Rotary Internnlional Fif trrnth District Convcn~ion Fort Sn~i~h,Arka~rsns April 2.1 -22, 1925

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Arkansas-Oklahoma coal fields, a normal annual pro- represents a total potential horsepower comparable to duction of approximately four million tons of coal the great \\rilson Dam at 3Iuscle Shoals. 4n immense evolves around Fort Smith as the hub. \\'itliin a radius power plant at Fort Smith now has availal~leelectric of 100 miles of the city, easily tapped by the net-work po\ver, protlucetl from natural gas at rates which are of railway lines, there are four billion tonr of ~uiminecl the lowest in the southwest, coal, according to geological surveys. It would require Railroads Serve Well almost one thousand pears of mining operations on the Five main line railroads and four branches serve this present basis to exhaust the available geologically Arkansas city of progressive people, affording ample measured coal supply. s\\4ching and yards, prompt service and adequate Out of the total of 1.233,242 tons of coal prodwed equipnient. Fort Sn~ithfactories antl johbing houses in the State of Arkansas in 1924, 642,717 tons were have first-class service into the entire southwest and ~ninetl in Sebastian Co~~nty,in which Fort Smith is distribution of a nation-\vide sort is tllerel~yprovided located, bringing a re\.enue of $2,197,009 to t11i.s for the f~~rniture,glass, smelter antl other industries. County alone. Sebastian County, tozether with Pranli- Port Smith is in the midst of the greatest timber lin, Johnson and Logan Counties, 1)ro- Ixlt cstant in the United States, and n, A,\ h-\\ dl11 ' ...... ~ds all is- sta 0 f ' g ve

tor, rot i ng Jm1t11 va- -. ycalh. rhe rics from high-gratlc ;In- fourteen furniture plants thracite to a high-grade in the city are now pro- semi-lituminous coal of ~.. .- - . .. tlucing approximately nine I - k ------cars of furniture daily, almo~tsn~okeless quality. The semi-anthracite is prefera1)le for domestic use be- including a full line of I~etls,dressers, chairs, coucl~es, cause of its cleanliner5 antl the semi-bitumino115 is more tlavenporbs and all other I~ranchesof the furniture line. suited for steaming purpo\e> I~ecauseof it5 high heat Fort Smith has one hundred twenty-one diversified producing qualities. factories including fourteen furniture factories, wagon, truck, I>otly, handle, rim and bow, wood stock, novelty, Unlimited Gas Fields I)room and other wood-working industries. There are For thc past thirty years natural ga.s has Ixen de- six glass p!ants makin:. wintlow glass, bottles, lamp veloped near Fort Smith until now, the gas field5 antl chimneys, lantern globes, t~uml~lersand cylinders. Three proven territory literally surround the city. zinc smelters, a sorghum antl stock feed plant, I~isc~tit The title "Super Power Center" has hecn applied factory, pants, overalls and tent antl canlp equipment many times to Fort Smith became of its unlimited sup- factories. The scissors factory distributes the highest ply of natural gas. grade cutlery thro~tghoutthe world. Today the available supply connected with the city Other plants include harness, satlclles, pharn~aceutical by a double system of pipe lines, is 600,000,000 cubic antl chemical preparations, floor sweep, candies, coffee, feet daily, and the fields are only partially de\-eloped. cigars, coffins, well buckets, cotton seed products, cot- This available flow is fifty times the present need antl ton compress, castings, trucks, wheelbarro\\~s.springs, mattresses, brick, tile, engraving, bound I~ooks cir- agricultural production of these counties is more than cus and race track antl theatre tickets in all lan- $50,000,000. guages, bottlers' products, bakery goods, creamery Just north of Fort Smith are the world's greatest butter, cereals, boilers, drill hits, sash and doors, jewel- apple orchards antl just south and west the largest ry, ice cream, boxes antl shocks, mirrors, millinery, Elljerta peach orchards. canned goods, etc. Mild winters, water supply, long growing seasons, The factories in Fort Smith employ from 5,000 to varied soils from river bottoms and prairies, to vine- 6,000 workers and have an annual production valued yard hillsides and abundant natural pasturage make at $25,000,000. profitable dairying, hog, poultry and general stock X tribute to thc agreeal~lelabor conditions of the raising. Extensive local markets antl adequate rapid town is contained in the knowledge that no labor dis- tran>portation to the markets of the entire country turbances have occurred for several years and labor aqsure returns for every stantlard agricultural product turnover is very slight. grown within hauling distance of Fort Sniith. Great Diversification There \Vithin a hunclred miles of Fort Smith there is That farming tern1 of magnetic meaning, "Diqersifi- grown on a ten year average 350,000 hales of cotton cation", is the one word to tlescribe the agricultural annually. More than eighty per cent of this cotton is

INTERIOR OF DAIRY BARN ' '1 TOMATO HARVEST R. 0. STOUCH'S NEAR FT. SMITH, ARK. TRUCK FARM, FT. SMITH, ARK.

s i t u a t ion surrounding suital)!e for wcaving into high-grade . - ?,z:f-l, Fort Smith. .l I 111 o s t fabrics. This means that the raw ma- iL- iL------2 --.*. -- every plant, grain, vege- 40.000,000 FEET NATURAL GAS WELL tcrial in high-grade cotton near Fort table, fruit, flower and FORT SMITH. ARK. Smith woultl support 500,000 spindles 1 slirul) grown in the temperate zone, thrives there. l'liis making ginghams and other products, with clieap locality is a famous market for fruits and vegetal)les, power, ample labor, water, transportation antl market pro(lucing the earliest and finest cantaloupes, straw- at hand. berries, tomatoes, lettuce antl radishes. Two crops of Within the city limits of Fort Smith and on railway Irish potatoes are grown annually on the same land. switches are millions of tons of shale suitable for The Fort Smith Kancy Hall sweet potato is gaining builtling and paving brick and tile. Kear Fort Smith national recognition. are large deposits of clays antl kaolin. South of Fort It is peculiarly the spot where "corn and wheat antl Smith are large deposits of iron ore and manganese, cotton meet". ;\I1 small grains ant1 forage crops yield slate antl chalk beds for cement plants. To the north unfailingly. The sorgl~umin Fort Smitll's immediate are lime, lead, zinc and glass sand. territory supplies the largest sorglmm plant ever erect- A Splendid Social City ed, which also furnishes the growing dairy industry One must not gather from this story to date, that with important by-products of stock feeds. Fort Smith is a hive of business antl industry, with Four cormties border on the city limits of Fort nothing else. Smith, Sebastian antl Crawford in Arkansas, LeFlore The social life of the community is one rich for all and Sequoyah in Oklahoma. The combined annual its citizens. 111 addition to many church, social and fraternal organizations, there are Rotary, Lions, Civi- sewerage system is complete. P11l)lic incinerators, no tan, Co-Operative, Eschange and Soon Ci\:ic lun- malarial mosquitoes and ideal living conditions aid the cheon clul~s. vital statistics of the public health office in showing , , 1 he city boasts two large ant1 f rst-class theaters, a kirth rate of 33 per thousand in the past twel~e three 11i:)ving picture houses, a high school auditorium, nionths antl a low death rate of 10.5 per thousand. Carnegic 1,il)rary antl ten clul~halls frequently used In etlucalional work, the city has a niagnificent de- for social events. partmental high school accommodating 1,600 pupils 'I'he Port Smith Concert Clul~,an organization with- and fourteen modern ward schools. 'I'he school plant in the city, Ixings a series of high class musical enter- invoices over $2,000,000. In addition there are three tainment each season. Andrew Field has a splentlitl parochial schools, two business colleges, a conservatory athletic stadium, acconiniodating basehall, football and of music, boys' hoarding academy, schools of dancing all field day events of the schools. ant1 kindergarten, all under public or tlenominational 'Then there are swimming pools, Imthing I~eaclies, t1ixc.i: n. tennis, boating, golf, hunting antl fishing-all of them Come to Ft. Smith popdar in season. Clii~rcliesof every denomination tiwive ii~the city, n Ihe1 city is located in the midst of a great natural representating an investnient of $2,500,000 and a long park and the fine streams antl wooded n~ountainsin- list of fraternal antl social orders inclutles: The Ameri- picnic and camping parties to a thousand delightful can Legion, Masonic Orders, Country Club, Elks, retreats. The sum- Knights of Colum- mer camps of the 11115, Progress CIIII), Boy Scouts antl Eagles, the Grotto, the Boy Rangers Knights of Pytliias. are among the hun- Odd Fellours, dred resorts of th:. -1. 0.U. of W., Ozarks. ;SIaccal)ees, Fort Smith 11 a s \V. 0. \V., Rctlmen Inany inducements antl U. C. T. to otrer those who The city govern- consider 111 a I.; i n g ment is of the most their home within m o (1 e r n and ap- its limits. proved form, con- Climatically t h e sisting of a coni- location is one of mission with three idealism. salaried members. The United The executive cle- States \\:eather Bu- partments a r e tli- FRISCO OFFICE BUILDING, FORT SMITH reau reports sliaw vitletl ali:ong t 11 e a nican temperature of 61 degrees for the past forty- commissioners, and the plan has provetl economical [- years, antl an average rainfall of 38.33 inches. The and the residents feel it is in every way a niarketl ini- winters are milt1 antl open antl stmimer temperatures provement o\:er the old alderman form. Adequate fire are moderated I)y low h~~midityduring the (lay antl tlepartn~entsantl a health department work under the relatively cool nights. commission direction. I,ocatetl as it is in the foot-hills of the Ozarks and With the ahove list of 1)usiness antl intlustrial activ- practically surrounded by the Ozarks, lioston antl ities, ideal cliniatic antl governniental contlitions, it is Kiamichi llo~~ntains,it is on the border line of the intleed an easy matter to see why Fort Smith, Arkan- G~ilfantl plains types of weather and tli~15avoicls to sas, a vcrita1)le commercial hub of its state, has grown a great extent, storms and extremes of hoth types of from a population of 964 in 15.50 to upwards of 40,000 weather. in seventy-five years. In a sanitation way, the city has jnrt expentlctl It has kept faith and stride with other growing, nearly a million tlollars on improvements to its water glowing cities of the great Southwest. plant antl it is now adequate to supply a population of :Ant1 Port Smith citizens, boosters all-join in the 100,000 with pure, soft water from the spring-fed cordial invitation : Poteau River. All streets in the city are paved, a "Come to Fort Smith. There is pro~perityahead record unexcelled in any city of .America and the for yoti." . Frisco Railroad Pioneers the Field in Safety Campaign for Little Children

J. W.Morrill and Harry Harrison Carry Message of Carefulness to l50,OOtI Youths Along Frisco Lines With Remarkable Results

word "a~~tomol)ile"hasn't been in the diction- Xow there are 17,000,000 automol>iles in America. TEaries for but a few years. \\;ithill the nietnory AIore than that number of drivers speed them over of every adult there is a picture of the cl~~~gging,one- comtr!. roads and on city streets. cylinder machine. Fifteen or twenty years ago every The automobile has brought a feeling of cheer and town had its troublesome motorist (usuallj~just one liberty to thnerica-yet it has done other thing5 than . or two), and "respectable" people who wishetl to drive that. thcir horses to the family phaeton on a Sunday nfter- Running through it, pleasure-bringing life as a cj - noon phoned the motorist to see what road he woulr! clonic cloud througl~ the blue of a summer's take in his dusty journey. Then they drove old Dobbin comes a trailing wake of tlerastation and horror. in another direction. Twenty-two thousand peol)le were killed in 1'124 The "experts" in the automobile world stood aghast in automobile accidents. when the first two-cylinder car came into existence. Twelve thousand of them met their tlcath at rail- "It's impossible," they said. "They won't run wit11 road crossings, the result of that rapidly-growing two cylinders. One is enough." sport-"Let's beat that train." 13ut look, today ! Six hundred and eight!--seven thousand people were r injured in automobile accidcnts, and the estimated eco- nomic loss to- the nation was in excess of $tBO,000.000, ;iccording to governmental tabulation. 'I'he nation's lawmnkers are becoming aroused to the question and in several states legislation is in progress to enforce motorists' obedience to railway

l?lc\w~states have passed a "Stop, Look and Listen" law, and since the passage each of these states has noticed a decrease in the number of grade crossing accidents. 'l'he north end of South Carolinn reports a decrease in crossing accidents of fifty per cent. Yet little of a legislative nature has been done for the rigid and complete education of the school children of the nation with regard to safety measures at rail- 3 r --.., ., roatl crossings and in automobiles. The Frisco I

t\vo men to take up tl-is - work.. .-. h1orrill--- ' is known from one end of the Frisco to the otlrcr. I-Ie was a Iocomotive engineer for forty -ears. and since 1894 ran over the Eastern Division from Pacific :.- --L--.I I~---:II I -*.-- J. W. MORRILL. SUPERINTENDENT OF SAFETY to St. Louis. Deaf IKS~III UIK CLII ICCIIC~IAIIVI I III ~IUILI active service 16 months ago, and he began his safety work immediately. Carrying the message of safety to school children, Morrill has addressed more than 100,000 of the little folks in 47 towns along the Frisco lines, including Pacific, Chaffee, St. Clair, pixon, Lebanon, Rolla, Eureka, Joplin, Silteston, Cuba, Springfield, Aurora, Newburg, Cape Girardeau, Monett, Sullivan, St. James, Marshfield and Valley Park in Missouri; Oswego, Girard, Pittsburg, Fort Scott, Cherokee and Augusta in Icansas; Vinita, Foyil, Bushyhead, Red Fork, Sa- pulpa, Tulsa, Bristow, Chandler, Davenport, Oklahon~a City, Enid, Hugo, Okmdgee ant1 Henryetta in Okla. hoina; Rogers, Fayetteville, Van Buren and \\Tilson in Arl

Shopi at Springfield, Moneii, Sherman, and Fort Scott Engaged in Rebuilding and Improoing Equipment

By C. W. MOORE. Asst. Supt. of Motive Power

NLY those most concerned with the Car Depart- These cars are of GOhI capacity, 4%xS" journals, 0 ment affairs on the Frisco Railroad, know that 33" cast wheels, arch bar truclts with cast steel body this railroad is one of the leading roads in building 1)olsters; Sanipson steel underframes and consisted of and rebuilding its own equipment. Adequate shops, hilt-up body bolsters, 9", 20-pound channels, draft the most up-to-date equipment, and very efficient sills, cover plated with 9", 20-pound needle beams; - - supervision place.. the .... Frisco as one of equipped with Cardwell Type "G" class the lead' 11 draft gear, 5s7 sl~ank,

This a, LLLLb rr , Ier ; 10" combined deal only with t h e Kew York -4ir Brakes. maintenance of SF Re- The superstructure was frigerator cars owned very light, all framing by the Frisco, totaling made of 1%" pine with 1,500 cars. These cars 5/8" framing rods. Ac- were built bv a well- count of the light known car and foundry DESCRIPTIVE MATTER ON NEXT PAGE superstructure of this company and sent to the Frisco in 1912 and 1913. car, the body went to pieces rapidly and on ac- The first year these cars were in existence, they count of the reputation these cars had on foreign gave some trouble. It was necessary to spend many lines, we could not get them over interchange. The hundred thousands of dollars before the trouble was cars were then taken through the shops, but did not found and remedy applied. They were painted white, receive any substantial repairs. The paint was changed with black letters and red ends and on account of the from white to yellow, changing the identity of the trouble these cars gave, someone nick-named then1 cars, but the paint did not make the cars any more "White Hopes". It was found the trucks did not have useful than when they were white, and they gradually sufficient lateral, which caused them to jump the track. found their way into the rough freight class. The This trouble was remedied by planing off the column 9", 20-pound channel draft sills broke off at body guides on the metal truck bolsters. bolster, due to the fact there were only four g" bolts May, 1925 ~/T@Jw~MPLO@S'~~Z/NE Page 11

bottom of car. The superstructure is now ready for GENERAL DIMENSIONS OF REBUILT the insulation. Particular attention has been paid to SF REFRIGERATOR CARS getting maximum efficiency from the insulation ; the hair felt insulation is applied in one piece to each sec- Length over end sills ...... 40' Width over end sills ...... 9 2" tion of car; one piece from door post to corner post on Height to top of running board...... 12' 111/8" side of car outside; one piece of hair felt at end of Length inside ...... 33 ' car outside of framing. Insulation is applied the same Width inside...... 8' 4%'' on inside of framing. The roof of car between car- Capacity...... 60,000 pounds lines is insulated the same as car body. Experience Journals...... 4'/4x8" Air Brakes, ,lo" New Pork has shown the difficulty of keeping the walls of dead K-2 Triple Valves air space tight in movable structures such as refriger- ator cars, and unless these walls are tight so as to pre- rent all circulation of air, space as an insulating medium in the wood draft sill and end sill, and the continually is largely destroyed. hammering on these sills in switching, and in train Two-inch tongue and groove flooring is used and is movement. There was nothing to hold them but the laid in No. 1 Lucas Cement; drip pans are also laid four S'' bolts per channel and they finally broke and in Lucas Car Cen~entand the post braces, top of sills, permitted the sill to work sidewise. are also mopped- - with Lucas Car Cement. Lucas In 1922, we started to rebuild this class of equipment Cement is a waterproofing material and it keeps the and have taken up, or reinforced the weak places and water and dampness out of the floor and insulation. a f t e r rebuilding, This class of re- they are first-class ] frigerator e q u i p- refrigerator c a r s. ment is now being We are strengthen- equipped- -- with floor ing the draft sills racks. These cars, by cutting off the as rebuilt h a v e 9", 20-pound chan- been used in all nel just ahead of kinds of ref riger- body bolster a n d- ator service, with using 9", 25-pound excellent results.

channels, 61" long .-- -.- ~ , - .. ,, . , :.. Photograph No. and splicing tliem .. . I. 3 shows outside in- , , - .. - , . . , ' .:. together with a 40", -. sulation. 9", 25-pound channel, placing the draft sill and splice Photograph KO. 4 shows t~voof the finished cars. back to back and riveting through, and in addition to These photographs were made at Monett, Mo., the coupler carry iron, we are using a special yoke where we have an output of from twenty-five to carry iron applied to end sill and the two draft sill thirty-five rebuilt cars per month. channels; one g''bolt through each draft sill channel To substantiate statement made in the first of this and two g''bolts through end sill. article, below is given a summary of the work now The Cardwell Type "G" class 11 draft gear is being under construction at the different points, and in other replaced with the Miner A-69 Friction Draft Gear with issues of the magazine, different phases of the car Type "D" A. R. A. couplers, 5x7 shank, 9%" butt. work will be discussed : Photograph No. 1 shows steel underframe and YALE, TENNESSEE trucks of car. Note the entire superstructure of cars 400 new 110,000 capacity steel flat bottom coal cars has been completely torn down due to the decayed being built. condition of all wood material, and the insulation. The SPRINGFIELD, MO., NORTH SHOPS next operation is to apply the wood sills on top of steel 200 coal cars, 73,000 series heing rebuilt; 250 stock underframe and properly insulate the bottom between cars being built on trucks and steel underframes of SF the sills with two courses of one-half inch hair felt, ref rigerator cars ; 325 box cars on steel under f rames with four courses of insulation paper and two courses and trucks of SF refrigerator cars being rebuilt. of 13/16 insulation lumber and one course of one-half WEST SHOPS, SPRINGFIELD, MO. inch insulation lumber, with two-inch tongue and 400 box cars, series 120,000 to 125,499, capacity groove flooring laid in Lucas Car Cement. 80M, being rebuilt. Photograph No. 2 shows the new superstructure and (Continued on Page 39.) Page 12 fT&cO ~MPLO~~S'~WZINE May, 1925 University Leaders in Effort to Stop Care - Free Bumming of College Students

Turmoil of Accideds and Weakening of Response to Law Is Direct Result of Such Practice-Dr. Frank H. Leadell States

College students who " 'bo it" on freight trains Hcre is the letter: from city to city for football games in the fall months, Mr. Frank H. Leavell, Memphis, Tennessee. are due to have their "fun" slopped if the efforts of Dear Mr. Leavell: Frank H. Leavell, executive secretary of the Inter- Our campus is at present under the pall of a recent tragedy. Returning from a trip of ubumrning" at 2:30 board Commission of the Southern Baptist conven- A. M., Saturday, a student alighting from the train here in tion, are successful. Liberty, was Jerked under the cars, suffering the loss of an arw, leg, eyesight and internal injuries that resulted For years, the pastime of University men students in death some hours later. Perhaps through the daily in the football season, has been to "ride the rods" from press intelligence of the accident has come to you. Fraternally yours, town to town, following the football team of their (Signed) F. C. FEEZOR. aha mater from conquest to conquest. The name of the student is not necessary. Undoubtedly the spirit of these care-free students His case is legion. Accidents of this kind are hap- has not been a malicious one. All men who have had pening every day, every week, every month. college days will realize that. They are simply en- Mr. Leavell's efforts to reduce this, sort of tragedy thusiastic, reckless, care-free and somewhat disregard- are highly commendable and worthy of the co-oper- ful of the rights of others. ation of every railroad in America. And this "bumming" hasn't been an unfriendly business. Third Veterans' Reunion to be Doubtless the train crews have entered into the spirit of the occasion. They have turned unseeing Gala E~entin May eyes as a troup of students slipped atop a car, or slid All aboard for the third Veterans' Reunion at onto the rods. By their quiet and unofficious attitude Springfield ! they have asquiesced, if they did not do so by words. The old veterans are organizing forces, the com- Mr. Learell is right when he wants the practicc mittees are busy planning for the entertainment, anrl stopped. this reunion pron~isesto tip the scales in every respect. In the wake of this apparently innocent fun runs a The executive committee has had several meetings riotous turmoil of accidents and of disrespect for es- and so far the program has been outlined as follows: tablished law and order. The meeting will be held May 27th and 28. Bulletins Mr. Leavell, through the medium of The Baptist will be issued from time to time, fully outlining all Student, a Southern school publication reaching many plans. colleges, has forcefully checked this practice up to the It was agreed that the first day would be taken up students as the equivalent of stealing. Rides on railroad with the barbecue. trains are to be paid for, while in "bun~ming"this ride The Mosque will be rented again, as in 1924, for is taken without tariff-is stolen. much the same program as the preceding year. There Mr. Leavell believes, and rightfully so, that a na- will be some excellent speakers, and a splendid pro- tural result of such practice is a weakening in the stu- gram of entertainment. dents' response to the law enforcement. There will be a "Stunt Night" and every division 011 But not on that ground alone does he base his p!ea the railroad will be asked to put on a stunt. Keen com- for stopping "bumming" expeditions. petition will assure the veterans of a good program. A letter from Forrest C. Feezor, professor of Bib!e Division Chairmen will have charge of' each division at IVilliam Jewel1 College, Liberty, Mo., tells in an elo- and there will be General Chairmen. "Uncle Billy" quent and tragic manner of a heart-sickening tragedy Morrill, who covers the system often, will keep close which resulted from a care-free, light-hearted trip of tab on the activities. this kind. (Continued on Page 57.)

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Recent Changes Along the Frisco Lines Twenty- New Engines- Ordered for August- Transfers and Appointments of Delivery on Frisco Lines r Employes in Recent Weeks Not so long ago, a former agent New Locomotioes Haoe Same Specifications as who had had years of sen-ice with the Frisco, asked this office why there Thirty-five Purchased in I923 was nothing in the Magazine about the transfers and appointments of I11 the month of February, 1925, an Tractive effort: the different station agents. Many of order was placed with the Baldwin Freight engines ...... 59,800 pounds his old time friends could be located Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Passenger engines...... 54,100 pounds for 15 freight engines and five pass- through publicity in the magazine he These engines have proven their stated, and so the Magazine quotes enger engines. In May, 1923, the Frisco received on its line from the worth, as they are being placed on below, changes which have taken through runs, handling trains with place on the line: Baldwin Locomotive Works, 35 freight engines, Nos. 4100-4134, and 15 pass- only one engine, without change, C. 11. Dempsey, installed perma- enger engines, Nos. 1500-1514, these which formerly required from one to nent agent, Aldrich, Mo., formerly engines being some of the largest used two changes. KCC&S station, effective February on any railroad in the United States One of these runs is from Okla- 18th. and are constructed to burn oil. homa City to St. Louis, a distance of Effective February 23rd, N. A. Law- Specifications for the engines or- 542 miles, and another from Kansas hon installed permanent agfnt, Jeri- dered in February of this year, call City to Ft. Worth, Tex., a through cho, Ark. for practically the same engine as run of 571 miles. Effective February 23rd, A. W.\Val- was received in May of 1923, with the The 15 new freight engines will be ker installed permanent agent, Park exception of a few minor changes, in- stoker fired coal burners, while the Hill, Okla. voIving some new devices. new passenger type will be in oil. Effective February 18th. R. E. Ess- The locomotives received in May of Material for the construction of man installed permanent agent, Cres- 1923, show the following dimensions: these locomotives is being assembled cent, Mo. Total weight: at the above locomotive plant and Effective February 19th, R. E. Ab- Freight engines...... 560,880 pounds construction will begin immediately. bott installed permanent agent, Web- Passenger engines...... 582,700 pounds ster Groves, Mo. Total length from pilot to tender One new feature is that some of them will be equipped with exhaust Effective February 19th. L. W. coupler: Freight engines ...... 84 ft. 4% in. steam injectors, and others will be White installed permanent agent, equipped with thermic syphons. Dodge, Okla. Passenger engines ...... 87 ft. 8% in. Effective February 18th. J. J. Grate area, both passenger and The delivery date of these engines Corurn installed temporary agent, freight ...... 70.3 sq. ft. has been set for August. Kiefer, Okla. Effective February 24th, F. hI. Car- A Pioneer Frisco Town Good Fuel Records Made lock installed temporary agent, Mc- The interesting story in the March Around Oklahoma City Mullin, Mo. issue of the Magazine on how Frisco Effective February 26th. W. F. towns got their names, written by D. R. H. Francis, Road Foreman of Nolan installed permanent agent, Sax- M. Todd, struck a responsive chord man, Kansas. Equipment, Cites Prize Records down in Sherman, Texas. for Month FXective February 27t11, Elnora, M. D. Townley, editor and manager Ark., opened as a ticket only agency, of the North Texas Press, (weekly), G. W. Hurst installed ticket agent. Not only during certain periods is at Sherman, Texas, recalls the com- there a fuel saving campaign, but Effective February 28th. T. B. Ward pletion of the old Kansas City. Nem- every day there is keen competition installed permanent a g e n t Blue phis and Birmingham back in the to make or break a fuel saving record. Springs, Miss. middle 80's. and the naming of one Effective February 25th. L. Greer town in Alabama for his father. February 2nd, 192GEhgineer Sum- installed permanent agent. Powe, No. "The old K. C., 31. & B., now a mers. Fireman Freeman, train No. 10, engine 1511, Oklahoma City to Sapul- Effective March 5th, Geo. Taaffe part of the Frisco Lines, ran through my father's farm," Mr. Townley pa 1,155 car miles, .8 gallon per car installed permanent agent, Cherry- mile. An average of 65 pounds of vale, Kansas. writes. "The officials established a station on the farm, and named. it steam heat was used on the above per- EXective March 2nd, P. L. Moore in- formance. stalled permanent agent, Latour, Mo. Townley. A postoffice was established there and the mail came out from February 5th, 1925-Engineer Ed. Effective March 9th, J. F. Good, in- Disney, Fireman Harry N. Peterson, stalled permanent agent, Hunter, Mo. Jasper by the star route before the road began operating. ' My brother, engine 1502, train No. 10, Oklahoma Effective March 2nd, J. R. House in- D. J. Townley, was the town's first City to Sapulpa, 1,050 car miles, made stalled temporary agent, Hutton Val- postmaster, and my sister, Fannie a performance of .708 gallon per car ley, Missouri. Townley. afterwards served as post- mile. Effective March 6th. Ray Harpham mistress for several years." February 7th, 1925-Engineer Page, installed temporary agent, Jericho, Mr. Townley recently returned to Fireman C. R. Smith, train No. 112, Arkansas. his birthplace after an absence of Local Passenger, Oklahoma City to Effective March 9th, Bert Monroe twenty-two years and found a city of Sapulpa, 630 car miles. .71 gallon per Pippin installed permanent ticket several thousand people with large car mile. agent, Oronogo, Mo. coal mines and other industries, where February 8th, 1925-Engineer Page, Effective March 5th, C. K. Bennett his memory placed only a flag station Fireman N. A. Boyd, train No. 4, en- installed permanent agent, Prescott, and a postoffice with its scattered gine 1038, Oklahoma City to Sapulpa, Kansas. houses. 735 car miles, .706 gallons per car mile. (Editor's Note: ) The Employes' February 9tb 1925-Engineer John When I look at the society girl at Magazine wants more stories on old- Zachritz, Fireman Arthur Rorie, Con- the bathing beach it gives me the im- time towns along the Frisco, with a ductor McCasslin, engine 1507, train pression that Eve in the Garden of brief history of their inception and No. 10, Oklahoma City to Sapulpa, 1,- Eden was all bundled up. growth. Send them in! 050 car miles, .706 gallon per car mile. and division and a ge era1 committee, Frisco Makes Reduction of $246,977 in consisting of the executive and gen- eral officers of the railroad is in effect to co-operate with and in every man- F. L. & D. Claim Payments in 1924 ner possible assist the local conqJt- tees. "All enlployes are urged to advise their local committee of freight claim, Decrease Equal to 26.3% Ooer 1923, J. L. McCormacl?, personal injury or property damage hazards and to favor the committee Supt. F. L. 6-D. Claims, States with their suggestions in the interest of claim prevention and better service A reduction of $1,277,834.00 was which can and will be accomplished generally. made in the aggregate freight loss by continued effort on the part of the "On behalf of the management, I and damage claim payments of all enlployes generally, who responded so thank the Frisco family, especially its class one railroads in the United generously and so effectively to our membership in the field and upon the States and Canada for the year 1924, appeal when our freight loss and dani- firing line where the real work was according to an announcement by Mr. age claim prevention campaign mas done, for past support, co-operation Lewis Pilcher, secretary of the launched in the early months of the and assistance and ask its continu- Freight Claim Division of the Ameri- year 1924: ance throughout the year 1925. can Railway Association. The associ- "Active and effecti7-r better service "J. L. McCORMACK, ation comprises two hundred class one and claim prevention committees hold Supt. F. L. & D. Claims, railroads. monthly meetings in each terminal Sec'y General Committee." A total of $48,262,543.00 constituted Causes 1923 Increase Decrease the payments in 1924, as compared Unlocated / C. L ...... $ 19,510.16 $ 6,277.41 with $49,540,377.00 in 1923, Mr. Pil- 33,418.09 cher stated. Loss, Entire L. C. L ..... 97,668.21 Package Total ...... 117,178.37 39,695.50 To the Frisco goes a large share of \ ...... 30,000.10 7,187.59 the credit for this remarkable show- 3,620.46 ing...... 7,773.44 Package Total ...... 37.773.54 10,808.06 This system reduced its damage 1,077.16 claim payments $246,977.00, or 26.3 C. L .....: ..... 116,748.66 Unlocated L. C. L ..... 68,139.84 2,165.44 per cent in 1924, making 19.3 per cent Damage 3.242.60 of the amount announced as reduc- Total ...... 184,888.50 tions for all class one roads by the ...... 50,453.50 26,868.06 L. C. L ..... 4,789.27 3,007.14 American Railway Association, ac- of Cars cording to a statement by J. L. Mc- Total ...... 55,247.77 28.876.20 Cormack, superintendent of the Improper C. L ...... 5,556.10 $1,785.71 Freight, Loss and Damage Claims, at ..... 7,86.0.29 970.13 Springfield...... 13,416.39 2,755.84 Following is a statement, with com- Stowing parative flgures, issued by Mr. Mc- 36,571.01 Cormack for the Frisco Employes' 6,933.12 Magazine : 42,504.13 "It is with pleasure, gratification Improper C. L ...... 18,730.53 5,240.69 and pride that I announce to the read- Refrigeration or L. C. L ..... 2,639.90 1,972.15 ers of our Magazine that the Frisco Ventilation iTotal ...... 21,370.43 7.212.84 System freight loss and damage claim 4.981.75 payments for the year 1924 were 563.78 $693,021.00 as compared with $939,- 5.545.53 998.00 in 1923, a reduction of $246,- C. L ...... 69,926.08 3,070.32 977.00 or 26.3 per cent. I also direct Delay L. C. L ..... 14,498.82 10,326.67 attention to the fact that of the gen- Total ...... 84,424.90 13,396.99 eral reduction of $1,277,834.00, an- ...... 9,838.62 5,616.25 nounced by the American Railway L. C. L ..... 72,860.31 34,517.93 Association, $346,977.00 or 19.3 per Package Total ...... 82,698.93 28,901.68 cent of the amount can be credited to the Frisco Railroad. Robbery Other C. L ...... 7,613.99 4,666.23 than Entire L. C. L ..... 34,957.51 19,378.78 "This splendid achievement can be ...... 24,046.01 attributed to the efforts of no one Package i Total 42,571.50 officer, employe or department, for it C. L ...... 9.5'0 5.35 Concealed L. C. L 8,424.15 1,417.18 was accomplished through the indi- Loss ..... vidual and collective efforts of all and Total ...... 8,433.65 1,422.53 can be recorded as evidence of, and C. L ...... 869.32 644.07 a tribute to, the co-operative and ob- Concealed L. C. L ..... 25,121.91 3,953.73 stacle-removing spirit of the Frisco Damage Total ...... 25,991.23 4.497.80 family, that have made Frisco records, C. L ...... 108,502.31 44,512.10 and accomplishments outstanding in Wrecks L. C. L ..... 5.444.74 1,285.98 railroad, business and financial circles. Total ...... 113,947.05 43,226.12 "The following tabulation, showing ...... 8,883.57 8,777.95 our 1924, as compared with 1923. Loss or L.C.L..... 999.98 716.15 claim payments by causes, is self- Total 9,883.55 9,494.10 explanatory and will illustrate, I be- Damage ...... lieve, more effectively than I could Errors of C. L ...... 16.882.76 6,110.20 in words, two things: first, the re. Employes L. C. L ..... 2,686.46 markable reductions made in claim Total ...... 19,569.22 payments resulting from certain out- Total C. L ...... 571,522.37 standing causes; second, the wonder- Total L. C. L ...... 368,476.32 ful opportunity that still exists for C. L. and L. C. L ...... 939,998.69 further and substantial reductions, An Old Timer Recalls Early Railroad Days Fort Smith Yard Force Forty-two Years Ago-The Frisco and Ft. Smith, Arkansas By C. E. BARRELL This article will doubtless interest some of the very older Frisco em- ployes, and the writer trusts many of the younger generation: In February, 1883, the writer, then in the employ of the Missouri Pacific Railway at Carthage, Mo., as tele- graph operator and clerk was offered a similar position with the Frisco at Ft. Smith, Ark. Charles Hall, agent for the hIissouri Pacific at Carthage, had a short time previous been in- duced by Geo. W.Cale, general freight agent of the Frisco, to take the agency for the Frisco at lpt. SmiLh. AIr. Cale. a great friend of Mr. Hall, having left the i\Iissouri Pacific, taking a more responsible and possibly more re- munerative position with the Frisco. The Frisco was operating its line to Van Buren, Ark., thence by ferry across the Arkansas River, from where a stub line hauled freight and passenger trains direct to Ft. Smith. 1.-Leonard Orton, yard clerk; 2.-R. A. Riley, operator; 3.-Alva Ball, yard On arrival at Ft. Smith, most all of clerk; 4.-Josephue Taylor, official caller; 5.-Frances Warthen, operator; the passengers appeared to know 6.-G. W. Norden, general yardmaster; 7.-5. F. Foster, chief clerk. where they were going, except myself. Main Street was the destination of Behold! The Pard Force at Fort Xow here you come to the interest- most of them, but I wanted to flnd Smith! Reading from left to right we ing feature of the group, Frances War- the depot and report to Mr. Hall. have first, Leonard Orton, better then, operator. She's just told the I was not prepared for a box car known as (Jumbo) who acts in the photographer to wait till she gets one depot, but such it was, set up about capacity of yard clerk. This pose foot squared around-but he snapped four feet from the ground, with steps looks rather serious-but sometimes it, as she were! Glad to meet you, to a side entrance. One end of the we do get panic stricltenjn front of a Frances. car was the freight and ticket office, camera. Reading next is the big boy, the the other being reserved for passen- Next: Meet R. A. Riley, operator General Yardmaster, G. TV. hTordin. gers, considerable express and some at Ft. Smith. His attitude is one of How do you keep that shirt so white perishable freight, the balance of the absolute fearlessness. Howdy, Riley! down in Ft. Smith? Sure glad to freight was delivered from cars on And then comes Alva Ball, yard know you, Mr. Nordin. the siding. Demurrage was not taken clerk. We'd say he was a trlfie shy, Last-but not least-the man stand- seriously in those days, and car load but he's got such a "glad-to-meet-you" ing by the Ford is the chief clerk, freight in particular was frequently smile. Stick out your hand and he'll J. F. Foster. Just about to bust into unloaded to suit the convenience of shake with you. a smile he is-an' the next reel will the consignee, often remaining on the Fourth: Here's the official caller, by show him smilin'. siding for a week or ten days before name, Josephue Taylor! Jo's got his Now, Ft. Smith, you're introduced being released. collar unfastenect-been workin' hard, to 25,000 people. Don't forget all our The Frisco was, as a matter of names. course, very popular there, for prev- that boy! ious to the entrance of the Frisco all access to Ft. Smith was via Little Rock, the Little Rock & Ft. Smith Ry., officials. If I recollect correctly, D. of 25 to 40 at a time. I believe, with- having enjoyed a valuable monopoly, H. Nichols was general superintend- out doubt, that the criminal docket at even operating the telegraph lines ent, a man rather noted for forceful Ft. Smith was more heavily burdened separately. expletives, working with a vim, so than that of any other United States characterized. D. Wishert was geu- District Court, for Indian Territory 140 Degrees In Shade era1 passenger agent, and a Mr. Coyle criminals were brought into Ft. Smith 'Shortly after my arrival at Ft. was superintendent of telegraph; the from almost the whole territory, the Snlith the erection of what was then latter employed all telegraph operators Wichita, Kansas, Court having a small considered a very commodious freight and clerks, for they were all expected part, and the Paris, Texas, District and passenger depot was started. It to be clerks as well as operators in Court was not at that time estab- was a frame structure, two stories, those days. lished. Wm. H. H. Clayton was the the upper part for occupancy of the My salary was $55.00 per month, sup- U. S, prosecuting attorney, and I agent as a residence; an arrangement plemented by meagre commissions on firmly believe he was successful in more common then, than now. I re- the sale of tickets over foreign lines, having more men sentenced to hang, member so well the flrst summer, a practice long since abandoned. The during his tenure of office, than any when I suffered with the extreme agent secured the greater commis- other attorney holding that position. heat, how the workmen came from sions, but on account of the intense Thomas Boles was United States mar- the rod of the new depot building to competition for certain . passenger shal, Cassius Barnes was his chief eat their lunch in the box car depot, traffic, passenger repreventatives of deputy, later appointed the flrst gov- telling me that the thermometer reg- foreign lines made me a tender of a ernor of Oklahoma when admitted as istered 140 degrees where they were side commission of 50 cents each on a state. Colonel James A. Brizzolara at work. tickets on which the agent received was one of the United States comrnis- I often wonder -hether any of the $2.00. The big scramble was always sioners, and Stephen Wheeler, the present Frisco employes remember on when Federal prisoners were sent other. Wheeler was also correspond- the names of some of the old-time to Detroit, Mich., usually in batches ent for the Globe-Democrat. . . Page 20

His Last Engine Run Modern Air Brake Brings Complete Safety -- Engineer Joseph N. Chitty Retired and Comfort to Railroad Patrons from Service February 6, 1925 In the picture you see Engineer Joseph N. Chitty and Conductor 0. R. Development of Device Since Introduction by Wcstinghouse Underwood standing by the engine on in 1869 Has Been Remarkable train 117 at Fort Scott, as Engineer Chitty was preparing to leave on his By F. A. GEISTER last trip running an engine. Engineer Chitty was 70 years of age February 6th, 1925, and required to retire from Folks who complain of inability to sleep in Pullman cars are becoming few active service. indeed these days. That is a tribute to many perfections in train operation, Chitty hired to the Frisco November among them the air brake. With its facility of application, an engineer can 27th, 1897, as a locomotive engineer slow gradually, yet quickly, pulling to a standstill without a jar or bump to and it is a curious coincidence that annoy those in the cars behind. In this article, Mr. F. A. Geister, a representa- he had Conductor 0. R. Underwood tive of the New York Air Brake Company, who lives at Springfield and'super- on his first trip on this date, and also vises the air brake equipment on the Frisco Lines, tells of its growth since on his last trip February 28th. 1925. 1869, and explains some of its working principles.-W. L. H., Jr. Engineer Chitty had a number of years of railroad experience before People of this continent have be- applied to a train on the Pennsylvz- coming to the Frisco. He started his come so accustomed to taking every- nia Railroad, to the present modern railroad career as an engine wiper thing as a matter of fact, that the equipment, millions of dollars have for the Chicago, Burlington and great things going on in our daily been expended in. developing a de- Quincy at Galesburg, Ill. He worked lives and the things that are making vice that permits the operation of at various jobs around the roundhouse them possible have appeared to most trains at unthought of speeds, and and finally went to firing for the Iron of us as insignificant. with safety. Mountain at Little Rock, Ark. He Were it possible for us to glace What has been atcompiished in the this generation back fifty years, and improvement of the air brake has disregard all that has transpired dur- been in turn accomplished by the rail- ing this period of time, so that we roads in the manner of improvement could have the pleasure of imagining to transportation facilities. Increas- this vast mid-western country as it ing dimensions and weight of equip- was, say in 1875, with cities such as ment, both in freight and passenger Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, service, together with high speeds de- and Denver in the great expanse of manded by the people, call for re- country west of the Mississippi River, finement and the absolute safety and either as unthought of, or merely certainty of operation under all con- small trading posts, and then coming ditions, and in all kinds of weather, in back to the present time, where al- any climate. most every wish for almost anything We are able to go from place to under the sun is possible, but few of place, covering at times long distan- us realize that this is made possible ces, on trains for several days, start- by our great transportation systems, ing from one extreme of climate, and the railroads. arriving some time later, with an- Practically everything that has other extreme change i11 climate- transpired toward improving civili- with no thought of anything but abso- zation and living conditions during the lute safety. last fifty years of development has A freight car may be started from been made possible only by the rail- some point in the state of Washing- roads and the pioneering spirit of the ton, equipped with the air brake. It men who built them. There is no may wander all over the lines of country in the world where so much railroads in the United States and Can- has been accomplished in so short a ada, under all kinds of climatic con- tinie as has been accomplished by the ditions, from the heat of our desert transportation of people and their country. where the temperature regis- products, in our western states, of the ters 120 degrees in the shade, to the United States. extreme far north, where the temper- The railroads have developed from ature has dropped to 45 degrees be- the little eight-wheel engine and its low zero, but through all this the air train of. two passenger .cars, the brake on this car will have functioned freight car of one-ton capacity and properly at all times, no matter on later on the sleeping car introduced what part of a train it has been a by Pullman, to the present monster member, nor is it particular as to the freight locom.otives with 'trains 'of railroad over which it runs. more than one hundred cars, and the There are in this country today, ENGINEER JOS. N. CHITTY AN0 passenger trains, like Frisco No. 9, something like 3,500,000 freight cars, CONDUCTOR 0. R. UNDERWOOD with its train of 15 to 18 all-steel cars all equipped with air brakes. These with every modern convenience for air brakes are so complete that if all was promoted to an engineer for the passengers. How many of us realize of these cars were coupled together, Missouri Pacific at Sedalia, Mo. He that all of these things that we take it would make a train more than 25,- then came to work for the Frisco at as a matter of course were made pos- 000 miles long. An emergency appli- Fort Scott (it was then calIed the sible by the introduction of the air cation of the brakes made on one Memphis road) worked here a few brake, or the means of controlling end of this train would propagate en- years and went to the Iowa Central. the speed and stopping these great tirely through the train and return, However, he could not remain away monster trains of the present day? for this train, if it were made up from Fort Scott and the Frisco, so he , Since 1869, when the air brake was would extend around the world. came back to stay on November 27th. introduced by Westinghouse and was (Continued on Pagc 38.) 1897. Western Electric Thanks Frisco for Holiday Season Aid Expedited Service on Replacement A Bit of Philosophy of Sorts Equipment in Storm Area Complimented By SAM HUGHES The Frisco played an important and I efficient part in the rehabilitation work of the Western Electric Company Ambition, is the answer, and upon throughout itlissouri, following the ter- When we nrc wenry nnd dlaeour- the result of this depends the world's rific damage done to poles and lines nfzed. hnlf-henten nnd downenat, there is. we think. no better tonle happiness and progress. In music and and other equipment during the bliz- thon the ~~liloaophienldoctrine of learning, and in the field of economic, zard of the recent holiday season. life which conlew from thnt fnn~oram social and industrial science, the same old Frlsco IIIIIU-Snru Huyhm. In an article in the "Western Elec- He Is one of the heat-known men spirit prevails and spurs us on to tric News," describing the manner in throughout the Frlaro S yatem, and greater efficiency and achievement. wllich his company coped with the for every gmy hnlr In hls hend. Without this spirit there would be havoc caused by the storm, F. B. Glea- 8nn1 Huxhes hna lesrnecl n trrath nbout llfe tlmt ennhlrx hint to enrry nothing but stagnation, and the son, general telephone sales manager n verve nnd spirit of youth nncl wheels of all human progress would for the Western, pays tribute to the holw thnt ia ~nnraifested in the ne- cease to function. The great inven- prompt action of Mr. J. R. Koontz, ron~l~nnyinpnrtlrle. We wish yon would rend It. It tions of the master minds are but the vice-president in charge of traffic, in will do yoa good.-\V. L. H., Jr. product of unrest and discontent, to- making a special concession to a gether with that dogged determina- Western official for the prompt dis- tion to win, and so it was with Ade- tribution of equipment. Now is the hoar of our discontent. Into each and every life there comes laide Proctor, who sat silently and "A special permit was issued by a time when we realize that we have sorrowfully at the organ, reflecting the vice-president of one of the rail- erred, that we have done things we upon the disappointments of this life, roads (Frisco)," the article states, "to ought not to have done and left un- when suddenly there came into being enable one of the telephone conlpany's done those things we should have the "Lost Chord" and it only remain- representatives to ride in the caboose done, and in consequence there is ed for Sir Arthur Sullivan to trans- of a freight train in order that he much shortage in peace and serenity pose the words into music, bringing might supervise the unloading of a throughout the world. This law fol- fame and honor to this woman. car of material that was to be un- lows as the night, the day, and not "'Tis the Coward who yields to mis- loaded at eight different stations." alone does it invade the home circle, fortune, The freight train referred to left but into the business life, and the 'Tis the knave who changes each St. Louis for Springfield under red professional and political as well. day. hall billing, with cars of poles and comes that feeling of unrest and dis- 'Tis the fool who starts like a whirl- copper wires. The Frisco allowed the content, which has always prevailed. wind. telephone company's representative to and is everywhere in evidence, and Then throws all his chances away. unload at Rolla, Cuba, Sullivan, St. can be traced back into the dark ages. The time to succeed, is when others Clair, Lebanon and other towns en We are constantly searching for show traces of tire, route. something-we know not what. It The battle is won on the homestretch, The Frisco handled one hundred is a self-established and unwritten and won twix the flag and the cars of poles, ten cars of copper wire law of human kind by which the great wire." and other replacement equipment un- majority is governed, and why? Be- der expedited service to aid the com- cause, we are searching and aiming pany in its urgent work. "Save a Day-Mail on Florida higher, both spiritually and physically Special"-Advice of Kansas The following letter was received -we rush into space as it were, and by Mr. Koonte from W. H. De Witt, grasp that something we know not Cityan ar., general traffic manager of the what, nor whither we are drifting. Wm. E. Morton, K. C., Mo., Post- Western Electric: master, Urges Frisco Service to . "Mr. J. B. Shay, our St. Louis man- Melville L. Wilkinson, Frisco Business Men ager, has informed me of the very valuable assistance and co-operation Director. Dies at St. Louis Every business man in greapr Kan- given by you in arranging for special sas City received advice to Save a service and expediting shipments of Head of Big St. Louis Firm Passes day in the delivery of your mail in pole line material to repair and re- Away March 15 Dixieland by using the Frisco 'Florida place lines damaged during the sleet Special'", in a letter sent out by Wm. storm of December last. I assure you The Frisco Lines suffered the loss E. Morton. Kansas City, Mo., postmas- that your efforts in assisting us to re- of a director, in the death of Melville ter recently. store telephone service are very much L. Wilkinson, of St. Louis, on Sunday. Urging the business men to "get the appreciated by all of our officials. March 15. Mr. Wilkinson was one of best results from your investment in "The excellent attention and co- the most prominent and successful postage by taking advantage of the operation given by Mr. P. W. Conley, business men of the city, and had early mail dispatches", Mr. Morton superintendent of terminals, Mr. E. H. been a director of the Frisco since urgently recommended the "Florida Burrows, night yard master, and Mr. October 27, 1916. He was president Special". G. J. Malone, chief clerk in Mr. Law- of the firm of Scruggs-Vandervoort- "Pack your trunk with summer ler's office are largely responsible for Barney Dry Goods Company, a bank- clothes and go to the land of spark- our success in getting material to its er and prominent civic leader. Presi- ling springtime, flowers and brilliant destination, and they are to be highly dent J. M. Kurn and Mr. F. H. Hamil- sunshine," Mr. Morton's letter read. commended, We should be pleased ton, vice-president, secretary and "But flrst instruct your oKice force to to have you extend to them our sin- treasurer of the Frisco Lines, were post your mail in time to connect with cere appreciation of their service." honorary pall bearers. - the Florida Special for the sunny south, leaving Kansas Clty at 6:00 Since the automobile has come on How Dare Youl p. m." the scene-it appears that about the Pretty Girl: "I live at 515 East The letter also included a complete only use that some of the folks And Lynne Street-now don't you dare list of the important connections made for their feet is a means for showing follow me!" at Springfield, Hoxie, Jonesboro and off the latest style of footwear. -College Comics. Memphis. Q Page 21

Grown-ups A Pa&, .lease THETWILIGHT HOUR Just For Be Quiet Children I

THE COOKIE THIEF1 "Dear Twilight Lady: Shoe, am I not, instead of the Twi- Little Katie Brown I am just another little girl of the light Lady? Liked cookies so well, Great Big Frisco Family. We get But-we were talking about May! , Went into the pantry the Frisco Magazine every month and Let me tell you a really true fairy Just for a smell! enjoy it very much. story! The other day I went down- She went for a smell. I mas so glad to find that I really town and bought a beautiful bright , But they smelled so good, knew the Twilight Lady-you know red tulip! The weather wasn't very eye# ! it makes the page so much more in- warm yet and I was so anxious for the her rnised teresting-and mother will always flowers to come up I bought this She read the page to me from now on. beautiful tulip and set it in my win- Where the cookie jar stood. My big brothers like the pictures dow at home. The other niorning I Just raising her eyes of the Frisco engines best-my moth- was just opening my eyes-getting Wasn't quite enough, er likes the Homemakers' Page and ready to get up and the sun was So she got a chalr illy daddy (Riley) likes it all. shining on my red tulip and you can't I P Must tell you that my dolly is as guess what I saw! The most beauti- U dear as ever, and that I have a nice ful little fairy perched on top of a d buggy to ride her in. My kitty is my tulip bud and she had a little stick e b only pet. and she was opening up a tulip bud so Must say bye-bye now, dear Twi- it would be a big tulip and so I could enjoy it. lieht- ..-- Ladv. .- Your little friend, I was almost afraid to move! She MARY ANGELINE CAMP." was beautiful-her hair was golden and it fell all over her teeny, weeny little shoulders. She wasn't as big as your hand, Mary Ann, just Imagine. A I almost didn't see her. Pretty soon The cookies she got, she looked around and smiled and I Some six or eight And sat up in bed. she "Howdy-do," I said, and I was started scared that I'd run her away, but she down ! , A minute too late. just smiled and of course she was so tiny I didn't hear her voice so far Mother mas standing away so she came over to me on a By the door, And poor Little Kate. sunbeam. I put out my hand and she Was far from the floor. lighted on the palm of my hand'- just imagine how tiny she was. I Mother lifted held her up close to my ear and she her said : down! "Tell the little Frisco Folk that this And right then and there! is May. There are gofng lo be more dress, Katie's fairies in May than any month there UP is because they have to go around and Turned wake up the flowers. Tell them that 4nd SPANKED! U know wherr! every time they say they don't be- lieve in fairies, a little fairy dies, and Hello, Little Folks: when they say "I do believe in fair- Twi- How many of you like May? My ies", one is born. Oh, please, light Lady, tell them to believe in goodness, all of you-I can't see a fairies! We love little children and hand that isn't up. I know why- we're going to be in every flower school's out-you can play for three and in every moonbeam and every whole months without readin', and sunbeam in the world so they can all writin' and 'rithmetic!! Sure I'm see us-if they really want to. Don't glad for you-who said I wasn't? I'm forgetw-- 3 jealous-'cause I wish I were you! I called after her to tvalt-but there I believe we have a lot of little she was floating away on the sun- bashful boys and girls on the Frisco beams-back to the tulip and I didn't because they don't write to the Twi- try to follow her-because, who ever light Lady very often. caught a fairy? You just have to Once, not so long ago, I was in Bir- wait until they come to you! mingham ,and I met the sweetest little But, I've told you what she said, lady. .Little Miss Camp. She and 1 MARY ANGELINE CAMP haven't I, and you watch out for the became good friends and she read the Wasn't that a sweet little letter? May fairies-and the first one that Twilight Page the last issue of the Now I want a letter from every one sees a May fairy write me, won't you? Magazine and she sent me her pic- of my other children! Sure you're my Course I believe in fairies! Didn't ture and wrote me a lovely little let. children-ask mother if I can't have she ask me to? Keep saying this over ter. Maybe she won't mind if I -,let you for a whole hour-every time you and over again and maybe she'll come you read-it. Her father is a dispatch- read my Twilight Page! Remember, to you-but you have tt o believe it. er at Birmingham. you belong to the Twilight Lady every Say it now, This is what Mary Angeline Camp time you turn to her page. My, but "I BELIEVE IN FA wrote me: I'm going to be the old Lady in the Bye. THE TWIL~~HI'LAUY. Mtry, 195 PPT&mBPLO%S'&WZ/NE Page 23

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FRISCO BABIES I.-Harold J'nmcx ; son of (:eorge Blu~~~et~ulock,\\leu1 Yhol)~; Sl~rlu~fleld.Jlo. 2.-Julius, ape 3 years; son oT Julibs Brlaar- dello, .\lemptiis, Tenn. 3.-Edith Drusilln Lnll:lr, age 9% montlls; di~nzhleror Benj;min F. 1mll:tr. Sullivan. .\lo. 4.-Bobble Stalder, age 6 ~nonlii~; son of Fred S!aldrr. Enid. Okl21. 5.-\\'alter Jlit?. age 2 years; daughter of \\'alter Smith, engineer.. 6.-.Toi~nne, t~ge ti n~n'nlltu;daughter or Frank Meidell, Xnid. Okla. 7.4eorze \\'estphal, Jr., ago 15 months; son or Geo. \Vest- pl~itl, Oklahornn (?Its. Okh. 8.-Arlie Ebright, Jr.. ripe 2 sears; son or ArlIe Ebrinht, Jlonett. .\lo.' 9.-Clnurls Virpinla, age 4 - sears; grnnddnnphter of B. P. .\lcCaslln. Jlonett. .\lo. I0.-6harl% age .5 years, Howard, ape 10 yean; Lohs of J. .I. Stone, Sprin,&ld, 110. I I.-.\larriunl Junior, age 9 months; son ol J. .\I. Odoni. Cape Cirardeau. Mo. 12.-Irene azc flve months; da~gllterof \V. P. Franklin, Ft. Smilh. 13.-Klthlecn. age 9 years; di~ughter of E. B. Nelson, Enid. 0kln: 14.-Laura .\l:ry Jlutz, age three mo11t.h~. Page 24

Efforts by Foremen and Master Mechanics Byron Callender Retires Veteran Engineer Leaves Frisco Aided Fuel Record After 43 Years' Service

By MARGUERITE FROSSARD A lifetime of loyal, faithful, and Interest Taken by Engine and Train Crews Was efficient service! Such is the enviable Feature of 1924 Fuel Campaign record of Byron Callender, who re- cently retired from active service after having served the Frisco for a By D. L. FORSYTHE. General Road Foreman of Equipment period of 43 years.

The Frisco Railroad in 1924 made need hesitate to be a booster for a good saving in fuel. The campaign freight and passenger business. was started in the beginning of the A fuel economy program can be year and followed up through the en- put on as follows: maintain the pow- tire year. er in 100% condition, properly oper- The Fuel. Department furnishing a ated, team-work, co-operation, fuel and better grade of coal and some fuel sn- get-together meetings, all of which pervisors who specialized on fuel eco- will bring results. nomy, together with the road foremen Relative to locomotives: every lo- of equipment, who thoroughly covered comotive should be kept in prime con- every division on the system, riding dition in order to handle its load. If each engine, getting the actual con- one engine moves over the road light dition, sending in reports to the fore- in the direction of volume of traffic. men and master mechanics, all help- the loss cannot be recovered and ed to reach the goal in fuel saying. overloading the next. engine out. in an The fundamentals which enabled effort to catch up, only makes matters the company to make such a nice worse, so each engine should handle showing were brought about by the its own load. locomotives having valves squared up and free from blows and pounds; Suggestions for Engine Runs boilers blown out and kept clean, Locomotives properly designed and leaks repaired inside and outside of skillfully operated remunerate the smoke boxes. company. Running passenger en- There are a number of ways to gines over one or inore divisions and save fuel, the first, grates should be regular freight engines on all divi- kept in good condition, flues bored sions saves fuel and expense upkeep. out and grates on coal burning en- Standing on side tracks at meeting gines covered with paper to prevent points or stalling on grades with ex- coal falling through, in building fire. cessive tonnage causes waste of fuel Engines should not be ordered too and runs into penalty and overtime. Nr. Callender was born in LaGrange far in advance of leaving time, thus Drag trains should be run when they County, Ind., April 14, 1859, and came preventing pop valves from wasting can go with the least delay to them- to Pierce City, Mo., in September, steam, nor should tanks be over- selves or other trains and be switched 1881, where he entered upon his career loaded. The engine being in good by yard crews in relative order. as a locomotive fireman. At this stage condition and handling an increased The estimates on oil and coal should of railroad development, conditions train haul will increase the revenue be as nearly 100% as the engineers, in the yay of practices and equipment and reduce the consumption of fuel. coal chute men, foremen and hostlers were rather different from those pre- Passenger engines should be given can get them. Engines should be valent during recent years. Wages special attention to see that sched- charged with the amount needed to were received at the rate of $1.90 per ules are made and* switch power dou- cover what was consumed on the line day, for the run over the entire di- ble-crewed to save knocking and and for firing up. vision, irrespective of the length of banking fires. The prizes offered in the year 1924 time required to cover same. En- for the best papers which would en- gines were equipped with pumps for Crews Took Interest able the Frisco to save the most supplying boilers with water, instead of the present day injector, and the The interest taken by the engine money on fuel, were, in my opinion. worthily bestowed and was the incen- old style. dangerous link and pin coup- and train crews was the outstanding ler was the only coupling device in feature in the fuel campaign of 1924. tive for fifty-one papers, written on this important subject. general use. The small. awkward This, together with regular engines looking, queerly proportioned engines in freight service made the concerted Owing to our intensive drive, this of late design at that time with saving a success. pear should bring more papers and the large bell-shaped smoke stack The many individual performances more good ideas on fuel saving than and giant cow-catcher, would indeed sent in by the engineers denoted the the year 1924. appear ludicrous beside our splendid interest taken by them. mammoth power of today. Now the year 1925 is well started One nice thing about a bad start In 1886 Mr. Callender was promoted and the opportunities are greater for is that it gives you more to brag about to an engineer, and continued in saving fuel than in the previous year. when you do win out. freight service until 1898, at which Many conditions have been corrected, time he was assigned to a regular but there is a big field to work in. The height of ignorance is thinking passenger run between Monett and Other items of economy and efficiency you know everything. Oklahoma City. can be put into effect that will make Mr. Callender tells some interest- 1925 a more successful year than 1924. Occasionally we see a man whose ing tales concerning the primative All signs point to a larger business only usefulness seems to be in making conditions of the Oklahoma country, and greater prosperity, and no one mistakes for others to profit by. (Cotitittired ott Page 37.) FUEL hS0 H CONSUMPTION uecor EASTERN 1 CENTRAL 1 :, SOUTHW€ST€RN I I : ll?snl I I : I ' I ' 1 I : 1 ll711ll\l~l I'I I ! 1 I I If

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- .-- - - .. . . -. .. -...... - -.. . ------. . - Page 26 May, 1925 Radio This dcpartrrreut is condztcted as a medium of excha~tgPof idens for the many radio fans througlzotrt the Frisco Syst~m.Let us lzenr of yotrr experiences, your thrills arrd disappoi.rztvtents, your station-getting rccords - and sowe of yozrr mccka~~icaltrottbles. And zoc'll pass them or1 vin tlre Radio Page.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following contribution to the Radio Page was made are extensively used. The decrease through the kindness of Famous-Barr Co., of St. Louis. in signal strength must of course be offset by radio frequency amplifiers. It is well to remember also that some locations seem to be dead spots Several Reasons for a Successful Radio Summer and no set will bring in distant sta- tions when located in one of these All Radio Fans know that radio rc- other words, the relay plan in effect places. This condition can only be ception is more difficult during warm makes the distant station local, as determined by inquiring if others in weather than when the atmosphere concerns the radio listener. the neighborhood have s i m i 1a r is cool. More than ordinary effort With these facts, 'the on-coming trouble. has been made to investigate the con- months can well be agreeably contem- -From "How to Locate ditions which will surround radio re- plated. Think of the number of peo- TroubIes in ITo u r ple who will entertain on their Radio Set." by Thos. ception this summer, and we are giv- W. ing you the result of this investigstion porches this sulnlner by means of the Renson. which is not based on theory, but radio! This summer prolnises lo rather upon existing facts. bring the radio into greater popular- Government Plans Eradication of There are three important factors ity than ever before, as an ideal sum- Conflicting Wave-Length mer entertainer. which will overcome summer difficul- Evil ties to a very great extent: -- We quote an article which appeared Well Constructed Aerials Seldom New Wave Lengths Given Far-Apart recently in the Chicago Herald-EX- Give Serious Trouble Stations Will Eliminate "Cut-Ins" anliner: "The United States Government, as Evidence of "Dead Spot'! Locations When it comes to radio, the most the wholc Radio World kno\vs, hits taken atcps to insure good reception Will Aid Greatly in Receiving unpleasant part to most people is in- durlllg the coming summer. The De- terference. There are different kinds partment of Commerce lla~~~ermittcd In a well constructed aerial, it is of interference, hut we are going to the establishment of vastly greater power in many stations, and this means seldom that a fault develops. The talre into consideration only one phase that many stations will have sufficient greatest errors are made in erecting of it here. power to overcome dtrnospheric resis- it. Good results are only possible This phase is the troublesome and tances and disturb;~nces which are usuallr nssociated with warm weathor when the aerial is well insulated and unpleasant factor of two or more ridio *reception. has a low resistence. It is not with- broadcasting stations being on or too "Sot only that, but receiving srta in the scope of this work to cover the near the same wave length. Oft- nre today better than they ever have construction of apparatus, but a few been. Uniformly goad recegtion, Inrill times when you get some station you and dlstsnt stations. under all weatkul' pointers on aerials may assist in lo- would like to listen in on, some other conditions, is far In advance of pel- cating trouble. A low aerial, that is, impolite station comes in and though forrnance two rears ago, or for tb.rt about ten feet above the house tops sometimes almost inaudible, it always matter. a year ago "Therefore, tahlng all conditions ill- is more selective than a higher aerial, serves to spoil the program you want to consideration. the radio manuP'c- but it reduces the range and volume to hear. The most unpleasant time tursr and dealcr. nnd the radio sct of the signals. Therefore, in congest- owner, should be qleetul over thc sum- is when the interfering station causes mer prospect. Thosc Stations usinl: ed districts close to broadcasters, a whistling note or "heat" note as it power of five kilowatts should come selectivity is practically impossible is called by engineers. through summer atmosphere in excel- with high aerials; so lower aerials The S. Government, even, con- lrnt {prm; and there will be many of U. them. are best as a rule. In country dis- siders this important enough to talre tricts, higher aerials can be used with a hand in remedying it. In fact they Popularity of Chain Station llRelayl' an increase of range as there will be have already taken steps to eliminate One may bring up the question, little local interference. The aerial this bad feature of radio. "What about distance?" In response should not be run parallel with power To accomplish this the Government to this, you have facts concerning the wires. The lead-in should be well in- is issuing to each broadcasting sta- broad use of greatly increased power sulated, and arrester installed accord- tion a new wave length. The new during the warm months, and then, ing to directions. Remember, the ar- wave length is not being issued in too, the existence of the "relay". You rester is intended to bypass, not to meters but in kc. (kilocycles). The have a very definite illustration of the choke off the lightning discharges. governing factor in issuing these new relay plan, which incidentally is be- Therefore, do not connect it in series lengths is of course location. A dif- coming more popular every day, in with the lead-in, as is sometimes done. ferent wave length could not be is- the broadcasting of the "Brunswicli The aerial should clear all buildings sued to each station because there are Hoar of Music". The artists appear and structures at least ten feet and too many stations and the expense before the micraphone in the Record- not be placed near large metal masses. that would he incurred would he too ing Laboratories, through direct con- For indoor aerials, insulation is not enormous to even contemplate. Con- nection with W.JZ New York. The so important for the aerial is not sub- sequently, this is overcome by issuing program, however, is "relayed" over ject to rain and atmospheric condi- the same wave length to two stations a chain of stations including WRC tions. Indoor aerials give selectivity sufficiently far enough apart to avoid Washington, WGY Schenectady, KDKA and reduce static, particularly the any interference on the part of each Pittsburgh, and I

A Tribute sleeveless frocks, why not try what A few years ago somebody suggest- the French dressmakers are doing? I A May Day Eulogy I Sew the center of a tiny piece of ed that, since the world is so much richer and better a place because of tape to the shoulder seam of your "HO! The merrie first of Maie, mothers, one day of the year should dress, finish the ends of the tape with Brings the daunce and blossoms gaie. be celebrated as theirs, and the world a snap fastener, then hold the shoul- der straps together and snap the tape To make lyfe a holylay." approving of mothers in general and having a very tender regard for some around them. This holds them se- mothers in particular, caught at the curely and they cannot, possibly slip No wonder they call it RIerrie Eng- idea and adopted it. The second Sun- out of place. land, for every month seems to bring day in May is Mothers' Day, and the its special fete days over there. They carnation has been chosen as her Washing Blankets must celebmte at least ten holidays flower. If the following simple rules are to our one and among their prettiest We have neither skill nor space to customs is that of keeping May Day. followed, yankets can be washed with eulogize the mothers of the world, but perfect sudc&s and satisfaction: The balmy winds, bright sunshine we cannot refrain from quoting the 1. Do not use either hot or cold and glorious s~ringflowers make us beautiful paragraph which Calvin water, but water of lukewarm tem- all feel gay and kindly at this season Coolidge included in his proclamation perature. so why not add this charming old on Lincoln's Day: 2. Use a good soap, soap flakes or world festival to our calendar of spe- "No star, no sign foretold his com- chips. Ally standard, tested and ap- cial celebrations. For most of us, life ing. About his cradle all was poor proved make will be satisfactory. is so very practical-if not absolutely and mean save only the source of all 3. Do not keep your blankets too commonplace-that we need to go great men-the love of a wonderful long in a dirty suds. Better put them out of our way to vary the drab aou- woman. When she faded away in his through twice. tine of the work-a-day world. We all tender years, from her death-bed in 4. Do not put colored blankets in need a little of the sentimental and humble poverty she dowered her son with white ones, even though the romantic occasionally. with greatness. There can be no colors are supposed to be fast. White It seems to me that it would be an proper observation of the birthday blankets should be washed by them- excellent plan for every homemaker which forgets the mother." selves. to take the trouble to look up the his- Pearls 5. Give blankets a thorough rins- tory and customs connected with all Pearls are the oldest of jewels ing, through two waters at least, and special days and to introduce them preferably in the machine if you have wherever feasible. Children especially and yet the newest. Down through the ages they have been the favored one. welcome all these innovations and ornaments of Cleopatra, Marie Antoi- 6. Do not wring blankets too dry. they contribute much to their memo- nette, Isabella of Spain, Mary Queen They will pack down, mat, and look ries of happy childhood. Perhaps, too, creased if you do. it would help to solve some of the prob- of Scots and countless others. Yet none of these "resplendent women 7. Hang them evenly on the line, lems connected with rearing children in who gild history's pages" was more pull the edges straight, and change cities, if more of these customs were the position at least once while dry- observed and the children given more enchanted by the soft, shimmering luster of her priceless pearls than are ing. of a share in the preparations for the women of today by the exquisite, 8. Do not let them hang long in them. if less expensive ones, the dealers are the sun after they are dry. Every country has records of the displaying. merry-malting which took place to The vogue for pearls was never Appearance Counts celebrate the spring's return. The greater than at present and there are most important features of the day in such endless varieties of style and In preparing meals, the housewife England were the sending of May bas- setting that each woman can easily should not overlook the value of the kets containing gifts of flowers, the find those best suited to her type. daintiness of her dishes. For women winding of the maypole and the There are necklaces of dog-collar who work in cafeterias state that crowning of the Queen of May. style, close "cholrers" of uniform they are surprised to find how much Shaltespeare refers to a "Morris for pearls, long strands of graduated appearance counts with both men and May Day", that is, a dance or frolic stones, pendants, hoops and strands women. The attractive-looking dishes around the pole with an accompani- of seed pearls, as well as those fasci- are the ones most called for. ment of gay music. The idea of the nating multiple - strand necklaces. dance came originally from the Moors Then, too, the pearls are shown in va- Chocolate Cake who carried swords. Over in England rious colors - white, cream, rose- they substituted short flower-trimmed tinted and black with a seductive Half cup butter, one cup sugar, two sticks and wore myriads of tiny bells moon-mist luster. eggs, half cup milk, one and a half around their knees and ankles, which Perhaps one reason why pearls are cups flour, one teaspoon baking pow- jingled merrily in the dance. The so generally beloved is that they are der, a pinch of salt, vanilla, two girls were usually costumed as shep- so universally becoming. Every woman squares of melted chocolate. herdesses and milkmaids, with flower- can "wear" pearls to advantage. Icing for calre-Two squares melted trimmed hats and be-ribboned crooks chocolate, butter size of walnut, about and wands; the boys appeared as Shoulder Straps one-half package powdered sugar, milk court jesters and merry men of the If you are still having trouble with enough to make of consistency to greenwood. shoulder straps, especially w i t h spread.

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By H. W. HUDGENS ure, or killing him outright, is appar- eight states have in force such a law During the five years, 1920, 1921, ently the only manner of convincing -and it is to be hoped that the day is 192.2, 1923 and 1924, we struck 1,596 the foolhardy of the danger lurking at not far distant when the remaining automobiles on grade crossings on a railroad crossing. six will have this same law. the Frisco Lines and in those 1,596 The approach of a train in almost accidents, there were 119 persons all localities can be heralded by the killed, and 1,073 injured, some of vigorous use of the whistle and in the Improvements in Freight Service whom were maimed and crippled for places of few exceptions, by use of Given by railroads Almost their remaining days. Others, not the bell, though the whistle is much Revolutionary-4. 0. Dunn. permanently iniured, received scars more effective and should be used that they will carry through life as freely and vigorously. Rule of the reminders of their mistakes as auto Transportation Department, No. 31, Editor of Railway Age Praises Ameri- drivers, or to the error of someone Page 21, their book of rules, reads as can Railroads for Betterment driving for them. follows: and Urges Preparation It is not true the driver of the car "The engine bell must be rung on for Future always suffers the most serious con- approaching every road or street, at sequences of a collision with an en- the whistling posts, and kept ringing "Improvements that have been and gine or train, but the most unfortu- until such road or street is crossed. are being made in the freight service nate is often the driver's guest. and the standard highway crossing given by the railways, are working We have had intensive campaigns whistle signal, consisting of two long something approaching a revolution in conducted in an effort to reduce acci- and two short blasts, must be sounded business and finance in the United dents of this kind. There is, of at the whistling posts and additional States," Samuel 0. Dunn, editor of course, no possible way to know how blasts of the whistle sounded at short Railway Age, declared in a Chicaqo many crossing accidents have been intervals until the engine has crossed address a few days ago. prevented by the influence of these such road or street." The extent of the change occurring vigorous campaigns, but there is yet Within the State of Kansas, the fol- in freight service is indicated by the much to be done. lowing rule will apply: almost complete elimination of fail- The number of automobiles in use "The whistle of the engine must be sounded three times at the whistling ure by railways to furnish cars is increasing rapidly from week to promptly to those who ask for them. week and month to month and these post and at short intervals until the road or street, except in cities and Mr. Dunn stated. Formerly local "car dismal disasters will continue to in- shortages" were common in various crease until the users of automobiles villages, is crossed." and if complied with to the letter, no parts of the country, due to an imper- (now nearly 100 per cent of the citi- fect system of distribution. In 1920 zens of the 8 states through which sane and otherwise normal user of we operate) exercise human intelli- highways can be ignorant and un- the shortage of cars averaged 81,600 gence and realize the danger and risk mindful of the approach of a train. a day, in 1921, 1,454 cars a day; in of driving over railroad tracks. In a number of cases it has been 1922, 47,881 a day, and in 1923 the The locomotive, as every driver found that automobiles struck by loco- shortage averaged 29.216 a day. Tile knows, is confined to the two rails- motives approach the track from the marked improvement in 1924 was while the motorist can turn aside, and left, or fireman's side of the engine. shown in a car shortage average of even more important, can stop within Some of the roads have strung an ad- only 1,047 cars a day, even though the the length of his car. This factor ditional whistle cord to the fireman's railways handled a record breakir.g makes a good portion of the respons- side of the cab, that he may use it business during a part of the year. ibility rest on the shoulders of the when he sees one approaching the "This great improvement has been driver of the car, and it is only track from his side of the engine and brought about by a closer contact be- through the complete co-operation of cannot be seen by the engineer. The tween the railways and shippers, the two that accidents can be avoided, writer attended a Safety Meeting on through the medium of the Regional or the number reduced to the mini- another road that had adopted this Shippers Advisory boards in every mum. rule. When it was flrst suggested, an part of the country," Dunn stated, Our own employes are co-operating engineer was present who interposed "and also through an improvement in in every way. Section men keep the an objection, among other things, stat- railway equipment due to the large in- weeds cut down, high grass and brush ing: "I spent 17 years shoveling coal vestments made by the roads in new burned adjacent to crossings so that for the privilege of pulling that locomotives and cars and other equig- it in no way obstructs the view of whistle cord and 1'11 be damned if I ment." the man approaching the crossing. now surrender this distinction to any Mr. Dunn stressed in his addresr, Crossings are leveled off, so that fireman." that the ability of the railways to con- no obstruction will hinder the motion The fool who sees and hears an ap- tinue this good service and even im- of the car and cause the motorist to proaching locomotive and train and prove it, is dependent on their ability kill his engine. foolishly undertakes to cross the to earn net returns which will enable The "bumper," a ridge across the track ahead of it, and is not killed in them to continue to invest large highway a few paces from the track, the foolhardy effort, should be so amounts of capital in improvements at the places it has been installed, dealt with that he will sin no more. in and additions to their property. has proven a very eKective method It is for this kind of a thoughtless of apprising the careless auto driver person that we have to take steps to of the existence of a railroad there- protect, no so much to protect him, Echo Answers abouts. This slows him down when but those who may unfortunately ride If a freight train at a 'crossing flagmen, statutes and all else have with him, and enact and enforce a Hits an auto fair and square failed, but it is hard on an "Elizabeth statute requiring all motor-driven vehi- There's the freight train-where's tin" and still more uncomfortable cles to stop, look and listen near rail- the auto? for its occupants if not properly nego- road tracks and know that it is safe Echo answers, "Where?" tiated. However, this drastic meas- to cross, before doing so. Two of our -Boston Transcript. Pa!

The FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE The Lonely Man Published on the Fifteenth of Each Month C) pcdestrians, and drivers of automa-,.-- BY the T and other con~e)~ances011 country roads, St. Louis-San Francisco Railway this editorial from the Xentpl~isCommercial Appeal is pointed. by Edited WM. L. HUGGINS, Jr. It presents, graphically and truthfully, 827 Fristo Building St. Louis, Missouri t2ho t~nsietynrhich attends the engineer on lligkt Thll magsxine la publlahed In the Interests of and for free dlrtrlhutlon among the 25,000 employes of the st. ru11s, and makes an elllphatic plea for more COll- LoutR-San Francisco Railway. All artlclea and communi- cations relative to editorial mattera should be adr)resard to sideration from those \\rho travel the lollely the edltnr. lanes of the country-side, or the collcrete intcr- Single copies, 15 cents each Outside circulation, $1.50 per year Vol. 2 MAY, 1925 No. 8 He is a lonely man on a Past train. Maybe he and his fireman do not exchange words on a run of 50 miles. On some engines he does not see the fireinan when he is in his seat. During the night, when passengers are sleeping and when only head and tail lights are burning, when lights in villages and towns are low, when the countryside is silent, no one is farther away from touch with his fellow human beings than the engineer in his cab. Constantly. he is plunging into space as one goes into another world. Every mile of track ahead of him is an adventure. How much better for Serving the Public his own peace of mind on these nights and lolig days would it be if the automobilists, the carriage and synlpathy of the newspaper reading wagon drivers and the pedestrians would keep away THEpublic was given Parry Hartiii, Frisco from the crossing when tlie fast train, in charge of the anxious engineer, approaches. collductor of Hugo, Olrlahoma, when it read We know of no class of men who are more loyal that Hartin wns forced to leave on his train to their duties aud who have greater responsibility day in and day out than the locomotive engineer. It whilc his home was consunled by flames to the is up to all of us, then, insofar as we are able, to estelit of $4,500. There is no doubt but thnt keep his burden light and we can do this by stopping, Hartill deserved the sympathy. The incident looking and listening. IWS a tragic one. Rut there is a more subtle meaning. It is Thanks. Folks ! . doubtful if the public caught its portellt. HE Editor wishes to acknowledge his grnte- In that happening is culminated all the serv- T ful appreciation to all members of the ice of a railroader to the pnblic he sen7es. Back Frisco Family for the co-opcration they gave of that devastating fire at Hugo is the picture during the month past. Such willingness to of the eligineer in his plunging, lunging cab- help, we firmly believe, will mean much to the the dispatcher at his key, the superintendent future betterment of this magazine. The fact at his desk-alld all the great army of efficient that this is your magazine can~iotbc stressed public servants who make possible the efficient, too forcefully, and only through your assistance safe operation of the railroads-the greatest in sending in mws of the happenings along the business ill thc world. Frisco call the Emplo~-es'Nagazine be brought When duty calls they answer, it matters not to a state of perfectioll. if homes are burned, loved oms lost, or catas- The cditorial office invites your suggestions trophc descends. for material to be used. Our earnest desire is Their's is a collsccration of life to the service to give you what ~ouwant in your magazine. he public. is worth more than a passing thought. Taxes OTHING, apparently, can stop the increase Encouraging N of railway tases. Railway tases made a 3E spirit of ul~derstariclin~and co-operatio~ new high record in September. They were ? evidenced by the shipplng public repre- $33,586,622, vhich was $4,381,000 more than in s tlie most encouraging and I~elpfuIdevol- September, 1923. While railway operating ex- ~ont during past rears in the relations penses have beell reduced almost 25 per cent reen the railroads and the public within the last four years, tases have been in- -American Rnilwny Associatio~~.creased over 33 per cent.-Raillc.ny Age. ... . ,,.:r~.4k+&~ukCd~. .- . A- ' Echols & Company, another of the eighty-eight wholes --"? :k-~. , n7 c .--. :,- ,,k,A-~,..%d:--\ historic Garrison Avenue, connecting Oklahoma and 1 resiclences. 13.-The Frisco and Kansas City Southerr EAUTlFUL HOMES IN FORT SMITH

-Power Plant, which supplies light and power. 4.-First 6.-Atkinson Williams Wholesale Hardware Company. 7.- ssale Grocery Company. 9.-Filtration Plant. 10.-W. J. sale plants. 11.-Million Dollar Free Bridge, at the foot of Arkynsas. 12.-Another of the many beautiful Fort Smith at Fort Smith. 14.-The new high school building. Page 34

FRISCO RAILWAY BOWLING LEAGUE Baseball Season Opens With Season of 1924-1925 Spring Weather-Frisco Team Standing and Averages, Including Games Teams Organizing on March 20, 1925 Hig-11 High Games IVon Lost Pct. Single Three System Interline ...... 75 48 29 513 971 2.723 Englneerlng...... I? 44 31 087 938 2.647 4 Plea for Baseball News of Frisco Tower Grove...... I:, 42 3 3 560 917 2.657 Players, Box Scores and Squad Frelaht Traffic...... 75 41 34 547 994 2,569 Passenger...... 75 39 3 6 520 913 2.591 Pictures-Send Them In Auditing...... 75 Revising...... 75 General Frelght...... 75 With the opening of the spring, old ''.JoeW at the town ball park, is begin- TEAY RECORD ning his rambling, preliminary work Hl~hThree Hraun ...... 149 of rolling out the turf on the diamond. Interhe ...... 2,723 'CVolPert ...... 146 Tower Grove ...... 2,657 Stemmler ...... 147 From under the grandstand he's drag- Engineering ...... 2,647 Fritz ...... I39 ging out the flour sacks for the bases. Passenger ...... 2,591 Bardgett ...... 138 and nailing up the triangle boards Freight Traff Ic ...... 2,564 Bather ...... 136 Hlgh Single Heckel ...... 133 which will constitute home plate. Interline ...... 960 111terllne Along about five o'clock in the even- Freight TraRlc ...... 934 Tscllampers ...... 18.5 Tower Grove ...... 917 Bacon ...... :...... 171 ing the "big boys" are drifting onto Auditing ...... 916 Duffy ...... 168 . the lot with their equipment, and run- Passenger ...... 910 Burgdorf ...... 166 ning the kids off. Why not-the kids Pelera ...... :...... 162 INDIVIDKAL RECORD Sugrue ...... 159 have had it all afternoon! Hlgh Three Voss ...... 137 Confey ...... 643 Pnnrren~cr Throughout the Frisco System, ball Wilson ...... 627 Sehaffnit ...... 171 teams of Frisco employes are being Bacon ...... 626 69 Houlihan ...... 1s6 organized. In the office and shops, Braun ...... 621 66 Tremayne ...... ~~.~.:.... 137 discussions and arguments are being Spielman ...... 620 69 Eichnauer ...... 156 Hi~hSin~le 63 Stoessel ...... 149 waged in heated manner about who's Bacon ,...... 269 48 Hallman ...... 146 to pitch and catch, and who is most ...... 253 Revfxlng ...... 237 69 Rohfling ...... 160 eligible for the infield and outfield ...... 237 57 Groh ...... 160 positions...... 237 66 Buchheit ...... 160 There are captains and managers DCAL AVERAGES 54 JIcLean ...... 157 62 Berkeley ...... 147 to be elected, and a little financing to Games Averages 51 Eaen 144 be done to purchase balls and bats...... 69 178 Tower Grove ...... 72 176 69 Conleg ...... 178 In some of the bigger towns along ...... 72 172 72 Spielman ...... 176 the system, uniforms for the regulars ...... 69 171 68 Shad ...... 168 are being purchased...... 72 171 35 Zein ...... L ...... 75 168 12 Lyons ...... 159 It is for reports of baseball and ...... 68 168 71 \Veislleyer ...... 157 other sports that this Pastime Page ...... 76 167 I". 1%'. ROSE. Secretarv...... 75 166 is maintained...... 69 166 The Editor wants all the baseball ...... 42 166 Frisco Base Ballsters Will Open ...... 36 165 news he can get about Frisco teams ...... 72 164 Season Soon -their personnel, their victories and ...... 54 164 ...... 35 164 St. Louis Squad Will be Called their defeats (if any!)...... 69 162 Shortly, H. R. Conley The best baseball pitcher the Editor ...... 69 162 States ever knew was a red-headed, rangy, The first Frisco baseball practice of hairy-chested machinists' apprentice the season in St. Louis will be called from the Santa Fe shops back in the XGLF-INDIVIDCAL "01' Home Town". We've seen him nrch 20. 1923 within the next few days by H. R...... 233 Conley, agent at Cheltenham Station, pitch several shut-out games in one DUAL AVERAGES Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis. An at- season. Audllln~ tempt is being made to have a 100 Now it is impossible for us to get Averages in touch personally with each, ball ...... 164 per cent Frisco team. ?C ...... 162 "In the past it has been necessary player on the Frisco Lines. We fl- Y ...... 159 nally persuaded H. R. Conley, of ...... 159 for us to draft an outside player or .t ...... 151 two to make up our team," Mr. Conley Cheltingham Station, St. Louis, to ...... 147 said today. "But this year we are give us a short story about the St. : ...... 145 Louis team he is organizing. It ap- Rnglneerlnm searching thoroughly for baseball tal- ...... 172 ent among Frisco employes of St. pears elsewhere on this page. But ...... 166 Louis in an attempt to get a full nine we want more baseball news. i ...... 1 ,5 -5 Send in pictures of your squad, re- ...... 151 of Frisco men." ...... 145 ports of your games, and If an import- ...... 138 FRISCO ENTERS FORT SMITH ant contest is played, send us a box rclght Trnfflc LEAGUE score...... 167 Another semi-pro baseball team hss ...... 165 Let's make the baseball season of entered the Fort Smith ranks in the 1925 an important one in Frisco base- form of the Frisco railroaders, who de- ball history, and let's broadcast our clare they will be back in the 1925 success to brother employes through field of competition on the diamond. the Pastime Page of this publication. May, I925

H( 1-Somethint : for all motorists to watch at railroad crossings Here's Puzzle for This Month 6-The Safe1ty blue ensign 9-Practical joke or folly 1G19th lett~el- of the alphabet 11-Observe 12-A person or thing loved to excess 14-Edge of 2L roof 15-An exclarnation of wonder 17-17th letter of alphabet 18-Part of tlne verb "to be" 10-Seventh rlote of musical scale 20-Religion (abbr.) 21-Tho11 22-Noting m otion toward 23-Part of a1ny vehicle 25-A playing card 27-Same as :LO Horizontal 28-6th letter of alphabet (now look at 10, 17, 27, 28 Horizontal) 30-To exist 31-Meadow 33-Automobi' , 37-Not cold 38-Run away 41-Portion 43-Inquire 46-Automobi' le (abbr.) / 47-In (backalards) 48-Conjunctis on ( 50-Initials c,f a President of the United States 51-To obtain 53-Knock ou t (abbr.) 54-Past part iciple of meet i 55-The first woman . 56-Mistress (abbr.) I 57-Prefix me aning through 58-Portugues le and Brazilian money of accoun C 59-Lord Advc ~cateof Scotland (abbr.) 60-In a like manner VERTICAL I-Cunning , 2-To set fr 3-Gone 4-Negative This month's cross-word puzzle is drawn by Jimmie Honaker, of Sherman, 5-Free fron1 danger Texas, another of the Frisco buddies. He invites you all to try +Dread your hand. Answers printed next month. 7-Bar turning on a support for moving weights 52-A short piece of connective pipe 56-Master of Laws (abbr.) 8-4 liquid; the cause of many acci- 54-Methodist Episcopal (abbr.) dents 11-Expanse of salt water 13- -Angelos, California 16-To strike 23-Listen for this when crossing a railroad track 24-Moral purity 25-The whole 26-Civil Engineer (abbr.) 29-One of the pedals on an auto- mobile 30-Cry of a sheep 32-Not within "'--To return as an argument -To depart -Peril -To lessen or bring down -Guide The "engine puzzle" drawn by A. S. Laret, and printed in the April magazlne, -This one is "lu" attracted more attention, apparently, than any other puzzle ever published for -A mammal of the weasel family: Frisco f~lks. Many readers wrote in concerning it-but it remained for E. L. feeding on fish Pratt. Frisco employe of Mr~mphis.to send in the only solution. Mr. Pratt made only one mistake-on Horizontal 79 he wrote "R. R." as an abbreviation for -Strainer "Railway". "RY" was the correct answer. -Do this carefully at railroad We warn you the puzzle for this month is no "pie and cake" proposition. A tracks solid groundwork in "terminology" is necesarrry to work it out, according to advance information from Jimmie Honaker, the author. Send in pour answers. -Like . Sext month we'll print a list of those who succeeded in working the "Be -A vegetable Careful Puzzle". Page 36

sure that service of this klnd will be remembered. Yours very truly, Commendations From Here and There WRIGHT- AUSTIN CO., Per E. M: Eliot." on Frisco Seroice The Pittsbiirg Elevator Company of Pittsburg, Kansas, writes in glowing terms of Frisco Service: "Mr. Smith. Agent, Springfleld, Mo. You put forth much more effort, if seen his equal. HIS care of every Dear Mr. Smith: occasionally the boss comes around person at Newburg, where we had \Ve certainly appreciate the serv- dinner as well as his attention dur- ice and l~romntness in which You and says, "That's good work! !". It's ing t;e trlp will long remain a have handled -the some twelve- or the spark that keeps the fire going. pleasant memory, and I take this fifteen cars of corn that we have Everybody likes praise when they method of acquainting you with one shipped to Springfield for inspection of the finest "ads" the Frisco Rail- and which were later diverted. feel that their efforts are nvorthy, and road ever had. We want to congratulate you worthy praise is what we are going Pours very truly. JAS. H. BERRY. upon the co-operation of our office to give, on this page. force in promoting a better feeling County Assessor qf Oklahoma between the Frisco and its patrons. Every letter that comes to the County. We are having good service in Pitts- Magazine office is treasured and when burg and at flrst we were compli- a department head of the Frisco re- Jack Cooper Says a Word mentinr ourselves for our person- ality which we thought was re- ceives a letter commending the parti- The Magazine office enjoys getting sponsible for the good service, but cular work of his department, his ap- whole-hearted, interesting l e t t e r s. we have been convinced that it is a preciation is deep and he often sends siich as the one quoted below, evinc- Frisco policy to give good service to all of their patrons. We are cer- the letter to the magazine. ing co-operation and loyalty on the tainly l~roudthat our industry is This page is made up of a number part of the employes. Thls lettel located on the Frisco and served by of letters received from over the sys- n7as sent to the Magazine by Jack its lines. Thankina vou aaain. we are. tem, accumnlated by this office, and Cooper, fireman on the Tupelo Sub- Sincerely yours. printed in an effort to show that Division: PITTSBURG ELEVATOR CO.. service is appreciated, voicing the "Dear Editor: Per W. F. Conner, sentiment of the public as to the fine I have been in the service of the Vice-Pres. and Sales Manager." good old E'risco about eight years service the Frisco is rendering. and seven years of that time as a From a courtesy standpoint, as well Here are some of them: locomotive fireman on the Tunelo as from a standpoint of just commend- Subdivision. Have always been B "Editor: constant reader of the i\Iagazlne ing Frisco Service, this letter is ap- Next to getting a letter from preciated. It was the result of chief home, the most pleasant anticipa- and think its contents interevtlng tion I have is the arrival each and also get some valuable ~nfor- clerk to general agent at Seventh mation and a fellow at my stage Street Station, Louis, holding month of the Frisco Employes' of the game needs all that he can St. a Magazine. Having merit some shipment for the National Candy Co., twelve or more years in- the Trans- get in that line. Though this is my flrst attempt to that had been delivered to us for for- portation and Operating Depart- write to the Magazine:, I want to ments, with seven years on the Red say that we are all hitting the warding to Tulsa: River end of the Southwestern Di- ball" on the Tupelo Sub-doing all "My Dear Mr. Miller: vision of the Frisco, my heart is we can toward saving the Frisco all In reference to our personal con- always with you and there will al- the fuel we can and also we are versation this afternoon over the ways be a kindly feeling in my trying out best to preserve the phone in regard to six containers heart for the old Frisco and its em- equipment; in other words. we are of candy made by our A. J. Walter ployes. J. J. CHAPMAN, all trying to give the Frisco 100 Factory to the Boston Confection- Powell Butte, Ore." per 'ent service. We have the best ery Co.. Tulsa, Okla.. I am writing bunch of officials on any railroad this letter in order to let you know and I believe we have the model how much I appreciate your kind- Conductor Benjamin Complimented division of the system. ness in having this shilIment atopped You remember, of course, the last To speak for our passenger serv- and held. and I want you to feel. ice on thls division. it's this way: any time we can be of-any service big ice and snow storm which de- We don't run these trains but one to you, you are at liberty to call moralized traffic. Every crew on way-ALWAYS ON TLIE. If you upon me. those trains should receive a medal happen to be in Memphis, and Our Walter Factorv will call for headed toward Birmingham and the shipment tomorrow morning with- of some sort-for there were the pa- train leaves Mempl~is late-don't out fail. trons in the warm Pullmans, dream- ask anv auestlons. becaURe we will Pours very truly, ing of pleasant days, while the en- put gob Jown at 'the other end of W. C. LINDSAY. the llne right on the money and Traffic Manager. gineer was in the cab, leaning out the some fast freight service we have. National Candy Co." window, the sleet and snow blinding too. An old timer once told me the his vision. piercing the night, while car Frisco had it down so fast that the Just a patron of our road, and he engineer had to stop and back up took the time to tell us of our courte- after car of travelers trusted their to blow for the stations. lives to this one man. Every man I am sending you a picture of my ous employes and a pleasant trip. that had anything to do with these little daughter, Dora Lucile Cooper, This party writes from Hobart, Okla.: age 3 months. She may sometime Ice-bound trains deserves much more be a stenographer for the Frisco- "Mr. E. A. Miller, Frisco Agent, than this small mention. Below is a Hobart, Okla., but from her vocal talent disnlaved Dear Frlend: letter sent to President Kurn, com- at present. I think it's a 'grand opera singer she will be. My trip over your line from Okla- mending the courteous service of With best wishes from the Tunelo homa City to Tulsa and from Tulsa Conductor S. H. Benjamin, of Monett. to Snyder, Okla., was an agreeable Subdivision. I am. surprise, as I had no idea the splen- Missouri. Sincerely. JACK COOPER." did service the Frisco was now giv- "Dear Sir: ing. My reservation on the Pullman It is so seldom that virtue gets made through you was waiting for Its own reward in the every-day And from our supply we have select- me in Oklahoma City. and from the railroad life, that I feel it is my ed this one, from the Wright-Austin time I boarded the "Governor." duty to call your attention to one Company of Detroit. Mich., which every courtesy a most critical trav- case that certainly deserves com- eler would desire was shown me. mendation. was greatly appreciated: On the return trip, I was shown On Friday evening, December 18. "Gentlemen: the same attention by Prisco em- I left St. Louis for my home in Ok- We are very much obliged for the ployes, and the system of calling lahoma City, progressing at the rate action which you have taken in the stations just before arrival and an- of 10 miles per hour. It was one case of an Iron water column, nouncing the next station just after of the heaviest trains on your rond shipped by us to Lloyd C. Bunch, leaving a town, is very lnformatlve as far as cars and loads go, which Fredonia. Kans. to the traveling public. meant a lot of work. We particularly appreciate the All of the trains were unusually I do not know tl~ename of the prompt attention which both Nr. clean; trainmen attentive to the conductor who was in charge from XlcCormack and Mr. Henderson have wants of the patrons. You can rest St. Louis to Springfield, but he cer- given to our claim and the thorouprh- assured that I will recommend Fris- tainly is an asset to your company. golng way in which you have recti- co service to my frlends. For kindness, affability, courtesy fied the delav which made a second Yours truly, and real human traits. I have not shipment necessary. You may be ROY BENEDICT." Page 37

Mr. Callender, we regret to see you Handsome Ticket Officeat Fort Worth sever active connections with our rail. road, but know you will ever be a loyal supporter of our organization. We are proud of the many years you have devoted to the further advance- ment and perfection of the splendid service rendered by the Frisco- proud of the manner in which you have always performed your duty as you saw it outlined before you- proud of the fact that this railroad company should be endowed with such qualities as would determine a man to spend the major portion of his life in its employ, and we join one and all in wishing you many years of health, happiness and content- ment, in which to enjoy the benefits your long years of faithful service with the Frisco entitle you.

Greater Efficiency of Operation in 1924 The improvement of railroad oper- ating conditions last year over those of the year preceding is seen in re- ports from 173 roads compiled by the Interstate C o m m e r c e Commission. This spacious ticket office at Ft. Worth. Texas. is the nride of the Texas Lines. Among these were the percentages of The ticket case of Circassian walnut, originally.purchased for the Frisco ticket unserviceable equipment, averaged up office in New Orleans, is one of the most handsome in use throughout the sys- for the twelve months. The average tem. N. D. Riggs is district passenger agent at Ft. Worth, and Ben T. Scott is percentage of unserviceable locomo- the ticket agent. At the time this picture mas taken Mr. Riggs was out of the tives in freight service in 1924 was office, soliciting passenger business. The Ft. Worth office is generally one of only 18.8 compared with 21.6 per cent the busiest in the Union's largest state. The men in the picture, left to right: in 1923. These figures include both Talmadge Croft, seller; Ben T. Scott, city ticket agent; John B. Latimer, heavy and running repairs. The per- assistant. centage of unserviceable freight cars in the same periods was 7.8 per cent last year compared with 8 per cent in John H. Davis. Frisco Engineer, A few minutes later he was re- 1923. Dies at End of Run moved to the baggage car and en- The number of freight cars per gineer Halstead, who was a passenger train increased from 39.9 cars in 1923 "Uncle Jack" Found Dead in Cab at on the train, took Mr. Davis' place in to 41.7 cars in 1924, an increase of Jonesboro, Ark., After Trip the cab and brought the train to almost two cars per train. This in- on Train No. 101 Memphis. Engineer Davis died be- crease is of importance because in- fore the train reached Black Rock. the next station, where a physician creasing the freight train load is one The body of John H. Davis. Sr., of the vital factors in reducing oper- aged 58 years, reached Memphis met the train. ating expenses. March 13th from Jonesboro, Ark., The average load per car is another from which point it mas brought by Byron Callender Retires important factor in train load. This relatives following Mr. Davis' sudden (Corltii~rrcdfrom Pnge 24.) showed a decrease from 27.9 tons in death on board Frisco train No. 101, which was then an Indian Reservation. 1923 to 27 tons last year. This de- on which he had been engineer for It was a usual sight to see the native crease is explained by the fact that the past 12 years. Indians, decorated in their gaudy the 1924 traffic was less than that of Engineer Davis, "Uncle Jack" as he blankets and gay feathers, grouped 1923, and the average load per car is was known to hundreds of people be- together in silent stupefication at less in periods of light traffic than in tween Thayer and Memphis, had just different points along the line, gazing heavy traffic. In 1923 traffic was the brought Frisco train No. 101 to stop interestedly at the swift and sure heaviest on record. at Ravenden, Ark. He apparently progress of the wonderful "iron was in good health, although his fire- The net tons per train, which is the horse". Beautiful and graceful deer actual weight of the loading, showed man, Proctor Lamb, had noted that roamed contentedly among their na- when the engine had struck a horse an increase from 713 tons in 1923 tive haunts, and wild turkey were to to 715 tons in 1924. The average speed before reaching Ravenden, that "Uncle he seen in abundance-a veritable and Jack" became slightly unnerved. of freight trains increased from 10.9 unimaginable paradise to the hunter miles an hour to 11.5 miles an hour. When the train stopped at the Ra- of today. venden station, various members of Coal consumption per 1,000 gross the train crew went about their re- Was Active in B. of L. E. ton miles showed a substantial de- spective duties. Conductor Mike Mr. Callender has at all times crease. In 1923. 161 pounds of coal Lynch received orders and went for- evinced a personal interest and taken mere used per 1,000 gross ton miles, ward to the engine to deliver a cony an nctive part in the affairs of the while only 149 were used in 1924. to the engineer. About the same B. of L. E., and enjoyed the fullest Passenger service improvements time the fireman discovered Mr. confidence of the members of his similar to those in freight service were Davis' body lying on the floor of the lodge, having on several different oc- recorded. The most important was cab on the fireman's side. With Con- casions been appointed delegate to the the reduction of the pounds of coal ductor Lynch, Fireman Lamb assisted national convention. He also held used per passenger train car-mile from the stricken engineer to the engineer's office as Secretary of Insurance for 18.1 pounds in 3923 to 17 pounds in side of the cab. Division No. 507, for 16 years. 1924. Page 38 May, 1925

Letters From Old Time Frisco Carried Three Thousand carloads of evaporated and condensed carried still farther over the system. Railroad Men Cars of Dairy and Poultry Products In 1924, 17,030,945 pounds of butter were churned in the Ozarks according All of These Men at One Time Splendid ~ecord924is Reported to the dairy agent's statistics. His Worked for the Frisco by A. J. IkkDowell, Dairy Agent figures indicate that approximately at Springfield half of that amount moved over the Dairy and poultry products formed Frisco in carloads. Into the office of the Magazine a goodly portion of the 1924 ship- "If the same is true or poultry and come letters from former railroad ments over Frisco Lines, according eggs, and we believe it is, although men-engineers, firemen, conductors, to 4. ,J. McDowell, dairy agent at we have no way of checking," Mr. who formerly worked for the Frisco Springfield, and brought about a con- McDowell writes, "this carload move- -who, receiving a copy of the Maga- siderable increase over 1923. ment would represent about half zine and reading some of the veteran of A total of 842,363 cans of cream, the production. If this ratio may be car- stories, live again in the good old at 350 cans to the car, made a total ried still farther over the entire system, day0 when all the light that pierced of 2,4M cars of that commodity to the darkness in front of the old-time then the total dairy products, includ- travel over the Frisco, hIr. AIcDowell ing cream, butter, eggs, live and dress- engine was a coal oil one--and nobody reported. The 1924 total was an in- thought that some day they'd have ed poultry handled by the Frisco crease of 272 carloads over 1923. would be 12,667 cars." the big 15O@ oil-burning men of war Four hundred and fifty cars of but- to replace the old-time two by fours. This approximation conveys an in- ter moved out of the Ozark territory crease over 1923 of 1,268 cars. And so these veteran employes- alone over Frisco Lines last year, to- If the Ozark country ice cream pro- most of them pensioned, or at least gether with 1,261 cars of eggs, 848 duction, which was 691,442 gallons, or having to their credit years of service cars of live poultry, 382 cars of dress- 197 carloads, be added to the 12,567 with the Frisco-write and tell of ed poultry, making a total of 2,941 cars of other dairy and poultry pro- their experiences. carloads of these products. The 78 ducts, the total would be 12,764 cars. W. L. Butler, formerly a conductor on the Kansas City District, and who now resides at Puente, Calif., writes, Fadler Produce Co., Pittsburg, Kansas sending his best regards to his old friends on the Frisco. E. R. Butler, father of W. L. Butler, has been in the service of the Penn- sylvania Lines for 40 years as con- ductor; a brother, E. R. Butler, Jr., has been in the employe of the Penn- sylvania 43 years as co~iductor and W. L. Butler has been in actual rail- road service 54 years-30 of these with the Frisco. The record of his father, brother and himself totals 137 years. Mr. Butler was pensioned in 1924 and is now residing in California. Many changes have taken place in railroad circles, he writes, since he has been in and out of the service- from the small engines that handled 8 and 10 cars of 10 and 12-ton capac- ity to the modern, standard type of The accompanying photograph of the magnificent plant of the Fadler Produce 3,000 and 4,000 tons and handling 100 Company, at Pittsburg, Kansas, was crowded out of the March number of the to 150 cars. He remembers having magazine due to a superfluity of pictures and an over-abundance of "copy". charge of the first vestibule train, As the Fadler Company is one of the most important business concerns in years ago. Pittsburg, it is our wish. to correct this error. Mr. Butler would enjoy greatly The plant of the Fadler Produce Company at Pittsburg, is recognized as one hearing from his old friends along the of the best equipped plants west of the Mississippi River, and is modern in Frisco. every detail. Its business is enormous, making the company one of the largest carload shippers in the city. Mr. L. F. Fadler, of Pittsburg, is president of An then comes a letter from W. the concern. R. Myers, of Roff, Oklahoma, and he -- says he thoroughly enjoys reading the Modern Air Brake millions of dollars annually are main- Magazine. (Coi~tii~rrrdfroill Pagr 20.) tained at convenient points so there Pensioned in 1921, Mr. Myers can This device is so designed that the may he no delay to the cars loaded boast of 21 years of service with the amount of braking power desired by with the necessities of life. These Frisco, beginning his career as a the person operating it, is at the will repair materials are so standardized pumper. A bit of advice is contained of the operator. That is, he may wish that a car belonging to the Xew Yorlr in his letter to the Magazine: an application of the brakes to mere- Central Railroad may have its air ly slow the speed, or to gradually brakes repaired or properly taken " * * * I am proud of the Frisco. care of in any part of the United My salary was not so much, but I al- bring the train to a stop. Perhaps there is danger ahead and he wishes States without a serious delay to the ways tried to do my duty and be loyal car. to the company. Dear readers, do to stop immediately. These are all your duty and be loyal. Don't quit possible with the modern air brake When you stand on the station plat- because everything does not go just equipment. form, and see the monster locomotive to suit you. If your job is worth do- The maintenance of this wonderful drawing its train of human freight, ing at all, it is worth doing well." controlling device by the railroads. controlled by the hand of the engineer necessitates keeping skilled mechan- in the cab, rush by and finally come ics at all the different railroad termi- to a stop as gracefully as a bird alight- The only time some men think they nals, so that the service to the Ameri- ing from flight, pause and think have no kick coming is when it comes can people may he uninterrupted. kindly of those making transporta- time to kick in. Stocks of repairing material costing tion as it is today. Page 39

- -- Maintenance- of Refrigerator Ten Safety Commandments Cars DID YOU EVER STOP fCor~tirrucdfrom Page 11.) TO THINK? 1. All railroad crossings are dan- FORT SCOTT, KANSAS gerous. 200 coal cars, 100,000 capacity, By E. R. WAITE, Secretary, 2. Don't stand too close to the series 73,000, 74,000, 76,000 and 77,000 Shawnee (Okla.) Board of track. being rebuilt; 85 coal cars 100,000 Commerce 3. Always look in both directions capacity being converted into flat before crossing tracks. cars. THAT the ST. LOUIS and SAN FRANCISCO is a great Railroad? 4. After train passes don't be in SHERMAN, TEXAS a hurry, there might be an- Giving general repairs to 200 SF It is famous the world over. other one from the other stock cars, series 46,200 to 47,199. BECAUSE the FRlSCO stands way. with its eyes to the sun, seeing the 5. Never walk along railroad Giving general repairs to all equip- great future ahead of the country right-of-way. ment built and rebuilt in the last it serves. 6. Don't hop moving trains. three years, at all shops. Expect to Thousands of children are get out at least 8,000 cars in the year BECAUSE where business goes, a better country grows. On account injured each year by this of 1925. practice. At the West Coach Shops. Spring- of the progressiveness of the officers and employes of the 7. Play your games somewhere field, Mo., in addition to regular line else than near a railroad of work, they are building three new FRISCO, people are seeking new locations along its lines every day. track. baggage cars. 8% Moving trains are dangerous Steel underframing six express-re- BECAUSE there is a great diver- things. Wait until they frigerator cars: sification of manufactured and make a complete stop be- Steel underframing two SF cafe agricultural products along its fore getting on or off. cars: lines. They are shipped to all parts 9. Talk safety to your fellows. Equipping 38 cars with' electric of the world. If you save one life, you lights in place of gas; have done invaluable good. Equipping 30 cars with Vapor BECAUSE it has the reputation of being a good Railroad, and lives 10. Always think of the engineer. Steam heat in place of Baker Heaters; He is thinking of you. Rebuilding five baggage cars, equip- up to that reputation. ping with steel underframes, electric BECAUSE its officers and em- lights and steam heat; ployes have a forward vision. They In 1924, 23 autoists were killed and Rebuilding 5 combination mail and have such a booster spirit that no 339 injured by grade crossing acci- baggage cars-equipping with elec- one can escape its influence. dents on the Frisco Lines, while in tric lights and steam heat; 1923, 32 autoists were killed. Six Rebuilding two combination mail The officers and employes of the more were injured, however, in 1924. FRISCO are men of broad vision, But nine lives were saved in 1924 ! and baggage cars for branch line service, equipping with electric lights initiative and energy, who are filled over 1923 among motorists only. and steam heat. with a determination to give even The table shows in total of em- greater service than they now give. ployes, passengers, autoists, licensees We are building at the American and trespassers, a decrease of 38 Car & Foundry Company's Shops at Frisco Pioneers killed and 1,122 injured in 1924 over St. Charles, Mo., ten new all-steel (Colt tin crcd fro111Poc 9.) 1923. baggage cars: nnsafe 'manner, o; any unsafe condi- And that splendid record, Mr. Hud- 70' long tions, they reported to the master gens believes, is largely responsible 9' 10" wide mechanic or the superintendent on to the intensive safety work being 6 wheel trucks that division, in order that we might conducted on the Frisco. Clasp brakes have the trouble corrected. We all Mr. Hudgens issues through this Electric lights know that it is the little things' that number of the Frisco Employes' Maga- Steam heat cause accidents, and since we have zine, an urgent request. Turtle back roofs. put this plan in effect, there has been "I want to stress this request," he - something over 300 reports filed and states, "that any of the magazine Operating Income of Class One something like 200 of the conditions readers who know of any defect ex- Railroads Increased $1 4,45 4,- that have been reported, corrected. isting on the Frisco, which might in We, of course, will never know just 800 in January any way contribute to injury, report how many accidents we have avoided such condition to this office, in order Expenses on Operation Dropped More by the reporting of these 300 unsafe that it may be corrected." Than Million Over First conditions. We do know, however, Month in 1924 that so far as our enlployes are con- cerned, we have had something over Engineer Walter Smith's Gross operating revenue of Class 50 less injuries during the months of One railroads, having a total mileage January and February, as compared Record of 237,128 miles, amounted to $484,- with the same period for 1924, and I On February 7th, Engineer Wal- 773,600 in January, 1925, according to am thoroughly convinced that as soon ter Smith, of Birmingham, Ala., reports for the month compiled by as we get all of our plans perfected was called at Amory, Miss., to go the bureau of railway economics from and every en~ployeunderstands what out on Extra 38 south with a returns filed by the carriers with the we are trying to do, we will reduce through train of merchandise to Interstate Commerce Commission. our injuries to employes at !east 60 Birmingham, Ala. This train only This was an increase of $15,787,400 or per cent for the coming year. made two stops for water- at 3.4 per cent over the same month last The Safety Department has re- Crews and Cordova tanks. Train year. ceived great numbers of letters from had 1,400 tons out of Amory to Bir- Operating expenses totaled $383,- school superintendents, thanking the mingham and the run was made in 734,800, a reduction of $1,357,200, or Frisco for sending Morrill and Har- 7 hours, 15 minutes. four-tenths of one per cent under rison to their schools, and requesting This fine run was' made, only those for January, 1924, while the net that they return for another talk on through the co-operation of every operating income was $65,842,000 com- safety measures. man who had anything to do with pared with $.51,387,200 in January last Comparative figures for 1923 and it, and was one of the best runs year-making an increase of $14,454,- 1924 show the progress made during made on water by engine 38. 800. the latter year in accident reduction. Page 40 ~F&co~MPLOI%S'~GUZINP May, 1925

MAGAZINE WITHIN The interest of the F. A. of M. C. & C. D. MAGAZINE F~riscoMechanic

VOLUME I MAY, 1925 No. 8

The FRISCO MECHANIC Published and Edited as a Department Section Men Perform Important Work of the Frisco Employed Magazine For Those Who Travel Rails

WM. L. HUGGINS. Jr...... Editor MARTHA C. MOORE.... Assistant Editor Average Traveller Disregards Guardians of Track and Roadbed Who Labor Toward Saf ety and Comfort Awoelnte Edltom WW. UNDERWOOD Chairman The ohservation car is always to proper gauge; it must be properly HOWARD PICKENS ...... Secretary crowded with folks who want to get lined; it must be properly surfaced, The Editor will be glad to receive a wider view of the country through as well as properly tied, that is, the interesting contributions at all times. which they are passing, and more proper number of good ties be main- than once a comment is made on the tained at all times under each rail on roadbed as it disappears into two thin the main line and each rail on the lines of steel for mile after mile. But passing or other auxiliary track. The VETERAN CONE the average traveler, who gives a switches must be kept in good condi- wave of the hand or a nod to the tion; the switch lights properly clean- Ezekiel White, Former Station section men who step out of the ed, and kept lighted at all times and Agent, Dies while the train passes by, does not burning so that they will give a clear realize just what relation these sec- view to the engineer. Beaumont Junction, Kansas, Employe tion men have to the fine roadbed over Care of Lights Is Important Served the Frisco 36 Years which he is passing. But.more in detail as to his duties: The section man's work is largely the care of the switch and signal Death has again entered the ranks confined to the track and roadbed, lamps is one of his most important. of our pensioned employes and taken therefore it necessarily follows that This means cleaning and lighting as its grim toll, Ezekiel White, age 72, his work is extremely important and them. It means there must be no former pensioned agent. at the same time he prohahly receives light failures and these lights, which less pay than any other class of labor the section men take care of are in- Mr. White was born in Marshfield. Ind., April llth, 1853, and first entered the service of the Frisco in 1888, as agent at Beaumont Junction, Itans. It was while working at this point that Mr. White received injuries which left him crippled for life, but not so badly maimed that he was in- capacitated for work. Stationed as crossing watchman in Springfield, Mo., at the Boulevard crossing, he served for many years until he was transferred to the Broad Street crossing. Remaining there until 1911 he was again transferred to Wishart, Mo., where he became station agent. This position he filled until March 24, 1914, when he was retired on pension. June, 1920, proved to be a sad month for Mr. White, as he lost his faithful companion, Sarah $1. White, to mhonl he had been married 44 years. From this time on, Mr. White's Superintendent E. L. hlagers of Eastern Division, section foreman and gang. health began to fail, and in September at Brookline, 340. Reading from left to right: E. L. Magers, superintendent; of 1924, he became seriously ill, suf- Claude Tuter; Earl House, foreman; Robert Staggs; Hubert Forster, and fering from hardening of the arteries Doc Sumner. and high blood pressure. employed on a railroad. If there is stalled on switches, block signals, in- It was necessary to remove him any imperfection in the track, that is, terlocker signals, railroad crossing to the Frisco Hospital in St. Louis. to any great degree, (and by track signals, etc. They mean a very great and on January 24, 1925, he passed this also includes the switches, etc.), him that there is either danger or away. it is bound to be felt in the train deal to the engineer, indicating to A man of generous impulses and un- operation and may be extremely haz- safety ahead and generally speaking, inlpeachable character, he leaves a ardous. of course, red means danger and green host of friends who remember this This hazard the section man at- means safety. These lights are the kindly old' man, who served the tempts to avoid under the supervision sign language for the engineer and Frisco for thirty-six years, faithfully ol his foreman. In order to make more perfect than speech. and well. this track safe, certain standards Another duty of the section men is He is survived by five children, must be followed and certain work applying ties. The section foreman three sons and two daughters. ~erformed. The track must be kept and all concerned have instructions and know that there must not be a Eastern Division, shows in the rear a honored guests with a beautiful gold broken tie in the track anywhere. The section tool house, superintendent of watch charm from the firemen. On section men are the ones who get the the Eastern Division, E. L. Magers, one side was the monogram of the instructions dast and who literally section foreman and his section men Brotherhood, and on the other the em- comply with these instructions. on their section car ready to go to blem of the Masonic Order. They are also required to load and some point on their section. The Ladies Auxiliary was repre- apply ballast. This may refer to rock, The railroad could be likened to a sented by Mrs. Ella D. Turner, who gravel, chatts, or cinder ballast, all of huge wheel, with hundreds of spokes. extended the congratulations of that which are used on the Frisco and the each important to the rotation of the organization. application means as a general rule, wheel, but one of the strongest and During the evening, Mr. Cooper retamping every tie where the ballast one of the most necessary spokes is called on the following for short talks: is applied, so that each individual tie the section men, who brave ice and D. W. Gramling, chairman of the Mis- will have a firm foundation and there snow, rain and wind, patrolling the souri State Legislative Board; Gen- will be no material letting down, or track, mile after mile in dreary soli- eral Chairman of the hiissouri Pacific giving way, under the pressure of tude, perhaps far into the night, to System 9. W. Machin, and General heavy engines and loads. see that the track is safe for the bur- Chairman of the St. Louis Terminal Quite important to the even riding den of life which must pass over it. Railway R. H. Wadlow. of the cars, engines and trains, is a John Weckerly of Division 428, who straight and level track. This re- resides at Newburg, Rlo., was intro- quires lining and surfacing to do Forty Year Badge to Engineers duced by the chairman as "The Daddy away with any rough spots, and pre- Morrill and Hufschmidt of Them All". Mr. Weckerly is the vent damage or derailment. oldest of the veteran engineers on Proper drainage is said to be tht: B. F. Cooper, General Chairman of the Frisco Lines. Many of the pres- life of track, therefore a great B. of L. E., Presided Over ent day veterans have fired for him. amount of time is spent by section St. Louis Meeting Martha C. Moore, associate editor men cleaning ditches along the side of the Frisco Employes' Magazine en- of the track, so the rain will flow You have no doubt thought it a tertained the veterans with a musical away from the track and the roadbed, comparatively easy matter for a man monologue and a humorous selection thus doing away with any possibility to secure a position as fireman, after entitled "The Railroad Crossing". of soft spots, which if allowed to he had gone through the necessary which added to the merriment of the exist. will cause serious trouble and work. evening. possible accidents. But have you ever given a thought The musical part of the program to the time it takes for him to be- was given by the following: Miss Called Out in Emergency come an engineer? Davis, daughter of Engineer Harry In times of extreme heavy rainfall. Here are some statistics: Out of Davis of the Chaffee District, a piano cloudbursts, or storms bordering on every 100 men who apply for a posi- solo; Little Miss Hedges, six year old cloudbursts, the section man is called tion as a fireman, 15 per cent fail to daughter of W. K. Hedges entertained upon to get, out and patrol the track, pass the physical examination. These with a number; Miss Donahue, daugh- to make sure that it is entirely safe same men can go into any army or ter of W. J. Donahue, delivered an ap- for the operation of trains and if he navy enlistment office and pass a per- propriate selection; Morrill Crowe. flnds it is not, he sees that proper fect physicaI examination, but their son of Thomas Crowe and P. Clancy flag protection is maintained in order failure to pass the examination stand- sang selections which were enthusias- to keep the trains from running into ards set by the railroad, is because tically received. trouble, reporting the conditions just they are so very rigid. 4 buffet luncheon was served at the as soon as he can to the dispatcher. If they happen to pass, out of every close of the meeting, and introduc- Switches must be inspected every 100 firemen, only 17 of them ever get tions were not necessary, as every- day. They require close attention. to be engineers, and out of these 17. body was acquainted, and a half hour The points must always fit closely, all only 6 finally reach the position of of good fellowship followed before the bolts must be tight and so applied that passenger engineer. guests departed. the nut will be uppermost, thus being These statistics were given by B. F. -- visible and free to inspection. In ad- Cooper, general chairman of the HUGO, OKLAHOMA dition to the nut being tight, a cotter Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. \V. F. MOORE, Reporter key is inserted which prevents any when the engineers met on the night The flrst social meeting of the Hugo possibiiity of the nut working off and of Narch 11th to present the Forty Chapter of Federated Shop and Car the bolt being dislodged from its Year Honorary Badge to Brothers J. Employes was held Monday, March 2, proper location. W. Morrill and Charles Hufschmidt. 1925, in assembly room of passenger There are, of course, a great many It was a meeting of old friends depot. other duties which are required of and comrades and many a story was The first meeting was held mainly these men, such as: grassing track, recalled when the two honored mem- as a "get-together," "get-acquainted" mowlng and burning right of way, bers were "firing" long before they meeting. Between 75 and 100 people dressing ballast, cleaning station reached the coveted position of en- were present and of the total number grounds and yard, laying rail, apply- gineer. The presentation of the oP en~ployesthat could come without ing tie plates, tightening bolts, re- badges was made by Carl Rudolph. laying off, only three families were palring right of way fence, repairing an organizer for the Brotherhood of not represented. or putting in cattle guards, looking Locomotive Engineers, and in his Due to the large crowd and small after public and private crossings, presentation, he brought out the four room afforded, no planned program gauging track, coaling engines, clean- standards set by the Brotherhood: was followed. iug snow and ice from switches and Sobriety, Truth, Justice and Morality. Speeches of the foremen and visit- frogs or station platforms. Mr. Morrill, who is better known to ing members from Paris. Texas, and ' All of these duties are performed the Frisco folk as "Uncle Billy," and readings from the ladies constituted ~derthe supervision of the section Mr. Hufschmidt were deeply touched the program for the evening. reman. and their short speeches of response Music and cards were enjoyed by a As the track requires constant in- showed deep emotion. number, and at the close of the meet- ~ection,these men are required to H. W. Hudgens. of the Claim De- ing, refreshments were served. re very near to their work, as they partment, represented the officials The next social is to be held the , not know at what hour of the night and expressed the respect and high first Monday of the month and is to day they may be called upon to regard the Frisco officials hold for he a real entertainment. Elaborate ?rform any one of the above duties. these veterans. preparations are being made so that The accompanying picture, which E. T. White, local chairman of the the crowd can be kept moving and as taken at Brookline. Mo., on the Brotherhood. presented each of the fun abound in great quantities. Pap 42 May, 1925

ever think of the credit due to that great engineer Eads, who, by his sys- tem of jetties opened up to commerce The Question Box the entrances to the Mississippi and to an untold number of harbors and rivers Conducted by A. H. OELKERS throughout the world. Give Them Credit The following questions and answers Question: What is meant by the Ask yourselves, good friends, when were submitted to the Question Box flash point of oil? you have solved your nightly cross- by J. A. Pullar, apprentice instructor. Answer: It is a term used to indi- word puzzle, who It was that built the Arst transcontinental railway or the These were taken from Apprentice cate the physical property of any oil great 125-mile aclueduct from the Cats- Lessons. Send all your questions to that will burn and has reference to lclll Nountalns to New York City, or Mr. Oelkers, in care of the Magazine, the ease with which it may be ignited. the vast irrigation dams of the West; and he will give you an answer: or name the men who were responsible When an oil is heated so that it gives for the marvelous water turbines, gen- Question: What is the object of off vapor the flash point is designated erators. and vast tunnels and shafts locomotive boiler inspection? as the temperature at which it evapo- which have made the power of ~iagara ~~vailablefor industrial service. If you Answer: It is to determine as to rates fast enough so that a flame fail to answer these auestions, ner- whether the boiler is in good condi- brought to the surface of the oil will haps you can call to mind the nimes tion for service, and the amount of ignite the vapors with a flash and of the men to whom we owe the pres- then go out again. When the tem- ent huge steel industry, upon which steam pressure to which it can be more than upon anything else the in- safely subjected. perature is brought high enough so dustrial development of the world de- Question: How is the inspection that the vapor comes off fast enough pends. Who was it that rendered steel to sustain the flames, the "fire point" so cheap that it became available for made? almost any constructive work of archi- Answer: By making a careful ex- is reached. tecture or engineering'? Do you realize aminatiou of all parts of the boiler. I I that the world has been very ungener- ous to its engineers in the matter of Question: What are the parts of TRIBUTE TO ENGINEERS mcm?~ials? We have shafts, effigies the boiler that should be examined in I I and forget-me-nots" to kings, popes, detail? bishops, soldiers, politicians and what- Recognition is coming to the valient nots without cnd: but how many great Answer: The shell or 1)al3rel,the memorials can you And to the en- sheets of the firebox, the stay bolts, inembers of the engineering profes- gineers who, more than all of these. the braces and the tubes. sion, as indicated by this splendid ar- have made this boasted civilization of ours what it is? Question: How is the barrel to be ticle from the Scientific American. It is justly so. Wherever the vanguard examined? "Hoots From Springfield's Auswer: For a complete examina- of civilization leads, wherever clan- tion of the shell of the boiler it is gerous days and lonesome nights Night owls" - necessary that the tubes should be abound, wherever work of a construc- removed and the jacket and lagging tive nature calls, though it be nerve- South Rounclhouse. Springfield, bIo., removed from the outside. When wracking and soul-straining-there Xight Force this has been done, the metal of the the world will find the engineer. We EMERY HAGUEWOOD, Reporter produce this article with pleasure: shell should be carefully examined in Claude White. S. 31. W.. has bee11 every part for defects due to corro- From the Scientlflc American absent several nights on account of sion ancl leaks. The interior is to be If we were asked to name the body of men to whom more than any other the death of his mother. Pour report- examined by entering through the top civilization owes its marvelous facil- er, having recently experienced that of the dome, which is large enough to ities, we would name the enzineers. admit the body of a man. Furthermore, if we were :mk6 d to pick same loss, offers you his sympathy. from among the leading l)rofnsrior.s as does the entire night force. Question: What are the usual that one whose prominent names pass 'We were very agreeably entertain- forms of corrosion to be found in most readllv. even thourrh most xn- justly, into -partial or absolute obliv- ed several ]lights ago by the presence the shell of the boiler? ion, we would have to name again the and talk of our genial general chair- Answer: They are pitting and profession of engineer. man, Wm. Unclerwoocl, anti as a re- grooving. During the prosecution of any great sult, "Every employe is a member". Question: What is the appearance and difficult engineering construction. of pitting? both the work and its author supply of the Frisco Association of Metal good copy for daily papers. But once Crafts and Car Department Em- Answer: It appears as its name in- the great work is completed in nerv- dicates in the form of pits in the sur- ice, the politician and the banker begin ployes. face of the metal. These pits may to play the star parts in connection Tommy Elkins informs us a fine with the enterprise, and the man oP big bop took up his abode at his home vary in size, from the size of the head genius. who had the imagination, sltl11. of a small pin to large patches cut perseverance and the executive ability several days ago. Hope to have the into the surface and presenting the to put the n-ork through, slips quietly little shiek's picture for the Baby into the background. Page soon. appearance of a skin that has been Fortunately, there are esceptlonrt; pitted with smallpox. Usually, how- though they nre painfully few. To look Say, if the rest of you fellows hear ever, there is an area of smooth at a locomotive is to remember Stcven- someone go whizzing by, hut can't see son. and the river steamboat brings them, we'll just tip you off as to who metal between the pits. Fulton to mind. Charles Parsons. Bell. Question: What is the appearance and Jfarconi, without any direct effort it is. It's the boilermaker and his of grooving and where does it occur? on their Dart. have stamped the~r helper going from one hot one to an- names forevcr on the steam turbine, the other. Answer: Grooving, as its name al- telephone and wireless transmisston. so indicates, is the formation of a Rut for the few that. by the accident Otis Cook is our new electrician, groove in the body of the metal, ancl of things have been thus fortunate taking the place of Charles Fletcher, there are hundreds, nay thousands, of transfcrred to Wichita, Kans. it usually occurs close to a lap or engineers both civil and mechanical. seam in the shell. who as rontrihutors to the upbulld- The whole force is interested in the Question: What is most important ing of our modern clvilizntion are Por- hill now in the State Legislature to in firing an oil-burning locomotive? gotten: whose names art- not now and legalize racing in Missouri. The chief probably never will he associated in Answer: Keeping the fire regu- the public mind with their public cause of this interest is the proposed lated to suit the draft of the engine. H'OT~S. race between Evan Carr (flue borer) The amount of air drawn into the Parsons Built Gotham Subways and a terrapin. The race will start in flrebox is dependent on the amount of William Barclay Parsons designed the roundhouse at the east end and steam being used because the ex- and built the flrst New York subways. extend to the south end where the haust steam in passing through the To judge from daily talk, a stranger contestauts will do a square right- might well belleve that a. certain John stack sucks the air into the firebox. Hylan did it. about and return over the same course The fireman must at all times observe Our commerce thunders on steel rails to the starting point. The reason the working of the engine and feed across the wlde span of the Mississippi, for doubling back is that neither one or moves safely by shin out through the quantity of fuel oil to suit the the bars and sandbanks at the mouth can claim a handicap by being on the draft created by the exhaust steam. of that rlver; but who among us today ontside track all the way.

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alances at the clock and finds she has ST. LOUIS TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT been asleep just eight minutes. Millie Alcorn, author of that touch- ROSE RESNICK, Reporter I EASTERN DIVISION I inr little ballad: "The File That I IVhen the Frisco opened its Chicago - - \!'anted is Gone From the Pile Whew I Put1tWstates there is no truth in otyice in March. 1920, and a little later. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT the rumo; that she is contemplatins in October of the same year. it was SPRINGFIELD, MO. breakina un houselcee~in~with Ber- fortunate enough to assemble for ac- nice, so you folks who saw Bernice tion in that important territory, some LOYD LANB, Re1,orter old time Frisco representatlves who out riding in a Bulclc and also saw her were, and are still, as has been shown, Mabelle Camnbell. who has been crocheting guest towels, will have to some of the best "business getters" on bothered with insomnia for the past get us more conclusive evidence. the payroll. The only member of the several months. unwittingly followed To George McKenna, Mr. Worman's original group who failed to "carry on". instructions given under "Health Sug- secretary, goes the honor of the flrst due to ill health, was Roy E. Pierce, gestions" published in the "Bughouse vacation of the year. George is a who served us in Chicago territory as Bugle", a burlesque magazine put out staunch supporter of that old slogan: traveling freight agent. It is a signifl- by the Columbia Lock Washer hTut "Shop Early and Avoid the Lawn- mower". cant fact that each and every one of Company of Bridgeport, Conn. We hope sometime in the near fu- this original group have been reward- As we recall it, the suggestion ad- ture to contribute a whole mechanical ed for their services by a consequen- vised to eat just before retiring at group of Frisao babies to the Baby tial promotion in position-W. S. Mer- one a. m.. a piece of cream ple a la Page. We have the "makin's" of a chant. who O~enedthe Chicaao office mode, a half cup of black walnut ker- Arst string kindergarten in thls office, Cgenera~agknt, is now-general east- nels and drink a cup of tea. our most recent addition being: Joe ern agent in charge of our New York Mabelle followed out these instruc- ZIcKenna, who signed up In the "Dad" territorv: E. G. Baker. who was flrst tions and lay down for peaceful slum- league for a new boy. A new razor city passenger agent and later district bers. However. she says the neace oact strap fell out of Frank Baker's pocket passenger agent in Chicago, has re- was only a scrap of paper, for had-she the other day, hope Frank, Jr., hasn't cently been appointed d~visionpassen- not Journeyed far into the Sahara outgrown the baby page. ger agent, with headquarters in St. Desert to compete with Pavo Wurmi in "Ferd" Ferbrache, our anable insur- Louis; C. A. Redden, chief clerk. Chl- the Olympic contests? ance clerk. was breakiny-In on the use cago, has for some tlme past been While waiting for her entry she of the dictaphone. He had chlrped serving us as division freight agent, drops lnto a "movie" where Nazimova off a couple of paragrnphs when he de- IVichita territory; F. A. Edmondson, is being screened. and to her surprise who served temporarily as chief clerk rided~~ ~ to- check un hls "steno". Accord- she finds that Nazimova is no other ingly, he reversed the machine and in Chicago and later as commercial than our own Coral Ooley. all dolled proceeded to listen-in. All of a Sud- agent, is now general aaent at New up in a beautiful one-piece bathing den the erst-while serene expression Orleans. But to make the list com- suit. This gives Mabelle a hunch. she that clothed his classical features plete, we are glad to announce the ap- will not compete with Xurmi, but' will changed to one of the utmost bewilder- pointment of Roy E. Pierce as travel- go in for some of the water stunts. ment-and the usual calm "Ferd" ing freight and passenger agent, With this thought in view she goes up yelled excitedly back into th~mouth- Cleveland, Ohio, efl'ective March 1st. to the screen and Coral immediately piece of the dictaphone, WHAT'S 192.5. Mr. Pierce has been spending the recognizes her and agrees to lend her THAT? WHAT'S THAT?" past nine or ten months in the south the suit. However. Mabelle is some- for his health and we are glad to hear whnt divmayed on being told that. as of his recovery and want to congratu- there is no water in the Sahara Des- FREIGHT OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD late hlm upon the recognition of his ert, the water stunts have all been ability as a freight and passenger so- OSWALD RAINEY, Reporter licitor. Glad to see you line up wlth eliminated, whereunon Rov Prater~ -~ c,omes up' with hls- trusts 'sprinkler. Mr. \Vilson, with the Western Demur- the rest of the crowd, Mr. Pierce. "I hpe got the stuff you need. Ma- race Bureau. has been with us the There is further evidence of recog- belle. sass Roy. "You've cot the stuff past week. nition of meritorious service in our I need." savs Jack ~ookinson "I Two addltions are reported with the ranks, as indicated by the following haven't' had -a drlnlc of -'hoie--brew Frisco family. Mrs. Edwln Johnson. for- appointments: since I left the states." As the thirsty merly repoft'er for the magazine, an- Jack drains the last dron Mabelle is nounces the birth of a girl, Frances T. %IT.Bennett promoted from travel- again in a quandary. 1t-is then that Mowlena. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dale ing freight agent, Pittsburg, Pa., to Alta Northcutt. with an ancient his- announce the blrth of a girl. Ora Es- general agent, Cleveland. Ohio, effec- tory in her hand advises her to per- taleta. Mr. Dale is the seal clerk at tive March 1st. 1925: Elmer A. Hell. form as the athletes of old, i. e., with our outbound platform. former tarlff compilation clerk, general the discus. The boss came stepping out the offices, appointed traveling freight and "Shycks," says Hazel Dwyer in dis- other morning in a new sedan. Balloon passenger aaent. New York, effective ~ust,Is this only the Olympic games? tires and everything. Now there will April 1st. 1925; George Hazzard, recon- I thought it was a Shrine Ceremonial." be no excuse for all of us not going signinx clerk, orice of division freight The Olympic games are rudely in- flshing thls summer. agent, St. Louis, promoted to chief clerk terrupted when some cannibals carry Mae Lundstrum had a tooth pulleJ to general eastern agent. h'ew York away the judges. whereupon "Doc" the other day. and you had orter seen City. erective April 1st. 1925. Seabough arrives wlth the umpirlng her-she was a living ad for "Climax". Our congratulations and best wishes staff of the Western Association and Mr. Bowles has bought himself a for continued success are extended to the contests proceed as before. car. He reports 60 miles an hour out each and every one of these deserving Meantime Mabelle is wildly wavinr: of it-SO up and down and 20 stralght employes. a plate she has borrowed from Full- ahead. bright's Cafeteria in lieu of a discus. Bruce Crowe starred recently in a In making a pivot she slips and falls home talent play. "All Aboard". Now SPRINGFIELD GENERAL STORE off the wings of an airplane where she they are asking him for dates. has been secretly In training. Realiz- Francis BeVler is planning: to take BERTHA Y. REED. Reporter ing that she has about as much chance a bunch of young folks on a tour of as a peanut in a monkey cage, yet the Pellowstone Park this summer. He One of our employes at the General knowing that a drowning man always Is to act as chaperone. Mrs. BeVier Store went into the grocery store a grabs for a straw. she begins frantical- had. better go along, though. Even the few days ago and asked the clerk if ly clutching the air hoping against best of chaperones have gone wrong. he had anything in the shape of a wash hope that she Hghts in the Kansas you knou-. board. The clf,rk replied. "Nothing, wheat belt. Suddenly her hand comes A third addition to the family has only spare ribs. in contact with some metal object and just been announced. Mr. and Mrs. M. Understand Bill O'Brien. price clerk, she decides she is about to land on the Kelly have a big boy nt their house. is either losing hls eyesight or has buckle of the wheat belt. At any rate. Earnest Lundstrum has taken to regained his appetlte since he quit she grabs it wildly. and the dectric eating raw carrots. He claims It is chewing tobacco. When the whistle llght instantly shines forth its radlant doctor's orders. but we thlnlc that he blows at noon he generally grabs a

glow. has~ - heard about them maklng you good coat and runs and is not always care- With a shiver Mabelle raises up, to look upon. ful what coat he gets. He recently Mag, 1923 got one of the stenographers' coats had several burn-outs and will soon The stenographers desire to thank and didn't notice it until he started to be hanging out a Are sale sign. J. R. Edwards for keeping them sup- hunt for his pipe and found a powder Since installing the Hollerith ma- plied with chewing gum. puff instead. chines, Claude Jarratt hax been as- Harry Xartin recently attended a Henrietta had a wonderful time in signed the official title of "shock ab- fuel meeting at Thayer. However, he Dallas. Texas. Februarv 22nd. She had sorber." had to have some excuse for going to the pleasure.of ta1tin-g a trip in an FOR SALE-Confetti for the June Thayer. airplane. brides. Get your orders In early. The Clyde Fullerton was one of the ~rin- 3Iachine Room is anxious to please. Stenographers Brondenrrtlnfi cipal players in a home talent -play When in need of advice, instead of Buzz for the office boy. recently and when he was on the stage writing to Beatrice F?;irfax for "4d- Peirba, bring me File 23-5. on bended knees he said, "Bread, bread, rice to the Lovelorn, address such NO, I don't smell alcohol: I said, more bread!" and in a few moments the communications to R. K. Magers. how do you spell it? curtain came down with a roll. Mr. Todd is talking of grass and Get the call off of 75 G. J. Afraid to mention any names, how- South Sea Isles. Must have spring NO, it wasn't your wife, it was a ever, one of the employes at the Gen- fever. lady. eral Store was asked bv his cirl to get her something for 'her neck for her birthday. When this particular day arrived, the girl was presented with a bar of soap. R. L. Hoffman, price clerk, was granted a thirty-day leave of absence recently. Maude Bedell, stenographer, is the first one to take a vacation thls year. We are expecting her back on the joh nest Monday. Joe Drennan has purchased a new Ford coupe. R. A. Watson (all the girls know Bob) sold his puddle jumper and pur- chased a swell "boat" about a week ago. A Dodge coupe-some class. He has issued an invitation to all the stenographers to be prepared to talce a drive just any time as he can talce ten or twelve girls at oue time. S. H. Gaston, platform foreman. bears the reputation of ~,roducina the earliest tomatoes each summer in his garden, but there are several in com- petition with him this spring and they were expecting to beat hlm on early delivery this year but a late frost killed some of the blants and it is still in doubt who will be the first nro- ducer. The rumor about Emmett Nayabb and Faye Whinrey being married was Where the trained man wins correct. They were united in the holy bonds of matrimonv. Tuesdav after- the line of work you want to follow noon. February 17th.' ~mmettis~an WHETHERyou are in the en- employe of the General Store and Faye and mailed it to the I. C. S. for full Is a stenographer for the Liascomb gineering, operating, mainte- Grain L Seed Company. The employes particulars. wish Mr. and Mrs. Mayabb joy and nance or clerical departments, happiness. They were presented with Marking the coupon is simply the act a chest of silver from the Store Room. your advancement will depend Sure have a sorry looking bunch of of investigation-in justice to yourself stock clerks and foremen around the you can't afford to do less-and it place now. All just as grouchy as can largely on the thoroughness of be, as they are trying to flgure out doesn't obligate you in the least. lust who of their folks did not die last your training. And whether Year as the ball season soon opens ------TEAR OUT HERE------and they have forgotten just which you are going to be a trained ones died last year. mother-in-law or INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONOENCE SCHOOLS grandma. man or not-whether you are BOX 8620-8 SCRANTON. PA. Explaln. wllhout OhU~alIngme. how I can qualify lor the WslUon. or In the sublect. before whlch I mark X. OPERATING DEPT. STATISTICIAN going to advance or stand still SPRINGFIELD, MO. -is largely a matter for you to XALLIE KING, Reporter Florence Lyons is visiting her sister. decide. Mrs. 0. H. Cameron at San Pedro Calif. She was accdmpanied on thi If you really want a better job and trig by her sister. Catherine, and Mar- garet Weiner of the Car Accountant are willing to devote a little of your nwlee-.-.--. Evelyn Manning is with us again spare time to getting ready, the Inter- after having been absent for some time account of sickness. national Correspondence Schools Reva Crane made a flying trip to Ifernohis recentlv. can help you. More than two hundred Nary and Mildred Prophet seem to llke St. Louis prettv well. and fifty of the railroad systems of the Herman Plumb st'e~aedout to a hen Party last Sunday. had chicken, dress- United States and Canada have in- ing and everythin'g. dorsed the I. C. S. method of instruc- Mlss Ross and some friends took an extensive trip to Monett. No, I un- tion and recommended it to their derstand they didn't go on the Frisco Name but that they had a rattling good d.rlvi employees. .- Present Employed just the same, but really, Nelle, did OccuglUoIL BY you ~etyour money's worth? Ho~e Street you and Dorothy ~eakedidn't spehd You're ambitious. You want to get and No. $30 in gettlng to St. Louis. Ruth Mitchell took a few days of her ahead. Then don't turn this page until vacation. and upon her return to the you have clipped the coupon, marked office had lost her- - - - vnice.. - .. - Evnrvhndv wonders how she spent her%mewbzt unfortunately she can't talk aboht it. Entployees of this road will receive a Special Discount G. M, Ward has moved again three doors this side of where he did live. It is sald that six moves are equal to one Are. If so, George has already May, 1925

Wipe that dul)licator ink of[ your sometime on account of an injured youngster against any kid in the coun- face, Marguerite, we don't care to dup- foot, has returned to work. try in a lung test, licate such. Signal Foreman S. L. Uhr seems un- 31. W. Abernathy is going over the "What is good,, for chapped lips?" usually happy and is wearing the Osceola Suh at the present time. "Two-lip salve. smile that wun't come off since little We'll hear all about Hummansville dur- My, Goshl I've spent a dime already. Joe arrived to make his home with ing the next three wceks. Can you make out this initial, Mr. him and Mrs. Uhr. Martin; looks like H to mc. Carl Thomnson savs if he could flnd Rcmington Typewriter Company*? a wife like those of-some of the other TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT Say, make a rush call to Room 400, members of our office force, he would 141LL,IAN HULTSCH, Reporter Frisco Building. I just knocked the L takc the fatal step. The home-made off my typewriter. cakes and candies findina their wav to I was sitting at my desk wondering Sign off. the office from this source are cleli- what news I would write up this cious and griatiy :ll~l~rciiitedhy i11. nionth when I heard some startled RELAY TELEGRAPH OFFICE 11c.ssrs. Ihrron. Snkiti~ant1 Owen at- exclamations from the back office. Na- turally, being a reporter, I rushed to SPRINGFIELD, MO. tc~~~icdthe rcccllt csi~ibitof the Na- tional Safety A~pliance Association the scene of excitement. Selma Hoti- C. H. 3IcDONALD. Jr... Re~orter- nnd the annual meeting of the Signal man had arrived, and what do you B L. Kennedy was called to Henrv- Section of the American Railway As- thlnk? She had her hair bobbed. It etti Okla 26th account his sociation in Chicago. loolcs Anc, Selma, but, goodness, what fader be& seriously buyned. Ralph A. 0. Drcnnan, signal maintaincr at u shock you gave us! Dickerson. extra operator, Eastern Di- Cabool. and son Winton recently made Miss Deming has not said definitely vision, filled in during Kennedy's ab- a shopping visit to Springfield and when her curly locks will be cut, but sence. inid us a visit while here. -sce our next edition. W. I. Christopher and family motor- Our new installation of automatic 1q.orema11 E. E. Jaeger completed re- ed to Hume, Missouri, Friday, March signals from Monett to Tulsa has been construction work between Bolivar 6th. Mr. Christopher returned after completed and all signals are now in and Osceola week of March 21st, and spending the week-end, leaving Mrs. service. It was a big job and the nice will be transfen'ed to Bourbon.. Mo... on Christopher and daughter for a visit Lilings said about it by representatives storm rbpair work.-- with her relatives. - of other railroads who have come to The \Vestern Union city office has C. 31. Leek. former agent. Globe, No.. make inspection, also by the officials become cluite an attractive place for who mas assigned to vacancy in this of our own line, concerning cost, class Arthur Erke recently. For further par- office created by Wm. Fraser bidding of work, etc., makes us want to under- ticulars watch Arthur most any even- in St. IAouis. reported for duty Sunday take another. ing after flve o'clock. night, February 22nd. Mr. Leek has Nildred LcBolt returned to the office worked In this office hefore, and every- DIVISION ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE >larch 23rd after an absence of three body is pleased with his return. months. Glad to have you back again, Of ro~~rsc,1 wuuldn't tell a secret, 1-1. H. JIcG.UiVEY, 1~teporLer Nildred. but, confidentixlly, Ben Schnelder has \\'e have a cussi~lgbox in tilt: office. We are alad to hear Lhat Mrs. J. J. moved again. Every time anyone loscs his temper ston; wife-of chief lineman, is recover- Ed. Vinton. who has been a messen- nnd lets out an uutburst of profanity ina. She has been seriously ill. ger in th~soffice for the past eighteen he is supposed to deposit one cent in After a very enjoyable trip to West months, has been transferred to posl- the box. At present there is about Palm Reach. $la.. -0ilie Ouslev return- tion as clerk in Mr. Doaarell's office. sixty-five cents collected, but if Hick- ed to the office bn March 2hd. Sorry to lose Ed. and he -will be great- ory Wilson would pay up what he R. R. Davidson, who has been report- 1s' missed by the entire force. How- owes, there would be enough to buy ing for Bradley's gang, has not yet ever, glad to see him promoted and a box of cigars. returned to \\'ark. However, he expects wish him best of luck wlth his new \Yalt Hudson has the Chevrolet bug to be back soon. duties now, and it won't be very long until LilIie Patton, telephone operator In Don't think there's anyone here the he will graduate from the walking the S~rinrrfleldoffice. has also shorn least bit superstitious, but we are class. Boyd Orr is on his trail and her p;etty tresses. wondering why Andy Thorson layed when Shorts7 gets after them, they are Fr,~ncis Coffman was absent from off Fridav the 13th. "BO~."- the office on March 20th on account of Troy art, third trick messenger has We are going to take up a collectlon illness. been absent se\'eral days account 111- to buy several members of the super- Margaret Nolan, telephone operator ness. We hone to see Troy back on intendent's office some cigarettes and at Tower Grovc, 3x0.. is on a leave of the lob soon. tol?acco. That bunch sure has the absence and is sight-seeing in Florida. . ?&. G.~A.Burd, who has been con- "g~mmees." The main trouble is that fined to her bed for several weeks, re- they are so particular; if you offer TELEGRAPH GANG--DILLON, MO. cently underwent an o~eration. We one a Camel. he wants a CheSterfl~lrl------.. . . - wish Mrs. Rurd a speed? recovery. or some other brand. Who wants to B. W. ELLIOTT, Reporter C. B. Crump was absent from the contribute to this fund? office Nondap, 16th. account illness. Hazel Clark's Chcvrolet was stolen We have moved to a good town- W. V. Clayborne left us Sunday. awhile back. It was found the next day no entertainment of any kind except February 22nd. for Dublln, Texas. minus a tank of gasoline and a spare our own violinist, Roy Letsinger, who tirr.-..-. gives us a few selections from Kreut- where he has been assiqned to second zer once in a wh~le. trick. Sorry to lose "JI". and hope he We always knew we had some talent Foreman Pharris has become quite will be well pleased with his new lo- in this office. AIae Beaman and Hazel an expert at repairing gas lanterns cation Clark are making picture frames out whet1 they haye too much gasoline and of some kind of clay. Mae has ex- air in them. SIGNAL DEPARTMENT hibited some of her work and it is E. C. Daily has been promoted to XATILDA C. HOFFNAN. Reporter real nifty. Hazel is just a bit bash- ful and won't show us just how good the ranks of a lineman and transferred G. W. Cummings, draftsman in this to a new gang on the hlgh line. department for a number of years, has she is at this artistic stuff. The eagle eye of Pa John" was too resigned to accept n similar posltion Our shoo accountant. t:rrrtt Wrlrh. much for Smiles Worthy in Oliver's with the N. C. Pr: St. L. Railway at is the proucl papn of a futurepresi&-;;'t cans. so he has transferred to us. We h'ashville. Tenn. F. V. Hutchison, for- who has been clubbed Patrick Errett, &ure?j. are glad to have you with us, merly maintainer at Winslow, Ark., irfter his daddv and Pat Hays of the Smiles, but, we are telling you now, has succeeded Mr. Cummings. superintendent's office at Enid. The the snakes sure are bad around here G. W. Cathcart, signal maintainer at boy and his mother are both doing fine in the spring of the year. Rogersville, who has been oPe duty for and Errett says he will match his On leaving St., James, Frank Baugh led and Becky did, too. The boys say that Clyde MilIer is WYLIE & PACKWOOD FORMEHLY FRISCO MAii not much of a judge of thick ice, but Clyde says a zero morning is a poor Real Estate and Insurance FRANK W. DAVIS time to test thin ice and have it break Security Savings Bank Building through and be three mites from a fire. LIFE, ACCIDENT Our old faithful Ed. Gillmore is HOMES sold on payments like rent. spending a few days with his brother Largest RENTAL llst in city The Travelers Insurance Co. over in Illinois. We solicit your ISSURANCE Chas. Spratley has lost his voice. He -. .i5 E, .Wall St. FT. says, in a whisper, that the sawdust _ --,:_CHAFFEE. MISSOUW:; SCOTT ruined it. Page 47

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT warr of comment, it miaht be said that this subject is only 'ne of many of SPRINGFIELD, MO. CHARLENE WILLARD. Renorter which Mr. McKinnell is capable of Dog-gone the dog-gone dogs! Spring- handling in a meritorious manner. Sub- ALFRED BALL, Reporter field has had in effect for a number of jects pertaining to health seem to be We welconir to our citv. E. A. Teed years an ordinance prohibitina dogs his favorite. of Memphis. Mr. Teed until the 11th fre~ardlessof their aid license) run- We are all wearing bhnders since a of March, was car sehice agent for nil12 at large on the streets, arid just csrta~nyoung lady In the OStL) L)c- the Southern Division with headauar- recently thc Springfield police force Ilartnient appeared at the office, not so ters at Memphis, having held that Eosi- has seen fit to enforce this ordinance. long axo, flashing a white rock on tion from October 15, 1923. On March which has been the cause of a number her left hand, as big as a rabbit's eye. 11th he was appointed general car of controversies and heated arguments, Tony Gilbert said. servicc aeent for the svstem with of- pro nnd con. One morning, before JIrs. Lgda Lewis and husband have fice in tfis departmen< F. C. Mans- office hours, the Claim Denartment purchased a new home at 739 Nisso~~ri field, formerly chief dispatcher of the fairly teemed with condemnations .2rc.. and are now the neighbors of old K. C. C. fir S. Railway, succeeds against or eloquent praise in favor of Vcrne Tulloch. dicta~honeogerator. Mr. Teed at Nemnhis. the canine. One man vehcmently ut- tered: "It's a city .ordinance and for Francis Adams, claim inGestigator, H. C. Holmes. formerly of this office my part I'm heartlly in accord with is again the proud father of a little ar chicf of the merchandise bureau. the enforcement of it. They should baby girl, born Mxrch 13th and weigh- has been appointed transportation and kill every last one of them! What ing Sll& pounds. If this bit of human- station inspector, reporting to the gen- good do they do, anyway? No one has ity turns out to be as pretty and dain- vrnl mxnagcr. Effcctivc with this any business having a dog in the city." ty a little girl as her sister, Ann, we change. L. R. Langsford who, before Then up jumped a defender, who said: predict that it won't be long before Nnrch 16. diverted the cars, was ap- Well, I am for the dogs, tooth and XIr. Adams can truthfullv sa17 that he pointed chief merchandiser. and Rob- toe nail. There's something wrong has two clucens who ruie his house- ert L. Patrick now diverts 'em. with the soul of a man if he does not hnlA Telegraph Department's loss is our love dogs. What's a home without Tubby Doss, paint house foreman! gain. Edward L. Vinton came to us children? Yes, and what kind of chil- Nary Lohmeyer, interior decorator! last week as night clerk. Edward dren do we rear without a comforfing Amateurs, but classy in their line. holds the distinction of being the only playma,te and bodyguard like Old IVonder when R. Lodge will start red-hcaded boy in the office. Things Shep, Tige' or Jack'?' Did you read picking little yellow flowers for his famous "jelly". The Jello Girl has a are lookine~ - bri~hter.~--- ~ the story of the dog. 'Balto?' Didn't Harlan C. Boehm, son of the chief it give you a thrill? What's wrong rival here. Don't know though, think of police. City of Springfield, is ap- \vith our state Kovernmcint when WP he will join the "night shirt" brigade pointed to relieve Edward L. each pay Out thousands of dollars--ever; with his friend, "Sir I.'rancis Adams". night at eleven, doing the night work year in taxes and yet murderers Abe Martin's latest contributions to the realm of literature are destined to from th~-n till eight in the morn in^. thieves, bank robbers. includin~- crook: ~ Harlan hasn't a bicycle, and isn't tak- ed bank oresidents. hootlelrsrnrs and keep pace with the best sellers, pro- in^ lessons on a six-shooter. We're other lawbreakers $0 unpu%ihed but vided the company buys enough copies safe. they can pass and enforce a clty 'ordi- for free distribution. Under the tltle nance and kill at sight a dog-the of "Instructions Governlng the Hand- Charles H. Huss spent the last week children's plavmate!" Still another ling of Live Stock and Perishables" in February in Detrolt, inspecting soap-box orat'or declared: "Kill 'em Mr. Martin has prepared a series of various plants of the Ford Motor Co., right and left. They are just as ob- and sight-seeing about the city. Won- short and snannv stories, including derful place. Charley says. noxious as Your next-door neighbor's amone the best. the followinn: chickens: thev tear un vonr flnwer "WKY Cows Gave Home to Die." Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Dulin beds and'make a bone y&rdei;i oi&j;r "IVhy Pork is Higher Than Gaso- on March 18. Doris June. The Dulin pretty lawn. Get rid of them." And line " Quartette: Louise, Lucille, the twins, ....-, so they debated, but we wonder who "Angora Aroma" or "Who Crled Juanita and Doris June. Ellis is 1s really in the rirht and hnw the tracer of the cars in this office. proposition could be-settled eGGitabib1 'Baa' ?" That old bird, "Mr. Stork" left an- "West of,>he Water Spout," or "Too One bright hot day followed by sev- JIuch Corn. oral dull, coid days, daused Louise Bo- other little fisherman, weinhinrr--- seven ren and Pauline Griesmer to pack up and three-quarters pounlds, -at--the "The Mystery of the XIissing Rope." and depart for Florida, where they home of Ray Lodge, claim investigator. or \Vho Tied the Bull Loose." are now vacationing. A card last on March 7th. He has been named week announced that they were having Paul James and we predict that in a a wonderful time, wish you were here, few months he will be ahle to aoonm- ST. LOUIS MECHANICAL DEPT. etc. You know. pany his father on a fi~h~ng-trz-i-~d LOUISE SCHUTTE, Reporter H. Everett Ervin, alias Alexnnder substantiate some of the "fish stories" Seapllome, of musical comedy fame, that dad can put out. Official Notice-It is an established rlses at four, breakfasts at nine, and Won't somebodv please inform Mary fact that lhis column is for the em- goes home at two by reason of a Lohmeyer that we have a brand new ployes of the St. Louis Mechanical De- change of hours on his desk. ice box in the hall-you know partment to promote. and is not in kind YOU have to be helped up An.\he any way the renorter's column. The Elbert C. Hunt and Clarence K. Everyone should hear William Parks reporter simply -writes the news up Wilks transferred last week from the "McFadden" McKinnell's famous lec- for you, and hopes (though in vain) department of the freight car distrib- ture, entitled: "Vaccination and Its utor to the tracing section, and Wil- that each of you will try to send in Evils." No matter how larre or- . small. .. . -. - at least one item of news a month for liam E. Gray and R. A. Bonham trans- . -- the audience, the iecturcr r?;;ounds his vour- - column. ferred from the department of tracing cause with the same untiring zeal. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En- to the freight car distribution section. Authorities nre quotcd fluently. Hy gineers (Division 428) presented Brothers J. W. Morrill and Charles Hufschmidt wlth honorary badges, in appreciation of long and active mem- bership and loyal service. A special program was arranged for this pur- IWoodstock Slag Corp. I KILBY FROG & pose at the Y. M. C. A. Bullding, St. Louis, in the evening of March 11th. I WE FURNISHED CONCRETE SLAG FOR Had the pleasure of attending and EAST THOMAS SHOPS must say it was a delightful gathering. SWITCH CO. Srems like the tltle "daddy" gets BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA them all sooner or later. Or rather, ( we should say they all get the title "daday." A daughter was born to Mr. RAILROAD CROSSINGS and Afrs. C. B. Carlisle, Saturday. March 14th. and to say that Mr. Car- - - - lisle is proud of his daughter simply FROGS AND SWITCHES does not exmess it. He declares that she is the grettlest baby girl he ever saw (of course), that she has a thick der Coal Sales Agency MANGANESE head of black hair, which curls in SAM & DOMESTIC COAL I ~velvlittle rlnalets above her fore- TRACK WORK head' and that she already wants a shingle bob. We extend congratula- ,000,000 TONS ANNUALLY tions to Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle. Someone said the girl stenographers mingham, - - Alabama BIRMINGHAM - - ALABAMA of the Frisco were going to organize a baseball team. Wonder if that's true? The St. Louis Auto Show was held March 2nd to 7th, inclusive. The most IDOUT'S %%"M"iL ,,, , AMBULANCE SERVICE beautiful cars were exhiblted here NIGHT AND DAY and we had a perfectly awful time se- 17 Fifth Avenue lecting one (in our minds). Bob Wat- son was in town during that time. Wonder if he selecteZ a Rolls-Royce? J. S. Jowers, assistant car foreman, OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER We heard that he got married. is enjoying a vacation. Messrs. Mollette, Rodwig and Curry SPRINGFIELD, MO. have been looking over the switch en- JIr. and Mrs. Joe JIcCartney are vis- ORVILLE COBLE, Reporter gines during the past week so as to iting in Newport. Arkansas. Mr. Braser is back from Indianapolis help improve the fuel performance in Charles A. Phillips, boiler inspector, where he underwent an operation at the St. Louis yards. We aunreciate- - recently returned from a trip to the Methodist Hospital. We all wish their assistance; Thayer, No. him a complete recovery and continued D. L. Forsythe was a welcome caller We are wondering when Wm. Spreit- good health. at St. Louis on St. Patrick's Day. We zer, labor foreman of the Store Depart- H. C. Holmes has been transferred understand he left on the morning of ment is ever going to drive that Dodge to the general manager's staff as in- the 18th for Chaffee. Come again. Mr. car he bought last May. It still has spector of transportation and stations. Porsythe. the paint on it, waiting for Willie to Holmes was formerly chief of mer- R. L. Scott. former boiler foremall at get someone to teach him. However, chandise bureau and reporter for this this point, visited us recently. he got his 1925 license last month so magazine in Mr. Doggrell's offlce. He Thomas Murray, night foreman, has look out for Willie; he said that 'his sass the latter job of reporter is the been unable to be on the job for some brother is not going to have all the hardest he ever had with the I'risco! time now. account of straining a liga- fun this year. (How come?-Ed.) ment in his knee. We hope he will be A. Medley of the Store Department Another new man, and olle cluite able to come back soon. at Lindenwood, No., spent three weeks accurate in his aim is Paul ;\loftit, for- Barnes Google wants his picture in Sweetwater, Texas, recently. merly secretary to BIr Baltzcll, now published in the Magazine. Bring it secretary to Assistant General Manager Summer is coming! N. P. Duffy Coy in, Barney, and me'll see what we can Barnett, his brother Cliff and Bob kobi- Shaffer. Paul's advent has doubled do for you. son have shaved off their mustaches. our U. S. ;\rail receints. Up here in St. Louis we are wonder- We want to be cool. don't we? We neglected, in 'a previous report. ine when the Shon Crafts and Car to mention Danley's pullets took first ~&a.rtment mye eyes Association is Wonder why Coy Barnett makes prize at the local poultry show. We going to give another entertainment such frequent trips to the general Pore- hoI)e it isn't too late to offer congpat- and dance. If they do. we ho~eit will man's office, Lindenwood? ulat ions now. be as much a success as the-previous Some of thc boys feel the wind- one. Blr. Hosang, what have you to blown maiden on last month's maga- say for yourself? zine should have worn rolled hose. Carl Fromm, Lindenwood Store De- ( PHOXES 3630 and 4588 1 Thcir attempts at re-dressing her, how- partment, was attracted by a pretty rver, havc not been wholl~satistac- brunette who was selling subscriptions tory. for a St. Louis weekly paper. Carl JNOo Me OLSEN Young man (to court clerk): "I-ah subscribed, but when he received his GENERAL CONTRACTOR weekly subscription it was a negro --er-um-" weekly. Carl, what is that saying BOX 326 5. S. STATION Clerk (to assistant) : "Henry, bring about love being blind? W. J. Fischer, traveling car inspec- SPRINGFIELD - MISSOURI out one of those marriage-license tor, is in St. Louis. - - blanks."-Brown 131111.

Phone 353 310 McDANIEL ST. SPRINGFIELD LEE SAVAGE TRACTION CO. Painting and Decorating SPRINGFIELD for Economical GAS & ELECTRIC CO. Esfablfshed 1866 Incorporated 1910 Transportation A. E. REYNOLDS Paxson Undertaking Co. Vice-Preaidcnt and Grncral Manager (Incorporahi) Funeral Directors I Standard Motor Co. ( ' and Embalmers 468 St. Louis Street SPRINGFIELD, MO. Ambulance Serofce Day and Nfght Springfield, Missouri 410-412 South Avo. Springfield. Mo. I I HOTEL OZARKS I I. H. BRIOGER GROCERY CO. I The Best Furnished Hotel in Sprlndeld. Ma I Colonial ~ote~l \Ye Keep Buslness IJp by Keeplug STRICTLY FIREPROOF Prlces Down 100 Rooms - 100 Bathe Springfield, Mo. Ratem: $2.00. $2.25. $250 Per Day TWO GOOD STORES A Hotel Where Frtseo People Will Be Made 204 East Commercial St to Feel at Home THE LARGEST AND BEST 436 East Commercial St. Owued and Operated by a Former R. B. Man Service Our Motto SPRINGFIELD, MO. Swimmlne Peol Attached to Hotd

HOBART-LEE TIE COMPANY Railroad Ties and Timber ROBT. E. LEE. President BERT S. LEE. Vice-Pres. and Treaa. LESLIE LEE. Assistant to President A. C. DAILY. Secretary Operating in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansau, Oklahoma and Texau WE HAVE SUPPLIED THE FRISCO CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS Landers Building SPRINGFIELD, MO. May, 1925 Page 49

OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT Is Housework - SPRINGFIELD, MO. I ST. LOWE ADVERTISERS I NARY HOWELL, Reporter Keeping You Virainia Moore, of the record de- ?artm-ent, was married Saturday even- mg, March 21st. to ALva Clingman. I MARYLAND HOTEL Tired and Weak? Miss Moore had been with the Frisco Next to Frisco Buildinn two years and in that time had made ST. LOUIS. MO. mnny frlends. We all wish her much I POPULAR PRICE EUROI'EXV HOTEL Thousands of tired, nervous run- hapglness. Absolutely Fireproof down women w11o must dally pertorm Anna Mason says her tea towels are Rates: $1.50 and Up Per Day exhausting housework and care for for her married sister, but it seems Electric Fan (Free) in Every Room children, would be astonished to learn very 'trange that she would spend EATS :-Unexcelled CAFETERIA and that in most instances their fatigue, every noon hour sewing- for someone COFFEE SHOP Serrlce headaches, nervousness and haggard else. C appearance are now entirely unneces- 3IinnIe Bowers, of the per diem de- sary. partment, spent several days in.Rogers, For physicians say that in an enor- Ark., last week vlsiting her xlster. mous number of cases these symptoms Mrs. Katherine Beegle. Billie Alder- are due merely to the laclc of sufficient fer, and Nary Jones spent last Sunday iron in the blood. 4nd now that Sci- in Kansas City. CIGAR CO. encc has perfected a new combination JIerrill Finlev has bcen forced to of iron, like the iron in the blood, it IS, spend several days away from work, FRISCO BUILDING in many cases, easily possible for peo- due to getting two of his Bngers too I I ple to increase their strength, nerve close to the sham blade in the cutting- We Carry Your Faoorite Smoke force and endurance in only two weeks' machine. Parcel Post Paid Anywhere time. Iva Miller has at last joined the I I Any doctor will tell you that without ranks of the bobbed haired glrls. sufficient organic iron, your blood loses >lark Clark snent her two weeks' ~tspower to change food into Brm, vacation in ~loriharecently, but seems healthy flesh and tissue. So nothing quite satisfied with hIissouri again. I ~t we Want ~oodcandy 1 sou eat does you the proper amount of The Car Accountant's Office extends good. You hccome undernourished. Its sinccre sympathy to Amy and weak, nervous, nud lacking in physical Mamie Bradley in their recent sorrow. force and endurance. the loss of their father. Whnt you need, then. is ormnic Iron-Sux- nted Iro'n-to enrich your blood nnd give you ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI strcn~th. For Xusated Iron Is orznnic Iron, OLIVE like the iron In your own blood. Try it just Passenger Traffic Department two weeks and notice the astonishing improve- I\IOLLIE S. EDWARDS, Reporter ment. Money back if not delighted. But he sure you get senuine Nuxated Iron, with the Great slump in ticket stock. A ru- letters SI on every tnhiet. This is the only mor has been conlirmud-Eddle Ber- klnd sold under this absolute money-back nard (Kelly the Pool Champ) is now guarantee. At all good druggists. ticket stoclc clerk and the bottom has dropped comyletely out of ticket stock. I Becht Laundry Co. 1 Oh, hum! and what do you think. We Specialize 1; Ernie Ritchev lost 90 ner cent of his hair since the newspaiers have been Family Laundry printing cross-word puzzles. Go to it, TIRES WITH 500 NAIL HOLES Ernie, you'll sharpen your wits, even 3301 -1 1 Bell Ave.. St. Louis. Mo. if j80u do get bald doing it. Since Ethel \Vebb has been on the LEAK NO AIR pay roll desk, we are all wondering if A new puncture-proof lnner tubc has been In- we will get an increase in salary. How uented 1)s n Xr. >I. T. Xilburn of Chicn~o. In about it, Ethel? actual test it was punctured 500 times wlthout Something has happened - S-11-h-h! the loss of air. This wonderful new tube in- Katherine Riley spent Saturday and Sunday with fricnds at Hnnnibal, No. creases mileage from 10,000 to 13.000 mlles and We all told her it would rain and surc elimlnntes changlng tlres. It costs no more 'nu£ it dld. thm the ordin'lry tube. Mr. >I. T. .\lilburn, Ethcl Johnson recently spent a few 331 West 47th St., Chlcago wants them lntro- days visiting relatiyes at Kansas City. duced evenwhere and 1s making a special No.. and while there called on the offer to acents. Write hlm today.-Adv. "beautv snecialist". How about the LEADERS IN THE "~ermanen't". Ethel? Herman Wolefert has returned to the MIDDLE WEST oftice. havinr- been laid un with a severe cold. FOR- Charlie Hinkle didn't want Herman to get ahead of him, so he, too, spent 4-squaresuits. Fivepatters. several clays at home with "old man cold". Profits in advance. $3.00 t One bright morning at Union Station. Eddie Grob felt as though he didn't FURNITURE have enough to eat for breakfast, so decided to open a five gallon can of cream and as the result his index fin- ger on his left hand was mashed. From CARPETS RUGS the amount of iodine placed on his hand, one would have thought he wxs Patents-Trademarks-Copyrights in a serious accident. Our very busy little rate steno, DRAPERIES Instructlons how to obtaln patent eheer- Evelyn Hurnmert, is quite a connois- fully Purnlshed wlthout charge. Send seur of food. The other day she es- sketch or mode1 and deserlpllon of your pressed a desire for some chocolate pic and Clarence W. Flint gentlemanly LINOLEUMS inrentlon for opinion as to patentablllty. offcred to buy her a slice. Evelyn was Frank B, Hofhnnn, Patent Lnwger, Unlon very disappointed when it turned out Bank Bldg, Washington, D. C. that neither Cantonis or Ibsen's had any.

True "Girls, canoes, saxophones, horse- racing-a young man has many inter- ests, so many things that have no place in the life of the middle-aged SAINT LOUIS codger." h SUPERIOR SPECIALTY COMPANY "Still, tlle latter is kept busy taking 410 Anhers ~dg. Cincinnali. Ohio 1 I medicine."

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MEMPHIS, TENN. B. T. Wood, purchasing agent, and I RIVER DIVISION I TEXAS LINES Dr. Woolsey. chief surgeon. Frisco I I Hospital. both of St. Louis, were wel- I come visitors to the Memphis Store recent1y. CHAFFEE FORT WORTH, TEXAS H. L. Worman, superintendent of MACIE POWERS, Reporter LOIS 31. SHAPPARD, Reporter motive power and his. assistant, Geo. Moore, were in Memphls recently. Xessrs. Moran. Watts. McBroom and Xattie 'Pitchford and Gladys Horton. Mr. J. M. Kurn, president, was a wel- Cooper attended' a business session of comptometer operators, are still tak- come visitor in nlern~his. ins~ectinc the Lions Club at Sikeston on the 4th. ing their little trlps together. Re- the new gondoIa coal-cars which are The superintendent of the Missouri cently they went to Oklahoma City (?). bcing built at Yale, Tenn. Paciflc -and various officials of that However, the next week, Mattie visited Inasmuch as Washington's birthday line, as well as several citizens of Pop- in Electra while Gladys motored over this year fell on Monday, Misses Elea- lar Bluff, were present. Very interest- to Dallas. We are still at a loss to un- nor Patten, stenographer, and Minnie ing comments from those present. derstand how they^ could have been Rhodes, comptometer operator, decided Mr. McBroom drew a nrize of 850.00 separated so long. to spend this day in the wild city of in the recent cash draw in^ offered by Jas. A. Hart. rate clerk, has been Birmingham. They left Sunday night merchants of Chaffee. He was cap- compelled, because of a nervous break- arriving in Birmingham bright and tured by a bunch of the girls and had down, to take a leave of absence and early Monday morning. After being to set up the drinks. Asked him what try to regain his health. Walter B. met by a host of friends and relatives, he did with the flfty. Said someone Simpson is our new rate clerk. they were escorted to a very beautiful tipped his wife off next morning and Wm. G. Skeen, clerk, who has for part of the city where they partook, she made the same inquiry. sometime been conflned to St. Joseph's in a very hearty way, of breakfast. E. C. Heard has a new maintenance Infirmary. Is feeling some better-and After breakfast they rode downtown clerk at his house. Name is Richard. looks better. too. Believe he esnects with a gang df friends to see that 691 clerk received an electric >Ion- to go west for awhile to recuperate. famous "race tracii" which Birming- roe calculator, but sorry to say it had Skeen, old boy, we're mighty glad ham boasts most heartily about. They a 250-volt motor and we have only 210 you're going, but we all, every one of also took in several movies and Volts. Very much to our disappoint- us, hate to see you leave. Jos. S. Stopped at a famous chop suey place ment, we had to return the machine Taylor is now doing the work formerly for dinner and here Minnie, along with and continue the hand power. done by Mr. Siteen. some of her friends. enjoyed an honest- Doz Williams and Bob Langsden are to-goodness dish of chow mein mixed talking about a flshing trip. Bob made I 1 with rabbit, which she thought was a trip to Po~larBluff to see about chicken. They evidently saw the clay tackle. As soon as the dogwood barks, on her shoes as she mallied into the they'll hie themselves away to some I Metropolitan Cafe I rn fe place on the Hunter Branch, snooze all Minnie is a good scout and rather day under a sycamore tree, and the Meal Tickets at than make the proprietor mad, she ate office force will hear tftles of the the dish and said nothing. As they "whoppers that got away. Special Rates were eating, Minnie told Eleanor to Mr. McBroom announces that as look and see if she still had her pass Chaffee has a new 5 and 10 cent store. 1 6 North Main Cape Girardeau. Mo. back to Memphis, but Eleanor re- he now expects the office girls todo I marlred that she was not uneasy, as most of their shonning there. she Is the kind of a girl that puts Most of the office girls celebrated things where they belong (especiallv the 23rd in St. Louis by shopping and the mail which she Ales at the officej. seeing Ethel Barrymore. The writer is unable ,to And out I St. Charles Hotel I what happened between dinner at the Assiatnnt Superintendent's ORice ONE BLOCK FROM DEPDT cafe and train time at the station. But L. C. Beazley just returned from a E. G. GRAJILISG. Owner and ProprleWr when they were ready to return at full night's sleep in the hospital. Re- 11:30 p. m.. Eleanor could not flnd her ported good progress of R. A. Seitz. American Plan Pass anywhere. She immediately be- Rufus Buckley and D. A. Carbaugh. gan to cry. After searching through Bloomfield gravel pit is opening up. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI both suit cases until train time Eleanor Furnishing gravel for the new road decided rather than pay her Gay back between Senath and Cardwell which to Memphis that she would wait until the nest day and on the next day our will take care of about 500 cars of good boss, Mr. Blankinship received aravel. The pit expects to operate the following pink wire from Mr. Car- heavier than ever this summer. M, EmLEMING son at Birmingham: 1)iviuinn .4ccnrxntnnt's LUMBER COMPANY Birmingham, Feb., 24, 1925. 2:40 p. m. R. W. Benson and H. B. Bird, trav- (Incorporated) JAB-Mem~his: eling accountants from Springfleld and Miss Pation in Birmingham has lost St. Louis, have spent some time in HARDWOOD LUMBER pass. Wants pass Birmingham-Afem- Chaffee, making a complete review llhis. use on 104, date. Advise quick of joint facilities. CAPE GIRARDEAU if OK. issue W-750. B. D. Harsha and Chas. Stausing, GRC-2:46 p, m. storekeeper, have been having an ex- (Reply) perience they call "Fun on a Motor Mr. G. R. Carson, Birmingham: Car." On a recent trip, they wore off W-750 OK issue or send first stock one wheel, had to borrow one, and met train B-198.- with other hardships before reaching JAB-3:35 p. m. home. They bravely started out again Farm and Home Saving and Loan Ass'n. So Eleanor showed up Wednesday on the 16th on another tour. 31r. OF MISSOURI morning and everything is running Stausing objects to the songs Aelous along as usual at the office. sings around his ears on early frosty 218 Liberty Natl. Life Bldg. Hymen Kappell, stock clerk spent mornlngs. three days in New Orleans during the Jerrv Sweenev-a rare combination CAPE GIRARDEAU, M ISSOURl 3lardi Gras and reported an enjoy- -a 'ennsylvan-ia Dutchman, n g8r- able time during his entlre stay. denpr and an accountant. Warren Puckett, material clerk and "Farina" has a new wave in her r'eporter, was conflned to his home four halr. days with a severe case of tonsilitis. 6 Gerbardt Construction Get ready, St. Louis, because you are B. B. nnd W. 9. Depnrtnlent flxing to have a patient at the General W. H. Brooke and J. W. Ellis were Hospital pretty soon if things don't on the Central Division looking over Company get better. the railroad with the expectation of J. A. Blanltinship was in Amor). on copying some of its work. They were General Contractors business recently. met at hlonett by Mr. Collett and Mr. hfahan and later joined by Mr. Sherry CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. Our correspondent, A. N. Burnam of and accompanied to Antlers. They Thayer, No., has the following to re- were shown every courtesy and found port from that point: conditions very good from a mainte- B. G. Gamble, master mechanic, and nance standpoint. Roadmasters Reick J. H. Brooking, division engineer of and Lowry will make a trip on the CAPE ClRARDEAU Xemphis, were recent callers to our Central Division soon. city. Most of this bunch has been attend- Southeast Missourian Tom Gaines was In Thayer a short ing court at Benton. driving there in time ago. looking over the property in Nr. Brooke's car. W- H. B. drove In NAETER BROS., Inc. the interest of Safety First. his usual way. Nuff sed, except that --- - our Ft. Scott friend, F. D. Hohnsbeen, Has More Subscribere Than Any Other We are just wondering what the who accompanied them, has not been Dally Newspaper in a Missouri City trouble could be with Amory. Wake able to keep his hair smoothed down Under 40,000 up, Amory! Let's hear from you. since. Page 52 7zfT@cO FE/P~O~/ES.~CQZINE May, 1925

BANKS ALONG THE FRISCO LINES 9 Okmulgee, I The American National Bank Oklahoma I Successful Banking THINK OF THIS! 1873 Your ability and inclination SINCE to save in anticipation of whatever the future may bring RESOURCES are the best possible insurance of your continued employment Eighteen Million and your standing in the com- Ill munity, for the man who saves is the successful man. He al- The Fort Worth National Bank ways has first call on oppor- -- - tunity. FR ISCO DEPOSITARY THE CENT ATIONALBANR ULSA Main at Fifth Street UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY ..O m3.K.

"Bank with Security" BANK NATIONAL BANK The Peoples Bank EXTRA INTEREST OF COMMERCE of Springfield, Missouri (3% PLUS EXTRA v4%) CAPITAL, $50,000.00 SURPLUS, $15,500.0 EXTRA HOURS WeAppreciate (9 TO 5 EVERY DAY) Sapulpa, Okla. Your Business EXTRA SAFE FRISCO DEPOSITARY (INVESTIGATE) We Appreciate Your Checking OUR MOTTO EIGHTH STREET Account Between Olive and Locust Streets COURTESY, FAIRNESS 4% Paid on Savings Accountr AND EFFICIENCY ST. LOUIS, MO. --I When You Think of Banks. A Complete Banking Service Think of Flrst National First Featuring Commercial. Savings. lnvastment I and Trust Deoartmenta. Establish your Farmers State Bank Oklahoma -City connection here. ROGERS, ARK. First Bank American National Bank I OF CAPE GIRARDEAU OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA MAKE OUR BANK Where the Frisco Banks I I I RESOURCES MORE THAN $21.000.00 YOUR BANK I 1 FIRST NATIONAL BANK 4%and Safety We seek business on a basis of CHAFFEE. MO. Member Federal Reserve Sytlem sound co-operation. We'd be glad to talk to you. Eatabliahod 1872 The Merchants and Planters National Bank capital a,,a ,,v,us tl,200,0000000 First National Bank SHERMAN. TEXAS Will Appreciate Your Account MONETT. MO.

------Mrs. J. P. Lyles, wife of our fuel We regret to report the death of self now. C. V. Montgomery is stlll clerk, passed away Tuesday. mornmg. C. V. XIontaomery's mother, which oc- complaining because he has to look at March 10th. It was with slnccre re- curred at Kauffman. Texas, on March the stenographer all the time. You gret we learned of Mr. Lyles' bereave- 13th. We estend out heartfelt sym- have our sympathy. BIonty. ment. To him we estend our hcartfclt pathy to Mr. Montgomery and family Loyal McJlillan had a very narrow sympathy. in their bereavement. escape recently when he was called Hobert Glascock has returned from home on account of his home being on STORES DEPARTMENT a trip down in the cactus on the SUD- fire. We don't mean with his life, but SHERMAN, TEX. ply cars. Reports a flne trip and an he nearly lost all of his clothes. excellent time (?). B. T. Wood paid us a short visit on IVA PEWELL. Reporter 3Iarch 14th. . Everybody is busy this morning Jimmie Honaker is snorting a brand reading the Magazine. Mealways look new Chevrolet touring car now and forward to the morning of the 20th of K. P. Guin is sporting a new Ford STORES DEPARTMENT each month and then everyone is too sedan. SHERMAN busy to talk for a few minutes. Spring is here and as a result we IVA SEWELL, Reporter March 12th mas Safety First meet- had a spring house cleaning in our ing day in Sherman and we had sev- office. Jimmie Honaker has already Texas Lines can boast of a real hun- eral distinguished visitors from Fort changed his desk three times. He ter. The following note was received Worth and Brownwood that day. doesn't hardly know how to flnd him- by C. V. Montgomery from A. T. Todd, Page 53 storekeeper at Fort Worth, which will The timekeeper's job is a mighty prove to you whnt a real hunter is: profitable one for both E. E. Carlock NORTHERN DIVISION "You would have been pleased to and Johnson J. Ehing have purchased have been with me last night. JIy new cars. Johnson Elling has a large neighbor and myself went rabbit hunt- sijin across the back of his which ing by spotlight. We drove up on a reads, "Chicken, here's your coop!". MONETT NEWS bunny sitting in the fence corner by Mr. and XIrs. S. K. Waters are the JESSIE HALL, Reporter the roadside. My neighbor flashed the proud parents of a baby girl, to whom A number of the freight employes spotlight and I fired once with my they have given the name of Clarice were contemplating forming a company shot gun. The bunny blinked hls Evon. to raise about firc acres of tomatoes to eyes and worked his ears and moved help gat the acreage for the new can- up toward me about ten feet, sitting ning factory at Monett, but some raised up on his haunches likc a kangaroo. I MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT the objection that the worms were hard to fight. Mr. Trimble, the cashier. fired again as soon as he got quiet and FT. SMITH, ARK. said that was an casy thing to over- he repeated the performance as before 1RESE WOESTXIAN, Reporter come for he had had lots of experience even moving up closer than before. I raising tomators in his back yard and fumbled in my pockets for more ammu- We hare had some weddings of late. he had no trouble in that respect. nition. fired arrain and missed. I Jasper Toon and Stevc Honea took un- He says it is overcome in this way. changed ends wEh my gun and~knock- to themselves wives. Jas~crToon was IVait for a nice moonlight night, go ed the bunny cuckoo with the stock. married to Mary ~lle~h,attractive out in your patch aud bc very still After this I aot a little better. We daughter of Mrs. Nellie Allcn, on and you can hear the worms chewing. finally killed %ne more. Got lost on Valentine Day; and now, Steve Honen Get the location where thev are doing the country road and got in about ten is Mr. Toon's sten-father. as he was the work, leave as quietly'as possible o'clock." Some say he used to be a very quietly married to Mrs. Allcn 011 so that the worms wont know you have better shot than that. said he could the twenty-second of February. We been there-then the next morning hit a blind tiger any old time. join in wishing them happiness for all just go out and capture them. time to come. Sow, that sounds easy, doesn't it? C. U. Patrick was recently called to . Will someone be so kind as to tell I CENTRAL DIVISION ( Parsons, Kans., due to the illness ancl us what the attraction is in Springfield death of his sister. Pearl Patrick. We that takes our 0. S. & D. clerk there extend to the loved ones our heartfelt almost every week-end? DIVISION ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE sympathy in their hour of sorrow and Mr. and Nrs. W. K. Bierer are the sadness. happy parents of a son born Monday PACLIA'E SAIREKEP., Reporter Glad to report that Frank Reed is February 23, 1925, at darnes ~ospitai J. L. Kiburz mas a visitor in our able to resume his duties again. He in Saint Louis. The boy has been office last week. was at home a few days with the flu. named 157. K., Jr. Xr. Bierer is the day Frisco ticket agent at this place. C. E. Hickerson has sufl'iciently,, re- The Car Department employes at covered from an attack of the flu" Fort Smith are quite proud of their Mr. and Mrs. Richard hIills are the to be back on his job in St. Louis. new wash room, showers and lockers, proud parents of a daughter, born sun- which have recentlv been installed. day February 22 1925. Mr. Mills is Mrs. Hickerson will probably join him chid€ yard clerk ai the East Yard office. there in a month or two where they Grace Httrvey, former con1lJtometc.r Nonett. will reside in the future. opt.r:~tor in our office, has ac?eptcd a Claude Roderick, second trick tele- Tlle Misses Grayce Heyburn and ~,

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MEMPHIS LOCAL No. 19 OTTO KETTJIAN, Reporter certainly enjoyed by everyone pres- HIDDEN WOUNDS Just a few words and outline of ent, and the boys would like very much to have them again. Now doesn't it seem both strange and what Memphis Local No. 19 is doing We were also supposed to have with queer, to make our division a 100 per cent as the Local Hot-Shot Quartette, but That those whom we hold in life most and the banner division of the Prisco for some unknown reason they did dear System. not show up. Wound us more often than we can tell, Business meetings are attended by Several shriners from the round- But they do it thoughtlessly-ah! enthusiastic workers who appreciate house went to Tulsa to see Akdar's well! what our supervisors are doing for us. first ceremonial in their new and TVe were honored a short time ago beautiful temple. Sometimes it's the hand too lightly by a visit from Wm. Underwood, our C. H. Dingman, traveling locomo- prest, general chairman, who gave us a tive inspector, paid us a visit last Sometimes silence when words are very interesting talk. He spoke on week. best, closer relations between the shopmen Nachinist Robert Bailey met with Sometimes a forgotten good-night and the supervisors and how Mr. Wor- a little bad luck. Someone borrowed kiss, man wanted to be our leader instead his new spring outfit while at work Sometimes it's the good-bye word we of our boss, and that the Frisco had and has not returned it as yet. miss. the best organization of all other roads. NEWBURG, MISSOURI Sometimes it's the laugh that comes We welcome as new members, TV. J. F. KIXLIK, Reporter in wrong, H. Morney, J. H. Billings, C. T. Miller, Sometimes a frown when we need a W. C. Miller and Mr. Hankworker, Xewburg Local No. 32 held its reg- who were initiated and we hope that ular meeting Friday night, ~ebruary song, 13th. Twenty members were present Sometimes a smile they forget to they will help make our organization smile, a bigger and better one. and five new members were initiated. Sam Nontgomery, our ney assistant Sometimes a tear through a bitter Watch our floral and entertainment trial. fund grow. Do not let your dues be- foreman, was present and gave us an interesting talk. come delinquent. No doubt we wound in the selfsame The organization has lost one of its If you want to be in style at New- burg this summer, you will have to way, faithful workers-William Akins, who And seem as thoughtless, well! who died in St. Louis hospital. get you a Chevrolet as there are six new Chevrolet cars in town. Bud can say? No one knew that Oscar Erikson Life is so easy to n~isconstrue, was interested in radio until he dis- Short, George Wisbaum and Hugh Courser are the proud owners of And shirk the things that we ought played to us the smallest receiver to do. known. Anyone who has not seen it, three of them. he will be glad to show it to you. Jack Hill, boilermaker at this place, has been in St. Louis hospital since But we go on loving them the more, Let us all get a copy of the Consti- And try to smile, though our hearts tution and By-Laws. Ask the presi- the first of February-operated on for appendicitis. We all hope Jack wilI are sore, dent. Robert Kinkle, for a copy. In Could they understand if we tried Article I, it says. "to promote friendly soon he on the job again. - to tell and cordial relations between the Charles Johnston has bought him- self a home in Newburg and moved How they wound us thoughtlessly? company and its employes"-so let us Ah! well! make it so. his family here from Conway, Mo., and now he thinks there is no place --- -Cecil Fanning. like Newburg. Sapulpa, Okla., Local No. 18 VICTOR BIOUNGER, Reporter "What can be done with the by- "Bill's ah Jongg game improved Last meeting Sapulpa Local No. 14 products of gasoline?" ask a contem- wonderfully about ten o'clock! " had a musical treat by the ;\I. V. porary. Usually, they are taken to "Yes, he got his second wind!".. Ladies' Society of Sapulpa and was the nearest hospital.-The Humorist. ~Wisconsinoctopus. - - A/Iay, 192.5 'p)T~co FMPLO*S'~GAZINE Page 57

111 FORT SMITH ADVERTISERS 111 Third Veterans Reunion (Colrrirrrdrd frorrr Pnge 12.) Speer Hardware Every official that has ever been Welcome to Fort Smith with the Frisco Railroad in former Company days will be issued a special invitation to attend the reunion. WHOLESALE The tickets will $2.50 each. which Bowen - Oglesby includes the barbecue and all enter- tainment features and the banquet. HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTS Milling Tickets will be in charge of J. K. Gib- son, secretary, Springfield, Mo., and AUTO ACCESSORIES every veteran must order his ticket SPORTING GOODS Company through Mr. Gibson. The Executive Committee consists 205- 1 3 Rogers Ave. of the following members: 31. D. FORT SMITH - ARK. Welch. president; W. H. VanHorn, FORT SMITH - ARK. vice-president; J. I<. Gibson, secre- I tary and treasurer, and the following Committeemen: L. E. Martin, J. L. AIcCormack, B. W. Gaffga. A. E. Gus- tafson, W. E. Loehr and Harry Gabriel. Ward Furniture Some features of the program have Fort Smith not been definitely decided and hIr. ~anufacturini Gibson states bulletins will be issued Rim and Bow Co. Prom time to time, notifying all as to Company the definite date of the reunion and any other important matters that may BETTER AlADE come up. Mr. Gibson will be glad to receive POPULAR PRICED any suggestions and any questions asked, if addressed to him. will re- VEHICLE MATERIALS BEDROOM and DINING ceive prompt reply. Address him 90. 300 Frisco Ruildina. S~rinafield. ROOM FURNITURE FORT SJIITH - ARKANSAS Fort Smith - Arkansas

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NGINEER HOMARD and Conductor Moore E of the Missouri-Pacific are veterans in train service. Engineer Homard has carried a Hamilton since 1894 - thirty years of service ; Conductor Moore has carried a Hamilton since 1899-twenty- HAM I LTON five years of service-always on the job. Many years ago word of the Hamilton's remark- able accuracy and dependability spread from terminal to roundhouse and to signal tower. Today the most famous trains in America are timed by the Hamilton and it is the favorite watch of most railroad men. They know, just as Conductor Moore and Engineer Homard know, that the Hamilton can be depended upon for service where service counts most. When you choose a Hamilton for your watch you have chosen a timepiece that has proved itself worthy. The Hamilton is really the most econom- ical watch you can buy.

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