcrit
J a n u a r y 17. 1927, a n d L. R. Reed. f r o m
C h r i s t m n s w i t h 111s p a r e n t s . Mr. a n d
t h e w e s t s h o p s a t Springfield. No., h a s
FT. SMITH, ARK.
AIrs. F r a n k R c e d , of F o r t S m i t h .
been a p p o i n t e d division a c c o u n t a n t on
O u r in re rest ~ y m p a t h vI S e x t e n d c d
Ihe c e n t r a l division. J u s t b e f o r e 311.
to G. C. Shields in t h e d e a t h of h i s
H u g h e t t ' s departure from y t Smith.
(:R.\VCE FTETR17RS, Re1)ortr.r
h e w a s p r e s e n t e d w i t h a blllfold b%. f a t h e r . w h i c h o r c u r r e d December 2-1
in Springfield, No.
t h e e m p l o y e s in h i s office. T o b o t h
A better service and claim prevenTVc a r e pleased t o I r a r n t h a t J. E.
J l r . H u g h e t t a n d >TI'. R e e d , we e x t e n d
Uu I ) c c c n ~ b v r 20. u l ~ o u l 1:511 v. 111..
t ' o r n ~ e r S w i t c l ~ n l a uautl Y;rrtllllastcr C;.
L. D u n s t o n 1)asscd a w a y a f t e r s e v e r a l
w e e k s illness.
Mr. U u n s t o u w a s o n e
o f t h e o l d e s t employes ill M i r n ~ i n g ' l ~ a n r
tcrrninal, h a v i u g e n t e r e d s e r v i c e o n
.\larc.ll :, 1305. I l e i s s u r v i v e d by a
w i f e a n d urle d a u g h t e r .
Uur h e a r t f e l t synlpatlly i s e s t e n d e d
I O A\l~.s.
D u n s t o n a n d diruglttcr b'ran-
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tion m e e t i n p w a s held i n t h c superilltendent's office o n S a t u r d a y , J a n u a r ?
S. which w a s c o n d u c t c d a c c o r d i n g t o
1,roper form. ancl n o t e d f o r t h e m a n s
items ul, for c o r r e c t i o n a n d c o n s i d e r a tion.
The d i s t r i b u t i o n of p o w e r mns t a l k c d
of, and it w a s decicled t h a t t h e h e a v i e r
1 2 0 0 class e n g i n e s could be o p e r a t e d
betwoen JIuslcogee nnd O k m u l g c c . I t
in felt t h a t t h i s will s n v e s o m e
doubling, c o n s r t l u e n t l y d e c r e a s e t h e
cost on t h a t p a r t of t h e Biuskoge(, s u b
division.
K s t r i ~g a l l g 14, n'iiich hzltl a n c'stt'lls i r ? rclay jub s o u t h o f b'~)t-tSmilil, h;ls
been indctinitely laid off, a n d E s t r x
(;an-. F o r e m a n Frnnicx h a s r c t u r n e d to
his f o r m e r position a s section forernan
a t I<'or-t Gibson.
We h w r t h a t R a t h r y n e 3Ichlahon is
n-raring a b e a u t i f u l s o l i t a i r e w h i c h
she r e f u s e s t o c o m m e n t on. s a v e f o r all
inscrutable smile.
Mrs. C. L. M a h a n w a s called t o California o n a c c o u n t of t h e i l l n e s s o f
her d a u g h t e r .
\Vo a r e v e r y g l a d to r e p o r t t h a t
there w e r e n o p e r s o n a l i n j u r i e s d u r ing t h e m o n t h of D e c c m h e r o n t h e
72nd t r a c k division, w h i c h t r a c k division is u n d e r t h e supcrviuion of T h o m a s JIadison, r o a d m a s t e r .
.A. S c h e r ~ y .~.oacImnster, w h o m a s injured in 0ctohe13 w h e n h i s m o t o r c a r
jumped t h e traclt. 11as r e t u r n e d f r o m
the hospital tn h i s h o m e a t F o r t S m i t h .
and is i m p r o v i n g nicclsr.
A g e t - t o g e t h c r m e e t i n g of t h e f o r e men on t h e 72nd t r a c k division war;
hcld hy J I r . J I a d i s o n , r o a d m a s t e r , a t
P o r t Smith on S u n d a y , J a n u a r y 3 6 .
The purpose of t h e s e m e e t i n g s i s t o
give the f o r e m e n k~ c!hnnce to a s k a n v
question f o r t h e h e t t e r m e n t .of th*.
service. Blr. Collette w a s p r e s e n t an11
m;itle s o m e r e m a r k s w h i c h m e r e benpficinl in connection w i t h h a n d l i n g m a t ters of t r a c k w o r k in a m o r e efficient
mannor. Also. ?dr. B r o w n . of tlic s u n intendent m o t i v e power's office. m a d e
a very i n t e r e s t i n c t a l k o n t h e r a r e a n d
proper o p e r a t i o n of m o t o r c a r s .
Ed. C m n d a l l . R. & R. c l e r k . w a s c o n fined to h i s h o m r s e v e r a l d a y s d u r i n ?
the l a t t c r p a r t of D a c e m h e r o n a c count of a s e v e r e cold.
P a u l Snhrnitz, f o r m r r r o d m a n in t h e
ventral division c n q i n e e r i n g d e p a r t mcnt, h n s t a k e n a position a s a s e m a l l
on c o n s t r u c l i o n w o r k a t h h r r d e c l l .
Niss,
The r n g i n e c r i n g d e p a r t m e n t h:is
hcen reduced h p c u t t i n q off o n c t r a n s itman, one roclmnn an11 t w o chainrlti-
t h e oft'iccs of t h c m ; ~ s t e rm r c h a n i c a n d
division s t o r e k e e p e r o n 1)eccmber 23.
w h e n a n e s c h a n g e of comic g i f t s w e r e
m a d e b e t w e e n s u p e r v i s o r s a n d oMice
forces.
\Irilliam Phillips. g e n e r a l forclllan, p r e s e n t e d W. 3 . l.'oley a t w e n t y - o n e jewel
H o w a r d w a t c h . hIr. Phillips' p r e s c n t a tiqfl sl)eech, in p a r t , wax:
T a k e it, m y f r i c n d , w e a r i t t h r o u g h
y o u r h o n o r a b l e llfe a n d a t y o u r d e a t h
p r e s e n t i t to s o m e o n e w h o i s n e a r a n d
tlcar t o you. And w h e n y o u r t r e m b l i n r
s o u l s t a n d s n a k e d a n d a l o n e bcfore t h e
G r e a t \\'bite T h r o n e , m a y i t be ? o u r
p o r t i o n . Oh, m y f r i c n d , t o h c a r f r o m
I l i m who s i t t e t h a s ' J u d g e Supreme
t i i ~weltwnia worcls, \\'ell done, good
nnd f a i t h f ~ l l x c r v a n t , c n t e r i n t o t h e
joys of t h y T'ord.':'
4 . R o d g e r s , e n g l n e c r , h ~ sreturnc'd
f r o m P r c s c o t t , Arizona, w h e r e h e visited h i s w i f e ~ n t lclnughter.
T. B. R e e s e a n d H o w a r d Recse, e n g i n e e r s , a r e enjoy in^ & visit t o P i q u a .
Ohio, wiLh t h e i r mother.
W. H . K e i l l e r , e n g i n e e r , s p e n t a n e n j o y a b l e m o n t h in California, v i s i t i n g
r e l a t i v e s . J l r s . K e i l l e r visited h e r p a r e n t s i n I n d i a n a a t t h e s a m e time.
William Phillips, general foreman.
i s n o w s l n g l n g a new s o n g . "No J I X t v r \Vhere S h c G o e s o r W h a t S h e Does,
She's S t i l l hIy Baby".
T h e w a l l s in t h e r o u n ( 1 h o u s ~ look
p r e t t y b:iw s i n c e Mr. Dingnian h a s
been hnrc' a n d removed tlic blue p r i n t s .
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
W E S T E R N DIVISION-ENID
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Conductoi* I,. H. H i n o s visited t h e o f fice o n e d a y l a s t w e e k , altd w e w e r e
a l l g l a d t o s e e him a n d to k n o w t h a t
h e w a s recovering s o r a p i d l y f r o m inj u r i e s s u s t a i n e d November 4 , l a s t , w h e n
h i s caboose d e r a i l e d . Mr. H i n e s hopes
t o h e b a c k a t w o r k b e f o r e v e r y long.
W h i l e papi11g off a b u n c h o f J l c x i c a n s f r o m o n e of t h e e x t r a g a n g s r e c e n t l y , "Pat" H a y e s , o u r g e n i a l chief
clerlc, uslced thc? s p o k e s m a n h i s n a m e
in o r d e r to issue a p a s s t o him a n d t h e
r e s t of t h e men. C a m e t h e s k a r t l i n g
reply, " P a t r i c k lolynn".
T h e position of c o m p l e t i o n r e p o r t
c
l e r k 1x1s been a b o l i s h e d in t h e diviWESTERN DIVISION
s i o n acc,ountant's ofl'ice, a n d we a1.e
s o r r y to love J a c k Gillis, w h o h a s been
doing this work since J u n e 26. H c has
m a d e a h o s t uf f r i e n d s w h i l e in E n i d .
MECHANICAL A N D STORES DEPT.
FIe will be a t t h c Snpulp:l office in t h e
ENID, OKLA.
luture.
J o l ~ n : "WhaL's Scotch fov 'incense?' "
i h v i d : "Xonsense!"
DTCRTNSON a n d WILLI.UIS. R e p o r t e r s
C. EL Schofield, who h a s bcen holdi n g d o w n t h e job of c h n i n m a n i n t h e
division e n g i n e e r s ' offire, l e f t t h e s e r \ - It nlight s c e m t h a t w e of t h e w e s t ice t h e tlrst of t h e y e a r , in o r d c r to
e r n division a r e s o m e w h a t inclined t o
r e t u r n t o collegc.
B c s t of l u c k .
be rcluc4ant i n c o n t r i b u t i n g t o o u r
~rooks.
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spect i s ducb t o r e a s o n s o t h e r t h a n o u r
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Frisco's w e s t e r n d i r i s ~ o n . a s ure h a v e
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reasons t o be, a n d a r e , p r o u d of both.
a n d i s no l o n g e r onc of t h e "Family".
\Ve c a n n o t b o a s t o f w h a t w r h a v e
Miss K i n g e n t e r e d t h e s e r v i c e o f t h c
donr f o ~t h e X I a q a z ~ n e a n d a r e n o t
~ o i n : : to h o a s t , b u t let t h e r ~ c o r d s F r i s c o A u g u s t 20, 1 0 1 7 , n n d m e r e g r e t
speak £01 w h a t we h a v e n ~ r o m p l l s h c d losing' her, a n d hope t h a t h e r n e w
position will bring' h c r e v e r y s u c c e s s
on the b e s t divisiou of t h e b e s t rnlland l~appinesx.
load in t h e. I'nitctl
S t a t c s to1 t h e \ e a r
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s i r n e d t h e llosition v a c a t i d by JIiss
'Tis p r o u d l y t h a t w e repo1.t t h a t t h e
~ m g .
employes of t h e F r i s c o a t t h i s point
F 1 ~ ~ n lI-Iinltle,
c
r o a d m a s t e r , h a s been
werc t l i ~l a r g e s t c o n t r i b u t o r s of a n y
conllnecl to h i s b r d f o r s e v e r a l weeks.
corporation o r b u s i n e s s c o n c e r n , ~ n t h e
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n o w on t h e road
rac'ent d r i v e f o r t h e E n i d C o m m u n i t y
to r w o v e r y . We'll be m i g h t y g l a d
Chest F u n d , w h i c h c h e s t i s composed
of f o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n s , n a m e l y : Y. \V. to hovc F r a n k bnult w i t h us.
Mr. x n d Mrs. D a v e T h o r n t o n of t h e
C.. A,, S a l v a t i o n A r m y , Associated C h m divisioll a c c o u n t a n t ' s office, s p e n t t h e
i t ~ e sa n d Boy Scouts. \Ve a r e a l l g l a d
holidavs v i s l t i n z l'ric\nds a n d r e l a t i v c s
to h a v e d o n e o u r p a r t i n t h e f u r t h c r Lt ~ o p l i n .
a w e of s u c h a w o r t h y cause.
JIiss RInnchc H i c k s , s p e n t C h r i s t T h e Y u l e t i d e s p i r i t w a s m a n i f e s t in
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m a s \ r i t h h e r p a r e n t s a t Springfield.
B l a n c h e is o u r d i s t r i b u t i o n c l e r k , a n d
h a n d l e s t h c job to perfection.
F l o y d W r i g h t , m a i n t e n a n c e clerk.
a n d family s p e n t a f e w d a y s visiting
Mr. W r i g h t ' s p a r e n t s a t H u n t e r . Exp e c t t h e y h a d a g o o d t i m e "railroadi n g ,~ a s Floyd's f n t h e r i s t h e F r i s c o
agent a t Hunter.
JIiss AIarjoric JIaInby a n d J I i s s Ada
Dillon, w o r t l ~ y s t o n o s , j u s t couldn't
r e s i s t sllending a f e w d a y s in O k l a h o m a City, a n d f r o m a l l repurtx t h e y
had a n e s c c c d i n g l y go:d time.
O u r s y m p a t h y i s e x t e n d e d t o Mr. a n d
N r s . S t u a r t I'ayson, on t h e d e a t h of
3Irs. P a l r s o n ' s m o t h e r , w h o died a t
E n i d , J a n u a r y 13. Mr. P a y s o n h a s been
a c t i n g I . o n t l ~ n a s t c r s i n c e hIr. H i n k l e ' s
illness.
RIVER DIVlSION
OFFICE O F DIVISION
ACCOUNTANT-CHAFFEE,
MO.
W e h a v e s t a r t e d t h e Xew Y e a r w i t h
n c w boss. L. \V-. P i ~ l c i rh~a s d e s e r t ed u s f o r F t . S c o t t s o S. \V. B o o t h c a m e
lo o u r rescue.
\Ire x r e s o r r y to s a y w e h a v e l o s t
a m e m b v r of o u r T r i p l e F Club. N i s s
Catherine Welsh, stenographer
for
m a s t e r mcchanic, h a s l T e t u r n e d to
S a r i n s f i v l d w h e r e s h e is w o r k i n g in
t h e g e u e r a l ofrice. B u t w h e n we lost
hrxr, w e g a i n e d anothe17, Miss L o r e n a
liollingt*r is now t h e s t e n o g r a p h e r f o r
t hc t r a i n m n s t e r s .
\V. 9. J o h n s t o n , o p e r a t o r w a s callcd
home oll a c c o u n t of h i s n d p h e w bei11.c
s e r i o-~- .~ s li- l.vl...
X r s . L e e T a v l o r , wife of condur*tol,.
w a s called bv
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E a r l E'atcllett, y a r d c l e r k . w a s r u s h e d t o t h e h o s p i t a l l a s t w e e k f o r a n one r a t i o n . We. a r e gl:id t o s a y h c i s i ~ n ~ j r o v i n c r n n ~ d l .v
R. 6: M c K n i g h t . w e i g h t m a s t e r i s
in t h e h o s p i t a l s u f f e r i n g f r o m b&ncia1 nneumonia.
H.^A. m t c h i i ~ ,f l ~ n
Fort scott. has
"humr)ed" o u r g e n e r a l c l e r k . H a r o l d
Fariz?. H e e s ~ l e c t sto b r i n g h i s f a m ily h e r e as s o o n as possible.
T h e I?. of R. C. h a d a v e r y e n t h u s i s t ~ c m e e t i n g on J a n u a r y 13.
We
elected officers f o r t h e y e a r 1 9 2 7 a n d
i n i t i : ~ t ~ dt h r e e n c w m e m h e r s .
w e
w e r c f o r t u n a t e to h a v c H . T2. S u l l i v a n
w i t h u s a n d a l s o o u r local c h a i r m a n .
. \ l o r ~ z o I*'o~.en~all.A f t e r :I v e r y ;I],1)ctizing l u n c h had heen s e r v e d t h e r e nlxinder o f t h e c v c n i n c w a s s p c n t in
r1:lncing.
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MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
C H A F F E E , MO.
Cce, a s h e o n l y s t a y e d a week. J o h n
S a c h l m r . of K a n s a s Citv. h a s heen
t r a n s f e r r c d to t h e job. i v e a l l hope
Mr. S a c h b a r will l i k e Cltaffee. a n d
w i l l tit:?\- -.-P h i l l i n I. Shil)man w a s t r a n s f e r r e d
s h o r t s t a y in Chaffee, a n d m e k n o w h ~
will m a k e m a n v more.
\Vender h o w Leo S t e r n b e r g is g e t t i n g a l o n g , W e haven't h e a r d f r o m
him s i n c e h e w a s t r a n s f e r r e d to Memphis. W h y don't you c o m e u p a n d visit t h e old t o w n s o m e time, L e o ?
J e s s Iludley, pipefitter a p p r e n t i c e .
h a s r e t u r n c d to w o r k a f t e r b e i n g off
s e v e w i n ~ o n t l l son a c c o u n t of s i c k n e s s .
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GLOBE TRACKLESS DOOR HANGER
1.
Peter Adamson
Coal and Mining
Company
Illincs Located
ON FRlSCO AT DAWSON
EASY TO OPERATE-DURABLE-PILFER
PROOF
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P a i n t Materials for Every Railroad Purpose
JAPAN OIL
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JAPAN SPIRITS
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Bridge Construction-Railroad
Construction
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Tclepllone Din1 3-2458
OKLA.
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CONTRACTING CO.
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R. L. Bartholomew
General Railroad
Contractor
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WILSON, ARKANSAS
International Business
Machines Corporation
hfanufacturera of
Band - Sawn Southern Hardwoods
Tabulating & Accounting
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Time Recorders
Scales
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WINONA, MINN.
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CAR W H E E L S
Adopted by general and
local offices of every large
railroad in the United States
PLANTS:
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Refiners aud LIanufacturers of
Graphite and Graphite
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Roof Paint, Roof Ccmcnt, Etc.
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MACHINES
The FRISCO
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A L L PURPOSES
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S i m p l i c i t y , Reliability, Low
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AIR COMPRESSORS
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Chicago
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ST. LOUIS MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CO.
St. Louis, Mo.
314 N. 4th Street
UNION STEEL CASTING COMPANY
PITTSBURGH,
PA.
CARBON and VANADIUM
CAST STEEL LOCOMOTIVE FRAMES
General Miscellaneous Castings f o r Locomotive and Car W o r k
- CHICAGO, ILL.
- SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Railway Exchange Bldg.
Post Street
Against Accident and lllnerr Use
CONTINENTAL Protection
THE SERVICE SUPREME
CONTINENTAL SERVICE may be
deuended uuon.
A CONTINENTAL POLICY MEANS
PEACE OF MIND AND A PAY
CHECK WHEN EARNINGS FROM
YOUR
OCCUPATION
ARE
STOPPED.
CONTINENTAL representatives may
be Pound on every railroad division
In the United States and Canada.
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Canadian Head Offlce. Toronto
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FuANKLIN \ c u T . y
COAL
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HAWTHORN COAL COMPANY
Cunlinental Casualty Company.
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ARCADE BUILDING
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St. Louis and St. Louis County
N A i C................. .
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ADDRESS
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F/G@,@MPLOI%S'&IGAZZNE
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I:cbr-unry, 1927
Pnyc 77
The Mount Vernon
C a r M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co.
Just completed,
New Re p a i r Shop,
500' x 150'.
Fully equipped with
Cranes, E l e c t r i c
Heaters, etc., enabling us to work in all
k i n d s o f weather.
Capacity
10,000 Freight Cars;
150,000 Wheels;
20,000 tons Forgings.
BUILDERS OF FREIGHT CARS
MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS
a
INCORPORATED
Journal Bearings and Bronze Engine Castings
I N E W YORK
CHICAGO
SWAXDARD SEMX-S!I'EEL Y ? O O n i R X a O .
E m OBLli, IOWA
GLrnTON.lrlO.
ELECTRIC M I T M
EXCLUSIVELY
MAIN PLANT AND GENERAL OFFICES
SPRINGFIELD. MISSOURI
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CUPOLA METAL
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The New York Air
Brake Company
Manufactures the
STANDARD AIR -BRAKE
EQUIPMENT
GENERAL OFFICES
166 Broadway, N e w Y o r k C i t y
WORKS
Watertown, N e w Y o r k
Hamilton Coal and
Mercantile Co.
General Office-WE1R
CITY, KAN.
PRODUCERSOF
Hamilton (luality Coal
CELEBRATED No. !DEEP-SHAFT
Exclusive Sales Agent.
M c A L E S T E R F U E L CO.
Kaneaa City. Mo.
The Gideon - Anderson Co.
MANUFACTURERS
OF
Hardwood Lumber
W. H. (Bill) REAVES
1169 Arcade Bldg.
AND
Slack Cooperage Stock
GENERAL OFFICES.
Band Saw M i l l s and Planing M i l l s
GIDEON, MO.
SALES OFFICE
AND
DISTRIBUTING YARD:
110 Angelica Street
Telephone: Tyler 0011-Tyler 0012
ST. LOUIS, MO.
St. Louis Surfacer
and Paint Co.
Arlington Ave. & Terminal Belt Ry.
St. Louls
REPRESENTING
The P. & RI. Company
Rail Anchors
The National Lock Washer Co.
Improved Hipower
Maintenance Equipment Co.
Labor Saving Devices
Chas. ReLong, Jr.
Company
ST. LOUIS. MO.
LOUISVILLE
CHICAGO
Railroad Paints,
Varnishes, Enamels
All Kindm of Railway and
Industrial Paints
Owens Paper Box Co.
MACHINISTS' TOOLS A N D
C. H. HIGHTOWER. Sale, Manaxer
High Grade Machine Tools
A m e r i c a n Lathe.
a n d Radialr
Norton Grinders
413-415 N. Fist
SAINT LOUIS
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MANUFACTURERS
OF
Pels Punches and Shears
W a t e o n - S t i l l m a n Hyd. M a c h y .
and
EFFECTIVE SERVICE
SUPPLIES
CUTTING & THREADING TOOL8
S P A R T A N H A C K SAWS
H. & C. F I L E S
N Y E PIPE TOOL8
WRENCHES
R A I L R O A D SUPPLIES, ETC.
I E. H. Sachleben & Co.
2829 Locust Blvd.
PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
HOUSLEY WASHOUT PLUGS
FOR PROGRESSION
AND SAFETY FIRST
PRIME'S PLUGS
Made Only By
A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co.
Toap
Strong
FLUE CONN.
CORP.
Safe
Durable
3938 College Ave.
Branches
INDIANAPOLIS
INDIANA
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NEW YORK
CHICAGO
DENVER
SAM
FRANCISCO
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VILOCO RAILWAY
EQUIPMENT CO.
CHICAGO
DeBARDELEBEN COALS
SIPSEY
- EMPIRE - CORONA - CARBON HILL -
HULL
For
Domestic, Steam, Gas, By-product a n d Ceramics
FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE
VILOCO Improved Sanders
VILOCO Bell Ringers
VILOCO Automatic Rail
Washers
CRESCENT Metallic Packing
DeBARDELEBEN COAL CORPORATION
The South's Largest Producers a n d Marketers of
HIGH GRADE COALS
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Indiana and Illinois Coal Corporation
I MONTGOMERY COUNTY ILLINOIS COAL
1425 Old Colony Building
CHICAGO
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Located on the Big Four and C. & E. I. Railroads
Daily Capacity, 20,000 Tons
W- HORACE WILLIAMS COD,INCE N G I N E E R S AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS
ANY CLASS- CONSTRUCTION -ANY
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
SIZE
Specializing in Design and /or C o n s t ru c t io n of D o c k
Wharves, Piers, Breakwaters, Dams, and Jetties, Bridges,
Railways, Highways, Industrial Plants. All classes of
Building Construction, Building Foundations.
Maintaining a n Engineering Department for Consultation,
Investigation, Reports, Surveys, Designs.
HOME OFFICE
BRANCHES
Fifth Floor Southern Building
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
833 Howard Avenue
FRISCO TERMINALS
Pensacola, Fla. Mobile, Ala. Houston, Tex.
Reprenentativea in Principal Cities of AII Southern States
- PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
Being Built by This Company
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EMPIREREFINERIES,
INC.
SUBSIDIARY CITl ES SERVICE COMPANY
Petroleum Products
Sales Ofices : T U L S A ,
OKLA.
Also Operating
Rejinerlu :
PRODUCERS REFINING CO.
OKMULGEE. OKLA.
PONCA CITY. OKLA.
CUSHING. OKLA.
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E M P I RE
GAINESVILLE. TEXAS
BUFFALO BRAKE BEAM CO.
BRAKEBEAMS
AUXILIARY
SUPPORTS
FOR BRAKEBEAMS
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SLIDABLY
REMOVABLE
NEW YORK
BUFFALO, N. Y.
ST. LOUIS
THE OHIO INJECTOR COMPANY
1437 Monadnock Block
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Manufacturers of
OHIO LIFTING INJECTORS
CHICAGO NON-LIFTING I N J E C T 0 R S
CHICAGO AUTOMATIC FLANGE OILERS, CHICAGO
LUBRICATORS, OHIO LOW WATER ALARMS, CHICAGO AUTOMATIC
DRIFTING VALVES, LOCOMOTIVE BOILER ATTACHMENTS, OHIO CAB SQUIRTS
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MINER
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FRICTION DRAFT GEARS
IDEAL SAFETY HAND BRAKES
SAFETY BOLSTER LOCKING CENTER PINS
REFRIGERATOR CAR DOOR FASTENERS
SIDE BEARINGS
W. H. M I N E R , I N C .
THE ROOKERY
CHICAGO
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Modern Locomotives
are self-propelled power plants, designed and built to deliver a
maximum ton-mileage per hour in proportion to fuel and water
consumed. To produce such a machine requires ample experience, together with the highest type of plant and organization.
We are ready to work with you in solving your motive power
~roblems.
Philadelphia
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
THE KELLYATKINSONCONST. CO.
KELLYATKINSON
BUILDING
CO.
KELLYATKINSON
FOUNDATION
CO.
SECURITY BLDG.
FREIGHT
AGENTS
CHICAGO
Kerosene, Distillate Gas Oil and Free Oil
ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORPORATION
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.
7800 Woodlawn Ave.
INSURE SAFETY
Best by Every Test
Car a n d Locomotive Axles
Heavy Forgings
Crank Pins
Piston Rods
Atlas Staybolt & Engine Bolt I r o n
Screw Spikes
T r a c k Bolts
UNEXCELLED MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, Inc.
CHICAGO OFFICE. RY. EXCHANGE BLDG.
N E W Y O R K , N. Y .
Manufacturer of
S. I. SMITH
Cattle Guards
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DONAHOO CONSTRUCTION GO.
Constructing Engineers and
Contractors
MAIN DFFICE:
P. 0. BOX 1981
JACKSONVILLE, FLORID*
Hubbard Steel Foundry Co.
Chicago, l l l i n o l r
Leave11 Coal Co.
Unxld
Railroad Fusees
MANUFACTURERS OF
MINERS AND SHIPPERS
MAGIC CITY COAL
TULSA, O K L A H O M A
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The Producers Sand to.
Producers and Shippers of the
BIG ARKANSAS RIVER CHANNEL SAND
S('I(ISICSI4D . \ X U \\'.\5111.:D
307 National Bank of Commerce Building
:;-42i2
1.' 0. HOX 21Y3
TcI~~)IIII~L*
TULSA, OKLAHOMA
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I I C. A. ROBERTS CO. I
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" SHELBY"
Seamless Steel Tubing
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CHICAGO
DETROlT
ST. LOUIS
INDIANAPOLIS
SWEDOX
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P. 0 . Box 522 S o u t h Side S t a t i o n
Miscellaneous Car and Locomotive
Castings
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
WELDING RODS, WIRES & ELECTRODES
A Grade of Rod for Every Class of Weldlng
by the Electric o r Acetylene Process
PLANT AND GENERAL OFFICES:
CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE COMPANY
Chicago, Illinois
Detroit, Mlohlgan
E. CHICAGO, I N D I A N A
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AND FLOAT VALVES
REFINERY: CYRIL. OKLA.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
41 1 Buder Bulldinm. St. Louis. MO.
BURY AIR COMPRESSORS
COCHRASE Water Sotteners. Heaters and
Flow Meters.
Dean Centrifugal and Steam Pumps.
Strong Steam Traps.
LARCO W R E N C H and
MFG. CORPORATION
Gasoline,
S. I. SMITH
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I n s o l i c i t i n g b u s i n e s s r e q u e s t m e r c h a n t s to
purchase f r o m i n d u s t r i e s on the FRISCO
W E SELL
Pittsburgh Forge
& Iron Co.
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STEWART
M a c h i n e r y Company
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MULE-HIDE Products for
The Only Efficient Locomotive Cleaner
Mule-Hlde
Mule-Hide
booses
Mule-Hido
Mule-Hide
Mule-Ilide
Jlule-Hide
Jlule-Hlde
019
The D. & M. Cleaning Process
Railway Exchange
C H I C A G O , ILL.
THE LEHON Coo
NIAGARAFAUS.N.Y
GALLOWAY COAL COMPANY
PILING
EXCLUSIVE MINERS O F
CHICACO. ILL
SUPERIOR.WIS
OAK--CYPRESS-PINE
ELK RIVER A N D
GALLOWAY COAL
NIACARA FALLS. CANADA
Arcade Bldg.
RAILWAY T R A C K MATERIAL
S w l t c h Stands. S w i t c h e s . Frogs.
Crosslngs. G u a r d Rails,Clarnps
&forsteam. Electric. M m e and
I n d u s t r i a l Railway T r a c k s
MANGANESE TRACK WORK A SPECINTY
Maln Office
S t . Louis,
Mo.
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G e n e r a l Office8
MEMPHIS,TENNESSEE
3 Barnard Stamo Co. I
H1LLBURN.N.Y
C H I C A C O . ILL.
Manassa Timber Company
Other Works
HILLBURN. N.Y.
RAILROADS
P l a s t l c C a r Rooflng
Wuterprool Canvas f o r roofs of Passenger Coaches, Caa n d Cabs
Iusulallng P a p e r f o r Refrlgerator Cars
C a r Seal a n d Refrleerator Car Comoound
Fabrlc, membrane f o r waterproofing c o n c r e t e construction
Wateryroollng Asphalt.
Rooflna f o r Rallroad Bulldlnas,
- . etc.
44th t o 45th S t . o n O a k l e y Ave.
MINES A T
SALES OFFICES AT ALL S E V E N W O R K S
GALLOWAY, CARBON HILL and
HOLLY GROVE, ALABAMA
( M i n e s Located o n Frisco Railroad)
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Steel Tirea, Steel W e d Wheel*, S t w l
Arlea, Steel Sprlnga, Rolled Steel
Rings,
Solid Wrought
Steel
W h e e b . Steel Forgings. Steel
Cramher Rolln nnd Shellm.
Rolled Steel Gear Blnnks,
Steel and Iron Mnlleable
Caatlngs, Steel Pipe
Flanges
MILAR, CLINCH & COMPANY
ExcIuaive
A g e n t a tor
CAR CEMENT
CONTINENTAL
WORKS CO.
W. L. B R U B A K E R & B R O S . C O .
NEW YORK.. N.
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50 CHURCH ST.
Factory: MILLERSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of t h e SPECIAL TEMPERED RELIEVED STAYBOLT T A P S used by
t h e leadinp Railroads a n d Boilermakers of t h e Unlted States. Our Staybolt Taps wlll
t a p 20% more holes. Write f o r descriptive matler of o u r New Desisn S P I R A L FLUTED
STAYBOLT TAPS. We also manufacture HIGH S P E E D BOILER REAMERS, adapted
especially for Boiler a n d Car Work.
Other tools we make a r e a l l kinds of Taps, Reamen. Dles, End Mills, Counterborea
a n d High Speed Mud Ring Reamers.
Maln Office: Phlladelphia, Pa.
Works: Burnham, Pa.
Beal and Mc Namara
Painting Co.
St. Louis Forgings Co.
CONTRACTORS FOR PAlNTINQ
I N ALL PARTS OF T E E COUNTRY
Main Office: 5078 Easton Avenue
ST. LOUIS, MO.
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AXLES, LOCOMOTIVE FORGINGS
East St. Louis
Illinois
I ROOUEMORE GRAVEL CO. I I Thomas E. Powe Lumber to. II
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Mills: Dothan. Ala.-Preeoott,
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Sand and Gravel
F I R S T N A T I O N A L BANK BLDG.
A l l P h o n e s 4928
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HARDWOOD LUMBER
ASH
MAHOGANY
POPLAR
GUM
CYPRESS
Union
Asbestos & Rubber
Company
OAK
2 to 24 B r a n c h St., ST. LOUIS, MO.
310 S. Michigan Ave.
CHICAGO
CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY
COMMISSARY CONTRACTORS
F. J. ENGLEMAN, Prcsideut
C. I. FITZQEBALD, Vlce-Pres. a n d Rec'y
CEAS. GRAY, Manager, Sprlmfleld, 310.
GUY KRESS, Supt., Springfleld, Mo.
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MANUFACTURERS
Standard Steel Works to.
M O N T G O M E R Y , ALA.
T h e S o u t h % L a r g e s t P n l u c e r a of
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E . B. SEARKEY, Manager, F t . Worth, Tex.
S E A L R M l E Y , Manager, Dallas, Texas
C. R. FIERCE, RulL, St. Louis, Mo.
General Office
,258 noard o, ~~~d~n1dg.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Branch Offices
ST. LOUIS, UO.
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CROWE COAL COMPANY
General Office, Dwight Building
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
MINERS A N D SHIPPERS
Mines Located a t Mulberry a n d S c a m m o n , Kansas a n d Henryetta, Oklahoma,
o n t h e l i n e o f t h e S t . Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.
FT. SMITH ICE AND
COLD STORAGE CO.
The Carbon Coal
COLD STORAGE FOR ALL PERISHABLE
MERCHANDISE
Storage Capacity. 125 Cars
Daily lcc Making Capacity. 125 Tons
Company
PITTSBURG, KANS.
FORT SMITH
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I N S T A N T SERVICE
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INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES
ARKANSAS
PHONE 6-0154
For All Purposes
--Under All Conditions - Everywhere -KDRITE
-Give.
nequalled Service.
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Bluff City Delivery Co.
Mines on the Frisco
Ice and Coal
at
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Scammon, Kans.
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General Office, 651 Beale Avenue
MEMPHIS, TENN.
The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
MINE OPERATORS AND SHIPPERS
Operating Mines in Southern Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri
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Tiger Brand Superb Linseed Oil
ABSOLUTELY PURE
GENERAL SALES OFFICES
THE FREDONIA
Linseed Oil Works Co.
717 Dwight Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
F R E D O N I A , vKANS.
Duner Car Closets
Byrnes Belting Co.
M I N E S LOCATED I N HENRYETTA
FIELDS ON FRISCO
L l N ES
DUNER CO.
Oak Tanned Leather Belting
101 S. C l i n t o n St.
Hose Packing
CHlCACO
For detailed description see Car Builders
Cyclopedia 1922 Edltlon
SAINT LOUIS
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Acme Coal and Mining t o
Enameled Iron Wet or Dry C l o ~ b
MANUFACTURERS
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OFFICE-OKJIVLCEE.
OKLA.
BARNSDALL
Be Square Petroleum Products
OUR OWN C R U D E
OUR OWN P I P E LINES
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M o d e r n Refineries
BARNSDALL. OKLAHOMA
WICHITA, KANSAS
OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA
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DEPENDABLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY
OUR
OWN REFINERIES
- OUR OWN TANK CARS
BARNSDALL REFINERIES, Inc.
S u b s i d i a r y Barnsdall Corporation
Executive Offices
General S a l e s Offices
Petroleum Building, Tulsa, Okla.
624 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill.
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taught a King the Value
of HAMILTON Time
LUX, of the "Century,"
ENGINEER
has had a world of experience a t
the throttle. But his greatest thrill
came, no doubt, on t h a t day when
King Albert of Belgium climbed into
the cab of his locomotive and piloted
the "Century" w i t h his Royal hand.
And there King Albert learned, from
Engineer Lux, the value of Hamilton
time. His Majesty, before returning to
Belgium, purchased a Hamilton. And
Engineer Lux has continued t o time
the "Century" w i t h his Hamilton-a
watch t h a t has now served him for
thirty years.
You, too, can know the time satisfaction that goes w i t h Hamilton ownership. Ask j7our jeweler t o show you
the Hamilton 992 movement in railroad
model case. Here is a combination of
Hamilton accuracy and dependability
w i t h sturdy case construction of special
design.
As you look upon the H a m i l t o n
models, remember t h e y are watches
t h a t have helped make railroad history
-and. watches t h a t will be doing the
same thing a generation from now.
T o railroxl Inen interested i n the purchase of a Hamilton we will gladly send
a copy of the Hamilton Time Book and
other literature illustrating and describing the various models.
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"The Railroad Timekeeper of &erica"
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HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY
L A N C A S T E R , P E N N A . , U. S. A .
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South Bound
Read Down
SCHEDULE
North Bound
Read U p
1 :00 pm
9 :00 pm
9:35 pm
5 :30 a m
11:35 a m
6:15 a m
8:40 am
L v . . . . . . Saint Louis . . . . . . ..Ar
Ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memphis..
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Lv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . .Ar
Ar ...............Birmingham ............. L v
Ar ................. .Atlanta ................ L v
Ar .................... Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . .Lv
Ar. . . . . . . . . . St. Petersburg
Lv
4:00 pm
8:00 am
7:20 a m
11:30 pm
4:50 pm
10 :55 pm
8:40 pm
in addition to the popular night train
BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND MEMPHIS
11:25 pm L v .................. Saint Louis ............... Ar 7:04 am
7:00 a m Ar . . . . . . . . . . . . .Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . Lv 11 :20 pm
THE WATER-LEVEL ROUTE
BETWEEN ST. LOUIS and MEMPHIS