A Word Of Thanks To The Milwaukee Road Family

I T IS now almost a year since I was first privileged to greet the mem­ Vo/.46 November-December 1958 No.5 bers of Our employe family in what was then my new capacity as president of The Milwaukee Road. During the months which have passed since, I have been pleased to meet a great many of you and have worked closely with enough of you to know that 1958 has been a year of hard work for the great majority of us.

At the time this is written it can be said that"QuI earnings this year will MARC GREEN come very close to those for 1957. The year ha~ included a long period Editorial Director of recession, but I feel that we can still count it as one of sound progress.

MARIE HOTTON I hope that our vice presidents, department heads and other key indi­ Managing Editor viduals will recognize that statement for what it is-a tribute, first of all, to themselves. I know something of the long hours they have put into PUBLIC RELATiONS their work, the week ends away from home, the intense concentration, DEPARTMENT the worry and the plain hard work which they have brought to bear on Union Station-Chicago our problems.

That statement is intended also as a tribute to the Milwaukee Road The Milwaukee Road Mogoxine is pub­ lished for active and r~tired employes of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Poul men and women who do the day by day work of running the railroad in & Pacific Railroad Company, ta whom it is distributed free. It is available such a way as to make lasting friends of our patrons. to others at $1.00 per year. For all of this I know no better way to express my personal appreciation and that of the company than to say thank you and to add the hope that «:ontents you have received the same extra reward I have-a feeling of pride in being a part of The Milwaukee Road. The Store Department's Own "Railroad" ------4 It is my sincere wish that each of you and all of your loved ones may Flexi-Van Program Moves have a very Merry Christmas and a truly Happy New Year. Forward ------7 The Case for Agreed Charges ---- 8 New Travel Bargain-Touralux Sleepers for Coach Riders- --- 9 The Wise Owls ------10 Railfans' Sunday-The Historical Special ------11 Honor "Graduating Class" of '58 12 Employe Training Programs- A Progress Report ------13 Appointments ------14 Jeremiah Welch ------15 C. S. Winship ------15 Quiz ------15 Retirements ------16 .A 5 -FT. BU;E SPRr E, I\. specimen growth from ~linll(', ota's famOll. Arrowjwad H. O. Engel ------16 "ouutry bearing the Christmas greetings of the :Minnesota CClltennial to the (it)' About People of the Railroad -- -17 ()t Tampa, }<'la., l:rf'ated quite a stir when it ttl'l'iYed in St. Panl Yard No\'. 16. Jl hand to facilitatc its movement via The Milwaukee Road, and to sc' incideul­ ally tll t Cetltennial Queen Sally ~hields did not trip on hel'train while boarding H g IIdola car, were GeneI'll] Ao-cnt G. I". Quillian (left) aud l". J. Kuklinsld, "llperintendcHt of the Twin City Tf'rminaL The tree, fcllcu in the vicinity of ]~o11l1 Iln La..., Wa : gift b'om the city of Duluth to the Tampa wintl'l' carnival. Fuell'!' PloTida ski ", it will stand ill the center of a five block area frozen solid with .~ millioll pound" of ice a1l(l made realistic with a precipitation of the tTaditionll] ~.... '>"'.'. ... III Iidl1y white by \,il'tn

"This letter is an attempt to say 'thank "The most agreeable recompense which we can you' for the wonderful way your de­ receive for tbings which we bave done is 10 see partment aided in recovering a dictating them known, to bave them applauded with praises machine I left recently on train #220. which honor US," -Moliere Mr. La Monica [Clerk Jon La Monica] was most understanding, courteous and diligent in the matter. "I must confess that I have always been prone to 'gripe' regarding commu­ Manitowoc while on vacation, and need­ THEY'RE STILL WRITING ter service, but public relations work, as less to say, I was very happy." displayed by Mr. La Monica, leaves me "Now that the Los Angeles conference Milford L. Knutson with nothing but praise for your fine of the International Association of Fire operation." Mnn-/:to1voC, TVis, Chiefs is over ... my thanks and appre­ Byron A. Dunn (,iation, and those of the Great Lakes Di­ (!h'icago, Ill. vision of Fire Chiefs, for a wonderful trip on the 'Nick Palla Special' to the west coast. BEFORE THEY WERE MISSED "Without hesitation I say that all of the LOST, BUT FOUND "Recently I had occasion to ride the fire ehiefs and their familiE's enjoyed a "While shopping in Milwaukee re­ Olympian Hiawatha from Chicago to most interesting and scenic trip. The food cently, I lost $43 in two small envelopes Seattle . . . Without knowing it I was excellent, and I heard many, many on North Fourth Street, near the Mil­ dropped my travelers cheques on the comments Ilbout the trip. I am still re­ waukee Road depot. I reported my Joss floor in the dining car. A waiter, Mr. ceiving Jetters from fire chiefs expressing­ to the police department and also ran an T. E. Harrison, found them and turned their satisfaction and enjoyment of one ad in the 'lost and found' of the Mil­ them over to the steward, Mr. Nicholas of the most well organized trips ever ... waukee Journal. E. Frank. Mr. Frank searched the train I would highly recommend The Milwau­ "Three days later, Mr. Robert H. to find me, so I had them back before kee Road to individuals or groups who Noot of Milwaukee, a timekeeper for 1 had missed them. ill'E' interestE'(l in the best of tl'llvels." The Milwaukee Road [track department, "1 thought you would like to know Milwaukee Terminals], called me and whn t a splend id crew yon have." Nick .J. Palla .!f. said he had found the money. He re­ Mrs. Ro,~s R. Ma/./hwll1s Viu, (.'/lie! tnrned it to me on his way through Sel/ule, lVl/sh. ]';((st Ch'il'u[Jo, Ind.

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Briefly Noted fol' applying for thf1 1959 scbolarships • • to May 15. This is 45 days earlier than LARGESSE. Voucbers in payment of rooms. From my apartment I noted the date set in previous years. An an­ the first installment of the Road's 1958 one headed by an E7-GP9 tandem, an­ nouncement regarding the scholarships Montana tax bill, wbicb totals $1,404,­ other with three FP7's. Regardless, thf1 will be made eurly in the year. Also, for 015.84, were sent in November to treas­ big yf1llow trains packed to the vest.i­ the first time, sons and daughters of mel'S of all counties in which the rail­ buIes look good, dam goo(l, 1<'01' the employes applying for the scbolarships road operat.es. According 1:0 M. L, Iwople aboard, at least, eyell t,uil fillS will have an opportunity to have sub­ Boydston, tax (·,omrnissiullp.t', the taxes ilrE'Il't, E'nough iIHlur,pmE'nt. 'tn clri"e." mitted to the judging committee th\l are $332,964 mure than thf'y w('r(' ]0 sr.ores of any preliminary College gn.­ years ago. Mineral County, with a 1950 trance Examination Board tests they population of 2,081, or about 500 fami­ BACK IN R.O.T.C. Whell President may have taken ill tbeir junior year, or lies, is receiving :p150,289, the largest Quinn was in St. Paul recently to any Scbolastic; Aptitude Test they may umount paid to any of the counties. address the Rotary Club, columnist take in their senior year before May 1. This amounts to mOrp. than $300 for OLIVER TOWNE reported it in the St. each family. Paul Dispatch: "Dispatch pictaker Ted Strasser, sent to pic Milwaukee railroad ALL-TIME PEAK. The up t u l' n in President William Quinn, was dumb­ business on the railroad, which has EVEN WITH FINS. "Como football founded when Quinn snapped to utten­ been apparent since August, reached a season," writes Editor David P. Mor­ tion and saluted smartly; 'Just a re­ peak in September wben freight rev­ gan in the JJecember issue of TRAINS, minder, Ted, that back at Cretin High enue was $20,485,901, the highest for "and passenger service returns to the School you were my platoon comll1und­ any September in the Road's history. MilwaukP.e R.oad's Milwaukee-Madison ('1' and I was onf1 of the guys in the rear Total operating rf1venues-$23,840,946­ brancb, normally freigh t-service only. ranks'." were the fourtb bighest of any Septem­ Whenever the University of Wisconsin ber. Tbe trend continued through Oc­ has a borne game tbe Milwaukee cranks tober, in whicb net income was $2,534,­ up a pair of 14 to 16-car specials SCHOLARSHIP DATE MOVED UP. 345, or an increase of more than 71 per which offer lounge service and accom­ The J. T. Gillick Scbolarship Committee. cent over net incomf1 for the same month modations from coacb sea ts to drawing has acted to Ildvanc;e the closing date Hst year. November-December, 7958 3 The Store Department's Own "Railroad"

WHEN the mechanic in Minneapolis sees to it that the bolts and the ribbons, needed a dozen half-inch bolts to com­ and thousands of other "tools" are on plete his repair work on a diesel, they hand when employes need them. The were ready at hand-as he figured they story of how that job gets done has would be. And the fresh typewriter always been an interesting one, but it ribbon was there in the box when the became more so this year with the com­ Seattle stenographer went after it. pletion of a long conveyor system for The smooth-running diesel and the material handling in the main store neat letter to the shipper are important building at Milwaukee, which is unique to Milwaukee Road service, as is the in the railroad industry. work of the store department, which That portion of the building's own

"railroad" system which went into serv­ ice a few months ago was the last of a three-stage project begun in 1955 and which now has been coordinated into a system extending 1500 feet throughout the greater part of that huge structure. Measuring 162 feet at the wider end and 716 feet in length, the main store building serves as a warehouse for prac­ tically everything this railroad uses­ from paper hand towels to air brake compressed air storage tanks. It is, in ad­ dition, the local store for the Milwaukee Terminal Division and part of the Mil. waukee Division. Here are housed some 86,000 items of material, representing a complete cross-section of materials in use on the railroad, with the exception of the oil and lumber stores at Milwau­ kee, the maintenance of way store at Tomah, Wis., and parts of the electrifi­ cation department store, most of which is at Tacoma and Deer Lodge. For ob-

E. F. Volkman, assistant djstrict store­ keeper (left) and W. C. Lummer, district storekeeper, both stationed at Milwau­ kee Shops, watch the conveyor operation at the north end of the main store build­ ing in Milwaukee. Note two lines of gravity rollers feeping onto the belt, which continues out of picture range at right and returns to the starting point. The separate counter service conveyor can be seen at floor level. 4 The Milwaukee Road Magazine View of the north endA VIOUS reasons, the commissary depart­ of the building, showing ment store is centered in Chicago and the counter service con­ Tacoma. veyor on the grou"nd Commenting recently on the new con­ floor and the outbound veyor system, G. V. Ireland. general and inbound conveyors on the' balcony. storekeeper, pointed out that there are impressive savings to be realized by simplifying material handling methods as much as possible. "Every time we handle an item, it costs money and takes time," he said. "We have to figure our operation abolit Storehelper Raymond~ as a manufacturer would. This conveyor Krol adds destination tags and cards indicat­ U~ not only saves time and handling ex­ ing manner of shipment pense, but it also speeds up the process to tote boxes of mate­ of getting material into the store depart­ rial which he has just ment and out to the 23 store department placed on the conveyor. points on schedule." For many years studies designed to improve material handling centered largely on such concepts as unit loading and machine handling, as illustrated by waukee is unique in that it is the first conveyors on the trackside platform for the familiar pallet and forklift truck. large scale facility of its kind installed transporting material between freight The new development at Milwaukee in any railroad store operation. cars and the main conveyors inside the has combined those principles with a The store department's "railroad" building. The latter feature is used for fixed conveyor system which not only consists of a combination of rubberized "both the rapid unloading of incoming has resulted in much faster and more belts for the ievel and uphill powered material and the loading of orders going efficient handling, but has also made stretches, and smooth-running rollers out to store department points through­ possible centralized packing and for­ for the gravity sections. Its operation out the railroad. With this platform warding of orders. includes switches for diverting traffic facility, the conveyor makes a complete .The system employed is not new, hav­ into various sections of the storeroom, loop from the car ul!loading dock, ing been in use for several years in many electric eye signals for automatically through the entire storeroom, and back industries, but ordinarily on a much starting and stopping the belts, and to the car unloading dock, passing en smaller scale. The new system in Mil- power-driven portable and reversible route the packing and forwarding area Noyember-December, 1958 5 where orders of small items are con­ In order to help employes identify used for the handling of lighter mate­ solidated for easier handling. shipments quickly, according to destina­ rials, such as small locomotive parts, As material arrives at the store build­ tion, a system of destination cards and nuts, bolts, stationery, passenger car ing, employes load it onto the portable color tags to indicate manner of ship­ trimmings and electrical materials, much conveyors at the freight car door. As ment has been devised. Material bearing of which moves either in its original they do so, they call over the build;ng's a red tag, for example, goes via express; carton or (as in the case of small items) loudspeaker system, alerting employes a green tag denotes baggage; and a in so·called tote boxes. Por items in stationed in the building's various sec­ white tag calls for J.c.l. shipment. Such sacks a plywood sled has been developed. tions that certain materials are headed shipments are prepared, weighed and their way for storage. The same system waybilled in the centralized packing Triggered by Electric Eye works in reverse as cars are being area. The powered sections of belt operate loaded. For the most part, the conveyor is off several separate electric power units. They do not all operate simultaneously, however, unless the flow of material is continuous. In the normal course of operation, a parcel traveling along the conveyor trips an electric eye which sets in motion the next power section down the line, which in turn does the same with the next one, provided the carton or tote box has not been removed from the conveyor before it reaches the next electric eye. If the belt runs for three minutes without a signal from the eye, it automatically shuts itself off, thereby saving electric current and wear on the conveyor. Several parts of the system, such as the brackets for mounting the conveyor, were designed and fabricated by Mil­ waukee Road forces in the shops at Milwaukee. The entire system was set up by mechanical department forces. One of the principal merits of the unique system is the inventory control Storehelper Kenneth Matous talks with unloading platform personnel over the and reduction which it makes possible, intercom system as he removes inbound material from the conveyor. V. E. McCoy, chief purchasing officer, recently observed. "The rapid filling of orders allows the outside store points to reduce their in­ In the centralized packaging area Storehelpel's Celia Roszko and Vivian Amick package material orders for shipment to store points on the railroad. ventory safely with the assurance that they can get prompt shipment out of the general store in Milwaukee," he said. "This becomes an increasingly impor­ tant consideration as material prices rise. Anything we can do that will enable us to keep smaller stocks on hand without damaging the efficiency of the railroad's operation must be done." The innovation in the store depart­ ment's Milwaukee operation is an out­ standing example of the progress being made on American railroads today in an effort to maintain their position as the nation's basic agency of transportation.

Creat events happen seldom, and affect few; trifles happen every mo­ ment to everybcdy; and though one occurrence of them adds little to the happiness or misery of Iife, yet the sum total of th'ei r continual repe­ tition is of the highest consequence. -Daniel Webster

6 The Milwaukee Road Magazine FLEXI-VAN PROCRAM MOVES FORWARD; E. W. Chesterman and J. D. Phillips Head New Service

Some 350 shippers and receivers of freight in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area were invited to the preview. The equip­ ment then moved on to Kansas City for showings on Nov. 19 and 20 and in Milwaukee Nov. 24 and 25. Further demonstrations were scheduled for St. Paul and Minneapolis on Dec. 1 and 2, respectively. Mr. Chesterman and Mr. Phillips will accompany the exhibit throughout the tour. Complete Flexi-Van service will be ex­ clusive with The Milwaukee Road in the Midwest. The initial equipment order E. W. Chesterman J. D. Phillips represents an investment of more than a million dollars. In addition to the con­ venience of pick-up and delivery from PLANS for launching the first rail-high­ Inc. of Rapid City, S. D., he was on the door to door, it provides the advantages way service of The Milwaukee Road took board of governors of the American of fast rail schedules and all-weather de­ shape rapidly in November with the ap­ Trucking Association's Common Carriers pendability. Literature describing it is be­ pointment of the two men who will Conference when he accepted the' New ing made available at all of the demon­ oversee the new Flexi-Van service, and York Central transport post in March, strations. the starting of a demonstration program 1957 to direct that company's Flexi-Van The actual inauguration of service, along the route where it will be in­ itially introduced. E. W. Chesterman, formerly freight traffic manager, sales and service, was named to the position of director of Flexi-Van sales, and J. D. Phillips, former vice president of the New York Central Transport Company, was appointed to head the operational aspect as executive vice president of The Milwaukee Motor Transportation Company. The headquarters of the serv­ ice will be in Chicago. Mr. Chesterman brings to his new position 34 years of experience in the Road's traffic department, having started in the rate office in his native Chicago in 1924. Following a series of promotions through the ranks, he was appointed assistant general freight agent, rates and divisions in 1948, advanced to assistant Despite cold, rainy weather, the driver put the first Milwaukee Road Flexi­ to vice president-traffic in 1955, and Van on the flat car with the greatest of ease during the opening demon­ appointed assistant freight traffic man­ stration in Omaha on Nov. 17. With the van transferred from the "bogie" to ager, sales and service in 1957. He was the flat car, the driver uses one hand to swing it into position, as manu­ promoted to freight traffic manager, sales facturer's representatives look on. (Omaha Evening World-Herald photo) and service, in February of this year. Mr. Phillips is also a veteran in the transportation industry, beginning 25 operations. In addition to serving as which will originate between Chicago years ago as a founder of the Rocky executive vice president of The Milwau­ and the Twin Cities, is planned for Chi­ Mountain Truckline in Lincoln, Neb. kee Motor Transportation Company, he cago on Dec. 17, with the first eastbound During World War II he was released will be in charge of any expanded opera­ movement from Minneapolis and St. from active Army duty to serve as a tions of the railroad's motor carrier Paul scheduled for Dec. 19. Later it will civilian chief of the Automotive Division subsidiary. be expanded to include Milwaukee, Oma­ of the Army Exchange, European Com­ As the opening play in the Flexi-Van ha and Kansas City. Spokane, Seattle and mand. After the war he returned to the program, Mr. Chesterman and Mr. Phil­ Tacoma are next on the list of Milwaukee transportation field. As executive vice lips introduced the new equipment at a Road cities in which it will soon be avail­ president of Buckingham Transportation public showing in Omaha on Nov. 17. able. November-December, 1958 7 The Case for Agreed Charges

President Quinn Cites Traffic Potential freight charges was of real importance, he said, because the tax did not ap­ of Proposed Rate-Making Practice ply on charges of private carriers. The northern transcontinental railroads had THE case for Agreed Charges, the rate­ "Be that as it may", he said, "I would been at a further disadvantage in com­ making principle which is now of para­ like to point out that for certain trucking peting for long haul traffic to and from mount interest to this country's railroads, and barge line operations in this country, the Pacific Northwest because freight was presented by President William J. Agreed Charges are, in effect, already an charges on the Canadian lines are also Quinn in an address on Oct. 21 to the established fact. Contract motor car­ tax-free. He mentioned the following St. Paul Rotary Club, one of four ad­ riers and more than 80 per cent of the situations as still working to the disad­ dresses he made during the couise of the barge line operators can set sliding scales vantage of the railroads: month before business and civic groups. of rates at any level they choose. Also, (1) The Federal excise tax of 10 per While commenting on one of the help­ Congress, in the last session, approved cent on passenger fares; (2) Inadequate ful provisions of the Interstate Com­ a dual system of rates for conference and unrealistic depreciation allowances merce Act of 1958-the new rule govern­ steamship lines. It will be interesting to for tax purposes on railroad plant and ing procedures for adjusting rates-he see whether the railroads will be accorded equipment; (3) Continued exemption told the Rotarians that Agreed Charges the same competitive privilege," from regulation of numerous "agricul­ offer one possible way for the tural commodities," including railroads to meet competition many processed or manufac­ on equal terms and recoup the tured en route to primary mar. losses of recent years. ket or storage; (4) The ab­ Pointing out that this rate­ sence or inadequacy of user making practice is in effect on charges on railroad competitors the Canadian railroads, he out­ to compensate for their use of lined its structure. "In reality," publicly provided facilities; he said, "Agreed Charges are (5) Denial to the railroads of simply another form of freight equal opportunity to provide rate, except that they apply only service by other modes of trans­ to the goods of shippers who portation; and (6) Exorbitant agree under contract to forward state and local taxes in contrast a specified portion of their with tax-free highways, water­ goods over the lines of the car­ ways, airports and airways pro­ riers which are parties to that vided for railroad competitors. contract. They may apply on "I feel confident," he said, the goods of one shipper from "that future legislation will one origin to one destination, tend to equalize competitive or they may apply on the goods President William J. Quinn conditions ... I think, too, that of several shippers from sever­ we are going to see real prog­ al origin points to several ress in the diversification of destinations. Any shipper may enter in­ In adding that the whole matter of service offered by the railroads, and in to an Agreed,Charge contract, regardless Agreed Charges is part of the western .greater standardization of their various of the amount of traffic he may have for railroads' intensive traffic research pro­ types of equipment. For the long term, shipment. He is not required to forward gram, he mentioned that the Milwaukee I feel that the railroads, if given full a specified number of cars or tons, but Road's own research program was just competitive equality, will demonstrate rather a specified percentage of his tnif­ recently broadened, and that W. W. beyond any question that they are the fie. This prevents discrimination between Kremer, vice president-traffic, has been in most efficient and most economical form large and small shippers. Furthermore, the forefront of rate experimentation, in­ of volume transportation." any shipper may join in a contract which cluding the Agreed Charges principle. The favorable signs on which this is already in force, so long as he is will­ Mr. Quinn stressed the need for some thinking was based were discussed by ing to accept the terms and conditions of new concepts regarding the railroad in­ Mr. Quinn in addresses he made in that contract." dustry. Many people, he said, feel that Chicago before the Business Conditions Mr. Quinn allowed that he feels rea­ because the railroads have been in busi­ Clinic of the Illinois Chamber of Com­ sonably certain the railroads' competitors ness for so many years they are impervi­ merce, and to the New Yark Society of will not be wholeheartedly in favor of ous to the economic maladies of other Security Analysts. Speaking before the the proposed rate adjustment, since it business organizations. latter group in New York on Oct. 10, he would give the industry an opportunity It is true to only a limited degree, he characterized the 1958 Transportation to utilize more fully its inherent advan­ stated, that the passage of the Trans­ Act as "a start in the right direction", tage of volume transportation and would portation Act of 1958 changed the seri­ but stated that the Milwaukee Road's also open the way to better service ous effect which competitive inequalities plans for the future were not based solely through longer range planning of equip­ have on the railroad industry, The re­ on the prospect of legislative relief. ment availability. peal of the 3 per cent excise tax on For an indication of our company's 8 The Milwaukee Road Magazine attitude, he cited the expenditure the past year of nearly $20 million on new New Travel Bargain equipment as part of a broad program to increase revenues and improve earnings. - Touralux Sleepers for Coach Riders The principal features of the program, he told his audience, are the reorganiza­ tion of the traffic department, greater ACTION to provide sleeping car service at bargain rates, the first venture of its activity in industrial development, and kind on transcontinental trains, was taken improved 0 per a tin g and accounting by The Milwaukee Road Nov. 1 when methods. accommodations in Olympian Hiawatha Related to traffic department activities, Touralux Pullman cars were made avail­ he mentioned the additional industrial able with the purchase of tickets sold at property which our company has been aCi­ regular coach fares. Previously reserva­ qui ring and the 261 new- industries which tions for these full-size berths had been located on our line during 1957 and available only to holders of intermediate 1958. On the operational side, attention class tickets. The move brought traveling was called to the inauguration of Flexi­ on the Olympian Hiawatha into sharp Van service to tie in with rail-highway relief as the best over-all transportation transportation on the New York Central. buy between Chicago and the Pacific "We are anticipating that this service Northwest. will be attractive to shippers", he stated, Touralux Pullmans, which are unique "and we know it will fit well into our with the Milwaukee Road's Olympian over-all operation. We will be prepared Hiawatha, were custom built to provide to step out in any direction that promises passengers with the comfort and privacy attractive business." of standard sleeping cars at an economy The Road's modernization program price. One of their outstanding features was also discussed by Mr. Quinn in a talk is lower berths that are longer, wider and before the Railway Supply Group of the higher than those in standard section­ Union league Club in Chicago Oct. 24. type sleepers. All of the berths have Beginning with the mechanical depart­ restful foam rubber mattresses and in­ ment at Milwaukee Shops, he cited some dividually operated light, heat and air of the new machines which were devel­ conditioning controls. For daytime reo oped by the company's own mechanics laxation there are upholstered seats and and engineers. small drop-leaf tables in each section. "I think the amount of ingenuity we The men's and women's lounge-dressing Touralux Pullmans, available only on the rooms in each car are exceptionally large, Olympian Hiawatha, are ideally suited have on call," Mr. Quinn said, "and the to traveling on the family plan. Lower very evident interest of your people and and equipped in every detail for long berths are longer, wider and higher than our people in developing new and better distance travel. those in standard sleeping cars. ways of doing things, provide the best Touralux passengers also have at their possible assurance that the railroad in­ disposal such de luxe facilities of the dustry will continue to increase its oper­ train as the luxuriously appointed dining ating efficiency and to maintain its posi­ car, the glass enclosed Super Dome-the The program, the .first to be under­ tion as a technological leader in this age perfect vantage point for viewing moun­ taken in lightweight equipment, is ideal­ of fast-moving scientific discoveries ... tain scenery-and the Cafe lounge, the ly suited to large group movements and So far as The Milwaukee Road is con­ center of social activity. All of these to families traveling with children. At cerned, it is our intention to deliver ex­ features may be enjoyed at no extra fare. this time of the year it is expected to be actly the kinds of service our customers As an additional bonus, the Milwau­ patronized heavily by college students want, and to do it consistently." kee's thriJT plan offers the Olympian and military personnel returning home for the holidays. The savings to be ef­ CORRECTION: The article in the September­ Hiawath~ 46-hour super-speed schedule October issue of the Magazine concerning the between Chicago and Puget Sound. The fected are so substantial that many people Veterans' reunion in Milwaukee at which Mr. fact that the run requires only two nights can now take such trips more frequently Quinn made an address, quoted him e"lnJeous­ (competing schedules take three) is a than heretofore. ly aJ"saying that the Road owns SOme 5,700 telling factor, for most of its scenic For example, under the new arrange­ pieces of freight equipment. The figure should ment, a passenger purchasing a round have been 53,700. beauty can be viewed by daylight. trip coach ticket between Chicago and Seattle, together with Touralux sleeping car space, saves $51.20 (including Fed­ Notice-Annual Passes Extended eral excise tax) above the combined cost of a first class ticket and equivalent THE pass bureau has announced that all annual passes issued by The Mil­ accommodations in standard sleepers. waukee Road which expire Dec. 31, 1958 will be honored up to and in­ Travel by airline or automobile cannot cluding Dec. 31, 1959, unless otherwise ordered. match this saving, and The Milwaukee Term passes showing an expiration date prior to Dec. 31, 1958 will not Road, in addition to' inaugurating the be honored after the date shown on such passes. plan, is the only railroad in the country which can offer it. November-December, 1958 9 Foresight Saved THE WISE OWLS Their Eyesight

THE bond linking the employes whose are Robert Stolpha, a signal maintainer pictures appear with this article is at La Crosse, Wis., and Marvin Henna­ that of foresight, which saved their richs, carman welder at Milwaukee. Sev. eyesight. They belong to an organization eral more applications for membership which has some 15,000 members scat­ are pending. tered throughout the country-The Wise The program applies to employes of Owl Club of America. E. E. Hamilton, the locomotive, car, stores, maintenance a machinist welder in the locomotive de­ of way and structures, and signals-com­ partment at Deer Lodge, Mont., is a munications departments, or specifically, typical Milwaukee Road member. to all who might possibly incur eye in­ On May 16 of this year Machinist juries on jobs where eye protection is re­ Hamilton was using an acetylene torch quired and is provided by the railroad. to cut liner covering off of a grease box Only those are eligible for membership .Harlan B. Thompson, storehelper at Deer when the unforeseen happened-the who have had one or both eyes saved due Lodge, Mont., has a good reason for smiling. His safety goggles deflected a grease exploded. For a moment he felt to observing proper precautions. blow from a six-foot pipe. No eye injury. blinded, but his eyes were not harmed. An application for membership must He was wearing his safety goggles. state the circumstances under which the The Wise Owls, a project of the Na­ mishap occurred and the type of protec­ railroad contributes a small fee to the tional Society for the Prevention of tion worn, and be substantiated by wit­ NSPB for each membership earned. Blindness, was organized for the pro­ nesses. The accepted member receives a The program, now in high gear on tection of vision in industry. Since The certificate testifying to his judgment the railroad, has been an important fac­ Milwaukee Road obtained its charter in and foresight, together with a lapel pin tor in the efforts of the safety department 1956, memberships have been issued to in the shape of an owl, and a badge to increase awareness of the need fOr 13 men now in active service. Other imprinted with the owl emblem to wear members, in addition to those pictured, on the job. To support the program, the Brakeman A. P. Anderson of Miles City, Mont., looking over the Wise Owl certificate awa rded to him for taking safety precau­ tions while working as a section laborer this spring.

LEFT ABOVE: A total of six good eyes testifies to the foresight of Blacksmith Welder R. L. Forbes, Machinist Welder E. E. Hamilton and Babbitman F. A. Charles (left to right), Wise Owls at Deer Lodge, Mont. RIGHT ABOVE: Wise Owl member John W. Ness, section laborer at Scranton, N. D. (right), discusses the merit of wear· ing safety glasses with Section Foreman John Tankafl'. LEFT BELOW: It's an occasion for con­ gratulations as Carl H. Bruning, section laborer at Stickney, S. D., is presented with his Wise Owl certificate by District Safety Engineer H. V. Allen. RIGHT BELOW: Sectlon Foreman Albert W. "Jim" Koehn of McGregor, 10. (left), describes the incident involving his mem­ bership in the Wise Owls to Section la­ borer Roy Wohlers. 10 The Milwaukee Road Magazine observing the rules of eye safety. To emphasize the idea, the department re­ cently distributed 1,500 posters calling attention to the availability of a booklet full of useful information about eye health. The booklet~"Half of All Blindness Is Needless and 'Preventable" -may be had for the price of a postage stamp from The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness (1790 Broad­ way, New York 19, N. Y).

'·1 RaiIfans' Sun day -TheH istor icaI Spe(iaI

The lIIaterial for this article was furnished by Don Dietrich, clerk at Muskego Yard in Milwaukee, and by lim Scribbins, ticket clerk, Milwaukee, u>ho also took the pictures.

A BRIGHT fall Sunday and the opportuni­ aboard were also made at the Slinger ty to ride on a special train of original depot, again at the former junction of Hiawatha equipment was the combina­ the abandoned Pike Lake spur east of tion which lured some 200 railfans to Hartford, and just west of Iron Ridge. At Farmersburg, la., Section Laborer W. J. Tielbar (left), who was the Road's take a trip Oct. 12 from Milwaukee to Townsfolk turned out at Horicon and fourth Wise Owl, shows his membership Fox Lake, Wis., and back. Wisconsin again at Beaver Dam, where the train certificate to Relief Section Foreman Chapter of the National Railway Histori­ was diverted to the loop for a visit to D. F. Montgomery. cal Society sponsored the trip, to which the railroad exhibit of the Dodge County the general public was invited. Historical Society Museum. The Railway Historical Special, con­ A big welcome awaited the group at sisting of four of the original Hiawatha Fox Lake. Three chartered school buses coaches (including 4400, the prototype) made several trips to accommodate all plus a suburban coach, was advertised who wanted to take a sightseeing tour, as the last line-haul Milwaukee Road while railfans and local residents in.. train in the traditional orange and spected the train and crowded aboard maroon colors. An orange GP-9 road­ the locomotive. switcher, the 2433, from the Chicago The sun was fading when the special suburban pool, furnished the power. At faced about for home. Steady progress the throttle was Paul C. Denis, accom­ was made to North Milwaukee, where panied by Fireman John Sharon and some of the excursionists detrained, and 15 minutes later the trip was over. Pas­ Electrician W. T. Bidlingmeyer (left), pic­ Traveling Engineer A. T. Ireland, and tured with Foreman A. C. Anderson, back in the coaches were Conductor J. A. senger Extra 2433 was a closed item on wears the safety goggles which saved Wilcox with City Passenger Agent Frank the dispatcher's train sheet, but a fond his sight at the Harlowton, Mon!., round· Foug (who made the arrangements), memory for many friends of railroading. house. Trainmaster E. P. Bunce and Police Lieutenant Ralph Emerson. T. J. Mc­ Engineer Paul C. Denis was the hero of Guire went along as flagman. the day. Superintendent Martin Garelick saw the extra off when it left Milwaukee at 10:30 A.M. The first scheduled stop was at GranviJ.le where the T. J. Moss Tie Company had obligingly spotted three of its tiny industrial locomo.­ tives for the railfans to photograph. Next was a halt below the US 41 over­ pass east of Richfield, where the train was backed up and then operated for­ ward so those using movie cameras could Section Foreman F. R. Kurt of Waukon, get an action sequence; then a "rubber. la. (left), who believes in safety glasses, neck" stop between Rugby Junction and stud ies the "Owl" certificate presented to Slinger. him with District Safety Engineer J. A. Ogden. Stops for the numerous lensmen November-December, 1958 11 Class picture of some of "the graduates of '58". Seated, left to right: from Min­ neapolis, T. G. Carlson and W. B. Olson of the car department; Mrs. Alice lynch, chief telephone operator; C. F. Prescott, engineering department; and H. N. Nel­ son and W. Nepsha, car department. First row, standing, from left: F. P. Schech, Minneapolis locomotive department; J. J. lucker, 51. Paul car department; As­ sistant Car Foreman A. J. Demmers, Sf. Paul; O. G. Neuwirth, store department, and H. l. Gordier and Concepcion Bos· quez, locomotive department, all of Minneapolis; T. H. leBoutillier, l&R train· man; H. E. Spencer, mail and baggage department, and W. H. lundquist, loco­ motive department, Minneapolis; and l&R Trainman E. B. West. Back row, from left: M. J. Kline, Minneapolis locomotive department; Conductor Arthur Morgan, St. Paul; l&R Conductors A. J. Sarazin and Ben Petersmeier; R. J. leisen, claim adjuster, and J. M. Allmon, car depart. ment, Minneapolis; and Jobe Francis, locomotive department, and M. C. Ahern, assistant chief clerk, St. Paul. Honor "Craduating Class" of '58

START with a banquet size dinner, add a divisions working into the Twin City more. Later there was dancing and sing­ dash of vocal harmony mixed with a area. Many retired people, with their ing. comedy routine, season with good dance wives and husbands, also attended. This year's party committee, headed music and a smooth floor, and what you Good fellowship started with a social by W. R. Manion as general chairman, have is the annual Twin Cities all em­ hour that continued through the tradi­ included Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Volstead, ploye retirement party. Everyone goes. tional smorgasbord dinner. Afterward Mr. and Mrs. William Klar, Mr. and The ninth annual, held at the Calhoun the crowd sat back to be entertained by Mrs. Arthur McCarthy, Frank Thori, Beach Hotel in Minneapolis Oct. 9, The Milwaukee Road Derails, an em­ ]. F. Johnson, Elizabeth Hessburg, Ruth brought together more than 300 Twin ploye "barbershop" group, in a program Lindegren, May Cashill, W. P: Radke, City Terminals employes to honor their of old time favorites, and the ladies of ]. ]. Taylor, Al Ladwig of the Brother. associates who retired during the past the Oriental Shrine in a specialty act hood of Locomotive Engineers, and C. s. year. The "graduating class" numbered billed as the Zenda Goofers. Both per­ Fowler of the Brotherhood of Railroad about 40, including employes of other formances left the crowd yell ing for Trainmen.

A view of the banquet at the Calhoun Beach Hotel.

Above righh The Milwaukee Derails click. with "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad". Front, from left: Archie Ostby, Minneapolis loco­ motive department; T. B. Hughes, retired St. Paul coach yard foreman; and Emil Baeyen, district diesel supervisor, and R. B. Allard, chief carpenter's office, Minneapoli.s. Rear, from left: Stationmaster J. J. Taylor and Timekeeper B. F. Nelson, Minneapolis; W. C. Klar, St. Paul locomotive department; and W. O. Ray, Minneapolis freight office.

~ Musical depreciation, in the manner of the Zenda Goofers, was something to be seen as well as heard. On trumpet at left is Mrs. R. E. Melquist, wife of retired Minneapolis car foreman. 12 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Employe Training Programs - a Progress Report

THE important role of the trained rail­ On-the-job trammg of apprentices, An Outstanding Apprentice Certificate is road craftsman, not only in his own field which requires slightly more than four presented by Michael Fox, president of but in industry at large, was spotlighted years for the course, is available at the the Railway Employes Department, AFL­ CIO, to- recently when the governor of Missouri Road's shops in Milwaukee, Minne­ proclaimed the opening day of the sec­ apolis, St. Paul, Harlowton, Mitchell, ond annual National Railroad Appren­ Deer Lodge and Tacoma. At various ticeship Conference in St. Louis as Rail­ locations it is augmented by attendance road Apprenticeship Day for the entire at trade schools. Competition for the state. An address by C. M. Roddewig, certificates is open to apprentices in the president of the Association of Western sixth, seventh and eighth periods of Railways, emphasized the theme. "Prog­ training. In assigning them, considera­ ress is nothing more than the accumula­ tion is given to attendance, performance, tion of skills," he told the delegates, "of progress on the job and in the class­ apprentices adding tomorrow to what room, and to all around development of they learned today." skills. Admitting concern over the economic Apprentices Fitzgerald and Seebruch plight of the railroads as a result of pres­ were selected for the merit awards on a ent government policies, Mr. Roddewig system-wide competition. Both are em­ nevertheless predicted a continuing need ployed at Milwaukee Shops, where job Electrician Apprentice R. M. Seebruch­ for employe training programs. "A new training is supplemented by courses at day may be approaching," he said, "that the Milwaukee Vocational School. They could herald new job opportunities, new have been with the Road since 1951, and skills and more security for the men put in two years as helpers before start­ and women who have apprenticed them­ ing their apprenticeships. The recogni­ selves to learn the trades of the indus­ tion accorded them at the national try." conference was in the nature of a tribute The program chairman of the three­ to the Road's training program, as well day conference, which was attended by as a personal honor. management and employe delegates from 38 railroads, was the Milwaukee Instructing the Instructors Road's W, N. Bittner, locomotive shop superintendent at Milwaukee Shops. The "back to school" movement in Represent~ng the Road's employes were September was literally that for four members of the Road's police force. Machinist Apprentice Raymond E. Fitz­ and Machinist Apprentice R. E. Fitzgerald gerald and Electrician Apprentice Ron­ Captain R. H. Rollins of Deer Lodge, ald M. Seebruch, who were among 34 Lieutenant C. F. Wagner of Sioux City shop craft men singled out from the and Lieutenants B. A. Rupprath and Court Judge Julius Hoffman, having to nation's railroads to receive "Outstand­ ]. L. Mess of Chicago were among 35 do with the theft of an interstate ship­ ing Apprentice" certificates. railroad security officers of this and for­ ment from a box car. Under realistic eign countries who spent two weeks in courtroom conditions, the project re­ intensive classroom study at the eighth searched the scene of the theft, the pres­ National Railroad Police Academy. ervation of evidence in the forms of The purpose of the Academy, which plaster casts, finger prints and so on, the is conducted annually in Chicago under interrogation of witnesses, and the pres­ the auspices of the Protective Section of entation of evidence in court. E, F. the Association of American Railroads, Conway, superintendent of the Road's is the advanced training of experienced police department, who was a member of railroad police officers to assist them in the Academy's special committee, served conducting training programs on their as a juror on the case. own lines. In addition to sessions on the In addition to lecturers and instructors R. H. Rollins C. F. Wagner general training and responsibilities of provided by the railroads-A. W. Shea, supervisors, the 1958 school dealt with superintendent of safety for The Mil­ court decisions affecting police problems, waukee Road, lectured on the railway the investigation of freight and baggage policeman's part in railroad safety­ claims, of arson and suspicious fires, teacher talent was furnished by the Chi­ juvenile problems, the use of firearms, cago and Milwaukee police departments photography, first aid, public speaking, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. and other subjects of concern to railroad At the end of the course, Messrs. Rollins, police officers, Wagner, Rupprath and Mess were Its highlight was a moot trial, pre­ awarded diplomas testifying to their B. A. Rupprath J. L. Mess sided over by United States District "graduation." November-December, 1958 13 L. R. Whitehead R. T. White J. J. Landrigan H. Ruud l. J. Kidd

as general agent in Milwaukee, assistant appointments to western traffic manager, and since Sept. 1, 1957 as general freight agent, sales and service, Seattle. O. R. Anderson is appointed general Traffic Department service. Mr. Kronberg has served the freight agent. Since starting with the department as chief clerk in Detroit, as Road at La Crosse in 1918, Mr. Ander­ Effective Nov. I, 1958: traveling freight agent in Atlanta and son has served as city passenger agent, The following individuals will have Mason City headquarters, district freight traveling passenger ag'ent, and g'eneral headquarters in Chicago. agent in Washington, D. C., and most ag'ent passenger department in St. Paul. recently as general agent in San Fran­ He has been general passenger agent in L. R. Whitehead is appointed freight cisco. Seattle since 1948. traffic manager, sales and service, suc­ J. E. Shannon is appointed division ceeding E. W. Chesterman. NIr. White­ freight agent, succeeding' R. T. White. Effective Nov. 15, 1958: head has been with the Road since 1935, Mr. Shannon has becn with the Road W. B. Fisher is appointed general starting in Des Moines and transferring since 1922. He was formerly city freight in 1941 to Chicago where he was former­ freight agent, following the death of agent and also traveling freight agent in H. O. Engel. Starting with the depart­ ly chief clerk to assistant general freight Milwaukee, and since 1953 has served as agent. He has been assistant to vice pres­ ment in 1919 in Chicago, Mr. Fisher assistant general agent in Chicago. was formerly chief clerk in the coal ident since July 1, 1957. D. J. Staley is appointed service R. T. White is appointed assistant to traffic and the general freight depart­ agent. Mr. Staley, who started in the ments there, as well as assistant general vice president, succeeding L. R. White­ accounting department in 1925, has head. Since entering service in 1926, Mr. freight agent. Since July he has filled served the traffic department as city the latter position in Seattle. White has bcen chief clerk in the Chi­ freight agent in Detroit, traveling cago general agent's office, traveling freight agent at Cincinnati, and most re­ Effective Oct. 1, 1958: freight agent with headquarters in Chi­ cently as chief clerk to various depart­ cago, and since 1951 division freight ment heads in Chicago. S. J. Monroe is appointed city freight agent, Chicago. D. A. Keller is appointed city freight and passenger agent at Buffalo, N. Y. J. J. Landrigan is appointed assistant agent, succeeding W. R. Bickley. Mr. Mr. Monroe, an employe since 1945, has to general freight traffic manager. Mr. Keller has been with the Road since served the department in Milwaukee, and Landrigan has been with the department 1937, serving on various positions in the in Detroit as city freight agent since since 1910. He was formerly assistant Chicago general offices. Since 1948 he has 1954. general freight agent in Chicago, and been city passenger agent in Chicago. J. W. Webner is appointed traveling' since 1954 has been general freight agent • freight and passenger agent at Cleve­ there. The following individuals will have land, Ohio, succeeding C. J. Duggan. H. Ruud is appointed general freight headquarters in Seattle. Mr. Webner has been employed in the agent, succeeding J. J. Landrigan. Mr. general agent's office in Cleveland since Ruud entered service in Chicago in 1924 L. J. Kidd is appointed assistant 1947, as city freight agent since 1951. and has served since as chief clerk to western traffic manager, freight sales and G. B. Hanson is appointed city freight assistant general freight agent and to service: Starting in 1915, Mr. Kidd has agent at Cleveland, succeeding J. W. freight traffic manager. Since 1951 he been employed on Lines West in various Webner. Starting with the Road in 1950, has been assistant general freight agent. capacities, including division freight and Mr. Hanson has served in the Cincinnati G. H. Kronberg is appointed assistant passengcr agent, export and import office sincc 1956. . to freight traffic manager, sales and agent. ilnd general agent ilt Seattle, also L. H. Villwock is appointprl trilveling

G. H. Kronberg O. R. Anderson W. B. Fisher J. E. Shannon D. J. Staley 14 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Jeremiah Welch 5. What is the approximate average daily consumption of diesel fuel oil JEREMIAH WELCH, retired assistant sec­ on railroads in the Uni ted States­ retary and treasurer in New York City 6%, 8, or 9% million gallons ~ and one of this company's most colorful QUIZ 6. Should the angle cock on the rear of personages, died Oct. 4 at Holy Family It l(. the last car of a train be open, Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y., his long­ closed, or removed ~ time home. He was 84 years of age. 7. What was the average freight train When "Jerry" Welch retired on Dec. (Answers on page 41) load in 1957-1,218 tons, 1,357 tons, 31, 1948, he was the acknowledged dean or 1,439 tons? of eastern railroad treasurers. He was 1. Approximately how many crossties 8. Is an "axle seat" a place to store born in Lawler, Ia., and started his career are there in a mile of railroad track axles when not in use, the seat in a as a waterboy for the Great Northern. In -1,500, 3,000, or 4,500 ~ passenger car over the wheels, or 1904 he joined the Montana Railroad­ 2. Is a wheel report part of a larger the inside surface of the bore in a the "Jawbone"-at Helena as an auditor, report showing the condition of a wheel? and shortly after that line was absorbed car, a listing of cars handled in a 9. Is what is known as the "hole" in by the Milwaukee in 1910 became the train, or a conductor's report on the railroad operations a mainline tun­ auditor of another Milwaukee Road affil­ operation of car wheels in transit 1 nel, an industrial siding,or a pass­ iate, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget 3. Are there any natural tunnels used ing track for a train to pull into to Sound. Subsequently he was appointed by railroads in the United States ~ allow another to pass ~ the Road's assistant general auditor. Dur­ 4. Were railroad freight rates 100 10. What is the average length of a ing Federal control in 1918-1920 he years ago lower than, higher than, railroad freight car-about 36, 43, served as comptroller, and when it ended or about the same as they are today 1 or 50 feet 1 was appointed assistant comptroller at Chicago. He transferred to the New York financial office in 1922. Mr.' Welch was active for many years Since 1949 he has been train dispatcher police with headquarters at Deer Lodge, in the accounting and treasury divisions in Milwaukee. Mont., following the retirement of H. M. of the A.A.R., both as an organizer and Richmond. Mr. Rollins started in 1945 committee chairman. He was well known Mechanical Department as a special officer in Mobridge, was 41 promoted to sergeant of police in Miles as a baseball fan, particularly of the Effective Oct. 1, 1958: Dodgers, and after he retired seldom City in 1953 and to lieutenant of police • missed a home game. Surviving him are W. N. Bittner is appointed shop su­ at Butte in 1954. He has been acting • his wife, Mary Pauline Harty Welch; perintendent of the Milwaukee Locomo­ captain of police in Deer Lodge since two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Akron and tive Shops with headquarters at Milwau­ August, 1957. kee Shops, following the death of C. G. F. J. Bnshey is appointed lieutenant Miss Mary Welch j and two sons, John Benkendorf. Mr. Bittner started with the W. and Edward T. of police with headquarters at Perry, Ia., Road in 1935 in his native Milwaukee, following the retirement of A. W. Nich­ where he has been assistant machine olson. Starting in 1951, Mr. Bushey was shop foreman and most recently shop employed as a clerk on the Coast Di­ freight and passenger agent at Cincin­ engineer. vision prior to joining the police de­ nati, Ohio. Mr. Villwock, who started in H. T. Odegaard is appointed shop en­ partment in January, 1956. Since Aug. the Minneapolis traffic department in gineer of the Milwaukee Locomotive 1, 1957 he has bcen special officer in 1948, was most recently city freight and Shops, Wheel and Forge Shop, and To­ Seattle. He is a recent honor graduate passenger agent at Cincinnati. mah Shops, with headquarters at Mil­ of the Seattle Police Academy. W. B. Conradi is appointed city waukee Shops, succeeding W. N. Bittner. freight and passenger agent at Cincin­ Mr. Odegaard, who started as a special nati, succeding L. H. Villwock. Mr. apprentice in 1922, has been in the me­ Conradi was formerly special coal agent chanical engineers office in Milwaukee at that point. since 1935. c. S. Winship G. A. Sansveri.e is appointed city CHARLES S. WINSHIP, retired division freight agent at New York City, suc­ Effective Nov. 1, 1958: freight and passenger agent who was ceding H. P. Murphy. Mr. Sansverie W. B. Gage is appointed assistant well known on Lines West, died Oct. 14 has been employed in the New York master mechanic with headquarters at in Spokane. He was 62 years of age. freight traffic department, most recently Mitchell, S. D., and will have jurisdic­ Mr. Winship started with the Road in as rate clerk, since 1953. tion over mechanical matters on the March, 1916 as a clerk at Mobridge, D. W. Carpenter is appointed traffic Iowa, Minnesota & Dakota Division, S. D., and worked in various capacities representative at Terre Haute, Ind., fol­ succeeding J. A. Tlrompsonwho has in the operating- department before lowing the retirement of E. L. Hollis. been assigned to other duties. transferring to the office of the general Starting in the general agent's office in E. F. Hatzenbuhler is appointed agent in Seattle in 1922. After some Indiananolis in 1948, Mr. Carpenter has master mechanic of the Hastings & Da­ service as a traffic solicitor he was ap­ been chief clerk there the past five years. kota, Twin City Terminal, Duluth Di­ pointed city freight agent there in 1926 visions, the La Crosse & River second and promoted to traveling' freight and Operating Department and third districts and La Crosse, Wis., passenger agent in 1928. In 1936 he was with headquarters at St. Paul, following appointed division freig-ht and passenger E'Ieetive Nov. 1, 1958: the transfer of W. B. Gage. agent in Great FaIls, and to the same R. D. Richter is appointed train rules position at Milcs City in 1941. He retired examiner with headquarters at Marion, Police Department at Miles City May 15, 1956.- Ia., following the death of J. O. Willard. Mr. Winship is survived by his wife Mr. Richter started his service as a relief Effective Nov. 1, 1958: Alta of Spokane, a daughter and two agent on the Madison Division in 1942. R. H. Rollins is appointp.d captain of sons. November-December, 1958 15 Zakrzewski, Walenty J... Helper .. Milwaukee, Wis. Off Line \~~~ B-erstler, Luman S... Chlef Clerk .. New York, N.Y. re tirem en t s Rocky Mountain Division ------~--- ~::' Austin, Frank J .. Sec. Foreman .. Three Forks, Mont. U---- Bergman, Ellen M...Sec. Laborer .. St. Maries, Ida_ ._--~-~:--~, Bergman, John E.. Wrecker Engr... St. Maries, Ida. during September-October, 1958 Fiske, John M. Sub-Station Oper... Piedmont, Mont. Johnson, John A. .. Sec. Laborer _. St. Maries, Ida. General Offices-Chicago and Iowa Division Johnson, Margaret ..... Custodian .. Elk River, Ida. Seattle-System Employes Curtis, John E Sec. Laborer .. Cambridge, Ia. Kleiner, Randall K.. Sec. Laborer .. Newport, Wash. Fosdick, John B Loco Marion, Ia. Lore, Leonard M Inspector .. Spokane, Wash. Sells, Jay W. . Sec. Laborer .. Clarkia, Ida. Alexander, Embe E , . _. Waiter .. Chicago, !II Lexsa, John , .. Loco. Engr Savanna, III. Auchampaugh, L-eo Supt. of Bldg.. . " " Meyer, Edward B&B Foreman .. Madrid, Ia. Vorpahl, Edward H. Moore, Clarence W. . Conductor .. Perry, Ia. B&B Carpenter .. Deer Lodge, Mont. Blair, Sr, Francis S Telegrapher .. Seattle, Wash. Wurth, Thomas C. . Carman .. Avery, Ida. Feller, Harry J Chief Clerk .. Chicago, III. Yanders, Millard J.. Boilermaker Helper .. Perry, Ia. Love, Jesse E Porter. . " " Ludolph, Wilbur M Asst. Engr . Iowa. Minnesota & Dakota Terre Haute Division Miller, Frank C Tie Insp . Division Barnhart, Ralph L. . Loco. Engr... Terre Haute, Ind. Newell, Frank J.. Director of Publicity .. Cravens, William H. Roland, John F.. Joint Fac. Examiner .. Bauer, Fred W..... Loco. Engr .. Albert Lea, Minn. Derrick Engr ... Terre Haute, Ind. Sarli, George A Rate Analyst. Beckman, Rudolph F.. Loco. Engr ... Rapid City,S.D. Freeman, George V.. Brakeman .. Terre Haute, Ind. Schellenberger, Louise M Clerk. Gilgenbach, Michael. B&B Carpenter .. Austin, Minn. Graam, Arthur J Carman .. Terre Haute, Ind. Wegrzyn, Anna C Janltress .. Grimes, Henry D , .. Agent-Oper Lily, S.D. Hannum, Luther O Welder .. Terre Haute, Ind. Zapp, Frank J Bureau Head. Harris, Burnell E. . Conductor .. Sioux City, Ia. Hill, Earl Loco. Engineer .. Bedford, Ind. Hogan, Charles M. _ Conductor .. Austin, Minn. Merritt, John E Switchman .. Crete, Ind. Leonard, Francis W.. Sec. Laborer .. Hayward, Minn. Sims, Harley Sec. Foreman .. Linton, Ind. Chicago Terminals Lottes, George J .. Sec. Foreman .. LaCrescent, Minn. Andreasen, Ralph M Switchman .. Bensenville, III. Otterstad, Carl J Agent .. Kenyon, Minn. Trans-Missouri Division Antosz, Joseph Carman .. Chicago, III. Owings, Cecil M B&B Carpenter .. Sioux City, Ia. Barens, Stanley Ex. Gang Laborer. . " " Reed, Robert E Inspector .. Mason City, Ia. Belden, Edgar W..... Sec. Foreman .. Shields, N.D. Biernat, Albert Welder .. Bensenville, III. Scott, Joseph O Carman .. Sioux City, Ia. Clellen, Connie P•.. Sec. Foreman .. Lavinia, Mont. Bloom, Walter J Loco. Engr Chicago, III. Slowey, Patrick C. Edson, Merrill D Loco. Engr... Harlowton, Mont. Bohanan, Margaret Coach Cleaner. . " " Sta. Baggageman .. Sioux City, Ia. Flor, Clifford R Sec. Laborer .. Marmarth, N.D. Campbell, George E Ticket Agent. . Franklin, Jesse B Clerk .. Miles City, Mont. Carbino, Joe Sec. Laborer. La Crosse & River Division Fought, Charles A Conductor .. Miles City, Mont. Edwards, John C Crane Oper . Karas, Charles Sec. Laborer .. Baker, Mont. Bezosky, Leo C Carman .. LaCrosse, Wis. Keller, Jacob S Carman .. Mobridge, S.D. Fitzgerald, John E Machinist .. Butterfield, Wm. E.....•Carman .. LaCrosse, Wis. Haag, John Helper .. Lewis, Alice M Car Cleaner .. Harlowton, Mont. I

Seattle General Offices panied by Mrs. Blair, and doing some cruising on the Hudson in son Frank's Chicago General Offices Margaret Hickey, Correspondent General Manager's Office cruiser, seeing many famous places. AUDITOR OF EXPENDITURE'S OFFICE Frank Jr. is a well-known TV an­ Mary Harrison, Correspondent Margie Haley, daughter of Douglas nouncer and is frequently seen on NBC A. Haley, assistant chief clerk general programs. During their stay be flew Emily McDyer, of the timekeeping manager's office, was married recently to Rome to cover the news pertaining uureau, was unanimously elected and in­ to Russell C. Vandenberg in St. Joseph's to the Pope's death and funeral. MI'. and stalled as president of Chicago Chapter Catholic church, Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Blair, upon completion of their No. 1 of tbe 'Women's ArIDy Corps­ Vandenberg are students at Seattle Uni­ eastern trip, will move on to San Luis Veterans. versity. Obispo, Calif., where tbey will make Kathleen Naughton, of the bill and W. F. Kramer, chief clerk to general their future home. voucher bureau, left this office to take manager, and Mrs. Kramer spent three tbe position of secretary to Arcbitect K. weeks of October visiting friends and E. Hornung. . relatives in Southern California, also Off Line Offices Wedding bells rang for the following: taking in the sigbts in Tijuana, Mexico. EDMONTON, ALTA. Carlene Soderberg, secretary to tbe Valeria LaFortune, retired city ticket auditor of capital expenditure, and office stenographer, died Oct. 11 in Se­ At the first fall Stepben Krumpack of the bill and attle after an illness of several years. meeting 0 f the voucher bureau, who were married at Se Miss LaFortune was born in Chicago. Edmonton Trans­ Sebastian's Church Sept. 6; and all She started to work for the Road May 1, portati on Club, Sept. 27 Carol Duffy, of tbe supervisor 1923, as stenographer in Seattle, which District Freight of machine accounting office, becameMrs. position she held until her retirement in & Passenger Daniel Kelley in a civil ceremony ill October, 1953, due to ill health. Services Agen t Rob e r t Evanston. Joseph Mundigl, bill and were held in St. Patrick's Church. A Moreland was voucher bureau, took Marilyn Potraz as brother, Frank LaFortune of Seattle, elected president. his bride. Joan Nolllmensen, payroll survives. Mr. Moreland, bureau, married Henry James Looyer ill Lucille Eaton, clerk in telegraph Robert Moreland whose railroad Logan Square Baptist Church, and Jill office, visited her parents in Minneapol~ employment dates Zimmer, timekeeping bureau, becallle in September, then went on to DetroIt from 1929 with the Canadian Pacific, Mrs. Robert Malohn at tbe First Metho­ where she picked up a new Chevrolet, has been with the Road since 1938, dist Church in Elgill, Ill. On Oct. 11. driving back through the Black Hills starting as chief clerk at Winnipeg, Marion Dutrisac of the A.F.E. Bureau and Yellowstone Park. She was accom­ Man. He was appointed TF&PA at that was married to Robert James Stang'b~' panied by her son and daughter-in-law, point in 1944, transferred to Edmonton in tbe chapel of St. Peter's Church. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Eaton. in the same capacity in 1951. Rnd Wll~ Sympathy was extended to the famil:, Mildred Ramberg, who has been sec­ promoted to DF&PA in 19f)7. of Walter E. Lane. wbo uecllme ill while retary to western director industrial and real estate development for the past 12 years, has resigned to devote more time to home making and travel. Mrs. Madg'e Dougherty will take over Mildred's posi­ tion. LaVon Perkins will be new stenog­ rapher-clerk in the department. Arthur Victor is new assistant indus­ trial engineer sucoeeding Keith Bates who had to give up his position for Army servICe. Gladys Kelly, secretary in engineer­ ing department, and Monica Murpby,. of the Milwaukee Land Company, started on their vacation the first part of Oc­ tober. It took them from Miami to tbe \Vest Indies, and as far as Venezuela and the Dutch West Indies. Pat Cary and Merlin Weil are new telegraph operators in Seattle relay of­ fice. Sympathy was extended to J. P. Knuehman, assistant engineer communi­ cations, on the death 6f his mother, Mrs. Katerine Knuehman, 96, at St. Vincent's PENNANT WINNERS of Chicago's Hamlin Park Industrial Softball League this Nursing Home, Seattle, Oct. 26. year were these employes of the Fullerton Avenue accounting department offices. ., Front, from left: P. G. Maggio, K. Stack, F. Bufka. N. P. Bondi, J. Swami (rear), In a letter to his former colleagues J. J. Jennings and M. Paul. Standing, from left: A. J. Cawley, G..B. Bowman, in the Seattle relay office, Frank Blair, T. L. Dobosz, F. F. Glarorenner, J. J. Sides, F. J. Nega, G. Schoefemachor, B. telegrapher who retired Aug. 28, advised Zerivich and J. Cortese. The Milwaukee Roaders posted a record of 11 wins that he was visiting with his son Frank and J loss for the season, and in the playoff for first honors won over the Com­ at Irvington-on-the-Hudson, a c com ­ bustion Engineers 16 to 10. November-December, 1958 17 Theresa vValsh succeeds to the po­ here's hO\N ""e're doing sition of secretary to B. J. Ornburn va­ cated by Edith Kohl when she left the service of the Road Aug. 31. SEPTEMBER NINE MONTHS Kathleen Naughton was transferred 1958 1957 1958 1957 to the engineering department from Ful­ lerton Avenue on Sept. 10, and is now RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMERS secretary to Architect K. E. Hornung, for hauling freight, passen­ replacing Joan Majeski who is working gers, mail, etc...... $23,947,477 $23,087,803 $183,308,717 $192,067,726 as steno-clerk for B. J. Ornburn. After about a two years' absence, Otto PAID OUT IN WAGES 10,527,403 10,051,284 90,558,799 93,893,874 Stepanek has returned to work as bridge PER DOLLAR RECEIVED designer under E. E. Burch, bridge engi­ 43.5 49.4 48.9 (cents) ...... 44.0 neer. Payroll taxes on account of Railroad Retirement Act and Paul Buettell, who is well remembered Railroad Unemployment In­ here as assistant superintendent of fuel siuance Act ...... 722,252 707,481 6,323,194 6,593,800 and water service before he moved to PER DOLLAR RECEIVED Albuquerque in 1952, is now a Cali­ (cents) ...... 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.4 fornian; address, Route 2, Box 548-A, ALL OTHER PAYMENTS Burnham Road, Ojai, Calif. He writes: for operating expenses, taxes, "We are in the beautiful Ojai Valley, rents and interest 9,953,513 9,787,610 82,254,407 87,050,694 surrounded by huge live oaks, and really PER DOLLAR RECEIVED enjoy the climate-no Los Angeles fog, (cents) ...... 41.6 42.4 44.9 45.3 smog or traffic." Charles A. Hopkins, who spent his NET INCOME 2,744,309 2,547,428 4.172,377 4,529)58 early career, starting in 1909, with our engineering department, retired Nov. 7 REVENUE CARS LOADED AND from the Chicago operations office of the RECEIVED FROM CONNECTIONS: U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Start­ Number of cars 112,844 109.667 898;124 984,439 ing with the Road as a locating engineer, Decrease 1958 under 1957 . -86.315 he served from 1913 through 1924 as as­ Increase 1958 over 1957... +3,177 sistant engineer on the construction of lines in Montana and the Dakotas and as a valuation engineer. at wurk Sept. 9 and passed away Sept. paid us a visit on his return to Chicago. 26. He is survived by his wife and He is living in Phoenix, Ariz., and AUDITOR OF STATION ACCOUNTS daughter Irene. enjoys the change of climate and AND OVERCHARGE CLAIMS Traveling Accountant Robert Notson's scenery. Ela Vi Conroy has returned to wife presented him with a baby son on Chicago from California. Lucille Forster, Correspondent Oct. 8, "Kenneth Robert" by name. After a honeymoon spent in Milwau­ A daughter, Barbara, was born to Traveling Accountant John Ritter be­ kee, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bonini are now Joseph (claim investigator) and Mrs. came a grandfather for the eighth and at home in Chicago. Mrs. Bonini is the Contreras Sept. 16, and a son, William ninth times Oct. 27 when his daughters former Ellen Siers, secretary to the Arthur, to the Frank F. Glasbrenners Jean and Audrey each became mothers auditor of expenditure. The marriage Sept. 18. Mr. Glasbrenner is a PU&D of baby girls. took place recently at St. Bonaventure's clerk. That sparkler on Gail Wilson's third Church. Edwin C. Diversey has been added to finger left hand was put there by Jay our staff in the record room. Johnson and they expect to become Mr. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Sympathy was extended to Theodore and Mrs. Johnson sometime next year. T. Pulsha on the death of his grand­ Grace E. Klauber, Correspondent Catherine Mulchrone left the office of mother Sept. 17. the supervisor of machine accounting on W. M. "Ludy" Oct. 24 to enter the convent of the Glen­ Ludolph, assist­ AUDITOR OF EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTS mary Sisters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ant engineer, em­ Chuck Krawczyk, Correspondent Comptometer Operator Natalie Dodd braced the leisure­ returned from a month-long tour of ly way of living Martha and Len Courtwright are the Europe. Her route took her from Chi­ on Sept. 30, after proud parents of a boy. "Glen Thomas" .cago to New York to Ireland to Ger­ more than 42 arrived Oct. 17. Martha was our formrr many and then by bus from Hanover to years of continu­ Magazine correspondent. the Brussels Fair. She is sharing her ous service. A na­ A toaster canied the warm wishes of trip with us by the interesting souvenirs, tive of Minneapo­ I the office to Judy Gannon who walked pictures and tales of her experiences. lis, Mr. Ludolph W. M. Ludolph . down the aisle of St. Priscilla's Church Pearl Kinney of the statistical bureau started with the to become Mrs. Jack Hanko Oct. 18. recently returned from a tour of the engineering department there on June 5, :Mike Ukropin of the reclaim bureau West Indies, visiting Jamaica,. Puerto 1916, upon graduating from the Univer­ and Fran McGann of the keypunch Rico and the Virgin Islands. sity of Minnesota with a.degree in civil force got together Nov. 8 to become Mr. H.ose Printz of the miscellaneous bu­ engineering. In 1917 he was transferred and Mrs. at St. Angela's Church. Wed­ reau and her mother spent their vacation to the department in Chicago, where he ding gifts from the office included an in California this year, visiting relatives has since been employed. A large num­ electric toaster and frying pan. and friends in Los Angeles and San ber of friends and associates held a re­ Louise Kiemle, Darlene Piotrowski, Francisco. tirement luncheon in his honor at the Judy Kubick and Judy Juracz are our Former A.F.E. Clerk John Mooney Midland HoteL new co-workers. 18 The Milwaukee Road Magazine CLOSING THE AC­ COUNT. John F. Roland, joint facility. examiner, pictured (third from left, front) as he retired recently with 29 years of serv­ ice and was presented with a "money tree" by assaciates in the auditor of capital ex­ penditures' office in Chicago. He and Mrs. Roland will continue to live in Chicago, with Florida in mind for the future.

THE WINNAHI S. E. "Steve" Pilson, gen­ "A MARRIAGE IS ANNOUNCED" be­ eral agent passenger department, Chicago tween Barbara Tyckoson and Herbert (center!, who shot a 77 in the golf tour­ Knapp, at St. Cornelius Church in Chi­ nament held recently by Chicago Chapter cagO. Barbara is the daughter of Edwin of the travel fraternity's Bon Vivants at G. Tyckoson, assistant chief carpenter for the Cog Hill Country Club, wears a big the Western Avenue District and herself smile as he accepts the championship a stenog rapher in the industrial and trophy from Bon Vivant President Cliff mineral development department, where Throntveit. Looking on is H. Sengstacken, her brother Edwin Jr. is an assistant in­ possenger traffic manager, Ch icago. Mr. dustrial engineer. The Knapps toured Pilson also carried off the trophy in 1956. Florida on their honeymoon.

FREIGHT CLAIM DEPARTMENT Robert A. Schlueter, Correspondent R. Elkin, H. Bierman and M. Groff have joined our office staff, and L. JANUARY-OCTOBER 1958 compared with the same period of 1957 Arnone and T. Kelly recently returned % of total to us from service. ' loading of these commodities NUMBER OF CARLOADS B. Brown has left our office to work revenue obtained INCREASED for the general agent in the traffic de­ from TEN MONTHS INCREASE I partment. commodities in 1958 over 1957 1958 . % of shown 1958 I 1957 over 1957 mcrease G. Heffron celebrated 40 years with I the Milwaukee recently amid congratula­ 13.7% Grain and Soy Beans ...... 91,044 I 84,593 + 6,451 + 7.6% tions and good wishes. 1.9 Cement, Lime, Plaster & 23,832 I 22,134 + 1,698 + 7.7 By the time this reaches press Bill Stucco ...... - ...... I 1.3 Livestock - ...... 20,426 20,169 257 1.3 Ausland will have said "I Do". - I + + 135,302 I 126,896 16.9% I + 8,406 + 6.6% OFFICE OF FREIGHT AUDITOR loading of these commodities DECREASE Norman R. Hendrickson, Correspondent TEN MONTHS DECREASED 1958 % of Charlotte Kouba of keypunch and 1958 1957 decrease in 1958 under 1957 under 1957 coding and Eugene Nick were married recently at the First English Evangelical 11.9% Forest Prod. (Excl. Logs & Church. A reception was held at the Pulpwood) ...... 87,187 89,134 - 1,947 - 2.2% Tam O'Shanter Country Club for the 7.3 Iron and Steel ...... 45,757 70,091 -24,334 -34.7 87,143 97,374 -10,231 ---'-10.5 couple, after which they honeymooned in 5.5 Coal and Coke ...... 3.2 Meat & Packing House Florida. Products " ...... 35,827 37,147 - 1,320 - 3.6 Pat Guza of the waybill filing bureau 2.9 All Other Products of Mines .. 13,747 14,726 - 979 - 6.6 and Ken Ropel recently announced their 2.9 Oil and Gasoline ...... 38,992 44,278 - 5,286 -11.9 engagement along with their plans for a 2.8 Automobiles and Parts ..... 22,255 26,940 - 4,685 -17.4 2.8 Agri. Impl., Machinery & February wedding. Parts ...... 20,294 21,872 - 1,578 -7.2 Diane Ptack of keypunch and coding 2.5 Forwarder Traffic ...... 29,272 31,623 - 2,351 - 7.4 and Frank Nega exchanged wedding 2.4 Gravel, Sand and Stone .... : 47,365 52,812 - 5,447 -10.3 vows at St. Josaphat's Church. Their 2.3 Fruits & Vegetables (Fresh) .. 26,328 29,437 - 3,109 -10.6 reception was held in the Bell Hall, 2.3 Merchandise ...... 58,075 68,030 - 9,955 -14.6 2.() Grain Products ...... 43,616 43,905 - 289 - .7 after which the couple honeymooned in 2.0 Liquors, Malt ...... 21,357 24,501 - 3,144 -12.8 New York. J.8. All Other Prod. of Agriculture 17,797 18,101 - 304 -1.7 Kathy DeJulius Pringle, formerly of 1.7 Logs and Pulpwood ...... 49,530 54,107 - 4,577 - 8.5 this office and foster daughter of Joe 1.6 All Other Animals & Products 10,055 10,558 - 503 - 4.8 25.2 All Other Mfgs. & Miscel. .. 229,718 243,404 -13,686 - 5.6 Bialas of the review bureau, gave birth to a baby boy recently, "Brian James." 83.1% 884,315 978,040 -93,725 - 9.6% Ed Marx of the revising bureau and. his wife Shirly recently became the 100.0% Total 1;019,617 1,104,936 -85,319 - 7.7% November-December, 1958 19 Geneva, Wis. Employe Sings at Brussels World Fair We welcomed back Elvira Ahlberg and Larry Grudzecki, and said good-bye to Betty Le May who resigned to devote more time to family and travel. Roy Tiedji replaced Frank Zapp who retired as bureau head of the conductors accounts and ticket checking bureau.

GENERAL Mrs. Edwin G. Hale, wife of the for­ mer agent at the Union Stock Yards, passed away suddenly Oct. 3. Since Mr. Hale's retirement in 1944, the couple had made their home at the farm near Glasford, Ill., where she was born Dec. 17, 1880. The Hales observed their golden wedding five years ago.

1M&. D Division MASON CITY AREA Sophia P. McKillip, Correspondent Office of DF&PA, Mason City Concert at the American Pavilion, Mel Burlingame at left end of first row. Our sincere sympathy was extended "The most unfor­ arose even before the finale. I shall never to H. H. Jacobs, division freight and gettoble experi­ tire thinking of it." passenger agent, Mason City, upon the ence of my life," Two concerts were given, and Mel was death of his mother, Mrs. Mary Jacobs, is how Switchten­ among 20 of the singers who appeared widow of former agent for this road, der M. R. "Mel" later on a program broadcast by The Voice who passed away Oct. 18 at Mason City Burlingame de­ of America. The group also gave a per­ scribes his ap­ formance at the Cinerama Theater in Lon­ following a brief illness. Services were pearance with the don, in connection with a showing of The held Oct. 21 in Mason City and at Pen­ M. R. BlJrlingame Apollo Club, the Seven Wonders of the WOf'ld, for which nington Cemetery n ear Sigourney­ famous Minneapolis choral group in which they had made a sound trock. Hayesville, la. he sings first tenor, at the Brussels World The 12-day trip, via air from New­ Engineer and Mrs. Elias Kelroy, Fair in September. Of their concert at the foundlond with stops in Shannon, London Mason City, have returned from Mil­ American pavilion, he says: "What a gor.-· and Paris, was a whirl of sightseeing, sou­ waukee where they made the acquaint­ geous setting. Our lovely building for a venir shopping and being entertained by ance of a new granddaughter, Kathleen background, banners flying in the breeze, dignitaries. Mel took a lot of interesting Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Pa­ the beautiful pool and fountains surrounded pictures, Including some of actor Maurice by the flags of the 48 states, and 80 men Chevalier, whom he encountered in Paris tricia KeIroy) John Blackburn. The singing 'This Is My Country', and meaning making location shots at Nopoleon's Tomb. baby, born Sept. 6, is the KeIroy's first every word of'it. Thousands of people had Upon the singers' retum to Minneapolis gathered, and a crescendo of applause they were honored at a civic reception.

proud parents of a boy. The new ar­ has been on the sick list since Sept. 24, rival, Richard Alan, has already taken at which time she underwent surgery. on the nickname of "Ricky". She is improving rapidly. Dorothy St. George of keypunch and Kaye Eyre, teletype operator, has said coding and her husband Pete welcomed "yes" to Billie Konyk of Winnipeg, into their home a baby girl, whom Canada. They were to be married in they've named Carrie Lynn. She is Erna late November. Hendrickson's first granddaughter and Steve Mongelluzzo, car distributor in my first niece. the transportation department, under­ went surgery at the Oak Park Hospital OPERATING DEPARTMENT Oct. 27. At this writing, understand he is improving rapidly. G. C. Harder, Correspondent Office of Vice President-Operation C. A. Numrnerdor, retired general su­ OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF PASSENGER THE WITTWERS. An October bride, Comp­ perintendent of transportation, was a ACCOUNTS tometer-Typist Rosebud Wennerberg of recent caller. He said he was getting the .mail, express, baggage and milk de­ ready to leave about Nov. 1 for his home Bill Tield, Correspondent partment, Chicago, is pictured with Ray­ in Sunnyslope, near Phoenix, Ariz. Wedding bells rang for Robert Ben­ mond C. Wittwer at their marriage in the Albany Park Lutheran Church. The recep­ Earl Hazelwood, formerly chief clerk son and Loretta Reilly Sept. 20, at Our tiQl1 following in the church parlors was to the superintendent at LaCrosse, Wis., Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, followed by ottended by many of her Chicago general has joined Mr. Downing's staff. a reception attended by their many offices co-workers. The Wittwers spent Mary Brower, Mr. Downing's otHce, friends of this o1'fioe; honeymoon, Lake their honeymoon in Daytona Beach, Fla. 20 The Milwaukee Rood Magazine Y0 U* are eligible *(as a Milwaukee Road employee) for this non-cancellable, non-assessable, guaranteed premium, $1,000.00 insurance policy (payable in case of death from any couse.) for only $1.00 per month if you are under 39 inc. If older, the rate is $1.50 a month (a) On payroll deduction plan 'lout dependent (b) No medical examination (c) No membership fees.­ '#I\f£ 0.00 d tor $,,00 . Age on application determines rate ,nsure 00 0 ",ont", at $1. '\,\C (d) Policy can be continued it \ll\~er 3:,,~ f~te is regardless of occupation change -.t\ to 60 InC. "

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Kathleen, who has been dancing Insurance Company since she was three, teaches ballet at the CHICAGO MALLEABLE CASl'INGS CO. Austin "Y", and is working for a YMCA Hartford, Conn. Railway Exchange ChIcago 4, III. scholarship to further her ambition to be­ I come a teacher of physical education, Baggageman Williams is on the Chicago­ Milwaukee runs of trains 27 and 16, (Chi­ Present Day cago Tribune photo) Wisconsin Bearing Co. SAFETY Requirements DEMAND the Best 1310 So. 43rd Sf. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Equipment grandchild and they are certainly proud. Branch Warehouses Sympathy was extended to the Wil­ APPLETON, WIS • RACINE, WIS. LAKESIDE liam Henry Woodhouse family upon his MARQUETTE, MICH. death Aug. 30. Bill, 83, was a retired FUSEES station baggageman. He was employed In Warehouse Stocks Fill the Bill by the Road from 1917 to 1954 com­ SKF Traction Motor Bearings pleting 37 years of service. Surviving Safe Dependable Efficient also are four sons, William P., Minneapolis; ALL TYPES OF BALL & ROLLER BEARINGS LAKESIDE RAILWAY Don W., Milwaukee; Chester and Clay, FUSEE COlUPANY both of Mason City, and three daugh­ for RAILROAD REQUIREMENTS ters, 27 grandchildren and 18 great Beloit, Wisconsin grandchildren. This division was deeply sorry to learn of the sudden death of Homer J. Young, 69, at Garner, Ia. Homer worked for the Milwaukee for 36 years. He was a clerk at Garner, and later was road­ P. D. Carroll Trucking Co. master in the Algona office 20 years. Surviving are his wife and two daugh­ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ters. Congratulations to Rolland (Rollie) ESTABLISHED 1880 D. Walston, chief clerk DF&PA office, Mason City, upon his election as secre­ Performing Pick.up and Delivery Service tary-treasurer of the North Iowa Traf­ fic Club. for Railroads in Chicago October 1 marked the close of 45 years Pool Car Distributors - Receiving and Forwarding service for H. D. Grimes, agent and operator at Lily since Nov. 30, 1915. Before that, he had worked as agent's helper at Grand Meadow, Minn., and as 22 The Milwaukee Road Magazine relief agent at various Milwaukee sta­ tions. EXTRA POWER­ Ben A. King, retired Austin conduc­ tor, who founded the St. Augustine Par­ ish Credit Union there in 1935, was EXTRA MILEAGE! recently selected as Brothers Keeper for 1958 ill southern Minnesota. More than 300 members of credit unions in 32 NONE GENUINE WITHOUT counties honored him at a dinner at THE KROMER TRADE MARK which he was cited for his contribution over the years to credit union, fraternal ilnd community activity. Mr. King, a graduate of St. Thomas College, St. Paul, has been president of the local credit group since 1953 and has served two years as a director of the Minnesota League of Credit Unions. After three years of failing health, George W. Ames, 73, died in St. Olaf ALL CLOTH COTTON CAPS Hospital, Austin, Minn., Sept. 9. Burial Washable-Nan-binding was in Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Ames Balloon or Pleated Tops was a member of the ORC and a veteran of 49 years service with the Road. He The year-'round motor oil Colors: Blue, Red or Green with white that can double engine life! dots, Brown and Black with white was a native of Knapp, Wis., but had dots, Black and White stripe, Red, lived in Austin for 59 years. His sur­ Best tor older cars­White, and Blue stripe, All Black, All vivors are his wife Adaline; two sons, White, Tan or your railroad color Lawrence of Austin and Harold of New a "must" for new cars! combinations. Price only ... $1.00 each Ulm; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Bu­ chanan (Hazel), Great Falls, Mont., and Soeony Mobil Oil Company. rne. All Wool Winter Mrs. Loren Peach (Margaret) , Fort Sport Caps with 59 East Van Buren Street ear Bands. Col­ Dodge, Ia. Chicago 5, Illinois ors Black and White, Red and Black, Green and. White, Tan and White, All Red. Price Milwaukee Division each only $2.85 FIRST DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE All wool cotton lined with outside ear Grain Doors band 6 piece Top Blue or Black Uni­ J. E. Boeshaar, Correspondent form cloth. Price each only $3.75 Superintendent's Office, Milwaukee Railroad Cross Ties Best wishes of the division accom­ Hardwood Lumber panied Train Dispatcher R. L. Richter "ello has been transferred to Marion, Timbers Ia., as train rules examiner. Conductor John Hill who was injured a couple of months ago is at Milwaukee Hospital and would appreciate visitors. WEBSTER LUMBER Wool cotton lined with ear baIld. 4 Brakeman Harry Ryan passed away piece top in Navy Blue, Black or Dark Oct. 22 at Milwaukee. He is survived by COMPANY Oxford Grey. All Red. Price each only , $2.85 his widow. Jim Stearns of Janesville was the 3410 University Avenue S.E. Light weight Cotton winter cap with successful applicant for the position out Minneapolis 14, Minnesota ear band. Lined. 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November-December, 1958 23 ment of Conductor Steve Cudahy who Provident proudly had served on this run for many years. introduces the new THIRD DISTRICT Jess W. Hammett, 62, retired Milwau­ kee Road engineer, died Sept. 12 in a RENEWAL SECURITY Green Bay Hospital after a short ill­ ness. Mr. Hammett was a lifelong resi­ dent of Green Bay, an employe of the POUCY railroad for 43 years, and a veteran of World War 1. He is survived by a brother, Frank, Menasha, and a sister, Mrs. Ed Bush, Walker, Minn. Burial was from St. Patrick's Church, with military rites at Fort Howard Cemetery conducted by the Legion. John Rae Mahon, 79, a Milwaukee Road engineer for 49 years, died sud­ Here's a new concept of long denly in a local hospital Sept. 26. He range Income protection for was one of six brothers and sisters in an old pioneer family closely identified the railroad man - providing with the organization and settlement of DOWN BUT BY NO MEANS OUT was assured renewal features now Green Bay and Preble. Mr. Mahon had Conductor Norbert Klaus at the annual lived in Butte until 1949, when he re­ Fox Lake (III.) firemen's picnic when he available for the first time. turned to the old homestead to live with took part in the ball game and permitted Ask your Provident agent to his sisters, Mary, Katherine and Elsie, himself to be resuscitated after circling the bases on a home run. Watching the gag ;s explain the "assured insur­ who survive him. Funeral services were Fireman Chester Kutz. Conductor Klaus is held at St. John Evangelist Church. the father of big league shortstop Billy ance" advantages of both Klaus. coverage and rates in the new Rocky Mountain Division Renewal Security Policy. SPOKANE Melvin F. Bell, Correspondent E. Joiner are in California at this writ­ GOOD SALES Assistant Superintendent's Office, Spokane ing, visiting their daughter and Mr. Bowling as the "Milwaukee Chiefs" Joiner's brother whom he has not seen OPPORTU N ITI ES- in the Spokane city industrial league are since 1909. Also heading south to make five railroad employes. Team captain is their home in San Diego are Retired Full or part-time men needed Chet Aleson, police department. Ray Agent Operator C. H. Coplen and wife. for sales and service work. Moore, district adjuster, Wayne Rentel, K. V. Garrett, agent, Plummer, Ida., assistant superintendent, Clerk W. V. has returned to the University of Idaho Johnson and Harry Ehmer of the traf­ at Moscow to complete work toward his Write fic department are the other members. Master's degree in business administra­ In a luxurious 53-foot yacht, the tion and accounting. Railroad Department Modesto II, Captain and Mrs. Fred Retired Conductor Harry Hook suf­ Brotchie and the Modesto's owners, Mr. fered a broken leg in an auto accident and Mrs. Ted Worthington, cast off near Colorado Springs early in October. PROVIDENT from Tacoma for three weeks' vacation. Mrs. Hook, also a passenger in the car, Their cruise took them to the northern was not injured. LIFE AND ACCIDENT point of Vancouver Island. With fishing Hugh Melian, agent at Deer Lodge, at its best and wonderful weather Mont., is reported convalescing in a INSURANCE COMPANY throughout the trip, we were a bit sur­ Seattle hospital. Chattanooga, TelVl. prised to see Captain Brotchie return to The happy and ex-cited voice of a new work. father rang in lOy ear recently reporting Retired Chief Disp..atcher and Mrs. a,. the arrival of Christine Kay Hirst, first

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IT'S A GIFT. A well-filled wallet, a re­ Phone; MOnroe 6-9800 for membrance from the fellows in the Chicogo Prices and additional details Union Station conductors' room, was pre­ sented to S. P. "Steve" Cudahy by Assist­ ant Superintendent G. J. Barry when the popular conductor on the Chicago-Wal- . worth run retired Oct. 30. The presence "Treated Produc" Jor UJe" of Mrs.· Cudahy made it a family affair, while looking on were (from left) Conduc­ RAILROAD tors C. J. Schwartzinger, P. E. Turner, F. H. Cassidy, W. V. Scott and L. A. Johns09. Cross and Switch Ties Conductor Cudahy was a Iso rememberea with a handsome gift by his passengers. He is a 50-year veteran. PI LIN C POLES Permanent installation LUMBER requires no maintenance. child of Darrell and Mrs. Hirst. Darrell, a new employe in the operators' ranks, INDIANA WOOD PRESERVING CO. ERICO PRODUCTS, INC. i5 currently working at Deer Lodge. Terre Haute 2070 E. 61 sf Place' Cleveland 3, Ohio Indiana IN CANADA: ERICO INCORPORATED EAST END 3571 Dundas St., West, Taranto 9. Ontario, L. C. McKinnon, Correspondent Locomotive Engineer, Three Forks RAILWAY CARS Retired Engineer R. C. Daniels who All Typee CONGRATULATIONS moved to Paradise, Calif., a few years ago, died suddenly at his home there Aug. 30. Bob worked for many years Built • Rebuilt • to The Milwaukee Rod for as fireman and engineer for the Road. Repaired • Leased • conllrving our nation's Harry Hoye, chief clerk to the super­ intendent at Deer Lodge, has been given FOR INDUSTRIAL resources by having us a similar position with the superintend­ OR MAIN LINE SERVICE Re-refin. its used ent of the Hastings & Dakota Division, petroleum oils. with headquarters in Aberdeen. Retired Conductor Charles W. Healy died Sept. 25 at St. Joseph Hospital in UNITED STArES RAILWAY Deer Lodge. Mr. Healy was born in EQUlPMENT COMPANY MOTOR OILS REFINING CO. Waseca, Minn., Feb. 4, 1877 and had 2S1 s. LaSalle St., Chicaso 4, Ill. 7601 W. 47th St. Lyllll, III. been with the Road from 1908 until his retirement in 1952. He was working as a passenger conductor when he retired. Retired Operator Mrs. Malinda M. Houston passed away Sept. 21 at a Butte hospital. Mrs. Houston worked as op­ HYMAN-MICHAELS COMPANY erator from 1915 to 1917. She was 108 No. State Street Chicago 2, Dlinois matron of the Milwaukee Club House from 1917 to 1949. Railroad Freight Car Part' Engineer F. R. Cavanaugh died sud­ denly Oct. 15 as he was being taken to Sheet ,teel * Plate' * Stnretural, the hospital in Missoula. Mr. Cavanaugh was engineer on the Bonner log run and Re-roUing and Re-laying Raill local chairman for the engineers. Retired Roadmaster Sam Lee passed Ferrous and No~/errous Scrap Iron and Steel away Oct. 3, 1958 at his home in Har­ lowton, Mont. Funeral services were CaT Leaaing held in the Perkins Funeral Home. From Superintendent S. E. Herzog we

November-December, 1958 25 learned of a crisis averted recently on a VETERAN BELOITER westbound Olympian Hiawatha when a RETIRES. L. J. Cain, woman passenger became seriously ill. general roundhouse Responding to a call from the conductor foreman at Beloit, Wis,. surrounded by over the loud speaker system for some­ well-wishing friends one with medical knowledge, Mrs. Ileene as he retired Oct. 10. Barelay of Chicago administered first Congratulating him aid until the woman could be removed are, from left: Lieu­ from the train at St. Maries and hos­ tenant of Police pitalized. It is believed that Mrs. Bar­ Robert Riordan, As­ clay may have saved the woman's life, sistant Superintendent and she was so informed. W. F. Plottenberger, Henry M. Richmond, captain of police Traveling 'Engineer A. at Butte, retired Nov. 1, 1958 because of T. Ireland, Division Storekeeper John ill health. He started service with the Cioni and Chief Dis­ company at Chicago as a carman in patcher A. C. Morrissey. Mr. Cain, a 48-year veteran who had been at Beloit 22 years, August 1923, worked at Marmarth, N.D. was honored at an employes party in the Elks Club. (Beloit Daily News photo) in the maintenance of way department, then transferred to the police depart­ ment as special officer at Harlowton, Mont., July 25, 1927. He was promoted Retired Engineer Art Birdseye, 75, elude those of a former chief car­ to captain June 1, 1949. passed away suddenly of a heart attack. penter, Orin Blake of Spokane; John ]<'uneral services were held at Aberdeen l'Iuth, 92-year-old former agent at H & D Division Nov. 10. Corona, S. D.; and Marius Broten, rc­ tired B&B foreman of Montevideo. MIDDLE AND WEST EAST END Retired Passenger Conductor Albert R. F. Huger, Correspondent Operator, Aberdeen Martha Moehring, Correspondent Johnson is a patient at the Cedar Pines Assl. Superintendent's O.ffice, Montevideo Rest Home in l'Iinneapolis at this writ­ Sympathy was extended to the family When the Richfield (Minneapolis) Ing. of Carman Jack Moore who suffered a Little League baseball team was recently Ronald Natzel, son of Yard Foreman fatal heart attack while hunting. Funer­ featured on Dick Nesbitt's TV sports Harold, went out with his bow and al services were held at Aberdeen. show, the five-year old bat boy was anow during the recent local deer "Pamela Rae" arrived at the home of picked for an interview. He was Lany 'yours truly Oct. 19. season and shot a fine 4-point buck Habegger, son of Engineer Fred Habeg­ The hunting season is in full swing at weighing 154 pounds. A couple of days ger. Fred's nine-year old son, Bruce, is t.his writing and the birds seem to be later he got a second one. a member of the team. more plentiful than for many years. After being abSent for several months Everyone should have a supply for the Agent Jerry Beck of Ortonville is due to a heart condition, Agent Chuck winter when the pheasant season ends always happy when a letter from Ger­ Rodeberg is back on the job at the Dec. 7. The trappers are getting ready many arrives in his mail. The Becks' \~Tatson depot. The Rodebergs recently for their turn-the more ardent ones daughter Ruth is teaching at the Amer­ moved into a new home which they had being Lyle Koffler and E. L. Tiffany, ican Air Force School near Frankfurt built in Montevideo this summer. At agents at Groton and Edgeley respec­ this year. Ortonville, Conductor Ed Martinson is tively. Recent deaths in the H&D family in- also getting settled in a new home.

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WHERE THE "SPECIAL" IS'$TANOAIfO AND THE "$rANOAIfO" IS SPECIAl 26 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Madison Division L. J. Cain, recently retired round­ house foreman at Beloit, gave an illus­ trated talk entitled "Forty-eight Years on the Railroad" at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Men's Club of the First Congrega­ tional Church, Beloit. To mark his retirement after 49 years of service-all of it on the Madison Di­ vision-friends and relatives greeted En­ gineer J. G. Hummel when he brought engine No. 6 into the Janesville yards from Monroe Sept. 30. A native of Washington County, near Hartford, 1VIr. 'Couplers for Freight Hummel located in Janesville in 1907 and Passenger Service and started work as a fire knocker at the roundhouse May 29, 1909. Mrs. Hummel died in 1957 but a son, Stuart It., lives in Milwaukee and twin daughters, Mrs. Arthur Anderson, now visiting hpl' father, and Mrs. Orey Bell live in Ari­ zona. John P. Gogg'in, 34, a Madison fire­ man and engineer since 1947, died sud­ denly Sept. 29. He is survived by his wife Lilly; a daughter, Patricia; and four sons, Thomas R., Robert J., Donald National J. and Timothy M. Coast Division Railroad TACOMA E. L. Crawford, Correspondent clo Agent Specialties Hospitalized at the present writing as a result of a recent heart ailment is W. for E. "Mort" Eshelman, former clerk in performance, safety, the freight house who retired several years ago on account of illness. At this service ...... writing his condition is not too serious. The freight oi:fice gang were happy to hear of the appointment of F. J. "Frank" Bushey as lieutenant of police with headquarters at Perry, la. Genial Frank worked for several years in the Freight Cor Trucks billing department before entering the police force. Chief Clerk Ray Fink and wife wound up their last week's vacation on a hunt­ ing safari. Agent O. R. Powels and wife enjoyed Chicago, New York, New Orleans and Florida on their vacation. Happy milestones and the pleasures of life are being enjoyed by 92-year-old GOUPlERS J. A. Gordon, retired many years ago. YOKES MA1.LEABLE Mr. Gordon is a seasoned and exper­ NATIONA.L and STEEL CA$TINGS COMPA·"V Establi6hed 1868 DRAFT GEARS Cleveland 6, Ohio ienced traveler and at this writing is FR~GHT TRUCKS sending postal card greetings from JOURNAL BOXES various sections of the United States. He is the father of Car Distributor George Gordon. Cause for celebration at the J. E. Lee home is Kevin John, born Oct. 27, who joins two sisters and a brother. Mr. Lep is chief clerk to assistant general storp­ keeper, Tacoma. The delight of the Donald Mooney family is a bouncing boy, born Oct. 14, their first child. November-December, 1958 27 Retired Agent Operator Blanche M. C. P. "Pinky" Miles and wife are get­ D &.. I Division Johnson of Raymond and various points ting a taste of Las Vagas life and hoping to break the bank. Happy Eunice Stevens, Division Editor on the Coast Division writes that she is Superintendent's Office, Savanna living in a trailer park with her grand­ spending. daughter, about 16 miles north of down­ George Cooper of Worley, Ida., re­ John V. Hartman of the engineering town Phoenix. They have an olive tree, lieved in the dispatcher's office during force at Savanna, and Bette Carlbom orange, tangelo, lemon and grapefruit Mr. Miles' vacation. Hartman recently repeated marriage tree in their yard. She will welcome mail Engineer Edward L. Taunt died Sept. vows in the Methodist Church, Fair­ from her Milwaukee friends-Route 2, 9 in a local hospital at the age of 49. lllont, Minn. Glenard Haugen, of St. Louis Park, Minn., formerly of engi­ neering force at Savanna, was best man. The honeymoon was spent in Mackinac Island and various Canadian cities. UNMISTAKABLV Charles Miller of the car department, Savanna, was married Aug. 3 to Ann Elizabeth Walston, also of Savanna, the ceremony taking place in the First Methodist Church. li'ollowing a wedding trip they are making their home in Savanna. The Michael Lennon home (signal maintainer, Savanna-Sabula) in Sabula, Ia., was the scene of considerable ac­ tivity during September and October when the two older daughters were mal'­ ried. Mary Carolyn became the bride of E. J. Fleege Sept. 13 in St. Peter's Catholic Church in Sabula, and J oall Elizabeth became the bride of Robert C. Smith in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Tama, Ia., Oct. 25. Iowa Division Conduetor M. Fred­ erick, Savanna, and Mrs. Dorothy Allll Preston were married Oct. 15 in St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Savanna. Yardmaster George Correll and Mrs, Masilla Jackson were married in the Community Church, Savanna, Oct. 3. Conductor Richard A. Adams, Sa­ vanna, was united in marriage with Helen Haas, also of Savanna, in St. John's Catholic Church, Oct. 11. A wedding trip to Las Vegas, Nev., fol­ lowed the ceremony. Richard is thc son A s its record on dozens of leading railroads clearly of Conductor Richard Adams Sr., Sa­ indicates, the JACKSON TRACK MAINTAINER has vanna. had no close rival in its dual function of quality Yard Clerk Kenneth Eirhart, Savanna production tamping and maintaining track of finest Yard, bagged a snow goose Oct. 22 while hunting at Little Buffalo Lake, near the characteristics under all conditions. Now, with much Perfect consolidation of bal. Indian Head, north of Savanna. It lasl righl under Ihe rail and more powerful tamping motors, more speed, a weighed between seven and eight from end of tie to specif1ed simplified power plant of more than ample capacity pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Engaldo, car de­ distance inside the rail. and other refinements, it increases that wide margin partment, Savanna, enjoyed a vacation of superiority which lead to its adoption by the great trip to Montreal, Canada, in October. majority of American railway systems. John Cravatta, father of Brakeman J. Cravatta Jr., died at his home in Savanna, Oct. 27, after an illness of many months. Mr. Cravatta was born JACKSON VIBRATORS, INC. in Sicily, Italy, and came to this coun­ LUDINGTON MICHIGAN try when a young man. He retired as a boilermaker-helper a number of years ago. Services were held in St. John's Box 1528, Phoenix, Ariz. He is survived by his wife Gertrude, Catholic Church. Surviving are the Certificates of Recognition were re­ two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jean Olson widow, six sons, a stepson and two cently awarded to Blanche M. Johnson, and Mrs. Vera May Briggs, and a son, sisters. Mrs. Florence McMahon of the engineer­ Richard, all of Tacoma; a stepdaughter, George Keiser, retired conductor, ing office and Conductor A. G. "Tony" Mnl. Mary Lou Piazzo of Granite City, passed away in Jane Lamb Hospital in O'Brien. Okla.; three brothers, three sisters and Clinton, Ia., during October. Surviving Looking for quiet and relaxation at 10 grandchildren. Services were held are his widow, son Frank and stepson this writing, Ivar Berven and wife and in the Mountain View Chapel. Harold Briggs. 28 The Milwaukee Road Magazine vanna cemetery. Surviving are two sons, daughter, sister, and three grandchildren. Richard A. Phillips, young son of FIRST Switchman Norman Phillips, Savanna, passed away at the family home Oct. 8 all-steel welded after a long illness. Funeral services were held in the Hunter-Fuller Memorial brake beams Chapel, with burial in Galesburg, III. Mrs. Jules Oswald, mother of Virginia Householder of the superintendent's office, Savanna, passed away in the City Hospital in Savanna Oct. 7, following an illness of many months. Funeral services were held in the Fuller Memor­ exceed A.A.R. spec's ial Chapel with burial in the Savanna Greatest advance in brake beam cemetery. Surviving are the husband, engineering - BOXWELD all· daughter Virginia, son Max, a gTandson steel welded beams for unit or and three sisters. hanger type suspension-provide Mrs. Florence G. Mick, sister of Con­ superior strength at minimu m SAVANNA MINOR LEAGUE CHAMPS ductor Raymond Vesely of Savanna and weight. Integrated construction this year were the Orioles, managed by Cor Inspector Ben Dauphin, Ross Klippert widow of late conductor, passed away eliminates need for bolts, nuts, and Switchman Duane Orr (rear, left to recently in the home of her sister Mrs. rivets or keys for assembly of right). Milwaukee Rood players were Shaner, following a long illness. primary parts. George Kampas, son of Fireman Steve Mary Bond, daughter of Lieutenant Kampos, and Bobby Powers, son of Ben of Police O. L. Bond, Savanna, has re­ Powers of the electronics deportment turned to Columbia Bible College at (front, center and extreme right), Gregg Columbia, S.C., where she is a sopho­ ~~~AV Orr, son of Switchman Orr and grandson mOre. She is a registered nurse and was of General Yardmaster F. L. Orr, Ronnie employed during the summer in the PRODUCTS CO. Dauphin, son of Cor Inspector Dauphin, 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago 4, Illinois and Steve Kampas, son of Fireman Lutheran Deaconess hospital in Chicago. Kampas (second row, first, third and In addition to her studies, Miss Bond • fourth from left). The team won 12 conducts a weekly Bible Class for games and lost 3. Negro children and attends the Billy Graham crusade, where she is a coun­ FIRST sellor. Upon his retirement Sept. 14 William to protect steel Madison, locomotive eng-ineer of Sa­ with glass Marie Neilsen, sister of T. T. Neilsen vanna, was presented with a gold watch. ~ewis and J. Neilsen of the mechanical by the B. of L. F. & E. Mr. Madison in domestic water heaters: department, Bensenville, and Mrs. John started with the Road as a fireman in A. O. Smith Permaglas water Fisher of Camdenton, Mo., passed away 1912 and had 45 years of continuous heaters (gas or electric) last in the City Hospital in Savanna Aug. longer, assure scale and dirt­ service. free water. Glass lining pre­ 31, following a long illness. She was the yen ts corrosive aHack regard­ daughter of the late Walter Neilsen of SECOND DISTRICT less of local water conditions. the mechanical department, Savanna. Mrs. William Hersey, mother of Spe­ Retired Switchman Roy Campbell of in commercial water heaters: cial Officer Harold Hersey and Mrs. Jack Marquette passed away recently. Funeral Big-volume. high-recovery Everhart, Savanna, passed away in the services were held in the Methodist Burkay wa ter heaters provide home of her daughter Oct. 9. Funeral Church with burial in the Marquette a plentiful. dependable sup­ cemetery. Surviving is one daughter, ply of hot water for car wash­ services were held in the Hunter-Fuller ing. station restaurants and Memorial Chapel with burial in the Sa­ Mrs. Donald Thein of Elkader, Ia. many other jobs.

in mechanized industrial bulk storage units: THE MILWAUKEE ROAD For trackside storage of bulk is the first domestic railroad to place materials - granular, flaky or pulverized, hygroscopic, in service the latest and most flex­ corrosive or contaminable. ible automatic Air Brake System edible or non-edible. Glass­ ever designed for application to lo­ protected steel linings. Me­ chanical bottom unloading. comotives in freight and passenger A. O. Smith can also engineer glass train service. The WESTINGHOUSE protected steel into many other prod­ AIR BRAKE COMPANY with its ex­ ucts. Write for facts now. tensive research facilities has taken Through research a belter way a big step forward to assist railroad 0 .. progress with the development of the 26-L Broke Equipment which won immediate approval by our MILWAUKEE I, WISCONSIN Enginemen. A. O. Smith INTERNATIONAL S. A.• 26-C BRAKE VALVE Milwaukee I, Wisconsin, U. S. A.

November-December, 1958 29 ~'IIIII1IIIIIIlIIll11lllIUnlltllnll'lmlllllmmrl\lt1I"~mIlIUlllllll1llllll\lIl1lmlll11IlU11lI1111l1IIIII.1 Mrs. D. H. Laury, widow of conduc­ FOR PROGRESSIVE tor, passed away in Mercy Hospital, Dubuque, in September. Funeral services RAILROADING AND ~~~MPANY were held in St. Patrick's Church with ! POWER :1:_: burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Sur­ LOWEST COST United States Rubber Company 0 viving are a son, two brothers and a and 0 Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc. i sister. LUBRICATION _ Serving the Railroad Industry 24 ~ Retired Brakeman H. E. Smith passed ~ hours a day, continuously for over ~ away recently in Our Lady of Lourdes Miller Center-feed pads stand out i twelve years. i Convalescent Home in Dubuque. Funeral as the durable and rugged product. I All orders are shipped the same I services were held in the Strueber Whenever reclaimed and reapplied , day as received. Our motto is "Fire '­ Funeral Home in Dubuque with burial you know they will serve until the Wagon Service" on all orders. in Linwood Cemetery. Mr. Smith was a next repack. --­ member of the B.R.T., American Legion, POWER PARTS COMPANY Orioles, Moose and Eagles Lodges and • Life expectancy - 6 years 1860 No. Wilmot Avenue, Chicago 47, Illinois Telephone SPaulding 2-4600 served in the Army during World War • $40 per carset­ ~ Emergency service and del/very available any time I, retiring from railroad service in 1954 i of day or night. 10,000 corsets on hand after a career of 44 years. Surviving are • Field service is available three sisters. 181,000 RAILROAD TIES FOR Twin City Terminals THE MILWAUKEE ROAD TWIN CITIES CAR DEPARTMENT CARSETS AND COACH YARD AND FOR YOUR FRIENDS Oriole M. Smythe, Correspondent IN USE IN INDUSTRY. Office of Coach Yard Foreman, Minneapolis Clerk Luther Cadow, St. Paul repair THEY ARE track, and wife vacationed in New Or­ MILLER LUBRICATOR CO. leans. Lucky folks. Assistant Foreman WINONA, MINNESOTA PRESSURE-CREOSOTED AI Parsons, Minneapolis coach yard, Sales Representatives: and family hunted pheasants. NASH.FINCH COMPANY AND READILY Best wishes for enjoyment of leisure 3115 West lake Street time to Electrician Howard M. Coon, Minneapolis, Minn. AVAILABLE AT OUR Minneapolis coach yard, who retired Oct. 1 and moved to St. Petersburg, GRANVILLE Fla., to live j also to Stockman Otto Neu­ wirth of Minneapolis Shops stores di­ ·W.D.DYER CO. (MILWAUKEE) PLANT vision who retired Oct. 1 after more than 30 years of service. INC. Several of our old timers passed away recently: E. A. Erlandson, Sept. 2; A. dependable source for Frank Platzer, Sept. 3; and John G. RELAY RAILS . TIE PLATES Carlson, Sept. 27, all retired carmen. ... Following one day's illness, Carman All Track Accessories Henry Peterson, 70, passed away Oct. 6. Stocks at Various Points Sympathy to Theo. J. Leonard, Min­ neapolis coach yard, whose mother died Serving Railroads & Industry for • T. J. MOSS TIE GO. Sept. 18. 27 years Railway Exchange Bldg., St. Louis 1, Mo. GRANVILLE, WISe. ST. PAUL TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Mary F. Shields, Correspondent c/o General Agent One of the largest revenue shipments our company has ever handled in St. Paul was delivered to the Northern States Power Co.'s High Bridge plant Oct. 31. It consisted of a mammoth GE steam turbine weighing 462,000 pounds .•• the trusted name in railroad and valued at $820,000, which had been crossing protection for over 30 yearl - . routed from Schenectady, N. Y., via the Engineering Skill coupled with manufacturing NYC to Ladd, Ill., and on the Milwau­ know-how and faci Iities combine to provide the kee beyond. Because of its weig·ht-it ultimate in safety and performance. moved on a flat car that has four sets MANUFACTURERS OF: of four wheels-train speed was held to • Crossing Gates • Flashing Lights 25 miles an hour on straight track and • Instrument Cases • Control Panels 10 miles an hour on curves. A repre­ sentative of the General Electric Com­ GRISWOLD SIGNAL COMPANY pany, Mr. Lathwood, was in St. Paul MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO to be on hand for the arrival of the 30 The Milwaukee Road M(Jgazine unit, and incidentally told our chief "'llllIlIlllIlllllIlIllIllllIlIllIlIlIlllIllIlllIllllIllIllIllllIllIllllll11111f,,; clerk, Richard Carlson, that he had never met a more friendly bunch of men than those with whom he had come in contact on his trip to St. Paul. He : Drive with mentioned particularly Nh. Ryan and Mr. Meyers of LaCrosse. William Klaar, chief clerk to the COPPER-OXIDE 0' Care master mechanic in St. Paul, left St. Paul Oct. 31 for Seattle, where he is to SIGNAL CELLS become a part of the claim department. .:;> He is being replaced in St. Paul by ... Buy Paul Kronebusch, former caller in the NATIONAL CARBON COMPANY South Minneapolis roundhouse. W. B. Gage, master mechanic in St. DitJision of. Corporation Paul, is moving to Mitchell, S. D. He is :SINCLAIR: being replaced by E. F. Hotzenbuhler. 1'-111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111. Elmer C. Brobst, 74, veteran ticket agent at the St. Paul Union depot until he retired in 1954, died Sept. 22 in St. Luke's Hospital of a heart condition. He had been ill six months. Mr. Brobst was a native of Sibley, Ia., but had lived in "M - F" St. Paul 48 years and was associated with the depot all of that time. He was • Lock Nuts (3 types) a charter member of the St. Paul Pas­ • Water-tight Bolts senger Association and an honorary member of the Railroad Auditors Asso­ • Lock-tight Floor Clips ciation. Surviving are his wife Elizabeth • Collar Bolts and a daughter, Waunitta, of St. Paul. Maclean-Fogg lock Nut Co. SINCLAIR MINNEAPOLIS LOCAL FREIGHT AND CHICAGO. ILL. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT REFINING COMPANY 155 N. Wacker Drive. Chicago, Illinois G. V. Stevens, Correspondent Agent's Office We are happy to hear Walter Olson from the freight house is improving rapidly after a recent operation on his eyes. Thor "Ludi" Nelson is on an extended leave of absence because of illness and at this writing is in Glen Lake Sanatorium. The employes of the local freight of­ UNION REFRIGERATOR' TRANSIT LINES fice presented Dennis Bushard with a 4206 N. GREEN BAY AVE. monetary token of their good wishes \vhen he left recently for Phoenix, Ariz. Milwaukee 12, Wisconsin We have since received a letter from him and, because of the lack of em­ ployment in Phoenix, he has moved to Los Angeles. Kurt Martinson, rate clerk in the traffic department, was married Sept. 27. Mike Steen, chief clerk in the traffic department, had his usual good luck pheasant hunting this year. CRIFFIN WHEEL COMPANY • better • only 2 tape balance SPECIFY fJ.Rm?IN". sizes • longer AND WATCH YOUR COSTS GO DOWN! • tougher flange wear and tread 445 North Sacramento Blvd. • Chicago 12, Illinois

November-December, 1958 31 upper floor where he found and carried Joe Rizzo (mail clerk) and his wife Chicago Terminals to safety his 83-year-old neighbor. Lois welcomed their new son, Joe A pheasant dinIler was provided at Charles Jr., Sept. 21. CALEWOOD Galewood by Assistant Agent Peterson. Henry Stephan, rate clerk, returned This was part of the bag brought back to work Sept.. 19 after an extended leave Ray Bishop, Correspondent by Mr. Peterson and his sons from their of absence. Edward Glower Jr., slip bill clerk at South Dakota hunting trip. Our sympathies were extended to Galewood, recently returned from a tour Roy Preis of the freight house was Fred Lewis who lost his wife, and to of duty in the Orient with the Marine awarded the monthly grand prize of Miss Eleanor Molnhauer in the loss of Corps, is still keeping up that famous $1000 by the Railroaders Benefit League. her mother. Esprit de Corps. On Oct. 3 the house And Lester Kodish, formerly of Gale­ across the road from Ed's Round Lake, wood east end, was the winner of a new Ill., home blew up with a terrific Cadillac sedan raffled in the annual BENSENVILLE noise and flash of fire. Ed quickly en­ Cerebral Palsy fund raising drive. His Dorothy Lee Camp, Correspondent t'ered the wrecked home, climbed the teen age daughter held the winning burned and blasted stairway to the ticket. As manager of the Tom Naples Athletics of Mel­ now on the Milwaukee and more than 30 Class I railroads rose Park, Lester "Dick" Grubb, and private car companies . .. Bensenville yard clerk, was among members of the Little Lea g u e Association and Magnus Auxiliary who lester Grubb were honored re­ cently at a dinner given by team spon­ sors at the Sunset Arms Hotel in Frank­ R-S lin Park. The Athletics took first place in the Melrose Park National League for the 1958 season. JOURNAL Chief Clerk Larry Connery's son Lawrence (Lon), youthful star of the Boys' Major League Program, was hon­ ored recently at a gathering of relatives, STOPS friends and neighbors in Thillens Stadi­ um, Chicago. Lawrence is a nephew of Crew Director Jack Connery. At the district convention of B'nai • double bearing life B'rith held recently in St. Paul, Nathan P. Abrams, statistician in the office of • improve performance superintendent of terminals, was awarded the James M. Steinman Bronze and lubrication Memorial Plaque for his activities as chairman of the service committee for • reduce wheelflange wear armed forces and veterans for West Rogers Park Lodge 1455. He won over several hundred entries in the district covering eight Midwest states and four ITH MAGNUS R·S Journal Stops wonder more railroads and more pri­ provinces of Canada. His entry was Winstalled on its freight cars, any vate car companies are installing also listed for the national competition. railroad can realize a saving of about more stops every day. For complete Lowell T. Pugesek (son of Bill and $34 a year on every car.*' This means information, write to Magnus Metal Rate Clerk Ted) has been assigned to that the Stops pay for themselves in Corporation, III Broadway, New York the ice breaker U.S.S. Staten Island, at less than three years. 4, or 80 Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4. this writing in Seattle taking on supplies for a six months' cruise to the South With this new device, users are * Thi~ fgure based on detailed studies Pole. After that mission, Lowell will averaging 8,000,000 car miles per 0/ AAR solid Journal Bearing operating embark on a six months' cruise to the road failure of a bearing. And that's costs. North Pole. not all: you double bearing life, re­ Eddie (yardmaster) and Mary Parr duce wheel flange wear, and cut announced the arrival of a baby daugh­ maintenance and operating costs an ter recently. along the line. Herman (Cragin tower operator) and R-S Journal Stops are the low·cost, Elizabeth Pander welcomed "Michael positive answer for hot·boxes. No Steven" recently. He has a sister, Elaine, four. IIJohn Creig," three pounds and eight MAGNUS METAL CORPORATION ounces, the smallest baby we have re­ corded, arrived recently at Ravenswood SaWidiory 01 NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY Hospital for the Ray Rebescos. John 32 The Milwaukee Road Magazine Over 100 Yea.rs of Experience in Locomotives!

Behind ALeo's service to the railroad industry is more than HlO IT'S THEIR FIFTIETH. Mr. and Mrs. years of experience in developing ideas for the improvement Archer C. Harris observed their golden of locomotives. The ALCO DL-600 shown above, one of the modern wedding anniversary Oct. 15 with a dinner 10c~motjves, at their home in Tomah, Wis. Mr. Har­ A.Lco family of all-purP9se incorporates the ris retired as maintenance of way store­ most recent and advallCed ideas in design. keeper at the Tomah Shops in' 1952, after The same skill and experience that go· into the manufacture 45 years of service. Since then he has of locomotives also make A.Lco a leading railroad supplier of served a term as mayor of Tamah, and cur­ highest quality springs, spring plates, wear plates and liners, rently. is a member of the city council. and ALCOLIDS (jonrnal box lids). Mrs. Harris was the first president 0/ Tomah Chapter of The Milwaukee Road Wamen's Club, in which she remains ALe 0 ALCO PRODUCTS, INC. I I NEW YORK active. SALES OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES was kept in the hospital for some time, but is now doing nicely at home. Switchman Ernie Foster took the pen­ WEHR THE SYMINGTON-GOULD sion on Nov. 29 after 38 years on the Road. A young looking 70, he had rail­ STEEL COMPANY COMPANY DiYlalon of Symington Wayne Corpor.tloll roaded since 1908, working for the Penn­ 2100 South Fifty-Fourth St. sylvania, CB&Q, GTW, NYC, RI, IC, Milwaukee 1, Wis. Designers & Manufacturers EJE, and the Wabash before joining Of Steel Castings For Carbon and Alloy the Milwaukee. He plans to devote more RAILWAY EQUIPMENT time to his lovely flower garden, and Steel Castings Truc:k Side Frames & Bolsters currently is trying bis band at selling Couplers - Yok.. special Christmas candy. Carefully Controlled Heat Treating Journal Box Lids Fred Wiggerman, Western Avenue Truc:k Spring SlIubben yard clerk, passed away Nov. 4. Fred PaHern Making and C.r C.stlngs had driven the night company bus for many years until just recently. Machining Facilities Railway Division Depew, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Ready cele­ brated their 65th wedding anniversary in October. Mrs. Ready was 84 on Oct. 1 and William (retired termil1al yard conductor) will be 84 on Dec. 17. Your correspondent and hubby, Phone Analysis, Procurement and Management of Industrial Director Joe Camp, are the proud god­ parents of little Dorlene Ann RithameJ. and Personal Insurance Programs Her mommie and daddy own and oper­ lite Mercy Ambulance Service, Chicago. Cliff Conley, first train clerk, has taken a leave due to his wife's healtb. LANNAN A CO. The doctor recommended a warmer cli­ mate. INSURANCE Mrs. Frank Hanes, wife of retired Milwaukee division conductor, has been W.& ..... 2-7187 on the sick list for many weeks. Hope by now she is much improved. • CUI(;AGO • Noreen Phillips, daughter of Night Yardmaster Glenn, clime home from MINNEA.POUS • PnTSBIJBGH Knox College in October to sing for a • wedding. She is attending colleg'e on II November-December, 1958 33 four-year scholarship. Trainmaster Albert V. O'Hara and wife Dorothy welcomed little Albert Vincent Oct. 16. FORD Since this will be our Christmas issue -a Happy Holiday to you all-and thanks for your help in the past. Any One-Piece, Corrugatell Boarll news you care to send in is always wel­ come, but don't feel unhappy when, due to limited space, your item does !lot GRAIN DOORS appear. Try again. Thank you. SAVE TIME-SAVE MOIEY • Diesel Cooling System and Milwaukee Shops Steam Generator Water FORD GRAIN DOOR DIV. OFFICE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER Treatments SUPT. OF CAR DEPT., 6- TEST DEPT. 220 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. Mfd. by International raper Co. H. J. Montgomery, Correspondent • Combustion Catalysts Leonard L. Lentz joined the select :!111111111111 ,UWUluIIlIUlt H 'I••n ••, 111'1.1t'~ • Fuel Oil Stabilizers group of "grampas" when daughter Linda recently gave birth to Michael Quirk. Other veteran gTandfathers to • Weed, Grass (; Brush Control achieve more honors were the writer, Chemicals T~U:xury whose daughter Shirley gave birth to I@ i her first child, Michael Montgomery • Wheel Flange Lubricators, ~ Koller. This makes three grandchildren Applying Dry Molybdenum Driving for the H. J. Montgomerys. Lew Thfc­ Disulfide Stick Lubricant Allister reached No. 4 on the grandson will be yours with a roster when his daughter Virginia gave Cities Service Credit Card birth to George Thomas Newgent. Carl Quick, Convenient, Easy Jaeger's daughter Doris gave birth to NATIONAL ALUMINATE CORPORATION William Buschbaum, his No. 5 gTa!ld­ 6216 W. 66th Place • Chicago 38, Illinois For credit application write child. The standing is now three girls and two boys. CITIES SERVICE OIL CO, Mr. and Mrs. L. McAllister announce Dept. RWS 20 N. Wacker Dr., Chi_qo 6 the recent marriage of son Robert Lewis "1'111111111111111111111'111'"11111111111111111111'"'1111111111'11111111IIII'n to Judy Romano; place, Syracuse, N. Y., home of the bride. Both attend Purdue University. Al Roesler, welder in the freight shop, A. R. BARNES &CO. CREOSOTED hit his bowling stride even before the MATERIALS season was six weeks old. By that time he had two 700 or better league totals, PRINTERS and and at least six over 650. He has a whopping 220 average and is getting better right along. He bowls twice a COAL TAR week on the Harminger Alleys in major PRODUCTS league. 8111 N. S1. 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BOLT & NUT COMPANY ~ 504 Malcolm Ave. S. E. MINNmOLlS '4. MINNESO,A All products in the U.S.A. to A.S.T.M. P U specification. 34 The Milwaukee Road Magazine IN THE RETIREMENT SPOTLIGHT at Mil­ waukee Shops, Elmer A. Kuntz, senior draftsman in the mechanical engineer's office, is shown ta king leave of his co-wark­ ers. In the foregraund, from left: V. L. Green, assistant mechan ica I engineer; Draftsman James Borror; Chief Draftsman L. P. Tarrence; Mr. Kuntz; and R. J. Petrie, shop engineer - mechanical. Most of Mr. Kuntz' 40 years of service was in this office. He is spending the winter in Las Vegas.

Milwaukee Terminals man in the Milwaukee Terminal. Sister Cheryl, a talented youngster of nine, FOWLER STREET STATION has won recognition with her work in ALiNDA, $65 Pearl Freund, Correspondent water colors and sculpture. One paint­ ing, after making several state exhibits, Carol Lois Kettner and Michael F. is being sent to the Art Colony at Nash­ Krolnik exchanged vows on Oct.' 4 at '-ille, Ind., and will eventually be for­ St. John Evangelist Catholic Church. warded to Europe. The subject is a The bride was formerly employed as a Mardi Gras scene, done in "spotting." clerk and messenger, but left to take a Another subject, "The Swan," will be position with the Allstate Insurance Co. sent on to the Children's Art Show at She is the daughter of Otto Kettner, Des Moines. foreman, House 7. Frederick G. Millard, husband of Milton P. Straka and his wife made Esther Millard, timekeeper at House 7, EVEREST Electric *, $110 a trip to New York recently to see son passed away Oct. 30. Besides his wife, Gerald off to London on the Queen two sons, Dr. Robert J. and Dr. Alfred Mary. It is there that Gerald will con­ F., and a brother, Ralph, survive. The tinue his studies on a Fullbright Schol­ Millards have seven grandchildren. arship. On Oct. 10 Henry Hempel completed 51 years at House 7 where he has been MUSKEGO YARD & UNION STATION checking freight. He expects to make Grace M. Johnson, Correspondent SONNET, $100 good use of his 50 year pass, traveling Office of General Superintendent to the northwest coast to visit relatives. A retirement party was held in honor His hobby of photography will fill in of Switchman Joe Nogowski at "Jessies" the leisure time, especially when he ac­ in Fowler Street District. He was pre­ HAMILTON- quires that good new camera he has sented with a gift folder and purse. Joe been wanting. Henry lives in Milwaukee plans to continue living in Milwaukee, for a with a son. but expects to spend some time at Retired The new arrival at the J. J. Scotts is Yardmaster Dick Fisher's place at Wau­ star- brig ht a son, Jay Neil, born Sept. 5 at Mil­ saukee. Dick, who retired in July, has waukee Hospital. Mother is Lois, clerk cottages for rent in the good fishing coun­ Christmas at Fowler Street, and Dad is a switch- try. Make this holiday season well-remembered as "the Christmas you gave me my Hamilton." Above all, the Hamilton you give MECHAMCAL RUBBER GOODS FOR ELECTRIC AND is a fine watch to be oIESEL·ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES: treasured for a lifetime. V Belts and Sheaves Your Hamilton Jeweler or time All-Cast Aluminum Directional-Finned inspector is now showing a full Transmission Belting Radiation Elements for most selection of styles for men efficient heat transfer, as used in: and women. See him soon. Hamilton Diesel Fueling Hose Watch Company. Lancaster, Penna.

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November-December, 7958 35 .. ,,1 Notice - 753rd Railway Vets tr'../ /i BUCKEYE CAST STEEL PRODUCTS WOIUD WAR II veterans of the 753rd Railway Shop Battalion are being noti­ FOR RAILROADS "~'. fied that, in planning their 1959 vaca­ . I I Truck Side Frames tions, they should keep in mind their Truck Bolsters lOth reunion, which will be held Couplers June 19-20-21 at Bucyrus, Ohio. The 1958 reunion, also at Bucyrus, featured Yokes and Draft Castings a business meeting, banquet and dance, Why Don't They Miscellaneous Car Castings and a picnic at the old camp site. Six- and Eight-Wheel Trucks About 75 members attended, with Do Something their wives, children and friends. ---- THE ---­ Members who, because of a change About the Weather? BUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS CO. of address or for some other rea'son have not been notified of the unit's Actually they have done somethin, .bout COLUMBUS 7, OHIO activities, are urged to write to C. S. it • • • that is, the people who make Terrell, 753rd Railway Shop Battalion Phillips 66 Flite-Fuel .nd PM/lips 66 Reunion Committee, 133 W. Thomas Trop-Artic Motor Oil. EVERYTHINC fOR St~ Danville, Va. With these two fine products in your car, you're prepared for .ny weather. WELDING You'll get fast starting on cold days because Flite-Fuel fires fast and Trop­ AND Artie flows fast. Yet you also get top Les Roethe, time reviser, is away frOID performance on even the real hot days. CUTTING work at this writing because of illness. The weather is no worry when you drive =~ with Phillips 66 products. AIRCO "Mike" Butler, southwestern conductor, Cet them at any statloll where you see ==., is also on the sick list, • Cas tr arc weldl", IqulplMllt and IUf,pl* the orange and black Phillips 66 Shield. • Alrcospot, Alramatlc, Hellweldln.. nert­ The Donald Christian family (Caller gas-shielded are welding equlpmellt and supplies Virginia McCarthy Christian) are proud • OxyJen1 ec.tyllRe, pleldllli P_ Ind parents of a baby boy. . electroaes • Cas cuttlllg "Icllln" Melvin Myfors and family have moved AIR REDUCTION SALES CO. to Okauchee Lake, two doors away from a dlvillon of Caller Finnegan's brother. Air Reduction Co., IIIC. 3100 S•• Homan Avenue Sympathy was extended to the family CIllcago 23, Illinois of Harry Ryan, C&M conductor, who passed away recently. C. A, Bush died suddenly Nov, 4 at his home in Milwaukee. Funeral services were held at the Brett Chapel, with burial in Mound Cemetery, Racine. Mr. Bush was with the Road 52 years. He started as a yard clerk in Beloit and retired as assistant to the superintendent of Mil­ PLANTS waukee Terminals in 1953. Surviving are his wife, Florence, a son, Fred L. of Sus­ sex, and two grandchildren. A brother, TO SERVE the late D. L. Bush, was a vice president and chief operating officer of the Road. At one time there were nine Bush broth­ YOU BEnER ers in the employ of the company. L &.R Division THIRD DISTRICT M, G. Conklin, CorresponMnt Assistant Superintendent's Office, Wausau James T. O'Brien, son of Engineer O'Brien, is on the dean's list at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, in recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement. O'Brien is a justice OD the Men's Court, president of Phi Gam­ ma Delta social fraternity and a member MANUFACTURES OF: of Om¥Jron Delta Kappa, men's leader­ • CORRUGATED METAL PIPE CULVERTS • CORRUGATED METAL PIPE ARCHES • CORRUGATED METAL PERFORATED PIPE • ASPHALT COATED AND PAVED PIPE • STRUCTURAL PLATE PIPE ship honorary fraternity at the school. ARCHES & PIPE ARCHES • TUNNEL UNNER PLATES • NESTABLE PIPE • WINDOW·L1TE He is a senior economics major. AREA WALLS • GUARD RAIL • STRUCTURAL BRIDGE FLOORING Melvin E. Millard, 80, died in his Write todoy for you, new cotolog home at Fort 'Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 16 YOUNG & GREENAWALT CO YOUNG & GREENAWALT CO. following a stroke. Funeral services Corrugated P'pe ."d Metal ProduCf$ 5016 HOHMAN AVENUE • HAMMOND, IND. were held in that city under Masonic lAST CHICAGO, GARY''' LADOGA, INDIANA, MUSCAT/Nf, IOWA" SHUIY', MICHIGAN auspices. Immediate survivors are his 36 The Milwaukee Road Magazine widow, a son, and a daughter. Mr. Mil• lard retired in 1943 after 45 years serv• ice as fireman-engineer. fPEERLESS FRIOnO. DRAFT GEAR Pfc. Jerome Kilberg, furloughed fire­ A.A.R. Approved man, has been promoted to specialist fourth class at Ft. Bragg, N. C., where he is stationed as a paratrooper in the GOULD • NATIONAL BATTERIES 82nd Airborne Division. Iowa Division PEERLESS EQUIPMENT EAST END 'Division of Poor & Company Leola Gonsales, Correspondent 332 South Michigan Avenue Freight Office, Cedar Rapids Chicago 4, Illinois James J. Trimble Jr., clerk at Cedar Rapids Yard, was the only Iowa winner in a national "do it yourself" idea con­ test conducted by Popular Homes mag­ Still Greater azine. The idea which won the prize will be featured in the January-February PROTECTION issue of Popular Homes magazine. Jim's wife, Ella, has also won several contests for CARS and LADING and received a number of prizes; a CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE watch, and several merchandise awards. FRICTION DRAFT GEARS Hans P. Hansen, 82, passed away Oct. to absorb horizontal shocks Specialties 2 at his home, after a long illness. Born CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER DELICACIES FOR THE TABLE Apr. 25, 1876, in Denmark, he came to SPRINGS the U.S. when 15 years old and lived to absorb vertical and lateral shocks Frozen Foods, Cheese, Poultry, with a brother in Savanna, Ill. He had Game, Fruits and • Vegetables resided in Marion for 52 years. He CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE CO. worked for 48 years for the Milwaukee CHICAGO E. A. AARON & BROS. CANADIAN CARDWELL CO., LTD. as a bridge carpenter before retiring in MONTREAL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 1941. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are five sons: Myron and M. C. Hansen of Marion; Lloyd of Oxford Junction; Aaron of LaCrescent, Minn., and Lyle, In addition to their well- Savanna, Ill.; and two daughters, *known operating savings, Dorothy Maher, Marion, and Fern Mc­ standardization of major Laud of Rock Island, Ill. Services were 0 ...... 1 MOIO.. 10colftOtlv.....able railroad. components between all held in the Murdoch Chapel at Marion and burial was in Cedar Memorial General Motors locomo­ Cemetery. tives means extra savings John Geiger, 72, passed away Oct. 13 on parts and maintenance. in Chicago. A 45-year employe of the Milwaukee before his retirement, he was to rn••t th. wlde.t variety o. a 50-year member of the B. of R.T. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Emil Terbl of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Noel Shields of Milwaukee, and ELECTR.O-MOTIVE two stepsons. DIVISION .ervlc..._d. with hlgh••t performance Hubert C. "Bert" Klumph, 87, a re- GENERAL MOTOR.S o tired Milwaukee railroader and former LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS Marion resident, passed away Sept. 7 at Home of the DIesel Locomotive Santa Barbara, Calif. Surviving are a son, Forest A., Chicago, two daughters, ." Ca"ada. Gen."" Moto,. 01•••1, Iota...... -...... - ...ftCI_, 0...,..

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November-December, J958 37 Lucille Hatto, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. Helen Kaldenberg, Berryville, Ark., and a sister, Mrs. L. D. S)~lith of IlERITE Marion. Burial was in Cedar i'lIelllOl'ial Cemetery at Cedar Rapids. Engineer J. B. Fosdick of Marion re­ cently retired after nearly 50 years of CABLE service. He started in Savanna as a fireman in 1909, was promoted to engi­ For dependability in actual neer in 1914 and in 1940 was engineer use, no other cable matches on the Milwaukee's streamliner "The Kerite. We believe you will Arrow." Since 1954 he has been engi­ be impressed by the evi­ neer 0/1 a freig'ht between Marion and dence. Write. Calmar. Now Mr. Fosdick is happily looking forward to more time for fish­ THE KERITE COMPANY ing and hunting, his favorite sports. He ONE OF THE VERY FEW Gold Posses 30 Church St., New York 7, N. Y. and his wife have one daughter, Mrs. which have been issued to women em­ Howard Parks, and two grandchildren. Branch Offices in Ardmore, ployes is pictured being presented to Pa., Boston, Cleveland, dl)',....."".... Ruby Eckman of the superintendent's Chicago. Houston, St. Louis, . MIDDLE AND WEST force in Perry, 10., by Chief Clerk W. E. San Francisco, '1 Failor. She is the first woman on the Glendale, Cal. m:DIiJ Ruby Eckman, Correspondent Iowa Division to achieve 50 years of Dispatcher's Office, Perry service. All of Miss Eckman's employ­ it's the KERITE insulation ment has been at Perry, starting as train­ that makes the Qiffer.nce Anna Hunter, sister of the late Engi­ neer Frank Hunter, passed away Oct. master's clerk, then as chief dispatcher's clerk, and since this summer as general 19 at a nursing home where she had been clerk in the superintendent's office. A for some time. She is survived by two charter correspondent for the Magazine, nephews, one of whom, Jeny Hunter, her column of Iowa Division personal worked as a fireman on the Iowa Divi­ news has been a feature since the first CARTER BLATCHFORD sion. issue in April, 1913. Richard Baker, grandson of the late CORPORATION Engineer Earl Baker, is attending' Mon­ tana State University on a Skyline Ath­ 80 E. JACKSON BLVD. letic Scholarship he was awarded when he was graduated from Peny Hig'h Brakeman James E. Kanealy, who CHICAGO School last spring. has been attending the State University Mrs. Annette Courtney, mother of at Iowa City and working during sum­ RAIL JOINTS Conductor Gaylord Courtney, passed mer vacations and on school holidays, is away at the family home Sept. 13. She now in the Army, taking his basic train­ Reformed and heat treated was 91 years old but had been able to ing at Fort Carson, Colo. Kanealy's to meet specifications for be up and about until shortly before her tour of military duty was deferred until death. Mrs. John Evans, wife of re­ he completed his college course. new bars. tired conductor, was a sister of Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wray welcomed Courtney. a new daughter Sept. 16. The baby's father has been agent at Redfield for several years. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Burr Sept. 22 at a Des Moines hospital. Mrs. Burr is a daugh­ FOR HOLDING ter of the late Engineer Orville Bals­ baugh. Margaret Elizabeth, named for POWER her two grandmothers, was born in Sep­ tember to Brakeman and Mrs. R. \71". Jensen. Other new arrivals are the sons THE ANCHOR born to Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson on Oct. 21 and to Brakeman and Mrs. B THAT LOCKS :Michael Kanealy on Oct. 5. The latter is a grandchild for Engineer Harley ITSELF Woods. "Kristie Diane" is the name ONTO which Engineer Virgil Olson's grand­ (laughter was given on arrival Aug. 23. THE Her parents are Bill and Mrs. Olson of North Hollywood. The daughter born RA IL to NIr. and Mrs. Frank Edwal'ds, Cin­ cinnati, Ohio, Oct. 20, is a great grand­ daughter of Retired Engineer O. Y. Robinson, and Retired Train Dispatcher and Mrs. Ralph Wright are gTandpar­ ents of Liza Marie Kinder, born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Kinder in Los Angeles, NEW YORK. CHICAGO. Sept. 7. Thomas Finnane died at his sisters' 38 The Milwaukee Road Magazine hume ill \Vest Des Moines recently. He had wUl'ked fur the Milwaukee before \'lIteTing sel'Viee in "Vorld W f.lr I, but EDWARD KEOGH due t.o injuries suffered was unable to rdum to work after his release from t.he PRINTING COMPANY There is Army. His father and an uncle were spetion foremen on t.he J\Iilwaukee for Printers and many years. NO SUBSTITUTE The late Engineer Carl l\1cLllen's Planographers grandson, Edwin McLuen, has been granted a research fellowship in phar­ 925 W. Jackson Blvd. for money in macology at the State University, Iowa Phone: MOn. 6-0733 City. A graduate of Drake, he was the r\'cipient of the Lehn and Funk gold Chicago 7 I Illinois the BANK lliedal awarded to the highest rated sen­ ior in the College of Pharmacy, and PROMPT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE also of the Kappa Psi gold scholarship key. Gene Wyckuff, granddaug'hter ofT. L. \Vyckoff, retired yan) clerk, was mal"­ l'ied in September. Her grandfat.hE'r MAUMEE ('arne from Spirit Lake to Jefferson for INDIANA Ihe wedding and then visited friends ill WASHED AND Perry. Also present were the bride's DRY DEDUSTED uncle and aunt, Frank Wichael and wifE', For future needs, for emergencies former Milwaukee clerks. Frank is now ... save at the First Wisconsin. a paid worker in the Boy Scouts. Make regular deposits at any First Ray Lee, retired car department em­ Wisconsin office ... 13 convenient ploye, had an unusual garilening ex­ locations throughout the city. perience. Last year he planted gourd seed, but nothing grew. This year 11\' planted flower seed in the same spot.. The gourd seeds sprouted and he had FIRST vines climbing 35 feet high on a walnut treE'. He harvested four huge gourds. Engineers Kenneth and Paul Shearer .; -.o_o_n_ll~_O_O_O_(I_,(l_.I_O_'.;' were in California during September to WISCONSIN attend funeral sE'rvices for their brothE'r I VIERLING STEEL WORKS I Clifford, a former employe of the Mil­ waukee bridge ann building' department. I Chicago, III. I NATIONAL Claudia, dallght€'r of Rwitchman Rob­ ert Kinross, was married in Sevtember i + I to Kenneth Chapman. The wedding took i I BANK nlace at the First Methodist Church in i BURKHARDT STEEL CO. ; OF MILWAUKEE IhE' presence of many friends. The young eanvl€' now hal'€' lin apllrtment in Perry. I Denver, Colo. I O. J. Atkins who hail worked for the • Milwaukee for many y€'f.lrs di€'d Sept. I FABRICATORS I Member 10 following A short illness. He was ! 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November-December, 7958 39 and a brothel' Donald ,,·ere all holding department employe, lI'as 1I11.uriecl ill agencies on the Iowa Diyision. Wadena, Minn., late in August, his hest Engineer (+cme Robinson has joined luan was ·Walter "Wille-hell, a sumnl('r t.he ranks of PelTY business men. He omploye of the same dppartment. After and his wife purchased a restaurant ill the wedding, Walter returned to hi,,; t.he main business section a.nd plan to home in Chicago '111(1 enrolled iIi Loyola operate it, though Gene will continue University where he is studying' law. his railroad work. Their 14-months-old Frank L. Cox, fathpr of Engillet'r son recently made headlines as a roller Jack Cox and grandfathl'l' of Bl'akeman skater. The little fellow can skate about J. Cox, died at the Perry hospital Oct. "BEST LIGHT ANY NIGHT" 35 feet alone. 7 following a stroke. Brakeman C",cil Perkins \\·as married Retired Brakema.n and Mrs. Albert Del. .5 to Marjorip .] oann Helms. The Smithson celebrated their golden wed­ RAY-O·VAC COMPANY ceremony took place at the First Pres­ ding anniversary Oct. 1. Thp.ir childrpll A DIVISION OF THE ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY byterian Church in Perry in the pres­ and some friends paid a surprise visit ence of a large company of friends. Madison '0, Wisconsin to their home in the evening. They will make their home in Perry. Chief Dispatcher C. D. Bmerson of Mrs. Charles Tomer, widow of a long Perry attended his class reunion at Mar­ , AM ERICAI\I time Milwaukee road employe, cele­ telle High School Oet. 26. brated her 99th birthday Sept. 26. Her Lieutenant of Police Al bert VIr. Nieh­ STEEL FOUI\IOIUES three sons, Freel. a conductor, George, olson retired Nov. 1, 1958. He enterpd • CHICAGO. an engineer. and Ralph, a machinist, all Milwaukee Road servicp Apr. 16, 1~26, of the Road, l\"l're I\'ith her for the occa­ at Perry, Ia., as special officer for the sion, Mrs. TonH'r has many pleasant police department and ill November A. S. F. Ride-Control Freight Car Trueka memories of her youth when she was 1946 was appointed lieutenant. His en­ an accomplished dancer a.nd musician in tire service was at Perry. Cast Steel Side Frames, Bolsters, and New York. Coupler Yokes in Grade "B" or High Engine<'r Howard HcLuen took an Tensile Steel enforced vacation in September and Oc­ Trans-Missouri Division tober. While helping with some work WEST Couplers-Types "E". "F", "H" and at· his son's farm home he fell and broke Controlled Slack. his wrist and elbow. D. B. Campbell, Correspondent Superintendent's Office, Miles City Train Dispatchers EYerett Galiher and A. S. F. Ride-Control Package Larry Harvey. Operators J. H. Bernp.r Citizens of Montana joined with the and W. E. Kelley, Time Reviser Don ('ity of Forsyth in a celebration held Simplex Unit Snubbers Dollarhide, all of Perry, amI D. R Lee, Sept. 20 to mark the opening of the new Ilg'ent at Dawson. lIlake up the Milwau­ highway bridge over the' Yellowstone Brake Beams-Cast Steel Solid Truss kp.e Road Pin Splitters bowling team River and the Milwaukee tracks. Unit Type which has been well l1p toward the top Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wickersham were of the league. honored on their 43rd wedding anniver­ Simplex Unit Cylinder Clasp Brakes Whp.n Robert Lark, an engineering sary at a family dinner at the Cross- Rotor Brakes Brake Heads, levers, Other Repair Paris Youngstown Steel Sides for Freight and Refriger

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40 The Milwaukee Road Magazine QUIZ answers 1. 3,000. 2. A listing of cars handled in a train. 3. Yes, on the Southern Railway, in southwest Virginia. 4. Higher. 5. 9% million gallons. 6. Closed. 7. 1,439 tons. 8. The inside surface of the bore in a wheel. 9. A passing track for a train to pull into to allow another to pass. 10. 'k'3 feet. CORRECTION: There was an error in the answer to question No. 2 in the September• October QUIZ-"When did the total miles of railroad owned in the United States ex• ceed 200,000 for the first time, 1889, 1902 or 1912?" The year, so we told our read• ers, was 1927. Doubtless many spotted it, but only two asked "How come?" Thanks to your charity, we are still on the job.-Editor (The correct answer was 1902.) ;'THAT IIYOIIW IS S4YIIVG-··· 'WHY DON'T 'r'OU INSTfiLL TIMKEN TAPERED ROLL£R. BEI/RlNGS?II

(Ad verti8ement) roads Inn, Miles City, Aug. 30. The Wickershams' five children were present, having assembled for the wedding of Mary Faye Wickersham who was mar­ ried to Giles K. Hunt, at Sacred Heart Church in Miles City. If you were born Renata Kron was married to Jim Gre­ EARN SAVE koff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grekoff, at the First Baptist Church in Miles City. before 1900 . . . MON EY Mrs. Marie DeSocio, 91, passed away NO INVESTMENT! NO INVENTORY! Sept. 20 at a Miles City hospital. She . let us tell you how you can FREE! NAME BRANDS CATALOG still apply for a $1,000 life insur­ (including separale dealer price Ilsl.) had been living with her daughter, Mrs. ance policy (for people up to age Over 2,000 beautifully illustrated, J. J. McGuire. Mrs. DeSocio was named 80) so that you can help take care nationally-advertised items at 1958 Mother of the Year by the 902nd of final expenses without bur­ LOWEST WHOLESALE PRICES! dening your family. Watches, Jewelry, Diamond Rings, Typewriters, AC&W squadron of Miles City Radar Hi·Fi Radios and Phonos. Appliances, Housewares, Base last Mother's Day. Hardware, Power Tools, Musical Instruments, You handle the entire transac­ Luggage, Sporting Goods, ToYS, and many others. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Anderson were tion by mail with OLD AMERI­ IDEAL FOR FULL OR PART TIME SELLlNG­ honored by a family reunion recently on CAN of KANSAS CITY. No SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS the occasion of their 45th wedding an­ obligation. No one will call on ON YOUR OWN PURCHASES ALONEI Send for FREE catalog NOWI niversary. Twenty-three members of the you! H. B. DAVIS CORP. family attended a picnic in Wibaux Park Tear out this ad and mail it to­ Dept. RL Davis Bldg. and other family gatherings. day with your name, address and 145 W. 15th St., New York 11, N. Y. Our sympathies were extended to year of birth to Old American Our 31st Year of Merchandising • AL 5-6666 Insurance Co., 1 West 9th, Dept. Agent J. W. Mulloy of Terry whose wife Lll02M, Kansas City, Missouri. Laura, 70, passed away at a Miles City hospital after a long illness. Everett Hubbs, traveling engineer, re­ cently was transferred to Savanna, Ill. About 120 members of the Miles City Milwaukee Women's Club attended the UNION SPRING &MANUFACTURING CO. annual dinner at the Eagles Hall Oct. (3. Mrs. R. E. Melquist, first vice-presi­ Springs - Journal Box Lids dent of the Minneapolis Chapter, was guest speaker. Games and a social hour Wear Plates - Pedestal Liners followed the dinner and progTam. The Ilext day Mrs. Melquist and Mrs. E. L. Spring Plates Hubbs, past president of tbe local club who was leaving Miles Cit.y to make her !lollie in Savanna, Ill., were honored at 11 luncheon at the Custer Club. Jacob S. Keller, a long time resident General Office and Works of .:-robrid", , recently retired as car in• New Kensington, Penna. spector after 50 years of service. He "tarred wi h the Road as a car repair- November-December, 1958 41 GOLD AND SILVER PASSES AWARDED Gold - 50-Year - Passes Barnholdt, George W., warehouse McKeown, J. H., loco. engineer .. Montevideo, Minn. foreman. . Hastings, Minn. Meurs, A., loco. engineer. . . Mason City, la. Buntin, B. 1<., loco. engineer Green Bay, Wis. Molt, J. A., retired train Bulterfield, W. E., carman. . LaCrosse, Wis. baggageman ...... Spokane, Wash. Carbino, Joseph, sec. laborer Chicago, III. O'Donnell, H. T., loco. engineer .. Three Forks, Mont. Chase, W. D., loco. engineer. . Des Moines, la. Plumb, C. T., agent. . , ' , Roy, Mont. Coffman, H. L., loco. engineer .. Independence, Mo. Sazma, John, loco. engineer, Mt. Carroll, III. Crowder, R. D., agent. Belgrade, Mont. Schmatz, L. J., telegraph Goodell, Alton R., agent. Lena, Wis. operator. . .. Milwaukee, Wis. Jensen, George, loco. engineer .. Minneapolis, Minn. Watson, T. L., loco. engineer Savanna, III. Joynt, C. A., agent. Emmetsburg, la. Whelan, Edward, loco. engineer Sioux City, la. Kay, E. M., ·agent. Bozeman, Mont. Winjum, O. G., loco. engineer .... Faribault, Minn. Keller, Jacob S., car inspector Mobridge, S. D. Zawistowski, Adam, carman.. Milwaukee, Wis. Silver - 4S-Year - Passes Alsen, Arthur, hostler St. Paul, Minn. Johnson, R. M., agent. . . , . , . Blakesburg, la. Anagnost, George, retired sec. I(aus, Matt, sec. laborer...... Kirkland, III. foreman Roselle, III. Kearns, Dan, loco. engineer Minneapolis, Minn. IN FOR LIFE. The New York City traffic Bankert, George A., chief Leetz, Olto, welder Milwaukee, Wis. department turned out in force Oct. 9 when clerk Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Chief Clerk L. S. "Lou" Berstler, who re­ Barnard, H. W., agent. .. Gallatin Gateway, Mont. Lightbody, Floyd, loco. engineer Mason City, la. Balty, L. H., loco. engineer ... Minneapolis, Minn. Maertz, C. E., agent.. . . . Boyden, la. tired after 35 years of service, was hon­ Bidlingmeyer, O. T., Mathison, O. D., retired train ored by the Metropolitan Traffic Assacia­ boilermaker Deer Lodge, Mont. baggageman Seattle, Wash. tion of New Yark with a lifetime member­ M. L. McFarland, loco. engineer .. Green Bay, Wis. Biernat, Albert, welder Chicago, III. ship and given the "This Is Your Life" Blankenberg, L J., loco. fireman Dubuque, la. Nelson, Reuben M., loco Bork, Edwin, sec. foreman ..... , .. Mason City, la. engineer Montevideo, Minn. treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Berstler are Brasch, Harry W., loco. engineer .Alberton, Mont. NeUWirth, Mathias, machinist .. Minneapolis, Minn. pictured in the fareground with their son Browman, H. E., retired agent...... Spencer, la. Oppelt, P. A., loco. engineer Dubuque", la. Rabert and daughter Lu, and General Agent Canavan, William, loco. engineer .. Milwaukee, Wis. Pavlosky, J. A., loco engineer Mitchell, :>. D. Chapman, A. E., section laborer Palmyra, Wis. Peterson, E. G., conductor. . . Channing, Mich. R. F. Kelaher (right). In the rear are, from Chapman, C. M., time reviser Madison, Wis. Piehl, W. W., asst. city ticket left: E. J. Murphy, foreign freight agent; Chism, C. F., loco. engineer Cedar Rapids, la. agent...... Milwaukee, Wis. H. P. Murphy, city freight agent; Harold Christi sen, L. C., loco. engineer Kansas City, Mo. Piriano, Sam, laborer Chicago, iiI. Brown, a former employe who is now as­ Conover, Leon A., machinist. .. Minneapolis, Minn. Placek, George J., train conductor Austin, Minn. Costello, W. J., loco. engineer St. Paul, Minn. Roesch, H. G., train brakeman Milwaukee, Wis. sistant general traffic manager of the Cudahy, S. P., train conductor Walworth, Wis. Rowles, E. L., agent. Spring Valley, Minn. Socony Mobil Oil Co.; R. J. McCarthy, city Donovan, C. E., machinist Sioux City, la. Rummel, Arthur, trucksmith Milwaukee, Wis. freight agent; Marjorie Klimback, a farmer Dreyer, W. H., yardmaster, Milwaukee, Wis. Schector, W. J., loco. engineer. Three Forks, Mont. Dwyer Joseph P., loco. engineer .. Milwaukee, Wis. Schiltz, R. J., machinist.. , Mitchell, S. D. Milwaukee emplaye; and R. B. Stewart, Ewing, Clarence L., cutter...... Milwaukee, Wis. Schrader, C. E., sec. laborer Charies City, la. traveling freight agent. Felder, A. J., agent. -Gultenberg, la. Scolt, Vern, boilermaker Deer Lodge, Mont. Fischer, Herbert S., switchman Milwaukee, Wis. Smith, P. H., chief cierk Beloit, Wis. Fitzpatrick, Frank, loco. engineer .... Chicago, III. Standal, C. E., loco. engineer. Minneapolis, Minn. Foesch, W. A., chief diesel clerk, . Hubertus, Wis. Terracina, R., laborer Chicago, III. Gallas, B. M., train conductor ..... Sioux Ci~r{ la. Thorne, M. E., train Giles, C. A., retired loco. engineer .. Cle Elum, wash. baggageman Minneapolis, Minn. Gray, Harold, machinist. St. Paul, Minn. Valesano, Joseph A., carman Milwaukee, Wis. Grimes, H. D., agent Lily, S. D. Valley, S. J., loco. engineer. ., .. Channing, Mich. Grimes, L. J., loco. engineer Dubuque, la. Wilczewski, Valerian J., Grucholski, Waclaw, trucksmith .. Milwaukee, Wis. cabinetmaker...... Milwaukee, Wis. Hulick, Nick C., carman Janesville, Wis. Williams, H. E., train conductor .. Milwaukee, Wis. Johnson, A., loco. engineer. . . Kansas City, Mo. Winkler, H. H., boilermaker...... Savanna, III.

man in 1908 and had continuous service o!'fi(,.pr. Polities is his "hohby." For 10 except for two years in the Army dur­ years he was county Democrati(; chair­ ing World War 1. Mr. Keller has been man. He served foul' ~rears as justir~e very active in community affairs. He was of the peace and is ahout to !'lItpl' his elected to the city council in 1932 and third term UfiOPPOSf'rl. later served as mayor for five yeal'S. Seetion Forpman 'Bjrnest Shear anI] Red Cross work has claimed his talents wife recently 1l10l'N] from Plevna 10 ano he will rontinue to aet as service Lavina, Mont.

SHOW PEOPLE. Comedienne Martha Raye, fresh from a nightclub engagement in Los RETIRING PRESIDENT. Traveling Pas­ Vegas, ware that certain smile as she de­ senger Agent A. C. Van Sickle, Des Maines, trained from the City of Los Angeles in wha has served the past year as presi­ Chicago Oct. 23, on her way home to N2W dent of the American Assaciation of Trav­ York City. Pictured with her is D. A. eling Passenger Agents, cancluded his term "Doug" Keller, city passenger agent (ap­ of office by presiding at the organization's pointed city freight agent Nov. 1), who annual meeting in Philadelphia Oct. 20. helped with her travel arrangements. Pictured with him are Mrs. Van Sickle and Also New York-bound were TV's Ernie William Wallace, assistant passenger Kovacs and Edie Adams Kovacs, arriving traffic manager. An address by Mr. Wal­ Nov. 5 on the City of San Francisco. Cigar­ lace on the sales potential af the passenger chomping Ernie was en raute to a guest ap­ business-" A Face in Every Window"­ pearance on the Patti Page shaw and Edie was a feature of the pragram. to star on the Garry Moore pragram. 42 Tfle Milwaukee Road Magazine CURTAIN RAISING CEREMONIES of importance on in­ dustrial property adjacent ta the Milwaukee Road's Bensen­ ville Yard were the formal opening of the Centrol Grocer, Cooperative plant in Franklin Park Sept. 21, and of the Ben­ senville Works of James B. Clow, Inc., manufacturer of cost iron pressure pipe, Oct. 22. The Clow works, built at a cost of $6,500,000 on a 58-acre site just narth of west yard, took two years to complete. The view above shows the spur track to the main building. For the formal opening, a four­ cor Milwaukee Road special carried company representatives . and business leaders from Chicago. Left, at the grand open­ ing of Central Grocers are, left to right: W. D. Swanson, Milwaukee Road industrial engineer; W. A. Cossin, president and general monager of Central Grocers; the Milwaukee Road's S. J. Cooley, director of industrial and reo·1 estate development; Moyor W. J. McNerney of Franklin Pork, a retired Milwaukee Rood employe; and W. D. Sunter, Milwau­ kee Rood general freight traffic manager-soles and service. In the background, just off the assembly line, is one of the Raad's new box cars featuring the 15-foot-wide door.

CEILING RECONNAISSANCE. E. J. Stoll, ossistont director of in­ dustrial and real estate development (left), about to toke off from Meigs Field in Chicago for a photagraphic survey of industrial OPEN DOOR POLICY HOLDER. In Minneopolis, Philip W. properties in the Chicago area. His flight companion is Marshall Pillsbury, chairman of the board of Pillsbury Flour Mills and Bennett of the Chicago firm of Bennett and Kohnweiler, real estote a director of The Milwaukee Road, is pictured with his secre­ braker for Centex Industrial Park, a 720-acre development in the tory, Betty Irelond, at the recent solute to Downtown Work­ vi lIage of Elk Grove which is served by The Milwaukee Road via ing Women's Week at which he won the Golden Doorknob the Techny, III., cut-off. Since the park was farmally opened about award, symbolic af opzning daars to wamen in business. Mr. a year ago, 12 industries have acquired sites there. The industriol Pillsbury was cited for his policy of promoting people from and real Estate development deportment has worked closely with within his own organization when key positions becom3 Mr. Bennett's firm over a period of years in locating industries available and new jobs ore created. (Minneopolis Morning adjacent to Milwaukee Rood facilities. Tribune photo) November-December, 1958 43 THE ------...,

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o some peopie--and they need not necessarily be Tchildren-time measured in terms of BC and AC means simply Before and After Christmas For instance jerry Gump, retired Spokane conductor (above) and Con­ ductor E J Su II ivan of New Lisbon, Wis (right), jerry, whose striking resemblance to Santa is apparent even without the long white whiskers, has been booked solid in the role every Christmas since he retired in 19%, This year he is at the Paris Department Store in Great Falls, Mont. Conductor Sullivan, who holds court in front of his home, also gets a kick out of impersonating the good saint. He is making it a full-time vacation proiect this year, with visits to the local nursing home and county infirmary And, oh yes, the children, The picture of childish pleasure above shows Milwaukee Road youngsters at the Christmas party given last year in Austin, Minn, by the Women's Club, This is the real Spirit of Christmas,