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NEW YORK -:. CHICAGO

BINKLEY COAL COMPANY

Ships, every year, over a million tons of coal and coke over the Milwaukee Road.

Stop Loss of Metal From 26 coal mines in 14 seams. Here is an easy and inexpensive way From 2 briquet plants and 1 by-product to protect your steel. (1) Brush on a single coating of No-Ox-Id "A" Spe­ coke plant. cial over the rust and old paint. No­ Ox-Id will penetrate to the metal, stopping further corrosion and loosen­ A great many people must like our ing old rust scale. (2) As the old scale falls off, touch up with No-Ox-Id. fuel and service. Anyway, we appre­ (3) From one to three years later, ap­ ply a finishing coat of N o-Ox-Id filler ciate every order and try to take good to give lasting protection. This can care of it. be painted over if desired. DEARBORN CHEMICAL COMPANY Dept. L, 310 S. Michigan Ave. 205 E. 42nd St. Chicago New York BINKLEY COAL COMPANY 230 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Bratlekes in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Indianapolis

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About Traffic Tips i.. A· S Febl.-uary is a short month it was thought ~he number of Traffic Tips sent, in during thatc:ll.Ul1th mig.ht Jall t helow the total for January, so I am especIally pleased to he able to tell you that February lIps. both FreIght i and Passenger, were greater in number than in January. In fact. 1110re Freight Tips were sent in during Feb- truary than in any preceding month since the Tip plan was started. : This !s a mighty good showing a:--rd it just.ifies us in expecting great th!ngs from o.ur 5,700 Tipsters during :1939. \Vlth eleven months of experIence behll1d them they should find thIS work eaSIer and more productive. IApril is a good month to go scouting for summer travel T ips, and, of course, freight business is always to be found. i Fine work is being done by many of the 80 Service Clubs now organized, as sho"m on another page. Bv !establishing closer social relations with fellow townsm en in various communities. Milwaukee Road people aie Ipreparing the way for better business relations, which means more Tips. ; The following table is interesting. It shows that se veral divisions are trying hard to get nearer the top of the (list. Are you helping yom division all you can?

NUMBER OF TRAFFIC TIPS REPORTED BY TRAFFIC TIl' SUPERVISORS ON THE DIVISIONS SHOWN BELOW DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1939

Pas- No. of Tips Pas- No. of Tips senger Freight per 100 senger Freight per 100 Division: Tips Tips Employes Division: Tips Tips Employes Superior Division 30 87 18.2 Kansas City Division 18 32 7.0 Seattle General Offices .. 43 12 16.6 La Crosse & River Div. 91 32 6.7 Madison Division . 72 29 15.5 Milwaukee Terminals . 110 143 6.6 Iowa & Dakota Div. .. 175 55 15.0 Terre Haute Division . 9 44 6.5 Rocky Mountain Div . 59 19 10.3 Hastings & Dakota Div. 53 29 6.3 Coast Division . 120 21 10.2 Chicago Terminals . 31 145 6.2 Milwaukee Division . 59 60 10.2 Twin City Terminals . 79 37 6.0 Dubuque & Illinois Div.. 50 78 10.1 Trans-Missouri Div. .. 35 6 4.8 Chicago General Offices Iowa Division . 17 30 3.3 & Off. Line Offices ... 131 83 9.3 Iowa & S. Minnesota Div. 24 37 8.3 TOTALS 1206 979 8.36

letter to Governor Clinton that none The New York World's Fair could be so congenial to his feelings as a quiet entry devoid of ceremony; but Formal Opening, April 30th his modest wishes were not complied -0 N THE last day of the current N ow while preparations fO\' the gala with. At Elizabethtown Point a com­ i month, occurs the formal opening event on April 30th, are rolling along mittee of both houses of Congress, with bf the much-talked of New York to the anticipated climax, let's look various civic functionaries waited bv en~­ tworld's Fair, largest and most impos­ back through the pages of American appointment to receive him. He !ng of all world expositions of all time. history to that day one hundred and barked on board a splendid barge con­ Fittingly this opening day, and the fifty years ago when George Washing­ structed for the occasion, It was man­ Hays that foJ!ow throughout the six ton came down the Hudson Rivpl' tn the ned by thirteen branch pilots, masters . onths' season are in commemoration Battery and proceeded to the Federal of vessels in white uniforms and com­ f one of the greatest events of history, Hall of government in Wall Street to manded by Commodore Nicholson. the induction into office of the first take upon his shoulders the heavy bur­ Other barges fancifully decm'ated fol­ resident of the United States. There den of guiding an infant nation through lowed, having on board the heads of de­ ill be pomp and pageantry and im­ uncharted waters. partments and other public officers and ressive ceremonials to honor the oc­ \Vashington Irving, gentle historian several distinguished citizens. As they asion of the opening. The President and kindly biographer, tells the story of passed throug'h the strait between the f the United States will be present to the progress of the president-elect from Jerseys and Staten Island, called the cliver the principal address; there will his home estates to New York: Kills, other boats decorated with flags, e a grand parade through the streets "His progress to the seat of g'overn­ fell in their wake, and the whole form­ f New York, from the Battery to the ment was a continual ovation, The ring­ ing a nautical procession swept up the air site on Long Island; with music ing of bells and roaring of canonry pro­ broad and beautiful Bay of New York, nd martial array, receptions at Fair claimed his course through the country. to the sound of instrumental music, eadquarters historic, patriotic and The old and young, women and children On board two vessels were parties of raternal organizations and a great tJ.,ronged the highways to bless and ladies and gentlemen who sang con­ rowd of :1otables, of tJl;S and many welcome him. Deputations of the most gratulatory odes as Washington's ther nations. The festivities will con­ respectable inhabitants from the prin­ barge approached. The ships at an­ inue throughout the d:1v ar.d evening cipal places came forth to meet and chor in the harbor, dressed in ~olors, n a scale of grandeur whicn only the escort him. fired salutes as it passed. ... reat American metropolis can con­ "In respect to his reception at New "He approached the landing place of ~ive and produce. York, Washington had signified in a Murray's \Vharf ami I the ringing of f; 6382'1 Three administer the The Opening Day Progam oath. The a a t h T THE time of writing, the open­ was read slowly A ing day program has been an­ and distinctly, nounced in part: The grand parade Washington a t will start on the helicline, which is the the sam e time winding ramp encircling- the great peri-! laying his hand sphere and providing exit from thatj on an open Bible. structure. The parade will continue onl When it was con­ down Constitution Mall to the Lagoonl cluded, he replied of Nations, crossing to the Court ofl solemnly, 'I swear Peace; and then pass in review beforel - so help me, the President of the United States, whol God.' Mr. 0 tis would have raised will be on the stage in fl'ont of the Fed-I the Bible to his eral Building. There will be approxi-l lips, but he bowed mately 15,000 marchers. \l'ashington Taliing the Oath of Office: J:;"roIll a ~liniature (;roul) down reverently For two weeks prior to opening daY,1 B;y Dwight :F'ranklin in the l\IUSl'"Ulll of the City of New York and kissed it. 'Washington's trip from Mount Vernon) to the scene of inauguration in New! bells, the roaring of canonry and the shouting of multitudes collected on York will be re-enacted, following thel every pierhead. ... same route which he took, with the] same stopping places and the samei "The inauguration took place on means of transportation that he used! April 30th. At nine o'clock in the morning there were religious services one hundred and fifty years ago. The: in all the churches, and prayers put up trip lasted from April 16 to April 23,1 for the blessing of Heaven on the new and the portrayal will reproduce with1 government. At twelve o'clock the great vividness the progress which hisl city troops paraded before Washing­ biographer has outlined, including of! ton's door, and soon after the Commit­ course the cheers and greetings of an! tees of Congress and heads of depart­ excited populace. From April 23 tal ments came in their carriages. At half April 30 there will be a series of din"l past twelve the procession moved for­ ners, entertainments and receptions tak-i ward ... Washington in a coach of ing place in the five boroughs of New.! state. About two hundred yards be­ York. A restaging of the actual first! fore reaching the hall, Washington and inauguration will take place on the Fair! his suite alighted from their carriages Grounds immediately after the unveil-I•. and passed through the troops drawn ing of the mammoth statue of Wash-, up on each side, into the hall and sen­ ate chamber, where the vice president, ington which occupies space at the hea John Adams, recently inaugurated, ad­ of Constitution Mall. The ceremony of vanced and conducted Washington to the unveiling will be conducted by the Governor of New York. The evening of April 30 will have thrills of its own, too, when ten flashes of light rivaling the sun in brilliance will blaze from th' great star atop of the Trylon; and te awe-inspiring detonations of a bell fron th~ "Voice of the Perisphere" will b, heard, all starting from a cosmic ra coming out of interstellar space. This ceremonial takes place at nin o'clock in the evening, and with tha as the crowning glory of the day, th Old Trinity Church New York World's Fair of 1939 ma' "The chancellor now stepped forward, be said to be launched on its triumpha waved his hand and exclaimed, 'Long The SlIb-Treasury Building in '''ali Street: progress. 1 On the site of the Old Federal Hall. Courtesy live George Washington, President of Federal lVdters' Project the United States.' At this moment a • l flag was displayed on the cupola of The Old Trinity Church I a chair of state at the upper end of the hall on which signal there was a On Broadway, right at the head o~ the hall.. . The oath was to be general discharge of artillery on the Wall Street, where the noise and bustl~ administered in a balcony in front of Battery. All the bells of the city rang of the city seems most aggressive, i"l· the senate chamber, and in full view out a joyful peal and the multitude one of the most interesting and beauti of an immense multitude occupying the rent the air with acclamations. ... ful reminders of old New York-Trin street, the windows, and even the roofs The whole day was one of sincere re­ ity Church and its quaint and seques of adjacent houses. ... All eyes were joicings, and in the evening there were tered churchyard. The present Trinit~ fixed upon the balcony when, at the brilliant illuminations and fireworks." Church·edifice is the third one to stan~ appointed hour, Washington made his In such a manner, one hundred and on a site that was set apart for rei appearance accompanied by various fifty years ago, was the United States ligious sanctuary in 1697 and the firs1 public functionaries ... His entrance Federal Government set forth full­ church, built in the reign of Willia~ on the balcony was hailed by universal panoplied with the city of New York i~ shouts and advancing to the front of in the role of Master of Ceremonies and of Orange, was destroyed by fire agai~ the balcony he laid his hand upon his pageant manager, a role that it has 1776. Rebuilt in 1788, it was heart, bowed several times and then carried forward with honor and acclaim burned, and the present structure wal retreated to an arm-chair at the rear. ever since, Now on a still grander erected in 1846-time-honored enoug~ Washington arose and again came for­ scale than anything ever yet under­ as we see it today, but young indee< ward, John Adams, the vice president, taken by the proud city, it celebrates looking back to that olden day of thl stood on his right; on his left the the 150th anniversary of the earlier first little church and its quiet grav~ Chancellor of the State, who was to pageantry of the first inauguration. yard. ; \ Four I

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- .A..~ ness for the Milwaukee Railroad, then The Service Clubs try and sell the idea of traveling or shipping by rail. Railroads are the The Milwaukee Service Clubs mony to please and give satisfactory only transportation agencies which P. J. Kratschmer, Store Department, service to our patrons, for it is only operate on' their own roadways; none Spokane. through these efforts that we can ex­ of the enormous taxes which they pay pect to retain the business we have, and revert to them for the upkeep of their HE idea of the Milwaukee Service get new business. A satisfied customer right-of-way; when conditions are nor­ Clubs and the work which it is ex­ T is a great asset, while a dissatisfied mal they are the largest buyers of ma­ pected will be accomplished through one can do' much harm. terials and supplies in many com­ their memberships, is nothing new on In your efforts to secure new busi­ munities, in many districts they have our Railroad, as this work has been go­ ness, there are many channels through the largest payrolls and afford the most ing on for some time, by some indivi- which leads may be obtained, which employment; without their support our might result in contacts and sales. For taxes would be almost unbearable. this reason the employe should always Let the people of your community be on the alert, eyes and ears open, for know therefore, that the best railroad information regarding travel, vacations, in the country runs through their town. shipping, etc. Few traffic tips will fall Tell them about the many conveniences into your lap-you must be on the look­ on our trains which are not enjoyed by out for them. Don't forget to let your other modes of travel. Tell them about grocer, your baker, and all the other the 656 miles of smooth, cinderless people whom you patronize, know that electrically operated line; about the all­ you are a Milwaukee employe. It year-all-weather transportation upon pays to advertise. Don't be afraid to which they can depend. If you belong ask them how they ship or how they to some Milwaukee club or organiza­ travel. Get your friends working for tion, (and you should) see that some you. The members of your family who member is designated to give a write­ work for other industries are in a fine up of your activities to the daily pa­ position to get tips both of travel and pers. Publicity pays as well as adver­ shipping. Your children in school may tising. It is well to let your people tell you that the basketball or football know that the men and women of the F. J. Kratschmt'r team is going to so-and-so to play, or Milwaukee Railroad take a lively inter­ that the so-and-so team is coming est in the civic and soc.ial events of dual employes who have always had here to play. Follow up such tips with­ your community. the interest of their company at heart. out delay, or turn them over to the In conclusion-think Milwaukee, talk However, with the advent of the various Traffic Department at once, before Milwaukee, get your friends to travel new, competitive modes of transporta­ other arrangements are made for trans­ and ship Milwaukee. tion, resulting in the loss of business portation. Tell your friends to let a • to the railroads, and the decreasing of Milwaukee Passenger Traffic expert Central Montana Service Club their revenues and earning power, it help plan their trip or vacation. Maybe Meeting has become almost necessary that in­ you know the Buyer or Business man or NOTABLE Service Club meeting creased efforts be made by the em­ woman who makes a trip or two back since the last report was that of ployes to secure new business for our A East each year. Doesn't your next door the Central Montana Club of Lewis­ railroad, in order to keep the employ­ neighbor work for some industry or town-held on February 27th in the ment personnel up to standard, and to firm that does a lot of shipping? clubrooms of Lewistown Chapter, Mil­ keep our payrolls intact. With this Every employe should take a lively waukee Railroad 'Women's Club, in the thought in mind, the idea of the Ser­ interest in developing new business, and Milwaukee Road depot. Over 200 were vice Clubs was originated, and these should endeavor to be the leading "tip" clubs are now being organized through­ in attendance, rep­ getter in his department. You will get resenting the busi­ out the entire Milwaukee system. These a lot of enjoyment out of it, and you ness interests of Service Clubs are merely a united ef­ will get a big kick out of getting tips the city and county fort by employes to carryon with in­ that produce results. Your endeavor to and the employes creased zeal the good work which has secure business must be interlocked of the railroad and heretofore been handled on a smaller with your desire to render a real ser­ members of their degree by individuals. Through these vice. You should show a personal in­ families. Service Clubs, with their periodical terest, as after all the Milwaukee is The business ses­ "get-together" of employees of various your Railroad, and your means of ob­ sion was preceded departments, their "pep" talks, ex­ taining a livelihood. You should also by a dinner pre­ changing of ideas. etc., much en­ have the necessary ammunition for pared and served thusiasm should be developed, and answering certain questions, and should by the \Vomen's much good should be accomplished. therefore fortify yourself with talking Club, with a ShOl't Hand in hand with the idea of secur­ points especially in regard to the com­ and pleasing musi­ ing new business for our railroad, go fortable air-conditioned cars, low-cost eal program following, courtesy and service. Our monthly fares, beautiful scenery, safe and The meeting was opened with an ad­ staff meetings so forc8fully stress these speedy service, etc. It is hoped that the dress by chairman George Wood, car two points, that there should be no ex­ head office of the Milwaukee Service foreman at Lewistown, who expressed cuse for any negligence along these Clubs, when established, will get out the appreciation of the Service Club lines by any employe. Nevertheless such literature for the benefit of the for the fine response on the part of the we do hear of an occasional complaint members of the various Service Clubs. business and professional men of the about some disgrunted employe who Our prime object is to get business city and vicinity; and explained the ob­ might have made a trip unpleasant for for the Milwaukee Railroad through ject of the gathering, which was for . a passenger. When such complaints fail' competition. By this I mean that the double purpose of showing what are heard, it should be the duty of an it should not be our idea or intention to The Milwaul::c Hoad had done in the employee to investigate them, or make knock or run down other raiL·oads. Af­ past, and was now doing for the com­ report to the proper officers. In order ter all we are in the RailroncZ business, munity; and also the appreciation of to attain success in our work of getting and if, by showing where our Railroad the employes for past and future pa­ new business, it is very essential that excells in service, etc.; or by other fail' tronage given the Road. all departments work in perfect har- means, you are unable to get the busi- Mr. Wood gave some figures and I Five statements as to the value of The Mil­ 40,000 miles daily ....passenger rates the chamber of commerce; D. F. & P waukee Road to the city of Lewistown, d0~~'n, from an average of more than 3 A. Charles Winship and Mrs. Winship with its tax payment.s, anol t~e payroll cents :l mile to less th:'El ? !~ents. In of Great Falls; trainmast.er James disbursements to the 13G ;'-,:ployes "y­ 1!;l21 a dollar would pay for carrying' a O'Dore, Oliver Porter, acting agent; ing in that locality, putting in circula­ passenger 32 miles,- ·-today a dollar will editor Randall Vrooman of Grass tion over $320,000 annually in Lewis­ pay for carrying a passenger 54 miles. Range; editor Wm, Rader of Winnett· town and Fergus County. Freight charges, down: in 1921 a dol­ Al Keating, chairman of the Great Fall~ Speakers of the evening were Dr. F. lar paid for hauling an average ton of Service Club, and others, who upon be­ F, Attix, local physician of the railroad, freight 78 miles. Today a dollar pay3 ing introduced responded with brief re­ and J. H. Andrews, chief clerk of for hauling an average ton of freight marks of appreciation and interest in Freight Claim Office, Seattle. 98 miles. American railroads now haul the idea of these Service Clubs, a ton of freight one mile for an average In opening his talk, Dr. Attix said: charge of about one cent. Today freight • "Our business men of Lewistown are trains run 56 pel'cent faster than they Other Service Club Events guests tonight of the local employes of did in 1920; they are longer trains, A MEETING for the purpose of dis­ The Milwaukee Railroad who have which means economical transportation, cussing milroad problems was formed themselves into a group known -greater safety and increased effici- held in Timber Lake, S. D., under the as The Milwaukee Road Service Club, ency. auspices of the Faith-Isabel Service the purpose of which is to be of service "Are the railroads keeping up with Club. Many residents of the commu­ to our fellow employes, the railroad for the times 7 They are keeping ahead of nities served by these branch lines were which we work and the community in the times. And all these amazing im- present, Mayor F. A. Stoick presided, which we live. We believe this railroad provements in service, speed, safety and and a resolution was passed agreeing from which we earn our living is one of comfort at a price far lower than we that everything possible should be done the major industries in this community. used to pay." to give patronage to the railroad. It is our desire to become better ac­ Among those present at the meeting The Wausau Valley Service Club, quainted with you and your problems, were: Mayor William Dissly, members which meet.s at Wausau, Wisconsin, has and to have you become better ac­ of the city council and board of county arranged for a "Jack Pot" to stimulate quainted with us and our problems." After explaining that accusations to the commissioners; o~:.f3_~irecto_~~ i.00ntinued on Pag~_2_)~__._ effect that railroads were over-capital­ SERVICE CLUBS FORMED SINCE LAST REPORT ized had been disproved by an investi­ I~AST KANSAS CITY DIVISIOX SERV- gation and report of the Inter-state ICE CLUB 'hairlllan-L. :\1. Boughtin, agent. Haskins, Commerce Commission, the speaker Territory RutlPflge to Culver. Organ­ la.; V. Chainnall-~-,Jalnes =.\:Iorrow, section pointed out that the Milwaukee, along ized FelJruary 2:l, 1939 (orenw.. ll, Culver, Iowa. Secretary-L. R. with about. one-third of other railroads Carbee, telegrapher, 'Washington, Iowa of the nation were in receivership; and MAHION LINE SE:RVICE CLUE. .C'hairnlan-~C. C. Carne:::;, agent, North Eng",: Fairfax to Herldck. Organized Febru­ then went on to show how the railroads lish, Iowa; V. Chainnan-Ton1 Hall, section a ry 24, 1939 foreman, Parnell, Iowa; Secretary-Frank in addition to property and other taxes, McCallister. helper, Vililliamsburg, Iowa paid about 30% of the gross annual CEHj<~AL CITY SERVICE CLUB. , .. ('hairman-R. G. McGee. asst. agent, Cedar earnings for roadbed costs, as compared Oxford Junction to Newhall. Organ- Rapids, Iowa: V. Chairman-C. T, Rowe. to 5 to 8 percent of gross earnings paid ized March 6, 1939 agent, Marion. Iowa; Secretary-Kenneth by truck lines in taxes for roads which Taylor, bill clerk, Cedar Rapids. Iowa are built and maintained by general CLINTON AREA SERVICE CLUB . ('hairman-F. M. Duffy. agent. Clinton. Iowa; (temporary name) taxation. He said that The Milwaukee V. Chairman-F. E. Behrens, agent. Pres­ All Iowa Division lines east and south ton, Iowa: Secretary-J. R. Klinger, paid about $84,000 in taxes annually in of Oxford Junction, and east of Clin­ stenographer, freight house, Clinton, Iowa Fergus County to help maintain schools ton, Iowa. Organized March 7, 1939 and other local governmental costs; CYION'l'ICELLO AREA SERVICE CLUB....('hairman-M. B. Leonard, agent, Monticello: and t.he local operating payroll was iVyoming to Delhi, inc., and Viola to 1st V. Chairman-Ray Naylor, agent, around a third of a million dollars an­ Monticello, inc. Organized March 8, Scotch Grove, Iowa: 2nd V. Chairman-- nually. He called attention to the 135 1939 Wm, Mullen. section foreman, Anamosa. Iowa; Secretary-Marcus Hobert, section­ families who receive their living there, man. Monticello. Iowa from The Milwaukee Road, and who rpPER IOWA SERVICE CLUB., , .Chairman-H. A. Dow, section foreman, Fay- spend their money right back in t.he Oneida to Waucoma. Organized March eite, Iowa: V. Chairman - Bruce Devoe, community. He made a strong plea for 9, 19:J9 agent, Arlington, Iowa; Secretary-G. E. the continued support of local businer-s Finders, agent, vVaucoma, Iowa men for our railroad, and called atten­ TAMA AREA SERVICE CLUB,. . ... Chairman-Joe Dunlap, Coal Shed Foreman; tion to the slight help, if any, given a Van Horn to Rhodes. Organized Tama, Iowa; V. Chairman-Paul Kouba, l\'farch 10, ]939 agent. 'Vining, Io"ra; Secretary--Lawrence community by competing forms of }i'ioIa. telegrapher, Tarna, Io\va transportation. PERRY AREA SERVICE CLUB ., .. Chairn1an-E. E. Banyard, 'yardlnaster, Per­ Mr. Andrews gave an interesting il­ Linden to Cooper and Collins La Coon ry, Iowa; 1st 'V. Chairman-H. J, Peterson, lustrated talking slide presentation of Hapids, Organized March 13. 1939 agent, Perry, Io"va; 2nd ·V. Chairman-G. "This Railroad Business," in which the J. Foxhoven, agent, Panora, Iowa; Secre­ tarJ.-"-Herbert Langdon, roundhouse clerk. following high lights were emphasized: Perry, Iowa trains must keep rolling to move the ROTNA VALLEY SERVICI<; CLL;B. .. Chairman-Fred Harvey, agent, Manilia, enormous tonnage from farm, factory, Dedhan1 to Pan;-l ma, inc. Organized Iowa; V. Chairman-lIL D. Fish, section forest. and mine, ...the goods we all :\'!arch 14, 1939 foreman, Arion, Iowa; Secretary-~,Villard need; every two minutes the American Currier, telegrapher, l\Ianilla, Iowa railroads move over one million tons of lVfAPLI~TON ARl~A Sr';llVICE CLUB Chairman-Clms. Simpa. agent, Mapleton. goods one mile; and in hvo minutes the Luton to Charter Oak. Organized Iowa: V. Chalrman-L. S. Malone, section "larch 15, 1939 foreman, Ute, Iowa; Secretary-A. H. Pol­ railroads carry about 90,000 men, zien, agent, Charter Oak, Io\va women and children one mile,-carry COUNCIL BLUFFS AREA SERVICE Chairman-Edward Lee, switchman. Council them safely, quickly and cheaply; in CLUB . ,,' ,. Hiuffs; V. Chairman-To P. Schmidt, car 1930 the total mileage run by American Portsn1outh to Council Bluffs. Organ- foreman, Council Bluffs; Secretary--Vern passenger trains, at average speeds of ized )'larch 16, 1939 \Villicuns, yard clerk, Council Bluffs 60 miles pel' hour, or more, was only [)I~S ;\IOIKf<:'S A.R}~A SERVICE (;L.lTB .. , ('hairnlan--Lee Bates. train baggageman, Des l\Ioines to Granger and Rectfield. 1)es 1\loines;V. Chairillcul-'''', C. IVI:cGee, 1,100 miles per day. Today, passenger ()rg'nni7.ed 1'vTareh 17, J939 ({gent. Grund)', Iowa; Se_cret<:l.ry--Lyle t.rains operating at a mile a minut.e 01' Whitehead, ratc derk, DF & PA office, bett.er, cover an average of more than Des Moines Six interest and bring better attendance at Showings of the A. A. R. sound-slide The Mid-Southern Service Club held meetings. A voluntary donation of film, "This Railroad Business" are well a joint meeting with businessmen from $5.00 was received to start the "Jack underway. Among those arranged by the neighboring towns at Fairmont, Pot," drawing to be made at each meet­ Service Clubs are the following: Minn., March 5th. Mayor W. L. Nich­ ing from names of employes eligible The North Montana Service Club olas of Fairmont gave a talk on the for membership. held a banquet in conjunction with the subject, "This Transportation Prob­ The Chippewa Service Club which showing of the film in Great Falls, lem," and the A.A.R. film was shown. meets at Channing, Michigan, is plan­ Montana. Approximately 50 were pres­ About 75 attended the meeting. ning a get together meeting at which a ent. On March 6th at a meeting of the Smelt Fry will be a special attraction. Electric Service Club in Deer Lodge, The Edgeley Line Service Club held Montana, approximately 435 guests a meeting in Ellendale, N. D., January Our Place and Part 10 Making were present at a showing of the film. 29th. About 60 were present, including a Nation The Kittitas Valley Service Club held families and invited friends. The bus(­ a Goodwill Party February 20th at Cle ness meeting was followed by a social "The power of a nation is in the Elum, Washington. About 75 persons, hour of music, dancing and games, character of its men and women. including business men and their fami­ after which refreshments were served. The gl'eatlJess of a nation is in the lies as well as railroad employes, The Harlowton, Montana, Service ideals of its citizens. The glory of heard Chairman Jim Munro speak on Club met with the Harlowton Commer­ a nation it in the lives of its peo­ the purpose of the Service Club. A pro­ cial Club at a dinner on February 7th. ple. It is these unseen things gram consisting of songs, tap dances, Talks were made 'by railroad and busi­ which endure,-that are eternal. and instrumental solos was followed by nessmen, and there has been much "So may we remind ourselves of a showing of the A.A.R. film. At the favorable comment since the meeting. our place and part in the making close of the program luncheon was On February 25th the railroad's Annual of the nation." served. Sea Food Dinner was held under the Dr. J. B. Davis, -~----~- sponsorship of the Harlowton Service University of Michigan. After Forty Years Continuous Club. Service ======--~~--=='-~-=-==-'-' NNOUNCEMENT is made of the A retirement on April 1st, at his own request of Mr. A. C. Hagensick, "This Railroad Business" assistant secretary of the Milwaukee Road. A New Sound·Slide Film by Mr. Hagensick entered the secre­ The Association of American Railroads tary's office at Milwaukee April 1st, 1899, as junior clerk. He was promoted HE story in pictures and words of feature and have expressed gratifica­ from time to time to chief clerk; right­ T the country's need of a sound na­ tion at having had an opportunity to of-way agent; general right-of-way tional transportation policy is force­ be presented with such an honest and agent and in 1913 was made assistant fully shown in a new film which was interesting sequence of facts. secretary, and upon his retirement has produced for us by the Association of If you know of a group who would to his credit forty years of continuous American Railroads. like to have this film presented to them sel'vice with the company, twenty-six The picture is on tour of the railroad as a feature at one of their meetings, of which have been spent as assistant and has already been shown with a get in touch with the superintendent of secretary. great deal of success before many civic your division or communicate with the Mr. Hagensick takes into his retire­ and community groups. The film, en­ Public Relations Department. Chicag·o. ment the respect and good wishes of titled "This Railroad Business," estab­ ._._--+--- The Milwaukee Road family. with lishes as America's No.1 job the task W. F. Dudley whom he enjoyed a wide acquaintance. He has lived in Milwaukee all of the of developing a sound national trans­ N March 12th, at his home in Ev­ veal'S since he became assistant secre­ portation policy based on the principle O anston, Illinois, occurred the death tary, and since the removal of the sec­ of equal rights for all agencies of trans­ of William Franklin Dudley, in the 88th portation and special privilege for none. year of his age. retary's office in 1929 to Chicago, he has "commuted" between Milwaukee Railroad people know the need of Mr. Dudley served the Milwaukee and Chicag'o daily. No mattel what such a policy and know that only under Road actively for fifty-three years, and the weather 01' what the exigency of a sound national transportation policy retired hom active duty in 1931. the day, lVh'. Hagensick was at his can there be a return of railroad pros­ He received a public school edu­ desk and always "on time." perity, without which there can be no cation, studied law and wa" admitted . - ,,---- enduring and satisfactory national to the bar in 1873. In 1874 he entered ._---- prosperity. the service of The Milwaukee Road as Appointments The picture provides answers in clerk and auditor of station accounts, FFECTIVE March ]st.: 1I]r. H. S. Zane advancing successively to the positions E allpointed a.ssistant irei,e;ht traffic man­ plain language to many of the criti­ ager, with office at Chicago. sllcceeding 1\:1r. cisms which have been directed at the of freight auditor; assistant general .T. I r. Skillen, deceased. railroads. It very effectively disposes auditor; auditor; auditor of traffic and ~11' H. L. "1('Laughlin appointed general credit officer. nOl'thwC':-;tern freight ag(\nt. with headquar­ of some of the extravagant remarks t('r~ at ::\linnt'apo1i~. ::::ucceeding l\Tr. II. S. about land grants, high fixed charges, MI'. Dudley was one of the organiz­ ers of the American Association of Zall(', lH'01110ft"(1. and over-capitalization which we have :\11'. J. ),,'1. Cunnillgh~lnl appointed general all heard uttered by persons who were Railway Accounting Officers, in 1887; ag"{'IlL Pittsburgh, Pa., slIccpeding H. L. incorrectly informed. and was instrumental in the establish­ :M cLaughlin. l'rOD10ted. ment of many of the present day prac­ )'Tr. H. E. Bauvais appointed general "This Railroad Business" is a highly agPllt. l:)ultlth, :Th.linn., succeeding J. 1\1. tices in railroad accounting, particular­ C'unni ngh:nn, Drornoted. desirable presentation for meetings of ly in interline freight billing and in­ commercial clubs, Lions' Clubs,' Ki­ terline settlements. ..------wanis Clubs, Rotary Clubs, church His passing is mourned by the many Card of Thanks groups, civic clubs, and school and col­ friends he made along his way through E WISH to extend our deepest ap­ lege groups. Our division officers are life. He was considered by his supe­ W preciation and thanks for all s:eking opportunities to present the riors in the service as an outstanding kindnesses shown us during the recent Plcture before such audiences. Those officer of the railroad that he served loss of our husband and father. bef?re whom we have already present­ with great distinction for so many Mrs. Anna M. Swift and children, ed lt have regarded it as an educational years. Savanna, Ill. Seven THE MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE UNION STATION BUILDING, CHICAGO ~ VOL. XXVII APRIL, 1939 No.1

Published monthly, devoted to the interests of and tor tree distribution among the employes or the Cbicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. CARPENTER KENDALL, Editor ALBERT G. DUPUIS, Assistant Editor, In Charge of Advertising Single Copies, 10 Cents Each-Outside Circulation, $1 Per Year U. S. Postage on This Magazine Is Three Cents

Harry S. Zane Promoted Roundhouse fOl'eman George J. Ryan Assistant Secretary R. HARRY S. ZANE is receiving­ and his associates received the congrat­ NNOUNCEMENT is made of the M the congTatulations of his many ulations of Mr. Benson and the Safety A appointment, effective April 1st, of friends of The Milwaukee Hoad and its First staff in his office. . Ina C. Trewin, as assistant secretary patrons on his appointment to the pOSI­ .-...-.--- of The Milwaukee Road, succeeding tion of assistant Appointed Superintendent Ml'. A. C. Hagensick, who has retired. freight traffic man­ T HE appointment of A. T. Berg as Mrs. Trewin en­ age 1', succeeding superintendent of the Chicago ter­ tered the service of the late J. H. Skil­ minal division of the Milwaukee Road, The Milwaukee len. succeeding Col. C. L. Whiting who died Road as stenog­ Mr. Zan e has Feb. 13th, was an­ rapher in the office been an employe of nounced March 1st. of the superinten­ dent of the 1. & D. The Milwaukee For the past six Division, transfer­ Road for 25 years, years Mr. Bel'g has ring thence to Chi­ entering rail serv­ been assistant su­ cago in the same ice at Kansas City perintendent in as a messenger. capacity, working Chicago. A native for the general su­ Fronl 1926 to 1932 of Chicago, he Hal"ry S. ZalH~ perintendent until he was general started with the agent at Tulsa, Okla., returning that t hat office was Ina C. Trewln Milwaukee Road as abolished in 1930, when she took the year to Kansas City as general south­ a sectionman at western freight agent, the position he position of secretary to Mr. Hagensick Channing, Mich., In October, 1937, she became secretary held prior to being transferred to in 1912. In 1917 he A. T. Berg to Mr. T. W. Burtness, secretary of the Minneapolis as general northwestern transferred to freight agent in 1938. railroad, which position she leaves to train service as a brakeman. Later he succeed Mr. Hagensick. • was engaged in clerical work at Mil­ Mrs. Trewin has a winning personal­ Succeeding Mr. Zane at Minneapolis waukee and was stationmaster there is H. L. McLaughlin, general agent of ity, is able and efficient in all of her for a year. In 1925 he was promoted work, and devoted to her duties. She is this company at Pittsburgh, Pa., since to trainmaster with headquarters in 1926. From 1921 to 1926, he served receiving the congratulations of her Milwaukee, coming to Chicago as assis­ many friends on her promotion, bring­ this company as commercial agent at tant superintendent in 1933. ing as it does, a well deserved recogni­ Minneapolis. Mr. E. G. Kiesele, who has been tion of her long and loyal service with Mr. J. Mel Cunningham, succeeding trainmaster in Chicago Terminals, is H. L. McLaughlin at Pittsburgh, was the Milwaukee Road. promoted to assistant superintendent. Mrs. Trewin's husband, before his promoted to the Pittsburgh agency Mr. Kiesele began railroad work as a death, was in train service on the 1. & from a similar position at Duluth, Minn. call boy at Dubuque, Iowa. Subsequent­ D. Division. Mr. Cunningham entered the service ly he was yardmaster there and train­ of The Milwaukee in Winnipeg, Man., master at Green Bay, Wis., being pro­ • in 1906. In 1918 he transferred to the Giving It Away moted to Chicago as trainmaster in De­ Drunk (phoning wife): "Thash you dear? Chicago offices and in 1919 went to cember, 1937. Tell the maid I won't be home tonight." Seattle. Subsequently he was the com­ pany's representative at Vancouver, B. C., going thence back to Winnipeg as general agent. R. E. Beauvais, formerly freight and The Retirement List passenger agent at Dubuque, succeeds Name Occupation Location Mr. Cunningham at Duluth, and has Frayer, 'Villiam . ·. Roadmaster ...... Fayette. lao been with the company since 1920. Grignon. Edward Eugene . .. .. Car Repairer Helper Green Bay. Wis. Olson. Ole . .. .. Carman Sioux City. Ia. Congratulations are extended. Kocha, John .. ·. Carman Green Bay, Wis. • Holl. Fredericl, William Carl. . Carman . La Crosse, "Vis. Maes. Desire .., . '" Clerk Green Bay, 'Vis. Ten Consecutive Years of O·Neill. John . ... Laborer Galewood, Ill. Safety First Kishen. John ..... Crossing Flagman Crivitz, Wis. Kresenske. Charles Fredrick. · .. Section Foreman Nekoosa, Wis. HE roundhouse employes at Janes­ \Terdon, Peter Alexander, .. ·. Section Laborer Lansing, la. Tville, Wisc., approximately 45 men, Rogers. 'Nilliam Henry . · General Agent .Ne",' Orleans, La. completed in February, ten consecutive :\1clntosh. John Thomas . E~lectrician . Perry. la. Maloy. "Yilliam PauL . · Conductor Farmington. Minn. years of service without a reportable Reese. George Peel. . · .. Engineer . .l\rIinneapolis. Minn. or lost time injury. Testa. Joe ...... Section LahoreI' Calder, Idaho This is a very fine record and stands Talmadge, Lizzie Estella .. St3nographer Seattle. Wash. Dillon. lYIllo Osborn. Laborer . Perry, la. as a testimonial that work in a round­ Ryan, .John . B18cksmith .. , ." .Milwaukee, vVis. house can be handled in a safe manner. Sjogren. Claus 'Valfred . . .. Boilermaker .....Milwaukee. vVis. Everyone concerned feels mighty proud :Mitchell, Donald . .. Laborer .l\linneapolis, l\iUnn. Pangburn, Charles Allen. · ..Crossing Flagl11an. . 'Vinona, Minn. of the accomplishment, and from the Libner, Peter John ...... Laborer . .. . Chicago, Ill. enthusiasm displayed, this record will French. Lafayette lJlysses...... Section LahoreI' 'Vatauga, S. D. Asher, Theodore .. Engineer .. .Great Falls, Mont. undoubtedly continue for many years Stenson, Mich.ael · Section Foreman . Tacoma. Wash. in the future. Steger. Jacob . .. Machinist ; Milwaukee, 'Vis. Eight us

Narne Occupation Location Special Commendation Boorman, Burt Nicetus """ Engineer .Tomahawk, Wis. The following named have received spe. Stockton, William Thomas ,~onductor .' , ..Perry, la. cial commendations for meritorious servo Dornbaeh, Jaeob Edwin , Cheek Clerk ,Minneapolis, Minn. ices performed while in the conduct of their regular duties: \Velghner, William Herman Section Laborel' Postville, Ia. \Vickstrom. John .. ,.. , Car Cleaner .:\Iinneapolis, :\linn, J. T. Quinn. conductor, 1llinois Division. discovered car on track, about ten inches Rogos('h, Oscar...... Switchrnan .:'Tilwaukee. 'Vi:3. of the wheel tread gone on one wheel. :\1011, Oscar Karl... ., Cabinet Maker .:VIilwaukee, \Vis. Finding this defect undoubtedly prevented Ostrander, \Villiam Joshua.. .. , ,Laborer .. , . Sioux City, la. further damage when the ear moved. Hensle.y, John Fabian.. . , .. , .. ,Moulder ....Milwaukee, \Vis: Richard Adams, Iowa Division brake· Carlson, Peter Gust... . Laborer " .:l\1inneapolis, IVIinn. man, found twelve inches of tread broken Kaczmarek, Martin .." Carman Helper :vrilwaukee, Wis. out of wheel on ear of coal, in train No. Hoffman. Louis Otto. ., ,., " . Boilermaker Helper 1\Tilwaukee, ,Vis. ,i4, Dec. 27th. \Vithout doubt this prevented Draper, \Villiam Silas. . Switchman Tacoma, \Vash. Inore serious damage. Page, Lyman Patrick...... Operator ...... Clinton, Ind, Illinois Division conductor, T. J, Freeman Rankos, Henry , .. Blacksmith Tacoma, \Vash. while inspecting train at Davis Junction, McNutt, Ernest Leslie... . Machinist ' Tomah, ,Vis. February 25th, found a broken 'wheel on Schmidt, Fred ,.. .., Machinist Helper... . Milwaukee, \Vis. one of the ears. Cartwright, William Riley Stationary Eng-ineer ' . , '" Austin, Minn. Operator .T, \V. Miller, Byron Tower, Ill., Martin, John \Vi11iam Machinist , ., .. ,. .. Minneapolis, Minn. discovered a broken rail on December 25th, in the crossing, there being eight inches Myring, John Blacksmith Helper llinneapolis, Minn. broken out of the baH of the rail. Leonard, John ' Boilermaker .,. Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee Division conductor Frank Linstead, William Fred Machinist ,. Milwaukee, \Vis. \Vhitty on February 13th, when on train Leahy, William Henry Conductor Kansas City, Mo, No. 74, discovered a broken rail and took Urquhart, Murdock Scott. Section Laborer Othello, Wash. prompt action to prevent further damage. .Winkel, John Ignatz Carpenter .. Milwaukee, Wis. Illinois Division conductor A. F. Eber­ Praeger, \Villiam August. Carman ,. Green Bay, \Vis. ling, while switching at Kirldand, Ill., on Buchanan, Daniel D \Varehouseman Seattle, Wash. February 4th, discovered 18 Inches of Wilkins, George Henry Switchman .,., Chicago, Ill. flange broken off wheel on car of coal in train No. 91 Extra. Fish, Aquilla T ...... •..•...•.• Engineer Marquette, Ia. K. C. Division brakeman G, \V. Stahl McCloska, Fred William CondUctor ,. Bensenville, Ill. found broken wheel on car in train and Taylor, William Section Laborer Spragueville, Ia. had the defective car set out, preventing Gregory, Charles Woodbridge Yardmaster Janesville, \Vis. further damage. Barnoske, William Edward Section Foreman Coon Rapids, Ia. Hinkel', Henry Joseph Section Foreman .. . , Mitchell, S. D. ---.--­ Milwaukee Employees Pension Rege, Henry Car Inspector Wausau, Wis. McCurdy, Otha Gale Car Cleaner .. , St. Bernice, Ind. Association Berndt, August Ferdinand Carman ' Chicago, Ill. To Members: Betzhold, Nicholas Painter...... Milwa:.ukee, Wis. Finn, Andrew '" Carman Helver Chicago, Ill. On or about June 1, 1939, a distribu­ Kiewert, Leo Team Track Foreman " Chlc.ago, Ill. tion of 5% will be made to members. Bulgrien, IIerman Julius Section Laborer Portage, Wis. This will make three liquidating dis­ Ford, John Calvin ., Laborer .. , . . , Tacoma. "Wash. tributions to members aggregating Drumm, John Charles Adam Boilermaker Milwaukee, Wis. 23%. Limpert, Christ Carman .,... La Crosse, \Vis. M. F. Kolbe, Edn1onds, Arthur Jacob :M_achinist . ~:1ason City, la. Lucas, LBonard Brakeman .. . Portage, \Vis. Secretary-Treasurer. Verfurth, Gerhard Theodor ,. Machinist Milwaukee, ,Vis. ------~ Johnson, .l'\lfred Carm<.ll1 ;,,'linneapolis, TvIinn. A Narrow Escape }{ern, Joseph Cral11er Conductor. ... ~liles City. :Mont. Word has been received in Chicago Flor, Sigwart Nickoli Section LaborPl' :vlarmarth, N. D. of the narrow escape from a fatal in­ iVliller, Otto Henry Conc1ur:tor Green Bay, 'Vis. jury to Mrs. Jean Burt, sister of Mr. Johnson, Peter Edward B&J3 Foreman .. Spokane, ,"lash. H. A. Scandrett. Mrs. Burt was run· Lavallee, Joseph ...... •. Brakeman Seattle, ,"lash. Sullivan, John Frank ...... •. Conductor Channing, ::\1ich. ning to catch a train in the Indianapolis, Nelnitz, Frank Friedrick Trucksmilh l'vIihvaul{ee, 'Vis. Indiana, station, when she slipped and ~andberg, Swan August 0.0 •••• 0 •• 00 < Laborer..... :\linneapolis, Minn. fell almost under the train. The sta­ Klinger, Alfred Monroe Section Laborer Allegan, Mich. tionmaster, who was present, saw her J.~:d\vard BOUCher, .Joseph 0 ••• 0 ••••••• o' "{,-ird Conductor 11inneapolis, J\finn. in time to pull her away from under the Dunn, Jan1es 'Villiam 00000. Enginef"r l\Ia.c1isoll, 'Vis. wheels and thus saved her very seri­ Koepp, August Ben ., em'penter :Milwallkee, ,Vis. ous and possibly fatal injuries. She Peterson, .John 0 ••••• o' 0 Painter l\Jilv,'aukee, Wis. will be in an Indianapolis hospital for :McCauley, Janles John .. 0 •••••• 000 •• 0. Yard Brakell1un D. & T. Division a week or so and it is expected will 1-Iauer, John Carl Fred 0 0 •• Section Foreman Portage, 'Vis. l'ecover completely. Kopeska, Robert 1\lichael . 0 •• 0.0 •• 0 •••• (:a1' Inspector.. i\lihvanl{ce, "Vis.

Richardson, John Simpson ..... 0 ••••••• Spction Foreman Ex("el:-;ior Sllrings, 11Cl. •

Hau:-:;auer, John \VilHan1 00 •••••• 0 ••••• 0 Special Officer Ortonville. Minn . The Last Word .Jepson, Allgust Severin ," .l\Iachinist )..linneapo}i:::;, :\linn. T\vo lTIotorists n1ct at a tlridge too narrow

DaVidson, Lyman Beecher 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 S\vitchn1an Kansas Cit:-:, 110 for two cars to pass. I---Iall~ "1 never ha('l~ for (in~· 010 fooL" shout.ed ChallJnan. 0 0 •• Laborer . '1\.1. co1113 , \Vash Kelly, .Tohn Laborer . Tacoma, \Vash. one driveL "That's all right." replied the other Treadwa)', Otto H. . 0' 00 ••••• Telegr.a:pher Terre IIaute. Ind. ;)~ .:\-IlJllH-'apoli~, ~\1inn. quie1ly. 110 s.hifted into re\"prSe, "I al­ Anderson. Peter Axel 0 •• 0 ••• Laborer ways do." Coffers, Charlie John 0 •••• 0 •• o. S\vitchn1an St. Paul,l\-Iinn.

Hogers, Charles Gergan 0 •• 0 •• 0 0 Jt. Fac. CIeri..; .Minneapolis. ?l-linn.

Gonyea, Archie 0 0 0 •••• Cannan ... Tacoma, \Vash. Dobe, Charles LUdwig .. Crossing Flagnlall I\Iilwaukee. Wis. Forenl~U1. l\-{cNall1ara, John .James 0 •••••• 0 0 Section Eatonville, vVnsh. Mosher, Milton \Vesley Log Scaler St. Maries, Idaho Reichard, Albert \V !>Ioulder Milwaukee, Wis. Slattery, John Lal)orer .,' Milwaukee, Wis.

Pool, Joseph J\.liller 00.0 ••••••• 0 ••• Sec.tion Laborer ... Jalnaica, la.

I\:IcCarthy, Cornelius Carney 0 •• 0 Laborer .:\-Linneapolis, l\Iinn.

Newman, John 000. 0 •••••••••• 0 ••••,Section Laborer Winona, JV£inn. Palmer, Aron John Section Foreman.... Hastings, Minn.

Barter, Edwin Burk 00 ••••• 00.00 o. o. Engineer 0.0 •• 0 •••••••••••••••••• '.0 Clinton, lao Johnson, Albert Bakken , Crossing Flagman . Red \Ving, Minn. Exhibited in Jfclntosh. S. Do, Station Yard: (Continued on Page 28) Photo b~' J. E. Pace Nine The }c, 9 ricuIt ura I and Colonization Department

and canals surveyed others have been arid's Largest Dam and equally as active appraising the lands \\T to be irrigated and working out plans for their subdivision into tracts of 40 Irrigation District or less acres, as no individual will be own more than 40 acres-­ Grand Coulee and Columbia Basin permitted to or 80 acres for a man and his wife. will have been LMOST every day this depaltment 1,600 cubic feet per second. Each Land owners in the Basin 120,­ for A is asked one or more questions elevate sufficient water to irrigate informed regarding requirements care Irrigation District, regarding progTess of development of 000 acres of land. or enough to take organization of an of organized Dis­ the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. of the domestic water requirements for it is with a properly of Reclamation, Each day additional progress is made, nearly 7,000,000 people. trict that the Bureau Department of the In­ so that it is impossible to make a These purllp.. will lift the needed ilTi­ United States its contract to deliver definite statement as to the exact statue gation water from the reservoir created terior, makes waters to the District's irri­ of the project. Coulee Dam into a balancing reser­ irrigation by land owner has The first unit of the project is the will be about 250 feet above gable lands. Every voir which to attend a Dam, now undergoing of Grand Coulee Dam. attended, or will be invited Grand Coulee the water level or­ When completed it will reservoir, through meeting where details of District construction. From this balancing and re- dam in the world; in fact second feet capacity, ganization are carefully, fully be the largest a canal of 15,000 . it will be the largest man-made struc­ will be carried about 10 miles liably explained. water has been given ture. "When finished it will be 4,200 southwesterly to the heads of the 150 Much consideration of organization of the feet long, 500 feet thick at its base, mile east-side canal and the 100 mile to the question one Irrigation District, or tapering up 550 feet to a top thickness west-side canal, from which it will be Basin into one to include all lands of 30 feet. The water surface above distributed to farms through numerous as two districts, waters from the East the dam will be raised about 355 feet Several large tunnels, siphons, to be irrigated by laterals. the other lands above low water level." wasteways, headgate structures, and Side Canal-and the West Side Canal.. The dam is now more than one-half bridges, and a drainage system for col­ watered from owners in the Basin will completed. It is expected that it will lecting and using seepage water will be The land wish to organize. They be completed in late 1941. Electric required. decide how they consideration to various power should be available in early 1942. Of the 1,200,000 acres of irrigable are giving phases and proposals of organization The completed dam will create a land in the project, 960,000 acres will at this time. Meetings of farmers, storage reservoir 151 miles long, aver­ be watered by gravity from the system land owners and others have been held 4,000 feet in width and having a of canals extending southward from aging several communities in the Basin. depth of 375 feet. It will be the balancing reservoir. A total of in maximum meetings leading farmers, an area of 82,000 acres about 220,000 acres of irrigable land At these a reservoir with representatives of the about 10,000,000 about 70 feet above the gravity canal state officials and and a total capacity of is have explained Auxiliary pumping plants will Bureau of Reclamation acre feet of water. system. organiza­ to serve such areas, as details of irrigation district Following completion of this colossal be constructed relating develops, power for them tion and various other matters dam and its accompanying power plant the project of the from auxiliary power to development and settlement will come construction of facilities to being derived plants at canal "drops" on the project Basin when irrigated. irrigate about 1,200,000 acres of Colum­ land owners complete or­ lands. When the bia Basin land. The lands to be irri­ the Columbia Basin Irri­ But all development leading to irri­ ganization of gated are almGst equally divided by the or Districts, then such gation of the Columbia Basin is not gation District Milwaukee Road, roughly, one-half or organizations will give that of the engineer, cement mixer, organization lying north of our road, Lind to Bev­ to contracts mutually steamshovel, turbine and pump manu­ consideration erly, and the other half south. They to water users and the Bu­ facturer. While the dam is being built acceptable are generally as productive as any in reau of Reclamation for the the semi-arid regions. They delivery of irrigation waters lack only water. When it is and repayment of costs of supplied the Basin will liter­ constructing the irrigation ally "bloom" for men who system and its upkeep and know the area, its soils and maintenance. may climate say, "The crops In a very recent letter the common be any or all those Commissioner of the Bureau such as to a temperate zone, of Reclamation clearly out­ peas, other hay, grain, beans, lined the steps to be taken in Since vegetables and fruits. organization of the irrigation in rela­ the land is to be held district and negotiation and intensive tively small tracts, execution of repayment con­ will be methods of farming tracts. He wrote, "Voting in no material followed, and favor of an irrigation district made to additions will be is not and could not be vot­ of the 'surplus' crops. Much ing on any sort of a district to the land will be devoted contract. Until the district and for­ raising of livestock has been organized, after a age crops." vote favorable to organiza­ irrigation of To m a k e tion, there is no district with possible, Columbia Bas in which a contract could be twelve large electrically oper­ Dam as it appears at the present time. It Is more made. will be installed. Grand Coulee the largt"st in the ated pumps than half conlpleted and when finished will be (Continued on Page 15) Each will have a capacity of world Ten 1------_III!I!I.~.;. r ACCIDENT~PREVENTION

cleaned with a brush. After the seats A Problem I n Safety Solved are dried, they look just like new. Girls sew the upholstery for the seats. And Everybody Happy The hair from the mattresses is re­ moved, and put in a machine. It blows OLUTION of a problem in the man­ 8th grade. Then the great news of the all the dirt out. The hair comes out S ner following, in which the safety prizes being a trip to Milwaukee on the clean and curly. of passengers riding our trains in Chi­ HIAWATHA, with all expenses paid The train is something on the order cago suburban territory was endan­ for each of the winners, was told; and of the modern automobiles, because the gered is proof of the old saw that here is the story of the big event, writ­ wooden window frames on the automo­ "more flies are to be caught with sugar- ten by Jennie Kowalski herself, of biles are the same as on the train. The than with vinegar"; and the cir­ Room 304-7a, Mitchell School. engines are not made in this factory, cumstances and the story are this: Trip on the HIAWATHA but they are designed there in a large In the Chicago Terminals, where designing room where the plan is made "On Saturday, February 4, 1939 Mr. trains pass and repass in a steady con­ on blue print. In the factory they have Hamann, Miss Brickley, Mike Mossa, tinuity, there happens to be near the their own switch board operating ma­ Mrs. Olson from the Cameron School, a track elevation, one of the city public chine. This machine works automatic­ 4th grade pupil from there, and I met schools; and in this locality, with a ally. The most important thing in the Mr. L. J. Benson, assistant to Chief frequency most terrifying the crash of factories was, that they have signs Operating Officer in the Union Station. broken glass and the cries of startled hanging all over in every building about Mr. Benson showed us all through the people with a falling pebble or larger safety. Safety is very important in HIAWATHA train. We went through stone on floor or lap of passenger were factories, because of the dangerous the Beaver Tail parlor car, drawing­ the evidences of vandalism which machinery. They also use a great deal room parlor car, dining car, luxury pointed toward the doors of the nearby of lumber for window frames, doors, coach and tip-top-tap car. . school that were opening to let out the floors, tables, frames on chairs, and Ipupils from the afternoon session. At 10:00 a. m. the train left for Mil­ couches. ! The heads of the Milwaukee's Police waukee. We had a delicious breakfast. A black dynamometer car is used for !Department studied the situation and The train was speeding nearly one hun­ finding out what is wrong with the en­ Mr. Benson sent Mr. Hamann out to dred miles an hour, but it didn't seem gine. The black car is attached be­ have a talk with the principal of the like that. It ran very smooth and quiet. hind the engine. Watch for it when you Ischool. She heard Mr. Hamann's At 11:20 a. m. we reached Milwaukee see the HIAWATHA speeding through story, said she had not known that and went to the office of the captain of the country. such things had been going on, and police of the railroad. He drove us in Last of all Mr. Hart took us through asked for a few days to give her time two automobiles to the shops where the his office. Only firemen are allowed to Ido. make her investigation,~then she HIAWATHA was built. This is the go in there. On the wall in his office Iwould again take it up with the police second largest factory of its kind in is a motto as follows: ! service of the railroad. the world. "Time will tell that true success i Within a few days Mr. Hamann was vVe were introduced to Ml'. Hart, equals character plus vision~judgment i summoned and the principal laid her chief of the Fire Department. He took -decision~action!" !plan before him. She asked about the us through the Milwaukee Shops. There Fire signals are operated by a ma­ I HIAWATHA train, said she found, are several different kinds of buildings, chine called the Howe Protective Sig­ ! among other things, that many of the for various kinds of work. One build­ nalling System. There are several ma­ i pupils were still interested in the pass­ ing is two hundred feet wide, and one chines and telephones in the office. i ing of the famous train and still gath­ thousand feet long. Here they repair At 1:25 we were taken back to the t ered near the right-of-way to see it go the cars and overhaul them thoroughly station and watched the train come in. ! by. She did not say anything about every two years. On a small black­ We left for Chicago at 1:35. Enroute Iwhat her investigation into the matter board they write what has to be re­ we had a delicious dinner. VI' e arrived I. of the stone-throwing had disclosed, but paired on the car, so the workers will at the Union Station at 2 :55. li. asked if there might not be a picture of know what to do. This was my first experience on a the great train that she could borrow. When the new HIAWATHA trains train. I saw and learned a great deal. She had a plan, she said, that she would were first made, there were four thou­ I hope everyone will get a first chance II put on a "contest" among the pupils, as sand workers in the shops. Now there as I did. It was a red-letter day in I to who should draw the best picture of are about five hundred. The seats and my life. I the RIAWATHA train, with some sort rugs are removed from the cars when I thank Mrs. Butler and the St. Paul Iof a prize as reward. Her idea, appar­ they are repaired. After the cars are Railroad for arranging the treat." Iently being to get the children "train- overhauled they are washed, and then "Red Letter Day" indeed fol' those minded" and give them a nearer and the paint from the outside is removed pupils of Mitchell School, and some­ better acquaintance with railroad trains, by fine sea sand. Then they put on thing to think about in the way of cor­ -and their purpose in our lives,~then flat undercoat paint to keep the cars rective measures,~for "Believe It Or she might be ready to talk about the from getting rusty. On this they final­ Not" no more windows in trains in that dangers to people who ride those trains ly spray the paint with electric locality have been broken. Iwhen stones and missiles are thrown at machinery. the windows. The picture of the train The Olson Rug Co. furnishes the rug's • was cheerfully furnished and the boys for the floors in the trains. They have "You've been out \vith worse-looking fe1­ and girls went to work. There were a sewing machine that sews the edge lO~Ts than I aID, haven·t YOU?" contestants from every room and some of the rugs to the shape they want it. She did not reply. very creditable art work came up on .'I said. you've been out with worse­ When the seats with the upholstery are looking fellows than I am, haven't you?" the display day. The awards went to being cleaned they are·first dipped in "I heard you the first time; was just try­ Jennie Kowalski and Mike Mossa of the plain water. Then the upholstery is ing to think." Eleven and by-laws, M,·S. E. J. Johnson; auditlng, Mrs. J. T. Young; safety, Mrs. G. Schultz. The "pot luck" supper for this meeting was arranged by Mesdames G. T. Young, THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD J, G. Sitzmore and O. H. Lundquist. Forty­ l'wo mernhers had a lnost enjoyable eVe­ ning. WOMEN'S CLUB vVe are glad to announce that the dis­ trict meeting will be held in our city on June 7 and are looking for\vard to a large }10n18 of our ne\V president, Mrs. Ralph gathering of all nlembers in this district. La Crosse Chapter .Tonns. Comn1ittees were appointed for Club members wish to extend sympathy ~Hr8. J. Y. TuonlCY-, Jlistorian the ensuing year and prograIllS planr:ed. to the following bereaved fanlilies: ~'1rs. A CROSSE Chapter regrets losing a good Jan 9th the first business lneetlng of \Vil1iam Shaver, Mr. and 11:1'8. '"(0/. Bengele­ t llf-' "paT was held \vith our L n1emher in "1\1r8. JetTY' T. I-Janson on ac­ . .---+---.- kacher. Mrs. 'V. C. Allen and Mr. anel Mrs. count of the !-Ianson farnil~' leayin~:~: for y\T. G. Peterson. Sioux City on Fell, ] st, where l\1r. 11<111::-011 St. Paul Chapter has been proo1oted to assis.tant supt. \V(; • .Mrs. J. S. lV·(tlkcr. lI'istoTia"H Mason City Chapter also extend sympatllY to ?\.Tn:;. Hanson nu accollnt of the loss of her father who Ih'('d :i.E St. Paul ella.pter's annual Christrnas 1Jlrs. IIwilTY SmUh, JIistodU1t at Savanna and passed a.way just befon' T par(\·', held on l)ecenlher l~th, and at­ AsON CITY Chapter i~ busy in spite the f-fansons left La.. Crosse. tended by one hundred and fifty penwns, M of the illness prevalent at this time !'drs. Ceorge F'. I-rancer is a nt'\\' Ineml)(;l' was a l1ug-e su('cp.s;:;. of the vear. The January meeting was well attend~d, who i.s heartily welcorn8l1 to Lil Crosse a" In aniicipation ld' the prOgranl to follow, the new president, :'drs. .John she "vas quite active in the club '''ark at the business DleeUng was 1':1,tl1e1' short. 1\11'5. Balfanz. presiding. "How do you do?" and Minneapolis :1l1d Green l-:;a~: \vhere 1\-1"1'. (). D. \YnIke, president, presh1ed and called "Clubs" were sung \vith 1\Irs. R. E. Sizer HanceI' was trainlnaster before con1ing here on all chairmen for their report's, \Velfare lcading and J\Irs. vV'. F. lng-raham at the to take ;,\11' Jerq.· Hanson's place. cllainllan, Mrs. l-:: A. Bierhler, read 11E'1' piano. Club motto repeated in unison, Anotlwl' ncw addition to the Mil\\"aukp(l report of $~7.69 SIlent for relief, four fami­ after which the regular order of business fanlily at La Crosse are 1\11'. and :M.1's. n.. C. lip-.:. reached. 811f' also read a. letter of prevailed, with yeariy reports given by the Doud, formPl'ly of Sioux Cit~y. 1\1"1'. Doud tha-nks froD1 ant.:' tlH·mber who IH.ld received chairman of committee. Mrs. C. S. Pack, succee(ls 1\11'. 1\Ll-lllc-y T. Slz8'wes as assistn nt help. l\Trs. 1<:;, T', Chanlherlain, \va:,>"s and treasurer, report.ed a balance of $474.20 in supt. ,Ve arc glad to kno\v t.hat the Ske,vec.; rl1pans chairnlan, reported $:~.65. the treasuJ'}'. famil~· will continue to make their hon18 One of the outstanding" features of the Mrs. C. I-I. Tusler reported $57.50 money in I .... a C:'r'oss8 for a thlle at least. entertainment \vhil'h fol1(HVed, was an in­ spent in good cheer work. Mrs. R. L. Syrnpath~,.. is extended 11:'/ the dull to 1Trs. teresting- motion picture presented hy the Goltz reported $68.H spent in relief work, A. Swinzrod, Jr" on account of the death Inrlustria1 COInrr1ission as an attenlpt to in­ with 14 families given aid. Mrs. R. B. of her Dlother, 11rs. Einer, ",~hich occurred struct young and old alike in the siolple Vaugn reported $'5.92 made in different recentl~/ at Cashton, Wis. n~ethods of prevpnting accidents. As a ways. The January ll1eeting fell on a very lan!,'e nunlber of the group present ,vere Mrs. F. McDonald, program chairman, stormy du\' llnd the attendance vvas so ('l1i1f]ren, the pktul'e was 1110st appropriate. gave a resunle of the progranls throughout small as to he considered a snlall fami1~' Inlmec1iately following tlli:::; lnotion pic­ the past year. affair. But t11ere were enough mernbers (In ture, a delightful program of 111usic, sing­ The Dlembership chairman, Mrs. C. H. hand to make a few tables of bridg-e and ing, and dancing was presented by a group l{irsch, was ill, so her report was not i there were plenty of refreshments and to of talented young people. Aurelia and '.Tin­ given; house and purchasing chairman· spare. Plans for a big card party are being· cent Arcena presented several piano, saxo­ Mrs. Gallagher reported purchases and! made, the date to be decided on later. The phone and banjo numbers. The truth of the other expenditures to the amount of $88.41.1 last count of the membership was an­ old adage, "Practice luakes perf~ct," VtaS and our rooms are now very pleasant. ; nounced as voting ffiembel's, 105, and con­ proven by hays and girls who entertained Mrs. Balfanz asked all to assist our new: tributing members, 268, at the close of the their audience \vith various types of danceR. membership charman, Mrs. Blackman, bY) calendar Year. It ",.'as evident that long hours of earnest getting one new member each. ~ • practice had been spent by each of them. Our chapter certainly can be commendedl Portage Chapter Miss Dorothy Wolke, daughter of our presi­ for love and sympathy for members in sor-, dent. gave a number of excel1ent imper­ row, as was evidenced by the large grouPl Mrs. L. B. Smith, IIistoTian sonations. in attendace at the funeral of Mrs. J. L.i ORTAGE Chapter held its regular Twelve members of the hoard met with Burns' mother, who died in the fire at Mc-l P monthly business meeting at the club their president on January 3, 1939. To en­ Gregor, la., and whose funeral was held: rooms on November 7th, 1938. After the courage officers to attend regularly Mrs. at Sanborn, la. J business meeting a very delicious supper Wolke has offered a prize to those attend­ The Sanborn Chapter, too, is to be high-I was served followed by bingo. ing every board meeting as wel1 as regular ly commended for serving the mourners; The next business meeting was held De­ meetings. Too bad for Mrs. Wolke if all and out of town people with dinner and: cember 5, 1938. The following duly ap­ eighteen officers decide to win, or should lunch. ' pointed nominating committee: Mrs. Ed our thoughts turn to Mr. Wolke? At the February meeting Mrs. Guy Da-j vVanderer, Mrs. Eugene Chapman and Mrs. Yearly, as well as monthly, repor'ts were vis, first vice president, presided in th~ Ralph Jonns, gave its report which resulted read at our January meeting which was absence of Mrs. Balfanz. ' in the following officers being elected for held in the Degree of Honor Club rooms on Mrs. John A. Nelson was absent fromj the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Ralph January 10th. Mrs. E. A. Biechler, welfare this meeting because of illness, but is rel Jonns; 1st vice president, 'Mrs. Louis chairman, reported $59.36 spent for the covering. Hamele; 2nd vice president, Mrs. E. M. month of December. Mrs. G. Brew, good Mrs. Wm. Cross reported $13.25 made a~ Shoemaker; treasurer, Mrs. E. S. Owens; clleer chairman, reported twelve cards sent the dessert luncheon and card party held secretary, Mrs. Herman Manthey; corre­ and thirteen telephone calls, $2.10 expend­ on Feb. 15th. This was a very nice partY, sponding secretary, Mrs. Paul Heberlein; ed. i\Irs. F. M. Washburn, membership and we were happy to have our good ou1 historian, Mrs. L. B. Smith. This chapter chairman, reported ninety-three voting and of town member, Mrs. Fred Winn of Os­ closed a very successful year under the two hundred sixty-one contributing mem­ sian, with us. Mr. and Mrs. Winn have beer presidency of Mrs. Louis Hamele who bers. Mrs. Washburn is to be membership faithful members for years, even thoug] served faithfully for three years. , .. Mrs. ellairman for the coming year, also, and Mr, Winn is now retired. Hamele was presented with a dozen Amer­ will be verv busv with her committee so­ The Service Club, which is a men's club ican Beauty roses. A dinner was served liciting- ne"w m~mbers. Therefore, she met in the clubrooms March 6th for ar at five o'clock. followed by cards and would appreciate it very much if old mem­ evening meeting. Their ·wives were invit, bingo. bers would be prompt in paying dues for ed for a social time after the busine's: A Christmas party was held at the club the coming year. meeting, and served lunch. Cards wen room Dec. 22, 1938, with about 100 mem­ 'VIrs. E. T. Chamberlain, ways and means played and a pleasant time reported b; bers and guests present. A very delicous ~halrman, reported $54.55 for the month. those present. dinner was served after which gifts were She also reported that Mr. Pearson, of A committee headed by Mrs. R. E. Size exchanged followed by cards and bingo. Duluth, was the lucky winner of $5.00 in are making pIal'.::) for the covention to b A Christmas party was also held for the casll in the recent contest. held here in May. a.nd a good attendace i children in the afternoon. 125 bags of Officers and chairmen who will serve the hoped for. candy were given out by Santa Claus, fol­ coming- year, took their places at this meet­ lowed by an enjoyable program. 16 bas­ ing. We are happy to announce that Mrs. • kets of fruit and gToceries were sent to 'Wolke will serve as president for a second Sanborn Chapter ::-hut-ins. \-"par. Elle "ery graciously thanked all for Mary Jones, Historian During the year the \\'elfare committee the sUjljlort given her as 1938 president, CT. 21st, 1938, Sanborn Chapter met 1 paid out $197.25 to needy families, and the and solicited their cooperation for 1939, O regular session-a little early-on a( aft~ amount of "good cheer" for the year was TIle chairmen, DClt named before, are as count of having a benefit card party $34.50. We have a membership of 192. follows: welfare, Mrs. E. A. Biechler; mem­ the business meeting. which "vas quite While this chapter has just closed a bership, Mrs. F. M. Washburn; ways and success. Ten tables of bridge, five hundr( very successful year, it has also been a sad means, Mrs. O. H. Lundquist; good cheer, and Chinker Check. At the close of tt year due to the fact that many family Mrs. G. Brew; social. Mrs. J. G. Sitzmore; playing lunch was served by the ways a~ ties have been broken-several of our mem­ progTam, Mrs. J. H, Pothen; telephone, )\,'[rs. nleans con1mittee consisting of Miss 1__ 8; bers losing their husbands through death. F Ellison: scholarship, Mrs. A. T. Bishop; Smock, chairnlan; 1\1rs. G, Stevens a~ The Board met Dec. 29, 1938, at the pUhlicity, Mrs. H. L. Tabor; constitution Mrs. Frank Melvin, assisted hy Mrs. M: Twelve • - _?,------j-

Donald, NIl's. M. M. Burns, Mrs. lUley and journed and tea was served by social C'OH1­ It was deelded that the club would meet Mrs. Frizzell. The committee thanks pa­ mittee. with the service club at their next meet­ trons of the club and others for their at­ -~-­ ing and serve lunch after thc meeting. tendance. $11.00 was cleared. The money After a discussion and new ideas it \vas will be used for good cheer work in the Janesville Chapter decided to pass a good wiil basket among community. \Ve also served a funeral din­ Mrs. P. J. Wallace, Historian the wives of Milwaukee employes. The ner at the Shoemaker home. HE year 1909 opened with the installa­ basket is started with groceries and passed Nov. 13, 1933, the chapter met in regular T tion of new officers by the club, preced­ along to another member. She takes what­ sesSJOn at the clubrooms. Election of of­ ed by a dinner for fifty members at 6:30. ever she wishes and places her contribu­ ficers took place. President, Miss Leah Dinner was served at tables that carried tion in the bank in the basket and writes Smock; vice president, Amy Adams; second out a miniature Milwaukee Railroad sys­ her name in "- small book. places a dona­ vice president, Verna Leemkuil; treasurer. tem. :Mrs. JalTIeS Fox ,,'as chairman, as­ tion in the basket and pas,:es it along. Emma Julie; secretary, ::Ill's. Paul Olson; sisted by Mmes. Clara Naeser. Geo. McCue, Mrs. Gallagher won the bank night draw­ historian, Mrs. Nelson Frizzell. A. W. Affeldt and John Davey. ing. At the conclusion of the meeting the A social hour was then enjoyed. Plans Mrs. Albert Hunter, a past president. in­ hostesses served a delicious lunch. Host­ were also made for the Christmas program. stalled the new officers, assisted by Mrs. esses were Mrs. Geo. Gailagher, ~Irs. B. K. On Nov. 25 another benefit card party P. J. Wallace and Mrs..J. W. Higgins. who Doud and Mrs. Frank Schneider. was held in the clubrooms. Unfavorable furnished the lTIusic for comrnunity sing­ • weather and illness prevented many from ing. A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. Terre Haute Chapter attending. However, we cleared $7.00. M. J. Kelleher. Mrs. J. J. McCarthy, the Mrs. The chapter met in regular session on retiring president, received a gift and cor­ A. L. Ew·t, Histodan December 16th after a short business meet­ sages of violets were presented to the new UR regular meeting was held Thurs­ ing. Everyone helped in filling sacks for officers by Mrs. Chas. Gregory. a past O day, January 19th, with an attendance the Christmas tree. We filled 560 sacks president. of 30 members. The usual pot luck supper which were distributed to the kiddies. Sat­ On Feb. 7th meeting was held at the preceded the meeting. The new president, urday, Dec. 17, after finishing our work clubhouse with 27 members present. Bank Mrs. David Colwell, presented the retiring we enjoyed "bridge" and "500" and a lunch night prize of $1.00 was won by Mrs. Chas. president, Mrs. Curtis, with a beautifnl was served by Mrs. Riley. Gregory. A dessert-bridge was given on lace table cover and fioral center piece­ The members of the club met at the Feb. 14th with Mrs. Gregory as chairman, gifts of the members. A number of projects home of Mrs. Dale Dick to fill baskets to assisted by Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Geo. Mc­ for raising funds were discussel. After the be distributed among the sick, shut-ins and Cue and Mrs. B. C. Sommerfeldt. Valen­ penny march the meeting was closed with retired R. R. men's homes. The baskets t.ine refreshments were served bv Mrs. song. contained candy, fruit and dates. The com­ James Fox and her commiUee. Twenty On Feb. 15th a delicous chicl{en dinner mercial club of Sanborn shared in the ex­ tables played and lovely prizes were given. was served and a neat sum realized. pense of the contents of the baskets. Our house chairman, Mrs. Daniel Davey, February 16th another pot luck supper The club has served three dinners in died during February. A delegation of was enjoyed. This was foIlowed by the the homes of bereaved Milwaukee em­ women from the club attended the funeral. regular meeting. A very fine quilt was ployes. She will be greatly missed by us all as placed on display. It will be raffled off Our retiring president, Mrs. McDonald, she was very active in club work. some time in April. A card party also wa-\; has served a very successful year with the The women of the club served lunch to planned. After all reports were given the assistance of our good cheer chairman. the men at the first meeting of the Bower meeting adjourned in a community sing. Mrs. Phil Appelt and all committees are City Service Club and the men have in­ • congratulated on their efforts in making vited all the women to be present at the Ottumwa Chapter our club work a success. next meeting. K. M. Gohman, Historian \Ve are looldng forward to another suc­ Meeting was held Mar. 7th with twenty­ cessful year under the competent leadership two members present. A mock wedding UE to the extremely cold and disagree­ of our new president, Miss Leah Smock. was staged in honor of the twenty-fifth D able weather, the regular February In closing the year of 1938 let us look for­ wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Al­ meeting was cancelled by the president, ward to a 1939 of good fellOWShip, good bert Huntcr and a gift of silver wes pre­ Mrs. Wendell. One of tbe busiest members cheer and a kindly feeling of fraternity onp sented to M". Hunter. A deligbtful lunch at this time is Mrs. A. O. Thor, chairman to another. \vas served b~y lVII'S. Jas. Fox and her com­ of the membership committee, who is hop­ • mittee, '1'wo new n1embers were present. ing to increase the membership over last Kansas City Chapter All the membership prizes were" won by year sufficiently to win the award of $10 the chapter, which ...vas the first chapter promised by the governing board of Chi­ Mrs. C. H. McCrain, Historian to go over the top. cago. The roundhouse employes at West HE' first regular meeting of Kansas City A dessert-bridge will be givcn on March Yard have joined the club for the ye,,-r 1939 T chapter was held Jan. 3 with our new 14th with Mrs. P. J. Wallace in charge. one hundred per cent, which is much ap­ president, Mrs. Gus \Vestman, presiding. assisted by :I-Irs. Jos. Roach, Mr~. Frank preciated. Ail we need is the usual co­ After the club motto was repeated the past Sullivan and Mrs. John Davey. Also a bake operation of all Milwaukee employes to president called for last year's reports. sale is planned for April 1st. enable us to win the award. Trcasurer reported a balance of $54.50; wel­ Mrs. Chas. Kruse crocheted and donated The March cooperative luncheon was held fare chairman spent $241.93; good cheer a rug and :Vlrs. Jackson a bowl of tropical on the 10th at 1 p. m .. at which time Mrs. chairman, $8.11. fish. both of which were raffled off and Thor reported having- secured 210 D1embers, Plans were discussed for a card party to the proceeds given to the ·ways and means which means 265 more must be secured be held in February. and a committee ap­ committee. before our goal is reached. pointed to work with ways and nleans There is a great deal of sickness among Mrs. A. Thor. Sr., of Minneapolis and chairnlan. the club members and Mrs. B. C. Sommer­ Mrs. T. H. Tuomey of Parnell we.re the It was moved that we contribute $10 to feldt. the sunshine chairman. is kept l1llsy. ont-of-to,,,n guests at tllis meeting. the Y. M. C. A. • Mrs. Perry Grubbs donflted a box of her Our welfare chairman reported $~Lli6 famOllS hon1e-lnade candY, which was won ~pent during past month. Mobridge Chapter by !\:1rs. L. Oot's, \vife of night roundhouse After a nice talk by the pn'sidt~nt WE itJl'."J'. ,I. ,c;. ](eller, Histor1an foreman, Ottlln-:wa. adjourned and tea was served by fiocial en February lneeting wa,:.; held in tht> Through this column the members of eomn1ittee. O clubrooms on the 20th. the Ottomwa Chapter wish to thank Mrs. l On February 6, at our regular lneeting 'The Jneeting \.vas opened with a musical B. F. Hoehn of Wausau for the attractive t a short business session I·vas held pre­ program under the direction of 1\'Irs. Baum, new frame she arranged to have put on the I' ceding the de~8ert bridge party. The fai­ with Mrs. Thompson at the piano. lovely water color picture she donated to t lowing reports "rere given: Tri:~a8Urer, bal­ First 011 the })l'ogralll was Bonnie Jo the club in tIle first years of its existence. l ance Jan. :~], $19.20; 'wcHan' chairman Schuler, five-year-old d,,-ughtcr of :loll'. and It is planned to ha\'e the April lneeting

i, spent $3.06: \vays and means turned in ::\-1rs. lrving Schuler, V\.'ho entertained with in the forn1 of a 6 o'clocl\: cooperative dinner I $5.95 received for lueta] spo·nges. the 'Tmbrella Man" and a popcorn ball. On Satun1a,', the 1Gth, :1t the club house. The 111eeting in 1-tarch was hpld on the Cornet solo, Pl1yllis Seuler; vocal, :J.1arjorje Program will follow a short business meet­ 7th, Tuesday, \vith 18 lnenlbt-rs present and Aldrich; vocal, Lavina l-Ierring; vocal, Hay ing. All n1en1bers at out-of-town stations one visitor, one of our past presid('nt~. \Veigum. aft; especially invited to attend this co­ Mrs. R. C. Dodds, now of Ottumwa. At the conclusion of the progran1, v./hich operative dinner, which \vill give us all an l\1eeting 'vas called at 1 ::30 p. m. and \.vas enjo.yed b~y everyone, the president op.portunity of getting acquainted. opened in regular filanner..After secretary's openf>d the business n1eeting. The various • report other reports were given as follovvs: conHnittees were heard as follows: Good Marmarth Chapter Welfare chairn1an, 3 personal calls, 1 telp­ cheer, -:\11'8. Swanton for January; fruit, phone, no money spent; sunshine, 110 tele­ ftowers and cards, $2.50; calls, personal, llfrs. Leo Rushford, Historia-n phone calls, ;~O personal calls, 9 cards sen t. :l10; telephonc, 40, a total of 000 calls; fam­ AR:IoIARTH CHAPTEFl met Jan. 30 'Ways and means chairman reported $:J;l.82 ilies reached. 10. M\.vith the president, Mrs. P ..J. Carolan, fron1 party at Masonic Temple. \Velfare. 1\1rs. H. Patton, fuel. food and presiding. From the annual reoorts of Mrs. Oberg, our De\V membership chair­ clothing, $f<.:20. Personal calls, 6; telephone officers it was noted that our chapter has man, reported 38 voting n.nd 110 contribut­ calls, 10, a total of 16; number 0f families had an active and successful ~,'·ear. $22.40 ing members. Treasnr.er gave balance. helped, two. was spent for good cheer and condolence ~ $160.~~5. President tp!t! us 01 (~H~ organiza­ Ways and means, Mrs. Geo. Gallagher; $11.86 for Christmas baskets; $110.00 for tion of a Milwaukee Booster Club and rentals. $15; card party, $9.40. welfare. 'Ve received the group prize of urged Us all to join as this is of vital in­ Membership. Mrs. Frank Schneider, 14 $25.00 and other prizes totaling $45.00. terest to all employes. Meeting then ad- voting members and 4 contributing. From the January reports: 1:'reasurer- Thirteen Report of Membership as of Dec. 31, 1938, Compared with Membership as of Dec. 31, 1937. Men11H-'rship ,~--Votillg Membership-_, ,-Contributing J\iIenlbership----.., ,..----- Total 31, ])pc. :{: Dec. :n, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31. Dec. Gain I.ass Chapter 1~~~ 19a7 (.Jain Loss 1935 1fI:17 Gain Loss 1938 1937 165 Aberdeen i:S:s 546 9~ 660 732 72 1,113 1.278 75 ~ Alberton :n 29 4 50 46 4 83 293 250 4:; Austin 128 117 11 1 G~l 133 :12 92 57 35 Avery 41 27 14 51 30 21 190 182 8 Beloit 79 74 5 111 lOS f) ~-I "1 ~2 2G9 87 Bc-nsf'n\.'ill(~ 74 92 1S 108 17-; IS!) 183 6 Blae], Hin, 81 7x 3 108 10:; lS;~ 161 22 Butte in 55 15 117. lOG lU 62 51 Channing G~ 32 20 01 :10 :',1 1~ ti2l) .010 1,051 C~hil';lg(l- - Fullf~rt(\11 .-\ V~', {:l7 422 lr. 1,:13 4 oJ,) ;";;l:-) 7l:ii -721 43 ('hi(',lgP (~lli( '11 21 ;1 ;-,4,'; :.!1l ;-;t,l 1% ~ ~ 2,: I fl ~ j 15J 1 ('ollllf'll Bluffs 44 00 j(: 65 I 1~l ~ \75 17 l)a \'vllllOrt Ii:": 5~ 130 IU; 14 lr,l 10(: 45 ~~I 62 26 ;;t; U("{-'[' Lodge 80 ~r, 4~ It; 76 1112 I )e:-::, ".\loine;-: :;4 44 III [JS ~tiG ~59 !)ubuquC' ~H; ~O 170 1\) ~l S~ 1Hi :27 4~ GS (:}"("<.I t Fall, 40 ;-,8 IS S :\ ~J J :J82 (j-re\'n loay ...... 1:;\5 125 1 :?t);) 2fl7 11:1 ~H 2,1) j-l;_lclo"'.vtnn 6!) 51 n :)0 40 10 " Ii;! 64 33 .... 31 11'011 )'Toulltaill % ', :: ~l 1:);1 \ S 25;) 294 J<111(;-~\'il1p 1H 155 21 121 ~l 1 (I;) 161 ;J!j ;j(; 57 1 4 ~l 104 ;; Kall:.-;;t;-.; City ~45 2;.; 11 2(;~ 'l'o.s,<..;~ JII0 1\;:; 152 La ( n 1" ~2G 1111 :,;) 11\j H, 12(1 Le\v iSl()\Vll ... ~5 110 70 :!~l 1 :~u S7 4;\ 5"~ 44 14 7:! 43 Alac1i:'iOll, S. ll. 25 II:J 111 "26 201 .\Iaclit-ion, \Vi:::. lL: 90 2" ,,6 78 ',- ~) ~1 15:; .llaWen 5S 77 ]9 41 J 10 1% 327 I:H .. 1 1~ 140 :!1 i7 18i :\larioll '77 00 14 'f') 01 2 44 32 12 Mannarth ... ~~~ 4~ "" ~) j 81 3G 1Z 18 Alarqul;-·tte 45 26 ZGo 254 E 4:)\; 410 .:\la;:,:ol1 City 170 156 14 41 2. 104 64 40 ~'lilll,mk ;]6 23 1" 6S 237 255 ,\',~ 460 13 Mll(-'~ City :;2:: 211 11 C~ ~115 :16S 547 2GG 23;~ 32 650 135 51 '::vlilwaukc·t-) 90G 5J4 :;92 148 129 1~ 75B oS:; d(., .\iillneapolis 198 27 22 n·1 129 ;) :':25 Nlit"hdl 91 69 1n~J u 124 23:1 SO 126 JG 44 107 6" .\lobridge .,. 194 18'1 10 10 117 117 i\'l ontev icl 00 77 07 27 11 S7 73 14 Lib~on 49 46 3 38 ~ew 16 IG9 205 30 44 64 20 125 141 Othello 1 4fjG 453 13 208 194 14 258 259 Ottumwa 242 203 39 137 91 46 105 112 7 Perry ... 192 177 15 116 112 4 76 65 11 Portage 29 56 103 <17 "?" 45 18 29 58 St. Maries , 35G 35~ 2 94 93 1 262 261 St. Paul 157 155 2 13 71 2 8~ 84 Sanborn .... 439 478 39 136 118 18 303 360 57 Savanna " .. ' 42 248 289 41 68 67 1 180 222 Seattle ..... 421 411 10 131 127 4 290 284 6 Sioux City 181 171 10 54 50 4 127 121 6 Sioux Falls 64 New 64 30 Ne"\v 30 34 New 34 Spencer 154 141 13 80 102 22 74 39 35 Spokane ..... 24 288 314 26 119 121 2 169 193 T'acolna .. , ...... , ... 381 334 47 114 97 17 267 237 30 Terre Haute 4G 35 11 31 27 4 15 8 Three Fork~ 122 297 4GS 171 155 204 49 142 264 T0111ah 278 264 14 8 14S 142 ~Wausau 130 122 1,331 S25 15,180 14.6G1 l.760 1,241 5,924 5,911 478 465 9,256 S,750 Total ;)06, 31 ~L Yl~ar 1937 . Voting', 1'" Contributing, Total, Gain during ~'P::ll~ 19:J, over

Carolan, Dernbach, Richmond, R C. HllS]l­ Chapter r:ecelpts, $91.3'" disbursements, $11.14: 36 T acoma and Sayer. YuUng and 46 contributing ITJ.elnbers; 'j' ford :1hs. H. I •. Wilt"out, Historian The February Dleet"ing \vas held on the hooks loaned \\·-ith 20 cents received fr0111 REETINGS from Tacoma Chapter. 'A'e 23rd with Mrs. Carolan presiding. Our buok rental; g-ood cheer, 75c; 3 personal are still on earth and working hard. rnernbers are very happy that our chapter G and 3 telephone ealls; 10 cheer eards sent. Our new officers were installed and took of has again qualified for the group prize of The voting rIlClnbers' attendanCe prize their chairs at the January meeting. They the ~25.00. 1\1rs. Richey received voting attend­ $4.00 ,vas an attracti\"e invitation and are: President, Mrs. T. E. Corbett; first ,"vas anCe prize and Norman Johnson prize for largest attendance for se\-eral years \'ice president, l\'frs E, P. Allen; second vice ('ontributing 111embers. "lVlarion BOYer 1'8­ present. Marion Ba:yer received this pr}ze president. :!\Irs. J. Spencer; treasurer. Mrs. ('eiyed the special prize. The J\1isses Kornek and Geo. Ranldn, one of our contributing Karl Hoffman; secretary, Mrs. \V. P. Me­ ,md Leamanson played a delightfUl duet nIelnbers, \vho was in the hospital at 1\1iles n·rath; correRponding secretary, 1\11's. '1'. L. and four little girls froln ~liss l{ornek's City. won the contributing- rnen1be1'8' prize. Sowle~; recording secretary, lvII'S. Lunch wasseryed by 1\lesdan1es assistant 1\11's, Sayer receivl?tl the special silytc'l'w<:l. I"l' roorn sang:. historian. l\lrs. I-I. L, \Vil­ Hundle, Dought~· ,;-u1d ~Villl1a E. Brewster; prize. Ii'ag'an, King, Fagan. trout. greetin.~:::; were extended to -:\11'8. Con­ -Birthday Feb. 2'; tIle lac1ief: 111e1' ,\'I1('n thc: social C'onllI11ttee chainHen as fo"llo\:vs: and IVIiss Styles. E. L. Cleve· Dale, 1\Irs. Sayer progn.l111 for the year "vas planned. 1\'11';0;. stitution and by-la\\!s. i\Irs. R. Clarke; wel­ Our chapter served refreshments for the Rude, chairn1an, had arranged the ladies land: 111embership. :l\11's, J. luncheon. l\1ihvaukce Ser-vice Club in NovemJ.ler and into groups aceordlllg to fl.g('. from jitter­ fare, 1\ll's. R. G. ,Vebb; general and Ineans, January. It Is expected that Ollr lacJies bugs to gTandnl0thers, and each was as­ 1\o11's. \V. A. 1\10n1'oe; ways Mrs. N. E'. will soon be able to impress the inlportance signed a definite date and progran1 to LJe lVII'S. K '0i. Bea1; publicity. S. Burroughs; ,)1." this organization "'.vhen they take their carried out. It is anticipated that these Bing-han1; program, ]\lrs. \V. sewing, Mrs. hasl~et.:-:: to rnarket. D1eetings will be inforn1ative and entertain­ sunshine. 1\1rs. C. Schmidt: lunch. house and purchasing, Mrs. _--\ nice l\lnch was served by Mesdame.., ing. Mrs. Rude served a lovely \V. G. Gunther;

fourtel?ll ,'?C''''''1II.1'!!l'!!1l1llllll1llllll~!!II!III!!!'_!'!'I!!"l••"""'!Ii"'-¥"*"'A"'.s-".h""'--"~'~"'''·--·"'t·'-e.'__"',; 'George p"yette; social, Mrs. F. E. Devlin; Mrs. A. J. Buchen has charge of the pro­ ing with luembership prizes was read by ominating, Mrs. H. :B~. Love; auditing, gran1. "Nough said." our president, Mrs. R. Zeilsdorf. Mrs. Fern Peterson; library, Mrs. J. Grif­ Evervone seems to be filled with enthu­ Thirty cents sunshine money '~va~ put in fith. siasm -;'nd all working for a b8nner year. our fund for the day. At the January luncheon held before the After adjournment luncheon was served business meeting the committee served 1211 bv Y[esdames J. Barnes, G. Oal{es. R Zells­ people-. ,l;lrf. Wm. Bernard and J. Cade. New ------Lisbon Chapter On Thursda}", Jan. 26, the cluj) ga-ve a Mrs. R. \V. Beai, ways and means chair- public penny bingo game at wllich \\'e man. entertained her committee in her Mrs. G. Oakes, HistoTian cleared approximately twenty dollars. horr.le at. a one o'clock luncheon. The}' N TUESDAY. Jan. 31, 1939, the thirty­ On Feb. 2S the thirty-sixth regular meet­ planned their work for the coming months O fifth regular meeting of New Lisbon ing of Nevv Lisbon Chapter \-vas called to and enjoyed a very delightful afternoon. Chapter was called to order by the presi­ order bv the president. Mrs. R. Zeilsdorf. Our president, Mrs. T. E. Corbett, en­ dent, Mrs. R. Zeilsdorf, at the American at the horne of Mrs. K Andrews. The club tertained the board Feb. 20th in her home. Legion Hall. 1110ttO \-:vas given by fifteen men1bers. We A delicious three course luncheon was Sixteen members were in attendance and llad tvvo visitors present'. The treasurer re­ served. The hour, 1 o'clock. A business ported receipts during January, $65.54: dis­ meeting followed, talking over the work one visitor was present at our meeting. Re­ ports by the secretary and treasurer were bursements, $O.90~ leaving $112.52 cash on of the coming year. read and approved. The good cheer chair­ hand. Membership chairman reported 33 On Feb. 16th the ways and means chair­ man reported one personal call and four voting and 2·6 contributing n1enlhers. mall. Mrs. R. W. Beal and her efficient families reached. YeaTly reports of 193 S The good eheer chairman reported one committee, put on a 1 o'clock luncheon. were read to the club. telephone call~ three messages sent, thirteen Reservations were made for ten tables, but The following were appointed committee personal calls and six families reached. ihe ~ommittee served ninety-one people. chairmen for 1939: Constitution and by­ Correspondence from Mrs. Kendall re­ The last Monday in February our club laws, R. Bullis; welfare, J. Walden; good garding women's clubs working '\vith serv­ met for its monthly meeting. Luncheon cheer, E. Karner; scholarship, Wm. Ber­ ice clubs was read. \vas served at noon. One hundred and nard; ways and means, C. Robinson; mem­ The club voted to purchase a large coffpp twenty-five were served. bership, R. Alexander; social, D. Wescott; pot, also to contribute $5 to the New Lishou On March 18th the club gives an eve­ program, J. Barnes; refreshment, C. W. Band mothers. ning party for the husbands and friends. Smith; publicity, L. Hanson; auditing, Wm. After adjournment a dainty luncheon was iAll kil'ds of games, including cards, to be Wilcox; safety, J. McKegney; house and served by Mesdames R. Oakes. K. Andrews, 'played. April 11th an Easter tea has been purchasing, F. Southworth. \Vm. Wilcox, J. P. Gibson and J. 'Valden. 'planned. A silver offering will be taken. Correspondence from Miss Lindskog deal- (Continued on Page 213)

World's Largest Dam and Irrigation District Public Finance· "The question is often raised as to (Continued from Page 10) be put to a district election, of which what effect the federal purchase of "Furthermore, repayment contracts notice will be published widely, and at lands will have on local school, town­ have not even been drafted yet for use the election each member of the dis­ ship and county taxes, in view of the on the Columbia Basin project. In the trict will have an opportunity to vote fact that federally owned lands are not negotiation and execution of the re­ for or against the contract. If the elec­ taxable. payment contracts with districts repre­ tion is in favor of the execution of the "First: Tax valuations are not true senting the landowners in the project contract, then the district's Board of valuations but are placed on lands in area, the representatives of the district Directors, having been authorized by order to raise a certain amount of tax. will participate fully and the members the election, will execute the contract. "Second: The tax burden placed on of the district will have ample oppor­ The contract will then be submitted to certain types of land is greater than the tunity to vote in favor of or against the Secretary of the Interior for execu­ land can pay for. any contract with the United States tion. Following this execution of the "Third: The tax burden placed on before it is submitted to the district for contract by both parties in interest, certain lands being greater than the execution. the contract will be submitted in a return from such lands will pay for "The procedure of negotiation and proper court proceeding for confirma­ has brought about a large percentage execution of the contract will be as tion of the authorization and execution of tax delinquency and the greate.r the follows; First a tentative draft of re­ of the contract by the district." delinquency the greater the valuation payment contract will be prepared by The Commissioner concluded, "I am placed on lands that ran pay, and fur· members of the Bureau's staff in the sure that you and the landowners in ther, when a piece of land becomes tax field. This draft will not even be sub­ the project area will agree with me delinquent it is not taken off the tax mitted to the Department for approval that the procedure of making a repay­ roll until th., county takes a tax deed as to form until it has first been sub­ ment contract, outlined above, gives to it; in other words, a rase similar to mitted to the district involved for its opportunity to the district and its a railroad borrowing money on worn· consideration. members to participate in the negotia­ out equipment which ran never repay "Following the district's study of tion of the contract and to decide by a the loan. However, when worn-out the tentative draft, conferences be­ majority vote in a district election as equipment is ]lut to proper use (the tween the district and Bureau repre­ to whether the district should make smelting pot) it again becomes an as­ sentatives will be held in the field at the contract." which conferences contract provisions set, likeWise land put to its proper l1se relating to the speed of development The foregoing is indication enough under proper ronrlitions becomes an and the time allowed for disposal of that there is much construction and asset to society. excess lands can be thoroughly dis­ organization work yet to be done before "It is reasonable to assume that om­ cussed and arranged in the mutual in­ the first acre of land will be irrigated \Vestern prairies put to their proper terests of the project and the land­ in the proposed Columbia Basin Irri­ use will become an asset whereby our owners. After work in the field on the gation District. "From 25 to 50 years livestock operators will be able to se· proposed contract has been completed, may be required for completion and cure an inc()me that will provide a rea­ .a draft will then be submitted by the settlement of the whole project. If sonable standard of living and enable Bureau to the Department for approval the land should be brought under culti­ them to meet their obligations at the by the Secretary as to form. vation at the rate of only 25,000 acres bank and grocery store. "It is the almost invariable practice each year, 48 years will be required to "Another phase which should be that the Bureau does not submit to the reclaim the entire area to be irrigated." noted is that land of high crop risks Department a draft of contract for ap­ In the meantime if you or any of contributes nothing in the years of low proval as to form unless the Board of your friends are in the vicinity of crop yields, while in years of good Directors of the district involved has Spokane, Washington, or planning a yields it contributes to a surplus­ clearly indicated that the draft is satis­ trip to that state, make one of your further in yeaTS of good yields railroads .factory to it and that if the draft is objectives a trip to Grand Coulee Dam. are taxed to the limit to provide cars in ;approved the Board will submit it to a See how we Americans live up to our areas of dependable yields and ship­ sdl~trict election. Following approval of reputations of building the world's ments from less dependable areas only ~lleproposed contract as to form, it will largest structures. increase the problem for the railrc ads. ;,~. Fifteen THE DIVISION NEWS·GATHERERS Ruby M. Eckman Care Chief Dlapateher, Perr1, Iowa Miss F. A. McCeuly Care Local Freig-bt Offioe. MlnnearoH. Jolm T. Uaymoul! •.•...... Care Superiutt'nd~ut. :\larion. Iowa Lucille Mlllar ...... ••.•...... , .•.Care Store Department, DubuQ.ue, IOWa Mi•• E. L. S.ck•...... •.•..Care A••t. Superintendent, DubuQ.ue, Iowa Mrs. Dora M. AnderSQD .•...... •.••••• Car~ Lot.'aJ .Ageul. }.lvltcIIJ"e, 8. U. ~11.~ C. M. liohmann Vote SupertuteDl1~Dt. Ottumwa. Iowa F. B. Griller Care Ticket Office, Sioux Fall., S. D. Misl E. Stevens...... •...•...... •...Care Superintendent. S."anna. HI. Mrs. Pearl R. Burr Care Superintendent, Mile. City. Montanl Mrs. Nora B. Decco Telegrapber. Three Forka, MontaUI Miss N. A. HtdL11eson Care Mechanical Department, Minneapolis, lHnn. R. R. Thiele , , Care Ageut. Tllt'OID&; Mr•. O. M. Smythe Care Car Department, Mlnneapolts. Minn. K. D. Smltb , .....•..•..Operator, PorlBge. WI•. Ira G. Waltace Clert, Red Wing, }lInn. H. J. Montgomery Mecbanical Dept., Milwaukee Shop! H. J. Swank Care Superintendent, Au.Un, Minn. J. J. Steele Care Davl. Yard. Milwaukee. Who Mrs. LiHlnn Atkinson Care ASFit. Snperlotpodent. Wausau, Wi_, V. C. Wllllam•...... Care Ag-ent. ('onooll RlnlT•. lao E. L. Wopat...... •.•.•.•....•.•.....•Care SuperIntendent, Au.tln, MInn. C. R. Taylor ,.Care General Agent, Cedar Rapid., low. G. B. Pbltllps...... • .•..••....Care Superintendent, Oreen Ba1. WI•. C. D. \Vangsness Care DispatclJer, JlitcheIl. S. D.

Miss C. Hammond." Care Superintendent, Terre Haute, Ind, Leonard Jahnke ,. 0 •••••••••••••••••••Fullerton Avenue, Cl1ieag.r

"Good Old Dubuque Shops" Here's hopin" the items that were too ments has kept more than a score of thil late for last InontJJ will find tht> April boys (It home ill the past few weeks. To' Lucille Millar issue. all those who are ailing, the boys wish a t~TERAN shop employes Jacob Hert­ In addition wish to extend sYlTIpn.thy to speedy recover:\-'. V ner and John Reiter passed away at the families of John Collings and Peter George Greenlan, debonair production their h0111eS in J)uhuque reeentI:r. ,Ve ex­ Potzet. t,\'o veteran emplo~ves of Dubuque nmn, will celebrate 15 years of married life tend ~incere s:nnpathy to the farnilie0 of ,shops, who passt~d away at their hornes in on the 16th of :\farch, Congratulations, these t"vo faithful former employes. Dubuque recently. and to eng-ineer A. George, and Inay there be many more happy_ 'Ye are glad to hear that Mr,. Andrew Luedtke in the loss of his mother. ~·ears to corne. Dubmeyer is recovering froln a severe fal1. Also to report on tile Service Club dance. Hoy Lipscomb boasted one day that the "Andy" reports that as a house\vife he It \vas not onl~< a hO"wlin~ success but the flu never botllers him. According t.o Hoy ahvays was an excellent acetylene cutter. eomnlittce in c!large is being in'vited to there is just one sure cure, but he refuses Slipping. ,Iidlng up and down the hill­ repeat tbe performance at an early date. to divulge his secret. :How many guesses Of ice and snoW "\\'C sure hact our fill! The old l\filwaukee spirit ~vas 111uch in evi­ do we get, Roy? Art Grothe's slick "3~" Chevy has a fUll "Jcepers, creepers. sell me a pair of dence. and, to use that up-to-the-minute speed of 41.2 miles per hour (tailwind); ice creept·rs!" That ""vas the "vail heard expression, "a g"ood tinle was had by al1." in our department for several days. "Big H. I~. Beauvais, ag-ent at Dubuque, has which, according to Arthur. ripped up th road something like greased lighting. New Hearted" Jimmy Duggan had to take a been transferred to Duluth, ::Minn" where 1939 license plates, he said, increased t few stooping exercises before he could l1e will take over tile duties of general agent adjust his. But it took Charles PUllen, at that point. E. G. Boyd of Clinton, Iowa, speed to 42 miles an hour. My gosh, Art; why not use Ethyl for that extra pickup? after several had failed to demonstrate il::) our ne\v agent at Dubuque. just how the new fangled eontraptions l\,frs. A.ndrew Schueller canle home from Rumor has it that Ed Krueger is waitin \vere put on. the hospital the other dav with a brllnd-new impatiently to go zipping through the sho little daughter. The sn~ile with which she in that new crane which has been ordere' PUlling a rabbit out of a hat is carrying her burden is the kind we ap­ for the center bay. Have pity on yO Has been it trick for some time past; preciate but so seldom see. "Andy" passed hook-Up men, Ed; they may not be able But Ernie Keck has a better stunt­ away a few months ago, but the smile with dodge hooks coming' from all angles. Yessir, on Tuesday last vlhich he greeted evef)-'one daily \vhen em.. If you wonder at Rudy Moschell, He was taking off his raincoat ployed at Dubuque Shops lives on. "Ve're tractor driver, leaning rather heavily And there, as big as life, proud of you, Mrs. Schueller! Truthfullv one side as he drives along, just ask hi ,Vas a dress all trimmed with buttons. the poet said: . for an explanation. Rudy, it seems, h (He's still explaining it to his wife!) "It's easy enough to be pleasanI. met with some misfortune, much to his di We were certainly happy to learn that When life rolls along like a song- ('omfort and hurt feelings. the report of Harry Rogers' passing was But the one worthwhile is the one who can (in the words of :l\lark Twain) "very much smile exaggerated." It isn·t often we can tell When everything goes dead wrong. a person how glad we are that a rumor to that effect (which was brought to us • the well known "stove-gang") was false. A lot of your friends here at your alma Miracle mater, Harry, were pleased to hear that you're still "up and at 'em." Another Spring, and my poor hands How those retired Milwaukee boys do Can not bring you anything. strut! I see Brother Schwartz walking down our "Sinclair Lewis" the other day The hill . . the cross . the and does he ever look 1,000 per cent! Keep cup . . the tomb, it up, Saln, and "comeupandseeussome­ tim.e." And there, beside it, . lilies Thomas (Abraham Lincoln) Unmacht bloom. celebrated his second birthday on February -N. B. D. 12th. Funny thing about Tom is that he has very little to say' (?) (I'll pay for that one when the boss reads it.) Milwaukee Freight Car Shop The A. J. Elder-Dubuque ;\Iilwaukee Service Club are quite proud of their R. Gargen bowling team this season. In fact it has UST HILT, in going up the ladder to earned a "none such" reputation with our G his crane, is really keeping those steel The bowling season will soon be at City League. And. as our friend Bob beams well Ilolished. Gust claims his wife end and the Hiawatha A. C. gang still Sommers would Ilut it. "this is good"­ prepD..res the best meals he has ever eaten­ ll1at runner-up spot. The rooting secti' they were all lined Ull to Illay a neighbor­ but don't forget, "An onnce of prevention I:" ha.s been growing smaller. Come on, gall" ing big city team and the B.C.T. got COLD worth a po-nnd of cure." let's get over to 25th and Vliet and he FEET. Captain Ames, a modest soul. not Coach Lou '''Ferner, who has trained SOD1e the team along with a little vocal effort. the least bit braggy. tells me, "That's our of the boys from the shop in the art of • team! \\1'e scare 'cIn to death." Grandpa fisticuffs, has let the smeJl of resin finally Horsfall and Poppa Goergen are the high­ lure !Jim on the comeback trail. We're aJl Iowa, Middle and West Divisio score-boys-yessirree! 1\.fr. Sprengelmeyer hoping you can get on top of the ladder Ruby Ecknt·an is good, but not being a grandfather nor again, Lou. NUMBER of the Perry brakemen we a father, rates only mediocre. Joe (Backup) Keller on a dare stated A to Terre Haute, Ind., the fore part That same above mentioned Service that within a week 11e could raise a mu:::;­ "larch to work on tlle T. H. Division du Club put on a jaml)oree at the Metal tache the color of "Reel" Schwantes' hair. ing a rush of business. The boys were Trades Ball Room in Dubuque on Feb­ A few days of non-shaving- have netted right at home with their temporary bOS ruary 18th. According to all reports it. him a much better specimen than Ray as W. J. W. was on the Iowa Division was the dance event of the season. "Vith Fenelrich. Ed Krueger or Ted Tanin had assistant superintendent before going to t M. M. Geisheker as committee chairman been able to secure in weeks of practice. T. H. Division as superintendent. it was bound to be a howling suC'cess- The epidemic of flue, colds and other aiI- The family of Paul Cushman of the Per Sixteen r ! pl eased to report that her sister is gettmg steam derrick force had a double bereave­ lowing a long illness and has been able to along nicely and expects to be home soon. ment in February. Mrs. Cushman was visit his office occasionally, George PRsko of the engineering depart­ called to Chicago by the illness and death The holiday Feb. 22 gave the Marion of her sister. and the second day after she bowling team an opportunity to come to ment and son made a trip through the returned 110me her mother passed away_ Perry for t.heir annllRI bowling meet with South during the month of February with two very dear friends. The important stops Mrs. vVvant had been in Chicago to attend the Milwaukee shops teRm of Perry. Just the daughter's funeral and had remained to what sort of an alibi the men gave their were Miami Beach and Kev \Vest. The tl~ey 'weather ~llHlerstand spend a few days \\'ith the family when ~he friends \"hen got bac.k to Th-:Iarion is was perfect and we the took suddenly ill and passed away. unknown to the folks at Perry but they bathing beauties took their G}'e. They had to admit their defeat. The regular claillled at til'st there were nine "beauties" Joe Palek, an extra gang foreman, had shops team beat them badly in the after­ on the beach, but by actual count over a gnag on the \Vest Division the latter pan noon, and to add to their chagrin a ladies' three days by the three men only four were of February unloading rail preparatory to team defeated them in the evening match. located. During the tilne a \vay they drove starting the spring work of laying steel be­ Mrs. Everett Buckley of the :l>Iilwaukee Over 4,500 miles. tween Dedham and Templeton. Conductor freight office force is captain of the ladies' Ask Emma FRldet how she enjoyed the Everett Buckley and engineer I\Ionthie ,"ere tealn and, of course it gave her great pleas­ "case of oranges" sent her fronl the South in charge of the \vorl{ train serving" the l ure to see her team successful. W. 1\". by Mr. P'lsko. gang. Foser, division lnaster mec11anic, is captain Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Prescott made a Engineer George 1"01118r's wife ,vas in a of the Marion team. The other players were trip last month to New Orleans and met Des l\foines hospital in February and rvlarch George Conrad, George Halsey, Charles their son, \Varren, there. The office receiv~d for treatment for heart trouble. Flowe Rnd H. \Vuerth. A. J. Kressen is a letter from them giving lots of informa­ Engineer Joe Barnes took an enforced captain of the Perry team, with Frank tion On tourist canlps along the gulf. vacation in February and March as he had Hoes, Lee VRrnadore, Harry Meyer and H. Jack Fenno is R new addition to the en­ a case of blood poisoning which developed J. Peterson as the other members of the gineering department. He caIne from the from an infection in his foot. team. Milwaukee office and intends to mRke his Mrs. Vern Sands, wife of the foreman of HRrry Murphy, foreman of the Dawson home in MinneRpolis. "We extend our sincere sympatlly to Mrs. the Perry yard force, \~'as in t.he I{ing'~ section, made a rather gruesome find on Daughters Hospital in Perry in March for Feb. 16 while patrolling his trRck. He Alice Riggs, formerly one of the telephone an emergency operation. found the body of a man in a cattle pass operators, who is nOw at Glen Lake Sanato­ under the track. Investigation developed rium, on the loss of her husbRnd. He bad A. H. Farley, roundhouse foreman at the fad that the man, R transient presumed been sick with the flu and g'ot up and made Manilla, was off duty the fore part of March to have been Harry Lee of St. Paul, had a visit to Glen Lake to see Mrs. Riggs on to attend the funeral services for an agea been murdered, presumably following a Feb. 5 and on the 10th he died. uncle. quarrel. The matter was reported to the Claus Lind, former roadmaster, wllo re­ Friends of the late T. R. Griffith, an police, who took charge of the case. tired in September after 55 years' service engineer on the Des Moines Division, will Perry AreR Milwaukee Road Service Club, with the road, WRS entertained at a "smor­ be pleased to know that his son, Thomas the 79th on the system, was organized at gasbord feed" Rt his home last month by a Ray, recently passed tbe Iowa state board Perry March 13. There WRS R representa­ group of railroad friends. of osteopathic examiners' examination. The tive attendRnce of employes with consider­ Miss Ivy Crogan, chairman of the Mil­ young man will go to Florida to serve his able enthusiasm manifested after hearing waukee Division of the RBWA, and able internship in a hospital in that state before Mr. Beck's talk on the purpose of the club. assistRnts, entertained the gTOUp at a val­ starling practice. E. E. Banyard. assistant general yardmas­ entine party in the club rooms on Feb. 15. Mason Hildrith of the store department ter, is chairman: agent H. J. Peterson of A supper was served at 6 :30 p. m. The kept "bach" U'e fil'st couple months of the Perry, first vice,.chairman; agent G. J. Fox­ rest of the evening was spent. playing games year while Mrs. Hildrith Visited their daugh­ hoven of Panora, second vice-chairman; and many of the girls received prizes for ter in Califoruia. Mason admits that he has Herbert Langdon, roundhouse clerk, is sec­ their efforts. ahvays been a good cook, but he is ahvays retary. P. A. Nickey is busy polishing his golf glad to turn the job of dishwashing Over to On MRrch 14 the Botna Valley Club was clubs as the Accounting League will open sonleone else. organized. This tRkes in the employes at as usuRI with everyho(ly after him. Train dispatcher E. C. Wall and famil) Manilla aud vicinity. There were 29 in at­ Florence ..A,Jmen is recovering in the hos­ oloved the middle of l\,farch into ;3" new hOlne tendance at the initial meeting. Fred Har­ pital from a rough ride in a taxicab. which they recer~tly purchased and renl0d­ vey. agent at Manilla, was selected chair­ • eledc Conductor CIRyton 'Vest and family n1an; M. D. Fish, section forelnan at Arion. West End Tm Division also 1110vcd the fore part of :\:1arctl into :t is vice-chairnlan. and Willard Currier, op­ p, H. new hon18 they purchased. erator, is Rec.retary. R. There was considerable excitenlent as FlS, H. C. BRISBINE, wife of trRveling well as ice around the Milwaukee depot at • M freigl1t and passenger agent, l\.files Perry F'eb. 20 when the Ling restaurant. Twin City Terminals City, underwent a major operation Rt the located just a.Cross the tracks, burned. Th( local hospital Marcl1 4. She is reported fire started early in the nlorning, and with P. ,1. M. recovering nicely at this tinl€ and her lnany the temllerature down around zero the fire 1IE nlern. hers Of. the Tr:lffic Dep artnlent. friends wish her a speedy recovery. department llad a hard tilDe battling the Tare more than sorry to lose H. S. Zane. Miss June Spear spent a couple of weeks blaze. There Was a strong wind but it was w110 hRS been promoted from general the latter part of February visiting in from the \vest. which saved the depot fron1 north\vestern freight agent to assistant :Minneapolis and Aberdeen.'Vhile in Minne­ tal{ing nre. freight traffic: inanager at Chicago. How­ apolis Miss Spear a ttended the 'Minnesota­ They say everyone should have a hoblJY', ever, their hest wishes go with hinl for \Visconsin basketball game, <-lOcI since their retirenlent 1\-vo of the PelTv further success in attaining higher positions ~Iiss Shirley Johnson, daughter of divi­ railroad men have enjoyed thenlselvcs '\~itil with the MiiwRukee Railroad. sion engineer E. H. .Tnhnson of :rvIiles City, special hobbies. "i\Fil1iarn I-1i11. a firenl<-1 Il, A sincere weleome is extended to H. L. is listed among the honor students of the raises canary birds and has presented quite IVlc'L.. augll1in, who succeeds Mr. Zane in College of Saint Tere~a, ,Vinona, Mjnn., a ff'\v to his personal friends \v110 al'e hin'l­ ).,Iinneapn}is. To ffic1.ny ~1r. McLang-hlin is where she is a freshnlan. '.Ve wish to con­ lovers. T-Innler Lee likes to play bridgf', and an old friend, having been conllnercial gratulate thi~ yOlll1~ lad~' on her aeeom­ when it g-ot noised ahout that he was ::1 ag:ent in ~Iinnea.polis prior to his appoint­ plis11lnent pretty good player, 11e 'vas askc(l to su1',­ n:enl tn general agr'nt at Pittsburgh. Edward J. !vIastersun, for 111any :-,'cctrs 8titute at severa·} clubs his wife and daug;h­ Congratulations are also extended to the engineer on the Tl\I DiVision, passed awa:,>' tel' attend. Condudor John Briggie, who fnllowinp; on t.heir recent pronl0tions: F"eb. ~3 at Cle Elunl, follo\villg a heart at­ 1: Bornt.'what of a bridge player hinlself and J. ':"1. Cunninghanl from general agent at tact. The Milwaukee family extend their l~~es the ,e:anle, ,vas visiting in Perry \\'l1t'11 Duluth to general agent at Pittsburgh, l:>a. condolence to 1\lrs. ~Ilasterson a.nd three tile news broke about the other l'ondu('tor'~ H. E. Beauvais frorn agent at. DllbuqlW 80ns, as ,,,"'ull as other f;urviving- relatives hobby, So decided that when he 'went hack to .~·eneral agent at Duluth, Minn. in the loss of their Joved one. to Seattle he \\'(Hlld pass the llf'\\'S around \V. E, Sinclair from c01l1mercial agent, Mr. and :Mrs. H. R l:iceiu~ left Miles among his wife's clubs that he als.o was .a :\Iinneapolis, to general agent, I\1inneapolis, City March G for ~Iilwaukee, where Mr. gOod hridge player and wouin. he available D. l\I. Green fl'OlTI comnlercia1 ag~nt, 8t. Hiccius "Yill attend nlaster mechanics' staff as a Suhslitute at allY time. Paull to general agent, St. Paul. 111eeting. Thert~ are three: nFW opfc'rators On the The bo:\,s of the traffic departTI1€l1t have Mrs. Norman Anderson, stenographer in Iowa DiVision. Donald Atkin~, son of agent been arriving in short pants due to the the superintendent's office Rt J\1iles City, O. J. Atkins, Sr., of Ferguson. and brotl1er elev'ltor strike and the fact thRt the traffic went to ::.\:1inneapoIis !l-1arch 3 on business. of O. J. Atkins, Jr., of Haverhill, made his departlnent is located on the sixth fioor. C. A. Nummerdor, chief dispatcher, Miles ~utial date at Ferguson station. I-Iarold The strike llad one redeelning feature in City, has been n1aking a trip over the divi­ H~l(ldow, who learned telegraphy with A. ,T. that the girls have attained sylphlike sion examining agents and operators on the soc~ SSe at Elberon, and Donald Calhoun, flg'ures again. ne\V train rules. of C. I-I. Calhoun of Lytton station an' Gus Reuland, rate clerk, spent a few day:;;; Agent \V. E. Davies of Roundup was a the other new IneH.· ,- in .l\!larshall, IVrinn.• recently, attending the business caller in Miles City )lareh 7 and 8. Train and engine nlpn and the agents J.-no \\'001 growers· convention. For further de­ Robt. C, MRyberry and family of Glen­ ~perators on the Icnva ])ivision h-avp been tails see Gus. wood, Iowa, recently arrived in J\rIiles CitJ 1 usy studying the rule,., in the ne~ r~le C. P. Cassidy, chief clerk, Rnd Marvin Mr. ivIayberry having accepted position as )ooks which Were distributed the fore part rodman in the engineering department. of March. Edwards, city clerk, have been on the sick list. Fred Johnson of Gower, 1\10., also has ac­ a 1<'riends of J. A. Wagner, general man­ Ruth Jackson spent a few days in Roch­ cepted position as rodmRn at Miles City. tg~ of the Des Moines Union, will be glad ester, Minn., visiting her sister who hRd We welcome these new people to our midst. o now that he is improving in health [01- undergone an operation. She was very R. E. Rouze, formerly employed as rod- Seventeen man at Miles City, left rece,. o· Butte, Paul, has been appointed agent at Chicago walking along the street when he was and Harold Hurst left for Milwaukee, where Heights in lieu of T. M. Duffy, who has stricken with a heart attack. His home they have accepted positions in the engi­ been tr8nsferred to position of agent at was in Liberty and the funeral services neering department of those points. (.:'lin U1l 1. lo~;a. We regret losing 1\11'. Duffy were held there on Feb. 20. He had been Mrs. Adolph Carufel of Miles City spent frorn the division organization but wish an employe of the company since July 26, a few days in Roundup during the fore part hiln every sYccess. 1903. of March. 'I'hR death of cannan [{ichard D. Inman HoadIl""!aster P. J. Weiland, his son, Peter, Miss Barbara McMahon, daughter of chief at the Union Hospital in Terre ~Iaute 011 .Tr., and Jinl Rabun, son of l'oundhous(' cierk to superintendent, came home March ~.Iarch :1 canle as a shoe I.;: to his nlan~­ forelnan, attended the basketball game in 18 for a "reek or ten days' vacation. Miss friends. 'who wish to extend their deepest Davenport at SL Ambrose Coliegc on Feb. McMahon is a student in the University of :"rn1pnth~' to ::.\:1rs. I{atherine Inrnal], 28, the Central High School team of Ottum­ V{ashington at Seattle. wa COIning out the ",Tinner in the diocesan • tournan1ent the last ,g·an1C of Which the~' • Kansas City Division att('nder1. Terre Haute Division K. M. (I. c. H. ItS. \Y. n. BO\VTCN of Marion was in HE past several weeks have been un­ M Ott"un1wa fOI' the St. Louis Symphol1~' Tusually busy ones on this division tvith (,()l\cert on F'ell. 17, visiting' with friend..:;;; slip on ice and after room, Portage roundhouse, passed away at him around again, and am glad to report Halling on the steps of the Murray Hospi- Ids home in Portage, aged 82 years. He he is back on the job fit as ever. Only tal in Butte was taken back into the hos­ \Vas buried under Masonic auspices in Port.. next time you take the run-out powder, pital again. We hear he is doing very age and will be greatly missed by his many Andy, pIck up your tools and pliers as you well and will soon be out again. This has friends. The sympathy of our division is leave. I extended his bereaved ones. been one of those months, when the snow Fred Bucknam, oUr genial chief clerk at melts and more falls .on top of it and most In last month's items I mentioned that the freight office, was taken ill on Feb. of us have hit the sidewalk with a crash '" dispatcher had proved to be an ace at 25th and ordered to the hospital with seri­ \,and looked around as quickly as possible bowling, and the printer done left out his ous stomach ailments and immediately op­ Ito see who was looking on. name. You can't escape that easy, San1~ erated on. At this writing he seems to I The death of Clarence IVhite, March 12th, for Sam Hunter it was who knocked all the have improved slightly, and we all are [occurred at Maudlow where he was struck pins down. Personally I think he must pulling for him to recover. vVith Mrs. Iby west bound two sixty three's train have taiked turkey to them in his gentle Bucknam also at home ill and their young­ [while crossing the track in front of them. voice, so that they fell down from the vibra­ ster too, bad luck seen1S to come in 1MI'. White was a brother of Earl vVhite of tion~ ! bunches, and to a darned sweil family. fthis division and of Mrs. Austin, wife of Old-timers will perhaps recall familiar Again our sympathy and early recovery lsection forelnan Sixteen, and of Mrs. Kelly, narnes and faces in the following poem, to them all. [wife of section foreman at Maudlow. An­ written by an old-timer who onCe fired on It seems as if sickness is about the only lother sister, Mrs. Breslin, resides here. ,Vt' oor division, Walter Cushing: thing to report, for Roy Wichael, Sr., after fextend our- sincere ~)'mpathy to this For Fifty and Beyond his return from California, \vas confined to Ifamily. The subject was a gabfest of fifty yea.rs his horne for a weck or so with the com­ f TO~1 E:oga has taken the carnv and gone ago; 1110n enemy, the flu. There are a great tio lIarlowton where the gang will \vark ~(lnle railroad 1118n of bearded fa(~e were n1any cases of it in E~videnee, and yours lwestward for SOH1€ rrlol1ths now that spring­ boys I used to lmow: truly for one has taken Halibut Liver Oil tis here. :0Jick Listarhis of Ringling is back There waH 'rierney, like :1. sparrow. eould capsules to ward it off until I feel sort of ;again as section foren1an here during tlH' take off the old eaboose greasy and oily inside. Oh well, an ounce !sunlmer n10nths. ~·I..-nd skate along- the sleety tops when the of prevention-etc. I Mrs. Harry Barker of Miics City has rp­ links \vere brokt:n loose. After sceing the last day of February iturned bonle after a fe\v days visit with Tonl Clesry ran a con1pound along in '92-~ and the first of 1'1arch roll around, \ve in the Otto Heim family hcre. Understand Two hours forty rninutes a1'ounu the \Vood- these parts witnessed onc of the worst there will be a wedding to write about next enshoe, blizzards seen around here for sonle time, timc. On what they called the "Cannonball" causing the usual traffic tie-ups and gen­ Omitted from In.,St 1110nth's correspond­ Links and pins, no air at alL cral all-around troublcs that accompany ence was the death of the nlother of 1\1r~. '1'l1en there \-vas the "Hazorback," the slick­ ;.;evere "\veather. Wm. Merrill, wife of fireman Merrill of est of them all. Lowell Bryant was spottcd at the depot this uivision. 1\11'. and 1\11'8, l\TerrilI wpnt Xext to hirn for srnol,..vhy the occasion death occurred in February, \Ve offer to full of bills, taking a trip horne during- the week, his Mrs. :vlerrill our deepest s}'nlpathY. From robbing' all the sidetrack~ Hnd doubl­ harel}" audible reply was "khad id head," Chief dispatcher Bleichner "\-vas on the ing all the hills. so I guess even the boys fronl the Valley sick list early in 1\larch and extra train Then Garrity, a section-bOSS, hl' 8pokc- up notice the severe changes in the ,veather. dispatcher '\Villard who was working third and said: Shirt sleeves one day, overcoat the next. at Three I,"'orks ","as called to Butte to "'Twas the dago type of traC'1{lnell }lut the A study in forethought: ICES with a far work. Train dispatcher Olson and wife railroads in the red: away look in his orbs thinldng up a speech have gone to San Francisco to see the \Ve pumped together on a handca r like he may be called upon to deliver at the ~'aiI' and train dispatcher Phalen and fam­ parts of a Inachine, Boosters meettng to be held at the Y. M. 'ly have gone further than that. down to But now the byes that do thf~ juhs l11USt C. A. the 16th. More about that later. Old Mexico, we hear. have their gasoline !" IVith the east yard offices all decked out Engr. H.obinson and \vife are also Fair And "Air Brake Bob," when on the job, in new shade lamps and an extra bulb or iVisitors and condr. Han1p and wife expect hand brakes he liked to shirk­ two added here and there for the sake of o travel the other way to see New York. Could sniff the air and tell you where the safety first, how about a few loads of rs. Hamp has returned home from a ses­ brake valve didn't work. cinders on the turn at 29th Ave. for the ion in the hospital at Butte and is feei­ And Bildad the Shuhite, who was a friend same cause, Mr. Smith? vVith two or three ng fine again. of Jobes, of the boys getting stalled there in their Nineteen cJlnand having to be towed out, how could Mr. Frank Berg of the Oriental Depart­ visited the FA1R in New York from March the ~ 'drunken painters" ever reach our ment. wife and daughter, recently returned 3rd to Sth. He traveled by AIR WAYS shanty on the hill in case of a fire? from an extended visit and trip which took from Chicago to New York and was much theM to NC''',;>:' York, Texas and many other interested in the railroad displays, He says HFrog-Fuzz" Millner. yard messenger .A.~~.. ,-~·ican ('itip~: and in addition about a there is nothing there to compare with the boy, got a taste of real labor during snow month spent in ~'!exico City. Mr, Berg re­ HIAWATHA of The Milwaukee Road. storm, being spotted un the lead at 4:00 ports a very delightful trip, especially tha t In the Times-Picayune of New Orleans of a, m. with a broom in one hand and a which took them to Mexico City. He re­ February 20th, we saw a picture of the sheepskin pocket over the other, cleaning ports that a very beautiful country to visit. crowd in which was Capt. John H. McKane out the s\vitches. A vote of thanks to the management viewing the Mardi Gras parade. Capt. Mc­ IIannum seems to have started sornething has g-one out from the employes of the local !{.ane expects to return to :t\1ilwaukee in when he quit smoking, for R. K. \Villianls, freight office for the new coat of paint re­ another 1110nth. for one, has also decided to give up the cently applied to the freight office by our Yardman Oscar (SQUEAK) Johnson en­ "coffin nails" and Dut on 801118 ·weight. expert l)ainter, Lloyd Kord and his cre\v. tered the Soldiers Home hospital for op­ ELH had better start again. The belt line News from Car Dept. and Yard Office eration March 6th. At last reports he was loolts like an enlarged watermelon already. S 0 S-S 0 S-Calllng-Tacoma-Plcasc doing just fine and hopes to be back to More studies in fore-thoughts; All the elin1inate "A n(l Coast Division" froln )'0111' work soon. "OP's" scanning the ne"v Book of nulE'~ coltunn eaption. 'Ve now have a separate Foreman John (JACK) Forrest returned to be ready for the examiners when thev seat on the old band wagon and will he on the Queen Mary from England, March question them On the new rules to go intOo riding to town under the caption, Seattle 11th. He has fully recovered from his re­ effect the first of April. l'nderstand the cent illness and was glad to get back to typewriters are getting dragged out and Terminals. AAR checker Harry Belond checked cal' AlTIerica where the sun shines. oiled also. for with the new ruling, train department records February 24th and About the middle of May, weighmaster orders lllay no\v be \vritten on the n1ill. ~5th. 'While in Seattle. ])iIr. Beland wa, and Mrs. F. E. Butz expcct to leave for a How's things up at 'Wausau, Curtis? presented "\vith an honorary life men1ber­ trip to Oregon and the San Francisco Fair. I guess our Ornaha office has closed up ship rertificate in Puget Sound Servl(~c Fred has to get the flowers planted so that ~hop. No news froln that source for ages. Cluh No. 31 h)' chairman Clyde Medley. they will be in blossom when they get net after it. Dave, and loosen up. This. because I-larry has turned in nl0re hOlue. ... productive traffic Ups than any other car Wedding bells will ring for engineer Wm. Seattle Terminals departlnent employe on the railroad. Con­ F'. ,'linter according to reports at the gratulations Harry. roundhouse. Bill is a fine man and de­ GENERAL OFFICES George Foreman, renovator of this rail­ serves a fine wife. Congratulation8. G. G. road's rolling stock at Seattle Yard blos­ Clerk Han'ey Corbelt is walking around R. .JOHN AGNER of the Seattle city somed out in a brand new work shirt the the office at North Milwaukee carrying a M freight office is the proud parent of a fir,t of March. Congratulations George. large time piece of ancient vintage and the new white hope. A strenuous future of Milwaukee Road Bowling League, March 6 weight of it is bearing down so as to makE ice skating, photography, boating, archi­ (2nd H alf Se~ies) him appear to limp. He uses a Ford cranl< tecture and the allied arts seem to loom Won Lost to wind it, and it strikes on the hour. ahead of the young man if he follows in Local ,.'' 18 q We are all pleased to learn that Gover· his versatile father's footsteps. General .. _ , 15 12 nor Heil has appointed chief clerk Elme] yard 1~ 14 A. Keller of North Milwaukee station 2 Mr. Sid Harvey. the Chesterfieldian ]eave~' statistician of the general offices, celebrated Engineers , , 8 19 Colonel. Operator Thon1as Regan his birthday on February 17th, just be­ High individual game-~Wittenberg, ~17. in a few days for the country to try tG tween Lincoln and -Washington, "Vhen High individual averag'e-Villata, 17:l. pick up a horse that will hold up Colone pressed for some statistics, Sid admitted High team gLme-Local, 892. Keller as we have nothing in Milwauke4 he was 39. Good figuring, Sid, High three games-Local, 262;;. suitable. , Mr. Robert Brinkley, the official musi­ • Section foreman Robert Whitty of Nort1 cian of the traffic dept. has recently added Milwaukee Terminals Milwaukee station has so far recovere1 the training of a boy's choir to his list of from his recent illness that he can no~ G. E. hosPit~ musical accomplishments. w. have visitors at the Milwaukee Mr. Robert Bigelow, of the general OILI~RMAKER James T. Spencer died where he passed the winter, : February 2Hh at his home at the age Yardmaster N, E. Murphy and yardmaJ freight dept. recently moved to a residence B tr~ nearer his favorite golf club, so as to cut ot 84 years. On November 24th, 1885, he J, F. O'Rourke expect to start on their down his running time between the house was a member of the executive committee. to Maine and the New Yorl< Fair, AJ)rj and the links. Bob is a promising young composed of 100 widely known citizens, 15th. i amateur, and we expect to see him up who demanded that the school board estab­ • among the city champs this SUmmer, lish courses in industrial education and Miss Barbara Barkley and Miss Martha manual training in the public schools. The I & D Notes :McEwen are visiting friends in the east. school board adopted the plan. The Mil­ C. W. Dunaven "Ve are all very proud of the fine pub­ waukee Vocational School, junior and ELL, spring is just around the corn Jlieity being given the Ski Bowl in all the senior trade schools were the result of this Wand we will surely welcome it. Seattle papers, particularly in the SEAT­ 'Plan. After 60 years of loyal service to the though Old Man Winter was real good TLE TIMES. Our public relations man, Milwaukee Road, Mr. Spencer retired sev­ us this winter, we will all be glad to S Mr. Max Sarchett, has been successful in eral years ago. He is survived by a son spring. Business is starting to pick keeping the Miiwaukee name before the and a daughter. Funeral from the chapel again and we all look forward to a ve public, and when his advertising is backed of J. N. O'Boyle to Gesu Church at 8:30 busy season this year. ' up by NAN!'S expert manipulation of train a. m., February 2Sth. Interment St. Mary's We are sorry to report the death of l' service, that's a combination hard to beat. cemetery, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. tired engineer J. J. Burns, who passed aw~. When Mrs. Elois Herren of the export Mrs. Sarah Hennessey, wife of yardman Feb, 26 after an illness of severnl montl and import dept. was doing her bit by pre­ Maurrace Hennessey died February 28th. due to heart trouble. Mr. Burns was; senting one of our purchase slips during She is survived by her husband, one son the employ of the Milwaukee for fifty-s' the buying of some crabmeat lately, the and one daughter. Funeral March 3rd. In­ years as engineer. Funeral services w~ proprietor of the market came back at her terment Holy Cross cemetery. held Wednesday, March 1, and burial wj strong with, "Oh yes indeed, all our fish Engineer John J, Reilly died March 5th. here at Mason City. Mr. Burns was alWaj and also my mother-in-law always gO east He is survived by his wife and one daugh­ very active in city affairs, being mayor a. over the Milwaukee!" ter, Funeral March 9th. Interment Holy also served on the city council for fifte The Model Railroad Club of Seattle put Cross cemeteni . years, We extend our sympathy to ~ cal freight office, recently sold his nearly recovered from his recent illness. transferred to Sioux Falls as a.gent. :r\ home on Ashworth Avenue in the North Chief caller Earl J. Moore, second trick Knutson of Sioux }~alls has been appoinl End and. purchased a new home at 3911 Milwaukee Shops, was sick with influenza agent of the Omaha at Sheldon. Mr. N', '\Voodlawn Avenue and from now on the for two \veeks in February. Caller How­ son is agent for the Illinois Central, a Holtuns arc at home to their many friends ard (DUTCH) Zuehl ancl clerk Christopher our ·Mr. Peterson for the Milwaukee. Thl at this new address. (SLO"V MOTION) Flood called on him one boys will sure compete. for the lutefisl{ bO A baby girl was born to Mrs. Pessein, evening and attempted to cheer him with ness in the Sheldon territory-Petersl wife of chief bill clerl{, .fulian Pessein, on songs. Everything "vent ;,vell until thf'Y Knutson-Nelson, Inc., Sheldon, Iowa. If ~ January 30th and the cigars and candy sang "THE WATCH OX THE ]lHISE" 1\.fr. Peterson gets sno\ved under 1-ve ~ have been in circulation since. 1\1:1's. Pessein \vhen one of Earl's neighbors sent an elec­ try and get Our Irish friend Mr. Bolger! and daughter, Carol Ann, are doing fine. tric flat iron in the apartment by \.va~\' of Lawier to assist him. . i H is with sorrow that we report the the window. Dutch and Slow Motion left Our eagle-eyed agent, ·W. F. Millard! death on March 1st, of Mrs. James Ker­ for home soon and Earl returned to work Garner, while watching extra east 554 Pi win, mother of our Madeline Givins of the the next day. He still has the flat iron. but by, discovered a broken brake be.am drl bill clerk's office, local freight. Our sym­ is waiting for a glass in the window. ging on a car in the train and stopped Ui pathy goes Olll to Madeline and family. Roundhouse foreman Earl D. Austin and avoided a possible serious derailnl1 Twenty ~~ 1!lI!"_"'.~"'.~..'-"'"i/~'?!2~ ~~""f..!R • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

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proud to have employes like who are always on the job and thinking of their work and watch for these things. Carter H. Thoma, SWitchman,. Mason City, is preparing to go as delegate to the train­ men's convention in Cleveland, having been elected to that honor by his fellow workers. * * * Last report was that Carter had two Folger * coffee cans full of homemade cigarettes made up to take with him. He says he will have to eat out as it will be hard to carry enough lunch to last two weeks. Mercantile Well, the flu sure hit the I&D, as we have quite a few laid up with it. At pres­ Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago ent all are doing fine and a few days at seems home and care not to catch more cold 5 4 W EST JACKSON BOULEVARD to be the remedY, and we hope all will be back to work soon. The large cable of the Western 'l:nion, which also serves the Milwaukee wires went bad March 5 account surface water seepage DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEr....1 MEMBER FEDERAL into the underground conduit. It was nec­ MEMBER essary to C~lt out about 300 feet of cable job and put in new cable. This is a real Mary's Hospital, where he had been receiv­ they and it is very interesting to learn how ing treatments for several days. handle the work at resplicing all the \vires Robert Reynolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bank wire. First lational back together and matching up each Guy Reynolds, was elected president of the OF These cables have 100 wires to be matched senior high school student council for the up. second semester of the current school year. Everett, Washington The Western Union has started rebuild­ A group of friends gathered to surprise on the Chiralto. 1\1i1wank..e. St. Paul and re­ on PUIt..t "ound ing the line from Marquette to Calmar, Mrs. Nick Obey, honoring her birthday an­ Parlflc Railroad. in new Establi8hed mor.. than forty yea'" ago. newing the 1N"ire and also putting niversary, Thursday evening, Jan. 12. Cards line betweell 11192-1937 poles. We will have a fine new were played after which a delicious lunCh Member of Federal Deposit In8ura.nce these towns when the work is completed. served. A purse of silver was presented Corporation ad­ 'was Vern Sohn, dispatcher, Mason City, to Mrs. Obey. wal­ vises he has discovered a new kind of About 65 fur buyers, including se.veral Anyone want­ Mrs. C. H. ~ut to use in '\'i7oodworking. from the Pacific coast, came for the Feb­ Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Dexter, or any article Oscar Lar­ Ing' vases, dishes, fruit bo\vls ruarv sale of silver fox and 111inl<, which Randby, Miss Mary Rasmussen, de­ Gonga­ ":\th the new curves and streamlined was '"held at the FromD1 ranch in Hamburg son, M. E. Donovan and Edward he can even ,Villiam J. s.lgns, see Vern. as he clainls Feb. 6 to Feb. 10. Over 40,000 silver fox ware attended the funeral of you wish. was held tie the Wood in knots or bows if pelts were offeree} for sale. This is the Bernard at New Lisbon, \\'hich lo~al office, also ~ Francis J o,'nt of freight largest nUDlber ever offered at any oDe sa.le Thursday, March 2. s just returned f:r ..JoYnt and family have the. Cnited States. -~~­ sa.Ys it in IIO~l the west cnast fair. Francis Several changes have been rnade among Chicago there as the\' have Fullerton Avenue, S \\elI Worth a trip out the agents aIHl operators, tenlporaril"j,c, Leo StHHV. . L. J. a W?nderful Fredricks. agent at Rotllschilds, having again working in do not have very tl l\lrs. l\f?Tie Handall is gone to Ottumwa., Iuwa, 1:1.ay Schultz fronl VIDENTLY our people d~le. offi(~e, taking over the March winds superll1tpn(1('nl's Broka"'w to l~othschilds, 1'1'. E. Love fr0111 E much confidence in the soft ~'Ir. to be­ th;I€:S ?f 1)llillips. 'who transferred Star Lake to Brokaw and R. Haff from vote are having here in Chicago-Land, ~eem to be ~""'I englne~I'ing dppartInent. J\1inocql1 has dllctor on the ".calle:v Division and a fortner Al Hale, genial stationery fish lockers he up the snnshine h"s ~n .the new ('old storage \Va.usau resident, passed a\vay at his horne Florida where he will soak care of the turf events at ~~;PhlUllt. this winter to take in Ne",' Lisbon on Feb. 28. lIe l1ad been and possibly tal.;:e in a few the sunln18r -not s 118h ,he l';ltdlP;"; dU1'lng" in failing health for the past year but his Hialeah Park. they are san1e place hatch COunttn;.:: d1kkens before was sudden and unexpected. Services HoseHe Simon is no'\' at the death for drearne~. Just a fisherman'!, nlidwinter were held at New Lisbon on and IIoward SInith will he leaving soon and burial etc. 2. Mr. Bernard had been yardmaster the land of palms, palm beach suits, ::>larch Becker. at Kew Lisbon since 1930, when he left Virgini'l Chute and Charles ..------have just returned v\7-ausau. He is survived by Mrs. Bernard freight auditor employes, Valley Division Murphy of the Wisconsin and three daughters and one brother. TIle from Florida, and Martin Val1e~] Division employes extend car accountant's office is still relating his AY I,'. Lin",,, \Visconsin Bernard and family. experiences in New Orleans during the fa­ Marat MILLARD _ passed away at the syrr'pathy to Mrs. h(~!l_COUlltY I-Iospital on Mrs. Oscar Larson has returned from lTIOUS Mardi Gras celebration. I,. an. 31 Horne and is quite the thing been a patient for l\>1inneapolis, Where she spent a few da.ys An1ateur photography several' \: Ilere hp. h.'ld innumerable oppor­ retired with her son, Roger, who was renloved from these days, and it offers from act~~eeks. .Mr. :'dillard had field to those who nlan~.r years. He St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., where tunities in the commercial was form e serVIce for these assignments. e~IY M. E. Millard, he was a student, to Fairview Hospital, are qualified to handle only son car foreman. Vallandigharn of ~"lr' tinle in Sarasota, Minneapolis, for an emergency appendicitis At the home of Herschel Fla., IS at the present office, a course in mO~t~nd having left sev­ operalion. lIe is getting alnog satisfac­ the freight auditor's IIral Mrs. Millard bacteriology is being S torily. Mr. Larson 'is the son of conductor photo-micrography and l,a"'rence ago. course, although eventually Nowitzke has returned from St. Oscar Larson. heid. This Twenty-one leading up to complex photog-raphy will take matters. 1l WaS very pleasing to see Ule Ma.rti.n Gran at Tab.". who w"'

'Ve arc glad to note that brakeman James ent" here. He also visited his sister and Donahue has returned to work after sev­ family at Bozeman. eral 'weeks' absence, due to beIng confined Alice Lindbloom, daughter of conductor LO£OMOTIVE: at our Chicago hospital. and Mrs. J. L. Lindbloom of this city, has Supt. Ingraham and asst. BUpt. Hansen accepted a responsible position with the FEED WATER HEATERS paid the west end a short call the first of Brotherhood of Trainmen at Cle\'elancl, (The Locomotive Water Conditioner) the month, Ohio. SLUDGE REMOVERS Geo. Elton, operator ..:1t Canton, has lJE:'-en l\'Ir. and )Ir~. L. ShOl"t have l'eturned on the sick list the past several days and after spending two weeks in Io\va all(1 \Vi~­ BLOW-OFF COCKS has been relieved hr Geo. Anderson. ('onsin with relatives }tnd friends. Agent Marshall of Bridgewater was called Operator W. J, Thompson and wife havp CENTRIFUGAL BLOW-OFF to Flora, Ill., on account of the death of been spending the past three weeks in Cali­ MUFFLERS his father, We extend our sympathy, fornia. The greater part of this time was STEEL TIRES Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Phillips visited at spent at Frisco taking in the Fair. (Taylor Normalized) Canton the fore pari of the month with Conductor anel Mrs. J. P. Smeltzer have . their daughter and son-in-law, Del Burke. announced the engagelnent of their daugh­ GRID UNIT AIR-COM­ Our local service club held another very ter Katbryn to Mr. Kent Beatham of San PRESSOR RADIATION interesting joint meeting vvith the \Vomens Prancisco. a fon'ner resident of Lewisto"\"n. Club and a fairly good sized crowd was It will be an Easter wedding in San Fran­ present. After the regular meeting a light cisco and the bride-elect, accompanied b~r WILSON ENGINEERING lunch was served by melrtbers of the 'Vorn­ her parents, expect to leave here the la tter ens Club. part of the month. CORPORATION The main lH'\\'S of the day is concerning Our genial trainmaster. Jim O'Dore, has 122 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago the new rule book and the state and fed­ been losing weight the past week eondtwt­ eral incorne tax reports. ing examinations on the new book of rules Fireman Fred Harges had the misfortune at Lewistown and Great Falls, to injure his left thumb while painting at Why growl over your income tax. After his residence. The ladder slipped and as all we have a swell railroad to work for Fred was going to protect himself from and a real country to live in. We are eer­ CREOSOTED falling he cut a long gash in his thumb tainly getting value received for the money which required several stitches. How about spent. safety first at home also, Fred? Oliver S. Porter, who has been aetin~ as MATERIALS We extend our sympathy to the Fred agent and yardmaster during the absence ,Hogge family in the passing away of Mrs. of Mr. Maxeiner (and doing a swell job) Hogge's father at Mt. Vernon last Tuesday. has signified his intention of running for and Mrs. Henry Schirmer left for Seattle last Mayor of our city. It goes without saying week for a short visit with her brother and that every railroader will be pulling every sister. string he can for him. COAL TAR Switchman Joe Mussigman has been con­ D. L. "Hook" McVey is back on the 'Win­ fined for the past week with the fiu, but nett run after being absent the past three glad to report that he is back on the job months on account of sickness. PRODUCTS _.again. Conductor and Mrs. T. J. Graham re­ Brakeman Walt Smith of Sanborn has turned a few days ago from a trip to San II been off for the past several trips account Diego, where they visited their daughter illness. and family. They also attended the exposi­ tion at San Franeisco. Republic Creosoting Co. • Virginia Keeler is here visiting her par­ Northern Montana ents, roundhouse foreman and Mrs. Arthur Minneapolis G. L. W. Keeler. She will return to Denver in the near future where she is employed. MR. AND MRS. A. M. MAXEINER ha\'e They say the stork is hovering- over the returned after ,spending the past three residence of a prominent and popular rail­ lnonths in Arizona and California. Mr. road man. We will give you three guesses. :t\1axeiner has resllnlecl his llut.ies as agent Employes in the territory of tIle Central 8. t Lewisto\vn. Montana Milwaukee Road Service Club The Bettendorf Company Geo. L. \Vood. .11'., has returned to Mil­ were well l'epresented in tile Traffic Bulletin waukee aftel' spenrlin~' a Wf'pl<: with hi~ par- for .Tnnua.ry, "hot" tips tieing furnished by Car Builders-Steel Founders Manufacturer. ef Freilrbt Trai. Car. Steel Underfram•• Cast Steel Truck Side Frame. Ca.t Steel Truck Sol.ten Caboo.e Car Truck. Sprinc Plank. Sttiel Castin••

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(\Voody) Cellar Rapids freigllt office for the purpose ficiently to be taken to her home. \Vilson; lVII's. Eel. Young and car foreman of organizing a Mih,'auks(' Service Cluh Mrs. Robert \Volfgram, who underwen Wood. for l\Iarion, Ce{l<-lx Rapids and inlI11ediate a major operation at a Milwaukee hospital During the absen~e of our regular opera­ ·vicinity. Supt, Bowen spoh:e briefly, out­ is now convalescing at the home of a sis tors a.t T... e"wisto\\TI. we have llad two s\vel1 lining the airns H.nd purposes of the pru­ ter there. TIpr daughter Grace left, fo gu~ys relieVing then1-none other than posed service club and pledged his full sup­ :\Iilwaukee to be "with her mother. Leonard Matson and Harold Ullery. port to the 1110venlenL :He then introduced \Vater ~ervice forelnan Martin Rettle i Cal' forelnan Kaedin~!;'s dog- s\vallowed the speaker of the evening, Mr. VV. J'~. back on the job again after a three months three dimes and Al is vvonclering vvl1ether Beck. of the Public Relations DepartInent. leaV8 of absence, spent in J\llnnesota visit to operate Or put in another one and try who in pLtin eyeryda)-' I'ailroad languagp ing '\""lth relatives and at Excelsior Springsl for the jackpot. and hUDlorous stories. explained the Serv­ -:\10 .. where he enjoyed the baths. Durin No one at the Service Club Goudwill din­ ice Club 1110Velllent. l-Iis talk was enter­ his absence his position was filled by Clar~ ner was welcomed rno1'e tluln our fonnel' taining as \vell as instructive and \ve arp ence Drake 01' 1IIiles City. car clerk, \V. 1-1. Harper, who '\vas sure all present ,vere quite inlpressed. The l\'lilwaul.::ee Railway has a crew 0 injured about a year ago 'when hoth n. G. l\fcGee, assistant agent at Ceclar al)out forty InCI1 working near the Gran legs were run on::.~r b}' a stock c'ar. Bill has Rapids was elected chail'nUln: ::\11'. C. T. .H.iver bridge changing tht' channel of th got \'\That it takes ancl we are all pulling for I·~o\ve, agent at rvlarion, vice-chairnlan. and Grand HivCT. An S curve is being ren10ve hinl. Kenneth 1(. Ta:rlol', transit clerl\, ~e('retary and t,YO diversion da,D18 are being con The Central 1\1ontana 1Iil\vaukee Hoad and treasurer. st l'lJctec1 to send the Grand River into Service Club held it's first in a series of It \vas decided that because of the two l)ew eoursE'. \:. E. Glosup, civil enginee goodv.'ill dinners, at vd1ieh Unll:.~ :-:;ixty busi­ cities being so close together, one club would of Tt.lilcs City. is supervising this work~ ness IU€I1 of this cOllllnunity ,\r~>re invited. be organized and the 111eetings alternated The Xees Construction Company of Mile With employes and their ,vives over tv.'o hetween them. Considerable interest is be-· Clty are operating several large truck hundred were in attendance. Th(~ sound ing· shown and tentative plans inClude con1­ and two large rnachines, one a 50 foot dra film, "This Railroa.d Business," presented rnittees for 1-1. picnic for J\Hlwaukee Lines line and the other, a large shovel, are be1 by 1\1:1'. Ancll'e\"vs of the Chicago office. (l. East enlploycs, in Ellis Park, Cedar Hapic1s illl; used to cut this channel through the musical progranl by local ta.lent and an in the early SunHYler. as \yell as conlnlittees high hanks. I interesting talk by DI'. F'. Ii"'. Attix ,"vere for baseball, kittenbalI. bowling, SUITIIUer Lon Green, who was a patient at th~ the Hhigh lights" of the eveninp;. The golf tournarnent :l.nd other social activities. 1\1ilps City hospitaJ, is now rnueh improve1 Service Club is grateful to all the employes including cards a,nd dancing. An employes and back to work again. I and their wives for the \vonderful co-opera­ are invited to participate in our ,york and :Vlrs. K F. Finch spent sever-al day~ al tion they received in malfisited thE Sioux City, la., is assisting with the work 01' being the first child born in our city in daughter 1\:1axine, \.vho is a nurse at tl at Cedar Rapids. 1939 and has been named Patricia. Marine hospital at Detroit, MiGh. Wh' The A. E. Fairhurst residence has tal,en Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott have returned there they also visited with 1\1rs. C. on the appearance of a full-fledged hospital, from a visit with friends at Joliet, Ill., and Dewey and family, former l\1obridge ref the entire family having the flu at the same points in "\Visconsin. dents. time. "Art" assures Us he would much Kirk Sandals spent a week-end bere with :1>11'. and Mrs. H. A. Mosher have l' rather be out on tbe highway pushing the his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sandals, en turned from a several weeks' stay at D Chevrolet along. route to Portland, Ore., where he will be pree, S. D., where MI'. lVlosher reJiev Mr. and Mrs. William A. Kinder, of c';lin­ stationed for the next few months. Mr. Frank Bednar, agent, who has been ton, visited with relatives and friends in The many friends of Conductor Jimmie a leave of absence to California. Cedar Rapids, the week-end of March 12. Downs are happy to know he has recov- Mr. and Mrs. W. P. O'Hern of Wakpf Twenty-four ______-Tii". jW~

ook in the basketball tournament here hay for a few days. Same old story. the laturday evening. Mu. , Miss Mary Fuller left for Salinas. Calif'.. Leu Kock, t'oundhou:->e fUreJnall at Ben­ rhere she bas accepted a nursing position senville. isn't to be outdone either. He nd wil! join her sister Bertha. who is grabbed himself a little shut-eye with the Iso engaged in nursing there. Both girls flu, too. FOR EVERY PURPOSE re . g"raduates of the University of Iowa AI. Helftick (Big Soup) attended the ,urses' School, Iowa City, Ia. 'Vomen's Club dance at Bensenville re­ We can fill your lumber require­ Agent Frank Bednar of Dupree attended cently-and does he shake a wicked hoaC ments, no matter what they may be. he basketball tournament here last Sat­ An10ng the more illustrious of our fel­ ,rday, his son bring one of the players on HARDWOOD FI,OORING low elnplo;yes-the Hon. TholljaS l\IosB and DROP SIDING SHIl'iGLES he Dupree team. the Hon. Crad \Viliiams-al'e up for re­ GRAIN DOORS Exull1inations are being conducted here election as councilmen at Bartlett. No\v, if his week at the :Milwaukee ,Voman's Club­ either of the honorable sirs start kissing RAILROAD CROSS TIES oom bv Trainmaster L. 'Wylie and trav­ babies as a part of their campaign. nUl:'> PINE FIR MAPLE ling e-;'gineer Ralp!l Aney on the new they get the \vhoolJing cough, WIUTE OAK RED OAK 'look of rules. Sonlebody nlaliciousl~' or other\vise start­ HEMI.OCK : Conductor Louis Scheifelbein spent a few ed a rumor to the effect that Elmer ,Voods No Order Too Small-None Too Big ~ys at Sparta and New Lisbon.vVis., vis­ slipped on some iee and broke a couple of Write Us for Information png relatives and friends. ribs. Elmer has refutt>cl these statenlent~ 'Mr, and Mrs. George B. Gallagher drove i'ery indignantly, b Aberdeen on Saturday, March 4th. They The Webster Lumber Co. Charlie .JonE's has taken tlH' pension ~ere accon1panied by lVirs. A nnf'ttt:' Va vh 2522 Como Avenue, West Charlie leave~ a host of fl'lend~ who al­ 'nd Mrs. Margaret Calton. ST, PAUL. MINN. \vays enjoyed his sly humor; ,,'r"l1 renH'111­ i Plans are being made to hold a tr'afuc bel' his poker playing, too, Goon. luck 1,) ~eeting in conjunction with our ~\Iilwau­ vou. Charlie. 1ee V\ronlun'.s Club TIleeting" on lVionday . SWIll. Ray Pierce (the BUmp) retunlt~d ~'ening, March 20th. Lunch will be serv,'d tn \vork after a long illnesf:. bd W(' are looking forward to a largi:-' at­ PETIIBONE MULLIKEN ~ndan('e. Y. :\1. Joe Conrade of Galwood pared a • corn on his toe and blood poisoning set in. CORPORAliON How did he get corns there? Don't get Established 1880 . Chicago Terminals ('atty. After a study lasting over several years Sparky we are more than convinced that Y. :",1. The name of Pettibone• Mulliken In Bill Rands has rubbel' legs. connection witb the followinll prod­ NDREW O'MALLEY, swm., spent sev­ uctt i, a guarantee of the increased eral days visiting with his brother at Mrs. W. G. Remington, wife of Wilbur, aafety and lower colt reeultinll from ibbing, Minn., who has been very sick. has been sojourning in Birmingham and their application. Business is so good in the terminal that Miami for the past few weeks. 'Vilbur is ago" Burke is laying off. camping in the trailer at River Grove anr! Frogs, Switches, Guard Rails, Crossings, Y. M. Wm. Voight of 'West Ave. was laid enjoys his sun baths from a sunlamp. Open Hearth and Manganese, with the flu for a few days; also on the Al Leeper, well-known man about town Asselin Permanent Base Crossinga, ck list were O. R. Hall, Geo. McCoy, Eric at lVIannheim, plans a trip to his farm in High and Low Switch Stands. riqksen, Neal Hamilton, Benny Blades. Minnesota, It seen1S that onp of his horse~ Mechanical Switchman, !,win Luebking, Paul Franz, Bill \Velther" died iast fall and now he either has to get Miscellaneous Castings of Manganes., d may others. another one or get into the harness him­ Carbon and Alloy Steel Engrs. Dan Daily, Sam Kulicke and self for the spring plowing. eo. Bain also laid among the feathers Mrs. George Hogan and l\1rs George • I' a few days, nursing colds. Heitman ·were visiting in Bartlett during 4710 W, Division Street, Chicago, III. Swm. Jack McGonigle has had a siege the past lTIonth. sickness that took hin1 out of circula­ _~s a gentle reminder that spring is here, n nearly all \,dnter. He now has all of word comes along that Roy Hayden, SW111, s teeth out and is awaiting the crockery. at the N. W. bridge, has embarked on tile Harrv Dlevens holds the record for iength J11atrilTIoniul ::-;l'as, - and iNe all ,vish Roy tilll~ in bed with the flu, about thirty and llis bride Ints of happiness. lEW MAUMEE MilES ys. Byrd Miller (Pee-,Vee to the trade) is a • On The Milwaukee Road gular litth; iron man. He I.vas the regu­ Davies Yard News r rclief-yardie at both the Galewood and F;J! J, J, S. Min. est Ave. yards during the flu epide111iC'. LInton No. 29 Fern Heid, coach yd. swm" was struck E \'dsh to C'xtencl our sillcere syn1path~' Sponaler Mine No. 24 :utomnbile at Grand and ChiC',ago W to B'rallk Polak and his fanli1y in thE' id sustained several injuries, all of rec('n t dea th of All'S, Polak, who })assf·d Billing Point-Latta, Indiana k outlasted, and is O. K. nov,,' <1 way on Feb. 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Twenty-five navie~ Yard has been appointed fire in­ quite severely, but is now recovering, we 1. & S. M. East "pector, replacing Augie Beier. are pleased to hear. If. J. S. The Vilisconsin Roof BallroOl)) has in­ (~onductor Tlarry Hf:lldricks. \\'ho has ONGRATULATIONS to GwendolYIl I-loff. creased their patronag-e by at kast lone been ~ick at h01l1C for about a Jnonth, is member, Al (Jittprbug) vValdera can C man, daughter of check clerk Arnold J. no\v improved considerably-much to QUI' rec~lVed seen there altnost any night in the ''leek pleasure. Hoffman, Austin, \vho recently doing the Suzy Q, the Yam, Lambeth walk, notice that a song which she had written Lloyd \iVeiland. braki.:man, is off with or what have you? and for which she composed the mUSIC had about t"\vo \vee1;;:p.' gro'\vth of streptococcus been published by a firm in Canada. Better Eddie Starosta has joined the Polar established in his throat. He has had the "\\--as seen look to your laurels, Arnold. Bear Club of Milwaukee. He ~alne trouble before, but expects to be at We also ,,,ish to extend best wishes to swil11ming in the l\.Ienominee River 111 horne again in a few weeks. neWlyweds Beldon Keck of. Austin ShOPB February. ?l.tlany friends on lhis eli vision ·will learn and Miss Olive Esse of Austm, who became Fred Osberg has been bitten by the loY" with regret of thf' serious injury which Mrs. Ked< on Feb. 18. Cigars, please. bug; the name of the object of his affec­ l-tobcl't Nelson, son of Mrs. BDssie Nelson Our sincere sympathy is extended to Leo tion, we have discovered, is Anne. but of Renton. rpcently.' suffered. In a collision Fred ver~y lovingly l'efers to Anne as hi~ McGo\ern chief clerk, Austin, whose sister hptwC'en two cars. Bob's 10\ver jaw was a~a\' lit tle jitterbug. pas"ed at D"buque, Ia., on Feb. 22. fr::tcturf'd in f(lur placE'S, hi~ 10w('1' teeth /\I,:4() to the hereaved relatives of Clayton E,'d NownJ..::o\vski and Alex lVleYk't' llay\' n'­ being ;,,;('t hack nearly an inch, -which will \Ve~t~'ott, cashier at Deeorah, la., whose turned front the i\.'!ardi Gras and H'pol'teil Ilpct."...,sitat,· Inng, painful and tedious treat­ death occurred ).,Tarch 1:? Services '\\'ere that it W;lS one of their rnost enjorable rnent to 1'(-'OlH1\-. Hob's father, the latt_~ Ileld at Northfield_ ,va~ Npl~j:)n, vacations. 'Ye are glad that it mo:c:.t Ffaxry I"t. and his mother, :;\11'8. Boohy prize in the February notes shOUld pnjoyabl0 for E:d, because on his return he Bf,ssie Nelson, \\'orked for n1an~v years for have ,.2·one to L. M. Flannery of the chief informed us that this would be his last va­ this con1TJany. corning west when the line clis])at;,her's office. It seems that while cation as a bachelor. 1{e becarnc engagc(l was built and lH>ing in the superintendent's Len was attending the Masonic Lodg-e In at Christtnas and his maTriage will tak~· office. l\1inneapolis for a few days he noticed one place shortly. "\Ve rf'g-ret to recol'd the retire-t11ent of evening in the paper that the Gopher bas­ Adam lIeppenheinll\r has beconH' the tl'ainIl1aster E. L. Cleveland of this divi­ ketball team \vas playing Northwestern. He, proud grandparent of a baby girl born to sioll, who retirHl to private life February and one of the other local boys got in touch Adam's daughter the latter part of Feb­ loth. due to ill health. aft('r having spent ,vith a friend in the city and arranged to ruary. OUf congratulations to Gra ndpa 1hirt:---eigllt y('ars in railroading. He stal't­ go to lhe game. Howeyer, had he completed Heppeheimer. i:'fl (l!l the ~uneri()r Division in 1\)00 as fi1'e­ reading the article he might have saved Dee!1cst syrnpathy is extended to An­ rnall, It if' hOPHl by his many friends that considerable trouble, for when they reae-hed drew Svtnt and his farnily in the loss of hp 111ay enjoy rnany years of retirement. \vif~, the fleW house it was in complete darkn.ess his \\'ho !JaBsed a way at the age of the gnod \vi;)hes of all \vill go \vith him. ~the g-anlQ VI,as being played at Evanston. 43 years. Mrs. Symt was ill only a short SectIon forernan \Villianl Lockhart at Tsk ~ Tsk: Funn?-; ho,,· those things get time. SUnHIPl' retired Fehruary 28th and \vith around. Clarence Clark of the coach :yard spent his faIl1i1y is nwving to a fine farnl near The Milwatlke,~ Eoad was well a. few clays at 1\ladi8on, 1Vis., giving expert ('hehalis \vhich "Bill" has o\-vned for se\,­ advice on the Farrn Labor Bill. sented at tile Merchants and 111anufacl ("rHI :vears. It l~ hoped that he will enjoy Exposition held at the Albert Lea, August Berndt, a veteran of the Milwau­ hi:-:- retirpl11ent tor nunl~rOUS years. rium on lVTarch 2 and 3, Out-of-toWTl rep­ kee road, passed away February 15, 1939, ;'\li,ss Vera 1-1all;sen, C'omptonleter operator resf'ntatives ·we-re J. J. OsHe, assistant gen­ year~. at the age of i3 \Ve wish to extend ill tIle district aC'C'ountant's office. is to bi? a eral passenger agent, St. Paul: S. F. Luc€, our deepest sympathy to his son. Etl bride this spring: the lucky fellow Is Mr. traveling passenger agent, St. Paul; H. C" Berndt, of the coach yards. Jack Adelson of TaCOnl1l. Needless to say. Munson. superintendent. and ~1. P. Ayars,_ Wf' offer our vt-'ry best wishes for a long trainmaster, Austin. Understand the latte Notes from------the Local Freight and happy married life. t\,·o ,VOn prizeg which 'vere given by th Conductor C. C. Fay is off for a trip to mel'chants. Office, Tacoma, and from the Arizona with 1\1rs. Fay; here's hoping that The Milwaukee was also well represente Coast Division. West he will have a thoroughly good time. Con­ at the local bowling alley on Sunday, Marc ductor Tom Ruckman is relieving him on 12, when the second practice session of th R. R. 1'. the Hoquiam-Maytown run. season was held. With eight of the me bowling and an equal number in the gallery E REGRET having to register the un­ Brakeman John Waldron of Spokane has cheering or jeering, a good time was ha W expected passing away of Mr. Ross VV. given notice of his retirement March 31st: by all. Rumor has it now that Divisio Johnstone, our agent at Ewan. vVash., who here's wishing him a long and happy re­ Hq. Building team feels that they have ha died suddenly following his day's work on tired life. sufficient practice to enter into mild com February 21st. He reached the age of 62 Mr. W. Cody Smith. agent at Mineral. years. His departure is mourned by two petition and a challange has heen issued t has bid in the temporary agency work at the bowlers in the roundhouse and shops daughters and a son, to whom we extend Skookumchuck for the summer. Until the our sincerest sympathy. Mr. Eric Matson Don't take offense at the use of the wor bulletin is up, "vV. H. Smith is working as "mild," boys; that simply rneans we aren' is temporarily in charge of the station agent, with Everett Curtis as operator, pending assignment. ready for any "stiff" competition just ye The family of Mr. T. E. McFadden, the The snow crews have been pulled off the and Is no reflection on the shop team. How chief carpenter of the division, has sus­ mountain, as the five or six feet of snow ever, I feel that you should be warned tha tained a serious loss in the death of Daniel up there do not make it necessary to have Andy doesn't throw a back-up ball: he lise McFadden, the oldest son, who passed crewS on the job right along. The snow back-up pins. away after a long illness on February 14th situation out on the coast, however, made The Credit Union now has a hospital i at Seattle, the funeral taking place on Feb­ it necessary to pull off the rock trains and surance policy avaiiable to everyone, r ruary 17th. He leaves his parents and the logger, as both could not operate be­ gardless of whether they are members a three brothers; we extend our sincere sym­ cause of the snow; but we are pleased to not, which has the cheapest rate of any i pathy in their bereavement. report that both have been put On again. the state. The cost is only 2 cents per da vVe are pleased to announCe the promo­ plus a dollar a year membership fee, Pa1 Mr. O. R. Cardle, morning ticket agent ticlllars on request. ' at the passenger station, was suddenly tion of Mr. J. J_ Hogan of the Tacoma city called home to Blue Earth, Minn., by the office to be traveling passenger agent at • death of his mother, who died on February Portland, effective March 1st. We are sure 11th at the age of 79 years. ,Ve offer our that Mr. Hogan's numerous friends will Iowa Division-East heartfelt condolence. Carl Tveter, from the wish him much joy at his new post. Mr. J. T. R"ymoncl Hogan's post at the city office wlll be yard force, relieved him in the meanwhile_ R. AND MRS. ED FORBES were ij We are sorry to record the death of engi­ talCap-a special creation fOI' left February 15th for points in Texas and stars were 'Valter Johnson and Robert well dressed railroad men. It pays to look well. Florida to be away two months. Conductor Ingvaldsen. l''rank Lafferty has Mr. Costello's run tem­ Geo. I{enlpf. air brake supervisor fronl Call or order from your favorite dealer. porarilY. Milwaukee, cheeked air brake work at By mail 50c postpaid. Trainman W. C. DubLs of Marion was Minneapolis on Feb. 8th. off in March on account of illness and E. E. Trygve Magnuson, carman helper. light 4·30 N. Water 81­ KROMER CAP CO. Milwaukee, Wis. Godwin is on his run between Marion and repair yard, has been visiting in Texas Omaha. and Mexico, traveling by automobile. On F. F. Canniff of Cedar Rapids passed his trip to Seattle, however, he is travel­ away Sunday, February 12th. He was ing on the Milwaukee Road. night yardmaster at Savanna and Dubuque v..d. an dllloa. aad at all lla . Carman Olaf Peterson returned to work. T-Z Prod.e h·e DDeseeUed Mrrl .. about 25 years ago and many old friends following a week's illness. ,will regret to learn of his death. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Berg are proud E. J. King of Hawkeye was absent from "Crescent" Metallic Packing parents of a baby danghter, who arrived duty early in March on account of sick­ Feb. 18th. T-Z Front End Blower Nozzles ness. Harry Beddow acted as agent. Edwin L. Brown and wife are visiting his C. W. Field, clerk and operator in the T-Z Smoke Preventer Nozzles br'other at Albuquerque. N. M. dispatcher's office at Marion office was taken Sam E. Johnson, formerly employed ," sick March 9th. T. J. Allen took his place. T-Z Tender H 0 s e Couplen laborer at Minneapolis Shops, and who had Mr. Allen had just got through relieving retired on railroad pension, passed away on T-Z Blow - Off Valve Mufflert agent Ryan at Maquoketa on account of Feb. 20th. . illness, J. S. Berry acting in Mr. Allen's T-Z Automatic 0 r a i n Valves 'V. F. Garvey, father of Phillip Garvey. place as night operator at Samoa. lead air brake man. passed away on Fell. Mrs. Ed McGuire suffered serious injury T-Z Boiler Wash - Out PI u 9 s 22nd. Our sympathy is extended to sur­ . from a fall Sunday a. m., March 5th. A viving family. Prod••'.. •• .'....du. • ...... eal, week later she was improving slowly. Dis­ r-z Foreman F. J. Tschohl, St. Paul repair .... dall,. prarlJa, tIo.1r .artl. patcher Ed McGuire of Perry, agent James track, has been home due to influenza. McGuire of Lyons, both sons of Mrs. Mc­ Clerk Luther Cadow has returned to work Guire. came to l\.farion to visit her, also following an attack of "flu." T-Z Railway Equipment Co. her grandson, ,r. B. McGuire, night operator B So. Michigan A"enue at Oxford Junction. ._._------Agent L. A. Phelps of vVorthington, Iowa, Chicallo. Illinoi. retired from the service March 1st after ISM-West many years of satisfactorv service. The E. L. W. best wishes for the welfare of himself and family in their future activities are ex­ ENNY G}larion. fornia. DEMAND the Best A~out four thousand rnenlbers of the .T. H. Bennett of Egan is relieving E. H. an Emplo:yes Association have paid Wood, agent at 'Virock, Minn.. for an in­ Equipment 1939 dues previous to March 10th. definite period. f-.- w additon to the civil engineer's force J. E. I~-'elker. agent at Halnona, S. 1:).. is at Marion March 14th is Freeman P. Drew laking a nlonth's 'vacat.ion at Hot Springs, LAKESIDE of Des Moines. Iowa. A rk. He is being relieved by R E. Gilhert­ There was ;1. meeting held at .:\-1arion son of l~rvvin. ThurSday, March 9th, composed of superin­ SupL H. C. Munson. trainmaster 1\1. P. FUSEES

bendent vV _ G. Bowen and roadn1aste!' A:yras 1 accompanied by 'H. J. Swank of eorge Barlloske of Marion: A. H. Hobart Austin. 1'finn., made a business trip over Fill the Bill 0.1 Monticello, D. 'V. Loftis of Perry, the ISM West on Jan. 26. Thev all took SAFE DEPENDABLE EFFICIENT George ''lean of Sioux City. J. VV. Ander­ in the banquet and D1eet.ing' of 'J'he rVlil\vau­ son of Des :;\1oines division. 'The new rule·:; ]{f::~e Service ClulJ at ),IIadison, S. D., \vhiell Were diSCUssed and other matters of im­ \Vas a big success. There \vere over 2fiO I•.'\KESIDE RAILWAY Portance to lliaintenance of lvay ;;:.ervice in attendance. How are the rest of our FUSEE COMPANY New steel \vas distributed b; ,~-ork t~ain spJen(lid :-;ervke dill):; coming? Let's all of Beloit, Wisconsin early ~in III ~lrch Poll i' in charge of foren1an .J > th ock, WhIch is to be la id in portions of l.'r~e~rack betweell l\-lartelle and lndian SabUlaand also between Green Island and "BUCKEYE" YOKE and

\\,~O~d'mastt'r George Barnoske of 31 al"ion Draft Attachments Februilbsent. from duty for the l110nth of Ilosk ,ary. J., }". vVha]en took 1\11'. 1"1::::1.1'- LUMBER I{ e s place lin tl1e T~--::astern Iowa division. Wa:~neth Hilien,ge of Marion entered the F'ebr lngton Boulevard hospital in Chicago PILING-TIES returuary 11th for t1'eatlnent and later ,",'as Ulle ned hOlne where he will further 1'e- rate and Operat' Ointed o~ J. B. McGuire has been ap- ion. D nIght operator at Oxford Junc­ Onths . E. Lee. agent at Eldridge for 3 MINE TIMBERS tkins . f and D. Emerson, seconrl. trick at The yudcal yoka tYpa 01 attachment, Ill' Ii' Or 3 months. ..Ith ca.t Iteel yoke. offen th••dy.ntage. ari~n rank S. Skinner, 66 years, of of lea. partl, I...... Ia:ht.•nd Ie.. COlt, Egyptian Tie & Timber Iter a' ~assed away Tuesday, March 71h, "ere h 1 rIef .11lness. The funeraJ service~ THE IUCKEYE STEEL CASTINGS Company COMPANY Col.mb••• OhIo ent we d Ii'nday, March 10th, and inter- St. Loul. Chlcalo Dr. sas made at Marion. Na.. York. Cltlca.o - LoulaYilla - It. Paul • kmner was the Company Milwau- Twenty-seven the pot luck dinner Thursday, Jan. 5. Din_ List ller was served at 12:30 and we always en­ The Retirement joy this honr and a half of visiting pre­ session. The meeting (C'('llilill/I'd /"-1.1-1'1'1, page 9) ceding the business . Location was called to order at 2:30, president Alma ~:~ Occupation See~ Name ~linneapoljs, 1\-'1inn. Speeknel' nresiding. Reports of the tr(>a~urf'r were read and ac­ Hendricks. Ilenry C;'lrpen tel' ..... Lena, \Vi,':). l'etal'Y and F'orenl~lll report.ed $395.36 on Heuq.' . S('clion cepted. The treasurer F'eak, Charles Mil\vaukee, vVis_ gave their .. Bralto- J\.fanson, Andre\v .. , ... Clear Lake. Ia. ,'.;(-'cretary, lvII'S. ' . Section I....a'horer rian. Mrs. Cash Allemang. I Anderson. Christ Spokane, ",Vash. .. Pass. Brakelnan to start the new' Holn1es, Frank Seymour l\linneapoHs, ·~'Iinn. vVo ,yen: then ready . _. Laborer ,. under the leadership of our' Black, Daniel .. ' ...... Perry, Ia. year's work '" Loco. Firen1un ;lew lH'esic1ent, Mrs. \Velty. Mrs. vYelty \Vagner, James IIenry ., Gt'een Bay, \Vis. Laborer . has been a n1(~n1ber man~' years and we Kocha. Joseph ...... Faith. S. D. enough to . . Section Laborer f0el she kno"vs "the ropes" well Dolan, John ..... l\fontevideo. ~linn, another successful year...... Engineer ..... pilot us through Newton, Hobert Janles .... , .,' Perry. la. is gifted with a winning personality .. Car Repairman She Jordan, Edward Charles ..Terre Ha ute, Ind. and an e\'er pleasant smile. She appoint­ .. Stationary l'.:ngineer Kiser, \Villian1 Robert Minneapolis, Minn. ed her chairmen as follows: Publicity, . T... aborer ." Mrs. J. ROSSUD1, Andre\v n,1inneapolis, ]\linn. lIIrs. Paul Smithson; membership, ... Cannan Helper conRtitution and by-laws, Mrs. Anlbnrr, Andrew Johnson , .. Milwaukee, Wis. Hartnett; .. Telegrapher . Speckner; sunRhine, Mrs.Wila Blethen; Mitchell, Patrick Henry Ne"v Lishon, vVis. . Foreman . relief, Mrs. McKeown; ~ocial, Mrs. Mathis; Witz, \Villiam Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. .. _Laborer . program. Mrs. Corcoran; anditing. Lynch, George ,Vashington ' .. Watertov,rn, \Vis. Train Baggageman Schernecker. Morris, vVilliam Albert IvIaxw'On, Ia. was read and accepted to Pumper . An invitation Knight, Henry ..... Faith, S. D. attend a deRsert-bridge given by the Section Foreman the Chambers, Samuel Evberta Richland Center, Wis. Northwestern Woman's Chapter at. , '" Engineer . 26. A card party was Ziel, Charles Fredrick ...... Milwaukee, \Vis. Beaver building Jan. . .. Carpenter . Jan. 13 with the following Miller, John J...... Browntown, Wis. also planned for ...... Mmes. Heitten, Shea, Tucker, Charles Hiram '" .Carpenter Ill. committee in charge: ...... _ Chicago, and Olson. The host­ Thompson, Thomas . Boilermaker McMahon, Speckner ...... Savanna, Ill. meeting were John , Loco. Painter . esses for the Febrnary Eberhardt, Joseph Hastings, Minn. , Section Laborer ...... Mmes. Gleason, Shipley and Bonham. JacobRon, Sievert . . . .. Tomah, vVis. . Laborer . l<'ebrnary meeting was calied to order at Gramenz, vVilIiam Adolf ,.,..... Ind. . . 'I'erre Hante, 2:30 on the 2nd, following Onr usual pot Milligan, Benjamin Franklin _, Laborer luck at 12 :30. Mrs. J. Lyne reported $12.70 profit on January card party and $6.50 at second January card party. An­ card party was planned for Feby. 8, ns do our very best for our splendid rail­ Milwaukee R. R. Womens Club other Mrs. Brey as chairman. Bank daY road and keep things a-rolling. with (Continued from Page 15) won by Mrs. Smithson and surpr We often wonder where V. Benis, em­ was by Mrs. Hutter. Mrs. Fagg, M ploye at the Jackson roundhouse, is spend­ package Marquette Chapter Shipley and Mrs.. Hurlbnrt. were repo ing his leisure honrs. Seems as though he W. J'tJrs. Torn Baer, Jr... HistoTian The discussion again came up is very hard to locate when he is off duty. ed ill. flowers. It was decided to se. on, Ben, let nS all get in on it. DELICIOUS one o'clock luncheon was to sending Come death and cards to tho by the members at the club­ f1.owers in case of On Jan. 20 B. O. Long, engineer on ISM, A enjoyed appointed for th It was a celebration over who are ill. Hostesses became the proud parent of a 12-ponnd boy. honse March 8. McKeo,vu, drive. Mrs. l\Iarch meeting "vere 1\-'11'8. All the trainmen are sending Ben sngges­ the snccessful membership Mrs. Frank Speckner, Hartnett and Lietz. tions for a name for this son. What did Franklin Barth was Chairman, were cap­ ladies attended the deiight yon decide to name him, Ben? Soulli and Mrs. Leo Hagensiek Thirty-eight side won by jnst given by the Northwest· The ISM Division was greeted with a tains. Mrs. Hagensiek's ful dessert-bridge members in Chapter Jan. 26. It is need snowstorm on Feb. 9. All trains were an­ iive votes. \Ve had 95 voting ern vVoman's day of the con­ say they enjoyed themselves as nulled, bnt operations were in full Rwing all by Feb. 8th, the closing less to as a rule one of the highlights 0 again on Feb. 11. It was the first storm test. this is held a short our ladies. we have had this winter. President Mrs. John Stucl,ey tlw year for had won V. R. Blanchfield was appointed baggage business meeting announcing we Our Rympathy is extended to Mrs. Demp· by the . clerk at Anstin, Minn. Mr. Blanchfield was ~ome of the prizes being awarded sey in the recent death of her mother. The successfnl drive. formerly clerk at :l-Iadison, S. D. general board for the A pot luck dinner, followed by bingo, missed Blanchfield family will be greatly The balance of the afternoon was en­ was planned for Thursday night, Mar. 16:, S. D. among their many friends at Madison, joyed at tables of 500 and bridge. Prizes Mmes. Taylor, Lietz, McKeown, McDer" commit~ The Southern Minnesota Service Club at 500 were awarded to Th-irs. Laurence 1110tt and l\lcNulty to serve as a at meeting that ,"vas to be held at Fairnlont, Goltz and Mrs. Ambrose O'Neil. Prizes tee. The Minn., on Feb. 12, ,vas postponed until bridge )y Mrs. IITidgley Matthews. Hostesses for April meeting wili be Mmes \V. March 12 and will then be held at Fair­ door prize of $1.00 was won by Mrs. W. Simpa, Blazek, Shipley and Allemang, mont. The postponenlent was on account Cole. Bank day "vas won by ]\I1:rs. Sin1pa and sur by the of the severe \'leather. Let's all be there prise gift by 1\11'8. Zin1mennan, "\\,110, and bring a t least t\VO tip cards apiece, ------'Nay, is a new men1ber and was attending Remember, we are nov,.' in ninth place, so Madison Chapter hpr first meeting. into let's see if we can't get back at least JLrs. Cash .AUenl(OIO,Hi.storian Our chapter was deeply saddened by th second place again, iE not the first. of two of our members, lVII'S EI;\1G that ye scribe was elected to write recent death Leo J. Flynn is spending a couple of wife of dispatcher Bneh the magazine another year, me­ Irving Buehler. 1110nths vacationing in points in California B fol' wife of retired eng' they are satisfied, so here goes. leI'. and Mrs. Lvne, Who went along on the trip, thinks I,yn~' mother of Mrs. Mabe and Florida. members ,vere present at neer l<'rank and Leo? Twenty-seven T'/i.'enty-eight Davey and moth.'--in-law of .Mrs. Frank year ago when her heaith began to fail, ,vas a very active member. Our deepest Lyne-, t\VO of our ~~etive members. Mrs. sympathy is extended to the surviving There Is No Lyne was a charter member and up to Veil, sir," she Three Little Words said brightly, "I don't say, mind you, that These were voted tops as the three sweet- the bathing beach isn't safe, of course, and est words in the English language: I wouldn't dream of suggesting you're not a good swimmer. But there's one thing I do EDWARD KEOGH I love ~'ou. say, and that is if you're going for a dip Dinner is served. whilst you're here, YOU can pay me my PRINTING COMPANY Keep the change. \veek's money in advance." All is forgiven. Sleep until noon. • Here's that five. A Late Bird Printers and And the saddest were: A Scottish farmer had agreed to deliver Planographers Externai use only. 20 hens to the local poulterer. When the Buy me one. hirds arrived, however, the shopkeeper Out of gas. found that there were only 19 in the case. Dues not paid. 732-738 W. Van Buren St. Funds not sufficient. Just before the shop closed for the night Rest in peace. the farmer came hurrying to the poulterer's Phones: Monroe 0432-0433-0434 Pelican.- office, bringing the twentieth hen. "Man," said the poulterer, "but you're Chicago, Illinois • late with this one!" Pipefitter Jame, Rogers has been con­ fined to his home, 2664 North Booth St.. "AYe," agreed the other. "She didna lay PIlO~PT AND EFFICIENT SERVICE fm~ the last two months. He is no\v on until this afternoon." the road to recovery and will be back to work SOOn. • • That's Different Sold Miss Browne, the prettiest girl in town, Still Greater was blessed with a father who snubbed all The tailor was selling his best friend a young men who came to see her. new suit. He 'vas raving about the gar­ One evening, Charles Newton, a bashful PROTECTION rnent. ~'ol1ng n1an, called. Mr. Browne and young ''I'm telling you, Harry," he said, "that Ne\vton's father were close friends, but ~Tr. for CARS and LADING even your best friend won't recognize you Browne did not recognize the visitor. in that suit: just take a "\valk outside for "It looks as if it might rain," ventured CARDWELL WESTINGHOUSE a minute and get the feel of the garment." the young man. FRICTION DRAFT GEARS Harry went out and returned a lTIOment "'Taint gC:~lg to rain," was the grUff later. The proprietor rushed up to hiTn response. to .b.o,b 1I0rin.tlll .lIoe1l. with a happy ~ilnile. For about a quarter of an hour they sat CARDWELL FRICTION BOLSTER "Good morning, stn1..nger,·' h(:: bealnen, in silence, Finally Browne's curiosity got SPRINGS "\Vhat can I do for you?" ttle better of him. t••b.o,b ••,tie.1 .1I.d. • "Who did you say you are?" he growled. Poor Bill "Charles Newton, sir." • "What! You're not Tonl Newton's son?" CARDWBLL WBSTINGHOUSB co. Bill Srnit 11, It C'onntn' shopkeeper in Eng­ "Yes, sir." CHICAGO land. W('nt to thp city to buy goods. They "\Vell, well," thawed Mr. Browne. "It CANADIAN CARDWBLL co., LTD. were SUH inUlll'oiatelv and rea('hed hOnlE' WONT...... If'· • . may rain. may rain." I~e. ore hi.' cl Id., \Vhen the boxes ",,-ere de- It 1vered, l\-Jrs. Stnith. who wa:-:; keeping the f-ihop, UUprh] (1 loud ('1''' seized the hatchet and began - fr~\lItic;ll1v' to open the lar~est one. . REAVER BRAND I "\Vhat's the rllatter, Sara,h'!" said one of BLATCHFORD CORPORATION t 18 bystalHh~r::-::. who had watchf'd her in 80 E. JACKSON BLVD. tllnazement. CHICAGO Carbon Paper ill~al.e ~nd faint, l\/I1's. Srnith pointpd t.o an ';,CTIPtlon on Ole box. It read.: RAIL JOINTS B1l1 inslde aDd Reformed to meet specifications for new bars. VULCAN XX STAYBOLT IRON Inked Ribbons DELICACIES l'Ult THE (ABLE VULCAN ENGINE BOLT IRON S pec;Qltie~ VULCAN IRON FORGING BILLETS "There'" no other }Ulft Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry, LOCOMOTIVE FORGINGS a" ,ood" Game, Fruits and Vegetables AXU,S CRANK PINS ·1 E. A. AARON Be BROS. PI:,lTON RODS M. B. COOK CO. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HAIR FELT INSULATION 508 S. Dearborn SL. Chieago

Twenty-nine THE TRADING POST The use of these columns is FREE to members of the MILWAUKEE ROAD family who have personal property to exchange or sell. Ads must reach the Editor not later than the 15th of the month. Your name and the department for which you work must be sent in on a separate slip.

TO SELL on THADE: Kodak netina ANTIQUES WANTED: Colored glass. 25c BUYS a 1939 premium coin cata~ Ii miniature cainera; has an excellent, fast ware and furniture. Describe articleF; log of U. S. coins. Fully illustrated. lens ([,3.5); Compur Hapid shutter. ",'ith fully, will also trade. Write A. D. Ceur~ L A. Youngblood. Prairie du Chien. speeds ranging from 1 second to 1/500 vorst, 110'h West 6th street, Daven~ \Vis. . secone}. Also a fine tan leather ease, port. Iowa. poI'tl'ait attachment and green filter. Original cost when purchased 18 months --_._-~--~-~--~---~~- ) ago was $70,00. ,Vill sell at a great FOR SALE OR THAD];]. A double sacrifice. Telephone l\lULberry 2054 in FOR SALE: Pomeranian puppies, ped­ han'eled shotgun, sixteen gauge, Ameri­ Chicago, after 6 p. m. igreed stock, three (3) n10nths old. Price (;an Aru1s make, for a camera. ",Vrite $15. FOl" int'ormatiOll write or phone and describe camera. Richard C. Stark. Henry F. Koretke, 1711 W. Belle Plaine 6930 Medill A'i/e, Chicago, Ill. \VANTED: Pioneer Post Anlerican Ave., Chicago. Diversey 2062. Legion is in need of a piano (or their Memorial nOOlU. If anyone has a piano t.hey wish. to dispose of, Pioneer Post will gladly pay cartage charges Kindly FOR SALE' Omen 7 column non-reg­ It;tering adding machine. Good condi~ ~ommunicate with A. J, Dinoffria. Vice-­ FORD V-8 1932 Victoria Coupe; runs Commander. Room 31. Fullerton Avp non. $10.00. D. Rundberg, Retired perfect, good paint, has 1934 Chrome Agent, Yale, Iowa. Bldg., Chicago. wheels using 600 -16 tires. A real buy fnr onl\" $R:I.OO ('a~h. Na than P. Abrams, 3751 W. Leland AvE" .. Chicago, Illinois. CHICKEKS FOH 8.·\LE: Pure bloorl T{'l. Ke:'-'~lotH' ~:)sn. Partridge Cachins, Cockerels, and eggs FOR SALE: }I~urniture, beds, rugs, for hatching. Just the thing for the stoves, radio, davenport and chair, din~ city man. Large and heavy and will ing room suite, bed clothing, dishes. stay in pen. Frank D. Florer, 1408 TELEGRAPH OPEHATOHS: Ag~n silver ware. This furnIture is le$8 than Locust Street, l,";Vest Des Moines, la. enjoy that firm grip. Improve your six years old; forced to sell account sending either key or "bug" 100 per sickness tn family. T. F. Hyson, Se{;t, cent with a wrist exerciser, th(. only Foreman, Doyleston, Wis, FOR SALE Safety Adjustable Leg thing that will exercise and bring int~ Bands. A newly perfected safety ar­ play the muscles used in sending. Cor­ ticle. Made especially for railroad men rect balance and weight. Names satis­ of all classes and other workers. It has fied users can be furnished. Price $1.00. been approved fron1 a safety st.andpoint H. E. Wichmann, Stoughton. Wis. FOR SALE: 10 watt ampllfier co.m· and endorsed by :\/Jr. L. J. Benson. As­ plete, tube8, speakers and microphone. sistant to the Chief Operating Officer of Standard job, $45. Henderson F. Baker. The Milwaukee Road. l\fanufactured 5915 Calumet Ave., Chicago. Phone and sold now at 25c a pair, or $2,50 per Wentworth 6568. dozen. For further information, write GLADIOLUS BULBS: Can supply any Gust Bonde, 1023 Spruce St., Marinette, recent introduction (of proven worth) Wisconsin. in limited quantities. Wholesale, retail list. yours on request. Mixed colors~ large bulbs, $1. 25; medium size, 90c; CANARIES FOR SALE: Beautiful blooming size at tOc per 100 prepaid. birds, all singers, white, blue, cinnamon, Honey as advertised previous issues this bright yellow, and buff. Priced right. FOR SALE OR TRADE: Second hand magazine, wilt sun be available for a For further information write to Frank Victor adding machine, $25.00. E. W. short time. H, L. Wood, Twin Bluffs, Bednarek, 2933 W. Nelson St., Chicago, Voss, retired agent.. Mazomanie. Wis. V\1'"isconsin. fll. ~~ CONTENTS ~<&funMl!!!f P-t1 OTO-£1Il.& " ....V-E:IU Page HARrison 1221 US SO. MARKET STREET At Hayden Lake, Eastern Washington Front Cover CHICAGO About Traffic Tips ~ H. A. Scandrett 3 The New York World's Fair...... 3 The Service Clubs .. .. 5 To Milwaukee Patrons This Railroad Business...... ~ . 7 While the train stops at Three After Forty Years Continuous Service. 7 Forks you have plenty of time Appointments .. 7 to get a glass of our delicious buttermilk. Weare located at Harry S. Zane Promoted...... 8 the station. Ten Consecutive Years of Safety First. 8 Thre~ Forks Creamery Co. Appointed Superintendent 8 THRE'E FORKS, MONT. Assistant Secretary '" 8 The Retirement List '" 8 Special Commendation .. 9 FISH and OYSTERS Milwaukee Employees Association. 9 SUltplyln9 Hotel.. leltaurants and CI.Iot A Narrow Escape...... 9 O.r spaclalty "'__ ROOl....lt I.... all d.par1m..... World's Largest Dam and Irrigation Project... 10 W. M. WALKER Accident Prevention .... 1L 21)·211 S. Water Marlt.t PIIMn Station The Milwaukee R.R. Women's Club. " 12 , Cor. Racln. Av.. and 14th 'lac. OHIC!'60 On the Steel Trail ~. .. 16 iil at Thirty ------~~~ ~------~­ !

UR cars are hedvily insulated and O maintained in a high state of repair. Carriers can depend on this equipment to protect them against claims due to lading damage by heat MORDEN SECURITY ADJUSTABLE RAIL BRACE or cold. Standard on The Milwaukee Road. Designed for super-strength to meet the requirements of modern high-speed traffic. UNION REFRIGERATOR TRANSIT LINES WE MANUFACTURE Milwaukee, Wisconsin Frogs - Switches - Crossings - Guard Rails - Gage Rods - Rail Braces ­ Compromise Joints - Balkwill Crossings - Articulated Crossings - Samson Switches-Betts Switches and Security Track Designs. Youngstown Steel Sides for Repairs to Freight Cars Morden Frog & Crossing Works Youngstown Corrugated Steel Freight Car Doors CHICAGO, ILLS. Representatives in St. Louis, Mo. Camel Roller Lift Fixtures Cleveland, Ohio Louisville Ky. Youngstown Steel Door Co. &Camel Sales Co. New Orleans, La. Washington, 6. c. -OFFICES- 322 S. Michigan Ave. The Areade SOO Filth Ave. Chicago Cleveland Ne.. Ycrk -PLANTS- Hammond, Indiana • Youngstown, Ohio

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Office: 1118-4th Avenue, Seattle, Wash. ~ Plants: Eagle Harbor and West Seattle

Thirty-one the state highway departments show HATwe men are doinghere is of building and maintalOlOg that these taxes do not cover the ofway." "ways" they use, they couldn't even . called"maintenance share ofroad W come dose to furnishing their serv­ highway carriers' real to think twice to name taxes per You'll have ice for what the railroads charge. costs. Railroads pay more any other kind of transportation dollar ofrevenue than highway car- "cheap that does that job for itself. That goes for the so-called . riers do. And the big point is that transportation" by inland water­ used for They tell me that more than thirty railroad taxes are not ways.. Almost without exception, road­ cents out of every dollar the rail­ building or maintaining their the subsidy paid by taxpayers for ex­ roads take in goes for maintenance, way- they go to meet general each ton of freight moved on these interest, taxes and other costs due penses of government. rivers is as much as, and in most to thefact thatthe railroads dobuild real rail­ cases more than, the total cost of That's why I say, "It takes and maintain their own roadways same freight by rail. roading these days." And the rail­ thanhalfofthetotal moving the -andthatmore roads are doing a real job. railroad investment is in roadway. The biggest part of the taxes paid to building When the railroads haul aton a ~ile Ifother kinds oftransportation that byhighwaycarriers goes roads they use at an average revenue of one cent· use "ways" built and maintained by and maintaining the that studies by and pay all their own costs, they're the public had to pay the full cost -and they tell me a number of doing a job that can't be beat by any other transportation. system inthewodd,barnone. ' SEE AMERICA do a job like from Coast to Coast and And when they border to border, on one that - it seems to me that "GRAND CIRCLE" RAIL TlCKET- about all theyneed is a square deal in transportation. I

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