VOL. I1 No. 5 FEBRUARY 1925 due to its superior features, clur:lbility and escellent timekeeping qualities is undoubtedly the nlost popular r;lilro;d watch nxtde. It is made throughout with selected ma- terial and is as fine as modern machinery and the skill of master watchnlakcrs cm make it. Adjusted to SIX positions, lie;~t,cold and isochronism. j cAsk for new descriptive circular p , ILLINOIS WATCH COMPANY SPRINGFIELD, ILL., U. S. A. \ \ 2Makers of fine watches for nrore

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The Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co.

Just comsleted. I -1 ~e&~e p a'i r shop, 500' x 150'. Capacity Fully equipped ulith 10,000 Freight Cars; Cranes, Electric 150,000 Wheels; Heaters, etc., enabl- 20,000 tons Forgings. ing us to ~orkin all kinds of weather. - ..-

BUILDERS OF FREIGHT CARS

MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS

R. F. CARR, Memphis W. E. LOWRY, Hickory Flat, Miss. President Vice-Pres. and General Manager

SPECIALIZING IN RAILROAD BUILDING MATERIAL 11 Strong as Ever for the "Frisco" GENERAL OFFICES P. 0. Box 1032 MEMPHIS, TENN. Phone Main 2312

A STREET SCENE IN WICHITA The Peerless Princess WICHITA of The Plains By W. E. HOLMES, Executive Secretary, Chamber of Conlmerce

NE of the most important, and busiest, points on, west, which were driven here by the tens of thousands 0 the Frisco System is Wichita, whose early for shipment to Kansas City, Chicago and other mar- "boosters" dubbed her "The Peerless Princess of the kets. Like Abilene, Dodge City and other early cat- Plains." More recently, local newspapers have re- tle shipping points in Kansas, Wichita enjoyed a long ferred to her as "The Wheat Capital of the World." series of "hectic days," when thirst parlors were more Between the two, the stranger gets a fairly adequate numerous than "beauty shops" are now, and the fellow description of a modern city of 100,000 people, which without a "six-shooter" was only half dres.;ed. was incorporated as a village only 52 years ago, when As the "nester" gradually forced the cutting up of it was many miles from the nearkst railroad and was the great ranges into farms, and as the "ups and famed only as an Indian trading post. downs" of the cattle business practically compelled the Wichita's first railroad handed, principally, two early settlers to seek some other source of revenue, commodities-household goods and building materials there developed in Southern Kansas the largest area for the first settlers on the millions of acres of un- of hard winter wheat in the known world. And while dulating prairies in Southern Kansas, and cattle from still more diversified forms of agriculture are being the then almost unlimited ranges of the great South- urged, with especial reference to the return to the soil campaign was preceded by the most extensive core Feeds . (Poultry and Stock) Feed Grinders drilling operations ever known in this section. And Fertilizers while Wichita banks have been fairly flooded with Flour Fuel Tanks "lease money," it is confidently believed that this is Gasoline Gasoline Lamps and Lan- only a fraction of the wealth that will result from the terns extensive operations which promise to bring i~ forest Grain Graders Structural Iron of oil derricks to the very gates of the city. Lithographing It is particularly gratifying that it can be truth- Lubricating Oil Tanks and Pumps fully said that since the early eighties, Wichita has Machinery neither "enjoyed" nor "suffered" a "boom." Its High-power Gasoline Nan- tles growth has been logical, gradual and well balanced. Xonumental Work Its splendid railroad facilities, represented by the Gas Oil Ornamental Iron Work Frisco, Santa Fe, Rock Island, Midland Valley, Mis- Gasoline Pumps (Visible) souri Pacific, Orient and Arkansas Valley Interurban, Radiators Refinery Equipment have made it possible to build here a jobbing center of Builders' Sheet Metal no mean importance. Sheet Metal Products Silos Aside from the milling and packing interests before Stereotyping Machinery n~entioned,Wichita is fast developing as an industrial Tankage Tile center, its principal products being : Tractors

OVER THE BRIDGE

IN ' WICHITA

A Scene of Rare Beauty and in the Heart of a Thriving Business Section

Acetylene Equipment M'hile advantageous transportation facilities have Advertising Novelties Aeroplanes done much to make it possible for Wichita to become Alfalfa Feed an industrial center, local manufacturers attribute no Alfalfa Mill Machinery Automobile Accessories and small part of their success to the fact that they have Springs been able at all times to recruit a labor supply that is Batteries, Storage Brick, Face and Common unexcelled, being practically all white and 100 per Brooms cent American. Such successful men as Mr. lr. C. Butchers' Supplies Butter Coleman, founder of the great Coleman Lamp Corn- Cabinets pany, whose products are sold throughout the world, Caskets Castings, Iron, Aluminum, declare that no American cornmunity has more ideal Brass and Bronze labor conditions than Wichita. And this, in no small Concrete Mixers Cooperage part, they attribute to the fact that Wichita has kept cornices pace with its educational, recreational, church and so- Corrugated Culverts Cut Stone cial development. Embossing Dies The pride of Wichita's educational system is its Distillate and Fuel Oil Drilling Tools (Oil and Gas million-dollar high school, situated on the largest tract Well) of ground used exclusively for public school purposes Engravings and Etchings Farm Trailers in the United States-seventy acres, almost in the Fcbr-~ravy,1925 7%Z/T@~~,@PLO@S~&~CQZINE Page 7 heart of the city. Here also is located the Theodore fices, several of these churches having a "budget" ap- Roosevelt intermediate high school, costing $600,000, proximating $50,000 a year. with many acres devoted to well-planned athletic \Vichita also takes pride in the fact that it is con- fields, antl with about twenty acres devoted to practical sidered as a conspicuous example of the success of the agricultural demonstration work, for which the school manager-commission plan of n~unicipal government. system received federal aid ~~nderthe Smith-Leever Five leading citizens, men of wealth and influence, constitute the commission and draw a salary of $100 act. Wichita has four other intermediate high schools each, annually. The entire machinery and personnel of the finest and most modern type, and is now plan- of the city government, with the exception of the ning another great high school on the west side of the Park Department, are directly under and answerable Arkansas River, to care for that rapidly growing sec- to the city manager, who has no civil service commis- tion of the city. sion or other organization to use its influence to keep Wichita does not have to send its youngsters away in a job a man who has been found inconlpetent or from home to give them a first-class college education, undesirable for the place. for this opportunity is provided in Friends University No "story" of Wichita in a railroad magazine would (Quaker) and Fairmount College (Congregational). he complete without mention of its $2,500,000 Union It is entirely probable that the last-named institution Station, shared by the Frisco, Rock Island and Santa will soon become a ''municipal university," on the co- Fe, or its comprehensive system of elevated tracks, operative plan, giving young men and young women under which an enormous daily traffic moves without simultaneous education in industry and commerce, as danger or interruption. is being done at the University of Cincinnati and other institutions of that type. Wichita's other educational WICHITA AT A GLANCE institutions are Mt. Carinel Academy (Catholic), a I rapidly growing school whose enrollment represents \Vichita is in almost the geographical center of the every section of the Southwest; St. John's Academy United States. for Boys (Catholic), and two successful commercial It has an elevation of 1,183 feet above sea level, schools. Here also is located the only institution af where the farmer can plow twelve months in the year. its kind in the United States-The American Indian It was the thirty-ninth city in bank clearings in Institute, which is preparing a large number of out- 1923, and the sixty-third in post office receipts. standing young men for the ministry and other pro- It is the rail center of the largest hard winter wheat fessional pursuits. producing area in the world, Kansas alone producing Kothing in Wichita is a greater surprise to the more wheat of this variety than any five other states, average visitor than the n~agnitudeand beauty of its of which the Wichita Board of Trade handles about park system. Riverside Park, once the meeting place 22,000,000 bushels annually. of notable Indian councils, is located along the wind- Wichita's tax rate in 1925 will be 8.5 mills. ing Little Arkansas River, not far from its confluence \\'ichita's small bonded indebtedness was created for with the Big River, and several miles of splendid park development and bridge building. boating facilities have been provided through the erec- Wichita rarely sees any snow, and zero weather is tion of a small dam. Here also are located some of the son~ethingseldom experienced. Flowers bloom in Wich- finest tennis courts in the entire country, and the ita yards from March to November. "piece de resistanceJ' of the park system, the municipal While the average rainfall is 30 inches annually, swimming pool, shown in the accompanying illustra- the climate has proved greatly beneficial to persons suf- tion, offers an opportunity for recreation enjoyed not fering from malarial or pulmonary troubles, as well as only by Wichita, but by town and country people to those who were victims of rheumatisn~. alilie from surprising distances. Close by is Sin1 Park, Wichita is one of the real financial centers of the skirting the Big River, where an 18-hole municipal Southwest, with one of the twelve federal land banks, golf course is demonstrating the wisdonl of the park an institution that has successfully loaned upwards of comn~issionin its establishment. $75,000,000 to the farmers of Kansas, Oklahoma, Few cities have a higher appreciation of the value Colorado and New Mexico. and importance of its religious institutions than Wich- Wichita's railroad shops give enlployment to more ita, where the newcomer can find a "home" in the than 1,000 contented men, largely home owners. church of his choice. Wichita takes much pride in Wichita's retail establishments are among the finest the fact that, almost without exception, its church in the Southwest, making this a retail as well as a congregations have erected imposing and beautiful edi- jol~bingantl industrial center. -

Page 8 '@/G&w ,@MPLO~S'~Z~NE February, 192.5 BIG TRAFFIC FROM A SMALL TOWN SIMONS

HE little town of Southard, Oklahoma, with but Nature prepares two principal forms of gypsum. T fifty dwellings, one industry and a history going One is a white rock. The other is gypsite, or "gyp- back only seventeen years, originates some 4,500 car- sum clay." These minerals are found in twenty-two loads of freight over the St. Louis-San Francisco states, but Oklahoma has one of the most abundant Railroad every year. It is perhaps the best revenue- supplies. producing point on the Enid Division. This was recognized back in the boom days of 1907. This is true solely because the plant of the United Prom then until 1910, no less than fourteen gypsum States Gypsum Company is located there. plants were built in this state. For one reason or an- But it is a safe assertion that not 10 per cent of the other, all but two of them failed after a few years. railway employes who help to handle this traffic know Besides these two, at Southard and Eldorado, both why Southard produces it. They may know that it is now owned by the United States Gypsum Company, a gypsum-mining 'town, producing gypsum plasters only two others now are operating in the state. and plaster-products. But the odds are long that they Southard was named after Rlessrs. Southard, father have no idea how varied these products are, or in and son, who established this plaster mill. First they what a number of ways they contribute to American manufactured only "dark" plasters made from gypsite. life. Rut after three years the gypsite bed ran low. So If you should break a leg, the chances are that your they began to quarry gypsum rock. doctor would set it in a plaster cast made from gypsum which had been shipped from Southard over the Frisco Their plant attracted the attention of experts for the Lines. United States Gypsum Company who were prospect- If you saw Douglas Fairbanks in "The Thief of ing for a property to supply the Southwest. These Bagdad," or Mary Pickford in "Dorothy Vernon of experts realized that Southard possessed three advan- Haddon Hall," or Lon Chaney in "The Hunchback tages : adequate railway transportation, pure water of Notre Dame," you looked at castles and whole vil- supply and rock of excellent fiuality. So in 1912, the lages built of gypsum produced at Southard-or some plant was added to the list of those operated by this other plant of the United States Gypsum Company. concern. Go to your dentist for a set of false teeth: the first Since then continuous expansion and improvement thing he'll do will be to take a cast of your mouth, has been carried on. The most modern type of equip- with gypsum produced at Southard. ment was shipped in for installation in the original That old watchman who rings the bell at the cross- plant. In 1914 a "block plant" for the manufacture ing smokes a corncob pipe in the manufacture of of gypsum partition and roof tile was added. Two which this material played an important part. years later a plant for the manufacture of Keene's Cement, a special finisher for the walls of elaborate There is a riddle-not a very good one, to be sure- buildings, was built. Later a Gyplath mill was erected that goes this way: What surrounds most persons for to produce "plaster board," the fireproof substitute for four-fifths of every day ? The answer is gypsum, for wood lath. The latest and one of the largest additions the walls and ceilings of most houses in the United was completed in 1922: a mill for the manufacture States are covered with gypsum plaster. And this is of Sheetrock fireproof wallboard. only one of a large number of building materials pro- duced in large quantities at this plant. This growth and improvement has resulted in mak- ing the Southard plant unique in two respects. First, Matches, automobile windshields and tires, statues, it has the most diversified line of products of any paper, plate glass, skyscraper roofs, electric light sock- gypsum-working establishment in the United States. ets, artificial marble, building partitions, artificial limbs, Second, it is the only one of the fifteen gypsum-pro- fertilizer, paints, blackboards and chemical products- ducing plants of the company which ships from coast these are only a few of the hundreds of articles into to coast and from the border to the Gulf. which goes, at one stage or another, the gypsum pro- duced at Southard and taken on its first step to the Both of these things result from the essential fact ultimate consumer by the St. Louis-San Francisco Rail- about Southard: the gypsum rock mined there is the way Company. purest and the highest in quality of any produced in b Febrmry, 1925 7&?]T@~ ,@PLO%'MWZ~NE Page 9 the United States. It is equal, even, to the finest im- calcining plant. Here it is placed in huge kettles that ported material. This fundamental fact, and the re- take ten or twelve tons in a batch. In these it is raised sultant diversification of products, explains why the to an intense heat and kept at that point about two Southard plant has risen in a few yeark from a produc- hours. This literally "cooks it to a powder." tion limit of 150 tons a day to a capacity of more than Now, there are two essential facts about this "cook- 600 tons a day. ing" or, properly speaking, calcining process. First, Southard's gypsum mine is like an underground the material, though subjected to extremely high tem- white palace. Its pillars and rooms are twelve feet peratures, does not burn. Gypsum in any form is in- high and marble-white. They might be higher except combustible. That is why gypsum building materials that from four to six feet of the gypsum seam is left are fireproof; under the severest fire stresses, they as an arched ciiling to support the overburden of only slowly calcine. Second, the powder which re- clay. sults from this calcination is virtually the same as the After leaving the mine, the first point in the manu- rock except that the water of crystallization which has facture of gypsum is the crushing plant. There the made it a rock is driven off. sock is reduced to about egg size. And right there But this gives the resultant powder an affinity for the first of the long line of products-rock for road water. So, when mixed with water, it again takes up building and similar purposes-is complete. its moisture of crystallization and returns to rock form. From the crushers it goes to the grinding mill. Here This re-crystallization is called "setting." another commodity is produced-gypsum fertilizer, That is what happens when gypsum plaster is mixed which has been used in huge quantities to increase in a mortar box and then applied to a wall. For this crops ever since the days of Ben Franklin, who intro- powdered gypsum that comes out of the calcining ket- duced its use in the Colonies. tles is plaster. There are various grades of it, of But most of the ground gypsum moves on to the course: plain, haired or wood-fibre plaster for the base

U. S. GYPSU3I PLANT, SOUTHARD, OKLA. Pnge 10 '/HE/T&~~ ~MPLOSS')@WZ/NE Febrlinry, 1925 coats of a wall; another special plaster for the finish that its KO. 1 white moulding plaster was better adapt- coats of dwellings or other buildings; still higher qual- ed to the purpose, and since then carloads of this ma- ities for gauging plaster, or moulding plaster for orna- terial have been used in the major movie productions. mental work. In different ways, perhaps not as amusing as this, Some of this calcined gypsum is conveyed to the gypsum has found its way into hundreds of common Sheetrock mill at Southard. There it is mixed with usages. Because it will not burn, it is used as an in- water and wood-fibre and moulded in heavy sheets of sulator in safes, electric light sockets and other de- fibre-material into large sheets. These are kiln-dried vices. Because it is durable and on account of its and then are ready to be shipped as Sheetrock, the fire- other properties, it is used as a filler in a multiplicity proof wallboard. Hundreds of millions of feet of this of objects, including paper, matches, paints and material are in use in every region of the continent as blackboards. the interior finish of homes, schools, farm buildings, Some of its minor uses seem humorous. A special hotels, churches, stores and other buildings. form of gypsum is used to finish the exteriors of corn- Another large part of the calcined gypsum is con- cob pipes, making them even-surfaced and air-tight. veyed to other mills where it is used to make Gyplath, Recently it was discovered that gypsum is an excellent the fireproof substitute for wood lath, and Gyp-Lap food for the microscopic plants which make yeast; so fireproof substitute for inflammable wood sheathing. now it is used in the manufacture of bread. Again, Still more of it is taken to the block plant where it in some eastern hospitals, gypsum is used to make a is made into roof, partition and floor tile. "synthetic beefsteak" which is fed to patients who need Now, go back to the point where the rock was re- the nourishment, but can't take meat in the ordinary duced to a powder in the calcining kettle. If at this form. And it recently came to light that the chefs of point the gypsum is re-heated to a yet higher tempera- some Chinese restaurants now are using gypsum in ture and held there for a longer time, it does not burn, the preparation of chop suey ! but it is further purified and is made denser. Certainly, the amount of gypsum shipped from %laterial which has gone through this secorid proc- Southard for the preparation of synthetic foods would is used to make the "specialties" or "white goods" not keep much of the Frisco Lines' rolling stock in which the Southard plant is famous in the gyp- circulation. But these odd uses give point to the state- Iindustry. The most common use of this form of ment that quality and diversity keep the Southard mill )sum is as "plaster of paris," which artists use to of the United States Gypsum Company working at ke casts of statues which they model in clay. capacity. 3y various processes this variety of gypsum is Diversity is the point in this connection that means pted for use by dentists, surgeons and the manu- most to the Frisco Lines. For such products of the turers of artificial limbs. As pottery plaster, it is United States Gypsum Company as are not manu- d to make the moulds from which all sorts of factured at this plant-such as hydrated lime, masons' hes, from those we ordinarily set our tables with hydrate and Textone, a new paint which gives both those costly ceramics which classify as objects of texture and color-tone in a single application-are , are cast. It is also used in the moulding of plate shipped in and stocked at Southard. ss, including that which goes into automobile wind- Then a buiIding supply dealer who cannot carry a tlds. full carload of any single product can get a mixed-car 3ut how about the movies? A few years ago, when lot of several commodities. For instance, he can get : of the first great historical romance releases was a car filled with 1. c. 1. quantities of all the different ng prepared in Hollywood, the United States Gyp- plasters, Sheetrock, fireproof wallboard, Gyplath, Gyp- n Company received an order for a huge quantity Iap, Textone, hydrated lime, masons' hydrate, roof, dental plaster at Los Angeles. So large a quantity floor and partition tile, and other building supplies s required that it seemed that every resident of the at virtually the same freight rates he would have nmunity must have suddenly gone toothless. The to pay on 15 tons of each commodity. npany sent a plaster specialist to investigate. This means service-service to the dealer, service to -Ie found that some enterprising producer had dis- his customers. And this service, coupled with the ,ered that gypsum plaster was far superior to papier diversity and quality of the products of the United n~achefor recreating the houses and works of art of Gypsum Company's plant at Southarcl explains why the past. He proposed to use dental plaster for that this little town is such a large producer of revenue work. The company's specialist soon convinced him traffic.

adge he had to hold all offices in division. He umbrella was presented to Mrs. Koleman, and a gold- ated into the B. of L. E. in 1854, and has held headed cane to Mr. Koleman. In the presentation of ever since. This badge was presented to him the cane and umbrella, Mr. G. C. Waller, in behalf of g Park by John \Y.Bowler. They had a big Division 83, made a short talk on the great esteem in nlent and served refreshments. Over 100 which Nr. Xoleman is held by all the Brotherhood, of the G. I. .A. 84, and Division 83 were not only in Division 83, but over the entire Frisco System, and also by brothers of many other roads, as ~d Mrs. Noleman celebrated their golden wed- he has been a delegate to the National Convention of June 14th, 1918. The Local Division 83 B. of the B. of L. E. on several different occasions. ce a banquet and reception on the date of their Mr. Soleman continued in passenger service until vedding anniversary. The gathering was in he retired in Kovember, 1913, on account of total dis- f Division 53, and the ladies of G. I. A. 84. abilities. His last run was between Monett, Mo., antl es arranged for the refreshments, which was Fayetteville, Ark. He will be remembered by the ature of a three-course dinner. Along with veteran employes, and they mill no doubt call to mind er exceptionally good music was furnished. the mention from time to time of their names in serv- esting talk Ira5 given by Mr. W. K. Boyd, ice, and especially as mentioned in the Frisco Em- ;ineer of Division 83, whose subject was Mr. ployes' Magazine of the December issue, as showing and his past life, and the great benefit he his name among others as listed in the Car, Cab and to the Brotherhood. In the course of his talk Caboose Magazine, bearing the date of July lst, 1854. a very high tribute to Mrs. Noleman, also, KO doubt this will bring pleasant memories to veteran wtlo ma been of great service to the ladies of Division employes in connecting events of their lives through 83. these periodicals. .-It the c!ose of the banquet an elegant gold-headed Mrs. Xoleman died February 24t11, 1924.

"Beans and Browri Breadwand Better Health "We get beans once a week and Boston brown bread. :\rizona, a year ago, suffering with tuberculosis, has Oh, my, it's good." been told in the Magazine. It is Hazel Stroud speaking. The story of how Xow comes a letter from Hazel herself. It was sent to Mr. F. H. Hamilton, vice-president, secretary and treasurer of the Frisco Lines. And the one line quoted to open this story expresses a great deal, for it tells those of us who knew her, and everyone in the Frisco building did know her, that Hazel has re- covered her old time buoyancy and good spirits. And the little snap shot, which accompanies this, tells also the tale of her progress toward health and happiness. Stop, we were wrong there. Hazel never was other than happy. Even when illness all but sap- ped her life blood, she still wore the same old smile antl had the same cheery greeting. 5 Hazel went to St. Luke's Home, Phoenix, a year ago, weighing- less than 95 pounds. Today she weighs 105 and is steadily gaining. On November 15, one of those "bean days" of \vhicli she speaks, she wrote as. follows : "The desert is as wonderful as ever. I had an auto ride through it the other day and stopped to take in the scenery. To me it seemed like a vast forest. I ,L; know that sounds ridiculous, and yet the desert is far Hazel, formerly messenger girl in the telegraph office from barren. It is thick with cactus, brushes and tr of the St. Louis General Offices, was sent to Phoenix, You will note how, as evidenced by the photog Febrrrary, 1925 7z/c7&~ FMPLOW'MWZINE Page 13 she has been brought back to a point where her com- of the Frisco Family, \vho did not know her personally, plete recovery is almost assured. join with us in these wishes." Mr. Hamilton expresses the views of all when he Why not write a letter to Miss Stroud, care of St. says, "To her all the Frisco Family in St. Louis wish Luke's Home, Phoenix, Arizona. She will be mighty long life and happiness, and I am sure that the others glad to receive it.

THE ORGANIZATION DEPENDS lay hold, push, pull and boost and when the curtain is rung clown on the year, we can look back and perceive ON YOUR INDIVIDUAL WORK a state of affairs of which we can feel very proud in- We are engaged in one of the most vital undertakings deed. All ready, get set, let's go ! in the country, that of providing capable and efficient means of transportation. Our calling is of the highest order and as to how near we measure up to that WILLIAM NEWTON RETIRES standard as an organization depends largely upon the AFTER FIFTY YEARS' SERVICE individual. We have but one source of revenue and Fifty golden years of service. that is the sale of transportation. The more transpor- What a testimonial in itself is that record. It means tation we sell, the more prosperous we are. The more that the inan who has rounded out half a century of transportation we sell that stays sold, which is through unfaltering devotion to his employers and loyalty to satisfied customers, the more transportation we will his organization, has builded for himself a living, vital have to sell. There is no one of us but what can in monument. some small way act as salesman for our company at P. some time or another. Of course, some are in a bet- \Yilliani Newton, forinerly General Auditor, ter position than others to perform this service, but all who retired last month, after completing his 50 years of us can try in some way to do or say something that with transportatioi~lines, the greater part of it with would be a boost for our road. the Frisco, established a record of which not he alone but those connected with him, may well be proud. We hesitate to think what the result would he in increased business if every enlploye on this railroad were to be instrumental in securing the shipment of either one ton of freight or one passenger during the year 1925. \Ye would like to see Booster Clubs organized all over the system with a banner to be awarded to each division that secures the greatest amount of business each month. Show to the shipper that we want his business and then show our appreciation when we get his business by moving it over the road with the least possible delay and by treating each shipment, no matter how small, as if it were our very own personal prop- erty, thereby making the word "Frisco" synonymous of service. This can only be brought about by the united effort of each one of us and the whole-hearted, constant co-operation of each individual. Our efforts along this line must be constant and well defined in purpose until all will take an honest pride in a most advantageous turn of affairs on our railroad. \Ve can say with much assurance that all indications point to the fact that the year 1925 will be one of the best years in the history of our country. A buoyant optimism prevails throughout the financial world and the outlool< is in the highest degree encouraging. So with all of these things in our favor, let's all get set and WILLIAM P. NEWTON Page 14

Now-keep the date of the maga- BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA, IS PROUD OF zine ever before you, so that refer- ences to New Year, Xmas, etc., will ITS ATTRACTIVE STATION not be "old stuff" in the issue in which you wish the article to appear. Blackwell. Okla., has a Frisco sta- and is steadily growing, surrounded For instance, our Xmas number is tion of which it is proud. Not alone by oil and gas wells, producing out, so is the January one, and yet for the convenience and simple attrac- wells being within a mile of the city. we are receiving copy which contains tiveness of the station, but because The city has several miles of brick a lot of good wishes for Xmas and the of the amount of business transacted paved streets, cement walks, excel- New Year. God bless you! The Editor there each day and each month. lent water and electric plants, splen- is going to keep every one of those Joseph W. Hall, retired agent, liv- did sewer system and a "white way" good wishes himself, because he just ing at Blackwell, tells us that the in the business section. In addition, can't print them in the February is- station for the past four years has Blackwell has an unusual park sys- sue of the Iflagazine. See? "crowded the million dollar mark" in tem, county fair grounds, swimming Another thing-perhaps your arti- business each year. Mr. Hall adds: pool and shade trees throughout the cle is just like an article that is "Not a foot of right-of-way along the city's streets. already in print; so it is not possible tracks in the city that has not been In the photograph at the extreme to use both and the one which is leased and is occupied by a tonnage right (the picture being taken in already in print is used. getting industry-grain elevator, oil front of the station) is Captain C. Now pictures! There is a stack a well supply houses, hundreds of E. Schofield, a "thirty-year man" mile high in the office of the Editor square feet of pipe yards wafehouses. with the Frisco and now agent at -not a name or a place of where they machine shops and so on. The Hazel- Blackwell; then reading from his came from, who they belong to, or Atlas Glass Company uses four right, to the left (reversing the usual what they are about. blocks in the eastern part of the order of things) the group is: W. N. In the Magazine, there is only room yards; the Globe Oil and Refining Co., Hennicutt, chief clerk; Earl Norman. for a very small number of photo- Blackwell Milling and Elevator Co. roundhouse foreman; A. E. Hughes, graphs, hence a photograph has to (400 barrels capacity daily); Ford cashier; T. F. James, roadmaster; tell a story-in other words mean Automobile warehouse; a large whole- C. H. Kennedy, conductor; Lola something, before we can put it in. sale grocery, furniture storage ware- Schmitt, stenographer; C. B. Derbel- Many of these photographs which we house, all on the Frisco tracks." bes, traveling auditor; Leslie Yar- have rejected and cannot reprint is Blackwell has about 10,000 people borough, yard clerk. due to having a black background. In other words, a photo must have high lights and shadows, clear cut, light background. . The picture must be distinct to you, or it will be a blur when it is printed. If you cannot see the faces in a picture that you are looking at, it would not print at all in , the Magazine. So many contributors ask for the return of the photo and put no name on it. It gets separated from the letter or story and cannot easily be located. Put your name and address on the back of all pictwes you send in and we will guarantee to send them back. This is your Magazine-you as em- ployes send us in the material to fill its pages. We want to publish things of interest to each and every one of you, that is why we offer the above suggestions. for we want to print everything you send us. Just remem- ber the above few suggestions when next you send in your copy and it will certainly be appreciated by the A FRISCO GROUP AT BLACKWELL Editor, besides saving heaps of time, Reading from left to right-Leslie Yarbrough, yard clerk; C. B. Drebelbes, and perhaps disappointment to you. traveling auditor; Lola Schmitt, stenographer ; C. H. Kennedy, conductor: T. F. James, roadmaster; A. E. Hughes, cashier; Earl Norman, warehouse A Good Fuel Performance foreman; W. hT. Hunnicutt, chief clerk; C. E. Schofield, agent. D. L. Forsythe, general road fore- @, man of equipment, calls attention to i; the following excellent fuel perform- ' "Why's and Won't and How'* everything that it is possible to print ance: which you send in. His one idea is- Don'ts!" November 25, Train No. 937, Engine and how to make the Magazine better. No. 30, from Amory to East Thomas. Some copy that comes in is written You, if you have contributed to the Engineer William Rooney and Fire- Magazine have wondered sometimes in a mild form of Russian language, man C. Humphries. Handled 1,704 others Hungarian and still others- tons, or 260,184 g-ross ton miles, 13 just why your article did not appear. well, we don't know just what to de- Or perhaps It was a photograph you tons of coal or 131 pounds per 1,000 flne it. This must all be copied and gross ton miles. sent in, which you thought very good, when we fail to make out some of the but it has failed to appear. Also, on November 26, Train No. sentences or the words, we are forced 332, from Wichita to Neodesha. En- Let us give you just a little talk on to lose the whole article. See? We gine No. 1.271. Dngineer F. M. Gal- pictures and articles. First let us want to print all you send in, but loway and F'ireman R. J. Ringey, say, this is your magazine, you who sometimes we can't. It isn't always handling 194,000 gross ton, potential contribute. What you send In goes possible to use a typewriter; but rating 175,000 tons. Engine consumed to make up the magazine-therefore when necessary to write by hand, 8 tons of coal, which is the actual the Editor has no personal feelings iq with pen or pencil, try to make it as amount used on the trip, 82 pounds the matter, and is eager to print legible as possible. Thanks! to 1,000 gross ton miles. Page 15

Some Out of the Ordinary Facts About All Railroads

DO YOU KNOW- What railway station in the United States has 1,000 trains a day? What railway station in France has 1,700 trains a day? What was the name of the first passenger car and where was it operated? What was the widest gauge ever used in track building? What is the standard gauge nowadays? When was electric lighting first introduced in passenger coaches? Where was the first sleeping car operated in the United States and on what railway? Ask F. E. Clark-He Knows.

E NOT discouraged if you know the answers to rail and hook-headed spike, such as are now in universal B few or none of the above questions. For we will use in this country, and quite generally elsewhere, lvhisper a secret, no one in this office could answer all were invented and used in 1831 by Colonel Robert L. of them until he had read the information supplied by Stevens, president of the Camden & Amboy Railroad F. E. Clark, division passenger agent, Frisco Lines, Company of Kew Jersey. The first flanged ii-heels, at Joplin, Missouri. similar to those in use now, were invented and used Not long since, Mr. Clark was called upon to make about 1800 by William Jessop of Derby, England. The a "trade talk" before members of the Joplin Rotary first railroad in the United States was a tramway with Club. He responded by giving them "something dif- wooden rails on Beacon Street, Boston. The first ferent"-something which contained real information. charter for a railroad in the United States was secured So interesting were many of the facts disclosed by Mr. by Colonel John Stevens in New Jersey in 1815, but Clark.that we asked permission to reprint a part, at the road was not built. But in 1823 he secured (a least, of his talk; believing it will he of equal interest charter for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from to the readers of the Frisco Employes' Magazine. the Pennsylvania legislature. This road was l~uiltand Mr. Clark says: formed the nucleus of the present great eastern system "Before relating some of the outstanding features of that name which seems to have the honor of being of railroad history mention might be made of the fact the first chartered steam railroad in this country. The that at the present time the world has 741,000 miles first steani railroad opened for traffic was the Stockton of railroad and of this total the United States has over & Darlington in Northeastern England and now a part one-third. The total mileage of tracks, including sec- of the London Sr Northeastern, September 27tl1, 1825. ond, third and fourth main tracks, sidings and yard The first train on this road had twenty-two wagons. tracks in the United States is sufficient to lay sixteen as they called them, filled with passengers, and twelve single track railways around the earth at the equator wagons loaded with coal and made as high as fifteen and have more than enough left to build a branch to miles per hour. They must have had "Safety First" the north pole. committees then as now because they sent a signalman on horseback ahead of the train. The fare was one FIRSTS shilling and passengers could carry fourteen pounds "The first graded railways were built by the Romans of hand baggage in the wagon with them free. In with two parallel lines of dressed stone 'rails.' There other countries railroads were first placed in operation seems to have heen little further development until as follows : Austria, 1825 ; United States, 1826 ; France. early in the sixteenth century when graded roads with 1828 ; Belgium, 1835 ; Russia, 1838 ; Netherlands, 1839 ; wooden rails were built from mines near Newcastle in Jtaly, 1839; Switzerland and Denmark, 1844; Canada, Sorthern England to harbors on the Tyne, on which 1847; Spain, 1848; Mexico, 1850; Sweden and Peru, coal was transported in bulky mine carts on rollers 1851 ; Chile, 1852 ; Norway and India, 1853 ; Portu- which, with loads of four or five tons, could be pulled gal and Brazil, 1854; Australia, 1855 ; Turkey, 1860; by one horse. These gradually passed through the many Paraguay, 1863 ; Argentina, 1864 ; Venezuela, 1866 ; evolutionary periods of iron straps on the wooden rails, Uruguay, 1869; Greece, 1869 and Columbia, 1880. cast iron rails, wrought iron rails, etc., to rolled steel "The first steam locomotive of practical service in shilar to those in general use now. The first "T" moving cars on a railroad track was built by Nicholas

Febrsary. 1925 ~Z/~@CO PLOI~~MWZINE Page 17 Tools and Materials Cost Money-and a Bit of Waste Means Much

4VE you ever stopped to consider the value of Nails. per pound ...... 04 H the tools and materials you use in your daily Barbed wire. per pound ...... 04 work? We are talking now to the employes of the 26-inch woven wire fencing. per rod ...... 30 track department. but it goes for everyone . Crossing plank. 3sx10x12 inches...... 1.03 The other day the editor of the magazine was in Fence posts- the ofiice of the vice-president of purchases. Mr. B . T . 7.foot. split post ...... Wood. and this subject was being discussed . 7-foot. cedar ...... 7.foot. treated ...... It was interesting. Few of us probably realize what 7.foot. Bois D'Arc ...... value is possessed by the tools used in our daily work . Farm gates ...... Of course. in this little story we are citing only the Portland Cement. per sack ...... value of those used in this one department of mainte- nance of way But as you read this. think of the value . TOOLS of the tools used in your own daily work Perhaps . Each your "tools" consist of typewriter ribbons. stationery Adzes. with handles ...... $1.54 and the like. None the less. they are valuable . No Adze handles ...... 16 material whatever should be wasted . Axes. chopping. with handles...... 1.21 We asked Vice-president Wood to give us the cost. Bars, claw ...... 2.82 at the time of this writing. of some of the materials Bars. lining ...... 1.76 used in the track department . He complied. and ad- Bars. tamping ...... 74 ded. "I believe no one wastes material intentionally. I Brooms. rattan ...... 29 have found the average man anxious and eager to help Chisels. track ...... 1.29 his company save. But oftimes. with all of us. a bit Handles, extra for axes ...... 16 of carelessness. the mislaying and consequent loss of a Handles, extra for picks...... 13 tool means considerable. if one would stop to think that Handles, extra for spike maul ...... 08 perhaps many such cases of tools being mislaid might Hoes, scuffle ...... 68 be found in a single month." Hooks. brush ...... 91 The cat of some of the materials used is as fol- Jacks. track ...... 8.64 lows. the cost in each instance being that at the Gen- Levels. track ...... 2.33 eral Stores Department in Springfield: Mauls. spike with handles ...... 1.06 MATERIALS Picks. clay ...... 46 Picks. tamping ...... 64 Continuous joints for 90-lb . rail. per joint ...... $ 2.40 Scythes. briar or grass. complete ...... 1.92 Angle bars for 75-lb . rail. per pair ...... 1.48 Shovels. track ...... ; ...... 1.00 Bolts for 93.lb . rails. each ...... 76 Shovels, scoop ...... 89 Bolts for 754b . rail joints. each ...... 048 Track gauges. 4 ft.. 8% inches ...... 2.00 One track spike...... 017 Wrenches. monkey ...... 1.14 Nut locks for one-inch track bolts ...... 014 Wrenches. track, No . 1...... 87 904b.. 15ft. switch point ...... 19.97 Wrenches. track. No . 2 ...... 1.35 75.h. 15-ft . switch point ...... 18.92 Switch rod (No. 1) non-insulated ...... 7.90 Switch rod (No. 1) insulated ...... 10.90 We Hate "Don'tsw-But Connecting rod. 5.ft.. 6.in . long...... 2.40 Don't use defective tools . Frog bolts 14 to $4 ...... Don't put anything on your machine that may jar Rail anchors ...... 25 loose or roll off . I Tie plates for 754b.. 854b.. and 904b. rails ...... 21 Don't neglect to assure yourself that safe meas- Boat spikes. sx8 inches...... 016 ures have been taken before proceeding. Don't forget to wear goggles when working around Bridge washers ...... 045 machinery. Fence staples. per pound ...... 04 TRIO OF PRIZE WINNERS RECEIVE FUEL CONTEST CHECKS Morford, locomotive fireman, stood to their feet while this presen- sires to continue them. It is my idea narry I!,. Davies, engineer and G. A. tation was being made and loudly that the best method OF saving fuel Hopkins, locomotive fireman, were the cheered the winners in a very whole is to get everyone interested in his prize winners in the contest for the souled, heartfelt manner. Morford, in work. best papers on "fuel saving" sugges- replying, made a statement that af- Everyone, especially the officials. tions, prizes being awarded in the fected every man present, saying that must have a keen desire to promote order named. he proposed to take one-third of his fuel economy from every standpoint. To Mr. Morford went a check for check and use it to aid a number of They will then strive for co-operation $200, to hIr. Davies one for $100, and poor people in having a real Christ- from all departments-the waste of to Mr. Hopkins a holiday check for mas, people who would otherwise one or two careless enlployes will be 8.50. But greater to each of them have nothing. I am glad to state that a burden that requires a dozen or more to overcome. To get co-oper- ation they will create keen rivalry among employes of all departments. and interest will be maintained through fuel conserration meetings. Employes in official capacity, at a number of fuel meetings, have assert- ed, "I know nothing much about sav- ing fuel, but do know other things in connection with railroading 100 per cent." This is not true for there is no railroader who does not have a great deal to do with the saving of fuel, regardless of whether or not he realizes it. A little thought will show him fuel, time or material being wasted and he can, if interested, sug- gest something that will save at least a part of the waste. The expression referred to, especially if made by an officer, has a tendency to retard in- terest-it indicates lack of interest. Good ideas offered or suggestions made at fuel meetings should be given E. D. Carter, Assistant Superintendent; W. B. Berry, Master i\Iechanic, Kansas due consideration as the employee is City; Fireman Hopkins, Superintendent Brown, Frank Ellis, discouraged if no trial is given or ex- Road Foreman of Equipment. planation offered as to why it is not practical and this results in loss of interest. If, for some reason the than the checks is the knowledge that Mr. Morford carried out his inten- good idea cannot be adopted, he their efforts have been rewarded by tions and is supremely happy in being should be told of condition preventing the highest possible commendation able to help others." and at the same time encouraged to from President Kurn, General Man- And, of course, having won two of offer other suggestions. ager Fraser, Fuel Agent Collett and the prizes on the Soi~thwestern. Mr. There is always room for improve- others of the Frisco official group. Baltxell adds: ment, even where power and facil- Presentation of the first two checks "We are very glad to report that the ities are good-there are many little was made by C. H. Baltxell, superin- Southwestern Division continues to things that the men see daily that tendent of the Southwestern Division. hold first rank in fuel economy in We are advised that it was the in- freight service." tention of Mr. J. H. Fraser, general In the photograph herewith is manager, to make the presentation shown the presentation at Neodesha of personally, but at the last moment he. the $50 check to Fireman Hopkins by was prevented, by the press of other Superintendent Brown. businetis, from being present. Fire- The papers winning the prizes are man Hopkins was presented with his as follows: check at Neodesha, Kans., by H. H. "lnterest, as a Fuel Saver" Brown, superintendent of the North- By L. R. Morford, locomotive fireman, ern Division. Sapulpa, Oklahoma. In writing of the winning papers, "Fuel Conservation" General Manager Fraser said, in part: By Harry E. Davies, engineer, (on being advised of the interest Monett. Missouri. shown and the number of men pres- "Fuel Economy" ent at the presentation ceremonies): By Guy 4. Hopkins, fireman, "Does this not show a wonderful Neodesha, Kansas. spirit; and is it not a very distinct manifestation of the big heartedness of so many of our employes? I think FIRST PRIZE it is more than splendid." Interest, as a Fuel Saver Nr. Baltzell says of the occasion: By L. R. RIorford, Sapulpa, Okla. "It was a great occasion. The 55 Fuel conservation campaigns save L. R. MORFORD, railroad men that met at this time fuel, and the Frisco management de- 1st Prize Winner Page 19 could be made better if proper inter- Fifth: Conservation of time. Fuel don't overload; Have suitable storage est is taken in reporting them. Big records show that Frisco locomotives places. Coal chutes in good condi- things take care of themselves- are consuming from about seven to tion, if old pocket type have pockets everyone notices them. For example, forty-eight pounds of fuel per minute, filled different capacity. Have yard- a small leak or blow on an engine malting computation from the pounds man gather lost coal and return to will waste more fuel than a large charged and minutes used per trip. stationary daily. one, for it is let go-a large one The Frisco organization consists of Supply good grade valve oil. Stop would be reported and repairs made about 25,000 employees and nearly all steam leaks, not forgetting air promptly. 1,000 locomotives. About 15,000 em- leaks which cause pump to run con- Interested supervision makes inter- ployees and between 700 and 800 loco- tinually. Naintain brick arch, grates, ested employes; interested employes motives are directly connected in the firedoor and sanders in good repair. give co-operation and co-operation daily operation of trains. For ex- Don't build fire too soon. Have en- saves fuel. .ample, let us say, we have 800 loco- gine clean for crew. Interest improves power and facil- motives that are burning fuel at rate Engineer should supply lubricant ities, saves money on labor and ma- of 25 pounds per minute, every loco- properly, work engine shortest possi- terial and these things affect fuel motive minute saved, by the united ble cut-off for work and speed re- consnn~ptiou. Interested employes quirements, taking advantage of road put equipment in condition without and track conditions. Start evenly delay; give necessary attention out and slow, .sure brakes are released on road, as wen as before leaving and stop properly, don't run by, don't terminals; dispatch trains to best ad- slip engine. Be prompt taking sig- vantage; close box cars doors; avoid nals, report all defects, help reduce hot bores; eliminate failures and de- delays. lass: properly care for fuel around Fireman should keep deck, steps stationary boilers, pump stations and and tank legs clean, stop waste over depots; all of which saves fuel. In- end sills-(believe if shovel sheet terest makes fuel conservation men was set in slight depression starting out of all employes. at apron. extending downward in All work performed for a railroad coal pit, would prevent much waste.) is with a view of moving trains, and Don't overload tenders. Wet coal- the details of preparing them and won't fall off so easy. Carry a light moving them govern fuel consump- level fire when engine is working. tion. If interested employes do this when delayed, use enough coal to keep work it will result in fuel saved. In- fire bright, being cautious with use of terested employes will put forth every blower. Don't allow pops to open. effort to save fuel, therefore, Interest Don't forget to have fire ready and is a fuel-saver. I rhot when starting, keep water level down, watching out for foaming boil- SECOND PRIZE . H. E. DAVIES, er, prevent by use of blow-off cock Fuel Conservation Winner of Second Prize and compound properly mixed. Don't put in heavy fire just before shutting By Harry E. Davies, Monett, Mo. effort of all concerned, means 25 off. Don't allow ash pan to fill up. FUEL CONSERVATION should be pounds, every hour means 1,500 Use clinker hook only when fire is a very interesting subject to the men pounds, or $3.00. burnt down and don't shake grate too connected with the operation of trains Let each department head be con- much. Watch for signals your side on the "Frisco." The many practical vinced that a laxity on his part means being prompt to transmit to engineer. changes made in the power and the train delays. Have him impress upon Co-operation between train and en- disposition of the operating officers his employees that a tardy delivery gine crews is necessary. Conductor toward a co-operative spirit with all of instructions is causing an engine keep crew informed in advance of employees, should convince the most to be held at some point under fire, work requirements. promptly deliver skeptical that FUEL CONSERVA- and if not watched closely an un- orders-traiu standing does not build TION is necessary and beneficial to necessary delay of five minutes to the np ton miles. but engine still burns all. Let us take a practical business initial starting of a train will prove fuel. view of this subject, stop trying to a loss of an hour or more on the trip in Trainmen, carmen and inspectors shift the responsibility, get right in- in making meeting points alone. Traiu watch. prevent and report hot boxes, dividually and great results will fol- dispatchers are not to blame for delayed defective cars and brake equipment low. meeting points. If all concerned will which interfere with movement of My suggestions are taken from a do their part and assist the dispatch- train or waste fuel. practical knowledge gained from a er with proper information pertain- Brakeman be quick setting out or number of years of close observation ing to work on the line, we would picking up cars-handling switches while firing and operating a loco- have very little delay. so will not stop trains on heavy motive: We can make this FUEL CAM- grades-quick return when called in First: Let us follow the coal from PAIGN a huge success by all em- from flagging. the mine to engine tender and over- ployees devoting their entire work Dispatcher shoulil know road or come the over-charge to engine from period to duties in hand. Remember station conditions-in meeting points shrinkage and shortage at coal chutes. the Frisco is our best friend, it pays of trains same class put train in sid- This will show just what the engine us for every minute we work. Let us ing that can most easily go in, this and crew are doing. all save, at least, one engine hour determined by different conditions Second: A campaign on fire build- daily of every Frisco engine in serv- met at each siding. Have one train ing and engine watching. A great ice. This engine hour saved daily do intermediate station work. An amount of fuel is wasted by imprac- will reduce the Frisco fuel bill great- overloaded train wastes as much fuel tical use of blower in building fires ly. SAVE the MINUTES and as one running light. and watching engines. POUNDS and the HOURS and TONS saved will prove our success. Operators promptly deliver orders, Third: Equal distribution of coal having way bills ready. used. Some draw all slack and others all lump. This also is a very imprac- THIRD PRIZE Yardmaster and yard crews make up trains properly so road crews will tical method on hand fired engines. Fuel Economy Fourth: Before we make a fuel not have unnecessary switching. fiend out of a locomotive by reduc- By Guy A. Hopkins, Neodesha, Kans. Section foreman arrange work so it ing the nozzle tip, let us be sure that Co-operation and education saves will not be necessary to flag trainson the front end conditions are perfect, fuel. grades - keep track conditions so engine properly handled and fired. Supply good coal and good cars- trains can maintain average meed. Page 20

FUEL CHART FOR DECEMBER February, 1925 *F7T@~0,@XO~%S'/?~'G~Z/NE Page 21

FRISCO RAILWAY BOWLING LEAGUE Passenger Games Averages SEASON OF 1924-1925 36 Schaffnit ...... 172 Team Standing and Averages Including Games 42 Houlihan ...... 166 December 19, 1924 39 Tremayne ...... 157 High High 39 Eichnauer 152 Teams Games Won Lost Percentage Single Three ...... 39 Stoessel ...... I44 Engineering ...... 42 28 14 667 938 2*647 24 Hallman ...... 136 Interline ...... 42 26 16 619 960 2.597 Tower Grove ...... 42 24 18 571 896 2,573 Revising Averages Freight Traffic ...... 42 22 20 524 934 2,569 Games 2,441 42 Rohfling 160 Passenger ...... 42 21 21 500 883 ...... Auditing ...... 42 20 22 476 916 2,550 36 Bncheit ...... 158 Revising ...... 42 16 26 381 886 2,469 27 Grob ...... 157 General Freight ...... 42 11 31 262 789 2,288 27 McLean ...... 152 30 Berkeley ...... 146 TEAM RECORD HIGH SISGLE - INDIVIDUAL 27 Egen ...... 137 High Three December 19, 1924 Tower Grove Engineering ...... 2,647 Conley ...... 237 Games Averages Interline ...... 2,597 42 Spielman 177 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES ...... Tower Grove ...... 2,573 42 Conley 175 Freight Traffic ...... 2,564 Auditing ...... Auditing ...... 2,550 Games Averages 36 Shad ...... 167 42 McAuliffe 166 9 Zeis ...... 164 High Single ...... Interline 960 36 Durfield ...... 162 42 Weisheyer ...... 155 ...... 36 Reinheimer ...... 160 Freight Traffic ...... 934 F. W. ROSE, Secretary. Auditing ...... 916 36 Kinworthy ...... 156 Tower Grove ...... 896 27 Bullerdick ...... 147 Revising ...... 886 30 RIcDermott ...... 143 Frisco Sports Briefs INDIVIDUAL RECORD Engineering Games Averages Almost time for the baseball eeaaon High Three 27 Wilson ...... 168 to start. What? Only February. Conley ...... 643 39 Gauvin 170 Wilson 627 ...... Well, you know this Frisco bunch is ...... 9 Boeing ...... 162 to win the pennant this year and must Spielman ...... 620 42 Kranefuss ...... ,.I51 go to spring training camp soon. Bacon ...... 590 36 McBride ...... 152 Gauvin ...... 601 39 Schopfer ...... 149 High Single Bucheit ...... 253 Frelght Traffic Fred Rose is the man who does all Duffy ...... 237 Games Averages this hard work of getting the scores Conley ...... 237 42 Rose ...... 2 into shape for the Magazine each Spielman ...... 235 39 Jochum ...... 163 month. Give him credit, boys. Durfield ...... 233 33 Sullivan ...... 161 15 Norden ...... 160 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES 39 Spinner ...... 154 Names Games Averages 24 Bauer ...... 142 Eddie Jochim says that following Spielman ...... 42 177 18 Curran ...... 142 the ponies is a bit more thrilling than rolling the old ball down the Conley ...... 42 General Freight Schaffnit ...... 36 alley, but not nearly as certain of re- Games Averages sults. Bacon ...... 33 37 Braun ...... 147 - Gauvin ...... 39 36 Wolfert ...... 146 Duffy 42 ...... Stemmler ...... 144 Herman Norden is picking up in Wilson ...... 27 Fritz ...... 144 his bowling since he moved down- Rose ...... 42 Heckel ...... 135 stairs, but up in tbe ranks. Someone Shad ...... 36 Bardgett ...... S35 asked Jimmie Thomas whether Her- Houllhan ...... 42 Bather ...... 134 man could bowl well and received McAnliff e ...... 42 this answer, "Well, he's a good Burgdorf ...... 42 Interline freight man." Sugrue ...... 9 .me8 Averages - . Jochum ...... 39 Tschampers ...... 182 Durfield ...... 36 Bacon ...... 172 J. B. Hilton has promised to organ- Sullivan ...... 33 Duffy ...... 169 ize a "Royal Rooters Club" to at- Rohfllng ...... 42 Burgdorf ...... ,166 tend when Messrs. L. E. Martin, B. H. Petera ...... 42 Petera ...... 160 Stanage and A. H. Jones bowl the Reinheimer ...... 36 Sugrue ...... 166 Frisco champions for the all-time su- Norden ...... 15 Voss ...... 131 premacy of the system. Page 22

Grown-ups A Page HOUR Just Be Quiet THETWILIGHT Children

Ghosts They Never Saw Cows or Chickens- Sometimes when I got to do errands at night, But Oh My! And the moon is all dark and th' ain't any light, Dear Children: -"I you believe they don't know An' the wind when it blows makes a. I picked up the St. Louis paper the who has a sack of peanuts! Then shivery sound other day and saw where, by a vote in they keep looking and if you don't An' everything seems awful still a11 the schools, they found that there throw the peanuts to them, they think around, was such a large percentage of girls you want them to cut up, and this is Sometimes when the hootowl goes and boys who had never even seen a what they do. woo-00-00-oo! cow, chickens or any of the animals Now. brother, you sit down on the My legs feel so funny, I'm all goose one finds on a farm, one of the big floor and let's show sister and flesh, too, corporations here decided to devote a mother and dad just how they cut An' maybe I'm startled when I hear small tract in Forest Park to a picture up for you. Put your feet out in it all, of farm life-real cows and chickens. front of you on the floor. Now, move But I ain't a bit scairt. I'm thes ner- All this may sound funny to you one to the right and one to the left. vise, that's all. little folks, who are privileged to en- keep them stiff. When they are as joy more of the wonderful country far out as they will go, take hold of Once, me and Joe Limpkins was walk- life-but it is true. the soles of your shoes with your ing one night- On the other hand, perhaps if you hands, and try to keep your legs stiff. A-past th' old graveyard and saw visited St. Louis, if you have never Imagine a bear in that position. I something white- been here before, we might be able just wish you could see him. Then Et looked like a ghost standin' right to show you just heaps of interesting he looks at you with his little brown in the road things that you don't have where you eyes and says, "Please, little boy, ~iow An' my! Joe was scairt! 'eus he said are-so let's exchange. can't I have a peanut?" He gets some et he knowed Most every Sunday afternoon you'll for that trick. But, if they don't come It was surely a ghost, an' I whistled find just crowds and crowds of folks fast enough, he stands up, takes his (whistle) becus, on their way to Forest Park-a very. front paw and beckons you to throw When you wissels you scaire 'em. very big park in the west end of town him some more. He gets to going an' all that it wuz, -can't even see across it, it is so big faster and faster. and you can almost Wnz a great big white cow, an' it and wide-but way down in the mid- hear him grunt, "C'mon, c'mon, gim- thes walked away, dle of the park they keep the zoo! me some more!" An' I auzn't no more scairt 'n if it Wild animals. Next time daddy or mother come to wuz day. Just wish I could take every one of St. Louis, don't you let them shop so 'Cause I don't believe in ghosts, an' you out there to see those big bears. long they can't take you to Forest I'd thes as lieve go, They aren't in cages-but they have Park to see all the animals. A-past any graveyard, an' walk awful fixed them homes just like they had Next time I'm out there I'm going slow- when they were wild bears-rock to ask Bruno to pose for me sitting An' - wissel - ann - sit on th' top homes and running water, and every- up holding his feet with his yaws! of the fence, thing that they like. Now don't get 'Cus th' ain't any ghosts if yer got scared. because between you and the And then I'm going around to some of the other cages and see if I can't any sense. hig, old bears is a ditch and a fence- An' when we saw that big white thing so old Bruno just thinks he can't get find some more interesting animals and tell you all about them. by th' road, to you-and we hope he keeps on Et .Toe wuz scair't of - I wnzn't I thinking it, because he really can't- Most little folks like animals, so Bnowed---- but it would scare yo11 for him to next time I'll tell you all about some All the time it's no ghost - I - wuz try, wouldn't it? other important members of the zoo. -nervise - because- There's a pen of white polar bears Now, don't get scared, if mother I lrnowed what it wuzn't - but not -great big fellows, white as snow--- reads you this just before you go to what - it - wuzzzzzz!! a bunch of little. brown, rolly-polly sleep and you're lying there, one hand fellows-makes you thw of your over the side of the bed and old Shep. teddy bear. Yon just want to pick the dog, comes up and licks it, don't The Child's Safety Pledge one up and hug him real good, but if hollel--just pat him on the head and The following list of safety rules is you did-well, he'd hug you so hard, tell him you'll see him in the morn- recommended to boys and girls for you might quit breathinq. Might bite, ing. daily observance: too. I don't know much about bears, Hope the Sandman comes soon! I mill not play in the street. but there's all kinds and varieties. I will not jump on wagons or cars. There is one hunch of them, big, Night. I will not run in front of street cars brownish-black fellows, that I spend THE TWILIGHT LADY. or automobiles. most of my time with. I will not hold an umbrella in front of my face while crossing the street. Do you know they just beg and - - beg for peanuts? -See, they can't I will not cross the street in the talk, and they have Iittle steps made Write "The Twilight Lady" middle of the block. I will not stand in the street while out of rocks and let me tell you She wants to hear from children what they'll do! They go and sit waiting for a street car. down on the step just like Mary or of the Frisco, and she knows you I will look in all directions before Junior, or any little boy or girl would. must have some interesting tales crossing a busy street. and put their hands on their funny to tell. I will help young children on the little legs and look over the crowd. highways.-%. FRISCO BABIES 1.-Left to right: Doris. age 4 years; Vera. age 6 years; Don, age 8 years; children of J. E. ~iily,car re- pairer, West Frriaht Shops. 2.-Martha Lou; daughter of E. H. Gillis, timclreeger, Southern Division. 3.- Dorothy Mac Clinton, age .L years; Enid, Okla. I.-Ralph, age 4% years; Myrtle, age 2% ycars; children of Paul Schultz, trucker, Gencral Store. 5.-Jack Edward Bocnig, agc 4 years; son of Eugene Bornig, Purchas- ing Department. @.-Beulah Fern Singleton, age 6 years; daughter of L. N. Singleton. Sapuipa, Okla. 7.- Warren Scho~fer.age 3 years; son of M. Y. Schopfer. Engineering Department. 8-Catherine; daughter of Rar- ney Xartin, car repairer, Yale. 0.-Junior, age 5 years; hIary Anna, age 5 years; children of Joseph A, Davies. south roundhouse, Springfield, No. 10.-William Fred Frank, age 2 years; son of J. R. Frank, electrician, West Shops, S~ringfield,310. 11.-Patty Guin, nge 6 years; daughter of K. P. Guin, storekeeper, Sherman. Tes. 12.-Ethel Jean Prater, age 8 months; daughter of A. XI. Prater, section fireman, Van Buren, Ark. Page 24 February, 1925 Fuel Oil and Its Relation to Petroleum As Told to Us

OME information regarding crude J. H. CURRY coal on the locomotive are enumerat- S petrolenm and its principal pro- ed as follows: Handling cost reduced ducts among which is fuel oil will Supervisor of Fuel Economy in the way of less fire knockers, coal probably be of interest to the Frisco passers, etc.; oil placed on the loco- family. motive tank cheaper than coal; ease Petroleum, or crude oil, has ap- of fire control, ignition and regulation. proximately 150 by-products, ranging do we not burn crude oil in our loco- Time saved at terminals in getting from gasoline to chewing gum. Its motives." The first answer is because engines hot, oil in storage does not principal by-products, however, are of price, crude costing from 30 to 40 diminish in calorific value as does gasoline, naptha, kerosene, gas oil and per cent more than fuel oil. The coal and there is little danger of spon- fuel oil. The quantity extracted from next reason is due to the flash point taneous combustion. The refuse from the crude depending to some extent of the crude. By "flash point" is the combustion of oil is insignificant upon the method used in refining. meant at what temperature the oil and easy of disposal. Loss from In the mid-continent oil field, from will flash. This test is made by plac- right-of-way fires eliminated. which we draw our fuel oil supply, re- ing a small quantity of the oil to be To give some idea of the amount of fineries using the skimming process tested in a metal cup, raise the tem- fuel oil we are consuming on the predominate. By this method it is perature gradually and at every 5 Frisco, during September we used on possible to extract only the principal degrees pass a small flame over the an average 5,343 barrels, or 224,460 by-products mentioned above. while oil. Whenever the vapor rising from gallons daily. This represented 26.5 refineries using what is known as the the oil flashes or fires momentarily, per cent of the total fuel consumed cracking process, will get the princi- the temperature of the oil is noted on the system. ple by-products with a higher per and this temperature is called its Most of us are familiar, to a cer- cent gasoline and also extracting the flash point. Our fuel oil flashes at tain extent, with the cost of coal lubricating oils, wax, coke and as- about 250 degrees, while crude petro- and realize that it has steadily in- phalt content. leum will flash at from 60 to 80 de- creased during the last five years, A plant using the skimming process grees. You can readily see what the but statistics on the petrolenm indus- refining one barrel (42 gallons) of danger would be in handling crude as try indicate that in 1912, the average crude from the Bristow field, will get a fuel. It is necessary to heat the cost of drilling a well was $3,169 approximately 11 gallons of gasoline, fuel oil from a skimming plant to while in 1923 it had increased to $23,- 4 gallons of naptha, 3 gallons of kero- about 110 degrees and the oil from a 362 per well drilled. Regardless of sene, 2 gallons of gas oil and 22 gal- cracking plant to abont 150 degrees this increased cost per well, the total lons of fuel oil. in the locomotive tank in order to get production for January, 1924, in the To convey some idea of the value the best results. The higher degree United States, was 1,903,966 barrels of the two principle by-products, gaso- of heat required for the cracked fuel per clay from 286,669 wells, or an line and fuel oil, statistics show that is due to its lower gravity, requiring average production of only 6% bar- during 1923, 26 per cent of petroleum more heat to get it to flow to the rels per day per well. In addition products was gasoline and it ac- burner freely. This is due to the to this it will probably interest the counted for 53 per cent of the money fact that fuel oil from a cracking more speculative employe to know value of all products, 57 per cent of plant has the lubricating oils, wax, that 24 per cent of all wells complet- the petroleum was fuel oil, yet it rep- grease, black oil, etc., removed. Leav- ed in the United States are dry holes. resented only 25 per cent of the total ing the oil to be used as a fuel $91.000.000 was spent in dry holes value. around 18 gravity, that does not flow during the year 1923. In the refi~ingof crude petroleum freely without considerable heat. As The petroleum industry is a very at a plant using the skimming process, an example of the difference between important shipper on the railroad and the crude is run into a large still a refinery using the skimming pro- is second in the U. S. as a manufac- where it is heated to the required cess and one using the cracking pro- turing industry, we are told packing temperature. The vapor rising from cess, the skimming plant will get ap- house products coming first and the the crude is run through a condenser proximately 50 per cent fuel from manufacturing of automobiles third, and the grade of this condensation is their run of crude, while the cracking according to government reports. determined by its gravity. For in- plant will get only about 15 per cent Petroleum is very aptly described stance-at a moderate temperature of fuel oil after they have removed all in the following anonymous article: around 400 degrees, the crude will re- the by-products it is possible to get by "I am power, lease the gasoline vapor, which, after this method. However, this does not I drive the locoinotive over moun- condensation, will be around 58-60 decrease the heating value of the fuel tain and desert. The swift automo- gravity. Next will come the naptha oil as laboratory tests show that the bile is my chariot. at approximately 60-52 gravity. As heavy fuel from the cracking plant I soar in the clouds whenever men the temperature increases the kero- contains just as many heat units as dare ride the dizzy airplane or the sene vapor rises and after this is con- the fuel from the skimming plants. majestic floating airship. densed it mill be around 40-42 gravity. In fact, it is generally conceded The stealthy submarine and the The last vapor to rise from the crude at the larger refineries, that they get will be gas oil. which runs about 30- stately liner go their ways by my per- better results from the heavy fuel mission. 34 gravity. The remaining oil in the oil under their own boilers. still is what is used as a fuel oil and The chief impurities found in fuel I whirl the spindles in a thousand is usually around 24 gravity. oil consist of water or brine and as- mills; and you can hear me roar in You will note that all the different phaltic sediment. The asphaltic sedi- a multitude of foundries. grades of oil are extracted in the ment, or tarry matter, has almost as My strength never lags. Pack loads same manner, simply by bringing the great heating value as the lighter are a joy to me. crude to the proper temperature so oils, but the brine, or water, very I am speed. Whenever men would that it will give off the vapor and greatly diminishes the heating value go quickly, I take them. after this is condensed, the grade is and interferes with the mechanical I am Light. Without me the lamp determined by its gravity. use of the oil. would be unlit, the dynamo could not The question is often asked, "why Some of the advantages of oil over (Continued on next page) People Who Should Not Be Mechanic at Birmingham Writes of the Allowed on Trains Fond fathers who carry pictures of East Thomas Shops their offsprings sitting in their bath tubs. Down at Birmingham, and over the with trash boxes, made of wire net- People who borrow your magazine rest of the system as well, they are ting. The trash can be burned in to hold over Toto's basket every time mighty proud of those new Frisco these without being taken out of the the conductor comes along. shops at East Thomas, and with rea- receptacles. This is done daily. Charming young men who insist on son, for the shops are among the "Leaving the roundhouse, and talking to you. finest and best equipped to be found about 30 feet north, we come to the Charming young women who insist on any railroad. boiler washing plant, which is up to on not talking to you. E. 31. Franks, whose "regular" date in every way. About 30 feet Nice old ladies who ask you three work is that of a mechanic in those north of this plant are the engine minutes after the train has started shops, but whose introduction to you and boiler rooms. The engine room is whether they are on the right train. shall be as one of the valued re- equipped with two large air com- and then every twenty minutes there- porters for this Magazine, wrote us pressors, water pumps, and all other after, whether you are positive this is the other ,,day, telling of the shops devices. In the boiler room are two the right train, why you are positive, and says, So that our fellow-workers large tubular boilers (only one fired at whether you haven't ever made a mis- may know how well we are fixed down a time), the coal elevator and an ash take in a similar situation, and what here." conveyor. You can see, with this you think Joe will think if they should After reading Mr. Frank's interest- equipment, these are thoroughly mod- arrive as expected. ing article, we are sure you will agree ern. Children who get all smeared up with with him that the men in the East "Northeast of the boiler room is tl- chocolate and then identify you as Thomas shops are to be envied. machine shop. About one-half of the dad-da. He says: machinery is new. We have a good "The shop is located on Village tool room in this shop, too, which is Three-hundred-pound male bipeds Creek, at East Thomas, and three the writer's headquarters. About 25 with handkerchiefs in their collar miles from the court house, and can feet north of the nlachine shop is the bands, who go for water between every be reached either by automobile or blacksmith shop, with its two forges. station, always arriving at your chair the Pratt Ensley Street car line. a furnace, and a new, 2,000-pound just as the train lurches round the "Our company has built a good steam hammer. To the right of the sharpest bend in the vicinity. bridge over the creek, and a road to blacksmith shop are the batlirooms Young married couples who rest connect with the highway into the for the engineers, firemen and machin- their heads on each other's shoulders city for the use of cars and trucks. ists. In this same building are offices when the nearest shoulder you dare "On motoring out to the shops, the for the various shop foremen and call rest your head on is two hundred first thing you will see is our restau- boys. To the right of this building and eighty miles away.-From "Life." rant, run by Mr. Dobbins, one of our are the lead tracks where they clean ex-general foremen. the fires and conveyors to load the "Further on into the yards is the ashes and also a large water tank. Pot Pourri turntable. This is motor driven, and "North of this is a most upto-date From New Orleans newspaper- is one of the largest and finest in the roal elevator and sand house where "Fifty-nine years married and in all South. This leads into the round- they coal and sand the locon~otives. that time John Oddo has never been house. "Going west, about 100 yards, yo11 away from home after 9 o'clock at "The roundhouse has 20 stalls, 3 of will come to the track where the night." Where has that man been which are drop pits. On visiting the baggage and passenger cars arp until 9 o'clocli? He must have a shop, you would be impressed with cleaned and repaired. Going south, wife who is never suspicious. the cleanliness, for everything is well down the tracks, is the storeroom kept. Around the top of the round- nlatform. storeroom and oil room. On H. F. Sanborn, assistant to the vice- house is a monorail, running to the the front end of this platform is a president, was speaking of the story machine sho~.It is motor driven with large building in which is the store- in the last issue of the magazine a caparity of 6 tons. The roundhouse keener and general foreman's office. about R. H. Whitlow and his prize has all modern equipment. including "The building to the right of this bull: "Well, at any rate it's a bully new vises on iron stands, set in con- is the superintedent's office. Still story," said he. crete between every other stall, and further south of this is the car repair a crude oil machine for firing engines. department. This is also w el1 The funniest thing we have read in In here, too, are sanitary drinkinq equi~pedwith a large planing mill. a long time was a serious account of fountains. These are connected with blacksmith shop to take care of the a baseball game, as told in an English the city water, main - none better car renairine. bath houfies and offices. newspaper. However, wonder just in the South. This water is from the All of the buildings are fireproof. how one of our own sports writers Cababa River. "In every way we have a wonderful The shops and yards are fitted up plant " woulrl "cover" a cricket match? Do you call your flivver a "coop" or a "coopay?" Harry Morris says that in the old day "coopay" was cor- FUEL OIL AND PETROLEUM rect and is still favored by those who speak correct English. but he sug- (Continued from preceding page) qests that since the days when fliv- vers oft carry "chickens" the word drag electricity from the air, nor any I am Economy, for I am the spirit "coop" is not altogether incorrect. wheel nor moving thing do its work of conc,entrated energy. softly-for I am also lubrication and Women's clothes are funny. Almost

silence.- .- - - - .- . I am the father of all machinery; as funny as would be those of men I am Efficiency. Men do their tasks I am the grandfather- of electricity. if men only had the nerve. gladly and better when I am their I am Preparedness. fellow, for I am clean and sweet in We all know what the Governor of all my work. The steam leaps strong- I am the fuel of civilization. North Carolina said to the Governor er from the water at my touch, the Aladdin's lamr, is no fairy tale: of South Carolina. But when the engine speeds with absolute certaiti- I the Genie of the Covernor of Texas meets the Govern- tp when my hot breath drives the or of Wyoming will she ask for the shaft. I AM PETROLEUM." latest cake recipe or for a match?

February, 192.3 Page 27

Storm and Sleet Halt-But Do Not Last Minute News Conquer Frisco Service of Frisco Folks DARS from now, when some of The Telegraph Department at Y those whose photographs now Springfield, through Miss Lillian appear on the "Frisco Babies" pages Hultsch, representative of the Maga- E. G. BAKER PROMOTED of the Magazine, are themselves zine, reported, on December 30, 2;200 E. G. Baker, until recently district proud parents-they will still be talk- poles down between St. Louis and passenger agent at Chicago, was, on ing of the "Great Storm of 1924." And Billings, divided, about 1,200 east of January 1, named division passenger coupled with the reminiscences of Newburg and 1,000 west. About 70 agent at St. Louis, to succeed Fred that storm-one of the worst in the per cent of these poles were broken, J. Deicke, who resigned after being history of the great Southwest-will the balance badly out of line. Wire with the Frisco (always in St. Louis) be the story of what the Frisco men was down for a distance of about 60 for a period of 45 years. A sketch did to combat the effects of that miles or 1,200 wire miles. A great of both will appear next month. storm. deal of the wire was so badly dam- On December 17 and 18, the entire aged that it was necessary to entirely Southwest-in fact practically the en- replace it and in a great many sec- tire nation-was placed in the grip of tions where the wire did not go down, ELMER JORDAN TO CHICAGO the coldest weather in many, many it was stretched to such an extent as Elmer Jordan has been named dis- years. And with the icy cold came to destroy its tensile strength, and this trict passenger agent at Chicago. For sleet and snow and rain. must be replaced. Approximately 800 several years past Mr. Jordan has Heralded by a rain on December 17, crossarms were broken. been traveling passenger agent out of the rain freezing as it fell, the storm Mr. J. H. Brennan, superintendent Memphis. broke. Beautiful, it is true, but beauty of telegraph, accompanied W. C. Tit- now and then means actual discom- ley, vice-president in charge of plant, fort and impairment of service. and W. W. Watt, division plant super- MISS EDWARDS RETURNS Blinding, dazzling, treacherous, the intendent of the Western Union from sleet fell. The trees bent to its ar- Mollie Edwards, who had been ill St. Louis to Springfield on December for some weeks, has returned to her rival, they bowed their heads and 28 and Vice-president Titley stated seemed, as if in desperation, to ac- desk in the passenger traffic depart- that in all his experience he had never ment. Miss Edwards the reportor- cept their unwonted load and finally seen a pole or line wire so badly is many of them gave up the fight and ial representative of the Magazine in damaged. her department. fell, loaded with ice. Wires which There were about 800 poles down on furnished current fell, bowed to earth the Southwestern, Western and Cen- with tons of ice. Old King Winter tral Divisions and 200 on the had, temporarily, put to rout the in- Northern. CHARLES BOREN LEAVES vention of man with one sweep of his And through it all comes the great SERVICE mighty arm. bright spot of real Frisco co-opera- Charles E. Boren, locomotive clerk Trouble. tion. Crews worked harder than ever The word went forth, first appear- in the office of H. L. Worman, has they had worked, staying on duty to left the service of the Frisco Lines ing on the Western Division, between the limit, carefully handling train Sleeper and Crocker, where wires to enter the real estate business in loads of impatient people, all of Florida. were reported broken and trees hang- whom longed to reach their destina- ing across the lines. Four linemen tion and gave all too little thought worked between those points all day to the man in the cab. on the eighteenth. The lines soon PITTSBURG COMPANY went down in other places and at And not a serious accident. In all APPRECIATES SERVICE 5:48 p. m., December 18, no wires were that blinding fury of snow and sleet. W. F. Conner, vice-president and working out of Springfield in any di- Remarkable, truly. A fine example of sales manager of the Pittsburg, Kan- rection. Immediately Superintendent loyalty, co-operation and interest. sas Elevator Company, recently Shaffer put the work train into serv- It was a splendid example of the wrote to Agent W. E. Smith, at ice and with five linemen and. a crew extraordinary, met and conquered Springfleld, thanking him for quick of section men left Springfield. Other t,hrough sheer hard work and deter- service. linemen and gangs were sent out as mination. All of it done through the Mr. Conner said, "We want to con- quickly as possible. spirit of co-operation. gratulate you upon the ceoperation of your office force in promoting a better feeling between the Frisco and its patrons. We are having good Five Notable Books Isn't It the Truth? service in Pittsburg, and at first we William Stearns Davis, historian It may be a mansion, it may be a were complimenting ourselves for our and novelist, has now written five dump ; personality, which we thought was romances touching upon successive It may be a farm with an old broken responsible, but we have become con- great historical periods. pump. vinced that it is a Frisco policy to His "Victor of Salamis" deals with give good service to all their patrons. It may be a palace; it may be a fiat; We are certainly proud that our in- Athens at the time of the great strug- It may be a room where you just hang gle with Persia. dustry is located on the Frisco and your hat. served by her." "A Friend of Caesar" tells of It may be a house, with a hole in the ancient Rome. floor; "The Beauty of the Purple" (just Or a marble hotel with a man at the Widow Jones published last month) pictures the door. life of Constantinople in the eighth Bill Jones on the repair track, century. It may be exclusive, or simple, or Imagined he could do "God Wills It" is a story of Mediae- swell; A moment's work beneath the car val Europe in the time of the Cru- It may have grand fixin's, like cur- Without the flag, so blue. sades. tains, and-well, Well, yes, he did it many times, "The Friar of Wittenberg" covers Just kindly remember, wherever you In spite of rule and warning; the period of the Reformation. roam, One day an engine bumped the car- The whole series is published by That old song is right, folks, Bill's wife is now in mourning. The Macmillan Company. There's no place like home! -"Sparks" Pagr 28 7Zj7i&w ~MPLO%S'~WZ~NE Febrrta~y,1925

The FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE everything is moving along smoothly; but when Published on the Fifteenth of Each Month the weather is inclement, everybody out of By the sorts, business affairs perhaps a bit roughened, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway then it requires some effort for a person to be congenial and courteous. Edited by FLOYD L. BELL 645 Frisco Building St. Louis, Missouri But oh, how it pays to make that effort. Life Thls magazine is published in the interests of and for is too short to go through it seeing dark and un- free distribution among the 26.000 employes of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. All articles and communi- pleasant things. The man with a grouch has no cations relative to editorial matters should be addressed to the editor. place in modern business circles.

Single copies, 15 cents each Rcnieniber, to the patron, the immediate in- Outside circulation, $1.50 per year dividual with whom he is dealing represents the entire Frisco Railroad. If the agent, or Vol. 2 FEBRUARY, 1925 No. 5 whoever it may be, is courteous and pleasant, then the patron goes away with a kindly feeling Man and Service toward the entire railway system. And a fricncl has been made. Isn't it worth the effort? N THE stroke of the clock when a man 0 enters the service of a corporation be be- conies an investment. That is, he is hired and paid with the thought that he will, by his labor, State Experiment Fails return to, his employer the value of his wagcs LOTD C: I B B 0 N S, Chicago Tribzwe re- and sonlething, i11 addition, interest as it were, F porter, who made fame for himself and his on the money paid him. newspaper by his exploits in Europe during The man who works automatically, ncver the World War, is investigating the esperi- looking for anything better or using his head mcnts in state enterprises in various parts of to any extent, is a losing item in the scheme of the world for the Tribuwe. Gibbons sank with things, and his product goes on the debit side a ship, but bobbed up in Ireland. Then he lost of the ledger. an eye-shot out by a German bullet. But he The man who takes pride in the way he does kept "on the job," And sees things as they are. his work and is looking forward to the day when From Sydney, Australia, he writes of the he will assume the duties of a bigger job, is a "failure of the state as a business man," say- paying investment, because he is not only per- ing, among other things, that the new national- forming that service which is expected of him, ist administration has abandoned all the state but is gaining an education which is the most cntcrprises that proved to be failures, ~vitliim- valuable asset a man can have. mense indirect benefit to New South lTales. Let each inan take an inventory of himself. The government's first' step was to abolish the If he finds himself wanting in any particular, state bakery business. The state bakery, which see if by some means that want cannot be over- supplied bread at a loss, Mr. Gibbons says, went .come and his value increased. out of business in 1922. ' And the reward will come many times over, As with loaves, so with fishes. With the exit rest assured of that. of the old government conditions of insolvency were found in the state trawling industry. This experiment did not reduce the price of fish to Courtesy the consumer, but added to the burdens of the HAT a delight it is to meet the man, or taxpayer. "The present government, " Mr. W woman, who is always courteous. Gibbons say, "clet~reclaway the wreckage, sold . What a grcat deal courtesy does mean to an the trawlers, and Ne\\- Sonth Wales marked employe and to the organization for which he down a loss of almost $500,000 to csperience." works. Most of us are governed by the amount The bakery was leased to a private company of courtesy in direct ratio as the day is bright with an option to buy. and cheerful, or stormy or cold. Tlle state's attempt to handle the timber It requires such little effort to be cheerful business, he says, also ended in failure, losing ancl courteous when the weather is fine and mom than $170807000in ten years. Frisco Service Wins Praise by Showing Real Results

Frisco Booster Does Some Good ''Tip'' Results in a Ticket Sale from Mrs. Brandt when she reached Work at Joplin the side of the train, but realizing Here is a result of a "traffic tip." she was in danger, ran toward her with It is a well known fact, that a little Mr. R. C. Mills, of Oklahoma City, the view of taking hold of her and eIfort on our part in boosting the road advised L. IV. Price, division passen- tearing her loose from the train. Her we work for, costs us no money-and ger agent at Oklahoma City, that Mr. body had been dragging for a short ~nlya little effort and the results are W. A. Wright was to make a trip to distance, and just as he got within astonishing. Terre Haute. Indiana. about three feet of her, her hands Recently the Editor received a let- The result is shown in this excerrlt broke loose from the rail and she fell. ter from an en~ployeat Joplin, Mo., from a letter written by Mr. Price to He reached her a few seconds later who wrote regarding the result of 311,. Mills : and rolled her over toward the plat. some personal work on his part, in "I am very glad to advise we sold form just in time to save her body securing business for the Frisco. This Mr. Wright a ticket, and he left on from being struck by the journal party asked that his name be with- No. 10 August 4. Wish to thank you boxes and being run over by the rear held, as he did not desire praise for for bringing this to my attention." wheels of the Pullman. his personal solicitation, only wished to show what could be done. We feel that much credit is due this employe. Record of Good Fuel and though me have promised not to divulge his name, the appreciation of Performance the officials of the Frisco is extended The following excellent record of to him. fuel performance was made on the Chickasha Subdivision. November 16. by Engineer 0. L. Martin and Fire- Little Rock President Commends man P. Wyreck: Frisco Service Engine No. 1629, carrying -52 cars of stock, one car of poultry, with a The following letter was received total weight of 1,612 tons. The run by J. W. Nourse in appreciation of was from Lawton to Oklahoma City. Frisco service, by Nr. H. J. Flanders a di~tnnceof 91 miles, and was made of Little Rock, Ark.: in 4 hours and 20 minutes. On this "My overcoat arrived home Thurs- run. 1,513 gallons of oil were used or day in fine shape and I want to thank 10.36 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles. you and all concerned very kindly equal to 123 nounds of coal per 1.000 indeed for the fine spirit and co-oper- gross ton miles. The total number ation you and your company have of gross ton miles covered was manifested in my behalf in assisting 146,692. in the recovery of the aforesaid over- coat, which the writer left on seat of one of your passenger trains recently. Some Real Merchandise Service Especially want to thank the Neosho Here is a letter from Superintendent and hIonett agents. C'. H. Baltzell, quoting a letter from "Again thanking all concerned very Conductor L. 0. Biddle, which tells kindly, and in future when can route its own story: any shipinelits your route or in your "Wish to call your attention to favor you may rest assured I will do Prisco fast merchandise service out so." of Kansas City. A party at Chelsea ordered a hay rake by long distance. at 1 p. m. on Thursday, and rake mas Mack A. Carlley Car Beats the Invoice unloaded out of SP 86950. Kansas City merchandise car at Chelsea, at blr. W. L. Simpson, of the Laclede After he had rolled her Body over Christy Company. St. Louis, is en- noon Friday, and no cloubt mas in the thusiastic in his praise of Frisco field rakinq hay 26 hours after he- he held her so if she became excited freight service. He says that re- ing ordered." she could not throw any part of her cently a car of their products was body onto the rail in front of the rear shipped to Memphis, and that on its truck, and to do this he had to "duck" very close to the platform to avoid arrival, a mire was sent for the in- Tulsa Has a Hero. Too voice. being struck by the Pullman steps. "The Frisco certainly does send By Leona Berrj~man, Reporter Mr. Carlley's quick and decisive things through in rapid style," says On November 20, Mack A. Carlley, action, no doubt, prevented a serious, Mr. Simpson. a Frisco water service repairman. if not a fatal injury. Mrs. Brandt risked his life to rescue Mrs. Richard fainted but was not injured with the Brandt from what seemed certain exception of a few bruises. Wales Hat Company Praises death. Mr. Carlley has received ti very Just as train No. 7 was leaving the nice letter of appreciation from Mr. Frisco Service Tulsa Dassenger station, Mrs. Brandt, Fraser, and we are hoping for a Car- Mr. J. W. Nourse. general passen- who was trying to catch the train for negie medal for him. Mr. DeMint, ger agent, was recently in receipt of Oklahoma City, attempted to hoard who is an Interstate Commerce Com- the following letter from the Wales the train while it mas in motion, and mission Inspector, was here several Hat Company, of St. Louis: after it had moved more than one- days ago and said that the govern- "I want to take this means of half train length. She grabbed the ment mould no doubt instruct him to thanking you for your kind attention hand rail on front steps of the rear make an investigation with the view in regard to damaged trunk, for which Pullman, attempting to get on the of presenting Mr. Carlley with a we put in a claim. The trunk is re- train, but her foot missed the lower medal. You can very easily embar- paired to our satisfaction. Thanking sten, and she fell between the rail rass him by talking about his bravery you, I am (signed) W. L. Green, Wales and the platform. and he was quite uncomfortable while Hat Company." Nr. Carlley was ahout fifty feet the above picture was being taken. Page 30 February, 1925 Freight Loss and Damage Employes Celebrate With Booster Banquet

Inspirations come to all of us now BY C. J. Stepheuson, assistant to gen- and then, sometimes materializing in- eral manager, and J. K. Gibson, as- to wonderful deeds of kindness, and CHARLENE WILLARD sistant to superintendent motive this is what took place when Ruby power, spoke of the friendly relations Northcutt, dictaphone operator and that had always existed between their with seven years to her credit, acted respective departments and the F. L. upon a happy thought. After con- Compressed Cotton & D. Claim Department, and expreas- sulting with one or two and develop- (Hot rolls) ed themselves as being highly pleased ing her original idea of a real Claim Basement Special a la Whitsett with the exceIlent results attained. Department banquet, she timidly ap- (Pumpkin pie with whipped cream. The toastmaster then called on E. proached the subject to Mr. McCor- The cream representing a little F. Tillman, general live stock agent, mack. bit of the sweet disposition of who responded with a few snappy re- Now Mr. McCormack, in his charac- Miss Vida Whitsett, dic- marks on the effect of prompt and teristic democratic manner, gave Ruby taphone operator.) equitable claim settlements upon live a hearing, and it was not long before stock shippers, and the efforts that the approved notice came out that J. H. Fraser, general manager, had his department were putting forth the employes of the Freight Loss and promised to deliver us an address, to help maintain the excellent record 1 Damage Claim Department would but at the last moment was called out established by the Claim Department. give a banquet at the Chamber of of the city: also, Senator Frank H. particularly in the cattle raising dis- Commerce, 6:30 P. M., November 17. Farris, of Rolla, Mo., was to have trict of Texas. Everyone was invited to attend and given one of his famous orations on bring a guest. friendship, loyalty, etc., but was tied Later, impromptu speeches were The next question was a weighty up in court work and could not be made by R. H. Burnie, assistant sup- one. Who was to be the toastmaster? released, and so at first it seemed very erintendent F. L. & D. Claims; F. X. Of course it was the unanimous opin- doubtful as to whether or not the Adams, traveling claim adjuster, F. ion that no one could better qualify banquet would be a success; but the L. Pursley, chief clerk; J. D. Turner, for that honor than our "boss," and, toastmaster, being a very resourceful traveling claim adjuster; H. K. Hayes, after much persuasion, Mr. McCor- man, made other arrangements, with L. F. Sewell, J. E. Head, claim in- mack consented to "do his bit." the result that Mr. M. V. Carroll, exe- vestigators, and Vida Whitsette and The evening of November 17 found cutive secretary for the Chamber of Gertrude Fryer, dictaphone operators. the girls and boys of the Claim De- Commerce, gave the opening address. Mr. McCormack asked that recog- partment crowding the rooms and cor- Mr. Carroll, in a frank and sincere nition be given to Messrs. J. R. Lynn. ridors of the Chamber of Commerce. way. remarked on how fortunate W. H. Samuels and 0. L. Young, who We did not know one another; the Springfield was to have a good rail- had just recently joined the person- girls looked like peaches and cream road as the Frisco, that without the nel of the Claim Department, and who with their wonderful marcel waves. Frisco, Springfield would not be the were active in the vigorous claim pre- pretty dresses, etc.. and the boys-- Queen City of the Ozarks and that vention and better service campaign well, they had on their "best bib and the Chamber of Commerce boasted now being conducted by the Frisco. tucker," too! There was so much of a large membership, many of whom The program was not without its suppressed excitement in the air, be- were officials and employes of the music, either, for Marjorie Risser, of cause we were all waiting for the F'risco Railway Company. Incidental- the Filing Department, rendered two opening number by Wrightsman's Or- ly, Mr. Carroll spoke in an amusing beautiful semi-classical solos, accom- chestra, which meant the announce- manner of being one of Mr. McCor- panied by Mrs. Annabel Watters , ment of dinner, and finally when we mack's next door neighbors, and Drago, formerly supervisor of the did march into the banquet hall, we when called upon to prepare a speech typing and filing departments. For beheld the most beautiful tables. for this occasion, felt somewhat dubi- an encore Miss Risser whistled a very decorated with American Beauty ous about the matter and wanted to charming waltz. roses, in tall and slender vases, and back out, but could not do so very Joe Weddell, brother to Edith Wed- just above the toastmaster's chair, well since he had "sponged" off of Old Glory artistically draped. dell of the 0. S. & D. Department, Mr. McCormack all summer long by accompanied by the famous Wrights- Virgil Anderson. claim investigator, using Mr. McCormack's lawn mower. in a beautiful and touching manner man Orchestra, sang some real jazz Miss Gillespie, well known in local songs, and the "sheckles" were more gave a few words of grace, and then expression circles, gave a very de- we all sat down to the following than poured out at his feet. Mr. Wed- lightful reading, handling the part dell possesses a fine baritone voice. menu : of a mischievous school bov in a very DOPE SHEET commendable manner. c is trials and The evening being almost over and (Menu) tribulations, somewhat similar to the everyone eager for the dance, Mr. M. D. T. Car Sweepings antics of Booth Tarkington's "Pen- ~McCormack,in a very apologetic tone (Fruit Cocktail) rod," brought back happy memories of voice, thanked one and all for the* Seasonable Commodities of our childhood. Miss Gillespie re- courtesy they had shown him by ask- (Combination Salad) ceived generous applause and favored ing him to be toastmaster, how much ,. P. H. P. Stuccoed us with a humorous encore, very he had enjoyed the expressions of (Breaded veal cutlets) graphically picturing an old lady's good will, extended by the representa- Salvage from wreck at MP C-3 49, first ride in an automobile. tives of the other departments, but 6. more than all the wonderful loyalty a la Smith-Roop, with liquified H. Doggrell, superintendent of of his force, that it was our party and asphalt transportation, spoke in glowing we had all demonstrated the Golden (Three cars potatoes wrecked. Smith terms of the F. L. & D. Claim Depart- Rule in faithfully performing our and Roop, traveling men, detailed ment, expressing his appreciation of daily work and displaying igenuine in- to look after the salvage. The the wonderful co-operation he had re- terest and enthusiasm in the general liquified asphalt repre ceived from that department, and re- senting creamed gravy. miniscing on the progress the claim conduct of the Claim Department. Dead Freight House department had made since the time Immediately following, there was a Beverage (Coffee) he was at the head of it. rush for dancing partners. Page 31

Chief Special Agent Allender TIME TABLE OF 1878 PAINTS Breaks Into Print in National KANSAS IN GLOWING COLORS Magazine Chief Special Agent Sam Allellder achieved distinction along new lines Major E. E. Dix, known to every- vantages with those of other portions last month when "True Detective one who has ever had business with of the state and you will readily de- Stories," a widely circulated national the Northern Division of the Frisco cide upon your location." magazine, carried r story, "as told Lines, recently had called to his at- In another part ck the old time ta- by Sam Allender to Jock Bellaire." tention a time table of the Missouri, ble is found this: "He Killed for the Golden Lure," is Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad, printed "Replying to the numerous applica- in 1878. the title of the intensely interesting tions from people moving to Southern story-a tale of the murder of a loan And immediately Major Dix re- Kansas, in regard to shipping their shop proprietor in St. Louis; of the called that it was the time table in freight. livestock. and household man chase which followed, and of how use when he first took a position with goods, the Missouri River, Fort Scott the guilty man was flnally captured. the M., F. S. & G. R. R. as a telegraph and Gulf Railroad Company have made "Chief" Allender was, at the time operator at Olathe, nearly 47 years special arrangements and very low ago. After spending four years there, of the murder, chief of detectives for rates for freight of this class. Emi- the City of St. Louis. "Jock" Bellairs he moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, where grants desiring to ship their horses, he has since lived. cattle or livestock. together with their is the dean of all police headquarters In advertising Southeastern Kan- household goods, will be allowed one reporters in the Middle West, and has sas, the old time table says: "The man to accompany each car, and he for a quarter of a century or more best portion of Kansas and the part will be allowed to ride free." represented the St. Louis Star in that capacity. Bellairs has written a series that has made the state so famous. And some more, in another part Go to Southeastern Kansas. 300,000 of stories dealing with famous crimes reads as follows: and criminals of the Middle West, and acres in the populous and wealthy "Plenty of good water, and timber counties of Bourbon, Crawford and in many of these, Mr. Allender plays Cherokee remain unsold, and are now sufficient for all purposes. For fenc- an important part in the capture of ing material, beside any quantity of the criminals. offered for sale by the Mo. Riv., Fort stone, the Osage Orange, a native of Scott and Gulf Railroad at a low price, Some day the Magazine hopes to this locality, will give a hedge that persuade Chief Allender to tell its and on credit running ten years. The will turn stock at three years' growth. richest farming and stock raising readers of some of his experiences. Stone, along the whole line of the rail. Thus far his natural disinclination to country you have even seen." road are found inexhaustible quarries Further, the time table says: stand in the limelight of publicity has of the best of sand and limestone, for been a distinct bar to this, but we "Come to Kansas. To the farmers building purposes. Flouring mills. in the North and East, discouraged are located at Fort Scott, Cato, Girard, hope to break through the barrier be- at seeing their hard earnings of sum- Cherokee, Lowell, Baxter Springs, and fore long. We are sure such a story mer eaten up during the long and cold several other points and are con- would prove interesting. winter, we say, sell your high-priced venient to every farmer. Schools. pub- farms and come to Kansas, which is lic school houses are built and schools destined soon to become the richest organized in nearly all the school dis- and most populous state in the Union tricts of Bourbon, Crawford and Junior Safety Council of Memphis in the near future. But, in selecting Cherokee Counties. Coal in inexhaus- Does Great Work Every Day your location, do not be influenced by tible quantities and unsurpassed plausible and extravagant advertise- quality underlies a large nortion of the Representatives of the Safety De- ments; decide the matter for your- agricultural lands of this country. partment of the Frisco Lines have re- selves, keeping in mind the impor- The mineral lands of Southeastern cently taken a great deal of interest tance of locating in the best portion Kansas are now being more fully de- in the Junior Safety Council Organiza- of the state, and the fact, that upon veloped than ever before. In Lowell tion of Memphis, one of the largest your action in this matter depends, Township, Cherokee County, many organizations of its kind in the United not only your prosperity, but that also new discoveries of lead and zinc ore States, and composed of Memphis of your children. have been made, and miners from all school children. "We ask you. then, before locating, qnarters are flocking in great num- Mr. J. W. Morrill has made talks to look at our lands-think of the nec- hers to this point in the hope of shar- inr in the riches of this new Bo- to the children and is enthusiastic essity of having good schools. over their activities. churches of all denominations, the nanza." best of society, plenty of fuel, timber, The time table is dated November 1. Among other things the Council water, and building stone, the best of 1878. and was found by Mr. ROYKen- publishes the Greater Memphis Safety markets. etc.. and compare these ad- nedy of Fort Scott. News, the direction of its columns being in the hands of the Junior Council. Suggested activities of the council comprise : Guarding stairways in public schools; Agent J. H. Camp, Lorraine, Kas. .Jim Fordton raced with Number Acting as patrols at dangerous cor- Three on a sunny autumn day. His Writes Excellent Prose Verse auto now lies scattered over the ners (standing at curbs and not in My friend, Jim Fordton, bought a Frisco right of way. No more he'll street), assisting children to cross in car; it was a beautiful boat to see. race like Achilles in his pride, for orderly fashion; The dealer proudly assured him that the undertaker pfckled him in strong Acting as patrols on playgrounds; it would outstrip old Frisco Number formaldehyde; and as we hear the reporting of hazards in vicinity of Three. Jim Fordton ceased to ply his church bell Its mournful tidings toll, schools: aiding the principal in any trade and every day, at two, he lined the keeper of the pearly gates rejects way at any time as desired. Active up with old Number Three, to see Jim Fordton's soul. St. Peter standing members of the Junior Council act wPat he could do. at the gate, arrayed in cap and gown, as a court for the trial of those pupils He cleared the crossing by an inch, says, "I have to pass you on down. found guilty of violation of safety and sometimes three or four. He got I cannot soil this heavenly sphere regulations. The council makes a the fireman's goat for sure, and boast- with such a silly ass, who will, to win weekly inspection of the entire build- ed to the dealer that the engineer a chance to boast, step hard upon ing and grounds and report in writing was "sore." the gas." to the principal.

Page 33 I Page 34 ~ZF&SCOFMPLOW&~~NE February, 1925 I - Our Own Cross Word Puzzle-Much of Relating to the Frisco 92-Personal pronoun. 93--Girl's name. 94-Take place; to exist 100-The flfteenth letter L- .-..-.,-- bet. Horizontal 1--The editor of this magazine. 2-Scottish wearing apparel. 11-Timepiece. 14-Large bird of prey. 15-A name for Natron found in South America. 16-Snatch. 18-Angle valves (abbrev.) ; symbol used by New York Air Brake Company. 19-In the direction of. 2kBeak. 22-Part of the verb, "to be." 23-What all babies do at times. 24-Appearance. 25-General storekeeper. 27-Thus. 29-Exist. 3Q-A South American quadruped. 32-Male descendant. 34-Inland body of water. 36-What iron does when exposed to moisture. 38-Not any. 40-Weary. 45-Lubricant. 46-Ardor. Vertical 49-Drunk (slang). 1-The home town of the Texas 42-Preposition. 5%-Old. Coyote. 43-What we likb .to have in the 53-Spread to the air for drying. 2-Beloved. water coobr.' . , ' 54-Vapor from boiling water. 3-The picture page of this maga- 44-Small boy. .55-On time (abbrev.). zine we all like to see. 47-Consume. 67-Car department official. 48-Beverage. 4-Egg without the last letter. 59-Superintendent of motive p 5-Animal of South America. 51-The use of a blotter. 55-Night bird. 63-Light weight. 6-Brand of ink used by the Risco. 56-Part of the foot. 64-Haunch. +-The president of this company. %-Rodent. 65-A device for oiling an enginc 8-Prefix meaning not. 60-Prefix noting repetition. 61-Indefinite article. 67-Prefix meaning sacred. 9-Thin strip of wood used in plas- 7G.4 man's name. tering. 62-Same as No. 71 Horizontal. 10-Likewise. 64-Part of a hammer. 71-Not any (same as No. 38 66-Instrument for writing. zontal). 12-Pace in a peculiar manner. 67-Building for the sick and injured 75-Prefix meaning not. 13-Page in this magazine for Frisco employes. women. 68-Magnetic. 76-Velocity. 17-Reconsigned (abbrev.). 69--Ancient. 79-Denoting surprise. 21-Decline. 73-Ins rument for making a noise. 80--Yield. 22-Same as No. 22 Horizontal. 74-What the porter does to the of- 81-Burden. fice. 83-Contract. 26-Received free by Frisco em- 77-Father. 86Musical scale. ployes. 78-Short for Ethel. 87-Same as No. 79 Horizontal. 28-Pronoun. 79-A word, sacred to the Brahmins. 88-A prince. 31-Ninth letter of the alphabet. 80-A vessel in which steam is gen- 91--L00k gay. 33-Midday. erated. 94-A ringing instrument. 34-Note of musical scale. 81-Behold. 95-Apparatus for starting a loc 35-Last two letters of No. 39 Verti- 82-Denoting surprise (same as No. tive. cal. 79 Horizontal). 96-Iqstrument for talking. 37-Pronoun. 85-Guide. 97-Last two letters of No. 24 39-Don't do this on the job. 88-Very small, hardly visible. zontal. 41-Initials of the superintendent of 89-Mountain (abbrev.). 98-Railway engine. motive power. 90-Same as No. 60 Vertical. 99--Common carrier. Page 35 homemaker^ Page MISS LORETTO A. CONNOR. Editor SIMPLE HOSPITALITY that her real friends are not concern- tion, however, in the usual placement ed with what she has, but with what of forks, which is in fashion just now. Entertain at Home she is and for the others she has no The oyster fork is usually placed at care. the extreme right of the silver, or else, "Those days are gone forever." as most hotels do, it is served on the Trite and slangy, albeit only too true oyster plate itself. of many of our worth-while practices FOR VARYING THE MENU Sometimes one hesitates about using and customs, among them the art of a fork or spoon for a certain course. entertaining in the home. Chicken Broiled in Double When in doubt, watch your hostess Of necessity, simplified existence Roaster who should always make the first has become the order of the day for move in beginning a new course. most of us. Large homes have given Cut a five-pound chicken, carefully The only test of good manners is way to small ones. Even those who cleaned, in halves, cutting through the daintiness with which you eat. can afford to pay well, find the ser- the breast and back. Set, skin side vant problem a handicap. The cus- This is a useful fact to remember for down, on a rack in a double roaster; it helps tremendously if you are ever tom of taking our friends out to dine sprinkle with salt. Over the parts in doubt as to what is correct.-Ex. is furthered by the almost general use of the chicken uppermost spread four of the automobile. tablespoonfuls of creamed butter. Use The latter practice has its draw- no water. Cover, set in a hot oven February-A Month for Parties backs. To begin with, a deep and fifteen minutes, reduce heat and let well-filled purse is essential to much cook slowly one hour and a half. February is the month of months entertaining of the kind. Further- Serve with riced potatoes, cranberry for the hostess. The gay season is more, the smoky, jazz-laden atmos- jelly and celery tips. still in full swing and there are so phere of the present-day cafe does -American Cookery. many special days and occasions that not contribute to intimate association make possible novel decorations and with our friends. But perhaps the unique plans for entertainment. If fact that every iiormal woman craves Oysters With Celery Sauce you have any social obligations to to have her friends about her in her discharge, select February for doing own home, occasionally, at least, will In a saucepan melt two tablespoon- SO. prove the greatest factor in warding fuls of butter; add one teaspoonful I11 addition to good old St. Valen- off the death knell for the good old of salt, one-eighth a teaspoonful of tine's Day and Washington's and Lin- custom of extending hospitality in the paprika, one-half a teaspoonful of coln's birthdays, the second month of home. prepared mustard and one tablespoon- the year brings round Candlemas. ful of flour; when blended and bub- The chief reason for so much aver- February 2nd: Dickens' birthday. bling, add one cup of uncooked celery, February 'lth, and Longfellow's birth- sion to the roll of hostess is that so chopped very fine; stir and cook flve many women almost wreck them- day, February 27th. The latter two minutes; add two cups of rich milk afford excellent opportunities for selves in elaborate preparation for or cream; stir constantly until boiling their guests. We owe a great debt women's clubs and individuals with begins. Add one pint of large oys- literary inclinations. to our New England ancestors, but ters, reduce heat and let simmer until some of us at this season of the year edges of oysters are curled. Serve Although Candlemas has not been particularly are inclined to sense on toast.-American Cookery. celebrated to any great extent in something a trifle gross in their idea America, it is rather generally ob- that every gala day should be an oc- served in Europe. The superstitious casion for an orgy of eating. Arranging the Silver make the day an occasion for indulg- There is no reason why a gathering ing in all those practices with candles of ones friends should necessitate In regard to arranging the silver that are supposedly prophetic of the days of drudgery. utter exhaustion of for meals, the following rules are future. The true Parisian observes energy and the complete depletion of usually observed: the day by eating pancakes. The the purse. Many a woman's prepara- Silver should be placed in the sim- story goes that when Madam Bern- tion for a dozen well-fed guests sug- plest and most convenient way. The hardt was at one time touring this gests that she was anticipating a regi- spoons and knives are put at the country in February and the chef on ment of soldiers who had not even right of the plate, the forks at the her private car proved unfamiliar seen food for a week. left, in the order in which they are with the intricacies of the pancake, rather than not live up to the tradi- More entertaining would be done at to be used. Starting from the extreme home if women would only realize right counting in toward the plate, tions of Candlemas, the immortal that an ideal hostess never overbur- we have this order of silver: fruit Sarah made her own supply. dens her guests with hospitality. She spoon, soup spoon, bread and butter sends them away relaxed, cheerful and knife, and meat knife. Nothing could in a happy frame of mind and not be simpler. Sometimes the spreader Dainty Handkerchiefs worn out from too much entertaining is placed on the bread and butter Subscribing to the vogue for black , to a night of repentance, disturbed plate. and white, white crepe de chine digestion and an aftermath of lower- The same is true about the fork handkerchiefs have a black footing 1 ed vitality. Above all, the true host- side of the plate. At the extreme left edge embroidered in white dots. K- F' ess makes no foolish pretense. She is the meat fork, usually the flrst ceptionally unique are the 'kerchiefs does things daintily and cleverly, but used, and the salad fork next in to- made of delicately tinted crepe de aims always at simplicity. She knows ward the plate. There is one excep- chine with gold lace borders. The Laundry Problem The Bathtub a teaspoonful of pepper, one table- It may be a surprise to some of We are told on good authority that spoonful of salt and one-half a cup of our readers to learn that the subject. the first bathtub in the United States strained tomato; stir until flour is is considered of such importance that was installed in Ci~~cinnati,Ohio, on smooth; add two pounds of bottom of courses in the art of laundering are December 20, 1842, by Adam Thomp- the round of beef cut in inch cubes; now being given in some of the Iead- son. It was made of mahogany and add. also, one cup of water, one bay ing colleges. The School of Practical lined with sheet lead. At a Christmas leaf. one clove, one teaspoonful of Arts, Teachers' College, Colnmbia Uni- party he exhibited and explained it, chopped parsley and one stalk of versity, Sew York, includes a very and four guests later took a plunge. celery, chopped fine. Pour into a cas- exc,ellent one in the cul.riculum. 4 The nest day the Cincinnati papers serole; cover and cook in a slow ow!^ three hours, few helpful suggestions follow: devoted many columns to the new in- TO STARCH SUCCESSFULLY vention and violent controversy soon 1. Be sure to skim or strail1 the arose regarding it. Baked Halibut, Creole Style starch before using. Some papers designated it as an Choose a piece of halibut weighing 2. Use starch cooked until trans- Epicurean luxury; others called it un- about four or five pounds, and place parent-10 to 15 minutes. democratic, as it lacked simplicity in it in a deep pan of strong salt solu- 3. Use the starch hot. its surroundings. Medical authorities tion-enough to float an egg-for 4. Rub the starch well into the ma- attacked it as dangerous to health. thirty minutes. Lift out, let dry, and terial. The controversy soon reached other lay on the grate of a covered roastiug R. Starch on the wrong side unless cities. and in more than one place Dan. Brush with melted butter. ant1 a surface gloss is desired. medical opposition mas reflected in let cook in a hot oven for the first 6. Make a thick starch if there legislation. In 1843 the Philadelphia ten minutes, then reduce temperature. are garments requiring it, since the common council considered an ordi- and bake until the fish is done. bast- moisture from them gradually thin8 uance ~)rohibitiug. bathing between ing every ten minutes with hot water it out. November 1st aud 1\Iarch lSth, which or fish stock. It will probably take STARCHING AIDS, WHY USED faiIed of assa age by two votes. from three-quarters to one hour to 1. A pinch of borax is added to During the same year the legisla- bakc.. When nearly done, sift a starch before cooking to give a gloss, ture of Virginia laid a tax of $30 per quart can of tomatoes, and heat them to mhiie~~and stiffen the clothes. year on every bathtnb that might be mith four tablespoonf~~lsof butter, Sometimes salt is used in place of set up. In Providence, Hartford, one teaspoonful of salt, one table- borax. Charleston and Wilmington, Dela- spoonful of sugar, and two sweet, 2. Paratfin or lard is added to give mare. special and very heavy water green peppers, fine-chopped. Pour sniootli finish and to keep the iron ratcs mere laid upon persons who had this over the fish, wheu on the platter. from sticking. bathtubs. Boston ill 1845 made bath- 3. Bluing is sometimes added to ing unIawful except on medical ad- Sponge Cake replace that extracted by the hot vice; but the ordinance was never en- forced, aud in 1863 was repealed. Beat, uutil stiff, two egg-whites; starch. add one-third a cup of sugar. gradu- 4. A colored mater, such as that When you are inclined to be "down in the dumps" remember the bathtub. ally, beating with the egg beater, then coloretl with tea or coffee may be remove egg beater and add the yolks used in place of some of the clear It came out all right. So will you. -Eschange. of two eggs which have been beaten water in making starch for colored until thick and l(3mon colored, with articles. two tablespoonfuls of cold water; HELPS IS IRONING Orange Frosting nut into a rneas~~ringcup three-qn8r- 1. Use clean, smooth, hot irons. ters of a tablespoo~~fulof cornstarch, 2. Iron on steady, well padded Cook two cups of sugar and one- half a cup of hot water till the syrup add bread flour to make one-half a board. cup, then add one-third a teaspoonful 3. Iron everything until thorough- will thread, or by thermometer test to 238 degrees F.; then pour it slowly of baking powder and one-eighth of ly dry. a teas~oonfulof salt; sift these dry 4. Follow the direction of the over two egg whites (one-quarter cup) which have been beaten very stiff, ingredients and beat well into the thread of the material in iro~~ing. egg-mixture. Flavor with one-half 5. Iron from right to left, draw- beating all the while, till the mixture is nearly thick enough to spread. Put teaspoonful of lemon extract. or va- ing the material over the board to- nilla. if preferred. ward the ironer. this icing into a saucepan, set pall into a larger saucepan of boiling ma- 6. Begin by ironing the parts that Custard Filling hang off the board for they are less ter and cook it over the hot water, stirring continually, until the mixture Srald one cup of milk in the top apt to become mussed or dried out. begins to granulate on sides and bot- 7. In case there are trimmings part of the double boiler; mix together or embroideries, iron those first. tom of pan; remove from fire, add a one-half a cup of sugar, three table- few grains of salt, one-third of a tea- snoonfuls of flour, and a few grains 8. Iron embroideries on wrong spoonful of orange extract, and beat side with a pad underneath-this may of salt; add this to oue egg, slightly until icing is ready to spread. Cover beaten and pour over this mixture the be a bath towel. the cake evenly; let cool, and spread 9. Do not iron more folds in table scalded milk: return to double boiler. over the top a thin layer of bitter stir constantly till thick; cover and linen than are absolutely necessary. chocolate which has been melted 10. Fold all sheets, towels and let cook twenty minutes. Cool and over hot mater. It will require three flavor mith one-quarter a teaspoonful linens according to the cupboard or ounces. A spatula will prove the most drawer space allowed for them. of lemon extract and one-third a tea- convenient utensil to use for the pur- spoonful of vanilla. 11. Allow all clothes to hang. air pose. Before the chocolate has rom- and dry thoroughly before putting pletely hardened, crease with a clean away. string into desired pieces for serving. Caramel Syrup 12. Sheets may be folded over the as it is difficult to cut, otherwise, Caramelize one-half a cup of sugar; board and used to iron towels and without cracking the chocolate. add six tablespoonfuls of boiling wa- handkerchiefs on; with a little press- ter and let simmer about three or four ing of the hems, they are ready to minutes; remove from fire and let store away. Hungarian Goulash cool slightly before using. No costume for daytime or evening Cut into small pieces one-half a is complete this season without its ac- pound of fresh pork fat; brown in a Almonds companying conceit, a gay flower at saucepan; remove all but liquid fat; Blanch and brow11 in oven three- the shoulder or the belt. Carnations, add one onion, fine chopped; when quarters a cup of Jordan almonds. pansies and the ever popular gardenia brown add two tablespoonfuls of flour, then chop, not too fine, and they are are the favorites. one teaspoonful of paprika, one-fourth ready to use.

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even fourth class fares. In the United States there is such an aversion to class distinctions that only one class is of any practical use and that first class. Kcept in a comparatively smalI territory in the Rocky Mountains our coach rate is 3.6 cents per mile. Cor- responding rates in Europe average 55 cents per mile calculated on a conservative exchange basis. In this country 150 pounds of baggage, in ad- dition to a liberal free allowance of hand baggage, is carried free, while in Europe there is a charge of about Ih-cent per mile for the same service. That makes travel in coaches in Europe about 2% cents per mile more expensive than in this country. That is ilot the whole story. Sleeping car fares average a little over one cent per mile in the United States as against about 3 cents per mile in Europe. "The railroads of the United States And This Was the Result of a "Wolf" Chase give the best service at the lowest rates and pay the highest wages in the world." panther fell dead. To make certain the horizon to a dog's paradise, II of his death, a gun barrel was run there be such, and his memory was down his throat and a shot fired for honored as only a real hunter knows A Wolf Hunt That Proved to Be safety sake. how to honor the memory of a Eflith- a Panther Chase Last month "Old John" passed over ful dog. Some time ago one of the residents of the community surrounding Hasse, Texas, reported a wolf working havoc with his cattle, and asked that all the Wide-awake Cashier - Result, Do We Appreciate the Frisco wolf hunters and wolf hound owners Another Frisco Booster By Dr. W. F. Coleman help him run down the thief. The Hickory Flat, Mississippi wolf, incidentally, was killing his Mr. M. G. Cooper, claim agent of stock and eating only a small por- Sapulpa, Okla., who happened to be Do we appreciate the Frisco as we tion, leaving the remainder for waste. in the office of the local freight and should? I answer, "No." We, as a Among the hunters who responded passenger agent at Beggs, Okla., a rule, do not appreciate a thing until was J. C. Williamson, Frisco Lines few days ago, writes that a gentleman we are deprived of its benefits, after agent at Hasse. came to the ticket window and asked we have once enjoyed its beneflts. Going to the spot where the wolf to buy two tickets to Forest City, The writer has always lived in the had killed a steer belonging to one of Arkinsas, via the Frisco to Holden- bounds of the Frisco Railroad, ex- the hunters, the clogs were turned ville and the Rock Island to destina- cept for a period of about five years, loose and soon they were hitting the tion. when he lived so far from the railroad trail. Not much time elapsed until that not even a sound of a shrill all of the dogs, with the exception of Nr. Cooper tells interestingly of the one old, reliable Walker dog, came occurrence, as follows: whistle could be heard on a still, clear morning. We did not appreciate plowing in on a back trail and "The wide-awake cashier at that the Frisco until we had moved away "tucked their tails," refusing to take point, Mr. Ira F. Brister, informed the from it, then we felt the keen loss of up the hunt again. party that it would be much better it. Now, since we have moved back This made the hunters suspect that for him, owing to the fact that the in the bounds of it, where we can see, there was "something wrong in Frisco maintained excellent service, Hasse," as never before had their hear and smell the great locomotives, to go to Memphis, Tenn., via the dogs acted in this manner. Then we feel more appreciative toward its Frisco all the way, then take the Rock down the river came the barking benefits. Island there into Forest City, Ark. voice of "Old John," the one who had Our people, as a rule, do not appre- stuck to his post. "This party wanted to purchase two ciate our railroad. This is proven Spurs were put to the horses, and tickets. The action of Mr. Brister in concIusively every week along the each hunter uncovered his Winches- securing this service netted the lines of the Frisco. For instance, ter, in the event the dog needed help. Frisco $30.14. While this is not much Sure enough, he did, and badly. when someone is injured, simply by money, yet it shows that Mr. Brister careless methods, or perchance their As the hunters arrived at the spot, was not only alive to the fact that they found "Old John" barking and stock killed by the train, by allowing he wanted to give these people bet- them to run at large, the first thing growling at a large panther which thought of is, sue the company, and had leaped some six or seven feet ter service, but he wanted to get more revenue for the Frisco. sue for a large sum, about twice the high, and had sunk his claws in a value of their property. pecan tree, where he was whining "I was present when this transac- I recently heard an old man remark, and gritting his teeth at the old dog. tion took place, and feel that this who had been in a railroad accident Several shots rang out, and the agent should be complimented." with a few others, none of them being

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MAGAZINE WITHIN The Interest of the F. A. of M. C. & C. D. MAGAZINE Frisco Mechanic Employes

VOLUME I FEBRUARY, 1925 No. 5

The FRISCO MECHANIC awake publication, but a much sought is crowning our nnited efforts, as a Published and Edited as a Department after one. railroad, and sincerely hope that our of thr The very best way to indicate your little social visits, through the co-operation and the smooth working medium of our magazine, may be the Frisco Employes' Magazine of the organization, which has been means of promoting the feeling of perfected on the Frisco Lines, is good fellowship and a closer relation- FLOYD L. BELL...... Editor through the medium of expression. XARTH.4 C. MOORE .... Assistant Editor ship among all concerned. It is a new section, a new venture, I hope that all of our correspond- A~iocinteEditors a New Year-everything is new. Let ents will give us their loyal support WY. USDERWOOD Chairman us progress each month so that on by mailing to the editor their report HO\V.\HD PICKENS...... Secretary the next New Year, we can look back by or before the 20th of each month. upon a successful year and plan ex- The Editor will be glad to rcceix-e tensively for the future. A. A. Graham Is Oldest Master ~nterestingco~~trihutions at all times. Make this Magazine interesting- Mechanic on Frisco make it worth while; write of the things that interest you, if they Iu point ol service, Mr. A. A. Gra- ANNOUNCEMENT awaken your interest, they will like- ham, inaster ineclianic of the Texas wise awaken that of others. Lines, is the oldest master mechanic Well, folks, here we are again. All right, folks, let's GO! on the Frisco Lines. He has been The new "Frisco Mechanic" greets in thar position for the past twelve you! A Letter From Mr. Underwood years, and entered the service of the In a new dress. In fact, we have To Our Shopmen b'risco in 1907. entered the home of the Frisco Em- By. W. 31. Underwood Mr. Graham is now 48 years of age. ployes' Magazine and stolen a portion I believe that all of us appreciate He entered the service of the Santa of its clothing. But the "parent the generous offer to make room in Fe Lines as machinist apprentice in magazine" is good natured and grac- the Frisco Employes' Magazine to ab- October, 1890, at Topeka, Kansas. iously permitted us to occupy a part sorb our Frisco Mechanic. We ap- After serving his time as an appren- of its home, and to make use of its preciate this action as a promulgation tice, he became a machinist, and fore- "furniture" and clothing. and proinotion of the Frisco spirit- man with the Santa Fe until January, As you all know, the Frisco Me- 1902, when he was transferred to Ar- chanic has not appeared for several gentine, Kansas, as roundhouse fore- months, and we believe its temporary man. "leave of absence" resulted in its being In December, 1905, he went with missed by everyone in the Mechanical the El Paso and Southwestern, at Department. At least we like to feel El Paso, Texas, as general foreman, that way about it. and remained with that road until July, 1907, when he came to the Fris- Now, the Mechanic appears as a co, being stationed at Fort Worth as part of the Frisco Employes' Maga- general foreman. He was made mas- zine. We hope you will like the new ter mechanic of the Texas Lines in arrangement. We want you to feel .January, 1912. that this department is a little maga- Mr. Graham believes in the "square zine of itself, "your magazine," just deal" for everyone, and one of his as the larger magazine is yours. co-workers says of him, "We doubt We want your co-operation in mak- if there has ever been an employe in ing this the very best railroad maga- his department who has ever felt that zine published. We want reporters Mr. Graham has not given him abso- for this department-people who will lute justice." He is a strong believer send us interesting news items and in cleanliness, and has won many little stories of the things going on compliments because of the clean and about them every day. Only with your sanitary conditions of the shops at co-operation, and we feel that we shall Sherman. have it, will we be able to make this His service, in a civic way, has been department the success planned. recognized by his townspeople, for We want feature stories, announce- Mr. Graham has been elected a mem- ments, reports of festivities, special ber of the Sherman School Board, items, unusual happenings-in short, and is otherwise interested in civic anything that is news, and we want affairs. A few months ago he built a this material sent to this office, not beautiful home where he, Nrs. Gra- later than the 20th of each month. ham and their son, Edwin, have a real With the absorption of the one "hon~e." publication by the other, we wish One of his outstanding characteris- you to feel that the Frisco Mechanic tics is his faithfulness to duty and has in no sense of the word, lost its The successful operation of the supreme loyalty. His unswerving de- identity, for it has not. Frisco Railroad is founded upon co- votion and loyalty to the Frisco has Now, with your help, and we want o-cwtion, and we believe that co- always been noteworthy. that of each one of you, we intend to operation should, and does, include make this Magazine really worth every member of the Frisco family. E. H. CaldWell of the 31. C. B. ac- while and always interesting. We While many of we shopmen are countant's office. Springfield, Mo., is hope, and know, that your interest younger members of our family, we the proud possessor of a pedigreed and hearty support, indicated by ar- do not feel that our loyalty and sin- German police dog, "Princess Pat," a ticles submitted, will make the Maga- cere co-operation can be questioned. gift from his brother, A. B. Caldwell zine not only a very interesting, wide- We are proud of the success which of Cincinnati, Ohio. February, 1925 Page 41

Mr. Worman Greets You who refuses to quit. Most people terest still burns. Youth is your natu- By H. L. Worman, would like to advance in their work, ral heritage and youth ever will be Superintendent of Motive Power earn more, have greater influence, do served. bigger things, yet, strenge to say the To the Members of the "Frisco Me- world is full of people who have lost Eight Ways to Kill Our chanic Family:'' the secret of their youthful days. They Best wishes and cordial greetings. come to a halt in self-development, Organization It is my wish to extend a word of and folks say they are getting old. 1. Fail to attend meetings. sincere greeting to you, the members But we are never old until we quit 2. If you do-go late. of our great and happy family, on growing and we need not quit grow- 3. If the weather doesn't suit you, the occasion of this, the first appear- ing until the end of our years. don't think of going. ance of the "Frisco Mechanic" as a If a man sets his heart upon grow- 4. If you do attend a meeting- part of the Frisco Employes' Maga- ing-he has but three things to do; find fault with the work of the officers zine. First, he must ever be in search of and members. To those of you who have seen with knowledge. We do not mean from 5. Never accept office, as it is regret, the passing of the old "Frisco books only-many have attained the easier to criticise than to do things. Mechanic," an infant which died, knack of learning by observation. Then 6. Get sore if you are not ap- despite the tender care of loving he must be a thinker and must think pointed on a committee, but if you hands, from lack of nourishment. I seriously. Many people never put a are-do not attend committee meet- have this to say: load on their brain and so their brain ings. The "Frisco Mechanic" is reborn, a is like an unattached locomotive- 7. If asked by the chairman to give resurrection has taken place which I always running "light." your opinion on some matter, tell him am sure means a greater and better Finally, he must be a "doer." Some that you have nothing to say-after magazine. The old magazine has not people are long on thinking things, the meeting tell everyone how things entered the realms of darkness, rath- but short on doing them. They are should have been done. er has it emerged into the light of a dreamers. But experience is, after 8. Do nothing more than abso- brighter and happier day. For, as a all, the greatest teacher. lutely necessary, but when members section of the parent magazine, 1 am When you have the courage to use their ability to help matters along sure it has broadened its field, its tackle the difficult things which test -howl that the organization is run scope and its vision. your utmost ability, then you are hy a clique. The magazine has as its readers- down to the business of growing in you. And you represent a large per- all its fine points. The bumps you Merry Mechanics centage of the Frisco Family. It is a will get, the discouragement you "August" was the much-thought-of medium by which may be expressed will encounter and even the mistakes dog belonging to Mr. Smith. His to you, and through you, those things you will make in being zealous in worst habit was "reaching his own which may benefit each and all of us your work will be among the best conclusions." He had a habit of most. parts of your deductions. When we "jumping at cows and horses conclu- Performances of unusual merit see a man who has lost interest in sions," and then one day there was stand as an ever present inspiration, his business, we feel sorry for him, a big, black, bony, ugly-dispositioned and it is these which we wish most for we know that he has ceased to mule came by and August jumped at to note. Tell us of them. grow. There is no better place to his conclusion. The next day was the May this new magazine represent, practice growing than in our daily first of September. even better than did the old, the un- work. It is a fleld of unending possi- breakable bond of co-operation and bilities for learning facts. Success Egotism is an anesthetic nature sympathy existing between all de- and reward always come to the per- bestowed on certain individuals to partments of this great railway sys- son who continues to grow, but the keep from them the knowledge that tem. May it represent your loyalty, as greatest reward consists in having they are absolute fools. typified by your work. found the secret that makes life con- I have every confidence in Mr. Bell, tinuously interesting. Joe was telling his friend Bill the the editor of the Frisco Employes' So, Craftsmen, let us not grow old. disheartening fact that his memory Magazine, and his staff, and I know Youth is not a matter of years. was failing him. He told Bill he had they will co-operate with us in every Genius is truly sald to be allied to lived in a boarding house for twenty possible way, and in return I want immortal youth. There are young years and couldn't remember his you to aid them to the best of your men of genius in the world today at landlady's name. Bill told him to al- ability. the age of upwards of 80 years who ways connect some incident with A toast to the success of the Frisco have all the deep interest that they things he wished to remember, and Mechanic and may its pages increase. felt at 30 or 40. Gladstone at 86 and as the lady in question was named Goethe at 84 are inspiring examples "Drummick," he told him to remem- of the youth of genius. There are ber, "Mrs. Drummick fills my stom- When a Man Is a Failure thousands of men who grow stale at ach." Joe put himself to sleep that By J. L. Eudy, Fort Smith, Arkansas 35, moss-grown and vegetated at 40 night with the happy lullaby, "Mrs. The mere fact that a man has and ready for the social scrap heap Drummick fills my stomach." Next failed in business or other undertak- at 45. This is the result of indolence morning when he came down he ings, does not mean very much un- and the hopelessness that grows out greeted his landlady with, "Good less we know what he did after his of mental inertia begun in that won- morning Mrs. Kelly." failure. It's the man behind the fail- derful period the world calls youth. ure that will tell results. If he gives Someone has said that Noah was ABSENTMINDEIDNESS up the game, throws up his hands 600 years old before he knew how to The man m7ho boiled his watch four jnst because he has failed-if he build an ark. We mill have to admit minutes while he looked at an egg loses heart because the first ship he that he was quite a shipbuilder and (hot time). sent out did not return, or if he has some navigator. Noah's ship was a The man who entered a street car, become disheartened, pessimistic or "windfame," lacking in every way put his cigarette stub in the ticket gloomy, he probably never will be definite self-propelling power, but the slot and his ticket on the floor and heard of again. But, if he is made of builder and skipper was abreast of put his foot on it. the stuff that wins, he will come back. his time. Mr. Jones had just returned from a If, like a rubber ball, there is rebound You cannot develop youth sitting camping trip, and had been greatly in him, the harder his falls, the high- where you have formed the habit of annoyed by chiggers, mosquitoes, er willer will be his rise afterwards. watching the clock. You have to dig, tickes, etc. Next morning at break- No man is a failure until he loses sweat, hump and keep at it-dig and fast he absentmindedly poured mo- lieart and gives up trying. There is keep digging. Age will not creep on lasses on his ankles and scratched his no such word as failure in the man where the fire of enthusiasm and in- pancakes. Page 42

"Pealer's Pealings" If you want to see or hear of an love to picture ourselves in print and awful slaughter of wild ducks, just the loss oY the Frisco AIechaiiic has Geo. Pealer, Reporter, \Vest Shops step into the air room tor five min- been felt keenly. It is not our ap- Springfielcl utes any noon hour-such hair-breadth po~ntedlot to write her obituary, but Hurrah for Local No. 1. Getting escapes you never heard oE before! we'll not refrain from saying that we better every day. \Ve had a wonder- Clarence Itussell, Eura Cook, Ralph are sorry that she passed down the ful meeting on December 5th. The Hiclinla~~and other game sports are River Styx. Yet there is life enough wives and sweethearts of the men sure bad actors. They all went duck left to engender life, so we are among members of the Local organized a hunting the other day and found the living, we boys of the Sorth Ladies' Auxiliary. Everybody seemed plenty ot: ducks. Ralph got so exited Shops, working and living in peace to be enthused with the go-ahead he let his gun go off straight down in and harmony. idea. Some idea, I claim. the water. Clarence asked him if he We have hardly the time for the Elvery organization should have the was shooting at fish. Eura fell down writing of news for the matter of ladies attached in some way, for they aud got some muddy water in his again going to print came as a sur- are really the oasis of the desert- rnoutb and eyes and a great big, olcl prise and caught us unprepared. the bright spot to cheer us along. drake got up right in front of hiin Wm. Dysart has been confined to This for the ladies: and says, "Quack, quack," and away hi^ home with the "flu" for several A new hat! he weut to other waters where the weeks. He was in a serious condition, If at first you don't succeed, cry, danger was less. Guess he thought but now is well on the way back to cry again! they might accidentally hit some- health, and by the way, the boys sent At our meetmg of December 3th, thing. him a nice bunch of flowers just to our very worthy president, Roscoe 31. George Thomas has been very show that we think lots of our good Hamilton, read a very inspiring paper poorly of late, but we are glad to re- friend "Bill." on progress. He certainly gave all of port him on the job again. We surely Geo. Parks, who fell from a box car. us food for thought. We hope to see missed him when he was absent. is doing nicely, in fact he paid us a the Bible we have on the altar next visit the other day. Brother Parks meeting uight. Report from Local No. 10 is a tough customer. We speak Mr. Carter, painter supervisor, and physically, not morally, for the fact is Neodesha, Kans. that George is a mighty fine fellow Bob Gardener, supervisor of the util- W. J. Egerer, Reporter ity inen and chairman of the Super- and he, too, received a nice bunch of visors' Local, met with us and made Sam Larliin is the proud owner of flowers. We believe in flowers. very interesting talks. Mr. Carter a new Ford sedan. We are writing applications every especially enlarged on loyalty. Come The night men gave a surprise day, and think well of the organiza- again boys, ue sure love to have you Thanksgiving supper or1 the light of tion and the Frisco. with us. the 26th, in honor of their foreman, Effective December 28, the St. If we want to move the load, we Craig. It consisted of a turkey and Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco will all have to pull together! all that goes with it. Craig was heard Lines) N ill inaugurate through sleeg- Went up to the office the other day, to say that, "It was the only square iug car service, on its famous "Flor- Irickin', of course, and Bill, you linow meal that I have had for a heck of a ida Special," from Kansas City to Bill Kuhn, he says. "Be quick to kick time." Jliami, Florida. Announcement to if things seem wrong, hut kick to us .J. Boughman just returned from this effect has been made by J. S. Cor- and make it strong. To make thinqs his annual turkey hunt, in old 3Iizzu. natzar, passenger traffic manaqer of right gives me delight. if I arn wrong He said very little about the trip, so the Frisco 1,ines. and you are right!" you can draw your own conclusion Leaving Kansas City on this all- We want you to k11ow there is 811- whether he bagged anything or not. steel traiu, one of the famous trains other Bill ill George Thomas' office, W. .J. Egerer just returned from St. of present-day transportation. the too. Bill. the champion white leghorn Louis, where he was being treated at seeker after relief from wintry hlasta, raiser of the Ozarlis. Bill has fine the Frisco Hospital for an infected nroceeds directly to Miami. An ob- chickens and appreciates them for he eye. ~ervationcar is carried from Kansas has built them a flne house to live in. Will someone help out J. Brady? City to .Jacksonville. From the lat- If it was not for Rill White's leghorns. ..\bout a year ago when German marks ter city to IIinmi the route is over the I am sure Old New York v,ould qo were selling at .OW3 a trillion, he Florida. East Coast Railways and hungrv for egqs. bought $20.00 worth, and this morn- some of the real wonders and beau- I reckon you have hc'ar~l that if ing he saw they were quoted at 23 ties of the '2tlantic Coast are to be you have the faith of a mustard seed cents each (new marks). Now he seen. wants to know how many old ones vou could mow ;1 mountain? Don't know about that, but I do know that make a new one, and also how ricn Items from Newburg Local No. 32 P. V. Hamgton, our general store- he is. keeper has got a mighty fine mustard You ought to see Ben Morgan in Joseph Kinlik, Reporter plant growing right out of a crack in his brand-new leather coat. We saw It certainly has been lonesonie since the cement under his office window. it only one time, wonder why? There we have not been receiving our Guess he is raising it to feed to the aren't any pawn shops in Neodesha. Frisco Al~chanic,however, we hope to counter boys to give them a little We are lookins forward to the new hear from all the boys now. more pep. They don't need it, Frisco depot. Contracts have been We are enjoying Lhe turkey season though, they are fast enough and are let, the ground is broken. and hIr. H. at Newbnrg. Our assistant foreman. surely giving us fine service. It is H. Brown was down the other day looking the site over. It's sore this Sam Montgomery, went turkey hunt- wonderful how the service in our ing, but had some hard luck. When West Store has improved. Things are time, folks. It's sure. he called two turkeys which were arranged in such a systematic way. Dock Holt left for Florida, where coming to him, some fellow from St. According to the way the weather he intends to spend a few months on Louis got between him and the tur- vane is pointing, the joy bells will be his large orange grove, before going keys and got both of them. ringing again soon. Now comes an- to his summer home in California for When any of you fellows along the other Bill - Bill Melinosky. He the winter. system are in Newhurg, don't forget slipped off the other day and went to visit our roundhouse, as we have out into the fields of beautiful flowers North Side Shops. Springfield everything spick and span, as G. C. and plucked one of the most beauti- Wm. C. Bush, Reporter Hughes and Sam Montgomery cer- ful of them all. according to Bill's way Word has just come to us from Mr. tainly are working hard, cleaning up. of thinking. All right, old man, we Underwood that we are again privi- and now everything is fine. sure all wish you the happiest voy- leged to speak in printer's ink Newburg Local still meets every age through this vale of tears possi- through the Frisco Employes' 3Iaga- second and last Friday in the month ble. Steer your bark clear of the zine. In this we are glad-glad in- and our attendance was good last shoals and all will be well. deed. We boys of the North Shops meeting. Items From Newburg pected on account of a great deal of on the Frisco System, and destined, Chas. W. Todd, Stationary Engineer sickness at present. Brother Wm. so we all say, to be president of the Please put Newburg on the map! Underwood, general chairman, was road some lut~~reday. Wm. Underwood, our chairman, was with us dnring the evening and gave "FRED'' here and made us a strong talk, and us a very interesting talk which was Fred is an Englishman. It has been took in about eleven new members. enjoyed very much by all present. often said that it is hard to spud in At our last meeting, our general fore- Sapulpa Local is looking forward as some of our American near humor man, C. C. Hughes, made an interest- to when we can expect the Frisco iuto the head of an Englishman, but ing talk. The boys are planning on band from Springfield down to play I'll try to play safe in this "snapshot." a big celebration in the near future. for us, and are all hoping it will be in There is nothing personal in what We are trying to give the Frisco the very near future. I'm writing in these snapshots. I am an honest day's work for an honest From the looks of the passes hand- merely giving some of our good clay's pay. ed out this week there will be many triends a little free advertising. I This is how we econonlize on the faces missing during the holidays. will take back anything they request fuel bill: Shake your grates often Everyone is talking about how and me to, providing, of course, they get enough to keep a draft, but not where they are going to spend Xmas. me in a tight place and there is no enough to let any unburnt coal or Sapulpa Local 14 wishes everyone a other way out. Fred is a first class coke through. Your ash pit is where Very Merry Xmas and Happy New citizen, hut we can't figure out why the foreman gets a line on you. When Year. the Sam Jack he ever left the Old your fire becomes dirty, get the clink- Regret very deeply that we were Dominion, for it is such "a dear place, ers out. You are wasting fuel even compelled to dispense with the pub- doiicher know." And they have such if you are keeping up the required lication of our Frisco Mechanic Mag- wonderful shops "over there," with all head of steam. azine, as it was a real little magazine kinds of handy tools, and complete Fire light. This will not cause the and long may she live in the hearts in every detail. But Fred is here, flame to roll into the flues. Car~y of all of our shop boys. However, feel and, from every appearance, here ta about 4 inches of fire. It should be that we will obtain splendid results stay. He's married. Now Fred would level and not piled up in the corners by reading and co-operating to our be the last fellow in the world that I of the firebox, like they fire road en- fullest extent with those in charge would marry, but they tell me that gines. The conditions are not the of the Frisco Employes' Magazine. It one of our prettiest and best girls, all same, and besides you are cutting off is a magazine every employe in every American, too, took him into camp. part of the grate surface. department should feel very proud of So Fred is now son-in-law to a typical Don't slug your fire and go and sit and here is hoping for the success of West Tesas rancher. That means a down. Your steam will vary too the Frisco Employes' Magazine. lot when you understand the full sig- nruch and, besides, you are wasting nificance of it; but I do not believe coal. We have two new boilers in- Sherman Shops Snaphots Fred really knows just how lucliy he stalleii here and when completed will is. Being English, you know, it may have a modern boiler room. By E. C. Hughett "DICK" be a little hard for him to appreciate just what it does mean to have a Report From Birmingham, Ala. Dick is our financier. He can take fifteen cents to town and bring back Texas rancher for a daddy-in-law. But By J. E. Rucks, President Local No. 18 more candy than all our office force these English boys have more sense Just a few brief remarks about our can eat in a day. Give him a dime than they are sometimes given credit meeting of Local No. 1s. December on July 4th, and he'll have ten cents lor. Fred may have been after the 1st. of it Christmas. If it wasn't for his daddy-in-law all the time. But, laying The meeting was well attended by savings account the 11. & P. Bank all jokes aside, Fred is one of the the shop crafts and also the super- would likely go busted. His dad fur- best all-round tool room machinists visory forces. Mr. Cormer, general nishes the car and his girl pays for that ever drew a Frisco check. He foreman, acted as chairman and in- the gas, so Dick just keeps his money is more than that. He can repair a troduced the speakers, the first being for a rainy day. He's wise. Dick's press, lathe, shaper or any other kind Mr. Ingalls, president of the Birming- chief characteristic is his super- of machine in a jiffy. He can even ham Chamber of Commerce, whose abnormal appetite. He is a great fix a typewriter, a uumbering machine main topic was welcoming our local eater, or, more appropriately, an or a clock. No doubt Fred has a life to the nice hall. The next speaker enormous eater. The more Dick eats time job at Sherman if he stays was Mr. Bunn, secretary of the Cham- the more Dick wants. Dick has some "hitched." Recently he was given an ber of Commerce, who also gave us inward packing process which permits assistant to do the work, and that the glad hand. We also had short him to store up as much grub at one makes it easy for him to look pleas- talks from all our foremen and B. G. sitting as a farmer's silo would hold ant and draw his semi-monthly pay Gamble, our master mechanic. at one filling. He lives to eat. Eat- checks. This inadequately introduces The meeting was then adjourned ing is his hobby, his pastime amuse- Mr. Fred Vessey, tool room machinist and turned over to Wm. Underwood, ment, his chief business in life. It is at Sherman Shops. More anon. general chairman for reorganizing. the one thing he can do successfully "JACK" Officers were elected as follows: without grumbling or complaining. Jack justly deserves more than a J. E. Rucks, president; Joe Hen- Dick's one principal fault is not pa- mere "snapshot." He ought to have dricks, vice-president; W. H. Badg- tronizing home merchants. Why it is an interview write-up like the kind ley, secretary; Hubert Kimbrell, that he mill give a Denison merchant Xartha Moore can write, lor he has treasurer. five dollars more for a suit of clothes been in the service of the Frisco since We also took into our membership or an overcoat than the same suit 1902, and that makes him a veteran. four new members. or overcoat could be bought for in He has been right here in Sherman Local No. 18 meets every first and Sherman is more than we can under- all that time, too. True he has been third Monday at the Chamber of Com- stand. Dick's chief drawback is his oat on a number of strikes, but that merce Building, and all are welcome. girl. Now understand this is no re- was more on account of circumstances flection on Miss Parish, for me know than desire or deliberate action on his Sapulpa Local No. 14 that she is a mighty fine young lady; part. He is as loyal to the Frisco as Victor Mounger, Reporter but it is the effect it is having on any official could desire. He is loyal We are having our Arst touch of Dick that worries us. It is malting to his town, too. Every Sherman real winter and I suppose every other a lazy day dreamer out of Dick, and business man knows Jack and thinks place is getting their share of it also. day dreaming and over eating mill of the Frisco every time they see The Frisco Association gave a box not go together amicably. We will tell him. Having lived here 22 years he supper and dance at their hall last you more about Dick some of these is beginning to feel like this is his Thursday evening which was enjoyed days. We are merely introducing him home. Jack is an efficient Frisco very much by everyone present. There at this time; Mr. Charles Richard booster. Always on the job and were not as many present as was ex- Horn, our office boy. The best one always in a good humor. He appre- Pagc 44 February, 1925 dates the other fellow and in turn the Don'ts For Writers Co-operation in Saving Fuel other fellow appreciates him. There Don't start your article with a BY Arch Campbell. is only one thing that bothers Jack- negative sentence. Asst. ~upt.Western ~ivision he has a horror of Leavensworth. He Don't ever use the prefix Mr. Get and Louie Fuller are the only fellows the man's first name. Call him Sam The saving of fuel on the railroad around Sherman that seem to ever Brown instead of Mr. Brown. is a matter of co-operation of the fin- give that place a thought. But some- Don't forget the limit on sending in est sort. It takes everybody connected how it bears on their minds. Jack copy. The 25th of the month. with a crew to help save fuel. has been signing boiler inspection re- Don't write your articles in t{e first When an organization is working ports for, lo, these many years. He person. Say "we." smoothly, the best results can be ob- thinks as little of swearing before a Don't wait for inspirations. Keep tained. For instance, before we criti- notary as taking a drink of water. up a steady flow of ideas-write them cise others, we must be sure that we There is one episode in Jack's life all up. There is bound to be some ourselves are free from criticism, for that he tries to lreep covered up. It good ones in the bunch. Tear up the we all make mistakes. has to do with one Denison yardmas- rest. This saving of fuel is a huge prob- ter of former years; or, perhaps, it Don't forget to lreep a notebook. lem. It is the second in items of ex- was one of the yardmaster's near rela- Jot down all the ideas you get-write penditures a month, and is certainly tions. If we ever get the straight them up later. one of great moment, when we stop truth about that affair, Jack being to consider that out of the earnings of willing, we will hand it on to the a railroad, this huge fuel bill must be Magazine. We could say a lot more A Queer Review paid, and the expenses must not over- about Jack but as this is only a snap- shadow the income. shot we will have to make it brief, By J. I. Stephenson There in the roundhouse can be dis- therefore, we take pleasure in pre- played the greatest amount of co- senting Mr. Jack Connelly, our stay Accounting Department, Fort Worth What day is this? The 20th? operation in helping to reduce this bolt inspector, Frisco booster and huge bill. When a fireman or en- jolly good fellow. Has my Frisco Maggie come, With its articles of common sense gineer reports to a roundhouse fore- And sparkling bits of fun? man that a certain engine burns too THE COLORED SUPPLEMENT much coal, leaks, etc., the foreman "SAM" What ho, what's this the Coyote's takes the responsibility of looking Sam is a darky. He is a darky of here, after that engine, or having it looked the old type; a type that is almost a (I mean Een Lewis, you see); after. That is his part of the job. memory only. Like the balance of our And Johnnie Godsey, he's here, too, These fellows look to the foreman, colored boys at Sherman, the race (That mule looks just like me). their superior officer, as a guide and question does not trouble Sam. He a help. As one supervisor remarked: seems actually to be on intimate And Martha Moore-ah, romance- if the supervisors feel they are too terms with the Ku Klux. Sam is no She makes my blood run cold, big to help the men, or figure the men "crap shooter" either, and he says he With stories of days of yesteryear, are too small to be given help, it is us never stole a chicken in his life. And of hunters brave and hold. and not them who are wrong. The That's hard for this writer to believe. supervisors are striving every day to sam is a good citizen, and he tells Ah! Heah's the smaht "Head Potah," get men to understand that they are me when he goes home at night that (A boob, if you ask me) ; offering the helping hand and not his conscience is clear; that he knows And Chester says, and Chester says- wielding the big stick. he has done an honest day's work and (With my thoughts he's too darn is at peace with God and man. There free). is just one thing Sam does that makes us suspicious of him. When we miss Ah, ha! An editorial, a quarter or a dime and search Sam By my old friend, Floyd L. Bell; we never fail to find said quarter or And the Frisco Family News, too, dime in his pockets. How they get Deep secrets on friends to tell. there is more than we have ever been able to find out. We assume he is in A page of hints for home folks, "cahoots" with the Prince of Evil On how to make pastry swell; Thought. As an example of industry (Now, a hint for the girls in our and honest work Sam fills the bill. off ice, There is no job too small for his I like my pies done well). satisfactory performance, or too large for him to tackle confidently and Hee. hee! There's flashes of merri- energetically. Everybody depends on ment Sam. There is one thing Sam doesn't That would make a toad frog laugh. like, and that is back porches. Sev- If you think I've stretched our Maggie, eral years ago Sam was trying to 1'11 say this is just about hall. ride a bicycle and when it threw him he landed under a colored woman's Hints for Winter Safety back porch. What happened imme- diately following is another story, too Make your sidewalks safe for pedes- sacred to relate in this "snapshot." trians. Sam Simms is our handy man; our Have new fallen snow shoveled off Jack of all trades. He is untiring in promptly. his effort to lreep things looking Clear your icy pavements, or at any spiclr and span, and to him partly be- rate strew them with sand, ashes or longs the honor of helping make sawdust. Sherman Shops the cleanest on the system. A man went into a drug store and If these "snapshots" develop alright. called for a soda without flavor. "With- perhaps there will be more next out what flavor?" asked the blank- month. Perhaps we can get one of faced clerk. "Without chocolate fla- "Jelly Bean," "Jess" and maybe, vor," answered the man. "We are out "Louie." And who will the colored of chocolate, so I'll have to leave out W. B. Berry, Master Mechanic at supplement be? Well, we can't make the orange," replied the efficient Kansas City, and Joe Schwartz, any promises. Just you wait and see. youth. Erecting Shop Foreman February, 192.5 Page 45

F. L. & D. Claim Department riman's candy and "Chancellor" tor of the Texas Lines, has been made cigars. a new member. By Charlene Willard Of course we expected Era to take We were all glad to see the picture Say gang! Anyone wishing a nice the oath some time this year, but the of R. L. Truitt, superintendent F. L. plump opossum, see Paul Slaymaker. news of Xary Skopeck's marriage to & D. Claims, Texas Lines, in the Paul has hunted opossums so much Mr. R. B. Everett, manager of the December issue of the magazine. Mr. with (logs, and has made a study of Springfield Planing Company, came Truitt was formerly chief clerk in the spert, that he now does not have to us like a thunder clap out of a this department; therefore, we still to depend on a dog to get the meat clear sky. Now, Mary is just one of maintain that he is a member of the for him; he just naturally is the ber- our dainty and sweet little girls of Claim Department family. ries when it comes to gettin' opos- whom we are all very proud. She Floydine McCormack, elder daugh- sums. He caught a large one the other came to us some seven years ago and ter of J. L. McCormack, was selected night in his driveway; the 'possum has always been a loyal and faithful as a delegate for the Springfield High was making his evening rounds for worker. A miscellaneous shower for School to attend the annual conven- grub and had paused a moment to the bride was given on December 2, tion of the High School students of . sniff a cork or two from a catsup bot- at the home of Verne Tullock, 735 So. journalism, held at madi is on, Wis., tle or jelly glass (?) when Mr. Slay- AIissouri Avenue, who was assisted by November 27th, 28th and 29th. Miss maker, who had just driven up the Daze1 Lewis, Kathryn Hurt. June McCormack, as associate editor of driveway in his car, captured him. Cruise and Charlene Willard, at which the "Springfield High Times," a week- Now, Paul is certainly a prince of a time the bride received many beauti- ly publication edited by the students fellow, and if you don't believe it, ful and useful remembrances. of the high school, has demonstrated just ask Grant, one of the favored Dan Cupid's aim was very accurate considerable ability along literary porters in the building. Grant took lines. the 'possum home to Mrs. Grant, who and deadly. Up until a few days ago prepared the feast, and you know to- the typing department felt quite de- Eva Westenberger of the transpor- day Grant says he can still taste "that pleted, but now the chairs, made tation department and Edith Weddell 'possum and them sweet potatoes." empty by AIiss Robinson and Miss and Mary Lohmeyer, of this depart- Skopeck, are filled by Verne Tullock ment, gave a miscellaneous shower We all have our troubles and Leo and Thida McCrory, who are develop- on hTovember 4th, complimentary to says he has his, in abundance. Do you ing into regular dictaphone operators. Josephine Welch, formerly a typist in know that Leo is threatening to sue Mrs. Loree Acton (a chip off the this department, whose marriage to the E'risco magazine for Ilbel, or old block), sister to our May Nitchell Mr. Charles Murret took place on something ef that sort? Why? Well, Lafferty, has joined our forces, and November 9th. just because we hinted that Leo was we are certainly glad to have her caught in that dangerous matrimonial with us. She has the same genial and On behalf of the employes of the trap. Now Leo, if you are not in the optimistic disposition that May had. F. L. & D. Claim Department, the re- market for a bride, you had better Monett, Mo., has been wiped off porter of this column desires to ex- stay under cover until December 31st, from the map. What by, you say? No, tend to the executive and general offi- 12:OO P. M., because these leap year not by a cyclone, tornado, etc., but cers and employes of all departments girls don't stop at anything. There is by Edith Weddell. There are no at- of the road, a very merry Christmas no obstacle too great fer them to over- tractions in that town any more for and a bright and prosperous New come. We now have a well equipped her since one certain inhabitant of that Year. matrimonial bureau in our department place has moved to this city. Edith with very efficient office managers, says the tinkle of the phone bell is namely, Ray Lodge and Paul Slay- music to her ears, and it is just won- One "Frisco Timetable" Which maker, whose motto is: "We aim to derful to have real live dates, instead Never Changes please." Their busines is very simply of dates by long distance or radio. conducted. An applicant is only re- This is going to be such a wonder- By Ben B. Lewis quested to attach a $5.00 bill to his or ful Xmas for all, Hannah Dickerson her application blank, which states says, because me are all assured of Read Down Read Up fully the qualifications of the applicant four more years of peace, prosperity Fundamentally Optimistic and the requirements to be desired and happiness, and "Cal" is the cause Refreshingly Courteous in the mate they are seeking. This is of it all. However, Mary Lohmeyer not "blue sky" stuff, and we officially does not depend on politics for her Invariably Sincere recommend this bureau as strictly con- happiness. Xmas will bring home Systematically Industrious fldential and reliable. Harold, and that's enough for her. Consistently Reliable While on this matrimonial stuff (and Since the recent Claim Prevention Obligingly Fair it certainly is the ginger of life, ian't banquet and dance, G. C. Roop, trans- 1-Daily, including Sundays. it?) would like to mention that our portation inspector, has been taking co-worker, Era Robinson, became Mrs. dancing lessons, and expects to make 2-No "sleepers." Newton Dorris on November 15th. up for lost time at the next banquet. Three girls from this department, i. e., . Try the 0's together Nrs. Lyda Lewis, Verne Tullock and Floyd L. Bell, editor, has been ap- Try the C's together Vida Whitsett, witnessed the beautiful pointed a member of the General Claim Try the S's together Prevention and Better Service Com- little affair in the apartment that the Try the 1's together happy couple now occupy at Camp mittee (of which E. H. Bunnell is Manor. The office wish to thank Mrs. chairman and J. L. McCormck, aecre- Try the F's together Dorria for the delicious treat of Mer- tary), likewise W. S. Hutchison, audi- Try the R's together since we have had this pleasure and Nr. Snodgras8' initials engraved on hope to see him more often in the the back. future. Snodgrass has been in thc employ IN MEMORIAM A. P. Matthews, division passenger of the Brisco for thirty-one years nli agent, Xfemphis, paid us one of those told, and the nresentation of th~s short, little visits recently. We are al- watch by the car department employes ways glad to see the division passen- shows their respect for him as assis,t- ger agent. ant car foreman. HARRY G. SEDGWICK DIES Our cartoonist, John Godsev, whom Snodgrass stated he would offer no we arr all so proud of, will be'married excuse in the future for trains zettinrr It is \vith deep sorrow that the many on December 31st. 1i7e are still won- out of Enid late. friends of Harry Gregory Sedgwick dering how John got up courage Like a good many other men, they lament his death. at the age of 64. enough to "po~the question," and all were ready weeks before the opening which took nlace on December 13. at extend hearty congratulations, wish- day. Finally plans were complete. It his home, 902 JIcCann Avenue, Spring- ing the younx coul)le much happiness. was to be a birr dav and one of the field. JIo. For over 10 years 311,. Sedg- Everyone will remember our attrac- successes of the seison. At 3 A. 31. wick was special joint accountant for tive former reporter. Mrs. Yorke. The the old bus drove around. piclcrd u,~ the Frisco, the Illinois Central and the following item appeared in the pn!w. the boys. and after plenty of ammunl- Central of Georrria Railroads. with on December 28d: "J. W. (Jack) tion, guns, decoys ~ndgrub had been headquarters formerly at Birmingham, Hanim, busincss propertv salesman of loaded, they departed for somewherv Ala., and latterly at Springfield. JIo. the local real estate mar:kot, was ma],- on the Salt Fork. From their conver- Mr. Sedgwick had been in poor ried Monday to JIra. Kathryn Yorke. sation it seemed they had been dircct- health for several months. Pirst The marriage took place at Ressemer ed to a good place where there would stricken dangerously, carly last spring. late Monday evening, with Capt. Ed- be no trouble in acttinc the Illnit. he was confined to bed for several mondson acting as best man." Nrs. Their drive to the river 'endcd ahout wecaks. Recovering to some extent. he Hamm was formerly secretary to Ex- thy hreak. just in time to get the de- resumed his duties, but continued ecutive General Agent Forrest. Hamm coys out, blind fixed and cv~rything therein only 'till the middle of April. is well known in the real estate cir- in readiness for the great dnv, rifter when h~ retired from the service. cles of the city. Hearty congratula- a lengthy. paLient wait the flight wa- Since then 'till the time of his death. tions extended by the Frisco Family. on. The entire flight consisted of one it ma)- be truly said that he never en- lonely green neck, came in and was jr~yecl a well day. JIr. Sedgwick bore MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT decoycd in range. Each of the party with charncreristic patiencc the ordeal claimed a chance at him and somr through which he passed before the WESTERN DIVISION took several chances. but he flew no end came, although in his case It was JLA WILLIAXIS. Renortrr more. Another hour or so was spent . ~ .----- iz ~)articularly trying experience, in- We notic!ed a slogan some time ago waiting and freezing, but it was over asmuch as he had all his life, prior to as follo\vs: "Husinr-tss is sensitive.. it ancl therc was nothing left to do bu-t last spring, eiijoyecl a wonderful im- Roes only where invite!: and sta5.s to finish the day huntinc: the bunny. munity from illness. and had practi- only where well treated. From thc Aftcr driving scveral miles searching cally never bee11 a day off duty from amount of bu~illess on the TVestern for a place to hunt rahbits. and H pos- ' this cause. Division it Roeq to prove that the eihlr chance to get into another fli~rht. Coming to tl~cjoint service in Febrn- Frisco dmp~oves'are on the job. and they parked close to the river. Two arr. 1313. from the C. R. I. & P. Ry. to show \Vhak thc public think of the attempts wcre mndc to crawl up on Co.. Mr. Sedgmiclc had headquarters at service rendered, am quoting letter re- some ducks that had parked in the Birmlnaharn. .ila.. where 111s fr~endiv ceived from JIr. ?. zence, Enld: xt~fety zonc. but that was all-they dlsposifion and engaging manner soon ?. were just attempts. won for him a high place in the esteem JIr. TV. J. Foley. JIaster Nechanic. At high twelve, a fire was kindled of the many people mith whom his du- Prisco Railway Company, nearby, and a three course. luncheon ties bmuqht him in contact. He wns a Enid. Oklahoma. was served. (Coffee, thrce parts rivpr ~wgulal' figul'e not only at his head- run water to one part coffee, was quarters, but at the various points to Dear Sir: served.) which he had occasion to travel. An On Thanksgiving Dav just past. -~hon&attendiug the luncheo~~were: entertaining conversationalist. a wise your company furnished. 'to the Enid 1\I;lurict. Iiouglie~.. 1C. \\'. Reckn:lgrl. bounselor. and the nossessor of a well- Grotto il s~ecitll traln, consist~ngof .I;lmc~ Bowc~rs and T.ei~hton Holder. informed ancl highiy intellectual mind, four passenger coaches and other After luncheon the hunters retired, MI-. Sedgwick was a man whose com- necessarv equipmellt from Enid to some to the river and some to corn pany was sought and enjoyed bs all. ~lackmeiland return: fields. The west side of a shock of W'ith his wonderful storehouse of ac- The writer feels that through your cane served as a wind break and a quired knowledge, he had the faculty efforts in behalf of the Grotto, the good blind to shoot ducks from. that -of instructing or of delighting his furnishi~ig,management and oneratlon would come into the Pleld to feed friends as occasio~~required. of this special train was mgde par: about sundown. When the two occu- In the home circle, Mr. Sedgwick titularly successful. The train left pants of the corn shock blind awoke. was seen at his best. He mas an ideal on schedule time and made such stops it was time Lo go home-Maurice and head of a family, n-hose greatest am- as were requested and arrived in Karl w~llvouch for this. bition (in which he was successful) Blackwell on time, with the same rec- The result of a long dav'x outing- was to equip his childre11 with college ord for the return trip. The equip- Rnp one green neck. four cotton tails and educations HIS home life was alwavs ment furnished was escrntionnllv.- .. - - .. . - .- -... - , two Jack. rabbits. exceedingly happy, and the sincej,e and it was due to your interest in the Why 1s Eugene Kilgore, steno- sympathy of his manv friends goes Enid Grotto that everything- went off grapher in D i V i s i o n Storekeeper's out to JIrs. Sedgwick 'and the family so shoothly. office, otherwise known as Enid's of two sons and four daughters in the The Frisco Railwav Coml>anv gener- sheik. so afraid of the telephone at loss of such a husband and father. ally, and you as an official'of said this time of thr year (Christmas)? company in particula~~,are to be com- With twelve girls on the regular plimented upon the efficient manner hoard and at least that mans cut off SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION in which this whole matter was han- the hoard entirely, looks like a blue NEWS ITEMS dled. holiday for sheik, financially. Enid Grotto wishes to extend vou Billy Caywood, piece work check- R. W. HARPER 8nd L .I.JIACK, it* thnnlrs for your interest in ' its Reporters er, is so glad he rweived a Frisco behalf. Ver,. trulv. \rours.- -, System pass this year. Bill\- says a Effective December 16th. Jess C~~ews. OTTO B. PENCE. IVeqtern Division pass would do hlm who has been car foreman at West 0bl);lr no lrood for St. Joe isn't on the West- Tulsa. was appointed general car fore- *tat Monarch. ern Division. man of the Southwestern Illvision. After reading the bowling scores (A RE.-iL ROOSTER) Ethel Norford, ~hohas been file in the F'risco JIagazine, three repre- While out trying to get some news clerk in the master mechanic's office sentatives of the Frisco at Enid-S. R. items for the magazine the other dav. at Sapulpa for some time. has been Gardner and Roy Ray of the Store ran across Mr. A. Rodger?, locomotive transferred to the car department at Department, and Karl Recknagel AICB engineer. and asked him to give me a West Tulsa. We hate to lose Ethel clerk-could see no reason why' Enid few items. Rodac'rs said. "You tell .and wondev if there isn't something should not be among the leading cen- them that T said T have been mith the besides the work that intercsts he? ters in bowling high scores, so with Frisco twentv-three years, and that over there. very good intentions the three merrv the power is in bettrr condition today Effective December 16th. R. L. Beck- bowlers went forward to the Elk$ than ever in the history of the rail- worth was appointed car foreman at howling alley Lo stage the contest. No road. Sbunds good to the Necllanical West Tulsa in lace of Jess Crews. rc~ordsmere kept of the game except nenartmcnt. doesn't it? assigned to othef duties. Ole h~ghscore bowled by each player, which was as follows: Gardner, 98: TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT Rav. 125; Recltna~el.126. BIRMINGHAM GENERAL OFFICES Dreams of high scores have now SPRINGFIELD, MO. LAPS4 N. CHEW passed away, and Gardner and Reck- H C. HOLJIES. Reporter We mere dellghted to rwrive a visil nagel are of the opinion that the next The young ladies of the Typing Ru- from our editor, Floyd Bell. Mr. Bell match game should be marbles as reau held a Christmas party at the

spoke very encouragingly of the Maga- they are so much easier handled~ than-~-~ home of Alyce Massey the night of zine for the coming year and we hope the-balls used for bowling. December 22. There was an exchange he will visit us more often in the fu- Mr. J. A. Snodgrass, of the car de- of gifts from an Xmas tree. HalIIe ture. ~artment.was aresented with a B. W. Welsh received a beautiful bar pin.

We received a pleasant visit from Ravmond.. ~ 21 iewel Elpln watch bv the-- ~ Recently J. H. Doggrell attended a A. T. Sullivan. assistant general men in 'the- car dcpartment; This joint meeting of the Southeast and freight agent. It has been some time watch has the Frisco emblem wlth Southwest Shippers' Reglonal Advis- ory Boards at h'ew Orleans; La. not have those troubles. also one 10 and onc 20 HP motor .at Cora Pitts spent her Chrlstmas vaca- K. P. Guin is still here bpt he has the north car repair yard. The in- tion risitine: in Humansville. 310. been so good this month cause he stallation of these motors in the ma- This department is glad 'to know knew I was trying to get something chine, blacksmith and boilcr shops that tile health of P. J. Breckinridge, on him. will displace three steam engines. The father of J. S. Breckinridge of this There is the whistle-good-bye. main engine that has furnished power dcl~artment, is improving. to the machine shop will be dismantled \'erna Lee Crane, formerls with this and shigpcd to the reclamation plant. department, but later with the Re- MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT We mill now be in n position to effect frigeration Bureau. was married on KANSAS CITY, MO. quite a saving on fuel by discontinuing December Zlst to Theo. Knotter, boys the three steam engines. secretary of thc Y. ;\I. C!. A.. Spring- H. F. SHIVERS, Reporter Plans are also under way for the field. This department extends to the As n step toward the electriflcatjon addition of an electrically driven air young couple, our very best wishes of the shops at this point, we have ln- rompressor of 100 HP capacity, at C. H. Huss spent Christmas with stniied one 75 HP motor in the machine Kansas Cits. relatives at Ft. Scott. shop one 60 HP in the blacksmith Electrical Foreman F. S. Eldred is Freda House will leave soon for fhon: one 20 HP motor in boiler shop, malkinrr on air these days since he has ~a'iifo~mia,where she visitfiiends. A C:hristmns box party was enjoyed by the Young ladies of this department at the home of Louis Roren. Fridxv niglit. ~ecen~ber'llth,~~;rl~y i>ea"tif;'l and uscful gifts were. distributed by Old Santa Claus. Helen Mary Dryden The Railroads Need 11er.formins in this role. Refreshments

FREIGHT OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI Trained Men OSWALD RAINEY 1\11'. t'vowe s~entthe holidr~ys in li;z~isasCity. 'he freight office has again suffered a new coat of paint; but suffered nothing lilie the force did. The rraint sure ought to last if the odor hasAansr- are there; opportunity is there- thina to do with it. ODERN developments in ceorae <\-iley has left us. Gone back railway science make it opportunity for advancement and to thc north yard office. \Ve sure M miss that chic little lost eve-hrow and necessary for every railway em- for service to one's fellowmen." those high-powered cigar< F'rcd Sutter, the error prevention ployee to study his work if he de- "The field is still open for the cspert, is still mad about our losing the pennant. He has chanaed his sires to advance. Only the poorer right kind of men" and there is alasses nnd savs that thc otfipr~...~ st%-. .. cions had better be making reservw- places are open nowadays to the no better way for you to qualify tions for second place in the future. untrained man. The old methods for a better position than by Major >lcCollough is holding cclouln the 0. S. Rc D. chair now. So cross of "picking it ~rp" no longer avail. studying your work. marks rarefully." This is the season of the year when Definite, systematic study is neces- The International Correspon- the commercial agents of foreign roads make their annual visit. Nanv rood sary to a mastery of railroading, dence Schools will help you, right cigars have been smoked in thd office thc last few days. and the men who are quick to at home, in spare time, wherever Earnest Lundstruin is very busy realize this are the first to secure you live, no matter what your these days. Besides lots of work in the office, he is ~lanninnto be Santa promotion. There is always room circumstances or your needs. Claus, choir leader and general all around help for the ladies' aid. at the top for men of ability. The I. C. S. Railroad 'Courses Doilie Hinicle is now working thr extra jobs at the office. As Mr. C. R. Gray, president are used and indorsed by more John Wilson can't find enounh to do in his 8 hours SO he comes dzwn be- of the Union Pacific, recently than 260 railroads and they are fore daylight every day and plans something extra to do during the day. wrote--"Railroading is more than universally conceded to be the best a business. It is a profession. It railroad courses offered today. STORES DEPARTMENT. SHERMAN is not something to be picked up IVA SEWELL. Reporter Employees of this Road will Well, it is time I was gettinx buay today and laid down tomorrow to receive a Special Discount now and tell on this bunch again. onlv they ha\.e caught on and won't do any- tide men over between iobs. It Mail the Coupon for Full Details thing any more, or if they do. they ------TEAR OUT HERE------don't let me know. is a life-work and men must spe- Jimmie Honaker aot interested INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS watching something tlye other morn- cialize in it until they reach a high BOX 8617-B SCRANTON. PA. ing comins to work and ran over a degree of proficiency. Ex~laln,wlthoul obligallng me how I can quallfy for Ibe switch stand. He said it was a switch- position, or in the sublect. befdre which I mark X. man that he was watching, but we have "The discipline is rigid. Dur- Ph~rrnacv our doubts. Watch your step, Jimmie. TRAFFIC MANAGER instead of the switchman. ing the war, railroad men made ROOKKEEPER Cost Accountant \Ve know a good one on C. 1'. Mont- llU81SE89 BIASABBHEXT gomery. Occasionallv he gets a call enviable reputations for them- Private Secretary from 368 ring one. We know who she Ruslness Correspondem is but won't tell this time. selves, because they were accus- Htsnaprmhsr sod Tjplnt Good En~llah As cross-word puzzles are the fad tomed to obey orders and to work SALESMANSHIP these days we have a fiend in our ADVERTISING office. Jimmie Honaker sits up untll with other people. They were llallway Mali Clerk eleven and twelve o'clock each night CIVIL SERVICE self-reliant, resourceful and pro- BLEO'CIIICAL EAOIREXB working cross-word puzzles, and then Electr lrian the next dav we are asked what is a Electric Wiring word of five letters meaning "a river gressive. Elec Liphtinpbr Railwsy. in Germany." or something of the kind. Tcleprsph Enplneer "The railroad business pro- Telephone Work Dick Horn was asltina me recently Mining En~ineer the best kind of perfume to buv. Guess Statlonsrv Endncer he wants his kirl to smell sweet. duces self-made men. Nearly one- Don't blame you. Dick. half of the officers of the United Hobert Glascoclc is down in the cac- tus at present, maltinq the trip with States railroads entered the busi- the supply cars. Understand he has made several friends along the line. ness before their eighteenth year. Name Presenl Employed ~oyal'McA~i~lan is still having his Practically all of the executives Occupalion BY car troubles. Worked laat night until started at the bottom. The field Street way in the ninht trying to get it ready nnd No. -. to come to work in today. Ought to is still open for the right kind of he poor lilie me and then he would men. Fascination and romance was held in Kansas City December 16th. A very good represcnkation from all points on the division was had. Several good talks were made by those in attendance and all were of the opinion that much good was to be ac- complished by the strict avoidance of dangerous practices and the prompt remedying of dangerous conditions likely to cause personal injury. Leota Campbell spent the holidays with home folks at Wallace. Kans. H. L. Johnson timekeeper spent Christmas out in )the wilds of jackson County rabbit huntlng. W. B. Berry spent Chrlstmas as usual. "somewhere" on the Northern Division. Sell Men's Clothes Walter Medlock, roundhouse fore- and make big money doing it with our line man, spent Christmas Day like he of all-wool suits and topcoats at $23.50. Our spends all his vacations, down at Ft. Scott standinz around the aassenaer tremendous values at thc sensational low station watch~ngthe trains go by. - price is what does the trick. It makes no 11. L. Johnson started the New Year off by making a fly in^ trip to Sprlng- diFference who you are orwhat your previous u.,> board and equipment in this office, experience has been, you can make from Ilt3IU. stated that "some people mizht under- Dan Tafe says the thrill (?) that stand those things; but theyare much S250.00 to $600.00 a month and more as our comes once in a life time is taklng a too implicated for me." We could name sales representative in your town. Out you must bc ride across the Intercity viaduct on a him, but he's bigger than we are, and bonest and have a clean record. If you are such ,I rubberneck wagon. we almost got whipped for naming man, let us henr from YOU at once. Bgn Ll~c coupon Eleanor Forster. grand Icee~er of 279 him once before. and mail today. Address Dept personal records. a6t an aufomatfc "Shlek" Finley. messenger de luxe. Wm. C. Bartlett. Inc.. 850 W. Adam St. Chieaeo IXL, doub~e-geared; three shift ten recently left our forces and joined wagon in her stocking for Christmas. those of y. W. Johnson. We wonder Pauline Hobman. comatometer oner- If Mr. Johnson realizes just what a Gentlemcn: l'm looking for just such an opportunitv ator, Is taking a. chance on winnirig a as YOU dcscribe and think I'm the man you wanc. valuable man he secured. Let mc have the facts pleasc by rcturn mail. furnished bungalow in a raffle. She Also lost Xessenger I. 0. King, one says she surely ought to be able to get of the oldest in service as well as one a man when she gets the bungalow of the best. Understand King has Name - .------to offer as an inducement to her other gone into the grocery business for numerous claims. himself. And while we hated to lose The ARA clerk in thls office has the him, we wish him all success. Addreaa- .--" .--...-. - largest herd of trained cockroaches in messengers "Bud" Collins and Tuck- the entire United States. The last er relieved Finley and King. Bpth time he counted them there was a total boys have the ear marks of future re- Town State.-.-..--.-..- of 100 000 496. lay operators." The' ~r'isco Association of Metal Nrs. Sherwood is just up from an at last succeeded In getting a new Crafts and Car Department Employes attack of flu, but undystand is now battery house installed in the coach entertained their friends and families practically recovered. Tis said Man- vards.- ~~- with an open meeting at thelr hall, The new flre alarm boxes recently ager "TM" makes a very good nurse. installed on the streets of Kansas City 23rd and Summit, the nirht of Decem- Mrs. Burd has been in the vicinity have printed instructions. "For fire. ber 16th. A very nire program of of Waynesville some time. due to the break -alass and null lever." John music and vaudeville was carrled out serious i1lne;~sof her father. Moffett,-assistant timekeeper, thinks it by members of the organization. Re- Strain "D, spent Thanksgiving and is a good fhing to remember this some freshments were served after whlch over the following Sunday with his cold mornlng while waiting on a cor- dancing was indulged in till the wee daughter in Sapulpa. Reports an over- ner for a street car. sma' hours. dose of eats. The earninns of the Frisco Svstem Assistant Boller Foreman Fitzgerald Also. ~hanksgivingdinners were put for October, r924, were about on6 mil- has been transferred to Lindenwood on by Christophers for the Claybourns shops as boiler foreman. Schneiders for the Itennedys, and wd lion dollars, said to be the largest in aresume some other Thankseivine the history of the road. Lets all see dinners were eaten, but we venture if we can't beat that record. It can RELAY OFFICE none excelled the feed at Christophers. he. done... . - - - ;\I. V. CLAYBOURN Reporter Cause why? Cause we were there. Bob Watson spent several days in 6:00 A. AI.. December 59th. Oh my Boy, Howdy! Kansas City recently supervising the a!l wires down, everybody sendiig td Following are contributed by Thor- overhauling of the Brown hoist. hlmself, numerous passenger trains son t V. E. Cooper car Inspector, 19th lost, and "U" for Useless Walser is 4 minister in Minnesota called on Street yards. ;as returned from a now singing us a solo. his congregation for. confessions, and pleasant vlsit with home folks, et. a]., LXst information I had, Chris had Olaf Yohnson arose and stated. "Av at West Plains Mo. 48. but Tror only had 45. (Oh. yes. only bane^ in dis country about tue Gall Reece. mHchlnist ao~rentice.and telegrams Chris sent to himself.) year, end can't talk meoch Anglish. w*&--spent .the holidays - visitlng In Last indications "Oscar" Lutes was but ay will say dot ay bane been wers Alcund Valley and Nevada. preparing to leave these parts, in an bad man. but ay ~olndis church and J. T. Wllllams. travellng ARA in- automobile last midnight for "some- now-ay 'luf my- Y-esus better dan any structor. was In Kansas-Clt~. just where in Kansas." but my theory is tam man in dis church. Ay tank you." prior-to. the holidays, in company wlth that if he did leave at all he arrived We suspicion this party's name was Mr. Crowder, of the Pere Marquette, "somewhere in Spri:gfieldw only. We reallv "Swede" Thorson. who Is maklng a check of our car re- admlt "Ole Aspirin as he has that And thls bv Flahertv: aair bills. versus his comnany. WI1- Buick named, Is som'e bus, but we don't ~ometi~eprlor to pro-hib cays, .two ilams savs It has been awful dry down admit it being equal to this occasion. blrds got pretty well laden with high- south th"is year, In fact so drf-well, And say, the first opportunity you power stuff. Each being rather proud just ask him how dry It actually was. get, ask Mr. Sherwood if Ben Schneider Rav Paschal. air brake foreman, is of hls capacity, they became jealous can make fifteen copies. .an- to-. who.. --. had.-- ~~ the---. most.---. Finallv thev eoln~to net a ~atenton a new air Mrs. LNC Christopher just back from made a bet to settle the matter. ~k 6raki testing device he has gotten up. a week with her parents in Hume, No. there were no witnesses they agreed Amos Hynes, porter, and wlfe spent Frances Warthen, operator extra or- Christmas wlth relatives In Van Buren, that each should judge the other. They dinary, of Ft. Smith, was a visitor in draw the nrover61nl- - - .. .. line. - . Joe walked ...Arkansas. ~ .... this office yesterday. the llh-6; 6r -thereabouts. Jim admits ~rthur~~~hom~son,machinist appren- We have lnformat~onvia the Walser Joe did very well. Now being Jim's tlce has recently returned to work route that XO Hutchison, manager turn he takes 111s place at the far end afte'r belng confined to his bed with wire chief at Enid, has developed a of the line. However. before he could the mumns He reports a "swell" time very rapid pace due to his consumption shrtvalkinfi Joe &akes the startling wh~leoff: of enormous auantities of milk. said statement. "Say, Jlm, why not let that The regular monthly meetlnfi of the to be approximately five gallons per feller with you be judge?" Northern Division Safety Committee day. Malser can vouch only for the rapid pace, but advises Constant of Enid can furnish proof of the balance. SELF'S Patent Chafing Blocks! F. C. Mansfleld. formerly chief dis- (Between Tend- and Locornolirs) patcher of K. C. C. S.. is %ojourning with us temporarily, relieving Free- 100,000 MILES OF SERVICE man. McDonald recently spent few days CENTRAL FOUNDRY CO. vlsiting a certain young lady operator, JOPLIN. MO. who is located at a division point In LAWRANCE BOSWELL, Salss A eat the Boston Mountalns. Railway Exchange Building ~t Li.. W. Recently a certain party (name de- leted) after Inspecting the new swltch- February, 1925 7zlT~c0 ~MPPLO~S'~WZ~NE Page 49

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The Best in Ready-to-wear CALL 225-WE DELIVER Drv Goods and Shoes SHEPPARD BROS. FINN & ALLRED I ~urnilDry Goods Co. ( "QUALITY BAKERS" The Railroad Man's Store MONETT. MO. MALTED 5111.K BREAD GROCERIES, MEATS AND Vislt Our Baruain Basement Store PERFECTIOS BREAD GENERAL MERCHANDISE The Baruain Center of the Southwest 414 Broadway MONETT, MO. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT FT. WORTH, TEXAS F L. PERKINS. Reporter We are powerful busy folks right now down where the Frisco connects stock. We want to linow if you with the Cotton Belt Ft. Worth & Denver I&GX ~aty,'Rock Island Santa 'Fe (GC~SF). Southern ~acifi; Llnes, Texas & Pacific, Trinity & Bra- FRISCO WATCH INSPECTORS zos Valley, Ft. Worth Belt. Also GALLOWAY 8. MANSFIELD where the following roads maintaid Phone 60 MONETT, MO. JIOSRT'F, 310. traffic offices: Atlanta & West Point. C&EI, DCRG, IC, KCM&O KCS LRR& Pi Co.. MOP. X&W, San ~n'tonio,'~valde & Gulf. Rrestern Pacific and Wichita STANDARD for 30 YEARS Falls, Ranger & Ft. Worth R R.. and you will no doubt agree that Ft. Worth /LaFredrick Cigars MoNETT, is justly entitled to be called the rail center of the Southwest Our master mechanic.. -4. A. Graham. ih enjoying much better health and leEt his suit case at the depot a few So I ma? cat bologna. ve are glad he is now able to he with minutes and it took up with a stranger. The dope that doth this dome dilate us often. However. he recovered it. Good luck. Puts breakfast bacon on my plate! Bert. Our foreman, (Rip) Harris, greased WESTERN DIVISION TELEGRAPH GANG, his boots this morning. What's the TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PAWNEE, OKLAHOMA idea, Rip? Looking for a snow. Our Slopnu-Boost or Blo8v BRUCE R. DAVIDSOX. Reporter I hol~esome of the gangs will re- nort a ZIerrv. Nerrv Xmas. Some of A. L. ICinkade and Elma IVilliams, Hello, gangs: us couldn't 'liang up our stockings- Reporters How is everyone? Wc are having a too many holes in them. Our superintendent is a magician, he !!-onderful . time here. Don't see how Gct in the ring, Gangs, and let's can turn two glasses- of water into a Pawnee Bill call get along without our hear from YOU. Let's make our Frisco man. company an x-r arc to movc to Enid W. C. Reed. trainmaster's clerk. XTarrazine- - the best of all railroad mag- thc 16th or 17th of this month. azines. spent a-much :eser<,ed vacation around S. B. hiusgrave paid us ;r visit n few Christmas time with his folks at days ago. SHAKESPEARE AND BACON Chillicothe, hIo.. and other points in .J. J. Lauderback. malerial and sup- the~~~. "Show hIc" State. ply man for th(, Western [Tnio~~Tele- By Davc Thornton ~id--Gouh&r about the baby that -rn1111 Coml~anywas with 11s a couple could talk when it was born? No, of days. i stand on terra firmx what did it say'? Doctor asked it if it It's rather hard to get these grunts and lay the tras of steal. wantcd anything and it said absolute- out these cool, frosty mornings. to Erin my wifie Irma ly nothing. Then Operator Brown tells Sorman Harbusin laycd off two And me an honest meal. of a baby with a dear face and bare n.r,eks on account of sickness at home. With my livin' in my mussel. fcet-some freaks. Yes, we have a candy shop here-or for my ham and eggs I hussel! Assistant Superintendent Campbell it seems like one. Lineman Holt is has just returned to his usual routine lucky on candy punch boards. When you sit upon your arm chare of duty after being absent for some he n-as at .Jrnnlngs ho won sever;tl behind the lettered kcas, lime with the flu. We are glad to pounds of caandy-or at least he always A Shakespeare-sans the long hare- have him out and around asain. "brings home the bacon." and beet out brcd and cheese. Wallace-"This icy walk is like a Lineman EErprs took his radio home With the dope inside your dome. piece of music." and now We-hare to go to shon-s to IIow you bring the bacon home! Grace-"Horn's that?" pass idle time away. Wallace-"You gottn C sharp or If you want to know the latest steps Ye Editor's Echo you'll B fl:tt." in dancillpg ask Lincman (Chief) David- You stand on terra firma Hare vou broken sour Senr Year's son. He seema to linow And lay the Frisco track, resolution vet7 Our crumb boss. (Cotton) Copeland. To earn your good wife Irma .\ VA1,FNTISE THOEGHT is on his joh. He's always the first And you a bunch of jack. St. Valent~newas ~mpr~soncdand the up in the morning and has a good fire The muscles in your arms and legs wh~tedovc bore messages of love and going for the grunts. Stay right in Are tough from eatin' ham and eggs! cheer to hir friends and those in need

there. Cotton. We mav have a cold~~ - Comic valentines are good ~f they winter. I sit throughout the long year really create a hearty laugh. hut het- Our straw boss, R. B. (Bert) Jones. Bchind my good Corona, t(-r not laugh at all ~f it has to be at spent a short vacation at home. He And write (like William Shakespeare) someone's expense. Pngr 50 February, 1925

short time ago for a whole pair of CAPE GIRARDEAU ADVERTISERS trousers. Z. M. Dunbar, chief transportation clerk, has purchased a home on Lin. CAPE GIRARDEAU coln Street, and is moving in the day this was written. Company Southeast Missourian NAETER BROS., Inc. Southwestern Division General Contractors IHas More Subscribers Than Any Other Mechanical Department Daily Newspaper in a Mlssouri City CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. R. IV. Harper and L. A. Mack, Under 40,000 Reporters W.th plenty of snow and ice to re- I mind us that the Yuletide season is Em at hand the Mechanical Department M. LEMING I Metropolitan Cafe of the Southwestern Division is turn- LUMBER COMPANY ing the last leaf of the 1924 year (Incorporated) . Meal Tickets at book. This, year has been marked Special Rates with achievements and records of HARDWOOD LUMBER I ( 6 North Main Cape Girardeau, 340. ( which we are justly proud. By efficient CAPE GIRARDEAU supervision and co-operation among the employes, many good records have been made and the division has ------Car Accountant's Office taken another step forward. One im- E. W. BOYER, Local Agent Mary Howell, Reporter portant item is the great interest that Xmas spirit is in the air in Room has been created in the conservation Farm and Home Saving and Loan Ass'n. 100. Our office is brightly decorated of fuel. OF MISSOURI and everyone anticipates a wonderful The two hundred dollar prize which Xmas. The recent storm made it was offered by our company for the 218 Liberty Natl. Life Bldg. look even more like Santa Claus best essay on fuel conservation was CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI could have an easy trip down from won by Fireman Luther Morford of the north pole. this division. Mr. Morford is a man Belle Stewart is spending Xmas that practices the theory of co-oper- Signal Department vacation in Little Rock, Ark. ation and we are proud that this de- Now is the time for New Year partment can c1a:m him as a member. Mathilda Hoffman, Reporter Resolutions. We all sit around and Out of the two hundred dollar prize R. E. Trout, former signal engineer, wonder whether to swear off fussing he has given fifty dollars to the or- now vice-president and general sales or talking too much or annoying the phans' home, a facb which proves him manager of the Primary Battery Di- boss. Well, there are hundreds of to be of the big hearted, sterling vision, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., of things we could resolve and be better type tor which real railroad men are Bloomfield, N. J.. spent several days for it, but the best one is: "We re- known. with us this month. His genial smile solve to be a better railroader next and manner are just the same. It year." One More "I Resolve" seemed quite natural to have him We hear that Helen Murray and passing around among us and we were Margaret Wiener have taken to The time to make good resolutions all delighted with his visit. smoking grapevine and the results is all the time, of course, but just as have been disastrous. The other we associate Thanksgiving with the F. V. Hutchisou, signal maiutainer pumpkin pie and Christmas with the at Winslow, Ark., spent a day in the night they hid the "cubebs" in the closet, and succeeded in burning all holly wreath, so the "I resolve" idea office last month. seems to belong particularly to the Charles Clark, Jr., son of signalman of Miss Wiener's winter wardrobe ex- cept her coat. We advised her to go first of the year. C. C. Clark, who has been quite ill for Because we believe that most wom- several months was taken to the Mayo to fire sales to get fitted out in new clothes. en are rather derelict in attending to Institute at Rochester, Minn., a few their correspondence, we would like days ago. We sincerely trust young Lillian Brooks left us for Mr. Kerr's office. to suggest that our readers include a Charles' condition will i m p r o v e resolution to answer letters imme- rapidly. Ellen Johns had to come back to the private car line department, she diately, in their schedule for 1925. Are rejoicing to have Carl Thomp- There are three kinds of notes son with us again. He has been away became so homesick. The car accountant office are glad which should be written with especial for over a week with a claim of the promptness-first and foremost, notes "flue." His presence was greatly to welcome Louise Laes and Mary Marshall, who came to us from the of condolence; second, the almost as missed and the rest of us were made important notes of congratulation, to realize the numerous tasks he per- K. C. C. & S. office. Mrs. Elizabeth Bosley has returned and finally notes expressing gratitude forms when on duty. for favors that have been bestowed. If you want to know the number of from a vacation in Chicago, and from all reports she will be going back Frequently, we attempt to excuse the police station, ask Carl Thompson. our negligence by such commouplaces There is on the general office staff soon. Many thanks for the pass. as "I'm not good at writing." or "I a certain pretty Titian haired reporter didn't know what to say." It really who never fails to mention the new doesn't matter so very much what one diamonds in her department. We no- ,Office of General Manager says so long as it is from the heart. tice, however, no mention has been Orville Coble, Reporter A message of happiness in the good made of the beautiful solitaire which Bothewell sure is some high step- fortune of another, rings far more has just recently appeared on the per, for he put his foot clear through true if it conveys the impression that tell-tale finger of her own left hand. his dining room ceiling the other the writer stopped right in the middle Love, sure enough, must be grand. evening, showering plaster on the of her affairs to rejoice with the re- Inspector Harry Barron and Mrs. table, nicely seasoning the supper. cipient. Barron spent their vacation with Mr. The accident was due to a misstep Likewise, a genuine expression of Barron's parents at Loudenville, Ohio. while putting away some screens in sorrow, written promptly is far more Signal Supervisor C. A. Hamm and the unfloored attic. Clarence said we effective than a tardy masterpiece of wife visited their daughter Mrs. Ed. could tell this one on him if we English composition. In times of sor- Krause, a bride of a few months, at wouldn't mention who it was that had row the human heart craves sym- Wakeeney, Kans., recently. to return home one busy morning a pathy, not rhetoric. Febrrtary, 1925 7?77@~0~MPLO~S'&~Z/NE Page 51

ton, Texl.- We are wondieiing if he - will return via Memphis on his return. HOTELS G. L. Whitlock gang foreman North Shops. and wife hre Spending holidays ON FRISCO LINES at Houston with his _relatiyes and frlends. Santa Claua will not be very much I In Birmingham Ston At ' 1 of a surprise at the home of C. N. Thompson, C. C. to 31. M. Eastern Di- vision, as he -G laved- this roll everv I Fifth ~ie.Hotel 1 dav. Allan Moore says he has a sheep ( Rooms: $1.00 to $1.50 per day I lined coat he would llke to change off Steam Heat Shower Baths for a palm beach suit. Anyone de- - A good place to atopCood meal. if derired sirina to make the chanae- - ltindlv call

on~ Timekeener--- ~-.- Moore. - I I .-----~-- We are wondering how "Bessie" gets to and from work now that the flle clerk's Dodge has blowed UD. Eddy you had better ret her flxed; - Local news Items in the master me- Goodlander Hotel chanic's office this month for the East- ern Division are scarce. account of FT. SCOTT,KAN. everyone heinp so busy and not hav- Thousands Have Used 7 ing time to be rid-up about. THE LARCEST AND BEST This RED' BLOOD Food BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS THE BEST IN SERVICE If you are weak, sickly, nervous JOHN L. GODSEY, Reporter and run-down, wl~atyou need is not Chief Whitten is "sporting" the best merely stimulating medicines and of the Xmas presents as a gift of the drugs, but something that will pot employes at East Thomas. rnoreiro~iintoyoerhloodtomokeitric.h:~nd Arnold P. Carden, famous as bill Colonikl Hotel red,sothatitcancr1rry1tren:.thnndhcalU1 clerk, took the wife over to Georgia I to every nerve nnd n~uscleof your body. and vlsited relatives about the time Springfield, Mo. Thousands of men and women have of the "turkey massacre." I banished every trace of that weak, tired- Marshall Ford was brave enough to THE LARCEST AND BEST out: feeling and inrrensed their strength. explore the wilds of the Arkansas I 1 energy and enduranre often in just two swamps, and as evidence he relates of Seroice Our Motto weeks' time by simply taking organic a "twister" whlch came up about the iron-Nuxated Iron. time he was several miles into the I I ?or Nuxnted Iron is a monderf~~lnew jungles. It must be real thrilling to combination oforganic iron, lihe the iron get soaking wet about 7 miles from in your own blood. It is entirely ditTerent nowhere. I HOTEL OZARKS I from ordinary iron medicines-does not Sam Souta's idea of pnradlse is to The Beet Furnished Hotel in Suringtleld. Ma injure the teeth or disturh the stomnrh. have a job that one goes to worlc at 12 Furthermore, it is so highly concentrated and quits at 1, with one hour for STRICTLY FIREPROOF that one dose is equal to eating one-11:llf lunch and a nice chair that will lean 100 Rooma - 100 Bathe quart ofspinach or a quart of way back, and a table to insure perfect Rates: $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 Per Day getnbles. Take Wuxnted Ironfo rest for his pedestals. A Hotel Where Frlsm Peoole Wlll Be Made weeks and you'll he astonished how John Graves has decided to secure a to Feel at ~ome much stron-cr and better p shave during the Yuletide season so Owned and Operated by a Fornler R. R. Man Money back-if not delighted. he will not be mistaken for dnta Swimmlno Pool Attached to Hotel, Claus. Oscar L. Haynes was oPe work on December 14th. so the extra man would have the beneflt of commencin~work promptly at 7 -4.BI. on the inteichange desk. Ensign Rosebrough was mistaken for the Prince of Wales, when he wore XEW AND XIODERS MASTER MECHANIC'S OFFICE that bath robe sweater out to worlc. REASONABLE RATES EASTERN DIVISION This one looks like a good checker Across From Frlsco Depot XIILLARD F. BROWN, Correspondent board. Clifford Hayes has been promoted to "Oh WOE is ME-Woe Is me," cried CHAFFEE, MISSOURI position of stenographer-clerk, made William Bill XIcCaffrey when his wife vacant by Niss Turner, who left some went Xmas shopping for the flrst time. time aao. 'Sall right, Bill, rattlers don't cost very J. W,Surles, shop superlntendent, is much. visiting his folks at Houston, Texas, J. T. "Goofey" Newman is a past during the holidays. master in the fishing game having no I St. Charles Hotel I W. H. Schaller. assistant penera1 trouble whatever in dealing with ONE BLOCK FROM DEPOT foreman of roundhouse, is qhlte a sharks and other great monsters. musician. He is a member of the "Goofey" is also a graduate from the E. G. GRAHLING. Owner and Proprletdr I Frisco Employes' Band, and reports ~0rreS~0nden~eschool of "sheikina." I they have a wonderful orpanization. ~eorgeHatter, sectlon foreman, went I American Plan 1 Here's hoping we have a chance to down to Gulfport to gather up his crop hear them in the near future. of pecans for Xmas, thereby saving 1 CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI 1. Clifford Hayes, stenographer to Mr. himself an enormous emense of buy- I I Harvey, is known as a radio bug ing goodies. around his neighborhood. He was Bill Francis advises that all the ac- SAM HUGHES VISITS OFFICES telling the writer about his loud tivities around the local freight house Mr. Sam A. Hughes. president of the speaker and when asked if It was clear. are on the QT. in other words the word xew Mexlco and Arizona Land De- he replied. "The other nlght I was is "mum," to keep the sheriff from velopment Company, and for years listening to a speech of a great ora- getting wlse. Immigration Commissioner of the Frisco tor and vou know it was so clear I "Little Pim" is not disclosing' his ac- Lines, visited the offices of the mag- could hear him unfold the paper to get tivities, however. as he is planning on ~zinein December. Mr. Hughes has ready for his speech." for this one a trip to Coal Creek during the holi- taken a deep interest in the magazine Cliff was presented with a pair of cut days for the purpose of hunting bun- and has been a frequent contributor. alass ear muffs. nies. During the past week we have had L. P. Flinn went to Dora and Base- J. D. HEYBURN IN ACCIDENT with us, Traveling Timekeepers David- more not long ago. At Dora he was son and Lampkin. They report a good collecting funds. They generally prow Friends of J. D. Heyburn, master mechanic at Fort Smith, Ark., learned check and say they And the Day. . rolls "funds" in Walker County, but they in flne shape. are all harvested now. wlth regret of hls having been struck Carl Keiser, stenographer to Nr. A. V. Smith will lunch in Svlacoura and knocked down bv a car in Fort Surles. said he had two gallons of on Xmas day. smith and of having &Peered a broken alcohol, as well as half a gallon of Cammie Adkinn will partake of tur- jaw as a result. in addition to other glycerine in his Ford car and it froze. key out in Mt. Pinson. injuries. He was conflned in the We are undecided as to what kfnd of Carey Gore, now working In the Frisco HoSDital at St. Louis for several a ~riaehe is entitled to. cashier's office, is much admired by weeks and-is improving rapidly. Here's hoping J. J. Collins stands up the gentle sex for his beautiful black under the straln during the holidays. eyes. One morning he pogpecl up late Be Generous For last year he smoked so many and one eye was much blacker than Bloggs: "I've nothing but praise for nickel cigars he had to take to his bed. nature intended. He tried several dif- the new vlcar y'know." E. W. (Cowboy) Brown is spending ferent alibis but the cause is still in Curate: "So i noticed when the plate the holidays with his mother at Hous- doubt. went round."-Passing Show. k BIRMINGHAM ADVERTISERS I KILBY FROG &

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TELEGRAPH DEPARTME.NT LILLIAN HELTSCH, Reporter Mr. Rogers spent a few days in Ft. Woodstoek Slag Corp. Glider Coal Sales Agency Worth visiting hls mother during the erst part of December. WE FURNISHED CONCRETE BLAB FOR STEAM & DOMESTIC COAL A new telephone switchboard was EAST THOMAS SHOPS 2,000,000 TONS ANNUALLY installed at Sapulpa during November. Well. Selma's long looked for vaca- BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA A1ab.m. tion is over. She returned to the office I Birmingham, - - I on December 13th. after having a de- I lightful time in St. Louis. Oklahoma City and El Reno, Okla. She said she had a "keen" time and wasn't a bit anxious to start back to work. RIDOUT'S %%%kL AMBULANCE SERVICE Avenue NIGHT AND DAY Now listen Close and you shall hear I 2117 Fifth A story that's so very queer. Ray Soper and some friends to a TELEGRAPH GANG, GERSTER, MO. party were bound B. W. ELLIOTT. Reporter THE OFFICE BOY When all at once they heard a very Our foreman, J. F. Pharriw, has re- funny sound. turned from his vacation. He was re- TELLS lieved while away by H. Bradley. Now this is the story as told to me R. A. Reed has returned to work ON ALL OF US The car had hit something they didn'i after a short vacation snent at Rich- I see. land, Missouri. B. W. Elliott is rejoicing over a But it didn't take long to investi- son, born October 27th. Ya betcher boots! We shore got US gate, The following letter to Santa Claus a shore nuf Soshate Ed'tor. Ain't quite 4nd away they went at an awful was found the-other mornina: smart nuf to understan' all I no about rate. - "Dear.- . - . Santa:.. - - - - .- . them animiles but ya kin bank yore "Cigarettes are scarce around here. The wav they drove-it was a pitv Please bring me enough to last until last copper that this Soshate Ed'tor of Just drove away and left that kitti,: January 1. 1925. After that I mill ourn is some lallapalooza when it not bother the .boys any more. until comes to turnin' out a real honest to And the car outdoors two nights had time for breaklng New Year resolu- goodness magerzine. to stand- tions Also, dear Santa, if you have Had to Iaf t'other day, shore did. That cat had come all the may from any long-handled shovels bring them Poland. 1\11ss Moore, of whom I was speaking along. as I have wore these around in the Arwt place, is a new edition to here-almost-- - - out Alice Hogan, telephone operator at (Sig'd) Clarence (Goofy) Wucllner." the stare, whatever that means, may- Ft. Scott, is vislting her sister in Al- The following conversation ensued be you no but I shore don't, an' course buaueraue. N. M. between Blackie Hoffman and a fair l~ltea woman allus is, she went and Gildred 'LeBolt left December 21nt damsel at Dison, 310.. a while back: 5tartcd to sct things to rights in the for Vincennes, Ind., where she will "T.et me kiss those tears awav. cd'torcal offis, howsomever she failed spend two weeks vacation. sweethrart." he begged tenderly. she to reckon with the host, (that's some When our new annual passes mere fell into his arms and he was very husv for a few minutes, but the tears right smart piece of writin', ain't it?) received, naturally there was quite a and almost stepped on a pore li'l bunch of them. The sight of so many flowed on. pagses all together aroused the curi- "Can nothing stop them?" he asked. mouse. Well sir! the mouse didn't breathlessly. lceer much, he jist stepped on the gas osity of a certain employe. who was and got out frum under immediately. heard to exclaim: "Goodness! Where "Xo." she murmured, "It's hav fever. hut go on with the treatment." if not sooner-Martha had a headache is evcrl-one roinrr?" the rest of the day wher her head Frank Bauah sncnt ThanksrivinR- - The furniture was reccntly changed at South ~rerkfielci. husted the ceiling. Headaches or no in Mr. Brennan's office and we had an Foremen Pharris and Hastings are she shore turns out the wurk and with "honest-to-goodness" house cleaning. giving matchrs away now. her 'sistence Floyd is gonna make us Certainly seems -rood to have a car~)et Rert Re11 has been laid up with fellrrs sum real maaerzeen and I don't down acain. boils. Glad to sav lie is OR and back meen niavhe!! yore aonna aet sum Miss Deming spcnt the Christmas at work. =nod readin' now and -ya won't hafta holidays in Kansas City visiting rela- read no mor of that junk like was tives. The Important Point turncd out by that Kelly Pool Chumn. J. X Sout1irr.n negro minister nho mnq Eddie Bernard. Kinder conflclenshal. R. Moore reccntly bid on position thiq-ktldir? Rnrnard. . ain't nnv mor Kel- of division lineman at Afton and was riven to the use of big words and --- - transferred to that point. cnniplic.nted discourse wan wa~tcAup- Iv Pool Chump than I am, he clon't no on bv the church committee and told the Punt thing about Kellv Pool, all he Ray Soper spent the holidays with that his style of preach:,ng was not all ever nlayed was .lPrikan Domlnoa. but his parents in Louisville. Ky. that could he dcsired. Don't I argify lie sh-ore is slim ~alllwamnuson them, The vacancy for telephone inspector, an sputifv?" inquired the minister. he ~&-ihorema& li'l gailipers set up caused by Mr. Noore's transfer, was "Ycs vo' don argify and sgutify." re- and say Papa. He got everything but fllled by Floyd F. Happy. formerly sponded a member of the committee. my shdds yisterday, anp he'd agot them with the Telephone Company at Kan- "hut yo' don't show wherein." onlv thev had a not in them and he sas City. -Boston Transcript. couidn't 'fit 'em untied. FORMEllLY FRISCO MAS I FRANK W; DAVIS I LIFE, ACCIDENT I The Travelers Insurance Co. I THIS HOUSE 1 5 E. wall st. m. SCOTT I

SHERMAN MECHANICAL DEPT. E. G. Hughett, Reporter Henry S. Peavy was Promoted rc- cently to back shop foreman at Sher- man Shops. We hated to lose him but wish him success on the new job. Engineer Arthur Walker, who fell out of a swillg in Brolvnwood injuring his collar bone, has recovered and re- turned to work. Engineer Jimmie Hogue has return- ed to work from his trip across thc country by automobile; California, Seattle and Yellowstone Park route. His "boss" accompanied him on the trip and needless to say. "she" is call- ed upon to verify some of the Ash stories told by Jimmie to the moon- light master mechanic, E. F. Tuck, the gbneral foreman, A. S, AIetzger, be- lieved all of them? Engineer Joe Ray visited us recent- ly from the main line. Joe says, STOP PAYING RENT NOW "recons we are doing alright down Surely you want a fine six-room house of your very own, and someone is oing here on the branch line." and we recon to get this beautiful house, too, without any cash outlay on their part. 5 am .Joe is doing alright on the main line going to give this fine six-room house away to advertise my business. Rush ;IS he is still ul, there. Uncle A1 Cash says whe~~hc regis- your name and address TODAY for big colored picture and plans. ters in his last time the roundhouse foreman will be loolcinq, for :I report House Can Be Built Anywhere In U. S. on throttle rigging. lie guesses." Well, we have always found any sug- It does not matter to me where you live-the house anbe built anywhere- gestion made by Uncle A1 practical and Maine, California, or anywhere in the U. S. This is an opportunity for you not an esneriment. to cease paying rent to a landlord and call your home your own. ~ngineekCharlie Rogers has a new Hup, in fact, has had it some timc, If you do not own a lot or have and she works fine. I Will Even Buy the Lot no place to build. I will even arranKe Engineer Walter Amick has returned to buy a lot for you. Be first in your ne~ghborhocd.Send me your name and addressQUICK. from a bear hunt down near the Mexi- can border. He didn't catch any! But You run no risk whatever. It rcnorts a flne trip. Costs You Nothing to Investigate usts you nothing to investl- Engineer John S. Doak is plannin~ gatc my libcnl offer. I would like to placeoneofmy housesineachlocality in theU.S. Send your a trip down to Cuba and Central name and address TODAY-a post card will do. Just say "Please send me your FREE offer." America thls winter. Says he ran an C. E. MOORE, Pres., Home Builders Club, Dept. 711, Batavia, Ills. engine down in Central America 33 years ago and wants to go back and see what has transpired after a11 these years. over the road it is just "hard luck," Inust be in good order. If vou doubt Fireman Billy Johnson was recently 'cuuse you can always count on both it, come down and see the'car fore- operated upon for appendicitis and is beina on the job all the timt and trv- man's reports on transferrine contents getting along nicely. He has now ing fo get the head end over the ro&. of cars refused bv connecnng line< heen nromoted to the other side of Engiueer Ed. Freeman expects to nnd, this costs monky. the cab. when able to work. visit the old home at Calvert. I<),.. ill It 1s a common^, saying among the Fireman Houston hIayfield canic "oul :I short while and run on up to Chi- enginemen here. Which Mr. YcCarty of the cactus" and is now firing 3 and cago and meet tile "centleman" who came back we began to get more br~sl- 4 for TJncle Dan Hartman. caned him on Ionc, -dlstu~ce phone ness." The past syalcs for itself and Sncakina of oneratio~~s.Encinecr Iron1 the Windy City. am proud to say. I am employed by Jesk Turnbr also gave up his Gppen- As a matter of information. we have the Frisco Texas Lines. have been since dis recently. but is now able to take hired about 20 new firemen since 1910.'' al~dam one in "Uncle Oscar's big charge of the BSkS Ry. again and August, but think we now have a SUD-- ~ family" on the Texas Lines, and our Engineer John Lambert nresented his i)ly: Our business since .lugust. 11.i~ BOSS. >TI.. Graham, master mechanic. annendix to 1)r. \Voodward a short been the bast in 'the i1istol.y of the we wouldn't trade for any in the big tfnie ago. Texas T.inex ~ndrliarnes handled Frisro Family. Engineer McClain saw he is goin5 will reach the 600 mark for December. to cast aside the title of "hard luck. and by a recent check shows have and present it to ICnrineer Jim Quinn averaged about 800 cars handled per ENID NEWS Now we know if either fail to gct da.y through Ft. \Vorth yards. Now Roadn~asterHinltle, another recent SOU nlay say, at sonip of the larger victim of the flu, is out and on the job points that IR not SO "many." hut again he sags SOU can't kcep a good if You mere to analyze all the condi- man down for very long at a time. WYLIE & PACKWOOD tions, possibly you might agree it's a Hutch declares he stepped out the few. For instance. a car when it other night and got chilli.

Real Estate and Insurance reaches Ft. Worth ~oinato a nonnec-- ~ ~----. Reporters on the Western think Edi- Security Savings Bank Building tion. It must be, or must be put in tor Bell makes a pretty good Santa good order. It may come over our Claus, especiallv after receiving those HOWICS sold on pavbents like rent. rails to Ft. Worth but the same car 1925 passes. Wasn't it nice of him Iargcst RESTAL list in city don't always go over interchange and to get them for us? \Ve solicit your ISSURAlYCE if you will review the number of roads W. N. Hunnicutt is suffering from a CHAFFEE. MISSOURI we interchange with at this point, you severe cold caused bv forgetting to will readily sec thc logic in the state- wear his neck tie. He has now put ment that cars conling to Ft. Worth on his winter shoe strings. Finley Drug Store Patents-Trademarks-Copyrights I Tnstructlons how to obtain patent rheer- I JOHN J. COLLINS I FOR FRISCO MEN fully Fur:~lshed wilhoot chi~rge. Send I FUNERAL HOME OFFICIAL WATCH INSPECTOR sketch or model :~nd description of sour (Incorporated) I invention for opinion as 10 patentilhility. \YE CARRY ALL STXSDXRD WATCHES Frsnk R. Hofln~an, Patent Lawyer, Unlon 1 ?%?467-468 872 AW. I CHAFFEE, MISSOURI Bank Bldg, \Vt~shington,D. C. MEMPHIS. TENN. Page 51 'F/T~~~~MPLO~S'~GMZINE February, 1925

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LEADERS IN THE Horizontal MIDDLE WEST Office of president located at- BOMONT 4 14 BOMONT 4 15 FOR- 1-San Antonio, Texas. 3-Baltimore, Md. Becht Laundry Co. 5-Winnipeg, Manitoba. 6-Des Moines, Iowa. We Specialize in 7-Seattle, Wash. FURNITURE Family Laundry 9-Green Bay, Wis. 3301-1 1 Bell Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 12-St. Louis, Mo. 14-Philadelphia, Pa. CARPETS RUGS 15-Brooklyn, N. Y. 16-Abilene. Texas. A Cross Word Puzzle From 19-Chicago, Ill. (part of Santa Fe). DRAPERIES the Texas Lines 20-Sherbrooke, Quebec. 22-New York City. LINOLEUMS 23-New York City (this one is easy). Vertical 1-Sioux City, Iowa. 2-Jasper, Ala. 3-Colum,bus, Ohio. 4-Atlanta, Ga. 6-Dearborn, Mich. 8-Richmond, Va. 9-Atlanta, Ga. 1 0-Sulphur, La. SAINT LOUIS 11-Winston-Salem, N. C. 19-Chicago, Ill. 17-Sand Springs, Okla. 18-Cornelia, Ga. 21-New York City. A. B. C. D.-One guess only. that point. SAN FRANS Items From Local Freight Office Bet on Claudine and Vesta to spoil the San Frans' social career. We went Kansas City, Mo. to Ada's for Thanksgiving dlnner and here aoes Claudine to the kitchen Arst D C David N. Todd, Reporter thine-to see what thev are to have forginner, then ~estachinks theturl Yes, Frisco folks, we have joined We had the honor, on December 8th, key is a blg chlcken. the great army of cross word puzzle of having with us a number of the Guests at the San Fran dinner at the hounds. officials who visited our terminal, in Oxford Thanksgiving evening were: the interest of claim prevention. Vera Marshall of Wichita and Mrs. And we want original puzzles, em- Floyd Wtlllams of Wellington, Kans. We are glad to announce the arrival We are extremely sorry to announce bracing something relating to the the death of the mother of Alice Dlcks. Frisco or railways in general. Just to of a boy in the home of Clarence general clerk in SuDerintendent's of- start it OR, here is one submitted by Cowden. The baby has been christen- Ere. Our heartfelt -sympathy is ex- ed Robert Carl. tended her In this hour of trouble. a correspondent in Texas. Try it. Where dld we go for Santa Claus? The correct answers mill be printed Tim Callahan has succeeded John Clint Clark-Kansas Clty. next month. Douglas as W. W. & I. E. inspector at Blanche Hicks - Graydon Springs. our warehouse. "Doug" having re- -Miss011ri. .- ... - .- .. . Fill in the spaces with the initials Claudlne Cox-Sarcoale, Mo. signed. Colllns Reed-Chillicothe. Mo. of railways and steamship lines. (One Elma Williams-Harrison. Ark. exception, No. 4, we'll tell you what Edgar Keyes has returned from a that one is-Atlanta and West Point. visit with relatives in Decatur, Ala. An Old; Old Friend In all other cases where the symbol Says it's summer time down there, Two men mere talking In the smok- flowers blooming and everything. A ing car. Finally one of them remarked for "and" is used, it occupies a space that he was from Wichita. by itself.) fine place to be' this cold weather. "Do vou know Charlle Smith out Paul Nuss, "the sheik," is at work

~ One road is indicated by its popu- there?" ' the other asked: again alter a trip to Denison, Dallas, "Know him! I should say I do. We lar "nickname." have slept in adjoining pews for the Ft. Worth and Tulsa. The girls in last twenty- years."-W.- E. A hint-the corners of A B C and D those cities didn't look attractive make the initials of the best railroad enough for him so he didn't stay long. Guilty A certaln church clerk. Alexander in the world. however, he must be contemplating Gunn by name, had been glven an ec- Here is the puzzle. Wbrk it out. another trip, as he has nearly worn clesiastical trial and found guilty of out our ofPicial guide since his return. libel. Evldently reluctant to alr the Don't send in your answers. But the details of hle report, the scrlbe of the Cross Word Puzzle Editor would like The 'Night Hawks Select Club en- councll entered the following terse to hear from you with some original tertained with a chili supper and mlnute on the record: dance the other night. A fine time "A. Gunn: discharged for giving a suggestions. Draw out your puzzle. false report." Try it. was had by all-no casualties. Page 55

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Investment "My Lord, ' gasped the husband. "let A minister who lived in the suburbs and Trust Departments. Establish your me see that one. I didn't know that during his discourse said: "In each Oklahoma City connection here. there was an end to it." blade of grass there is a sermon." -Photo Digest. Late the following afternoon a brok- American National Bank er, a member of his flock, discovered CITY, the good man pushing a lawn mower OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA about his garden and paused to re- RESOURCES MORE THAN $21,000.00 White mark: "Well, paraon. I am glad to observe Louis AIann tells of this incident in you are engaged in cutting your ser- Getting Out a Magazine the East Side Yiddish quarter. A cus- mons short."-Harper's Magazine. tomer entered a store. Getting out a magazine is no joke. '1 want it some pepper.'' If we print jokes, folks say we are "What kind of pepper-black, red, or silly. green ?" If we don't they say me are too "I want it writing pepper!" He Guaranteed Results serious. If we publish original matter, they Something or other reminded the Congregationalist of Roland Cotton say we lack variety. Smith. D. D.. once rector of the Episco- If we publish things from other Or a Picket Fence nal church at Northam~ton, Massa- magazines, we are too lazy to write. Lee: "Every time she smiles at me chusetts. He was called-upon to de- If we stay on the job, we ought to it reminds me of a Pullman car at 8 liver a Memorial Day address. Intro- o'clock in the evening." ducing him. +he commander of the local be out rustling news. - Grand Army Post sald: "We will now If we are rustling news, me are not Leslie: "Howsat?" have an address from Dr. Smith. after Lee: "No lowers; and very few up- whic?, a vollcy wlll be flred ovkr the attending to business in our own de- pers left."-Selected. dead. partment. SOME SAFETY FIRST SUGGESTIONS Florida By J. W. MORRILL, Safety Supervisor To all Officers and Members of hit an automobile. Driver claimed B. of L. E., that engineer did not whistle; claim Is Calling You Frisco Lines. agent thought there must be some Do you want to get away Dear Sirs and Brothers: mistake, as this was a very import- From the grind of cvery day- ant crossing. so he wertt out to in- From the drudgery of things you have I have been serving as safety su- vestigate. There were several farm- to do? pervisor for the past thirteen months ers working in the field near the Do you want to settle down on the Prisco Lines, and I am very crossing. He asked the farmers if Near a lively, busy towl~, glad to say I have found engine crews the engineers whistled for that par- Where the joy of living will appeal to performing their duties in a very ticular crossing. The farmers said you? satisfactory manner in most cases. A that some did and some did not. He Do you want to scent the breeze few times I have noticed firemen was not satisfied, so he waited until Coming through the orange trees? looking out the gangway on the right two trains passed; one freight and Do you want to hcar thc birds call- side coming into a station or going one passenger, and neither engineer loud and clear? over a public highway. Several times whistled. He went back and paid the Are you seeking perfect health I have thought the. engineer should claim. That's combined with certain wealth sound his whistle a little longer ap- Now listen, brothers, I don't think And an income from an orange grove proaching a h,ghway crossing (the there are any two men as inlportant each year? first two whistles). I have suggested as the locomotive engineer and fire- Do you want a piece of land to the management that instead the man as far as the operating clepart- That will grow to beat the band double whistle for the highway cross- inent is concerned, and those two men -411 the different garden crops that you ing, it be the standard crossing whistle can do more to safeguard the lives enjoy ? (two longs and two shorts) ; that they of the employes ancl the public as well Do you want to make a "Sest," should be Iengthened so the time con- as the property, than any other two And a permanent bequcst sumed in whistling for the crossing men. For the future welfare of each girl and should be from nine to fifteen seconds. boy? The last short whistle should be I was at one of our large terrninaIs Do you want .a sunny clime sounded near the crossing. a few days ago where there is a rail- Where there's fishing all the time? road crossing near the passenger sta- Where there's ducks and deer and quail Every railroad is doing everything tion, and the local officer in charge and other game? they can think of to eliminate acci- of this terminal told me this story: Where the summer climate's cool, dents at highway crossings. I know A few days before I was there, he And within each lake and pool, some of you will say that it does no was standing near the railroad cross- Yo11 can swim in January-just the good to whistle. I think it does in ing when he noticed a switchman same ? a large number of cases. How many give the engineer on a light engine a Do you want to buy this land accidents are avoided by whistling, signal to come ahead over the rail- On an easy-payment plan, no one knows. The following instruc- road crossing. The switchman step- With about your monthly outlay for tions are in effect on the Cotton Belt ped on the pilot and the engineer cigars ? Railroad: started the engine, and got up to Do you want to read a book "Engineers will sound two long look at the lubricator, and the fireman That will make you want to look blasts and two short blasts of the got down to put in a fire. .Just at On the finest land that lays beneath the whistle SO rods from the highway this time one of our important pass- stars ? crossings; three short and one long enger trains was ready to leave the Send a letter right away; blast 40 rods from the crossings." The station. The fireman on the passen- Put it in the mail today, idea is that the whistle should be ger train got a signal to go, ancl told We \\,ill scnd this booklet absolutely free. blown continuously from the whistling the engineer "all right." The en- After you have read it through, poxt until the crossing is reached. gineer on the important passenger If a tlcouglzt occurs to you- train started train and got up to look Just addrcss another letter hcrc to me. My attention has been called to at his lubricator. The official was We will answer, straight and true, some of our engineers' failures to not close enough to give a signal. Questions that occur to you. whistle for highway crossings. In The engineer on the passenger train We haw nothing to evade or to conceal. my opinion this is a very rare occa- was the first engineman to looli out. On an Orange County Farm sion. I know that it is possible that He noticed light engine on crossing. Life will take on added charm, the whistle might be broken. In my He applied brakes in emergency and And you'll never lack a dollar nor a forty years as an engineer, only once stopped. The engineer and fireman meal. did I have a broken whistle. I want on light engine did not see the pass- ~ei-Porour Big, FREE lllustrated Book- to tell you what a Frisco claim agent enger train. The local official went "TJVEXTY ACRES AND PLEXTY." It tells of almost unbellerable proflts made from truck in^ told me. There was an accident at to the two engineers and told them and fralt growing In our part ot' FLORIDA. a highway crossing. A Frisco engine what a close call they had had. Also about slck-and-out-of-wokk Clauses. and olher protective features of our wntmct. Address Sylvester E. Wilson, Dept. Y-1, Orlando, Fla.

If we don't print contributions, me don't show proper appreciation. NOTICE If we do print them the paper is filled with junk. FRISCO EMPLOYEES Why not place a part of each - month's salary with PERFECTION IS NON-EXISTENT this Building & Loan and enjoy 9% to 10% earnings? BUT TRY HARD WRITE FOR PARTICULARS Perfection in anything is so rare as Assets over $750.000.00 to be considered for all practical pur- poses non-existent this side of Para- dise. Ergo, to find fault is the easiest Citizens Saving and Loan Ass'n thing in the world. One can always Cor. 6th and Main FORT WORTH, TEXAS find something to "knock." Febrmry, 1925 W~@COEMPLO%Y'~WZ~NE Page 57

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Frisco, 1923: No. No. No. No. TULSA ADVERTISERS Crossings Accidents Killed Injured 1,631 106 13 45 Now, brothers, let's operate the Nichols Transfer & Storage to. Frisco locomotives as if some of our OlSTRlBUTORS OF CAR LOADS own folks were riding behind us, or THE OLDEST AND MOST standing on depot platforms as we RELIABLE) pull in, or operating automobiles over North Boulder and Frisco Right-of-Way grade crossings ahead of us. November 11th-Dngine 1,400, Train Phone 2-1 117 & 2-1118 TULSA, OKLA. I wish that each of you could have (144 miles), attended the Safety Meeting held at 6, Hugo to Ft. Smith Springfield on December 4. The vice- Engineer J, M. Harlan, Fireman president in charge of operation, the P. M. Wilburn, 720 passenger car miles, consumed 5 tons of coal, or general manager, superintendent mo- 13 lbs. coal per passenger car mile. tive power, all superintendents and all November 20th-Engine 1,324, Train Oklahoma master mechanics were present, as 1-131, Kansas City to Ft. Scott (99 well as two of the Frisco attorneys. miles), Engineer McCrumm, Fire- Steel Castings Co. At this meeting Vlce-President man Lindsey, on duty 4 hours 30 Hutchison and both attorneys, Judge MAKERS OF minutes, handled 1,680 tons or Mann and Judge Orr, emphasized the 167,000 G. T. M., consumed 18,000 importance of telling the truth in re- lbs. coal, or 108 Ibs. coa'l per 1,000 Railroad, Oil Field and gard to accidents to employes and G. T. M. Commercial Caedngs in others. Oftentimes attorneys are em- November 20th-Engine 1,341, Train barrassed due to the fact that em- 2-131, Kansas City to Ft. Scott, ployes when placed on the witness (99 miles), Engineer Harriman. OKLAHOMA stand under oath, cannot make their Fireman Bennett, on duty 5 hours. ELECTRIC S TEEL statements conform with the infor- handled 1,519 tons or 1,51,000 G. mation they have previously given T. M., consumed 18,000 tons coal. the attorneys on form 588, accident Tulsa, Okla., Box 658 or 132 Ibs. coal per 1,000 G. T. M. report. November 2lst-Engine 1,314, Train Also very interesting talks were 1-131, Kansas City to Ft. Scott, made by Vice-president Hutchison, (99 miles), Engineer Branstretter, Superintendent Motive Power Wor- Fireman Dollinger, on duty 4 man and General Manager Fraser. I hours twenty-five minutes, handled wish you could have heard the fine 1,665 tons or 165,000 G. T. M., con- compliments paid the men of the sumed 11 tons coal or 133 Ibs. rank and file, and especially the coal per 1,000 G. T. M. White Line tribute pair1 by Mr. Fraser to the old. November 13th-Ennine 708. Train Ex- gray-haired engineers. tra South, Ft. smith to ~ugo(144 I hope that you will accept this in miles), Engineer S. R. Furlow, Baggage Co. the same spirit as it is offered, and Fireman E. Copeland, 126,462 G. wishing you a Happy New Year. T. M.. consumed 9 tons of coal or 142 lds. coal per 1,000 G. T. AT. Some Fuel Records September 26-Engine 21, train 38, Newburg to Pacific (85 miles), Our Thanks, Mr. Underwood TULSA Engineer H. Williams, Fireman J. Chambers, 213,000 G. T. M. con- Many of them, for including this OKLAHOMA sumed 12 tons of coal or 113 Ibs. department in your splendid letter coal per 1000 G. T. 31. October 15-Engine 1,054, train 104, to Mr. Bell, regarding the maga- Jonesboro, to Thayer (80 miles), zine. Your designation of the en- Dngineer Jacobs, Fireman Bowers tire magazine as "helpful, educa- Now I don't think that this will 582 nassenger car miles, consumed tional and entertaining to the rank happen again to either one of these 4,812 lbs. coal or 8.2 lbs. coal per and filew of the Frisco employes, engineers, but we have over 900 en- passenger car mile. gineers on the Frisco, and the en- October 24-Engine 1,299, train 131, is, in our opinion, the very highest gineers are responsible for the move- Potts Camp to Amory (69 miles), compliment that could be paid. ment of the engine he is in charge of. Engineer Starks, Fireman David, Going over a railroad crossing both 101,633 G. T. M. consumed 5 tons the engineer and fireman should be coal or 98 Ibs. coal per 1,000 G. on his seatbox looking ahead; the T. M. same coming into a station, out of November 5-Engine 43, train 32, I CLASSIFIED ADS roundhouse lead, or over a highway Springfield to Newburg (120 I I crossing. miles), Engineer Beiseigle, Fire- man Mead, 335,160 G. T. M. con- Classifled advertlsinfi under this head- In this connection I would like to Ing wlll he charged for at the rate of bring to your attention a compara- sumed 17 tons coal or 101 Ibs. 6 cents per word; wlth a minimum of tive statement that has just been coal per 1,000 G. T. 21. 76 cents. Cash must accompany copy. November 5-Engine 59, train 32, handed to me showing main line AGENTS-WRITE FOR FREE SAM- mileage, number crossings, number of Springfield to Newburg (120 PLES. Sell Afadk30n "Better-Made" accidents at grade crossings, and num- miles), Engineer Wagoner, Fire- Shirts for large Manufacturer direct man Dowden, 342,958 G. T. M. to wearer. No capital or experience ber killed and injured during the required. Many earn $100 weekly and years 1921. 1922 and 1923, on the consumed 18 tons coal or 105 Ibs. bonus. MADISON MILLS. 664 Broadway.-. Frisco and Rock Island within the coal per 1,000 G. T. M. New York. State of Oklahoma: November 7-Engine 1228; train 734, Ft. Smith to Fayette Jct. (61 FRISCO WATCH INSPECTORS Rock Island, 1923: miles), Engineer J. E. Paine. Fire- G. W. HALTOM. R. R. Watch Inspector. No. No. No. No. man W. A. Martin, 66,734 G. T. M. Fort Worth. Texas. Crossings Accidents Killed Injured consumed 4 tons of coal or 121 FARMER-CANNON JEWELRY C 0. 1,919 21 6 22 lbs. coal per 1,000 G. T. M. Watch Inspectors. Blrmingham. Ala

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only do thess Works build locomotives and ship them to all parts of the world, but a most important branch of our service is the supplying of duplicate and repair N parts to keep these same locomotives in active service. Many companies, especially those in foreign countries, find that it saves much loss of time in making repairs to keep on hand an adequate supply of those parts which are most likely to require replacement. We will help you to make up a list of duplicate parts for your store room. THE BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS 1 Dependability is the thing that Counts a1 road men accurate time has carried a Hamilton LL7atch for over service is a stern.l necessity. You can- seventeen years. not afford to take chances on the service Conductor McCormick spcaks of the rendered by your watch. Hamilton in highest terms, for he, like That is ~vhya large percentage of railrod of other railroad knows men buying w-atches today are choosing that his Hamilton is all that a railroad the Hamilcon-and that also is why most ~vatchshould be-and more. of hcvetcrans in timc inspection servicc haw bccn carrying ~ainilt&sfor years. Accuracy and dependability throughout Ontllcgreat~anailiatl;";atiO1ia] RailLvay J'GlrS of SC~\'~CCis What yOL1 IvaIlt ill a they llavc a train kllol~n2s the "Ontario watch. YOUcan be sure of these qualities Limitecl." The Concluctor of this North- ~vhenyou choose a Hamilton. It is really ern Spccd-King i5 L. F.NlcCorml~li, \vho thc most economical ivatch you can buy. HAMILTON WATCH COLMPANY

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