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MEMBER
GOV'T. STATIONS DO. SPLENDID WORK
M
OUNTAIN GROVE, Mo.,is
a pretty town on the
Frisco's Southern division,
sixty-seven miles from Springfield, Me. It fa the home of two
government experiment stations
which have been established for
many years a n d which a r e doing
much to further the interests of the
poultry and fruit industries in Missouri.
TWOInstitutions At Moun-
serve hen and could not compete
for the oflicial record.
Entrance fee to the contest is
$10.00 and the station receives the
eggs which they sell a s hatching
eggs, and last year approximately
$10,000 was realized f,.om sale ol
these eggs.
Perhaps it might be well to explain to those not familiar with poultry, the types of lighter and heavier
breeds. Anlong the lighter breeds
will be found the Leghorns, Minorca,
Andalusians, Anconas and Games, as
well a s others. This lighter breed
have small hodies and will weigh between four and five pounds. The
heavier breeds consist of the Rocks,
Reds, Wyandottes, Orpingtons, Jersey Grants, Brahmas and others and
weigh between six and ten pounds.
Those who desire to s t a r t pens O f
prize-winning poultry flocks find it
advantageous to buy their hatching
eggs from the station, where they can
purchase a t a nominal flgure. The
station h a s in mind t h e establishment
of pure bred, healthy flocks in Missouri and the surrounding country,
and their interest is in this direction
rather than in making a profit on the
eggs.
There are always a s many a s fifteen
different states represented in this
National Egg Laying Contest, and for
several years England and the Hawaiian Islands have had pens. In addition to this contest, the station conducts a State Pullet Contest each
year for hIissouri entries only. This
i s conducted along the same lines as
the big contest, but develops the best
Missouri pen. The station is under
the supervision of t h e State Poultry
Board and under Mr. Noland's management is doing a wonderful work
t o improve t h e poultry Bocks of Missouri.
Diversified farming, which i s being
sponsored, takes in, besides the eacellent poultry flock, a healthy orchard, and the State Fruit Experiment Station i s doing a great work
in finding fruit trees adaptable to
Missouri soil.
According to Mr. Faurot, superintendent, the station's activities a r e
two-fold; t h e creation of new varieties and the testing of known varleties.
T h e office is located on a slight
hill overlooking a g t e a t part or the
190 acres s e t in fruit trees and
grapes. A . t r i p by automobile over
the farm proved n o s t interesting.
Here one may see trees of 811 ages,
Croue,
Ass i s t I n
POU[tryand Fruit Raising
T h e Missouri State Poultry Experiment Station is in charge of Mr. T.
W. Noland and was established in
1911, and t h e Missouri State Fruit
Experiment Station has been established since 1899 and I s in charge of
F. W. Faurot.
The grounds of the poultry station
occupy forty acres and a r e dotted
with approximately ninety buildings
or various kinds. It is purely a n experimental
station and therefore
houses breeding stock and hatching
eggs
f o r experimental
purposes.
Spring will find some 3,000 baby
chicks a t the station, but they are not
for sale, and will he used by the
station.
There is on the grounds one of the
best equipped laboratories for blood
tests and investigations of various
diseases of poultry to be found in the
state. More than 30,000 hens passed
through this laboratory last year.
The most prevalent disease which is
found is white diarrhoea, the only
hereditary disease found in poultry.
When a breeder brings several of his
heus in to be tested and this disease
is found, the station officials recommend and insist that the birds be put
o n the market for consumption. They
a r e all right f o r table consumption,
but their elimination and a fresh
tested fiock insures t h e breeder that
he is free from this disease. The
birds a r e tested for three cents each
on accredited birds, and five cents
each on birds which have never been
tested. \IT
A. Hovis
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is in charge of
the laboratory a t this station and h a s
been in this capacity for the last
seven years.
One of the most important and interesting features of the station is
the national egg laying contest which
is conducted each year. A National
Egg Laying contest was started by the
Stors Agricultural College of Stors.
Conn., in 1911, but the one instituted
by this station is of great importance
to breeders of the middlewest in particular.
Breeders throughout the country
each send six pullets, one a reserve.
There a r e thirty pens of heavy breeds
and thirty pens of light breeds. The
pullets a r e given t h e best of care and
attention, and with a system of trapnesting installed, a n accurate record
is kept of the eggs layed. They a r e
kept a t the station from November
1 to October 31, and a t the end of the
pear the record is summed up and
the winning pen receives a large
Silver Cup and $15.00 in cash. A
small silver cup is given each month
to t h e pen making t h e best record.
The best record ever made i n this
contest t o ' d a t e , was in 1928, when a
White Leghorn pullet belonging to
Eden C. Booth of Pleasant Hill, Mo.,
laid 326 eggs during the year. A pen
of Barred Rocks from Morton, Pa.,
won the 1929 contest and produced
1,379 eggs, or a n average of 275.8 eggs
per bird. The figures for the year of
1930 have not a s yet been compiled.
It was unfortunate that during the
1929 contest, a n Australorp hen,
owned by Kebepun Farm, Pittsford, Vermont, completed the year
with an official record of 317 eggs, t h e
highest individual record in the contest. However, this hen was a re-
f r o m yearlings to
did not believe in
spraying. NOWi t has
full grown producing
trees. A cherry orbecome
necessary,
chard of two-yearbut many of the
farmers f e e l that
old trees was in full
b l o o m a n d Mr.
the spraying equipF a u r o t said that
ment and work it
with good weather,
entails, and the hazthere would be an
ard of growing a
excellent crop o f
fruit crop is not
cherries, p e a c h e s,
w o r t h the effort.
grapes, pears and
This has caused a
apples. The apple
great depreciation in
trees are in bud and
the acreage. One of
a few more days of
the largest orchards
warm sunshine will
in and around Mouncause them to burst
tain Grove is one of
open into fragrant
1,000 acres just out
blossoms.
of Cedar Gap, Mo. In
I t may be interestfact there a r e more
ing to those only
large orchards, and
casually interested
farms, strictly dein the varieties of
voted to the cultivaapples to know that
tion of fruit, than
there are more than
there a r e farms with
small
5,000 known varie- .... nrchards.
- .Jzcdging fiotlltry nt the goverjrmcilt rxfieri~itcrttstntiorl at dfoic11tai)i Grove, 1110.
T h e station i s
ties. There a r e apequipped with a labproximately 500 varieties now a t the station. There the year. This process is adopted on oratory, and has a small greenhouse,
a r e also 150 varieties of peach and grape vines.
where seedling apple trees and other
fifty varieties each of cherries, plums
Soil management and fertilizing a r e fruit trees a r e started and later set
and pears now a t the station; 260 other features which are stressed a t out in the open.
varieties of grapes and 80 or 90 va- the station, and several rows of
W. J. Christian is the extension man
rieties of strawberries.
grapes a r e treated in one way, and from the station. H e goes out only on
Through grafting and other means, the next few rows in another, aild a t organized work, and his time is kept
this station is accredited with cre- the end of the year the growth of
fully occupied with associations in the
ating new varieties of many of these each is noted. The use of cover surrounding country. J. W. Hitt is
fruits, but the "find" is not jealously crops is also employed, such as rye, Mr. Faurot's assistant.
guarded and is turned over to a nurs- peas, millet, etc.
Fruit gathered from the orchards a t
ery to be advertised and sponsored.
Mr. Faurot discussed a t length the the station is sold in season, and when
Many of the fruit trees a r e a t this fruit situation in Missouri and the there is an excess of yearling trees
time undergoing a pruning operation. surrounding country. Up until about these are also sold.
Great care is used in pruning the three decades ago, he mid, orchardists
Both stations a r e doing excellent
trees. Besides all care exercised a s to
work, and both a r e widely known to
how much to cut from the longer
both poultry and orchard men of MisThis v i e w of the govermirrnt fruit
limbs, after they a r e cut off the ex- station at Mortrttaiit Grove, Mo., was souri. The work of each has had a
cess is weighed and a n accurate rec- takett f r o m a window o f the o f i c e far-reaching effect 011 both the poultry
ord kept to show the growth during Building.
floclts and orchards.
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SHE KNEW CHARLOTTE AND MAXIMILIAN
HERE) a r e few members of
the Frlsco lamlly who, in
their lavender-scented years,
can recall such scenes and times
and places and people a s "Aunt
Katie" Kentling. For Aunt Katie
is a n unusual character in many
ways. First and foremost she is
t h e sole survivor of Emperor Maximilian's wild venture, and her life's
histoiy has been fashioned around her
home in Vienna, Austria.
Long ago in t h e romantic days of
queens and emperore and courts of
honor. Aunt Katie would; never have
believed that ahe would have ended
her days in America-that the fate of
Emperor Maximilian's venture would
be a disastrous one, or that she would
live to know of the death d t h e "Mad
Empress" Charlotte, daughter of King
Leopold I of Belgium, and the bosom
friend of this 94-yearald woman.
But the pattern which h u n t Katie's
life has woven, is worked out to a
few short panels. I t s pattern was a
gay one, but every s o often a dark
streak is woven into i t which stands
for disappointment, death and grief.
Aunt Katie has known them all, and
a s she sits in the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Forrester, a t Springfleld, Mo., she is working out the last
few panels of the colorful pattern.
She is also the grandmother of Mrs.
W. W. Holmes and Mr. Holmes is employed in the Frisco's north roundhouse a t Springfield, Mo., a s machinist.
Aunt Katie does not look a s she
once did, yet a s she sits in her chair,
her snow white hair framing a face
of rugged beauty, one need only to
erase the wrinkles in memory and
imagine her a s the vivacious queen of
the ball, the smiling companion of
counts and countesses, a dignified,
grand and impressive flgure in the
gay life of Austria's capitol.
"Llfe isn't as sweet a s i t once was."
was Aunt Katie's first .and Iast remark
in the recent interview which was
granted the Frisco Magazine. H e r
life has always been full of exciting
incidents, and in her younger days
she was a n athletic type. She loved
canoeing and swimming, and three
times saved one of her fellow countrymen from death. The incldents
came to the attention of the Austrian
government and a gold medal was
T
I l l U I IIBe&
VT UGU a y U U I I & & I l l D U W U V L
William Heide, a young musician of
milian's cabinet deserted him,
and the Austrian frigate, Elizait?" K e n fling, beth,
lay at anchor o i ~Vera Cruz
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a"aiting the abdication and departure of the emperor. Maximilian refused to take advantage
of a way to escape, preferring
to remain with the few folAustria. His one ambition i n life was lowers which had remained loyal to
to become a great bandmaster and him. When news of his capture was
composer. She was ambitious that his known, William Heide and his wife
dream be realized and worked with were still a t the palace, Heide nursing
him toward that end, and it was not his injuries. With the aid of Presilong before h e became leader of a dent Porflrio Diaz, Aunt Katie and her
band and conductor of a great musical husband effected an escape. They
made their way to the coast where
organization in Vienna.
About this time, Maximilian, backed they were given passage to New Orby the support of Napoleon 111, and leans. Her husband, incapacitated a s
he was, managed to earn enough for
their passage on a river packet to St.
Louis and six months after arriving
in St. Louis he succumbed to injuries.
Twelve days later Aunt Katie gave
birth to a baby girl.
For a time this proud daughter of
Austria had to accept charity, but not
for long. With the baby strapped to
her back s h e scrubbed floors. She
was lonely, without friends, without
funds, and it seemed to her that she
had drunk deep from the cup of disappointment.
And then Aunt Katie, lonely for
companionship, met a young German
trader from the Ozarks. Friendship
ripened into love and she marrie'd
him and went to live near Highlandville, Mo. And a s the wife of this
German trader, Aunt Katie entered
into a new world. She must master
a new language, she must learn to
"AUNT K A T I E " K E N T L I N G
cope with situations, she must learn
to cook and bake and care for her
Franz Joseph, was laying plans to husband and baby. But Aunt Katie
form a n expedition and capture learned these things and more. She
Mexico. Heide was appointed by learned to watch the store and to
Maximilian to the position of the of- make sharp bargains, to buy and sell,
ficial bandmaster of the expedition, and to cook. She became famous lor
much t o Aunt Katie's delight. The her wonderful gingerbread, which she
expeditlon embarked in 1864, and sold for five cents a slice, and the
Aunt Katfe w a s allowed to accoin- slice was a generous one.
pany her husband.
Wild life was abundant in the reAunt Katie never once thought of
gion near h e r home, and there were
defeat, and her first realization of a an abundance of wild flowers as well.
crisis came when her beloved em- Aunt Katie round great comfort and
press left Mexico to re-enlist the aid enjoyment In her new surroundings.
of the European powers which had She adapted herself admirably and
fostered t h e expedition. Then news quickly to her new conditions and led
came of the loss of Charlotte's reason a happy life. And this gay figure of
when her pleas were not answered. Austrian court llfe again held the adEmperor Maximilian was also in ill miration of all in her new surroundings when she proudly displayed the
rtbquake came and first cook stove ever to be seen in
:ican city, bundings that part of Missouri.
And now and then one would find
md Aunt Katie's hnsUWAU w a a
ruJu1ed. History records her reading a letter with a strange
the evente wbich tollowed, how Maxi(Now turn to Page 29, p1ea.w)
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May, 1931
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OLD TIMERS MEET AT FT. SMITH
"T
HIS will not be a business meeting," said W.
& Van Horn, president
of the Frisco's Old Timers' Club,
a s h e stepped from the train a t
Ft. Smith, where the second annual meeting of that organization
was held on April 11.
And it wasn't!
If it had been the meeting of
auxiliary to the organization one could
have called it a "gab - fest," for in
reality its sole purpose is to get the
retired veterans with forty or more
years' service together in a group
several times a year, when they can
review old times, old scenes, old experiences.
And did those 18 veterans present
review them? They made it s o real
that the outsider would have thought
that the incident happened but a day
or two before. They put color into
those stories of pioneer railroading,
and a s one story after another was
recalled the interest grew more intense.
Somebody made the remark that
there must not be a tendency to allow the meetings of this group to
grow serious. With half a lifetime
behind them a few wondered If
the next meeting would find the
group intact, or how many would
have slgned thelr last order before
the pear rolfed around. But on April
11 all these thoughts were pushed
into the background. There was no
room for them in the full day of
events.
There wasn't a happier, gayer veteran among them than their president, Mr. Van Horn. He said the
household tasks which had been
heaped on his head of late, due to
spring house cleanlng and the recent
ters and their first names all begin with "&" Emily, EunIce-oh,
Year Men Hold Second he sald he didn't have his mlnd
on it and couldn't nama them all.
~ n n u a lR e u n i o n
Henry M. Cox, a retired ma' chinist of Kansas City, was proud
April
of the fact that hle father was the
first man hired by the old Misslight illness of Mrs. Van Horn, made souri River, Ft. Scott and Gull railmad
the trip to Ft. Smith, doubly inviting in Kansas City.
Chas. Vance, a retired engineer
to him. In fact, fishing for ways to
get out of work, he asked for a new from Fayetteville, Ark.. attended his
broom.
The request was denied. first meeting. He's a most interestonly In years,
Then he said he'd strike and Mrs. ing old veteran-old
Van Horn said she'd get out a n in- for he's hale and hearty. He's got an
junction against him, and so h e came old watch that he bought i n Monett
to Ft. Smith to enjoy a real holiday in '65, and carried on the engine with
him from 1886 to the time of his reand it came up to his expectations.
And then there were Mr. and Mrs. tlrement, August 10, 1914. It's kept
Dan McCarty (a few of the pension- perfect time and has the original
ers brought their wives and Mrr. hlc. crystal.
And so the morning passed. Here
Carty was one of the honored Few).
They a r e going to celebrate thelr and there little groups formed in the
Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sep- hoteI lobby, and before anybody knew
it, It was 12:30 and time for luncheon.
tember 21.
If the health of these veterans is
Ernil Sebadian, retired conductor of
Cape Girardeau, Mo., has seven daugh- measured by their appetite-there
wasn't a sick one in the bunch. They
made short order of the fruit cockThe service records of lhc groub of tail, and the roast beef and au gratin
veternits b the above photograph told potatoes, as well a s the salad, coffee,
821 years and 5 t n o d m They Imve all ice cream and cake. The hot rolls
served Frisco Lines forty or more years. disappeared Iike lightning, and the
and are, reading from luf! to right: coffee pot was passed time and again.
Em2 Sebastian, Sr., T h n a s L. Hasler,
Then they aettled back in their
S. L. Coover, Yan~esA. Woodson, Pat- chairs for the program. After a few
rick H . Lillif, Geo. W . Daniels (vicepresident of the club), Ctorge F. Robson, short words of welcome, Mr. Van
Clms. A. Baltzell, J . W . Morrill, I. A. Horn turned the meeting over to
Brtckley, Byron Caller&-, Henry M . George Daniels, retired engineer, and
Cox, G. P. Goodriclr (guest), Albert
the only member of the club resfding
Carlson, C. B . Colenmt, J . T . Walsh, a t Ft. Smith. All thanks for the
Dniriel McCarthy, W m . D . Bas- splendid meeting were due him, for h e
sett (secretary of club), Charles G. had made the arrangements and there
Varrce, CVm. If- Van Horn (president),
J . E. Woodward, Martha C. Moore, was no fault to find with any of them.
Mr. Daniels called on his buddies,
W H IHenry.
.
The picture -was taken i;,
( N o w turn to Page 28, please)
Ft. Smith on April 11.
F0d-u
II
ENGINEER'S WIFE COLLECTS ANTIQUES
RS. J. W. BALKE, of Clinton, Mo., will tell you that
the antique business is not
all that it's "cracked up to be."
In other words, along with the
cracks that come with age and
use, one must have most discerning
Texas to New York and s11e doesn't
judgment t o pick out a n antique.
recall all the states in between.
She is deeply interested in antiques.
When she found her home did not
What first was the gratification of a
fit in with the antiques which she
desire of her own for a Sew pieces of
hought, she sold the place and xeold furniture, has developed iuto a
cured a beautiful Colonial type home
good sized business which she conwhich s e t s off h e r treasures.
ducts in a most business-like way.
She feels that she has in her long
Mrs. Balke is the wife of a Frisco
sideboard, the prized possession of
engineer. About twelve years ago a n
them all. T h e sideboard is a Sherauncle gave her a
very valuable old
table, a n heirloom. She placed
it in a conspicuous part of her
home and a s she
loolted a t it she
longed for a n old
picture
to
go
above it.
She
soon acquired. the
picture. Then the
nook just seemed
to call for a chair
to be placed beside Lhe table.
This she acquired
also, and with it
the hobby and
business of collecting antiques.
M r s . Bnlkc i s shor,~rra b o w s m l r d nt or1 old-faslrio~~cd
sccrrtor\',
Today
one
nrrrid her ntttique frrrrtilrrrc.
steps into a home
replete with priceless possessioiis. Furniture of various
ton, and came from England. It is
periods a r e placed attractiveiy in the
six feet long and a massive aiid beaubeautiful living room which runs the
tifully designed piece. She secured
full length of the house. The dining
it a t Garden City, Mo., through a
room holds another priceless collec- chance remark of a friend. Hearing
tion and one leaves the present world
of it she made a trip to Garden City
for George Washington's time when
and when s h e viewed the sideboard.
one steps into one of h e r bedrooms.
she said her heart stopped. She paid
Old marble slab bureaus, huge chests
$25.00 for it and it was so large that
of drawers, old time prints, and
a window had to be taken from the
canopied beds make the visitor gaop house to remove it.
with envy.
She had it carefnlly crated and sent
She has been most succeusful lor
to her home, and when it had been
two reasons; first she is thoroughly
cleaned and waxed, her first offer for
interested in the collection of this old
it was $1,500.00. It can never be retime furniture and secaml, ehe h a s
placed, so she says, and ill never
worked hard to find the pieces she
leave her home, for with it go six
wanted. She has made It a profitable
chairs and a massive baiiquet table,
hobby and yet the prlces she nslts
all of them with a history.
for the lovely old pieces which she
Should oue stay for dinner, she
finds and refinishes, a r e modest, for
would serve food from real English
she says the greatest thrill is in find- or German plates, cups and saucers.
ing them and securlng them, and
Old glass bowls, jelly clishes and a
then in being able to please her cnspewter cream and sugar adorns t h e
tomers, and she h a s custon~ers-from
table, and she remembers where s h e
M
secured ear11 piece.
In Lhe living room is a beautiful. l ~ i g h ~ ypo~ished bell-metal
brass kettle. The metal is the
same kind used in making bells.
She says she saw it in the back
yard of a home and the woman was
using it to carry feed and water to Lhe
chicltens. At first she positively r r tused to sell it because she said it
was the only thing that would not
crack in cold weather. But Mrs.
Balke finally claimed the possession
a t a iion~inulfigure.
"Where (lo I find them?" she said.
"Well, it would be interesting to tell
you. Just everywhere, but mostly
i n attics a n cl
barns,
st or ed
away and oftenLimes leaning up
against a shed.
and the occupants
of the home do
not realize what
they have."
A n o 1 d-f a s hi o n e d spinning
wheel and a meloclion a r e two possessions w h i c 11
she prizes, and
she has an old
piano carved from
maliint which she
secured for $25.00
and for which she
has been offered
irr her livirrg room, tempting prices.
Old clocks, with
quaint prints on
the dials adorn her walls, and she
has any number of Currier and Ives
prints, which a r e well known and
treasured. She also has a n original
Girandole candle set, and a collectioii
of milk glass lamps, china and
cologne bottles.
Each of her bedrooms is furnished
exquisitely in antique furniture and
each of the beds a r e of a different
period and many of them cannot be
replaced. She can give you a t the
moment the history of each, where
she secured it and the offers she has
had for it. but a s previously stated,
s h e . h a s picked out the most unusual
. a n d delightful old pieces to remain
in her home permanently.
She does not keep an excessive
supply on hand a t all times, but gets
a piece, cleans and waxes it and
places I t i n her tnveiy home where
it R ~ O W S LQ beYt advantage. Mixed
in with her permanent possessions it
(Arow turrr t o Pnge 31, plcnse)
Mrs. J . W . Balke of Clinton,
Mo., Has fief itable
Hobby
Pup 9
:PLOYE AND WIFE HAVE PRIZE FLOCK
"S
EVENTP-FIVE dollars for a
single chicken?"
"Will you repeat that, Mr.
Ilogers?"
~ u there
t
was no doubt about
hearing him the flrst time. That
is exactly what John B. Rogers, clerk
in the superintendent of motive power's office a t Springfield, 340.. and
Mrs. Rogers. got for a cockerel from
their famous flock of White Wyandottes a year o r s o ago, and when one
learns more about their pure breds
and actually sees some of the stars
of the poultry firmament they own,
it is obvious, even to a layman, that
the sum was by no means
exorbitant. This particular cockerel was the
male in a pen of five
birds which they shipped
to Spain. T h e entire pen
brought $150 and the
b y e r was so pleased that
he gave them a repeat order a short while later. It
is a common occurrence
for them to receive from
$35 to $50 for a single
fowl.
Birds from the flock of
about 200, which this
friendly couple keeps on
the lots back of their
home a t 1840 South Jeff'erson, Springfielcl, h a v e
been monopolizing prize
money a t leading poultry
shows for the past several years.
"Just how many prizes
have you won?" Mr. Rogers was asked.
"I honestly don't know
exactly," he replied, but
ab6ut that time Mrs. Roge r s appeared with a huge
cardboard box and, upon
removing the lid, revealed
a truly amazing array of
ribbons of every description, but with blue the
predominating color.
"I guess
we've got
about a peck altogether,"
Mr. Rogers estimated, but
his tendency was to minimize, and besides these,
there was a sizeable col
lection of medals in another box and a large silver loving cup graced a bookcase top
in their home.
T h e large accu~nulationof prizes is
not to be wondered at, however, when
i t is learned that Rogers' White
and
John
SP r i n gf i e / d , Monopolize
White Wuandottc
Auards
Wyandottes have been consistent
winners in every show where they
have been entered. They have taken
more consecutive blue ribbons a t the
Nissouri State Fair than any others
exhibited, according to a poultry superintendent there, and in addition.
have been leaders in many shows a t
Springfield, Joplin, Kansas City and
Memphis. T h e most recent major
triumph was the Missouri State Fair
last August where they took first in
every event entered and a number of
other prizes. Their winnings there
were a s follows: first and second
cock; first and second hen; first,
second and third cockerel; first
second and third pullet and the
best young pen. A young pen
is comprised of four gullets and
a cockerel. Mr. and Grs. Rogers
have had the best display a t the
Missouri Fair for the past seven
years. Their average winning there
is about
$55. At the "Heart of
the Ozarlcs Sho\v", held in Springfield,
where exhibitors come from Par and
wide, their winning h a s come to be
almost taken for granted. Not only
(lo they frequently win first cock,
first cockerel, flrst hen and first pullet,
but often have all-show
champions also. The judges
of this show in 1925 conceded theirs to the best
display ever shown in
Springfield. The foregoing
a r e merely some of their
outstanding triumphs. Obviously space does not p e p
mit listing all.
"The greatest thrill we
ever had, though," said
Mr. Rogers, "was the first
time we exhibited a t the
Missouri Fair. We didn't
think we had a chance. It
was a bad time of the year
and we were discouraged.
But ours was selected as'
the best display, and before we knew it, we were
almost mobbed by buyers.
One woman wanted to buy
a male bird and asked me
what I'd take, and I hesitatingly said. '$35.'
She
quickly responded with,
'I'll take him,' and in a
short time we had sold
her a pen a t prices we had
dreamed of, but never expected."
That the Rogers flock is
widely known is evident
by the foreign shipments
mentioned and by the orders that come in for eggs,
chicks and birds from
nearly every state in the
Union. Their business is
conducted almost entirely
by mail, and they ship
birds and eggs with the
understanding that if the
burer is not satisfied,
he may return his purchase and they
will pay express charges both ways.
They have been raising Wyandottes
twelve of the seventeen years Mr.
(Now lrrrrr to Pngc 24, plcasc)
Page 10
B the FRISCO CLUBS
Frisco Employes' Club held April 2
was characterized by those who attended It a s a "knockout." About 130
were present and thoroughly enjoyed
rt program in charge of J. Ivan Stephenson, chafrman of t h e entertainment
committee.
Miss Harriet Perkins, young daughter of H. J. Perkins of the traffic department. gave a reading a s the flrst
number 6n the program, and immediately Collowing t h e gathering was
entertained in a novel way by two
fencing matches staged by members
of the Fort Worth Y. M. C. A. Fencing Club. T h e flrst match wan between Clarence Bishop and Raymond
Dupree, t h e latter a member of the
accounting department, and the second was between Jose Villardel, the
Fencing Club's inetruclor, and J. B.
P e t t z In t h e interval between the
matches, Mr. Villardel explained the
flne points of the sport, calling attention to t h e different thrusts and parries and illustrated each with the assistance of Mr. Bishop. After t h e
matches, Miss Mary Bess Smith, vicepresfdent of the club, and Ray Stamps
gave several vlolin duets, accompanied by Miss Nadine Wheeler a t
the piano. Miss Esmeralda Rudloff,
young daughter of R. C. Rudloff, Car
inspector, gave a reading, and Misses
Nathalie and Jane Jessup, daughters
of G . W. Jessup, agent a t Comanche,
Tex., gave several piano and Samphone selections.
At the conclusion of the program,
Ben Lewis, president of the club, took
charge of the meeting and read list
of traffic tips for the period of M a ~ c h
6 to April 2, inclusive. One hundred
and four tips were secured in t h e
period which compares with the preceding month when sixty-seven Were
obtained and the period of January 1
to February 4, inclusive, when twentyAve were secured. Mr. Lewis then
introduced Judge W. M. Odell, Frisco
attorney, who analyzed the situation
in regard to several bills then pending becore the state legislature for
t h e regulation of busses and trucks.
In a drawing for the attendance prize
conducted by Dorothy Lewis, threeyear-old daughter of Ben Lewis, Mr.
Louie Reed, section foreman, Carrollton, was t h e wlnner; however, since
h e was absent he received a prize
of $1 instead of $4 which was to go
to the winner should he have been
present. At the next meeting the
prize will be $6.50 if the winner is
present and $1 if absent. After t h e
drawing, little Dorothy Lewis gave a n
impromptu acrobatic act which was
heartily applauded. The meeting was
concluded with refreshments conslsting of orangeade, coffee and cakes.
The next session was set for May 7.
Norzh End Beaamont Sub
The Frisco Employes' Club of the
North End Beaumont Sub works undet dlfficnlties in that its members
a r e scattered among a number of
towns, but this handicap means
nothing to that live organization
when i t comes to staging rousing
meetings with large attendance. The
meeting which this club held a t Beaumont, Kan., April 1, was attended by
about 140 persons, including club
members, out-of-town employes and
officials, members of employes' families and local business men and members of their families. The session
wee marked by the same enthusiasm
that was outstanding in the big meeting the club held at Latham, Kan.,
on March 6.
C. H. Cowlea, president of the club,
opened the meeting by expressing his
pleasure a t seeing s o many present
despite inclement weather. and introduced Mr. Bryan Spiller, superintendent of schools a t Beaumont, who
extended a hearty welcome to the
Frisco employes and visitors a t Beaumont. He spoke briefly on the meaning of Frfsco Lines t o t h e community
and expressed the hope that the club
would hold a similar meeting there
in the near future.
The program of entertainment was
begun with a cornet and clarinet duet
by Wayne and James Leonard Hutton. A song by Bobby Ferguson followed. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Spiller
gave several musical selections and
Raymond Hutton gave a reading.
Eloise Squier and Francis Woodward
gave a piano duet, and Wayne Nutton concluded the program with a
song.
Snbsequent to the entertainment
section of the meeting, Mr. Cowles
announced that the purpose of the
session was to give employes, officials, patrons and friends of Frisco
Lines a social hour together. H e
emphasized that the railroad organization is comprised of employes who
are fellow citizens of the other residents of the towns in the road" territory and t h e railroad and its employes a r e very much interested in
the welfare of t h e communities they
serve.
H. B. Morris, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of
Wichita, was the next speaker. H e
dealt chiefly wlth bus and truck competition and presented interesting
figures on the taxes paid by the road
in the state and Butler County. Mr.
Cowles then presented some additional tax statistics and read a sQeech
from W. R. Brown, superintendent,
Enid, Okla., who was unable to be
present. F. C. Gow, assistant superintendent, spoke, saying that busses
and trucks a r e responsible for many
being thrown out of work even after
they have had several years of service. Others speaking in the session
were W. N. Patterson, roadmaster
from Enid; A. L. Millikin, agent a t
Augusta, Kan.; W. A. Hutton, roundhouse foreman of Beaumont; J. C.
Rakestraw, section foreman, Keighley; V. R. Johnson, agent, Keighley;
and J. W. Wasson, agent; George
Olds, merchant; J. C. Squier, hardware and lumber dealer: George W.
Rumsey, stockman; and F. W. Squier,
bank cashier, all of Beaumont. Most
of the speakers touched on bus and
truck competition and considerable
discussion was devoted to Frisco
service. Mr. Cowles gave a detailed
statement on the number of employes
living in the community and the
amount of the Frisco payroll. H e
also told of the new local merchandise service which had recently been
put into effect from Kansas City to
his station and other stations as far
south a s Arkansas City, Kan., giving them second day service from
Kansas City. Following adjournment,
refreshments consisting of cake,
punch and brick ice cream decorated
with red Frisco emblems were
served.
Joplin, Mo.
Extensive plans were made in the
meeting of the Joplin Frisco Employes' Club of April 2 to increase
the efficiency of the club in its activities. A number of committees were
appointed to handle various phases
of club work and all present were
urged to work toward getting out a
larger attendance a t meetings. Nineteen were present a t this session.
May, 1931
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'
Charming Frisco Daughters Graduate With High Honors At Sapulpa
Above are the pictures of three gradrratirtg daughlers of
Frisco families of Sapulpa and West Tulsa, who havc won
horrors during their High School careers at the Sapulpa I-Zigh
School.
Mildred Hood (left), charming daughte~of J. H. Hood,
switchman at West Tulsa, will, graduate from the Sapulpa
High School in May at the age of 15 years. She w i l l kavc
the lead in the Senior class play, "Zt Won't Be Long Now."
Ruth Hill (center), age 17, daughter of Orval Hill, telegraph operator, is a traemhrr of the Latin Society, Nationul
High School Honor Society, Qtrill and Scroll, Home Econotitics Club, Math Club and school editor of the Moccasin
Pr* .Stag, the school paper. She is also an accomplished
muszcwn.
Mary Jo West, age 16, is the daughter of M. E. West,
J. H. Douglas was appointed chairman of a traffic committee to handle
both passenger and freight solicitation, and was instructed to select
other members of t h e committee and
to announce them a t the next club
meeting.
Ross Crawford was appointed chairman of a transportation
committee and W. H. Maxton was also
appointed to that committee. A committee was appointed to conduct a
publicity program, t h e activities of
which a r e to include writing patrons
each month, thanking them for their
business, sending cards to shippers,
advising them when their shipments
a r e received, and writing individual
shippers, thanking them for favorable
routing, this is to be on club letter
heads and signed by the secretary.
A. L. Franklin was appointed chairman of t h e committee. The other
members a r e Carl Hobart and C. V.
High. George V. Elliott was appointed chairman of a legislative committee in this session and H. B. Wilson and Dernpsey Southard were selected a s t h e other members of that
committee.
ger~eral clerk in the subcrintcnderat's office. She will be Valedictorian of her class at the Sapulpa High School.
She won first place in the violin solo contest at the
Creek County Acadentic and Fine Arts Meet at Bristow recently. She is president of the Latin Club, vice-presidpnt of
National High School Honor Society, nsember of tlw Student
Body Council, Pep Club, Math Club, Quill Scroll and news
editor of the Moccasin Prirct S t a f .
Both Miss Hill and Miss West made an average p ~ d c
of "A" for three and a half years of High School work, the
basis on which the grades are comptcted for ValedictoriaL and
Salutatorian honors. Miss Hill zuas awarded Salutatorian
honors. Both girls made their high school work a college
preparatory course. These two honorary positions of V a l e
dictorian and Salrctatorian were selected front a class of 131
Seniors.
George F. Macgregor, executive
general agent, was a visitor a t this
meeting and made a n interesting talk
on solicitation. He said that h e had
been appointed by J. R. Koontz, vicepresident in charge of traffic, to make
a survey for the purpose of improving
service on local freight and passenger
connections.
discriminatory a s compared with railroad taxation for the use of our highways." I t was announced in this
meeting that advice had been received from State Senator Clifl K.
Titus and Representative Stanley
Clay that they would support legislation to place trucks on a more equitable basis with railroads.
The meeting of t h e Joplin club of
March 19 was held jointly with the
Ladies' Auxiliary to that club, and
improvement of service to meet competition occupied the greater part of
the discussion.
An interesting talk was made by
0. H. Lane, conductor, and all prese n t entered into a discussion of legislation for the regulation of highway
carriers. A message t o Stanley P.
Clay, T. J. Roney and Miss Emma
Knell, representatives from the J o p
lin district, was drawn up to read a s
follows: "The Frisco organization
here feels that proposed truck license
fee as outlined and now under consideration is entirely inadequate and
Monett, 1110.
T h e business session of the Monett
Frisco Employes' Club held March 17
was preceded by a n entertaining program provided by the pupils of the
Monett Junior and Senior High
Schools under the direction of Misses
Neiburg and Moad. About 65, including several visitors attended.
. T h e business session was opened
by a summary of the club's activities
since the last meeting. This report,
which was read by C. J. Kunz, the
club's president, showed that 18
freight shipments and 1 2 passenger
fares had resulted from tips secured
by employes. Following the report,
he suggested that two teams be appointed for the purpose of stimul;lt-
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ing friendly rivalry in solicitation
work for a given length of time, at
t h e end of which t h e losing side
should entertain the winners.
J. A. Moran, division superiiitendent, was present a t this meeting and
made a n inspiring talk In which he
complimented the teachers and pnpils who took part in the program
which opened the meeting. H e reported a slight increase in carload
and less than carload shipments and
expressed hope that conditions would
improve steadily. T h e Kev. Fred B.
Kinnell, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Monelt, was also a visitor
a t this meeting and inade a n interestlng talk. The session was closed
with a motion made by .J. W. Rnggles expressing the appreciation of
t h e cIub to the superintendent of
schools for furnishing t h e program
and to the city officials f o r allowing
the club to use the city auditorium.
Sherman, Tex.
Election of officers was t h e major
matter before the meeting of the
Sherman Frisco Employes' Club held
March 17. C. V. Montgomery, general foreman, store department. was
elected president, succeeding H. L.
McDuffie, who has served in that office since the club's formation four
year's ago, and retired a t his own
request.
W. W. Claybourn, chief
clerk in freight office, was elected
secretary, succeeding J . N. Honaker.
It was decided that a vice-president
should be chosen a t a subsequent
meeting.
Following the election, W 7 . G. Hall,
master mechanic, made a brief talk
and L. T. Jones, agent, gave a report
on a general traffic meeting held in
Springfield t h e week before the meeting, in which he brought out that a
substantial increase in passenger
traffic had resulted since t h e inauguration
of
a
two-cent-a-mile
passenger r a t e on Frisco Lines.
Jones' outlook for increased passenger business was optimistic.
He
called attention to t h e fact that a new
motor coach train had already been
put on in Texas, operatiug between
Fort Worth and Brownwood.
An enjoyable program of music and
readings preceded t h e business section a t the meeting of the Sherman
club held April 7 with a n attendance
of 89 members and 1 2 visitors.
The Boy Scout orchestra, of Troop
4 which i s spousored by t h e Sherman
Central Christian Church, gave several selections. This orchestra is
composed of Creswell Jones, son of
L. T. Jones, agent; Gay Jackson,
Garth Jackson, Monroe May, James
OLSON AND CLOUD
PROMOTED
T w o Frfsco Employe Club leaders
who are making progress up the
ladder of advancement i n the same
way that they inspired the clubs
under thelr guidance to important
achievements, are E. P. Olson, formerly trainmaster a t Hugo, Okla.,
and H . M. Cloud, formerly dispatcher a t Neodesha, Kan. Olson,
who as president of t h e Hugo
Frisco Employes' Club, developed
t h a t organization until i t was one
of the model clubs of the system,
has been promoted to assistant superintendent on the River division,
with headquarters a t Chaffee, Mo.,
and Cloud, whose work as president of the Neodesha club inspired
the members to an outstanding
record for varied and useful a e
tivities, has succeeded Olson as
trainmaster and now headquarters
a t Hugo.
Muneon and .Raymond Carr.
Miss
Dorothy Matlock, daughter of C. 31.
Natloclr, engineer, gave several piano
numbers and Miss JIonnette Smith.
daughter of W.T. Smith, switchman,
gave two readings, one entitled "Mr.
Eiseldolph and the Water Pipe," and
the other, "The Brokenhearted Dutchman." Miss Ruby Bell, daughter of
J. T. Bell, stores department, and
3Iiss Geneva Coi~yersgave two vocal
duet numbers, "Here Comes t h e Sun,"
aiid "You're the One I Care For."
They were accompanied by George
Garner.
Miss Naomi Washburn,
daughter of T. S. Washburn, brakeman, gave a violin solo, accompanied
by Mrs. Washburn. The program was
concluded with two male quartet numbers entitled "Going Home" and "I'm
Alone Because I Love You." The
quartet was comprised of C. V, i\lontgomery, Spearman Webb, Sanford
Burlley and John Green. Miss Dorothy Montgomery, daughter of C. V.
Montgomery, was their accompanist.
Mr. Montgomery called the business
session t o order and it was moved by
H. L. AIcDuffie that a committee be
appointed to draw up new by-laws
for the club. T h e motion carried and
the foll6wing were appointed to the
rommittee: K. P. Guin, H. L. McDuffie, Gordon Moore, P. H. Lillis, Walter
Magers, 0 . AI. Dunham and Clyde
Forc',. G. L. Oliver, traffic manager,
F o r t Worth. addressed the meeting.
pointing out that when business in
general recovers nearly a11 industries
will very likely revive with it but
that railroads, in addition to having
a business depression t o contend with,
have also to overcome immense inroads by busses, trucks, Pipe lines
and airplanes. The question a s to
whether or not this competition can
be met may largely be answered by
activity on the part of railroad employes generally, he said.
Mr.
Oliver's talk concluded the meeting.
Enid, Okla.
T h e meeting of the Enid Frisco Employes' Club held April S was attended
by 55 members and visitors and was
one of the most enthusiastic the club
has had in many months.
T h e session was featured a t the
outset by a discussion of solicitation
in which Ike Scudder, acting president; R. F. Hughes, traveling freight
agent of Oklahoma City; and J. W.
Maring, agent, took leading parts.
F. C. Gow. assistant superintendent,
inade a n interesting talk in which
he suggested that the club should
keep the business houses apprised of
the number of employes working in
Enid with a view of getting shipments in reciprocation. W. L. Huggins, Jr., director of publicity, St.
Louis. Mo., made a talk on club work
a s a whole and called attention to the
Springfield club which i s making
many worthwhile achievements both
in solicitation and other activities.
H e strongly advocated that all clubs
should adopt the practice of selecting
employes familiar with rates, routings
and competent to handle all phases
of solicitation work for solicitation
committees. H e also told of the proposed store-door-delivery and stressed
that each person employed by the
Frisco i s a potential solicitor and
that for the preservation of jobs it
is up to enlployes t o get business.
J e r r y Crowley, local attorney, who
was also a guest a t this meeting.
pledged the support of himself and
his associates to the Frisco cause and
tendered his own personal service at
a n y time legal authority might be
needed by the club. L. W. Price,
general agent, Oklahoma City, gave
a n instructive illustration for use in
explaining why the two-cent rate is
not effective in Pullman cars.
A
merchant. he related, had bought a
round trip ticket under the low rate
from Springfield to Kansas City and
upon completing his bl~sinessin the
latter city decided to take a Pullman
on his return and was quite disgruntled to find that he coulcl not do so
a t the s a m e rate. A Frisco representative, acquainted with the facts
of the case. called upon the merchant
later and asked him if he had two
ltinds of merchandise and had no
sale on one of them, just what would
he do? T h e merchant replied that
he would have to cut the price on the
merchandise t h a t was not selling.
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May, 1931
This, the representative advised, was
the idea of Frisco Lines in cutting
rates on coach fares since the company had been unable to sell many
coach tickets. I t was suggested in
the meeting that this illustration be
incorporated into a letter and put into
the hands of all trainmen.
W.. R. Brown, superintendent, was
the flnal speaker. H e stressed the
necessity of all employes taking an
interest In club work and attending
meetings. H e said that with the
promise of store door delivery every
man and woman in the employ of
the Frisco should be ready to give
their best effort to make it a success, stating that the willing assistance and co-operation of his office and
all of its facilities waa open to the
club.
R. A. Worthington, brakeman, was
elected president of the club just before the meeting concluded to succeed Ike Scudder, acting president.
I t was decided that another meeting
should be called in the near future.
A Thought For
W e who a r e ploddin.
Along life's beaten w
Sometimes forget the
To .Mother, old and
F a r from t h e press ol
And clamor of the s t
She sits and dreams w a r
The sound of baby feet.
GUU
ucal
Her thoughts a r e chiefly of the past
And in her memory
She sees us when we ran to her
For love and sympathy.
But now though we have motor cars
To take us where we will
How often do we speed to her
Who is our Mother still?
One hour spent with her each week
Would cheer her lonely life
Far more than some expensive gift
Would please husband o r wife.
Pensacola, Fla.
.
ant:
A Mother who has given much
The meeting of the Pensacola Frisco
Employes' Club held hlarch 2 was
devoted to transaction of routine
business. Nine members were in attendance.
The session was opened with the
reading of lists of national and international conventions. This was followed by a discussion in which the
conventions to which the club could
solicit passengers were selected. A
circular letter from C. H. "Uncle
Charlie" Baltzell in connection with
his proposed tour to Pensacola for
boys was read and talked over by
those present. Uncle Charlie also
sent a message that he would be glad
to stage a boxing bout at. a n early
meeting of the club with two Red
Caps from the St. Louis Union Station who specialize in a blow by blow
reproduction of the Sharkey-Stribling
match which took place in 1929 a t
Miami Beach. Fla.
' A letter from W. L. Hugglns, Jr.,
chairman of the Central Committee
on Employes' Clubs, in connection
with t h e traffic survey of the Pensacola district was read to the meeting
and instructions were issued to all
neighboring stations to complete this
canvass a t an early date.
The meeting was concluded with
a discussion of solicitation featured
by helpful suggestions by C. W. Miller, local agent, and W. H. Crow, general agent, and A. P. Matthews, assistant traffic manager, Memphis.
The purpose of the meeting was
to lay plans for the traffic survey of
the Pensacola district which was being conducted a t that time. The meeting was opened with a brief session
devoted to routine business by t h e
F. A. of M. C. and C. D. Employes
with B. E. Spillman, president of the
local, presiding. The meeting was
then taken charge of by J. E. Payne,
president of the Employes' Club, who
called upon Mr. Watson of Watson,
Pasco & Brown, local attorneys. Mr.
Watson made an instructive talk in
which he informed t h e m e e t i n g of the
status of state laws and regulations
on busses and trucks. Following this
talk, the meeting was given over to
planning for the traffic survey. Instructions were read and explained
and each member present was given
blanks and assigned territory to canvass.
The Pensacola Club's meeting of
February 20 was held jointly with
The Frisco Employes' Club of
Hugo, Okla., held a social meeting
Unselfishly for you
Asks nothing for herself except
Your love which is her due.
So if you still love her a s much
.As you did years ago,
The grandest thing in all this world
Would be to TELL HER SO.
-Ex.
Frisco Association of Metal Crafts
and Car ' ~ e p a r t m e n tEmployes with
a total attendance of approximately
20.
Hugo, Okla.
April 9 which drew a splendid attendance. The program opened with a
brief address by S. Kelton, the club's
newly elected president, following
which little Misses Ernestine Brewer
and Gwendolyn Gibson each gave
some very entertaining readings. The
Melo Maniacs, a local dance orchestra, played several selections, and Dr.
R. L. Jones, newly elected mayor of
Hugo, made a brief talk.
Following t h e program, bridge
tables were arranged for those who
wished to play and the Melo Maniacs
furnished music for dancing until
12:30. High bridge score for men
was made by Mr. D. G. Gibson and
Miss Dorris Reece had the high score
among the ladies. Punch was served
throughout the evening and the hall
was attractively decorated with red
bud and dogwood blossoms. Hostesses for the evening were Mesdames
U. G. Knox, A. E. Hood, J. S. Person
and D. W. Walker.
T h e session of t h e Hugo club held
March 24 was called for the purpose
of electing officers because of the
recent resignationu of J . R. Finney.
former president, whose honrs of
work prevented hls attending meetings, and of I". T. Shannahan, fornler
secretary. who was assigned ta a position a t Fort Smith, Ark.
V. A. Dnfour acted a s chairman of
the meeting and began by calling lor
nominations. 6. Kelton was elected
prt~siclent and M i ~ s Ardelle Fraser,
secretary. Paul Dodson was chosen
a s treasurer and W. P. Roberts was
elected Rrst vice-president. After a
thorongh discussion, it was agreed
that a representative should be selected Crom each department to represent the employes therein iu club affairs. T h e following were appointed.
each to represent the group which
follows his name: J . E. O'Neil, engineers; W. A. Reeves, firemen: 31. I<.
Roberts, conductors; D. W. Wright,
brakemen; W. N. Etlson, telegraphers
and dispatchers; Frauk Kniff, mechanical department, and G. 2. IMCDanlels. clerks.
An entertainment
committee to serve during the ensuing year was named a s follows:
V. A. Dufour, J . H. Davis and G . C.
Campbell.
H. M. Cloud gave a n interesting
and helpful talk in the general discmsion of solicitation which followed
the elections and appointments. T l ~ e
concensus of opinion in this tliscussion was that club members have
greater opportunities for soliciting
business now than ever before.
M ~ n ' sC l r ~ b St.
, Louis, Mo.
The luncheon o l the Frisco Men's
Club of St. Louis held Marc11 25 in
the Hotel Statler ball room drew all
attendance of about 175 members and
visitors and was featnrecl by a program of interesting speeches and
plehsing entertainment.
Mr. P. F. Drury, director of the
Automobile Club of Missouri, who
takes all especial interest in the promotion of safety on the public highways, made an instructive talk in
which he pointed out how Inany driving hazards may be avoided. Judge
Clyde C. Beck of the Domestic Relations Court was the other speaker
on the program. Both talks were
received with hearty applause and a t
their conclusion, Charlie Vourge, master of ceren~ouiesa t the Gingham Inn,
sang several songs with Bob Anslyn's
Frisco orchestra accompanying him.
The orchestra provided its usual
peppy popular music during the meal.
St. Louis Terntinnls
The meeting of the St. Lollis Terminals Frisco Employes' Club held
March 26, was attended by about 40
persons and was marked by interesting talks and an enthusiastic discus-
CLUB FORMED AT
ELDORADO
T h e resident employes of Eldorado, Okia., assembled on M a r c h 11
for t h e purpose of forming a F r i t c o
Employes1 Club. T e n employes attended t h e meeting and W. L. Lane,
veteran section foreman a n d form e r president of the Veteran Employes' Assoclation, was elected
president of t h e new organization
and R. Baskett, local agent, w a s
chosen as secretary.
Plans were laid i n t h e session to
strive i n every w a y possible t o increase t h e efficiency of t h e company's service t o local shippers, and
M r . Baskett announced t h a t Februa r y t i c k e t sales there showed a n
increase of about 25 per cent i n
revenue over January. One hundred fo'rty-nine tickets w e r e sold
there during F e b r u a r y i n comparison w i t h 50 during January. A discucsion of store-door-delivery of
freight w a s conducted in this
meeting a n d i t w a s announced t h a t
changes i n passenger t r a i n schedules w e r e under consideration.
sion of solicitation. Among the visitors a t this session were 0. N. Watts,
asssitant superintendent; Hobart Couley, agent a t Cheltenham Station; W.
L,. Huggins. J r . , clil.ector of publicity:
Harrison Will, division freight and
passenger agent, mid John Brennan
and George Malone. freight solicitors.
A report OII solicitation work made
by John Daniels, president of the
club, showed that members had secured excelleut results from their
work along this line since the last
meeting. Mr. Conley announced that
he had learned of companies that contemplated entering the oil clistributing business and Mr. Malone said that
he would call upon the officials of
these concerns ill an effort to secure
their business. Mr. Watts spoke OII
the operation of the Rolla sub-division.
praising the employes there for their
co-operation, and hIr. Huggins made
a talk in which he dealt principally
Upon the taxes paid by railroad companies and Frisco Lines in particular
for the support of cities, states.
schools and even highways over
which the busses and trucks compete
with rail lines. Mr. Will spoke about
passenger traffic, requesting that club
members inform his office when they
have iufornlation on persons planning
trips. He said that should anyone
learn of a group of ten or more taking
a trip he could arrange a low rate
for it.
Men's Club, Springfield, Mo.
The business session of the SpringReld F14sco Men's Club held April 7
was devoted alnlost entirely to dis-
cussion of n ~ e t h o d sfor securing more
business. About 75 members, inclnding three from out of town, were in
attendance.
Interesting and instructive talks
were made by 0. W. Bruton, T. B.
Coppage. G. 31. Forrester and G. H.
Jury. It was announced that through
the courtesy of tlqe JIid+Conlinent
Petroleum Corporation a talking picturing in colors entitled "Petroleum"
wo11lc1 be shown a t the next session
of the club.
Sprir~gfield,Mo.
The Frisco Girls' and Men's clubs
of SpriugRelcl lent their support toward raising a fund to provide a site
for the proposed United States Hospital for the criminal insane a t
Springfield by giving a minstrel in
the Pipkin Junior High School there
on the evening of March 10.
The entertainment was arranged by
a committee comprisecl of Theda Pyland, Alta Hicks, Helen Aldrich, C.
J. Stephenson, J. It. Gibson and A. B.
Sherwood, with Miss Virginia Hasler
and F. L DeGroat acting a s chairmen. I t was attended by approximately 600 and netted $100. Because
the time for raising the money was
limited. the clubs enlisted the aid of
the Fifty-fifty Sunday School class of
the Springfield South Avenue Christian Church, which includes a number of Frisco employes. The class
permitted use of the acts from their
annual minstrel. Among Frisco club
members having prominent parts
were George V. Kirltham, R. D. Gilbert and George Roop.
Fnyetteville. Ark.
E l e c t i o ~of
~ omicers was chief business transacted a t the meeting of the
Fayetteville club. J. L. Price, express
agent, was chosen for the presidency
and W. E. Stafford, engineer, was
elected vice-president. Clyde Paris,
clerk, was elected secretary and Lee
Shears, express clerk, treasurer. All
were elected unanimously, and all
present pledged hearty support of the
club during the ensuing year.
Tulsa, Okla.
Reports on traffic tips and other
uolicitation activities constituted the
greater part of the business transacted a t the meeting of the Frisco
Employes' Club of Tulsa held March
2O-with about 30 members in attendance.
Reports made in this meeting
showed that. members had been quite
active in securing both passenger and
freight business since the last session.
A resolution providing a change in
the by-laws of the club was submitted
in this meetlng. It read a s follows:
BE I'T RESOLVED: That Article 4
of 6ecl:ion 2 which reads: "Nominatlons I'or elective officers shall be
made 1>y a committee of five to be
appoint ed by t h e president, and the
commft.tee shall select and place in
nomina tion not less than two nor
more t han three candidates for each
of the elective ofiices,"
BE C HANGED TO READ: "All elect h e officers shall be elected by paper
hallnt without nomination.
If there
election on the second ballot.
all except t h e two highest shall be
ellminated." It was agreed t h a t the
resolution should be voted on a t a
meeting set for April 17. Mrs. W. P.
Kent was appointed chairman of an
entertainment committee to arrange
a dance to be held t h e week of April
6. A guest a t this session was T. U.
Young, special representative to gem
era1 manager, and brother of 0. L.
Young, superintendent of terminals
a t Tulsa. H e made a brief talk in
which he expressed pleasure a t having an opportunity to attend the meet,
ing. 0. L. Young also made a short
talk. H e urged greater attendance a t
meetings and requested that each
member bring one o r two more employes to every session. All present
were asked to make a special effort
to have a large crowd a t the session
of
business
and
entertainment
planned for April 17.
Kansas City, Mo.
The dance given by the Frisco Em.
ployes' Sunnyland Club of Kansas
City a t t h e Winter Garden Ball Room
there drew an attendance of 450 per.
sons, including club members, their
families, traffic representatives Prom
industries in t h e Kansas City terri.
tory, and visitors from neighboring
toivns, and was featured by a radio
broadcast of the dance music over
Station KWKC from 10:30 p. m. un.
ti1 midnight. Since the territory on
the Northern division from Kansas
to Paola, inclusive, has been taken
into the Sunnyland club to enable the
employes in that territory to become
active i n club activities, they were
notified of the dance and a numbel
of them attended.
Blythsville, Ark.
Election of officers was the principal matter handled by the Blytheville
Frisco Employes' Club a t its meeting
of March 24, which was attended by
fifteen members.
S. Mosley was chosen for the presidency - a n d E d Foster, secretarytreasurer. F. W. Carlock, retiring
president, expressed his appreciation
to the club for the support given him
during his administration.
E. F.
Frisco's Exhibit at Okrnulg~e~
Okla., Exposition
The plrotogrnph abovc shozi~s thc attrnctioc Frisco exhibit nt,hiclt wclcorrrrri
visitors at the Irrdrrstrinl E.r!Jositiorr, held illnrch 23-27 at Okrrrrrlqrc, Okln. 1 : w r y
brrsirtess ltotrse in Okrirulgee w a s represcrrtcd nrrd tlrr Frisco disbln~l .r~~ns
orre of
the most nttmctive. Agent C . A. Brrrrrdidgc lros e.rprcssed his 11rn1rk.r t o ViccPrcsider~t I.l/orrna~rf o r loairilrg the ~rriirintrrrclocorrrotive; to the prrblicitjr nrrd ndvertisirrg departrrrcirts for serrdirrg ireccssnrq litcrntirre; to the agric~rlttrrnl dcpnr!r~rent
~ h i c hfrrrrrishcd thc scerrcs nlorrg tlrc Frisco's right of w a y , arrti to ~rrrrrrbcrs of the
Frisco E~rrployes' Club, ~ . ' h o.ruere rrrrlirirry irz tlreir efforts to fit the booth rrp irr n
irtost nttrnctizw w a y .
Blomeyer made a brief talk on bus
and truck competition and outlined
in detail t h e instructions for the traffic survey of t h e Blytheville district
which was being conducted a t that
time. J. L. Mumma, assistant superintendent, talked on bus a ~ l d truck
competition and urged all present to
secure new members for t h e club. I t
was agreed in this session that Mr.
Carlock should make the survey of all
stations in the Blytheville district
north of Blytheville and that AIr. Blomeyer should canvass the stations
south of Blytheville. It was decided
also that the club should have two
meetings each month.
Muskope, Okla.
The regular meeting of the Muskogee Frisco Employes' Club held
February 26 was of especial interest
and benelit to all who attended.
Forty-one members and seven visitors
were present a t the session.
H. M. Hammers. president of the
organization, made a report on the
traffic survey of the Muskogee district which was handled by the club
and thanked all of the sub-committeemen who conducted t h e canvass in
the various towns of the district. H e
also asked all enlployes to watch for
new business constantly and to report all tips to the traffic department
for handling.
F. E. Brannaman, assistant superintendent, spoke to the meeting and
urged employes to secure all business
possible.
Interesting talks were
made a10 by C. J,. E. Orton, Lee
Bean, L. C. Briggs, Mr. Estes, Mr.
Parrot, George Irby and T. E. Walker.
Wj%rplsc~
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Pnge 16
Locomotioc 72 and
The K. C.F. S. & M.Office
Force at
P
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K.C.,Mo.,in 1891
S o m of the Frisco's oldllnrers will jiird several farttiliar faces a ~ o n g tlaose which appear in the plrotograph aboilr.
taken in Kansas City abotrt 1891. T h e nwn sltowt irr it cotrrprised the oflice forces of the Kansas City, Fort Scott ant1
Metrrphi~ road's mechanical atld stores depnrtrnents aiid Locotnolive 72, zchiclt scrvrd as a Backgrorrrrd, 7 ~ one
s of the Best
passettger c n g i n t ~at that tinre. T h e old coal chutes that nppear Back of tire locotnotive .r~wreloter destroyed by fire and Iuave
Beeit replaced by a nrodern coaling plant.
Appearing in the bottorn rotcr, left to right, are: (standing) McNeil; (sittirrg) J. .5'. McCrt~tn,st4perintende1tt of nrotive
power, trow deceased; E. CV. McGrew, gerleral storekeeper; n e x t mart ~rrtknowrl; J. I?. Ford, n o w of Glendale, Calif.; B. B.
Brain, n o w prwclrasitrg agent, Kansos City So~rtherrr; next niori ~r~tkrrorun:
J. I.. Green; 14'. [I. Potter; Fred B . Day, timekeeper, and (statlding) W o o d .
1.I B.
;
Upper row. l e f t to right: A. K. Brain; next man rrnlz~town; C. H . Boyer; D. L. A v e r s ; next 1 n a ~U I I ~ I I O W
illackog, deceased: Thonrpsorr, deceased; 7'lreo. Vogetli, n~eclrarricoldraftsrrran; next nrarr rrnlsnown, and M,'. IM.Myer.
Mr. Hammers read two circulars sent
out by S. T. Cantrell, superintendent,
covering laws enacted during the past
year in Arkansas and Oklahoma on
busses and trucks. These laws were
thoroughly discussed and all agreed
to bend every effort toward seeing
that they are enforced. The session
was concluded with a report on tips
turned in during the month preceding
the meeting which showed that members had obtained good results in that
line of club activity.
Arkansas City, Kan.
The meeting of the Arkansas City
Frisco Employes' Club held March 1 9
was attended by seven members and
was given over to talks on solicitation. Instructive talks and suggestions were made by Roy Givens, John
Siverd, W. W. Epperson and H, R.
Smyer.
Fort Scott, Kan.
E. E. Swafford, president of the
Fort Scott Frisco Employes' Club,
opened the meeting of that organize-
tion held March 13 by distributing
posters advertising the Frisco's twocent-a-mile passenger rate and instructed members to display them in
conspicuous places. The session was
attended by 21 member.
T. W. Moreland, chief clerk to the
division superintendent, made an interesting talk in which he urged employes to be on the alert for prospective business, particularly emphasizing the desirability of reporting
tips on all construction work. E. F.
Tillman, general livestock agent, also
spoke, dealing principally with truck
competition in handling shipments of
livestock. It was reported in this session that a wire had been received
from E. E. Carter, assistant superintendent of Neodesha, Kan., who was
in Topeka a t that time, announcing
that a bus and truck regulation bill
which would afford some measure of
relief t o railroads, had passed the
House of Representatives in the Kans a s Legislature.
L. E. Rhyne, section foreman, Ar-
cadia, Kan., called attention to the
programs on bus and truck coinpetition from radio station KWKH of
Shreveport, La. It was suggested
that the club arrange an entertainment in the near future and Mr.
Swafford requested that members
think this matter over and make their
wishes known to club officers in the
next few days. E. A. Miller, general
agent, gave a report on the traffic
tips turned in since the last meeting
of the club. The next session was
set for the second Friday in April.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The business session of the Frisco
Employes' Club of Cape Girardeau,
Mo:, which followed a safety meeting
there April 2, was attended by 16
members and one visitor, J. H. Livingston, milk traffic agent, who was the
chief speaker a t the meeting. Mr.
Livingston spoke on traffic matters
principally, pointing out the desirability for switching in such a way a s
to prevent damage to freight or personal injury.
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May, 1931
Rogers,
Ark.
The Frisco Employes' Club of Rogers, Ark., unanimously approved a circular letter stressing the part of
f i i s c o Lines i n the community a t the
regular meeting of the club held
March I?, with 18 members in attendance. T h e letter pointed out that
t h e company had for 50 years been
a leading taxpayer, paying $32,839.57
in t h e county during 1930 and in addition had been responsible for a payroll of $52,300 in and about Rogers
during t h e same year. It also called
attention to fast freight schedules
and the Frisco's two-cent-a-mlIe passenger rate.
S. T. Cantrell, dfvislon saperintendent, was the chief speaker a t this
session and a number of talks were
made by members of the club. The
meeting was concluded with the reading of letters reporting traffic tips
from out-of-town members of the
club.
Memphis Tenn.
T h e meeting of the Greater Traffic
Committee of the Memphis Frisco
Employes' Club held April 8 was attended by 25 members and was given
over almost entirely to reports on
solicitation work. Reports made in
this session showed that nearly every
member present had secured business, tips or both.
W. F. Corkery called attention to
a notice on the bulletin board giving
lists of conventions and urged all to
familiarize themselves with the information contained therein for use
in solicitation work. Gordon Robertson announced that the Frisco ball
club had entered the M. A. A. for
the coming season and would play on
Sunday afternoons in Hodges Field.
S. L. Oliver reported that the Sixteenth District Rotary Club convention would be held in Memphis April
27 and 28. The next meeting was set
for the second Wednesday in May.
---F o r t Scott, Kan.
The Fort Scott Frisco Employes'
Club's session of April 10 was attended by twenty members and dealt
chiefly with solicitation and competition by highway carriers.
J. W. Slaughter, agent, Railway Express Agency, reported that the express busfness a t Fort Scott was running well over $500 a month, the figure set a s a goal a t a n earlier date.
He also gave a clear explanation of
t h e new bus and truck laws that are
to go into effect the first of July this
year and suggested the club appoint
a committee to meet with the local
members of the Frisco legal department and familiarize themselves with
USES AUTO TO AID
PATRON
Virgil Holland, station helper,
Liberal, Mo., won a stanch booster
for Frisco Llnes recently and at
the same time set a splendld ex,ample of courtesy and accommodation to a patron.
On the morning of March 16,
Mrs. Ethel Parrlsh, who was called
of
to Lltchfield, Ill., on
-...
. account
- .
s ~ c ~ n e sreacnea
,
tne stauon at
Liberal just in time to see No. 103
pulling out. Holland, however, who
has the true spirit of Frisco helpful service, promptly volunteered
to drive her to Lamar In an effort
to overtake the train, provided the
dispatcher could hold the train a
few minutes. H e called the dlspatcher who consented to do thls,
and took the passenger to Lamar
in his automobile, arriving there
in time for the train whlch was
delayed but five mlnutes in waking
for the passenger. Needless to say
Mrs. Parrish was very grateful, and
demonstrating the company's appreciation of an act of exceptional
courtesy by an employe, W. H.
Bevans, Holland's superintendent,
awarded him ten merits.
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the provisions of the legislation.
E.-A. Miller, general s e n t , made a
report on traffic tips turned in by
members since the last meeting. He
also reported that a rubber company
there had changed management recently and had issued instructions that
all shipments move by rail. H e urged
all employes to give their best efforts
in meeting the competition of highway transportation. C. K. Sims, assistant superintendent, made a brief
talk in which he asked all employes
to feel free to call upon him a t any
time they had suggestions for securing business. The next meeting was
set for the second Friday in May.
Chaffee,
Mo.
A discussion of methods for securing larger attendance a t meetings
was the major matter before the
meeting of the Chaffee Frisco Employes' Club, held April 9.
E P. Olsen, assistant superintendent, who was recently transferred to
Chaffee from Hugo, was a visitor a t
the sessfon and spoke to the meeting
on the methods used by other clubs
in securing attendance. H. Hopkins,
president of the club, who has aroused
a great deal of enthusiasm in club
work a t Chaffee during his administration, tendered his resignation in
this meeting, because his assignment
of working hours prevents his taking
part in meetings. W. L. Ferguson,
of the engineering department, was
elected to serve the remainder of Mr.
Hopkins' term. Miss Mary Ferrell
waa forced ta resign also because she
has recently been transferred to a
posftlon a t Blytheville. Ark. Clifford
Peacher, of the car department, was
elected to All the vacancy. Following
reports on solicitation work the meeting adjourned. The next session was
s e t for April 23.
Willow
SI
T. W. Blain and
masters, were the b a u r r apvantzla aE
the meeting of the Winow Springs
Wisco Employes' Club, held April 14.
Both made talks on eolicitation and
bus and truck cornpetitlon.
There was a general dfscusston on
Iegislation regulating busses a n d
trucks and i t was suggested that a
statement showing the number of
employes tn Willow Sprlngs and the
monthly pay roll be drawn up and
placed in the hands of each mercha n t there. E. D. Abbott and F. R.
Livingston were appointed as a committee to compile this information.
The next session was set for May 12.
Sapulpa, Okla.
The Frisco Employes' Club of Sa,
pulpa, Okla., entertained with a St.
Patrick's dance a t the Elks' Club
there March 16. Approximately 150
couples were in attendance and the
music was furnished by the Tulsa
Serenaders.
The proceeds from this affair which
amounted to $50 were donated to a
local charity organization.
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The Sapulpa club gave a benefit
bridge party in the Sapulpa Harvey
House dining room on April 10. The
hostesses were Mrs. Beeler, wife of
D. R. Beeler, engineer, and Misses
Jennie Aitchison and Lois Flanagan.
First prize for the ladies was won
by Mrs. Jewell, wife of G. T. Jewell
conductor, and second prize went to
Mrs. L. J. Conway. First prize for
the men was won by Edgar Maggi and
and J. R. Dritt, agent, won second
prize. Mrs. White, wife of 0. R.
White, conductor, Mrs. Beeler and
Mrs. J. A. MacMillan, ticket clerk,
were among the leaders who made
this party a success.
Wichita, Kan.
Flection of Don Frye a s secretary
succeeding E. H. Pumphrey who resigned from that office recently, was
among the important matters handled
a t the meeting of the Wichita Air
Capital Frisco Employes' Club held
April 13. .
Much of the cliscussion in the session was given over to solicitation and
H. E. Morris, assistant general freight
and passenger agent, read a letter
from C. 0.Claiborne, secretary of the
club a t Clinton, Mo., telling of the
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resultful solicitation work being done
there. Discussion brought out that
considcrabte business had been secured a t Wichita. S. P. Haas made
a report, giving Information on the
minimum weight for livestock nnd on
t h e stop privilege to allow for completion of loading. H e polnted out
that this privilege should mean more
business for railroads. H. A. Baker,
Jr.. soliciting agent, srrggested the
Club should try t o have a larger attendance a t meetings. H e expressed
the belief that good resulte could be
obtained by having t h e department
heads verbally notify employes under
then1 of meeting dates, this to be
done in addition to the written notlces that a r e sent out ordinarily.
T h e suggestion was put into the form
~ was carried. A brief
of a m o t i o ~and
talk by J. P. Sheehan. retlred roadmaster, concluded t h e sessiol~.
PRAISES FRISCO SERVICE
Henryetta, Okla.
Solicitation and highway competition were the subjects before the
meeting of the Henryetta Frisco Employes' Club, held April 14, with nine
employes and one visitor present.
F. A. McCIaren, president of the
club, began the meeting by pointing
out the need for solicitation efforts
by employes and urging all to attend meetings. H. F. Delozier, traveling freight and passenger agent,
spoke to t h e meeting on t h e competition of unregulated carriers, stating
there had been a noticeable improvement in merchandise movements
since the clubs had begun their conconcentrated drive against trucks.
Clinton, Okla.
Girls' Club, St. h r t i s
T h e March luncheon of t h e Frisco
Girls' Club of St. Louls was held in
the Ivory Room of t h e Jefferson Hotel
on March 26 with a n approximate
attendance of 138 members.
Following the dinner, representatives from t h e Hamburg-American
Steamship Line of St. Louis provided
a group of travel films t o the enjoyment of the club members. Points
visited i n t h e travel tour included
Haiti, Porto Rico, Panama and Jamaica. Preceding t h e luncheon and
during the film, Bob Anslyn and his
Frisco orchestra entertained with
popular selections.
After the presentation of the travel
film, Miss Dickie Dickson gave two
delightful vocal solos, accompaniecl
a t the piano by Miss Valmeta Grund.
Messrs. F. H. Hamilton, S. S. Butler,
and Col. F. G. Jonah made short addresses to the club and Miss Ila Cook,
a visitor from t h e Chaffee Club, was
introduced to the club members.
Auxiliary, Kansas City,
Mo.
One of t h e most enjoyable card
narties of the season was given by
t h e Ladies' Auxiliary to t h e Frisco
Employes' Sunnyland Club of Kansas
City. Mo., April 15. T h e affair was
under the direct supervision of 31rs.
W. B. Berry, president of the organization, and was attended by 164.
First and second prizes were
awarded a t each table and door
prizes were given.
Refreshments
consisting of brick ice cream and
cake were served by the hostesses
who were Mesdames Alorgan, Swartz,
Burch, Batchelor, Ehni Breedlove,
Gray and McCaffrey.
The Laclics' Buxiliary to the Sunny.
Combs. Refreshments consisting of
sandwiches, orange sticks and coffee
were served by the hostesses.
d*liss Cyrerra Vniz G o r d o ~ t ,prirrl
dmrirn of tlrc Chicago Ciuic Opcr
Cor~rpur~y,
w u s a gtrest 0 1 1 the Prisco
dlcteor otrt of St. 1,oiris o n ~l.lorc
23, crr rorrlc to Tttlsa, 7elto'c she a /
penred in a recital sporisor.cd hy X
t
Civic Alrrsic Associotio~s of that cit.
I i c r recital irr 7'rtlsn rvas o dccrdc
sucress nrrd slrr r~ttrrrrcd on Frisc
N o . 4 , 11Iarcls 25tlr, aird 7 ~ rrro.
s
co~rrpli~reirtaryof Frisco service ail
corlrt~sicsrxterrdcd her Djl the t r n ~
crews on b o t h T h e dlctcor nud N o .
T h e ucrotirpnr~yiirg photograph (
iViss Vnrr Gordors zvos takerr as si
boarded tire ti-ahr at Tulsa f o r her rc
trwn trip.
Solicitation was the theme of the
meeting of t h e Frisco Employes' Club
of Clinton, Okla., held April 7, with
fourteen present.
The discussion in this meeting occupied about two hours, with instructive talks by J. E. Kerr, president of
t h e club, E. 0. Daughtrey, assistant
superintendent; A. J. Wingert, traveling inspector of the Western
Weighing and Inspection Bureau, Oklahoma City; and T. F. Jones, roadmaster. Mr. Kerr spoke chiefly on
t h e aims of the club and the purpose
of the meeting and Mr. Daughtrey's
talk was devoted mostly to business
conditions. Mr. W7nge1.t discussed
taxation and Mr. Jones urged members to secure all business possible.
The meeting closed a t 9:35 p. m. with
all in agreement t h a t t h e club should
hold sessions more often in the future.
land Club of Kansas City held a card
party in t h e Women's Benefit Association's club rooms there April 7
with about 50 members and guests in
attendance.
The meeting was called by Mrs. W.
B. Berry, president of the Auxiliary
and hostesses for the afternoon were
Mesdames Highfill, Estep, Hamilton,
Davis and Combs. Bridge, pinochle
and bunco occupied most of t h e session a t the conclusion of which Mrs.
Bartlett and Mrs. Burns were awarded
prizes for high scores in bridge, and
Mrs. Schmitz and Mrs. Dwoark won
the prizes in pinochle. Bunco prizes
went to Mrs. Linderman and Mrs.
Wells.
noor prizes were won by
Mesdames Gray, Chambers, Kane,
Batchelor, Davis, Green, Dwoark,
Schmitz, Earhart, Ulreich, Colbin and
Thirty members attended the meeting of the Blytheville Frisco Employes' Club. helcl April 16, one of the
most enthusiastic t h a t organization
has had in many months.
S. Yosley, recently elected president, spoke to the meeting on the importance of solicitation work and appointed
a solicitation
committee
comprised of the following: R. R.
Brown, A. P. Smith, Ed. Foster, E. E.
Smith, and Jack Weber. This was
followed by brief talks by Ed. Brand,
division engineer; H. G. Harmon,
roadmaster; E. F. Blomeyer, agent;
and M. T. &Ioon, cashier. Plans for
a club fish fry to be held a t Luxora,
Ark., were discussed in this session
and it was decided to have tickets
printed to sell for twenty-five cents
each. No definite date for the afPair
was set, however.
Blytheville, Ark.
SWATTING PEH DIEM!
Employes over the elitire system a r e
striving to save per diem, a s the examples of several outstanding cases
of rapid handling, which follow, show.
E. A. Teed, auperinlendent of terminals a t Birmingham, reporta that a t
3:30 1). m.. March 22, car Sot-111561,
loaded with coal for P r a t t City, Ala.,
was dsllvered t o Frisco Lines by the
Sonthern Rallway a t Birmlnghani and
moved out In t h e firs1 traln going to
P r a t t City, which wan the Bessemer
run, leaving East Thomas a t 7 : 3 0 a.
m.. March 25. The c a r was set out
for unloadlng at Pratt Clty at g : 3 0 a.
ni. on that same day ~ n dwas unloaded by 1:30 p. ni. It wan plcked
up by t h e Bessemet run on Its return
from Bessemer Branch at 2 : 4 0 p. m.
and moved to East Thomas. It was
delivered to the Southern Railway a t
10:4O p. m. that evening, the entire
handling of the car costing the company but $1 per diem.
At Springfield, Mo.. Car AM<-T
46615, loaded with cattle for the
Springfield Packing Company. arrived
a t 1 1 : 10 a. in., Narch 17. was unloaded
and moved in train 136 to Fort Scott
for delivery to the >I-K-T, leaving
Springfield a t 2 : 4 5 p. m., March 17.
On March 17, Car Santa Fe 51615
and nine other Santa F e cars loaded
with cattle for Beaumont, Kan., were
received from the Santa Fe a t Wichita.
They were inoved to Beauniont on
No. 332 where they were unloaded and
then moved empty to the Santa Fe
a t Severy a t 9:0.5 p. m. the same day
they were received.
These cars
moved 66 miles and cost no per dieni.
J. L. Stinson, agent a t Rogers, Ark.,
effected some very speedy handling
of foreign equipment on March 25,
when Car MP 46209 arrived there at
2 : 0 0 a. m. in Train 734. The car was
unloaded and returued to Van Buren
in Train Extra 4007 a t 10:35 p. m, on
the same day it was received.
P. IC Pender, agent a t Steele, hlo.,
reports that Car MP 61628, loaded
with coal for Weaver & Garret oC
Steele, was loaded a t Orient, Ill.,
March 25 and was delivered to Frisco
Lines a t Delta by the Missouri Pacific,
March 26. The car was received a t
Steele a t 3 p. ni., March 27, and placed
and delivered to the consignee a t that
time.
V. L. Ganks, agent at Hiwasse, Ark.,
reports that Car N P 6469, loaded with
SO barrels of lime sulphur, was billed
out of Kansas City, March 16, and was
received a t Hiwasse a t 9:20 a. in. 111
Train 759, March 19. The consignee
was notified and unloading was started
immediately. The car moved back to
Rogers in Trail1 758 a t 2 : 1 0 1). m. on
the same day it mas received.
On March 24 a t 2 : 3 0 p. m. a firm i11
Old Timers Honored at Sapulpa
I'holn
PPEARING in the accompanying
photograph
a r e the honor
guests of the banquet which
Division 5 7 s of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers g a r e a t Sapulpa, March 16, a s a mark of
tribute to \IT
L. .
Miller and P. F.
Geraghty, veteran Frisco engineers,
who were retired recently. In the
lower row, from left to right, are
George Salsnian, a retired engineer,
who came from Springfield to attend
the banquet, and hIr. Geraghty and
Mr. Miller, both of whom live in Sap u l ~ a . The upper row, reading from
left to right, includes A1 Geyster, Monett, 310.; J. W. (Uncle Bill) Morrill,
Pacific, 310.; P. J. ( P a t ) Lillis, Sherman, Texas, and F. D. Davis, Monett,
Yo., all pensioners.
Featured on the banquet program
was the presentation to Mr. Miller of
a "40-Year" badge in recognition of
his conscientious service and unbroken affiliation with the B. of L. E.,
and the presentation of a leather billfold to Mr. Geraghty a s a token of
regard from the organization. The
awards were made by "Uncle Bill"
JIorrill.
A
r o r ~ r t c ~T
y r ~ l s a \Yorld
Mr. Miller began his railroad career
on the Santa Fe in 1897. joining
Frisco Lines in 1898. H e came tb Sap u l ~ a in 1901 and has lived there
since. He was on a passenger run
lrom 1914 until retirement. H e is
secretary of the Sapulpa division of
the B. of L. E.
Mr. Geraghty started with the
Union Pacific ill 1882, as a member
of a floating gang. He worked on
several other roads and came to
Frisco Lines in February, 1907, as an
engineer on the Southwestern division, serving in that capacity until
retirement, June 5, 1930.
The banquet, which was prepared
By the G. I. A. auxiliary of the B.
of L. E., was attended by about eighty
persons. Jimmie Turriff, chief engineer of the division, was toastmaster, and J. W. Bowlep of Springfield, general chairman of the general
committee of adjustments. addressed
the gathering on the "Iinportance of
3laintaining the Brotherhood's Pension System." Robert Francis, traveling engineer, Tulsa, Okla., also made
a brief speech in honor of the "grand
old men" of the road.
-Memphis called the Warren Fish Conlpany of Pei~sacola, saying if a car
could move out of Pensacola in time to
reach RIemphis the next day, they
would give an order for a car or fish.
This information was relayed to the
traffic department, which advised the
Warren Fish Company that the move-
melit could be arranged and the order
was accepted. An empty refrigerator
car was placed for loading a t 3 : 2 0 p.
in, and the loading was completed at
5 : 1 0 p. m. It was gulled out by a
switch engine and nloved on Train 938
a t 6 p. m. to reach Memphis by 5 p.
m.,March 25.
FOR MERITORIOUS
SERVICE
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Here is 1,071 Pounds of Man~Power
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N O R T H E R N DlVlSlON
March 17-Chas. Newton, trainmaster, Lenexa, Kan., was informed
by a passing motorist t h a t two telephone poles were burning. H e took
lantern and bucket and extinguished
flames. Commended.
March 13-W. Wicker, sectlon foreman, Joplin, Ma.. found a brake beam
down on Missouri Pacific Car
120807
. .
crew. Five merits.
March 24-S. A. Jackson, engineer,
roundhouse, Kansas City, found a
brake beam down on Car ,SF 148541.
Commended.
March 16-Virgil
Holland, station
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naaaensm. make
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connection wlth a train s h e had
missed. Ten merits.
S. Roberts, agent. GirApril 6-C.
ard, Kan., called section foreman t o
repair switch which had been damaged by a runaway team and protected No. 118 while switch was repaired. T e n merits.
March 25-A. J. Rhoads, conductor,
Fort Scott, Kan., inspected Car S F
86959 a t Cherokee and found t h a t i t
was a c a r of slack instead of a car
of company coal for Beaumont a s it
w a s listed, then had the operator
call Pittsburg and found t h a t i t was
commercial coal for Strauss. Five
merits.
April 1-Dave Devol, section foreman, Hammand, Kan., noticed a brake
beam dragging from car in Train 141
and flagged t h e train. Five merits.
SOUTHERN DIVISION
March 14-J.
D. Holland, brakeman, Thayer, Mo., was on second 136
and noticed brake beam down on Car
S F 146266 in X-4107, South, a s that
train headed into a siding a t Willow
Springs for his train and notified t h e
crew on X-4107, South. Five merits.
April 9-R. A. McClelland, operator,
Turrell, Ark., noticed front trucks
sliding and all brake shoes hot on
box car in Train No. 136 a s it passed
Turrell. Commended.
March 21-John
Fennel, colored
brakeman, P r a t t City, Ala., found
brass hub plate a t Bergens and carried to the engine. The plate was
carried into Birmingham and used
again. Commended.
WESTERN
DIVISION
E. D. Osborn, cashier-operator, Cordell, discovered broken rail on passing track at Main s t r e e t crossing and
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HE picture above represents
1,071 pounds of man-power and
119 years of service in ,the
Frisco's local crew on trains 54 and 55,
between Clinton and Springfleld, Mo.
Each of the men in t h e picture, with
the exception of E. P. Wirth, brakeman, freight and passenger conductor,
weighs over 200 pounds.
From left to right they are: E P.
Wirth, 32 years' service, weight 160
pounds; E. H. Fuller. engineer. 29
T
years' service, weight 260 pounds; A.
W. Liffee, fireman and extra engineer,
19 years' service, weight 230 pounds;
C. S. Kline, brakeman and freight
conductor, 21 years' service, weight
212; Geo. Church, brakeman and
freight conductor, 18 years' service,
weight 209 pounds. Both Mr. Kline
and Mr. Church served in France
during the World War in t h e capacity
of train conductors on French railroads.
notified section foreman. Five merits.
February 18-C.
E. Jones, brakeman, Enid, found rail partly turned
over on a curve while on Train 661.
The rail partly turned over under the
train which was moving slowly and
a n accident was avoided.
Section
men were notified and repairs made.
Five merits.
R. F. Ludwig, agent, all of Biggers,
Ark., assisted i n fighting fire which
damaged S F 40646 a t Biggers. Commended.
February 24-Frank
Morgan, dispatcher, Chaffee, had No. 806 stop
a t Oran, Mo., so t h a t engine could go
to a mill there and get all loads and
empties, placing them a t the north
end of passing track, thereby avoiding damage by fire which destroyed
a milling company's power plant
there. Commended.
February 24-Chas.
Stroud, conduotor; L. S. McConachie, engineer;
J. P. Slaughter, fireman, Guy Smith,
brakeman and Finis Barnes, porter,
assisted i n .moving cars to prvent
damage by fire a t Oran.
Commended.
RIVER DIVISION
February 23-R.
R. Owens, brakeman, detected broken arch bar on
CBQ 15510 while brakeman on Train
835. Commended.
A. Tipton, conductor; B. McCammon and R. G. Stackhouse, brakemen;
Geo. Aubuchon, engineer and Chae.
Stucker, fireman, repaired train line
on SF 147265 while section forces unloaded cinders and avoided delay.
Five merits each..
February 22-Ray
Smith, section
foreman; Virgil Collier, section laborer; Ewing Helms, trafnmeeter and
CENTRAL DIVISION
March 29-Parley
Yaw, engineer,
gave valuable service at a derailment while off duty. Ten merits.
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"TED" B A N I S T E R PROMOTED
Becomes Traffic Manager at
B i r m i n g h a m , A p r i l 15.
ITH a view to strengthening
the Frisco's soliciting forces
a t Birmingham, S. S. Butler,
general traffic manager announced
that, effective April 15, D. F. McDonough, traffic manager a t Birmingham, was promoted to executive general agent, with T. H. Banister, formerly general agent a t Memphis, appointed in Mr. McDonough's place a t
Birmingham. J. E. Springer, assist-
W
W . S. Merchant Promoted to Assistant General
Traffic Manager
M
R. W. S. MERCHANT, who was
appointed passenger traffic manager of Frisco Lines on S e p
tember i5, moved up another step in
the organization on May first, when he
was made assistant general traffic
manager. Announcement of his appointment to the new position was
made by S. S. Butler, general traffic
manager, just seven months and fifteen days after his elevation to the
passenger traffic managership.
Mr. Merchant will continue to direct the activities of the passenger
department, but will also assist Mr.
Butler in handling the duties evolving
upon him from the freight department.
Since 1909, when he became traveling passenger agent for Frisco Lines
out of the New York City office, Mr.
Merchant has had a wide and varied
experience in both t h e freight and
passenger departments of the railroad.
H e served a s district passenger
agent a t Cincinnati prior to the World
War, and was director of transportation for the eighth federal reserve
district a t St. Louis during the Liberty Loan organization of war times.
At the close of the war, he returned
had a general banking and sales experience and just before his connection with the Frisco he was with the
Federal Match Corporation of New
York City and represented them in
several large American cities. H e is
T. H. BANISTER
a World W a r Veteran, having served
nt traffic manager a t Birmingham, for 13 months in the medical departwas appointed division freight and ment and was discharged as a first
passenger agent a t Joplin, vice W. L. class sergeant. He is a native of
Coleman, resigned from the service. Springfield, Mo., where he was born
in 1896.
>I. W. Dunkin will take Mr. Banister's
Mr. Springer entered t h e service of
place a t Memphis.
Mr. McDonough entered the service the old KCFS&M Railroad on March
of the K C M t B railroad in 1895. H e 1, 1898, a s a night operator a t Mounwas advanced five years later to tain Grove. He became soliciting
traveling freight agent a t Atlanta, Ga., freight agent a t Oklahoma City in
then to commercial agent a t Birming- 1903; industrial agent in St. Louis
ham in 1905; division freight agent from 1910 to 1913 and had considerin 1909 a t the same point, and inspec- able industrial and development work
tor of transportation a t Springfield in for the Frisco from that date until
1918. From ;March, 1920, to May, March 1, 1920, when he became divi1928, Mr. McDonough served a s di- sion freight agent a t Tulsa, Okla. H e
vision freight agent a t Joplin, AVO.. was transferred to Atlanta, Ga., in
and was appointed to the position of 1920 a s general agent in the freight
traffic manager a t Birmingham, Octo- department and served there until October 15, 1928, when he was appointed
ber 15, 1928.
Mr. Banister came to the Frisco on assistant traffic manager a t BirmingJuly 1, 1924, a s a soliciting freight and ham.
Mr. Dunkin, formerly in the local
passenger agent a t Wichita, Kansas.
H e was sent to Memphis in Septem- freight office a t Memphis, was apber, 1927, made commercial agent pointed soliciting freight agent, Septhere in May, 1928, and promoted to tember 1, 1924. He was made travelgeneral agent in October, 1928. Prior ing freight agent September 1, 1927,
to his service with Frisco Lines he and on October 16, 1928, was made
W. S. MERCHANT
to Chicago a s general agent, and became general eastern agent a t New
York City in 1923, serving there until
his promotion to passenger traffic
manager of the company in St. Louis,
on September 15, 1930.
traveling freight and passenger agent.
Mr. J. W. Yahanay succeeds Mr.
Dunkin, and enjoys a wide acquaintance in lMemphis and the adjacent
territory. H e came to Memphis about
seven years ago from St. Louis, a s
chief clerk in the Frisco's passenger
office. When the freight and passenger offices were consolidated, he was
made traveling freight and passenger
agent. He is active in civic and fraternal affairs and served one year a s
monarch of Yazda Grotto.
ENGL4ND TO K A N S A S !
Frisco Lines recently played the
part of an important link in a transportation chain responsible for the
speedy movement of a n Adams filter
from Pork, England, to Columbus,
Kan., for use in a sewage plant there.
The filter left Liverpool, England,
on the steamship "Cedric" February
28 and arrived in New York March 11.
It cleared the customs there and was
billed out of New York in Car DLW
66203 March 16. The movement slip
shows that it was received from the
terminal in St. Louis a t 10:15 a. m.
March 19 and arrived in Columbus
a t 11:20 a. m. the next day and placed
on the team track there the day received.
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This
PICK CAMPING SITE
St. Louis Grotto Buya 1,400 Acme
in PheIps County on Frieco
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the Frisco's right of way have
always been considered among
the most beautiful in this part of the
country. The fact that this country
n ideal site for a fishing and
-makes
.. a roage
.. nunring
was rurtner empnasizea
when members of the Alhambra
Grotto of St. Louis, a ~ o c l a lorganization of the Masonic Order, took a trip
over Frisco Lines with members of
the Frisco's passenger department
and selected 1,400 acres in Phelps
County, 114 miles Lrom St. Louis a s
hunting and flshing grounds.
T h e eite was selected after this
group had made a n extensive tour of
the Ozarks and each member was
most wmpllmentary and enthuslastic
over the purchase.
. The land was acquired Prom four
owners for $20,000. The U t t l e Piney
River runs for a mile and a half
through t h e tract. Into this the Izaak
Walton League will dump from 30,000
to 60,000 game fish, hatched in nearby
preserves, and a number of wild
turkey will also be released on the
1,400 acres.
Two buildings which housed Union
troops during the Civil war will be
dsed as temporary quarters for members who wish t o take advantage of
the hunting and fishing privileges of
the club. The buildings are now being
made over into comfortable lodges. At
a later date, a number of small cabins
will be erected.
The land is well timbered with the
exception of about 200 acres. P a r t of
i t will be cultivated and it is understood that a n airplane landing field
will be located on the cleared ground.
Damming of tributary streams will
create a number of ten-acre lakes.
The Alhambra Grotto has about
6,000 members and was founded in
1913. The main office of the organization is a t Grand boulevard and Magnolia avenue. This building will be
retained.
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RECIPROCITY !
T h a t courtesy and good service pay
big dividends is axiomatic, but i t
would be difficult to find an instance
i n which t h e effectiveness of courteous service is more tangibly demonstrated than in the example set forth
in t h e correspondence between C. L.
Leiss, manager of the grain department of the Shellabarger Grain Products Company of Decatur. Ill., and
Harrison Will, division freight and
passenger agent of St. Louis, which
is outlined below.
On April 1, Mr. Leiss wrote Mr. Will
T LOOKS disastrous, but nobody
was hurt when this little diamondstacked "44" laid down by t h e
right-of-way and took a rest!
As you've guessed, this picture was
made a long t h e ago-fifty years ago,
to be exact, in 1881, and was sent to
the ikfagazitw by R. P . Martin, retired
agent of Chickasha, Okla. In telling
of the incident Mr. Martin says that
a t the time he was agent a t Sarcoxie.
I t seems no one was responsible for
the wreck. The section men had removed a rail, put their flags out in
approved manner and had gone to dinner when engine 44 came in sight over
the top of the long grade. The entire
crew, with t h e exception of the engineer, were riding in the caboose.
There was not a care on their minds,
for i t was a nice warm summer day
and the old "44" was steaming well.
Then the engineer called for
brakes! Hand brakes! The train
was going very slow, but even a t that
there was not time to set them and
t h e Areman, seeing the inevitable
ending of his run, hopped off on the
platform and was ready to assist the
engineer who climbed through his
window after the wreck with but a
few slight scratches and no broken
limbs. H e had displayed wonderful
braverj, sticking to his post until the
last minute, trying to save his train,
and after the investigation was over,
he was the only member of the crew
to be discharged. Mr. Martin does not
recall his name, nor the name of the
brakeman, but the conductor on this
train was Will Shipley. The real
cause of the wreck was never brought
out in the investigation.
Mr. Martin fs now. living a t Chlcka-1
sha, Okla.. and Is in excellent health.
He began his railroad service ln July,
1879, working a t various points on the
system and finally winding up his
Frisco career a s agent a t Chickasha,
Okla., when he was retired March 5,
1923.
"It is wonderful to note the improvements within the last fifty
years," Mr. Martin m i t e s . ".I remember the old link and pin couplers
which were used to couple on to one
of those little dinky engines and with
which we would try to do some railroad business."
Mr. Martin sends best wishes to t h e
Frisco in his letter to the dlagazinc
and personal regards to his many oldtime friends.
a s follows:
"Wish to thank you for the treat.
ment extended my father and mother
on their trip to Afton, O k l a From
their report the trip could not have
been improved upon.
"We a r e a t last in a position to
reciprocate in a way for your kind
treatment by shipping a car of Soybean Oil, PGX 1522, to Dallas, Tex.,
with instructions to give i t to you
a t St. Louis. The car will go forward
this week."
Mr. Will acknowledged this letter
thanking Mr. Leiss for patronage of
Frisco Lines, and on April 14 he received a letter from Mr. Leiss advising him of another car of Soybean
Oil which the company was shipping
to Dallas ' with instructions that i t
should go from St. Louis via Frisco
Lines.
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E. W. HOLCOMBE RETIRES
Veteran Rate Man Leaves Desk
After 42 Years' Senice
M
ARCH 31 was a n important day
in the life of E. W. Holcombe, chief r a t e clerk In the
Memphis local freight office, for it
marked the close af 42 years and four
months faithful service with Frisco
Lines. Secondary in significance only
to his retirement was the expression
o f esteem his fellow employes gave
him on that date.
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HOLCOMBE
On reaching his home after his last
day of active service, he was most
pleasantly surprised to find t h a t his
fellows had presented him with a
handsome traveling bag and a n autograph album containing the signatures of all of his office mates. As
Mr. Holcombe expressed it in a letter, addressed to S. L. Oliver and fellow employes:
"It will be impossible t o convey i11
words an adequate expression of the
feeling of gratitude I experienced on
my return home last evening. The
handsome bag alone has given me
great pleasure, but the testimonial of
your good will, with its mottoes, loyalty. friendship and remembrance
filled me with emotion I have rarely
felt before. My wife had been crying
over it a n hour and I am not
ashamed to confess that I had to
mingle my tears with hers."
Perhaps more outstanding than the
length of Mr. Holcombe's service was
the fact that during the 30 years he
worked In the Frisco office a t Memphis, he never lost a day from his
work because of illness. H e reached
the age of 70 years on March 8 and
TULSA IN LEAD
Tnlsa had the fewest e r r a r s in handling freight during March In the
Group One divlsion of statlons t h a t
compete f o r least error pennant
awards, according to t h e monthly
statement issued April 13, by J. L.
McCormack, superintendent of freight
loss and damage claims, Springfield,
Mo. T h i s is t h e fifth consecutive
month that the Group One pennant
has been won there. Only ten errors
were made a t Tulsa i n handling 20,572 shipments. Springfield was second in Group One, handling 30,144
shipments with 53 errors.
In Group Two, Birmingham had t h e
best record during March, making t h e
fourth consecutive month that station has won t h e pennant of t h e
group. Fourteen errors were made
there i n handling 13,125 shipments.
Hugo and Chaffee of Group Three,
each had. a perfect record in March.
These two stations also had perfect
records during February. Hugo was
permitted to hold t h e pennant daring
the first 15 days of April and Chaffee
the remainder of the month. A total
of 2,977 shipments were handled a t
Hugo in March and 2,435 a t Chaffee.
is still erect, agile and in the best
of health. H e was born March 8,
1861, a t Charlottesville, Va., and his
school days were spent there. At
the completion of his high school
studies, he entered the University of
Virginia, where his father occupied
the chair of constitutional law. H e
was graduated there a t the age of 22,
and after the death of his parents a
few years later, he entered the service of the old Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis Railroad a t Kansas City
in November, 1888.
H e held various positions in t h e
freight office there and when the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis was
consolidated with Frisco Lines, he
came to Memphis, entering t h e local
freight office where after a short time
he was promoted to the position of
chief r a t e clerk. H e retained that
position until retirement and was considered by his fellow workers and
inany shippers a s t h e foremost rate
man i11 Memphis.
H e married Miss Mary McFarland
July 3, 1900, a t Kansas City, Mo.,
where he was located a t that time.
They now live a t 1162 Englewood in
Memphis. H e and Mrs. Holcombe
have never had any children. They
will celebrate their thirty-first wedding anniversary on July 3 of this
year. Mr. Holcombe's hobby is reading, and he prefers ancient and medieval history.
TRAINS 97.8% ON TIME
4,351 Passenger Traina Make
Excellent Record During
March
F
RlSCO Lines passenger train performance during March w a s
again a matter in which t h e company can ~ u I t ejustifiably take pride.
A total of 4,351 passenger trains were
operated a n the system during t h e
month and were 97.8 per cent on time,
a report issued by the office of t h e
general manager, April 6, discloses.
This compares with February of this
year, when 3,884 trains were 87.6 per
cent on time.
Among the Frisco divisions, Rlver
had the highest percentage of trains
on time. The 796 trains operated
there during March were 99.2 per cent
on time, which compares with Febru.
arf of this year when 720 trains were
99.2 per cent on time.
Second highest percentage was
made on the Southern divlsion, where
798 trains were 98.9 per cent o n time
during March. During the preceding
month 672 traina were 97.3 per cent on
time there.
Northern division operated 1,051
trains 97.9 per cent on time durlng
March. This was the third highest
percentage made and compares with
952 trains operated 97.3 per cent on
time there in March.
CASUALTIES DECREASE
'
Total casualties on Frlsco Lines decreased 19.1 per cent auring March
and 27.1 per cent during the first
three months of this year, both in
comparison with the corresponding
periods of last year, according to the
monthly report issued April 6 by
the accident prevention department,
Springfield.
Empioye casualties decreased 26.9
per cent during March and 36.2 per
cent during the first quarter, both
compared with last year. The maintenance of way department had the
greatest decrease among the different
departments with a 35.8 per cent reduction i n March and a reduction of
41.2 per cent during the first three
months. Mechanical department had
the second greatest decrease during
March, a reduction of 28.5 per cent
and transportations was second in the
first quarter with a decrease of 38.6
per cent. During March the transpor'tation department had a decrease of
20.7 per cent and for the first three
months of t h e year the reduction in
the mechanical department was 33.3
per cent.
Bill: It's tough when you have to
pay 50 cents a pound for meat."
Will: "Yes, but it's tougher when
you pay 25 cents a pound."
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SYSTEM BOARD MEETS
M e c h a n i c a l a n d C a r Men in
S e s s i o n a t Springfield
M a r c h 17-18
T
H E general system board of the
Frisco Association of Metal
Crafts and Car Department Employes met in quarterly session a t the
Springfield offices on March 17-18,
with each division on the railroad represented. J. L. Eudy of Ft. Smith
was present a s alternate for L. W.
Caviness of the Central division,
whose illness prevented his attending. John Prugger was also present
in place of Paul Rice of t h e Springfield west shops.
T h e board members reported working conditions on their respective divisions a s improved. While each had
a longer unemployment roll than was
pleasant, they reported the work being done strictly by seniority and according to schedule and that more
men were at work today than i n
February. A11 expressed hope for a
continued improvement, which seems
to be just around t h e corner. T h e r e
was no report of any serious misunderstanding among the men, o r between
the crafts and the management.
On March 18 the members of the
board met with J. W. Surles, superintendent motive power, and this
meeting w a s conceded t o b e a most
profitable one, inasmuch a s there were
few matters t o be presented and the
meeting soon resolved itself into a
friendly exchange of views a s to the
mutual interest of t h e association and
the railroad.
Members of the board were heartily
commended for t h e sturdy, manly support given in t h e flght for their rightful trade and for the very excellent
work being turned out of the dmerent
shops which h a s contributed i n n o
small measure to keeping the equipment i n such splendid shape during
this period of depression.
H. E Burgess, general chairman,
voiced the opinion that every division
chairman went home with a better
understanding of t h e railroad and i t s
problems, and with a firm resolve to
maintain or better this man-to-man
attitude a s shown in this meeting.
Those in attendance a t the meeting
were: J. L. Hendricks, Birmingham,
Ala.; I. L. Pence, Springfield; Ralph
Fyffe, Kansas City; John S. White,
Tulsa; John M. Sheeley, Chaffee, Mo.;
Otto Kettmann, Memphis; B. B. Walker, Sherman, Texas; D. E. Whalen, St.
Louis; J. L. Eudy. F o r t Smith, Ark.;
T. L. Bentley, Enid, Okla., and H. E.
Burgess, who i s general chairman of
t h e board, with headquarters i n
Springfield.
HAVE PRIZE FLOCK
GETS POULTRY MOVEMENT
R. M. A r m i s t e a d Solicits
Agent
Rogers has been with t h e Frisco a t
Springfield, and in the beginning, Mr.
Rogers related, they knew little
about chickens and had to learn
mostly through the trial and error
method. That this method h a s been
efficacious is pointed out by the edb
tor of one poultry journal a s follows:
"John Rogers is a master a t this art.
H e can produce better poultry by accident than most people can by their
best efforts."
Back of the Rogers' home, where
cluck and cackle the white-plumaged
aristocrats of chickendom, i s a n exceptionally well-equipped small poultry farm. T h e r e a r e seven buildings
-five
hen houses and two brooder
houses-all
electrically lighted and
scientifically ventilated.
There a r e
facilities for trapnesting-a system in
which eggs of individual hens a r e
segregated-however,
this plan is not
used a great deal, since i t requires
that someone spend almost his entire
time with the flock. In one of the
buildings is a 4,800-egg-capacity e l e o
tric incubator and its operation illustrates the scientific precision used in
modern poultry farming.
To test
whether or not this hatcher is properly operated, a tray of 200 eggs i s
accurately weighed and after being in
it for three days is weighed again. In
t h a t time it must have lost .60 of a
pound of moisture or it is evident
that the regulation has been faulty.
F a r advanced over earlier incubators
in which eggs had to be turned periodically one a t a time, two hundred
eggs a r e turned simultaneously in this
machine with one pull of a lever.
This hatcher is equipped with automatic temperature and moisture regulators and has a n effective ventilation
system.
Around the buildings a r e spacious
lots where t h e fine birds exercise and
feed. As to diet, here again scientific
care is used. They are fed grain from
October 1 t o February 1 and mash i s
given them in hoppers which a r e filled
each week. In addition to commercial
mashes, they a r e given a supplementary feed of condensed buttermilk.
T h e latter food is looked upon as a
necessity, not only because of its high
food value, but because i t renders t h e
grain ration more digestible.
But despite all of t h e exactness and
pains used in the feeding and c a r e of
this flock, it contains one striking
anomaly, and that lies in t h e fastidiousness of one proud cock, a snow-white
veteran prize-winner, who disdains
food altogether a s it i s given the other
fowls and refuses to e a t unless his
food is served in a pan or can.
Shipments of S h o w Fowls
EYENTJE for Frisco Lines resulted from the forethought and
effort of R. M. Armislead, agent
a t Stanton, Mo., and while the total
amount of business cannot be estimated a t this time, a two-cent stamp
has already brought $46.75 into t b e
Frisco coffers.
Mr. Armistead, ever having t h e Interest of the Frisco i n mind, read in
a poultry journal that a n organIzatIon
on t h e Pacific Coast dealt In rare s n d
fancy fowls. H e wrote members of
that organization and Paul E. K e n n e
dy a t Pomona, Calif., i t s president,
suggesting that a n excellent place to
show his birds would be a t the
world's most famom show, Madison
Square Garden. H e further told him
that if he would ship Railwar Express
Company via Frlsco Lines, the birds
would be given a day of rest and reshipped with utmost c a r e and attention.
Mr. Kennedy replied by a i r mail
t h a t h e was looking for just such
service and that they were shlpping
the birds to Stanton, where they
might be fed, watered and given a
short period of rest before forwarding t o New York.
To date the amount of revenue received from this organization on show
birds h a s amounted to $46.76 and Mr.
Armistead advises that the birds will
be returned to California, via Stanton,
and he hopes t o have more such
shipments i n t h e future.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers chose White
Wyandottes a f t e r considering several
varieties, because they wanted a dual
purpose type-both
a n egg and meat
producing fowl-and
because this
breed is noted for its heavy egg production, market value and beauty.
Their flock a t present i s divided into
approximately equal numbers of pub
lets and hens with one cock t o each
ten hens.
Before coming to Frisco Lines, Mr.
Rogers worked for the Illinois Central
and served for a time a s deputy circuit clerk in Illinois. H e w a s born
and reared a t Clinton, Ill., and Mrs.
Rogers was born and reared a t
Havana, 111. Mr. Rogers is secretary
of the Missouri S t a t e Wyandotte Club,
and i s a member of t h e American
Poultry Association, the Missouri Experiment ' Station and the National
White Wyandotte Club. H e serves
the latter organization a s committeeman from. t h e fifth district, which includes a large section of t h e country
around where h e resides.
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May, 1931
Emil 0.Daois
Works 2,206 Consecutioe Nights
T h e photograph nbovc is of Emil 0. Dnvis. f o r e w a i ~of the 11:OO p. nz. t o 7 : 0 0
a. nr. switch c r e w in the llortlr yards at Sprirlgfield and the crew, taken at the completion of Mr. Davis' 2,206tk conseclrtive s h i f t . F r o m left t o right they are: A. L.
W n r d , switchman; Emil 0. Davis, foremaw; John Gatelcy, firewair; Patrick K e l l y ,
ei~gitwer,nrld L. L. H a r r i s , scc~itchr~rart.
MONG the unique records held
by Frisco employes, Emil 0.
Davis, foreman of the 11:OO
p. m. to 7:00 a. m. switch crew in the
north yards a t Springfield, 310.. holds
one apart. Up until April 12, he had
completed 2,206 nights work without
the loss of a single shift, and this
includes Sundays. This record represents more than six years steady
work.
It was not Mr. Davis' intention to
s t a r t in to make a record, but he is
industrious and thrifty, and there has
never been an occasion, when either
pleasure or sickness interfered with
his work.
Mr. Davis began his railroad service
a s a caller with the old KCFS&M a t
the old Gulf depot in South Springfield in 1885. H e called men who
have made history for Frisco Lines in
days gone by and whose sons are now
following in their footsteps.
Six months later he took a position
a s switchman and received $1.90 for
twelve hours work. Later he became
a brakeman between Springfield and
Thayer and Springfield and Ft. Scott.
In December, 1888, he signed up with
the Frisco a s a brakeman and made
trips between Springfield and Newburg and was transferred to the Central division, running between Ft.
Smith and Paris, Texas. He was promoted to the position of freight con-
-
ductor in freight service in July, 1895,
and two years later was made passenger conductor. But in 1897 he again
entered yard service a s general yardmaster, a position h e held for five
years. In this capacity he hired a
switchman by the name of W. D.
Gustin.
When the Frisco consolidated with
the KCFS&M in June, 1901, his duties
increased to include all Springfield
yards, and his pay was increased to
$100.00 a month. H e entered road
service again in 1902 as conductor
and was made regular passenger conductor in 1904 and was on trains 15
and 16 into St. Louis during the
World's Fair.
During the World W a r Mr. Davis
was made acting yardmaster during
the illness of W. D. Gustin. Upon
resum'ing his duties again, Mr. Gustin
employed his a s assistant yardmaster
and switchman. I t will be recalled
that Mr. Davis had employed Mr.
Gustin twenty years previous to this
time a s a switchman. Mr. Gustin is
still serving a s yardmaster and Mr.
Davis was made engine foreman
March 26, 1925, and has been on the
same shift, the 11:OO p. m. to 7:00
a. m. since that date.
0
Fifteen years ago he purchased a
40-acre tract of land two miles southwest of Springfield, where Mr. and
Mrs. Davis have built a n attractive
LENCE ADDRESSES CLUB
W. R. Lence, general manager of
the Abilene and Southern Railway,
was the speaker of the evening at the
session of the Wichita Shlp By Rail
Club, held March 26, with about 100
local business men and several hundred railroad employes in attendance.
Mr. Lence, who is widely known for
his forceful addresses over Radio &ation KWKH of Shreveport, La., called
attention to the magnitude of the problem brought about by the tnvasfon of
the transportation Reld by unregulated
highway carriers. These carriers are
now encroaching upon the field of the
jobber, wholesaler and local merchant, he pointed out, in that while
these businesses must maintain Investments in buildings and business
organizations, paying taxes and taking part in civic affairs, the trucker
often comes in and disposes of his
load of produce or other products in
the middle of the street, paying no
taxes other than gasoline and license
tax which every citizen must pay to
operate a motor vehicle.
"Many persons do not know," Mr.
Lence continued, "that in recent cases
in federal courts it has been decided
that no state can collect a tax on gasoline used in inter-state commerce. It
is unconstitutional.
Most highway
carriers do interstate business. These
decisions mean that soon the carriers
engaged i11 transporting freight and
passengers over the highways will not
be paying a dime in gasoline tax."
Mr. Lence also told how the use of
highways by commercial carriers is
rapidly destroying them. In Texas, he
said, many of the farmers are calling
the sate roads 1-3-40 highways, because it takes one year to build, three
years to wear out and forty years to
pay for them.
C. M. Morrison, president of the
Wichita Ship By Rail Club, presided
a t this meeting and introduced Mr.
Lence. The session was opened by a
program of musical, dancing and dramatic numbers.
home, but a r e rebuilding the home at
present from field stone, and some of
the stone comes from a distance of
sixty miles.
They have two children, a son and
a-'daughter. The daughter is the wife
of 0. L. Baker, supervisor for the
Frisco a t Lindenwood, and the son,
Robert Owen, is night general yardmaster a t Monett.
Now that Mr. Davis has made such
a splendid record in continuous days
worked without a minute's loss of
time, he intends to keep the record
going, for he is justly proud of it.
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New Aerial Picture of Enid, Okla.
IN THE FRISCO HOSPITAL
The following list contains the
mmes of patienfs confined k the
Frisco Employes' Hospital in St.
Louis nr of April, 1931. They will
from their friends:
St. Louis.
,.-J-,,,
,., ,uba, Mo.
Mrs. C. Davis, Campbell, Mo.
A. H. Monfort, Kansas City, Mo.
0. A. Hudson, Fall River, Kans.
F. Schoenemann, St. Louis, Mo.
R M. Cullum, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
A. Kelley, Monett, Mo.
E. J. Riley. Guin, Ma.
W. E Rfddle, W, Tulsa, Okla.
L. W. Pipkin. St. Louis, Mo.
A. S. Abbott. Salem, Mo.
W. R. Briggs, Sapulpa, Okla.
J. F. Clark, Memphis, Tenn.
F. G. Cogdell, Wichita, Kans.
P. 0.deBrasse, Sapulpa, Okla.
0. E. Jones, Ft. Smith, Ark.
J. B. Lowrimore. Amory, Miss.
G. Moss, Anaconda, Mo.
J. W. Thomas, Sapulpa, Okla..
Miss R. Imperial. St. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. L. Watts, Newbnrg, Mo.
A. A. Jones, St. Louis, Mo.
J. H. Brown, Springfield, Mo.
J. F. Johnson, Hugo, Okla.
E. L. Williams. Sapulpa, Okla.
H. H. Dean, St. Louis, Mo.
H. Madgen, Springfield, Mo.
F. Porter, Hancock, Mo.
E. Schuler, St. Louis. Mo.
Miss C. Meredith, Dixon, Mo.
Miss B. Jones, Springfield, Mo.
S. B. Peters, Oleatha, Kans.
J. J. Causey, Amagen, Ark.
F. H. Broadstreet. Snyder. Okla.
Miss I. Carlson, Springfield, Mo.
A. H. Thompson, Springfleld, Mo.
W. Baker, Bartlesville, Okla.
D. Asher, Hayti. Mo.
0. Davenport, Oran, Mo.
S. V. Frye, Ft. Scott, Kans.
J. H. Lewis, Okla. City, Okla.
F. Flagg, Newburg, Mo.
B. D. Seaman, Springfield, Mo.
S. W. Whitsell, Crowder, Mo.
A. Rainwater, Okla. City, Okla.
H. J. Ray, Tulsa, Okla.
C. 0. Williams, Joplin, Mo.
J. W. Veit, Birmingham, Ala.
C. 0. Slaughter, Chaffee, Mo.
C. H. Ball, Ft. Scott, Kans.
J. Leak, Ft. Smith, A r k
NOTICE !-VETERANS!
June 22 and 23 are the dates set
for the annual reunion of Frisco
Veterans, according to W. L.
Heath, president.
The yearly getto-gether will be held In Springfield, as usual, and the complete
program will be published in the
June h u e of the Frisco Magazine.
This new aerial view of the business section at Enid, Okla., shows plainly the
three new skyscrapers that were completed in 1930. In the foregrortnd is the 15story Broadway Tower, modern office buildir~g. In the background are the Hotel
Youngblood, 14 stories high, and the 11-story Bass Building, another office building.
In the extrenae background is the 1,000,000 bushel plant of tlaf Enid Terminal Elevator Company, located exclusively on the Frisco railroad. rhis plant is the first
eleuator erected in Enid.
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N O PER DIEM HERE!!
OUR VACATIONS
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By T. S. LURRY
On January 5' Car LLN 15581' was ~ g k eyour auto when you travel
received from connection Atmore
On the long and winding
loaded with 5,600 pounds of L. C. L.
merchandise by local train 962, You can have the dirt and gravel
manned by Conductor Dearing and
And your trailing camper's load.
Brakemen Ennis and McCrory. They
worked this car a t Frisco City and Rest your weary, aching body
emptied i t by transferring into sysa shaky, rented cot;
tem box. The empty car was returned
Pack
UP mornings, unpack evenings,
to the L&N
No. 931 on the same
Forgetting half you've got.
day, thus eliminating per diem.
On January 7, Conductor Neal and
Brakemen Harrison and Macon, on Groan a t detours not on road maps,
Curse the ruts and change the flats.
train 951 out of Magnolia picked up
Southern 160186 loaded with hardware Sooth your blistered face with lotion,
for COY, Ma., following which Neal
Drink your coffee full of gnats.
got in touch with the consinnee and
brough b n that train and delivered to
its owners by Conductor Dearing, saving the per diem.
On January 8, Conductor eari in^
had merchandise cars Southern 161847
and 271634 in train 951, out of Kimbrough and handled them through to
Frisco City. Conductor Neal, on 952,
took them there, finished the unloading, and delivered them back t o the
home line of the same day, eliminating
per diem.
And a meal can be sublime.
,
.
1'11 lounge within the sunlight,
In an observation chair,
Viewing nature's wonderous beauties
From
luxurious seat there.
my
when
home again and rested,
And you're dirty' tired and sad1'11 call You UP and tell You
What a glorious time I've had.
l
Page 27
A "PERFECT RECORD"
Crossing Watchman Roberts a t
Paola L e a d s the Field
T'S one thing to b e located on one
job for fourteen years and- quite
another to have performed the
tasks which the position called for
and have the words "Perfect Record"
chalked u p agalnst one's name.
T. W. Roberts, crossing watchman
a t Paola, Kans., can claim t h e distinction of having watched the crossing to t h e left of the Frisco depot a t
Paola for Courteen years and there has
I
T. W. ROBERTS
never been a n accident reported a t his
crossing. H e is employed jointly by
the Frisco and MK&T Railroads and
has approximately twenty-five trains
a day on both roads pass his crossing.
Mr. Roberts, a t sixty-eight years of
age is hale and hearty, has never had
a contag'eous disease in his life. H e
has taken care of his home alone,
since his wife's death.
In fact, the Roberts' came to Dent
County, Mo., to Cabool, Mo., in a
covered wagon, which in those days of
'68 was designated a s a "schooner".
In this schooner was all t h e household goods of the Roberts family and
they settled near Cabool and reared
their family. I t was there that this
son flrst entered the service of the
Frisco in the section gang, in '86.
His service was broken several times,
but during the last 18 years he has
been in and around Paola, and for the
last 14, employed a s crossing watchman. In the last eighteen years h e
has lost but 12 days work-all due to
illness in his family.
Mr. Roberts takes his work most
Retires After 50 Years On Railmads
r
m
N JUST a few more
months. J. M. Mul- (,
hall, veteran Frisco ,
engineer, who runs out
of Tulsa, Okla., would
have had chalked up 50
years of railroad service. As it is, he retired
on March 30, with a
record of 49 years and
11 months to his credit,
30 of which have been
on Frisco Lines.
He reached his seventieth birthday o n
March 8, and is now a t
home i n Ft. Scott,
Kan., ready t o enjoy
the fruits of his well
earned rest.
During his Frisco
service of thirty years
he estimates he has
traveled 1,606,440mlies.
H e is hale and hearty,
and claims that his excellent health is due to
the fact that h e does
not chew or smoke o r
use alcohol, and h e has found happiness, he says, in controlling his ternper.
His record with Fresco Lines Is
most a perfect one and h e says h e
has never had a wheel on t h e ground,
and that, according t o a "hog-head's"
code of rules, is a real record.
I
I
seriously, and his interest in maintaining his no-accident crossing keeps him
alert a t all times. In fact, h e is not
due a t the crossing until 9:20 a m.
and is to remain there until 7:20. But
Mr. Roberts arrives a t 8:30 and stays
until 7:35 every day. Between 8:30
and 9:20 he has swept off the walk
and the street; inspected the crossing
for loose boards and spikes; swept out
the little shanty and in numerous
ways prepared for the days work.
W. H. Bevans, superintendent of the
Northern division a s well a s many
other railroad men have told Mr.
Roberts that he has one of the cleanest and neatest crossings on the entire system, and also one of the most
dangerous, which requires just the
vigilance which h e exercises to maintain his record.
"But it gets harder every year," he
said. "I have more trouble with
drunken drivers trying to beat the
train than with any other class of
people."
His job is a big one, especially when
one knows that approximately 3,600
automobiles pass the crossing daily,
and it is to his credit that he has
maintained his record.
He has not announced his plans
now that he is relieved of his responsibilities. But one can guess,
that in his routine will be many visits
and many longings
the
to feel the throttle under his hand
once more.
SAVING PER DIEM
The two speedy movements which
follow a r e illustrative of Frisco Lines'
desire to move freight rapidly and a t
the same time save per diem.
Car CRIP 46029, loaded with flour
and feed, was billed out -of Yukon,
Okla., March 26 and arrived a t LeFlore in Train No. 745 about 1:00
p. m. March 27. I t was unloaded
there and went back to Wister in
No. 744 for delivery to the Rock
Island the next morning. The consignees expressed themselves as very
pleased with the service.
J. W. Ray, a feed merchant a t
Hayti, No., wired to the Ralston Purina Company of St. Louis on March
26 for a car of feed, and a t 4:40 a. m.
the next day the feed was in Hayti
and was a t Mr. Ray's warehouse before 7 a. m. the same morning, making a n elapsed time of just 19 hours
from the time the Peed was ordered
until the car was delivered.
In 1919 the United States produced
161% million gallons of cotton seed
oil, valued a t 210 million dollars.
Page 28
OLD-TIMERS MEET
(Cowlinrtcd from Page 7)
one by one, and they got up and made
little short talks. Sometimes they'd
tell an incident that happened during
thelr active servke-sometimes they'd
just say they were glad to be present,
and that their earnest hope was t h a t
they would meet next year.
"Uncle Charley" Baltzell was made
a n honorary member of t h e association. H e was present and told t h e
veterans of the plans which h e is
making for excursion tours to Pensacola, and members of the Old Timers'
Club a r e going to take it up a t their
meeting In dune, and from the consensus of opinion a t this meeting on
April 11, it looks like this club will
charter a car.
Three members of the club had
passed o n , d u r i n g the past year, and
words ot sincere sympathy o n their
passing were expressed by members
of t h e club. T h e three were: Joseph
W.Tremagne, pensioned traveling auditor; J i m Mansfield, retired conductor, and Howard Bayless, sectlon foreman.
About t h e only thing that came up
i n the meeting which one could call
business, was when t h e president appointed S. L. Coover and J. A. Woodson of Springfield to make arrangements for a meeting place of the Old
Timers' Club during the Frisco Veterans' Association convention in
June. The officers for 1931-1932 will
be elected a t that meeting.
About 3:30 p. m. Mr. Daniels had
arranged with J. K. Gordon, chairman
of t h e hospitality committee of t h e
Ft. Smith Chamber of Commerce, to
take t h e veterans for a ride over Ft.
Smith. They visited the military garrison, which was established in 1817,
a s protection against Arkansas, Osage
and Cherokee Indians; the Lee's
Creek Bluff, which has a n elevation
of 1,492 feet and overlooks the city;
t h e a i r port, and Ft. Smith's residential section, and returned to the hotel
in time to catch t h e 5:35 p. m. train
which carried them back to their respective homes.
This organization i s one of t h e
most honored of t h e many on Frisco
Lines. Grouped around that luncheon
table were men who had helped to
build the Frisco, men who had manned
trains which hauled the first spikes
and steel rail. They a r e pioneers of
t h e first order, and not only did they
help to build it, but they stayed with
it, through all these years and through
the best years of their life, and now
in their retirement, their interest has
never lessened, although they have
had to place in younger hands, the
active service which they once en-
Frisco Employes' Hospital Association
Receipis and Dlnbnrsemenis 11f1erDecember 31. 1930. through March 11. 1081.
B a l a n c e brought f o r w a r d f r o m December 31, 1930..............................................$17,131.30
RECEIPTS:
a r r e r s m e n t s o n m e m b e r s...............
.... ...................... $55.64fi.83
t n t e r e s t o n d a i l y b a l a n c e s In b a n k ....................................
59.78
I n t e r e s t o n s e c u r i t i e s In T r e a s u r y ....................................... 4.502.50
d o n a t i o n b y St. L.-S. F. R y . C o.........................................
162.51
s u n d r y a c c o u n t s c o l l e c t l b l e .......................... ............................ 2..509.16
.
.
............
proceeds a t maturity. Jan. 1.;. 1931. of $1.000 St. L . 4 . F.
R y Co. 6% Equipt. T r u s t Notes. Series 7 1 - D .................... $ 1.000.00
proceeds a t maturity, J a n . 15, 1931, o f $9,000 S t . L A . F.
R y . Co. 6 % EquIpt. T r u s t N o t e s , Series 7 1 - E .................. 9.000.00
62.880.80
10,000.00
$90,012.10
DISBURSEMENTS:
F o r p a y r o l l s ............................................................................................ $27,869.01
" p r o f e s s i o n a l , o r d i n a r y a n d e m e r g e n c y s e r v i c e s.................. 17.628.73
" labor. m a t e r i a l a n d s u ~ ~ l i......................................................
e s
6.041.26
" a r o v i s l o..n.s- ...................... ......................................................... 7.833.47
" a r u g s ................................................................................................ 7i478.95
" l i g h t , w a t e r . Ice, g a s , f u e l a n d t e l e p h o n e s .......................... 2.645.57
" all other expenses
1,966.91
.
.
.
.............
.
.......-.................................................
"
$10,000. f a c e a m o u n t , o f M i s s o u r i P a c i f l c Rd.
Co. F i r s t a n d Refunding Mortgage 5 % Gold
Bonds. Series I, d u e F e b . 1. 1981, purchased
F e b . 19. 1931, @ 95 ................................................ $9,500.00
Interest F e b . 1 t o Feb. 19. 1931. 18 d a y s ..........
25.00
$ 9.625.00
B a l a n c e March '81. 1931. p. In.. a t :
F i r s t National B a n k . St. Louis. 310 ................................................................
$71,463.90
9,525.00
9,023.20
$90,012.10
*Subject t o $574.85 o f pay-drafts a n d vouchers outstanding a t close of business
March 31. 1931.
F . H. HAMILTON.
Treasurer.
St. Louis. Mo.. April 2, 1931.
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(Contii~uedon +text page)
joyed.
Having enjoyed wholesome,
pioneer living, these men a r e wonderfully well preserved and while they
can only follow t h e success of the
railroad which they hold most dear
through reports and contacts, they a r e
t h e flrst to rejoice a t its good fortune.
Life is a s real to them a s it once was,
and it is the wish of all t h a t this organization may continue to prove a
link of great interest which will tie
them to their railroad's progress for
years to come.
FIND OLD AGREEMENT
D o c u m e n t of 1903 R e g u l a t e s Car
D e p a r t m e n t Employes
W
. T.
CLARK, general foreman
of t h e car department a t
Yale, Tenn., advises that he
is doubtful if there is another copy
of the agreement which he recently
sent to the magazine, dated January
1, 1903, between the St. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad; K. C. Memphis &
Birmingham Railroad Company; K. C.
Ft. Scott & Memphis Railroad Company and officers, foremen and employes of the car department. The
old agreement was found in the attic
of a n old building a t Thayer, Mo., and
while it is brief, it covers the ground
admirably.
T h e first article states t h a t a s far
a s practical, the working hours in the
shops of these companies shall be ten
hours a day. Extra hour will be given
on Saturday.
Article 8 deals with men out on line
of road and states that when men
a r e sent out, straight time will be
allowed while traveling and time and
one half for overtime and one dollar
a day for expenses for each 24 hours,
providing time does not exceed ten
days. Today the rules are t h e same,
except actual expenses a r e allowed
which usually amount to more than
one dollar.
When i t becomes necessary to reduce forces
(the old agreement
states), proficient married men and
single men with families mill be given
the preference. Today in reducing
forces, t h e youngest man i n point of
seniority is laid off.
One article advises t h a t when men
a r e called out a t night, they will be
paid time and one-half from time
called until work is finished. Today
when a man is called, he receives five
hours pay for three hours and twenty
minutes work or less.
T h e old agreement was signed by
George A. Hancock, then superintendent of machinery.
Agreements between t h e car men and t h e management today a r e signed by the superintendent of motive power.
Pnge 29
SHE KNEW CHARLOTTE
FRISCO EMPLOYES' HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
(Corrti~rrrcdf r o m Pngc 6 )
(Coirtir~rtcd fro111 prcccdirrg pnge)
postmark on the envelope. It was a
letter from her beloved empress, Charlotte. She considered these letters
the last Iink between h e r former life
and her present one, and s h e jealously
guarded their contents. They were
for her eyes alone, she said, and even
her most intimate acquaintance never
found out their contents.
Then the World War came along,
and Aunt Katie, loyal to the country
wherein she lived, won a government
medal for her work in the Liberty
Loan drives and her Red Cross work
was of equal prominence.
But ninety-four years is a long time
to have lived, and .as Aunt Katie says,
life isn't a s sweet a s it once was.
What scenes, what recollections must
be crowded into her memory! The
gay spots in the pattern into which
her life has been woven, a r e crowded
mostly to the front, and there a r e
again bright spots appearing later,
which represent her life a t Highlandville.
Aunt Katie is finishing the last
panels now. H e r mind is not a s clear
a s it used to be. She forgets dates,
but of course those have all been recorded from other years, and when an
incident is suggested to her, her face
will brighten and she talks eagerly
in her broken English.
She takes great delight in her
grandchildren, and in her great grandchildren, and whether Aunt Katie ever
reaches t h e a g e of 100 years or not,
her life is one of t h e most colorful
a h i c h one might find among not only
Frisco employes, but among people of
all countries.
One might say she is eagerly awaiting a reunion in another world, with
her beloved husband, her bosom friend
Charlotte, and her friends of across
the sea. At least that would be the
impression of t h e visitor a s h e views
her seated in her rocker, her grand
old face wreathed in smiles, and a
far-away look in her eyes.
T H E ASSOCIATION O W S S :
THE JUDGE CONCURS
In reply to a letter from Agent C.
S. Smith a t Altus, Oklahoma, Judge S.
N. Starnes, of Jackson County, Okla.,
has a splendid word to say for the
railroads.
Concerning taxation of
railways, Judge Starnes writes:
"I a m not well versed in the
matters of taxation; however, my
experience in public life h a s
taught me that Oklahoma is sorely in need of a more equal and
just plan of raising revenue with
which to run our State Government.
T h e progress of this
Da r
Value
.5,000.00
4,000.00
3.000.00
American ~ e l e ~ h o n T
e e-l e~g r a p h Thirty-flve year 5 % Gold
Debenture B o n d s ( m a t u r e F e b . 1, 1965) ........................................................
St. L o u i s - S a n F r a n c i s c o R a i l w a y Company Consol. M t g e . 4lh%
Gold B o n d s S e r i e s A ( m a t u r e Warch 1. 1978) ................................................
Mi3souri Paciflc Rd. Co.. First and Refunding Mortgage 5 % Cold
Bonds. Serics I (mature Feb. 1. 1981) ................................................................
( A s at close JIarch 31. 1931) ......................................................................................
$310,000.00
F. H. HAMILTON.
St. Louis. 1\10., April 2. 1931.
Treasurer.
County is due solely to the cour
age and determination of our
pioneering forefathers who came
into the wilderness to establish
homes and brought with them
their railroads. Were i t not for
t h e railroads, I feel sure that t h e
buffalo and coyotes would today
be running a t large where our
homes stand.
In the modern
march of progress we should
never forget equity and fair play.
I am cognizant of the fact that
in some rural communities of our
country the railroads a r e looked
upon a s a sort of dragon seeking
to devour the universe. I am glad
that through education and honest, sober thinking, this erroneous
opinion is disappearing.
In conclusion permit me to say
that I believe all common carriers
using our public highways f o r
commercial purposes should p a y
their proportionate share of taxation. I -am not capable of offering any equitable plan by which
this might be brought about, and
leave that to those more experienced in handling tax questions."
Page 30
LOCOMOTIVE FUEL PERFORMANCE RECORDS
Ofice of Fuel Agent, St. Louis
URING the month of March our
System Fuel Performance in
freight service was 163 pounds
per 1,000 gross ton miles, a s compared
with 175 pounds per 1,000 gross ton
miles in March, 1930, a decrease of
6.86 per cent.
This was a very good showing i n
view of the fact that gross tons per
train mile decreased from 1,507 tons
March, 1930 to 1,453 tons March, 1931.
particularly were the River, Central
and Western divisions effected by the
heavy decrease in train haul. The
train haul on t h e River division decreased approximately 300 tons per
train, while the Western and Central
divlsians decreased 165 and 139 tons,
respectively. These were the only
three divisions t h a t had a n increase
i n their freight fuel performance, a s
compared to March last year.
In passenger service the March performance decreased slightly over
March a year ago, t h e performance
being 15.7 per passenger car mile, a s
compared to 16 pounds March, 1930.
T h e River division had the highest
percentage of decrease in this class
of service, their performance being
15.1 pounds per passenger car mile
March this year a s compared t o 18.1
pounds per passenger car mile in
March, 1930, a decrease of 16.57 per
cent. The average number of cars
per train on this division increased
from 5 in March, 1930 to 5.95 in March
this year.
For t h e flrst time since November
our switch perforn~ance increased.
T h e unit consulnptioli i n this class of
service being 153 pounds per switch
locomotive mile a s compared to 150
pounds per switch locomotive mile in
March, 1930.
The Springfield terminal was the
only one of the six larger terminals
having a decrease over Hrrrch last
year, their performalice being 139
pounds per switch locomotive mile in
March, 1931, a s compared to 156
pounds per switch locomotive mile in
March last year.
On the other hand, the Tulsa terminal had the largest percentage of
increase i n their performance, March,
1931 being 171 pounds per switch loconlotive mile as compared to 144
pounds March last year.
I t was hoped that we would be able
t o better our 1930 performance in
switch service and we had a very good
s t a r t toward this goal by a decrease
i n January of 7.74 per cent over January, 1930, and a decrease in February of 3.82 per cent a s compared t o
February of last year.
Let us all do our best during the
next few months to see if we cannot
absorb this two per cent increase
made in t h e month of March in order
that we can make the goal s e t up for
switch service during the year.
Following a r e some of the performances observed by various Road Foremen of Equipment and Supervisors of
Fuel Economy since the last issue of
the Magazine was published.
The Fuel Department is always glad
to receive a n y records of performances
direct from train or enginemen and
while in some cases such performances cannot be published in the
Magazine in a s much detail a s desired, owing to lack of space, t h e performances and information a s to tonnage, etc., will be published. Send
in a n y good performance for publication in t h e next issue, forwarding
to the Fuel Department prior to the
15th of the month.
EASTERN DlVlSlON
Engineer KINGDON. fireman SIMS,
engine 38, train 38, March 19, Newburg t o Lindenwood, handled 369,862
gross ton miles, burned 21 tons of
coal, performance 113 pounds per
1,000 gross ton miles.
Engineer ELDER, fireman THOMPSON, engine 1519, train 8, April 1,
Newburg to St. Louis, handled 13 cars,
burned 908 gallons oil performallce
.59 gallon per passenger car mile.
ST. L O U I S T E R M I N A L
Engineer D. J. DONAHOE, fireman
R. R. DAVIS, engine 1292, April 9,
used 9,300 pounds of coal in 8 hours,
193 pounds per switch locomotive
mile.
Engineer J. 6. i\lcELROY, fireman
J. G. HYNES, engine 1287, April 7.
consumed 9,260 pounds of coal in 8
hours. 20 minutes in transfer service
-185
pounds per switch locomotive
mile.
Engineer J. H. COOK, fireman W.
C. AELE, engine 1282, April 7, burned
10,280 pounds of coal in 8 hours 45
minutes in transfer service-194
pounds per switch locomotive mile.
CENTRAL DlVlSlON
Ft. Smith Yard: Engineer VOGEL,
3653,
fireman
COLLINS, engine
March 13, performance 83 pounds per
switch locomotive mile.
Engineer
CORROTTO,
fireman
TOBIN, engine 3680, March 13, performance 83 pounds per switch locomotive mile.
SOUTHWESTERN DlVlSlON
Engineer J. MOORE, fireman F.
NcCULLOUGH, engine 4149, train
first 434, March 13, West Tulsa to
Afton, handled 260,676 gross ton
miles, burned 12 tons of coal, performance 92 pounds per 1,000 gross
ton miles.
Engineer D. E. WORTMAN, fireman
J. JONES, engine 4115, train 434,
March 11, West Tulsa to Afton, handled 228,890 gross ton miles, burned
1,511 gallons oil, performance 6.6 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles.
Engineer MONROE, fireman W.
BOYNE, engine 1513, train 5, April 7,
Afton t o Tulsa, 608 car miles, performance .98 gallon per passenger
car mile. Fuel Supervisor George L.
Schneider reports good work by crew,
resulting in good performance for a
local passenger train.
Engineer
PREWETT,
nrenian
JAMES LEVERS, engine 1512, train
8, April 3, Muskogee to Springfield,
1628 passenger car miles, performance -72 gallon per passenger car
mile,
WESTERN DlVlSlON
Engineer C. M. HAWLEY, fireman
H. BENECKE, engine 716, train 634,
March 3, Enid to West Tulsa, handled
138,600 gross ton miles, used 1,100
gallons fuel oil, performance 7.8 gallons per 1000 gross ton miles.
Engineer C. G. TRINKLE, fireman
E. E. YOUNGMAN, engine 712, train
638, March 10, Enid to \Vest Tulsa.
handled 132,070, gross ton miles, used
1,150 gallons oil, performance 8.11
gallons per 1000 gross ton miles.
fireman
Engineer
G A R M A Pu',
YOUNGMAN, engine 716, train 634,
Enid to Tulsa, March 14, handled 127,211 gross ton miles, performance 7.6
gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles.
Engineer MacFARLINE, fireman
THOMPSON, engine 1337, train 634,
Enid to Tulsa, March 20, handled
218,160 gross ton miles, performance
7.5 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles.
NORTHERN DlVlSlON
Engineer HARVEY, fireman COCHRAN, engine 1017, train 311, Monett
t o Joplin, .April 9, 245 car miles, performance 12 pounds per passenger
car mile.
Engineer ALEXANDER, fireman
BENNETT, engine 4219, train first
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Page 31
May, 1931
WIFE COLLECTS ANTIQUES
(Corttinrred from Page 8 )
is spied by t h e antique hunter, and
when it is purchased, she replaces it
with another piece.
"I have no fear of not finding anything I go after," she said, "for I
have always had that luck. Once I
paid $1.50 for a n old-fashioned dish
with the hen mothering a nest of
eggs on t h e lid.. I brought it home
a n d i n washlng it, broke t h e top. I
just waited, and one day I went into
a home and found a top there, without t h e bottom. I asked t h e man t o
sell it t o me and he said it belonged
t o his mother and I told him I had
the bottom for it and wanted t h e top
very badly. H e said, 'well, you'll have
to pay for it,' and I told him I would
pay all I could, and when he quoted
me the huge sum of thirty-five cents,
I almost fainted. This is only one
exaniple of just waiting and finally
finding what I want."
She has made a s many a s five and
six trips to one home after a n article,
which she flnally was able to purchase. One of her most beautiful
beds was used, in the family from
whom she bought it, merely to store
bed clothes on. Its subsequent purchase and refinishing made it a much
wanted article and s h e reallzed a
splendid profit.
"When I was first collecting. I had
both modern and antique furniture In
my home, but the antique simply
makes the modern furniture look
cheap, even though i t is of a n expensive make. I have replaced every
piece. I t is not alone the collectlng
.of these priceless old pieces t h a t I
love, but when I am tired, I can come
into this living room and just s i t
down and let my eyes rove over these
old things and mentally caress each
piece and it is comforting and restful."
Her patrons come from both east
and west and she has visitors from
inorning until night, admiring and desiring t o purchase some piece.
Besides her hobby, she is president of the Civic Club of Clinton.
That organization just finished a
Better Home and Pure Food show
which was an unqualified success, and
due in a large measure to her direction. 1Mr. and Mrs. Balke have two
children, Mary, age 7, and John,
age 18.
Should you be a chance visitor in
Clinton, do not neglect t o visit this
Colonial home, and Mrs. Balke will
graciously give you histories of each
antique, which will take you back to
grandmother's time, and prove most
interesting in t h e telling.
Locomot ioe Fuel Performance Records
(Corrtirrtred front precedirzg page)
131, March 4, Kansas City to Ft.
Scott, handled 336,611 gross ton miles,
performance 74 pounds per 1,000 gross
ton mlles.
KANSAS C I T Y T E R M I N A L
Engfneer
V E I L B I G,
fireman
HAILEY, engine 3731, April 1, performance of 83 pounds per swltch
locomotive mile.
Engineer J. CUMMINGS, fireman
BENNISON, engine 3672, April 1, performance 104 pounds per switch locomotive mile.
follows: Englns 3694, freight switchp. m. to 5:10 p. m.-42
ing-3:M
scoops, englne 3717 burned 143 scoops
5:10 F an. t o 1 l : i B p. m., switching
passenger. T h e total performance of
both engines during t h e two-day
period, 62 pounds per switch locomotive mile. This covers fuel burned
only while in actual switching service.
RIVER DIVISION
Engineer HILTEBRAND, fireman
HOUSEMAN, conductor McADAMS,
engine 4017, train 838, March 31, handled 2,181 tons, Chaffee to St, Louis,
S O U T H E R N DIVISION
burned 9 tons coal, performance 59
Engineer J. MEE. fireman PROW, pounds per 1,000 g m s s ton miles.
engine 1528, tratn 105, Yale t o Amory,
Engineer FUSSELL, fireman FITZMarch 26, 1.588 car miles, perform- GERALD, engine 1015. train 808,
ance .63 gallon per passenger car
Memphis t o Chaffee. April 9, hanmile.
dled 972 car mlles, used 820 gallons
Engineer C. COOK, fireman L. FOSfuel o r .84 gallon per passenger car
TER, engine 4206, train 934, Carbon
mile.
Hill to Amory, March 24, handled
Engineer SLAUGHTER, fireman
177,664 gross ton miles, burlied 8 tons VICKERY, engine 1054, train 806,
coal, performance 89 pounds per 1,000 1,296 car miles, burned 980 gallons
gross ton miles.
fuel, performance .75 gallon per pasEngineer BRAKE, flreman GEORGE senger car mile.
BAUERS, engine 4210, train 131,
Springfield to Thayer, March 27, handled 255,000 gross ton miles, burned
AGENT PREVENTS WRECK
12 tons coal, performance 94 pounds
To C. S. Roberts, agent a t Girard,
per 1,000 gross ton miles.
Kan., goes credit for the presence
Engineer NORRIS, fireman MrIM- of mind, which under exciting circumBERLY, engine 1630, trail1 931, Mag- stances very likely prevented a serinolia to Pensacola, March 11, handled
ous accident.
265,000 gross ton miles, performance
On April 6 after Roberts had been
90 pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles.
relieved a t 4 p. m., he was assisting in
Engineer HALL, fireman DAVIS, loading out a car of stock which was
engine 4210, train 131, Thayer to to move a t about 4:30 p. m., when
Memphis, March 21, handled 428,000 his attention was called t o a runaway
gross ton miles, burned 14 tons coal, team which had started from t h e
Farnlers' Elevator, nearby. The team
performance 65 pounds per 1,000 gross
started down the p i t o n Sub main line
ton miles.
Engineer B. M. FINLEY, flreman W. and a s they approached t h e south
passing track swltch they r a n into
B. BUSH, conductor GUYTON, engine
698, train 931, Amory to Magnolia, the switch stand knocking it over and
then broke loose from the wagon.
April 8, engine rating-Anlory
to
2,296 Agelit Roberts seeing that the switch
Magnolia, 2,150 tons-handled
tons Ainory to Columbus, 2,023 tons points were out of line and realizing
Columbus to Aliceville, 2,234 tons that train No. 118 was due in ten
miuutes, grabbed a red sweater from
Aliceville to Demopolis, 2,205 tons
Denlopolis to Lenden, 2,172 tons Len- a bystander and rushed down the
den to Magnolia, used 11 tons coal, track to flag the approaching train,
sending a messenger up the track to
handled a total of 325,000 gross ton
call Section Foreman Bennett, who
miles, performance 68 pounds per
was working near the station. Bengross ton miles.
nett came to the switch a t once and
MEMPHIS TERMINAL
spiked the point so a s to let No. 118
Engineer VAUGHN, fireman E. by, then sent a man up the track to
LUTTS, engine 987, April 1, perform- call in Roberts. The train passed
ance of 76 pounds per switch locomo- Roberts while lie was returning to the
tive mile.
switch. Quick action by all concerned,
Engineer HONER THOMAS, fire- saved the day in this instance, for a s
man LILLARD WATTS, engines 3717 Agent Roberts said, "Had the accident
and 3694, March 26, kept record of occurred 10 minutes later, I believe
number of scoops of coal and class No. 118 would have surely been on the
of work performed-performme
a s ground."
CAR D A M A G E D E C R E A S E S
R e d u c t i o n of 55.6 P e r C e n t M a d e
First Three M o n t h s
SPLENDID showing in the reduction of the number of cars
damaged by r o ~ ~ ghandling
h
on
Frisco Lines was made during the
first three months of this year, a report, issued April 7, by the office of
the car accountant, Springfield. No.,
discloses. The number of cars damaged decreased 55.6 per cent and the
monetary amount of this damage decreased 71.1 per cent in comparison
with the corresponding period of last
year.
The per cent of increase in the
number of cars handled per car damaged during the first three months of
the year was 84.1 and the amount of
damage per car handled decreased
64.61 per cent. both in comparison with
the first three months of last year.
Of the Frisco divisions, Central and
Western tied for first, neither of
them damaging a car. A total of 63,191 cars were handled on Central division and 34,397 on Western division.
Eastern division was ranked second
by the report, with two cars damaged
out of 162,847 handled.
Among the terminals, Kansas City
was first during the first three months
of the year. Three cars were damaged there out of 165,000 handled.
Tulsa was second with 4 cars damaged out of 169,597 handled and Birmingham third, handling 138,766 with
damage to six.
No cars were damaged on Texas
Lines during the first three months of
this year. A total of 25,540 were handled there. This compares with the
same period of last year, when 6 cars
were damaged out of 31,110 cars handled and with 1929, when four cars
were damaged out of 34,889 handled.
A
A N ENGINEER-PREACHER
There are many persons who attempt to fill two occupations but
there a r e few who make good in this
endeavor. The Rev. P. 0. Freeman
of Thayer, Mo., who is a passenger
engineer on the Memphis sub-division,
however, i s one of the few.
Rev. Freeman's reputation a s a n interesting and persuasive speaker is
widely known and from the s t a r t of
the meeting the church was crowded.
One of his most interesting sermons
to railroad employes was one in
which he compared the life of man
to life upon a railroad. "God," he
said, "is General Manager of this
Railway of Life and the Bible is the
Book of Rules from which we get our
standards of life. Jesus Christ is the
Master Mechanic and the Holy Spirit
is t h e General Passenger Agent who
advertises the glories of Jesus Christ
i\IAICES FRISCO QUILT
3Irs. Laura Ingram, mother of E.
E. Wilson, special agent a t Ft. Smith,
Ark., is shown in the accompanying
photograph holding a quilt which she
made with the Frisco insignia prominently displayed in the center.
AIRS. LAURA I N G R A M
Xrs. Ingram i s a member of t h e
Travelers Aid, and the idea of placing
the Frisco insignia on the quilt was to
keep it from being stolen from the
waiting room, where it is used to
cover babies who use the bed in the
station to sleep and rest between'
trains.
Mrs. Ingram is 76 years of age.
T h e qnilt is made entirely by hand, a
particularly remarkable accomplishment, since Mrs. Ingram is crippled in
her hands and unable to use a thimble
in her sewing.
She has watched the Frisco grow
from a small road to its present capacity of fast. safe, transportation and
the malting of the quilt denotes her
interest. It was on display a t the
Carnegie Library when the members
held their annnal meeting there, November 28.
and secures passengers for the Holy
Train; this world is the Home Terminal where we prepare for the final
run and Death i s the call boy for
whom we never know when to look.
The Cross of Jesus Christ is God's
red block placed between the people
of the world and hell to remind them
of sin. Our trials are God's tests of
our lives and the hills on this railway cannot be doubled. The judgment seat of Christ is where we go
'on the carpet' receiving either commendation or a reprimand and the
terminus of this railway is a t the
Union Station in the Holy City, the
New Jerusalem, where many of our
loved ones and friends a r e waiting
to welcome us home."
FRISCO SERVICE
PRAISED
Mrs. John L. Peete, of Fort Scott,
Kansas, was so appreciative of the
service given her by C. Lloyd Wright,
ticket clerk a t Fort Scott, and Frank
Reber, conductor, on Frisco Train 104
t o Kansas City, that she has expressed her feeling toward this company in a complimentary letter.
She was taking her husband to Chicago, and it was necessary that a n
ambulance convey him to t h e train.
She went to the Frisco station and
advised Mr. Wright of the situation
and, s h e writes, "He relieved me of
all worry by taking everything in
his own hands-making
all reservations and wiring for the Pullman to
be made down. When the ambulance
brought us to the station, the men
carried Mr. Peete in the train and in
just a minute he was comfortable in a
nice clean bed, where he rested till
we reached Kansas City, where we
changed trains. Mr. Wright also
wired for a wheel chair t o meet ns in
Kansas City and as we left the train
there, we were met by E. 11. Giffee,
passenger agent, who called us by
name and made us feel that someone was really interested in us.
Mr. Peete passed away after his
arrival in Chicago and I started on
my return trip a s escort with the
corpse. T h e same wonderful service
was extended to me all along the
route. Now, I for one can't praise the
railroad enough. If people could only
realize what the railroad means a t a
time like this, it makes no difference
how coniplete the bus seems to be, it
can never reach the place where it
can give such service and, in my estimation there is no comparison between the two."
NO
TRESPASSING!
T
R E S P A S S I N G on railroads is
altogether too common. Rights
of w a y f o r trains a r e not maintained for the convenience of the
walking or cycling public. T h e r e
is plenty of l a w on the subject, but
it is seldom t h a t trespassers are
punished. Railroads do not choose
to augment the ranks of t h e i r hostiles b y haling trespassers before
magistrates.
' The
cost of a system of fences
and gates would be prohibitive. B y
a l l manner of placards and largelettered signs, railroads w a r n trespassers. T h e i r warnings a r e unread by unseeing eyes.
--From tlts ChnrZeston ( S . C.)
N e w s Cotcrier.
Fr-orrt E. 111. Conrad, cowlty ertgirtecr,
Crart,for-d Cotrrrty, Karl., to IY. If. Bcva m , srrpcrirrterrdcrrt, Fort Scott.
"Wish to take the opportunity a t
this time in behalf of the commissione r s of this county to express our appreciation for the service rendered by
your company in regard to chat shipments to Beulah and Girard recently.
Evidently, you have used every means
possible to take care of the county's
interests and we assure you of our
appreciation of same.
"\Ve wish also to personally commend your station agent, Mr. J . B.
Jennings, a t Beulah, for his efforts in
securing prompt switch movements
i n every way possible, a s it h a s resulted in saving this county considerable expense."
From Firttorl El. Jorres. Knrrsas City,
dlo.. to E . G. Baker, assistarrt general
freight ogrrrt, linrrsos ('it?:
"I just returned from a trip through
Florida and the East and want to take
this opportunity to tell you that the
most enjoyable part of my trip mas
while traveling on the Frisco.
"I found the employes all the way
interested in my comfort.
They
seemed to show the attitude that they
hoped I would travel over your road
again.
"In my business I try to give service and when I meet with it myself, I
appreciate it."
In order that he might be taken care
of you addressed a letter to the passenger department of t h e Florida
East Coast Railway Company, aauthorizing them to make the exchange.
"Mr. Atha has returned from hls
trip, and a s he expected presented
your letter and exchanged the tickets
in Miami, making the trip t o Havana
and returning via New Orleans. On
the trip he was taken care of nicely.
Mr. Atha certainly appreciated the
service he was given while traveling
on the Frisco Line and the personal
favor you rendered.
"We also wish to thank you for
the courteous service extended to Mr.
Atha by the Frisco Railroad, while on
Frorrr d l r . 0.111. dlitcltell, p~csiderrt, his trip and assure you that it was
Safc Deposit Corrlparry of Kairsas City,
greatly appreciated by us."
to :Ilr. H . P. WrigIz!. iircinbcr of Frisco
From Mr. Sorrr Bowrrrari, rrrnrlagcr of
F r o m A l f . D . Car.bctrtcr, editor. Os- bonrd of directors, Larrd Barrk Builditrg, Karzsas City, N o .
!Ire Scott Corrrlty JIillirrg Corrrparry,
w r g o . Democrat, Osrwgo. Kart.. to .'H
As a member of the Carter County
Orarz, Mo., to J. S . ildcilIillarr, srrperirlL. Colentan, divisiorr freight arld pnsFishing and Shooting Club I a m fre- teirdcrt! of tkc K i m v division.
senger agent, Joplirr. Mo.
"Please accept this a s our most sin"I want to express my sincere ap- quently on the Frisco en route to club
preciation for the service you ren- house. I want to express my appre- cere thanks for the extreme courtesy
ciation of the uniform courtesy of your company extended u s during our
dered i n the delivery of a recent
freight shipment to our plant, by set- your trainmen all along the line. I very damaging fire early Tuesday
want particularly to speak of this
morning. I know no a c t of friendship
ting a car out by your through
same courtesy shown in your Walnut
greater than was extended us by your
freight, thus enabling us to get this
Street Ticket Office here. Their atti- company, when someone in your orstock a day before it would have been
tude toward the traveling public i s ganization ordered one of your fast
posible otherwise.
passenger and mail trains to stop here
"Such service a s this is beyond com- one of such service that it makes it a
pleasure to buy a ticket over your
and pull all empty and loaded cars
parison and I want you to know that
road. I ail1 pleased to express my
from our tracks. W e appreciate this
if we have a n opportunity to return
Mr. bIcMillan and want our most sinthis favor, we will be only too glad to appreciation of this to )ou."
cere thanks to reach every man in
do so. We have routed a number of
I:r-orrz d l r . Jolrir 1:. Wilsorr of !hc law your organization t h a t had anything t o
large freight shipments over your lina
in the past and will continue to do so ofliccs of IVilsorr, Btlrrdsrhll (i Bailey. do with such a conrtesy."
I\'orrsos City, Jlo., to E. G'. Raker,, osin the future."
Frorir Jliss dlnrtlrn A t r , v d , soprnira.
sistarrt gc.rrrr-~~l/reigltt crgi'rr!, Icarrsns
Afc!r.opolitnrr Opcrc~ Corrrporry, X r w
City,
-110.
Frorrz J. R . Sclls, scc,retary, CcrrY o r k , hi. Y . , to dlius Jlnrtlrn Jloorr, os"Your letter to nle of March 24 has
tr-nl Association of Trnvrlirrg Slroc
sorintc editor, Frisco I~iirployes' Jlngajust come to hand upon my return to
Salcsrr~e~r,540 Ridgc l31r ildirrg. I\'airsns
3rw.
the city.
City, Mo., t o E . G . Baker. nssist~urtgrrr"It mas indeed a pleasure to meet
"I found nothing to criticize a s lo
er-a1 freight ogeut, Katrsas Citjr. &lo.
you and I hope our chance meeting a t
the service on the train, but assure
"At a recent meeting of the Central
St. Louis may be repeated many times.
you that everything was handled in
Association of Traveling Shoe Salesfirst class style. It was a great con- To begin with, your cordiality and
men, held a t the Savoy Hotel in Kanthen the courtesy of every one convenience to go from here to Miami
s a s City, Mo., it was unanimously and return on a through PnlIman with
nected with the Frisco Lines, made
voted that t h e secretary be instructed
my trip thoroughly enjoyable. It was
excellent service."
to draft a letter to the Frisco Raila decided relief to find real hot water
road. commending them upon the
Fronr J . 4 . Folger ij. C'niuparry. Kartfor washing-hot
food, well-seasoned,
stand they have taken in having been
to eat-and
a n engineer who knew
sos City. Jlo., to R o y Jlnrirrg. o f !he
the first railroad to reduce passenger
Frisro !I-affic dcpartrrrerrt. Railway 1:'s- how to s t a r t and stop a train without
fares to t h e two-cent rate.
one waking and wondering if there
c l ~ n r r gB~tildir~g,
~
I\'nrtsns ('ity. 1140.
"This association goes on record a s
"You no doubt mill recall that on
had been a n accident. The added
favoring, where possible, the rail- t h e last of February you issued a
courtesy of the officials in their millroads, who have contributed toward
ticket for Mr. R. E. Atha, our general
ingness to hold the train if necessary
a reduction in traveling expenses by sales manager, and his wife for a trip
for a full ten minutes a t Highland
suggesting that merchants and buyers
to JIiami, FIa., and return, and a t the Park, s o t h a t I might make my next
have their freight routed over the time of leaving bIr. Atha mentioned
date in St. Joseph, places me still
roads who have made this rate reduc- the possibility of going to Havana. further in a friendly indebtedness to
tion possible."
Cuba, and returning via New Orleans.
you all."
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WILLIAM PAUL CUNNINGHAM,
pilot, Kansas City terminal, was retired February 28, having reached the
ana
limit.
H- e. was
.
. - .
.
.
. ..born in Allamuchy,
N. J., February 2,
1861, and was educated in the Quaker school, Warren
County, N. J. At
the age of 18 he
entered the employ of the Santa
F e in the track department. Later he
worked a s a brakeman for the Den\\'. P. CUSSISGHAM
ver-Rio Grande and
Western and a s a switchman for the
Missouri Paciflc. He entered the service of Frisco Lines December 1, 1884,
a s a switchman a t Kansas City. In
1866. following t h e loss of a hand, h e
became a switch tender in the Kansas
City yard, and in 1889, became a passenger train flagman on the Northern
division. H e was transferred back to
the Kansas City yards a s a pilot in
1890, and served in that capacity until
retirement. H e married Nellie May
Layman, April 10, 1901, a t Kansas
City, Mo., and to them were born two
sons, both of whom a r e living. Mr.
and Mrs. Cunningham live a t 4216
Holly St., Kansas City, Mo. Continuous service of 45 years and 4 months
entitles him to a pension allowance of
$86.80 a month, effective from March 1.
-
--- -
JOSEPH BOSSI, B and B foreman,
Southwestern division, was retired
November 6, because of total disabilitv.
-- H e was-~born
a t Bruzella County,
T i c i n o, Switzerland, February 11,
1866, and attended
school in Bruzella.
H e came to America in 1891 and entered t h e service
of Frisco Lines in
the same year a s a
masoc near Springfield, 310. In 1894,
he became a n asJ . BOsSI
sistant f o r e m a n
and 1907 foreman on t h e Eastern division.
Subsequently, he became
assistant foreman on the Southweste r n division and in 1916 was promoted to foreman there and served in
-
Scverr Frisco Lirws veteran rrnploycs,
with co~itbinedservice of 211 years and
4 months, ruere retired and placed o n the
Pertsiorr Roll nt n trteetirt.g of the Board
of Pensions, held March 20, 1931, nt the
S t . Louis general oflice.
that capacity until retirement. H e
married Katie Frosheman a t Rolla,
Mo., December 24, 1894, and to them
were born two children, both sf whom
a r e living. Mrs. Bossi died February
27, 1927. Mr. Bossi lives a t 2001
North Grant, Springfield, Mo. Continuous service of 17 years and 3
months entitles him to a pension allowance of $25.40 a month, effective
from February 1, 1931.
JAMES HARDEN STUMP, conductor, River division, was retired December 8, 1930, because of total disability.
H e was born a t
--,
L o u i s v i 1 le, Ky.,
June 30, 1865, and
was educated in
Little Rock, Ark.
Before coming to
Frisco Lines he
was a post office
clerk.
He
also
worked
for
the
Colorado Midland
of Denver, Colo.,
and for the St.
Louis, Iron MounJ. H. STUMP
tain and Southern
a t Little Rock. H e entered Frisco
service April 4, 1902, a s a conductor
a t Cape Girardeau, Mo., and worked in
that capacity until retirement. H e
married Mattie Herim a t Little Rock,
April 4. 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Stump
live a t 3860 Shaw boulevard, St. Louis,
Mo. Continuous service of 28 years
and 8 months entitles him to a pension allowance of $75.25 a month, effective from February 1, 1931.
J
GEORGE MILTON SINGLETON,
yard engineer, Oklahoma City, was retired February 28, having reached the
age limit. H e was born in Pomeroy,
Ohio, February 6, 1861, and was educated a t Benton, Ill. When 20 years
old, he became a school teacher. His
first railroad work was in 1886, when
he became a fireman a t Taylor, Texas.
H e came with Frisco Lines a s a flreman a t Springfield, Mo., Sept. 10, 1889,
and was promoted to engineer in 1901.
H e married Miss Delia Carney of
Newport, Ky., in 1883, and to them
were born three children, all of whom
a r e living except one. Mr. and Mrs.
Singleton live a t 1000 South Walker,
Oklahoma City. Continuous service of
23 years and 6 months entitles him to
a pension allowance of $41.95 a month,
effective from March 1.
HARVEY HENRY GRUBE section
foreman, Winslow, Ark., was retired
December 2, 1930, because of total disabilitv.
He was
-born a t Bethlehem,
Pa., June 17, 1874,
and was educated
in
Kansas
and
Arkansas. He entered the service
of Frisco Lines August 17, 1891, a s a
sectlon worker a t
Winslowv, Ark.. and
was promoted to
s e c t i o n foreman
October 1, 1902, a t
H. H- GRUBE
Porter, Ark.
On
September 1, 1917, he was transferred
to Winslow and served a s section foreman until retirement. H e married
Miss Margaret Burns, September 14,
1895, a t Winslow and to them was
born one son, who i s deceased. His
first wife died September 14, 1898,
and on June 2, 1900, he married Mrs.
Viola Murny. They had three daughters and adopted a son March 1, 1911.
His second wife died September 14,
1924, and March 24, 1926, he married
Mrs. Isabella Johnson of Purdy, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Grube live a t Winslow.
Continuous service of 39 years and 3
months entitles him to a pension allowance of $43.55, effective from February 1, 1931.
HUGH McARTHUR ROBERTSON,
chief clerk to superintendent of terminals. Tower Grove, was retired
February 28, having reached t h e age
limit. H e was born a t Forres, Scotlarid, February 25, 1861, and was educated there. H e came to America in
1892 and his first railroad work was
with the Cairo Short Line, now part
of the Illinois Central, where he
worked a s a trucker in a freight
house. H e also worked a s a brakeman and clerk for that road. Later
h e worked for the Missouri Paciflc and
for the Cotton Belt. H e entered the
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M a y , 1931
service of Frisco Llnes es night clerk
a t Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis, November 1 4 , 1897. Later he became
day clerk, following which he was pr*
moted t o the position of traveling c a r
agent with headquartere in Springfield, 310. Subsequently, he was appointed chief clerk t o t h e superintendent of terminals a t St. Louis and
remained in t h a t capacity until retirement. H e married Louise Nosley,
December 18, 1895, and to them were
born four children, all of whom a r e
living. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson live
a t 642 Yeddo Avenue, Webster
Groves, Mo. Continuous service of
33 years and 3 months entitles him
t o a pension allowance of $63.30 a
month, effective from March 1.
CALEB GODFREY, assistant section foreman, Eastern division, was
retired December 15, 1930, because of
total disabilitv.
- He
was born in Indiana May 3, 1866,
and was educated
in Miller County,
l o . H e entered the
employ of Frisco
Lines as a section
laborer March 20,
1888, a t Richland,
Mo., and was promoted t o section
foreman in June,
1898, a t Hancock,
C.
Mo. After working
there six months h e was transferred
to Haverhill, Kan., in the same capacity and remained four years. H e
was then transferred back to Richland, Mo., and later t o Sleeper, Mo.,
a s foreman. In 1915 he went to the
Springfield yards a s assistant foreman
and served there until retirement. H e
married Harriett Hensley a t Richland,
Mo., May 18, 1888, and to them were
born a son and two daughters. T h e
son, H. L. Godfrey, is in Frisco service
a s a brakeman, and one of his daaghters, Mrs. A. C. Lambeth, is the wife
of a Frisco brakeman. T h e other
daughter, Mrs. W. R. Kelton, is the
wife of a Frisco signal foreman. Mr.
and Mrs. Godfrey live a t 1826 Robinson avenue, Springfield, 310. Continuous service of 24 years and 1
month entitles him to a penson allowance of $22.45 a month, effective from
March 1, 1931.
~
JOHN KOEHLER
JOHN KOEHLER, pensioned locomotive engineer, died April 5. H e
was born in Marytown, Wis., December 27, 1870, and was educated there.
H e entered the service of Frisco Lines
October 18, 1893, working in the
roundhouse a t Neodesha, Kan., and
became a locomotive flreman July 18,
1897. He was promoted to engineer
January 14, 1903, and served in that
capacity until retirement, April 21,
1930, because of total disability. H e
married Miss Elizabeth Klapparich a t
Marytown, Wis., November 14, 1900,
and to them were born two children.
His pension allowance was $87.35 a
month and during his lifetime he was
paid a total of $436.75.
H O W A R D BAYLESS
HOWARD BAYLESS, pensioned
section foreman, died a t his home in
West Fork, Ark., April 9. H e was
born in Rinegold, Ga., January 17,
1861, and attended school in Catoosa
County, Ga. H e worked on his father's
farm and fired a stationary engine
for a sawmill until July 16, 1885, when
he entered Frisco service a s a section
man on the West Fork, Ark., section.
H e was promoted to section foreman
June 15, 1890, and was stationed a t
Van Buren, Ark. H e also served a s
a roadmaster on the Central and other
divisions a t various times. H e married
Nannie V. Epps'of West Forks, March
25, 1888, and to them were born two
sons and two daughters. H e was retired January 17, 1929, because of total
disability. His pension allowance was
$45.25 a month and during his lifetime h e was paid a total of $1,040.75.
HARVE ANTRAM
HARVE ANTRAM, veteran engineer, Birmingham, Ala., died March 28.
H e was a member of t h e Shrine and
other Masonic organizations a t Birmingham, and is survived by his
widow; a son, Hubbard M. Antram;
two brothers and four sisters.
McLAUGHLIN, MARCELINE, of
St. Louis, died a t St. John's Hospital
on April 10, 1931, a t the a g e of 21
years, following a n illness of several
weeks' duration, which began with a n
attack of influenza, terminating in
a n abscess of the brain.
Miss McLaughlin entered the service of the Frisco Ry. Co. on May 26,
1926, and a t the time of her death mas
employed in the office of auditor
revenues a s a key punch operator. A
sister Miss Loyola iv1cLaughlin is employed a s a clerk in the same department.
In addition to h e r mother, Marcelline is survived by four brothers and
two sigters, and a host of friends. H e r
father, the late Charles JIcLaughlin,
passed away about two years ago.
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AGENCY CHANGES
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The following have been installed
permanent agents a t t h e stations
which follow their names:
Clarence F. Brockman, Crocker,
Mo., March 17. Benjamin S. Gruner,
Capleville. Tenn., March 7. William F.
Haynes, Hallowell, Kan., March 16.
W. R. Searcy. Henson, Kan., March 6.
Elmer Newton Latimer, Marston, Mo.,
March 2. J. H. Spears, Nettleton,
Ark., March 5. Walter 1.Uuinn, Rlverton, Kan., March 10. W. C. Harria,
Turrell. Ark., March 6. Russell Vandivort, Weaobleu, Mo., March 17. Chas.
N. Keele, Goltry. Okla., March 31.
William 31. Lewis, Newburg, Ma..
March 19. Allen H. Owen, Phenix.
No., March 30. Homer H. DeBerry,
Phillipsburg. Mo., X a r c h 27. Elmer
W. Cheatham, Robertavllle.
Mo.,
March 25. Harold B. Bradfield, Saxman, Kan., March 19. Emmett F.
Daugherty, Sullivan, Mo., March 18.
Bruce J. Hough, White Oak, Okla.,
April 2.
T h e following were installed temporary agents a t t h e stations which
follow their names:
Robert A. Maffett, Monmouth, Kan.,
March 25. Clarence P. Barron, Qulin,
Mo., March 23. Roy Essman, Eureka,
Mo., March 16. Leonard W. Johnson,
Fordland, Mo., March 16. Hugh A.
Atwell, Phillipsburg. Mo., March 16.
Peter Marik, Hunter, Mo., April 1.
James V. Brower, Hunter, Mo.. April
6.
Henry C. Pendergrass was installed
permanent agent a t Bridge Junction,
Ark.. March 10. L. W. Johnson acted
a s relief agent from March 2.
Walter L. Moffitt was installed permanent agent a t Clarkdale, Ark.,
March 9. Station was handled by
John Oaks 2-20 to 3-2; I. Hyatt,
March 3 ; and N. E. Johnson 3-4 t o 3-9.
Wm. Madison Walter was installed
permanent agent a t Weleetka, Okla.,
March 3. E. G. Palmer had been acting agent since February 12.
Mrs. Pearl Wagner was installed
permanent ticket agent a t Anaconda,
Mo., March 24.
Ernest J. Lemmons was installed
temporary agent a t Patterson, Kan.,
March 31. H e had been handling the
station since March 24.
June P. Sheets was installed ternporary. agent a t Ames., Okla., April
1. H e had been acting agent since
March 6.
James E. Moore was installed tenlporary' agent a t Catoosa, Okla., April
3. H e had been acting agent since
March 5.
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Spring Clothes For Frisco Children
M
OTHER is going to give a sigh
of relief when s h e sees these
three simple little patterns for
the spring wardrobe for the children.
T h e first one below is of white
batiste and embroidered, with filet
edging for trimming. Plaits supply
fullness. T h e fronts a r e lapped from
right to left in wide points and the
sleeves a r e short puff ones, gathered
to a sleeveband. A small flat collar
finishes the neck. This style may
also be worked up in pongee, flannel,
cotton prints or dimity.
I t is designed in four sizes: 2, 3, 4
and 5 pears. I t will require 1 % yards
of 39-inch material for a 4 y e a r size.
To trim with lace or other edging or
with rick-rack braid, a s shown in the
large view, will require 4 % yards. To
This model is deslgned In four
sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. A n 8year size will require three yards of
35-inch material for both Middy and
skirt. 4 s pictured in the large view,
it will require 1% yards for the illiddy and 1% pards for the s k i r t of 35-
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material on collar and cuffs
yard,
2 1 inches wide 1s required.
Perhaps these three designs do not
answer the need and if not, then the
summer fashion book, containing 32
pages, 16 of which a r e in colors, will
be ready on May 1, and will be s e n t
to all those addressing their request
to T l r ~Frisco E~rrployes' dlagrrzirre pattern department, 11-13 Sterling Place,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
T H E SPRING WARDROBE
inch material. T h e underbody of
muslin or liuing will require % yard
of 36-inch material. To trim with
braid a s shown in the large view will
require 3% yards.
finish with bias binding a s shown in
the large view will require y8 yard,
11/2 inch wide.
T h e new plaids a r e very attractive
a n d lend themselves well to the separ a t e s k i r t that may be worn with a
Middy, a s shown in the center illustration. This skirt is mounted on a n
underbody. T h e Middy is cut with
regulation lines, and may have Iong
sleeves, finished with a straight cuff,
above which tiny tucks take up the
fullness and form a neat decoration,
o r the sleeves map be short, a s shown
in the large view, and be finished
with a n upturned cuff. T h e Middy
a n d skirt may be of linen, pique or
s h a n t u n g or of jersey weaves.
And then there must be some fresh,
cool little dresses for afternoon wear
and No. 6355 shows a most attractive
model and one which is made in
printed lawn, with organdie for the
pockets. China silk in white or pastel shades is also attractive. Cotton
prints, pongee and crepe de chine
a r e suggested. This design is simple
and charming. T h e raglan sleeve is
very comfortable and dainty in the
puff formation of the illustration. A
neat collar and pleasing pockets coniplete this style.
It is designed in four sizes: 6
months, 1, 2 and 3 years. To make
the dress for a 2-year size will require 1 % yards of 36-inch material.
For pockets and facing of contrasting
Let's talk about the spring wardrobe
for the grownups!
Have you a coat suit in your spring
wardrobe? Have you a jaunty little
hat that will go well with it? If not,
then to be perfectly dressed you
should acquire both. X suit is both
serviceable and may be used upon
many occasions besides s t r e e t and
sports wear.
And then to be perfectly attired,
be sure a n d get a little scarf-just a
small one that ties in front and hangs
down, disglaying a gaily colored border, to match the coloring in the suit,
of course.
Nore care should be used in the
selection of gloves, handkerchiefs and
shoes. Shoes a r e made up in such
varieties, that one may secure just the
shade, the color or the style wanted,
and a trip through one of the large
d e p a r t m e n t . stores recently showed
that summer gloves, wash ones, may
be purchased in pastel shades to go
with gay little summer frocks. Long
lace !gloves; without fingers, resembliug the old mitts, may be worn a t tractively with the evening costume.
A Story of A Real Mother's Day
Then he began to pick up sticks and
T HADN'T been more than a n hour
before, t h a t Mother had taken t h e rocks and carlessly tossed them as
beautiful lemon nerlngue pie lrom
Car a s he could. "Can you 'maglne
t h e oven and showed it to Buddy and
that?" he mumbled to himself. "I
Sister. And now, a n hour later, a s
would have to get into a Mother's
s h e went into the pantry, a huge piece
Day pie!
How'd I know it was
wag gone, well, it might have been
Nother's Day? Mother can't undertwo pieces, a t a n y rate it was a
stand 'bout boys' appetites. Gee, I
GRBAT BIG piece.
wish I couM cook, I'd make her an"Now which one of you chlldren
other old pie. S h e did look kinda
took it?" she asked. "Where dld i t hurt. Wish I hadn't done it. Wish I
go?"
had said 'Yes. I a t e it,' when she
"I don't-don't
know, mother," said
asked me. Why do mothers always
Buddy.
have to be so fussy about pies and
stuff like t h a t ? I'll bet Dad'll under"I don't either," said Sister.
"Well, I suppose a little mouse stand."
climbed In h e r e and took the knife
There wasn't time before t h e eveand cut off this piece and then walked
ning meal t o tell Dad, but Buddy felt
away with it," said mother. "Now
awfully warm and uncomfortable
I'd just hate to think that either of
when mother turned to Dad and said:
you two were telling me a falsehood.
"The funniest thing happened today.
I baked it t o take to grandmother's
I baked a pie for mother, and when
because tomorrow is Mother's Day, I went in to get it two pieces were
and now look a t it." Mother walked
gone. Buddy and Sister neither one
to t h e cupboard and placed the re- were in the pantry and I've just decided that a little mouse came in
mainder of t h e pie on a shelf.
and cut himself a piece and walked
Buddy and Sister, without another
word, walked out into t h e yard. They out with it."
"Huh, that's funny," said Dad,
s a t down under the big apple tree.
glancing from Buddy to Sister.
For a few moments neither of them
But Buddy'r eyes were intent on
spoke. Then Sister broke the silence.
his plate. Sister, who was sitting
"Buddy-you
know you can tell me,
next t o him, gave him a punch with
did you e a t t h a t pie?"
her foot, but Buddy didn't look up.
"What if I did?" was Buddy's
"Mother, how did Mother's Day
answer.
start?" asked Sister.
"Why Buddy-and
you told Mother
"Well, in 1908 Miss Anna M. Jarvis,
a story."
"Wasn't exactly a story-she
asked
a Philadelphia Sunday School teacher,
me where it went and I don't know
chose to wear a white carnation in
where it goes after you swallow it. .memory of her mother. From this
little incident has grown the celebraGee, I didn't know she had it for
tion of that day. In 1914 Congress
Gram. Anyway I didn't mean to e a t
set aside the second Sunday in May
but one piece. I cut t h e other one
a s 'Mother's Day,' and today it i s befor you and went out t o find you and
ing observed in nearly every church
couldn't so I-well I a t e it. I couldn't
in Christendom."
put It back or carry it around all
And just then the door bell rang.
day."
Mother answered i t and came back
"What is Nother's Day anyway?"
with a huge box. "What on earth?"
asked Buddy.
she said and s h e untied t h e ribbon.
"Why It's just a day when you wear
a red flower on your dress i f your
And then she took out a huge bunch
of roses.
mother is living and a white one if
"They're for you, Mother," said Dad.
she's dead."
Sister s a t there for a
"In celebration of Mother's Day."
few moments and then said, "Well,
"Oh, how lovely," said Mother and
I'm going over to Mary's. You'd betshe gave Dad a big kiss.
t e r go back and tell Mother."
Buddy s a t there for a long time, a
Buddy took it all in. Mother's Day,
good sized battle raging within him.
which h e had thought but just an-
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other day, was assuming more prominence than he thought it ever would.
Maybe stealing the pie was important, if people gave gifts to their
Mother.
Now of course it was very wrong
of Buddy t o tell t h e flrst story but
his uneasiness was two-fold now that
he had to admit that he told a story
and then tell the truth. He pondered
various ways of doing it. They were
all hard enough, and then he went to
his room and opening his dime bank
took out the contents and counted
out $2.50. "Wonder how much pies
cost," he said, half aloud.
Finally Mother came up the steps,
alone.
"Mother," said Buddy. Mother went
into his room and sat down beside
him.
"Mother, I told you a story. I did
e a t the pie, but I didn't thing i t mattered, and I'm sorry. Here's my
money and you can buy Grandmother
a new pie and I won't ever touch
anything in the pantry again."
"So you were t h e little mouse.
Ruddy," said Mother. "Well, I'll admit I was feeling badly, for I knew
that one of you took it. It's sweet
of you to tell me, Buddy, but you
keep your money because I baked
two this afternoon. It wilr make my
day tomorrow a lovely one, for your
having told me this," and she leaned
over and kissed him.
"Well, Nother," Buddy said. "won't
you take some of this and buy a big
red rose and wear it for both Grandmother and you?" asked Buddy.
"Why yes, dear, if it will please you.
A quarter will buy a lovely red rose
and I'll wear it, just for you."
"Oh thanks, Mother," said Ruddy.
And next day after church, Buddy
said that he had thoroughly enjoyed
the sermon.
And mother, who was walking
home by his side, felt his hand in
her own and he looked up and said,
"And you were the most beautiful
Mother there."
"Thanks s o much, Buddy," said she,
and smiled a knowing little amile.
for Buddy rind she shared a secret
t h a t had had a most happy ending.
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Loic ond Lula Rose, clcildren IY. L. Peeler, a w
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gvanddaughter W i n . Ervin, srrt(on f o r e $ ~ ~ a nLa?~zont,
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Okla
.?-David
Doio, Sidney Joe.
Leonard BerkRrtm and R a ? m o n d F., Jr.. c114ldren of R. P .
Dee.?, pipefitter, and B . Berkltanf, locomotive prenwn, Springfield. )-.*I~I 11 Rathenwe cmd IT'ulter, Jr., child re^ of R. 11'.
Ailanla, mtwltanzst, Sgrlngfield. 5-Neldn
R n t h , daugltte?- J.
Adnma, locomotive mspector. Sorrngfield. G-Bettze
&im're.
daughter 6.D. H a m e n , elect?w?an, A m o l y , Miss. 7-Gerald
J ~ e e ,son U
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. R. Adanls, machintat, Springfield. 8-Herbert
Jecme and Margaret Ann, e h l l d r m U*. H . John.?on, tir'plc
r a c k m a n , Sprtngfield. 8-Alfred
Glenn. s o n B. H. Howard,
cocu'h cleaaer, Oklahoma City. 10-Eddie
Lee, s o n C. E.
Potter, St. J o m ~ a ,Mo., grandson E. L. Phelps, car foreman,
W e s t T?rlsu. 11-A.
B. H o l n ~ q u i s t ,s o n of ninltt loconwtive
uwpector, Springfield. lZ-Vir&;a
Loui.w, davglrter W . K.
Buker, Tnlsc~.
Notes From the General Chairman
By I-I. E. BURGESS
PRIL 1 a t Chaffee, Yo., 1 found
E. E. Nixon, master mechanic,
had gone to Hayti, so I stayed
over until the second and felt abundantly repaid a s I had a n onportunity
to sit in with the mechanical school
conducted by H. E. Hubbard, general
foreman, and heard and saw Brother
G . W. Green demonstrate the proper
valve-setting of the Stevenson link
type engine, which h e did in a creditable manner, carrying his demonstration, showing the fine points and
answering questions with remarkable
ease and self-control. An earlier
feature of the meeting was the launching of promiscuous questions directed
a t members of the different c r a f t s
which were answered for our common
benefit, thereby adding to the stock
of engine lore held by all. Inclement
weather detained some few a t home
but did not detract from the ardor of
the earnest group that attended the
session. At the close hIr. Nixon gave
n short talk on the value of these
meetings.
Local No. 11's meeting on April 1,
presided over by Blacksmith John
Hinklebein, was a harmonious one.
When business w a s disposed o f
the meeting developed into a round
table talk on association matter, and
a future party was planned. The burning question was, "will we have pie
or ice cream?" with the chances very
favorable to having both.
The second regular meeting of
Local No. S a t Enid, Okla., was a social event. But March 21 was a n open
meeting, a t which the supervision and
general chairman sat in. The purpose
was to perfect and further a "Save
t h e Roads" movement, which had gotten considerable headway. Brother
Tom King and committee rustled up
sixty-five members a s a starter, and
the list was submitted to radio station
KWKH, and acknowledgement by
radio was a feature of the evening.
It is the hope of Local No. 8 to expand this movement to include every
railroad man in Enid and thereabout,
regardless of the department or road
by which he is employed.
An excellent feature of the evening
was the music furnished by Messrs.
C. C. Vistine and Herbert Rash, playing the accordion and the guitar.
Both a r e Frisco boys. Brother H. H .
Fuller acted a s choirmaster and led
in the singing of a song, which he
said could not be sung by anyone, but
Brother Fuller tackled it with his
characteristic vigor and sang it.
The attitnde of Local No. S toward
this "Save the Road" movement is
highly commendable, inasmuch a s the
members a r e ready to enlist their
strength under any aggressive leadership that is working to the desired
end.
Master Mechanic J. W. Foley gave
a short talk in which he endorsed the
attitude of Local No. 8 and offered
all assistance within his power. Other
speakers were E. 0. Daugherty, assista n t superintendent; William Phillips,
general foreman; J. I". Ferguson, general car foreman; Manrice Bougher.
chief clerk to master mechanic; F. E.
Bates, C. P. Clark, T. L. Bentley and
H. H. Fuller. Chancellor cigars were
there to burn.
An open meeting of Monett Local
No. 6 on March 25 was held a t the
P a r k Casino with a good number of
the shopmen, their families and
friends attending.
The Casino, a
municipal building, is beautifully situated in one of the city parks. It is
arranged with a stage, auditorium and
modern dining room with fully
equipped kitchen. This building, furnished free to the local, was indeed
a compliment and testifies to the esteem in which Local No. 6 is held in
Monett. The program was followed
by a sumptuous dinner served cafeteria style. Local No. 6 is a strong
factor in the civic life of Monett.
At this meeting, the following program was presented: Addresses by
Mayor Russell and E. H. Garrison,
general foreman; reading, Hal Cruise;
song. Norine and Alein Sheppard;
piano duet, Jean Walpert and Alma
Vermillion; reading, Inez Hankins;
dance, Helen Garrison; reading, Herbert Pinlrley; reading, Billy Jo Allen;
(lance, Ve:la Holland; rending, Shirley
Nustain; violin solo, Helen Suttles;
song, Mary Larkin; musical reading,
Mildred George; selections by quartette, Charles Summers, Fred Summers, James Raines and James Ayler;
address, H. E. Burgess, general chairman.
The evening closed with a social
period in which the employes devoted
their time to getting better acquainted
and promoting a good spirit.
A short stop a t Nemphis on illarch
2G found all going well in Local No.
19.
President Hazel reports a membership of 100 per cent with no delinquents, which is a very desirable condition of affairs. Division chairman,
Brother Otto Kettmann, is authority
of the fact that there were no engine
failtwes on Southern division during
the d o n t h of February, nor so far in
March. This is a noteworthy record,
a credit to our organization and a
bouquet to the Southern division, and
indicates close harmony among all
members of the mechanical department, on this, the longest division in
the system.
It might be said in passing that this
very enviable record is shared by
other divisions. So let's set the mark
just a little higher and make this
coming month a system-wide clear
record of no engine failures. Wouldn't
it be great? Wouldn't we all "cut
up?" You a r e the boys that can do
it. Steady now! All together, let's
go for a system-wide clear month.
A visit to Birmingham Local No.
18, April 6, afforded the opportunity
to meet with a large number of the
membership. T h e local and mechanical school, a s before stated, met a t
the same time and this being the close
of the school term we had the pleasure of having B. G. Gamble, master
mechanic, and L. ;\I. Westerhouse.
general roundhouse foreman, with us.
who made very interesting talks,
pointing out.the high perfection of the
work being done a t Birmingham.
Birmingham i s a hall of wonders
that staggers the imagination. We a r e
glibly told of the many millions of
tons of iron ore, of coal, of limestone,
all within easy reach of the furnace.
The Dcoalopment of the Locomotioe
By I+'. A. MYERS, Machinist
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HIS is a n introductory paper on
the development and malntenance of the locomotive up until
the present day. T o fully appreciate
the advancement and progress that
has been made in the development of
the modern locornotlve. we will have
to go back In the pages of history to
about the year 1830. It was about
this time In the 19th century that
people began to see a need for faster
traneportation on land than the horse
and oxen. The locomotive and railroad seemed to be the solution, even
though they received considerable
ridicule a t first.
The first locomotives were very
crude affairs, weighing something like
six or seven tons. They were capable
of running a t the amazing speed of
1Q or 12 miles per hour. Wood was
used for fuel and the exhaust was allowed to escape directly from the cylinders to the atmosphere.
For several years there was no development to speak of in the loconlotive. They were very little better
than horses, but after the exhaust was
utilized to increase the draft on the
fire the development of the locomotive progressed rapidly. Only one
more great obstacle barred the progress of the early locomotive for several years and that was inadequate
evaporating on heating surface. Some
of the early locomotives had to stop
every two or three miles and get up
steam pressure again before they
could proceed with the train.
As the country grew and spread toward the west there was a demand
for heavier and better locomotives for
faster transportation. Each year saw
more improvements and new features
added to the locomotive. The first
Stephenson valve gear was applied
to a locomotive in 1842. This was considered a great step toward development and improvement, as it enabled
the engineer to have a more flexible
control of the locomotive through variable cut off, as well as a saving of
fuel and a better performance.
The Stephenson valve gear has long
since been superceded by the two
prominent valve gears of the present
time, Walschaert and Baker valve
gears; although thousands of locomotives in the United States still have
the Stephenson valve gear. However,
i t is fast becoming obsolete.
The main advantage of the Walschaert and the Baker valve gears
over the Stephenson is that they are
on the outside of the frames r h e r e
they a r e easily accessible for repairing, inspecting and oiling, whereas the
Stephenson gear was almost entirely
h t w e e n the frames.
As the locomotives grew larger each
year the trains also grew longer and
larger. Lack of sufficient braking
power was t h e main impediment of
long trains for several years. The
locomotives were equipped with steam
jams to operate the brakes on the
locomotives, but the trains had to be
braked by hand. This was a dangerous practice with long trains over
mountainous grades. Many trains ran
away and wrecks happened before that
advent of the air brakes. The invention of air brakes by Westinghouse is
a n epoch not to be forgotten in the
development of locomotives and railroads. It paved the way for heavy,
high speed trains.
As the power grew heavier and
faster the lubrication grew insufficient
to meet the demands. Oil was too
light for rod brasses and crown
brasses. Heavy grease has replaced
the oil cups on the rods and the waste
cellars on the driving boxes. Correct
and sufficient lubrication is a very iinportant item in the successful performance of the modern locomotive.
Hub lubrication is a n important item
which has only been stressed the last
few years. No provision to speak of
was made in the old locomotives to
counteract the friction of the lateral
thrusts of the locomotive.
The invention of superheater units
was a great help toward better lubrication of valves and cylinders, by the
extra heat applied to the saturated
steam after it left the throttle. It
also increased the expansion force of
the steam.
The dawn of the 20th century saw
many changes and improvements in
the locomotices. Electric headlights
replaced the old oil and arc headlights. Sanders, bellringers, air operated fire doors, and many other
pneumatic devices were added to the
locomotive.
Thermic syphons were applied to
the fire boxes to stimulate the cicculation of water in the boiler and add
more evaporating surface to the boiler. These are countless many other
small devices, too many to mention,
which have been added to increase
the efficiency of the locomotive.
In the last tw-o decades the locomotives have seen a greater change than
any corresponding length of time since
they were invented. The modern locomotives are so long that they had
to be equipped with mechanical
stokers to feed coal in the flre box.
The stoker is a fiue machine and if
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operated right the coal can be placed
any place desired in the flre box.
After a train has gained momentum
the locomotive can very easily handle
it, but with the long trains of the last
decade or so the locomotives were
unable to start them. This led to the
invention of the booster, which is fastened to the trailer wheels. I t is
claimed the booster increases the traction effort of the locomotive 15 to 25
per cent.
The modern locomotive, with which
we a r e familiar in the 4200 class engine the Frisco recently purchased, is
a very fine piece of machinery. The
array of steam gauges, back pressure
gauges, pyrometers, other gauges and
levers in the cab suggest the intricate
mechanisnl that is necessary to control the huge power plant of which it
is a part.
These locomotives have embodied in
them the last word in lubrication.
Every bearing on the locomotive, including all spring rigging, brake rigging, shoes and wedges, rods and valve
motion is lubricated by the high pressure alemite system. This will increase the life of the rod bushings
and valve motion several fold.
They a r e equipped with front end
throttles, coffin feed water heaters,
two SM cross c ~ m p o ~ l lair
d pumps,
mechanical
lubricators,
standard
stokers, boosters and countless other
devices which increase their efficiency.
W e realize what wonderful progress
has been made on our own railroad:
in fact the locomotives have now been
developed to a point where engine
failures are practically a thing of the
past, and t h e locomotive is now usually considered the safest and most reliable menus of transportation.
A! ay, 1931
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FRISCO MECHANIC FAMILY NEWS
M E C H A N I C A L A N 0 S T ORES bEPT.
F O R T WORTH, T E X A S
J. D. WACEY. Reporter
Messrs. J. W. Surles a n d G. W. Moore
were here on a n inspection trip March
25. As each of them had division offices
in Texas a t one time, most of our minds
reflected back a few s h o r t years.
Mr. ancl Mrs. J a c k Devaney announce
t h e birth of a daughter Marc11 25. Both
mother and daughter a r e reported a s
d 0 i n ~flne. As thls is not t h e initial aPpearance of J a c k a s a father. there -is
n o need to worry about him.
Mr. a n d Mrs. E. TV. D a d a reDort the
birth of a daughter on March il. A11
doing flne, including t h e father.
J. W. ( P a t ) Witt. c a r man. who sald
"goodbye" to his tonsils a t H a r r i s Hospital a few d a y s ago is recuperating
speedily, expecting to be back a t work
soon.
R. C. Moore. c a r man. h a s been under
t h e doctor's c a r e for some tlmc.
Chas. Young, c a r inspector, conflned
t o H a r r l s Hospital during t h e month of
March Is reported as convalescing.
Mrs. R. W. Courtney Is up a n d about
a bit a f t e r a siege of slckness. W e t r u s t
s h e will soon m a k e a complete recovery.
R. B. Snow. flreman. m a d e a week-end
t r l p to Abilene March 29 to be with his
wife. conflned to a sanitarluni In t h a t
city:
A. N. Walker, engineer. is laying off
a few trlps. having made a "turn" to
t h e dentist's office, setting out most of
his teeth.
T. C. Melton. flreman. c a m e up from
t h e cactus country for a few d a y s durlng
his lay-over period to bargain for some
automobile casings.
L. C. Eodklna, section foreman. is in
t h e hospital fo~; a n operation.
D. B. Mason, flreman, h a s relatives
visiting from S a l t L a k e City.
J. H. Thomason. stores laborer, is conAned to H a r r i s Hospital.
Mrs. E. I<. Toombs, wife of locomotive
fireman. havlng been back a n d forth
from t h e h o s ~ l t a ld u r i n r the p a s t y e a r
is now a t home. recuperating. G. A. Madden. engineer. h a s been
qualifying for t h e motor c a r run. getting
r e a d y to a s s e r t himself as passenger
bumper.
G. D. Skelton, hostler, had h h t u r n
with t h e sick boys during X a r c h but is
now recovered and back a t work.
F. Rose, flreman, was removed Prom
his engine a t Sherman to the I~ospital.
H e h a s slnce been removed to his home
here, reported a s considerable imilroved.
J. R. Bergson, locomotive inspector,
made a trip to Belton March 2 1 to see
one of his daughters in college there.
So much improvement h a s been noted
in hcr condition it is now decided she
wlll be able to remain in school.
A fuel meeting of intense interest w a s
held a t this point on March 27. ,Mr. D.
F. F o r s y t h e g a v e a n impressive talk on
.fuel conservation, coupled with a n earnest plea for those present to do everything in thcir power in securing additional business for t h e company.
Mr. B. B. Lewis. president of t h e
Frisco Employes' Club of Ft. W o r t h w a s
present a t t h e fuel mertina, making a
few well directed Femat'liB t o t h e enginemen ancl shopmen r e g a r d h a t h e activlties of t h e club, pleading f o r their ausintance a n d support. Pile in t h e wagon
boys a n d don't d r a g your f e e t ; every
effort counts and Is needed badly.
O u r business 1s continuing to increase
gradually. Everything indicates both a
better stock and crop movement t h a n we
enjoyed last year, which is indeed something to be cheerful over.
A. N. Crutcher, formel' painter foreman. w a s engaged to paint t h e Frisco
monogram on t h e new Henderson atreet
underpass. opened t o traffic March 28.
As thls Is a v e r y busy a n d important
thoroughfare, o u r management is to be
congratulated on securing such a conspicuous a n d rleslrable location f o r advertising.
A new 4000-foot extension track i s
being constructed to t h e new city flltration plant which we t r u s t will develop
considerable new traffic for u s t o handle.
President Kurn's accldent prevention
mcrit cup for mechanical department h a s
been with u s f o r t h e p a s t quarter. T o
keep it boys. we a r e gong to have to
work and think 100 per cent s a f e t y f o r
the other divlsions a r e a s anxious to get
it e a we a r e to retain it.
MI^. G. W. a n d I,. I3. W a d e of Houston, daughters of C. .:.I Blentlinger, Cal'
foreman, spent E a s t e r Sunday with their
parents.
PARIS, T E X A S
X. B. PALMERTREE. Reporter
H. E. B u r g e s s . g e n e r a l c h a i r m a n of
Frisco m e t a l c r a f t s a n d c a r departmenl'
employes, r e s i d i n g a t Springfleld. $10..
v i s i t e d P a r i s o n April l l t h .
E. S. Olson m a s t e r mechanic, a n d
family visited' t h e oil flelds a t Tyler,
G l a d e w a t e r a n d O r b o n Aprll 4th.
T h e F r i s c o Employes' C l u b a t H u g o .
Oklahoma, g a v e a h u g e p a r t y a n d
d a n c e o n 4 p r l l 9 t h a n d believe m e
those Oklahoma boys s u r e c a n m a k e
good "Punch".
Paris appreciated their
invication a n d t h e f o l l o w i n r a t t e n d e d .
r e p o r t l n g a v e r y e n j o y a b l e evening: E.
B, McGaha, y a r d m a s t e r , a n d w i f e ; Mr.
a n d Mrs. J a y P a r i s . G e o r g e AIcCrlght.
c l e r k . TV. R. T a y l o r w a r e h o u s e m a n ; T
R. ~ a h k s o na n d wiie. Mrs. L e l a ~ilich:
Miss A n n - F i n c h a n d Mr. E . S. 0 l s o n ;
m a s t e r m e c h a n i c a n d family.
Mrs. C. S. McCord a n d son. w i f e a n d
s o n of C. S. BIcCord. t i c k e t a c e l i t a t
P a r i s , visited Mrs. M c ~ o r d ' smGthel3 a t
Ada, O k l a h o m a , t h e l a s t t w o w e e k s in
March.
X. H. P a l m e r t r e e , c a r i n s p e c t o r a n d
family h a v e been seen several times
l a t e l y in a n e w c a r a n d w e a l l e n v y
t'henl.
J. M. B r o w n i e i s t h e n e w s w i t c h m a n
a t P a r i s . t a k i n g t h e p l a c e of C a m
Creel w h o w a s a c c i d e n t l y killed i n
March. W e w e l c o m e Mr. B r o w n i e t o
P a r i s a n d w e a r e s u r e t h a t h e will
l i k e h i s job a n d t h e citv.
Mr. B. C. D e r r i c k . chi;?f c l e r k to t h e
a g e n t , a n d h i s w i f e a n d s o n visited
Gainesville f r i e n d s o n April 4th.
A S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n picnlc w a s e n joyed by t h e following, at' Roebuclr
L a k e i n t h e s o u t h e r n p a r t of O k l a h o m a
o n April l l t h : Mr. a n d Mrs. T. R . Jaclrs o n a n d f a m l l y , Mr. a n d Mrs. H u c k a b e e
a n d f a m i l y . Mr. Bob F i n c h . N r s . L e l a
F i n c h a n d Miss A n n F i n c h a n d Mr.
E. B. McGaha a n d w i f e a n d ' M r . H. C.
Crook a n d w i f e c a m e u p a l s o , b u t t h e y
w e r e a little l a t e for the eats. I t w a s
decided a f t e r a l e n g t h y c o n t e s t t h a t '
Bill lMcGaha w a s t h e b e s t o a r s m a n of
t h e bunch. R o e b u c k L a k e is a b e a u t i f u l place a n d e v e r y o n e e n j o y e d t h e
outing.
Mr. A. E. P o p p , m a c h i n i s t helper, e n joyed S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g off. w h a t d i d
y o u d o "Pop" w i t h t h e s p a r e even in^.
Mr. Bill Cooper h a s j u s t u n d e r g o n e
a v e r y serious operation a n d h e h a s a l l
of o u r best' w i s h e s f o r a h a s t y recovery.
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O K L A H O M A C I T Y L O C A L No. 15
E.
-7.
GEE, Reporter
W e a r e s o r r y to r e p o r t t h e illness of
Mrs. L. -4. F u l l e r , w i f e of o u r g e n i a l
s t a t i o n m a s t e r , a n d hope f o r h e r e a r l v
recovery.
J . H . BIcAIains, e n g i n e f o r e m a n , is
t h e p r o u d p o s s e s s o r of a n e w Chev-
rolet.
Watch him s t r u t hls "stuff."
Clarence Stcrnsbury, w e s t e n d p a s s e n g e r b r a k e m a n . off a f e w d a y s d u e t o
s i c k n e s s Is b a c k on t h e job.
Mr. J. W. Surles, s u p e r i n t e n d e n t mot i v e power, m a d e u s h l s flrst v i s i t t h i s
week. G l a d t o h a v e hlm w i t h u s a n d
hope he m a k e s h i s v l s i t s often.
Mrs. J e s s e Xfoore h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m
a v i s l t t o Callfornla.
B r o t h e r Billie Myers. p r e s l d e n t o f
o u r local, i s v e r y b u s y r l g h t n o w g e t t i n g o u r baseball c l u b In condition f o r
t h e opening season w e a r e s u r e of
c a r r y i n g off t h e p e n h n t t h l s year.
I t wlll soon be t i m e f o r o u r a n n u a l
picnic a n d w e s u a r e s t t h e c o m m i t t e e
get' b u s y on a r r a n g e m e n t s :
P. D. S h e e h a n , o u r g e n e r a l yardm a s t e r , w a s a r e c e n t v i s i t o r to p o i n t s
in A r k a n s a s .
B u s i n e s s i s l o o k i n g up. W e n o t i c e
m o r e c a r s m o v i n g e v e r y d a y a n d hope
to s e e e v e r v t h i n g back t o n o r m a l w i t h
t h e movem'ent of t h e n e w w h e a l c r o p
which promises to be a bumDer one.
DEPOT TICKET OFFICE
TULSA, OKLA.
I?. L. H A I L E Y , R e p o r t e r
B a g g a g e A g e n t C. E. F e n n l g a n a n d
w i f e s p e n t April 9 In K a n s a s C i t y Vo.
Mrs. W. P. K e n t , d a u g h t e r ~ & d a
a n d son. Xed, s p e n t a f e w d a y s with'
r e l a t l r e a in P i t t s b u r g , Kan., t h e first
of t h e month.
Mr. J. E. M a n n i n g t i c k e t c l e r k ,
visited In O k l a h o m a h t y , Okla.. t h e
l a t t e r p a r t o f &larch.
Mr. W. D. McCool, w i f e a n d d a u g h t e r
s p e n t E a s t e r w i t h Mr. ZIcCool's f a t h e r
in P i t t s b u r g , K a n .
Mrs. E. TV. S h a n n a h a n , w i f e of information clerk, has returned from a n
ex,tended visit in L o s A n g e l e s Calif.
r h e n e w Union D e p o t i s bking flnished v e r y r a p i d l y a n d f r o m a l l Indications will be r e a d y f o r u s e a b u t
May 1.
L O C A L No. 30-PITTSBURG,
KAN.
K. T. IIAHAN, R e p o r t e r
W e a r e sorry to report t h a r the small
s o n of J. D. Hubble. c a r inspector, w a s
badly h u r t when h e w a s r u n over b y
a n automobile.
W e a l l wish him a
s p e e d y recovery.
Mr. a n d Nrs. N. T. M a h a n w e r e i n
Cass\-ille, Mo.. a f e w d a y s a t t e n d i n g
t h e f u n e r a l of Mrs. XIahan's s m a l l
brother.
Mr. S. C. R r d e r c a r i n s p e c t o r w a s
O K d u t y a coGple 'of weeits, s ~ c k w
' ith
t h e flu, b u t h e is b a c k a t w o r k now.
S i g h t ' R o u n d h o u s e F o r e m a n IIcDona l d took h i s r e g u l a r t w o d a y s off d n d
w a s relieved b y F r e m a n J o e Coley.
D a v e D w a r , m a c h i n i s t , of S p r i n g field h a s been t e l l i n g t h e boys s o m e
b j g fish s t o r i e s f r o m W h i t e a n d P i n e y
rivers.
S. C. R y d e r w a s off d u t y a f e w d a v s
a t t e n d i n g t h e f u n e r a l of h i s b r o t h & in-In\\..
WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
.. CLAUDE H E R E F O R D . R e p o r t e r
Mr. a n d N r s . L e s l i e P o w e r s a n d X r s .
Powers' m o t h e r a r e visiting friends
a n d relatives in Cape Girardeau.
Mr. W. H. P r y o r , n e w w a t e r s e r v i c e
f o r e m a n o n t h e S o u r h e r n dlvision. paid
t h i s point a p l e a s a n t v i s i t recently.
Mrs. TIT. H. B r o o k e a n d d a u g h t e r ,
I o n e , w e r e called to Memphis r e c e n t l y
b y t h e serio,us i l l n e s s of Mrs. Broolce's
s i s t e r w h o is in t h e h o s p i t a l there.
"Ja\\," Wood, of St. Louis, s p e n t t h e
w e e k - e n d a t h o m e in Springfleld April
4 and 5.
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M a y , 1931
A r t h u r S t e w a r t a n d family had a s
guest% o v e r a r e c e n t week-end, t h e i r
d a u g h t e r . Hazel, a n d ,son-in-law. Robe r t F. Zolner, who 1s a d e n t i s t a n d
h a s his ofelce a n d residence a t Rolla,
NO.
Our blacksmith d e p a r t m e n t h a s been
l a m e n t i n e a b o u t n o t h a v i n c sufficient
s c r a p m c t e r i a l to keep ord-ers for tie
p l a t e s filled; t h e r e being unfilled o r d e r s here f o r over 100.000 tie plates a t
t h i s time.
T h e w r i t e r recently found t w o of
t h e f o r m e r employes of t h e reclamation plant, F r a n k P r i c e a n d F i n i s Dixon, o p e r a t i n g a road machine f o r t h e
,Greene County r o a d district n e a r
NarshReld.
Both looked h a l e a n d
h e a r t y a n d said they w e r e in Ane trim
f o r t h e coming season.
E u g e n e Maybee h a s r e t u r n e d from
Lowell, Ariz.. w h e r e Ile s p e n t t h e w l n t e r f o r t h e b e t t e r m e n t of his health.
W e a r e gratified to k n o w t h a t h e h a s
improved much in w e i g h t a n d h e a l t h ,
b u t he will not a t t e m ~ tto t a k e u11
his w o r k a g a i n for some-time, a s h e l p e i
in t h e blacksmith shop.
George R a m e y , mill m a n , h a s t a k e n
u n t o himself a wife. H e informs us
nhe w a s Miss Birdie Hickev b e f o r e he
c h a n g e d h e r name and f o r m e r l y resided a t Fayette;ille,
Ark.
George
s a y s s h e is a n excellent cook, a n d h e
h a s everv reason to believe t h a t life
is g o i n g ' t o hold much in s t o r e f o r a
b r i g h t f u t u r e for him a n d his bride.
which i s t h e sincere wish of h i s fellow shopmen.
Nost of t h e fellows h a v e t h e fishing
f e v e r these first mild s p r i n g days, a n d
a b o u t t h e best known remedy f o r t h i s
disease is to venture out Into the unb e a t e n p a t h s t h a r follow beside t h e
rippling s t r e a m s of o u r Ozark hllls,
a n d remain until complete recoverv is
assured. T h e r e h a s a l r e a d y been sbme
nice c a t c h e s made in t h e n e a r b y McDaniel Lake, a n d from L a k e T a n e y colno, b y some of o u r most a r d e n t
Fishermen.
LOCAL No. 2 G H U G 0 , OKLA.
F. D. KNIPP, R e p o r t e r
Mrs. Maude T i t t l e , of >It. Vernon,
Wash., who h a s been spending a b o u t
30 d a y s in Hugo, w i t h H. G. Tittle.
coppersmith, a n d family l e f t a f e w
d a y s a g o f o r Shreveport, La., a n d o t h e r
points in t h e s o u t h a n d will r e t u r n
t h r o u g h H u g o on h e r w a y back to Mt.
Vernon.
0. N. W r i g h t , machinist, of F t .
S m i t h is v i s i t i n g hls family i n Hugo.
H e w a s f o r m e r l y a m a c h ~ n i s tin H u g o
b u t w a s t r a n s f e r r e d to F t . Smith.
R. D. W a l k e r , machinist, h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m Oklahoma City w h e r e h e
s p e n t one day. H e w e n t t o b r i n g Mrs.
W a l k e r back, who h a s been s p e n d i n g
several d a y s in t h a t city wlth friends.
F r e d J a r r e l l , machinist, a n d Dick
Williams who t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e n i g h t
job. s a y ' t h e w o r k is h e a v y b u t t h e y
like t o w o r k f o r t h e big f a t Irishman.
J e r r y T u r n e r , t a n k man, who w a s
kidnapped, b e a t up a n d h,is c a r t a k e n
from him when they a r r ~ v e d in Texarkana, w a s returned to Hugo and
a f t e r s p e n d i n g s e v e r a l d a y s in bed is
improving now.
Sam Hollins h a s been placed on t h e
s t a t i o n a r y firing job. filling t h e place
o f W. D. Kimmons, w h o resigned seve r a l d a y s ago.
Born t o Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kelly, a
11-pound girl.
Mr. Kelly is a m a chinist of long service in t h e H u g o
roundhouse.
R. A. W r i g h t h a s been h a v i n g
trouble with h i s eyes, b u t a f t e r t a k i n g
several t r e a t m e n t s from t h e P a r i s doct o r s he is Improving nicely.
Tom ~ i n s l e y , coppersmith. w a s a
self-appointed call boy f o r o n e n i g h t
only; Chat w a s April t h e 1st. H e made
several calls a b o u t 3 o'clock in t h e
mornlng.
LOCAL NO. 33-HAYTI,
MO.
E. B. W H I T E S E R , R e p o r t e r
Claude Wills, boilermaker, s p e n t a
f e w d a y s ill Springfield recently.
R. D. Sanders, c a r inspector h a s been
placed back to his r e g u l a r 'job. Mr.
Sanders h a s been c u t off fox3 some time.
The accident prevention meeting,
which w a s held a t t h i s lace 4 p r i l 1,
w a s well attended.
Zeveral from
Chaffee w e r e presenf a n d s e v e r a l int e r e s t i n g points were discussed.
31. W. Rhodes, machinist, w a s called
to Williamsville. Ill., account t h e d e a t h
of hls sister. After s t a y i n g a few d a y s
w i t h relatlves a n d friends Mr. Rhodes
r e t u r n e d to his home a t t h i s lace.
Garden m a k i n g a n d fishing a r e t h e
two leading f e a t u r e s a t t h i s place, a l t h o u g h have n o t heard o f m a n y flsh
being c a u g h t a s yet.
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LOCAL No. 18-BIRMINGHAM,
ALA.
i n f a n t d a u g h t e r , S a m m y Lee Hays.
who died March 21, a g e seven weeks
a n d one day. L i t t l e Sammy Lee spent
t h e Arst few w e e k s o f h e r life in the
baby incubator a t the Springfield Bapt i s t hospital.
Mr. a n d Mrs. J. L. Brandon enjoyed
a five days' s i g h t seeing trip a t P e n sacola Rrst part' of April.
Mr. W. E . B r e s h e a r s h a s been given
foreman's position in St. Louls a n d
is succeeded a s lead inspector a t
Springfleld by Mr. H. C. Sweeney.
Mr. a n d Mrs. H. C. Bock, of S t Louis.
have r e t u r n e d to their home a f t e r
visiting Mrs. Bock's parents, Mr. a n d
Mrs. J. L. Brandon. J e s s e L. Brandon.
Jr.. of Colorado, i s now v i s i t i n g w i t h
them.
ST. LOUIS-LOCAL
NO. 5
R. W.R E E D and E. R. McNABB.
Reporters
Due to t h e Frisco taklnrr o v e r t h e
passenger coach malntainance from t h e
St.
Louis T e r m i n a l s Association a t St.
Dan Cosby, machinist, has bought a
Louis. Local No. 5 will be benefitted
home in Edgewood. All of t h e boys
with
a l a r g e membership. Some of t h e
seem t o be moving back t o t h e country.
mechanics t h a t w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d from
W e a r e glad t o r e p o r t t h a t C. A.
o t h e r points have a l r e a d y t r a n s f e r r e d
Anderson, inspector, is back a t work
their membership.
w i t h us a g a i n a f t e r quite a n extended
Ralph R u g g l e s a n d Robert' Kellogg.
absence.
formerly of Springfield b u t now of t h e
At o u r l a s t m e e t i n g w e w e r e honcoach
d e p a r t m e n t a t Jefferson avenue.
ored w i t h t h e presence of Mr. B. G.
placed t h e i r membership in local No.
Gamble. m a s t e r mechanic, Mr. H . E .
5
April
3.
Burgess, o u r jovial system chairman. .
H. E. Campbell, machinist, now
a n d all t h e local supervisors. Good
w
o
r
k
i
n
g
e s t r a a t Lindenwood h a s
t a l k s w e r e made by all. which w e r e
t r a n s f e r r e d h i s membership t o Local
g r e a t l y enjoyed.
5
on
Aprll
3.
No.
J. B. Nelson, machinist, h a s l e f t for
Orriss L. B a k e r , machinist, a t presPensacola Fla., w h e r e he h a s a r e g u e
n
t
on
t
h
e
deadwork
lob. became a
Inr job ih the s h o p there. W e a r e
member of t h e tried a n d t r u e a t meets o r r y to lose Nelson, b u t glad he h a s
i n g o n Aprll 3.
a r e g u l a r job a n d wish him much
K. P. Duffey. machinlst, i s still in
success w i t h it.
the Frisco hospital, a n d B r o t h e r H a r t ,
J a c k Ash, machinist. Is back with
of
Springfleld, is filling his vacancy on
us a g a i n , a f t e r being c u t off f o r a
t h e midnight shift.
s h o r t perlod of time. W e hope he can
F
r a n k Schoenneman, s t a t i o n engis t a y w i t h u s t h i s time.
neer. i s i n t h e F r i s c o hospital f o r a n
W e of Local No. 18 r e g r e t f u l l y reoperation.
p o r t t h e loss of o u r d e a r brother, H u g h
A. 17. K i r k p a t r i c k , machinist', h a s reKimbrell, w h o w a s suddenly s t r i c k e n
t u r n e d to work feeling much b e t t e r
dead with h e a r t failure a few d a y s
a
f
t e r being off a month, t h r e e w e e k s of
ago. H e served f a i t h f u l l y In t h e c a which w a s s p e n t in t h e F r i s c o hospital
pacity of t r e a s u r e r f o r Local KO. 18
f
o
r treatment.
f o r s e v e r a l years. W e of Local No. 18
Roy S. W h i t e h a s r e t u r n e d to w o r k
wish to t a k e t h i s m e a n s of expressing
a f t e r belng off ten d a y s w i t h a n Ino u r sincere a n d h e a r t f e l t s y m p a t h y to
jured wrist.
h i s wife a n d loved ones d u r i n g t h i s
Alexander ( B u d ) J a c q u i n h a s l o s t t e n
h o u r o f bereavement.
d a y s d u e to c u t t i n g his h a n d on a piece
of broken glass.
E d w a r d S. Homemood, machinist,
SOUTH T R A I N YARDS
w a s off t w o w e e k s w i t h a n injured
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
wrist. caused from being mashed.
Mrs. J. W. Rubin, w i f e of machinist,
J E S S E L. BRANDON, R e p o r t e r
is back home a f t e r spending three
weeks in t h e hospltal undergoing a
D. B. Barclay, lead inspector, w a s
s u r g i c a l operation. it is reported s h e
off a f e w d a y s with a c a s e of t h e flu
Is g e t t i n g a l o n g nicely now.
b u t i s back a t w o r k again.
W e extend o u r s y m p a t h y t o H o w a r d
Johnny U. G a r r e t t a r r i v e d on Blnrch
E. B a r k s c a r inspector a n d to rela9 to t a k e up his abode w i t h N r . a n d
tives, du; to t h e d e a t h 'of Mrs. B a r k s
Mrs. I s a i a h G a r r e t t . Mother a n d son
on April 3.
a r e g e t t i n g a l o n g nicely. Mr. G a r r e t t
Our s y m p a t h y is a l s o extended t o
is lead Inspector on t h e t h i r d t r i c k a t
Jaa.
F. Hoflich a n d family t h r o u g h
s o u t h t r a i n yard.
d e a t h of Mr. Owen Donnigan, f a t h e r
W e a r e glad to see \Vm. Sanders.
of
Mrs.
Hoflich, a t Paducah. Ky., on
section foreman, back on t h e job a g a i n
March 28.
a f t e r being ofe in t h e hospital f o r
Our s y m p a t h y in a l s o extended t o F.
fifteen d a y s w i t h pneumonia fever.
C. H e n n a n d f a m i l y t h r o u g h t h e lo&
E a r n e s t Reese w o r k e d Mr. Sanders'
of their t w o and one-half y e a r old son,
job while he w a s off.
who died on March 31 while on a visit
Louis Bunch, inspector, is back a t
w i t h Mr. Henn's p a r e n t s a t Plainville.
w o r k a g a i n a f t e r being off some weeks
Kans.
T h e c a u s e of d e a t h w a s t h e
h a v i n g his eyes treated.
Ben Denny. c a r oiler. r e p o r t s Mrs. - s w a l l o w i n g of a pin.
J o h n S n a r r , lead s p r i n g a n d truck
Denny. w h o is in v e r y poor h e a l t h , is
man, h a s r e t u r n e d to w o r k from
b e t t e r a t t h i s writing.
Florida, w h e r e he w a s recently called
F r e d Cunningham, seal clerk, is
accounr of h i s m o t h e r being v e r y sick.
m a k i n g some nice improvements o n h i s
J o h n r e p o r t s his m o t h e r much 1111residence.
proved.
Sincere s y m p a t h y is extended to Major
Wiugo
(brake-out
a t freight
Mr. Dingman, locomotive Inspector.
house), whose wife died a t t h e b i r t h of
and Mr. Burkholtz. boiler inspector.
a d a u g h t e r March 30. T h e d a u g h t e r i s
paid Lindenwood a visit week of April
d o i n g well.
G on a t o u r of inspection of locomo1.'. J. Brown Is back a t work a -~ a i n tives a n d boilers, a n d a s f a r a s we
a f t e r being ofl a few days.
have been able to find o u t t h e power
W e sincerely sympathize with Mr.
r u n n i n g o u t o f Lindenwood w a s found
a n d Mrs. Sam H a y s in t h e loss of t h e i r
to be in good condition.
W. A. MYERS, R e p o r t e r
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T h e a p p r e n t l c e c l a s s held t h e l r semlmonrhly meeting. on F r i d a y evening.
Aprfl 10, w i t h t h l r t y - f o u r scholars
present, a n d on t h e occasion Mr. Dingman Frisco locomotive Inspector made
a v&v interest in^ t a l k to t h e c i a s s o n
locom~otlveInspec?tlons a n d rules.
Mrs. J a m e s Hoflich r e t u r n e d home
from Paducah. Ky., April 13 a t t e r
s o e n d l n e six w e e k s v l s l t i ne w l t h relatfves arid frlends.
J a s . H. Hall, c a r m a n , recently apent
five d a y s v i s i t i n g w l t h r e l a t l v e s a n d
f r l e n d s a t W e s t Plains, Mo.
W. J. (Bill) H e n r y has, accordlng t o
reports, 108 d e g r e e s of flshlng fever.
J. H. Sanders machinist h a s moved
t o t h e f a r m a k a i n f o r (he summer.
Shouldn't w o n d e r If w e don't soon g e t
s o m e r e a l milk w l t h o u r lunches.
Coy B a r n e t t , bollermaker, is a l s o
g e t t l n g t h e f a r m fever.
On March 30 a b i r t h d a p a r t y w a s
glven a t t h e home of
a n d Mrs.
Andrew Brayfleld. In honor of J a m e s
Hall. T h e r e w e r e thlrty-seven Frisco
familles present. Music w a s provided
b y Danlei Bade, a n d E. H. (Doc) Bumg a r n e r . a n d s a y t h e w a y those boys
play!
W h e n Doc p a r t s those g r a y
w h l s k e r s a n d flts t h e flddle under h l s
chin It's g o i n g t o b e "Sally Qooden,"
o r "Golden Sllppers."
Another p l e a s a n t s u r p r i s e p a r t y w a s
held a t t h e home of P r a t h e r Langley,
lead t a n k m a n , in h o n o r of Mrs. Langley's b l r t h d a y on Aprll 3. T h e e v e n i n g
w a s s p e n t a t cards, c h e c k e r s a n d Ice
cream.
A pleasant evening w a s enloved
h v all n r e s e n t
~ h a i " ~ & m i s te&s - b e t h e f o r e r u n n e r
of some classy a t h l e t l c event% in t h e
f u t u r e w a s learned w h e n Clifl B a r n e t t .
bollermaker a n d Charles T u r n e r , elec4rlcian. a r e ' f l t t i n g u p a n e l g h t e e n by
t w e n t y - f o u r room w i t h a w r e s t i l n g
m a t , boxlng r l n g a n d o t h e r f e a t u r e s f o r
practlcing.
Boys, we a r e anxiously
a w a l t i n g a ubllc appearance.
Now l e t t h a t old m a n s u m m e r j u s t
come r i g h t a l o n g a n d s e e w h o cares.
T h e w r i t e r h a s h a d Installed In h l s
h o m e a n e w electric r e f r i a e r a t o r a n d
Is very a n x i o u s t o t r y i t out.
Mrrr. R. W. Reed. s o n a n d d a u g h t e r .
r e t u r n e d home in Maplewood, Anril 16.
a f t e r s p e n d l n g t w o m o n t h s In Springfield a t t h e home Mrs. F. E. OtL, m o t h e r
a n d grandmother.
V. V. C h a ~ m a n . e n g l n e Inslsector. I s
now w e a r l n g a genuine smlle a n d w e
a r e Informed It i s caused from b e i n g a
checker champion.
W. J. Flcke, g e n e r a l foreman Lindenwood, Is t h e f a t h e r of a new device t h a t really fllls e n g l n e d r l v e r
h u b s w i t h M a r f a x grease. T h o s e w o r k m e n t h a t handle t h e job of oillng t h e l r
Just
hubs, s a y It is a labor-saver.
couple u p t o t h e hub, t w o j e r k s of t h e
l e v e r a n d t h e job is done.
Thos. Murray, passenger roundhouse
f o r e m a n s p e n t Sunday. April 12. o n
his ranGh. n o r t h of Springfleld, No.
dr.
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NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS
EMERY HAGUEWOOD, R e p o r t e r
Of a l l t h e good s t o r i e s t h a t h a v e a p peared In o u r m a g a z i n e In t h e y e a r s
t h a t t h i s r e p o r t e r h a s been r e a d l n g It,
t h e r e h a s never been one t h a r h a s h a d
the a p p e a l to me t h a t w a s carried by
t h e remlnlscences A. J. Thomas, t h e
F t . W o r t h , Texas, switchman, as It
a p p e a r e d in t h e April number.
I a m g o l n g to w r i t e a s t h e flrst p a r t y
i n t h i s instance a n d s a y t h a t Mr.
Thomas's s t o r y carrled me back to t h e
d a y s of m y youth, a n d f o r m a n y y e a r s
o u r o a t h s h a v e been t h e same. I. too.
w a s - born down on t h e Chadwick
b r a n c h railroad. Many a r e t h e t i m e s
t h a t I h a v e stood In t h e cockle b u r r
patch a n d w a t c h e d t h e m l g h t y m o n s t e r
englne n u m b e r 366 pufllng over t h e top
of Ozarlc Hill a n d waved a g r e e t l n g
to t h e c r e w as t h e y w e n t r o a r i n g on
down t h e Line. I a l s o recall t h a t m a n y
a r e t h e tlrnes t h a t I t r u d g e d t h e r o u g h
mlle to Cassidy loaded d o w n w l t h f r u i t
whlch I disnosed of to t h e c r e w and
passengers, -and In t h e w l n t e r time I
h a v e sold r a b b l t s w i t h o u t n u m b e r s to
t h e s a m e c r e w year a l t e r y e a r a t t h e
magniflcant price of t w o f o r flve cents.
Recalling t h e n a m e s of t h a t crew, all
of whlch I k n e w well a n d llked better,
w e r e George Prlce, e n g l n e e r ; Archle
Dodson, flreman' George Rominger.
conductor; ~ o h & i e L i g h t w i n e a n d
Charles McBrlde, brakemen. Of t h i s
q u l n t e t t h e flrst t h r e e menrioned h a v e
made t h e i r Rnal t r i p from whlch t h e r e
is n o return. L i e h t w i n e a n d McBride
s t i l l c a r r y o n on-the s a m e ola run.
I, too, decldbd t h a t Uncle Sam needed
m e t o helo civllize t h e Filinino a n d
s p e n t 31 m o n t h s o v e r there: flrst o n
t h e s a n d y plans a r o u n d Mt. A r a r e t on
Luzan, then t h r o u g h t h e jungles a r o u n d
L a k e L a n a o on Mindanao. w i t h a s h o r t
t r i p to t h e Jolo Islands on t h e side. I t
w a s a t Zamboanga Mindanao t h a t I
t u r n e d in t h e K r a g - J o r k e n s o n a n d took
up t h e t r a n s i t and staidier rod In topographical survey vork. our work calling
us to climb to t h e h i g h e s t mountaln
tops a n d a g a i n descending to t h e lowe s t swamps, a s well a s s u r v e y i n g thous a n d s of miles of coast line. I hope
some dav to m e e t Mr. Thomas a n d if
I do am-ong t h e flrst questions I will
a s k , ' i s w h y h e dldn't g e t a job b r a k i n g
on t h e Manlla a n d Dagupan Railroad.
E l l e r v Bolles, machinlst, h a s t h e
a y m p a t h y of t h e roundhouse force In
t h e loss of h i s twelve-year-old g r s n d Eon. T h e lad had made his home w i t h
Mr. Bolles since t h e d e a t h of his m o t h er, f o u r y e a r s ago. A youn& b r o t h e r
a n d s l s r e r a l s o s u r v l v e t h e deceased.
Mrs. H. E. Day visited h e r girlhood
home f o r t h e l a s t time several d a v s
ago. H e r old home is t h e a r e a beifig
inundated by t h e h u g e l a k e of t h e
O z a r k s a n d Is located n e a r Linn Creek.
Mr. Day Is a machinlst on a i r w o r k ,
third shlft.
Dan Blunt, e x t r a man, Is t h e proud
daddy of a n e i g h t pound girl. T h e
voun miss h a s been given t h e n a m e of
b o r o f h y Evelyn:
Mrs.
Louise
Powell, m o t h e r
of
Gordon Yowell. speclal apprentlce. Is
home a g a l n a f t e r a s i x months' v l s l t
w i t h a son a n d d a u g h t e r who llve in
Arizona a n d Callfornia.
T h e r e h a s been q u i t e a n epidemic of
colds a n d flu d u r i n g t h e p a s t month
In whlch a l m o s t everyone h a s been a f fected m o r e o r less. Some of t h e more
s e r i o u s c a s e s being J a m e s hllscampbell.
supervisor of n l s h t work. Don Monroe.
sunnlyman, a n d Wllllam Klmble. tool
room-atiendant-all
a r e back on t h e
j o b - a t t h l s time, however.
Chas. Dummlt, g r e a s e cup man, thlrd
s h l f t . h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m K a n s a s City
w h e r e h e w e n t to v l s i t a new granddaughter. H e r e p o r t s m o t h e r a n d b a b e
d o l n g flne.
Laoonzel. thc nlne-year-old daughter
of ~ b h nE d w a r d s machlnlst on d e a d
w o r k , suflered a ' b r o k e n a r m several
d a v s a e o in a fall from a norch. At
pr&ent-the injured m e m b e r is improvi n g nlcely.
J a m e s Crangle, t a n k m a n , second
s h i f t , Is ofl sick a t t h i s tlme. W e don't
k n o w t h e n a t u r e of hls Illness, b u t
hope i t Isn't serious a n d t h a t he wlll
soon be back w l t h us.
James Wolfe. sheet metal worker. Is
a t present spendlna sixty days wlth home
folks a t Flora. Ililnols.
Leo R. Recldick, machlnlst apprentlce,
who wlll flnlsh hls time May 8, and hls
father. J. W. Reddlck. who Is boilermaker
f o r e m b . a r e building a camp and boat
line a t Linn Creek on the new lake of
t h e Ozarks. Leo wlshes to extend a cordial Invitation to all Frisco employes to
vislt him a t any tlmc, s a y l n r he wlll
show them a royal time during thelr
vacations. Leo wlll also represent the
Outboarcl Motor Corporation.
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CAR D E P A R T M E N T
F T . SCOTT, K A N .
JAS. N. HARGROVE, Reporter
Leo F. Struble, box packer, has made
conditions better for hfmself a s well a s
the boss by tracllng his open air tax1 for
a Whlppet sedan.
Frank Brown, box packer, is sportlng
around In a blg Wudmn sedan.
Palmer D. Watson, coach cleaner, is
stlll unable to return to work.
Mrs. E. C. Henshaw. wife of roundhouse clerk, spent Easter in Sherman.
Tex., visiting relatlves and friends.
Eugene Moore, c a r foreman, has a
good record in marksmanship a t the Ft.
' Scott rifle club.
L. (Roy) Graham, lead car man, made
a flylng trip to Tulsa for the week-end.
Local No. 29 met April 7 and gave
a small entertainn~ent. inviting the supervisors and clerks, a n d all reported a
good time.
I t seems to be a very hard matter to
keep a dog of any value In Ft. Scott a s
some one takes It on themselves to poison
them.
Earl Foster. wrecker englneer. Is one
of the unlucky, a s his dog Tige recelved
a very severe dose of polson and is in
the hospital, built It is believed he will
recover.
Eugene Moore. c a r foreman, has been
very successful in keeping down the expense of labor and material in the shop
and has decided to curtail his own expenses by smoklng a pipe and cutting
down the cxpenses on cigarettes.
The c a r shops slogan is "new business."
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
T H A Y E R , OKLA.
F. M. PEEBLES, Reporter
XI-s. F. M. Peebles, wife of the writer.
of St. Louls, was a visltor here and the
writer accompanied her back to St. Louls.
D. E. Jackson, special agent, was
called to Detroit, Mich.. account of the
illness of his father, incidentally he made
a trip by auto into Canada.
H a r r y Miller, cashler. is now on the
sick list. Fred Smith of Brandsvllle relieving hlm.
Mrs. Fred Smlth, wlfe of clerk, was
a visitor here.
Rubln Holmes. thlrd class machlnlst, Is
still on the sick llst.
John West, thlrd-class c a r repairer. and
family of Jonesboro, were vlsltors here.
Mrs. John Peraro. wife of boiler maker
a t Yale, was a d s l t o r here.
Geo. Upham, retlred englneer of Jonesboro. was a vlsltor here.
Mrs. F. G. Schratz and Leona, wlfe and
daughter of car inspector, was vlsitlng
a t Running Lake. Ark.
Dow Davis, blacksmith of Amory.
Mlss.. was a vlsltor here.
Rodney Wllcox and Mrs. Wllcox, clerk
of Yale. were vlsltors here.
Mrs. John Albrlght, wlfe and chlldren
of foreman of Springfleld, w a s a vlsltor
here. visit in^ her oarents. Mr. and Mrs.
T. ;iZc~lvaney. Blll Conner, B&B carpenter, Is now
In Sprlngfleld hospital.
P. A. F. Ingle, agent. was off for a
few days. L. F. Conley rellevlng hlm.
and Rlp Phlllips rellevlng Mr. Conley.
Incidentally how Is thls for a record,
L. F. Conley. operator, h a s not lost a
day for the past 26 years.
Mack Bealrd, pumper, has now bld In
a job a t Cordova. Ala. 0. Johnson now
belng pumper here.
Holmer Hobbs 1s now extra laborer
here.
R. E. Davis. flreman. w a s taken suddenly sick and rushed to the Sprlngfleld
hospital.
B&B S O U T H W E S T E R N D I V I S I O N
J. C. WOODS, Reporter
All gangs a r e working on a basls of
flve days a week.
Our superlntendent. C. T. Mason. anrl
divlslon englneer, Mr. Busch, assisted by
Mr. Gibbs a n d bridge Inspectors, have
been on a touf of inspection and expressed themselves a s well pleased ~21th
conditions In our department, which re-
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May, 1931
flects credlt on t h e nmnazement of 3Ir.
Gfbbs our general BBB foreman.
W. A. Lantz and men a r e nnishlng
North Canadian brldae near Weleetka
and expect to catch ;p with the llnlng
and surfacing of brldges O n Creek Sub.
IV- E. Fountaln and men a r e busy with
the work In connection wlth the buildlng
of new d e ~ o t a t Oklahoma City
- wlth
terminal repalrs a s a slde line.
VIrgll Leak and men a r e renewlng
North Canadian br1c)g.e near Jones.
E. I?. Maggi and men a r e engaged In
stock yard repalrs and lining and s u r faclna bridges on the Red Rlver 6 u h .
also dolng some sidewalk Improvement In
Ada.
0. V. Smlth and men a r e repalrlng
Arkansas River bridge, also roundhouse
and turntables a t West T u l s a
S. H. Dean and men a r e repalrlng sand
house a t Lawton a n d working on bridges
In this vlclnity.
George Simpson and men a r e putrinq
the first coat of oaint on South Canadian
bridge near ~ ~ ~ t i e .
S. H. Dean is using his spare tlme
scrubblna and cleanlng up the outflt In
antlclpatlon of vislt from hls wife and
familv of Vinita.
C. -M. Swope Is back a t work after
being a t home all winter on account of
slckness In his famlly.
Carl Smlth has severed hls relations
with the B&B department a f t e r continuous servlce a s B&B carpenter slnce
1917.
C. L. Brothers is back on rhe job after
a short vlsit with home folks a t Greenforest. Ark.
We a r e sorry to announce the denth
of Slg Riley.
Unkle Slg. as he was
famlllarly known, Was a n old tlnler. His
servlce dates back to 1916. We understand he dled very suddenly. H e leaves
a wlfe and four step chlldren, also several
chlldren by hls flrst wlfe. who dled in
1922. Interment was a t Madlll, Okla.
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LOCAL NO. 17-TULSAj
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OKLA.
H. C. PRICE. R e p o r t e r
'H. J. Ray, machlne s h o p foreman,
a n d P. J. DeBrosse a r e In St. Louls
hospital.
9. J. H a s e r n e l d , pipeman Is off a c c o u n t Illness.
C . 1. Alexander, boller foreman Is
stlll conflned to his home account illness.
F. R. Mock, mechlnist was called t o
Lon Angeles CallC., recently. to t h e
bedstde of hlk b r o t h e r w h o w a s Injured
In nn a u t o accldent.
Tony Phlllips s p e n t a few d a y s recently v l s l t i n g hls son In w e s t e r n
Oklahoma.
Paul Corbln. machinlst. has returned
to w o r k a f t e r a ten day's absence.
Charley Retzlaff a n d wife s p e n t
E a s t e r w l t h home f o l k s In Lawton.
Okla.
Our g r e a t e e t s y m p a t h y 1s extended
Marvln McLesky In t h e d e a t h of h i s
m o t h e r t h e l a t t e r p a r t of March.
W. 0. Coy piece-work checker of t h e
r i p t r a c k , w'as called to Springfield a c count d e a t h of h l s f a t h e r , Dr. W. A.
Coy. W e extend o u r s y m p a t h y t o Mr.
Coy a n d h i s famlly d u r i n g t h e l r bereavnment.
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J a c k D r a k e , machinist, is off f o r ten
d a m a t thlY w r i t l n ~ visitlnfz
home
folks.
he s h o p bovs who served In t h e
b1g smiles now,
w a r a r e all w i a r l n
account recelot of t t e l r bonus.
H. C. Rlddle, machlnlst. w a s severely
burned a t home recently, w h e n t h e
gasoline t a n k on h l s c a r exploded. H e
is conflned to St. Louis hospltal.
&r.- a n d Mrs. H a r o l d Stoll a r e
proud p a r e n t s of a n e w c a l l e r who
rived a t t h e i r home March 17.
Mr. S. A. ~ o n t p o ; n e r y attended
Shrine ceremonial a t Sprlngfleld.
H. J. Scott c a r m a n h a s t a k e n a,
day leave oi' absence 'and w e n t t o
f a r m n e a r Lebanon.
2nd In Bprlnpfield M a t h e home of t h e
bride. W e join jhel; host of f r l e n d s
In w l s h l n g them a l o n g a n d happy
wedded life.
E r n e s t C. Newton, blacksmith helper
w h o u n d e r w e n t a n operation f o r a p pendlcitls, h a s r e t u r n e d t o work. Glad
to see you back "Shag".
M. A. Wagner. machinimt who h a s
been off for-some time w i n a n Infected hand, h a s r e t u r n e d from St.
Louis hospital, b u t Is not U P + n h l r e t u r n to
work.
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R. D. ~ i c h a r d s rnachlnist, i s slck a t
t h e present tlme.'
W i l b u r Ayers a n d wife s p e n t a d a y
In Oklahoma City recently v i e w i n g t h e
s--l~hts
Wm. Venable, machinist helper. h a s
a l v e n uo a l l hooe of f a r m rellef a n d
h a s abandoned t h e f a r m a n d moved
back t o town.
Mrs. Charles Ayers. daughter-In-law
of ,Mr. a n d Mrs. Avers. h a s r e t u r n e d
home a f t e r a
vlsit. She lives
i n Atunway. Iowa.
E a r l Young, blacksmlth, l e f t f o r
Sprlngfleld on t h e 11th f o r a vislt w l t h
home folks.
Mrs. B. G. Adams a n d baby d a u g h t e r ,
B a r b a r a Ann, w e r e recent Sprlngfleld
vlsltors.
B a r b a r a Ann w a s q u l t e ill
while a w a y , b u t h a s recovered.
T h e nice w a r m d a y s w e a r e h a v i n g
h a s s t a r t e d t h e baseball l e v e r a m o n g
t h e s h o p boys a n d a t a m e e t l n s i n t h e
c a r foreman's office It w a s declded to
o u t a t e a m In t h e city league a g a l n
t h l s season, s o let evei-y one get-behind t h e team a n d boost.
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A. C. HANSON, Reporter
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ARTHUR BUNCH, R e p o r t e r
Blll H l n e s h a s r e t u r n e d t o w o r k now.
a f t e r b e l n g off f o r some t l m e w i t h a n
i n j u r e d hand.
Zadock B r e r h o a r s recently w a s off
s e v e r a l d a y s o n account of slcknkss.
Bud P e c k recently s p e n t a f e w d a y s
v i s i t i n g relatlves In Oklahoma.
Max P a c h l a n d A r t h u r R u d e a r e in
B i r m i n ~ h a m , Alabama, rebuilding one
of t h e s t a t i o n a r y boilers. Thev wlll
be t h e r e s e v e r a l - d a y s .
E b b Nease a n d g a n g h a v e been rep a i r i n g b r l d g e s on t h e Chadwick
branch.
Charley Wallace a n d g a n g a r e dolng
g e n e r a l r e p a i r i n g on bulldlngs In a n d
a r o u n d Monett. Mlssourl.
J l m C a r t e r a n d panfz a r e r e n a i r l n r
brldges In and a r o u n d k d r l c h .
Bill Skyles is a g a i n in c h a r g e .of t h e
St. Louls Terminal. a n d t h e g a n g s a r e
dolng some r e p a l r l n g on buildings a t
Cuba. Missouri.
Bill F o s t e r Is a g a i n in c h a r g e of t h e
paint g a n g a n d a r e palntlng station
bulldlngs a t Stanton, Missouri.
Clyde d u n n i n g h a m a n d g a n g recently
h a v e been d o l n g s o m e concrete w o r k
a t Monett. Mlssourl.
Charley, Baron a n d g a n g a r e d o h &
emergency w o r k in t h e Springfleld
terminal.
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E. F. FULLER, R e p o r t e r
N E W S FROM LOCAL No. 7
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LOCAL No. &ENID,
OKLA.
H. H. FULLER. .Reporter
-4n a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t should h a v e
a p p e a r e d l a s t m o n t h Is t h e m a r r i a g e of
Miss Allce Snow and Nr. H. L. G a r ringer, s e c r e t a r y t o M a s t e r Mechanlc
W. J. Foley, whlch occurred F e b r u a r y
60hle
J. J. Cummlns. agent, has p1-ed
old
Santa Claus to himself and bought a new
Oldsmoblle sedan.
F. M. Packard. chlef cterk, had fallen
In llne w i t h t h e m a s s e s a n d a n o t h e r
Oldsmoblle. T h e n u m b e r o t Oldsmoblles
n o w number a s m a n y a s a l l o t h e r
m a k e s of automobiles comblned a t t h e
f r e l g h t house.
Mr. Buford Freeze of Cinclnnatl. 0..
was a recent vlsitor in the clty wlth his
father and brother. Both a r e employes
of t h e F r l s c o a n d Burord F r e e s e w a s a t
one t h e a n employe of the company also
but now llvlng In Clncinnatl, Ohlo.
All employes a r e very sorry to learn Of
of the transfer of our general agent at
Birmingham, Ala.. Mr. J. E. Springer.
Although our loss Is another's galn, we
feel t h a t we a r e .the loser in the transfer of t h h valued solicitor and all wlsh
for hlm much success In the new field.
B. E. Galns, carpenter, was called to
Amory, Mlss.. to the bedslde of hls wlfe's
mother who w a s seized wlth a stroke Of
paralysis suddenly. She Is In a crltlcal
condition. We wish her a speedy recovery from her Illness.
Wlth the Interest of t h e baseball f a n s
and shootlng forth of the lawn g r s s e s ,
t h e brows of many unemployed wlll become regions OK persplratlon and old Cather WORK wlll agntn slt on the throne
and command idleness into subllme, for
business Is growlng better each day.
H. F. Green. statlon accountant. w a s
kept from his dutles a t the offlce account
Illness of hls wife a t Bessemer thls week.
W e trust t h a t she wlll soon regain her
health.
Photus Grady, check clerk and wife.
were vlsltors In Thorsby. Ala.. last weekend. They report a pleasant trlp and
boost Alabama roads. Grady has been
displaying symptoms of a new Chrysler
slnce thls trlp.
I,. T. Hatcher, belt clerk and wife.
made a week-end trlp to Roanoke. Ala.,
last week, vislting relatives and frlends
of Mrs. Hatchet- thew. Whlle the heavy
rains and muddy roads were detrimental,
the fried chlcken was wonderful Indeed.
Numerous slgns of better buslness have
been dis~lavinp.themselves over the clty.
New subways; new bulldings, newly
pnlnted homes and last but not the least.
the WIN-U-SMILE of our agent. J. J.
Currlmlns, when he returns from his
dally sollcltatlons.
1,. H. Freeze, clalm clerk and wlfe a r e
the proud parents of a new baby girl.
born April 13, 1931. weight, eight pounds.
She Is a very promlslng girl and vows
t h a t she w111 never even go near a
frelght house.
Our congratulations t o
Nrs. Freeze and Luther.
BRIDGE A N D B U I L D I N G DEPT.
EASTERN DIVISION
XIrs. C. D. W a r d a n d sons visited in
Sorlnefield.
- Mr.- F r a n k Short made a buslness
t r l p to Conway and Springfleld.
Mlss T h e l m a Vinson of Lebanon,
visited Mr. a n d I l r s . E. F . F u l l e r over
t h e week-end.
N r . S. A. Montgomery Is t h e proud
o w n e r of a new Dodge s i x sedan.
Mr. George T u r n e r is back a t w o r k
a f t e r a 30-day leave of absence on a c count of sickness.
I l r . Harold Rook, y a r d m a s t e r , h a s
traded hls S t u d e b a k e r f o r a new F o r d
sedan.
Mr. C. D. W a r d w a s off d u t y f o r 1 0
d a y s o n account of a n a t t a c k of t h e
flu.
Shopmen extend t h e l r s y m p a t h y t o
Geo. L. Miller o v e r t h e loss of h i s
m o t h e r w h o dled recently.
tha
BIRMINGHAM
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H. W. CLAYPOOL. R e p o r t e r
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W e a r e very s o r r y to r e p o r t t h a t Mr.
L. W. Caviness, C e n t r a l divlsion chairman, h a s been off f o r some tlme d u e
t o Illness. H e h a s made t w o t r i p s to
t h e St. Louis hospltal a n d Is in Mayo
B r o t h e r s Clinlc a t t h l s writing. Here's
hoping f o r a speedy recovery Lee.
Due t o h l s absence, J. L. ~ n d chair~ ,
m a n of t h e s h o p commitree, h a s been
aonointed t o All t h i s oosltion. temporakTly.
H. T. P e c k Arst class coppersmith,
of t h e W e s t Shop, Is fllling Mr. Cavlness's job f o r t h e present. Mr. Peck's
f a m l l ~recently s p e n t t h e week-end
w l t h Im a n d marvelled a t t h e s p r l n g
w e a t h e r w e w e r e having. That's j u s t
a r e g u l a r p a r t of Arkansas, folks.
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EASTERN DIVISION
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NEWS SERVICE DEPARTMENT
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
J. P. BRIGGS. Reporter
Well. folks, Inasmuch as thls Is a
new addltion to the Frlsco family, wfll
t r y to tell you what has been going on
since thls department was taken over by
the Frisco.
The News Denartment was heretofore
operated by red Harvey. but was taken
over by the Frisco the latter part of
1930 and we have been trying to hold
our end up ever slnce. Am sure we will
make a very rood showina In the future.
a l o n g w i t h everyone else. Everybody
g e t s e t to h e a r of g r e a t t h i n g s from u s
in t h e n e x t f e w months.
Mr. R. C. Osborne. o u r sunerlntendent'.
spent the usual time on [he road and
also a t Memphls, a t whlch polnt w e
closed our news agency and transferred
everything to Sprlngfleld.
Mr. C. B. Anderson. &qslstant superIntendent, went to Sedalia wlth the
Sprlngfleld bowllng team, to play for the
s t a t e c h a m ~ l o n s h l ~but
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we were sorry
to have them nosed out In the last round
by Kansas Clty.
Mlss Justice and Mlss Holms soent the
week-end In St. Louis recently and they
arrived home safely a f t e r thelr journey
t o the big clty.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reld was vlsltlng In
Kansas Cltv a few weeks aao and whlle
there had ihelr son's tonsils removed.
Wlth all this flne weather a t hand and
o u r fishlng poles o u t of s t o r a g e , w e invlte you all to come down and t r y your
luck wlth the finny tribe.
C L I N T O N A N D OSCEOLA S U B
MRS. A. W. L I F F E E , Reporter
Buslness on this dlvlsion has Increased
ronslderably the past month.
They
double-head 59 almost every night. Have
r u n several extras and had three work
tralns.
C. 0. Clalborne. agent, attended a
Tral'Plc Club meetlng In Sprlngfleld Aprll
11 and 12. The agents from over the
svstem. about 155. were Dresent. discusslng buklness.
Mr. Julius Wlrth of Californla, brother
of "Peck" Wlrth, conductor. Is vlsltlng
a t the old home place a t Brownlngton.
Jullas a t one tlme was conductor f o r
t h e Frlsco out of K. C.
Sam Hendrix, sectlon foreman, and hls
men a r e relavlnrr steel In the south end
of Clinton yard<
W e a r e glad to report Mr. Slgler, conductor. Is back to work a f t e r several
days of illness.
Also Mr. Cashman, brakeman. Is workIng agaln after being off about slx
weeks.
W. W. Clark, conductor. and wlfe
were called to Butler. Mo.. recently due
to the serious illness of Mrs. Clark's
father.
Mrs. Fred Long, wlfe of Englneer Long.
Is making a n estended vlsit in Callfornla
Dan Hurlbut, caller. made a business
trlp to K. C. laet week.
H a r r y Kline. conductor. and
attended the funeral of Xrs. Kline's uncle,
Mr. Frank Matthews of Joplin.
A very impressive sunrise service was
held a t the Christian church Easter Sunday.
Those participating in thls program from the Frlsco famllles were:
Mrs. Frank Wilson, wife of Engineer
Wllson; Luther D. Hunter, son of Conductor H u n t e r ; and Durward Liffee, son
of A. W. Llffee, englneer.
T. B. Coppage. superintendent. and J.
H. Weed, road master. were in Clinton
recently vlsitlng and getting acquainted
with Clinton's buslness men.
Mrs. 0. W. Blumhoist. wife of Conductor Blumhoist, visited her mother a t
Sprlngfleld last week.
J. A. Moran. superlntenclent: J. H.
Weed, roadmaster: D. E. Gelwlx, division
englneer; and A. J. Jones. general BCB
foreman, made a n Inspection tour of this
divfslon the l a s t of the month.
Aletrice R u t h e r f o r d , d a u g h t e r of
Charles R u t h e r f o r d , w a s home f o r t h e
E a s t e r holldays. She i s In Columbia
w h e r e s h e a t t e n d s college.
John Phllip Balke. son of Englneer
Balke. was home for Easter vacation.
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ST. LOUIS. MO.
W. L. R I T T E R , R e p o r t e r
J u s t t h e n rhe door ooened a n d in
blew Bernice ~ o w e r w- i t h h e r l i t t l e
a r i t h m e t i c under h e r arm.
Now t h e y have R a y K o s k y under t h e
imDression h e w a n t s to diet in o r d e r t o
t h i n down.
T h i s w e a t h e r reminds u s of t h e a n l ma1 life when t h e birds shed t h e l r
f e a t ' h e r s ' a n d t h e balance t h e l r wild
hair.
TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT
0. L. OUSLEY. R e p o r t e r
Wesley W. S h a n e c l e r k in St. Louis
t e l e g r a p h office. v i i i t e d in Sgrlngfield.
April 5th.
J o h n Chesney. telegrapher, E d w a r d ,
K a n s a s , suffered a severe a t t a c k of influenza t h e first of Aprll a n d i s still
confined t o h i s home.
A. P. P a r k s . 2nd t r i c k w i r e chief, y t .
Scott, a n d Mrs. P a r k s vlsited In
Wichita a n d Enid, first' of April. While
in Enid t h e y were t h e g u e s t s of ~Mrs.
P a r k s ' sister. Mrs. J. F. Lee. Mr. Lee
is now located a s t r a i n m a s t e r a t Enid.
T h e m a r r i a g e of Miss dessle L.
Brown a n d J. J. Mathes, dlvlsion lineman, a t Enid, w a s solemnized. March
28. a t t h e home of t h e bride's parents.
T h e m a n v f r i e n d s of Mr. Mathes in t h e
telegrap6 d e p a r t m e n t wish them much
happiness. Mr. a n d Mrs. Xfathes a r e a t
home a t 817 W e s t Oak s t r e e t , Enid,
W e a r e a l l s o r r y t o l e a r n of t h e s u d den passlng a w a y of H e n r y Compton's
b r o t h e r a n d joln in extending o u r profound s y m p a t h i e s to the bereaved f a m 2,-.
IIY.
H e r b y Clay t e l l s u s his frlend wlfe
s u r e enjoys r e a d l n g t h e magazine. W e
understand now w h v h e i s s o a n x i o u s
to g e t his copy every month.
Clarke P i n k e r t o n h a s been r o a m i n g
a r o u n d t h e office mumbling "19 t o n s
coalw-we
t a k e i t h e must' be r u n n l n g
a h e a t i n g p l a n t o u t t h e r e in W e b s t e r
Grnvnn.
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Understand o u r J o h n Danlels is s e e k i n g prices on a golf outfit a n d i t will
be necessarv to s e n d dimensions to t h e
f a c t o r y . account of being special s h e .
Lucille Meyer clalms to have l o s t
w e i g h t in t h e o a s t few months-while
w e - a r e all oleased to h e a r this,. w e
can't s o y tha't we c a n notice It.
Martin Hickey s a y s h e Is g o i n g in
f o r winter snorts this summer by eati n a m o r e ice-cream a n d frozen dainties.
S l a r g a r e r Cowan Is t o g i v e - a lecture
to a g r o u p of office boys on "The necess i t y of a S t a t i o n e r y Invoice Clerk in
t h e Railroad Business."
Now t h a t t h e baseball season i s here,
let us all g e t together, flght t h e busses
a n d tell o u r f r i e n d s to s t a r t rheir v a cation r i a h t . bv t a k i n a a real long
- ride
over t h e - ~ r i s c b .
Grace McEvoy t e l l s u s s h e celeb r a t e d h e r b i r t h d a y r e c e n t l y by throwi n a a Dartv a n d thev ~ l a ~ aeadm e s a n d
fin l e h i t e s a y s he isn't reduclng
very f a s t by playing h i s saxophone, because the guy next door borrows It
e v e r y night:
W e believe M a r y Graddy h a s t h e
r i g h t idea when s h e says, "I don't belleve in dieting. I'm s t o u t and proud
nf
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And L e w C u n n i n g h a m s a y s h e Is g o i n g to g e t himself a n a i r s h i p s o h e can
be above t h e rest of t h e world.
h a v i n e s o e n t a week i n Clnclnnati
v l s i t i k h e r son. Max L i n s t e r a n d wife.
Mrs. Lulu Lalter. P. B. X. operator.
Springfield, h a s been q u i t e slck w i t h
~ n e u m o n l af o r seTveral days, b u t we a r e
glad to know t h a t s h e - i s recovering
rapidly.
Miss X a r y F e n t o n , relief P. B. X.
operator, Monett. a n d Mr. William
Conley w e r e married April 6. They
will reside on a f a r m n e a r Monett.
Employes of t h l s d e p a r t m e n t extend
o u r best wishes.
AUDITOR REVENUES
ST. LOUIS, MO.
ESTELLE HILTOX, R e p o r t e r
E . V. Ashworth s p e n t the week o f
March 2 2 to 28 in New Yorlt.
Beatrice O'Reillv. P. E. Wood. Wm.
E k h e n a u e r , a n d 9. V. A s h w o r t h a r e
a11 a b l e to be a t w o r k a g a i n a f t e r being
q u i t e ill f o r s o m e time.
Litt'le B e t t y J a n e K r e t z e r a g e 6 years,
d a u g h t e r of Mr. and Mrs. F r e d Kretzer,
passed a w a y . a t the Bethesda Hospital.
April 6, a f t e r 3 w e e k s o f suffering w i t h
cerebal sninal menineitis. t h e d e o a r t ment e s t 6 n d s s i n c e f e s y m P a t h y t o - t h e
p a r e n t s in t'heir bereavement.
A. W. Arnett, city ticket a g e n t , w a s a
visitor in this office. recentlv.
s e v e r a l b o y s a t t e n d e d t h k bowling
t o u r n a m e n t a t Detroit. Mich.. March 28
and 23. T h e y also visired Canada.
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S o r m a n R o g e r s became q u i t e 111 tile
m o r n i n g of A p r i l 13 a n d h a d t o be
t a k e n t o h i s home, o t h e r s o n t h e s i c k
l i s t f o r t h i s m o n t h a r e L o y o l a bfcL a u g h l i n , H e l e n McHale, M a r i e W i t t e ,
F. W. Riess. Beulah Bulger. Ai Bush
a n d Genevieve Hutchison.
T h e department extends sympathy to
t h e f a m i l y of blrrrcelline bIcLaughlin,
w h o p a s s e d a w a y . April 10, a f t e r a n
i l l n e s s of s e v e r a l weeks.
Maud F u l t o n and Grace W e b e r left
S a t u r d a y , April 14, fof L o s Angeles.
Calif.. t h e y e x p e e t to v l s i t f o r a b o u t 3
weeks.
Mrs. C. A. Goose. w i f e of T r a i n Audit o r C. 4 . Goose, w h o h a s been s e r i o u s l y
ill a t t h e F r i s c o H o s p i t a l f o l l o w i n g a n
o p e r a t i o n , i s s l o w l y improving.
X r . J. B. T r e m a g n e a n d f a m i l y mot o r e d t o B o u r b o n , Mo., Sunday. April
12th.
T E L E G R A P H NOTES
NEWBURG, MO.
H E L E N FELLOWS, R e p o r t e r
W e a r e g l a d t o r e p o r t t h a t F. T.
B u r t o n , t h i r d Dixon, a n d E. L. >Iooney.
t h i r d Conwav. a r e b o t h b a c k to w o r k
a f t e r a tussle w i t h pneumonia.
W. A. L e w i s t h i r d t r i c k e a s t e n d d i s patcher, went' to t h e Frisco hospital
i n St. Louis. Aprll 1, f o r a n o p e r a t i o n .
H e w a s r e l e a s e d che t w e l f t h , b u t t o
W.
d a t e h a s n o t r e s u m e d , d u t y yet.
M. C h r l s t o p h e r i s r e l ~ e v i n g h i m a n d
H. D e B e r r y h a s t h e t w o - d a y job w h i c h
b e l o n g s t o W. M. C.
Mrs. N. 0 . W a t t s , wife of assistant superintendent. Newburg. is to be rel e a s e d f r o m t h e F r i s c o hospital, A p r i l
17th. a f t e r a five-weeks' s o j o u r n t h e r e .
S h e . i s r e c o v e r i n g nicely f r o m a v e r y
serious operation.
R. V. P o r t e r , f i r s t N. Y. Monett, h a s
b e e n off s i n c e M a r c h 2nd a c c o u n t ill
h e a l t h . H e i s n o w in t h e h o s p i t a l in
St. L o u i s f o r t r e a t m e n t . H e i s b e i n g
relieved b y G e o r g e Vermillion.
C. R. Sally, t h i r d Pacific. i s off a c c o u n t i l l n e s s of h i s w i f e , w h o h a s h a d
to undergo a n operation. L a t e s t rep o r t s a y s s h e is g e t t i n g a l o n g a l l r i g h t .
C h i c k i s b e i n g relieved b y W. E.
Baskett.
W. W. L e m o n s , first N e w b u r g , h a s
been h a v i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e t r o u b l e w i t h
h i s e y e s l a t e l y , a n d upon f i r s t e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e docto; a d v i s e d t h a t h e
g i v e u p smoking-a
g r e a t sacrifice f o r
him but h e made it ( a n d incidentally,
h e h e a r l y w o r e o u t h i s j a w s t h e first
d a y o r two, c h e w i n g g u m ) . A s e c o n d
examination s h o w e d s o m e d e f e c t i v e
t e e t h a n d h e w a s told to h a v e t h e m
extracted.
Consequently h e h a s lost
not only six teeth, b u t two d a y s also.
due to the fact that his jaws were so
s w o l l e n a n d s o r e h e couldn't Calk. H e
w a s relieved b y H. A. Atwell.
C. Y. Roberts, third S. E. Jct.. asked
off f o r o n e d a y , E a s t e r , a n d l o s t s e v e n
days.
H e was' sick three days, then
a f t e r r e p o r t i n g f o r w o r k , received
w o r d o f t h e d e a t h of a s i s t e r - i n - l a w
a n d h e w e n t to K a n s a s C i t y f o r t h e
SECURITY NATlONAL BANK
Reasons Why:
4% on Savings balances in
excess of the flrst $500
3I/CL% on Savings balances up
to $500
2% on Checking Account
balances in excess of $1,000
Maximum Salety-Central
I
Location
tunera!.
l3. C. Jones relieved him.
W. Sf. C h r i s t o p h e r w a s s u c c e s s f u l
b i d d e r o n t h i r d MO M o n e t t , R. D a v i s
bid in t h i r d NY J f o n e t t , H. D. P e t t y
g o t second J e r o m e , a n d A. E. T r o t t e r
g o t t h i r d there.
H. R. Willis. t h i r d Globe, w a s off
a b o u t a w e e k a c c o u n t illness, a n d T.
B. B o a t m a n relieved him.
R a l p h J u r y relieved A. C h i d e s t e r ,
second MO Monett, f o r o n e day.
L. J. P o r t e r f i e l d t h i r d B i l l i n g s , w a s
off a f e n days.
. . beina
- relieved bv T.
B. B o a t m a n .
P. S. P i t t m a n , first 310 Monett, m a d e
a s i g h t s e e i n g t r i p t o Springfleld, r e centlv.
~ : - b e ~ ew
r ar s~s u c c e s s f u l b i d d e r on
t h e agency a t Phillipsburg. H e s a y s
g a r d e n of p e o n i e s
h e i s g o i n g t o ~ l a n at a n d fetunias. W. M. L e w i s i s n o w on t h e job a s
a g e n t a t N e w b u r g . R. E. Nichols, w h o
w a s temporary agent for such a long
time. i s w o r k i n g t h i r d t r i c k MO M o n e t t .
M a n y t h a n k s to G e o r g e Vermillion
f o r his news. Come a g a i n with it. a n y
time.
M O N E T T . YARD
F R A N K KYLER. Reporter
Your Future Is I n
Your O w n Hands
DON'Ttalk
about luck. You a r e a t t h e
helm of your career.
Look around you a t t h e older men,
still struggling along in routine jobs, a t
meager pay. Do you w a n t t h a t kind of
a middle a g e ? O r will you be one of
the trained men w h o rise to bigger
salaries a n d positions of genuine leadership?
You can choose, todny. Y o u r f u t u r e
is in your own hands. Home study w i t h
the International Correspondence Schools
h a s given thousands of men their s t a r t
toward success
men with no more
education, no more ambition, no more.
capital t h a n yourself.
H u n d r e d s of courses, specially prepared for study a t home, lie open before
you. Choose the subject t h a t interests
you most, a n d check it on t h e coupon
below. T h e n mail it and find out h o w
the I. C. S. c a n help you build y o u r
future.
Electric hand lanterns have been issued t o train a n d yardmen on t h e E a s t tern division.
This type lantern is a
g r e a t improvement over the oil burner
a n d much more dependable.
Switchman E. W. Xitchell, who h a s
been receiving treatment in t h e St. Louis
hospital, has-returned home and is back
on t h e job.
Swltchman H a r m o n G r a y i s driving a
new Chrysler sedan.
Spring i s here. being evidenced b y the
number of flower beds a n d gardens t h a t
a r e showing up. House painting i s t h e
order of tho d a y wlth t h e writer, and.
Prom the size of t h e job, will furnish
diversion of sDare time for t h e most of
t h e summer.
General Yardmaster W. N. Caffey h a s
Employees of this road will receive a
been laying off, being relieved b y Ass l s t a n t Yardmaster Spain. W e suspect
Special Discount
a flshing trip.
Switchman 0. G. Donlavy, w h o h a s INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
been laying off sick f o r some tlme, is re"The Unioeraal Unfoers~lv"
ported rapiclly recovering and will reBox 8616-E. Smton. Penna.
s u m e his duties as foreman of t h e midWllhout cost or obligation please aend me full parniaht crew in a few days.
ticulars about the subject belhe which I havo marked X:
Switchman L. A. Taylor and S. 0.
Loromotlve Enslneer
Archllectr' Blveprlntr
Rittenhouse have been doing relief yardLoeornollve Fireman
SUuctural E w l n e e r
d l r Brake Insoector
master work t h e past few days.
URaLe Clerlr O stallon Agent
noundhouse Foreman
Cart Accountant
Uookkeever
Billie Rittenhouse, son of S. 0. Rit- Ol(oun~liloure
?.llnchinld
tenhouse. who has been seriously ill, is HTrninman
and Carman
C. P. Acmunlont
Electric
Lommotlvo
and
reportecl getting along flne.
Industrial bIanaCcment
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SIGNAL D E P A R T M E N T
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Train Operator
OEsecutive Tralninn
fi~onduclar
OStenogranher and Typist
Toolmaker OSecretarial W o r k
Machinist
0Teleb.rauii Engineer
Tlmmlth
~ PGas
r a c Engines
tlcalTelephony
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XATILDA C. HOFFMAN. Reporter
C. A. H a m m , signal supervisor, southern
division.
with
headquarters
at
Springfield, who h a s been oqf account 111ness for several months, 1s much imnrovecl.
.....
G. W. Cathcart, signal maintainer,
Rogersville, who is on leave of absence,
has been spending several weeks a t
E u r e k a Springs, Ark.
Nrs. L. L. Owen, wife of signal malntainer a t Vinita, a n d son. P a u l , spent t h e
week-encl in Tulsa recently.
Little Kathleen a n d Mary Francis Uhr,
who h a v e been quite ill. a r e convalesci n a nicely.
Mrs. R. J. B r a n d t a n d two sons. Rohe r t and Lester, visited relatives in
Colun~bus, Kans., recently.
31r. B r a n d t
is signal maintainer a t Paola. Rans.
PASSENGER T R A F F I C DEPT.
Eighth Street, Between Olive and Locust
RAYMOND H. R I N K E L , Reporter
St. Louie, Mo.
Convenient Hours-9 to 5 Dally.
9 to 6:30 Saturday
These w a r m s p r i n g d a y s a r e bringing
with them m a n y prearranged plans. Killian Coerver, also Louis Coffin. claim It
is clue tlme they make another trip--cles-
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OSectlon Foreman
Q B r l d ~ eand Uulldlng
Foreman
OPalnter
Carpenter
0.iuprenlice Trainlnz
U Railroad ~ n s l r u c t i o n
OCIvll k3gineer
O H i ~ h a a yEnglneer
OShcr, lllueurints
OConcrete Conrtructlon
Namo
Dlesel Enclnes
.ivintlon Encines
Survesor
Plumbing q Steam Fllting
Healing
I7 Ventilalion
i ~ erime
f ration
E ~ r n d : ? c I 1001 Subjects
H l ~ hSchool S ~ & b ~ e c t ~
OCar Revalrer OCnr Inspector
O ~ ~ e r l > . ~ n iDrawin,.
cal
q ~h;t;macy
Ruslne\s Cbrrcspondence
Perrunnel 3lanagcment
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In Intwnatkmal Cmr&p0nclenco Schools Ca:aladlan, M ~ n l l c d ,.dlmtrool. Canuda
Canadbnn mnu rend t h i n coulmn
tination for Killian not a s yet decided
o r being consiclered a s i m p o r t a n t ; however. Louls Coffin mentions when h e
packs his grip, i t will be for Chicago.
While all this is going on, Tom Williamson seems perfectly content spending his idle time working on his house.
a n d its surroundings. Right now h e is
busy completing a "lily pond" (which is
to contain real lilies). W h y not make i t .
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deep enough l o r swlrnmlng. and aiv$ Out
some lnvltatlons thls summer, Tom.
Ed. Bernard recently presented his local dentlst wlth one of hls prlze molars.
causlng hlm to be absent from duty for
a few days suffering the after-effects.
Ralelgh Beatty, not to be outdone by Ed.,
had three of hls teeth pulled, he also
belng absent from work, recuperating.
Klllian C o e ~ e rIs the proud possessor
of one of the old-style dollar bills. and
intends to keep it, probably, long enough
to have one of hls grandchildren realize
a premlum on It in later years.
On nlce, sunny Sunday afternoons,
F r a n k McDonald and famlly, can be
found drlving the Chevle on some Illinois
road, at-how
many miles per hour?
Somehow &lissouri roads won't do on
Sunday afternoons, eh, Mac?
FASHION NOTES: F r a n k Zoellner 1s
stlll wearing his Chrlstmas tie. Charlle
Burns has a brand-new palr 0f red suspenders. Ed. Grob was the flrst to discard hls vest for the year 1931.
M I L L S T R E E T PASSENGER
STATION
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
W. S. WOOD. Reporter
W. H. Jordan, bag-gemaster,
who h a s
been In poor health for severa! months.
has gone Lo the St. Louis hospital for a
physfcal examination. T, L. Griffith having been called to Southern Callfornia on
nccount of a serlous accident in his famIly R. T. Newbold h a s been fllling Mr.
~ o i d a n ' e position. J. 31. Weaver substlt- ~
c. .
for
-i-t- -i-n,,
.. Grifeith and A. G. Ball f o r
Newbold.
The Transportallon Accldent Preventlon Cup won by t h e Springneld Termlnals for the last quarter of 1930 has been
on exhlbltlon In the waltlng room f o r SeVeral weeks and h a s ellclted much Interest
and aclmfratlon from passengers p ~ s l n g
through the statlon.
C. R. Throckmorton. traveling passeng e r agent, Northern PaclAc. showed us
t h a t lighting the top of a cellophane c1g a r wrapper, held vertically In the Angers
causes the smoke to go down into t h e
wrapper instead of up. Two weeks later
t h e same trlck war
illustrated In
"Strange As I t Seems."
The annual musical cantest held at the
S t a t e Teachers' Colleae was very well
attended this pear. We were very much
gratlfled to see that a large number of
these people usecl the Frlsco. our local
ticket sales havlng Increased considerably
whlle the contest was going On.
Claude Harrls and the writer made a
trip to Dallas over Easter Sunday and
were very royally entertalned by C. 6.
Oldaker. aselstant general agent.
The
wrlter had the mkfortune t o be In a n
automoblie accldent just three hours before the train left for home. but lucklly
the cuts and brulses were neither very
serious nor palnful.
Our deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Dillard and famlly. Mrs. Dillard's
father, Mr. T. 0. Doss. having passed
away after many months of sickness and
suff'ering.
DIVISION STOREKEEPER'S
OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD,
MO.
PEARL 4 . FAIN, Reporter
Since our last writing we have had
two light snows, but t h a t sometimes is
t h e way with the month of March: but
spring h here now wlth all its glory and
beauty and many a r e taklng motor trips
over t h e week-ends. No doubt a number
will attend the Apple Blossom Celebration a t Marionville t h e 18th and 19th of
t h i s month.
W e a r e glad to report t h a t May Mutz
can be a t the off'ice again. a f t e r spending several weeks In the St. Louis hospltal.
H a r t Howerd Is also back with kla
again, after havlng a n extended leave of
absence.
-4 letter came t o Mr. Wheatley from
John Sprohs, formerly employed In this
department, saylng he Is enjoylns: Ilfe In
Southern California.
L. P. Cochran, actlng dlvlslon s t w e keeper a t MemphIs. Tenn., was a visltor
of thls ofPlce the last of t h e month.
Account of recent reduction in force
and "bumplnrf'. A. T. Laughlln has taken
Clarence "Jlookus" Milliken's place on the
supply cars and h b helper Is Oscar H a r t sell. "Uncle Jim" Akridge Is a heIper to
T. E. Berst on the supply cars. IIenry
Nelson is stock clerk In charge of classes
three and thlrteen.
John Relnder has
"bumped" into the store department a t
Monett, Mo., and Geo. Graham and
Frank Xiatthews went t o the store clepartment a t Llndenwood.
Oscar Cook is quite proud of a tenpound baby boy who arrived a t hls home
the morning of the 16th and who has
been glven the name of Robert Gene.
L. H. McGulre, crane operator, has
spent about two weeks in the hospital
recently. but is able to be out a t present.
There has also been conslderable slckness In his home. as hls wlfe has had the
flu and his boy had scarlet fever, but
a t present they. too, a r e much better.
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT
TERMINALS
S P R I N G F I E L D , MO.
NORAIAW HINDS, Reporter
E. A. Breshears was absent from duty
a few days on account of illness.
J. D. Clark has bld In the 11 p. m.
swltch tender job.
Elmer Lynch has bld in the 11 a. m.
transfer job.
Ed. Wadley has bid In a vacancy as
a helper on the 8 : 3 0 p. m. job, after several months on the extra board.
G. L. Johnson is back on h L former
job a s helper on the Phelps Avenue job.
George Kirkham, one of our most capable swltchmen. h a s taken the englne
foreman ~ o s l t i o n on the east lead from
3 p. m. to 11 p: m.
C. E. Hosey has been assigned to the
4 p. m. job a s helper In the new yard.
after worklng a s extra yardmaster a n d
switchman f o r several months.
W. L. Turrentine has purchased a new
c a r of a popular make and plans several
extensive trlps this summer.
We a r e glad to announce the marrlage.
April flrst, of Miss Aileen Renshaw to
Mr. A. A. Biggs, popular young swltchman. We extend our congratulations and
our best wishes.
C. L. Wlllis, night asslstant yardmaster, has been absent a few days and
George Sisk ably handled his position
during hls absence.
E. L. Stevens has returned home after
spending two months in Alaska, visiting
relatives. Mr. Stevens reports having had
a wonderful time and some Interesting
experiences.
Among those off Easter Sunday enjoying the flne weather were Ferdy Dlshman
and W. H. Ritter.
An lnltial shipment of the new electrlc
lanterns has been received and several of
the yardmen a r e proudly sporting their
new equipment.
H. A. Dale has returned to hls duties
after being off several weeks, due to a n
Injured foot.
F. A. Manzan Is back on the job after
undergoing an operation for the-removal
of his tonsils.
GENERAL ITOREKEEPER'S
OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Mlsa Jaek FitaJohn was the lucky one
tm get the new complometer Job In thls
oblce. The poaltlon was made possible
by the consolidating of the Central and
Eastern divlslon work. We a r e glad to
h a r e Jaek wlth us agaln.
Judging from the number of glrls in
thls offlce taklng swlmmlng lesson? thls
spring, we thlnk the store department
will stand a good chance of belng represented in some bathlng beauty contest.
We a r e glad to report Clyde Fullerton
Is back on the Job apaln. after belng out
several weeks account of Illness.
OFFICE SUPERINTENVENT
TRANSPORTATION
EULA STRATTON, Reporter
Well. here it is the flrst of May-and
apple blossom time and the prettiest t h e
of the year and everybody has a "cheerup" song in their hearts-hence
the depression gloom Is leavlng and buslness
in general is plcking up.
Easter was a gay tlme for all of usmost everyone bloomed out in a new h a t
and either went to church, played golf
o r took the klddies on egg roasts. Savina Felin motored to Marshneld. where
she spent the day with her mother: Fred a House journeyed to Tulsa for the
week-end and JIerle Platte spent the d a y
in Verona enjoying one of those good old
country dlnners of fried chicken. ham a n d
eggs. hot blscuits and home made honey,
etc.-there's
nothln' like It outside the
Ozarks !
Speaking of blossom the--Mr.
J . W.
Dugan. chief of the weighlng bureau has
just returned from Callfornla, and he
tells us that Aprll In Califurnla is certainly a lovely t h e of the year-trees,
trees, everywhere ancl in full bloom. Mr.
Dugan dld not make a mere pleasure trip
to Callfornia, but journeyed there in
order to accompany Mrs. Dugan home.
Mrs. Dugan has been absorbing Callfornia sunshlne all wlnter, trying to regaln
her health, and we a r e glad to report
t h a t she Is feellng very much better and
stood the trip home nicely.
Dr. Stork made a call a t the home of
two of our tracer clerks durlng the latter part of March and left with Mr. and
Mrs. V. B. Hartley a darllng little elght
and one-quarter pound girl named Nancy Jeanne.
At Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Boehm's.
Beverly Sue, a n adorable
cherub, was left to grace the home. We
a r e so glad to have the arrival of some
little girls In our Frisco family-sorta
evens things up, and Messrs. Hartley
and Boehm a r e certalnly the proud Pathers.
Every once in awhile our off'lce routlne
Is Interrupted by that patriotic duty the
men have to pretend to enjoy-serving
on
the jury-Elbert
Hunt. dlverslon clerk,
has been "cloing his cluty" for the past
week.
Sorta think it would be fun to
"get the low-down" on crlme, etc.. but
Mr. Hunt doesn't agree t h a t it Is.
Vlnnle Hlndman w a s away from the
offlce several days, battllng wlth a touch
of the "flu." but Is back to work now
and feellng very much better. Perhaps
the lovely roses she recelved helped her
recover, and she certalnly received her
share.
Good natured George Silver-our
flrst
tracer extra, still drops in to see us occasionally and we like having him
around.
Louise Boren was also in to see us not
so long ago, looking mighty attractive in
a.Breen coat and matching beret.
Carmen Bowman. former typist. was
also another recent caller, and we enjoyed
seeing her around again.
STELLA COMEGYS, Reporter
SPRINGFIELD FREIGHT STATION
Homer Weber's llttle daughter has had
pneumonia and has been serlously ill, but
a t this tlme she Is much improved.
Mlss Maude Bedell spent the week-end
of April 12th In St. Louis.
Chlef Clerk Mills and family spent
Easter 'wlth Mrs. Mills' parents In Osceola.
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M. M. A. LARKINS, Reporter
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May, 3931,
Hiss Mae Lundstrum has returaed from
e ten-day vacation t h a t Included a visit
Easter Sunday to Oklahoma City.
Mlss Helen Devine worked on the exDense bill desk and now is rellevlna her
twln slster a s comptometer operatof in
t h e revising department while Marle is
ill.
Mlss Dollle Hlnkls went to St. Louis
E a s t e r t o see "Skippy."
Claude Harris' Easter trip to Dallas
resulted In 111s misslng the proper traln
a n d havlnb? t o return "a l a Texas Svecial." HOG come. Claude?
From the platform: Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Duff a r e plannlng to go t o Memphls:
Mrs. Dan ID. Rainey to Oklahoma C l t y ;
Mr. and Mrs. L. Sweetln to R o K ~ ~ Mrs.
s:
J. M. Baker and daughter. ~ l a x l n e , t o
Tulsa.
Messrs. J. E. Wheeler, Edgar ~ u n t l e y
ancl Blalne Billingsworth of the north
r a r d s office a r e now doing relief work
here.
We hope t h a t the illness of son of
Check Clerk CharIes Kelley will not prove
a s serious a s reported.
The bill clerks tell a n amusing story
of Porter Rayn Messey's "duel with a
bug" a few evenlngs ago. But wlth the
aid of his trusty old broom, Rayn conquered a s usual. H e always gets his bug.
or rat.
F. L. & D. C L A I M D E P A R T M E N T
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
DAZEL LEWIS. Reporter
The 1931 membership campaign3 of
the Frlsco Veteran Employes' Association
is In full swing. To d a t e approximately
500 have enrolled a s new members or
renewed their nwmbershlps. I f you have
not already enrolled, please get in communication with the secretary. Mr. J. L.
McCormack, Room 400 Frlsco Building,
Springfleld, Mo.
F. L. Pursley, chief clerk, and Mrs.
Pursley enjoyed a motor trip to Joplin
recently.
On April 15, virginla G l e r . voucher
lyplst, resigned account of her approachIng marriage to F. J, Peterson, of the
general manager's 0fflce.- Vlrginia had
been a ralthful and-loyal employe of the
claim department for several years and
durlng that time- had made a host of
friends. A number of social aPfairs were
given In her honor. Words a r e inadei u a t e to express our good wishes for the
happy couple.
Slncere sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Pearl Davis. whose father passed a w a y
on Aprll 7th. and to Carl I?. Smith, whose
rather departed thld llfe a t the family
home In Louisvlile. Ky., on Aprll 9th.
The e m ~ l o v e s of thls office were
shocked a & heeply grieved to learn of
the death of Norrls Leltsendorfer of BI1Hngs. Mo.. and husband of Nrs. Lucy
Whittenberg Leisendorfer (formerly a
dictaphone o p e r a t o r in t h i s d e p a r t ment).
who will jaln In M e r l n g e ~ n g r a t u l a t i o n s
and best wishes.
ST. LOUIS TERMINAL'S CLUB
ROBT. A. HALEY. Reporter
This report Is written In the Frlsca
Hospital, where the writer ha6 been canflned the past week with a n attack of
the flu. Glad to report I expect to be
back to work in a few days.
E. E. Whitney. foreman 7 a. m. transfer crew. was also onerated unon the latt e r p a r t - o f March. and Is ndw a t home
dolng flne. and expects to return to work
about the mldrlle of May.
Day Yard Cicrk Chas. Benson is back
to work acain a t Chouteau Avenue. a f t e r
being off Gveral months with a fractured
leg. All glad to see Charles back on the
job.
The offlclalr sure appreciate the meritorious eflorts of Asslstant Yardmaster
C. J . Harmon and Switchman H a r r y
Webb. the night of March 13th. when a n
east-bound traln arrlved a t Lindenwood
ahead of No. I ancl reported losing a
brake beam between Old Orchard and S.
R. Jct.
Mr. Harmon jumpecl into Mr.
Webb's a u t o and drove to Old Orchard
ahead of No. 4, where Mr. Harmon set
the block against No. 4 and walked east
to Southeast Junction. to be s u r e the
brake beam was not on the track, whlch
possibly would have resulted In a serlous
accident. This was surely quick and flne
work on the part of Messrs. Harmon and
Webb.
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TULSA, O K L A H O M A
MARGERY O'BRIEN, Reporter
Plc Club.
Mr. James w u
assisted by other members of the Frlsco
family, Mr. 0. L. Young, superintendent;
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ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS
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INVESTMENT
BONDS
F U E L DEPARTMENT
ST. LOUIS, MO.
LOUISE S. GIBSON, Reporter
Mr. C. E. Blssell. fuel Inspector, Plttsburg, Kan.. w a s in (he oflice on March
16. Mr. Btssell's vlsils a r e always enjoyed and. e s he is thoroughly informed
of the
railroad
his
on the
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--.-~. in .--territory, his vislts a r e instructive a s
well.
Mr. Geo. L Schneider, supervisor of
fuel economy. Sapulpa. Okla., also favored 11s n l t h a vislt last Fridav. He
was radlatlng Oklahoma sunshi6e and
good cheer all d a y and everyone felt invigorated after his vlsit.
Wrs. Louise S. Glbson made a v h l t to
Springfleld to see Mrs. 13. E. Betts, who
was formerly Miss L a u r a Money, a mem---
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Securlty Bldg.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
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I Owens Paper Box Co.
Brown & Hall Supply Co.
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Wholesale Distributors
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
1504-6 Pine st.
ST. LPUIS
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OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
DESKS
ORVILLE COBLE. Reporter
We extend our sympathy to P. W. Arnold on the loss of hls father-In-law. W.
C. Hawkins, who succumbed to a heart
attack March 24th. Mr. Hawkins' passing i s a loss not only to his family and
frfends, but to the communlty.
Our sympathy also to V. C. Wlllisms.
who lost his grandfather. Aprll 16th. from
pneumonia. Mr. Chandler. who was 86
years old, had been ill but a short tlme.
F. J. Peterson spent Easter a t Paciflc.
Mo.. with his mother.
Miss Ann McClernon entertalned her
bridae club. Wednesday evenina.
-. t h e flfteens.
Fred J. Peterson a n 6 Vlrginla M. Hasler were guletlg married April 15th and
a r e now Hvlng a t the Ambassador Apartments. Both have many Frisco friends
be? of the FrLco Famlly and the fuel
department In particular.
Mr. H. E. Martin and famlly made a
vlslt over the week-end to Sprlngfleld to
vlsit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Martin a r e
both "natives" of Springfleld and he Is
always jovial after hls vlslts to 111s home
town.
Mr. F r a n k Schlck I s showing much interest in politics and we wonder just how
soon he will be leaving us to become
"the people's choice,"
CHAIRS
FILIXG CABINETS
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TABLES
STEEL FURSITURE
RAILROAD SETTEES
PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES
Hy. L. Schafermeyer
Locksmith and Machinist
Safes Opened and Repaired
408-10 N. 3rd St.
St. Loui8, MO.
MAln 0245
E. A. HOLSCHER
OFFICE FURNITURE CO.
Becht Laundry Co.
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S A I N T LOUIS
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Family Laundry
330 1 1 1 Bell Av. St. Louis
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Sapulpa and worked one d a y a t XY,
taklng another slxty days off to visit his
f o l k s In L a r g o , Florida.
W. M. Robuck. swing dispatcher at Sapulpa. off five days to hoe hls spuds
d o w n In Amory.
Mlss.
Methlnks
it would be worth the tlme lost to go
down there especially to watch hlm. F.
.\. Smith relieving.
Understand J. B. Robinson, a g e n t
Bryant, Is ofC slck, Haskell Watson relieving.
F. Van Pelt, thlrd towerman a t Clanmore, off three day# attending t h e golden
wedding annlversary of hls mother a n 3
father. W. A. Gamble relieving.
W. B. Hollands. manager and wlre
chief a t Sapulpa. was called t o Freestone,
Texas. account the serlous slckness of his
mother. E. F. Oaks made the rellef.
Robert 0. Brenner, flfteen-year-old son
of Dlapatcher H. 0. Brenner. was elected
all-star guard of the champion K a n s a
Clty Tigers baaket ball team. The Tigers
beat all comers in t h e Kid Tournament
held the lattcr part of March with thirtys l x teams partlclpatinrr.
Besldes being
a n all-around athlete. soung Brenner has
also captured all the medals offered in tho
Natlonal Rifle .Lqsoclatlon for marksman
of his age. We congratulate Mr. Brenner
on his son's skill and courage.
Railroads last year spent 14 per cent
or their gross to malntain thelr highw a y s : trucks and bosses got theirs free!
Ask your merchant if he thinks this is n
square deal.
Mr. J. XI. Mulhall h a s completed a trfp
or 1,600,400 miles. reachlng the age limit
of 70 years, and belng retlred on pension.
His record of 4 9 years and4 11 days without ever havfng a wheel on the ground
will. no doubt. stand for many yearn
to come. Hfs record provldes a good a r gument on the safety of trafns over
busses.
R. W. Pierce off one day a t McAlester, relieved by Baker.
The next regular meetlna of the Tulsa
Frlsco Employes' Club wlll be held In
thelr new quarters In the Public ServIce Building a t First and Denver Streets.
Hiph-class boxfng and wrestlfna, alone
wlth a seven-plece strlng orchestra. wfll
furnlsh the entertainment. No charge.
Bruce Hough. from thfrd h a n c l s lo
auency Whlte Oak on bid. J. E. Custer
a t Francis until bfds a r e up on thlrd.
F. A. McLaren, third Henryetta, was
.called tn Ft. Scott. Kansas. account the
death of hls mother-In-law. Mr. McLaren
h a s had his share s f sorrow these last
nix months and the sympathy of t h e telegraph department is extrndpd to Mac In
hls hour of sorrow. C. Murphy Is making
the rellef.
The followina changes In statfon names
a r e natad on t h e new t h e - c a r d : South
Holdenville to "Sfsson" and our new
agency at Drumright t o "Tldal."
H. J. Houglancl. second Afton, off couple weeks visitina hls folks In Adair and
Francls, Oklahoma. \V. K. Baker relleving.
C. G. Wllson, c x l r a operator. w&J called
t o Albion account hls mother very sick.
J,
A. Hadwln, operator4lcket w e n t
Madlll. Oklahoma, has organleed a Frfsco
string band conslstlng OK violin. mandolin.
guitar. u k e banjo and bass viol a n d Intends to ha;e a big time this summer. H e
t h e contract t% furnish m u s k f o r the
dances at Petttjohn Sprlngs between Madill and Ardmore, and each thlrd Frlday
night wfll play a free dance for all Frfsco
employes, thelr farnilfes and any friends
they m a y wlsh t o bring.
On these
Frlsco dance nfghts short talRs will bc
has
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ORGANIZED 1909 BY
EMPLOYES
nrsco
6% Dlvldende on Full Paid Stock
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made on raltroadlng, sollcltatlon of buslIn St h u l s wlth her brother f o r -some
ness and other railroad ~ r o b l e m s t h a t
clays and accompanied the body to Stotesmay come up from time to tlme. We all
bury, Mlssourl. where the funeral was
wish "HAD" t h e best of luck.
held April 9th.
E x t r a Operator C. Murphy w a s through
S. A. H a t h a w a r , second Chelsea, off
Madill a whlle back. stopping OK long
few days to t r y his luck flshlng. W. A.
Gamble making the relief.
enouah to renew acaualntances. Sald he
was r e t u r n i n g from- Sherman, where he
W. H. Shedlebar, agent Afton, reports
has been spending the past ten days vlsitLCL business In and out of Afton is
ina hls Uncle Joe M u r-~ h- v. . who Is a
picking up. Whlch we a r e all very glad
brakeman on No. 532.
t o hear and hope this Increase In LCL
0. F. Nowlin, agent Madill, went nsh~ h i p m e n t s contlnues.
Through the efing here a while back. Stayed three days
forts of the force a t Afton. lncludlng secthen blamed it on the raln when he got
tion men, the merchants a r e ordering
back.
thelr goods by rall only, very seldom a
Llnernan S. M. Worthy 1s drlvlns a new
truck shlpment being sllpped in.
master Bulck sedan. On the inltiatlng
John Kramer. son of Llneman WI11
day he entertained Second Trlck OperaKramer, won tho office of Constable over
tor W. A. Maberry and family wlth a
a neld of five opponents a t Olathe. Kannlce ride to Dallas a n d back vla Ft.
sas. in the last election.
Smith. Ark.
A new spur servlnp the clty water
S. R. Vandervort, thlrd trick Madill,
pump statlon a t Chlckaaha was put into
announces the arrival of Thomas Washservice recently. Chickasha Is installlng
burn Vandervort, wekhlng 10% pounds.
new pumps, water conclult and other
and born Aprll 2nd. Van says he is goeood
eauioment. with the Frisco gettlna
.. a ing to make a traln caller out of him
portion of. the business.
when he gets older, and from the way he
L. A. Schooler. agent Wheatland. I s
hollers now he won't let anyone miss
somewhat stuck up nowadays. Says the
t h d r traln. Congratulations. Van !
Oklahoma Clty alrport Is being moved to
H a r r y T. Morhouse. thlrd trick Afton,
wlthin a stone's throw of Wheatland.
announces t h e arrlval of Nance Claire
which will result In some passenger busiMorhouse on Aprll 16th. Seems t o - ~ m e ness for the Frlsco to and from Wheatlike the stark has been a busy bird from
land. a s the alr lines a r e arranaine the
Afton to Madlll. Conrrratulatlons. Harry.
schedules to connect wlth traln servrce.
I t Is Just one hund;.ed years ago this
The old flmt trick a t "YD" east yard.
month t h a t the DeWltt Cllnton. the flrst
Oklahoma City, was abolished elYective
regularly commlssloned steam locomotive
April 6th. Operator Nat Burch is exwas put In servfcc on a railroad in thls
erclsins his senlorftv by dlsolacinr
- E.
country.
Schlltz- on second ~ a w t o n .
A. C. M c Q u l g ~ . flrst Afton. recehred
H a r r y T. Morehouse, thlrd Afton. atword t h a t hi&-brother-In-law. Rnlnh
tended t h e funeral of hls uncle, W. A.
~hompson, Frfsco specla1 o l ~ i c e r -h a d
Carter. at Sand S ~ r l n r s .Okla.. Aorfl 12th.
passed a w a y a t the Frlsco Hospital In St.
Sloan a i d W. A.
Many thanks to
Louls Aprll 7th. Mrs. McQuigfi has been Mayberry for items submitted thfs month.
~o~
votesapipe
his Favorite
pleasure smoke
W
HEN you want to settle down and enjoy
a long cool smoke there's nothing like
a pipe and good tobacco. Fireman E. 0. Snell
of the Pennsylvania says, "A pipe and good old
Edgeworth is my smoke, and believe me I'm
mighty glad I found it."
If you've never tried Edgeworth, today is the.
day to begin. It's for sale everywhere. O r #or
a free sample packet, address: Lams & Bro. Co.,
Street, Richmond, Va.
Edgeworth is
blend of
by Edgeworth's distinctive eleventh proms. Buy
Edgeworth anywhere in
two forms-"ReadyRubbed." and "Plug
Slice."All sizes, 15tpcket
package to pound humidor tin.
EDGEWORTH
SMOKING TOBACCO
a
fine old burieys, with
its natural wvor insured
rado account of t h e sickness of a relativn.
W e have givcn t h e rip track wood mill
shop machinery a new coat of Duco. Thls
a d d s greatly t o t h e appearance of t h e inL. A. IlACK antl AMELIA I L i L T ,
terior of t h e place.
Reporters.
Dennis Howard, third class n~achinist.
and his brother Dence, cellar packer.
wcre
called to Francis recently account
Mr. M. C. l i c I ~ a k e y , machinist. and
of t h e serious illness of thelr aunt. Thcy
wife were called to Piggott, Arkansas.
report s h e 1s well on t h e road t o recovery.
March 24th on account of serlous Illness
J. L. Morton. piece work chccker. and
of Mr. McLeskey's mother.
family, spent E a s t e r with relatives a t
Mr. R. L. Phelps, c a r foreman. and wifc
Sprinpfleltl, Jlo. Mr. JIorton's Father is
returned from a short visit with thelr
in poor health a t thls writinp, but hol)c
daughter a t St. James, Xlissouri, t h e flrst
t h a t spring weather will hclp to Improve
part of t h e month.
his rontlitlon. Mrs. AIorten visited with
3Ir. W. I%. AlcGaugh, c a r clerk. h a s
h
c r brother. whom he had not secn for a
becn I r y l n ~o u t his new golf clubs, new
~ w r l o d of flvc years.
rrolf clothes and hls luck on t h e golf
J. S. White, coach c l e a n ~ r , who ha~ o u r s e snt Tulsa and Sapulpa.
been in t h e St. Louls hospital for some
Xlr. W. U. COY,plecework checker. and
time. returnctl honw. Mr. Whltc~ is not
wYfc wcre called to Springflelil. Jlissouri.
rccovcrlng a s fast n s we u~oulrl like. but
on account slckness and death of Jlr.
)lope h e will be with u s soon.
Cov's f a t h e r Aoril 4th. Thcv have o u r
Traveling c a r inspectors, Jlessrs. W. H.
sympathy.
Samuels antl J. T. Fite. ralletl on 11.;
Mrs. A. B. Crutne, wife of tlmelcecper.
April 8th. Glad to have them call on ur
spent o few d a y s wlth friends a t Francis
a s we always bencflt from their suggc%srcccntlp.
tions.
Mr. C. H. Rctzlaft, machinist, and w i f e
C. H. Vandiver h a s rcsignecl a s c a r
spent the Easter holidays with relatives
clerk.
Understand he h a s not dcflnitely
a t Duncan. Oklahoma.
Mrs. Hetz1ofi.s
decldcd w h a t kind of work h c will t a k e
brother. Mr. R o y R a y , h a s bren visiting
up.
H a r v e y J a m e s , roundhoosc caller.
in Tulsa with t h e Rctzlaffs.
has bren appointed to All the vacancy.
111'. H. A. Dcllis, marhinist, and fanrBob Jloore was appolntc~l caller. Wish
ily have ntoved to Rcd Fork.
both of you all the luck in t h r world.
Mr. J . S. \Bhiti,. a l r brake man, and
Box P a c k c r R. G. Fountain a n d family
wifc lcft for Hobbr. S e w Mexico, on a n
overland t r i p to visit their daughter. who
visitrd with Mrs. Fountaln's mother a t
Jones. F a s t e r Sunday. Nr. Fountain said
is rdannlng to return with then].
they broke up all t h e hens' ncsts in
T h e ycar-old son of JIr. and J l r s . S.
their quest for E a s t e r eggs.
S. Walls passed anmy 4 p r i l 16th. 311.
Walls is employed a s machinist. W e synlWilliam Tenlplc. store room day counpathize wlth them In thelr bereavement.
t e r man. has purchascd a new residence
MI-. W i l l i a n ~ Bow. machinist, who h a s
at 1014 South Shartel avenue. H e rebcen oft on account of sickness, returned
ports t h a t h e Is well pleased wlth his ncw
to work April 13th.
locatlon.
.4 nice write-uo In t h e Tulsa ~ ' o r l c l of
E l s a Wiley, coach )'art1 electrician, ha31urch 31at marked t h e passing of a n bullt a new garape. S a y s t h a t his new
other veteran into well-merited retireFord kept wanting to come in t h e housc
ment. Mr. J. M. Mulhall (Uncle J i m to
a t night untll he built the garage.
most of u s ) , who f o r y e a r s h a s becn In
F l r r m n n H. H. Morgan. R e r t Pirlcls
t h e c a b on one of o u r best passenger
a n d C. R. Smlth h a v e been r u t off of t h c
tralns. reached t h e a p e limlt on N a r r h 3.
O
k
l ~ h o m a Clty, Okla., subdivision. Bill
1931. May IIfe's sunset hold for him tilc
Johnson h a s been bumped back on
best t h a t IICe afiords In health and I ~ a p l ~ i - through freight t u r n on Chick sub.
11854.
Fireman P. I<. Har.woo11 is spcntling his
Mr. H. C. Prlce, machinist Tulsa. was
t h e in t h c hill country along t h c Whitc
ofC scveral d a y s t h e p a s t month on acRlver in Arkansas recuperating from a n
count of Illness in his family.
illness of long standing. It seems t h a t 11c
Mr. I". R. Mock, machinist Tulsa. w a s
chose wisely in going there.
called t o Texas March 30th on account of
Engineer P. L. Pcarson 1- off on a
Ills brother being seriously injured in a n
leave of absence. H e expects to spend
autornobllc accldent.
H e returned to
the time in Nebraska. Washlngton and
work several d a y s a g o and reports his
other polnts in t h e Northwest.
brother improving.
All flremen working o u t of thls point
Mr. S. S. Walls. n ~ a c h i n l s tTolsa, is t h e
entered the service prior to 1918. If you
proud owner of a Pontiac roach.
haven't bcen here a long tinw these times
Mr. L,. 1,. Hinch. engineer Tulsa. who
you simply aren't here.
l ~ a sbeen sick for several weeks, returned
to work .4r)ril 1.5th.
Quite a number of t h c ~ n c r ~ l ~ a n i cdcal
) , a r t n ~ e n thavc benefltetl by oil wclls heAlr. C. C'. Sancr. englneer Tulsa. who
h a s been in t h e St. Louls hospital f o r
i n 6 drillcd in t h e South City flcitl : among
some tlme, returned to his home a t Sathem a r e A. M. Darragh. J. I.. Cowycr.
H . Reinhardt. .\. Hunter. A. C. Lesile, E.
pulpa.
Wiley, V. H. Satubos. W. S. Melvin, J .
We wish to extend our s ~ m p a t h yto
H. Covington. C. M. Leister, A. A. Dotson.
Alrs. H. 11'. Campbell and famlly in the
loss of husband and father. N r . CampA. L. Swaln. F B. Hnmmonrl.
R. H a r bell w a s accidentally kllled whllc crosrmon a n d Roy Ploq-d.
ing T u l s a y a r d s on his w a y to work.
Drilling is progressiny: rapldly on Frisco
On account of misplacements in senloroil well No. 3. They were drilllnp a t
ity we now have with us fircnlen, Mr. P.
6.100 feet April 15th. T h e crew s t a t e s
\V. 1 ee, back from S h e r n ~ a n :Mr. C. R.
t h a t they will case a t 5.200 feet. No
Snlith, Mr. H. H. >Ior&-an and Jlr. Ficltls,
doubt this will be anothcr blp producer
fronl Oklahoma City.
a s all t h e other wells In this rlcinlty.
1,. E. Chancy returnrcl from t h c St.
1,ouis hospltal April 12th. whcre h e unO K L A H O M A C I T Y , OKLA.
r l w w m t a n operation for appendfeltis.
Will be some tinw bcforc he is able to rcJ . 1.:. NORTON. Hc!)otntcr
turn to work.
We extend our sympathy to .Toe Gregg.
coach
cleaner. whose brother dicd in RosJack Lewis c a r oiler on second shift.
well. New Mexico. April 6th. T h c f u had t h e misfortune to demolish hls c a r in
neral
w a s held a t Norman. Okla., April
a n aceldent n e a r Marlow t h e nlght of
13th.
JIarch 29th. T h e lights falled and t h e
Mr. O, C , Papin, wlfe of triple valvc
r a r struck t h c ralling on a brldge. Mr.
man, Ir I11 a t this tlnlc. H ~ P C
s h e ha.;
1,ewis received painful though not serirecoverer1 by t h c tlme t h l s 1s ~mhlisherl
fils injuries. I I c went back to work April
Nr. Papln's son Ernmet Is slowly recovcr9th. Gcorge R u h m a n flllcd t h e tcmpoIng from an operatlon Cor appendlcltis.
r n r y vacancy.
Seems t h a t Nr. Papin's fa~rtilyIs having
R. C. W'edlck. e x t r a c a r inspctor, remore t h a n thelr shave of ailments.
licved Mr. A. Neal n t Snyder for flvc days.
T h e F r f s c v bascbtl.11 club opcned the
Understand Mr. Ncal w a s called to Colo-
MECHANIAL DEPT. N E W S
T U L S A , OKLA.
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Muniripal Twilight I.caguc season ;\pt.il
14th by losing 7 t o 8 to t h e Film LCachange club. W e pla>-ccl a good g a m c for
t h e greater p a r t of t h e game. Lost t h e
g a m r by two errors a t critical tinles. The
Bonner an41
bateries for EIrisco \VIW
Krrce.
You will hcar more froni us
later in t h e xeason.
T h e beneflt bridgc and dance for t h e
baseball club held -4pril 15th went o v r r
with a blg success. Tiw winners of thv
prizes wcrc Mr. lioncy. flrst prlze: Mr.
I?. I\-. Swan, second. an11 111'. Leo Sellman. third prize. MIS. Bloom, flrst ; JIrs.
15. J . ICscplin. second.
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POCAHONTAS, A R K .
CLE.\llUS
PRICIC. Heporter
J f r . L. P. D a v i s , c l e r k , P o p l a r HluK.
was off d u t y a few days the flrst of
April arcount siclcness in fiumily a t
I?lythcville, Ark. W h e i ~Mr. D a v i s r e turner1 to Poplar Muff he brought his
famlly with him antl a r e now making
t h e i r h o m e there.
Mr. n'. 15. JIathews, relict agcmt. Popl a r Bluff. brounht JIrs. J1athea.s ovcr and
they expect to make their h o ~ n ca t Pop1111. Bluff for awhile.
Mr. L. R a n l e y a n d Mr. I*:d B r a n t s l ) e n t
t h e 13th in Pocahontas.
JIr. I.'. R. Ludwig. agcnt. Blggcru. .irk..
spent Easter Sunday with Itis son. 13'. J.
I.udwiz caahler ooerator a t Pocahontas.
Mr. V
' . J. Schoonover, E'risco attorney.
made a buslncss trip to Chickasha. Okla..
recently.
Mr. J. R. Boyd. agcnt. Pcrryville. Junctlon. w a s in Pocahontas April I?. P r o m
all reports we believe Roy will bc m a r ried soon.
C A P E GIRARDEAU, MO.
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Mrs. J . S. Llovd and Miss Jlolll~: I'attun spent t h e week in K a n s a s Clty, Mo..
a s guests of XIrs. Henry D. Heft. Jlrs.
Heft is t h e daughter of Conductor antl
Mrs. J. S. Lloyd.
E d g a r Wlller and wifc and son Junlor
TULSA A D V E R T I S E R S
HENRY ADAMSON &
LEFLORE POTEAU
COAL & MINING COMPANIES
M I N E R S and S H I P P E R S
of
T U L S A C H I E F (Bituminous)
and
P O T E A U C H I E F (Semi-Anthr.)
COALS
Mines Located at
T U L S A and P O T E A U , O K L A .
WHEN I N THE MARKET FOR
COAL OF ANY GRADE
Call Phones: Residence 968 1-Olflcr 46388
OR IVRITE U S AT
T U L S A , OKLA.
R. R. 1, Box 64
Peter Adamson Coal and
Mining Company
s l ~ c n t Easter with Xlrx. Willer's parents
a t .Jonesboro. Ill.
Mr. end Xfrs, Don F a r r had a s their
rruests E m t e r Sunday. Mr. ancl Xlm. R.
French and tamily ant1 Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Scott of Dallas. Texan.
Mr. ancl Mrs. John P'. Neal will leave
April 1 2 for Texas to spend a week or ten
d a v s wtth Xlr. Neal's son. Gene, a t Lockport. From there thev wlll RO to Pcnsacola, Florida, for a i e w clays and will
return via Memphis, Tenn.. where they
will visit another son, F r a n k Neal.
Holman Scott, baggagenlam. Is a p a h
bark to work a f t e r having been off for
a Pew d a y s account illncsn.
Shirley Ann Smith, n n ~ a l l grandd a u g h t e r of General Agent J. T. Hulehan. h a s been conflned to hcr home for
scveral days. t h e victinl of n~easleq.
R. M. Cullum. second trick opcrator
a t t h e passenger station. is conflnetl t o
his home account illnesq. 3Ir. Cull11111
wlll enter t h e Frlsco Hospital a t St.
Louis within a few d a y s t o undergo a
m a j o r opcration.
Mr. a n d Mrs. C. C. H a r r i s h a v e moved
i n t o t h e i r h o m e on P a r k e r a v e n u e .
R o v a n d E u e e n e XlcConachie a n d
\ \ r a y i ~ e B u c k a n K a n , s t u d e n t s in t h e
University of K e n t u c k y , L e x i n g t o n .
spent t h e E a s t e r holidays with their
parents, here.
Mr. a n d Mrs. C. R. F i n l e y a n d child r e n s p e n t E a s t e r w i t h h e r p a r e n t s in
Champaign, Illlnok.
Xlrs. J . A. Moran of Sprlngfleld m a s
a S u n d a v v i s i t o r a t t h e h o m e of
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-a n d Mrs: R. I,. Cooper. T h e - c o o p e r s
accompanied Mrs. M o r a n t o St. L o u i s
f o r a s h o r t visit w i t h Mr. a n d X r s .
I.. A. Gibson.
Ye s c r i b e h a d t h e p l e a s u r e of a t t e n d i n g t h e Glrls' C l u b luncheon, w h i c h
w a s held a t t h e J e f f e r s o n H o t e l o n
Xlarch 26th. I enjoyed i t s o v e r y m u c h
t h a t I w i s h a l l t h e F r i s c o g i r l s could
:ittend o n e of t h e i r m e e t i n g s .
N i s s I l a Cook wan h o n o r g u e s t a t a
handkerchief s h o w e r given a t t h e
h o m e of Mrs. A. H. R e s e r o n April 9th.
O F F I C E DIVISION A C C O U N T A N T
C H A F F E E , MO.
I'olks,
t h l s will he nly last report
from t h e rlivislon accountant's office a t
Chaffec. On April 15. thls office will be
abolished ancl t h e accounting for t h e
R i v e r division will b e t a k e n c u r e of ill
Memphis.
Mr. .T. R. \Vilhoit ancl Xlr. T. 1). SIUI'ry
will t a k e posltlons In t h e St. I,ouls office.
\V. R. McDonough. Ralph Stephrns antl
Miss I l a Cook will t r a n s f e r to Slemphls
with thelr positions.
At this time Ranny McDonough i s S U ~ ferlng with the toothache, but from tho
w n v t h e dentist 1s worklng on R a n n y and
eC<racting t e e t h , i t w o n ' t be l o n g u n t i l
he mdll not have a n y teeth to ache.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. 1,ankfortl entertalned with four tables of bridge, f0llowing which a delightful luncheon w a s
served. Xlrs. L. L. Grisham an11 G e n e ~ t
hforgan won high scores. Miss J u a n l t n
hlorcan and Ralph Stcphens rccehefl con-
Xirs. Stelter.
TRAINMASTER'S OFFICE AND
LOCAL F R E I G H T H O U S E
C H A F F E E , MO.
I L . ~COOK, R e p o r t e r
~11.s. (jeorge Mason of F o r t S w t t ,
l i a n s a s , h a s r e t u r n e d to h e r home a f t e r
visitinrr h e r d a u g h t e r , Mrs. A . S .
Xlatth&Vs.
Bllly H o p k i u s , son of d i s p a t c h e r , h a s
heen u n f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h to c o n t r a r t
t h e mumps.
B e r t C h e a t h a m of E v a n s v i l l e , I n diana spent E a s t e r with his parenl*,
Mr. &ld Mrs. H. V . C h e a t h a m .
O u r s y n ~ p a t h y Is e x t e n d e d to Mrs.
I,. A. L o w r v . d u e t o t h e d e a t h of h e r
fat'her.
F o n n i e Blaylock \\'as a v i s l t o r a t t h e
h o m e o f h i s s i s t e r . Mrs. E m m e t Bond.
w h i l e e n r o u t e f r o m J l e m l ~ h i st o Rollkl.
Jl0.
A r c h i e Smiley, J u n i o r . h a s heen t a k e n
t o t h e S h r i n e r ' s H o s p i t a l in St. Lollin
l o r Lreatment.
NI-. a n d Mrs. E d Xllller a r e t h e 1vo11d
p a r e n t s of a daalghter who arrived on
M a r c h 22nd.
Out ot the nlght comes dawn,
Out of sympathy comes servlce.
Mrs. C. 1. Forster, Funeral Home
No. 918-920 Brooklyn Avo.
GRand 0336
KANSAS CITY. MO.
Carneb w e r e played. T h e handkerchi.efs
w e r e p r e s e n t e d t o Zlllss Cook b y M i s s
I r e n e Wehllng with a p r e t t y tarewell
npeech. a s Bliss Cook h a s been t r a n s f e r r e d ta t h e M e m p h i s oftice. D e l l c l ~ u s
r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e s e r v e d b y Mrs.
R e s e r a n d SIrs. H a r r e l l .
We a r e very sorry t o hear of t h e
i l l n e s s of Miss Blossom Chrlatopher.
o p e r a t o r a t C a r u t h e r s v l l l e . a n d hope t o
h e a r of h e r q u i c k recovery.
Ben G r i e s h a b e r h a s been b e a u t i f y i n g
h i s h o m e b y p l a n t i n g flowers a n d
b u i l d i n g a v e r y a r t i s t i c fence.
BLYTHEVILLE OFFICE
3IAHY F E H R E L L , Reporter
Miss AIarle Moon nlarlc a rush trip t o
Littlc Rock. Ark.. S a t u r d a y March 21st ;
returning Monday noon. s h e drove t o
Steele. 110.. then t o Caruthersvllle, wherc
and in addition
In addition t o correcting scale formation, foaming,
e n ~ b r i t t l i n g t e n d e n c i e s . p i t t i n g a n d c o r r o s i o n i n locom o t i v e boilers. t h e D e a r b o r n C h e m i c a l C o m g a n y o f f e r s
o t h e r s e r v i c e s o n allied problems.
A p p l y i n g t o Boilers. Oil i n b o i l e r w a t e r , if p r e s e n t
i n o n l y m o d e r a t e q u a n t i t i e s , m a y b e t a k e n care of b y
p r o p e r a d j u s t m e n t in t h e Dearborn t r e a t m e n t supplied.
T r e a t m e n t i s s u p ~ l i e df o r u s e i n p r e p a r i n g n e w b o i l e r s
f o r s e r v i c e a l s o , a n d f o r p r o t e c t i n g b o i l e r s o u t of
service.
H e a t e r s a n d I n j e c t o r s . D e a r b o r n F o r m u l a 103 antl
a n a s o c i a t e d s e r i e s of f o r m u l a e are d o i n g e x c e l l e n t
work in keeping feed water heaters a n d injectors free
from scale. This is a treatment for prevention rather
t h a n r e m o v a l of s c a l e .
Cleaning Scaled Equipment.
Dearborn
Special
F o r n i u l a No. 134 h a s b e e n s t a n d a r d i z e d f o r r e m o v a l
of s c a l e f r o m e q u i p m e n t . I t i s r a p i d , e f f e c t i v e a n d illexpensive.
C o r r o s i o n in E q u i p m e n t . C o r r o s i o n i n c i r c u l a t i n g
s y s t e m s h a n d l i n g h o t or cold w a t e r or b r i n e i s h e l d i n
satisfactory control by the Dearborn treatment supplied. ,
R u s t Prevention.
F o r all exposed metal surfaces
NO-OX-ID, t h e o r i g i n a l r u s t p r e v e n t i v e , g i v e s e n t i r e l y
reliable a n d long l a s t i n g protection.
Dearborn Cleaners a r e made in a series
C l e a n e r No. 4 i s e f f e c t i v e f o r
c l e a n i n g c a r floors.
Cleaners.
of g r a d u a t e d s t r e n g t h s .
Inquiries invited.
Dearborn Chemical Company
20s &st 42nd Street, New York
310 So. Michigan Awe.. Chicago
Frirco Building S t
LOU:'
Ofices in All Principal Cities
s h e dtrected s home-talent play. Marie
Is kept quite busy these days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Poindexter were
called t o Walnut Ridge April 3rd account
the serious Illness of t h e latter's mother.
John's mother has also been quite Ill. but
a t this time both a r e reported to be very
much Improved.
Lloyd Blomeyer, young son or Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Rlomeyer. has been very 111
with scarlet fever. W e wish the lfttle fcllow a speedy recovery.
Belle Kinne visited In Sikeston recently. Of course, the vlsit was just for a
day and this day w a s Sunday. In the
afternoon we drove t o Cape Girardeau.
While there talked t o Tom Hudson and
Dean Underwood via t h e compaslte phone.
Thls Is t o advise Mr. Cooper and "Bia
H O D P ~w
" e were quite dlsannolntrrl not t o
Include them in our "conflab."
Mrs. Robert Holland vislted at Cammerce. Mo.. recently.
BQB Gang No. 7, in charge of Fnrcman Ed Ervin. 19 constructing a wholemale warehouse f o r ocrupancy by the D.
Canale C o m ~ a n v
The boildine when
completed will be BRxlOO feel. W e a r e
quite proud of thls new buildinc a s It
means more buslness for the "Frinan."
Tim Murray. now of the St. Louis accountina force. but until just recently located a t Chaffee. vlsited with the wrlter
about March 28th while en route to Lake
Citv. Ark.
J . R. Wilhoft w a s also o Blythwille
rinitnr March 29th. Surely h great to
aee folk8 from ChafCea
Mrs. Ed. Foster and d a u ~ h t e r ,Betty.
visited in Gldeon nnd Kennett. Mo.. about
Am11 9th.
Mr. Foster nnd non. Jark.
joined them a t Kennett later in the week
and remained a t Wennett until Sandar.
While en route to Xennett Mr. Foster and
J a r k visited Mr. Foster's sister a t Delta.
Mr. A. D. Dowland was warehouse
roreman drrrin* the absence of Mr. Polndexter and Mr. J. W. Shankle relieved
Mr. Foster.
Mrs. F r a n k Moore a n 6 daughter, Mary.
of Chaffee. Mo.. visited with Conductor
Moore one week-end the latter part of
March
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Mrs. M. T. Moon was called to Cracker,
Mo.. April 13th to be with her uncle, who
Is serlouslv 111.
Leroy Woods, former speclal apent. Is
no longer on the Frisco payroll. Mr.
Woods has accepted a government job.
Mr. Fraaler of Hardy. Ark.. has t h e position which w a s held by Mr. Woods.
'Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Brown and family
were Hayti visitors April 11th.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Johnston and Rosemary of Wilson. Ark., drove to Blgtheville one eveninr recently. While herr
they visited with the writer and a t tended the theater.
Mr. C. C. Mills, accident prevention
agent, was In Blytheville Friday, April
10th. In the morning Mr. Mills sD0ke to
about 1,200 school chlldren. In the evening he addressed Frisco employes: meeting being held a t the passenger station.
F R E I G H T AND T I C K E T OFFICE
H A Y T I , MO.
h fuel meeting w a s held in passenger
statlon flrst part of April.
Mr. J. S. McMlllan, suprintendent: J.
L. Mumma, assistant superintendent: E.
E. Nixon. master mechanic, and Messrs.
L Ramey and J . A. McAllen, roadmastera. were In Havtl attending fuel meetIng.
Chas. LgFont, y a r d clerk, w a s off four
days vlsiting his mother In St. Louis.
Earl (Rusty) Fatchett, yard clerk.
lost several daya account rlckness. H e
w a s relleved by E x t r a Clerk Cooper.
Mrs. F. M. Carlock and chlldren have
been vIsltina her mother in Datto. Ark..
Book of N ~ e meeting
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was held In passenger station April 8th and 9th. The
flrst night there were 6 4 employes attending. Mr. Mills also spoke on safety flrst
and J . L. Mumma W ~ SIn c h a r r e of book
of rules meeting.
Dewey Asher, second trick operator. Is
h Frisco Employes' Hospital.
LINK MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY
Wholesale
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES
415-17 E. Olive St.
Phone 304
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Please Ship to Us Via Freisht Care FRlSCO
at Connectins dint
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE
CHAFFEE, MO.
A N N A GOLDXCN, Reporter
Mr. W. H. I'ryor, who has been head
of the water service department on the
River divislon for many years, h a s been
appointed general foreman of water servIce department on Southern dlvlsfon. with
h e a d q u a r t e r s a t Memphis. Mrs. P r y o r
and daughter will go to Memphis when
the present term of school Is over. Mr.
R a y Shores succeeds Mr. Pryor a t Chaffee.
Earl "Rusty" F a t c h e t t who hab been
working with the station force a t Hayti,
has been visitlng a few days with hls parrents. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fatchett.
C. E. McDonough of Campbell, lormerry absistant timekeeper, made short
vlslt to Chaflee l a s t month.
Mr. E. W. Smith was called to Springfield last month account illness of his
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Bert Cheatham of Evansville, Ind.. has
been visiting with his parents Conductor and Mrs. H. V. Cheatham of South
Main street.
C. G. Roland, assistant timekeeper. was
a patient In St. Louis hospital for a few
days last month.
Mr. W. H. Stubblefleld spent Easter
with friends In St. Louis.
Miss Lorena Bollinger recently entertained with two tables of bridge. Prizes
f o r high scores were awarded to Misses
Anna Guethle and J u a n i t a Morgan.
W. E. Condrey of St. Louis, formerly
employed In thc asslstant superlntendent's office a t Chaffee, was a visitor In
the office one day last month. Mr. Condrey Is now working with a n Insurance
company In St. Louls and was making a
trip to Benton to recover a stolen automohlle
-a*-.
Cleatus Prlce has been working for a
few days In trainmaster's office a t Chaffee.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. a e s i and two
daughters recently spent a week-end with
relatives In Ste. Genevieve.
The superintendent's office looks quite
spacious since the accountants have
moved to Memphis and we a r e wondering
what we shall do with so much room. Regret losing such congenial force, but trust
they will flnd their new locations very
pleasant.
Set-back levee work has been started
on the Diversion Channel near Blomeyer
and a number of famlHes employed In
this connection have moved to Chaffee.
This Is quite a large project and will reaulre about eighteen months or two Years
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HOTEL
Pensacola, Florida
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FIREPROOF
Headquarters for Frisco
Visitors
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F O R T SCOTT, KANSAS
HISS BLANCHE BICKNELL. Reporter
Elneat L Woods, general yardmaster,
and famlty have moved from No. 1 South
Judson street to the W a t t s place on the
high drive, this city.
Jack Dalton and wife have returned
from Springfield where they visited, account the Illness of Mr. Dalton's mother.
Rex Batterton and J. A. Miller. Jr.. of
Neodesha, were visitora In F o r t Scott
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Xr. and Mrs. B. J, m e spent a week
in St. Louis. Mr. Frye having gone there
for treatment In t h e Frlsco Hospital.
Jack Young hks returned from Tucson.
Arizona, but- has taken a leave of absence account sickness.
Mrs. Susie MllIer, agent at Nonmouth.
spent several weeks in Norfolk. W. Va..
on account of sickness of her daughter.
J. N. Chitty, retired engineer, dled a t
his home In Fort Scott after a n extended
Illness. Mr. Chitty had been a locomotive engineer for the Frlsco for thirty
years. Six years ago t h e flrst of March
he w a s retired from active service.
Mrs. F. H. Carson and daughter, Miss
Carol, went to Lawrence. Kansas. March
20, where Miss Carol sang a t the music
audition held a t the University of Kansas. She won flrst place. Miss Carson
is the daughter of F. H. Carson, cashier.
Engineer John M. Mulhall. a t 4 : 4 5
a. m. April 1, stepped from the cab of
Engine 1066 that pulled In from the
south. I t was his last run on 111 and
112, completing 30 years of railroad
service on t h e Frisco. EngIneer Mulhall
states he never took t h e throttle without
the feeling t h a t h e carried the Hves of
hls passengers In his hand. His motto
$1.50 and $2.00-NO
UP
MANHATTAN HOTEL
QEO. KUPFRIAN, Manager
Rooms Wlth or Without
Private Bath
PENSACOLA, FLA.
Page 57
May, 1931
SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS
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Reyco Metal
Optometrist
Glassea S c i e n t i f l c a l I p Fitted
We Operate Our Own Grinding
Plants
Phone 615
46 Elks Arcade
Firestone
SERVICE STORE
A High Grade C A S T
I R O N Adaptable for
RAILWAY CASTINGS
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Fireatone Tirea, Tubes,
B a t t e r i ~ ,Brake Lining
MANUFACTURED BT
Reynolds
Manufacturing Co.
SERVICE ICE COMPANY
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SPRINGFIELD, MO.
WHOLESALE ONLY--CAR LOADS
W. E. ODSTON, Realdent and Remursr
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FRISCO OFFICIAL
AMBULANCE
PHONE
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ALMA
LOHMEYERFUNERAL
HOME
Springfield. Mo.
We bellere I n RECIFROCITY. to the extent
that we DO NOT DRIVE any of our cars
from the factory, BUT INSTFXD S H I P
THSM OVER T H E FRISCO. HAVING
S H I P P E D 150 carloada 11;
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W e Invite You t o Open a
Charge Account
FIRESTONE
ONE-STOP SERVICE
610 St. Louis St.
S P R I N G F I E L D * MO.
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Phone 135
PETS Make An Ideal Gift
All Kinds of Foreign and Domestic Love Birds
Song Birds :: TALKING PARROTS That Talk
Pups :: Monkeys :: Bears
WE SHIP SAFELY ANYWHERE
R. R. No. 3
L E ROY P R A T E R
springfield, MO.
To give Universal Service is the goal
of Public Utility managers and operators. W e are a part of the organized
effort to reach that ideal.
Standard Motor Co.
Exalurlve CHEVROLET
DEALERS in Surinpfieid
468 St. Louis St., Springfield, Mo.
Phone 974-976
A SIX FOR THE PRICE OF A FOUR
Why Drive a Four7
Springfield Gas and Electric Company
Springfield Traction Company
IFrank B. Smith Laundry Co.
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THE UNION NATIONAL BANK
SPRINGFIELD, MO.
3% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts
4% Interest Paid on Time Certificates
LET THIS BANK BE THE EXECUTOR OF YOUR ESTATE
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THAT ALWAYS
FRISCO DEPOSITORY
RUNS
STRONG
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~MPLCX%~&~ZINE
'age 58
7h' .as 'Keep
a Watch All t h e Time."
N'ow t h a t mr. h.iulhal1 will have .n blt o t
letsure, he h a s ngured out t h a t he traveied 1,600,440 miles on the Frlsco without a n accldent.
F r a n k McCann, wife and llttle claught e r Clara. spent t h e week-end vlsltlng
relatives In K a n s a s Clty.
Lace .lohnston has resumed dutles of
tlcket clerk a f t e r havlng been off sevEarl
eral weeks account sickness.
Hamm, who w a s worklng third trlck
tlcket clerk. h a s gone back to his regul a r ponltlon a t the freight office, whlch
wlll relleve Carl Cowan, who hbeen
worklng In fils place a t t h e frelght office.
H. M. Ferguson was t h e successful
nppllcant t o posltlon of third trlck
Lowerman a t Columbus.
Conductor J. G. Sanderson spent a few
d a y s In Muskogee. Okla.. account rlrkness of his wlfe.
Mlss Blanche Rlcknell vlsital frlentln
In Tulsa, O k l a
Rnglneer Clarence Ball, who h a s been
LII for the p a s t three weeks, h a s gone
t o t h e Frlsco Hospltal f o r treatment.
He was accompanied by hls wife ant1
s o n Clarence.
Mrs. J a y Dalton, who was operated on
In Sprlngfleld. Mo.. is reported to be getShe Is t h e
t l n g along: very nlcely.
mother of J a c k Dalton. secreta1.y to
superintendent.
Mrs. Harry Martin. wife of H a r r y Martln, o a c h cleaner, went to Freeman Hpspltal ror a major operation on t n e lam
of March. She wa8 recovering nlcely a t
last report.
Mr. Halnmemlg, of t h e f u r l department In St. Louls, wan here t h e e r s t of
F r a n k Ellla. alrbrake Instructor, w a s
here on April 11th. W e a r e a l \ w y s glad
to see Jlr. Ellls.
Mr. F r a n k Lanipton. of tlie Hunt-Spllle r people. was here AprII 1.5.
Mr. Sharp. instructor for t h e Oxweld
Company, w a s liere quallfylng operators
a t the roundhouse a n d R u t h Yards on
April 12th.
T l ~ claxt ineetlng of tlie Shlp by Hail
Club w a s a blg success. Even though it
ralned Iial'cl all evenlng, a good crowd
w a s present.
Maybe the covered dish
luncheon t h e ladles served had something
to do wlth It. for a f t e r all. t h e "shortest
w a y t o a m a n ' s heart is through hls
stolnach."
An enjoyable evening wan
spent by nearly seventy people.
Local No. 9 had Its regular nwetlng
tlie flrst Tuesday In April a t t h e roundI10use.
Llr. U. G. Boyd, a t t h e roundhouse.
w a s OR sick several d a y s t h e flrst half
of April. J i m B r y a n t , e x t r a man, fllled
his place.
OFFICE O F GENERAL AGENT
K A N S A S C I T Y , MO.
hlARK JI. CASSIDY. Reporter
W. A. YOUNG, Hrporter
JOPLIN,
MO.
R. C. F L E T C H E R , Reporter
Charlie Ferdlen, section foreman. i s
back on t h e job, having: been In t h e St.
Louis Hospltal the last week of March
for treatment of a n infected foot.
"Hank" Classen, bridge inspector, is
a regular visltor around here now. W e
a r e a l w a y s glad to s e e hlm.
W. B. Berry. master mechanic, Mr.
Brandt. asssistnnt master ineclianlc, a n d
J. AI. McCaffrep, general c a r foreman.
w r r e here March 20th.
Mr. Bert Queen. of the Johns-AIanvllle
Packing Company. was hcre on buslness
on March 17th.
Mr. T. J. Sweeney, divlslon accountant.
of F o r t Scott, and Mr. Al. Davison. travellng tlmekeeper of St. Louls. were visitIng t h e roundhouse t h e last of March.
Mr. L. A. Henshaw, d a y yardmaster.
w a s o b a Pew d a y s t h e flrst oP April. Mr.
Maxton acted in hls lace a n d "Dfck"
Harrison acted a s night yardmaster.
W i t h t h e new tlme table c a m e several
changes a t t h e Sixth Street coach yards.
Two coach cleaners were laid off. Mr.
Bruton Boatright a n d Mr. Henry Woods.
on account of havlng t h e d i n w and t h e
St. Louis sleeper pulled ofl,
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K A N S A S C I T Y , MO.
Tho c o n ~ l n gof s p r i n g Iran brought Its
annual crop of golfers. Allen Gobble ancl
C. Elmo Stephens played o u r flrst match
games of t h e season S a t u r d a y afternoon.
T h e g a m e w a s called account of darkness.
a t t h e twelfth hole. T h e laurels went
to "Steve", whose sparkling 108 w a s
closely contested by Allen's 109. Allen's
allbl was a new drlver.
"Steve" ws-*
frank to aclnrlt t h a t it w a s t h e flrst t h e
he had ever been able t o keep count.
"Johnny" Sachen agaln flnished "In tlie
nioney" In a recent bowllng tournament.
I t looks like it is becoming more and
more dlfflcult to keep the boy down.
"B111" DeVeney is foregoing lunches
untll pay day. H e spent his allou-ance
attending t h e hockey games and hls wife
Is teachlng him a lesson In thrlft.
A boll on R. A. Scott's neck Is sufficient to restraln him Prom vlolent exerclse. I n fact, it causes him to appear
r a t h e r qulet a n d subdued.
Mrs. H. B. Bradfleld w a s called to our
clty recently by t h e death of her baby
sister. W e extend t h e famlly o u r slncere
syinpatliy In their bereavement.
FORT SCOTT ADVERTISERS
St. Patrick certainly wasn't l&king out
for the Irish on his blrthday. T h e ' w r i t er's honie w a s burglarized b y some "so
and so" and clothlng and jewelry taken.
Blll Colllns told ine t h a t a n y rtrilroad
clerk t h a t owned niore t h a n one ault of
clothes should be robbed, so I suppose
1'171 a real 1,allroad clerk now.
J o e Nicholson and "Blackie" Carter,
messengers. left t h e servlce of the Frlsco
t h e beginning of the month. Oscar Lehnit-r rcsianed on t h e 9th.
Dave Todql and Roger Illlngswoith
drove to Springfield. Yo.. Sunday. April
12th. Roger called on Bonnle Malcolm
while there ancl s a y s t h a t Bonnle Is dolng
flne, In fact. lie Is bealnnlna
- to llke t h e
town.
R a y Rulsingcr has been working in t h e
clalm department t h e last few days.
Cainm Thomas is worklng Ray's job on
t h e blll desk.
T h e balmy spring weather is causlng
everybody to wlsh t h a t they were some
place else. Everybody wants to travel.
but It seems t h a t R a y Ruisinger wlll be
t h e only one to t a k e advantage of t h a t
feellng. R a y wlll be off for Des Molnes
again shortly. Thls will probably be his
last t r l p until June 2nd.
George Wilson 1s t h e proud daddy of a
ncn- seven and a half pound boy, born
S u n d a y morning, April 12th. Both baby
and mother a r e dolng flne, and Georgr is
receiving congratiilatlons.
S o r r y to s a y t h a t Oliver Winchell w a s
bumped ofl t h e bill desk. Oliver went to
t h e pards, but dlcln't s t a y long. H e was
bumped agaln, so he's back In t h e office
agaln.
There is no welcome needed for Nlck
Fracul. Sunnyland Club president, who
now woi~ks a s tlniekeepei- in thls offlce.
Nlck's job a t the yards wan abollsllrd
reccntIy. s o he bumped Wagner.
And t h a t puts Andy ICranlchfleld on
t h e bill dcsk agaln, a f t e r a n absence of
over three years.
LCd. Cunninghain is ofl wlth tlie flu.
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J o e Krainer has been batting for Ed.
Hope to s e IM. back on t h e job shortly.
OFFICE O F SUPERINTENDENT
TERMINALS, K A N S A S CITY,
MISSOURI
TOM KISHOT.:, Reporter
At last spring h a s arrived In all Its
glory. Along wlth other deflnite signs
of spring. the arrlval of blue blrds, cherry
blossonls a n d violets. we note t h a t Mr.
Morgan h a s c a s t aslde his wlnter sweater.
Mr. F o u t s h a s donned his s t r a w hat. Mr.
Burch appeared In t h e yard proudly clisplaylng hls shirt sleeves and fancy suxpenders, and t h e boys In the office a r e
now worklng wlthout t h e usual headgear.
W e all know t h a t in t h e sprlng oul'
thoughts t u r n t o baseball, flshlng. ctc..
etc., but let's all t r y t o keep a t least one
eye wlde open and on t h e alert for trafflc t l ~ sancl new buslness. W e miaht a o
out -for "spring football practice" ?n
business. a s it were, and "hold t h a t Ilne"
by bringing business back to normal, thus
preventing the necessity of further reduvtlon In forces a n d perhaps cause the return of some of our fellow workers who
have been c u t off. I t is t r u e there Is not
t h e usual amount o r buslness to be had.
but we should ~ t r l v e to secure every
ounce of It possible.
The. oftlce of superintendent termlnals
wishes t o extcnd a cortllal welcome to the
19th Street y a r d offlce g a n g upon their
fnvaslon of o u r once qulet "sanctorum."
T h e 19th Street vard offlce and t h e office
of superlntendeot termlnals were consolidated March 28. 1931.
Throuah the consolldatlon of t h e 19th
Street yard offlce wlth t h e offlce of superIntendent termlnals, t h e posltion of yard
clerk held by N. J. Fracul w a s abolished. Mr. Fracul bumped F. J. Wagner.
timekeeper In general agent's oRice, t h u s
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Antioclnoin, Tr.i\,riicorr. Clilna and other
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Good c o m m l s s l o n s pald t o a d v e r t l s l n g solicitors for t h i s publlcatlon.
P r e f e r t h a t applicants be e n g a g e d In
p r u f e s s l o n a l o r mercantile Ilnes. F o r
p a r t i c u l a r s a d d r e s s : Adv. Mgr. F r l s c o
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St. Louls. Mo.
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be charged for a t the rate of 5 cents per word
of 75 eems. Cash must accompnnv COPT.
L A R G E I M P O R T E R of n e c k l a c e s offers
exclusive a g e n c y a n d e n t i r e l y new
p r o p o s i t ~ o n . E n o r m o u s demand.
No
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Unllmlt'ed posslbillties.
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Pagr 59
pausing t h e following changes: Mr. \ V u +
n e r replaced Mr. C. E. Bobbitt: Mr. Bobbltt, Mr. 4 . P. Lankford, accountant : Mr.
Lankford. A. H. Kranichfleld, per dletn
clerk : Mr. Kranlchflel~l, R a y Huisinger.
bill 'lerk : Mr. Kulsinger. 0. K. \VlnchelE.
throuah billing clerk ; Mr. Winchell, Mr.
A. P. Chrlstianson. y a r d clerk. who w a s
put on the e x t r a board. Thls provetl lo
be sort of a "boonrerang bump." stat'tlnr:
a n d endlng a t t h e y a r d office.
We a r e proud t o learn t h a t the UP
SIolay cross of honor w a s conferred upon
.\Ire J a m e s E. H a r r i s a t a wenslon or T h e
Grand Council of the Order of JleMolay.
held in Urashlngton, D. C., March 16 and
17. 1931. Thls dlstinctlon 18 bestowed only
upon one who has served a s n mrmbcr
of a n .\dviso~.y Counc.lI, and It is th11
a r e a t e s t honor t h a t t h e Order r u n bentow
upon Freemasons who a r e actlvely cnKaRetl In boys' work. blr. H a r r i s Is yartlmaster a t Rosedale.
2118. Morgan, wife of asslstant to suprlntendent terminals, rccently suRe~vtl
a two week's Illness clue to Influenza.
\Ve a r e glad to h ~ a rt h a t s h r is better.
and hope she will soon bc completely
recovered.
C m r p e York. fornler switchman, died
a t hls home. 109 Askew Avenue, K l l n s ~ s
City. Mo., 4:30 p. 111.. JIarch 22. 1931.
Offlce of suoerintendent terminals wlshes
to extend sincere syrnpathy to his family.
Mrs. H. J. Hoke a n d daughter Julie
w'e spending a few J a ) s in P a w n s . Kanxns. with Mrs. Hoke's mother.
Mrs. V. A. Thomas Is \ i s i t i n s relatives in I3looming.ton. Ill.. in order to
recuperate from a retent illness.
Mlke Abiatti, who w a s working as
RCB carpenter a t Kansas City. took
charge, April 7 , of a g a n g of ten rnrn a t
Farlington, Kansas, whcre they a r e malcinp repairs to Splder Leg Bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. H. .\I. Heniminger a n nounced the arrival on .\pril t of a 79!!
pound baby glrl. WI. wish to congratulilte t h e happ) parents. 311'. Hrrilrnlngcr
ih hwltch foreman. I\'>~n$asClty.
All rv baacbatl Pans t a k c notice: A
baseball nleetlng wa* held on t h e evening of Aprll '7 In t h e ofllce OK superintendent of terminals, wlth Mr. H. J. Hoke
presldlng. W e were all Justly proud of
the showing 1na11e by tho bahcball team
last year, and all indlcatlons a r e t h a t
t h e team wlll be strong. T h e team is
worthy of our loyal support.
William J. S e n d m . switchnlan. wns injured in a n autonlobile accident while
on his way honir from work shortly
a f t e r mitlnlght. blarcli 16. H e has been
in the St. LOUIS hospltal slnce t h e accident. W e \\ 1x11 hlni a speedy recovery
a n d *hall bc &lad to see him back on
the job.
R a p Dlckenn, englneer. died S a t u r d a y
evenlng. March 21. 1931. a t the honie of
hls slster. We wlsh to express o u r sympathy to his fnniily.
Hex Moorc. operator. OX offlcc, was
absent from work from March 18 to
BIarch 26. due to a severely infected flngcr. H c is back on the job. but is stlll
handicapped.
Durlng his ab-ence Mr.
bloore w a s relievrtl by AIessrs. Vernilllion and l + m c h .
Mr. C. L. Pencler. traveling c a r service
supervisor. Springfield, the last of the
"flying squadmm." was here the latter
p a r t of March checking over varlous reports.
\re
were pleased to have a visit from
Jlr. J. 31. I,'lanl~an, retired superintmd-
c n t of tern~lnals. He w a s In o u r oKice
on April 1.
S. A. Roalln, dormer sectlon foreman.
BwtIon C-0. resigned April 4.
Earl
Snook w a s promoted to t h e pasltlon vnrated by MI.. Boalin.
1Valter Medlock, general foreman. and
"Boots" Abercronlble, n~achlnist,took t h e
high honors In the doubles event of the
Railroad Bowllng Tournament, held In
K a n s a s Clty. March 26, wlth a score o t
1.297 pins.
They received 8 $50 prlzc
and a gold medal.
When J a c k Kalaher's posltlon a s y a r d
clerk nraa nbollshed 4 p r l l 10, he bumped'
1Cd Hlckman. Eighth f t r e e t Industry
clerk. a n d t h e following changes consequently took place: IM Hlckman dl+
placcd J.:. A. Hamilton na Industry clerk
a t Armours: Mr. Hamilton Jlsplaced C.
C . Phlllips a s Intlustry v l e ~ k , Twenty.
nlnth street ; Nr. Philllpa displaced H. H.
Frie. yard clerk. Nineteenth street yard
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scale house: Mr. F r l e displaced S. E.
Yockey. who went t o t h e extra board.
J. A. Beckford, passenger brakeman.
has been off some tlme because of serlous Illness.
W e hope he wlll recover
soon.
C. D. Malden. yard engfnecr, has been
absent ~ e v e r a ldays recently due to the
serlous Illness of his slster.
V. A. Thomas' positlon a s yard clerk.
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t h e followlng changes resulted : Mr.
Thomas diselaced Mr. S. E. Burkett a s
traln checker. Rosedale; Mr. Burkett dlsplaced J. 0. Turner a s yard clerk. Rosedale: Mr. Turner displaced Mr. Wlnchell.
who was placed on the extra board.
The followlng employes have been reported on the slck Ilst: E. A. Fisher.
passenger conductor: E. E. Bretz. passcnaer brakeman: E. E. Glllesele. englnger, and R. E. Alexander, engineer.
W e hope by now they a r e all completely
recovered.
Ed. Hoyton, passenger e n ~ l n e e r , returned t o work recently aRer spending a
month In Callfornla where he reports
having had a very pleasant tlme.
The Ladles' Auxlllary of the Sunnyland Club entertained the sterner members of the club with a card party on
Aprll 15.
Good refreshments were
served, consequently there was a large
gathering. and all who attended spent a
plrasant evenlng.
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OFFICE DIVISION ACCOUNTANT
F O R T SCOTT, KAN.
VASHTI GRIMES. Reporter
Account completion report clerk's po8ltlon being abolished April l. R. G. Langnton transferred to the valuation department. St. Louis. We wcre sorry to lose
Bob and wlsh hlm best of luck In his new
location.
C. W. Skates is with us again a f t e r
a n absence of several weeks.
E. F. McDonough. travellng joint facilIty accountant, Rock Island Lines, spent
April 15. 1 6 and 1 7 In this offlce.
Vashti Grimes spent Easter Sunday
wlth home folks In Memphis.
Glad to report Mrs. T. J. Sweeney able
t o return home from Cape Girardeau.
Mo.. after a n illness of several weeks.
Eunice Hagerman Is spending her leisure hours learning to ride horseback.
From all reports, she will soon be a n
accomplished rider.
W h a t could be more appetialng: than
a box of bon-bonsl However, we might
have known there w a s a trlck In I t
after learning the purchaser's name and
waklng up to the fact t h a t I t was April
1. "We girls" were fortunate ?? In selectlng the chocolate covered navy beans
and shoe leather.
M A I N T E N A N C E O F W A Y DEPT.
F O R T SCOTT, KAN.
BERNXCE HEINBACH, F t e ~ o r t e r
Mr. Joe Marrett was assigned b DOdtfon of sectlon foreman o n Sectlon H-9
at Joplln, Mlssourl, on March 24.
Mr. Clarence Rlddle w a s asslmed t o
posltton of sectlon foreman on -sectIan
F039 at Haverhi11. Kansas, on March 30.
A concrete gang of ten men with Mlke
Abblattl a s foreman was started to work
Aprll 4 on the Northern divlslon.
M-srs.
Bevans. Armstrong and Mel-
ton and two brldge Inspectors, have been
maklng the spring brldge lnspectlon tour
durlng this past month and expect to
complete In the near future.
Mr. Elmer Hufft was assigned to posltion of sectlon foreman on SectIon C-22%
a t Arcadia, Kansas, biddlng In from Section L-12 a t Baxter Sprlngs.
Mr. Gould P r a t t was assigned to temporary vacancy on Sectlon M-13 at P a r sons. Kansas on March 30.
Mr. Harold Holcomb was aaslgned t o
positlon of sectlon foreman on Sectlon
C-5 a t Lenexa, Kansas. Aprll 15.
Roadmaster Cooper has been dolng
roadbed work wlth the Jordan Spreader
a n d gettlng ready to lay 110-pound rall
on the Ash Grove sub-dlvlslon.
Frank Jones. B B S clerk, has leased a
plot of o u r rlght of way to plant hls
potato patch and In spadlng I t up found
I t contalned c h a t t and cinders. We have
been unable a s yet to determine just
what klnd of potatoes grow best In thls
class of "soll."
Doc Schumaker. roadmasters' clerk.
has been trylng many and varled cures
for a bad case of polson Ivy he acqulred
whlle dlggfng dandelions out of hls front
yard.
A. R. Chlttendcn, formerly of the Eastern division engineering department, accepted the positlon of frog repairer's
helper on this cllvlsion the first of Aprll.
Noah Frease has been spading up the
flower beds thls week preparatory to
beautifying the grounds around the station this summer and Frank Jones
started t h e water running in the pool
and with all these indicatlons we a r e
s u r e spring Is here.
Miss Bernice Heinbach, stenographer
in dlvision engineer's office, spent Easter
Sunday a t her home in Neodesha.
TRANSPORTATION D E P A R T M E N T
N O R T H E R N DIVISION
NEODESHA, KANS.
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Account havlng been bumped by Conductor T. M. Weldman on the Augusta
flwltcher. Conductor F r a n k Venn is agaln
worklng out of Neodesha in chain gang.
Section Foreman W. B. Parsons, wife
and son, Devonne, of Severy, have returned from a two weeks' vlsit wlth relatives and frlends in Pocatello, Idaho.
Mr. Parsons w a s relieved by L. D. Logan of Mound Valley.
Operator J. A. Miller. Jr.. and wlfe
spent a few days the flrst part of April
vlsiting relatives and friends in Fort
Scott, Sprlngfleld. Webb Clty and Rolla.
E x t r a Oeerator J. T. Marnev relleved
Miller during hls absence.
R. M. Batterton worked a few days as
dlspatcher the first p a r t of April, account Dispatcher H. M. Cloud havlng
been appointed tralnmaster a t Hugo.
Word recelved Prom Cloud would lndlcate he is well pleased wlth hls new posltlon and here's wlshlnn hlm a lot of
success. Might send us-a few plctures
of the proof of good Ashlng in that sectlon of
How about It,
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Mr. L. B. Detmore of Cherryvale vlslted hls daughter, Mrs. Mac Vanderhoff
and famlly a few days during April.
Enthuslasm Is waxing-we
a r e golng
to have a Frlsco ball team thls summer
-notice durlng the noon hour qulte a
lot of p r a c t l c i e being done and am sure
t h a t before many daya we will have a
real ball team and expect t o play qulte
a few games thls summer.
Glad to advlse that B r a k e p a n R. J>.
Doty's mother, who resldes at Joplln and
who has been qulte 111, I s reported Improved.
Mrs. C. 9. Havens. wlfe of yardmaster.
spent s few days In Oltlahoma City recently vlsltlng her sisters.
Yard Clerk H a r r y Owens has returned
from 8 short vlslt wlth hls mother a t
Everton, Mo.
OFFICE O F MASTER MECHANIC
KANSAS CITY, MO.
LEOTA F R l S N D and MARY DAILEY.
Rewrters
S. K. Wheeler, c a r Inspector, Kanam
Cltf, sspnt several clays durlng the mlddle of Aprll a t his home In Marysvllie,
Kans.
Mrs. James Bruce, wlfe of boller toreman, expects t o leave May 1 for a vlslt
wlth relatlves In Hutchinson. Kansas.
Easter found Lucille Wltter huntlng
eggs a t Blackburn. Mo. From all evfdence Lucile is not used to the country
air, a s she has been quite sick with a
stubborn case of "flu." which she says
she contracted while in the countrv.
Another proof of the abillty of our
Frisco bowlers:
W a l t Medlock and
"Boots" Abercromble wearlng shlny gold
medals, and flashing 25 bucks each. thls.
we'd have you know. Is PRIZE MONEY
won aa flrst prize (tie) in the tournament of the Allied Railroad League held
I t was with
in Kansas Cltv Aoril 4.
much interest -we -noted a wrlte-up In
the Kansas Clty Journal Post sport page.
recently of the record of our timekeeper.
Blll Edwards. his father and three
b r o t l y . known in bowllng circles a s
the
Flying Scotchmen."
Our bowlers
have now laid aside thelr bowllng paraphernnlla and have taken up the ball and
bat. with which they a r e equally adept,
and w e have promise of some excitlnc
games this season by our F r b c o baseball
team.
Mr. J. D. Heyburn. road foreman of
equipment, Sprlngfleld, was a welcome
visitor In our offlce April 9. Mr. Heyburn was in Kansas City on company
buslness, also to vislt wlth 111s daughter,
Bliss Raphael.
Mrs. A. Green of Downs. Kansas, vls-
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Pngc 61
Main Crank Pin No. 1
Main Rod No.
Cor
Steel Bushing Pressed
Fork of Main Rod
into
Maintenance by Locomotive Design
T
H E control of locomotive maintenance with increaging. weights
and bearing pressures has given
railroad executives considerable contern, and the Super-power locomotive
is now designed with due consideration for this factor in railroad costs.
The cost of runuing repairs is
strongly influenced by the condition in which pins and bushings
a r e maintained. Therefore, it has
been no great surprise to find
Super-power locomotives recently
built incorporating in their design
the Tandem Main Rod Drive, and
showing a substantial saving in
maintenance a s conlpared with the
old form of drive.
Several years ago, designers recognized the fact that with the increase of power the customary arrangement of pins and rods had
become inadequate to transmit the
forces generated by the modern locomotives. Boiler pressures had substantially increased. t h e introduction
of the Four-wheel Trailing Truck had
removed t h e limit on boiler capacity
and one of t h e main problems of locomotive designers was that of transmitting to the driving wheels the
power generated by the locomotive.
Bearing pressures were growing too
high and a s they increased, maintenance kept pace. The high power of
the modern locomotive, furthermore.
caused the lengthening of main pins
which. while it produced a greater
bearing area, resulted in a n undesirable overhang. To meet these conditions, t h e Tandem Main Rod Drive
was developed. The principle is sim-
ple since it means that instead of
the main pin transmitting all of the
force. part of it is "by-passed" around
the main pin to main crank pin No. 2
a s shown in the above illustration.
Thus, the Tandem Main Rod Drive
distributes the piston thrust through
Old Type Hod Arrangement-8
Tandem Main Hod Drive-8
Coupled
Coupled
two axles and four outside main
crank pins.
In effect, there a r e two main rods,
one behind the other, connected to
two main pins. Compared with the
ordinary rod drive, work of the main
pin is reduced 25 to 50 per cent and
t h a t of the middle connection from
33 to 60 per cent, dependent on t h e
number of wheels involved, because
the thrust is distributed directly to
two main pins.
T h e back e n d of main rod number
1 has a forked end into which the
front end of main rod number 2 fits.
The connection between t h e main
rods numbers 1 and 2 consists of a
solid steel bushing. This bushing acts
a s a retainer for the floating bushing
of main crank pin n r ~ ~ r ~ b1e ant1
r
a
journal for the bearing of main rod
number 2.
The thrust is transn~itted directly
to crank pin number 2 from main rod
number 1 and not through main
cranlc pin number 1. The main
crank pin number 1 is hollow
and serves a s a grease cavity
to supply lubrication for the floating bushing.
On a n eight coupled engine, the
Tandem Main Rod Drive transmits
only 75 Per cent of the piston
thrust to main crank pin number
1 and 25 per cent to main crank
pin number 2.
On a ten coupled engine, only 60
per cent of the piston thrust is distributed through main crank pin
number 1, and 40 per cent through
main crank pin number 2.
On a twelve coupled engine only 50
Ler cent of the piston thrust is transmitted to main crank pin number 1,
and 50 per cent to main crank pin
n ~ ~ m b e2.r
Heretofore, in ordinary rod construction, the main crank pin has
been the means of transmitting the
full thrust of t h e piston to all driving axles, resulting in high bearing
pressures. In the Tandem Main Rod
Drive, this thrust is transmitted to
t h e driving axles through two main
crank pins, resulting in l o n e r bearing pressures and reduced maintenance on all bearings.
When two driving axles a r e coupled
up by means of the Tandem Main
Rod Drive, it is obvious that slipping
tendencies a r e materially reduced.
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Red her p a r e n l . Mr. and Mrs. W, B.
B e r r ~ r~ p i 1 16 and 7.
Mrs. Chas. Welch attended a birthday
dlnner party In honor of her rather a t
St. Joseph, Missouri, April 1 2 .
At the present wrlting w r general
Foreman. W. M. Medlock Is conflned to
St. Mary's Hospital with a compllcaled
case of "nu."
As would be expected.
thls w a s r very reluctant step on Walt's
part and took the combined eKorts of
his family, physlclan and frlends to get
him to leave the job and go t o bed.
While it 1s pretty tough on hls active
and energetic disposition t o be tled up
a s he Is. we trust t h a t b y t h e time the
Magazine leaves the press he wlll be
back on the job 100 per cent.
Although stylists say skinper blue Is
the color thls seaon. Agnes Lynch's Easter shopplng consisted of a pink bonnet
and coat. which by the way. was for
t h e new namesake, Helen Bernadette
Glenn, who arrived at the home of Ann e ~ ' slster in North Platte, Nebraska.
a few days prlor t o Easter.
Signs of the tlmes-I3111 Edwards much
subdued. Lee Taylor a wreath of smlles.
Why? McCombs was re-elected mayor
of Kansas Clty. Kansas.
Bill Is now
studying polltlcs wlth a vengeance and
says. "Just walt, four years Isn't such
a long time off."
Much credlt is due Mrs. Berry, ~ P e s i dent of the Ladles' Auxlllary LO the
Sunnyland club, for t h e success of the
beneflt card party slven In the WBA
club rooms the evenlng d Aprll 18. If
we're a n y judge of card partles we s a y
thls 6ne was put over In grand style.
This w a s the first evenlng affalr of the
Auxillary and i t is to be hoped there
will be a repetltion In the near future.
And b y t h e way. we might add, i t seems
t h a t Mrs. Breedlove is stlll "brtnglng
home the bacon." she havlng won table
prlze. also door prlae. whlle Mr. Breedlove. like the rest of us, just s a t in.
ME W A N I C A L D E P A R T M E N T
.
KANSAS C I T Y , MO.
W. A. BULLARD, Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ketchum visited
Mr. Ketchum's mother a t Sturgeon, Mlssour!, recently.
We a r e d a d Lo report t h a t Elmo
Young. who w a s operated on for appendicItis a t St. Mary's Hospltal recently, is
much Improved.
Ralph m f f e , division chalrman, 1s the
proud owner of a new Pontiac DeLuxe
sedan. I t 1s a beauty,
Mrs. Zora Sllliman Is at t h e present
tlme vlslting relatives In Oklahoma.
Mr- W. M, MedIock. our general foreman. who was operated on a t St. Mary's
Hospltal for sinus trouble ~ecently, is
much improved. We hope to see hYm
back soon. better than ever.
Ratph Anderson a n d fanilly a r e visi t i n g r e l a t i v e s In Illinois.
W e hope
the weather man Ys a s kind to them a s !le
h a s been t o u s In K a n s a s ClCy recently.
Mr. C. Ricard. w h o h a s been off w o r k
f o r quite some t i m e on a c c o u n t 6.f 111n e s s h a s returned to work. W e a r e
a l l glad to s e e him back.
Mrs. Wm. Kessinger, wIfa a i s t a t l o n a r y engineer, s p e n t several d a y s
visltlng r e l a f l v e s in L i t t l e Rock, A r k a n s a s recently. "B111" sald a l l he had
t o e a t w a s h a m a n d eggs.
George Rowe. w h o w a s called to
South D a k o t a recently because of
d e a t h i s back o n t h e job. W e wish
t o extend o u r sincere a j m p a t h y t o hlm
a n d h i s f a m i l y tn t h e i r bereavement.
Melvin McCread h a s u s t moved lnto
s beautiful new Kome located a t 3317
Spruce avenue, which h e purchased
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A u r l l i a r y of t h e Sunnyland Club held a v e r y delightful card
p a r t y o n April 16 in t h e club rooms
of t h a Women's Benefit Assoclatlon a t
H u n t e r a n d Main. Very lovely table
a n d d o o r ~ r i z e s w e r e a l v e n to t h e
l u c k y winners.
Refreskments were
enjoyed l a t e In t h e evenlng. E v e r y one t h e r e seemed to e n j o y themselves
thoroughIy. and no one could complain
a b o u t t h e n u m b e r of people there.
On t h e n l g h t of April 1 6 t h e F r i s c o
Local No. 4 g a v e a v e r y enjoyable
s q u a r e d a n c e a t t h e i r lodge hall a t
T h i r t e e n t h a n d T r o o s t avenue.
Ice
cream a n d c a k e w e r e s e r v e d in t h e
basement, a f t e r which t h e d a n c e continued.
F r o m t h e smiles on everybody's f a c e t h e y m u s t have enjoyed
t h e evenlng.
WICHITA, KANSAS
LOTA
L. WILLIAMS, R e p o r t e r
May Uays, d e l l g h t t u l days! T h e o n e
l l m e in t h e whole y e a r when i t i s a
pleasure t o w a k e n an h o u r e a r l l e r t o
s e e t h e world in t h e lovely
g h t of
. l ie a r l y dawn.
Claude W. McBee, switchman, has
heeded t h e u r g e to g e r o u t In t h e
"great open spaces" a n d h a s ourchased
a - s u b u r b a n f a r m e o m e w h e r e 'way u p
between t h e rlvers.
Arso Allmond a n d B r a k e m a n McCann a r e said t o h a v e been t h e earl!e s t fishermen-all
on one s n o w y day.
ResuIts n o t learned.
F r a n k Archer motored o u t to his f a v o r l t e flshln' hole recentlv'onlv t o flnd
It t a g g e d a n d labelled "NO ~ r e s p a s s ing" a n d being made Into a modern
s u m m e r camp, wlth cablns an' all. H e
is now s e a f c h i n ~ f o r new " h u n t i n e
grounds."
J. S. Walker, st.orekeeper a t Mcmphia.
Tennessee, son of E n g l n e e r W a l k e r of
Wlchlta, who h a s been In Colorado f o r
several
months,
passed
through
Wlchita recently e n r o u t e to St. Louls.
Mr. Walker is much l m ~ r o v e din health.
but has s i n c e returned to colorado
whore he wlll remain for some time.
Mr. a n d Mrs. Geo. T. Nolley of
Wlchita took a d v a n t a g e of t h e H a v a n a
excursion, leaving h e r e March 1 4 , s t o p p l n g e n r o u t e a t Mlaml a n d K e y West.
Upon t h e i r r e t u r n Aprll 3 Mr. Nolley
came t o t h e office to tell of t h e l r v e r y
delightful t r l p a n d t o s a v how pleased
they w e r e w l t h F r i s c o kervlce. Glad
to have t h l s expression of t h e l r a p preclation.
F r e d G. Cogsdell, conductor w h o w a s
injured In accldent on North E n d F e b r u a r y 26, r e t u r n e d from t h e hospltal
April 1 6 much Improved a n d expects
t o r e t u r n to w o r k - i n a b o u t ten days.
Mrs. C. S. Underwood, wlfe of t r a v e l i n g f r e i g h t a n d passenger a g e n t
Underwood, a n d
resldent
of t h e
Rlverslde p a r e n t - 8 e a c h e r s p Assoclation, r e c e n t l y a t t e n d e d s t a t e m e e t l n g
of t h a t organization a t O t t a w a . K a n sas.
Mr. B r a n d t , a s s l s t a n t masker mechanic a t Monett, w a s In W l c h l t a r e cently lnspectlng engines.
Mr. W. H. Bevans, superintendent.
F o r t Scott, Mr. E . E. C a r t e r , a s s l s t a n t
superintendent, Neodesha, a n d Mr. J . F.
Cox, claim a d j u s t e r f r o m Mr. Mc,Cormack's office, Springfield, were vlsltors
a t t h e office t h l s month.
Mr. M. C. Shlpler, conductor, is back
on his r u n a f t e r vacationing in California. H e r e p o r t s a v e r y enjoyable
trip but prefers Hving in thls part of
t h e countrv.
More publlclty f o r "Stormy" Stevens!
H e w a s recently quoted In "Usual a n d
Unusual" column of local newspaper
a s s t a t l n e t h a t t h e reason t h e r e were
not s o m a n y t r a i n w r e c k s a s automobile accldents w a s because t h e engin~
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e e r wae n o t a l w & y ~a v e r h u g g l n g t h e
flreman o r words t o t h a t e r e c t .
F r y e , Index clerk, Is t h e newly
D.
elected
secretary-treasurer
of
the
F r i s c o Employes' Club. sucfeedlng E.
H. P u m p h r e y w h o is now located a t
Cherrvvale.
- I t may have been t o s a v e time, b u t
Mr. H. A. Baker, sollcitlng f r e i g h t a n d
p a s s e n g e r a g e n t following his usual
custom, parked Als c a r parallel in t h e
main t h o r o u g h f a r e e a s t of t h e Unlon
Station, only to And on his r e t u r n t h a t
some r u t h l e s s drlver, h a v i n g no r e g a r d f o r h i s black a n d yellow sedan,
had d e n t e d in t h e side of t h e car. Mr.
B a k e r s a y s i t wlll cost f o r t y o r fifty
dollars t o h a r e i t repaired. W e notice t h a t he Is now observing t h e
regulation p a f k i n g rules.
R a t e Clerk W. R. Caskey a n d N r s .
Caskey recently had a s vlsitors Mr.
a n d X r s . M. W. Caskey. Mr. Caskey
i s mechanical e n g i n e e r wlth t h e K a n s a s City Southern.
Chlef Clerk H. L. Byerly of t h e local t r e l g h t office i s still optimlstlc a s
to improvement of business conditlons,
nalline a t t e n t l o n t o increase each
mont< over prevtous month in t h e
nmount of business handled a t t h e
f r e i g h t office, which is much a .
m.r e cia$d
all concerned.
r.
illie Van H o r n of t h e yard
oKice Is now d r i v l n g a new Model A
F o r d sedan a n d s a y s he wlll have no
more of t h e d u s t from E. R. Johnson's
H u p elght!
"Jack" Hanson, who I~antlles the 9 :30
a. m. y a r d job, is a n o t h e r who is putt i n g mileage on a new c a r , h i s purchase b e l n g a Chevrolet sedan.
"Crummy" H a y e s i s g r e a t l y mlssed
a t t h e y a r d offlce. H i s f r l e n d s r e p o r t
t h a t he h a s gone t o Hollywood to t r y
o u t h l s t a l e n t a s a comedian w i t h Ben
Turpin, a n d wish him a l l that's good.
Happy days a r e here agaln!
The
y a r d office force rejoice a t t h e a d v e n t
of w a r m weather-'cause
t h a t ends
h a u l i n g in coal f o r t h e l r hot blast,
whlch keeps t h e i r l i t t l e offlce h o t t e r
t h a n hot.
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North American
Car Corporation
TANK CARS
FOR LEASE
CAR REPAIRS
OUR SPECIALTY
SHOPS
CHICAGO, ILL.
COFFEYVILLE, KANS.
W E S T TULSA, OKLA.
CYRUS E. CLARK
GENERAL OFFICE
Sole Leather, H a r n e s s Leather a n d
Shoe Findings
Railroad Leather a Specialty
1 414 N. Third St.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
327 South LaSalle Street
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CHICAGO
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May, 1931
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WESTERN DIVISION
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TEXAS LINES
TRANSPORTATION D E P A R T M E N T
ENID, OKLA.
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CORYLYNE PLEDGE, Reporter
CAMPBELL k HICKS, R e p o r t e r s
Our news 1s r a t h e r varied t h l s month,
b u t a f t e r a l l j u s t a cross sectlon of
life on a n y divlslon o r f o r a n y tlme.
F l r s r of all, w e would l i k e to a n nounce t h e a r r i v a l of J a m e s Lee at t h e
home o f Mr. a n d Mrs. J. P. Sheets,
A r k a n s a s City. Kans., o n March 29th.
J. P. s a l d he needed a golf caddy a n d
he Is n o w s i t t l n g o n top of t h e world.
P r e s u m e t h e y o u n g fellow will be a
telegraph o p e r a t o r l i k e hls daddy b u t
a t a n y r a t e w e offer c o n g r a t u l a i l o n s
a n d a l o n g ltfe f o r rhe Youngster.
Mrs. C.
W e ext'nd
o u r sympathy
W. Thomas, wife of brakeman, on t h e
loss of h e r brother, recently.
Mr. J. J. Mathes. lineman w a s married on March 28th to Miss Jessie Brown
of Enid, Okla. Our best wlshea f o r
much happiness.
L. B. Lindley, a g e n t a t Ames, is l a y i n g off f o r a b o u t s l x t y days, spending
t h e t i m e a t F o r t Worth. J. P. Sheets
i s t a k i n g c a r e of h i s s t a t l o n while h e
is away.
K. R. Stapleton, dispatcher, w a s
called t o H a r r l s o n Ark., recently on
account of t h e d e a i h of hls l l t t l e niece,
B e t t y Joe, 8 y e a r s of a g e , who succumbed to a n a t t a c k
of
spinal
meningetls. Besides h e r parents, t w o
s l s t e r s a n d a brother, s h e leaves a host
of a u n t s a n d uncles t o m o u r n h e r untlmely passing.
V. C. Hood btd In t h e second t r l c k a t
E n l d Tower, b u t before h e could t a k e
over t h e job old m a n flu w e n t t o b a t
a n d counted h l m o u t f o r s e v e r a l days.
Mlsa Blanche Powell, cashler a t Covington, a n d h e r mother, a r e slowly recovering from
serious l n j u r l e s s u s t a l n e d when t h e i r c a r s t r u c k t h e s i d e
of a s t e e l b r l d g e n e a r Welllngton,
Kans., Aprll 3rd. T h e y w e r e o n t h e i r
w a y to spend E a s t e r w i t h t h e l r b r o t h e r
a n d son, w h e n t h e a c c i d e n t occurred,
a n d f o r a f e w d a y s Mrs. Yowell's llfe
w a s despalred of, however, w e now
u n d e r s t a n d t h e y a r e progressing nlcely
o n t h e r o a d to recovery.
Miss Beatrlce a n d J. F., Jr., d a u g h t e r
a n d s o n of Mr. J. F. F r a z f e r , superlnt e n d e n t a t Memphis, s p e n t a f e w d a y s
v i s i t i n g w i t h f r l e n d s In Enld, recently.
C. W. Thomas, brakeman, i s now
back a t work. h a v l n g been off f o r some
t i m e d u e t o a v e r y s e v e r e a t t a c k of
~neumonla.
Mrs. Jas. A. H a r t e r , wlfe of engineer.
Is recovering f r o m a n operation f o r
a c u t e anoendicitis.
Mrs. H a r t e r was
dangerous1 111 f o r h w days, a n d we
a r e v e r y grad to note h e r recovery.
We extend o u r slncere s y m p a t h y t o
H. C . Hodges, b r a k e m a n , In t h e recent
loss of h i s f a t h e r .
A n o t h e r weddlng t o r e p o r t t h i s
month: M. F. P a t t e r s o n , son of Mr. W.
N. P a t t e r s o n , roadmaster. a n d Mrs. P a t terson, t o Mlss M a r y L e e Adams, a t
Enid, March 1.5th. W e extend o u r v e r y
best w l s h e s f o r a l o n g llfe f u l l of
happiness.
H e r b e r t Foley, s o n of Mr. a n d Mrs.
W. J. Foley, carried off s t a t e honors
in t h e o r a t i o n contest under t h e a u spices of t h e P r e s b y t e r I a n Church in
the meet held April 14th a t El Reno.
Mr. Foley wlll r e p r e s e n t t h e s t a t e
in a d l s t r i c t contest comprised of 10
s o u t h w e s t e r n s t a t e s wlnners to go to
P i t t s b u r g , Pa., o n ' ~ a y28th f o r t h e
n a t i o n a l contest.
H e r b e r t i s a senlor of Enld h l g h
school a n d popular In school actjtritles.
H e Is president of t h e s t u d e n t body
a n d a l s o of t h e senlor class, a member
of t h e d e b a t e t e a m a n d one of the hlgh
school orators.
to
follbwlnCr a s h o r t Illness of p n e a monla. Mr. P a r r l g a n w o r k e d In t h e
s h o p s h e r e untll a reduction In force
a s h o r t t l m s ago. T h l s d e p a r t m e n t extends sympathy to
t h e bereaved
famllv..
L. C. Fuller, g e n e r a l foreman, h a s
r e t u r n e d to w o r k followlng a n operatlon, in whleh he w a s off t h r e e weeks.
atlent
Lee Kleln machinist Is a
a t t h i ~ i l b o nN. ~ o n bh o s p k a l at
nresnnt.
- - - - -.-.
The Emplores' Club held a meetlng
at t h e Chamber of Commerce rooms
April 7. whlch w a s well attended. W e
enjoyed a splendld p r o g r a m whlch w a s
followed by a t a l k by G. L. Ollver,
traffic m a n a g e r of F o r t Worth.
An item of Interest' t o baseball f a n s
wlll be a g a m e whlch w a s played h e r e
o n t h e n l g h t of April 14 between t h e
local telenhone t e a m a n d t h e House
of Davld team. T h e House of Davld
team won, t h e score b e l n a 9 to 1. T h e
Frisco w a s represented -on t h e telephone team a s t h r e e of o u r ex-players,
Harold Gardner Clyde Aikens a n d Ned
Thomas. w e r e 'on t h e line-un.
Thls
w a s t h e Arst n i g h t g a m e eve; g1a.y ed
in S h e r m a n a n d w a s well a t t e n ed
R o s e m a r y Ollve w a s a vlsltor t o t h e
office whlle on a ,recent week-end v l s l t
to h e r parents.
H a r r G r a n g e r Is a l l a t w l t t e r o v e r
Uhe ~ r r o n sc o n c e r t t o be presented at
Temple In t h e n e a r future. H a r r y Is
one of t h e t e n o r s In t h l s male choral
cluh.
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FRISCO L I N E S s h i n e v e r y proml n e n t l y o n t h e n e w Henderson s t r e e t
underpass-and
by the way. this underp a s s Is certainly a b i g Improvement
t o o u r f a l r clty.
T e x a s a n d t h e Bluebonnets-two
t h i n g s In llfe I-eally w o r t h while. T h e
g r e a t Relds of these beautlful flowers
a r e a s l g h t t h a t m a k e your h e a r t b e a t
a l l t t l e f a s t e r a n d y o u r e y e s open in
wonder a t t h e magnificence of Dame
N a t u r e a t h e r best.
L i t t l e Miss H e l e n Jean Beal w a s a
V. P. & G. 8. OFFICE-FT.
WORTH
r e c e n t vlsltor t o o u r office. T h i s l l t t l e
lady, who 1s nlne m o n t h s old, Is t h e
d a u g h t e r of o u r t e l e a r a ~ h onerator.'
MARY BESS SMITH, R e p o r t e r
a n d a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e f o u f ~ g miis.
W e h a v e h a d a n unusually h e a v y
"Spring h a s Sprung" a n d a m o n g
movement of c a t t l e a n d sheep from off
those t o succumb have been Bob Beal,
t h e F W & R G f o r t h e DaSt t e n d a v s a n d
o u r l i t t l e 100-pound o p e r a t o r a n d Vlck
acount of the mlldfiess o f the past
E a s t l a k e , 310-pound messenger boy.
w l n t e r these a n l m a l s have been k e ~ t who. it is believed atrayed off f r m a n
In v e r y good condltlon a n d have netted
e g g hunt, E a s t e r Sunday, a n d w e r e
t h e r a k e r s a v e r y good prlce, which
found b y Messrs. R. R. Kington, telegt a k e n a s a whole tends t o offset t h e
rapher-cashier, Brownwood a n d Howdenresalon t h a t Gas been c a u s i ng so
a r d Terhune, operator, Dublin. s l t t l n g
m a n y f u r r o w e d brows.
on
the creek bank
"crawdaddlng."
Although t h e "anglers" declared t h e y
had c a u g h t 126 crawdads. f r l e n d s a r e
STORES D E P A R T M E N T
lead to -belleve
ossibly t h e y c a u g h t
SHERMAN, T E X A S
t h e s a m e c r a w a a d s , t h r o w i n g them
back each tlme. ( T h l s should glve u s
fishermen. w h o a l w a y s let t h e b l n flsh
IVA SEWELL, R e p o r t e r
pet away, a n I d e a ) Among t h e vlsltora t o a t t e n d o u r
Mr. W. L. Xiller, r e t l r e d e n g i n e e r or
l a s t F r ~ s c o Employes' Club meetlng,
Sapulpa, Okla., s p e n t s e v e r a l d a y s h e r e
AprIl 2nd were: Mrs. Q. W. Jessup,
the first p a r t of Aprll v l s l t l n g old
w i f e of o u r a g e n t a t Comanche a n d
friends.
H e h a d t h e passenger r u n
t w o d a u g h t e r s , who favored the' c l u b
from S h e r m a n to T u l s a before h i s rewlth saxophone and piano selections
tlrement. W e w e r e v e r y glad to see
hlm
whlch w e r e v e r y enthuslastlcally re.- - - - - .
Mr. a n d Mrs. J o e B r y a n vlsited rela- ceived; Mr. G. H. McMurray, telegmuher-clerk. Dublin, a n d t w o young
tlves in Buffalo. Texas, April 3 a n d 4.
Mrs. L. P. Dingle w l f e of cellar
~ i a dt o r e p o r t n o o n e o n the slck
packer, h a s r e t u r n e d krom a n extended
l l s t a t t h e of wrltlnu.
v l s l r w i t h h e r s l s t e r i n L o s Angeles,
Calif.
W e w e r e a l l indeed s o r r y t o h e a r of
t h e deat'h of J o h n P a u l McKee, s o n of
T h e s t o r e d e p a r t m e n t Is well r e p resented a t t h e Wilson N. J o n e s hospital a t t h e p r e s e n t wrltlng. E. E.
Glascock a n d J. J. F o r t n e r , sectlon
stockmen, a r e p a t i e n t s In t h a t Instltution. W e hope f o r them both a S ~ e e d ~
~
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G e r t h a l Gu.tn,-daughter of s t o r e k e e p e r
K. P. Guin.
D a n P a r r i g a n passed a w a y April 16
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Mmufacturers of
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hand and traller servlce, for rallroad
platforms, warehouses, docks and industries.
3200 N. Hnll St.
St. Lonls, lo.
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Buder Building,
St. Louis, Mo.
Deep Well Pumps-Steam and Centrifugal
Pumps-Steam Traps-Redueing
Valves-
Ventilators
SOUTH BEND BAIT CO.
South Bend. Ind.
517 Hlnh St..
ALLHANDS and DAVIS
Railroad Contractors
I
619-20 '~risooBldg.. Joplln. Mo.
501 Southwestern Life Bldg.. Dallas. Texas
I
Mr. L l o y d 3IcKee. o n e of o u r d i r e c t o r s
and a very prominent business m a n
here.
Plans a r e being made for a Frisco
Employes' C l u b D a n c e t o b e held a t
S o u t h Side Masonic Temple. May 7th.
Mrs. R o s e D u r r e t t a n d d a n g h t e r .
Doris Rose, m o t h e r a n d s i s t e r of L e d a
Helle D u r r e t t , s e c r e t a r y t o F. L. & D.
vlaim a g e n t , visited r e l a t l v c s a n d
f r i e n d s in Lubbock. T e x a s , recently.
,\liss K a t h e r i n e R a l e s of t h e t r e a s u r e r ' s office had a s h e r g u e s t o v e r t h e
!.:aster h o l i d a y s h e r b r o t h e r . Air. Max
Hales, who i s a t t e n d i n g Oltlalioma A .
in t h e vicinity of Jonesboro to mail nir
a n y news about Frisco families o r
changes In positions s o wc m a y read
more about ol~rselves. I like to read
l t e l l ~ sof Frtaco events and ail1 sitre you
do. too. s o a l l together we can havc a
big write-up.
J l r . E. T . J3eclrle.v, s o n of h t r . G. G.
Beckley, c l a i m a g e n t , s p e n t E a s t e r
w i t h his I ~ a r e n t s . Air. Becltley is clailn
aKent f o r I'he T e x a s E m p l o y e s I n s u r v of H o u s t o n .
a n c e & C a s u a l t y C o m .n a n .
Texas.
..\ q u i t e d i f f e r e n t a n d e n j o y a b l e f e a !ure of o u r p r o g r a m a t l a s t club m e e t lng w a s t h e "Fencing Exhibition" put
on by R a y m o n d D u p r e e a n d h i s " P a r r y ing" p a r t n e r s . H o p e , if t h e r e a r e o t h e r
e m p l o y e s w i t h t a l e n t a n d abilit'y, t h c y
will s t e p u p a n d t a k e p a r t on o u r proKrarns I h c c l u b h o l d s mcinlhly.
John Meek. son of Operator Merk. wllo
is attcndlng Collcgo of the Oxarks a t
C l a r k s v i l l e A r k . . s p e n t t h e E a s t e r holid a y s wit'h ' h i s p a r e n t s .
l\'e a r c v e ~ yglad to report thc complete rccovery of Mrs. S. T. J l e ~ k .wife
of t h e operator, who iindcrwmt a n operation a t Baptist hospital in 3Icmphis rluring February.
Engineer B. >I. Finley, who was regularly assignctl Mugriolia Aliceville local.
has bid in turn in through f!.eight and
w a s relieved on local by Englncer Mart
Kelly.
Mr. A. G . Andrrson. Frisco a ~ r i r ~ i l t u r e agent, htmorc, w a s in Alicevillc
r a r l y part of April looking o v c ~our pot ~ ~ tvrou.
o
1\71? h o w to move betweell
2 5 and i 0 c a r s d u r h g J u n r .
1~'ertillzer untl sotla nmvwlwnts fro111
I'ennarola and hlobile is on
At thi.;
time, however, t h e movenlcnt is Ilnhtrr
t h a n last year.
J i m Bell, section foreman. T l ~ o r nHill.
has been bumpcd from t h a t position and
is now locatccl a t Aliccville.
K.
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SOUTHERN DIVISION
I
JONESBORO T I C K E T O F F I C E
JONESBORO, ARK.
I V . A. SANDERS, Rcr)ortcr
0. S. Donaldson. agent. H a r d y , Ark..
h a s been laying off recently account recefving word his mother w a s very ill a t
Danville. Va. H e w a s relieved b y E x t r a
Agent E. R. Billingsley.
C. R. Cole. bill clerk, w a s a recent
visitor in Grubbs. Ark.
C. P. Jacobs, enginccr. Jonesboro Yard.
h a s left f o r St. Louis wherc h e \\-ill cnt r r Prisco Hospital for treatment.
J. W. Colmian. Arernan. h a s bid in
tlw passenaer r a n bctwecn Thajwr ant1
Jonesboro. T r a l n s 101-1 02.
George Barbec. conductor on 2 4 6-24?.
h a s becn a s s l m e d to trains 101-102 as
pasengelconductor. Also R. H. Miller,
brakeman. h a s bid in this run. too.
P i n k y Whitby. brakeman, Thayor, took
suddenly ill a t Hoxie. Ark.. on t r a i n 135.
H e w a s brouaht to Jonesboro. Ark.. and
w a s attended by Company Surgeon P. W.
1.utterlough. .,\t time of writing Whitby
has left for the St. Louis hospital.
F . R. Finch, switchman. Jonenboro
Yard, sustainctl slight injury u ~ h l l c
switching in yard, wc unrlerstand not
serious.
J a c k Robb, e n ~ i n r % r . trains 8 9 8 - 8 9 9 .
was off latter part of March account
inadr his mileage. H c w a s relievctl by
Enginrer Welker from Chaffee.
S a m Newton, conductor, has bill in
1)assenger r u n from Poplar Bluff to
H a y t i and h a s niovcd to Poplar Muff.
He w a s succeeded by Conductor E. P.
Wilson on runs trains 898-899 out Jonesboro.
Wm. E. Stouffer, traveling 1)assenRer
agent, C. B. fi: Q. Railroad Co., visitcd
' t h e Jonwboro ticket office April 3.
R. H . T r u s ~ d l ,conduetor, is back on
trains 2 4 7 - 2 4 6 account George Barbee
assipnerl to paswcngcr run.
W a n t all you agents and scctionmc?n
AGENT'S O F F I C E
A L I C E V I LLE, ALA.
IA. S. BROPHY, Rel~oi'tcr
W I L L O W SPRINGS S U B D I V I S I O N
J.
J,.
SJ<.\GGS. Reporter
Mr. L. E. Henry. formerly third trick
m a n a t W e s t Plains. h a s been assigned
to agency a t Pordiand. I dread to think
of t h e petitions in bankruptcy t h e trucks
in t h a t locality will kc flling.
W e now have on bulletin t h c third
trick a t W e s t Plains and t h r agency a t
Ilunter. No. N a y the oldest a n d most
coiilpetent be lucky.
1\11.. J. C. Smallcy. a a c n t a t Bran!ls\'i\le.
rcports the fruit crop is to r ~ a c hcartoad
~rroportionsthis year. Prrsume t h e situation mill be a b o u t t h e s a m e a t l i o s h k o Ilonx. \\Toulrln't be x bad idea to s t a r 1
srwlng t h a t business up right now.
T h e w trurlcs arcn't out to do 11s a n y
good.
t h e y & one thins
feI(ocus who work with
our hands are bound
tii agree on
Lava
8oap is the quickat
-
and kindeat hand-
Alr. C . \\'. T a ~ g a r d .a a e n t a t Fordland
for m a n y yvars. was r w e n t l y rrtirecl on
pension. \\re a l l w i s h h i m a well calmed
r r s t unrl a lot of happiness.
Mr. J . R. T a g ~ a r d .a g e n t a t Seymour.
h a s bcen ill for some tinic. Better h u r r y
back. Mr. 'l'aaaard.
too much of t h a t
isn't good for one.
J a c k Yocum of Mountain Grove w a s
re\var<lcd for his prrsistent efforts a t solicitation. H e h a s secured a movement
of seed corn from Adrian. Mn.. t o various
points in this territory. Good work. Jack.
that's w h a t makes t h e wheels a o 'round.
cleaner t h a f ever
came fa W w n .
Ifk the pcudeved
Italian pumice in
Lava
itatdoes
807
)rhe dire- r sapped$
h~ck
like a na3ician.
OFFICIAL FRISCO WATCH
INSPECTORS
S'~oy,&&d+m~
Dllworlh Jewelry Co...........................
Insper, Ah.
............................ .FI. \Sforlh, Texas
Hallom, G. I\'
I
St. Charles Hotel
ONE BLOCK FROM DEPOT
E. G. GRA.\lLISG, Owner aud Proprietor
Takes the din,
but leaves the ~ldn
I
European Plan
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY
C O M M I S S A R Y CONTRACTORS
F. J. ESGLEMAS. Presldent
GUY KRESS, Supt., Sprlngfleld, Mo.
G. I. FITZGERALD, Vke-Pre~.and Sec'y >I. S. ENGLEMAS. Vice-Pres., Dallas. Tex.
CHAS. GRAY. JIanacer. S~rlncBeId.Mo.
E. B. SHARKET. Manacer. Ft. Worth. Tex.
G. R. PIERCE. Supt., SI. LOUIS,110.
JOS. M. 0-DOWD,s;Ipi., S p r ~ i m e ~ h
310.
,
General Mios
RJ'. Exchange Bldl5 ,
BAKSAS
CITY. MO.
.---- ..........
-
Branch Offloss
ST. LOUIS, MO.
SPRISGFIELD, 310.
FT. WORTH. TEX.
DALLAS,TEX.
Pngc 65
Wonder how m a n y of you a r e checking
the expense bills for s h o r t hauls when
making then1 o u t ? Wouldn't be a thing
wrong with astignlnp- t h a t job to the
fellow who expenses t h e freight bills a t
each station. Remember, when \vc handle a carload from a point on oiir line
to another point on o u r line without gett l n g all the haul, we don't get all the
money. \Vill apprecfate your send!nr: m e
a copy of a n y expense bills you thlnk
a r e chances for more revenue a n d 1 will
handle to conclusion and advise yoti results. Thanks.
BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS
XICT.T.IR
McGOWEN. R e p o r t e r
-
Mrs. J . H. A n d e r s o n a n d CWO d a u g h ters. w i f e a n d d a u g h t e r s of r e v i s i n g
c l e r k K a s t T h o m a s . Iias r e t u r n e d f r o m
x v i s i t w i t h N r s . Anderson's m o t h e r in
Knoxville, T e n n .
E. AI. Dick, s w i t c h m a n , w h o h a s been
s e r i o u s l y ill a t St. V i n c e n t h o s p i t a l
w h e r e h e w a s o ~ e r a t e don f o r anrlendicitis, i s n o w a t h o m e w h e r e h e Is
slowly recovering.
O u r s y m p a t h y is e x t e n d e d to Mrs.
I<. A. T e e d in Che d e a t h of h e r s i s t e r
w h o died a t h e r h o m e in O t t a w a . Ohio.
on March 3 0 , Mr. a n d ;Mrs. T e e d a t tended t h e f u n e r a l in O t t a w a .
Mrs. J. C. W e l c h a n d children, w i f e
nnd c h i l d r e n of v a r d c l e r k . is v i s l t i n a
in
~ . Miami.
.
- ~Bla.
~ .
H a r v e h t r a m , a g e 66, n v e t e r a n e n glne
o f t h e F r i s c o , died a t h l s r e s i dec#
111 B i r m i n g h a m
on M a r c h 2 8 .
w . 4 n t r a m i s su?vived b y h i s widow
arid o n e 3on. S y m p a t h y i s e x t e n d e d to
t h e b e r e a v e d family.
Swnr>at'hv is a l s o e x t e n d e d t o Miss
E u l a Montkomer).. s t e n o g r a p h e r in o f fice s i i p e r i n t e n d e n t t e r m i n a l s , in t h e
d e a t h of h e r b r o t h e r - i n - l a w w h o died
a t h i s h o m e i n Axheville. A h . o n
M a r c h 7.
W. A. D r a g o , g e n e r a l y a r d m a s t e r .
h a s r e t u r n e d from t h e Frisco hospital
i n St. I.ouls w h e r e h e h a s been c o n fined t h e p a s t t w o w e e k s f o r t r e a t ment.
C. E. Welch. p a r d c l e r k a n d wife.
s p e n t t h e w e e k - e n d w i t h Mrs. W e l c h ' s
p a r e n t s in Amory, Miss.
Mrs. J. B. Holmes. wife of s w i t c h m a n . Is c r i t i c a l l y ill w l t h donble p n e u monla.
L. E. Crurnp, e n g i n e e r , is v i s i t i n g h i s
s i s t e r in Florida.
R. 6. Martin, s w l t c h m a n , is in H o t
S p r i n g s , Ark., w h e r e he i s t a k i n g
t r e a t m e n t f o r rheumatism.
Mrs. I. B. H o l m e s , wife of s w i t c h m a n , died a t a local Infirmary S a t u r d a y n i g h t , AprlI 11. Mrs. H o l m e s i s
s u r v i v e d by h e r h u s b a n d , t w o d a u g h t e r s a n d o n e son.
F u n e r a l services
w e r e held at t h e E a s t L a k e Methodist
c h u r c h . O u r s y m p a t h y Is e x t e n d e d to
Mr. H o l m e s a n d family.
- - ~ -
OFFICE DIVISION ENGINEER
MEMPHIS, TENN.
C'.
C. SICKT,RS.
Reporter
P i l e Driver F o r e m a n W. A. C h a s t a i n
w a s called h o m e l a s t of March account'
serioux i l l n e s s of h i s -littie g i r c - - ~ l a c l
to r e p o r t t h e b a b y i s r e c o v e r i n g nicely.
C. P. H a s t l n a s w a s a u n o i n t e d m a n a g e r a n d w i r e chief of- 'the M e m p h i s
r e l a y office on M a r c h 17.
J. P. Bruton was in Rutaw, .\labam&
recen tl y a r r a n g i n g h i g h w a y m a t t e r s
w i t h t h e c o u n t y judge.
I. E. Puclcetr of t h e A m o r y S a n d a n d
Gravel C o m p a n y w a s a r e c e n t v i s i t o r
in t h i s oflice.
Mr. P u c l i e t t f o r m e r l y
worlced here.
K n o s B l a c k w e l l , chief m e s s e n g e r ,
w a s off a f e w d a y s a c c o u n t s i c k n e s s
a n d F m n k O'Neill w o r k e d t h i s job.
F r a n k w a s former messenger.
J. M. W a l k e r , f o r m e r s t o r e k e e p e r a t
Yale, a n d w h o h a s been in t h e w e s t
f o r h i s health for t h e p a s t several
m o n t h s , h a s n o w moved t o W i c h i t a .
W e h a v e been w o n d e r i n g j u s r w h a t
w a s t h e occasion f o r t h e b r o a d s m i l e
s p r e a d o v e r Mr. R. I*:. D r a k e ' s f a c e f o r
t h e p a s t Cow weeks. On hls r e c e n t
visit h e e n l l g h t e n e d u s of t h e cause1,ittle JIlxx,~s Jeanne and Joyce Thane
h a v e c o m e to m a k e t h e i r home w i t h
Mr. D r a k e ' s d n u a h t e r . Mrs. T h a n e of
St. Louis.
J. R. S c o t t of Springfield, was In
b1eml)his o n M a r c h 24. H i s r e t i r e m e n t
d o e s - n o t k e e p Mr. S c o t t from c o m i n g
to Memphis o c c a ~ l o n a l l y a n d we a r e
a l w a y s g l a d t o h a v e him come.
0. E. H a m a n f o r m e r rodman 1n t h l s
oflice, h a s s e c 6 r e d gonition with Con
t r a c t o r D a n C r a n e a n d i s s t a t i o ljed a t
Bald knob.
Mlxs B e t t y Gray. Mrs. Scot t a n d
B e t t y F r a n c l s d r o v e t o -4mOlry o n
M a r c h 20 to v i s i t t h e i r b r o t h e r , A.1 H a r rison a n d Iamlly. A f e w d a y s a f t e r
t h e ~ r r e t u r n Miss G r a y left, d r i v i n g
t o Xew Yorlc City.
S. J. F r a z i e r a n d J. P. B r u t o n Were
in JelTerson C'itr on M a r c h 2.5 to a t tend hearinu before t h c Missouri Publ i c Service ' ~ o m m l x s i o n .
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Hobbs Western Company
1967 Railway Exchange Building
ST.LOUIS,MO.
RAIL ROAD CROSS TIES
Timber Products
PRODUCING
TERRITORY:
MISSOURI
ARKANSAS
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
MISSISSIPP'I
S p r i n g i s h e r e a n d a l l a r e glad.
B a s e h a l l s e a s o n opened April 1 4 . Memp h i s t e a m p l a y i n g L i t t l e R o c k . Seve r a l f r o m t h e office a t t e n d e d t h i s g a m e
b u t C. R l a c k w e l l a n d F. J. W a l s h s t i l l
m a i n t a i n t h i s g a m e was n o t n e a r l v s o
~
- o o das t h e o n e t h e v a t t e n d e d t h e
w e e k before.
J. M. V a n Dover, f o r m e r l y of t h i s
office. w a s in t o w n 011 April 3 a n d 4 .
p r e p a r i n g Vo m o v e t o St. Lollis. MY.
V a n D o v e r i s n o w located w i t h t h e
P h i l l i p s P e t r o l e u m Corporation, w i t h
h e a d q u a r t e r s a t St. Louis.
T . &I. C a p p s p e n t S u n d a y , April 1 2
v i s i t l n g f r i e n d s in Memphis. H e w a s
on h i s w a y to O k l a h o m a Citv.
April
T h e C. 31. S c o t t family s,;'nt
4 a n d 6 in Springfield.
'
R. C. HOBBS - - Prcside~rt
A. R. FATHMAN - Vice-Prey.
C. H. HOBBS - - V i r p - P ~ P s .
I . C. ROWE - - See.-Treas.
G. M . HANSON, A s s f . Sw.-Tr.
E. J. STOCKING - Sales M,qr.
Page 66
We are s o r r y to l e a r n of t h e r e s l n n a tlon of ~ e n e r a lF o r e m a n w.-L ~ ? i v e s
a n d W a t e r Service F o r e m a n W. B.
Balley o n March 22. F o r m e r Bridge
Insuector R. L. Reddlnrc h a s been a&
polnted a c t i n g general- fir ern an--^&^
a n d W. H. P r y o r of Chaffee h a s been
auuolnted w a t e r servlce foreman. W e
weicome both of these g e n t l e m e n to
o u r office.
Miss Blllye B e n n e t t Is back o n t h e
p a y roll a f t e r a n absence of some t w o
m o n t h s account force reduction a n d
w e a r e glad to see h e r back.
T h e J o r d a n Ditcher Is now w o r k i n g
o n t h e Columbus a n d Pensacola Subs.
a t p r e s e n t cleanlng dltches in viclnity
of Allceville.
W e a r e g l a d to l e a r n of t h e recovery
of Mrs. C u r t l s 331ackwell. w h o h a s
been serlously 111 f o r s e v e r a l weeka.
A v e r y close inspection of bridges
a n d tles h a s been made t h e roast t w o
weeks.
T h e Inspection p a r t y Is In
c h a r g e of G. W. Koontz.
W e have j u s t learned of t h e r e s i g n a -
called t o Cleveland Mlss. on March
18, on account rrf l l j n e s s o'r h l s sister,
Mrs. C. N. Dyer. Mrs. R. E. L a u g h t e r ,
son J a m e s and daughter Louise a r e vlsl t i n g Mra L a u g h t e r ' s brother, A W.
Henry, In Los Angeles.
J. L. Sullivan, switchman, recently
suffered a palnful l n j u r y t o h l s r l g h t
foot w h e n he fell from a box car. W e
hope t h a t h e wlll soon be a b l e ta res u m e hls duties.
Roy D. F a r r a r r o r m e r pard c l e r k ,
w a s a recent vls!tor in t h l s offlce.
l i t t l e son, Jaclc
0 . A. McGulre's
I m o r y , a g e 6 of T u l s a Oklahoma. Is
vlsltln h l s &andparent& Mr. a n d Mrs.
E. E. % c ~ u i r e . H e wilI r e m a i n w l t h
them until a b o u t September.
M. K. Pace, t r a l n m a s t e r termlnsts.
w a s off a f e w d a y s recently, b a t t l l n g
w l t h a n a t t a c k of t h e "flu" a n d s o r e
throat.
W e a r e glad, however, t h a t
w e can r e p o r t hlm a b l e to be o u t and
back on t h e job a t t h i s tlme.
O F F I C E DIVISION ACCOUNTANT
MEMPHIS, T E N N .
IONE SHEARIN, R e p o r t e r
month of Aprll In Pensacolra v l s l t l n g
relatives.
Mr. J o e Connelly w a s In t h e offlce
a f e w d a y s d u r i n g Phe p a s t month.
J. 0. H a r d i n visited u s t h e m o r n l n g
o f - A p r l l 16 before leaving for S p r l n g field.
Mr. Purdy of the llllnola Central
s p e n t two d a y s In t h e offlce.
Miss J u l l a Gossett w a s off t h r e e da s
account illness.
Glad t o r e p o r t BKe
Is back a t w o r k a n d feeling Ane.
Ione Bhearln wlll leave f o r Blrmlngh a m Aprll 26, h a v i n g displaced t h e
steno-clerk i n t h e terminal accountant's offlce.
PENBACQLA, FLORIDA
GERTRUDE BAZZELL, R e p o r t e r
Meetlng of t h e officials of t h e Pensacola B a y B r l d g e Corporation w a s
held March 23, w h e n It w a s deflnltely
declded t h e openlng of t h e $2,600,000
bridge across Pensacola B a y would be
held J u n e 12 and 13, a t which tlme
t h e sound bridge a n d pleasure r e s o r t
developments on S a n t a R o s a Island
will be completed. Frisco offlclals a t t e n d l n g t h l s meeting w e r e Mr. J. N.
Cornatzar, Mr. W. S. Merchant, Mr. W.
L. Hugglns, Jr., of St. Louis, and Xr.
W. H. Crow, Pensacola.
The Frlsco
Rallroad will handle t w o tralnloads
of vlsltors to t h e celebratlon.
W e extend o u r sincere s y m p a t h y to
T. 0. Lutz, clerk, s u p e r i n t e n d e n t t e r mlnals office, in hls recent bereavement.
Mrs. W. S. Merchant, wlfe of pass e n g e r traffic m a n a g e r of St. Louls,
vlsited w i t h us f o r t w o d a y s t h e l a t t e r p a r t of March.
H a r r y Martin, who w o r k e d f o r two
w e e k s on s w i t c h l n g clerk's desk in
Well, t h l n g s certainly have changed
since t h e l a s t Issue of o u r Magazlne.
T h e old offlce looks l l k e It used to.
all t h e d e s k s now b e i n g fllled.
MEMPHIS TERMINALS
Mlss I l a Cook. Mr. E. G. Sperry, Mr.
R a l p h Stephens a n d Mr. W. R. McDono
u
g h reported f o r d u t y Thursday, Aprll
N. A. W E A V E R , Reporter
16. We hope they wlll like Memphls
a s well a s t h e y did Chaffee a n d F o r t
DUI' F r l s c a baseball team alaved t h e
Smlth.
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n r s t o ~ l c i a lg a m e of t h e - - ~ e k s & - ~ u n i
S o r r y to lose Mr. H. A. L l k i n s who
day, Aprll 12, a n d lost a h a r d - f o u g h t
h a s been t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e St. Louls
g a m e to t h e Tennessee Towels b y a
offlce.
count of 3 to 1. T h e local F r l s c o team
Mrs. R. W. Olney Is s p e n d i n g t h e
is a member of t h e G l l l r t t e L e a g u e
t h l s r e a r a n d wlll play e a c h Sunday
a t H o d ~ e sFleld. J. V. W a r e Is m a n a g e r arid It Is evldent t h a t - h e k n o w s
h l s baseball a s well a s bowling.
Mlss Gladys Ann Irwln. steno-clerk
In m a s t e r mechanic's offlce, accomHIGH G R A D E LOCOMOTIVE panled b h e r brother. drove to Tennessee ~ Y d g e ,Tennessee, March 29, a n d
ARCH A N D FURNACE BRICK
w a s accomuanled home on Auril 2 bv
h e r mother; w h o came to Memphis fok
St. Louis,
1843 Railway Exchange Building
eye t r e a t m e n t .
Miss I r w l n r e p o r t s
t h e i r m o t o r i n g a l l t t l e dlfflcult whlle
i n t h e viclnity of Tennessee Rldge due
t o heavy r a i n f a l l s w e l l i n g t h e s m a l l
s t r e a m s a n d m a k i n g t h e h l g h w a y s temg o r a r l l y impassable.
J. G. Qulett. secretary to master mechanic, I s now t h e sole o w n e r of a
m a s t e r s l x Bulck.
W e w e r e lad to see Mr. E. E. McGulre, superiintendent termlnals, w a l k
into t h e offlce on t h e m o r n l n g of April
10. a f t e r h a v l n g been a b s e n t several
d a y s u n d e r g o l n g a n operatlon In a local hospltal.
R. E. L a u g h t e r , swltchman, w a s
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a g e n t % offlce here, wan called back
t o Memphls
on
Elmekeeping job.
Adam Underwood, w h o w a s w o r k i n g
a s y a r d clerk, Is now switching clerk.
a n d E. C. E p g e r of Amory 1s y a r d
clerk.
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Oklahoma City t h e l a t t e r p a r t of
March.
W e certainly da m l s s Mr. E. W. Holcombe w h o f o r 29 y e a r s w a s r a t e c l e r k
!n t h i i offlce. He w a s pensioned ApfIl
1.
We a r e so glad to k n o w t h a t Mr. E .
E. McGulre Is a b l e to be o u t a g a i n , h e
h a v i n g had a n e m e r g e n t y operation for
BIRMINGHAM GENERAL OFFICE
appendicitis on March 31.
P. W. Ramsey, team t r a c k c l e r k , r e t u r n e d to w o r k April 3 a n d hasn't
LAUNA M. CHEW. R e p o r t e r
missed a d a y since, which seems to
Indicate they nxed hlln up all right a t
Mrs. L. M. Cannon. w i f e of city
t h e hospital In St. Louls.
t i c k e t a g e n t , just' recently recovered
B. C. F r y a r and lamlly, bill clerk.
f r o m "flu."
drove to Jonesboro nlght of Aprll 4 to
R e g r e t t o r e p o r t s e r l o u s illness of
spend Easter wlth relatives.
Mrs. J. E. S p r h g e r ' s mother. E v e r y Miss Ethel Copeland.
mmptometer
one hopes f o r a h a s t y convalescence.
operator. spent Easter wlth h e r mother
J. E. S p r i n g e r h a s been t r a n s f e r r e d t o
In
Sprin~fleld.
Mo.
Joplln, Mo. I t Is w l t h a feellng of deep
Miss I l a Cook of Chaffee suent t h e
r e g r e t t h a t we s e e h l m leave o u r comday here recently and w e a r e - s o glad
munlty.
H e h a s t h e sincere b e s t
to see hcr looking so flne.
wishes of a h o s t of friends In t h e
Glad to reoort John Edward Ives.
B i r m i n g h a m d i s t r l c t f o r his success in
yonng grandson of John A. Ladd, unhis new posltlon.
collected clerk. is recovering nicely from
Bred D. Cross. chIel clerk. s p e n t t h e
a mastoid operation on ~ e i 7,l ieavlng
week-end on W a r r l o r R i v e r a n d r e the hospltal April' 13.
p o r t s a d e l i g h t f u l s p r i n g outing.
Mrs. Lelia Lenihan. stenouaoher. reW i t h t h e beginning of these balmy
turned to work ~ p r i i1 6 a k e i a .twodays comes the echoes of that old cry.
week lay-off. Mlsc Faye Barbee, extra
"Play Ball."
B i r m i n g h a m opened t h e
clerk, worked In her place.
season w i t h a b a t t l e against' NashT. E. Bagwell and family, assistant
ville.
Mrs. E t h v l C h a ~ m a n of M e m ~ h i s . cashier. soent Sunday. Aoril 12. in TY~ e n n : , i s t h e guest- of t h e w r i t e r . ronza. ~ r k . wlth
,
his -sister.
Frlsco Employes' Club wlll have a
Congratulations a r e in order lor Mr.
dance a t H l a h l a n d P a r k Club on May
T. H. Banister, who has been sppolnted
5.
I t is e<~eeterl t h e v will have a
traffic manager a t Birmingham, and also
large stteGln6elto ;Mr. M. W. Dunkln. taking Mr. BanBonnie Chew Is v i s i t l n g friends in
later's place a s g e n e r d a g e n t here. We
Athens, Ala., for a few days.
a r e so glad for them.
Mrs. Leon Rohrbauzh and daughter
spent Aprll 16 in St. h u l s attendlig a
wedding.
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MEMPHIS; TENN.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
MEMPHIS; TENN.
VIRGINIA G R I F F I N , R e p o r t e r
J o h n A. Ladd, L. W. T a n k e r s l e y a n d
R. D. Welch h a v e been o n t h e s i c k lfst
recently.
N l s s Mlldred Estes. wayblll checker.
vlsited her s i s t e r in B i r m i n g h a m
week-end of March 28.
W e w e r e s o r r v to h e a r of t h e sudden d e a t h of ~ 6 u i s ano over's f a t h e r .
Louls is a y a r d clerk b u t formerly
w o r k e d In t h l s office.
Mrs. Leon R o h r b a u g h a n d y o u n g
d a u g h t e r , Elsie, family of a s s i s t a n t d e m u r r a g e clerk, visited relatives in
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KATE MASSIE. Reporter
Our best wlshes go with Ted H. Banister, recently promoted to traffic manager. Bfrmlngham Alabama. We mlss
hlm. M. W. ~ u n l h who
.
succeeded Mr.
Banlster as general agent a t Memphls, is
welcome back home and Is the redolent
of many messagas of congratulatlons
from hls friends.
Joe W. Mahanay. solicitlna frelnht and
passenger agent, has been s e b l n g i n jury
Nicholson Themic
C
several days. He la only locked up some
tlmes.
Slnce the change to such late hours
of some of our passenger traIns. Ford
Mlller and Hubert Hastlngs, serving In
turns a t the passenger statlon, belong to
the nlght watchman's organization.
Allle Mae Spelght, stenographer thls
office, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lewls.
of the Seaboard Alr Llne offlce, entertalned In the home of Mlss Spelght, 1563
Poplar boulevard, Saturday nlght. Aprll
11. honoring Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fltx~ a t r l c k ,who have returned to Memphls
from Llttle Rock. Arkansas. TO most of
thelr frlends they a r e "Fltz and Ann"
and we a r e glad to have them back. Mr.
Fitzpatrick Is connected wlth t h e Seaboard Air Llne a t Mem~hls. The DartY
- was a great success.
Barney Hardy, messenger for this offlce, h a s j u s t r e t u r n e d f r o m a t r l p t o
Mexlco. H e accompanied a party searching for the new gold flelds, but falled
to bring back the nuggets h e promised.
Reg. U. S. Pal. Of?.
Spring B a n d s
That Are
Effecting L a r g e
Savings
R
AILROADS u s i n g our
STANFAST spring bands
report a saving over the
cost of manufacturing wrought
iron bands in their own shops.
Wrought iron bands crease -in
the corners; the iron is burnt in
forging; they are not uniform
in thickness, and there is considerable loss due to imperfect
welds.
STANFAST bands have solid
corners, are free from burning,
are of uniform thickness, and require no welding.
The strength of ihese bands compare as follows :
Tenrllo Strength
Ib. per rq. In.
Wreuaht Iron Band*
40.000
INCREASE BOILER EFFICIENCY 8.58%
"At n 11 rate8 o f eva Oraclon t h e
Sy hon-ew~ipped lacomot?ve eho&a n
d e i n i t e end noticeable superiority over
non-Syphon enalne na regard* both emporntlon per p u n d of c o a l end boiler
(Quoted from Unlv. of Ill.
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STANFAST Bands70.m
W e can effect a saving in manufacturing cost and insure long
wearing bands that are free
from failures.
Send Us Your Spring Band
Designs
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Railway Steel and Iron Prducta
Pine B l d , Arkamas
Ayer & Lord
Tie Co.
INCORPORATED
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The New York Air
Brake Company
for
Manufacturers the
SIGNAL SERVICE
STANDARD AIR-BRAKE
EQUIPMENT
Railway Exchange
CHICAGO
Car Wiring,
Lighting
a n d Power
Service
GENERAL OFFICES
420 Lexington Av., N e w York City
WORKS
Railroad Cross Ties
Tlmber Products
Poles
Piling
Lumber
Watertown, N e w York
TE KERITEbrNIZ'kS22COMPANY 1%
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Fence Posts
Wood Treatments & Preservation
P L A N T S
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Linde Oxygen
C. A. ROBERTS CO.
Prest-0-Lite Acetylene
" SHELBY"
Seamless Steel Tubing
Oxweld Apparatus and Supplies
CHICAGO
DETROIT
ST.
LOUIS
INDIANAPOLIS
Union Carbide
Carbic Flood Lights
Hedges -Weeks
Construction Co.
Rooms 415-416 Holland Bulldlng
Railroad Masonry Contractors
Carbic
Car Inspectors' Lamps
Haynes Stellite High
Abrasive Welding Rod
The Gideon - Anderson Co.
JIASUFACTURERS OF
Hardwood Lumber
AND
,
Slack Cooperage Stock
GENERAL OFFICES
Band Saw Mllls and Planing Mills
G I D E O N , MO.
SALES OFFICE
A N D DISTRIBUTING YARD:
CARBTDE AND CARBON BLDG., CHICAGO
110 Angelica Street
CARBIDE AND CARBON BLDG., NEW YORK
Telephone:
Tyler 001 1-Tyler
ST. L O U I S , MO.
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Copper Mo-lyb-den-urn Iron Culrertr
Manufactured by
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CONTRACTING CO.
Warden Pullen Cod Co.
R. R. & BRIDGE
CONTRACTORS
511 Railway -change
Building,
MINERS and SHIPPERS
Tri-State Culvert Mfg. Co.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Second and Butler. MEMPHIS, TENN.
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Smokeless Fuel Company
CHAS R. L O N G , JR.
COMPANY
l,OUTSVIT,LE
HUNTINGTON, A R K .
MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF
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Railroad Contractors
415
Railway
Exchange
Building
CHICAGO
ST. L O U I S
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FRISCO SHOPS
b e
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Blacksmith
Coal
"Oszvayo"
Barnard Stamp Co.
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Fac-Slmlla Autograph Stamp*
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St. Loulr.
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"Rest by Every Test"
Manzrfacltrrers o f
MINED AND SOLD BY
All Kinds of Railway and Industrial Paints, Varnishes and
Lacquers.
BLACK DIAMOND
COAL MINING COMPANY
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
W. H.(Bill) REAVES
1169 Arcade Bldg.
St. Louis, Mo.
I Representing the P.
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Sp r e To Your
MOTOR
W i l l i a m Barnsdall
founded the world's
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-Today, after 70years,
the name associated
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REFINERS OF
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Refinery on Frisco Lines-BLACKWELL,
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MOSS & McCORMACK
MINERS AND SHIPPERS
COAL- lacks smith,
Midvale Coal Co.
CHIMNEYS. CONCRETE and BRICK
FURNACES
OIL STILLS and BOILER SETTINGS
C'HICA(i0 OFFICE: Stock Escll;lnge Bldg.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Manassa Timber Company
PILING
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St. Louis, Mo.
COW*Booth & Coo
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I. C. Railroads
Brown-Marx Building
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Galloway
Coal Company
Viloco Railway
Equ.ipment Co.
E X C L U S I V E MINERS OF
CHICAGO
ELK RIVER and
GALLOWAY COAL
For Dependable Service
General Office:
Memphis, Tenn.
MIXES AT
Pressed
Step
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Brake
"VILOCO" Automatic Rail Washer
"VILOCO" Bell Ringer
"VILOCO" Exhaust Pipe
GALLOWAY, CARBON HILL
and HOLLY GROVE, ALABAMA
"VILOCO" Improved Sander
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RAII.ROAD
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St. Louis, Mo.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
ST. L O U I S O F F I C E
2817 L A C L E D E A V E N U E
WINONA, MINN.
Retlners and Manufacturers of
GRAPHITE AND GRAPHITE
SPECIALTIES
ROOF PAINT. ROOF CEMENT, ETC.
INCORPORATED
rZRUSHES
Builders of Railroad and Highway Bridges
River Improvement Work
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Chemical Bldg.
Kansas City Bridge Company
RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG.
CHICAGO, ILL.
M A N U F A C T U R I N G CO.
HIGH GRADE STEAM
AND DOMESTIC COAL
ESTABLISHED 1893
Arcade Bldg.
Burnham, Pa.
Manufacturers of
The D. & M. Cleaning Process
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and Works:
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.
John V. Boland Construction Co.
Chemical Bldg.
I 1 Standard Steel Works Co.
Bunker, Steam, D o m e s t i c - C O A L
1901-4 American Trust Building
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Axle., S t e e l Sprlngm. R o l l e d S t e e l
R l n g h Solid W r o n g h t Steel
Wheels. Steel Rorglngs. Steel
Crunher R o l l s a n d Shell..
Rolled Steel Gear BlankS t e e l Camtlnpm, S t e e l
Plpe Rlangen
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Unxld
REID A N D LOWE
Railroad Fusees
R A I L R O A D AND
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Grading and C o n c r e t e B r i d g e W o r k
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
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UNEXCELLED MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, Inc.
NEW YORK, N. Y .
Indiana
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NOKOMIS COAL
Mined in Montgomery County, Illinois
OLD COLONY BUILDING
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Crowe Coal Company
GRIDER COAL SALES AGENCY
General Office : Dwight Bldg.
Mine Agents
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
OVER 3,000,000TONS ANNUALLY
BEST GRADES ALABAMA STEAM and DOMESTIC COALS
Miners and Shippers
Railroad Fuel a Specialty
Mines Located a t Mulberry and
Scammon, Kansas, and Henryetta,
Oklahoma, on the line o b the St.
Louis-San Francisco Ry. C o .
1414-18 American Trust Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.
" HERCULES
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St. Louis S u r f a c e r and
P a i n t Company
WIRE ROPE
RAILROAD PAINTS, VARNISHES
ENAMELS
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ST. LOUIS, MO.
FRISCO
ties, timbers and piling have their life
greatly prolonged by preservative treatment at the
SPRINGFIELD, MO., and HUGO, OKLA., PLANTS of the
tICAN CREOSOTING COMPANY
INCORPORLTED
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KENTUCKY
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M A R K E D T R E E , ARK.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
BUFFALO BRAKE BEAM COMPANY
BRAKEBEAM AND BOTTOM R O D SUPPORTS
THE OHIO INJECTOR COMPANY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
1437 Monadnock Block
Manufacturers of
OHIO LIlTING INJECTORS
CHICAGO NON-LIFZING INJECTORS
CHICAGO AUTOMATIC FLANGE OILERS, CHICAGO LUBRICATORS, OHIO LOW WATER ALARMS, CHICAGO AUTOMATIC
DRIFTING VALVES, LOCOMOTIVE BOILER ATTACHMENTS, OHIO. CAB SQUIRTS
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The Mount Vernon
C a r M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co.
Repair. Shop,
500' x 150'
Capacity Per Annunz:
10,000 Freight Cars;
150,000 Chilled Tread
Wheels;
20,000 Tons Forgings
FuUy equipped tuith
Cranes, Electric
Riveters, etc., enabling
us to work i n all kinds
of weather
BUILDERS OF FREIGHT CARS
O F ALL KINDS
M O U N T VERNON, ILLINOIS
HOBART-LEE TIE COMPANY
Railroad Ties and Timber
W E H A V E ' S U P P L I E D T H E FRISCO
CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS
Liberty Central Building
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Wilhoit. Building
SPRINGFIELD, MO.