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MILWAUKEE·C&NW MERGER PRO· captured as much as 50 per cent of CEEDING. The hearing on the pro­ the movement. Prior to the introduc­ posed merger of the Milwaukee Road tian of multi-level rack cars in 1960, and the Chicago and North \Vestern the industry's share had dwindled to Railway, which began on Feb. 6, 8 per cent. 1967, closed in Chicago on Jan. 12. At the final session, ICC Examiner Vol. 55 January-February No.6 Henry C. Dmmstadter set Apr. 26 as NEW PIGGYBACK RECORD was set the deadline for the filing of ·briefs in last year, with revenue loadings of the proceeding involving the consoli­ 1,207,242 cars. The 1967 figure rep­ ,.~ dation. resents a 3.8 per cent increase over 1966 and marked the third year in a row the railroad industry topped the FEWER CAR SHORTAGES IN 1967 million mark. The cars carried 1,983,­ reflected the overall decline in car­ 793 trailers or containers, an increase loadings and the higher capacity of of 3.7 over 1966. Including non-rev­ MARIE HOTTON cars in use. The average capacity of enue handling of empty equipment, Editor the movement amounted to more than 2.8 million trailers or containers and accounted for more than 4 per cent PUBLIC RELATiONS of the railroads' total cal·loadings. DEPARTMENT METROTRAN 2000. A transportation system for American cities in the year Union Station-Chicago 2000 drafted by Cornell scientists en­ visions a floating motel which would The Milwaukee Rood Magaxine is pub­ transport up to 200 persons and their lished for active and retired employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul autos on overnight trips between ma­ and Pacific Railroad Company. to whom it is distributed free. It is . jor cities,.a vehicle called the urb­ available to others at $1.00 per year. mobile, 100-mile-an-hour expressways Retired employes may continue to re­ ceive it without cost by sending their and auto-free downtown sections. The address to the circulation deportment, 824 Union Station, Chicago, 111.60606. cars in service increased to an esti­ urbmobile, which would combine the mated 62.5 tons 'per car, up 1.1 tons high capacity and speed of a train over 1966 and 8 tons in 10 years. with the door-to-door convenience of New cars installed averaged 81 tons, a small electric car, would utilize a contents 30 per cent greater than the average trainlike set of rails for travel between for cars retired. Aggregate capacity city and suburbs, but could be used New Industrial District at Bensenville to Offer Prime of the car fleet at veal' end was 113.9 on streets. The vehicle would ob­ Plant Sites .4 million tons, up fl:OI1l 112 million 10 tain power fronl an electrified rail years ago. when on tracks, and from an electric Road Sponsors 4-H Scholarship battery for local driving. None of the SllIdents 8 ideas require technical breakthrough, LION'S SHARE of the movement of the planners say. Rites fOI' Walter W. IWisconsin Rapids 13

Retirements 15 THE COVER About People of the Railroad 16 This "happening," as such things are now called, is a discussion between President Curtiss E. Crippen and "Our Man in Tokyo," George F. Flynn, concerning the Milwaukee Road's new sales office in Japan. As the rail­ road's representative in Japan, Mr. Flynn has the backing of wide ex­ perience on his former position of assistant manager-foreign freight sales in Chicago, and during his previous service as district manager of foreign freight sales at Seattle. For the story of our company's latest move to in­ .. crease its share of import-export traffic, see page 9. dinavians visit the U.S. as the num­ ber of U.S. travelers who visit Scan­ dinavian countries. The president of Presidents of Transportation Groups for 1968 the SAS pointed out that the com­ pany spends more in the U.S. to main­ tain its services than it earns through its U.S. operations, and that Scan­ dinavian banking policies avoid a drain on U.S. gold holdings.

INNOCENTS ABROAD. Officials of the London zoo are warning visitors to keep their distance from the ele­ phants. They pointed out that, in the H. A. Sauter W. H. Weidenhamer W. H. Stiyer last year, the elephants snatched six round-trip tickets from unwary travel­ Four Milwaukee Road men have been elected to the presidency of transporta­ ers, as 'well as 14 coats, 12 handbags, tion groups for 1968-H. A. Souter, assistant regional manager sales at 10 cameras and an assortment of Seattle, W. H. Stiyer, passenger sales representative in Milwaukee, W. H. gloves. Weidenhamer of the passenger sales service department at Minneapolis, and E. E. White, manager of foreign freight sales. Sauter became president of the Transportotion Club of Seattle, Stiyer of the Wisconsin Passenger WW&IB NEWS: James M. Crowell, Club, Weidenhamer heads the Minneapolis Passenger Club, and White was manager of the \iI,1estern Weighing elected president of the Rai/road Foreign Freight Agents' Association of and Inspection Bureau in Chicago, re­ Chicago. tired on Jan. 31 after a railroad career Other office holders for 1968 include R. H. Chermak, assistant to pas­ of 47 years, of which 45 were with senger traffic manoger, Chicago, and F. H. Magnusson, passenger sales repre­ the WW&IB. Mr. Crowell had served sentative at Minneapolis, who are serving as vice president of the passenger as chairman of the Association of club in their respective area; and W. M. Van Buren, assistant district American Railroads' Committee on manager-passenger sales, who was elected vice president of Bons Vivants by Demurrage and Storage and a special the Chicago area travel fraternity. livestock committee, was a member of the Eastern Car Service Officers Committee, and served in an advisory capacity to the AAR's various claim Road Proposes Multiple-Car Grain Rate committees. He is a founding mem­ ber of the American Society of Traf­ IN a move of economic importance to ducers have been relatively isolated from fic and Transportation. the grain producing areas of eastern export markets by their geographical Washington and northern Idaho, the location. In the absence of volume-based TOO HOT TO HANDLE, London's Milwaukee Road has proposed an in­ grain rates, such as the one proposed transit authorities won't let Valerie centive rate reduction on volume move­ by the Milwaukee, much of the grain Braithwaite go to work on a bus or ments of wheat and barley from Rosalia, has been subject to additional trans­ subway because of her job. She is a Wash., to Seattle. portation costs as represented by long carnival fire eater and must carry her The proposal calls for a rate of $2.40 truck hauls to elevator facilities located work equipment, which includes a per ton on multiple-car shipments of on the Columbia River. gallon can of gasoline. England's laws 900 tons or more each and an annual Cargill, Incorporated, the Minneap­ forbid transporting inflammable ma­ volume of 200,000 tons or more. Each olis based farm products firm, has indi­ terial on buses and trains. consignment would be tendered a single cated an interest in the multiple-car bill of lading as a unit at one time on rate, and the Milwaukee expects other one calendar day, from one consignor grain firms to be interested in its poten­ at origin to one consignee at one loca­ tial. Cargill, which already has exten­ tion at one destination, in shipper-owned sive grain handling facilities in the or leased equipment. The rate will ap­ Pacific Northwest, has announced plans ply on both domestic and export move­ to construct a 300,000-bushel grain ments. terminal at Rosalia when the rate be­ The reduced rate is based on Rosalia comes available. The firm said that, by as a central point to which grain pro­ operation of the terminal, it would pro­ duced in the so-called Palouse region vide the same services in eastern Wash­ of Washington and Idaho could be at­ ington and nor the r n Idaho that it tracted. Whitman county, in which provides to country elevator operators Rosalia is located, produces more wheat closer to the Col u m b i a River who than any other county in the United market substantial amounts of wheat States. Approximately 23 mill ion through the company's elevator at Bur­ bushels of grain were harvested there bank, Wash. in 1967. Also included in the Palouse R~CCi- region are Spokane county in Washing­ A public hearing on the Milwaukee's ton and Benewah and latah counties in proposal was scheduled for early Feb­ tryhis is the last time 1 hall! a carload Idaho. ruary in Seattle, before railroads which of !72c1gnets /" Although vast quantities of grain are are members of the North Pacific Coast harvested in this area each year, pro­ Freight Bureau. January-February, 1968 3 New Industrial District at Bensenville to Offer Prinle Plant Sites

Aerial view in a northeasterly direction showing the SOD-acre industrial develop­ ment complex planned at Bensenville, III. The numbered areas are: l-the lS7-acre Clearing development; 2-the Milwaukee Road's 87-acre Ring Street Trust area; 3­ the Milwaukee's lSD-acre Mohawk Country Club site; 4-The Klefstad Engineering Company site of 100 acres. Several industries have already located on the Klefstad property, or are under construction.

A CASE STUDY OF COOPERATION IN COMMUNITY PLANNING

ROUNDING out 1967 as another good as the Ring Street Trust land. Clearing's necting to main line trackage on the east year for locating industries on Mil­ site is a lS7-acre tract north of the Ring side of the highway. waukee Road trackage, plans were an­ Street land, spanning Thorndale Ave­ The land involved in the complex has nounced on Dec. 12 for the opening nue. The railroad's development will be been annexed to the village and rezoned and full development of a SOD-acre known as the Hiawatha Industrial Dis­ f rom residential to virtually all industrial industrial complex at Bensenville, Ill. trict at Bensenville, and the Clearing usage. Development plans provide for a The announcement was made jointly by property will be called the Clearing buffer zone of residential sections and our company and the Clearing Industrial Bensenville Development. light office research-type buildings which District, which own the major portions will separate existing residential areas of the property. Lead Track Already Constructed from industrial facilities. The new industrial area is in the north The location offers plant seekers a part of the village, bounded by York Scheduled for improvement first are wide variety of transportation. Our main Road on the east, Highway 83 (Kingery the railroad's 87-acre parcel and a por­ line tracks to the north and northwest Road) on the west, Irving Park Road tion of Clearing's land. Plans for these parallel the eastern edge, while the main on the south, and Thorndale Avenue on parts include the installation of a sew­ line between Chicago and Omaha is im­ the north. Included in it is a site of age disposal plant, drilling a deep water mediately south of the area. Bensenville slightly more than 100 acres owned by well, erection of a 7S0,000-gallon water Yard and Piggyback Park are only a few Klefstad Engineering Co., which began storage tank, and the construction of miles east, and O'Hare International development of its land about a year ago. railroad tracks and roadways. The rail­ Airport is just beyond the eastern limit. The Milwaukee Road holdings consist road has already constructed a lead In addition, Bensenville is served by our of the ISO-acre site which now is the track, which will be extended into the suburban line west of Chicago and has Mohawk Country Club and an 87-acre development as needed to serve indus­ access to a network of expressways and parcel immediately to the north known tries. The track crosses York Road, con­ tollways. 4 The Milwaukee Road Magazine property from the main line paralleling York Road. Permission was received in early 1962, but reversed by a later court de­ cision. One problem at this time was that the village was concerned that the development could harm residential areas nearby. Following meetings be­ tween the railroad and village repre­ sentatives to resolve this problem, it was agreed that a mutual desire existed for the location of controlled industries within the community.

Consultant Firm Prepares Plan

The railroad then retained a firm of land planning consultants to prepare a plan which would include a buffer zone between homes and industrial facilities. The firm was one which had been em­ ployed by the village previously to help with a long-range development plan and with upgrading the community's zoning ordinances. Working closely with various departments of the railroad, it developed a plan which was submitted to Bensenville residents in the spring of 1966. It was during this time that Clearing contracted to buy its 157-acre site and OffIcials of the Village of Bensenville, the Milwaukee Road and the Clearing in­ dustrial District shown in the new Bensenville municipal building as they announced Klefstad Engineering acquired its 100 plans for the opening of the industrial district in the suburb. From left are William acres, which lie between the Mohawk A. Redmond, Bensenville attorney, James E. Rice, executive vice president of Clear­ club and York Road. Both actions were ing, Fred L. SIeging, president of the village, and Edward J. Stoll, Milwaukee Road independent of the railroad's activities. vice president-real estate and industrial development. In May of 1966 the railroad's plan was accepted unanimously by the village council, and the zoning ordinance was amended to permit construction of rail­ road tracks in the area. The railroad then retained a consulting engineering firm to help plan the improvements Other inducements are the promise of Then in 1960, the railroad contracted and facilities. trained labor forces and comfortable to buy the Mohawk Country Club Because right-of-way into the proper­ homes for workers within easy walking through the Milwaukee Land Company, ty was to be located at a point other or driving distance; the suburb's fine our real estate subsidiary, with the in­ than the one originally planned, the schools; its recreational and service fa­ tention of developing the property for land needed for it was acquired through cilities; and the environment of a com­ industrial use. At that time the property an agreement with Klefstad, and a new munity with an eye to progress. was not within the village limits of petition requesting approval to cross The planning of the project climaxed Bensenville, although the railroad tried York Road was presented to the Illinois a series of events and coordinated ef­ both before and after the purchase to Commerce Commission. The approval forts extending over 12 years which are have the boundaries extended to include was granted in September. interesting as a case study of what goes it. Since acquiring this land, the rail­ Before the track could be built, how­ into such an undertaking, including the road has operated the Mohawk Club as ever, it became necessary to arrive at an cooperation necessary between private a daily fee golf course, and will continue agreement with the City of Chicago, business organizations and government to do so through at least the 1968 sea­ because the right-of-way would have bodies. The story began this way: son. to cross a strip of land owned by the In 1955, a group of investors took op­ In the fall of 1961, the railroad city in connection with O'Hare airport. tions on about 1,200 acres of land em­ bought the Ring Street Trust land from City approval was granted in June, bracing the present industrial area. This the investors who had options on the 1967, and construction of the grade group approached the railroad to sug­ acreage in the district, to permit better crossing began late last summer. Fol­ gest that rail facilities be built to serve and more complete development of the lowing the completion shortly after­ what was then being called the Bensen­ area. Later that year it petitioned the ward, the complex was ready for de­ ville Industrial District, but no agree­ Illinois Commerce Commission for per­ velopment. ment was reached. mission to build a spur track into the (Continued on page 6) January-February, 7968 5 Assembled for the Villaume Box and lumber Company Minnesota; Gerald Rauenhorst, president of the Rauenhorst ground breaking are M. l. Bardill, Milwaukee Road indus­ Corporation; E. J. Stoll, Milwaukee Road vice president-real trial engineer (from left); larry Wenzel, president of the estate and industrial development; Herbert Polzin, chairman Dakota County Development Association; Arthur Rahn, su­ of the Eagan Planning Commission; and Robert linsmayer, pervisor of the town board of Eagan County; J. Kimberly president of the Villaume Box and lumber Company. Whitney, commissioner for economic development, State of

Prime Plant Sites (cont'd)

LAND SALE TO RAUENHORST STEPS UP INDUSTRIAL TEMPO

Another major project of 1967-this tract, which is being developed into the the Villaume Box and Lumber Com­ one to help promote the development Eagandale Center Industrial Park. By pany, the Twin Cities area's largest pro­ of a privately owned industrial district late 1967, eleven parcels comprising ducer of roof trusses, pallets and served by the railroad-culminated on some 60 acres had been sold. Among industrial wood products. Dec. 14 in a ground breaking at Men­ the purchasers are such names as U.S. The first plant to be built on the site dota, Minn., on 117 acres of land sold Plywood Co.rp., Sperry Rand (New is a 45,000 square foot lumber storage by the Milwaukee Land Company to Holland Division), Central Warehouse and manufacturing complex featuring the Rauenhorst Corporation, a Minne­ and Allied Van Lines. a 92 x 300 foot clear span manufactur­ apolis realty and construction firm. ing area. Villaume will use it to man­ This land had been acquired by the Arrangement Mutually Beneficial ufacture roof trusses and wall panels Milwaukee Land Company in 1959 for for houses, apartments and industrial The railroad released its holdings to the development of an industrial park. buildings. The firm has been selected The railroad had, in fact, obtained in­ Rauenhorst as the result of mutual by the Weyerhaeuser Corporation to dustrial zoning for the parcel and agreement on the benefits to be realized supply trusses and panels for its Reg­ applied to the Township of Eagan for from a cooperative effort to locate in­ the installation of sewer and water fa­ dustries on the combined properties, istered Home Program, which features cilities. and the transaction was concluded on a 20-year guaranty on structural com­ In September of 1966, the Rauen­ Nov. 7. The ground breaking on Dec. ponents. The plant is expected to be horst Corporation purchased 450 acres 14 marked the initial sale from the ready for operation in the spring of of land immediately to the west of this railroad portion of a 16-acre parcel to 1968. 6 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Photo from the Milwaukee Road's aerial survey of land available for industrial use, showing in the broken line the 14Y2 acres conveyed to the Port of Seattle. The separation in the area represents an extension of West Nevada Street.

PORT OF SEATTLE BUYS WATERFRONT ACREAGE

Real estate and industrial development filled this parcel. The Port contem­ activities claimed the spotlight again on plates using the property in connection Jan. 12 when our company conveyed to with the expansion of its industrial the Port of Seattle title to 141/ 2 acres terminals, the land and water areas of property along the Duwamish Water­ having proved to be of strategic im­ way in Seattle. The total consideration portance with the growth of industry in the sale was $1,170,587. and plans for needed improvements. The site, comprising 294,016 square The sale of the property reflected the feet of filled area and 348,438 square acceleration of our company's industrial feet of submerged area, lies on the east development efforts, which resulted last Participating in the ceremony at which side of the Duwamish between South­ year in announcements of 179 new or ownership of 14Y2 acres of railroad west Dakota and Southwest Oregon expanded industries on the railroad property was conveyed to the Port of Streets. It is part of a 52 1/2-acre area system. Commenting on the transaction, Seattle are l. H. Dugan, Milwaukee Road the railroad acquired in 1947. Follow­ E. J. Stoll, vice president-real estate and vice president and western counsel ing the purchase, 38 acres were filled industrial development, said that the (seated); Brooke Albertson, title officer of the Pioneer National Title Insurance and improved with streets, utilities and railroad has found that many of its Company (from left); J. Eldon Opheim, rail trackage, of which 35 acres were land holdings can be released for pur­ general manager of the Port; E. J. Stoll, sold to industries. poses mutually beneficial to on line Milwaukee Road vice president-real es­ The 14112 acres involved in the Port communities and industries, as well as tate and industrial development; and sale had been used until recently for to itself. He said that land sales in Robert D. Allen, chief counsel of the Pioneer Notional Title Insurance Com­ the mooring of barges and log rafts. the past 10 years have totaled more pany. Since 1963, the railroad has partially than $18Y2 million. January-February, 1968 7 I through 4-H SWlOe, beef, crop and Road Sponsors 4- H- Scholarship Students welding projects, plus earnings of the future. His interest in grain marketing was generated at a conference for 4-H L. B. Horton, com­ award winners sponsored by the Chi­ missioner of agricul­ cago Board of Trade, following which tural and mineral he launched a study of the problems development, left, presents a scholar­ involved in the storage, buying, selling ship to David Booth and transportation of grain. He asserts of Marion, la., one of that, as agriculture becomes a more so­ two winners, at the phisticated business, the knowledge of 46th National 4-H Club Congress held how to cope with its complexities will recently in Chicago. mean the difference between a profitable Adding his congrotu­ and a losing operation for the farmer. lations is Dr. E. Dean Terry Hall is majoring in animal Vaughn, director of science, with an eye to acquiring a 4-H and Youth Devel­ opment, Federal Ex­ thorough knowledge of the principles tension Service, of fertilization, genetics, medical ad­ Washington, D. C. vancements' and of food production' problems that tomorrow's agriculturist must possess. He already has a solid MILWAUKEE ROAD sponsorship of the railroad to students of agriculture are foundation in agriculture through 4-H 4-H Grain Marketing Transportation David Booth of Marion, la., who at­ project activities covering beef, sheep, Scholarship program will contribute tends Iowa State University, and Terry horse and junior leadership. He has to the education of two college fresh­ Hall of Prosser, Wash., a student at been a state demonstration winner, a men who aspire to careers in scientific Washington State. Both were selected county judge at 4-H events, and was a farming. by the Cooperative Extension Service. runner-up for the state Future Farmers The 1967 recipients of the $400 David is planning to finance his ed­ of America judging team. scholarships offered annually by the ucation with a fund of $4,000 earned • APPOI NTMENTS.

Rites for Walter w: Kremer Labor Relations Department Effective Jan. 1, 1968: WALTER W. KREMER, 67, who reo eral traffic manager of the Soo Line L. W. Harrington is appointed di­ tired from the position of vice in Minneapolis. He became traffic rector of labor relations, Chicago. president-traffic on Mar. 1, 1966 vice president of that railroad in for reasons of health, died at the 1950, and joined the Milwaukee Real Estate and Industrial Development Department Anderson Memorial Hospital in Road in the same capacity on Mar. Effective Dec. 1, 1967: Norway, Mich., on Jan. 3. He had 1, 1958. Following his retirement, made his home in the small com­ he had served the company as a P. W. Davis is appointed westel'll manager-real estate, with headquarters munity near Iron Mountain since consultant until May 31, 1967. in Seattle. last June. Mr. Kremer's career with the Mr. Kremer was well known in Milwaukee was notable for a vigor­ Management Services railroading and related fields as a ous program of traffic promotion Department traffic officer with an exceptionally and the development of new con­ Effective Oct. 1, 1967: broad background of experience. cepts of service. He was a ·long E. H. Vanhala is appointed man­ His entire career was spent in rail­ time advocate of traffic research and ager of cost research, Chicago. road traffic work, starting in 1917 management studies, and much of Sales and Service Department as a rate clerk for the Pennsylvania the railroad's current work in these Effective Jan. 1, 1968: in his home town of Kalamazoo, fields reflects his thinking and rec­ H. S. Meislahn is appointed director­ Mich. In 1924 he became a travel­ ommendations. marketing and research, Chicago . . . ing freight agent for the Minneap­ Funeral services were held in D. J. Miller appointed assistant man­ ager rail highway sales, Chicago . . . olis & St. Louis, with headquarters Norway, with burial in the town­ G. A. Sansverie appointed district in Detroit, and in 1929 transferred ship cemetery. He is survived by to the Canadian Pacific in the same Jllanager foreign freight sales, New his widow, Ellen; a son, Eric, of capacity. York City ... R. T. Fleming appointed New York City; four brothers, assistant general freight agent, Chicago Except for a brief period as west­ Henry and Ernest of Kalamazoo, ... G. W. Gunder appointed assistant ern traffic manager for the Boston Edward of Dallas, Tex., and Con­ general freight agent, Chicago . . & Maine in Chicago, Mr. Kremer E. C. Larson appointed general freight rad of Denver, Colo.; and by two served the Canadian Pacific on var­ agent, Chicago ... F. G. Johnson ious traffic positions until 1948, sisters, Mrs. C. Meninga of Kala­ appointed special :flour and grain agent, when he resigned as general freight mazoo and Mrs. Carol Tyler of Minneapolis ... R. D. Wood appointed agent in Chicago to become gen­ West Palm Beach, Fla. sales representative, Sioux City, la.... E. F. Slife appointed salps representa­ tiye, Kansas City, Mo. 8 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Japan and the United States has reached Sales Office Opened in Japan to Handle $7 billion annually, having tripled in the last 10 years. One result of this Rising Volume of Import-Export Traffic growth has been to make Japan' the largest overseas customer and supplier of the United States. Mr. Flynn brings to the position 9t director of sales in Japan a broad back­ ground of experience in import-export traffic and freight sales. He has been with the traffic department since 1936, and had been serving since early 1967 as assistant manager-foreign freight sales in Chicago. Previously he was district manager of foreign freight sales at Seattle.

Railroad Experts to Aid U.S. Task Force on Bridge Safety

A COMMITTEE of 11 railroad engineer­ ing experts to work with the Govern­ ment in promoting bridge safety was named Jan. 9 by Thomas M. Goodfellow, president of the Association of Ameri­ Before their departure for Japan, President Curtiss E. Crippen and the men who can Railroads. accompanied him on the tour of various cities and ports discuss trade routes in The committee will cooperate with a relationship to the railroad's expanding import-export traffic. At his left are G. H. White House Task Force on Bridge Kronberg, vice president-sales and service; G. F. Flynn, director of sales with head­ Safety established by President Johnson quarters in Tokyo; P. L. Cowling, vice president of the Milwaukee Motor Transpor­ tation Company; and W. E. Cartwright, assistant to vice president-sales and service shortly after the collapse last Dec. 15 of for import-export traffic. the Ohio River Bridge connecting Point Pleasant, W. Va., and Gallipolis, Ohio. Setting out its role, Mr. Goodfellow PLANS progressed by our railroad to Milwaukee Motor Transportation Com­ said: establish a sales office in Tokyo were pany trucking subsidiary; W. E. Cart­ "Our team will work closely with the completed just before the press run of wright, assistant to vice president-sales this magazine, and announced by Presi­ and service for import-export traffic; Task Force and the Department of dent Curtiss E. Crippen upon his arrival and Mr. Flynn, who will be permanently Transportation in surveying bridge in that city to supervise the opening. At located in Tokyo. safety throughout the nation. The tech­ the same time he announced the appoint­ An important part of their trip was nical assistance and proven experience ment of George F. Flynn as director of to study recent developments in Japanese this group is bringing to the study will, sales in Japan. facilities and techniques for handling I believe, be invaluable in this important The need for a freight office in Japan containerized cargo. "Without a doubt, public undertaking." was dictated by the rising volume of containerization is a fast-growing trend," A comprehensive review of current import-export traffic moving over the Mr. Crippen said, "as well as one of practices relating to the design, construc­ railroad, Mr. Crippen said, and the the most significant, with long-reaching tion, rating, inspection and maintenance great potential that exists for further implications for ocean shipping, rail­ of railroad bridges will be one of the growth in volume, especially of con­ roads and others in transportation. It is railroad committee's objectives. The tainerized shipments between that coun­ moving so fast that we have to stay study will be conducted with the as­ try and the United States. The move to absolutely current with developments, sistance of the staff of the AAR Research line up a larger share of this business considering that we already handle a Center and the American Railway Engi­ took into account that the Milwaukee's substantial volume of containerized im­ neering Association, and be coordinated import-export traffic handled through port-export traffic, and will be handling through the AAR's Operations and North Pacific Coast ports increased by much more in the years immediately Maintenance Department. 7 per cent in 1967, as compared to the ahead. Mr. Goodfellow pointed out that the 1966 volume. "We want to be sure that Japanese almost 200,000 railroad bridges which, After opening the office, Mr. Crippen shippers and businessmen are aware of planned a week-long tour of various our capacity for handling containerized with an aggregate length of 4,000miles, cities and ports to familiarize himself cargo through North Pacific Coast ports. would span the continent from New with Japanese freight handling opera­ We want them to know about the many York to San Francisco and back to EI tions, and to meet with Japanese busi­ improvements and expansions we've Paso, Tex., are "constantly checked by nessmen and government officials. Ac­ made in our facilities for handling both railroad engineering staffs to make sure companying him were G. H. Kronberg, containers and highway trailers." that the loads and stress placed on tracks vice president-sales and service; P. 1. Mr. Crippen pointed out that, accord­ never exceed the established safety limits Cowling, vice president of the railroad's ing to some estimates, trade between of the structures." January-February, 1968 9 Harrington, Vanhala, Davis, Meislahn Appointed to Posts

ApPOINTMENTS to positions which were the subjects of recent announcements by our company include 1. W. Harrington to director of labor relations, E. H. Vanhala to manager of cost research in the newly formed cost research section of the management services depart­ ment, H. S. Meislahn to director-mar­ keting and research, and P. W. Davis to western manager-real estate develop­ ment, Seattle. Mr. Harrington is a native of Mil­ waukee who attended the University of Wis~onsin and joined the railroad in 1949, starting in the operating depart­ . ment. After holding several positions in the Milwaukee Terminals, in 1954

Examining the Washington Russets on their arrival in Chicago are, from left, Don Frissell of the M. W. Frissell Company, and Milwaukee Road representatives L. R. Guthrie, supervisor of perishable services, R. D. La Halt, perishable freight agent, and T. D. Planer, agricultural agent headquartered in Chicago. Planer has been assigned to checking the shipment during the test period. Irradiated Potatoes for the Chicago Market

A TWO and a half-ton shipment of ir­ which arranged to have the test bags radiated potatoes moved recently by the stored at the Dolce Brothers Commission E. H. Vanhala L. W. Harrington Milwaukee Road from Moses Lake, House. They are being kept with about Wash., to Chicago has been placed in 1,200 pounds of non-irradiated potatoes storage as part of a research program in sent in the same shipment to be used as which the railroad is cooperating with controls in comparing the keeping qual­ the Office of Nuclear Energy Develop­ ities and other characteristics. ment of the State of Washington. Potatoes, like many other foodstuffs, In a study undertaken by our agri­ are often stored for months between cultural and mineral development de­ harvest and use, and precautions must partment, the potatoes are undergoing be taken during storage to prevent de­ checks to measure the extent to which terioration not only from decay but gamma radiation will eliminate food­ from sprouting. Radiation processing H. S. Meislahn P. W. Davis spoiling bacteria and thus prolong the has been found highly effective in re­ storage life of agricultural products. solving this problem. Given low doses The Russet variety potatoes were ir­ of gamma rays, potatoes may be kept at he was promoted to trainmaster and radiated before shipment in a portable room temperature for a year or more served in that capacity on the Terre cesium irradiator used in an experimen­ without sprouting. Haute, Chicago Terminals and Twin tal program directed by the Division of The treatment is quick and econom­ City Terminals divisions. In 1958 he Research of the Department of Com­ ical-estimated cost is as low as 14 was appointed assistant supervisor of merce and Economic Development. The cents a ton-and has the approval of wage schedules in Chicago, from which objective of the program is to make the the U.S. Department of Health, Edu­ he advanced to labor relations officer application of food protection techniques cation and Welfare, which is responsi­ in 1960, and to his recent position of developed by the Atomic Energy Com­ ble for deciding whether a particular assistant director of labor relations in mission economically feasible for private radiation-processed food is safe for hu­ 1966. industry and of direct benefit to civilian man consumption. The Food and Drug Mr. Vanhala attended Duluth Ju, consumers. The potatoes were grown Administration handed down the ruling nior College in Duluth before serving in the Columbia Basin irrigation project in 1964, after long term studies to de­ in the Air Force during World War of Washington and shipped to Chicago termine that no threat to human welfare II, and was graduated in 1947 from by the Basin Produce Company of Moses could result from the process. Health the University of Minnesota with a Lake. officials in Canada had already approved BME degree. From 1947 to 1961 he The shipment, the first sizable ship­ the use of gamma rays for inhibiting held the positions of division indus­ ment of irradiated potatoes into the sprout growth as far back as 1960, and trial engineer, assistant staff industrial Chicago conimercial market, was con­ Russia also is said to have placed ir­ engineer and works industrial manager signed to the M. W. Frissell Company, radiated potatoes on the market. with the American Steel & Wire Divi· 10 The Milwaukee Rood Magazine sion of the U. S. Steel Corporation. He joined the railroad recently after having served with the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern since 1961 as supervisor of industrial Our Safety Goal for 1968­ engineering. Mr. Meislahn joined in 1964 as a market analyst in the marketing and THE HARRIMAN GOLD MEDAL research department and in 1965 was -----.o~aH~o.----- promoted to senior market analyst. Later he served as a staff assistant to Will You Accept the Challenge? vice president-sales and service, and since June 1957 had been assistant di­ After reviewing our safety performance rector-marketing and research. He holds a bachelor of arts degree, magna cum for 1967, I wish to congratulate every laude, from Harvard College and a employe who contributed to the fine 33 master's degree in business administra­ per cent improvement over our record in tion from the Harvard Business School. 1966. I was impressed by the fact that Mr. Davis, a native of Indiana, was every division of the railroad had either graduated from Purdue University in bettered its performance, or at least 1939 with a degree in civil engineering. matched that of the previous year. Before coming to the railroad as assist­ The results can be credited to a lot of B.nt industrial engineer at Seattle in proper planning, hard work and conscien­ 1954, he was employed there by The tious effort on the part of individuals and groups who know and Boeing Company, He was promoted to feel their responsibility with respect to working safely. Among industrial engineer in 1967, which po­ sition he held until his present appoint­ the group performances, several departments had particular rea­ ment. In his new position, he is re­ son to be proud of their score. The most noteworthy gain was sponsible for real estate management of made by train service men, who not only contributed 65 per cent the company's properties west of Miles to the total improvement, but for the first time in the history of City, Mont. the railroad had a fatality-free year. On any railroad, this is an outstanding accomplishment. I know I don't have to emphasize that a good safety record has Buzz From the BEELINE its own rewards, but gratifying as they are, I believe that this year we should aim higher. As a goal worthy of our best efforts, I believe we should set our sights on the Harriman Gold Medal. Because there are newcomers to our ranks who may not know (The Milwaukee Road thanks the pe?'­ what we are shooting at, I'll explain briefly that the Harriman son who W1'ote to The Chicago Daily News about the incident described here, Awards were established in 1913 by Mrs. Edward H. Harriman in and the edito?'s of the papers "Beeline" memory of her husband, the great railroad pioneer, who made f01' thei?' 1'eply and comments.) safety an integral part of railroading. They are pre$ented an­ Last week, when we had snow, I got nually to the railroads achieving the best over-all safety records off the Milwaukee Road train to find in their class, by a committee appointed by the American Museum my car was stuck in an unplowed lot, of Safety. I was peeved, But along came an angel in a black suit. One of the conductors, A Harriman Gold Medal is the highest safety honor an Amer­ while his train was on a siding, rushed ican railroad can win, and over the years the competition has over, pushed my car out of the snow been keen. Our railroad has yet to receive such recognition, and and ran back to his train in the nick in a sense, this is an opportunity to make history happen. of time. Somebody told me his name In aiming at that goal, we can't rest on last year's laurels­ was Schultz. Who was he? -M. M., Libertyville, Ill. further improvement in our safety record is of the greatest im­ He is Walter Schultz of McHenry, a portance. However, this is not our sole objective-statistics will Milwaukee Road employe for 12 years merely show how our performance measures up to that of others whose wife of 14 years, Joyce, describes engaged in the same kind of work. I'm sure every employe who is him as (la devoted railroader." He also involved closely in this business of working safely will agree that finds time to be a good father to Jeanne, the more meaningful goal is to see that fewer people experience 13; David, 11; Danny, 10; and Nancy, 9; as well as take part in Masonic ac­ the pain of injury, and remain at work, where they will do the tivities, work for the Shepherd of the railroad and their families the most good. Will you accept the Hills Lutheran Church and take his challenge? kids camping and canoeing. In his spare time, he pushes cars out of the snow, (And a tip of the hat, also, to Con­ duct01' Schultz, f01' his f1'iendly and VICE PRESIDENT·OPERATION helpful service to one of OU?· suburban passengers,) January-February, 1968 11 ------, Cubmaster, on the White River Council of the Boy Scouts, and participating in ATTENTION, PLEASE the work of the First Baptist Church. Although a newcomer to politics, he Members of the Veteran Employes Association won the primary over an incumbent campaigning for a third term. The executive committee of the Veteran Employes Association has Louis Hunter, who ran for the job announced that plans are in work to hold the 1968 reunion of the of city clerk at Terre Haute while work­ membership in Minneapolis. The date is Saturday, June 15, and the ing as a conductor on the Terre Haute Radisson Hotel is to serve as headquarters. Several other locations Division, will give it his full attention. were considered, but it was felt that the Radisson Hotel offered the Following the election, he retired after most suitable accommodations for the expected attendance. For 44 years of railroading to devote all of details of the arrangements, see the next issue of the Milwaukee his time to his civic responsibili ties. Road Magazine. Surpl'ise! Illinois outco'med Iowa in * 1967, 1uith a billion-plus bushel pl'od1!C­ Miss Florence M. Walsh, secretary and treasurer of the Associa­ tion, has asked that members advise her of address changes. She tion, topping the all-time Iowa. l'ecol'd says that many failed to receive a notice of last year's reunion be­ by more than 160 mill'ion bushels. IUi­ cause she lacked their correct address. Miss Walsh also wishes to nOl::/ yield pel' aC'l'e was an even 100 bushels, against Iowa's 85. remind the membership that dues for 1968 are now payable.

A well-known conductol' recently took * his o'l'chestm on tow' and dUI'ing his Remember the date, Saturday, June 15 . , . and the place, the tmvels 1'eceived [-rom a 1uell meaning Radisson Hotel in Minneapolis. pel'son in one of his audiences the note following: "I think it only fai1' to in­ ~------I [ol'm Y01! that the man in yow' o'rches­ tm who blows the instnm~ent that lJulls in and m!t only played d1!ring the bl'ie! Milwaukee Road Men Take Active Roles intel'vals 1vhen you we I'e looking at As Public Officeholders him." Sir 1Finston Churchill, the wo1'ld's most fa1ll0/ls a1llateur painter, showed some of his canvases to a [-riend. "Tell me," said the lattel', "why is it that you paint only landscapes?" "Because," l'eplied Chu7'chill, "a tl'ee doesn't complain that 1 haven't done it justice."

GOTHAM'S COMMUTER HORDE. In a single work day, close to 1,000,000 Edward Watson D. E. Lee Cecil Perkins Richard Heenan commuters pour into the New York area from nearby suburban communi­ THE elections of last November served Iowa Division middle district, and Dick as the political springboard for several Heenan is a former train service em­ Milwaukee Road men who have joined ploye now in the real estate business. the growing movement to volunteer for Although Heenan is no longer with the public office in the interests of good railroad, both his father and grandfa­ government. ther were long-time employes, and he The new officeholders include D. E. still figures in Perry as "one of our Lee, Cecil Perkins and Richard Heenan, boys." who were elected to city council posts The current officeholders at Perry at Perry,Ia.; Edward Watson, a pre­ also include Frank Hoes, a retired dicted favorite for mayor of Jasonville, roundhouse foreman, and W. E. Failor, Ind.; and Louis Hunter, the successful retired chief clerk to the division super­ candidate for city clerk at Terre Haute, intendent. Both are serving on the wa­ Ind. ter board. Previously, Failor was on the Ed Lee holds the joint position of ci ty council. agent at Woodward and Madrid, Ia., At Jasonville, the election of Ed Wat­ while making his home in Perry. For son as mayor led the Democrats to a several years he served as a correspond­ clean sweep of all city offices. Watson, ties. This number is more than three ent for The Milwaukee Road Magazine, a conductor, has lived there since 1952, times the size of the army under the but was obliged to resign upon assum­ since which time he has demonstrated leadership of Genghis Khan, the Mon­ ing the duties of councilman. Cecil good citizenship by serving as president gol chief, when he defeated the Rus­ Perkins is currently a conductor on the of the Parent Teacher Association, a sians in 1223. 12 The Milwaukee Road Magazine, The Wisconsin Rapids Patrol heading Moving the Goods for Wisconsin Rapids north from Port Edwards.

Railroading is big business in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., a prosperous city of paper mills and factories, which receives freight service from four roads-the Milwaukee, the Green Bay and Western, the North Western and the Soo Line-in addition to passenger service via the Milwaukee Road's Afternoon Hiawatha. Each day, long trains of boxcars, gondolas and flatcars roll in with the materials needed for the operation of its industries and move out with their finished products. The train shown here, together with the crew, is the Milwaukee Road's Wisconsin Rapids Patrol, on which local industries rely heavily for incoming and outgoing shipments. Wis­ consin Rapids is also a terminal for Milwaukee Road piggyback service throughout the area. (Pictures by courtesy of the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune)

Conductor Dick Van Wormer fills out reports in the caboose.

Engineer Ken Conklin operates the con­ trols (during the vacation of Engineer Dale Walker).

Brakeman Neal Davis dears the last car.

Brakeman Ray LaBarge throws a switch.

Fireman Jesse Tomlinson in the cab. January-February, 7968 .13 What You Should Know About Recent Changes in Medicare

RECENT changes in the Medicare pro­ gram increased hospital and medical benefits, and made it easier to claim payment for services provided by the supplemental medical insurance pro­ gram, the Railroad Retirement Board reports. One important change noted by the Board concerns the stipulation that, if a doctor did not submit his bill to Medi­ care, he had to be paid before the patient could receive Medicare reim­ bursement. Under the new law effective TOMAH SHOPS Jan. 1, 1968, the patient can be reim­ bursed before he pays the doctor by MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT sending the unpaid itemized bill along TOMAH, WISCONSIN with his request for payment. I., Other changes noted are; THE O,.EIlATION OF 125.1.1 MAN.HOURS (1) Effective Jan. 1, 1968, enrolled WITHOUT A OISA.I.fHG .INJURY JULY 1.1, 7964 - DECEM.•EIt JI, 1966 persons could receive additional days of hospital care. A lifetime reserve of \L,:::~J. 60 days is provided for each person h::::-~~- YI". If'.' ...... after he exhausts the maximum of 90 h ••, ....' ,:,.1.-,,- •• ,. '.' ...... '·a days for a particular spell of illness. However, the patient will have to pay Just What Is Safety? the first $20 for each day in the hospital in the 6O-day reserve period. Just what is safety? Let's say it's mental preparation for the day's work, topped by successful, safe accomplishment; of facing up to the (2) Beginning Jan. 1, 1968, medical responsibilities of our job, with a firm determination to do our own insurance covered the purchase or rental part safely and to prevent accidents to others. Over the long run, of necessary medical equipment such as this attitude can not only spare us the sorrow and pain of injury, but wheelchairs, hospital beds and so on. assure our families of security and the happiness of worry-free living. (3) Services of pathologists and ra­ When you look at it this way, I believe that the degree of success diologists to hospital patients will be we reach in life can be measured in terms of how well we remember paid in full after Mar. 31, 1968. and practice the principles of safety. To cite an example, the National Safety Council recently presented the mechanical department at Tomah Shops a Certificate of Commendation for having worked Premium Goes Up April 1 325,287 man-hours without a disabling injury. More than 80 employes took part in achieving this record, which covered the period from In line with the increased costs of July 27, 1964 to Dec. 31, 1966. medical services, the monthly insurance Three of our supervisors deserve much credit for the Council's com­ mendation-Otis Thompson, foreman of the maintenance of way premium will go up from $3 to $4 be­ equipment shop, Emil Olson, foreman of the frog shop, and Ralph ginning Apr. 1, 1968. The increase will Phillips, assistant foreman of these shops. I want to emphasize, how­ be matched by the Feqeral Government. ever, that this award was the direct result of every man at Tomah Starting Apr. 1, the higher pre~ium Shops doing his job both safely and efficiently.-Superintendent F. J. will be deducted automatically from the Reese, Tomah Shops annuities of persons on the Board's benefit rolls who are enrolled in the H. C. Pottsmith, program. Persons who are paying cash superintendent of premiums directly to the Board will be w 0 r k equipment notified when they have to pay the new (right), and J. W. rate. M u I hoi lon, me­ chanical deport­ A person may give notice to the Board ment representa­ at any time of his intention to drop the tive (left), present medical insurance. If it is given on or the Notional Safe­ after April 1, 1968, the insurance will ty Council Certifi­ be discontinued after the end of the cate of Commend­ next calendar quarter. ation to F. J. Reese, sup e r in­ The Board points out also that, under tendent of Tomah the new law, persons who failed to en­ Shops. roll during their initial period may sign up during the first 3 months of any year, provided this is not later than 3 14 The Milwaukee Road Magazine years after their first opportunity to join. Railroad Retirement beneficiaries and RET REM E N T 5 railroad employes can get more informa· tion about the changes in the program The following employes' applications for retirement were recorded at any Railroad Retirement Board dis­ during November-December 1967 trict office. The addresses can be found in telephone directories under United States Government - Railroad Retire­ General Office &System Employes Tonsager, W. P.... Section Laborer .. Elko, Minn. Vaughan, A. J ..Section Foreman .. Kadoka, S. D. ment Board. Chancellor, E. R ,. .. Clerk .. Chi~ago, J,'!. Walburn, P. N. . Fireman .. Sioux City, la. Gross, R. F. . Ass t. Engr . Wilson, A. P... Roundhouse Frmn... Yankton, S. D. Harrer, Ernestine C. . Clerk .. Holloway, Y. C Coach Porter .. La Crosse Division Lochridge, Bertha N. Messenger-Clerk .. Creegan, E. D Conductor .. La Crosse, Wis. RRB Reminder-19B7 Supplemental McClean, Helen 1. Clerk .. Fredrickson, J. W. .. Pass-Cond.. . " " Payne, Elinore 1. ..•.... Secretary .. Lillie, E. R Mail Handler .. Portage, " Annuities SUbject to Income Tax Schmidt, Viola T Clerk .. Radle, M. A Section Laborer .. Lake City, Minn. Semmlo'N, J. L City Ticket Agent. . Shrake, T. J Trainman .. Wausau, Wis. Steiner, E. W. . Clerk .. Whitmore, D. E Agent-Opr Merrill, " Stephens, J. J Cook .. Milwaukee Division Aberdeen Division Anderson, R. C Fireman .. Channing, Mich. Hamli~g, J. C Conductor .. Aber,~een, ~; ~. Hafemeister, F. E.. Section Frmn Granville, Wis. MatheiS, V. M Carpenter .. Hansch, H. L...•. Loco. Engr South Beloit, III. Ogren, M. . Agent-Opr Appleton, Minn. Madole, L. E Conductor .. Fox Lake, " Witte, W. A Agent. . Glencoe, Minn. Major, R Track Laborer .. Milwaukee, Wis. Mann, L. R Loco. Engr... " Chicago Terminals Walsh, R. W Conductor .. Babka, Julia Coach Cleaner .. Chicago, I!!. Milwaukee Terminals & Shops Birzetis, B. J. . . Pipefitter. . " Cary, S. C Extra Gang Lbr... " Adams, F. W Carman .. Milwaukee, Wis. Connery, L. V Chief Yard Clerk .. Bell, M. C Conductor. . " " Eggert, W. J Bridge Tender .. Boulwar,e( D. R Conductor .. Genovese, M. . Checker .. Braun, n. P Switchman .. Huart Jr. J. J Loco. Engr . Colletti, S. J Yard Conductor .. Inman, H.' R Leverman Operator .. Czech Jr., J. F Clerk .. Irving, Frances C.... Coach Cleaner.. ". " Gittings, H. M...• "., Chemist. , Klevin H Crane Operator .. Bensenville, III. Gurrath, C. R, ",., Police Sgt... Klincik, Mary' A' Car Cleaner .. Chicago, " Kitkowski, J, M, "" Machinist. , Krupinski, E. S Loco. Engr... " Klein, D..•.•...... ,. Carman .. Ray, G. A Loco. Engr... " Kowalski, J.... Carman Welder .. rr Orson, you got your tax refund!" Siegel, C. J. . Loco. Engr . Riechman, H. F. ., Car Repairer .. Tatt, M Loco. Engr .. Roberts, T, R. . Hostler Frmn ... Theobald, R. J. . Machinist. . " Schloemilch, E. C, .... Loco Engr. SUPPLEMENTAL annuity payments from Sperle, M. E... Yard Conductor, , Thurnau, E. F Ass't. Car Frmn... Bensenville, Steinbach, R. G.•.. Electrician, , the Railroad Retirement Board in 1967 Wall, C. A. . Loco. Engr... " Stremlau, H. A. '.,. Crane Opr, .. are subject to income tax under Federal Winter, R. C. . Machinist. . Verfurth, C, L. .... Stock Clerk .. Vollbrecht, W. H. , .. , Machinist .• law, the RRB is reminding all railroad Coast Division Wallace, L. F" Chief Rate Analyst, . people who receive this type of benefit. Anderson, J. C. . Clerk .. Seattle, Wash. Weisl, J. E Store Helper, . To assist these persons in filing their Cowell, J. R Loco. Engr Spokane, " DeGroote, H Carpenter', .Tacoma, Off Line tax retmn, the Board has prepared in­ Dybvik, E. A Brakeman. . " dividual statements which show the Kadow, C. E Section Lbr Auburn, Ainsworth, C. G Chief Clerk. ,Dallas, Tex. Nelson, C. . Switchman .. Tacoma, total amount of the supplemental an­ Simpson, C. C.. ,. Car Inspector .. Spokane, Rocky Mountain Division nuity paid to each recipient. The state­ Thomas, E. E B & B Frmn Tacoma, Alexander, O. L. ., Switchman. ,Harlowton, Mont. ments are being mailed early in Febm­ Williams, R. J Loco. Engr Seattle, Blazek, I. J. "" Agent-Operator .. Forsyth ary, the Board announced. Dubuque & Illinois Division Davis, ~, G. "".Conductor. ,Deer Lodge: The Board pointed out that all other Grebeldlnger, J, J. .. Machinist.. " " Ginle, E. T Hostler Helper .. Savanna, III. Josue, F. A.. ,. Section Laborer., Superior benefits under the railroad retirement Glisson, G. B Loco. Engr Bensenville, " Leggett, F. '. Track Laborer .. Three Forks: and unemployment insurance systems Hiatt, A. O Loco. Engr Ottumwa, la. Moore, H. R. ""'". ,Cashier,. Missoula, Horton, E. 1<' Loco. Engr Savanna, III. Pessein, J. D, are exempt from Federal or State in­ Hoy, C Section Laborer .. East Moline, " . Trav. Frt. & Pass. Agt.. ,Miles City, come taxes in the United States. Con­ Hunt, F. L. Engineer .. Ottumwa, Ia. R~mlne, R, M. ', .. Electrician, . Deer Lodge, " sequently, regular retirement or sur­ Johnson, L. V Loco. Engr Chicago, III. Stiner, J. E". Section Foreman .. Geraldine, Mead, W. D Section Laborer .. Guttenberg, I~. vivor benefits under the Railroad Retire­ Lenz, A. O Brakeman .. Dubuque, Terre Haute Division ment Act and unemployment or sick­ O'Neill A. I Conductor .. Savanna, III. Ruiz, F , Section Laborer.. " " Allen, F. J ,., .... Engineer .. Bedford, Ind. ness benefits under the Railroad Unem­ Smithart WE Loco. Engr... Ottumwa, la. Hunter, L. S Conductor ..Terre Haute, " Tubbs, R. A: .: Yard Clerk .. Davenport, " Mueller, C, A. , ,. Foreman. ,Bedford " ployment Insurance Act should not be Price, A. G. " .. Telegraph Opr.. ,Spring Hill' reported on a person's 1967 tax return. Iowa Division Staff, C. J. ' .. ".,." Section Lbr., . Delm;r, III.

Edel, L. H Section Laborer .. Melbourne, I~. Twin City Terminals Hunter, Rita J. . Clerk .. Perry, Andert, B. M. Sorry About That. The Scandinavian Miller A W. Section Frmn Charter Oak, " Crossing Flagman .. Minneapolis Minn. Olson' C.· L. . Machinist .. Council Bluffs, " Blasco, J. S. . Laborer .. St. Paul: " Airlines System will no longer serve Otto,' H. F... Section Laborer.." " " Ceballos, T. D, .. ,., Janitor, . Minneapolis, Taylor, D. B. . . Loco. Engr Perry, Dunn, W, M, ., ... ,Switchman, ,St. Paul, breakfast on domestic flights. The com­ Fieger, G. E, pany reported that Denmark is so small Iowa. Minnesota &Dakota Division Mail & Baggage Clk... Minneapolis, and jets fly so fast that sometimes it has Foster, P. H, Mang, G. E Section Laborer... Vivian, S. D. Crossing Flagman. . '" been necessary to fly around Copen­ Mann, V. G Brakeman .. Sioux City, Ia. Kuhl, C. O.. ,., ... Loco. Engr.. ,St. Paul, hagen until the passengers could finish Marek, P Cashier .. Owatonna, Minn. Mansergh, R, G. , .. Loco. Engr... " " Moore, L. A Section Frmn Vivian, S. D. Martin, H. W.. Welder Frmn... Minneapolis, their breakfast and the cabin crew Sand, J. P Section Laborer .. Houston, Minn. Peterson, A. S, could gather up the trays. Severson, L. W Yard Clerk .. Austin, " Special Flour & Grain Agt. , January-February, 7968 15 well party at the Paddock Steak 1M&. D Division House, South Sionx City, Neb., on Dec. Milwaukee Division AUSTIN-EAST END 2, honoring Sales Representative Floyd FIRST DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT'S and Mrs. Johnson upon Floyd's promo­ OFFICE R. D. True, Correspondent tion to special flour and grain agent at Office of Superintendent Minneapolis. Floyd was presented a J. E. Boeshaar, Correspondent Superintendent's Office, Milwaukee MMT Clerk Darrell Severson and his parting gift and our good wishes. wife recently adopted a baby boy, Jay R. D. Wood, sales representative, Frank Knoebel, retired clerk, passed Anthony. Jay's paternal grandparents and family were welcomed by the Sioux away Nov. 26 at V/aukesha. He was are Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Severson from City sales and service force. Dick took the brother of Louis Knoebel, retired Austin. Lloyd is a former yard clerk at over his new position on Jan. l. chief time revisor, uncle of Conductor Austin. Francis M. Loving, 92, retired Jef­ Chuck Knoebel. and father-in-law of Also, Roadmasters' Clerk Jerry Aus­ ferson, S. D., employe, died at Jeffer­ Condnctor James Komberec of the tin and his wife are the proud parents SOli in December. Survivors include C&M division. of a baby girl, Sandra Lee, born on two sons, five daughters and several Conductor Mike Bell, of trains 12 Dec. 30 in St. Olaf's Hospital, Austin. grandchildren and great-grandchildren. and 23, retired Dec. 16 after service Sandra is their first child. vVe were sorry to hear of the death that began in 1920 as passenger brake­ Mrs. Vance Williams recently under­ of Conductor Raymond Tierney, 55, man. went surgery at St. Olaf's in Austin. Mason City, la. Survivors include his We have received word from Beloit Vance is a conductor working out of wife, a son, daughter, three grand­ that Jim Chambers, who retired in Austin. children, a brother and three sisters. 1944 as superintendent's chief clerk in We have been advised th'at George He was a member of the Brotherhood Milwaukee, passed away Dec. 26. Vandenover, retired conductor, passed of Railroad Trainmen. George F. Jewett, 86, retired agent­ away in Vancouver, Wash., where he Sympathy was extended to the fam­ operator, died at the Lakeland Hos­ made his home. ily of Walter Johnston, 70, retired pital in Elkhorn, Wis., last Oct. 15, Bill Ende, retired train dispatcher, we have been informed by his daugh­ has advised us that Joe Martin, retired ter, Mrs. Helen Huffar of Elkhorn. Mr. roundhouse employe, was operated on Jewett had served the railroad 52 for ulcers on Dec. 27. Joe lives at 101 years, starting at the age of 17 in Mil­ 7th Street, N. E., Austin, Minn. 55912. waukee. From there he moved to the December 29 was Cec Davis' last day ABOUT Chicago area, and in 1907 to Bard­ as chief train dispatcher at Austin. well, Wis., where he remained until The "Chief" and his wife plan on stay­ he retired. He had continued to be ing in Austin, where they will be half­ PEOPLE active up to the time of his death. way between their two daughters. The SurViving are his wife, two daughtel's, Chief's first day away from his desk three grandchildren and a great-grand­ was spent in building a case for his O:F THE child. trophies, and he intends to continue his hobby as ham radio operator. Ron Miller from Aplinger, la., re­ SECOND DISTRICT cently joined our office as secretary to Rita J. Arnhoelter, Correspondent the chief clerk, replacing Ed Gudgel, Office of Agent, Green Bay who transferred to the regional office Andy Caldie, lineman, retired Dec. at Austin. Ron recently completed a 2. course in secretarial work at Hamilton conductor, Mitchell, S. D. He had George Trepanier Jr., yard clerk at College in Mason City. worked for the Milwaukee for 52 years Green Bay, is home recuperating after Fritz Olson, agent at Manka.to, before retiring in 1963. He is survived surgery. Minn., has been made a director of the by his wife, three sons, a daughter and Amos Bopray, 87, died Dec. 8. He Southern Minnesota Traffic Club. Pres­ 14 grandchildren. Funeral services had been a conductor for over 40 ident for the new year is Bob Beckel, were held in Mitchell. years. He is survived by two daughters grain merchandiser with the Archer Also to the family of Edward H. and a son. Daniels Midland Co. at Mankato. Kirch, retired engineer, Mitchell, who We received word of the death of died Dec. 16. Ed was born at Gutten­ Joseph Vieau, 76, formerly employed SIOUX CITY AREA berg, la., Mar. 25, 1884. Survivors in­ as a carsmith. clude his wife, one son Dr. Everett, Gustave Knudson, 74, passed away Sophia P. McKillip, Correspondent Waukegan, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Office of District Manager-Sales, Sioux City Dec. 9. Mr. Knudson was depot agent Wanda Hollick, Falls Church, Va.; and at Abrams, Wis., for many years. Sympathy was extended to the fami­ six grandchildren. Frank S. Hayden, former conductor lies of the following: George Tsouka­ Correspondence and greetings were who retired in 1939, died at the age of las, retired sectionman, who passed received from many retired employes, 88 on Dec. 22. away in Sioux City after a long illness. including Retired Chief Clerk Harry L. He was born in Greece in 1885 and Kinney, Mason City, Iowa. Harry re­ came to the United States in 1905. He ports he and his wife Minnie are both came to Sioux City in 1937 and well and enjoying retirement; also Re­ Chicago General Offices worked for the Milwaukee, retiring tired Operator Jack L. Burns, now re­ about 15 years ago. Surviving is a sis­ siding in Salem, Ore. Jack still plans VICE PRESI DENT-FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING ter in Greece ... Charles A. Morris, on a trip back to Mason City to see all 82, retired Sioux City fireman. He his friends ... Retired B&B Foreman Mrs. Frank Lippert, wife of retired began work with the Milwaukee in C. W. Reichardt, Canton, S. D., reports assistant to comptroller, passed a'Jay 1907 and retired in 1948. Survivors in­ he is enjoying retirement more every last Oct. 9 in Mesa, Ariz. Funeral serv­ clude one brother and two sisters ... day . . . Retired D.F.&P.A. Robert ices were conducted there at the Roy C. Reed, 78, who passed away in a Conrad and his wife, Mason City, made United Church of Christ, with burial in Sioux City hospital following a one­ their usual Christmas trip to Denver, Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago. This year illness. He was a conductor, retir­ Colo., to visit their sons. belated notice is for the information of ing in 1950. Survivors include the Roadmaster and Mrs. Nick Munoz of their friends outside the Chicago area, widow, two daughters, four sons, 13 Canton, S. D., became the proud Mr. Lippert having been employed also grandchildren and three great-grand­ grandparents of a baby girl on Christ­ in Milwaukee, Seattle and the Twin children. mas Day. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. Cities. His address is 2242 E. Birch­ Employes in Sioux City held a fare­ John R. (Carol) Lease of Canton. wood Ave., Mesa 8520l. 16 The Milwaukee Road Magazine MAKING HIS LAST RUN on Hiawatha No.2, Engineer C. S. (Red) York is met at La Crosse, Wis., by Traveling Engineer C. Y. Dempsey. His recent retirement after 57 years of service was observed by his friends and associates with a party DELTA NU ALPHA INITIATES AT MADISON. Six Milwaukee Road men are active at the Tempo Restaurant in Minneapolis. in the new chapter of the transportation fraternity established recently at Madison, Wis. The Yorks live in Remer, Minn. Representatives af the transport cammunity shown at a meeting are Fred Schuster of Gateway Ifrom left); M. R. Picht, manager of the rood's regional data office; Ty Rommelfonger, Grode A data reviser; J. T. Conway, assistant freight agent at Madison; Duance Johnson of Research Products Corp.; and Bob Lansing of Olin Mathieson's Baraboo ordnance plant. Not shown are E. L. Hubbs, assistant superintendent of the La Crosse Division, and George Kading and Carol Rand, chief reviser and assistant cashier, respectively, in the regional data office. Mr. Picht is a DNA director and publicity chairman of the chapter, which represents a cross-section of the area's leading industries.

"COINC A WAY" CI FT from his co­ workers in the Chica­ ga genera I freight of­ fice is presented to W. D. "Bill" McCor­ mick, d i v isi On file clerk, upon his re­ tirement last Decem­ ber. Wishing him well are C. H. Haefliger, chief division clerk SUBURBAN CONDUCTOR RETIRES. Lloyd (from left), J. L. E. Madole, making his last run on No. Riplinger, ass i stant 139 from Chicago ta Fax Lake, III., on freight traffic man­ Nov. 30, gives the highball. His passenger ager, and W. S. Mc­ is L. J. Barbeau, the Road's advertising Kee, general freight agent, who commutes from Ingleside, III. traffic manager. Bill Lloyd retired with almost 48 years of was the No. 4 man service, all on the C&M line. on the department's seniority roster, having rounded out 46 years of service.

DECEMBER BRIDES from Milwaukee Road families at Monte­ became Mrs. David Beito; Train Director Pat Maloney and video, Minn., middle-aisle it on the arm of their fathers. From Margaret, who is now Mrs. Bradley Jensen; and Conductor left are Engineer Jess Schaller with his daughter Kathy, who Wally Natzel with Janet, who became Mrs. Richard Harms. January·February, 7968 17 For Gracious Country Living by Martha Moehring, Chief Clerk to Assistant Superintendent, Montevideo, Minn.

ABOUT 17 years ago, Engineer Art Starbeck and his wife Phyllis bought a small house on the outskirts of Montevideo, Minn., with the idea of tinkering around with it. Since that time they have remodeled it three or four times, and every now and then added new attractions. Today they enjoy what you could truthfully call gracious country living. At the real' of the house, picture windows frame a sweep­ ing view of flower gardens, fruit trees, a velvety lawn, and a patio bordered with roses and shrubbery. The patio was created out of bricks from the old Montevideo roundhouse, which have mellowed with time to tones of cream, tan and brown, and the overall effect is "Better Homes and Gar­ den-y." The Starbecks have several interesting hobbies. Fa!' a time they were avid rock hounds, and their vacation trips took them to rugged territory. In the basement you'll find all the tools and equipment for cutting rock, together with a fine collection of finished articles in a variety of precious and semi-precious stones. There's a den in the basement, too­ Reloxing on their pot­ or call it the music room-for relaxing. io is just one ospect For a number of years Art and Phyllis also operated a of grocious country living enjoyed by Art successful nursery next to their home, but when it became ond Phyllis Storbeck. less than a hobby and more like a full-time business, they They are green­ sold out to other managers. Their current interest is oil t hum b gardeners, painting. Phyllis runs to the primitive type, and Art g'oes ond for a while op­ in for scenery. Neither of them give "g'lob art" a second look. eroted a successful It's nice living, too, for Kim, the dog. Their daughter, nu rsery. Audrey, is married and lives in Baldwin, Wis., and son Bob, a petty officer third class in the Navy, is stationed at San Dieg·o.

AUDITOR OF EXPENDITURES OFFICE their home at 5743 W. Pensacola Ave. AUDITOR OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (Chicago 60634), and his daughter OFFICE Ruth D. Brauneis, Correspondent and son-in-law, who wore married Rose Pattock of the paymaster's of­ last spring, have bought a home near­ Marion J. Frank, Correspondent fice and Viola Schmidt of the audit by. In addition to keeping up his Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. E. section surprised their friends and co­ home, Walter has taken on a part C. Gorley, who celebrated their 25th workers by retiring. time job in a neighborhood shop. wedding anniversary on Dec. 2. Recent visitors to the office were Welcome to Walter "Bill" Meredith, Russ Risberg, John Ritter, Sol Farley OPERATING DEPARTMENT Walter Serdon and Ernest A. Lehman, and John Tabor. who recently transferred into this of­ Lena Carli, clerk in the paymaster's Ashley Wilhite, Correspondent fice. office, is. wearing a beautiful engage­ Office of Vice President-Operation Our best wishes to Assistant Engi­ ment ring she received from Norman Cigars and candy were passed out by neer Richard F. Gross, who retired on Potucci. Ronald J. Skalski, statistical clerk in Nov. 30. Dick was honored with a Word was received that Flora Col­ the office of General Manager L. V. An­ gathering of his friends and associates lier, retired, passed away Nov. 7. derson, upon him and his wife Mar­ who presented him with a portable TV Sincere sympathy to M. J. Schlee on garet becoming the parents of a boy, and other gifts. Mr. Gross began his the' loss of his mother, to J. Manders who was born at St. Elizabeth's Hospi­ railroad career in the engineering de­ on the loss of his dad, and to Fern tal in Chicago on Nov. 30. He is their partment in 1923 and transferred to Jolle on the loss of her mother. first child, and has been named Ronald this office in 1929. Anthony. We are happy to report that Mrs. AUDITOR OF FREIGHT SETILEMENTS Viola Harrison, statistician in the office TAX DEPARTMENT Belated condolences are extended of Superintendent of Safety G. J. R. J. "Bob" Barnes, assistant tax to Walter Stark, retired Lead review Barry, returned to work the first week agent, and his Wife, Gwen, are the par­ clerk, whose wife, Ann, passed away in January, following a slight stroke ents of twins, a boy and girl, who ar­ suddenly last year, following surgery. for which she was confined to St. J 0­ rived at Resurrection Hospital in Chi­ She is survived also by a daughter, sept's Hospital.in Chicago. Vi received. cago on Christmas Day. They have Mrs. John (Elaine) Adrowski, a son, so many "get well" cards that she named them James and Julie. Mrs. Howard, and three grandchildYen. Fa!' could not acknowledge all, but wants Barnes was formerly employed in the the information of friends of the fam­ her friends who sent them to know claim prevention, refrigerator and 1ly, Walter is continuing to maintain that they were certainly appreciated. merchandise service department. 18 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Golf Impressario With No Time to Play

HONORED BY THE PASSENGER DEPART­ MENT. Genevieve Sull ivan, veteran ticket clerk in our Chicago city ticket office who retired Dec. 31, cuts the "good luck" cake at an open house in her honor. Being served is G. W. Hyett, district manager­ passenger sales. Miss Sullivan had 43 years of service in Chicago, as a stenog­ rapher in the office of the general agent passenger department and ticket clerk since the second World War. She is a sister of F. C. Sullivan, assistant chief rate clerk for the department. Paper work for the Minnesota Golf Association overflows the Warehams' bed-sitting roam. Here AI digs into details before calling it a day. (Minneapolis Star photo by Jack Gillis)

ALTHOUGH A. W. "AI" Wareham hasn't clubs with a number of services, such swung a golf club in almost three years, as help with tax problems, course rat­ it would be hard to find a more dedicated ings and a computerized handicapping follower of the game. system, and stands ready to help other H seems that since he retired in 1965 clubs in any way it can. Minnesota is as manager of the regional data office in one of the few states which include pub­ Minneapolis, the activities of the Min­ lic links courses in the state golf asso­ nesota Golf Association have had first ciation. claim on his time. AI's forte is manag­ AI, who belongs to the Minneapolis ing tournaments, and during the sum­ Golf Club, was MGA president. from mer a 15-hour day is the rule rather 1956 to 1958, and then served on the than the exception. board of directors until he was named Eleven years ago the MGA (founded executive secretary two years ago. He in 1901) consisted of six dues-paying clubs and conducted one tournament­ has been a member of the United States JOINING THE BENEDICTS, Brakeman the State Amateur. Today it includes Golf Association Public Links Com­ Howard Brewer of the Aberdeen Division 110 clubs and conducts, in addition to mittee for 36 years, and is active also takes Miss Lois Kinder as his bride in a in the MGA's Evans Scholarship pro­ pretty church ceremony at Kiester, Minn., the State Amateur, the MGA Junior and Nov. 18. They are now living in Rose­ the Minnesota Fourball. gram. mount, Minn. The MGA also provides its member "I'm too busy to play golf," he says.

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PAID OUT IN WAGES 27,277,323 29,736,325 113,636,533 115,542,052 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED Terre Haute Division (cents) 39.5 43.4 43.4 43.9 Frances Pettus, Correspondent Payroll taxes on account of Office of Trainmaster-Traveling Engineer Railroad Retirement Act Terre Haute and Railroad Unemploy­ ment Insurance Act ..... 2,994,615 2,977,629 12,165,512 11 ,515,053 Airman James G. Elder has COlU­ PER DOLLAR RECEIVED pleted basic training at Lackland AFB. (cents) 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.4 Tex. He has been assigned to the Air Force Technical Training Center at ALL OTHER PAYMENTS Lowry AFB, Colo., for schooling as a for operating expenses, munitions specialist. He is the son of taxes, rents and interest. 34,448,156 34,643,872 133,589,352 128,135,673 PER DOLLAR RECEIVED Conductor George M. Elder. Eugene J. Weiland, son of Roadmas­ (cents) 49.8 f 50.5 51.0 48.7 tel' J. E. Weiland, has been promoted Ordinary Income ..... 4,422,880 i 7,222,756 2,733,925 8,729,944 to Army specialist four at Ft. Riley, Kans. where he is serving as an X-ray REVENUE CARS LOADED technician in the 424th Medical Clear­ AND RECEIVED FROM ing Company at Irwin Army Hospital. CONNECTIONS: Conductor vVilliam F. Cazee passed away Dec. 15. Mr. Cazee had been ill Number of cars . 268,770 283,035 1,066,973 1,131,431 Decrease 1967 under 1966 -14,265 -64,458 for some time, having retired on disa­ bility in 1967 with 26 years service. He is survived by the widow, Mary; four sons, Ronald of Linton, Ind., and Michael, Jackie and Donald, all at home; the stepmother, Mrs. Esta VICE PRESIDENT-LABOR RELATIONS tal', and Jane Ingram, head keypunch Cazee of Bedford; a half-brother and operator, have returned to work after half-sister; and two grandchildren. Dennis Kir­ long medical leaves. It's nice to have choff, son of L. Services were held at Jasonville, Ind. both of them back. and burial was in Lebanon Cemetery. R. Kirchoff, labor Harry Graack. machine supervisor, John R. Grimes, retired engineer, relations officer, fell and broke his wrist on Dec. 24. died Dec. 18. Services were held at was one of five Healing time will be six to eight Clinton, Ind., with burial in Sugar senior men weeks. Grove Cemetery west of St. Bernice. named to mem­ vVe welcome the following new key­ Mr. Grimes retired in 1957 with 40 bership in Mace, punch operators: Dorothy Roser, Rose years service. local honor soci­ Scardine and Carolyn Love. James Homer Dowden, retired engi­ ety at Lawrence neer, died Nov. 9 at Tel'l'e Haute. He is University, A p­ Twin City Terminals survived by the widow, Lillian; a son, pleton, Wis. He Dennis Kirchoff is head counselor TWIN CITIES CAR, LOCOMOTIVE AND this year to freshmen men, and a var­ MATERIAL DEPARTMENTS . sity football, basketball and baseball Edna M. Bowers, Correspondent player. The Lawrence University Vik­ Office of District General Car Foreman, Sl. Paul ings finished the football season with a Cal' Department Shop Schedule En­ record of eight wins and no losses. gineer Kenny Beck and wife spent the Dennis was named to the Midwest all­ conference team. Christmas holidays in North Platte, Neb., visiting his relatives, and also toured the new UP hump yard; also ELECTRON IC DATA PROCESSING one of the UP's new turbine engines. The sudden death of Minneapolis Wynn Kasow, Correspondent Car Inspector Gary Hollingsworth on Donald Nielsen, assistant console op­ Dec. 19 was a shock to his many erator, and his wife, Darlene. became friends and co-workers. He is survived parents of their second girl, Christine, by his wife, two young daughtel's, and on Oct. 31. his brothel' Don, who also is a car in­ Charles Abruzzi, programmer, and spector in Minneapolis. Gary and Dan's VETERAN STATUS. Three men in the re­ his wife, LaVonne, had their second father was S. Hollingsworth, who was gional data office at Minneapolis who child, Ruth Ann, on Nov. 8. car foreman in Minneapolis for many have reached veteran status shown with Brian Buehler, clerk-messenger, re­ years preceding his death. new service passes issued to them in De­ signed to relocate in California. Locomoilve Machinist Dave Dunning cember. Bill Benson, revising clerk (left), Wedding bells rang on Nov. 23 for retired Jan. 1. His service dates back has 22 years of service, and Dave McDon­ Merline King, keypunch operator, and to 1920 and, except for a short period aid, comptometer operator (center), and Dan Williams. in Deer Lodge, he was located in St. Dale Stuber, machine operator, have 20 Helen Mendonsa, keypunch opera­ Paul with the Milwaul,ee. years. 20 The Milwaukee Road Magazine ~-~~~~.~~-~~~-~- ~- JANUARY 1968 compared with January 1967 NUMBER OF CARLOADS % of Total loading of these commodities ------­ Revenue JANUARY INCREASE obtained INCREASED from commodities in 1968 over 1967 1968 1967 1968 % of shown over 1967 increase 7.2% Lumber or Dimension Stock ... 4,181 3,736 + 445 + 11.9% 6.1 All Other Paper or Allied Products . 5,777 5,683 + 94 + 1.7 4.3 Coal . 9,607 8,127 CROSSING FLAGMAN RETIRES. A Silver + 1,480 + 18.2 3.9 Motor Vehicles . 1,884 1,356 + 528 + 38.9 Pass marking 45 years af service is pre­ 3.1 All Other Wood Products sented Paul H. Faster, right, by Captain (lncl. Plywood) 2,149 1,756 + 393 + 22.4 W. J. Bear of the rood's police force fol-' 2.8 Primary Iron or Steel lowing Foster's recent retirement as cross­ Products . 2,761 2,296 + 465 + 20.3 ing flagman in Minneapolis. He started 2.4 Pulp or Pulp Mill Products .. 1,285 1,255 + 30 + 2.4 2.3 Stone, Clay or Glass in 1922 at the old Tenth Avenue Tower, Products . 2,750 2,305 + 445 + 19.3 served later as a police patrolman in the 2.3 All Other Transportation South Minneapolis Shops, and during Equipment . 2,736 2,433 + 303 + 12.5 World War lias guard on the Short Line 2.3 Industrial Chemicals 1,143 930 + 213 + 22.9 Bridge, fram which he transferred to the 1.6 Fabricated Metal Products 1,408 1,286 + 122 + 9.5 Hiawatha Tower. In retirement, he intends 1.4 Petroleum, Natural Gas or Gasoline .... '.' ..... 2,019 1,807 to pursue his hobbies of deer hunting and + 212 + 11.7 1.3 Electrical Machinery or fishing, having recently caught his limit Equipment . 1,103 888 + 215 + 24.2 of walleyed pike in Lake Mil Lacs. 1.2 Soybeans . 777 725 + 52 + 7.2 1.0 Dairy Products . 1,086 959 + 127 + 13.2 .9 Malt Liquors . 1,187 1,079 + 108 + 10.0 .6 Beverages (Except Malt La.wrence; two daughters. !\II's. Doro­ Liquors) . 751 700 + 51 + 7.3 thy ,¥ible, Vera Beach, Fla., and lvII's. .5 Coke Oven or Blast Furnace Mary Alice Flaging, Silver Springs. Products . 795 586 + 209 + 35.7 Md.; six grandchildren and 13 great­ 10.1 All Other Carload Traffic . 5,770 5,410 + 360 + 6.7 grandchildren. He was a member of the Central Christian Church where he 55.3% +13.5% was a deacon emeritus. Mr. Dowden had retired in 1945 with 26 years serv­ loading of these commodities I JANUARY DECREASE ice. DECREASED I Harley Taylor, retired conductor, I 1968 % of died Nov. 28 of an apparent heart at­ in 1968 under 1967 I 1968 1967 under 1967 decrease tack at his home in Shelburn, Ind. He retired in 1958 with 42 yea rs service. 12.8% Grain . 7,485 7,827 342 4.4% Surviving are the widow, Janie; a 4.2 Meat (Fresh, Chilled or brother, Emmett, Ottawa, Kan.; six Frozen) . 3,427 3,663 236 6.4 stepsons, Donald, Harold and Leslie 3.0 Grain Mill Products . 4,690 4,852 162 3.3 Skinner of Tel'1'e Haute, Jack Skinner 3.0 All Other Chemicals or of Sullivan, Wayne Skinner, Clay City. Allied Products . 2,700 2,788 88 3.2 and Bob Effinger, Shelburn; and two 3.0 All Other Food Products (Incl. Sugar) . 2,251 2,605 354 13.6 stepdaughters, Mrs. Lillian Smith. 3.0 Canned Fruits, Vegetables Terre Haute. and Mrs. Hazel vVaten­ and Seafoods 2,203 2,327 124 5.3 barger, Fontana, Calif. Burial was in 2.7 All Other Primary Metal Terre Haute. Products . 1,159 1,291 132 10.2 We extend our sympathy to the fam­ 2.3 Freight Forwarder & Shipper ilies of these former employes, and to Assn. Traffic . 1,860 1,879 19 1.0 the families of Mrs. Thelma M. Wai­ 1.9 Waste or Scrap Materials 2,039 2,159 120 5.6 ters, mother of Retired Engineer V.i. 1.8 Nonmetallic Minerals; lVI. 'Walters; Mrs. Mabel C. Elliott, Except Fuels 1,933 2,238 305 13.6 1.6 Primary Forest Products 3,941 4,266 325 7.6 mother of Switchman M. Elliott; Mrs. 1.5 All Other Machinery lVIary L. Young. mother of Conductor (Except Electrical) 685 706 21 3.0 W. P. Young; and lVII's. Katherine 1.4 Farm Machinery or McClure Miller, all recently deceased. Equipment 1,249 1,511 262 17.3 Ray Verdeyen, a junior at Schulte .6 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 458 547 89 16.3 High School, Terre Haute. and son of .6 Potatoes (Other Than Sweet). 393 420 27 6.4 Yardmaster lVI. K. Verdeyen, was tlie .5 All Other Farm Products recipient of a Knights of Columbus (lncl. Sugar Beets) .... 714 757 43 5.7' Sportmanship Award which is voted by .5 Metallic Ores ...... • 154 323 169 52.3 293 307 14 4.6 his teammates. He also won the "Star" .3 Livestock , .. .0 Sma II Packaged Freight a ward which is given to the football Shipments (LCL Mdse.) ... 20 22 2 9.1 player making the most interceptions and fumbles recovered, intercepting 44.7% 40A88 7.0% eight passes and recovering one fum­ ble, for a total of nine stars for the 100.0% + 3.6% year. January-February, 1968 21 La Crosse Division rill-right back where he started were Elmer Jonas, brakeman; William from-remaining there as agent until Farrell, machinist; Gus Johnson, COll­ WISCONSIN VALLEY retiring. His plans include more hunt­ ductor; Paul Jensen, roundhouse fore­ Mildred G. Conklin, Correspondent ing and fishing, and seeing some of the man; Dewey Whitmore, Merrill agent; Trainmaster's Office, Wausau country he has missed. A gift with and Mrs. Katherine Loomis, clerk. U. E. Whitmore, very best of wishes was presented to Honorable mention was made of others him by fellow workers. who were not present: Art Janz, engi­ top man on the Valley seniority Mrs. John Zander, 78, wife of re­ neer; Ed Gongware, conductor; Hugo Carlson, track department employe; list of agent-op­ tired car foreman, passed away re­ cently after a long illness. Funeral and Ted Shrake, trainman. Also guests erators, appropri­ services were held in St. Paul's Evan­ at the party were past presidents of the ately chose to re­ gelical Church with burial in Restlawn club, Mmes. Pearl Nee Curtis (the first tire just before Memorial Park, Wausau. She was a president), Emma Essells, Amanda the 'deer hunting member of the V\Tomen's Club and of O'Brien Weidner, Della Slomske season - few, if the Royal Neighbors of America. Reische, Julia Sch ulz, Esther Brown, any, of which he Immediate survivors are her husband, Gen Chamberlain and Pearl Jensen. has missed over three sons, six grandchildren and eight Special welcome went to Del Wescott, the years. After D. E. Whitmore great-grandchildren. conductor, and Otto Zander, carman, 51 years, it was Mrs. Clara McCarthy, 75, the widow retirees who have passed 90 years of with a semi-feeling of regret and a lot of Conductor Robert McCarthy, died age. of memories that he left the service. suddenly recently. She was a member Conductor Alvin Kasten presented a He recalled his first job as extra of the Women's Club at Wausau and seniority list of trainmen, dated 1929. third telegrapher in the old freight­ of the B. of R. T. Auxiliary. Burial was to Toastmaster Obermowe, who read house at Merrill. A. J. Fries was agent in Calvary Cemetery, Tomahawk. the names of some of the pioneer at that time, Joe Fries the cashier, Mrs. R. F. Oakes, 84, the widow of trainmen. Heading the list was Peter Kate Fries billing clerk, and Slim Fries TBM Oakes and mother of Conductor Hollinshead (deceased) who entered assistant cashier. Milt Frye was yard George Oakes, passed away recently in railroad service on the Valley in 1882, clerk, Oscar Frazier janitor and yard St. Cloud, Fla., where she had made at which time the division superin­ clerk. First trick telegrapher was Floyd her home for many years. tendent's office was located at Bab­ West, Ritz Parker second triCk, and The annual activities of Wausau cock, Wis. Door prizes were distrib­ Fred Blanchfield third trick. Over the chapter of the \Vomen's Club began uted and entertainment provided dur­ years Dewey worked as agent at Bab­ with the yearly party honoring Valley ing the dinner. After the dinner, Oper­ coc·k, star Lake and Sayner during the railroad employes who retired during ator Mike Lepinski and Leona Pronold tourist season, and as telegrapher at the past year. A social hour preceded played the piano for group singing. Wisconsin Rapids before becoming the dinner at the Hotel Wausau. Leona is the wife of Retired Section agent at Minocqua, where he served Trainmaster Obermowe was the master Foreman Louis Pronold, formerly of for 21 years before returning to Mer­ of ceremonies. Retired guests present Janesville, Wis. Othel' social events of the Women's Club were the Christmas luncheon for members and the Santa Claus party for the children of all railroad em­ ployes. New club officers for 1968 are Mmes. Katherine Loomis, president; Carl Akey, first vice president; Ralph Chamberlain, second vice president; 1'"= Norman Krueger, treasurer; Melvin POOR & COMPANY Boernke, secretary;, and Harold Bros­ Railway Products DivIsion 80 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. 60604 trom, historian. 90 West Street, New York, N. Y, 10006 EAST END P. & M. PRODUCTS Natalie R. Brunt, Correspondent • IMPROVED FAIR RaU Ancho

• FAIR-FLEX Concrete Tie Fasteners Bob Chappell, senior at Portage High School and son of Engineer and RAIL .JOINT PRODUCTS Mrs. Lester H. Chappell, was named to ~ the South Central Conference All-Star W • Raja Joints • Raja Insulated Joints 0 football squad. He was co-captain of • Raja Compromise J 011"1 ts 0 the high school team and voted most • Raja Fibre Insulation valuable player. Bob is also an out­ standing basketball player. MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT PRODUCTS Traveling Engineer-Trainmaster and • Meca Rail and Flange Lubricators Mrs. A. E. Smith and their son, Alfred • MACK Reversible Paul, moved to Portage in November, ,o.o'''o,oo~ where Mr. Smith has headquarters. h-"" M. D. "Matt" Collins, retired engi­ neer, died in Milwaukee on Nov. 21 at the age of 79. Mr. Collins was the fire­ .~. ~ man on the first Hiawatha, La Crosse Division. He retired seven years ago after more than 50 years' service with PEERLESS EQUIPMENT PRODUCTS the Milwaukee. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and its Quar­ • Draft Gears ter Century Club, the Catholic Order • Rail Titan Batteries of Foresters and the BLE. Jacob J. Janda, 77, died on Nov. 23 following an extended illness. Mr. 1799R Janda worked at Portage for 40 years and retired in 1945 as a machinist 22 The Milwaukee Rood Magazine Chief Dispatcher Davis Retires at Austin r ~ NLY ;: ROM Superintendent W. K. Peterson presents the Davises with watches EVANS ... and other gifts ex­ pressing the wishes of their friends for many happy retire­ ment years. Looking on is Assistant Gen­ eral Manager D. O. Burke. (Austin Herold photo)

Cecil B. Davis, chief dispatcher at Aus­ official family. tin, Minn., received a warm tribute Mr. Davis started with the railroad there the evening of Jan. 6 at a dinner in 1919 as a mail handler at Charter held in Queen of Angels Hall to mark Oak, la., and after learning telegraphy his retirement after 46 years of service. and station work, became a full time Eighty five of his friends braved 20 employe in 1922. In 1939 he was below zero weather to attend. Besides promoted to train dispatcher at Sioux many local people, the group included City, where he later became chief dis­ •.. the famous delegations from Chicago, Sioux City, patcher. He transferred to Austin in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Mason City, 1956 for the consolidation of the Mitchell and area towns. IM&D Division. A highlight of the evening was the In the future, Mr. Davis plans to "MdClM presentation of a railroad grade Ac­ continue his activities as a ham radio cutron watch to Mr. Davis and a self­ operator. They include serving as radio ~AffNluwr winding calendar watch to his wife, officer for the Civil Defense unit of plus the wherewithal to buy another gift Mower County; manager of Piconet, of their choice. Superintendent W. K. the emergency radio band for 13 south­ preven Peterson was the master of ceremonies, east Minnesota counties; and president and Assistant General Manager D. O. of the Austin Area Amateur Radio in tra it Burke extended the good wishes of the Club. Only Ev -the leader in damage­ free ship, ing equipment-makes the DF® L Mer, the DF-B one-piece bulkhea ing system, and a variety helper. He is survived by his wife; son, dischaTge was employed by the Leo of othe devices for protecting goods Conductor Julius; daughter, Veronica Burnett Advertising Agency in Chica­ shi~ by rail. And only Evans pro­ of Portage; two grandchildren and one go, from which he resigned to go with great-grandchild. NBC. He and his wife live in Olympia vid railroads and shippers with Retired Conductor Paul F. Heber­ Fields, Ill., and have a two-year-old na .. onwide service centers-free, on­ lein, 72, passed away at Columbia son. th\spot consultation by specialists Manor in Wyocena on Dec. 7. He is inJu.amage-free shipping. survived by four sons, a daughter, 17 grandchiidren and one great-grand­ LA CROSSE AND WEST Evans, a producer of material handling de· chiid. vices since 1915, also manufactures racks, Corinne Bauer, Correspondent hooks, pallets, hoppers, tubs, and other special Superintendent's Office, La Crosse material handling devices to order. MADISON AREA Mrs. Alfred (Lydia) Young, 78, wife Florence Mahaffey, Correspondent of the retired conductor, passed away Hal/mark 0' Qualify Products clo Agent, Madison, Wis. suddenly in her home at La Crosse on Murray B. Ison, who was awarded Nov. 30. She is survived also by a son, one of our company's J. T. Gillick Edwin. Burial was in Oak Grove Ceme­ Scholarships in 1958, has joined the tery at Tomah, Wis. National Broadcasting Company as an Retired Engineer Theodore Comeau, account executive for spot TV sales. 92, passed away in his home in Ona­ Murray, the son of Switchman and laska, Wis., on Dec. 4. He is survived EVANS Mrs. Kermit Ison of Madison, grad­ by his widow, Alice; two stepdaugh­ PRODUCTS uated from the University of Wisconsin ters, Mrs. Howard Warren of Sioux COMPANY with a BS degree in 1962 and received City, la., and Mrs. Robert Medow of PI't'MOU7Jf. MICHIGAN a master's degree the year following. Chicago; and one sister and one TRANSPORTA TION He spent the next two years on De­ brother, both of Onalaska. Burial was EQUIPMENT GROUP stroyer duty in the Navy, and after his in Onalaska. ··EP" ia • trademark of EVanlII Producta Company. January-February, 1968 23 Mrs. Charles J. (Sylvia) Knapp, 72, passed away in a La Crosse hospital on Dec. 30. She is survived by her hus­ band; one daughter, Mrs. Fayne John­ son of Portland, Ore.; two sons, Charles Wayne of Anaheim, Calif., and Todd J. of Los Angeles; and one brother, of Brice's Prairie, Wis. Burial was in the Onalaska Cemetery. Charles "Chuck" Kowalke has been Weed, Grass & Brush Control appointed engineering aide on the La • Water Treatments Crosse Division with headquarters at • Fuel Oil Stabilizers La Crosse. He had been roadmaster, chief carpenter and chief clerk at La • Combustion Catalysts Crosse for a number of years. • Wheel Flange Lubricators NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY D &. I Division 6216 W. 66th Place • Chicago, III. 60638 Savanna Chapter of the Women's FU LL Y ACCREDITED, David J. Schohc­ zinski (left) and James A. Wicinski dis­ Club held a Christmas dessert lunch­ play the certificates presented them re­ eon at st. Paul's Parish House, fol­ cently at Milwaukee Shops when they lowed by a gift exchange. Action taken completed their tinsmith apprenticeship. at the business session included the Present for the occasion is Tinsmith Arthur election of Mrs. L. H. Walleen as presi­ H. Sweitzer, general chairman of the A. R. BARNES &CO. dent for 1968; Mrs. Lloyd Hinsch, vice Sheetmetal Workers Association. president; Mrs. Albert Lahey, corre­ sponding secretary; Miss. Clara Cush, recording secretary; and Mrs. Jess PRINTERS Brock, treasurer. OFFICE OF SHOP SUPERINTENDENT -CAR DEPARTMENT Milwaukee Shops Richard D. Andrews, Correspondent LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT Henry Janicki, carman in the air 8111 N. S1. Louis Ave. brake shop, with his wife, daughter Carol Rader, Correspondent Carol, and several friends of the fam­ SKOKIE, ILL. Best wishes were extended to Hos­ ily, were present for the ceremonies tler Foreman Tommie Roberts, who re­ in SS. Peter & Paul basilica in Rome tired on Nov. 30 after 50 years of on Dec. 21 at which his son Dennis continuous service. Tommie began his was ordained to the priesthood. Fa­ employment with the Road on Oct. 9, ther Dennis attended St. Mary Pre­ 1927 as an engineer on the old R&SvV paratory Seminary, Crystal Lake,IlI., Division, and held that position until the novitiate of the Conventual Fran­ October 1956, when he was promoted ciscan Fathers at Lake Forest, Ill., lR: to hostler foreman. completed his philosophical studies at POWER PARTS COMPANY Upon retiring, he was honored dur­ Our Lady of Consolation Seminary, National Disttlbutors lor ing the lunch period by a gathering of Carey, Ohio, and received a bachelor Unlr0r,al and Stratol ex, Inc. foremen from the Shops. Coffee was of arts degree in philosophy from the Serving the Railroad Industry 24 served, and a cake decorated with a University of Dayton in 1964. He com­ hours a day, continuously for over picture of a steam engine marked the pleted his priestly studies at the Sera­ twenty-one years. occasion. Hostler Walter Kroening pre­ phicnm, the order's international col­ All orders are shipped the same sented him with a model of a Mil­ lege in Rome, and will receive a day as received. OUT motto is "Fire waukee Road diesel locomotive, and an licentiate in sacred theology this June. Wagon Service" on all orden. envelope containing a gift of cash from various employes who had worked un­ der his jurisdiction. Tommie is a past president of the Travelers. During his retirement he plans to visit Phoenix, Ariz.

Best for older The year-'round motor oil that can Mobil cars • a "must" double engine life! for new cars! ® FIFTY ONE YEARS OF INJURY-FREE SERVICE are represented in the Gold Pass being presented to Charles Siegel, Mil­ waukee Terminals engineer, by District Master Mechanic E. J. Mueller, when Mobil Oil Corporation Siegel recently retired. Standing by is Re~ tired Engineer E. J. Brown. These three men, together, have 135 years of service without an injury. 24 The Milwaukee Road Magazine WHATEVER' YOU DO, BANK AT THE FIRST WISCONSIN

Nice Work, If You Can Get It Here's a profitable way for a senior railroader to spend his time, according Wisconsin's largest to Paul B. Leitner, retired Sioux City engineer now living in Sonora, Calif. The train is owned by Rev. C. H. Seitz, son of a S:mta Fe station agent and friend bank from Mr. Leitner's Sioux City days, who is presently pastor of the Antioch, Calif., Seventh Day Adventist Church. He has used it in youth camp work. Last summer Mr. Seitz was invited to set up the train in the newly created Next-door neIghbor to pork at Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, Calif., and Mr. Leitner is shown assist­ all Milwauke. ing with activities that followed the gold spike ceremony. More than 300 rode it that day. The railroad is sponsored by the city counCil, Chamber of Com­ merce, and various individuals and corporate organizations. Children ride free, and to dote the train has carried about 5,600 passengers. FIRST WISCONSIN

WITH A HOST OF GOOD WISHES. Hor- > ace'M. Gittins, chemist in the test de­ NATIONAL portment at Milwaukee Shops (left), re­ ceives a watch and a plaque expressing BANK the sincere wishes of his immediate co­ workers for a healthy, enjoyable retire­ OF MILWAUKEE ment. Doing the honors is M. L. Benzer, engineer of tests. Upon retiring recently, Mr. Gittins hod 32 years of service. Member Federal DeposIt Inturanc. Corporation

MILWAUKEE MOST NEW MODERN COMMUTER BRAKE CARS EQUIPMENT 26 Valve Cobra Shoe GB Unit

LAST DAY ON THE JOB for Milwaukee From the air supply to the friction on the wheels-WESTINGHOUSE Terminals Conductor Sam J. Colletti, cen­ AIR BRAKE COMPANY enhances its position as the leader ter, was Dec. 31. Extending good wishes are Trainmaster George Johnson, left, and in the Best In Braking! We are proud that our equipment was specified Yardmaster Jerry Fans. He retired with on the new Double Deck cars for this important function more than 40 years of service, starting in 1920 as a switchtender, and as con­ SAFE BRAKING! ductor on the Humboldt line since 1933. January-February, 1968 25 olet Gilbert and Jan SymlCek, were Milwaukee Terminals hostesses on Dec. 15 at a coffee and REGIONAL DATA OFFICE cake treat for the employes. Needless to say, it was delightful and we extend Pearl Freund, Correspondent our thanks to these ladies for their A holiday get-together was enjoyed thoughtfulness and expression of good by the regional employes at Kug­ will. Without realizing, we were also Iitsch's on Dec. 3. In addition to the celebrating our boss' birthday. usual refreshments, a buffet of hot and Assistant Cashier Willard Kinast cold dishes was served. Music and managed to deepen his tan in Decem­ dancing were the order of the evening. ber but not in Milwaukee's climate. He The real swingers, naturally, were the spent the remaining two weeks of his younger set, but devotees of the polka, vacation in Nassau. etc., were equally enthusiastic. Kitty June Stanlee, rate clerk, attended Koralewski, Barbara McPhee and the NARBW luncheon of the iVIilwau­ Karen Mustard handled all arrange­ kee chapter in Chicago on Dec. 3 at ments and received some assistance on Kungsholm. the side from the respective husbands, Jerome Hofkes, inbound rates, spent FORTY FIVE-YEAR SILVER PASS is pre­ David, Jim and John. An exchange of Christmas with his sister's family in sented Calvin Kent, steamfitter at Mil­ gifts proved both attractive and funny. Minneapolis. Raymond Klapa, carload waukee Shops, with the congratulations of Carolyn Dombrowski acted as chair­ bill clerk, went to his home in Oshkosh Shop Superintendent R. P. Drew (right) man in charge of arrangements for the for the holidays. Walter Beaman and and Steamfitting Foreman K. W. Trout. Christmas luncheon held Dec. 21 in his family spent the New Year week­ While most of Colvin's service has been the office. 'While everyone contributed end at his parents' home in Menomi­ in the Milwaukee shops and terminals, he to the event, a great deal of credit is nee, Wis. also handles maintenance work throughout due the women who provided and pre­ Former Secretary and Timekeeper the railroad system. He and his wife, Lor­ pared the food and who contributed Patricia Ogden and husband Tom paid raine, enjoy traveling and fishing. the wonderful assortment of Christmas a quickie visit after Christmas. The baking. Ogdens now live in Houston, where The wives of our manager and as­ Tom is with the MKT. sistant managers, Nadine Groves, Vi­ Larry Gleason, rate clerk, who had the misfortune of breaking his ankle last fall and who has been putting up with a cast and crutches, etc., had a pin removed from the injured area in De­ cember and reports everything in A-1 condition. Th e rilli n® The Anchor® Your correspondent had a very spe­ 6 cial visitor during the holidays from Anaheim, Cal., namely a new grand­ daughter, Karen Marie. She is the neWly-adopted daughter of son Rich­ pressure composition ard and his wife, Mary Ellen. Richard is on a six-year transfer with A-C Elec­ tronics at Downey, Cal. poured tread AGENCY Joseph Hoerl, assistant chief clerk, entered Misericordia Hospital for eye steel wheel brake shoe surgery. Sympathy is extended to Mike Kurth, yard clerk at Menomonee Belt, on the death of his wife Dec. 14 at their home in Pewaukee. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stelzel an­ nounced the arrival of a baby boy on Nov. 1. They now have two girls and four boys, the newest named Keven Lewis, and the oldest a boy, 15, named Mike. Ken is a yard clerk at Gibson District. The agency celebrated Christmas with a wonderful luncheon in the office Dec. 29. Les Carlson, grain clerk, pre­ Lasts longer tougher Longer shoe and wheel life due to pared all the food, giving the employes the benefit of his professional training flange and tread only two more stable frictional characteristics as a chef. In generosity, Les also pre­ tape sizes .... 100% ultra­ .... less braking force required .... pared a delicious cake and sent it to sonic and magnaglo inspected. lower maintenance per train mile. the regional office. The agency is fortu­ nate in having a young man with good ®LJ working qualities, and such talent be­ . QJ"'~?,~,~~:,~ WHEEL sides. • Sign over entrance to a Little League ON' a. THO Amsted ballpa'rk: ((.A. Diamond Is a Boy's Best INDUSTRIES ­ Friend." 26 The Milwaukee Road Magazine

, I Tom Roberts, hostler foreman at Milwau­ kee Shops

Service Passes Awarded Afine tradition among Gold 50-Year Passes Claywell, Earl K., switchman------Crete, III. American railroads Conklin, M. G., trainmaster's steno.--Wausau Wis Glanching, John, engineer------Milwaukee: Wis: m. American Steel Horatt, Marie M., head c1erk------Berwyn, III. FDundries Johnson, C. 0., sales agent------Park Ridge, III. W I

RETIRING FROM SWITCHING in the Silver 45-Year Posses SIDE FRAMES AND BOLSTERS • ASF RIDE CONTROL"' TRUCKS Milwaukee Terminals, Maynard E. Sperle, Bubolz, Pau I, upholsterer------Milwaukee,Wis. Carpenter, G. E., ticket clerk------Wausau, Wis. • ASF RIDEMASTER® TRUCKS center, bids good-by to Superintendent • ASF 6-WHEEL TRUCKS R. H. Love, right, and Assistant Superin­ Cross, R. G., section foreman------Perry, la. Ellingson, Carl A. M., clerk----Red Wing, Minn. • COUPLERS AND YOKES tendent F. A. Deutsch. He had been em­ Elsenbrock, C. E., brakeman ------Chicago, III. • DRAFT SILL END CASTINGS ployed in the terminals since 1941, and Foster, P. H., ret'd. f1agman--Minneapolis, Minn. • CAST STEEL BRAKE BEAMS also had several years service on the Wis­ I

DIVISION STREET • Hydra-Buff end-of-car hydraulic Carolyn DiCicco, Correspondent cushioning Michael Caffarella, who worked as • Cushion Ride hydraulic cushioning a stoweI' in the Union Street district for underframes during the summel' months while fur­ thering his ed ucation, has been making , • Running boards, brake steps, his career with the Western Electric grating products Company. He wa.s recently promoted from a section chief in the accounting • Boxweld brake beams 18,000 lb. service organization at Hawthorne to hanger, 18,000 and 24,000 lb. unit department chief rank, and transferred • Hatch covers, glass fiber to Montgomery, Ill. Michael graduated reinforced plastic products from De Paul University in 1959 with a bachelor of science degree in com­ • Defect card holders merce. After a tour of du ty with the Marines, he joined Western Electric at the Hawthorne works in 1960 as a staff trainee in the works comptroller's or­ ganization. He became an auditor a year later, was promoted to section chief in the auditing organization in &[P~br RAILWAY PRODUCTS CO. 1964, and is now the new accounting head. His father, Ralph, is a cheCk '332 S. MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO, ILL. 60604 clerk at the GalewQod freight house. 28 The Milwaukee Road Magazine ® TOPS IN SAFETY. Milwau­ kee Terminal Engineer R. H. "Ray" BI iesner, with his Wife, san Donald and daugh­ KIRIIE ter-in-Iaw, farmed this hap­ py family group an Ray's ir last day of work, Dec. 29. One reason for the big smiles could be that, during CABLE mare than 50 years of serv­ For dependability in actual ice, Ray had an unblemished use, no other cable matches safety record. In his case, Kerite. We believe you will safety was - you'll pardon be impressed by the evi• the expression - no acci­ dent. dence. Write. THE KERITE COMPANY Ge-..t Offl..-~ an"ch Street, New YCMlr. 7, N. Y. SALES OFFICES: Blrminlliham, Bo!!..on, John Blaine, retired stoweI', suffered of Superintendent Bill from Deer Chicago, Dalla., Denver, Devon,. Pa. '" stroke in November and passed away Lodge. Emeryville, Calif., Glendale, Calif., Lake Wale., Fla., lIletalre, .....=--­ at the end of December... Sympathy Jim Gregerson left the railroad Jan. La., Portland, €a) was extended to Frank Pollak, stoweI', 1 to work for Consolidated Freight­ Beattie. • . 1 on the death of his brother Joseph in wa.ys. Jim wanted everyone to know I:IDD1 December. he appreciated their cooperation while working for the Milwaukee, and we it'. ,b. KERITE insulatio" BENSENVILLE extend good luck to him in his new ,bat male.. 'b. dill.r."ce assignment. Delores Barton, Correspondent On Nov. 11, Fireman Scott D. Bass was married to Linda Smith at the During the last few months, quite First Methodist Ch urch in Franklin a number of our engineers in Chicago Park, Ill. Scott is the son of Clair Terminal retired-Engineers Pat Ma­ Bass, chief clerk to the superintendent honey, Mike Tatt, Gordon Ray, CharlIe young fllJefal at Bensenville, and Linda is the daugh­ Wall, Ed Krupinski, Charlie Siegel ter of a mechanical foreman for the and George Dappen, representing 322 Soo Line at Schiller Park. Before be­ proJucftJ, !Jnc. years of service to our railroad. Our coming a Milwaukee Road employe, very best wishes to all for a long, hap­ FORMERLY YOUNG & GRE:ENAWALT CO. Scott had completed three years as a py and healthy retirement. hospital corpsman in the Navy, with Manufacturers of On Dec. 20, Division Engineer Ben­ the last 13 months serving the Ma­ ner's office welcomed Donald Sloat as • Corrugated Metal Pipe Culverts. junior engineer. On Jan. 2, Ivy Bolton rines at Okinawa. • Corrugated Metal Perforated Pipe. left the superintendent's office to work WESTERN AVENUE • Structural Plate Pipe. in the car department at Milwaukee, • Tunnel Liner Plates. The sleeping and dining car depart­ and Doris Thompson has replaced her and ALLIED PRODUCTS as roadmaster-signal department clerk. ment held an open house on Dec. 14 The end of December introduced for five employes who had retired with­ 1011 E. 148th Street Superintendent and Mrs. Stuckey to in recent months-F. W. Schaefer, C. P. O. Box 717 L. Thomas, S. P. Jackson, Frank John­ the roll of grandparents. Son Bill, in East Chicago, Indiana 46312 the Air Force at Seattle, and his wife son and 'William Carpenter. All are had a daughter born Dec. 22. Sympathy was extended to the fam­ ily of Yardmaster Julius Parth who passed away Oct. 28; to Mrs. Chester J. Olsen on the passing of Engineer Olsen Dec. 29; to Mrs. W. A. Goetz on the passing of Engineer Goetz Dec. 7; to the family of Switchman K. F. Dally, who passed away sudden~ lyon Jan. 15; and to Trainmasters Huart and Curley on the loss of their sister and mother. Congratulations are extended to Switchman E. T. Daly and wife on the birth of their first child, a son born UNION REFRIGERATOR TRANSIT LINES Oct. 8; and also to the Wayne Helfer family on addition No.9. 4206 N. GREEN SAY AVE At this writing, Switchmen Jack Logue, George Jones, George Rohde Milwaukee, 12, Wisconsin and W. H. Nevell Sr., and Yardmaster Tom Walsh are on the sick list. We hope they will be back soon. Have advice from Superintendent Bud McCanna of the IHB (formerlY assistant superintendent at Bensen­ ville) that son Butch is attending the University of Montana at Missoula studying forestry science. He has as a roommate Tom Plattenberger, son January-February, 7968 29 well known to the traveling public, as carpentry and I' epa i l' maintenance, let well as to Milwaukee Road people. which he enjoys. The senior member of the group was Mr. Carpenter, who started in 1940 Mr. Schaefer, who made his first stu­ as fourth cook and advanced rapidly BUCKEYE dent trip on the Copper Country Lim­ to chef on the business cars, had carry your freight ited in 1920. Subsequently he worked worked since that time for all of the as a parlor car conductor on all of our company's presidents, from Mr. Scand­ safely trains except the Pioneer Limited ­ rett up to the present, Mr. Crippen. He Pacific Limiteds 19 and 20 to Omaha, has served many notables, inc!uding the old joint train to Oakland. Calif.. Eleanor Roosevelt, Kate Smith and and the Columbian and Olympian. Up' Charles Lindberg, and for a long .;.....,.,.;;i] Steel Castings from Buckeye on retiring, he said he intends to do period was personal chef to the chair­ include TRUCK BOLSTERS just what he wants to, and tchen he man of the board of the Anaconda Cop­ • TRUCK SIDE FRAMES. wants to. He is interested in the stock per Co. Since his retirement he has BUCKEYE CoR (Cushion­ market, and spends several days a been busy selling insurance. Ride) TRUCKS. C·R PACK­ week watching the boards on La Salle Steward Walter Readus' son Ray­ AGE UNITS. BUCKEYE HIGH CAPACITY 6 and 8 Street. mond was recently named to the WHEEL TRUCKS. COU­ Next in seniority was Frank John­ Honors List at Illinois State College, PLERS • COUPLER DRAFT son, who started as third cook in April Chic~.go, where he is a sophomore YOKES. DRAFT SILL of 1926, and was promoted in quick majoring in biology. A letter from the CASTINGS • HYDRAULIC order to chef. His first assignment was CUSHIONED UNDER· president of the college read in part, FRAMES • MISCELLANE· on the Pioneer Limited's famous din­ "The reputation of an institution of OUS FREIGHT CAR CAST· ing cal'. the Dan Healy. From that he higher learning is greatly enhanced went to the Morning and Afternoon when its able students achieve aca­ Hiawathas, when they were still called demic excellence. Your efforts have the Fast Mails, and later transferred to brought honor to you and to the Col­ the City trains. In his 41 years of lege." Upon graduating from Park ij!l~G~I~X~ service, Mr. Johnson never had a per­ @ sonal injury-an outstanding safety Manor High School, Raymond was COLUMBUS, OHIO record, and particularly so for a chef granted an Illinois State scholarship, working in kitchens. but was not eligible to accept it, since Mr. Thomas, whose service dated his father's income exceeded the from June, 1926, retired from service amount specified under the rules to as a porter 011 the Hiawatha parlor qualify for scholarship aid. cars. Upon retiring, he said that he MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS had thoroughly enjoyed working on the V Belts and Sheaves railroad, and feels that railroading has played an important role in his life. In Transmission Belting the future, though, he will be more Earns Boy Scout Merit Medal than busy at his other occupation ­ AT a Boy Scout Diesel Fueling Hose that of a dentist. Court of Honor Mr. Jackson has been with our com­ Fire Hose pany since 1936, spending his first held recently in years as a waiter on runs between Chi­ the Harlowton, Hose and Belting For All cago, Milwaukee and Madison. When Mont., Youth Cen­ Purposes the Olympian Hiawatha went into serv­ ter, Robert Pem­ ice he was assigned to it, and re­ berton, son of En­ mained on that run until 1961, when gineer R. L. Pem­ CHICAGO RAILROAD SUPPLY COMPANY he was assigned to the City of Port­ berton of Har­ land. He just recently returned from low ton, was 336 So. Jefferson St., Chicago 6, III. a vacation in Florida and the Carolinas, bu t he intends to get busy now doing Robert Pemberton awarded a Medal of Merit for skill in rendering first aid while he was ",.-orking on a ranch in the summer of 1965. A citation accompanying the award described how Robert, then 17 and an Eagle Scout, was driving a tractor pull­ ing a baler when a young girl riding on the tractor was jolted off. A wheel passed over her body, completely scalp­ ing her. Robert shut down the tractor, re­ placed the scalp and called for help, then applied pressure to control the bleeding. During the subsequent ride to a hospital, he continued to hold her head to prevent further loss of blood. As a doctor testified, his calmness in the face of the gruesome injury and the proper first aid probably saved her life. Robert is presently attending West­ ern Montana College of Education where he is a registered Scout in the college reserve. 30 The Milwaukee Road Magazine _ Specijq

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EVERYTHING FOR WELDING Five men who retired recently talk over old times at an open house in their honor AND held at the commissary building in Chicago on Dec. 14 (see the Chicetgo Terminals news). Retired guests seated are Parlor Car Conductor F. W. Schaefer (from left), CUTTING Porter C. L. Thomas and Waiter S. P. Jackson. Standing are, left to right, Frank Johnson, retired chef; W. R. Jones, superintendent of the sleeping and dining car department; William Carpenter, retired chef; and W. Sommer, assistant to super­ INACO intendent. • Cas and arc welding equipment and supplies • Aircospot, Aircomatic, Heliwelding, inert-gas­ together, and we hope they will enjoy shielded arc welding equipment and supplies Coast Division • Oxygen, acetylene, shielding gases and elec­ many years of "togetherness." trodes SEATTLE A jovial Santa, in the person of • Gas cutting machines Wayne A. Lawson, greeted approxi­ Laura 1<' Schaub, Correspondent AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GASES Office of Traffic Manager mately 150 guests, including our presi­ AIRCO WELDING PRODUCTS dent, C. E. Crippen, and Joshua Green, Divisions of Air Reduction Co., IRC. member of the board of directors, at Box 124 Broadview, III. 60153 the annual Employes Christmas Party held Dec. 22 at the Washington Ath­ letic Club. After a delicious turkey luncheon, those present heard greet­ ings from Mr. Green, Mr. Crippen and CREOSOTED the Rev. Donald A. O'Connor of the Unity Church of Tru th in Seattle. Also MATERIALS present were L. H. Dugan, P. W. Scott, B. E. Lutterman, O. R. Anderson and and Dr. J. F. DePree, all of Seattle, and E. J. Stoll of Chicago. The program in­ cluded Christmas carol singing and the COAL TAR distribution of gifts. by Santao PRODUCTS AUDITOR'S OFFICE: Lena Den made a hurried trip to Kansas City on lillian Harris Dec. 28 to attend the funeral of her Republic Creosoting sister-in-law, Mrs. L. C. Donelson, re­ Minneapolis A surprise cake and coffee party on turning to Seattle on New Year's Day. Dec. 19 attended by employes from our offices on the sixth floor of the White-Henry-Stuart Building honored Lillian Harris, secretary to the region­ al manager-sales, who retired at the end of the month after more than 30 years of service. She was presented at Phillips 66 .... with a monetary gift as a token of best wishes. Lillian had been secretary to the general passenger agent for many years before she transferred to the freigh t traffic department in 1959. Other parties held in her honor were a buffet supper for members of the regional sales force at the home of it's Regional Manager-Sales O. R. Ander­ son and his wife on Dec. 9, and a PERFORMANCE Iuncheon held by the girls of the re­ gional sales and general freight office on Dec. 19. Since Lillian's husband, that counts Joe, retired also a few months ago, they are now able to take life easy January-February, 7968 31 punch operator. Joyce Ask is spending bel' vacation in Deer Lodge, Mont., with her parents. She was ac­ companied by her husband and her son, Erik ... Our annual Christmas office party was held on Dec. 19, with about 45 attending the lovely buffet luncheon. Group singing was led by ,,'layne Lawson, who was accompanied by Noble McDonough and his accor­ dion. TRAINMASTER'S OFFICE: Em­ ployes at the Stacy Street yard office got together on Nov. 30 to extend best wishes to Foreman Carl Nelson, who retired that day and was presented with a nice gift ... Another party was held on Dec. 18 at the same office in honor of Engineer R. L. Williams, who retired as of Dec. 2. Refreshments were served following the presentation of a gift. Agnes Horak, your former Maga­ zine cOlTespondent, who sailed last October for a 62-day Orient-Pacific cruise, has returned with stories of many memorable experiences. In­ Safety and Sightseeing Via the Girl Scout Special cluded in the ports of call were Hono­ lulu; Osaka and Kobe, Japan, where A tour of Modison, Wis., conducted recently by our passenger department sites are being prepared for Expo '70; in Milwaukee for 798 Girl Scouts included, as a side benefit, a lesson in rail­ Manila (struck by a typhoon just after road safety from District Safety Engineers C. J. Winter and R. O. Siegel. The she left); New Guinea; and Brisbane location here is Brookfield, Wis., where they addressed a group of 266 Scouts and Sydney, Australia, where it was and their leaders waiting to board the Girl Scout Special. Siegel is distributing spring and the Jacaranda trees were copies of the pamphlet "Dangerous Playgrounds," which deals with trespass­ in bloom. Other high spots were views ing on railroad property. On the sightseeing tour, the Scouts visited the Uni­ of the mighty fjords of New Zealand, versity of Wisconsin area at Madison, the state capital, and Mt. Horeb and and stops at 'Wellington, Aukland, and the Cave of the Mounds. the beautiful Islands of Fiji, Samoa, Bora Bora and Tahiti - a trip never to be forgotten.

LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE: A. G. clerks ... Cora Guthridge spent her Black, Seattle yard clerk, passed away vacation touring Europe, visiting Por­ Aberdeen Division Dec. 8. Funeral services were held at tugal, Spain, Italy and Greece, cruising EAST END Mountview in Tacoma. Al had been an through the Greek Islands, and seeing employe since 1945 ... Bernice Facer, Turkey, Hungary and Holland Martha Moehring, Correspondent demurrage clerk, was on vacation at Best wishes were extended to Julie Asst. Superintendent's Office, Montevideo this writing, motoring to Florida via Ellston, comptometer operator, who Winter fishing has begun in earnest California. She had planned to spend was married on Nov. 25 to Tom on tbe Aberdeen Division. What has Christmas with her daughter in Flor­ Mullin ... Mildred Fetters was come up as an all-time record for a ida. Irene Carlton is relieving Bernice having a December-January vacation, Northerner-18 pounds he was-was on the demurrage desk . . . The visiting in Florida ... Trucia Ture­ pulled out of the water by one of the freight office welcomed Don Olson as man recently joined the office as the Van Horn fishing quintet: David, who our chief car clerk. Don has held var­ new bill clerk . . . A miscellaneous had to be assisted at the crucial mo­ ious clerical positions in the Stacy shower was given Nov. 27 for Astri ment by his brother Brian. This hap­ Street yard office. Juul, who was married to John Dom­ pened at Lake Minnewaska, and left a REGIONAL DATA OFFICE: Sympa­ nick on Dec. 30. Astri also was hon­ gaping hole in the lake, they say. thy was extended to Ray Kester, whose ored on Dec. 15 by employes from sev­ Of interest to many rails on this di­ mother passed away Oct. 10 in Lewis­ eral offices, at which time she was pre­ vision was the news that Myles Mace, a town, Mont. . . Regional Data Man­ sented with a lovely gift from her co­ professor at Harvard University, was ager M. G. Kutz and Disbursement workers . . . Joan Sacco and her h us­ recently issued the University of Clerk Lola Thomson were in Chicago band spent a week's vacation in Reno, Minnesota Regents' Outstanding Nov. 8 attending a meeting for payroll Nev.... Cleo Wilson is our new key­ (Continued on page 38) SERVING THE MILWAUKEE ROAD SINCE 1926 -TREATED TIES, STRUCTURAL .TIMBERS AND TIMBER PILING ~WYCKOFF COMPANY 560 WHITE-HENRY-STUART BUILDING· SEATILE. WASHINGTON 98111 -~nn~~rbLMC~GLCr~O~~~~

32 The Milwaukee Road Magazine is the most sincere expression we know "THANK YOU" to convey our appreciation of your friendliness and assistance the past forty _years. Here's Our Anniversary Special for EMPLOYEES of the MILWAUKEE ROAD With Monthly Premium deducted from paycheck- (at na extra charge)­ Our continued growth and increasing surplus have made it possible for us to deposit with the State Insurance Commissioner over $400,000.00 for the protection of all members and issue this special anniversary NON-CAN­ CELLABLE-NON-ASSESSABLE-GUARANTEED PREMIUM - coverage of $3,000.00 the principal sum payable in case of death from any cause, to named beneficiary as a MONTHLY INCOME OF $300.00 for 10 consecutive months without interest or carrying charge at our Special Anniversary Rate, accarding to age: Group 4 Group 3 Each dependent Groap 2 Dependent Wife chi Id under 18 Employee (maximum) (maximum) In Active Service $1,000.00 $500.00 Monthly premium for $3,000.00 Dependents of Insured Member Ages under 39 Inc. $3.75 $1.75 .50 Ages 40-59 Inc. $6.75 $2.25 Ages 60-64 Inc. $9.75 $4.25 Ages 65-69 Inc. $13.75 $6.25· (to determine age, subtract year of birth from this the present year) AGE OF APPLICANT DETERMINES RATE - NO MEMBERSHIP FEE - NO MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS SPECIAL OPTIONS On leaving active service, retire- Dependent wife surviving When dependent child is no long­ 1• ment or other reasons, Insurance 2• the insured, may continue 3• er a dependent, the coverage may be continued without change her coverage for an addi- may be continued for an addi­ and at same premium-mailing tional monthly premium of tional monthly premium of premium direct to Home Office twenty-five cents. twenty-five cents and the right either monthly, quarterly or in to apply for additional Insurance any manner you find convenient. under age group. Offered by EMPLOYEES MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIA'nON OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA a legal reserve life insurance association insuring more than 15,000 Milwaukee Road employees and their families MAIL THIS APPLICATION NOW TO: ~_._ ..._------._. __ .__ ._---_._--_._------_._._------_.. EMPLOYEES MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 1457 GRAND AVENUE, ST. PAUL 5, MINNESOTA I hereby apply for insurance coverage as follows: (please print) My first name is (lnitial) (Last Nome) . Addre . (Street and Number) City or Town) (Zone) (State) Date of birth Age Height...... Weight...... Sex ...... •.•.... Occupation Social Security No. . Payroll No. . ...•...... Work No. • .•...••• THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A $3,000.00 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY ON MY LIFE. Athmraunt of. man y premium The beneficiary is to be Relationship ...... •...... $ . POLICY FOR Please issue a Life Insurance policy in the amount of $1,000.00 on the life of my wife DEPENDENT Wife's name , Date of birth ...... •...... • WIFE } Amount of monthly premium for wife's policy $ . (See rate above according to age) POLICIES FOR Please issue Life Insurance Policy or Policies in the amount of $500.00 DEPENDENT each for each of my dependent children listed below: Premium 50 cents a month for each child insured. CHILDREN } Amount of monthly premium for policy or policies on dependent children $ . First Name Age Birth Date

The Employees Mutual Benefit Association of St. Paul, Minnesota, is hereby authorized to make deductions in the amount of the Total Monthly Premium TOTAL MONTHLY PREMIUM $ .. shown through my employer THE MILWAUKEE ROAD. I hereby certify that each applicant is in good health and has nad no medical attention or disability of Date ...•...... •.....• any kind the past three years, except as follows: ...... ...... •...... •...... Signature of applicant .. --.---~ ..._------_._---_._-----_._----_... _------~ January-February, 1968 33 (Continued from page 36) tired in 1959 from passenger service. rival of a son. Floyd is of the Mante­ Achievement Award, an honor given Mrs. George Crosby, wife of the former video section forces. very infrequently. Myles is the son of agent at Sisseton, died in Decembel', as Retired Engineer Tim Warner en­ Mrs. Jack Mace of Montevideo and the did former engineer William C. Dusell joyed a surprise coffee party on his late engineer. of Tacoma. A tragic traffic accident on 80th birthday on Nov. 1. The day Dick Stolen has become the agent at the Thanksgiving week end claimed after, North and South Dakota cele­ Appleton with the retirement of Mar­ the life of Bonita, the eight-year old brated their 80th birthday, too, so Tim tin Ogren. Herman Hein is swing man daughtel' of Operator and Mrs. Leo beat by one day. ilt Tower E-14. Schatz of Aberdeen. Emergency brain After three years in Air Force service Retired Engineer Fred Redel passed surgery failed to save the little girl's in Germany, Ron Natzel, his wife and a.way in November the day before his life. small son are back in the U.S. for 77th birthday. Fred had been confined Among the new grandparents on the keeps. Red Roder's son, Roger, pulled to Luther Haven the past 14 months. division are Mr. and Mrs. Floyd a Christmas surprise on his parents by Retired Conductor Roy Searle also Golden, whose son, Michael, called arriving home after three years in Ger­ passed away in November. He had re- from Norfolk, Va., to announce the ar- many. Brakeman Roger Funk flew home from Viet Nam for the holidays and then returned for another stretch in the Army to pay for the privilege of a "White Christmas." The famiy of Agent W. P. Unker of Summit is wondering what they did for entertainment before Amy Jean ar­ rived in November. "Unk" says she's a doll and the whole household (Pa and Ma, three sisters and a brother) re­ Research !Jas made-a!ld KejJ/­ volves around her. Engineer Ed Mohn and his wife are thrilled about a little six-week old National First irJ railroadsjJecial/ies Julie Ann, who was recently adopted by their daughter Karen and husband • Dependability of National's specialties has been established over -Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grams. Chuck the years through a planned program of applied engineering devel­ is basketball coach and teacher at Sa­ opment - backed by quality controlled production and precision cl'ed Heart Public Schools. Retired Conductor Ed Martinson, testing. National's great research, development and production who has been mayor of Ortonville for facilities will continue to be dedicated to achieving even greater a long stretch, has taken on what standards of performance, safety and service for America's Railroads. could be called a "position." He is now field representative for "Seminars for Seniors," a program on TV and a movement under the auspices of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which has to do with matters that concern senior citizens and issues information for their counsel and guidance. After 35 years of being a public servant, Ed now has launched out into something that should be right up his alley. Roadmaster John Spatafore and his wife, Doris, waited until the end of De­ cember to take their final two weeks of vacation, in order to help their daugh­ ter's family move into a new tri-level farm home near Melette, S. D., and then there was Christmas to celebrate in the new home with the family.

Rocky Mountain Division HARLOWTON-GREAT FALLS E. H. Mielke, Correspondent Roundhouse Foreman, Harlowton Retired Engineer Merrill D. Edson, long-time resident of Harlowton, passed away. A memorial service was held Dec. 3 at the Trinity Episcopal NATIONAL CASTINGS DIVISION Church. Mr. Edson came to Miles City ffc midland-Aoss Corporation from Cedar Rapids, la., in 1908. He I worked in the drafting department 10600 QUINCY AVENUE • CLEVELAND. OHIO 44106 781ll-A with the Milwaukee and later as fire­ man and engineer. He enlisted in the Army in 1918 in WWI and saw service with the 31st Engineers AEF in France. He attended the AEF Univer­ sity at Paris. In 1944 in WWII, he was sent to the Hanford, Wash., Manhattan Project, where America's first atom 34 The Milwaukee Road Magazine FINAL TRIP. Engineer Earl K. Horton (center), ready for his last run an No. 223 from Chicago to Elgin, III., poses with (from left) D&I Conductor C. E. VanDevanter, and Fireman C. P. DeFranco, Conductor J. P. DeFranco and Brakeman J. E. Parker of his awn crew. Harton had more than 46 years of service an the Dubuque & Illinois Division. He and his wife, Shirley, have moved to Sarasota, Fla. (2279 Mill Terrace). bomb was being manufactured. He be­ Perm anent installation came area superintendent of the 257 miles of railroad around the plant. requires no maintenance. Preston Elliston, 41, lineman and signal inspector, passed away at Miles City where he was stationed. He spent ERICO PRODUCTS, INC. most of his life in the Lennep-Ring­ 2070 E. 61 sf rlace • Cleveland 3. Ohio ling-Martinsdale area. He attended the IN CANADA: ERICO INCORPORATED Army signal school at Fort Monmouth, 3571 Dundas St., West, Toronto 9, Ontario N. J., and served in the signal carps in Korea. His father, Garland Elliston, recently retired as section foreman at Harlowton. Our Specially Is Machinist Robert Conley finished his Re·Reflnlng Used Diesel Engine Oil apprenticeship in Milwaukee and has returned to the Harlowton shops. Mrs. Dorothy Edson, wife of the late Aho Merrill Edson, was named "Woman GOLDEN WEDDING COUPLE. Mr. and Doer of the Year" at the state Demo­ Mrs. Vernon J. Sands recently celebrated Suppliers 01 High Qualily Re·Relined cratic convention. their golden wedding anniversary in Man­ Car Journal 011 Gus A. Johnson, 78, retired section chester, 10., with a reception attended by foreman, passed away after a lengthy more than 400 friends. Included in the illness. Mr. Johnson was barn in Cor­ gathering were two sons, four grand­ MOTOR OilS REFINING inth, Greece, and came to the U. S. in children and six great-grandchildren. COMPANY 1914. His service with the Milwaukee "V. J." retired as general yard foreman at was in the Three Forks-Butte-Hilger Council Bluffs, 10., last November, after 7601 W. 47th St. Lyons, IJ.I. area. He retired in 1954 and moved to 43 yeors service with the maintenance of Lewistown in 1955. way department.

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January-February, 7968 35 The Tom Buckleys (materials de­ RETIREMENT GET­ partment, Harlowton) have announced TOGETHER for A. K. tile birth of a son. H. 1. Buckley, Hamaj, machine op­ roundhouse foreman at Great Falls, is erator on the Rocky the paternal grandfather. Mountain Division, Ray Pidcock, son of Chauffeur Paul shows him (center) Pidcock of Harlowton, has received the with Alex Francisco, Air Force Commendation Medal for retired section fore­ meritorious service as a computer op­ man, Foreman Kin g erator at Ent AFB, Colo. Ray is now Satake, General Fore­ staff sergeant. man John Satake and Mrs. Lois Irion, wife of Roadmaster Assistant Sup e r i n­ Gordon Irion, received a National tendent-Traveling En­ Award of the American Legion Auxi­ gineer Howard Mc­ liary for her "Stay in School" project. Guinn (left to right), She was appointed chairman of the Hamaj, who started Education and Scholarship Committee, with the Tom Koga Department of Montana: extra gang in 1925 Melvin "Bunky" Clark, former clerk and had been a ma­ at Harlowton to the assistant superin­ chine operator 38 years, retired with a perfect safety record. tendent, has accepted a similar posi­ tion with Mr, Gal'elick's office in Seat­ tle. Senior and junior high students, Round up, Mont., as steno-clerk in the His earlier years were given to mining sons and daughters of local railroad­ assistant trainmaster's office. Bill has in the famous Leads-Deadwood area of ers, who made the honor roll are Ty been with the lVIil waukee as mainte­ South Dakota. Cotton, Judy Griffith, Leima Sue nance of way machine operator, except Lyle E. "Bud" Colby. son of Electri­ Morse, Dale Steinhauser, Atha Griffith, for when he served in the lVIarines. cian L. Mason Colby of Harlowton, was Linda Tronnes and Marilyn Peccia. He'll remember coming to HarIa. He married to Miss Randy Bushy Nov. 9, Dannie Linville is the new >:econd just announced the birth of a new son. in a pretty candlelight ceremony in the shift operator. She comes to us from S:witchman O. L. "Pete" Alexander Dodson Lutheran church. Highwood. has retired after 23 years. Pete came Retired Carman Frank Barnhardt, Bill Timberman comes to us from to liS a.Her military service in '\VWII. 79. passed away in Harlowton Nov, 11.

Trains on Horatio Selby, Oldest Retired The Milwaukee Road Employe, Dies at 102 are protected by HORATIO GREENLEAF SELBY, our com­ pany's oldest retired employe, died in Seattle last Nov. 26. He had observed LAKESIDE his 102nd birthday on Aug. 9. Me. Selby, a native of Evansville, STANDARD FORGINGS FUSEES Ind., grew up in Milwaukee and be­ DIVISION OF came a Postal Telegraph operator at STANDARD ALLIANCE Manufactured by the age of 14. He joined the railroad INDUSTRIES INC. at Milwaukee in 1880, when the tele­ John and Bill Perrigo graph department was established there. 80 EAST JACKSON BLVD. Lakeside Railway Fnsee Co. In 1895 he married Martha Edgerton, CHICAGO,. ILLINOIS 60604 So. Beloit, Ill. a niece of the first secretary of the Mil­ waukee and Waukesha Rail Road, the original line of the present Milwaukee Road system. Later he served as a traveling auditor and freight and passenger agent, and filled several executive positions in the Milwaukee's predecessorcompanie~, in­ cluding that of superintendent of the Bellingham and Northern line. In 1927 h:: became special assistant to general manager at Seattle, and subsequently was Seattle manager of the Continental Telegraph Company, a subsidiary of the Diesel Locomotiv:e the railroad. He retired in 1937. Immediate survivors include two sons, ELECTRO-MoTI~DIVISION Kenneth, a retired assistant superinten­ ,­ . I..AGRAN~E. ····'!n-­d dent of the Seattle public schools, and GENERAL MOTORS . Il-t,INOlS ,~ EE ,. HOME OF THE DIESEL . LOCOMOTIVE Malcolm, a retired naval officer living . . . in Tucson, Ariz. He outlived two of his In Canada: Gene,al Molors Diesel limited. london.,. Oniario dliJ children, a son Halbert, and a daughter, Miriam. 36 The Milwaukee Road Magazine FORTY FIVE - YEAR VETERANS Mike Kir­ Wisconsin Bearing COl off (center) ond Hor­ 1310 So. 43rd Sl. Milwaukee, Wis. ris Klefstod (right) , sectionmen 0 nth e Branch Warehouses Aberdeen Division, re­ Appleton, Wis .• Green Bay, Wis. - Wausau, Wis. ceive Silver Posses Madison, Wis .• Racine, Wis.• & from Roadmaster John Ishpeming, Mich. Spatafore. Both start­ In Warehouse Stocks ed thei r service with the company in 1922, SKF Traction Motor Bearings Kiroff a few months also ahead of Klefstad. ALL TYPES OF BALL & ROLLER BEARINGS for RAILROAD REUIJIREMENTS

TESTIFYING TO 50 YEARS OF SERVICE, CHICAGO F. J. Kuklinski, re­ tired extra gang fore­ BRAKE BEAMS man (left), receives UNIT TYPE \ aGo Id Pas s from POSITIVEilJ TYPE Gene ra I Roadmaster A. M. Olson as M. BRAKE BEAM PARTS T. Sevedge, superin­ CASTINGS . tendent of the La Crosse Divisian (third Standard Malleable Super-Y (Alloy) Malleable from left), and Rus­ Pearli';, MallealJle sell Chambers, secre­ tary-treasurer af the !II 10 500 lb.. 10 moel cu.,omora' ,eQu;,emen/~ Bratherhood of Main­ tenance of Way Em­ CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY ployes, stand by. In the background is a glimpse of the beautiful fall garden at his hame in Kellogg, Minn. Chicago Castings Division 1225 West 120'h Street Chicago, III. 60643

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EAST END of her creations. Mrs. A. W. INicker­ sham was hostess. I VIERLING STEEL WORKS I Ellen E. Roberts, Correspondent For the Club's December meeting, i 0 Trainmaster's Office, Miles City o Chicago, III. I Home Service Representative Joan I 0 Mrs. Ina Mae Sturdevant, wife of Reed was invited to present Christmas Sectionman L. L. Sturdevant, was ideas. Miss Reed had a very interesting elected state president of the Degree of program demonstrating how to make I Honor Protective Association at the re­ I ·1 candles, gifts and food, and also cent state convention. Ina Mae is a showed a number of the finished prod­ BURKHARDT STEEL CO. long-time mem bel' of the local chapter, ucts. Mrs. Earl Farr and Mrs. Harry Denver, Colo. as well as a past president. She is the O'Neil were the hostesses. They deco­ mother of four and grandmother of 12 rated the table in the Christmas -all are members of the Degree of theme, had the group sing Christmas FABRICATORS II Honor. carols and served a Christmas pud­ Kathleen Sweeney, daughter of Car ding. Structural Steel Buildings I Foreman and Mrs. H. J. Sweeney of Gene Prahl, son of Wire Chief and I and Bridges I Miles City, as an outstanding senior accounting student at Montana State ':.l__o-~.-.o_o-o~o_o-o-'.• University was selected to attend the recent U. S. General Accounting Of­ fice's student program in Denver, held to acquaint students with the duties of the personnel and functions of the of­ fice. Miss Sweeney is majoring in com­ .SIGNODE merce at MSU. Donald Gunther, son of Conductor SERVES THE MILWAUKEE ROAD and Mrs. A. L. Gunther, was recently appointed alderman in the city council Signode One·Piece Grain Doors • Carload Bracing in Miles City. Don has lived most of Methods • Steel StrappiJ1g for Recoopering • Car his life in Mil¢s City, moving here with Doorway Bracing and Signode Retaining Strips' his folks at the age of six months from Bowman, N. D. He is also an active For latest methods and equipment. write member of the local Jaycees. At the November meeting of the SIGNODE CORPORATION Milwaukee Women's Club, Mrs. C. Dept. MR. 2600 N. Western Ave.• Chicago. Illinois 60647 Bartholomew gave an interesting talk on hats, on making and wearing them. She also showed the group a number January-February, 7968 37 Mrs. Carl Prahl, was honored recently for his volunteer work at the VA Hos­ pital by the business services em­ ployes. Handicapped by cerebral palsy, Gene had a great desire to be busy and sought volunteer work. Since Decem­ ber of 1966, he has given 1,618 hours of his time to volunteer service. Joe Lemire, son of Trainmaster-TE and Mrs. P.M. McLean, is one of Miles City's Olympic hopefuls. He departed recently for Montreal for further training and eliminations for the U. S. team. This year's team will consist of eight members, and if Joe is a success­ fu I contestant he will go on to compete in the 'Winter Olympics at Grenoble, France. A delicious fried chicken dinner was served Dec. 9 to approximately 16 [5 ac­ tive and retired employes and their families by the Milwaukee Service Club. W. J. Norton was chief cook. as­ sisted by Martin Kelm and LaVerne White. Mrs. L. V. Hinrichs and Mrs. Earl Farr decorated the tables along the Beouty queens who odded 0 touch of glomour to public functions included Miss Christmas theme and candy canes were Milwoukee Rood, whose costume ond miniature war bonnet carried out the Hiawatha set at each place. Messrs. Farr, Al motif. Fiechtner and LaVerne 'White pre­ sented several musical numbers during '. the dinner hour. Following the dinner, Lincoln's funeral train draws several door prizes were awarded and past the 450-foot stoge the group played Bingo, with special in the "Wheels-a-Rolling" games for the children. Christmas car­ amphitheater. ols were sung, led by lVII'S. Hinrichs with Mrs. C. J. Fulks accompanying on the piano. The group gave a hearty round of applause to Chairman Kelm and his committee for their efforts. Death has taken a heavy toll of our Milwaukee family in this area, and it is with much sadness 1 report the fol­ lowing: Arthur J. Althaus, retired machinist, passed away Nov. 16 after an extended illness. Burial was iri the family lot in the Custer County Ceme­ A d ram a tic pogeant in-. tery ... Howard F. French. retired cident-track workers push­ carman, passed away Dec. 7 at the age ing the railroads west pre­ of 74. Burial was in the Custer County pare to fight Indians. Cemetery . . . Earl Hodgson, a former section hand, passed away Dec. 10. He was the brother of John and Archie ... Signal Inspector Preston Elliston Hodgson, both retired employes ... passed away suddenly Dec. 2 in Miles Alvin 1. Kindem, retired conductor. City. He had worked for the Road for passed away Nov. 9 at the age of 85. 24 years. He is survived by his wife, Mr. Kindem had 45 years service with Phyllis, a son and a daughter. Preston the railroad. Burial was in Custer had a host of friends among the em­ County Cemetery ... Mrs. James H. ployes from Chicago to Seattle. The (Clara) Lynam, wife of the retired family was deeply grateful for the conductor, passed away Nov. 9. Burial many expressions of sympathy. A me­ was in Calvary Cemetery ... Mrs. morial to the Heart Fund was estab­ Vern C. (Myrtle) Pickart, wife of the lished for him. Burial was in Custer retired wire Chief, passed away in No­ County Cemetery. vember following a long illness. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery . . . Mrs. Frank (Lillie) Pirk, widow of the re­ The pl'esident of a cl1tb ordel'ecl ten tired machinist, passed away in No­ thousand lettel'heads, and, as C1tstomary, vember at Elgin, N. D. She moved to the stationery indicated the names of all that area after the death of her hus­ the mtr'rent office1·s. band to make her home with her A month later a slate of new office1's daughter. Burial was in Custer County was pl'esented for the fOl·thcomin,g elec­ Cemetery ... Mrs. Nora Mae Swartz, widow of Henry G. Swartz, retired tion. I,gn01'in,g Robel·ts' Rules of O"de?', yardmaster, passed away Dec. 8 in the pl'esident pointed ottt that the club Ogden, Utah, where she had been mak­ had a yemJs supply of good lettC1'heads. ing her home with her daught~r. Bur­ All the old 0 fficel's were l'e-elected 1man­ ial was in Custer County Cemetery imottsly. 38 The Milwaukee Road Magazine With the help of a ladder, actors clomt,ler aboard the B&O's fancy double-deck coaches.

Fair visitors crowd in front of the "Wheels-a-Rolling" amphitheater to attend one of the four doily performances. The grandstand seated on audience of 5,000. .. Remember the CHICAGO RAILROAD FAIR? This year marks the 20th anniversary areas. The scenes are from Milwaukee of the Chicago Railroad Fair, which Road Day and the colorful "Wheels­ made exposition history as the most a-Rolling" pageant, well-remembered elaborate and successful exhibit ever for its revival of the r.omantic days undertaken by a single industry. Here of railroading and great .moments in is a look backward at the mile-long railroad history. The a~ttendance of show staged on Chicago's lakefront more than two and a half million for the purpose of showing the public from July through September of 1948 how railroads pioneered in the trans­ called for a re-run, which resulted in formation of this country from back­ that record being broken the next woods wilderness and prairie into summer by an additional 200,000 vis­ productive agricultural and industrial itors.

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NORT H PAC I Fie GATEWAY TO IMP0 RT - EX PO RT T RAD E Terminal improvements on the Seattle waterfront stand out sharply in this aerial vi~w . ana clear day. Centered in the scene along the Alaskan Way is the Milwaukee Road transfer barge landing, with two Milwaukee barges ready for loading. In the foreground is the new Lander Street wharf building, and above the barge landing are Port of Seattle grain storage tanks used by Cargill, Incorporated. Both of these port facilities were built on land acquired from the railroad. The activity reflects Seattle's position as the gateway to the shortest route between Japan and the United Stotes and base for the favored water route to Alaska.

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