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Contents of This Issue Pages Frisco Veterans Mect June 2-3...... 4-9 Sitlcliglits on the Veterans' Rcuniou 1-11 Olticst Pc~~sioncra Civil War Vctcran ...... I2 Hammersmith \Vorks 20 Ycars Witlior~tAccide~it ...... ~...... 13 Sellator Wilflcy Praiscs Spirit of Frisco Miorkcrs ...... 14 1.o~Rowid Trip Passe~i~erFares Annou~icctl...... 15 Nc\\.s of the Frisco Cluhs ...... 16-10 Frisco Trains 96.4 Per Cent on Time During h4ag ...... 20 Twcnty Ncw Loconiotivcs I

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE MEMBER Page 4 FRISCO VETERANS MEET JUNE 2-31 I

OR the eighth time in as rich won the prize; Mr. IV. G, many years Springfield, Mo., One Thousand "Old TimersnJ Wolf was second and P. J. Hej F "capital City of Frisco Fr iscO Lines A [tend l~urn,third. " Lines," again- -played host to 1,000 The same race for men undc veteran employes of Frisco Lines Eighth Annual Reunion 180 pounds was won by Mr. Frau and their wives and children, on A. Eeyer, Jr.. with Mr. C. I June 2 and 3, when the annual at Springfield Pender, second and Mr. C. H. HI rennion of the Frisco System bart, third. Veteran Employes' Association was USII:L~ well organized way by the Cen- There were four veterans entere held. tral Uoarding & Supply Company un- in the 50-yard dash for men over 5 As usual Springfield was a good der the direction of Mr. Chas. E. years. This race was won by Mr. 11 host, and as usual, the veterans were Gray. The 'eterans were of the E. Helton, with Mr. Robert Hollanc good visitors. Springfield seemed to opinion that they had never tasted second, Mr. Tom Hasler, third, an say to the boys of twenty years and such delicious meat. Directly at the Mr. A. Bringleson, fourth. more service, "If you don't see what end of the bread line was a table re- Then came the race for girls ovc you want, ask for it," and the old- 12 years, which was won by Mia timers made themselves at home from To All Frisco Veterans: Freda Fraker, with M-iss Nao~niPeal son, second. the time the morning trains unloaded It was n ~rratter of vcrjr yreul re- them the morning of June 2, until the gret to rrtc that prcssi~g b~isirwss Miss Virginia Donaldson won ti midnight trains of the next day piclied forced rne to br: absent frorrr the race lor girls nnder 12, with Miss Vil them up for the return journey south, ei$rth annctol reuilioir of tlrc firisco ginia Conley, second, and Miss Don north, east and west. Vctcran LIrnploycs' Associtrtiorr in thy Lewis, third. Colonial hotel was registration Sprirtgtjcld lost morrtll. Of all the Mr. Ed. Dwyer won the race lo quarters as usual, and with the effi- ntcctiirgs otb our rnilrond dvriwg the boys under 12, with Mr. James Act01 is cient help from the general office yrtrr, there ~ro'rrcI would r-nt1rt.r at- second. terrd. grot orrly for the 1)Icirs1rre of girls who sat at long tables in the The egg race, always an lnterestin ~rrectirrg III~gre,.tirrg thc lorrg-tiwc event on the program, was of unusue lobby with typewriters and pencils, scrvice IIIPII ZJ~Ohove dorrc so m~ck the vets and their families got to build 111) this roilrond of otirs, but interest this year. Real eggs wer through the registration ceremonies in for thr ii~spirotiorr I rcccive frow used, instead of china ones, and smal record time, and were ready to em- C~VI~vctcrorr prr~cr~tthat hc is doi~rg teaspoons instead of tablespqon bark to the picnic grounds at Doling a11 ir~ his pozucr to frtrthcr the irr- helped to hold the egg firm. Its Park promptly. General Secretary tcrcsts of Frisco Lirrcs. Pvcrr tlrouglr Martha Moore of the illagazirrc stal John McCormack cried "all aboard" at he is rctircd frorrr nctiw drrty. won first prize, with Mrs. Marti1 l'rr~r~itIIIC to r.rlcrrd IIIJ cnir(/~~rtrr- ICelirt, second, hIrs. J. T. Pearson 10 o'clock and special street cars and latiorrs to tlrosc thirty-tq'o ortcmrr many automobiles were on hand to eirrp1o)lc.s zi'lro bcccir~rc clrnrter vrrrlr- third, and Mrs. T. F. Wright, fourth take the visitors to the park. Ocrs of tlrc "Old-7'irrrcrs Cltrb," trrr The gentlemen and ladies' race, 11 The day was made for an ollt-of- orgtrrrizntiort 7,hicIr rrqttires forty which the participants held hand! door aflair, and in the warn] sunshine yc1rr.v of Frisro scrvict. for ~rrrrrrl~rr- was won by Niss Helen Lipe and Ilr of the park, dozens of "sand-honse" ;/rip. aird to tlrc vrcrr crrrd zlolrrcrr of R. H. Francis, with second prize gain1 committees formed immediately. Old twcrrty ywrs stqrvicc UII~rr~iirc z,~Ir~i to Mrs. J. Sheridan and Mr. Y. B timers from the various divisions gr~tlrcr caclr ymrr to 110110~tlrrir mil- Craig. were soon busily reminiscing of the rooif in. tlris nrrrrr1nl rctr~rioi~of VI'~CI.~I:I The prizes, donated by merchants r! cr~rployrs. Sprillgfieltl, varied from a ham i by-gone days, while wives of veterans Yo1rr.s sirlr-crcly. to who had not seen each other since 81.00 gift bond and included shlrtr J. .\l. l;L71i'.\'. last year's reunion sat down for hose, mirrors, mesh bags, fountair homey chats. pens, flash lights, and several $2.5 There was an address of welcome servctl especially for the older or' the merchandise orders on various store? scheduled on the program, to be pre- vcterttns. Thcrc a nunlber of them While the games were taking placr. sented when the veterans and their wcrc seatcitl and wait14 UI)OII by em- the dance floor was the scene of muck wives reached the park, but 1Iayor ployes of the Central Iloarding & Sup- activity and the seats on the side weri T. H. Gideon of Springfield mas un- ply Company. This was a ncw feature filled with spectators and the floor able to be present. However, the of the lbarbecue. with veterans and their wives, ec veteraus there did not need to be wcl- The photographer was fortunato in paging in prize dances. Mr. Bobbi* cometl. It was just a big family rc- lining np so many for the gt,oup Hutigen antl his orchestra playJ uniou. a reunion of buddies antl 1~1s picture, taliell just ill front of the rltuing the entire afternoon. JI: whose Yrientlsl~ipwas of long stantling. c::vcb ant1 af1c.r the 11ic:tu~,e they sc:it- Hutlgen is the son of Mr. H. W. Hltl There was no set program for th' terctl-some to thc, cl:lncc!ffoor, a great gen, director of accident preverilio: morning, but along about 12 o'clock I~UIII~JL?~to thc athletic coutests, a Springfield. the guests began to drift toward tl~c picked few to thc horsi?sl~oe itching Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnston a! huge tables where the barbecuctl games and thc rest sat under the Nonett, were awarded first prize lo: meats, bread and ice crcan~and cake shade trees and talked o'c'cr old times. oldest couple in the grand marci were laid out in tcn~pting array. "1Jncle" C1i:lrley Ilnltzcll wns mas- second prize going to Nr. W. L. Lart There wasn't any dinner horn, it was ter of cercnionic!~at the. athletic con- of Eldorado, and Mrs. Tom Bums c' just 12:OO o'clock and the "bread tests, and he called first for volunteers Springfield, as oldest couple (man ir line" formed. for the fifty-yard dash for Incn weigh- active service). Mr. and bIrs. H. Y. The barbecue was put on in the ing over 180 pounds. Mr. L. A. Hein- Kengle of Enid, Oltla., took the thir' Page 5

prize as the third oldest couple, man They were tired but happy. It had Lines, as one of their number. Mr. in active service. been a great day, filled to the brim Hutchison expressed the regret of Mr. Mr. and Mre. S. B. Smith of Kansas with interesting events. J. M. Kurn, president of Frisco Lines, City, took the prize as being the best After entertaining themselves for on his inability to attend the meeting. looking couple on the floor and RIr. an entire day-participating in races, "I know you did not come to hear 1 and Mrs. H. V. Kengle again took a prize dances, horseshoe pitching con- speeches," he said, "and mine will be prize as being the fattest couple. tests and other events, the veterans short. I was just thinking though, I The Charleston free-for-all was won and their wives were ready to have that during the whole day I had heard I by little Virginia Donaldson, with someone else furnish the amusement you veterans speak of the 'good old Harold Johnson second. Both these for the evening. days.' I wonder if you realize that participants reside in Springfleld. Promptly at 7:30 o'clock they began the good old days are today? We are Yr, and Mrs. C. J. Breshears of Ft. to file into the auditorium of the living in one of the most remarkable Scott, Kans., won first prize for the Pipkin Junior High School, where ages we have ever known and I think waltz, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wolfe members of the Frisco Men and Girls' the present year has been the best of Pittsburg, Itans., second. Club of Springfield furnish them year of that age. I know something Then there was a good old-fashioned with an evening's fun each year. Long about the 'good old days,' and I say l mare dance. and Mr. and , to you that the age of today irs. Dan McCarthy took is so much better. the Brat prize; Mrs. F'. L. The Veterans' Two Presidents for 1930 "Let us take a few of the DeGroat and Mr. A. Wingel- developments. When I first :on took second, and Mrs. began railroading t h e re Eva Diehl and Mr. C. C. were no typewriters, no I~llls,third. telephones, our trains had "Jlother" Clark gave a no airbrakes, no automatic rery short exhibition of her couplers, no electric lights famous jig. A recent fall in our passenger cars, no kept her from dancing as automatic signals, no inter- rhr! has In years previous. locking plants for making htil she was awarded first our crossings s a f e, no prize because of her past steam heat in our cars! All re r y excellent perform- those things have been de- tnces. Mrs. R. B. Hollings- veloped during the period aorth of Tulsa, was second of your life and mine. prize winner. Would any of you want to Mr. C. D. Howard of Ft. go back to the days before , Worth, was first prize win- we had these conveniences? 3er in the men's jig dance, Would any of you trade \!re W. L, Lane of Eldorado, your electric light for a Rw, second, and Mr. D. candle? R Beeler of Sapulpa, third. "Then there are the pic- Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hanes ture shows, the automobile, sf Ft. Scott, won the prize the airplane. That's a won- hr the one step dance, and derful collection of improve- !Tr. and Mrs. R. B. Hollings- ments, vital in the life of rorth of Tulsa, w e r e every man. And it is in this w 4 wonderful age that these \Ir. and Mrs. C. D. How- Mrs. Dave Beclrr, of Sapulpa, Oklo., zwife of vetera~c things have been developed. ard, of Ft. Worth, also won nrgitteer, WIS clcctrd prcsidei~t of the Vetcrans' Auxiliary. "You may ask what the IBe prize fox trot. W. L. Heath, of St. Louis, co;cductoi-, was ckosc~thead of the development will be in fifty When the dancing events Vcterons' Associatiorr for the con~it~gyear. years. Some people say nd the athletic contests that we have reached the rwe over. the crowd drifted to the before the curtain rose, there was not height of civilization, that we must h~neshoepltching games. The scores an empty seat to be found in the en- either stand still or go backward. We rue not announced until about 5:00 tire place. It was a ,"homey" audi- will not stand still, and I predict that dock, when Mr. H. W. Johnson. cnr ence. Grey haired veterans sat be- we will go forward, and that the next ::countant, of Springfield, was ac- side their wives, who had aided them fifty years will produce even greater .'simed the winner, with Mr. Frank through their long years of railroad developments than the last fifty. 38, road foreman of equipment of service. The orchestra, furnished by "These are the 'good old days'-not Yonett, second. Third, fourth and Mr. Jesse E. Smith, County Collector the ones before, and I do not believe 'Rh, went to the following in the or- of Springfield, played such familiar there is a .man .in the audience who ?>r named: Messrs. Geo. Taaffe, strains as ''Home Sweet Home," would trade his radio for a phono- gent. Cherryvale, Kans.; J. A. Moran. "When You and I Were Young, Mag- graph-his automobile for a horse and cpwlntendent. Eastern d i v ls i o n, gie" and others. buggy." hhgfleld; W. E. Bernthal, assistant Just before the curtain rose, Mr. J. Following Mr. Hutchison's address, onwal freight agent, St. Louis. L. McCormack introduced Mr. J. E. the curtain rose on a scene in a mod- With the sun sinking in the west Hutchison who made an address which ern home, with the mother, father and \@ veterans and their wives made struck the keynote of the meeting. colored maid attempting to get the .a!r way to street cars and automo- Mr. Hutchinson is a Frisco veteran flapper daughter's belongings packed, r'eg where they were conveyed back with twenty years' service, and as he that she m$ght catch a train for the hotels for a breathing spell expressed it, it is a privilege each year boarding school. Miss Amy Cum- :'!Ithe evening's program. to meet w,ith t'he veterans of Frisco mings took the part of the mother, Pnge 6

Miss Loree Acton the color^, ...,.,, Mr. E. A. DuBois was well suited to ON OPPOSITE PAGE and freight business for the compan the part of the father, and Miss No. 1. For many years these that gives us our bread and butter Shirley Williamson ideal in the role of men have assisted in keeping The discussion ended with a pled^ the flapper daughter. Frisco track in excellgnt order. from each member present to pr: During the packing, friends came They are, from left to right stand. forth renewed efforts to make ner to bid Marjorie, the daughter, a fond ing, Pat Herd, roadmaster, Carl year a banner one in solicitation wor farewell. During the farewell there Junction; F. W. Rieck, roadmaster, by the veterans and their wives. were cleverly introduced tap dances, Chaffee; G. E. Gelwix, division en. The election of officers consume readings, and a costume parade. When gineer, Springfield; J. M. Plank, brakeman, Salem; Bob Holland, the remainder of the morning, wit the last guest left Marjorie was roadmaster, Neodesha; J. Daugh- the following results: Mrs. Dave Bek finally hustled to the train, leaving erty, roadmaster, Lebanon; John ler of Sapulpa, elected president; Yr: the parents alone with memories of Sheehan, roadmaster, Wichita; Eva Diehl of Sapulpa, secretary; &in their youth. Robert Aaron, roadmaster, Enid. Walter Boyd of Springfield, first vice The lights darkened on the stage No. 2. Runnersup in the horse- president; Mrs. C. C. 3Iills of Okla and Memory, played by Miss Eva shoe pitching contest. Standing, left hon~aCity, second vice-president, anr Warren, calls in familiar figures of the to right, W. E. Bernthal, E. R. 0. 3Irs. George TVdlhoit of Monett, thirc past; mother as a belle; father in his Mueller, J. A. Moran, Geo. Taaffe. vice-president. Kneeling, Carl Smith and J. A. old-fashioned costume and three old- Murray. Mr. Taaffe was winner of The men's meeting on Tuesda! time delightful vocal selectlions are third prize, Mr. Moran fourth, and morning at the Shrine Mosque m presented. "Alice Blue Gown" was Mr. Bernthal fifth. taken up with the election of offlcen sung by Miss Eleanor Bridwell and a No. 3. A oroup of veterans from Outside of that important matte7 trio of picked voices sang "Love's Old Kansas City, Mo. very little other business was trans Sweet Song." Miss Edith Middleton No. 4. Another congenial group acted. sang "In An Old Fashioned Garden." of River divislon veterans and their The report of the nominating corn Dances and readings were cleverly in- families. mittee placed the names of Mr. W. L terwoven into the scene with a de- No. 5. The secretary-treasurer of the Veterans' Reunion, Mr. J. L. Heath for president; Mr. John Forste: lightful finale of a minuet, danced by McCormack, and the secretary- of Kansas City, for vice-president, am six boys and six girls in Colonial cos- treasurer's "general manager," Mr. J. L. McCormack, secretary tumes. Mre. McCormack. treasurer. These names were lotel The evening's entertainment ended No. 6. Two old-timer6 still In upon and approved. at 9:30 o'clock, when street cars and service; Mr. J. H. Livingston, milk The following were elected W sew automobiles conveyed the veterans to traffic agent, 46 years' service, and as members of the board of directors their resspective hotels, where they re Wm. Marsh, dirpatcher, Memphis, Mr. Jim Harris, yardmaster, Kansas Tenn., 42 years. tired early that they might fully re- No. 7. The "youngest-oldest" vet- City, Kans., for the Northern division; cuperate from their first strenuous eran at the reunion and his wife. Mr. E. W. Creagh, conductor, XIem day. J. C. Harris, yardmaster at Kansas phis, for the Southern divislon; Mr Approximately 100 women, members City, is 56 years of age and has had Benjamin J. Spruill, pensioned car- of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Frisco $1 years' service. penter, Sagulpa, for the Southwestern Veterans' Association, met at the No. 8. Three offlclalb with long division, and Mr. Howard Bayliss, re Kentwood Arms hotel at 9:30 a. m. tlme service records. left to right, tired section foreman, Westfork. Ark, the morning of June 3, for their an- M. M. Sisson, assistant general fo~the Central division. manager, L. E. Martin, assistant to nual meeting and election of officers. president, and C. J. $tephenson, Announcements were made a8 to tb The meebing was presided over by assistant general manager. meeting of the "Old Timers' Club," &Ire. James L. McCarter, president. No. 9. Frank Ellis, road foreman and also of the informal luncheon at The program preceding the election 3f equipment, who won second the Kentwood Arms on Tuesday noon. of officers consisted of the invocation prize in the horseshoe pitching con- The meeting adjorned at 11:30 tt. m, by Mrs. John C. DaBuque; address of test and H. W. Johnson, car ac- to be convened again at 2:00 p. rn. welcoma by Mrs. 0. S. Hull, and vocal :ountant, who won first prize. Following the two morning meet. No. 10. A view of the booth in solos by Miss Frances Rhodes and uhich the prizes for various evevts ings, the veterans and their wives me1 Mary Shurerer. at the picnic were exhibited on the in the Kentwood Arms dining room Reports were read from the follow- grounds. for an informal luncheon before the lng uab: Springfield, AIonett, Kan- No. 11. Master horseshoe pitch- meeting at the Shrine Mosque. sas City. Sapulpa and Enid, the re- WS, Johnson and Ellis, call in a The afternoon sessioii was called maining two, Oklahoma City and Ft. referee to decide a close one just promptly at 2:00 p. m. and IoIIowing Scott, not being represented with re- 3efore the contest was over. 2 few informal talks by veteran mem- ports of their units, but members of bers of the association, Mr. J. L. Jlc. the units from the latter two cities credit for the Veterans' Association Cormack introduced Mrs. James L. reported that there had not been a and its auxiliary. Several of the mem- McCarter, 1930 president of the great deal of activity but hoped to bers present advised that the calling Woman's Auxiliary, who In turn in- have a better report for next year. cards, recently sent to the pensioners, troduced the newly elected officers: A great deal of time was taken up had been widely distributed in their Mrs. Dave Beeler of Sapulpa, presl. In a discussion of ways and means towns with good results. dent; Mrs. Walter Boyd of Spring to interest members in the different Mrs. NoCarter urged that the mem- field, first vice-president; Mrs. C. C. units and many excellent suggestions bers of the auxiliary put their shoul- Mills of Oklahoma City, second drr- were made. ders to the wheel and aid in the so- president, and Mrs. George Wilhoit of Miss Martha Moore, of the iVIaga=ine licitation work. "There is not a better Monett, third vice-president. Mrs. staff, made a talk on solicitation, railroad in the world than the Frisco," Eva Diehl of Sapulpa, was elected urging the members to eolscit hiends she said, "and I know something secretarytreasurer. as well as business acquaintances in about some d the rest. They treat A11 the forty-year men in the andi. l~sing Frisco Lines, claiming the their employes Cair, and In return, the elwe were asked to withdraw to a Page 7 separate room, where the "Old Timers' Columbus, Kans.; James W. Paul, ep Club" was to be formed. The meeting ON OPPOSITE PAGE gineer, Odessa, Mo.; Charles L. Stan. in the big auditorium continued with The pictures appearing ' on the, ley, night roundhouse foreman, Tulsa; informal talks by the veterans. opposite page were taken at the Walter A. Noleman, engineer, Spring. Thirty-three initial members, a con- Doling Park picnic of the Veterans' field; Francis G. Steingrandt, garden- Reunion, June 2. er, Springfield; Thomas J. Jones, air stitution, by-laws and a name was a Photographs Nos. 1 and 2 show pretty good start for one of the new- the picnic tables heaped high with brake foreman, Kansas City, Mo.; est and most interesting of special food shortly before the veterans George J. Griffin, engineer, Oklahoma features at the Frisco Veterans' Re- were called for the dlnner line, and City; Charles D. McCoy, engineer, union. The feature was the inagura- the reterans marching past the Neodesha, Kans. ; William K. Hedges, tion of an "Old Timers' Club," with tables to secure their generous engineer, Rolla, Mo.; Louis C. Carally, membership restriated to veterans helpings. agent, Springfield; Alvin B. Trenaq, with forty years' and over service. No. 3. General Manager F. H. engineer, Springfield; William T. Prior to the reunion the forty-year Shaffer and Mrs. Shaffer and John Dameron, section foreman, Harjo, Forster, retired mechanical in- Okla.; Rich Jones (Col.), supplyman, men had been advised of the plan. spector of Kansas City. The club was sponsored by Mr. W. IF. No. 4. The two Texas Lines rep- Memphis, Tenn.; George W. Langdon, Van Horn, pensioned engineer of St. resentatives who attended the re- painter, Springfield ; Thomas A. Rid- Louis, who was one of the original union. Left, C. G. Beckley, general ley, engineer, Aurora, Mo.; Wm. T. sponsors of the Veterans' Association. claim agent, and 0. H. McCarty, Harlan, engineer, Ft. Smith, Ark.; He presided as chairman of the meet- vice-president and general superin- William Hutton, roundhouse foreman, ing, and Mr. W. D. Bassett, secretary, tend'ent of the Texas Lines. Beaumont, Kans.; William H. Hughes. Board of Pensions, as secretary. No. 5. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. How- engineer, Sapulpa, Okla.; John C. ard of Ft. Worth, Texas, winners of Lynch, engineer, St. Louis; Patrick The object of the club is to promote the fox trot dance. Larkin, switchman, Kansas City, 310.: a closer bond of friendship among its No. 6. Harry Hansen, 24 years a members; to ,provide a medium for the cook for the Central Boarding and James N. Murray, section foreman. exchange of personal reminiscences; Supply Company sliced many Mt. View, No.; Esop Downer, crossing and in all proper ways. to advance the pounds of barbecued meat to feed watchman, Greenfield, Mo.; John G. interests of the railway company. the veterans and their families. Taylor, special engineer, Springfield; Its membership is limited to pen- No. 7. Three old-timers of the William H. Kennedy, engineer, Enid, sioned white employes and only those traffic department, left to right, M. Okla.; Nils A. Anderson, blacksmith. who at the time of retirement on J. Conley, retired division passen- Kansas City, Kans.; Charles W. Jlc ger agent, 42 years' service; J. C. Kinnon, engineer, Uniontown, Ark., pension allowance have 40 years or Lovrien, assistant general passen- more consecutive service, shall be ger agent, 41 years' service, and Jake J. Schmidt, engineer, Memphis, eligible. When an employe is retired Mr. 0. M. Conley, general agent at Tenn.; Willis S. Epley, section fore and pensioned in the future with the Pittsburgh, Pa., 46 years' service. man, Beulah, Kans. ; Martin Heiser, requisite number of years of service, No. 8. Mrs. Jeanette D. Tan- coach cleaner, St. Mary's, Mo.; James he will automatically be added to the quary who came all the way from A. Barnard, agent, Tulsa, Okla.; Noah membership roll of this club. San Diego, Calif., to attend the re- Pierpont, crossing watchman, Spring After stating the object, member- union. She was agent at Linden- field; Henry Stevenson, Sr., engineer, wood Mo., for 21 years. Los Angeles, Calif.; Charley W. Ra. ship and name, ,there was an election No. 9. Vice-president J. E. Hut- gan, crossing watchman, St. James, of officers. Mr. W. H. Van Horn was chison of St. Louis, wh'o greeted old made president ; Mr. George Daniels friends at the picnic. Mo.; James S. HcIllvin, engineer, of Ft. Smith, retired engineer, vice- No. 10. Prize winners of the Springfield; John F. Winn, engineer- president, and Mr. W. D. Bassett, sec- dancing contests, left to right, Mr. ing inspector, Springfield; Elnathan retary. W. L. Lane of Eldorado, second in W. Allen, operator, Mulvane, Kans. It was unanimously agreed that prize jig; Mrs. and Mr. H. V. Veteran employes deceased since there would be no dues, and also that Kengle of Enid, winners of prize last reunion follow: the annual meeting of the "Old for oldest couple on dance floor; Mrs. R. B. Hollingsworth of Tulsa, EASTERN DIVISION, B. W. Gaffga, Timers' Club" would be held at the winner of second prize In ladies1 brakeman, Springfield; Willis Holler, time and place of the Veterans' Asso- jig dance, and Mr. D. R. Beeler of brakeman. Springfield ; C. A. Leonard, ciation meeting, and it was also Sapulpa, who won third prize for agent. Sligo, Mo.; W. E. NcKenna. agreed that other meetings would be men's jig dance. conductor, Springfield; H. J. Nelson. held at any time or place at the call No. 11. Four of the old-timers agent. Republic. Mo.; W. Snyder. of the president. past 70 who participated in the race agent, Nichols, Mo.; E. C. Wllson. Mr. Van Horn suggested that the for men over 70 years of age. Left telegrapher, Monett, Mo.; L. 0. TVillI, to right, W. E. Helton; Thomas club have its first meeting in October, Hasler, Springfield; Bob Holland, conductor, St. Louis; W. W. Moore, and October 7 was the date set, and Neodesha, and A. Bringelson, switchman, Springfield; J. A. McKeon. St. Louis the place. This date was Talihina. yardmaster, Springfield. selected that the members might see CENTRAL DIVISION, H. G. Evans, the Veiled Prophet's Parade. The was most ably presenfted by Mrs. J. E. dispatcher, Hugo, Okla.; Herman Poe, meeting will be in the form of a Dwyer, wife of locomotive engineer, B&B foreman, Fayetteville, Ark.: W. smoker, followed by an evening ban- of Springfield, Mo. IF. Phipps, engineer, Ft. Smith, Ark.; quet. Miss Martha Moore, of the She paid beautiful tribute to those D. L. Chappell. conductor, Pierce City. iIfaga,-ine staff, was elected as ex- who had given the best years of their Mo. officio member and director of pub- life to railroad service. The list of SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION, John licity of the "Old Timers' Club." pensioned employes and veterans who J. Spicer, BCB carpenter; J. W. Bink- The afternoon general meeting is had passed on during the past year ley, engineer; C. 'M. Campbell, engi- always taken up principally with a was an unusually long one, and Is an neer; L. 0. Biddle, conductor; Wllllam memorial service to those veterans follows: H. Hughes, engineer. who have passed on sfnce the last Pensioned employes deceased since RIVER DIVISION, A. W. hy,chief meeting. This part of the program last reunion: Joseph 31. Miller, agent, (NOWturn to page 36, pleare)

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SIDELIGHTS on the VETERANS' RELulvlv I

NE of the happiest veterans at the meeting she said ahe wCiuL LU th: the reunlon was Bob Holland, post office on a "hunch." asked for 0 72-yeaf-old retired roadmaster. mail for "Tanquary" and the man al He has just recovered from an opera- the window handed her a card from tion at the Frisco hospital in St. her daughter, who formerly served the Louis which restored his eyesight. Frisco at Sprlngfleld. She advised her "I'll never get through singlng the that everything wag well and hoped praises of the hospital and the won- she was having a good time. In derful treatment I received there," he answer to an inquiry as to whether said. He ran in the races for men she coi~ldbe at the reunion or not, over 70 years old, and, participated she said, "Sure I'm coming unless Pm in all other events. crippled, sick Or passed on into the next world!" B. G. Gamble, master mechanic from Memphis, and wife were present The special agent's department war for one day. This was Mrs. Gamble's well represented at the plcnic. J. E first reunion and she enjoyed it im- Moton, from Springfield, and D. J mensely. Nolan, from St. Louis, together with A1 Sampey were i11 attendance M. C. Costello, pensioned passenger Sampey, now with the Frisco, war brakeman, with thirty-elght yeara' former chief of detectives of the service was no doubt the oldest vet- Spriugfield police force. eran at the reunion. He is nlnety years old, hale and hearty and hasn't . J. H. Constant, agent at Winfleld missed a reunion. He resides at Kans., with 37 years' service wilt Springfield. He was present at the Mrs. Janrcs L. d4cCartcr of Kansas Frisco Llnes says he missed two re picnic but did not attend the sessions City, zvko retired as president of tlre unions-one due to a broken hip anc on the second day at the Sht'lne Ladies' Altxiliary, photographed on the the other due to pressing bushes! Mosque. picnic growrds at the Veteraw' Reunion. dutles.

Louis Fisher was a visiting veteran was trying to get around one of those Mrs: N. V. ellebach printed on he1 from the Missouri Pacific Lines. He big barbecued smdwiches. In mod- badge an her occupation, "Hsri was accompanied by Mrs. Fisher. He esty we turned our head until he got Work." Mr. Allebach is a veterar has had forty-eight years' service as well into the "middle." He's a Frisco Frisco engineer with 35 years' servia an engineer on that road and was en- veteran with 26 years' service and and is due to be placed on the retired joying the Frisco Veterans' Reunion one of the most beloved. With him list in September. with old friends. was E. D. Levy, formerly general manager for the Frisco, who served "Daddy" and "Mother" Clark were W: L. Evans, general agent at Den- the Frisco 11 years. familiar figures at all sessions of the ver, Colo., celebrated the reunion with - veterans. "Daddy" Clark was pre double force. June 1 happened to be Mrs. John Beckerley, wife of sented with Vhe badge for being the his birthday, but he refused to di- "John," the Frisco engineer with 32 oldest veteran in attendance. "Mother" vulge his age. He is a familiar figure years' service, printed on her badge as Clark could not put on her famous at the reunions and has attended them her occupation ''Taking Care of John." "jig" due to an accident whlch she all. John looked well cared for. suffered this past winter. "Daddy" - Clark made a fine response to the pn L. E. Martin, assistant to President Lee Elliott, water service engineer sentation of the badge and everybody J. M. Kurn, attended the Arst day of at Springfield, brought his father, S. was glad to see them so well and the reunion with his father-in-law, Mr. E. Elliott, and sister, to the reunion. happy. "Daddy" Clark Is 87 years of R. F. McGlothlan of 'pringfield. Mr. Father and sister were visiting from age, and "Mother" Clark is not far McGlothlan is a poet of ability and Pennsylvania, where Mr. Elliott, Sr., behind. has submitted a number of poems has had 49 and a half years' service which have been published in the with the Pennsylvania road and is a M. W. Burke, an englneer for the Frisco Magcazine. Mr. Martin claims member of the Pennsylvania Veterans' Wabash railroad, with 56 years' sew 38 years' service with Frisco Lines Associa tion. ice, was the guest of "Uncle" Billy and Mr. McGlothlan 42. Morrill and R. E. Collett. Mr. Burke Mrs. Jeanette D. Tanquary traveled gave Mr. Collett his flrst job as Ire Practically every city on the Frisco further than any of the women mem- man on the Wabash in 1893. was represented at the reunion. Mr. bers of the veteran association. She George Daniels, retired engineer of came from San Diego, Calif., and says Among the veterar., ..n.,, ..-,= ,ust Ft. Smith, Ark., took an active part that she lives from one reunion until placed on the membership list of the in the program and was elected vice- the next and wouldn't miss one for veterans' reunion were, Mr. N, Pot@ president of the "Old Timers Club." anything. She holds a 21-year service retired section foreman of Kansas record as agent with the Frisco at City, with twenty years' eervlce. Mra. When we saw Dr. R. A. Woolsey he Lindenwood, Mo. On the last day of Potts came withhim. Page 11

S. J. Frazier, of Memphis, W. H. hIr, and Hrs. D. J. Spencer, engineer, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reese of Mem- Eemns, of Ft. Scott, J. A. Moran, of and wife of Kansas City, Mo., 'have phis were in attendance and also Springfleld, all superintendents and attended each one of the reunions and claim they have never missed a re- J. W. Claiborne, assistant superin- claim that each one gets better. Mr. union. Mr. Reese is a pensioned en- Lendent at Chaffee, attended the re- Spencer is a veteran with 46 years' gineer with 39 years' service to his 1 anion. The meetings were well rep- service. credit. resented with super- ( intendents, b u t a "D" Forsythe, he of little shy on master 4113 fame, was bring- 1 mechanics. ing one of the newest of Frisco engines into I huig B'angert, with Springfield and failed I hi wife and grand- to make the first day's daughter, att e n d e d meeting. He always he reunion from Sa- serves as "Officer of Lm. 110. Mr. Bangert the Day", and John i~egan his railroad Forster, his pal, wan- rereer at the age of dered around more or 12 and has piled up a less lost without him. 5.:-pear service record. But "D" was on hand HI? is atill operating at the banquet and the engine between the evening's enter- Cuba and Salem and tainment. and so was has over a year to go John F o r s t e r, and hefore being placed on they enjoyed the sec- p~nsionroll. ond day of the re- union together. The visitors were got too hungry to no- The three Conley !ice the six beautiful brothers, 0. M., from baskets of cut roses Pittsburgh, Pa., M. J., nn the tables at the from Joplin, and H. barbecue. They made C., of Oklahoma City. ~e "eats" look very were there, meeting ~ttractive, and were old friends and ac- furnished through the quaintances. courtesy of the Springfield Seed Com- G. F. Macgregor of pany. Kansas City, B. R. Davidson of Fayette- Ben McCrum, pen- ville, and Gene Sut- qioned engineer with cliffe of Memphis, all 3 years' service, at- missed the first day 'ended the reunion Veterans who were present at the annual playlet presented at Pipkin of the reunion, but from Independence. High School the rncniptg of Jrtne 2 by the Frisco dlen's and Girls' Civbs answered the roll call Vo. He brought a of Springfield, will recognize the ckarn~ingColonial Ladies who appear in on the second day. It neseage from Mr. the picture above. They participated in the tninuet dance which featured was Gene SutcliEe's Ben Winchell, former tlae program. They are, top row, left to right: Misses Eula Stratton, first one and he said >resident of Frisco Ethel Copeland and Pearl Fnin, arid below, seated, Misses Marie Dcvirre, he'd be there next Unea, wishing the old Ruth Usselton ajrd Frances Rhodes. year-sure. ieterans a splendid re- ~nion. Mr. Winchell is president oe Mr. C. W. Shank, Frisco engineer Harry Morgan, wife and daughters *he Remington Typewriter Company. of St. Louis, with 50 years' service enjoyed their first reunion at Spring- was one of the oldest veterans in field. Mr. Morgan is one of the best Charles E. Jones, livestock clerk of point of service. He enjoyed both known dispatchers on the system. The Kansas City, has had 37 years with the days of the meeting and hopes to be family have recently moved to Spring- %co and is rightfully entitled to the in attendance next year. field from Newburg, Mo., due to Mr. 'lleotveteran. H'e enjoyed both days Morgan's transfer there. Mr. Morgan f the reunion. A representative from almost every attended the picnic at the park, but was unable to be present the second J. R. Crane, conductor of Springfield, branch of the service was present and we found J. D. Payton of the air room, day, but Mrs. Morgan and daughters 'Id., with 28 years service has attend- thoroughly enjoyed both days of the $4 each reunion. He particularly en- Springfield, in attendance. It was his second reunion, and his service record reunion. .wed . the picnic at Doling Park. totals 30 years. F. A. Mclirthur, retired mechanical T. F. Wright, wife and daughter, department clerk of Springfield, Mo., llary Ellen, enjoyed their first re- Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Petry of Kansas with 37 years' service, was enjoying xion. Mr. Wright is a Frisco engi- City attended the reunion for the third his first reunion since his retirement. YGer of Springfield, Mo., and has had time. They live in Kansas City. where He is well and happy and says that !! years' service with Frisco Lines. Mr. Petry has served the Frisco for between fishing and working in his %'re not going to miss another 36 years. He is employed as a brake- tool shop he has spent many happy :e," he said. man. hours. Page 12 OLDEST PENSIONER A*CIVIL WAR VET I

CLAFLK of Kansas City, John 'lark Kansas City* of the presidents of the United enjoys two distinctions. 'f states. 1n a conspicuous place i~ I J which make him one of the 87, Fought With Army of the Clark living room is a pi1cture Frisco's most interesting pension- of six presidents of the U nited ers. He is the oldest and one of Cumberland- Wounded States, five of them known per the two original ex-employes to sonally to Mr. Clark, naln1ely. be placed on the Frisco's pension Roosevelt, NcKil~ley, Gar*field. roll, inaugurated in 1913 and he Grant and Lincoln. is, as far as records can be estah- "Daddy" Clark. He acquired that title The day when James Ashley clalled lished, the only living pensioner of in 1880 when he organized Division No. for 75,000 volunteers at a me etlng Frisco Lines who served throughout 3 of the 0. R. C. at St. Louis. He also held in a grove in Sylvania, I0 hio. the Civil War. served at one time as Deputy Grand after the firing on Ft. Sumpter, is z He served the Frisco for twenty- Chief Conductor. vivid memory to him. Mr. Clark was four years as conductor, beginning his His eyes grow bright, and he talks but a boy at that time. After Asp~ley's service in 1889 at Ft. Scott, Kansas. with enthusiasm of the Civil War Days impressive address, Mr. Clark t~~rnel Today he has reached the age of 87 to a friend who had come with hi r years. The things for which he is and said that three times 75,000 me: most thankful is his excellent health, would not win the war in three y'em his good eyesight and his memory. Ashley heard him and coming (lor He is enjoying the fruits of his well from his platform denounced hi1m a; earned pension and sits in the sun- a fool, a rebel and a traitor tc hi; light at his comfortable little home at country. In reply Mr. Clark told hir 1410 North 41st Street, Kansas City, that he had come north for thc ? eJ smoking his pipe. The pipe would press purpose of going into the arrni seem at times to serve as a magic He decided to enlist in the 14th Oh carpet, taking him in memory to the Infantry. He stood watching th e F incidents of his life which he would cruits drilling and the officers wer recall at will. holding books in their hands to I 61 In May 1871, John ,Clark says that how to give the commands. T herr he served as a conductor on the old upon he decided that their ignoranc Frisco, between Dixon and Springfield, in military tactics was appalllng an: hauling material for the construction so he went to the 18th U. S. Infa Int? gang. (His continuous service how- where they had trained officers, mon ever is dated from 1889.) The con- of them from military academies. struction material in those days was On the wall of the Clark home hanp different than today and he recalls a certificate of the Army of the (:UP that the culverts were made of wood- bel.land of which Mr. Clark u7:1s ; en timbers. Two lists of the items member. This Army of the Cunlbr. were made and one of them for the lmd was of the north, assigneid t conductor, whose duty it was to check protect the territory from Misslsiii~: over each and every item to see that to lUnited States ground at Neosho and on one occasion fantry and six and a half month E ' the Third Ohio Cavalry. There r. he took three coaches of them there. < When he went to collect the tickets, and he remarked that he entered the twenty-four members of the TI . I each Indian grunted and said "me no service 01 the TVabas11 Railway in 1364 Ohio Cavalry still living and e year they have a reunion and j's got". It was with considerable diffi- after returning from his first term ot 1 service in the Civil War, serving in Clarlc is hoping that he may be a,;, culty that he finally secnred the I tickets. the Army of the Cumberland. He was to attend this one, which 18 so,r 8 The little wood-burning locomotives discharged on the skirmish line at At- months off at this writing. He was never taken prisoner, , a were common in those days and were lanta. He re-entered the service in t of 16,000 to 20,000 capacity. Mr. the Cavalry under Wilson and was he received a wound which was r Clarlc was the conductor on several discharged August 15, 156.5, acconnt serious. A shell passed across chest, taking off an indes finger or 0 early excursion trains. One he recalls expiration of the War. a consisted of two old caboose cars with He pulled from his pocket a check hand and tore the skin from his ch finally exploding in a nearby b- G benches, two baggage cars with seats, which he had just received from the He was in the hospital for someq 0 two box cars with benches and two Government which comes to hi111 h coal cars with removable seats. This monthly as his pension allowance. and the doctors at that time sidered the case a most unusual 0 is indeed a contrast to the new room His recollection of Civil War days is (1 cars recently installed on the as vivid asi his recollection of his and they did not see how Nr. r' had survived the shock. He war '' "Meteor." early days on the railroads. It was w To his older friends he is known as while in the army that he met several (Now tur~rto pngc 21, plead 1930 Page 13 JVENTY-NINE YEARS WITHOUT MISHAP

EEP down in the smoky in- nodded to his helpers for atten- 1 1 terior of the blacksmith "Respect for Your Job Saoes tion, gave a signal with one el- shop in the West shops Accidents," Says Gus bow. plant at Springfield, Mo., a husky Wham! Bam! Lulu-Belle was hlonde German, who signs the Engelkamp, Steam pouring it on! Steam hissed nayroll with a bold "Gus Engel- savagely as the full 8,000 pounds kamp". has a job that few men Hammersmith pressure struck the steel. Grad- on Frisco Lines envy. He is the ually the metal seemed to elon- boss-man of the largest steam-ham- a lot of this hammer. She's almost gate, to assume shape. A brief pause mer on the whole railroad,-a big, human to us-just like a locomotive while Gns measured his angles. More black-shafted giant of a hammer to a hog-head. She can hit an 8,000- pressure. gradually subduing, until which I hits a blow of Lulu-Belle was deliv- 1 8,000 pounds and tow- ering love pats to the 5 ers thirty feet o r cooling steel, and in a more up toward the few moments another smoke-stained roof of drive rod was added the shop. to t 11 e day's pile, On March 6, 1901, ready for a waiting Gus Engelkamp came iron horse and a to Frisco Lines as a freight train. ham m e r smith, and An accident with took charge of the the h u g e hammer? predecessor of t h i s Gus Engellcamp gave giant steam -hammer. a hearty laugh. Not Until three years ago in twenty-nine years. the original hammer Never a reportable or remained on the job non - reportable injury and Gus bossed it from either the boss well and efficiently. hammersmith himself Then the powers-that- or any of his four men be bought the new in the crew. No, sir, hammer, bigger, bet- they play 'em safe ter, and, although Gus with Lulu-Belle. bates to admit it, "There's a reason, harder to handle. too," Gus said. 1My "LulwBelle" seems helpers 11 e r e, Jim an incongruous name Black, H. D. Owen, to apply to so deadly Bill Harwood and R. a piece of machinery. F. Carroll, are family The terrific punches men. 3Iyself. I've got of "Lulu-Belle", as the Mrs. and three she pounds her fat daughters. T h e re' s snout Into a white-hot Julia who works in piece of metal. nlake Mr. Moran's office. one think oP that and Dorothy and comic-strip character, Mary Louise. I'm the "The Powerful Ka- only man in the fam- winks." And then Gus ily and it just would dves n slight motion not do for me to get of hi hand to the hurt. So the boys and man In charge of the I play it safe here. lteam lever, and "Lu- We've got the proper in-Belle" seems al- respect for Lulu-Belle, most to caress the gradually cooling pound lick, or she can almost kiss ie vou know what I mean. Fooling .steel driving rod, as she smooths out that steel. Most of the time, though, with that old gal would be just like \an angle here, straightens a curve we give her all the head she wants. flirting with a buzz-saw, or like a Ford 1 (here. Here comes the next rod. Now watch trying to knock a 4200 off the right "During 1929 this hammer turned while the 01' baby does her stuff." of way, or, maybe, like you trying to nut 516 new drive rods, besides doing The furnace doors opened with a knock Jack Dempsey's eye out! I'll dl the other heavy work in the shop," roar and a blast of searing heat. Un- tell you, anything that can hit 8,000 Gus confided while waiting for the der Gus' leadership the four-man crew pounds worth isn't going to get a n!l forging furnaces behind him to advanced to the furnace doors, and chance at me." heat the next rod to the required heat grappled with the huge, oblong piece Gus Engelkamp was born in Lengo, iI 2,300 degrees. "So far this year of glowing metal, white hot from the Germany, 53 years ago and came to III~to June 1) we've made 128 of fire. Pulleys adjusted, the metal was America when he was six years old. tern. Believe me, the four boys who guided to the hammer and placed in With the exception of two weeks in vnrk here with me, and myself, think position. Gus grasped the handles, (Now trrrit to page 29, please) Page 14 PRAISES SPIRIT OF FRISCO WORKERS ~

EM B E R S of the Frisco of the country it traverses, and dfen's Club of St. Louis ROaJS Success Due to Team- that you as a humble part of tbi M were privileged to hear a work of Officersand Employes, machinery of that organizatia; stirrirzg address orb loyalty and de- are proud of the Frisco Railroad votioit to ssrrficc at their nto;lthl\! Former U. S. Senator X. P. I would say "Sir, you are properi: htncheoa, 1Mny 27, delivered by orte attuned for the best of Missotcri's trrost promiizent men, Wilfley ells Men's Club you can render to your fornter Utzited States Senator tion." Xcnopkon P. Wilfley of St. Louis. betray his country he is branded as a I had occasion a few weeks traitor and is despised by his fellow A brilliant lawyer nnd orator, Senator board a Frisco train in southeast !I Wilfley was appointed in 1918 by Gov- men. That same spirit is carried with souri-the first time I had taker errtor Frederick D. Gardner, to fill the every man in the work in which he is Frisco train in that part of the st unexpired term of Horr. Williarn J. engaged. If I were to appear today since the receivership of that road. Stone, zvho died irt office. If is preseirt as a lawyer and criticize the conrts mas amazed at the elegance of 1 connection is with the St. Louis low jirni, and condemn the law the reaction train. I said to one of the emplo, Wlfley, Williams and Nclsorr. would be that I was possibly respon- "Is this the best train you have So pronouraced was the effect of Mr. the Frisco'?" He said "Yes, sir W'ilfley's address upon the 400 men who think it is, but that colored boy t' heard hint, that dozens of requests for runs on the night train to Memp its publication carne to tlte Frisco hfagn- says that is the best train on zirw office. The Senofor's address is Frisco Railroad." And I said "Horn printed herewith in full. these trains compare with otl Senator Wilfley: trains down in this part of the ca This occasion is a revelation to me. try?" He said "All of them is cop! I had tbe idea the success of the after the Frisco." That mas empl Frisco Railroad was due to the fine ing much more modesty, passiE ability of Mr. Kurn and other mem- than any man on this railroad is bers of your official staff. I am in- day employing, but he had the ri( clined to believe, as I look over this spirit; he was attuned to a spiril fine audience, that much of that suc- appreciation of the great instituti cess is due to the men behind them. with which he was connected, ev I have known for a long time that the though in a very humble way. Tt executive officers of the Frisco Rail- spirit meant better service, and t road were men of outstanding ability keynote of business today is servi~ and character and I have attributed A great railroad magnate a lit1 to their fine efforts the success of this more than a generation ago went to great institution. After all it is a lawyer in Xew York and asked hr fine thing to have leaders of ability he could evade the law, and the I and character in whom you have con- sponse was "There is no way to ornc fidence; but it is a fine thing also for that law." "Well, why do you hd. leaders and executive officers to have such a law?" asked the magnrf men who handle things, who do the "Because it protects the publlc," a work and carry on the program which HOS. S. P. WILFLEY the answer. "To hell with the public they have outlined. sible, in a meager sense, for that situ- said the railroad magnate, "I \ra* I fancy this meeting here today ation; that the way for me to occupy to find a way to evade that law." Y means more to the Frisco Railroad an advantageous and helpful position step on a Frisco train today and errr than a social luncheon gathering of in my profession would be to find the person connected with that service its members. Man is a social animal. good that is in it, to exemplify the seeking, not to damn the public, h He loves to come in contact with his flnest things for which it stands in to help the public, to render a ser fellow men, he loves to exchange our civilization. Aud if I were to say ice. From the menus in your diw ideas, to touch elbows, to get inspi- to yo11 that the courts of America are to the president of your road the $11: ration from each other. We have de- the finest institutions administering gestion is made to every patron, "' veloped that in this country to a great justice in the history of jurisprudence are here to render you service." Th extent, greater than in any other you would immediately react with con- is the reason why America has 1. country in the world, and the advan- fidence to my talk. If I were to say to greatest railroad system on the h tage that comes from it is this: it you that our government typified the of the earth today, and that is 1' presages cooperation. The reason why finest scheme of government in the reason why the Frisco Railroad is we have great institutions in America history of the human race you mould the first ranks of the railroads is because we have the spirit of co- feel that I was attuned to the fine America today. operat,ion and solidarity in operating spirit of the government. And so if I envy every man in this room f those institutions. you say to me, realizing the limita- his connection with an institulion 11 Something has been said here about tions of all human activities, that the means so much to this country. K loyalty. There never was a time when Frisco Railroad is the best railroad in live in a day when commerce Is h'lr loyalty was so much appreciated as it the United States of America, that it when business is supreme. You r is in the world today. If a friend be- furnishes the finest service, that it is contributing to the business, lo .' tray you he is subject to scorn; if he attempting to develop every section (Now turn. to page 22, pleose) LOW RATES ANNOUNCED BERRIES BRING $3,000,000 ON THE COVER PAGE Stable Market Nets Ozaik Straw- Round-Trip Fares Will Test the The picture of the charter mem- berry Growers Large Returns, Travelers Preference Between bers of the "Old Timers' Club" is Train and Bus featured on the cover of this maga- Reports Show zine and the members, in the order HE pockets of strawberry grow- S an effort to determine the pref- of their arrangement in the pic- ers in the Ozarks of Missouri , wnce of the traveling public as ture, are as follows: Tand Arkansas are lined with ap- Ihebeen railway trains and busses, Top row, left to right: Samuel proximately $3,000,000, as the result Pv4dent J. M. Kurn announced on C. Coover. 47 years, 11 months, of the best prices in years for the 'line 6 that, effective June 10, the Springfield, Mo.; Albert L. Philip- luscious berries from their farms, ac- 'rlsco would inaugurate a rate of son, 43 years, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; cording to an estimate on the crop Wm. D. Bickford, 44 years, 6 :l:llO for the round-trip between months, Ft. Scott, Kans.; W. D. returns made recently. Total ship- ?emphi$, Tenn., and St. Louis, 310. Bassett, Secretary, Pension Board, ments from the territory over the ihis rate is for a first-class ticket in St. Louis; William H. Van Horn, three railroads serving it, amounted tnxhes and also in Pullman cars 43 years, 11 months, St. Louis; to 1,430 carlots reports state. Of mn payment of the usual charges Ge'orge W. Daniels, 46 years, 9 this amount, the Frisco, as usual, !or Pullman travel. m'onths, Ft. Smith, Ark.; Patrick handled the great majority, a total of The Frisca's new round-trip rate is H. Lillis, 46 years, 5 months, she^ 790 cars. rartly the same as the one-way rate man, Tex.; Willlam P. Newton, 48 years, St. Louis. Xovenlent on Frisco Lines began IT in effect on bus lines operating Second row, left to right: on April 27, and the last car was .[ween St. Louis and Memphis Thomas W. Griffin,. 40 years, 9 moved on June 10, a spread of a little 'ailroad rates between these two months, Springfield, Mo.; Joseph A. over six weeks. 'ies heretofore hare been $11.19 one Buckley, 43 years, 8 months, Pitts- Prices were twice, and in some in- ay. burg, Kans.; James P. Murphy, 41 stances almost three times as much 'We are making this rate for three years, 2 months, Springfield, M'o.; as in 1929, but the acreage was latinct reasons," Mr. Kurn stated Fred Kunce, 43 years, 1 month, smaller than in the last few seasons, o the press. "First we desire to Springfield, Mo.; James E. Dulin, 43 years, 11 months, Springfield; due primarily to early weather con- row whether this business can be Shepherd B. Smith, 41 years, 6 ditions. +rained for the railroads; second months, Kansas City, Mo.; William Estimates place the average Ozark e wish to give greater numbers of H. Mead, 44 years, 11 months, Kan- yield at 960 quarts per acre, as nr traveling friends the opportunity sas City, Kans.; Thomas E. Burg- against 1,300 quarts last year. How- 1 tiewing the especially attractive ess, 44 years, 7 months, Springfield, ever, the return to the growers was as 'enery and country through which Mo.; Robert Aaron, 40 years, 9 great or greater this season, in spite Frisco operates on its line be- months, Pasadena, Callf.; Hans S. Ostergard, 43 years, Springfield, of the large reduction in tonnage. -pen St. Louis and Memphis along Mo.; Henry M. Cox. 48 years, 7 Records kept of movements from ~vissipplRiver and through one of months, Kansas City, Mo. Monett, Mo., and the vicinity, show greatest cotton-producing sec- Third row, left to right: C. B. that the average price paid for auc- sns in the South; third, we are Coleman, 50,years. 5 months, Ben- tion berries from the period of May Mng upon this rate as a thorough tonville, Ark.; George F. Robson, 10 to May 30, was $5.2.5 a crate, as \t through which we hope to ascer- 44 years, 7 months, Springfield, against $2.85 a crate for 1929. The m the wishes of the people in the Mo.; Thomas L. Hasler, 49 years, 3 peak of the prices was reached on after of what transportation they rrlonths, Springfield, Mo.; William C. Smith, 41 years, 4 months, May 13, when nine carloads of berries -pier. Springfield, Mo.; Addison Love, 45 sold at an average price of $6.54 a "Ay virtue of the improved high- years, 9 months, Neodesha, Kan. crate. -1ys throughout the United States. Bottom row, left to right: Theo- Present indications are for prices ere has been a steady, persistent polus W. Hogue, 46 years, 6 as good or better next year, accord- rd insistent effort on the part of the months, Mt. Vernon, Mo.; William ing to D. E. Eicher, horticultural Henry, 44 years, 2 months, Monett, la lines to take passenger travel agent for Frisco Lines, since another Mo.; Eugene Sutcliffe, 41 years, 11 -ay from the railroads. As we view months, Memphis, Tenn.; Benjamin season of small production is pre- the matter is a question of differ- B. McCrum, 43 years, Independ- dicted. -PP between the fare of the railroads ence, Mo.; H. Clark Conley, 46 "Acreage in the Ozarks next year," .d the Care the bus lines charge. years. 9 months, Oklahoma City, Ur. Eicher said, "will be even less -11s experiment, which we will begin Okla.; Daniel McCarthy, 42 years, than this year. Planting has not been le 10 and continue until further 8 months, Kansas City, Mo.; Phil sufficient to even replace fields that lice. we hope will demonstrate to Conboy, 45 years, 9 months, Afton, may not be expected to produce ber- whether the traveling public pre- Okla.; Mose E. Runyon, 46 years, ries again. Some of these going out 4 months, Kansas City, Mo.; Albert -8 the bus lines versus well- Carlson, 44 years, 7 months, Kan- of production are four or five years '~pped, properly operated trains." sas City Mo. old. order to further test out the wishes "Many strawberry growers produce 'be traveling public, reduced round- outstanding crops year after year. 1-1 rates from St. Louis to Spring- On June 18, a round-trip rate of But they are the farmers who make Id, and from Tulsa to Oklahoma $3.85 between Tulsa and Oklahoma good use of a mulch or well wadded 7.vere announced later in the City was inaugurated. This rate com- straw, take good care of their plants -71 th. pares with $8.48 for the round-trip aud keep down weeds." ;fare of $6.00 from St. Louis to prior to the new rate. Strawberry acreage in the Ozarks -Ingfield and return, as compared this year has been estimated at 28- - 11 $17.34, was made effective June 511 for both i\Iissouri and Arkansas. ' rood on all trains and in Pullman Drawings of women dancers found A further decrease next year will -, upon payment of the Pullman in caves in Spain are said to be 20,- make good prices an economic cer- rzes. 000 years old. tainty, it is believed. Pngc 16

NEWS of the FRISCO CLUBS

Awry, Miss. The solicitation efforts of members next meeting, which was set fa had yielded 49 carlot shipments, 3 June 2. HE attendance of nearly all the LCL shipments and 4 passengers dur- Plans for a social meeting were dia local business men at the meet- ing that period, the report showed. cussed and it was agreed that thi Ting of tlie Amory Flisco Em- Since January 7 the club had had 14 meeting should be a picnic. It rc ployes' Club, held May 19, was meetings, which included business suggested that the club select and ir excellent. proof of their friendly atti- meetings, election of officers, a steak prove a site on Lake Okmulgee an tude toward Frisco Lines, but Ainory supper, a dance, a Valentine party. H. T. Woo& president of the club, r merchants were not content with this presentations of the club play "I Want pointed a committee comprised of th as an expression of their loyalty. AS a Divorce", election of the queen at following to clloose the site: R. F further testimony of their good will the Chaffee High School carnival and Bean, Mr. King, Mr. Conley and E. B some sixty-six of them bought space several baseball games. The total at- Rikard. This discussion conclude on the front page of the Amory News- tendance at these activities was ap- the business session and those in r Advertiser and proclaimed to the proximately 1,161. Included in the tendance spent the remainder of ti world that they are Frisco boosters. general report of the club's activities evening dancing. The principal matter under discus- was a detailed report on the play and sion in the session was the meeting the baseball situation to the date of St. Louis Terminals of truck competition and the business the meeting. If the present plans of the St. LoC men who joined with the Frisco em- It was ag-reed tliat the next meet- Terminals Frisco Employes' Club ar ployes in this meeting agreed that the ing of the club should be a social ses- carried through the 1930 picnic of th~ Frisco gave better service. They fur- sion, with free entertainment and re- club will be the largest and best ert ther agreed that since the company freshments provided for all employes. held. Plans for this picnic we' pays considerable tax to operate there June 12 was set for the date and a launched in the meeting of the clu' and in view of the fact that the great- committee appointed to make arrange- held May 29, in which Ten Brook, BIF er portion of Amory people belong to ments. The resignation of Walter was decided upon as the location an the Frisco family and receive Frisco Essner, secretary-treasurer, whose July 20 was set as the date. The club checks twice monthly, a better plan new duties as secretary to J. S. IIc- entertainment committee is ahead would be to use the Frisco for trans- Millan, superintendent, prevent his at- hard at work on a program for 111 portation, rather than to patronize a tending meeting regularly, was ac- day. trucking association which means lit- cepted and Miss Mary Ferrell was The report on solicitation, whlcl tle to the town and which conti?ibutes elected to succeed him. The meet- was made at this meeting, show nothing to the upkeep of the high- ing was concluded with a talk on that members are particularly actir~ ways. baseball by W. J. Ferguson. Eight in this line of endeavor. The follo~ Some of the business men stated members and four visitors attended. ing had secured either passenger8 a that they had refused to accept ship- freight: W. J. Ficke, Thomas Doyle ments which came by truck and all Okmulgee, Okla. John Daniels, Thomas O'Toole, J. T said they had at no time given their "Solicit business from everyone MdVamara, J. A. Rutledge, P. W. Cor permission or instr~~ctedjobbers to with whom you deal," was the point ley and A. Koch. The treasurer'! make truck shipments to them. All which was stressed in the discussion report disclosed that the club has i said tliat in the future they would at the meeting of the Okmulgee substantial balance on deposit wit' give specific instructions to shippers Frisco Employes' Club, held May 19. all bills paid. Forty-six members ani to ship their merchandise by Frisco and attended by fourteen members. one visitor, R. V. Cooper, were In a!. Lines. G. A. Brundidge, general agent, and tendance. This included all of tbt The meeting was presided over by Mr. Conley made interesting talks club officers except A. A. Jones. vie- J. C. Gravlee, president of the club. during the solicitation discussion. A president, who was working at tb who opened the session with a brief report was given on the social meet- time the meeting was held. talk in which he stated the purpose ing of the clulb, held May 5, and a Fayetteville, Ark. of the meeting. Among the Frisco vote of thanks was given to the busi- employes who made talks were E. L. ness firms who furnished musical in- The fact that their recent efforts in Duren, agent, E. W. Flinn, dispatcher, struments and punch for that affair. solicitation work had been crowno4 and If. W. Dunkin, general agent. A vote of thanks was given also to with a measure of success, did nr Nearly all the business men in attend- the club's social committee for its cause the members of the Fayettevir- ance contributed to the discussion as excellent work in arranging the en- Frisco Employes' Club to assume ? did all of the employes present, a tertainment. Following this, an elec- coniplacent attitude. Instead, at : splendid spirit of fellowship dominat- tion was held to fill the place of Miss meeting of the club, held May l: ing the meeting throughout. Juliet Baslcett, secretary-treasurer, everv member oresent oledned- - him who had resigned. Miss Thelma Cobb self to maintain his efforts with R. Chaflee, Mo. was elected to this office. Since the doubled vigor. The majority of thw A complete report on the activities meeting dates of the Okmulgee club present at this meeting reported tEl! of the Chaffee Frisco Employes' Club, have been conflicting with those of they had secured either passengerr from January 7 to the date of the the Sapulpa club, it was decided that or freight. meeting, was a feature of unusual in- the club should meet on the first Mon- Following the solicitation dim terest at the meeting of that club day of the month in tlie future, this sion, the matter of a club picnic w:: held May 22. policy to become effective with the discussed. Definite action, howerer. 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If you have been wondering what it is that keeps the Frisco Ei~rploycs' Club of the St. Louis Terrnii~als~rp nmoi~g the 'nders in solicitatioit work artd other cirrb activities nt dl tinres, you will find ait e.rp1ai~otiort iit the sigrs iit the photograph ~lor~e.It is tlie saiite brarrd of eizthrrsiasiii tknt gims this chb a 100 per ceirt weritbership of the St. Louis terirtirral employes ['st also rttcrkcs it rxcel in other club nrtivitirs The clitb is proclniilriilg its perfect wl.eutberskip score from the ritost appro- twte buckgrorrrrd possible-No. 2's pozwerftrl locoir~otivc. At thc estrerile left in the first row is John Daniels, prcsirlmt of 'tr clrrb, aird to his left irr the snrrte row are Fred Collar of tk dub's hoard of _novemors, nrrd C. E. Stookey, treaszrrer of 'br clrrb. At the left of the yoirttg lady who nppenrs in tire riqht side of the photograph is W. I. Ficke, geltern1 forrrrznn, aitd ('1 hcr right are 0. Baker and Thowas Mzirray of the club's bonrd of governors, both of whoirt ttwe very active irt the suc- mftrl meiitbership drive which made the photograpIz possible.

ws postponed to a subsequent meet- J. H. Doggrell, superintendent of the men's club, and Mrs. Riggs, Nrs. ing. Ten members were in attend- transportation, and S. S. Butler, gen- C. P. Long, Mrs. C. T. Paris and Mrs. mce at this session. June 10 was de- eral traffic manager, were guests at P. P. Crum, from the women's organ- cided upon as the next meeting date. the luncheon, and both made brief ization. talks. Mr. Butler concluded his talk Ladies' Auxiliary by introducing Mr. George Ravold, Kansas City, Mo. who sang several songs and told sev- The Muskogee Club and Ladies' Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary eral entertaining stories. Miss May Auxiliary gave an entertainment and dance, April 25, which was attended 9 the Prisco Employes' Sunnyland Boggs, athletic director of Camp Zoe, tlub of Kansas City, Mo., and a num- a summer camp for women near by approximately 100 members and guests. The program of entertain- Pr of guests had a very enjoyable Salem, Mo., also made a brief talk in arty, June 3, at which bridge, bunco which she told of the camp's facilities. ment was opened with two whistling nd pinochle were the principal Miss Lydia Peterson, president of the numbers by Ben Brasch, accompanied musements. club, announced that the club cleared by Mrs. Johnson, following which Prizes in pinochle were won by Mrs. approximately $30 on the bridge party Miss Pauline Keel gave two piano :race and Mrs. Brett and the bridge which it gave May 23, and that at a solos. Mrs. T. E. Walker sang "Frisco- rnzes went to Mrs. Sartin and ,Mrs. meeting of the club officers and con- land", accompanied by Mrs. V. 0. :!nn. Mre. Milton and Mrs. Finnigan tact girls, held recently, it was agreed Mountray and Misses Merle Estes and -we the winners of the bunco prizes. that the club should donate $25 to Pauline Keel gave two vocal duets, 7wtesses at this meeting were Mes- the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra after which H. F. DeLozier, traveling mes Blank, Radford, Robinson, Kay- drive. freight and passenger agent of Tulsa, ir and Tarpy. Following the award made an interesting talk. Following Iprizes, coffee and cake were served Muskogee, Okla. the talk by Mr. DeLozier, those pres- - the hostesses. The next meeting Solicitation was the subject that ent spent the remainder of the eve- ilr set for July 1. received the greater part of the dis- ning dancing and playing cards. cussion at the joint meeting of the Music for the affair was furnished by GirW Club, St. Louis, Mo. Frisco Employes' Club of Muskogee, Holmesly's Orchestra. The follow- The plan of giving a cash prize of Okla., and the Ladies' Auxiliary to ing out-of-town visitors were present: l!rr0 to the member who secured the that club, held May 1. Eleven mem- Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Guinn, Mr. and :net business during the month, bers attended this session. Mrs. Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Wood- rLirh was inaugurated at the meet- The meeting was begun with a re- ward, all of Boynton, and Frank Sims :? ot the Frisco Girl's Club, held port on solicitation results. A. C. Mil- and John Cooper, both of Ft. Gibson. l?i1 23, is yielding splendid results. ler, the principal speaker at this meet- 7s prize award for April was made ing, gave an interesting talk on co- Joplin, Mo. !' the club's luncheon on May 26. operation. Mrs. Fred Lane was Members of the Frisco Employes' Y P LeOla Hughes, of the revenue elected secretary of the Ladies' Aux- Club of Joplin. Mo.. were urged to zllling department, won the prize, iliary to succeed Mrs. W. E. Cham- make every efl'ort possible to secure xing aecured 57 passengers since berlain, who resigned. Following the traffic in that club's meeting held t: last meeting. Several other girls election, H. M. Hammers, president May 27. Ten members were in at- Qd secured sizable Items of traffic of the club, appointed an entertain- tendance at this session and all en- ci were given honorable mention. ment committee with membership as tered into the spirited discussion of Ixoximately 124 were in attend- follows: Lee Bean, W. H. Lowery, J. solicitation which featured this meet- r * at the luncheon. W. Risener, and Steve Hayes, from ing. Brief talks were made by H. B. Wilson, assistant superintendent, Blytheville, Ark. Thomas reported that in buying, George Bailey, trainmaster, J. H. new car he had exacted a prom? The meeting of the Risco Em- Douglas, general agent, and A. L. Mil- from the dealer that he would roc' ployes' Club of Blytheville, Ark., held liken, agent at Galena. future shipments over Frisco Lin June 5, was devoted principally to and as a result secured nine cars ' The matter of the club sponsoring planning a fish fry and swimming a basket luncheon in one of the local automobiles moving from Tolel party to be held June 13 at Luxora, Ohio, to Wichita. parks was brought up and a commit- Ark. A committee comprised of F. W. tee was appointed to select a location The appearance of a carnival co- Carlock and Mr. Workman was ap- pany in Neodesha, which the club b' and to arrange for transportation. pointed to make arrangements. Ten This committee was comprised of J. booked for the third week of Jut members were present including two had been postponed because of a cc H. Douglas, S. R. Landrum and Por- out-of-town members. ter Carrithers. June 19 was set as flict wfth the plans of the Amerir Talks on solicitation were given by Legion, which had arranged with the next meeting date, the setting of several members of the club and at- this date following a decision by the carnival company to appear in tention was called to the fact that flve desha the second week of June, it a meeting to change the meeting date good tips had been received recently. to the third Thursday of each month. announced. Following the busine The next business meeting of the club session, the members were served Following the business session, those was set for July 10. in attendance joined with members "Dutch Lunch." The next meeti: of the Ladies' Auxiliary for several Willow Springs, Mo. was set for the first Tuesday in Ju' games of dart ball. The meeting of the Willow Springs Colored Employe's Club, Frisco Employes' Club, held June 10, Birmingham, Ala. Men's Club, St. Louis, Mo. was marked by a number of interest- A large, enthusiastic attendance a: ing talks on solicitation by members. An interesting speech by former an entertaining program made I' United States Senator X. P. Wilfley, Eight members were in attendance at meeting of the Frisco Colored E- this session. in which he stressed co-operation and ployes' Club of Birmingham, Ala., ht' The local crew of train 256 report- loyalty to the company, featured the at the Miller Memorial Presbyteri' ed securing a shipment by holding luncheon of the St. Louis Frisco Men's church there May 5, one of that cluk, the train a few minutes to allow for i Club, held at Hotel Statler, May 27. most successful sessions. The pri: billing. The shipment would other- Other speakers on the program were cipal talk of the evening was made t Keith McCanse, former game and fish wise have moved by truck. E. D. 0. W. Adams, editor of the Birmir Abbott, president of the club, reported commissioner of Missouri, now hunt- ham Reporter, who was introduced k ing and fishing director of Radio Sta- securing a passenger. The next meet- the Reverend Samples, pastor of t tion KMOX and publisher of "Where ing of the club was set for July 8. church in which the meeting was he? to Go in the Ozarks," Robert filler- 7 Steve Robinson, president of the clu ton, vice-president and sales manager Neodesha, Kans. was master of ceremonies. The prd of the Made Rite Products Company, That members of the Frisco Em- gram of entertainments consisted o: and R. Dienstbier, traffic manager of ployes' Club of Neodesha, Kans., are music by a choir, an instrumental sol- the same company. The speakers alive to all solicitation possibilities by Miss Lucille Woods, a vocal sat. were introduced by R. V. Cooper. Miss and are actively working on all leads by James Otis Lewis, a reading b Emily Sparks, William Schemmer and was very evfdent at the meeting of Aaron Guice and several numbers B! a quartet of radio entertainers from that club held June 6. Twenty mem- the Jolly Boys Quartet and 15: KMOX gave several vocal numbers. bers were in attendance at this ses- Special Four. . + Approximately 200 members and sfon. Mr. Adams In his speech brou? guests were in attendance at this In order to strengthen its hold on luncheon. Senator Wilfley's address out that workmen must do their jot the good-will of the citizens of Neo- so well that no one can replace th~r appears in full elsewhere in this issue desha and neighboring towns, the "There is no such thing," he said, "! of the ~l[agazitg.Mr. McCanse devoted club hopes to arrange a Fourth of the greater part of hfs speech to the any company not being able to e: July excursion to Wichita. It is be- along without you. The jobs that^; Ozarks, bringing out some very inter- lieved that in event this trip is ar- esting information and telling several have are important ones, but they ci- ranged six or seven hundred pats- only be held by important and fair' entertaining stories. sengers can be secured. This will ful men. We must at all times P! win good-wfll for the Frisco at Wich- Girls' Club, St. Louis, Mo. ercise great carefulness and pun* ita, as well as in the towns enroute, tuality." since it will afd materially in making Members of the Frisco Girls' Club Memphis, Tenn. of St. Louis are agreed that the card the Wichita Fourth of July Celebra- and bunco party which that club gave tion a success, it is thought by mem- When it comes to getting businti: bers of the club. for Frisco Lines, the Memphis F&l at the Fairgrounds Hotel May 23 was Reports on solicitation made in this Employes' Club is at all times amorr a success fn every respect. Besides meeting showed that since the last the foremost and the solicftation providing an evenfng of delightful en- meeting tips or business or both had tivities of that club are not con0n~' tertainment for the two hundred girls been secured by J. W. Thomas, 0. C. to a few of its members; practicC- who attended, the party brought a Miller and Ed. Gray. In the meeting its entire membership is active in i. sizable sum for the club's treasury. of the club just previous to this, an licftation work. The widespread '.. The committee which made arrange- outstanding piece of solicitation work terest of the members of the club. was reported by H. E. Hurst, engineer. securing busfness is exemplffied ments for the party was comprised of - In Wichita he had heard that a whole- the meeting of the club's Grer'. the followfng: Mrs. Louise Gibson, sale company there had ordered a Traffic Committee held in the fre~r' chafrman, Misses Corinne Uhlenhaut, car of cabbage from Denmark and he office there, June 11, with thlrtj mr: Lucille Meyer, Gladys Marshall and immediately got busy and secured bers in attendance. Helen McHale. Prizes were provided this car via Frfsco Lines from St. The following members repod.! for each table. Louis. At the same meeting J. W. that they had secured business, t1.4

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TRAINS 96.4% ON TIME No. 41 Stripped to Bare Iron for Repairs Schedules Maintained by Passen- ger Service During May, Report Shows AT Frisco Lines passenger trains are on time is a matter T"that has come to be taken for granted both by the traveling public and by employes and the reason is obvious when one glances at the monthly statement issued on pas- senger train performance by the gen- eral manager. In the statement for May, the 4,824 passenger trains oper- ated by the Frisco are shown 96.4 per cent on time, and el-en this is not outstanding for Frisco Lines. Several of the preceding reports of this year have shown even better performance. Of the different Frisco divisions, the River division made the best rec- ord during May, operating 816 trains 99. per cent on time. During May a year ago 874 trains were operated on this division and were 95 per cent on time and during May, 1928, this di- vision operated 1,052 trains 99.5 per cent on time. Southern division had the second best performance, operating 826 trains 98.3 per cent on time, which com- A few bows before the accontpanying photograph was tabert this loco?noli. pares favorably with the records made was roaring 21p and down Frisco Lines irt freight sewice. A few days afi there during the same month in 1929 the picture was made this engine, No. 41, -was agai~l itt service, eqttipped WI and 1928. A total of 930 were oper- syphon, new back sectio~,of fra)ne, and a booster which increased its power tzvc! ated there in 1929 and 806 in 1928 per cent. Already this year seven engirres have beetr so eqtripped in the ltuge loc with on-time performance of 95.4 and motire shops bt the West Shops plant at Springfield, and nilre ntore engi~tesyo- go through this process before the year is over. Even zdten stripped down to L 96.8 per cent for 1929 and 1928 re- bare irou rendj~for general repairs, art ultra of ronrance clings to these steel-and-ir spectively. higltts of the road. Central division is ranked third in the report with 310 trains 97.1 per cent on time during May. This is an improvement of the record of operat- reveals. During that month a year Sympathy ing the same number of trains 91.6 previous the same number of trains Mrs. Grogan: "It was awh! per cent on time, which was made were 94.6 per cent on time there and Twinty-sivin Czeko-Slovacs and or there during May, 1929. During the during that month in 1928, the 248 pas- Irishman killed in the wreck!" senger trains which were operated on Mrs. Callahan: "Indeed! The par month of May, 1928, 620 passenger man." trains were operated there 97.6 per that division were 95.6 per cent on cent on time. time. "I thought you were deaf?" A total of 186 trains were operated The report, giving in detail the pas- "I was, but I got one of those elec on Texas Lines and were 88.2 per senger train performance on all di- tric appliances for the hard of heal cent on time during May, the report visions, appears below. Ing, and now I'm wired for sound."

Per Cent Trains Total Total Trains Maintained Standinn of DlVfSlON Trains Operated Schedule or Made Maintained Schodule Uo Time or Made Uo Time Divisionr May May May May May May May May N:) I% I% I!:: I!:: 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 I?:' River ...... 816 874 1052 808 830 1047 99.0 95.0 99.5 1 Southern...... 826 930 806 812 887 780 98.3 95.4 96.8 2 Central ...... 310 310 620 301 284 605 97.1 91.6 97.6 3 Northern...... 1116 1111 1333 1081 1045 1313 96.9 94.1 98.5 4 Western ...... 186 185 216 178 181 215 95.7 97.8 99.5 5 Eastern...... 558 568 620 532 459 566 95.3.. - 80.9 91.3.- 6 Southwestern ...... 826 800 910 776 753 886 93.9 94.1 97.4 7 Total Operated ...... 4638 4774 5557 4488 4439 5412 Per Cent Operated...... 96.8 92.9 Texas Lines ...... 186 186 248 164 176 237 88.2 94.6 Total System O~erated...... 482.4 4960 5805 4652 4616 5656 Per Cent Operated...... 96.4 93.1 97.4 Page 21

FRISCO GIRL HONOR1CD ACCIDENTS ON DECREASE A SCHOOL LEADER Yarie Moon of Blytheville Chosen Accident prevention work on Frisco Miss Mary Louise McElwee, 13- Best AlI-Around Girl at Co llege Lines brought very gratifying results year-old daughter of the Frisco's flrst during April-a decrease of 27.? per IS$ trick dispatcher at Hugo, Okla., made MARIE MOON, daugliter of cent in the total number of casualties a remarkable record in her four-year If. T. Moon, cashier at 13lythe- as compared with the same month a high school career which was finished IM ville, Ark., was outstrsnding year previous-the monthly report FT last month. Not only was she awarded imong the graduates of Tilliam issued on this subjeot by H. W. the All-American Girl Medal offered Tds College, Fulton, Mo., this Hudgen, director of accident preven- :.ring. Miss Moon made a br Wiant tion, shows. The reduction of 20.6 mrd during her two years a t Wil- per cent in the total number of ,ism Woods, being a member 1of the casualties for the first four months of this year in comparison with that period of last year also testifies to the effectiveness of the safety meas- ures that are ernployed on Frisco Lines. The decrease in the number of casualties among employes for the month of April amounted to 35.7 per cent campared with that month in 1929 and for the first four months of this year a reduction of 25.4 per cent was effected in the number of employe casualties in comparison with the same period a year earlier. Among the different departments the greatest reduction in employe casualties was made in the mechanical department both for the month of April and for the first four months of the year. In comparison with last year the reduc- tion in this department during April amounted to 53.3 per cent in the num- MISS MARIE MOON ber of casualties and during the first four months the reduction there was Student Council her 5rst year, and 43. per cent. Maintenance-of-way de- P~sident of the Student Body the MISS MARIE LOUISE McELWEE partment was second with a reduction (In Costume for a School PlagJ !econd year. Miss Moon was also a of 49.3 per cent for April and 37.3 per xember of two national honorary fra- cent for the first four months of the annually by the Auxiliary of the wnitiea. Phi Theta Kappa, scholastic, year. The decrease in the number of American Legion, but she fulfilled the ~ndPhi Delta, music and drama. On non-employe casualties for the flrst following positions of honor and re- b~rgraduation, Miss Moon received four months amounted to 2.4 per cent sponsibility during the Lour-year 4he biegest honor of the college, the compared with last year. period: secretary of the Home Room, Rllliam Woods Emblem, presented to representative of the Hugo Junior Ibe beet all-around girl, by the fac- High School, feature writer for the E!@. She received her degree in aid. One day during last December Broadcaster, official paper, played the .issodate in Arts, as well as her cer- she received ninety-six letters. part of "Wisdom" in the May Fete, tiflcste in expression. "I met Mr. Clark when he was work- was captain of both the girls' baseball ing on the Wabash and we were and volley ball teams, and played married at La Trobe, Pa. I thought clarinet in the Hugo High School A CIVIL WAR VETERAN he was the biggest flop I had ever seen Band. (Continued from page 12) when I first met him, but he finally kr observation of a corps of doctors won me over," she said, mirthfully. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have two sons, The Reason lor weeks and his recovery was attrib- The bridegroom, just now married. ired to his rugged constitution. Walter and Roy, who are both con- "Daddy" Clark is well known to the ductors for the Frisco and who have Had strangely disappeared; And for the bride the bridesmaid raterans of Frisco ,Lines. In 1928 and also served on the Rich Hill Branch, Quite natually feared. Ir the recent reunion he was present- where Mr. Clark, senior, served his 64 with a badge by the veterans as entire time. Ed, a third son was killed Until the blushing beauty king the oldest veteran at the re- at Olathe. Straight made it understood Inion. "Mother" Clark is almost as "Daddy" and Mother Clark attended He was out ascertaining !!mow as her husband. She has in- the Veterans' Reunion at Springfield If father's check was good. rrrested herself in prison work for this year, where they greeted their Tars and has had a number of boys host ef friends. Talk about preparedness! Chicago nd girls paroled to her after serving has appointed a committee of promi- prison terms. She. makes frequent Revenge nent experts to solve the problem of !jps to Jefferson City in behalf of My rival makes me not enraged, the traffic jam that may be caused by me mother's son, and her stack of Nor do I care for him, the large crowds that may attend the My mail includes letters from coast For, even though they are engaged, World's Fair that may be held in :P coast and Canada, imploring her I teach her how to swim. 1933. Page 22 ~~~EEcoFP/P~OSS'~GQUX .I

Receioe Twenty New Locomotives During June

HE twenty new freight locomo- are Commonwealth cast steel bed with Boiler pressure is 225 pounds on I tives ordered from the Baldwin - cylinders cast intregal with the new locomotives and the size of 1 T Locomotive Shops have now frames, and the locomotive cab, brake- cylinders is 27x32 inches. The tent been received and are in service on men's cab and tender tank are all water capacity is 12,000 gallons s the Northern and Southern divisions, welded steel, no rivets. The main the coal capacity is seventeen tons. running between Kansas City and reservoirs have a capacity of 92,000 Birmingham. They are similar to, yet . In addition to the new engines, t~ cubic inches. The engines are equipped larger than the 4100's and have been combination mail and baggage a numbered 4200 to 4219. with two 8%-inch cross compound air have been received as well as 1 The weight of engine of the new pumps located on the front end, and a straight baggage cars. The straie 4200's is 375,790 pounds and total run- Hancock chime whktle. Grate area is baggage cars are 70 feet long, . ning weight of engine and tender is eighty square feet as compared with steel, and were built by the Amerie 608,830 pounds (as compared with 70.3 square feet of the 4100-4134 en- Car and Foundry Company at l 349,600, weight of the 4150-4164 en- gines. The heating surface (flues), is Charles, Mo. Five of the combinati gines and 582,720 the total weight of 4,000 square feet and the heating sur- mail and baggage cars have a fiftec engine and tender). face of firebox and syphons is 390 foot mail compartment and five haw The frames of the new locomotives square feet-total 4,390 square feet. thirty-foot mail compartment.

PRAISES FRISCO WOFXERS personnel of a great institution like SPEED AND COURTESY WI: the Frisco Railroad i11 this country (Conlirtued from page 14) through which it runs at a time of That rapid handling of freight sr courtesies by employes are imporb! commerce, to the success, to the pros- discouragement, at a time of difficul- factors in winning business for k perity of this country by reason of the ties, but it is a time when every man company is once again proved by L! service you are rendering to one of should stand by his job, making his letter of apprec'iation below which. the great institutions that is building service better every day, not alone be- Frisco patron at Leachville, Ark the section of the country which it cause of the reward he is receiving by wrote J. H. Doggrell, s~perintendt;~ traverses. Do not be mistaken, gentle- reason of compensation for that serv- of transportation. men, in the idea that the greatness of ice, but in addition to that because of the United States of Anle~icais solely the satisfaction that comes to him in "We advised your agent, Mr. G. P because of our fine system of govern- the realizatmion that he is contributing Homan, on the 23rd that we h? ment, wonderful as it is. Do not give his part of faithfulness, efficiency, loy- wired an order to the Claflin Flo~ all of the credit nor place all of the alty to a great institution that is Mills, Claflin, Kansas, for a car t responsibility upon the President of growing greater every day, and that flour to be shipped at once and thr the United States, the Congress of the he is a part and parcel of forces that we were in need of the same and a[ United States or the Courts of the go to make this a greater and better preciate a rush shipment. United States. They play their part, country as its institutions grow and "Mr. Homan advlsed me on the :$I! important though it is, but the solidity develop and render greater service. I that the car was rolling and that of this country is dependent upon thank you. would be traced to destination. Tk great institutions like yours that are car arrived on our track today, dl: rendering service to the people of Eager for the Joke five days service from Claflin. B: America and that develop every sec- "I say, D'Orsay, have you ever consider this splendid service a?: tion of the country for finer, happier, heard that joke about the guide in wish to thank you for the same arl better people, that they may enjoy Rome who showed some travelers also advise that on account of yc11- greater blessing of life and be able to two skulls. of St. Paul, one as a boy respond to their responsibilities as and the other as a man?" local personnel we have given t8. citizens of this great country. "Aw, deah boy-no-aw, let me Frisco practically all our huslne:.: It is a fine thing to be a part of the heah it." since the 1st of January." Page 23

DECREASING CAR DAMAGE Thcse Kansas City .Employcs':Scnd Greetings ! hinued Efforts Reduce Loss 28.7% First Five Months HE atertness of Frisco employes In protecting cars from damage r by rough handling continues to rid excellent results as is shown in rort on this subject covering the st five months of the year which 3s ~ssuedby the office of the car wuntant, Springfield, Mo., June 9. '~enumber of cars damaged by rough .ding during that pe~ioddecreased .:per cent compared with the same .:od of 1929, and the per ce~tof :rease in the amount of this dam- :J vas 41.6 per cent. The number of cars handled per car ~maged increased 33.7 'per cent dur- :the first five months of the year apared with the first five of last ?I and the per cent of decrease in .amount of damage per car handled Meet the hnch frorri Kunsirs City. -muted to 38.67 per cent in the Fronr left to right: Alvin Moline, price clerk, store drpartnwst; Dorothy xe comparison. Johnsorr, stenographer, office rrzaster nzechartic; !'I. F. Shivers, chief car clerk; Central division had the best record Eleartor Forster, P. R. clcrk; Wrr~.Edwards, assista)lt tiritekeeper Agnes Lyrcch, -nag the Frisco divisions with no file clerk; Walt~~rMedlock, roundltorise foreman, and Parrline Iloffrmn, comp- a damaged during the first Ave tometer operator. jnths out of a total of 158,480 han- d. The report ranks Eastern di- Ion in second place with seven cars dled. Second place among the termin- handled. During the same period of naged there, a total of 332,810 be- &Is was given to Birmingham. where last year 60,000 cars were handled :handled. Southwestern division is eight cars were damaged out of 297,- there and eight cars were damaged -en a rating of third with twelve 341 handled during the first five then also. During the corresponding -:damaged out of total of 412,643 months of 1930. Tulsa was ranked period of 1928, a total of 15 cars were .iled. third, handling 358,881 cars and darn- damaged there out of 61,719 handled. 111the terminals, Springfield ranked aging eleven of them. The report, giving in detail the r during the flrst five months of Eight cars were damaged on Texas damage by rough handling for the . rear. Four cars have been dam- Lines during the first five months of period under consideration, appears .(there and 299,714 have been han- the year out of the total of 54,091 below:

PER CENT STANDING 'DIVISION NUMBER CARS DAMAGED DIVISION OR DAMAGED AMOUNT DAMAGE NUMBER CARS HANDLED TO TOTAL OR TERMINAL HANDLED TERMINA! 1938 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 1930 1929 1928 '30 '29 28

::a Clty ...... 18 32 46 398.00 . 1.266.00 1,751.00 309,799 315,149 314.811 -mphIs...... 29 27 44 2,470.00 597.00 2,471.50 245,092 247,982 381,657 ~mgharn...... 8 12 17 197.00 312.00 1,080.00 297,341 306,722 306,280 I,!Terminals. ------T.wt District.... 55 71 107 3,066.00 2,175.00 5,302.60 852,232 869,853 1,002,748 ------::em...... 7 18 31 399.00 1,810.00 2,757.50 332,810 355,872 342,938 :A...... - 2 13 - 350.00 310.00 15S,480 161,602 161,563 :baestern ...... 12 14 15 480.00 250.00 560.00 412,643 427,107 421,439 -!m...... 3 - - 100.00 - - 87,232 100,400 93,430 ti Divfaions, ------b-lad District. -24 -34 --59 979.00 2,410.00 3,627.60 ---991,166 1,044,981 1,019,360 .Liab...... 11 32 41 466.00 949.00 992.50 300,063 329,301 313,889 glfleld ...... 4 4 3 77.00 1,062.00 135.00 299,714 314,055 328,670 k~ ...... 11 33 18 550.00 4,352.00 1,685.00 358,881 386,834 370,977 $ T~rmlnals, ------District. -26 -69 -- 62 1,093.00 6,363.00 2,712.50 ---958,658 1,029,190 1,013,536 Belt ..... 1 -4 --- 3.00 190.00 - ---50,693 52,055 - a...... ----S 8 15 41.00 99.00 1,087.00 ---54.091 60,000 61,719 em ...... 179 251 339 8,650.00 14,819.00 20,835.00 IDSO Compnred wlth 1029 lecrease in number cars damaged...... 28.7 Per cent decrease In amount of damage lecrease in amount of damage ...... -.- ...... 41.6 per car handled...... ncrease in number cars handled tr damaged...... 33.7 Page 24

Ft. Scott Employes Organize First Frisco Polo Team SHIP FIRST SOYBEAN SEl W. S. Taylor, of Mannford, Ot Loads Certified Shipment to Texas 0 Frisco Lines goes the hl for moving the first sbipma T certified sealed soybean 8: from the state of Oklahoma. B Taylor of Mannford, Okla., made shipment. It consisted of 140 bur of Laredo soybeans, consigned ' Simmonton, Texas, May 28, and n at $441.00. These seeds were cer'

RISCO employes in many cities accompanying picture was taken. along the railroad have claimed And that is only half the story. F unique distinctions, but it re- Now that the team is formed and in- mained for the employes of the Frisco terest intense, they have great plans. at F't. Scott, Kan., to establish the for the coming spripg. With the long first polo team. summer afternoons, and the polo field The credit for its inception is given only a short way from the Frisco to Mr. L. W. Pipkin, division account- offices, the practice will be resumed, by the Oklahoma Crop Improverr ant, and it started In a most unpre- the team will be whipped into shape Association of which Mr. Taylor. tentious way. Mr. Pipkin is an ex- and the Frisco Magazine will no been a member for a year. The 1 perienced horseman and an army doubt carry stories of the matched tograph, which appears in this colu- man. When his duties took him to games now contemplated. shows the certified sacks just al F't. Scott he sought a stable from During the summer months when loading and in front of them, left which he could ride horseback on Mr. Pipkin and Mr. IF. A. Mitchell, right, are standing W. A. Barn Sundays and in the early mornings A&B clerk for the Frisco, go into agent, W. S. Taylor, the shipper, s and evenings. He came in contact summer encampment, they manage James Hunter, instructor of vocatior with the army men stationed at F't. to get in the games on the army agriculture, all of Mannford. Serp- Scott, who had horses and polo teams. polo teams which keeps them in prac- shipments have followed. The thought occurred to him that tice and also aids them in schooling among his fellow workers there were the Frisco boys who are having their the polo team plunking about 0. several who enjoyed horseback riding first fling at polo playing. various duties in boots and rid': and were experienced horsemen. One Polo is one of the most exciting breeches. day he approached several with an and interesting games. It requires It's a game of polo after wort . idea of starting a polo team. It was in- great skill and horsemanship, and of hours. And they have the wb- deed unique and ten men reported as course this, coupled with a trained hearted enthusiasm of the employ being interested enough to help him polo mount means speed and thrills of the F't. Scott offices who cap- form the team. In fact there were and perhaps a few spills. A polo inquire as to their progress. enough for two teams-but not enough mount is trained to follow the ball Miss Dorothy Working, corfeep.!. horses, polo mallets or balls. How- and to watch these horses in a fast ent for the Magazine, is shown at 1'- ever by a process of tryouts in horse- game is quite as interesting as to extreme right holding the "!W 1 manship, a team was organized the watch the riders. They must be Lines" sign which is hoisted near!!: latter part of last fall. handy, able to turn quickly, and when street during practice gamea, wht~ Then came the fall rains, the the ball shoots across the field after all who pass may know that these b winter snows and general bad weather a nice drive, speed of the mount genious msco boys have a polo t43 which did not permit of practice. The means a great deal. and they intend to make the teanu in polo grounds where the practice takes Besides Mr. Pipkin and Mr. Mitclrell the surrounding towns sit up and v!? place is an old baseball park near the following are members of the notice within a short time, the city and the footing is bad in team: Harvey Mann, hostler helper; The mounts used are from the 8:'. ', rainy weather, and good footing means John Boning, stable manager, Battery tery, where 66 enlisted men and l-?: 1 much In polo. E, 161st Field Artillery; W. A. officers are stationed. The B&q So far the team have not had a Hughes, general clerk; J. P. Briggs, has about four teams and it ie f'h 1 match game, except a few practice assistant bill and voucher clerk. the Battery teams that these Frf.ll games with the Army team at Ft. Should one step into the various boys wilI receive their flrst Scott, but one bright day during De- offlces at Ft. Scott on a nice sunny games, in fact there is one ~eheEtr1 cember the team assembled and the day, he will flnd these members of as soon as the weather permih I Page 25

STORE WHEAT CARS , Thousands of Frisco Box Cars in Wheat Regions Ready for

EVERAL thousand box cars, in- cluding 1,500 new cars of 100,- S 000-pound capacity, which have never been used, have been stored in the wheat-producing region of the Middle West served by Frisco Lines, in anticipation of shipment. One thousand of the cars have been assembled in the field on the Frisco's Western division f r o m Beaumont, Kans.. to Vernon, Texas, and from Avard, Okla., to Perry, Okla., and additional hundreds of cars are ready for service in the Frisco's Northern division, between Neodesha and Ellsworth, Kans. Lack of storage room of sufficient capacity in the wheat-producing area itself has occasioned storing of addi- tional cars at points on the Frisco Lines nearby. The Frisco expects to handle 7,000 A. L. ROBERTS cars of wheat from its southwestern "l;~yoa cvcr felt tlte fist of the ex- Garderhg is Iro longer a lrzatter of rweiglrl charr~pion of the world? territory in Kansas, Oklaho~na and blistered hands arid an achiitg back for Jlary Fcrrell, trainn~aster's clerk Texas, this year, according to the A. L. Roberts, ~naclziriist in the north ')afire, ho~.In fact she's doino it in present estimate. Cutting has begun shops, Sprirtgficld, dfo. His iiveittive ,t PO& piclccre, which was taker; when in the vicinity of Frederick and Sny- ability kas relieved him of the wnplcas- - Denlpsey cam? thrrb Chffecon No. der, Okla., and it is expected that ant part of garden work. Using a three- April 18, and walked around the the northern Oklahoma fields will be- quarter horse power ~rrotorfront a May- ' 1m6 greeting fricnd~', escorted, of gin cutting within ten days. tag 'zu~nshirzg machine ntrd tlzc zufzeels .n;, by "Uncle Ckarley" Baltsell. Movement of the 1930 crop is ex- from a push plow, this ingenious em- 7 lo Lin Creslza+n of Chnflee is in ploye built the garden tractor- which is 0 5 [eft arm, artd E. X. Johrrson, rc- pected to be well under way by June skozvrr with him in the pkotograpk above. 1. I clerk at Chafee is irr the back- 25, and reach its peak between July It has a clrain arrd clutch drive geared d c.d. 5 and 10. to two speeds artd sllflicierlt powcr for Reports from the Frisco's repre- all gardeirirtg pzwposes. It con easily sentatives in the wheat-producing Pull a srtlell turning or cultivating plow. :ENCY CHANGES 1 territory are optimistic for a good crop and present indications are that pro- nent agent at Biggers, Ark., May 26. 1, Jle dowing were installed ger- duction will be approximately the C. D. Rogers acted as agent from wnt agents at the stations which same as last year, with steady prices. April 13, handling in J. T. Lane's or their names: "The Frisco is decidedly proud of name. Mr. Lane died April 22. g 4, A. Johnson, Arkinda, Arkansas, the record it has made in providing R. W. Berry was installed tempo- d- - 28. wheat shippers with cars during the rary agent at J?t. Towson, Okla., May ?s R. Sloan, Fletcher, Okla., May 30. last four years," Mr. J. MI. Kurn, 31. J. N. Atteberry acted as agent April 5 to 16, inclusive. Mr. Berry IJ . S. Toothaker, Haverhill, Kans., president of the Frisco said. "Never - 27. in a single instance in that time has took charge of the station April 17. a- , D. ~ialley,Leflore, Okla., May 23. this company failed to fill all car or- Fay Highfill was installed tempor- le ; R Barks. McBride. Mo., May 23. ders from wheat shippers promptly. ary agent at Keighley, Kan., May 26. :o: E Nelson, McNab, Ark., May 29. We will maintain this record during V. E. Davidson was installed tem- porary agent at Leon, Kans., May 29. lb' G. Hartness, Millerton, Olrla., the 1930 season." He had been handling this station re 28. - without transfer since April 1. R. D. Hudgens, Perryville, Junction, R- K Nelson, Arkinda, Ark., May 6. Effective May 9, Aylesworth, Okla., Mo., may 21. m",C. Austin, Bourbon, Mo., May 22. Central division, Ardmore sub-divi- 0. C. Beaver, Portia, Ark., May 19. In. 8. Boatman, Brownington, Mo., sion, was closed. A. A. Jones, West Greene, Ala. - 19. Effective May 17, Upalika ticket May 16. R Howard. Deepwater, Mo., only conlmission agency was closed. The following were installed tempo- Lt- - lo, Effective May 5, Wyatt, Ala., ticket rary agents at the stations which fol- ' E. Sadler, Dell, Ark., May 15. only commission agency was closed. Ur low their names: - I. Leek, Dixon, Mo., May 8. C. D. Rogers, Dell, Ark., May 29. =,, ?.Rogers, Eddy. Okla., May 14. J. J. Morgan, Holland, Mo.. May 29. Modesty ch ' T. Burton, Franks, No., May 16. R.. W. Arnold, Keysville, Mo., May It makes me blush like anything evens. McNab, Ark., May 6. 17. To kneel and tie the slackened string Evans, Mt. Hebron, Ala., R. Etchison, Salt Pork, Okla., May 7. Upon my lady's calfskin shoe- F. R. Ludwig was installed perma- Her hose seems made of calfskin, too. Pogc 26 - A FRISCO COMPOSER FOR MERITORIOUS "YOUR BATH IS READY, SERVICE SIR!" Jimmy Long of Springfield Wri: Words and Music for Recod "Hair cut and shave, yes, sir!'' SOUTHERN DIVISION "Your bath is ready, sirl" May 26-C. A. Shell, operator, Kim- "A finger-wave? Yes, ma'am!" brough, Ala., discovered carrier iron Pullman passengers on t h e down on SF 101,249, a car of cinders Frisco's famed "Texas Special" will in No. 951. Commended. hear these polite remarks from a May 25-D. V. Miller, operator, master barber and his attendant, West Plains, Mo., discovered bad or- beginning June 29. On that date der car of meat, in train 131, stopped the sun-parlor-lounge car of the train and car was set out because of train will inaugurate its newest broken tie bar and box bolts. Com- travel feature, barber shop and mended. shower baths. Situated in the for- .Nay 3-A. 0. Anderson, brakeman, ward part of the car, the barber Chaffee, Mo., discovered beam down shop will be modern in every re- on train 131 at Turrell and removed spect, with a master barber in while train was taking water. Com- charge of the chair, and a uni- mended. formed attendant to care for the June 8-H. R. Wade, H. E. Gabriel, bathroom. and C. H. Goldsmith given letter of Thus Frisco Lines scores again appreciation for work in the fast han- in introducing the newest in travel dling of IC 159,420, a car of feed, from features in its southwest territory. JIMNY LOXG Memphis to Kimbrough, Ala. On May 11 the "Meteor", crack I RISCO employes in Spring&' WESTERN DIVISION Oklahoma City-St. Louis train be- gan operation of the new room- seem to be abundantly sup)<: W. H. Eastin, conductor, Dan C. Lc- cars, in which passengers may have F with musical talent. Jimmy Wright and John C. Beaven, brake- who works as train dispatcher i? men, Ed Earley, engineer, and E. L. the privacy of a separate room, composer of note. Mr. Long acr Sutton, fireman, all of Enid, OBla., with three-quarter bed, private from 8:00 until midnight and is on' 1 cribbed up washout at MP 2482-15 on wash-room, etc. third trick on the west end, Sprl ilIay G, permitting the trains to move field to Monett and the Kansas C over without delay. Commended. Line. He has had 10 years' sen .J. L. Reed, conductor, and G. C. FREIGHT ERRORS REDUCED with the Frisco. But when he Is Miller, brakeman, both of Enid, Okla., "Use all possible care in handling duty his hobby is music. discovered a tank car that was sup- posed to be moving as an empty con- freight shipments." must have been To date he has composed and h tained gasoline or fuel oil while the thought that was uppermost in the copyrighted ten songs, all of ail switching car out to load at refinery. minds of all Frisco employes engaged have been reproduced on rew Commended. in that line of work during the month either by himself or some other art1 of May according to the report on this and a short time ago he receiwi NORTHERN DlVlSlON communication from London as1 .. subject, issued June 10 by J. L. Mc- May 15-L. E. Rhyne, section fore- permission to use some of thesesc man, Arcadia, Kan., noticed brake Cormack, superintendent of freight tions on records in England. rigging dragging on AI-K-T 87,721 in loss and damage claims, which shows Mr. Long has a very pleasing \[ train 142 and stopped train so that that sixty fewer errors were made and while he has always been in . brake rigging could be removed. Five during May than in April. estecl in music, he did not alternu' merits. Tulsa, Okla., again headed the list write anything until about a year I itlay 23-\V. B. Hall, section fore- of stations which comprise group one when he spent several weeks in !,L man, Baxter Springs, Kan., noticed a York with writers and piiblishe~ I by winning the pennant of its group broken wheel on SF 100.929, a car of gathered some good ideas on I: for the ninth consecutive month. cinders in train 145, and flagged the construction and setting words 'n Fifteen errors were made there dur- train so that car could be set out. music. "The 'Hill Billy' type of E I Five merits. ing May in handling 26.605 shipments, has become very popular within RIVER DIVISION an average of 3,326 shipments to the last two years," he said, "and error. 1 T. M. Stokelp, conductor, and Em- type of song appeals to me morel mett Bond and Emmett Burgess, In group two, Birmingham, won the popular numbers. I believe thelr brakemen, discovered broken arch bar pennant and retained it during the creasing popularity is due to the 1 I on SF 77,749 when train 838 passed month of June, having held it during that there is always a touch of I . them at Wittenberg. They flagged the previous month also. A total of comedy in them and the public Is. 838 and followed it with their engine 14,275 shipments were handled there erally turning more to comedy - and took off bad order car to avoid and three errors were made, giving eker before." further delay. Ten merits each. this station an average of 4,758 ship- A number of Mr. Long's num' - I A. Tipton, conductor, J. C. Leach, ments to the error during May. which he has composed are. NT ! I brakeman, Oscar ?Villiamson, fireman, The group three pennant was won bama Home, Hobo Yodel, My P and Finis Roland, engine watchman, by Hugo, Okla., where 3,578 shipments bal Maiden, Watching the Clouds1'' volunteered their services to place were handled with 2 errors. This By, AIissouri is Calling and olt- ATSF 29,034 at Kennett. iHo., so that station held the pennant of its group most of which are written with!\ ' consignee could unload and make at the first of June and retained it interludes. He plays the Haa. - early delivery. Five merits each. during that month. guitar accompaniment. I ! i Page 27

MOVE MORE MELONS Open New Bridge Ooer Arkansas Rioer Crop From Mo., Ark., & Okla. Will Fill 1,350 Cars, Estimate States SOUGH juicy watermelons to give every Frisco employe at E least one large slice, will be con- xrined in the 1,350 cars of this com- T modity to move over Frisco Lines dur- ti- ing the coming season. ]\ i Beginning in the Southeast Missouri !wItorg about July 23 and from Ar- kansas and Oklahoma points about lducust 5, watermelons in carload lots rill be rushed to markets via Frisco Lnes, according to the agricultural department. From the fields in Dunklin and Scott Cwnlies in Nissouri, will come a total a1 970 cars of melons, from Arkansas IW cars, and from Oklahoma 280 nrs. Last year 460 cars moved from Sniitheast Missouri, 103 cars from HE new $225,000 Frisco Lines wood to collect around the piers dur- Ollahoma and only 30 cars from Ar- bridge over the Arkansas river ing high water periods, one of the ]d irnsas. T west of Arkansas City, Kan., most troublesome and dangerous ob- e,] Melon acreage is in excellent con- was opened for traffic on the after- jections to a pile bridge. g, iltion, the agricultural department noon of February 24. Passenger The bridge was built in about seven itaPs, and the standard varieties of train 607 at 6:30 11. m., on the 24th, months 'and the List and Weatherly ks hie BelIe. Tom Watson and Thur- was the first train to cross the new Construction Company of Kansas City, he mnd Gray are expected to bring good structure. The old main line west hIo., did the work. The girders were e. ;rm. of the bridge was cut on that date fabricated by the American Bridge ty Widespread markets will be reached and connections were made with the Company. The actual bridge worlr was be 'l the Frisco's crop, and will include new bridge track. completed for several weeks awaiting )fl ,?L Louis, Kansas City, hlinneapolis, Representing one of the most mod- finishing of the approaches before it Iicago, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Oma- ern railroad bridges in the state, the was opened for traffic. A consider- gd :a, Des nloines, Minneapolis, Denver new structure is likewise an impor- able amount of grading was necessary I~IIother northern and western tant link in Arkansas City's flood- rh on both sides before it could be ;,oints. prevention program. Seven steel Ls. ' opened for traffic. A pile approach Melons are loaded in stock cars spans supported by concrete piers, 31. , connects it with the new main line vdded with straw, and usually are which are sunk to solid rock founda- embankment on the west side of the *!Ued lour tiers high. From SO0 to tion thirty feet below the bed of the ug : river. 3n mploiis can be loaded to each stream, form the main unit of the Grading worlr to raise the yards tc- :u, depending on the size and variety. bridge. east of the bridge to a level cor- 1 Shipment of this year's crop mill be The new bridge is raised about six 'C, responding with the structure will be smpleled about September first. feet higher than the old one and this featnre, with the concrete piers re- started in the near future. The re- placing the pile supports of the old placement of the bed of the spur 1; 1; 0 :IN THE FRISCO HOSPITAL structure, allows a great deal more track leading to the sand plant near The followii~g list contaim the clearance room across the river the Madison avenue bridge was com- raws of patients col~fi~edbt the channel. The construction of the pleted several weeks prior to the Frisco Enip1oj.e~' Hospital irt St. bridge makes it impossible for drift- opening. hi.r oor of Jtli~e15. 1930. Tliev dl kglad In hrar froiir th(,ir frirrtdc: Heeter, RI., Pierce City, Mo. Burgin, Fred, RIusltogee, Okla. ST. LOUIS Dixon, J., Holdenville, Okla. Stephens, C., Wichita, Kans. Knox, U. G., Hugo, Okla. Zachritz, TV. F., Sapulpa, Oltla. Neergaard, J. R., Tulsa, Okla. Miller, W. L., Sapulpa, Okla. hIarr, D. T., Monett, RIo. Haddock, J. F., Valley Park, Mo. Rhea, C. P., Springfield, Rlo. Heape, H. A., Ensley, Ala. Ranes. J. T., Lawton, Okla. l%zgatrlck, W. J., St. Louis, Mo. Byrd, L. E., Hobart, Okla. Reynolds, F. G., Aurora, Mo. loodson, J. A., Springfield, 310. Crady, J. E., Chaonia, 310. Flagg, F. H., Newburg, Mo. rlsrtin, E., Caruthersville, Mo. Vassar, C. C., Tulsa, Okla. Rnggles, I., Clinton, Mo. Rea, B. F., Tulsa, Okla. Linton, E., St. Louis, Mo. Ponder, .T. H., Chaffee, Rlo. Lsne, M. L., Rlonett, Mo. Neal, E. G., Kansas City, RIo. Bailey, A. L., Chaffee, Mo. ,Russell, J., St. Louis, 1\10. Freeman, J. C., Tupelo, Miss. Bnnlman, E. A., Sherman, Texas. McMurray, H., Fayetteville, Ark. "If an eleghant charges you," ad- I!?ckel, W. J., RIemphis, Tenn. O'Rourke, J., Joplin, Mo. vises a big-game hunter, "let him Yesbit, N. S., White Haven, Tenn. Goss, .I. O., St. Louis, 310. have both barrels at once." As far Lamb, Ed., Chaffee, Mo. Cotter, H., St. Louis, Rlo. as we are concerned, he could have Ygerton, G. W., Hugo, Okla. Strauss, S. S., St. Louis, Mo. the whole gun. Fiqher, V., Peckham, Okla. Piggott, R. I., Thayer, 1\10. -Passing Show. Page 28

LOCOMOTIVE FUEL PERFORMANCE RECORDS Ofice oj Fuel Agent dle 2,11 gal During the month of May the fuel DAUGHERTY, conductor STEWART, train haul 2,543 tons, burned 14 ta Th performance in freight service shows brakemen BARNICAL and ELAYER, coal, performance 91 pounds per 1,1brc a very nice reduction as compared to engine 22, train 33, Map 27th, average gross ton miles. ( month of May last year, being 158 train haul 2,143 tons, burned 18 tons Engineer ALEXANDER, firern BA pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles as coal, performance 149 pounds per BRIDGES, conductor FORBES, bra. 153 compared to 167 pounds May, 1929, or 1.000 gross ton miles. men DELASHNIT and WHISLER, I 24, a reduction of 5.39 per cent. All di- Engineer FREY, fireman JONES, gine 32, train 36, June 3, average tr. bu visions had a decrease with the excep- Conductor DYER, brakemen SMITH haul 3,095 tons, burned 17 tons a 35 tion of the Central division and their and HUiIIE, engine 34, train 31, performance 92 pounds per 1,000 gri Th increase was only one pound or one- May 28th. Average train haul ton miles. 20 half of one per cent. 1,951 tons, burned 17 tons coal, per- Engineer NOBLETT, fireman D: Fuel performance in passenger serv- formance 155 pounds per 1,000 gross LON, conductor CRAIN, brakeu 31 ice increased from 14.3 pounds per car ton miles. HUNDHAUSEN and LAMBETT, W mile to 14.7 pounds, an increase of 2.80 Engineer SIDERS, fireman FOWL gine 57, train 34, May 20, average in 24 per cent, although the cars per train ER, engine 1524, train 10, Newburg to haul 3,373 tons, burned 19 tons cr ga decreased from 7.04 to 6.77, a decrease St. Louis, June 13th, handled 1,904 performance 94 pounds per 1,000 grr Pe of 3.83 per cent. passenger car miles, burned 1,108 gal- ton miles. cr t u In switch service, pounds of fuel lons oil, performance .58 gallon per CENTRAL DIVISION per switch locomotive mile, May this passenger car mile. Ft. Smith Sub: Engineer J. BROB fo year was the same as May last year Engineer W I L L I A RI S, fireman fireman A. A. ANDERSON, en? to or 139 pounds, the increases and de- HOFFMAN, engine 1501, train 38, 1057, train 709, Monett to Ft. Srni creases by divisions being about Newburg to St. Louis, June 12th, han- ,May 14, handled 1,328 passenger I er equally divided. dled 241,500 gross ton miles, burned Texas Lines deserve considerable 1,523 gallons oil, performance 6.3 gal- miles, burned 7 tons coal, performar 24 credit due to the fact they had the lon per 1,000 gross ton mile. 10.5 pounds per passenger car milo bl Engineer L. KEITHLEY, firere 7. largest decrease in each class of serv- Engineer W I L L I A M S, fireman WM. STEWART, engine 1057, tr: ice, being 13.56 per cent in freight, 5.38 MINOR, conductor STUBBLEFIELD. per cent in passenger aud 14.81 per brakemen POWERS and PINKSTON. 709, Monett to Ft. Smith, May 15 fi, handled 1,089 passenger car 4: cent in switch service. engine 28, train 33, May 29th, average mi! burned 6 tons coal, performance 1: 2. Individual performances are getting train haul 2,166 tons, burned 24 tons lower all the time and some of the coal, performance 155 pounds per 1,000 pounds per passenger car mile. b Engineer G. NU LPH, firem: 7 records are hard to beat. A few of the gross ton miles. FLET.CHER, engine 1057, train 7' observed trips are shown below: Lebanon Sub: Springfield to New- burg. Engineer McCLELL4ND. fire- Monett to Ft. Smith, May 13th, ha' R EASTERN DIVISION dled 945 passenger car miles, bum man WATSON, conductor PIERPONT, g 6 tons coal, performance 12.6 pow: Rolla Sub: St. Louis ta Newburg. hrakemen THOMPSON and VANCE, h Engineer FABER, fireman BURGETT, engine 22, train 32, May 29, average per passenger car mile. b Engineer M 0 0 R E, firem conductor S T E \V A R T, brakemen train haul 3,100 tons, burned 15 tons 7 DLLIOTT, engine 1057, train ib MULLEN and STUBBLEFIELD, en- coal, performance 81 pounds per 1,000 1 gine 33, train 33, May 25th. average gross ton miles. &lonett to ~t.Smith, May 16, handle v train haul 2,167 tons, burned 17 tons Engineer SNYDER, fireman TYX- 10.72 passenger car miles, burned ' coal, performance 139 pounds per DALL, conductor CRAIN, hrakemen tons coal, performance 13 pounds p 1,000 gross ton miles. HUNDHAUSEN and LAMBETT, en- passenger car mile. Engineer W I L S 0 N, fireman gine 3, train 2/36, May 27, average WESTERN DIVISION f 3 D A U G HER T Y, conductor DYER, train haul 2,463 tons, burned 12 tons Perry Sub: Engineer SINCLAlE hrakemen HUUE and BARNICAL, en- coal, performance 82 pounds per 1,000 fireman WILSON, engine 1331, trh gine 25, train 31, June 3d, average gross ton miles. 634, Enid to West Tulsa, May 271: , train haul 1,980 tons, burned 16 tons Engineer CARTER, fireman HARRI- handled 222,000 gross ton mib , coal, performance 143 pounds per 1,000 SON, conductor LAKE, brakemen burned 1,331 gallons oil, performan( gross ton miles. BRASSIER and COhTWAY, engine 5.5, 6.5 gallons per 1,000 gross ton mll Engineer .C. DAVIS, fireman THIEL, train 36, May 30th, average train haul Engineer MACFARLINE, Bremz- conductor HAYS, brakemen BURKS 2,436 tons, burned 13 tons coal, per- ADAMS, engine 1325, train 634, D and MATHEWS, engine 57, train 31, formance 89 pounds per 1,000 gross to West Tulsa, June 5th, handlr May 22d, average train haul 1,953 ton miles. 224,000 gross ton miles, burned 1.j' tons, burned 16 tons coal. perform- Engineer DOOLEY, fireman DIL- gallons oil, performance 6.2 gallo' ance 145 pounds per 1,000 gross ton LOX, conductor CHERY, brakemen per 1,000 gross ton miles. miles. SIMPSON and SHUMATE, engine 57, Engineer 31 A Y F I E L D, fireman train 36, May 30, average train haul SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION JONES, conductor P. MIKKLESON, 3,164 tons, burlied 17 tons coal, per- Creek Sub: Engineer C. BOHC brakemen 11 U L L E N and M 0 N T- formance 90 pounds per 1,000 gross NON, fireman I. SAWYER, eng- GOivIERY, engine 59, train 33, June ton miles. 4153, train extra north, Okmalgee lst, average train haul 2,170 tons, Engineer ADAMS, fireman HEN- West Tulsa, May 14tb, handled 18i,:'1 burned 18 tons coal, performance 147 DERSON, conductor CRAIN, brake- gross ton miles, burned 906 Ballo. pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. men DODSON and HUNDHAUSEN, oil, performance 7.1 gallons per 1) Engineer 31. T. SMITH, fireman engine 25, train 2/36, May 31, average gross ton miles. Page 29

Engineer C. SAEER, fireman J. coal, performance 66 pounds per 1,000 NO MISHAP IN 29 YEARS BOLAKD, engine 4146 train 534, gross ton miles. 3anc1s to West Tulsa, May 13, han- SOUTHERN DIVISION the hospital, following an operation dled 243,914 gross ton miles, burned Tupelo Sub: Engineer F. M. AX- :I09 gallons oil. Performance 8.6 DREWS, fireman >I. B. RYAN, kept for appendicitis about 12 years ago, :allons per 1,000 gross ton miles. an account of each trip from June 1st he has never missed a day's work This is good performance considering to 15th while piloting trains 103 and with his hammer. His popularity is hken tonnage handled. 106. During this time they handled attested by his election recently as Cherokee Sub: Engineer J. RAS- 16,751 passenger car miles with 1,500 president of Local No. 2, Frisco As- BKK, fireman E. VINSON, engine class engines, burned 11,688 gallons sociation of Metal Craft and Car De- partment Employes, at Springfield. lill, tialn 4, Tulsa to Monett, May oil, for a performance of .69 gallons !I, handled 1,146 passenger car miles, per passenger car mile. This is a The accident prevention depart- bdrned 1,109 gallons oil, performance very good showing and the crew is to ment thinks a lot of Gus Engelkamp. 6 gallons per passenger car mile. be commended on the interest which "His job is a dangerous, exacting Thh crew left Tulsa late and made up they took in the matter. one and his record of twenty-nine 211 rnmutes over the division. Willow Springs Sub: Engineer A. years without an accident either to Engineer W 0 R T 31 A N, fireman D. WOODRUFF, fireman C. POWELL, himself or any of his crew is one of SWIFT, engine 4110, train extra east, engine 4133, train extra south, Spring- the best on this or any other rail- Kest Tulsa to Afton, May 23, handled field to Thayer, AIay 28, handled road," H. W. Hudgen, director of ac- :I3888 gloss ton miles, burned 1,500 218,749 gross ton miles, burned 13 cident prevention said. "Gus has the pllons oil, performance 6.1 gallons tons coal, performance 118 pounds per proper respect for his job." per 1,000 gross ton miles. This same 1,000 gross ton miles. rew in charge of same engine on re- Columbus Sub: Engineer REY- turn trip, handled 175,344 gross ton NOLDS, fireman CALHOUN, engine Engineers BIOKER and ESTEIN, m~les, burned 1,200 gaIlons oil, per- 1,621, train 939, Aliceville to Amory, firemen ATTISON and HINES, doub- :8mance 7 gallons per 1,000 gross May 7th, handled 356,000 gross ton ling crew on engine 3707, May 35th, Ion miles. miles, burned 12 tons coal, perform- worked 16% hours, burned 8,600 Engineer TRONE, fireman RAY, ance 67 pounds per 1,000 gross ton pounds coal, performance 86.9 pounds per 'switch locomotive mile. rnglne 4159, West Tulsa to Afton, May miles. The same crew on May 22d in !I, handled 236,574 gross ton miles, charge of engine 1630, train 938, from The above actual results were ob- hurned 1,700 gallons oil, performance Magnolia to Amory, handled 293,000 tained by weighing engine tank before 71 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles. gross ton miles, burned 10 tons coal, and after period of service with full Oklahoma Sub: Engineer SMITH, performance 68 pounds per 1,000 gross tank of water in all cases. fireman FIELDER, engine 4159, train ton miles. RIVER DIVISION 151, West Tulsa to last Yard, May Engineer KING, fireman HOOVER, 14, handled 254,000 gross ton miles, engine 1632, train 938, Aliceville to St. Louis Sub: Engineer STORY, hnrned 1,900 gallons oil, performance Amory, May 8th, handled 165,000 gross fireman SNYDER, engine 4023, train ii.5 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles. ton miles, burned 6 tons coal, per- 832, Chaffee to St. Louis, May 12th, Engineer L. A. PREWITT, fireman formance 72 pounds per 1,000 gross handled 463,925 gross ton miles, R. G MARTIN, engine 4153, train 431, ton miles. burned 20 tons of coal, performance 86 Yap 3191, West Tulsa to East Yard, Pensacola Sub: Engineer IRWIN, pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. This iandled 253,578 gross ton miles, fireman WIMBDRLY. engine 1630. is a good performance considering the hurned 1.912 gallons oil, performance train 938, Pensacola to Magnolia, May fact that tonnage was broken 6 times. 75 galIons per 1,000 gross ton miles. 21st, handled 223,000 gross ton mile9 Engineer M A R B E R R Y, fireman (These performances are very good for burned 9 tons coal, performance 80 HILDEBRAND, engine 4023, train 835, restbound movement. pounds per 1.000 gross ton miles. Hay 13th, St. Louis to Chaffee, han- NORTHERN DIVISION Engineer JACKSON, fireman SERV- dled 333,158 gross ton miles, burned ER, engine 1625, train 931, Magnolia 1.5 tons of coal, performance 90 pounds Carthage Sub : Engineer KYLER, to Pensacola, Alay 28th. handled 297,- per 1,000 gross ton miles. Tonnage in beman BENTLEY, engine 1030, train 000 gross ton miles, burned 12 tons this train was broken 5 times and '11, Monett to Neodesha, May 20, coal, performance 80 pounds per 1,000 train handled 2,616 tons, St. Louis to handled 1,095 passenger car miles, gross ton miles. Crystal City which is 16 tons over 'Wrned 6 tons coal, performance 11 Pensacola Yard: The following per- the card rating. mds per passenger car mile. formances by switch engines were Chaffee Sub: Engineer McCON- Ash Orove Sub: Engineer MORTON, submitted by Superintendent Termin- ACHIE, fireman CANNON, engine :ieman DUNHAM, engine 1067, train als H. HUAIPHREYS. 1053, train 806, Memphis to Chaffee, if, Ft. Scott to Springfield, May 24th. Engineer A. N. ESTEIN, fireman M. May 17th. handled 1,660 passenger car 'andled 1,020 passenger car miles, H. HINES, engine 3707, May 16th, on miles, burned 958 gallons of oil, per- hrned 705 gallons oil, performance .7 duty 8 hours, burned 2,600 pounds formance .58 galIon per passenger car :~llonsper passenger car mile. coal, performance 54 pounds per mile. Kansas City Sub: Engineer COOP- switch locomotive mile. Engineer CURTIS, fireman FLEM- 3,fireman DOERING, engine 4133, Engineer C. L. BICKER, fireman S. ENS, engine 1,021 train 808, Memphis min 1/131 Paola to Ft. Scott, May H. ATTISON, engine 3706, May 16th, to Chaffee, May llth, handled 664 pas- :Xh, handled 159,422 gross ton miles, on duty 8 hours, burned 4.100 pounds senger car miles, burned 587 gallons coal, performance 85.4 pounds per of oil, performance .82 gallon per pas- 'med 5 tons coal, performance 62 switch locomotive mile. senger car mile. This same crew on ;mds per 1,000 gross ton miles. Engineer >I. NOBLES, fireman 0. May 13th, in charge of engine 1023, hgineer M c C R U M B, fireman S. WEBB, engine 3,706, May 15, on same train, handled 664 passenger car TEMING, engine 4132, extra train, duty 8 hours, burned 3,960 pounds miles, burned 664 gallons of oil, per- 7.Scott to Paola, May 20th, handled coal. performance 82.5 pounds per formance 1 gallon per passenger car v9,100 gross ton miles, burned 8 tons switch locomotive mile. miIe. Page 30

U FRED M. SHEPHERD, hostler, Clin- Three Frisco Liires veterara employrs, widower. His pension allowance R: rc ton, Mo., was retired April 30, having zoith corrrbiited srrvice of 121 years and $33.55 a month and during his li! reached the age limit. He was born 1 ri~orrth,were retired arrd placed on the time he was paid a total of $3,019.; at Robinson. Ill.. PP~ZSZ'OIZRoll at a rrreetitrg of the Board H April 25, 1860, and of Peitsions, held May 17, 1930, at the St. Lor& grireral office. li was educated in GEORGE EMANUEL HIRSHMAN the Robinson pub- GEORGE EMANUEL HIRSHMA' lic schools. He first ment. He married Miss Catherine pensioned engineer, died at his horn e n t e r e d railroad McNellis, of Kansas City, on Septem- 3866 McRee Avenue, St. Louis, Ju: 21, 1881. work in 1883 with ber LM~.and Mrs. McCarthy 2. He was born in St. Louis, Decer 1303 reside at Cliff Street, Kansas ber 7, 1856, and was employed as, 42 Kansas City, 310.. City, Mo. Continuous service of engineer out of St. Louis on the Ea. and after working years and eight months entitles him to ern division from April, 1895, $72.95 for that road and a pension allowance of a month, February, 1920, when he was trar P.L , effective from May 1, 1930. I various other roads ferred to the position of yard e ' I .I for several years gineer at St. Louis and worked in tb h e entered t 11 e JAMES ZACHARIAH . QUINLAN, F. 31. SHEPHERD service of Frisco capacity until December 31, 19: clerk, Kansas City terminal, was re- when he was retired, having 'each, Lines December 16, 1897, as a hostler tired November 4, 1929, because of .the age limit. Mr. Hirshman serw at Clinton, Mo., and worked in that total disability. He was born in as engineer on the Wabash beb capacity at Clinton during the re- Cloumel, Ireland. December 4, 1864, coming to Frisco. He was familiar mainder of his service. On July 11, and was brought to this country by known over the Frisco as "Safer 1888, he married Miss Catherine his parents when he was three years First George", having played an io Burns of Kansas City and to them old. He received his education in the portant part in organizing the Safef five children were born, all of whom schools at and near Leavenworth, Committee on Frisco Lines sever. are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Shep- Kan., and before entering the employe years ago. At the time of his retfr herd reside at 401 West 4th Street, of Frisco Lines he served as a brake- Clinton, Mo. Continuous service of man on the Missouri Pacific. In 1883, behind the throttle. He is survivec 32 years and 4 months entitles him he entered the service of Frisco Lines by his widow, Mrs. Katherine C to a pension allowance of $44.90 a as a switchman at Kansas City and Hirshman, one daughter, Mrs. Duii month effective from May 1. his entire service has been at Kan- J. U7oodlock of St. Louis and for sas City, working the past several sons, Albert J., Harry J., Thomas L. DANIEL McCARTHY, car inspector, years in the freight department there. and Paul A. Hirshman. His pensior Kansas City, Mo., was retired April He married Miss Mattie Mapes of allowance was $44.85 a month end 1889, 30, having reached the age limit. He Hannibal, No., September 20, during his lifetime he was paid a totai wan born in Countv and to them five daughters and a son of $1,883.70. were born, all of whom are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Quinlan reside at 2610 MRS. ANDREW O'HARA North Eighth Street, Kansas City, Kan. Continuous service of 46 years MRS. ELLA F. O'HARA, 71, widor and one month entitles him to a pen- of Andrew O'Hara, who \as superia. 7 country in sion allowance of $60.65 a month, ef- tendent of the Eastern division at 1876 and farmed fective from April l, 1930. the time of his death and aunt of F near Leavenworth, A. Edmundson, general agent ~t Nea Kan., until 1879 Orleans, died at her home in Marlon. when he entered O., May 14. For years while Hr the employe of the O'Hara was a Frisco official, Mrs. C. & A. at Kansas O'Ham lived at Springfield and had a 3rcCARTHY City. serving this wide circle of friends there and al ,,. ,,. WILLIAM WEBB SHERWOOD company in the other points on the system. She capacity of car repairer for four years WILLIAM W E B B SHERWOOD, moved to Marion a year after Mr and as car inspector for three years. pensioned conductor, died at the home O'Hara's death in 1911. Her death. He entered the employe of Frisco of his sister at Alton, 111.. May 12. He which was due to arthritis and h~arr Lines September 15. 1887, as a car in- was born October 11, 1852, at Albany, disease, followed more than a gear': spector at Kansas City and in 1907 N. Y., and entered the service of illness. She was born September 2" he became assistant general car fore- Frisco Lines in September, 1902, as a 1859, at Marion. Her parents we man. In 1916 he became car inspec- freight conductor on the River divi- Timothy and Ellen Fahey, one of th. tor at Rosedale, Kan.. remaining sion, later was promoted to passenger early families in the history of Ohic I there nine years at the end oiwhich conductor and served in that capacity One sister. Mother Irenaea. ot Slet~r: . he transferred to the 19th Street on the River division until he was re- of charity; Mt. Saint ~oseph,O., and 1 yards in Kansas City where he sewed tired October 31, 1922, having number of nieces and nephewa sur, 1 in the'same capacity until his retire- reached the age limit. He was a vive Mrs. O'Hara. I Page 31

iENRY CALKINS a native of Albany, N. Y. He entered AN OLD TIME-TABLE -._CALKINS, pensioned en- railway service in 1877 and for twelve gineer, died at Fort Scott, Kan., May years was successively a brikeman C. J. Wright of St. Louis, Mo., a veteran brakeman of Frisco Lines, :#I. He was born in Chicago, Ill., and a conductor on the Delaware & '~ptember 29, 1857, and entered serv- Hudson and a conductor on the New recently sent the Magazine depart- ment an old time-table dated Novem- as a locomotive fireman on the York, West Shore & Buffalo (now part old Jlemphia Lines in January, 1879, of the New York Central), the Ren- ber, 1879, which he has kept among his possessions. Ife was promoted to engineer and tucky Central (now part of the Louis- .;ier worked on the Northern division ville & Nashville), and the Chicago & The table is of the old Springfield until January 29, 1924. when he was Alton. From 1889 to 1900, he was & Western Missouri road, built from Springfield to Ash Grove by several ,: ielired because of total disability. He successively superintendent and vice- IS survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia president of the St. Louis, Kennett & prominent business men of Spring- : field. ;a , f. Calkins. His pension allowance Southern, general manager of the St. aas $106.20 a month and during his Louis, Cape Girardeau & Ft. Smith at The time-table has printed on it, lifetime he received a total of Cape Girardeau, 350.. and president Tor the Government and Information 17,646.40. and general manager of the St. Louis of the Employes of the Company S & Memphis at New Madrid, Rlo. More Only" and directly below the above e DAVID RICHARD DAVlES recently he had engaged in railway statement it reads "Jefferson City contracting. Time." It DAVID RICHARD DAVIES, pen- 1. Another interesting line on the time- sioned clerk, died at Springfield, Mo., table is the following: "All irregular June 7, 1930. Mr. Davies, who bad ANDREW THOMAS LANEY been retired because of total dis- or delayed time-table trains must 1 whistle curves and keep sharp look- ability June 30, 1927, was born in St. ANDRmV THOMAS LANEY, pen- out for hand cars and section men." Lauis, Mo., August 28, 1862, and re- sioned conductor, Clinton, i\Io., died of This statement is more than interest- ceived his education in the schools of heart disease at his home on June 13. ing due to the precaution taken in that city. He entered the serv'ice of His death followed an illness of about twentieth century railroading in meet- ~%co~lnes as an office boy July 18, three weeks. An ardent Frisco boos- ing trains, and in comparison with the 1882, and subsequently held positions ter, Mr. Laney had long served the modern automatic signal system. ol abstract clerk, statistical, revising, company and the public faithfully and The table also states that all trains interline and recheck clerk up to the well, and for three years was presi- time of his retirement. He married dent of the Clinton Frisco Employes' must come to a FULL STOP (within 300 feet of crossing) before crossing Miss Lena Kohman of St. Louis, Oc- Club. He was a man of wide inforina- tion and manifested great public spirit, another railroad at grade governed by laber 30, 1889, and to them were born the rules and regulations on St. Louis two girls, Charlotte and Alice. Con- constantly studying public and rail- & San Francisco Railway Time Card tinuous service of forty-four years and road affairs so that he was much in No. 9, November 9,1879. The time-table eleven months entitled him to a pen- demand as a speaker at community bears the signature of Mr. L. H. Rlur- .ion allowance of $69.85 a month and and railroad gatherings. He was ac- tive in the organizations connected ray, president and superintendent, and nuring his lifetime he received a total Mr. H. W. Diggins, assistant. The of $2,374.90. with the railroad service. old Springfield & Western Missouri He was born August 8, 1862, at Elk- was a part of the Kansas City, Ft. horn, Ill., and mas educated in the JOHN M. HOPKINS Scott and Memphis Line, later taken schools near his home and at Lamb- over by the Frisco. JOHN M. HOPKINS, pensioned en- kins Academy, Clinton, Mo. His first gine wiper, died at Fort Scott, Kans.. railroad work was with the MK&T at Mr. Wright says that the train was June 16. He was born May 28, 1849, Parsons, Kan., where he served as a always crowded, especially on week- st South Wales, Lawnmorganshire. brakeman. He came with Frisco ends, for everybody in Springfield England, and entered the service of Lines in that capacity on August 7, went to Ash Grove, and the fare was Frisco Llnes as a laborer in the store 1894, at Kansas City with a run be- $1.00 round trip. It took the train department at Fort Scott on Decem- tween Kansas City and Fort Scott, from 8:30 until 12:30 p. m. to make ber 1, 1889. The exact date of his Kan. He was promoted to the posi- the one way trip. Present Frisco Lines roming to America is unknown. He tion of conductor August 26, 1894, on folder discloses that train 104 that vorked in various capacities in th~the Northern division, Kansas City to leaves Springfield daily for Ash store department at Fort Scott and Fort Scott, and later exchanged Grove at 11:05 a. m. arrives in Ash after a time was transferred to the seniority rights with J. F. Conley of Grove 53 minutes later, and train 103, mechanical department there, where the Clinton sub-division and was pro- that leaves Ash Grove at 6:18 p. m., he held several roundhouse positions. moted to passenger conductor June 2, arrives in Springfield at 7: 10 p. m. At his retirement Nay 31. 1919. upon 1902, running between Kansas City In 1879 the train that arrived at reaching the age limit, he held the and Springfield, iMo. He was retired Ash Grove at 12:30 p. m. stopped there gositon of engine wiper. He was un- August 19, 1928, because of total dis- for dinner and proceeded on to Green- married. His pension allowance was ability. On March 4, 1883, he married field, Mo., arriving there at 7:00 p. m. S?kOO a month and during his life- Miss Louise V. Hawkins of Clinton, lime he received a total of $2,640.00. who survives him. They had no chil- dren. He was a member of all Henpecked! Masonic bodies, the Rainbow Division EUGENE S. McCARTY Order of Railway Conductors, the "Our new kitchenette is just large EUGENE S. McCARTY, former Woodmen of the World and the A. 0. enough for one to work in," remarked general manager, vice-president and U. W. Continuous service of 33 years the newlywed. president of a number of small roads and 11 months entitled him to a pen- "Joke's on your wife at dishwashing that now form part of Frisco Lines. sion allowance of $57.80 a month and time, eh?" asked his friend. died at St. Louis Mo., on June 6, at during his lifetime he received a total "No-0-0. But I don't mind drying !he age of 72 years. Mr. McCarty was of $1,156.00. them, too, while I'm at it." Organization in the Kitchen ANOTHER CLUB MEMBER. Club Member No. 2 Mrs. Georl HE modern woman does not feel meal. The well organized meal in the Sleightholm, Route No. 1, Kansas Clt that she can give the best part properly equipped dining room may be Kansas. T of her day to the cooking and served with only a few absences from Mrs. Sleightholm promised the a1 serving of the meals. A great many the table. companying recipes to the Magazi: devices have been introduced to save For serving the informal supper, Staff at the recent meeting of ti, the cooking time. It no longer takes tea, or luncheon in the living room. Ladies' Auxiliary at the Veterans' Fi an hour and a half to two hours to the tea wagon is a great help. The union. cook a three or four course meal for food may be prepared in the kitchen "I am going to keep my word ar a small family, but most women do not and placed on the tea cart and am sending two recipes. The El' like to have a meal served hastily or wheeled into the living room. A tea horn Cheese Salad is especially go, in a slovenly way. table, or other small table in the when served and few people have living room may be used to facilitate Serving is as important to the or know about it," Mrs. Sleighthol: pleasurable consumption of food as further serving. writes. "Hope those who try the, the cooking itself. No matter how At one time it was the dictum of may enjoy them as my friends ham well prepared, how carefully balanced strict convention that the formal din- or how excellently seasoned the ner must begin with soup, but the ELKHORN CHEESE SALAD dishes on the menu may be, if they European custom of serving hors S bricks Elkhorn cheese, 4 large radishes (red), leave skin on are not attractively served, the good d'oeuvres or appetizers now prevails. 1 small onion, peeled, effect is greatly diminished. The savory qualities of pickles, olives, 1 small stalk celery. acid or spicy relishes or fish delicacies 1 small green pepper. The hostess at even the most in- 2 large sour pickles, formal dinner is judged as much by have long since won for these ap- 4 olives. 5 ~nglishwalnuts. the nay in which the food is served petizing dishes first place on the menu. Salt and pepper to taste, as by the taste. Evem a well cooked The following recipes may be found 1 small tomato. ~eeled. meal, carelessly or awkwardly served, helpful to the housewife in the prepa- Mash cheese. Cut all other in is a social blunder the hostess has a ration of her every day meals or her gredients up in smalI pieces. Add t~ hard time living down. more elaborate dinners: cheese. Season to taste and serve 01 There may be beautiful china, per- lettuce leaf. fect silver, and spotless linen, but the CHE.ESE AND OLIVE CANAPES PINEAPPLE SALAD meal will not be correctly served un- Cut stale bread in one-fourth inch 3 cakes cream cheese, less there is adequate serving equip- slices. Divide slices in halves and 5 slices pineapple cut in small piece ment in both dining room and kitchen. toast on one side. Cream six table- Add small amount of celery, Englkl There should be in the kitchen one spoons grated American cheese with walnuts and apple cut in small piece? table, near the breakfast room or one tablespoon margarine. Season Add all to cheese. Add salad dressini dining room door, which is devoted to with salt and cayenne. Spread on to taste, also salt. serving food. This table should be toasted side of bread and garnish with kept clear and only used for dishes one-four inch border of finely minced MACARONI WITH MINCED H which are ready to be taken into the ripe olives. Outline inner side of 1 cup macaroni (broken in one dining room. When the serving is pieces), well under way it may also be used border with strips of pimento. These Boilinr: water. 1 teaspoon salt, to hold soiled plates and other dishes may be served in place of sanclwiches. 2/3 cup grated cheese, which are brought o~ztof the dining 1 cup finely chopped boiled ham CHOCOLATE ICEBOX COOKIES room. White sauce. In the dining room the server or 'h cup margarine, Cook macaroni in boiling si illed 1lh cups sugar, water until tender. Drain and arr, the buffet may be utilized for the cor- 1 egg. aw rect serving of the courses. Some of % teaspoon salt, in layers with the grated cheese and 2 squares melted chocolate, ham in an oiled casserole. Add the food, the quality and flavor of % cup milk, the which will not be damaged by remain- 2 teaspoons baking powder. white sauce, prepared from 2 1;able ing for half hour in the open air, may Cream the margarine, add sugar and spoons margarine, 2 tablespoons f lour, I W teaspoon salt, pepper to taste be placed on the buffet or serving mix thoroughly. Add the well beaten table from which it can easily be put 1% cups milk. Cook twenty min egg, salt and melted chocolate. Beat in a moderate oven. on the table by some member of the well, then add alternately the milk family. and remaining dry ingredients sifted GRAPE PIE Nothing is so disturbing to the together three times. Shape into rolls 1 cup blue grapes. peace of the dinner hour or the good 1 cup sugar, and keep in ice box over night or un- 1 egg, digestion of the family, as to have 1 teaspoon flour, the hostess or one of the children til firm. Cut in thin slices and bake 1 teaspoon margarine. constantly jumping up from the for ten minutes in a hot oven (375 Seed grapes and add remaining it table to help with the serving of the degrees F.). gredients. Bake between two crusls. 930 Pap 33

Cool Summer Fashions For. Children

ERHAPS we've been thinking to charming young girls in their teens. either side of front that join pointed about our own wardrobe and But the period from four to six years pockets of white broadcloth. The gen- have neglected the clothes for is about the only time when they are erously full cut bloomers are gathered the children. Summer is near at really considered "small" children. into knee bands of the blue shade. hand, and a few extra dresses will From seven and eight on up, the "little The Peter Pan collar and cuffs are come in handy, now that the children girl" demands organdie party dresses, piped in blue. It is the smart detail can play In the sand pile, slide down silk afternoon dresses, and she has in contrasting effect that makes the begun to plan her own wardrobe which is patterned, in a fashion, after that of her youthful mother. No. 2516 is a new design, cool and very simple to make. The one pic- tured is of yellow dimity printed in white daisy pattern for wee tots of 2, 4 and G years. The buttoned yoked bodice is typically French. It pre- sents a spic and span appearance with the front skirt pressed in kilted plaits with box-plait at the center. The skirt at the back shows slight gathering. It's very attractive in Nile green and white polka-dotted linen with yoke of plain white linen. Or- chid and white gingham check, with yoke of plain orchid gingham, is cute. Pique, printed batiste, dotted Swiss and tub silks are appropriate.

teeter boards and generally manage pattern so distinctive. White linen to get a couple of dresses soiled in a with trimming bands, pockets, collar lay. and cuffs in sailor blue are attractive It is a problem for any mother to colors to use and it is fetching in keep the proper number of play beige wool jersey with tiny brown rlothes and little afternoon frocks on dots and brown trim, also in gingham hand, but the styles now in children's check in orchid and white with plain clothes, as in grownup fashions, have white pique, yellow shantung with ~Jevistedfrom the old romper styles, white and red and white cotton broad- [he plain little dresses and play suits, cloth. and one finds distinctive, individual Pattern No. 2501 is another bloomer q!pIes such as have never been seen. frock that offers a smart change in Take the little dress pattern No. 2516 pointed front yoke. The rounded and note the dainty yoke effect, which back yoke buttons over the front is decidedly new. Outside of the shoulders. It has kimono sleeves with mke, the dress is extremely plain, but flared back cuffs. The front and back the yoke sets it off as distinctive. of dress show soft gathering fullness The trimming on the pattern num- toward the center. It is attractive in bred 3410 ending at the pockets, sets pale blue linen. pique prints, cotton 'be style off, and again in pattern No. broadcloth, prints, dimity and shan- liOl we find a new neck effect which No. 3410 is an ideal one for the tung. r both simple and attractive. child of from 2 to 6 years. It is a Each of the patterns is 15 cents and aery day we are more impressed practical bloomer dress of white cotton may be ordered direct. Send size of dth the thought that there are few broadcloth with blue dots. It shows pattern and number to The Peerless iittle children. It seems that they French accent in applied trimming Fashion Service. 261 Fifth Avenue, aply step from short-dressed babies bands of plain blue broadcloth at New York City. N. Y. Page 34

Junior Brown Gets the Business (A Storjr for /he Yor~ngstcrs) UNOR'S daddy worked for the GETS MOVIE TRYOUT him. As he reached the hotel, Junlr Frisco, and to Junior there wasn't walked up, hesitatingly. Master Sammy Lee ("Sonny Boy") another railroad in the world like "i\Iister," said Junior. Wesson, golden haired 3-year-old son Jit. He used to watch the big locomo- The man stopped and eyed him. of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wesson of Mem- tives pulling their freight and passen- "I'm Junior Brown. My dadd phis, Tenn., will have an early chance ger trains through the little station. works for the Frisco, and I was jur at fame and fortune, when he reports Junior heard about the Frisco Em- sittin' down at the station watchk for a screen test at the Metro-Gold- ployes' Club from daddy and about the train come in. Two bad lookir wyn-Mayer studios in Hollywood this the Auxiliary from mother. He be- men got off and watched you as y came a regular dyed-in-the-wool boost- bought that ticket. I'm afraid they'^ er, sincere and honest. gonna rob you tonight, and you bettt And so it mas that Junior was sit- watch out." ting on the truck on the station plat- The man looked down at him. "Wel form one day when a well dressed that was a fine thing for you to corr elderly man alighted from the train. and tell me, son. I'll start right am That night Junior's father talked of to take precaution. Perhaps I ca a construction engineer who was in leave tonight instead of tomorro town to make a bid and see about the night. Is there a train?" new road that was to be built through "To Pensacola?" said Junior. "YE the town. sir, leaves just at the same time tc "It would be nice, wouldn't it," said night as it does tomorrow, when yo Junior's daddy, "if he would ship that got your ticket." material for the highway over the "Well, I'll leave tonight instead. Frisco. I understand the competing And he took out a card and aske, road will get most of it. It's five miles Junior for his name and addles further to carry it over our line, but again. we're all working on it." Feeling that he had done all h~ Dinner over, Junior trotted to the could, Junior went home. The nex station. The 7:15 freight train was morning the town was in a frenzy due most any minute. He lounged The hotel had been broken into-thc' lazily on a truck. As the train drew keeper held up and some money taker in two bums alighted from an empty -two mysterious men had disap car. Junior watched them for a peared on an outbound freight, $25.0 moment. For some reason they did richer. not see him and he remained quiet. Junior told his mother and fathe ShhlMY LEE WESSON "'Spose we could rake in a haul?" about the incident and they in tur one of them said. month. Master Wesson's granddaddy, told the hotel man. "Sure-there's always money in a who is 0.W. Vaughn, Frisco engineer It was perhaps a week later tha little town," replied the other, as they in Memphis terminal, and his uncle. Junior got a letter. He wasn't in th stood surveying the station and the M. A. Vaughn, Frisco fireman on the habit of receiving letters, and mothe main street. Southern division, are betting even and dad both looked over his shoulde Just then the stranger came down money with their friends that "Sonny as he read. It was from the engineer to the little station. He went in to Boy" makes the grade in the land of "My dear Junior: see the agent, inquiring about the ar- Kleig lights and kalsomine. Sammy "I have read with interest the at rival and departure of trains for the Lee and his mother visited in Chicago count of the robbery at the hotel, an. east and west, and flnally bought a recently, and while there chanced to I want you to know that I feel that ticket for Pensacola, Fla. He pulled meet a director for the M-GM com- owe much to you for your warning from his pocket a huge roll of bills pany. Impressed with the boy's per- Am attaching a $10.00 bill which and peeled off the required amount. sonality and charm, the director urged want you to have for your though' Junior was not the only one who saw Mrs. Wesson to bring him to Cali- fulness. the transaction through the open fornia fols a tryout. So Sammy Lee "Didn't you say your father war window of the ticket office. The two is leaving with his mother on July 15. with the Frisco? I'd like very mw'.l bums who had just alighted had taken His Frisco friends wish him lock and to favor them with an order, and so i in the conversation and had seen the success. am going to ship the materials for 1" r stranger flash the roll of bills. new highway over your road. I . With a nudge they sauntered off tell them I'm doing this in recognitic into the dark. And Junior sized up As the stranger came out of the of your kind act, and that you may the situation immediately. ticket office, Junior walked back of have credit for the order." I.-"Sonny Boy." son of Edward Rose, Lindenwood. 2.-Henry Brunn. Jr.. son of H. B. Stlerwalt Ft. Smith. 3.-Karl Seepe, Jr.. nephew of Earl Basham, Amory, Miss. 4.-Tommy, son of Edward Rose, Llndenwood. 5.- Leo Jay and Jimmie Pickerlll, son ' and nephew of Jess Pickerlll. Pollard, Kans. 6.-Edward and Donald, chil- dren of Edward Reiser, St. Louis. 7. Riley Arthur. son of Riley A. Wil- liams. Afton, Okla. 8.-Marion, son of Felix Rohr. Springfield, Mo. 9.- Glenn Wade. son of Glenn F. Jones. Springfleld. 10.-Frederick Brandt. son of James Burns. North Shops. Springfield. I 1.-Wayne, son of F. F. Frisco Veteran Employes and Families in Attenda~ Mo., June 2-3, Are Shown Beli

FRISCO VETERANS MEET promptly at 6:00 for the annual ban- Mr. W. L. Lane, 1929-1930 president quet. of the Veterans' Association, present- (Corttinlred from page 8) Fruit cocktail, chicken in timbales, ed the cup, a gift of Mr. E. N. Brown, yard clerk, Chaffee. 310.; H. Tliacltery, new potatoes, string beans, salad. hot chairman of the Board of Directors. conductor, Chaffee; W. H. Holland, rolls, ice cream and coffee furnished Frisco Lines, to the incoming presi- conductor, Chaffee. a satisfying meal. As in past years, dent, Mr. W. L. Heath. Mr. Heath, the veterans were served by the girls in response, thanked the veterans for NORTHERN DIVISION, J. S. Roche, of the Frisco General Office, and the the very great honor bestowed on him agent, Galena, Kans.; Guy T. Taylor, dinner was prepared by the Ladies of in electing him president of their or- ticket-clerk, Ft. Scott, Kans.; John Crescent Chapter No. 21, 0. E. S. ganization, and pledged his vhole- Anderson Benson, clerk, Kansas City, Professor R. Ritchey Robertsor of hearted support to the undertaking of Mo. the Springfield High School had his making 1930-1931 a better year for SOUTHERN DIVISION, 0. E. Ris- Girls' Drum Corps and Boy Scout the association than any year pre- ser, conductor, Springfield; C. R. Hol- Band on hand, awaiting the veterans vious. loway, brakeman; Frank A. Snyder. and their wives as they came from the Mr. Heath then introduced Mr. C. section foreman; H. C. Stevenson, en- dinner table. The concert and drum J. Stephenson who was toastmaster gineer; B. F. Holt, engineer; B. H. corps drill were, as usual, deeply ap- for the evening. There was consider- Nesmith, operator. preciated and highly enjoyed. The able good natured joking between Mr. solo numbers featured by members of Stephenson and Mr. 31. M. Sisson, WESTERN DIVISION, J. D. Foun- the band were warmly applauded by assistants to hIr. F. H. Sharer. Mr. tain, conductor. the audience, and Professor Robert- Stephenson introduced Mr. Sisson and Following the memorial services, son's "Bluebonnet March," of his own asked that he present the medal to the meeting was convened until the composition, received a hearty recep- Nr. John Clark as the oldest veteran evening banquet. tion. in attendance. "Jewelers," Mr. Sisson Although practically the same pro- The members of the "Old Timers' said, "are not as prompt as railroad gram is followed for the events on the Club" were called to the platform be- men and this jeweler has not as yet second day's program each year, the fore the evening's program of talks finished the engraving on the medal, veterans never grow tired of the ar- and vocal selections took place. These but it will be sent to you, Mr. Clark, rangement. Following the afternoon's thirty-three veterans of over forty within a few days." program at the Mosque, which con- years' service, formed a fitting back- Mr. Clark responded to the presen- vened at 4:00, they returned again ground for the evening's program. tation speech, saying that it behooved in Official Reunion Photograph

each and everyone to co-operate and lished the foundations for the Frisco's As the hour was 10:OO o'clock, many take advantage of all opportullities to greatness. "History," he said, "is of the veterans and their wives en- aid and assist the Frisco. really divided in two parts, all time joyed the dancing in the Shrine Miss Mary Elizabeth K.lingner, preceding 1800 and the 130 years Mosque, the music furnished by Bob daughter of Frisco physician, Dr. T. since. We have accomplished more Hudgen and his orchestra. Late trains 0. Klingner, presented a dc 3lightful during that 130 years in the age of carried them to their respective violin solo. The violin whi ch she steam and electricity than in the homes, with happy memories of two used was 320 years old and calne from years before." full days of fun and seriousness, to be Italy. Its tone was delightfu lly mel- He ended his address by wishing the pondered over in the days before the low and her rendition of a difficult veterans health and happiness until nest reunion. number was warmly applaudr!d. She the next meeting date. Mr. F. H. Shaffer, general manager was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. When You Say That-Smile Hanley. of the Frisco Lines, made a short ad- The principal address of t.he eve- dress in which he commented on the "You look just like a fellow I know ning was given by Judge W. F'. Lilles- pleasant two-day session in which who writes songs." ton, Frisco attorney for Kansas. Judge time the veterans had become even "Where did you get that hat?" "Then there was a Scotchman. ." Lilleston is a humorist of rare! ability. better acquainted, and ended his short . . Whatever the occasion, he is fully address by wishing the veterans "She wore blue-what's trump?" capable of making an addre:ss that health and happiness and expressing "I'm afraid that's whimsey. . . ." has its appeal to his audience. While the sincere hope that he would meet "Only a short wait for orchestra he injected stories which brought them at the reunion in 1931. seats for this performance." hearty laughter from his a udience, A fitting close to the evening's pro- "He's in conference right now. . . ." there were many serious ph lases of gram was the vocal selection pre- "You see, I'm workin' my way his address in which he said that the sented by Mrs. Agnes Parry Williams. through collitch. . . ." Frisco was to the veterans a bmidge of She sang "Home Sweet Home," an old -David S. Lehman. memory. That each year at tlle meet- favorite with the veterans. ings, a new span of the bricIge was Mr. Stephenson then turned the The difference between legitimate added. He talked of loyalty Emd of a meeting over to Mr. Heath, who. educational activities and pernicious railroad which had its very e xistence wishing the veterans a happy and lobbying is the difference between at the hands of the veterans present, healthful year, brought the eighth an- whether it is done by our friends or who had blazed the trail an11 estab- nual reunion to a close. enemies. A SMART MODEL CONSOLING He Done Forgot "Yes, sir, that's the smartest hat "Did you have nry white flanriels fixed "Good horse," commented the race we've got." zi41ile I was iir the hosgital? fan. "It doesn't have to be smart. I'll "No-but I hod yorrr black suit cleoned "There ain't no better, suh," re- put the brains in it myself!" oird pressed. I tlroirctht thnt would be marked the old colored groom. better is case onytlzii~g huppetred." "Who is he sired by?" the race fan A Notice asked. We received the following from one "Well, suh," the colored groom re- He Couldn't of our good Scotch friends: "If you plied, not wishing to disclose the don't quit publishing jokes about the "Have you got a match?" shady pedigree of the horse, "nobody Scotch. 1'11 read another magazine "No-but here's my new cigarette knows that. This colt is so fast he when I go to the library." lighter." run away from his home before evah "Howinell can I pick my teeth with he'd heard his papa's name!" a cigarette lighter?" IT NEVER HAPPENED Old lady, going up for hrr first ride kl an airplane: "Oh, you'll bring nie back Keeping the boss in hot water is Wrong Again 011 right, won't yolr.9" what makes him hardboiled! "Sl~ay offisher," said the drunk, "Yes, warn," replied tire pilot, "I've "where am I?" mvrr left anybody up there yet!" "You're on Broadway and Forty- A DEEP STUDY fifth street, southeast corner." "Cut out the details, what town am To Speed Him On "What are these ticlzrfs I fototd in my Itusbartd's pocket .P" I in?" "Boss, will youall give me about a "He is air archaeologist. Thesr tickets dollah. Our pastor is done gwine are evidence of a lost race." away and we all wants to give him a A GOOD IDEA little momentum." Titry feared her fathrr zuould br Irrr- The worst thing that happens to you strrrng 7uhc~.he heard of their elopcirrerrt, may be the best thing that has ever HE SHOULD! so thry 7rlii.cd hinr. happened to you, if you don't let it -E~Arco Mews We've got a plumber friend who re- get the best of you. cently moved into a very exclusive hotel, only to check out a week later. A June Thought He saw the sign, "Stop1 Have you Help forgotten anything?" All brides are cheated because at For three years he had called, and all weddings the "Best Man" doesn't talked in the drawing room of her get married. AXALYZE AXD ANATOMY father's home, using her father's elec- -EnArCo News tric light. My oirolyse over the oceort, "Answer me, Mabel," he suddenly My aimlyze over tire sea; cried. "Answer me! I can bear this LIFE 0 who will go over thc oceait, suspense no longer." And bring back my ar-lotomy. "Answer him," came a voice from There isrr'f ~ntrch to life but this, the other side of the door, "answer A baby's sirrile, a wonran's kiss, him. I can bear this expense no That's It-At First! A book, a pipe, a stalwart frie~rd, longer." Bride and groom, sitting on the sea Aird jrtst a little cash to spend. shore. Groom: "Roll on thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll on!" HELP1 Bride: "Oh, Gerald, how wonderful The young son came running madly Both Correct you are. It's doing it!" into the house and dashing over to the bookcase, began throwing volumes When the doting wife found her hus- right and left. band embracing the new maid she JUST GOING "Where's the book telling how to said that she was certainly surprised, "I woke up last night and thought swim?" he cried. in no uncertain terms. my watch was gone." "What do you want with it?" "NO. my dear," he replied, "I am "Was it?" "Pop needs it-he just fell into the surprised-I should say you are "No, but it was going." river!" astonished !" ....,, 9930 , '. Pngc 39

1 ( FRISCO MECHANIC FAMILY NEWS - MECHANICAL AND STORES DEPARTMENT FT. WORTH, TEXAS

J. D. WACEY, Reporter The weather down here is beginning ta get warm; espect we will have some real summer weather before long. The city is grading and graveling the road leading to the shop and round- house. C. E. Blentlinger, car foreman, is upending his vacation in Illinois. F: C. Rudloff, piecework checker, is actlng foreman during his absence. J. S. Dunaway, coach cleaner, is the proud father of a fine boy, born May 30. J. R. Fooshee. insuector, snent a couple of days flshin6 in ~aiveston bay. He must have had good luck as he rays he never saw so many fish In his life as he saw on that trip. We regl'et to say that N. R. Polk, in- apector, who has been off sict for a .~...-lonc time is no better. We were sor~ryto read of the death of IIr. A. -4. Kesterson, night coach foreman. at Xonett. Mr. Kesterson was ear foreman at this point at one time and was well liked by everyone. W. B. "Uncle Billle" Hancock. vet- eran hostler, was retired on May 31, account having reached the age limit. The emuloves i~resented him with a flne 1oungihg chair to rake the place of the aeat box cushion that he has The above photograph sftozus the well-known fihern~eir of the West Shop, been using so many years. L. E. ".S'~tipe" Reddicf:, assistant boiler forerrran, and W. E. "Bill" Sltrcki, erecting forenran. PARIS, TEXAS When these two boys go jishirrg they always mwtage to brirrg back eviderlce to N. B. PALMERTREE. Reporter show zuhat they acconzplisked. Please note the large catfish i front of "Bill." This is swpposed to ztreigh 22 Business has increased considerably during the first part of this month at pounds adthe one on th other end weighed 11 Bounds. The smaller ones weighed Paris account of running from two to from 1 to 4 pounds. This fishing zwas done ON the "Big" Sac river about sevejlty three tralns of tomatoes daily, north on miles from here. Two days was all that zwas reqrrired to catch the string. the Frlsco. These tomatoes are re- ceived from the T&NO railroad here at Paris and then moved north with the LOCAL NO. 17-TULSAi OKLA. LOCAL NO. 31-BACONE, OKLA. least possible delay. We were verv sorrv to lose Niss Faye ~ackleman, general clerk at H. C. PRICE, Reporter NICHOLAS T. RISXER, Reporter freight offlce the flrst of the month. Her job was abollshed and she exer- R. N. Hollingsworth, car foreman, Local No. 31 met in regular form cised her seniorlty and took a job at has been tyansferred to Sherman, Tex. June 6th, with good attendance. Sorth Fort Worth, Texas. Faye was a C. R. Blackburne, Harold Rouche and Mr. R. B. Hughes, night roundhouse Ine wire and was always ready to go H. E. Campbell. machinists from foreman is enjoying a new Whippet to a arty or dance and we sure do Springfield are worklng in West Tulsa sedan. He has benun to plan his rara- miss Rer. ~oodluck Fave and until show at this time. Welcome, boys ! tion and expects 10 make the trip in ure lee you agaln, think of the old W. E. Bowman, water service man, 1s his new car. gang. spending 15 days in Colorado. M'r. F. B. Martin, is the Droud owner >Ire. B. C. Derrick and son, Charles Happy Riddle, mill man. spent Sun- of a new Chevrolet car. Edward, and Mrs. E. B. McGaha went day 6th, attending Song Convention in Mrs. Fred Burgin, was called to the to Wynnewood, Okla., to visit relatives Fairview. Mo. bedside of her husband, who is in the rhe flrst part of ,June, and we know Mr. George Alexander, boiler fore- hospital at St. Louls. We wish him a lhat they enjoyed their drive through man, is back to work after 10 days speedy recovery. the country in their car. Mrs. McGaha sickness. Mr. Lee Jones enjoyed a visit with came back Sunday. June 8, and Mr. Buck Duncan, wrecker foreman is in his mother in Hanover, Ark., lasr week. B. C. Derrick, chief clerk at freight St. Louls hospital. offlce, went to Wynnewood on June 14 Herbert Fletcher is in St. Louis hos- LOCAL NO. 32-NEWBURG, MO. and drove back in the car with his pltal wlth an infected thumb. wife and son. The cashier said confl- Mr. Jack Drake, machinist, who was E. F. FULLER, Reporter dentlally that Mr. Derrick was going taken suddenly ill while at work. has up there especially to take a bath (his been o~erated-on. He is now at 3Iorn- Nr. and Mrs. Grover Helms are the mnual bath) in the new sulphur water ingsidi hospital and is doinw nicely. proud parents of a baby girl born May wells at Wynnewood. Ed. Schall and C. C. Vaslrar are OR 9Bnd Mr. C. S. McCord and familv have sick at this writlng. Mr. Harvey Wilson, passenger flre- just returned from the sunny iand of Mrs. S. P. Agee, wife of water serv- man has moved to St. Louis. California. They visited Mr. JIcCord's ice man underwent an operation at the Mrs. Alton Earp and daughter Ruth. mother at Ventura, Calif. Mack said Sapulpa hospital and is doing nicely. visited relations in Commerce and lhat they went to the blg MOVIE city >Ir. L. 0. Davldson, machinist, has Miami, Okla. while in Callfornla. jolned the day force. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Fuller visited Page 40

Newburg Decoration day and the week- MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT W. H. Tucker, pump man, while on end. his vacation wlll go to the hospital for W. N. Davis is driving a new model THAYER, MO. treatment. Oldsmobile. Mrs. Fred Wilson and family are F. M. PEI!:BLES. Reporter WEST COACH AND PAINT SHOPS visiting relations in Arkansas. Ivan Fuller made a business trip to W. M. Andrews, pumper, Is now on thr FRANK SCHELLHARDT, Reporter Springfleld. slck list. Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Painter of Spring- Felix Clark. coal chute laborer. has Frank Brake, steel car man, and fam fieid.' visited the R. L. Painter and H. been off for the past two months account ily. spent a two-weeks' vacatlon in Cole W. Fuller families. of the serious slcltness of his wife. raclo. Orville Fite spent a recent week-end John Parrigo. bollermaker. and wife. Felix Rohr. carpenter. together with wlth home folks. formerly of this place. who is now lo- his family. wife ancl son. recently re W. N. Davis motored to St. Louis catcd at Yale. was a visitor here. turned from an eaqtern trip. Thes viaite Mav 25th. E. A. Pitchford, hostler, visited in New York City and Washington. D. C Harvey Green, grease cup man, who Springfield, 310. Dewey Stephens, oxwelder, has a nea was conflned to the Frisco hospital, is Ales Peebles. son of the writcr. was a Ford sedan, and during his vacation ht back at work, much im~roved. visitor here from St. 1,ouis. gave it a good try-out. Mr. F. W. Oltman, engineer, has Rubin Holmes, thlrd-class machinist. Earncst Waggoncr. upholsterer. arb was calleil to JIonett, 310.. account sick- Mrs. Waggoner. spent a few weeks 13- moved his family to Newburg. nrass of his brother. month visiting in Los Angeles and othe Van V. Elting, watch inspector has I. W. Hill, car inspector, and Mrs. Hill points on the West Coast. moved to Springfield. are visiting their daughters at Potts Ralph Knox. piecework checker. wen Camp, and Oxford. XIiss. to Little Rock, Ark., for his vacation. P. C. Poyner, operator, and Mrs. Poy- Congratulations to Arthur Morris. urht ner are now spending a fcw days at was married to Bertha Thicme on June i RECLAMATION PLANT Men~phis. Harvey Smith, cabinet maker, and lam SPRINGFIELD, MO. C. Lark. pumper, is now workin= at ily, visited rclativcs in Tulsa, Okia., las Marked Tree. rclievinn Jack Olden. month. 0. C. Jackson, operator. was called to Harry Holdcn, cabinet shop forcman T. 0. CHAPMAN, Reporter Denvcr, Colo., account sudden death of spent his vacation in Cincinnnti. Ohio his father. which was his old home before cornin) John Bowman spent a few days, re- Ceo. JIitchell, hostler, ha.; now pur- to Springfleld. cently, flshing near Osceola with a chased a new home which formcrly be- P. P. Peterson, truck foreman. wen party of friends. lon~eilto A. D. Salem. to Louisiana last month to fl.;h, bu Fred Thies, we are informed, is in the Victor Hurldleston, engineer, is now at "Pete" returned with the story that 01 Frlsco hospital at St. Louis for medical Cleveland. Ohio. where hc is attending account of a big flood, thr Ash were al attention again. the en~ineers'convention. drowned and so ended the story. Sam Robertson visit'ed friends at C. A. Phillips. boilermaker foreman Claudc E. Logan. piecework checker Tulsa recently for a few days. from Lindenwood. 310.. is now on a flsh- took a trip to Shreveport. La., recentl! Marion Clevinger spent his vacation ing trip around here. Mr. Philipps was visiting friends and relations in Okla- formerly employed here as a boilermaker. CAR DEPARTMENT homa. Homer Crass, fireman. has a new Ed- KANSAS CITY, MO. We notice several new faces around sex sedan. the plant this summer, but there are Alr. J. R. Fisher. enrlncer. and Mrs. more of the older ones conspicuous by Fisher, are attendina G. I. A. of 13. L. JAMES N. HARGROVE. Reporter their absence. E, conventlon at Cleveland. Ohio. Mrs. Clarence Sissell has gone to In- Edwin Inale. granddaughter of agcnt. Vacation time 1s here and ever?.one diana to spend a few weeks visiting visited in Tulsa. Okla. talking vacation and planning trig with her brother, who is in business at Zachar'iah Roberts. engineer. is now on somewhere. LaPorte. a leave of absence for 90 days. He will M. J. Sartain, car foreman, spent a Mrs. M'innie Preston, mother of Paul sail from New York on the S. S. 1,aronla week of his vacation in Soringfield and on the 7th of June for North Wales. 3Iemphis the last half of May. Preston, has returned to Springfleld W. J. Hardenstine. assistant car fore after spending several months in Cuba where he will visit his mother ancl sister. and Florida. Riley Freg, third-class machinist, wa~ man, took his vacation the first half of Finis Littrell has been away from off on account of the death of his father. June ancl went to Bean Lake flshing. work for some days, nurslng a sore who died at Rirch Tree. June 2. He I\ big reduction in force was made at hand which due to injury became in- was 92 years of age. this place, June 1. 24 men beinr laid fected later on. Bert Hollinsshead, freight man, at- off. We are hoping that they will all James Adams is spending his vaca- tended court at \Vest Plains. be nut back to work soon. tion along the streams angling for the L. R. Burkhead, freight man. who has The pencil sharpener that strnwl flnny tribe on the Gasconade rlver. been in the Frisco Hospit:d at Spring- away ~ometimv ago. has been located. James 3Ianary has returned to work field, is now at home, but is unable to returned anrl the reward collectrd. after a five-week siege of rheumntism. work as yet. which kept him closely conflned in the Earl Payne, helper at Nonvood, wm LOCAL NO. 18-BIRMINGHAM, ALA. St. John's Hospital. cut off and has bumped at Mammoth Charles Spencer is still absent from Sprlngs. Ark. H'. A. AIYERS, Reporter work, havin2 had an operation for ab- pendlcitis at the Frlsco ward at St. LOCAL NO. 33-HAYTI, MO. Charles J. Kenncdy. our divislon chair. John's hospital about the middle of man, attended a meetinr of the General May. System Board of the Association of XIetni Miss Nora Sanford. daughter of Elery B. B. WHITESER. Reporter Crafts t Car Department Employes at Sanford. accompanied Miss Dorris S~rlnrflelcl.No.. June 5 and 6. Thompson, daughter of John W. Local So. 33 has been holding several Walter KrafP. machinist, has come back Thompson, as far as St. Louls on her very successful meetings in their local home from the St. J.ouis hospital. u-her? trip to Boston. 3Iassachusetts. to visit during the past month. hc hail been for some time. We how her brother. Walter and wlfe, who re- Jack Teaster, engineer, and Mrs. he will be back at work with us again side there. Teaster, are the proud parents of a nine soon. John Kellogg and family have plans pound boy. (3. A. Gatelcy, blacksmith. has movei made to see Cal~fornia this summer. Warren Beck. box packer, and Mrs. up on Fountain Heights. which Is aboul They illtend to head for Los Angeles Beck are the proud parents of a nine as hlgh un ns he could pet. over the Santa Fe, out of Kansas City, pound girl. Fred Watson. machinist Bpprenllce. about the last week in June. The work on coal chute is almost has given up his job here. He has moved It requires two to play a game of complete at this writing. The chut'e to New Orleans. where he will make hlr checkers, but in the games that are caught fire by some unknown cause and home. played at the shop it is frequently about ten feet of the top was burned. The arrival of the new Iocon~otlm noticed that five or six or more often The new well at this olace will soon which the Frfsco purchased from the play on each side. Playing the game be complete and we are hoping to have Thldwin Locomotive Works recently. on the side seems to produce more of good water as the old well proved to have aroused quite a bit of enthusinm a kick for some of the ola~ersthan to be no good. find excitement among our forces hert the man who moves th'e checkers. The Chaff~eboys put on a plav at The several new features cmhodied in Henry Noland declares his intentlon this point for the beneflt of the Hayti the new locomotives show the wonderful of spendina his vacation this summer band. All reported the play as being improvement over the older types. The on a tour of the country visiting some good. trend of thc modern locomotive Is In of the largest and most up to date Richard Hayes, car inspector, has keepinx with the trend of mechanical scale shops in the United States. He that new Chevrolet at last. Rlehard efficiency in every line of induslrv, more wlll include in his tour of inspection, has taken quite a few trips and likes especkillp the automobile. The rnwhan. St. Louis. Detroit' and Chicago. Mr. No- .I1. .fine. - .- . ical department here takes great irille land is foreman of the scale repair de- R. D. Sanders, car Inspector, has been in servicing and keepins the new loco- partment of the reclamation plant and on the sick list for a few days, but Is motives up in tip-top condition. feels that he can benefit himself, as able to return to work at this writlng. L. XI. Westerhouse, general foreman. well as the Frisco, by keeping posted Richard Hayes, car inspector at this has spent the last few days visltlng rela- on the up to date methods in scale place, has been worlring in Blytheville, tives at Ft. Scott, Kans.. his old home manufacturing and repairing. Ark.. for a few days. town. J. W. Drake, machinist, who has been sympathy in the death of Mrs. F. J. Died- Wm. C. Arthur, north side painter, off sick about two weeks, is ablc to be rick's father, which occurred nfay 21 at lost his mother by death June 10th. ha~kon the job again. Indianapolis, Ind. The north side extend sympathy. W. L. Orr, supplyman, 1s the proud W. J. Scott. boilermaker, n'as a dele- Wm. Peer, carpenter, has returned father of a new seven-pound baby boy. gate to the Eagles Convention held at from the Frisco hospital in St. Louis nhn arrived May 30. Congratulations ! Kansas City. Jlay 22 and 23. where he had a cataract removed from "Fat" Hutklebre. of the car clepart- L. R. Ragsdale and family spent their his eye. ment, ig working the tank job in the vmation at Hurly, .\lo., visiting home Ray Scott, is as usual, running true mundhonae now. folks. to form, by belng the first man with I Ke are sorry to report that Paul Con- Bert D. DeGeere and family spent a new potatoes. He presented 311.. Fretz. nelly, machinist, is off account of serious few clays at Dixon, Mo., visitin,- Mrs. blacksmith foreman, with the finest mfection in one of his eyes. We hope DcGeerc's father, also a few days at ones seen this season. . that it will not prove scrious and he will West Plains. No., with a daughter. :con be baclc on the job again. W. J. Scott and son. Ral~h.spent a Bert Badzley, air man, has been laying few days in Salina, Kans., visiting Mr. LOCAL NO, lg-~~~p~ls,TENN. riff Ihe past few days. Scott's brother. J. H. LONERGAN, Reporter SOUTH TRAIN YARDS Bcllevc it or not, but Hi. F. "~\nanias" L No. 1-SPRINGFIELD, MO. Pruett, blacksmith, claims to have SPRINGFIELD, MO. killed with a rock, three flsh he found JOHN O'GRIEN, Reporter asleep on top of the water. The fish JESSE L. BRANDON. Reporter weighed between three and four pounds Vaca tion time is here again and scv- each. (Apologies to Ripley.) rwl of the boys at the Reclamation Plant Jesse L. Brandon. Jr.. son of Mr. and Local Xo. 19 were entertained in a rre tak ring advantage of this by taking Mrs. J. L. ~rancion,.of 936 Hovey, recent meeting, by the Bluff City Buick ahart trips here and there. several going Springfield. Mo.. and Miss Araletta Petty- Quartet. The program was enjoyed lo Whi te River, so we imagine there will ~oolof La Junta. Colo.. were married very much. Local NO. 19 is now 100%. be sew~ral flsh stories for the ncxt writ- june 1 in the First Baptist Church in ;Monroe Stewart, third-class machin- ing. La Junta. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon and ist, was on the sick list for a few We hlave several new faces around here. daughter attended the wedding and spent days. He suffered from ptomaine We areb glad to welcome these boys. a few days visiting in Colorado. poisoning. Rceir mation Plant employes offer their A lovely June wedding was that of C. R. Bullion, machinist, and E. E. s!mpat hy to Rody Tierny in the death of Miss Edna Breshears. daughter of Mr. Morgan, roundhouse clerk. spent one !)is sister. who died in St. Louis. June 13. and Mrs. Walter Ereshears of 2131 East day (Sunday) visiting in Thayer, Mo. We believe Paul Blume, who is our Avenue to Mr. Paul Bowman of Dodge Otto Kettman, machinist, and divi- new oKice bov. wlll have somethins City, Kans.. on June 2. at 8 o'clock. in sion chairman, attended a committee wainst the ~ordanCreek from now 0;. the First Baptist Church. Sprlngfleld, meeting in Springfield. MA tiow a1mut it. Paul? a,--. Everyone who attended the baseball E. E . IllcNahan was recently ~rOmOt- The bride's sister. Mss Irma Bres- game in 131aclc Rock, 4rk., report hav- *,I to 1Inspector- of material. leaving the hears, was maid of honor and Miss Alice ing had a splendid time. The peol~le reclamirtion plant. Doc Harmon tllled BIcKenna was bridesmaid. Mr. Earl of Black Rock proved to be very hos- the pla ce vacatcd by Mr. JlcMahan. Drumwright was best man and Mr. Henry pitable. So far the Memphis team m. I5. E. Wilson is oar new flre chief. Hedley was groomsman. The Rev. Mr. hasn't lost a game. Ke ha7 ien't a picture of Emmett in Lull Lewis M. Hale was the officiating minis- Peter McKellar, second-class machin- 'Irma y et. but maybe we will soon. ter. ist, has been working as engine inspec- Finis Littrell was recently going Walter Plttman, trucker is off, on the tor in place of Osteen. around with his hand all tied up. We sick list. W. H. Motes, machinist, is acting sinn't k now just what happened, but from James Baker, stevedore, has been off night roundhouse foreman in place of ,111 reporls, we understand a large flsh the last few days, nurslng a sore foot. C. L. Holmes. bit Fin fs, as you all know the FISH are J.H; ~um~phreys,pipefitter, and 0. 9. hi: ara~und Pumpliin Center. Kraft, boilermaker, went fishin~and as Want to take this opportunity to ask SPRINGFIELD NORTH SHOPS a souvenir brought back the hGad of a all the boys at the reclanlatlon plant for large flsh they caught. 7 p1ctu re of their boy or girl or both. J. C. Osteen, engine inspector, has ALEX WATT and GORDON YOWELL, re m'al it to have a page of baby pictures been in the hospital at St. Louis.' but from tiiis plant. Anyone having pictures Reporters expects to return to work soon. ,~lrusegive them to me before the 14th C. E. Hunter, electrician, has re- ,IJuly Elmer Cordine, 3rd-class blacksmith, turned from a sixty day vacation and Local I NO. 1 held their regular meetlnfi upent Decoration day with his folks reports having had a wonderful time. Riday. June 13. A good cronrd was In west of JIonett'. T. C. Shaw, pipetitter, is recovering rttenda me. Martin Houge, 3rd-class boilermaker, from his second operation, the first is the proud owner of a new Whippet having been unsuccessful. coupe. A. 0. Proctor was recently rushed WEST SHOP LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. Stanlev Wood. machinist at the mo- to the hospital to undergo an operation SPRINGFIELD, MO. tor car :hops, has been transferred to for a~~penclicltis. Glad to report that the roundhouse. His place was flllcd he is recovering rapidly and hope to bv Erwin Wilkerson. machlnist of his have him back with us soon. A. E. GODFREY. Reporter time. 31. L. Schlick, assistant roundhouse Dave Druer, machinist. who m7as laid foreman, has returned from his vaca- The 7West Shop closed from May 14 to off at the west shops, has been as- tion. 'une 2. The shops opened with a reduc- signed a job on the link bench under S. N. Ferguson, back shop foreman, tion in force. We hope it won't be long M. B. l-nrnm- -- .. - .. was on the sick list for a few days. until th e boys will be back with us. Gear-,ae Offenbacker. machinist. is In C. H. Fuller wBs promoted from Lccal KO. 2 met Friday nlght, June 6. Xilwaukee attending the funeral.of his second-class to first-class pipefltter. aith th e largest attendance ever known. mother. He has the sympathy of the Consratulations. Clint ! Ye we*re glad to see the boys so inter- North Shoos. We were sorry to hear of the death -iki i~I the organization. With the in- Murrel Denoon, brass moulder, spent of the father of Mrs. W. C. Moak. ,Mrs. llrst the men are beginning. to show. it the first week of June on White river Noak is the wife of W. C. Moak, ma- - on't b e lonrr untll it will be a hundred fishing. chine shop foreman. .+r cen t. ~ei'sgo, boys ! A few of the boilermakers lald off at J. A. Cooper and family spent their va- the West Shops are working in the car ,4211 ;nt Stockton with the home folks. yards. WEST SHOP MECHANICAL NEWS ~3.d. Garrison and family made a Gordon Yowell spent Decoration day SPRINGFIELD, MO. ipht-seeing trip, visiting Eureka Springs, vislting relatives in St. Louis. .2011ister. Branson and Powcrsite. break- Joe Burrel, blacksmith, attended the A. H. BISHOP and B. W. BALDRIDGE, :k:: in his new Ford, the last week of funeral of his nephew on June 2nd. Reporter he. Mrs. Floyd Leonard has been called Julius Wells, boilermaker apprentice, to Des Moines, Iowa, due to the serious A1 Elkins has a new Oakland coupe. mde a flying trip to Cherryvale, Kans. illness of her mother, who Is 88 years although he finds it rather difficult at Hr. and AMrs. Chas. Milner and daugh- of age. times to park it. ;+r vislted 3lr. Milner's sister at Bates- J. W. Hlghfill anrl famlly spent the A. E. Godfrey, boilermaker, with Mrs. nlle, Ark., during his vacation. week-end of May 18th visiting rela- Godfrey and children s ent severaI Ben Miller, boilermaker, spent his vaca- tives in Little Rock, Arkansas. days at Valley Park and gt. Louis the lim flshing. He had good luck, but they Sam Grider, steel worker who was latter part of May. rrre gold flsh. assigned as inspector at Bessemer, Ralnh Blackburn, valve man, has A. C. Shumate and famlly spent their Alabama, is baclc on his old job here. been transferred to'the roundhouse at ation days at Seymore, visit in^ home Sam took a few days' leave when he Tulsa, Oklahoma. ','L.S, came home. He said he was behind Hayden Campbell, machinist, has Geo. Law, electrician, spent his vaca- with his flshing. been transferred to Tulsa. m Ushlng. George brought the Ash in. Charley LeBounty, Wilson Turner, Ben Blackburn, is sporting a new Mr. and Mrs. Sim Riggins have a nice Fred (Spot) Shanks, Walter Feehan Ford car. ,by girl, which arrived June 2. The and Elmer Harris are among those A. E. Pearsons, machinist, announces ,onp lady was named Dorthea June. from the North Shops who spent June the birth of a 9% lb. boy, on June 2, ~hcwest shop boys wish to express 8th flshlng. 411 reported a good catch. named Robert Chas. Pnge 42

Dave Dewar, machlnist. has been sore arm. 411 this was brought about Dorsey Smith Is in the yard offiw transferred to the North shops. because a firebuilder on the nlght shld Neodesha. 0. D. "Happy" .Pottinper, machinist, was taken to the hospital with small The job of Don Fenton. demurr has purchased a new Essex. ox, however now most every one Is clerk at the freight house, has also b Ira Cantrell has been transferred to back oon the job and the arms are abolished. Mr. Fenton took a SO- the North shops. healing fast. leave of absence. but is to bump into Orval McCullough is working tem- Brother John Gass, mechanlc on the yarcl office on his return to work. engine truck lubrlcat!onlubrlcatlon job,iob. went to The job of store helper has been at the Frisco hospital onon-~lay May 28th and is Ished and Mr. V. 31. Black has bum Ash in the des still there, however we understand into the store department at Wich Hal Incram has nurchased a New John Is able to sit up a little now ancl Mr. A. L. Franklln is "boss ancl cren FoTdtru&. . is getting along nicely. the store department." Fred Raugh, blue print man has re- Brother Joe Russell, car carpenter, L. H. Lewis. laborer at Ruth Yar turned to the West shops after helping is in the St. Louis Frlsco hospital with was cut off, as were C. E. Sour, car. inspect the new 4200 class of engines. a bad eve received while at work nt pairer, Jim Sweeney, inspector, and E Otto Hahn, machinist, has been work- ~lndenwood. Gibbons. air man. ing temporarily in gang one. Brother Virgil H. Light attended the Tom Foster, air man at Ruth Yar. Jim Arnold, fireman, returned from funeral pf his Brother Orian, at Henry- received a pecullar injury the first a flshing trip at Bridgeview with a etta. Okla., June loth, who was fatally the month. He was holding a bar ' catch of 135 lbs, of fish. We don't just injured by an explos~onof gas whlle his brother to strike when the sld know how he does it, but he never repairing an internal combustion en- hammer head flew off. striklna him fails to get his share every time he gine at Butler, Okla. A brother-in-law the ribs, breaking one and fractiring tr goes. of Orian, John Pharp, was also fatally others. He is recoverlng nicely. H. b Rill Stuckv, constructlon foreman, is injured at the same time. Our svm- bert Mosley of Wlchita is fllling Fosk d another one-of those ardent flshermen. pathy is extended to relatlves and-es- place at the air test rack. F Blll caught a big buneh. pecially to the wife, and slx-year-old The Tenth Street inspector's job v rl Frank Hoffelt has taken up his dutles son of Orian Light. abolished, making it necessary for 1 fi as foreman in gang two after having Brother Arthur Burke, machinist on Carrithers to take the midnight inspc a inspected the new 4200 class of engines the graveyard shlft, created a lot of job at Sixth Street. at Phila Pa. interest and speculation, and almost At the roundhouse Brpun Gar; P It is &mared around the shop that had to go Into the photograph busi- roundhouse laborer, James Bryant , 11 "Chub" Cowell has purchased a new ness, a few days ago, when he ex- builder, and Charley Schrung. bop Durant car. Come on. and let us see It, hlbited a photograph of a peach tree maker were cut off, their jobs being at I Bob. that was taken by a friend of his ished. t \Ve wlsh to extend the sympathy of mothers' in northern Arkansas last No- Hugh NcKenzie, hostler helper. was the West shops to Evertt Arthur, vember. The unusual sight of a peach the St. Louis hospital for a minor or whose mother died recently. tree in bloom at that time of year was ation. His place was filled by Jal: Local No. 2 had one of the best at- the cause of the photograph being Bryant. tended meetings on June 6 that it has taken and after developing and print- 31. J. McCafPrey. general car tom ever had. It was attended by the mem- ing a most perfect picture of JESUS of the Northern division. was here bers of the system board and the gen- appeared among the blossoms. June 12. eral chairman Mr. Frank Junlrins gave Brother Dewey Johnson has left the E. V. High has returned from 1, a very interesting talk to the men. services of the Frlsco as a boilermaker Angel- where he has been attend' Paul Rice, local committeeman, re- to do real fnrminrr on his own farm. the 0. I. C. Convention as a delegate cently had the misfortune to run a nail and brother-~lbionC. WcVay who was R. H. Barcus. former cashier in his foot. He is now back on the cut off at Chouteau Ave. Shop has been Scammon, was a visltor here on the 11 job. assigned to the vacancy. Mr. Barcus' posltion was abolished t- Logan Berry, boilermaker, has been he is looklng for a location. vlsiting relatives back in the home Henry C. Abernathy. clerk at t' town of JIt. View, Mo. freight house, has been retired on accm Guy Barnes vlslted wlth relatives at JOPLIN, MO. of 111 health and his job abolished. Montier during the layoff. MISS Agnes Seanor, former clerk Tony Thomas, machinlst, vislted rela- the roundhouse foreman, was marrled tlves and went on a blg flshing trip ROGER C. FLETCHER. Reporter June 12 to Mr. Luther McGehee, forn arouucl Cabool during the latter part postmaster and member of the civil se8 of >fay. The Employes' Club held their regular ice commission of thls city. The coul Z. D. Butler, boilermaker, visited monthly meeting on the 28th at the club will llve at 224 North Wnll Street. M home folks the latter part of >lay. rooms over the frelght office. They McGehee has been employed for ah elected the third Thursday of each month 12 years as roundhouse clerk. Both as the regular date for the meeting night. widely known in the district. LOCAL NO. 5-ST. LOUIS, MO. After acljournment a game of dart ball was played wlth the women of the Aux- iliarw .. . - * ,. ROBERT W. REED, Reporter Miss Gladys Nelson, of Hastinas. Neb.. NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS daughter of A. W. Nelson, is visitlng her* Local No. 5 held a very Interesting parents durlng her vacation. ElMERY HAGUEWOOD, Reporter meeting on June 6th, when eighty- Mr. A. C. Defrfes was a visitor at the seven members signed the register, roundhouse on June 11. Bro. Hallie Jamlson and Bro. Daniel Mr. Geo. Sprague, inspector. was at The new 4200 class englnes are ht Bade were the lucky ones to win the the roundhouse June 11 and 12. and taking up their work in splendid sb attendance prizes. Two new appllca- Mr. J. R. Scott, inspector of air appli- -and talk about style ! They hare it tions, one application for re-admission, ances, mrrs here, introducing his succes- every way. It is hard to imagine ,and two transfers, and one admission, sor. Mr. Frank Ellis, former road fore- monster of such size belng a thing were-acted on at this meeting. Brother man of the Kansas division and more beauty. yet they are. as they are I' Chas. Roblnson, member of Jlonett recently road foreman of the Southwest- very latest in improvements In ew local and Brother Roy Stratton. mem- ern clivislon. Mr. Scott retires from the way. being equipped with boosters, dc' ber of Local xo. 1 at Springfleld be- servlce on August 1. having reached the ers, traln control, In addition to all I, came members of Locnl No. 5 by trans- age limit. Mr. Ellls is well known in very latest Ideas in locomotive constn fer. the distrlct and we congratulate him on tlon. includlnrr the Alemite lubricsti. Local No. 5 gave a dance and supper his promotion. system, extengive electric welding, etc for the entertalnment of the members It seems that the past six weeks have Many of the members of Local 1 and thelr families on May 16th. About been "just one bump after another." so 1, acrompankd by thelr famllies (r one hundred and flfty were present, think a number of clerks In the freight Mr. Frank Junk~ns and family 8s I excellent musk and plenty of eats and department. guests of honor) made a pilgrimage l drinks were provlded, We say that, The jobs of clerk to the roundhouse Smittle cave and park in Wright Coun~ when Brother Charley (Lectric) Turner, foreman of Pittsburfi and Joplin have Sunday, June 2. They report havlnr: i chairman of the entertainment, puts on been combined and Mr. Geo. McCaslrill a good time exploring the cave and 6- a dance, every one has a good time, of Plttsburn spends his mornlngs at Pitts- joying the sights of the beautiful wour, unless he fails to be present. burg, comes to Joplin on IVo. 324 and Well-filled baskets were taken alov Members of Local No. 5 got a chance does the clerical work at Joplin and re- which were much enjoyed. The pi en^ to boost for the St. Louis Term~nal turns to Pittsburg on No. 323 ; don't ers were royally entertained by J Club on May 24th, when they posed know what he does the rest of the time. Rader, the proprletor. who for smt- for a group picture on the turn table Mr. W. J. Sweazey, agent at Webb years was employed as a machinist he- at Llndenwood roundhouse with engine Clty, was displaced and bumped Frecl resigntng several months ago to take 1500. John Law, representing the City Traller, clerk at the frelght house. the management of the resort. of St. Louis swooped down on the Fred Traller, being displaced, bumped The bulletin board reads: ".4ccldn' Lindenwood roundhouse on the after- Len Nieland, clerk at the yard offlce. for the month of Nay-none: for ,\p noon of May 26th. carrylng a bag of Len Nieland bumped Ray Baker on the -one: for JIarch-one." This is 10- tools cotton and bandages. and vac- interchange job. gratifylng, in view of the large numb cinated seventy-two arms for small pox Ray Baker was bumped from hls job of employes here. It certainly shm and there were plenty of one arm me- at Wichlta and is now working at the what can be accomplished by wide-aaa chanics on the job for .a few days. frelght house here. uupervlsors and careful workmen. T About twenty-flve of our members had Dewey Fry, clerk at the yard office, is hope. and expect, to keep up the gw I to take a few days off to nurse their at Wichita. His job has been abolished. work. Page 43

Carl Burgstrom, boilermaker foreman. this year. owing to the inability of Mr. Mr. J. G. Smith. former BCB foreman is back from his vacation in Philadel~hia Phillips to attend. Mr. Bailey, .however. here, but now of Sumner, Wash.. made =ti1 Pittsburgh, Pa., where he spe6t a -n ttenrlcrl - - - - . - . a brief but welcome call in this office on \rV enjoyable three weeks. George Hollman. BCB painter. Archie June '1. Mr. Smith is seemingly enjoy- Death dealth us a heavy hand during Bunch. B&B carpenter, and the writer ing excellent health. 'hr past month. Erza Wood, truckman, took a short flshing trip to Oscrola. Nay ~rlsinly has the sympathy of everyone 13 and 14. We had plenty flsh to eat ir~the loss of his wife who died. Pollow- whllr thcre and also brought home a BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT. inr a llnacring illness. goodly supply. Hollman has not made Cletus Slattcn. cinder pit man, suffered a return engagement as yet, but both EASTERN DIVISION I+ grievous loss of his mother, whose Archie and yours truly have made one - .',ztli occurred at the family home at trip each and can report fair success. ARTHUR BUNCH, Reporter +I Grove. Miss Mildred Stephens, daughtcr of Mrs. J. E. McBricle is mourning the Mr. and Nrs. James Stephens, ~raduated George Gott and wife recently spent a hath of her father, which occurred dur- from the Springfleld High School this pleasant week visiting their son. who iic the past month. Mr. McBride is a sprina. We extend consratulations. resides on a farm near Berryville Ark. mehinist on the day shift. The writer and family attcnrled com- Hugh Nease and wife rreently sAent a Jesse Newton. sheet metal worker, was mrncrment e~ercisesof Ozark Wesleyan short time visiting relatives at TVillo~ ~?11ed to Mansfleld on account of the College at Carthage, May 25. Percy S~rinns.. -. Mo. -- hth of a brother-in-law. Pierce. brother of Xrs. Hereford, was a Mrs. Roy Smith reports a splendid trip Your reporter suffered the loss of a member of the graduating class. vi8itina relatives at Willow Springs. Mo. brc~thcr-In-law, who died June 3. The Earl Cetchell of the high line "Sun- Charley Wallace and gang are doing irwsed. \V. 31. Rader. was for many clayed" in Springfleld. June 1. some buildina repair work at this time vrln employed in the car shops here, but Mr. Richardson. W. S. repairman on in Newburs. Mo. r&ncd about twenty years ago to en- the Southwestern division, visited this Bill Skyles has been assigned to B&R rlge In farming, whfch he wm dohg shop recently. Gang 1 as foreman, headquarters at 11 the time of his death. Word was receivcd here rccently of Tower Grove. Thev are now doing re- Uriel Atwell, engine watcher, recently the serious illness of Nrs. Chas. Loague pair work in St. ~oiis.Xfo. :vnt a week at Coffeyville, Kans.. visit- of St. Louis. We hoDe ere now that she Jin~Carter and gang are repairing nc a brother. is much improvecl. if-not fully recovered. bridges at Catawissa, 310. Daniel Blunt. extra man, and Gladys Mrs. W. E. Phillips and sons, Elliott Clyde Cunninghnm has been assiqned A37 of this city, are this month's vic- and "Billy", Jr.. will leave July 2. For as foreman of Cans No. 7. now puttlng ti~rof Cupid's arrow and are receiving an extended trio to California- concrete water ways under the tracks ~~,mgratulatlonson their marriare. Dan Mr. W. H. Brooke has been assirnerl at Valley Park, 110. mas seen looking very thoughtfully at as assistant foreman of this department Mr. Brown and ganq are renewing he corer page of the June Magazine. with headouarters in St. Louis. His bridres in and around Grandview 310. lhper up. Dan, you aren't bald-headed. appointment made several changes, .John Bill Hines has been assigned is fore- Pete Cramer is on the job again after Sumner going to Newburg. and Chas. man of Gang No. 4 at the west shops. i fliteen-day visit to California. XIr. Robinson bumping W. D. Collins at St. They are now busy renewing the roofs .'rarner 1s a sheet metal worker. IJouis and Collins taking the west shop on most of the buildings there. Wm. Langston, machinist on cab work. job here and putting Chas. Loague back We are glad to see Eb. Nease back on 111 smlles over the arrival of an elght- on his old job at St. Louis. the. Job now. He and his gang are >>llnd girl at hls home, who has been Chas. Loague fllled the place of Clvdc building bridges on the Chadwick branch. *+ristenedEthel Lee. Noe at Monett for several days as ~l>de Charley Baron and his gang have been Silas Snider, machinist on the day was in St. Louis, called there bv the ill- doing heavy re~airwork on the north :hilt is again on the job after a two- ness of his brother. roundhouse ut Springfleld, No. t,.eks' tussle with the measles. George Hollman, reporter for the B&B Too Smith. also a machinist. has re- paint gangs recently had the misfortune hlrnhd to work after an absence of sev- to lose his household goods by flre. NIr. KANSAS CITY LOCAL No. 4 ml days account of illness. Hollman was attending a carnival at the Lewis HuKman. who was formerlv em- time and was not aware of his loss until DORAL L. DEXISON, Reporter ahyed here, is akaln with us after: iev- his return home. The loss was only val months in Texas, this time Working partly covered by insurance. Charles Glover, cab man, is the proud

~p owner of a new Pontiac coupe. Ben Greer. stationary engineer. was LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. off on the injured Ilst a few days account LOCAL NO. 24--AMORY, MISS. setting scalded while working on a valve H. H. FULLER. Reporter at the boiler room. RAYXIOXD F. DEES. Rcporter We all want to extend our best wishes Chas. Ethinaton, timekeeper. wife and to Nachen Lndish and wlfe. who were J. L Sulllvan. car foreman, has pur- son. Billy. motored to Altus. Okla.. to married June 26. Ladish is the boy r3ased a home on the Hatly Road. spend Memorial Day with the former'a with the million-dollar smile. WP extend our sympathy to A. R. narents..------Geo. Kent, assistant day roundhouse Holn~qnist, roundhouse clerk, and 0. R. Joe Raab. our efficient secretary of Lo- foreman, has returned from his vacation. Holrnquist, air machinist, upon the death cal No. 8, and Niss Helen Cunningham which he spent at home. of their sister. Also to A. B. Holmquist, slipped away on Nay 20, and were quietly Clarence Vielbis, rnachlnist second night locomotive Inspector, who is a married in Kingfisher. Okla. We Joln class, spent a number of days flshing in nenliew. their mansr friends in wishing them a North Missourl. F. R. Thomas, supplyman. has returned lonr and hap~pmarried life. Mrs. A. Disselhoff. wife of engine in- Prom St. Lauis. where he has bern con- Nr. Clifford Carter, son of T. E. Car- spector, made a short visit to see her Ht- Unrd In the hospital for sevcral months. ter. air man, and a formrr emplove in tle daughter. who is undergoing treat- Ed. Whitfield. blacksmith helper, and the shops here, was married to 'Iiss Hazel ment at Marshall Mo. I'al Adklns, rnachlnist second class, are Goddard of this city, May 17. They haw Elmer Carlson. night foreman, and Con riI sick at this time. rrone to Fairview. Okla.. to live. where Holly, nlght carpenter, spent a week on Xrirs. J. V. Adams, wife of Machinist Mr. Carter is enaaged in the electrical the. . 111rv idams, la visiting relatives in Birming- business. \~?sh-to extend congratulations to Mr. nam at thls time. Mrs. E. 0. Fricker of Coshing. Okla.. and Mrs. BIelvin XIcCreadv, who are the Hrs. J. H. Branam. wife of Machinist has been visiting at the home of >Ir, and proud parents of a big daby boy. born Cranam, visited in Carrolton. Ala.. re- .Mrs. J. R. Pritchett. Mrs. Fricker Is a ---..Mav -.,.3'1 wnlly. sister of Mrs. Pritchett. The FRISCO NIGHT MEN'S picnic Mrs. R. J. Sullivan, wife of Boilermak- Mr. T. E. Carter, air man, made a fly- was held on June 17 and was attended r- Sullivan. was a recent visitor in lna vlsit to Bloomin.ston and Roodhouse, by a large and happy crowd. i'pringlleld, Mo. Ill.. over Memorial Day. Lem Bell, sheet metal work second H. L. Tschudl is fllling the place of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Giddens have been class. spent a number of days off on a .I. R. Holmquist. who was called away entertaining a jolly house party of short vacation, flshlng with Virgil mount uerious illness of his sister. friends and relatives, consisting of Mr. (Shorty). Dillinger, with the usual luck. Yrs. John L. Sullivan was a recent and Mrs. T. M. Talbot and family of We w~shto extend congratulations to tisitor In Birmingham. Sherman. Texas, sister and brother-in- Mr. and Mrs. William Weltv. who are John Bolding made a short visit to law of Mrs. Giddens, also Raymond 4d- the proud parents of a flne b& bab; b&y Columbus recently. cock. a nephew of Mr. Giddens. from Colored Local No. 4B report that by Haskell, Texas, and A. A. Sistrunk, a hard work and co-operation of its mem- brother. from Sherman. Texas. bers and officers they are fast becoming That woe-begone look on the face of 100 per cent in membership and also that WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT General Forernnn Phillips. is on account they were visited by a delegation from SPRINGFIELD, MO. the "Mrs." being away on a visit in Illi- Local 29B of Fort Scott- - . recentlv .- - - - .-. nois, and not to the fact that the ball We all wish to extend our de& sym- team from R. H. has won only one pathies to T. E. Bushmeyer and family in CLAUDE HEREFORD, Reporter game. the loss of Xr. Eushmeyer's brother, who Earl TV. Miller. blacksmith, wife and was fatally injured in air airplane accl- Geo. Thoma, pumper at Cuba, attended two charming daughters, left May 31. for dent at Roosevelt Field, 'N. Y. the Veterans' Reunion. June 6. Lamar. Colo., where Mrs. Miller and the We also wish to extend our sympathy The old reunion team composed of Wm. girls intend, to spend the summer with to Hugh White and family in the loss of Phillips and wm. Bailey. W. S. foreman her parents. Earl will return about the his nephew who passed away at Fort at the Southern division, was broken np 15th. Scott. Kans.

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risitors were in attendance. Twelve Edward Holland, nephew of W. B. was confined to the Springfleld hos- thousand feet of artificial ice (wall Holland of Sapulpa, has been added to pital for several days. als used to prepare for the dancink. the list of extra telegraphers on south- Mr. John Byers, formerly employed Special offlcer Roseman, from Newburg. western division. as helper on construction work, is now :nd other special officers were assirrned V. A. Karsner, telegrapher, has been a member of the drafting forces in this I,I protect the Frisco's crossings du-ring transferred from Stroud to XY of- nfflr~.- - .- - - . Ihe two days. flce, Sapulpa We were sorry to learn of the death Yrs. 0. N. Watts and son, John, are E. E. Young, operaror, Paola, Kans., of Mr. A. 0. Drennan's father at Cabool racatlonlng in Oklahoma, visiting 5. H. Jlrs. Young and their daughter, Muriel, on June 9. The signal department ex- Pavls and family at Sapulpa. and son, Glen, have returned from Los tend sympathy to the bereaved family. H. H. Fuller continues to brina home Angeles, where Mr. Young attended the "ir bacon In the form of a mighty telegrapher's convention. Xrs. Young rlce trout. "Dude" must know where is slowly improving from her serious 'r get them for he seldom comes back illness. She was stricken shortlv after tmpty handed. reaching Los Angeles and speni some J. I\', Davis, janitor, was visited by time in a hospital there. his dnughter and son-in-law, Xr. and Wiss Alice Hogan, PBX operator, Ft. Vra. Homer Peck, of Woodriver. Ill.. Scott, has been enjoying a visit from eek or June 8. her sister and family from Albu- Ura. A. 21. Wright, wife of fireman nueraue. N. JI. Miss Hogan returned :\ :\ S. Wrlght, and children visited rela- home with them for a brief stay. rires in St. Louis recently. E. E. Swaflord, manager and wire Ernest E. Davis, son of J. W. Davis. chief at Ft. Scott, is wearing a long mitor, made a trip to St. Louis a short face on account of having lost this "mc ago. week's golf game in the Country Club sandwich tournament, after having TELEGRAPH NOTES-EASTERN won three times in succession. Miss Edna Bennetzen, PBX operator DIVISION at Kansas City, spent flrst week of June in the Ozarks at Capps, Ark. Miss HELES FELLOIVS, Reporter Violet OrendorK, chief telephone op- erator, Kansas City, has also been va- Bumpint is almost at an end now. cationing in Chicago. Mrs. Agnes Or the time being. Afrer pulling off Sheehan is relief operator at Kansas There's the Man Who's llw cashier-operators at Marshfield and City. 17rwker and taking the wlres out of Norman Sutton, messenger, telegraph ,,nr or two statlona on the Hi-line. office, has recently been transferred to Holding You Down there has been quite a serles of bumps. a temnorarsf position in the general Leek, at Narshfleld, bumped Chidster manager's office. Yes, sir! There's the man. You thlrd, who bumped Brown, second Fred Erke and C. H. Springer. :I0 Xonett, who in turn bumped Reed messengers, have resumed duty in the see him every time you look in nn third, and Reed bumped Jones, third Springfield telegraph offlce after .the mirror. His name isn't Brown SP Xonett. 'VVllkes, at Crocker. several days' vacation. I~mped Petty, second, who bumped R. R. Lamkin, manager and wire or Smith or Jones but Y-0-U.He's '.'3ch, second Swedeborg. Baskett. chief, 3Iemuhis. has been off dutv your real boss. He's the man who ?ho aaa bllnl~edbv .\Iuscrave, bumr)ed several weeks account serious illness. :re agent at Stanton. - We are glad to note several favorable decides whether your salary will Baseball is on in full fmcb now, but renorts concerning his recoverv and :in,:e Rogers broke his ankle, Charlie hdpe to be able t; report him on the be $35 a week or $100 or $150. ?.oherts is not playing ball with as job again before long. nmh enthusiasm as usual. Miss Alice Larkin, chlef telenhone IF YOU want to get ahead there's just one

C. 11. Leek, third XIS Sprlngfleld, has operator, Springfleld, is spendins ~ a sure way to do it-train yourself to do the bmcalled to "S" office to do extra month's vacation in Detroit and Xen ~lrk.He is being relieved by Frank York. day's work better than any other man in IlrBPrry. Xiss Julia Barr, PBX operator, Everyone steady now: Bill Lemons, Tower Grove, is visfting at the home the office. Ability is bound to count. Your irst trick. Newburg, is actually laying of her cousin in Connecticut. employer will be glad to pay you more for a whole week to go fishing. Y.'e will nrobably be swamped with money if you show him you dcscrwc it. rish-or, at least, with fish stories-at A home-study course with the Interna- the end of the week. SIGNAL DEPARTMENT --- SPRINGFIELD, MO. tional Correspondence Schools will prepare YOU for the position you want in the work TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT 3IATILDA C. HOFFMAN, Renorter you like best. A11 it takes is an'hour a day 0. L. OUSLEY, Reporter Twin sons, JR~~sEdward, and Harry of the spare time that now goes to waste. Vernon, arrived for a permanent so- J. D. Anderson, telegrapher, is in the journ at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Employees of this road will receive St. Johns hospital account tonsilitis. A. Couch at Oklahoma City on Xay 17. a Special Discount He Is being relieved by George I. Jones These young gentlemen weighed 7 ------lrom the SOuthern division. nounds each and their uroud father INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Pat E. Paulsell has recently left the says they are growing sb rapidly he "The UniuwsuL Univmaily" '(emphis telegraph office account re- expects to have assistance very soon Box 8606-E, Scnnton. Pennn. duction oL force. He is now working in the maintenance of signals- on his Will~aut cast ar obllmtlon, please send me full par- In the Springfield telegraph offlce, as territory. ticulau about the subject Belure wb~ehI have u4ed X: tdra telegrapher. Mr. George F. Rowe. signal main- \V. R. Holland, manager and wire tainer at Tulsa. with Mrs. Rowe and mhief. Sapulpa, has just returned to daughter, Isabelle, are planning a trip ~urkafter havlng been in the Frisco through the east and north, stopping !.mpital at Sherman for two weeks. off at New York Citv. Canaan. Conn.. Xiss Bernice Jennings, telegrapher, Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City. 0 Elrctriv 14~~ll1lOtl~caud i1lndudlrlai Jldnracment Springfield, is spending a 30-day vaca- Tuln Oneril!.:r t:krrutlve Trdinlnr H. L. Ryan, signal maintainer at fl Om lurtur n5ten~,cra!~l~cr an I Trplsl 'rcm in Los Angeles visiting at the Koshkonong, with Xrs. Rvan and son, (J Jluhlnlit OToolrudker r.1 Secretarial \Vwk iwe of her sister. Lawrence. - visited relatives ....at Ash 13 Iblkrc~aker r 'Tclc~npIiEn;lueer W. C. Roaers. chief clerk. moved into I1Pl~uHtter OTln~ltll 1'1artlr~1Tclc~~l~~y Grove, ~ecoration~a~.- I?Uldcksmllh d k:c~Incs .A new home 'at 1100 ~oanokestreet Mrs. W. G. Nash, wife of sinnal main- Ulcsel Ell~lnea '!.it month. tainer at Stroud, has returned from a Har~ationYlunlblngEnRlnel nStennr OSUTJD~ Plttrnb C. C. Fuller, extra telegrapher, trip to Ft. Worth. wked about two weeks in the Sa- Mrs. R. E. Testerman, wife of chief I=C ~llcntlngIRcfrlmrallon I3 Yentilation p'llpa telegraph offlce this month. draftsman, and little dauahter. Vir- 1.1 Grsde Sctlool Subjects Yahx Linster, son of G. F. Linster. ginia Xay, are visitina lirs. Tester- flHIgh School Subjcrtr 4stant superintendent of telegraph, man's mother in 3Iarionvllle. UCnr Reuairer CJInsWecor O>lcchnnlralDrawing 'as been employed for about five Xrs. R. G. Lambert. wife of simal- LJChemlstm OPharmay - nthx In Chicago with the Marlin- man, and sons, Richard and ~oberi,are n Burlncsr Corre?imdence Pckar~ll Corporation of Jamestown, visiting relatives in St. Louis. Concrete ConatrucUon Personnel 3Iarwb.cment \.T. JIahx has recently been appoint- Mrs. A. Jlathis, signal maintainer nt ! manager of the Cincinnati branch Peirce City, and daughter, Dorothy. '4ce and will be transferred to this spent their vacation visiting relatives

+T positlon July 1. in Martin and Dickson. Tenn. Fred Erke, messenger, has returned C. A. Barnett, signal maintniner at "'er a two weeks' vacation. He was Seneca, accidently shot himself in the -11wed by Harry Ousley. who has been left limb while nn a recent flshing CltY...... Stat ...... mloyed as extra messenger in the trip. While the wound was not serious, CanndimM na~send thin coupon to Inlnnational Cor- vlngfield telegraph offlce. it mas quite painful and Xr. Barnett ~CaPUnddllCC 8chuoIa Csnudiun, Lirlzilud, dlO11Lrm1, COwdQ Page 46

ST. LOUIS CAR DEPARTMENT Due to recent reduction in force, we Switchman S. P. Jolley visited wit have had numerous changes in our fireman M. L. Lane at the Frisco hos LOUISE SCHUTTE, Reporter lineup. Harvey Rose Stone, who was pita1 in St. Louis recently. transferred from St. Louis several Switchman H. F. White, who was In When those precious two weeks years ago, is back with us as car in- jured in January, is not yet able I every year so quickly pass, It seems a spector, his position as repair track return to work. long rime until the next vacatlon. foreman at Yale having been abolished. Telegrapher Al Chidester has dl! Nevertheless, vacatlon time has a way Gus Stein is another prodigal son, re- placed G. W. Brown on the secon of rolling around. turning to us from Bessemer, Ala., as trick "310" office. Brown dlsplace Walter Gillespie, our general forc- car inspector. We welcome Harvey Reed on third trick "MO job. Reec man, has taken a week of his vaca- and Gus, although we regret the con- in turn, has taken the third trick a tion. June 11 to 17. after considerable dition which made necessary the "NY" offlce. maneuvering to get current business abolishment of their positions. Switchman Fred Steele has left tb taken care of. He and Mrs. Gillespie, Johnny Schwend's 11osition as piece- service to accept a position with wlth Mr. Paul Bick and Mrs. Bick, the work checker being nbolished, he dis- prominent contracting firm. We hat former Cecil Fox of this department. placed Lester Thurber at Broadway to lose Steele but wish him success i motored to Michigan. Due to incle- freight house. Lester is now at Chou- his new position. ment weather, however, their visit was teau avenue. Switchman 11'. L. Cannady, who wa short and more time was spent in Zeta Mary Simpson. now employed in injured some time ago, has returne Chicago than elsewhere. master mechanic's office at Springfield. to work ns foreman on the midnigh Porter Gorman became spend-thrifty made a short visit to St. Louis June 15. hill crew. and purchased a new Ford-coach. Zeta is still transferring luggage to Yard clerk Carl Archdale enjoyed Springfield and we are wondering just visit with his brother from Chicag how much is left. The trurh is she is recently. lonesome for the noise and the crowds. Engineer C. J. Smith had as a visita ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS Jimmy Cunningham, locomotive de- recently a brother, who resides a partment electrician, is working extra Freemont, Ohio. and therefore we understand he will not have a report for that department Brown & Hall Supply Co. in the magazine Chis month. The writer has been nermitted to record the following items: Wholesale Distributors Thomas Murray, machine foreman, Charlev Philli~s.boiler foreman. and ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Orris ~aker,cieadmork foreman, ' have just returned from their vacations. Mr. 1504-6 Pine St. ST. LOUIS 3Turrav divicled his time between Amory, Birmingham and Springfield: Mr. Raker to Springfield ancl fishing in the White river at Rranson. and 31'1. Phillips visited home folks in Oregon county, and fishing in the Spring river INVESTMENT in .\rltansas. The rest of us are iust saying whnt we would like to do if we BONDS get a vacntion. JIvrl Jones. Mr. Ficlc's stenorranher. AID & COMPAXY, Inc. star'ted out May 21) with the intention of visiting her uncle at Tulsa. How- Security Bldg. ST. LOUIS, 1\10. ever. May 30 fonnd Casey at Rolivar. MEMBERS. ST. LOUIS STOCK EXCHANGE Everett XIcNabb thought of a novel way to reduce the number of errors made in the rendition of boilcr forms. Cnsey Jones and Everett present eatth other with a box of randy earh time a mistake is made So far thftv have MARYLAND HOTEL hrolten even and the rest of us are Next to Frisco Building hrenlcing in on the profits. ST. LOUIS. MO. If you ever want to hear Frank >la- POPULAR PRICE EGROPXAN HOTEL cormic's voice vou will just have to Absolutel!: Fireproof talk baseball and you will be surprised Rates: $1.50 and Up Per Day whnt a conversationalist Frank really l\fiss Xlarguerite Emily Frossard, re Electrlc Fan (Free) in Every Room is. EATS :-Unexcelled CAFETERI.4 and porter for the Locomotive Department Dexter Tnhias' one hig item of rec- JTonett, 310.. appears above. She ir COFFEE SHOP Servlce reation is buy in^ a Puhlic Service nass standing beside her JIodel A Ford road. every Sunday fbvening ancl ridina as ster, mith a model Frisco locomotive Ir many street cars as time will permit. the hackground. Toby is our official city guide. JRFFERSOS 041 4 JEFFERSOS 0415 No one that me know of can rret more I I out of a typewriter, with just two of his ten fingers operilting, than SIuck OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT Willer. Becht Laundry Co. \Ir\'.J. Ficke said thnt he wants every- TRANSPORTATION We Specialize in one around him to smile hecause it is SPRINGFIELD, MO. good for the complexion, also for the Family Laundry contour of the face. 330 1 - 1 1 Bell Av. St. Louis ELLA STRATTOX, Reporter The sands of 1930 are half-way run. MONETT YARD Sow comes July with vacntlon fun. FRANK L. KYLER, Reporter A. P. JIoses, chief red hall clerk, in company with 3Irs. Xloses and their Owens Paper Box Co. Switchman Henry Brown is the own- son, Ramon, motored lo varioua polnts er of a new Chrvsler "70" coupe. in Colorado for a two weeks' vant~on General yardmaster W. N. Caffey has and report a fine time and not a ping-le returned from a two weeks' vacation puncture or car trouble on the entire spent in visiting friends and relatives trin.-. and catching fish. ~obt.Patrick. chief Lank car clerk. Xight yardmaster R. 0. Davis, who has been vacationing, spending a por- relieved XIr. Caffey, has departed for tion of the time on a good old-fash- St. Louis where he will spend his va- ioned fishing trip. cal'ion. Savina Pelin journeyed to Rnckawny, The 8 a. m. coach engine has heen Eureka Springs. Osceola and other disc~ontinued. points of interest in the "Land of a Former general yardmaster 31. K. million smiles." Pace, who is now at Nemnhis. visited- Cora Pitts is spending her vacation in hfonett recentiy. mith her parents at Long Lane, Xa.. Switchman S. 0. Rittcnhouse re- enjoying fried chicken, green-apple pie lieved J. E. Shipley as yardmaster on and tile other wonderful eals found on the night passenger yard for a few the fnrm. days recently. Vacations are lots of fun, but those Switchman L. A. Taylor is acting as that took part in the play for the PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES night yardmaster during Davis' vaca- Veterans' Reunion crowded as much Cion. fun into one evening as is oftentimes Page 47 enjoyed on a vacation. Helen Dryden finance commissioner for the city of (Hallbe, as the Vet's will remember Nonett, which honor was given hlm at her), Anna Sheehan. Frankie Rhodes. the spring city election. . WELCOME Cora Pith and E. A. DuBois-all from The freight department was un- Frisco Em~loyes. Their Families I this department-helped much towards usually "sweet" Monday morning, June and Fhends making the play the great success it 9, and it was all brought about by was. warehouse clerk H. H. Edwards and to Helen Deckert was away from the Miss Jessie Burgess having been mar- offlce several days recently on account ried Sunday at high noon at AIethodlst of her mother being critically ill, but church by the pastor, Rev. Harvey BeIIa Vista as this goes to press we are glad to Jones. We extend our heartiest con- LARGEST RESORT IN THE report Mrs. Deckert much improved. gratulations for a very happy future. OZARICS Conductor Harry Kirk, who has ON THE FRISCO spent several months at a sanitarium Modern hotel. lodges, furnished cot- DIVISION STOREKEEPER'S in Paris, Texas, has returned home taaes. free auto park : summer homes ; OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. much improved in health. g'ol0ng. dancing. bathing, boating, flsh- Virginia Bowman, daughter of con- ing and other sports. Easily accessible. ductor Ben Bowman, who spent the PEARL A. FAIN, Re~orter Near Eentonville. Ark., with complete winter at the Mount Vernon Sanitar- and friendly business service. ium, is now in Tulsa taking treatments Mr. and Mrs. Joe Earl and friends from a specialist and reports received Write for Booklet made a trip one Sunday recently to from friends are that she is doing LINEBARGER BROS., Owners Pittshurg, Kans., Picher, Olila.. and nlcely. Joplin and Carthage. There has been a very heavy move- Bella Vistai Arkansas Nrs. Geo. A. Stephen of Ottawa, Ill., ment of tomatoes and potatoes from formerly Miss Bertha Reed of this of- Texas points through this terminal for fice, is visiting relatives and friends the ast two weeks. in Springfield. Mi%s Xartlla Prandsen nnd brothers, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Dailey have re- Mr. Tom O'Kelley, chisf clerk, spent Fred and Walter, left June 18 for a turned from a flshing trip along the June 15 in Xemphis, vislting friends. trip to California to visit relatives. Gasconade rlver and brought proof of They are children of Peter Frandsen, their ability as fishermen as they ex- coach carpenter. hibited several varieties of the 'finny GENERAL STOREKEEPER'S tribe. Both Mr. and Alrs. Dailey were General yardmaster Caffey, with Mrs. enthusiastic about the beautiful OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. Caffey, spent several days flshing while scenery in Pulaski county which Mr. Caffey was on his vacation the abounds in springs and streams. STELLA COJIEGYS. Re~orter first part of June. They did not bring home any fish but did get a very un- W. C. Ward was off duty several usual "catch." While returning home days attending the funeral of a rela- Congratulations and best wishcs for tive. b very happy wedded life from this a black qnalce. four feet long, crawled office go to Air. and Mrs. Henry Mellon. out of the lunch basket into their car. F. 31. Hall has returned to his duties Xiss Clara Elizabeth Franken and Mr. R. 0. Davis, night yardmaster, and after a short vacation. >ti-. Hall is Henry Mellon were married June 2, in his familr spent part of JIr. Davis' va- now on duty as flagman at the Mill St. Joseph's Catholic church. They left cation with relatives in St. Louis and street crossing on the midnight shift. on the Sunnylancl for Kansas City, the remainder of the time rhep will Frank Parker has taken a job as thence to Denver, Salt Lake City and visit in the Oearks alon~- the nice cool hel]>er on the I1 p. m. transfer engine other points in thc west. The office stream&. after being on a switch tender position force presented them with a lovely Richard Mills nnd wife mere in St. several months. coffee urn, tray, cream and sugar. Louis June 12 to meet their daughters 0. B. Smith has bid in an engine Jflss Erma D. Goddard, whose mar- returning from Jefferson City. where herder job and is working nights for riage to Mr. Fred Scharpf took place they had been visiting. the first time in many years. June 11, was honored with a bridge W. B. Eckles has been off dutv shower at the home of Mrs. Harry I<. several days, presumably working on Hayes, assisted by Xlisses Effie Ott and OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER an arrangement for the switchmen's Maude Bedell, on the evening of June extra board. 6. A miniature bride was the center SPRINGFIELD, MO. L. V. Carner is working the night of attraction on the dining room table general yardmaster's position during where numerous gifts mere presented ORVILJA3 POBJZ, Reporter the absence of L. P. Lavelle who is the brlde-elect. The office forces gave enjoying his annual vacation. her a beautiful two-tone strike mantle Jl~neis the monrh for vacations and 0. B. Smith, W. F. Wood and C. R. clock. First prize in bridge went to Bortle are again on the west shops Miss Jack Fitzjohn, second to Niss wedding.-. None of our force has been indulging in the latter but some have engine which was again put on afrer Eunice Hagerman and consola~onto being pulled off a fortnight. Xiss Mary Murphy. The refreshments enioved short vacations. Ann 3IcCler- vpre quite attractive, consisting of no; 'made a trip to Chicago Decoration 31. Finkenbinder, south yards yard- cream frozen in the shape of a white Dav. Anna Willigan visited relatives master, has returned to his duties after lily with yellow center, served with in- in XIt. Pleasant. Texns. Z. XI'. Dunbar being off duty several weeks due to dividual cakes. Miss Mary Jane New- used a few days getting his dahlias set illness. ton received the ring from the cake, for a good start toward capturing the W. E. Lewis has taken the 3 p. m. Xis8 Elizabeth Gibson the dime and prizes at the fall show. 0. Paul Kreu- south yards engine foreman job since Hiss Jack Fitzjohn the thimble. gel- is visiting in southenst Alissouri, his position as assistant yardmaster on Twenty-one were present. while Mr. Stephenson attends the meet- Phelps avenue was taken off. Erma and Fred were marrled June ing of the superintendents' association. Ed Wadlep has been working an en- 11, in the First Presbyterian church, Misq Olive Bernet entertained friends gine herder's job the past several days and left on No. 4 for Chicago, also ar bridie June 3. in place of George Bnles who bid In a Toronto, Canada, and Wlagara Falls. Coble and Stanley are encaged in a temporary vacancy as a switchman in Fred formerlv worked in this office. ~rivatechess tournament. So far the the north yards. but la now connected with the treating honors are even, hut we have a hunch A. L. Ward recently enjoyed a trip plant of the Prisco. They will make that train dispatching is better prepa- to Knnsas City visiting relatives and rllelr home in Springfield after July 1. ration for chess than filing. friends. Mr. Ward also visited the Our happiest wishes are theirs for a V. C. Williams is feeling the urge radio station of the Kansas City SCar, long and happy life together. to take up gnlf but so far this month WDAF, and reports they have a won- Mr. Henry Mellon was assigned the has been too busy harvestin- raspher- derful station. positlnn of material clerk made vacant ries. C. E. Hosev is workinz the nosition by Miss Erma Goddard's resignation. V B. Gl~avesis sporting a new Chev- of an assista'nt yardmast-er duiing the rolet coupe. absence of L. V. Carner, who is on Now that the building mail room another position. has been placed under the snpervision AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT. MO. G. H. Viggers has bumped into the of the general manarer, our familv has passenger sration as a baggage master heen augmented hy Paul Lohrneyer and and reports everything going nicely. PEARL E. LEWIS, Reporter Boyd Orr. Welcome, hoys! J. E. Wheeler recently won an auto- Sam Pittman acted as relief agent at mobile in a raffle and now rides to work serenely. instead of walkinq. Honett June 2 and 3 account Agent OFFICE SUPT. TERMINALS Rrown attending Veterans' Reunlon in 0. >I. Simon is now working on the Springfield. SPRINGFIELD, MO. ~1 p. m, shift, his hours having been Katherine and XIildred Louise Mills, changed due to a reduction in the of- daughters of chief clerk Richard Mills, fice force. visited with friends in Jefferson City SORXIAN HTNDS. Reporter Guy Pollard and Xormnn Hinds re- this month. cently enjoyed a short visit in Kansas Morris L. Hudson. ice clerk. and his Mr. and Nrs. L. P. Lavelle and chil- City. farnlly spent several days in Kansas dren attended the Veterans' Reunion at George Chancellor spent a recent City recently, visiting relatives. Springfield and soon thereafter depart- week-end visiting relatives and friends Arch Long, who has served as station ed for nn extensive visit to several in Anderson, >lo., and was so unfor- master at %lonett for the past several western states, where they will visit tunate as to have had his automobile )'ears, has resigned to fill the duties of relatives and friends. partially wrecked. Serving a great Railroad System

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Jlr. B. Robinette, second trick oper- BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS ator at Magnolia, moved his household goods from Deckerville, Ark., to.Mag- NELLIE McGOWEN, Reporter nolia the first part of June. Nrs. L. D. Gardner, wife of extra W t gang foreman, is visiting friends and Mi Xr. E. A. Teed, superintendent term- relatives in Birmingham, Ala. re inals, Xrs. Teed and daughter Lenora, Mr. C. Beasley, section foreman at left June 15th in thew new Graham- Liden. Ala., was sick a few days the th Paige for a visit to points in Ohio. first of June and Relief Foreman H. ha Miss Edna Dolen and Niss Norine Smith worked in his place. sh Conway, employes of the accounting Nrs. W. V. Cockrell, wife of foreman department at St. Louis, stopped over at Forreston, is visiting a few days in Birmingham for a short visit with with relatives in Eupora, Miss. 2 JIrs. E. A. Teed, Sunday, May 18th. Miss Nrs. D. J. McKay, wife of Section workingat Ark. He has beer. Dolen and Miss Conway .were enroute F~~~~~~ D. 'J. h~c~~~at ~~i~~~ city, relieving Azent Bkgeru, recently. to Havana, Cuba, for a visit. was a Pensacola visitor last month. Tom Bryant, conductor, left Jones- If you want to know anything about 31r~.~~~k makefield, wife of section bore June 8th for Seymour, hi'o., to at- ag "thrills" just ask Mr. C. J. Thompson, F~~~~~~jack makefield at Boligee tend funeral of his nephew, who war ~l~,,was in pensacola accidentally killed in a motor collisioa Sc assistant to superintendent terminals. last near Springfield. bl June 2nd Mr. Thompson flew over to month. b' Atlanta, returning the next mornlng. At the present writing we are pre- The City of Jonesboro will start Jul! Mr. Thompson left Atlanta at 8 A. ;\.I., paring to take care of the peach ship- 1st paving two new districts. The a' making the return trip in fifty mlnutes. ment which will start within the next Phoenix Construction Co. have chargr. G. G. Hale, switchman, and wife are few days. The refrigerator cars will of this improvement work. I % visitlng Mrs. Hale's parents in Saco, be initially iced at Magnolia before The Phillips oil co, have opened' 1: Maine. being sent to different points to be their new storage station in Jonesboru u 5l.r~.hl. W: Reese, wife of brakeman, loaded and these same cars will be re- located on Frisco rails and are noa V was called to Orlando, Fla., on May iced here on their way to the Northern doing splendid business. V 30th, account of illness of her mother. markets. Mrs. H. C. Wilson, wife of clerlc, was ~~li~fForeman Franlc JIiles and The American Legion, Pickett Post called to Tallahassee, Ala., on May 30th, 1\1,.~. >files are on a visit with friends NO. 21, Jonesboro, Ark., will have a account death of her sister. Our and relatives in Glen Allen, Ala. big celebration at Jonesboro July 4th. sympathy is extended io Xrs. Wilson Jack and Oscar Helton, sons of Sec- The new 4200 'lass engines 'lave ' and family tion F~~~~~~S. L. H~~~~~of Hybart been making trips over the Willoff On May ilst the joint terminal ball -%la., are visiting relatives in pensacola; Springs and Memphis Subs. They sure team won their second game of the Fla. are some engines! ! season from the Birmingham News, the The town of Black Rock, Ark., was score being 11 to 4. host to the Frisco baseball team of J. B. Tyler, roadmaster, and wife. Memphis and the Memphis employes of are spending a two-week vacation in JONESBORO TICKET OFFICE Frisco. They took over 100 folks for '" Richmond, Va. JONESBORO, ARK. an auto ride over the hills, giving r W. D. Jolley, switchman, was called good view of Spring and Black river. to Nashville on June 4th, account of Also furnished dinner and after the death of his brother. We extend our W. A. SANDERS, Reporter game lunch was served. The Frisco sympathy to Mr. Jolley. boys expressed their appreciation for Nrs. C. M. Chance, operator, is in the wonderful time. The game was Knoxville, Tenn., where she was called Sam Newton, conduct!or on trains played at Black Rock, Friday, Nay account illness of her daughter. 898-899, made a trip to &It. Vernon, Ill., 30th, score 5-0 favor Memphis. Quite R. A. KilpatTick C. &I. Gann, E. T. during May visiting his father who was a number of Jonesboro employes and Boone and Wm. genton attended the reported ill and not expected to llve. their families attended. automobile races in Indianapolis re- W. H. Millinder. engine foreman. ~h~ papers are full of ,,heap : cently. trip rates over our railroad and all J. A. Graves, train clerk, left June ~~n~i",or$i~~dla,"~~fn~~,"s.t~a~~~er~~ you boys should take advantage and 15th for an extended Western tour in- Poplar Bluff, June 2nd. go after this class of travel and fill cluding E! Paso, San Francisco, Port- T. s. Bryant, conductor BSW branch, our trains. It is surprising the low lnnd, Ore Spokane, Wash.; St. Paul, and his Son !Commie Bryant fro? fares this year and any of you boys Winn.; chicago and other points. agent's oKice >Iemphis, spent June 0- that have any prospects, send them If you are short of news items for 4-6th flshing at Birdell, Ark., on around or have them call ticket office the next issue of the magazine you Elevenpoint river. They report a fine for information concerning these low will know it is due to the fact that the time and lots of Ash caught. rates. reporter is away on her vacation visit- Roach Finch, switchman Jonesboro ing in Louisville, Ky., Memphis and yard, went flshing Nay 25th and had other points. the misfortune to encounter a very hard. rain and roads got bad and he pulled out the housing on his Chevrolet TULSA ADVERT I SERS and had to be pulled in. MAGNOLIA TERMINALS Mrs. J. W. Ledbetter, wife of agent, - MAGNOLIA, ALA. has departed for a visit with her sister in Globe, Ariz. HENRY ADAMSON & Harvey Fyror, bill clerk, spent June 1st and 2nd at Mammoth Spring visit- LEFLORE POTEAU Irish Potatoes has been "King" for ing his relatives. COAL & MINING COMPANIES the past few days, as so far Magnolia W. G. Cook, claim agent, has been has handled 301 cars through the term- transferred to Ft. Worth, Texas, and MINERS and SHIPPERS inal. all from the southern part of Mr. J. C. Westbrooke, claim agent from of Alabama. Ft. Worth has been assigned this terri- Nrs. J. S. Hallman, wife of section tory. We hate to lose Nr. Cook, but we TULSA CHIEF (Bituminous) foreman at Pensacola, Fla., is on an welcome Mr. Westbrooke with us, and extended visit to Dallas, Tex., and other whose home Is in Jonesboro and who POTEAU CHIEF (Semi-Anthr.) parts of Texas visiting relatives. is widely known here. Miss Grace and Master Cecil Gaines. Frank Heller, 3rd trick telegrapher, COALS children of section foreman A. J Games Nettleton, Ark., layed off May 30th. He Mines Located at nt was relieved by C. B. Davis, extra - - -Pensacola. -.. - - .- - - , Fla.. are visiting rela- TULSA and POTEAU, OKLA. tives in Hybart, Ala. telegrapher from Black Rock, Ark. Nr. G. G. Homer, bridge inspector on Ed. Clining, J. A. Lillybridge and WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR the Columbus and Pensacola Sub., who Wright Lawson, all of whom work in COAL OF ANY GRADE is in the Frisco hospital at St. Louis. !s warehouse at Jonesboro, spent Sunday, Call Phones: Resldenoe 9681-Office 463811 reported as getting along nicely and !s June lxt, fishing in the St. Franc~s OR WRITE US AT ernected to be able to return to hls bottoms. ~~ TULSA, OKLA. R. R. 1, Box 64 home soon. Ben E. Oppenheim, commercial agent, W. E. Holmes, section foreman at Clyde Line, Hughey T. Abbott, travel- Linden, Ala., was on the sick list for ing passenger agents ATSF RR and a few days last month and was re- Charley Roher, traveling passenger lieved on his section by Relief Foreman agent CRIP Ry., paid this office a visit Roscoe Callaway of Columbus, Miss. during May. Relief Foreman W. C. Nanny is in W. H. Howell (~011-weevil),clerk, Adamson Coal and the Frisco hospital at St. Louis for came back to Jonesboro and is now Peter treatment. working night clerk's position. Extra Gang 209 which has been sur- W. M. Houston, night clerk, has bid Mining Company facing track on the Pensacola Sub., in clerk's position at Demopolis, Ala. was transferred to the Columbus Sub.. Mrs. Bertha Weaver, telegrapher, on June 9th and started surfacing be- made a trip to Memphis and Little TULSA - - OKLAHOMA tween Linden and Alagnolia. Foreman Rock, recently. L. D. Gardner is in charge. C. D. Rogers, extra telegrapher, is I Page 51

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GERTRUDE BAZZELL, Reporter I ' Friends of Mrs. W. H. Stiles, who uras injured in automobile accident Yay 17th. will be glad to know she has recovered sufliciently to be up again. Ilthough dry weather was hard on (hi: potato crop this season, many cars cave already moved, and scattered chipments should continue for the next few days, which should amount to an additional 15 cars. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Anderson of At- note visited with us on May 19th. Frederick Gillmore & Co., local ?rents for American West African he, ~nc,~announcedrecently that mail wvice from railway t'o ship here will be a realitv soon. This service will he from ~uifPorts to Canary Islands bnd West African Ports. The 11th annual long distance race of the Pensacola Yacht Club to Camp R'alton and return will begin June i3th, heading across Pensacola Bay and up Santa Rosa Sound for the resort. Khile the local skippers are ar Camp Balton thev will stage a number of By circulating a solution of Dearborn Special Formula No. boat races- and other water sport events. 134, water lines, feed water heaters and equipment of any type Xr. Don Fellows talked of landscape may be freed from scale in very short periods of time. An aver- gardening over WCOA Nay 26th. His talk enjoyed and will prove bene- age thickness of scale is cleaned off completely in one to three ficial to many. hours. 311s. L. L. Bangert and two sons are visiting relatives and friends In Sprlng- tdd. Extra heavy deposits require a longer time proportionately, Traveling Inspector Mr. Guinney and but no deposit can be too heavy for complete removal as long as dauph?er, Elizabeth, of Springfleld. spent two d'ays with us recently, this the treatment mixcd with water can be forced into contact with being their flrst trip to Pensacola. the surface of the scale. The dissolved and disintegrated scale is drained off and the equipment thoroughly washed. Dearborn ROGERSVILLE, MO. Special Formula No. 134 is reliable and completely effective, W. I<. JAMES, Reporter eliminating danger of acid or the laborious and expensive use of Jlr. Rae and Miss Lillian Edie re- hand tools. By this means the equipment nlay be returned to turned from New York City after service at its original efficiency within a few hours. spending a few days visiting their brother Paul Edie and family. Master John Jlelvin Edie, son of Mr. Try it. ad Jim. Paul Edie, accompanied his uncle and aunt Rae and Lillian Edie ilame on their return trln from New Tork to rpend the summe; with grand- Dearborn Chemical Company parents here in the Ooarlcs. 205 East 42nd Street. New York 310 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago Second trick onerator-clerk ~osition here diucontinue'd, Mr. Roy -~ogers Frirco Building, St. Louis li~placedsecond trick at Sulligent, Ala. :7e regret to see this position closed and to lose our friends Rogers and fmlly. W. K. James, operator night owl, re- leved by Mr. Burl Davis, extra. who -3s called to bedside of his sister, Mrs. .\lvis, account undergoing serious oper- !lion at the Baptist hospital, Memphis. .-B dust for dressing up. Nrs. 31. I<. Pace, wife of trainmaster L. S. BROPHY, Reporter Shrubs, hedge and Rowers has been terminals, recently returned from a .!mted and "Look out, boys," we are leasa ant visir to Snrintzfield- - and Nonett. The flrst car of vegetables of any 8 he next to none better. &I. K. Pace, tralnmaster terminals, kind to be shipped from Aliceville or TT. K. James, with the help of Nr. was in Springfield and Nonett Way 28. surrounding territory was made from : H Leming, constructed a sign on TIr. G. Cary, chief yard clerk, had a this station on June 9th, when a car x bank just west of station 5 by 43 pleasant trip to Detroit the latter part of Irish potatoes were loaded. The .~tmade from native fleld rocks and of May, returning home June I. results are good and the growers are hlte ,,washed reading, "ROGERS- Regret to report that W. J. Meckel, talking pota?'oes and cabbage in large , ILLE. quantities for the coming year. assistant yardmaster, has been in the Brakeman \IT. A. Edse relieved \V. C. St. Louis hospital for several weeks. Harris as conductor on the 3Iagnolla- MEMPHIS TERMINALS We wish for him a speedy recovery. Aliceville local for one trip, May 30th, - - 31. I<. Pace, trainmaster terminals, is account Conductor Harris sick. VARGARET STEWART, Reporter off duty on his vacation, although we Bert Lutzenberger was "captain of are unable at the present writing to the ship" on trains 945 and 946 June F. F. Loyer mas appointed coach ascertain just how and where he is 2nd and 3rd while Conductor Milburn -rd foreman, effective Nay 16. spending same. was off. \:la9 Myra Jacobs, steno-clerk in of- Te Scribe has just returned from a Mrs. W. RT.Moore and children, wife

+ ot superintendent terminals, was delightful vacatlon spent at points of and daughters of Clerk W. W. Moore, ?duty May 18-31 visiting in Thayer interest in Arkansas (which is a great returned recently from Townley, Ma., d St Louis. old State after all). where they visited relatives. Page 52

Operator B. M: Meana moved his Mrs. H. R. Wade of Amory, Miss., Miss Ila Cook, formerly of the divl family from Holly Springs to Alice- spent a recent week-end with Mrs. Dan ion accountant's offlce at Memphis, nr ville on June 4th. and are now per- Anderson. located at Chaffee, With her moth, manently located In thelr new home. Miss Dorothy Shelby, dau$hter of spent May 30 visiting friends in Me1 Coal chute Foreman C. C. FCrsggner conductor Shelby, who has been coach- phis. has taken over the engine watching in ing plays In different parts of Arkansas We are very sorry to learn of 1 addltion to-. his other duties as chute is home for a few days. Miss Dorothy serious illness of SIr. Ferguson's sist foreman, relieving John Mynatt as is very successful in this work. and sincerely trust that she will so watchman. Mrs. Charlie Ragsdale and daughter, recover. We sympathize deeply with Fireman Iona, are visiting in Maten this week. Check of all road crossings in t Noblett in this loss of his wife, who Our preacher. Engineer P. 0. Free- state of Nissouri has been complet died at Amory, on June 4th. man, has been nircn quite a bit of and the data compiled. Believe tt space in the ncnrspnl)ers for the flne report is going to be of valuable h~ Mrs. L. 5. Brophy and daughters. work he has done. Rev. Freeman ex- to us. wife and children of agent, are visiting erts a owerful influence for good Mrs. G. A. Campbell of Springfl~ at Mln. Grove and Hardy for a month. among Ris fellow workers and the did some "checking up" on Mr. Cam towns in which he visits. bell, our capable water service repal man, at Memphis. Mr. Campbell d not know his wife was in town xnrl ! THAYER NEWS DIVISION ENGINEER'S OFFICE can imagine hls explanations for i MEMPHIS, TENN. getting home until a verv late ha HAZEL ANDERSON, Reporter that night. We later learried that J C. C. SICKLES, Reporter Campbell was called out of town on ; Victor Huddleston left recently for emergency job and this was ?he car! Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the engi- Sow that school days are over for a of his lateness in returning home fm neer's convention. few months, little SIisses Betty Frances work. Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Hacketr of Spring- Scott and Ruth Anne Koontz are going Miss Corinne Haman of Cape Clra fleld vislted recently with Mr. and Mrs. to have a good time playing and visit- deau spent several days in Memph Albert Sams. ing. They are both flguring in a good visiting her brother Otis. Mrs. C. B. Callahan is enjoying s.ev- many dance and musical recitals this Mrs. J. 31. Van Dover has undergo. era1 weeks' visit with her sisters in summer. quite a serious oweration but we 3 Omaha, Neb. R. W. Olney and 5. J. Welch have very glad to learn that she is recove Mr. and Mrs. Proctor Lamb, Mr. and moved their offlce equipment from Pen- ing nicely and will soon return horr Mrs. Blll Davis and group of frlends sacola to Memphis and will use M'em- Hedges-Weeks Construction Cor from Jonesboro spent week flshing on phis as their head uarters. We hope pany are now starting on rebullding Spring river. Some new flsh stories they will like XIemphs as much as they James river bridge, near Springfleld. will be in circulation. did Pensacola. The new hydro-electric developme! Joe Gibbons, switchman, attended the George Koontz visited the flrst week near Van Buren is now in progress ar Veterans' Reunion in Springfle!d. of June with his parents at Memphis one of the largest dams in this vicinll Mrs. Homer Johnson is visltlng with and is now in Denver. George has will be constructed. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bechtel. been attending the 5, M. U. at Dallas Mr. anb Mrs. Roy Smith and family and is now enjoying- a much needed spent last week in South Fork visiting vacation. B&B AND WATER SERVICE DEP' friends and relatives. R. P. "Bob" Cummings, of the St. Mrs. P. 0. Freemnn is visiting wit11 Louis offlce. spent June 14 wlth us. SOUTHERN DIVISION her son, Robert, who Is attending col- We were all .glad to see him. lege at Bolivar. 1\20. H. E. Barry of St. Louis, and J. I. BILLY BENNETT, Reporter Mrs. Leslie Woodldrige and daughter, Slckles of this offlce, spent the week- Coetta, are visiting friends in Ark- end of June 14 at Horseshoe Lake. Big business! Heavy trains - That ansas. While they did not have as much luck what we are expecting down here, a Master Joseph Spangler of Memphis in the number of Ash caught, they both Southern division ile driver has agdl is vislting his father, Wm. Spangler. had a very enjoyable trip and have gotten busy buil&ng and renewin here. Joseph says the Sunnyland planned another one in the near future. brldges down on the new line. Mr.. train, with his dad to pull It, can't be The water was just right for swlm- E. Jackson. pile driver foreman, ri beaten. ming. sumed drlvlng on June 2 and is nu Mr. and Mrs. Rave Bullion of Mem- G. Honey and family of Hemphis working In vicinity of Aliceville, Ala. phis visited her parents here this week. made a motor trip to Stoutlnnd, Blo.. It must be flne to be a Frisco Vet Clifford hMller of Lepanto 1s visiting via Springfleld, on May 16. They re- eran. At least, we gathered that fro[ at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Banks. ported a good trip and were accom- the report given us of this vear's re The Ladies' Auxiliary of the B. of R. panied back by their son, Quelin, who union by our general foreman BIE T. entertained with their yearly ban- has been attending school there. Mr. W. L. Eaves, and water servir quet. May 24. A large number was Paul Schmltz, wife and baby, spent foreman W. B. Bailey, who attend? nresent as the families were invlted to the week-end of June 7 visitln~-~- his Mr. Eaves and-. Mr.-- . Bailev men1 Ju2 - r--~-- attend,,. ~n excellent dlnner was served parents at Fort Smith. 2 and 3 in Sprlngfleld. and a flne entertainment was provided. We are glad to learn of the promotion Mr. W. A. Digman. BBB foremar These meetings would stand re~etltion of J. T. Benton of the flrm of Reid and wlth Mrs. Diaman sDent Sundav. JULJ more often. - Lowe, from secretary to general man- 1.5, visiting friends at Monroevfiie na! Others who are taking advantage of ager. Fountain, Ala. Mr. Digman Is locat;' flshing tlme are Mr. and Mrs. Homer "Bill" Koontz left June 16 for Fort at Barrineau Park. Johnson, Ernest Bechtel, Mr. Dee Smith, where he will remain this sum- Mr. D. G. Mann, acting assistat! Moore and Edgar Lee. mer. water service foreman, was called '.

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ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF Sherrill Oil Co. GASOLINE, KEROSENE, OILS Headquarters for Frisco Fuel Oil in Cars or Over Docks Visitors PENSACOLA, FLORIDA %:men,Ark., on June 17, due to the We came very near losing a ball 8i8uthof his mother. Our deepesr sym- game Sunday, June 1. with Turrell. ?~rhyis extended to Mr. hIann. .\rk., our team going there for the Friends OK Mr. BuIord Garritt, who game and the score being 5 t'o 6. ..r? longlng Lor an auto spin in the S. L. Oliver spent June 2 in Spring- ,,>.?I snmmer breezes rnizht be interest- field attending the reunion. 81 in learning that he has just pur- T. E. Bryant, rashier's clerk, spent ,ii?cd a new Ford car and says all his week of June 1 fishing on Eleven '~~mdsare Invited for a ride. Mr. Points. G~rritt is a carpenter in Mr. Dig- JIiss Elma Wright, comptometer 01,- r1,tn'cl gang. air. J. \Ir.Evans, clerk to B&B and erator, enjoyed five days' vacation Arst Taler service foreman, with Mrs. of June, spending a couple in Troy, Yxw, spent Sunday. June 1, in Tupelo, Tenn. '~I~.s., Mrs. Evans's former home. T. E. Ragwell, rate clerk, had to be We have by no means forgotten our taken home from the office, afternoon ::4stant water service foreman. Mr. of June 6, account an acute neuritis Llitber Williams, who is now recover- pain and uwc unable to work for a -,- from injuries received sometime couple of days. W. 0. Farris, dispo- ?ck. Glad to report Mr. Williams is sition clerk, was also taken sick on :dlinr along nicely. He is with rela- that date and is still unable to return ,I; "8 in Sprinafielcl. to work. Understand he Is suffering .\. B. Rachel, carpenter in W. 4. Dig- from malaria. ym's gang, spent the week-end of Mrs. Lelia Lenihan, stenographer, tune 14 and 15 in Selma, Ala.. visiting took several days' vacation first of ,IS nephew, in l~ospltalthcre. June which she had to spend with one .Mr. Geo. McCartney, water service of her sisters who is very ill at this '5reman at Thayer, hIo., was ill sevcral time. .fays during the week of June 2. Another ball game on June 8, this Mr. J. P. Miles, carpenter in Mr. Dig- one with We,st hlemphis Ramblers, ancl :I~Xgang, spenl' the week-end of we won agaln. 7 to 1. Ili~te 14 visiting his brother in Pensa- A. V. Garrett OSkD clerk, was un- Good tobacco hd?.. able to work June 9 account illness. We llke our superintendent. You bet Miss Mildred Estes, waybill checker, 7,-? do, end we're going to dress hls enjoyed a few days' vacation the first fflce up for spring. BMB department of .Tune, the first she has had in scveral helps on this job r"cent1y made arrangements for the re- years. n~pering of 3Yr Frazier's office. Our E. XI. Grihsom, check and receiving t,ainrnasterls office, also dispatchers clerk, nras called to Sanatarlum, AIlss., quarters, will be gone over at the same June 13, account illness of his brother. a man controls the :he. Xr. A. H. Davis. agent of Bragg City, Mr. Q. G. Homer, B&B inspecl'or, who XIo., and family spent week-end of June r~centlyunderwent a serious operation WHENmovement of hundreds of 14 visiting in the home of W. .\. Moore, n the St. Louis hospital. is now re- assistant platform foreman. 4:uperating at his home in Guin, Ala. F. L. Aikin and B. C. Johnson spent trains a day, he has to be on top ilthough Yr. Homer is doing nicely, the week-end of June 14 at Realfoor re regret to say that he will be unable 7,ake flshing. of detail every minute. 1st relurn to work for some time. Mlss Elma Wright spent Sunday, W. G. Ye reporter most thoroughly enjoyed June 15, in Red Banks. Miss.. with ine day of her vacation spent in friends. Waite, in charge of the tower out- Kansas City June 16. We lost our first ball Kame this Reason June 15 to Sikeston. Mo.. 3 to 2. side the Union Depot in Chicago, but not until the ninth Inning. Roy LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE Neadows pitched a marvelou~l game and we all enjoyed it' even though we knows how well a slow-going pipe- MEMPHIS, TENN. dltl lose. The team ancl fans spent an enjoyable day back and forth on the ful of good old Edgeworth helps train and while in Sikeston. We also VIRGINIA GRIFFIN, Reporter enjoyed visiting with Miss Ila Cook him to concentrate. Edgeworth and Ralph Stevens, of Chaffee, who \Ye were sorry to hear of the death drive down to see the game. JIiss lends itself to steady smoking, for ,)IFrank L. Aikin. accountant clerk's Cook was formerlv stenoaranher in 21. division accountant's office here. farher, who passed away on May C. 31. Davis, claim clerk, and JIrs. it is cool and it never bites-and Sincere sympathy is extended this Davis returned mornina of June 16 kmilr- ..., . from an enjoyable trip-to California, the flavor stays good. Floyd Egelberg, from the general of- spending mosl'of the time in San Fran- Fcp. St. Louis, who has been assigned wsition in the revising bureau here cisco attending a church conference. >;it 'acant by Miss Garland Hayes on Hay 24, who left the service to be mar- EDGEWORTH wd. We are glad to have him with us. Our ball team won another game I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION 1 SMOKING TOBACCO Hay 25, score 4 to 3; playing Long- new Heights. H. A. hlarkham, interchange clerk, TULSA REVISING BUREAU ruffered some kind of a heart spell nhlle at work Nay 26 and to date TULSA, OKLA. If YOU don't knot0 Edge- Idune 17) is unable to return to work. worth, rnril the coupon for He is improving and we are in hopes a generous free pket to MARGUERITE HEFREN, Reporter ,r will 60011 be able to return. try. Let Edgeuvrrh show I. L. Bazzi, inbound delivery clerk, you haw good it is-you be rook hls vacation the latter part of Ivar Johnson, chief revising clerk, ria).. Mrs. Fazzi's brother and his wife was in Lawton, Oltla., June 6, acquaint- rhe judge. Addrear Lurw 2 Sew Pork City were visiting them ing the agents office with the various &Dm.Co., Richmond, Yo. ind they all spent a few days in Nash- methods used In zone revising. He vllle together. then visited his parents In AnaAarko, E'eryone is still talklng about the nk12- .- .. -. mdtime in Black Rock, 4rk.. on May When asked how mllnv fish he had I, when our boys went there for a caught upon the last finhlng trip Leo LARUS & BRO. CO., 100 S. 22d St. bdl game and winning 6 to 0. L W. Tankersley, claim clerk, and Brown remarked that he had caught Richmond, Va. A. S. Crothers, express clerk, were un- one flsh about' two inches long and a small one. The Fourth of July Leo I'll try your Edgeworth. And 1'11 try it in a hie to work a cou~leof days- latter is planning to go to Spavinaw Lake and rtrt of ?day due to illness. good pipe. I. F. Wright. chief bill clerk. spent see if he can equal the previous record. nre days' vacation latter part of May P. L. Brendel, auditor-revenues of- riding and visiting around in Arkansas fice, visited this bureau the flrst week xnd YYasouri, and this week he is in June. ,,king a few more days. George J~usskeep us informed of S. R. Walker, check and receiving the happenings of Amos and Andy. clerk, spent May 30 and 31 in Hardy, as he recently purchased a radio. And the Ark. Mrs. Ivar Johnson and daughter. town and state Yr. and Mrs. E. M. Grlssom spent Joyce, are visiting in Ardmore, Okla.. !fay 30 and 31 in Pensacola. as the guest of Mrs. Johnson's parents. Now let the Edgeworth come ! T-a3 Page 54

Guy Al'iller will be in St. Louis for WEST TULSA STORES DEPT. Miss Janice Coffer, stenograpb the Fourrh. spent June 1 visitlng in Luther a Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Harter of Okla- TOM JIISHLER. Reporter Oklahoma City. homa City visited with Mrs. Harter's Mrs. Glen V. Stone and children P parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Thomas, the Franb Easley, formerly with the visiting a few days with Mrs. Stont past week-end. stores department, is now located in parents near Proctor, Okla. Mrs. Guy Reid and Mrs. Lim Mull1 Marguerite Hefren will spend part of Greenwood, Ark. of Mt. Vernon, Mo., spent the wu her vacation, commencing July 3, in Thos. H. Woolsey has transferrea to ending May 30 with their sister. 11 St. Louis. Oklahoma City as store helper. Chas. h'iemeyer and family. William E. Ross, of the U. S. ~a.1 is spending a month visiting his unc L. C. Akin, and family. Harold Yeargain, formerly with t store department. is now employed SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS the oil fields at Oklahoma City.

40th AND 43rd TRACK DIVISIO' ~e~coMetal SHOCKLEY'S SAPULPA, OKLA. I J. A. JlacMILLAN, Reporter A High Grade CAST "One Stop Service" Jake Garrison, relief foreman, b. IRON Adaptable for Firestone Tires and Tubes just returned from the hospital all Batteries, Car Washing undergoing an operation for app. RAILWAY CASTINGS Reline Brakes and Adjust dicitis and is now doing flne. Business is still good on the Ok' MANUFACTURED BY Expert Lubrication homa sub, consisting mostly of ni. I terial for the oil field at Chandler as We Make Delivery to Any of Oklahoma City, both of them being full swing. The east yard at 0klabon4 Reynolds the Shops City Is now surrounded with wells, r main line running through the nor part of this field, to which there seer Manufacturing Co. SHOCKLEY TIRE CO. to he no limit. 610 St. Louis Ave. Work of arranging tracks in cn. SPRINGFIELD, MO. nection with near station at Oklahor Phone 135 SPRINGFIELD City has been started, and the Ra, Island is also laying their main 11 through our south yards with 11 pound rail and all Manganese fro?

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The "Sperry Rail Detector" machine 3Iiss XIaloney and JIiss O'Brien spent by E. Reimer, is now on the second has been over the Cherokee sub, ac- Sunday in St. Louis visiting relatives. ALB clerk's desk. mnpanied by Roadmasters Russell and The Ladies' Club will hive their Mr. Bill Morris, former general clerk Baker and division engineer. regular monthly meeting Tuesday eve- at Enid, Okla., is now employed on one The BCB departments have removed ning, June 17, and there Ig some talk of the general clerk's desks In this !he track scales at Sapulpa for re- of a plcnic in the very near future. ------.nfflro r-nairs. --- This will probably be our last meeting Mr. W. C. Henke. formerlv shoo ac- Three DL the bridge gangs on the for some time as the weather is getting countant in this office, leff ~atu-day, Biluthaestern division are engaged in so warm we have decided for the sum- June 14, for Memphis, Tenn., where he I-plylng and galvanizing bridges, ex- mer months to discontinue meetings will take over the duties of ALB clerk :lusively. and instead to have outdoor social at that point. Work of constructing a new 834-foot gatherings in the form of picnics, ere. Very sorry to report that the above lrack to serve the Wertzberger Der- We do wish some of our out-of-town mentioned reduction caused us to lose rick Co., near Red Fork, is now in friends would accept an invitation to Mr. Robert Patrick, former assistant be with us on these occasions. bill and voucher clerk, who, because of R>ss Ward has been assigned fore- his short length of service was not man on the Verdigris section. able to displace any younger clerk. John Green has been assigned fore- OFFICE SUPT. TERMINALS Xr. and Blrs. V. L. Thomas spent the man on Afton G-11 section. WEST TULSA, OKLA. Decoration Day holiday visitlng friends John Braga, assigned to Sapulpa and relatives in St. ~buis.Mo. yard section. NISS EDSA .L WOODEN, Reporter 3Ir. Lane Guinney, traveling account- IY. H. Hedrick, assigned to Kelly- ant from Springfield, Mo., was a visitor vllle section. in the office May 26. Geo. NcNeal has been assigned fore- S. A. Crawford, yardmaster, who has Mr. Anderson, Santa Fe traveling ac- man an extra gang 148, working in s~entseveral months at the novern- countant, spent May 27 in the office connection with re-arranging tracks at ment sanitarium. Legion, ~esas,-forthe checking up on the joint facility bill Oklahoma City. benefit of his health, paid thls office at Tulsa. Okla. a visit recently. We are glad to re- Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wright and some port that Blr. Crawford fs getting friends spent the Decoration Day holl- TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT along n~celyand hope that it will be dav fishinn in the vicinitv of the only a short time until he is completel~ Klamichi mountains. A very &ccessful TULSA, OKLA. recovered. trip was reported. - ,Mrs. G. G. Harrison and daughter. Miss ~MaurineMahan spent the week- MARGERY A. O'BRIEN, Reporter Miss Francis, spent a few days recently end of May 31 visiting relat'ives in visiting relatives and friends in Oklahoma City, Okla. Springfleld. Sow that the census taking is over D. J. Lyons, assistant general yard- and the offlcial count for the city of master, has returned to dutv after en- OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT Tulsa 1s approximately 145,000 we all joying a two weeks' vacation. SAPULPA, OKLA. feel better. While we reallv expected Chester Corbin. yard clerk, has re- Tulsa to go a little better 'than these turned from St. Louis, where he spent figures it shows a nice increase and several days in the hospital account JENNIE F. AITCHISOS, Reporter Ire hope by the time the next ten years illness. roll around Tulsa will be one of the W. H. Cashman, operator, has re- The marriage of Robert Hill and !argest if not the largest city in the turned to his dutles after spending Lorraine DeLozier has been announced. ?Late of Oklahoma. several days in San Francisco, where Xr. Hill is chainman in the englneer- Tulsa is to have a new Athletic Club he went to attend the 0. R. T. con- ing department and the son of E. L. bg fall of this year. Tentative plans vention. Hill, assistant superintendent on the rre for an 11-story building with all We were sorry, indeed, to hear of the Oklahoma and Chickasha subs. Miss modern and up-to-date club facilities, death of Mrs. L. G. Denny, which oc- DeLozier is the grand-daughter of H. We ground floor to be occupied by curred at Ada, Okla.. June 11. Mr. F. DeLozier, traveling frelght solicitor. ?bhps, stores, etc. Denny was formerly agent at West L. 0. Williams, Jr., has been added All these enterprises will bring work Tulsa, and the entire Tulsa terminal to the staff of civil engineers on the to Tulsa and give the many unem- join In extending sympathy to Mr. Southwestern division as transitman. ployed something to do. Denny and his family in their great >Ir. Williams came here from W. Palm Tulsa is also to have an immense loss. Beach, Fla.. where he was en~ployed new cement plant, The Missouri Ce- Herman Rolen, yard clerk, was tzken by the W. Palm Beach Water Company ment Company. This plant will cost seriously ill Saturday evenlng, June as chemist. He 1s the son of L. 0. 14. and was taken to the Xl'orninaside rR the neighborhood of $2,500,000; they Williams, assistant treasurer. will employ aggroximately 250 oeoole. hospital where he was operated on Frank Tellgren, who has been em- This all means trafflc for the~rkco immediately for appendicitis. We are ployed in the engineering department railroad and we are working hard to glad to report Herman is getting for some time, resigned June 1 to re- ncrease our earnings in every way. along nicely and hope that he will turn to his native home in Sweden. Rhl!~ we did not do so well In May soon be able to return to work. 31. E. West. general clerk, is con- ae are all working hard and are hope- valescing after a six weeks' illness and iul of better showing for June-both expects to return to work shortly. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Miss Lois Flanagan spent a week at freight and passenger. SAPU LPA, OKLA. We sre getting nice reports from the the St. Louis hospital and is back on St. Louis hospital of the good progress the job again. - Berry Rea, our rate clerk, is making V. L. THOXAS. Reporter Mrs. Ray Good, formerly Feirba Jus- :~ndare looking forward to his return tice, was a recent visitor at the office. lo headquarters within the next few Due to the recent reduction of forces. Mrs. Good was formerly emoloyed as ,reeks. many changes have been made in the statistician before her - marriage and when visiting Sapulpa never fails to 17'e all want to extend our slncere personnel of the office at this point. sympathy to AM^. L. G. Denny, agent at Mr. C. U. Allen. formerlv dlvislon make a vislt to the office. Ada, and his family over the loss of accountant at Enid, Okla..- Is now Several Sapulpans attended the picnic LIS dear wife. Mrs. Denny formerlv assistant dlvislon accountant in this of the Frisco Employes' Club at Belle lived In Tulsa and had many friends offlce. Isle, Oklahoma City. nure, all of whom were shocked to Nr. Broe Mitchell, who has been em- h~arof her sudden death. The funeral ployed by the fuel department for the ,ras held in Rose Hill cemetery on last few months, is now back again Friday afternoon and was attended by holding down the position of bill and THE CHAFFEE many, many friends. voucher clerk. Xr. 0. H. Reid, general aeent. Tulsa. Mr. C. C. Long, who was displaced by Broe Mitchell, has now taken over the 1 ICE dr COLD STORAGE CO. I relurned this morning frch .a two reeks' vacation. Mr. Reld spent his duties of assistant bill and voucher Manufaoturers of Pure Distilled Water Ice ~acation with his mother and other clerk. relatives tn Arkansas. Mr. E. Reimer, prominent on varlous FRISCO ICEING STATION divisions and recently employed in the HIGH-GRADE COAL St. Louis offlce, is now head A&B clerk. 1Mr. V. L. Thomas, who was displaced CLASSIFIED ADS I I --- - - fsslled advertisln~under thls heading will FT. 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TULSA FREIGHT OFFICE Natteson, agent, Western Weighing passed away at his home in Sprin. and Ins~ection Bureau, Sherman, field, Alo., June 12, after a lingeri. !' TULSA, OKLA. Texas. illness. - I( Goldie Workman, tonnage clerk, with Engineer David R. Beeler, who h a' MARY JENKINS, Reporter parents and friends motored to Forrest been away from duty on vacal Parli, "The plaJ'gr0UndS in the Ozarks," which he snent in California. has n Nort Raines, checker, and wife have ---,XT~VRn returned td work and reports a r@ just returned from their vacation A. C. Carl, receiving clerk, is getting enjoyableEnaineer trip. James Turriff. Creek su which thev srlent with relatives and out the old "Bamboo" nole. Carl is friends in -Fol:t Wayne, Iud. planning a fishing trip around Bernice, divisi'on, is absent on leave of absen~ Owing to position as general clerk Okla., and like all fishermen expects to spending his vacation in Canada nt 1 in agent's office having been abolished make the bin catch of the season. Shrine convention. W. H. Holmes has left us to take a Lon ~urd;warehouse foreman, and Mr. Chas. Ratzlaff, machinist. W.' I) position in the baggage room. wife motored to Vinita, Olila., Decora- Tulsa, is the proud owner of a n* Billie Caale, formerlv with the zone tion Day. Chevrolet coach. I bureau here, and haviig been with the Claude Johnson, assistant claim Mr. Tony Phillips, blacksmith, Wp treasurer's department at St. Louis. clerk, and Camily are spending a week's Tulsa, 1s the owner of n new Chevro: fi No., for the past year, has returned to vacation at Brown Branch. Xo.. visit- coupe. Tulsa to make this her home again. ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fireman Monroe. who has been - Pewec (Melvin) Sloan, checker, has Johnson, and hl'rs. Johnson's parents. Sprinqfield passenger runs for sor i( been off duty the past week with a Mr. and Mrs. Hogue. Mr. Hogue is an time, is now again with us at IY. bad case of tonsilitis. old retired Fri~c0agent. Tulsa, on runs 442 and 443. Cheroh ? R. W. McLemore, checker, accom- sub. panied by hls family spent Decoration hIr. Wm. Hubbard. yard englnc Dav with relatives at Stillwater. Oltla. f West Tulsa, is planning an extensl t Sfr. and >?rs. Fred Bashe, 0. S. & D. MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS vacation in Colorado and Portla7 clerk, and wife spent Decoration Day WEST TULSA, OKLA. Ore., vla Salt Lake City and Ro] , with their son, Bob, in Oklahoma City, Gorge route. I Oicln. Bob, who was at one time con- L. A. MACK and ETHEL NATIOS, nected with tlre Frisco, is now in the Reporters emnlov of the Mid-Continent Petroleum TRANSPORTATION AND ~o+obation at Oklahoma City. Oltla. Mr. E. L. Willsey, car foreman, with CAL DEPARTMENT W. A. Bryan, chief rate clerk, wife Mrs. Willsey and daughters, 3laurlce and dauahter, Irene. have just returned and Kathryn, left June 16 for Los An- AFTON, OKLA. I from a week's visit with-Mr. Bryan's geles, Calif., via Grand Canyon. Mr. brother and sister, J. T. and Miss Willsey expects to do some Ashing in LUTIE D. DAVIS, Reporter Ma~xieBryan, at Ft. Worth. Texas. the ocean. Hope he doesn't bring us a Also-visiteci their friends, Mr. and Mrs. whale for a souvenir. Warren W. Hopkins, section emplo Miss Emelia Kalt and brother, Bill, since 1922. passed away >lay 22. ! motored to Fort Smith to rislt friends Hopkins had been in poor health I Nay 24. some time and confined to his bed 1 hIr. Wm. F. Krafft, secretary to mas- the past four weeks. Cause ot b ter mechanic, and Mrs. KraPet and death was heart trouble. We want l children are spending their vacation in exnress our deepest ss~rnpathy. . to h FIRST NATIONAL 3Tissouri and Kansas. Suppose Bill will family. have some good fish stories. Dr. R. H. Harper, company physicir We are glad to see Jack Drake out was called to Stockton. Calif., h. BANK in Wichita of the hospital. Jack underwent an mother having fallen, fracturing hf operation for acute appendicitis. He hip. A message from Dr. Harper slate states he cannot praise Dr. Lowe too his mother resting as well as could b, highly for the wonderful attention 1 WICHITA. KANSAS given him. ~gbertTodd, roundhouse emplo~i Xiss Anne Mitchell visited home returned recently from St. Louis hor.1 folks in Muskogee June 7. nital where he has been receirinpi Ch?, Mr. R. B. Spencer spent a few days treatments. fishing on Spavinaw Lake. He reports N. H. Hudson, express messenger,ar' nlentv of Ash in the lake. wife visited in Spavinaw with lhrr RESOURCES ' ~abkLondagin is now driving a daughter, Mrs. J. E. Wyley. new Pontiac. A. G. Wooliver. brakeman, and farnil- Enaineer Peter Gernahtv is absent vlsited with his cousin, Mrs. Wiiiiar $20,000,000.00 fromuduty account of iliness. Sherden, in Commerce, Okla. Want to extend our sympathy to Miss Josephine Hogan Is spending* engineer Boyne and family in the loss few days with her father. E. P. Hoga~ of their brother. Mr. Boyne's brother general yardmaster.

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W. J. Cunningham, wife of .rick yard clerk, and daughters, I RIVER DIVISION I 3 Doris, vistted with Nrs. Zilar er relatives In ;Miami, Okla. TICKET AND FREIGHT OFFICE Relieved of a HAYTI, MO. ,.. TRAFFIC MANAGER'S OFFICE Severe Case of ryl OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. F. 31. CARLOCK. Renorter LDCILLE BATTERN, Reporter Chas. LaFont, third trick yard clerk, Hemorrhoids was off account of sickness, May 5, re- S. W. Dunkin, traveling freight and lieved by Extra Clcrk Carl J. Lewis. R. A. Hemann, a Chesapeake and Ohio wssenger agent, Memphis, accompanied Have had entire change of operators Engineer, Urges All Who Are Suf- ,'I of Ward Belmont students Nem- since May 1. J. A. Chronister bid in the nl~isto Oklahoma City, June 6. third at Chaffee. first trick then being fering From Rectal Troubles to Oscar Hall, superintendent, Fred bid in by D. Asher. who went to work Write The McCleary Clinic Barvey dining car service, was an of- May 30, second trick was bid in by F. 1.9 visitor one day this month. M. Carlock, and third trick by W. L. Roy Hughes, traveling freight and Powell. R. A. Hemann of 1313 Lexington masenger agent, and wife joined J. W. Crops here are in need of a ~oodraln. Avenue, Ashland, Kentucky, an engi- 111r1ne:arrent. Enid. and wife and -. ~.,. Nathan Carle, second trick 5w-d clerk. neer for the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail- hhn Xiorgan, trafAc manager of was off Alay 28 to June 8, account of an ~'iiamplin Refining Company, and wife infected foot. Carle Is back with us now. road, who was entirely relieved of a I! Mediclne Park on a fishing trio as happy as evcr. severe case of Hemorrhoids (Piles), c~ek-end June 7. Caught very few W. L. Powell didn't stay long with us as uaual, but had a wonderful time. urges all railroad men or members of Blll bid in the agency at Dell. Ark., and their families who are afflicted with May Ne Cerveny, cotton clerk, spent left us June 5. W. C. Skaggs relieved -4-end May 31 with her parents at Powell. rectal trouble of any kind to write The Frdgue, Okla. Brakemen extra board has been cut NcCleary Clinic, 2663 Elms Blvd., Nrs. H. G. Snvder. wife of traftlc Ex- here and the boys have been spcndina celsior Springs, Mo., for a free copy of Tanager, spent se'veral days in Shreve- their time fishing. All report that they r,,lrt,La., this month with relatives and are catching big ones. their book which fully describes the iriends. McCleary treatment. Ni-. Hemann suf- R. 0. Hopkins, assistant general !cent, and wife accompanied special AGENT'S OFFICE fered many years before taking the 1r:~in of Shriners, Oklahonla City to BLYTHEVILLE, ARK. McCleary treatment but was complete- Poronb, June 6, which we handled on ly relieved and is now back on his ,*turn trip St. Louis to Oklahoma City. SIARTHA REYNOLDS. Rcl~orter \Ye handled special train 12 cars of run. The McCleary treatment is en- Ynjestic radio dealers en route to Chi- G. D. Gorham and J. C. Poindexter dorsed by thousands of other iornler #.rgo, via St. Louis, June 15; Bob Hop- visited in Walnut Ridge. Sunday. June patients, including railroad men from ::ins, assistant general agent, accom- 8. with relatives. every section of the United States and I pnied party to St. Louis. S. 3Ioseley was absent Prom work from Caliada. H. 13. Snyder, traffic manager, ac- June 3 until June 7, account of bcina There is no cost or obliga- onmpanfed members of the Oklahoma sick. tion in writing for this book.-Adv. ~'ip Chamber of Commerce annual I. H. Capshaw left June 9. for St. \;&will Tour. May 12 to 17. Louis. ;\lo., where he entered the Frisco Bonnie Battern, stenographer, has Hospital and where he will remain until had a very pleasant time. but that the been In the hospital for some time, he regains his good health again. fish were not bit in^ very good this time. wing undexone an oneration. She Ed. Foster. new yard clerk. and fam- Mr. Russell Bicnert. agwt at >lore- IY now feeling flne and hopes to be ily. formerly of Kennett, are makinz house, Mrs. Eienert and little daughter i~ackon the job soon. their home in Blytheville now. rr~ccntly spent Sunday with Mr. and John Poinclester of Walnut Riclce, dis- Mrs. G. A. Bienert in Chaffee. :E OF GENERAL AGENT placed A. D, Dowland as platform fore- Maple Davidson. stenographer In thea QKMULGEE, OKLA. man. effective Nay 22. soperintendent's ofCico, is awav on a two-weeks' vacation, spenclinp pait of the ELXA I. COBB, Reporter CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. tune motorina through tile Ozarks. Mrs. C. E. YcDonouKh and little m.H. T. Wood, chlef clerk, spent the INEZ LAIL. Reporter daughter, Catherine Lee, have returned *reek-end of June 1.5 in Sasakwa visit- from a month's visit nrlth relativeb in Campbell. q rela tives and friends. JIrs. Wood David Hawltins. former report clerk. snd chi1 dren, who had spent the,past who has been working at the passengel' Quite a number of Chaffee employes iiw wee ,ic4 there. returned with hlm. motored to S~keston.Sunday. June 1.5, to station. is again a member of the freight attend the ball Kame between the Mem- Xr. a nd -~rs.'Key F.- Wilhelm of house force, having displaced R. I.:. Aolaenv ille have been visiting in the phis Club and S~keston Meadows as platforrn foreman. 311'. and MIS. Dean Underwood and F Mrs. Wilhelm's sister, Mrs. R. E. Meadows, former platform fore- V.-kiltard. Mr. Wilhelm was man at Cape Girardeau. in mceivin~con- son. Gayn Paul, ancl Mrs. J. D. Allison I demurrage clerlc at this gratulations over the arrival of a son. motored to Van Buren. Mo.. where they This is the third child antl second son. will camp at BIK Spring for several days. xr. -4 . T. Ekstrom, engineer, and Cleatus Price, clerk at Poplar Bluff. Niss Elizah~thGrieshaber and mother Yrs. Ekrstrom have returned from a ten was a visitor in our offlce recently. recently motored to Ste. Genevieve and days' vi:3it in San Antonio, Texas, with David Hawkins, platform foreman. Zell to spend a week-end with relatives lheir soln, Mr. Leo Ekstrom, and wife. has gone on his vacation. 311.. Hawkin.: antl f~iencls. xiss Ilaisy Mason of XcAlester spent will visit Washinrrton. D. C.. and several Elgin Stnusing was away from the of- rhe wee1k-end of June 8 with her aunt, points of interest-'in the ~ast. Ate a few days recently, account sick- \bs. Ha xel Jackson, bill clerk. ness. Wayne Sarlus took care of th? Robert Kammer, clerk at Blytheville. work while he wa.: absent. >!easr~r. Elester Rikard. cashier, and Ark.. snent the week-end in Cane Girar- i'irgil Ilikard, rate clerk, have as deau n7-ith his family. The residents of ChafCee are more than ruestrr t heir sister, Mrs. B. -1.Pulliam, qlall to her thc work started on the new m4 dau ghter, ~etrova. hIrs. C. S. Pawlcett and daughter. wife highway between this pomt and Blo- Mrs. Hazel Jackson is spending a and daughter of Conductor Pawkett. meyer. and are hoping it will be rushecl spent several days in Cape Girardeau as to completion before had weather sets in f+aeday s in Kansas City as the guest guests of Nrs. W. H. Campbell. I hen1de and-~-~ relatives.~ JIrs. T J. Fatchett, who reccntly un- Edgar Willcr ancl fanllly spent the dcrwent a surtical operation at St. John's 311~sJuliet Baskett of Sanulpa is week-end in Anna. Ill. :\orking, in our office again during the Hospital in St. Louis, Is reported to be rbsence of Mrs. Jaclcson. Xiss Baskett getting along niccly. .rls fo~.rnerly expense bill clerk at SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE Preston Howell motored to West Ukmul@38. CHAFFEE, MO. Frankfort. 111.. over a recent week-end. to visit with friends. - ANNA GOLDEN. Reporter FORT SCOTT ADVERTISERS W. C. Campbell of Sapulpa made a MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT short visit with hls parents. Engineer - and XIrs. H. C. Campbell, while making CHAFFEE, MO. we Fill Your Hospital Prbscrlptions a business trip on the River division. J. J. 3Iorgan, agent at Holland, paid LEOTA FRIEND, Reporter The 1PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY a visit to the gcneral office a few days ago and also visited with his parents. Miss Ethel Mae Robinson, who has DRUG COMPANY Dispatcher and Mrs. Frank Xoraan. been attending school in Fayette, ItIo., Mrs. S. F. Hill and little daughter has returned home. Ethel Mae and her The Rexall Store have been visiting with Nrs. Hill's par- mother, Xrs. R. J. Robinson, will leave 'or. >fain & Wall Phone 170 ents, ,Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Finley. shortly for a two months' vacation in FT. SCOTT. KANS. 3f. E. Gesl has returned to duty after Colorado. >Ir. Robinson will accompany a week's vacation. Gesi reports having them as far as Denver. Miss Anne Norrow, daughter of yard bacher, Oran Mo., Sunday afternoon, June visiting relatives In Springfield, akin: engineer, L. S. Norrow, is visiting her 15. James is the son of engineer H. attended the funeral. sister. Iris Morrow, who is a student C. Campbell and at one time was em- Glenna Fay Kay Is again on dut I in Chillicothe business college. ployed by the Frisco. Th'e young as chief file clerk after a short wjnE Conductor Lee Taylor was called to couple will make their home in Spring- nation.- .~- - -.. O. Michigan City, Mich., June 10, due to field, Mo., where Nr. Cnmpbell Is em- H. A. Slentz and family are on a tx,; the death of Mrs. Taylor's mother. ployed by the stare highway depart- weeks' vacation. Harvev tells us hi,,. Engineer John Curtiss and wife at- ment. going where the bass are plentlful. L'L' tended funeral of Mrs. Curtiss' nephew. Mrs. Thomas of Rosedale, Calif., ar- Mr. Fowler is also on vacation bin! Victor Howard, in Poplar Bluff. Tues- rived in Chaffee, June 17, for an ex- he didn't leave us any lineup as Fa day, June 10. Howard. who was 22 tended visit with relatives. Mrs. his whereabouts. so we'll have. to- fir ,- o 1- years old, had been a student in Wash- Thomas wlll be remembered as 31iss out and let-you 'know later. ington University the past year, was Reta Finley, who was formerly stenog- Miss Anna Golden, maintenaa r;.+ killed by falling beneath a train at rapher in this department. clerk, visited friends in Tulsa or ;{ Bismarck, Mo. George NcKenna attended the funer- Decoration Day. Miss Marcella Tenkhoff and James al of a cousin, Sister Mary Sumta, in Miss Elois Williams, daughter of m. pa Campbell were united in marriage at Wehst'er Groves, Sunday, June 15. Mrs. chinist Fred Williams, was married the home of Reverend Father Helm- McKenna, who at the present time is Albert Lawson of Bloomfield, Sundt -.Ti~ne - - - - -15 . Mnchinist Herman Morrls drove oi L, to Taskee to see the fortune tell May 30. So far we haven't been a' '' to get Herman to glve us much Infc mation as to results of his visit. BANKS ALONG THE FRISCO LINES John Ponder is at the present tir in the Prisco hospital, St. Louis, tr John Crippen is on a forced vacatic at present, and is spending some tir with the reel and rod before nssurnir The American National Bank his new duties. A The Peoples Bank PARIS, TEXAS Capital, Surplus and Undivided B&B DEPARTMENT AND of Springfield, Missouri ROADMASTER'S OFFICE Profits, $350,000.00 CHAFFEE, MO. FRISCO DEPOSITORY BANK WE APPRECIATE MARY FERRELL, Reporter

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Main at Seventh Street UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY I - I I Foreman Allison and gang are work- Amory. Mr. DeBerry returned to 14 vicinity of Mittenberg. Springfield. Foreman Bailey and gang are build- The many friends of Xiss Hortense nc signal malntainer houses and are Watts will be glad to know that she n located at Ste. Genevieve. has entered unon the Dath of matri- Foreman lnman and gang, also Van- many. Mr. and Mrs. John Snodgrass .in1 and gang, are buildlng bridges on are now at home to friends in Cape h* Jonesboro sub and are now work- Girardeau, Mo. Mr. Snodgrass is con- ir in and around Manila. nected with the Burroughs Adding Ma- Foreman Segraves and gang, also chine Company of this district. %rrester and gang, are building Understand that we are also to con- -11gesin the vlcinity of Lake City. gratulate Mr. John Neal, agent at Cape 'Jr and lrs. Holland Natthews of Girardeau, who was married recently ".Scott slaited hIr. Matthews' parents, to Miss Kellnes. "r. end XIrs. A. N. ilfatthews, the earlv We hope that the loss was not too rt of June. great when the home of B. A. Lips- u~a4. N. Matthews has been ill re- comb was partially destroyed by fire but is much improved at the recently. JIr. Lipscomb is first trick time. operator in the Tower at Cape Girar- ions are now on! Xr. L. A. deau. "whereabout" at this writing 31iss Lizetta Wehling, daught'er of J. nown. J. Wehling, dispatcher, was among W. Rieck, roadmaster, is vaca- those from Southeast Missouri who too. He left Chaffee June 14 to broadcast from Blytheville, Ark., re- s. Rteck In Waco, Texas. The cently. Anything that will get grease-and-grit-grimed have two sons there so know Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Dierssen attended hands clean in 58 seconds, without hurting a I1 have an enjoyable vacarion. the B. of L. E. convention which was fellow's skin, ia a handout-a gift-at any id JIrs. J. 4. McAllen will visit held in Cleveland, Ohio. price. Yet Lava casts no more than soaps that sir son. Bert. and wife at Nus- Xiss Mary Farrell, stenographer in dirt laughs at. Lava Soap is difierent. First, wee, Okla.. .first of July. Nr. Mc- thls office, has been on a two weeks' it's a fine toilet soap. Second, the pulverized den 6'tales he is quite anxious for vacation which she spent in Sikeston. Italian pumice in it cuts the dirt without !I!. to come aa he has not seen hls Mo., and Woodriver, Ill. \Vhile in hurting the skin. Third, it's quicker than any ~hildren" for a whole year! Woodriver, Miss Farrell visited with hand cleanser you've ever wed. Fourth, even Loren a Bollinger spent the week-end Mrs. J. >I. Wilson, who will be remem- cold or very hard water can't keep down its ' Yay 24 with friends in St. Louls. bered as Miss Eva Wray, former stenog- rich, creamy lather. If you'll hand 6cor adime Mrs. J1. 4. BlcAllen visited homefolks rapher in the superintendent's ofrice. to any grocer or druggist, and ask for Lava ( Thehc !s, Ill.. latter part of Nay. Niss Ethel hIae Robinson, who has Soap-you'll get the finest handout of clean- R&B 8department and roadmaster's hands material that can be had for love or been a student at Central College, has money in America. .Wee . wrere well re~re~entedat the arrived home for the summer vacation. 1lSCO Employes' ~iubentertainment Xlrs. R. L. Cooper has returned home une 12., Only wish such things would c.ter vislting with relatives in hIattoon, :?pen more often, 111. Miss Doras Looney, who filled the nosition of stenomanher in the absence If you want to try 'Lava Soap first at my ex- of Miss ~arrel1,-has returned to her pense, mail this coupon: NMAST ER'S OFFICE AND home in Amory, Miss. Procter C Gamble, Dept. C-730 )CAL FREIGHT HOUSE We were verv sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. H. Villiams' brother- Cincinnari, Ohio CHAFFEE, MO. \vCir. in-law, which occurred in Pueblo, Georde: Send me a free sample cake o! Colo. Mrs. William~was accompanied Lava Soap. ILA COOK, Reporter to Pueblo by her sister Prom Carthage, JIo. Name...... Mr, and Mrs. H. C. Montgomery re- Street ...... nlly (?nIertdned JIr. and Mrs. Earl :((id rr om St. Louis. Mr. Gold is a CHAFFEE ROUNDHOUSE City ...... State...... rher of Mrs. Montgomery. Iir. a1~d Mrs. W. A. Singleton had as JAS. E. STOUT, Reporter 1eSts on June 16, Mr. and Mrs. - ueger, from Springfield. We extend our sincere sympathy to bride of Mr. John Soraghan. The ro- est wishes are extended to Mr. machinist J. 31. Lyle in the death of mance had its inception when both XIr. . Shad Shipton. They were just his father recently. Mr. Lyle's father and 3Irs. Soraghan were employed in married at Puxico, 310. was past 88 years old and is survived the Frisco offices at Fort Scott. Ai'rs. S. Morris and daughter, Sue by his wife, thirteen children, sixty- Soraghan for five years was employed ! Fulton, Ky., Mrs. George Ful- nine grandchildren, and thirty-eight as comptometer operator in this office md Mrs. W. L. Nicholas of Cape great grandchildren. while Nr. Soraghan was employed as lu, were guests of Mrs. W. A. John M. Sheeley, division chairman. rodman in the division engineer's of- 1 during the past week. attended a business meet'in~ of the fice. Several pre-nuptial courtesies ~d Mrs. R. J. Robinson, Bfr. and general committee in Springfield re- and showers were triven in "Dot's" C. Campbell and Mr. and ;Mrs. ~r~ntlv...... honor and she receivcd many beautiful laiborne of ChaKee, and Mr. J. Boilermaker Harry Norvell was off presents. Everyone is going to miss ,ban of Cape Girardeau, were one-half day last month, we under- Dorothea, however, we wish both of inng those from the River division stand, to pick and lay in a supply of them a long and happy married life. -rn art ended the Veterans' Reunion in strawberries. Mr. Chas. Blair, of the valuation de- rringfi eld. General roundhouse foreman Hub- partment, was a visitor May 12 and 13. 181i?s Josephine Collier has returned bard is snorting a new Ford sedan. W. E. Roush and wife spent the -rm a t.wo weeks' visit with her sister. There have been several fishing ex- week-end of Nay 31 visiting with rela- '7s. N. ISr. Nacke, at Success, Ark. peditions made recently by various tives in Topeka, Kans. They report a I 91r. ar ~dNrs. John Curtiss were called members of the roundhouse forces yery enjoyable time and Chat the roads Popl,ar Bluff on June 10 to attend which were generally led by some of are fine. 'a fun era1 of their nephew, Victor the tank gang. Talk is about all that The past Ane weather has brought : WIrd . who was killed by falling resulted Prom these trips, so Harry forth many fish stories and we are xm a 1!rain at Bismarck, MO. Norvell and I had to go on a trip and just a little in doubt as to which ones I Ilr. JI . H. Stubblefield, former presi- show them un so the rest of the force to believe. D. Tiffany, bill clerk, spent 7t of the Frisco Employes' Club, was could stand their overbearing talk; we May 25 on the creek and reports a -r:ted to give a tallc at the Father and did not have very good luck. only catch of thirty-eight. Harold Mitchell, #? ban quet which was held on June 5. S-E-V-E-N-T-Y-0-N- nice bla craupies completion report clerk, was trying his .iy H opkins, son of night train- is all we caught in one afternoon,-and luck wiCh the finny tribe on the same - ,cter, gave the response on behalf of we brought back the proof. day but he says that he did not catch i boy,s. The report was that it was a thing. It looks like Bert's story is "hon lest-to-goodness" boy tallc and one of those fish stories you hear ?I: IOU dly applauded. about. .ritilo~ugh a little late, we wish to NORTHERN DIVISION XIr. Troth, of the signal engineer's vmd ( I office, was in the office JIay 22 in con- our sympathy to Leo Lane, ;rk in the freight house, occasioned nection with the accountina for the in- the cleath of his brother. J. T. Lane. stallation of several new ;nterloclring ;Lan le was agent-operator at Big- OFFICE DIVISION ACCOUNTANT plants. '.!a, -41.k.. for manv vears. and will be Mr. A F. Free and Joe Connley were ::.ally mlssed by hi< many friends. FORT SCOTTi KANS. visitors May 26, 27 and 2s. We were F7 gl ad to hear that Mrs. T. J. very glnd to have them and hope that

- 'chetl t Is lmnrovina-*- ra~idlvafter a J. P. BRIGGS, Reporter they favor us again. '.\>USoperation. Mr. L. W. Pipkin and wife drove to 3ome r DeBerry, who has been work- On June 4, at the Holy Redeemer's Springfield and spent Decoration Day : as "swing trick" dispatcher, has Catholic church, Webster Grove, Mo., with relatives. He says that the new -n dia;placed by B. Christopher from Xiss Dorothen E. Working became the car is sure performing fine and we all Page 60

agree that if it runs as nice as it looks Pittsburg carried off three prizes at Wm. J. Hardenstine, assistant that it should be a wonderful car. the reunion, two of them being won foreman at north yard, spent his bU' Jliss Helen Roberts, our new steno, by W. G. Wolfe and the ot,her by his cation the first two weeks of ~une~" attended a dance at Misson Hills in wife. on Bean Lake, drowning fish Kansas City, evening of May 24. with the usual result. wet:: We have had several new assign- SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE The writer was called to I3roth' ments the past few days. Mr. John haven, Wiss., the flrst of June accole? Jamison, formerly of the auditor of FORT SCOTT, KANS. the death of his father. disbursement's office, was asslgned to Victor I<. Pack, formerly pieceaa the position of general clerk, replacing BLANCHE BICKNELL, Reporter checker at north yard, has been trapa William Hughes, who was assigned to ferred to Rosedale as piecexus the posit1011 of assistant bill and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Knox spent a recent checker in place of J. J. McCar. voucher clerk. Xr. J. P. Briggs, form- Sunday in the Oxarks near Noel, Mo. assigned to other duties. erly assistant bill and voucher clerk, Knos is file clerk in the superintend- Mrs. Joe Milligan, wife of hla was assigned to the position of com- ent's office. smith. passed away at the family h pletion report clerk which position was Jack Dalton, secretary to superin- near Merriam. Kans., on June 12. a vacated by the resignation of Mr. Oscar t'endent, is back at his desk after three a lingering illness. Nelson who accepted a position yith weeks merit in the Frisco hos~italat the Interstate Commerce Commiss~on. Springfield for an operation. - We were certainly sorry to lose our Xiss Carol Carson, daughter of OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDEk'al co-worker. Oscar Nelson, however, we cashier F. H. Carson, spent the week- TERMINALS tc wish him every success in his future end in Kansas City visiting friends. KANSAS CITY, MO. O'M work. Claude Reeder, tilnelcee],er, was off Miss Vashti E. Grimes has been duty one day attending the funeral of a' his sister-in-law. XIrs. Emilv 3Ic- H. R. SPENCER, Reporter assigned to the position of comptome- IT ter operator in this office, made vacant' Donald. The 1i.risco ball team at Kar b by the resignation of Dorothea Work- Fort Scott' was well represented at City, are playing great ball, 17, c ing. the 1%-isco Veterans Emnloves' Asso- game with Sugar Creek, June 8, e ciation convention at spring-field, June team was five runs behind in the eig 2 and 5. A number of Frisco employes NEWS OF PITTSBURG, KANS. inning but through the powerful. i! with 20 pears or more service on the ,tack and strategy of manager A. i, road went to the reunion from here; Finn in pulling himself for a pi: J ESTHER 31. CHASE, Reporter among them being, \Y. 13. Bevans, hitter, N. J. Fracul, who lined a r I superintendent, and E. A. Miller, gen- hit through the box, scoring two rl t 11. A. Rl&iktSsle.\',engineer, is in the eral agent. N~llerattended the veter- started a rally which netted five r: St. LOUISh0~~itRl recovering - fro~nan ans meeting for the first time. tying the score and then won out I Don Fellows, florist for the Frisco, operation. the tenth inning. This team sure 7 C. B. NcCool, formerly warehouse spent June 6 in Fort Scott ~nspecting the light and never say die spirit, o. foreman, disp1ai:ed Ed Fry as yard the newly coml~leted founta~nand to losing one game so far this Reason ' clerk. Fry, in turn, displaced Carl plant flowers on the plot surrounding are tied for first place in the leas I Cowen as night yard clerk, and Cowen it. The Frisco emblem formed from Mr. F. E. Morgan. assistant to s.ur wenr to Fort Scott. foliage will be planted on a raised intendent terminals, spent his vacal' Carl Ralston, machinist. attended the mound near the fountalll. at Bolivar, No., in the Ozarlcs on shrine conclavk at Toronto. Canada. Miss Gladvs Rot11 snent a recent fishing trip, 311.. Xorgan said he cau~ A number of employes from Pitts- Sunday in st. Louis visiting a friend some fish but would't tell any t burg attended the re-union at Spring- in the Frisco hospital at that point. stories. But H. J. Hoke, chief clerk field, among whom were: Engineer C. The fuel conservation meeting, held superintendent, spoke qp and said E. Grotjohn, engineer Carl Chase, wife at Fort Scott June 4, was well attended caught a fish out of the White riv and daughter, roadmaster H. W. -there being a number of out-of-town as long as his desk and his desk Cooper and wife, general agent W. G. officials present. about six feet Ions. Mr. Norgan a. Wolfe and wife. Ralph 1\IcHan1, livestock and icing he didnt' have a chance so he wo;! Conductor G. R. Carson and wife, foreman, has been appointed to the keep still. I son, Charles, and daught'er, Claribel, same position at Springfield. 310. He Mr. J. J. Cummings, local agent spent a few days in Kansas City. Miss will take up his duties there in a few Birmhaming, spent a week visiting Carson left from there for California days; Stanley NcQuitty has been the Kansas City. where she will soend the summer with successful applicant for the position I G. A. Davis, night general yar her grandmother. They were accom- formerly held by Mr. XIcHam. master, is now in the Ozarlts on a 6 panied home by Mr. Carson's brother. The office force extend sincere sym- ing trip. XIrs. Clyde Kerley, wife of engineer, pathy to Claude Reeder in the loss of Xr. R. W. Claxton. switchman. rt has returned from Cleveland where she his sister, Lorene. who passed away has been on a sick leave has return. attended the national collvention of the after a lingering illness. Miss Reeder to work and says he is feeling Pine. G. I. A, to B. of L. E. is the daughter of C. W. Reeder, section Nr. B. H. Benneson and family spr Coreman at Fort Scott. Friday, June 13, in Springfield, JIo., r tending the DeMolay convention. 31 Jlenneson's two boys play in r CAR DEPARTMENT Kansas City DeMolay band. OFFICIAL FRISCO WATCH KANSAS CITY, MO. H. F. SHIVERS, Reporter TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT INSPECTORS KANSAS CITY, MO. DiIworlh Jewelry Co ...... Jasper, Ah. On account of the position as assist- ant timekeeper being abolished in the W. A. YOUNG, Reporter Hnlton~, G. W ...... :...... Ft. Worth, Texas master mechanic's office several changes have been made in the clerical During the last two weeks busin1 force on this division. John 4. Blof- seems to be "looking up" a bit. Thtr" fett, whose job wan abolished, dis- are some indications thnt the slump placed H. F. Sh~versas chief clerk, who on the wane In the Kansas City tert St. Charles Hotel I displaced Jau. N. Hnrgrove, car clerk tory buxlne\s 1s about on :L gar !!I of the north yard. Hargrove displaced last year. Xow is the time when eve- ONE BLOCK FROM DEPOT Conrad Blevins at Fort Scott, and was shoulder should be at the wheel. It Iater displxced by Fred T. \Villiams, the business that an added eflort ma E. G. ORBMLISG, Owner and Proprietor formerlv car clerk at Rosedale, ac- bring, that 1s apt to throw the balsam I

European Plan count pbsition as car clerk at the latter in~ ~~ our favor. L point being abolished. Hargrove then The Sunnyland baseball club 'r CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI displaced' Blevins at Wichita, who goes arousing favorable comment. They aT- 1 to the extra board. now t'ieil for second place, havinglo.' I

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Branch .Offices General Office ST. LOUG. 310. P. J. EXGLENAX, President 11. S. ESGI,EJItW, Vlce-Preu., Dallas, Teu. SPRIRCFIELD. MO. G. I. FITZGERACD, T'lce-Pres. and Sec'y E. B. SHiIHICET, Nanager. F't. Worth, Tex. 1205 Bd. Of Trade Bld~. m. )VORTH. TE~. CHAS. GRAY, Manager, Sprln-fleld, Jlo. C.. K. PIERCE, Supt., St. Louis, 310. KASSAS CITY, JIO. DALLAS. TEXAS GUY KRESS, Supt., SprlngBeld, Blo. J. P. JIcDOXALD, Blgr., Chlcngo, Ill. CHICAGO, ILL. ' la1 one game and going strong. tended the Veterans' Reunion at ; iritlcs say It is a mlghty slick little Springfield. I111 club. Now that they have new Mrs. E. L. Wood, wife of general .dts 'neverything we are expecting yardmaster, recluest's we make coi.- .I,.t they will tumble the league rection In item appearing in last month's magazine. She advises she is "Xel" Anderson has returned from the one who held the door shut on the Wo weeks' vacation which he spent old Ford. and now with the new car .mting his house. He reports the she has time to look at the scenery. .run1 "wonderful time."????

GENERAL AGENT ITEMS PROM WICHITA, KANS. KANSAS CITY, MO. HELEN SHEEHAS, Reporter DAVID H. TODD, Reporter Mr. Ralph Dinsmore, formerly cashier 1 Paola. Kans.. has been transferred Richard O'Connor, veteran car record cleric, is enjoying a short vacation in (. position of cashier in the freight ,Pice at Wichita. This was due to Canada. Pete Fracul is substituting :r Dlnsmore's r>osltion at Paola beins for him. knlished. We are glad to see Clinton n. Guy !lr. A. R. Newcome, who was for- back on the job again after spending wrly cashier in the freight office, has more than a month in our St. Louis hospital. Tn assigned to the ~~ositionof car James H. Beebe, our retired cashier. ... rk, due to being replaced by an older ~lploye. wishes the local reporter woul? put :Ilss Lenna V. Wilson, stenographer. more items in the magazine for him to * anjoying a thirty-day vacation. She read. We'll try nnrl do better nest spending part of her vacat'ion in time Mr. Beebe. ~?lln,the guest of her brother. Mr. Frank Martin, team track clerk, was I Wilson assistant superin- married June 3 to Frances Othic at ndent. Marciline, Yh. Xr. B. G. Morgan, roundhouse fore- A stray hox car tried to obtain a ,:III.returned June 16 Prom a two place in this office Friday night, June wks' vacation. 13, by vaulting over an embankment. The carpenter gang, under Foreman taking an upward trend beneath the office where it became lodged aaainst E. Kingston, are making repairs to - - d ir freight house and roundhousr. our floor. Xr. F. W. Archer, city solicitor, and C. H., Combs, our outbound train A TRUE sportsman is as careful k family have recently returned from clerk, 1s vacationing in California. vacation spent in lfissouri. Jack Gabel is taking his place. about his pipe tobacco as he is about Vr. Ed Pumphrey of Beaumont has C. C. Lacy, chief bill clerk, gave a ::,n assigned to position of generni slag party for the bill desk recently. his luies. Why distress the poor fish ~rkin the freight office, displacing r. Wrn. Feerick, who has gone to and taint the pure air with a strong urt Scott. NORTHERN DIVISION MAINTEN- Mr. Wallace Schweer of Bentley has pipe when Sir Walter Raleigh's fa- G7n asnlgned as section foreman at ANCE OF WAY DEPARTMENT vorite smoking tobacco costs so little, ')!-hit2 Helghts. l!r. James Workman, retired lineman, GISO. SCOTT. Relwrter and is so mild and fragrant? The 111 Mr. J. P. Sheehan, retired. road- auter, accompanied by their wives. success of the Sir Walter Raleigh frndrd the Frisco Veterans' Reunion, The Huff spray car finished oiling on ,Id at Springfield, June 2 and 3. the Kansas City and Ash Grove sub blend is due to the use of very mly I.. W. H. Bevans, superintendent, J. 0. choice Burleys, which, although mild, RANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT Armstrong, division engineer. S. E. Melton, general foreman bridge and lack neither body nor flavor. The NORTHERN DIVISION building, 0. W. Wilson, and J. W. FT. SCOTT, KANS. Waterbury, bridge inspectors, flnlshed quality is uniform, and the gold foil Spring bridge inspection Nay 6. wrap retains all the natural freshness MISS GLADYS ROTH. Reporter Had a fine section foremens' meeting Sunday, May 11, at Fort Scott, for the and fragrance. Yen are now working on the Fri~co 10th and 11th track divisions which rdtn here. IVe hnve gold flsh in the covers from Rosedale to Fort Scott on pond and trees, grass, elc.. and Kansas City sub, and from Fort Scott TUNEIN om "The Raleigh Revrie" every pect to have a good looiring plot in to Nichols on the Ash Grove suh. Had Friday. 10:OO to 11:OO p.m. (New York Time). little while sixty-five present. over the WEAF cost-to-coast nerwork of N.B.C. hainmaster R. H. Hubbart 1s back ,Morris Stickney was assigned section work after a short vacation. IVhile foreman at Galena, section H-3, effec- 'I!. he visited his son in Larned, Live May 19. mas. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbnrt also at- \Vallace A. Schweer was assigned lded the old Veterans' Reunion at section foreman at Wichita Heights ringfield and reported having a fine \ection F-8.5. ie ATisq Margaret Hendriclts, stenog- Wr. and Xrs. C. C. Hamlin of Al- rapher in division engineer's offlce. was ~querclue, and daughters, Helen off June 3 and 4, to attend the wedding uise and Katherine, have been visit- of AIiw Dorothea Worltinc',. rom:~torn~- r AIiss Alice Hogan, telephone 01)- ter- operator in division accouhtant's ator at this point, Miss Hogan es- office at Fort Scott, to MI-, John -1s to return with them for a short Soraghan, formerly engineer In di- lt: en route home they will visit vision engineer's office at For1 Scott. Mr. Chester Fulton, former stenog- F. Hamlin's and Mias Hogan's father Hutchison for a few davs rapher in superinl'endent's office. ~fewish to extend our sincere sgm- worked the 'two days Xiss Hendriclts !\I!: to Mrs. H. Ji: JIarshnll, wife of wn-- -u 0fP~- .-. r~ntcher, and family, in the loss of All roadmasters were present J~tne .mother at Cnmbriclge, Ohio, May 24. 16 nt Fort Scott for the accident pre- diss Rebeccah Fl'ye, daughter of vention and freight clnim prevention ~kemanS. V. Frve. was caller1 to St. and better service meeting. wn acco~rntillness. Jiss Blanche Bicknell, stenographer, II~the week-~ndrecently with Miss rn Pasley at Tulsa, Olila Miss Pas- 0111 of the nlzht comes dawn. formerly worked in the officeb at 0111 of sympathy comes service. 5 l~oint. .\. Hamm, dispatcher, is back at rk after a short vacation. 'onductor S. E. Golf lrft the first Mrs. C. 1. Forster, Funeral Home July tor a sixty-day vacation which No. 918-920 Brooklyn Ave. Pspects to spend in California. 'onductor L. A. Heinrich, wife and KANSAS CITY. MO. Benton 0336 -- ~ndson, Harry Milan Larimer, at- IT'S 15#-and milder Page 62

service on Central division. --.- ..------."..-..,, J CENTRAL DIVISION I friends donated towards n farewell tered a contest sponsored bv the Atwabr. IP I gift, or I should say gifts, which con- Kent people and won a $50.00 prize o. sisted of the following: Gladatone bag, her essay. Congratulations, Mm. Dillrr watch charm in shield shape of old A. Burnside, agent at Hallett, In lo+ OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT gold wlth monogram in white gold ing forward to a vacation that he expr,:. ' ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT with inscription on the beck: "From to spend in Fort Worth. Texas. ' b Fellow workers of the Frisco'Family." J. C. Clevenger, section foreman at 11, I FT. SMITH, ARK. Also gave him a tailor made suit. Stet- Park, wife antl children, are vlsiting a-il son hat and shoes. Mr. Mahan has friends antl relatives in Rose Pine, LT PAULINE SAIREKER, Reporter been confined to his bed practically the Mrs. Wm. Chatlwick and Claudine ar entire time since retiring but' he is able Kenneth, wife and children of the sech Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Cantrell announce to sit up at home and evpects to make foreman at Terlton, are visiting. in Wicl- the marriage of their daughter, Ruth, a trip to visit his daughter in Los ita. Kans. to Joe H. Monroe, of Ft. Smith, Ark. Angeles within a short time. Everyone James W. Hollaway, section laborer. The wedding took place in Phoenix, on this division rearet the facr that spent his vacation visiting In FL Ariz., where the young couple will re- Mr. Mahan must leaiye our miast as he Payne, Ala. side. We wlsh to extend to them our has made many friends during his nine Mrs. Sam V. II&! by, instrumentman, is engaged as ant superintendent, spent the week-end in cine Lodge, Kans.. recently on accror swimming instructor at Bella Vista Tulsa, visiting with friends. of the sickness antl death of Mrs. Vul. where the Oltmulnee Girls' Reserve Effective June 16th. the division ac- lopus' slster. have a camD for the summer. countant's office at Enld was dincontlnued. Several chanses have~takiiplace In We are sorry, Indeed, to lose the person- division accountant's offlce. John R. nel of this office and hope they are very Sickles, from Enid. Okla., has displaced successful and happy In their new loca- Ralph Williams, bill and voucher clerk. tions. I TEXAS LINES I Mr. Williams displaced 0. W. Russ, Mrs. H. H. Harriss. wife of dispatcher. completion report clerk, and Nr. Russ spcnt a few vcry pleasant days In St. displaced F. D. ~Wahan, general clerk. Louls, recently, visiting with her sister. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Mahan returned to St. Louis. Miss Ada Dillon paid us a visit the Tlm Krone, who is now on the extra other day. She 1s looking much bettcr FT. WORTH, TEXAS board, accounf having been displaced and we hope to have her back at her job as stenographer in general agent's of- as chief clerk's stenographer, before very CORYLYNE PLEDGE, Reporter Ace, 1s visiting his slster In Phlladel- long. phia, Pa. They motored to Atlantic >Illton Payne Is taking care of the tem- Mrs. Elizabeth Welch will spend hpr City for a few days' visit. porary clerk's job in the divlsion en- vacation In Houston and Beaumont Henry B. Stierwalt, maintenance gineer's off'ice. Beslrles belng a flrst-class where she will visit relatives and enjoy clerk, Mrs. Stierwalt and son, spent stenographer. JIilton enjoys qulte a blt the sea-breezes. last week visitlng In Hugo, Okla., wlth of notoriety on account of his baseball Mr. J. C. Tewmey spent most of h* Mr. Stlerwalt's parents. Henry says ability. He likes the job of pitcher bet- yacation playing golf and acgulred I the boys in Hugo know where and how ter than any other positlon on the team. coat of tan' that is (I hear) qulte th to Ash and enjoyed the visit very much. C. E. Montgomery Is back on this divl- thing. J. C. and the wlfe also mad. Dewey Bass, timekeeper, and Mrs. sion, but this time as chief caretaker of a short trip to Beaumont visitlng rt!r Bass made a motorboat trlp up the the weed burner. "Monty" worked on tives. Poteau river Vecently. Dewey says fish thls cllvlslon for some vears as motor car Sweakine of vacations-and I thloi were scarce but mosquitos were maintalner, and feels .that he has come we -are alf elther speaking of them a. plentiful. home again. thinklng of them at this particula. On account of 111 health it was neces- Lineman C. C. Baker and family are rlme of the vear-I'm all excited abal sary for C. L. ah an to retlre on May now enjoying a fishing trlp In Seymour. mine and am planning on being in b 10 from his position as general fore- Texas. They report having the time of Angeles the flrvt part of July "lolh: man bridge and building and water their lives. on the sands of the beach."

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I/ MEMPHIS, TENN. MARKED TREE, ARK. KANSAS CITY, MO. 1) X. 0. Moore and little Jean an organ recital at the First Baptist me were recent visitors to our of- Church here June 12th. JIiss nl'atloclc ,e and they are both looking flne. St. IS a ounil of Prof. Geo. E. Case, and .mls must agree with them; but we is an -acbompllshed musician. ~rtainly do miss them here. Wrs. Miss Gerthal Guin, a student at the Yoore and Jean Marie were guests of North Texas State Teachers' College of '-. and Xrs. Harry Granger, while Denton, has returned home to spend the r rP summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ;T%s Evelyn McQueen was heard re- I<. P. Guin. Spring Bands 4yover-the radio, singing with a Miss Delphine Jordan, daughter of :rup from the Church of Christ. We C. C. Jordan, chief clerk to muster Ihin't know we had a song-bird on the mechanic., has accepted a l~osition as That Are . 5:chboard and want to compliment technician at the St. Joseph's hospital 1 2s McQueen. at Fort Worth, Texas. Effecting .Larg . e LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE NEWS VP&GS OFFICE-FT. WORTH FT. WORTH, TEXAS Savings JI'XRT - BESS SMITH, Reporter 1. P. SPICER, Reporter We want folks to know that down AILROADS us i n g our here on the Texas Lines: stanfast spring bands re- Xr. p. C. Reeves, station accountant, Our bridge program is well under 1- been seen meandering along the R ::*at NhIte Way recently. We under- way, and the driving has been com- port a saving over the 'md his folks are away on a vaca- oleted..~.~ cost of manufacturing wrought m. Engineers Bell and Osborne spent a Vr. Olan Frazier, Ale clerk, took a week in Sherman makina- station iron bands in their own shops. ung trip last Saturday evening to survey. cmanche to visit his relatives. Our fuel and safetv meetings, held Wrought iron bands crease in 0. June 5, at west yard; and June 12 in Vr. D. Etter, chief clerk, together the general offices, re.spectively, were the corners; the iron is burnt in -1fh his wife and little boy, Dan, Jr., well attended and reports refiect very forging; they are not uniform centiv vlslted relatives in Houston. good fuel performance in Nav and a 7rv feport a rerv enjoyable trip. decrease in personal injuries. The im- in thickness, and there is consid- +leh also lncluded a trip around the provement made in both direcrions is erable loss due to imperfect .rbor at Galveston in a sea-going very encouraging. hooner. Englneer J. C. McClain and fireman welds. James Lewis, colored station porter, J. G. Quinn represented Texas Lihes c-ntly visited San Antonlo where he at the Chicago fuel meeting. Stan fast bands have solid cor- 1s a delegate to the convention of the We are glad to welcome Mr. W. G. ' ners, are free from burning. are of P. Grand Lodge. Cook, our new assistant claim agent. - from Jonesboro, Ark.. and hope he wlll of uniform thickness, and re- 'ORES DEPARTMENT enjoy working with us. At the same time, we would like to have lcept Mr. quire no welding. SHERMAN, TEXAS J. C. Westbrooke, from St. Louis, who The strength of these bands com- WRR ~71thUS temporar~ly. VA SEWELL, Reporter Mr. G. G. Beckley, our claim agent. pare as follows: has returned from St. Louis where he Tenrile Strength Elastle Llmlt . J. Bryan, wife of electrician. visited the hospital. We hope now he med from a visit with relatives will enjoy better health. Ib. per sq. In. Ib. per 89. In. -... Texas. She was accompanied Mr. and Mrs. McCarty and Air, and ,me by their small son, Maurice, who Nrs. C. D. Howard attended the Vet- Wrought Iron Bands- 19 been spending the winter with his erans' Reunion at Springfield last 40,000 25,000 mr In Waco. month and reported an enjoyable time. Stanfast Ban- Yrs. Lon Davis passed away May. 27, Mr. Howard ran away wlth two flrst m.000 36.000 IPowing an operation for appendicitis. prizes-the fancy jlg and the one-step. .w is a sister of Mrs. C. C. Jordan, (Think we haven't talent down here?) We can effect a saving in manu- 11e of chlef clerk to master mechanic. Among our visitors recently were: -his department extends sympathy to Mrs. W. 0. Moore and Jean Mane, from facturing cost and insure long t.p bereaved family. St. Louis. (Hope they have more tlme wearing bands that are free Guy Scott, roundhouse foreman. has next trip and that Mr. Moore can come, nnsferred to Brownwood as foreman, inn---., \ from failures. 0 nd H. S. Peavy of Brownwood came to Mr. H. W. Hudgen, from Springfield, to take Mr. Scort's job. We who years ago was located In'our Ft. Send Us Your Spring Band lose Mr. Scott.. but~ welcome~. Worth office, came back to see us last Designs ry to Sherman. month. We are always glad to see any itenger, machlne shop foreman, of the folks and wish they would come lin~the National Shrine Con- oftener and stav longer-but we know kt Toronto. Canada at present. how it is becau$e we are busy getting Standard Brake Shoe enger accompanied him to rrains out on time too. From the way our ball club has Sllllan, chlef clerk, and wlfe "whipped" into shape and is starting & Foundry Co. lent Stmday, June 8, in Dallas wlth the second half of the season. looks .!ends. They also attended a Texas like they are going to be hard to stop. Railway Steel and 1;on Products -egue Iball game while there. If they get that support they deserve, Nlss Iluth Walker, daughter of B. there's no telling- what they will do. Pine Bluff, Arkansas '. Walk er, alr rack man, is visiting Let's all help. - dprln~:field, Mo., at present. We predict the "X-ray (Railroad kck Grlascock, son of E. E. Glascock, Close-ups)" put out by members of the ,-lion sitockrnan, is visiting his sister, auditor's office-or accountine denart- ,is. Rot)Inson. at Louisville. Kv. ment, will be a decided hcci?ss- Itmmil Honaker, accountant; went judging by the flrst two issues. The :khg ;at Choctaw Creek, June 8th. purpose of the publication is to create. 1.7 fish ~torv1s different from most and maintain a closer spirit of fellow- a8 he says he caught some as ship and co-operation between em- Oklahoma his Anger and others smaller. ployes and the railroad. This was cer- (oulse Fuller, daughter of gen- demonstrated by the covers on !man, L. C. Fuller, has gone to :a,knli' ast issue. The front picture, a Steel Castings Co. . Oregon, to spend the summer. carton of two donkeys co-oaeratina. ?erklns. car clerk, Is sick again wan the very essenceof the spirit 6f MAKERS OF been taken to the Wilson N. co-operation and the back advertised ospltal. He has been havlng the "5,830 miles of well equipped rall- !ime for the last three or four road servina Texas. Oklahoma. Mis- Railroad, Oil Field and We hope he will soon regain souri, ~rkaiisas,Alabama, Tennessee, h and be back on the job. Florida, Kansas and Mississippi." Be- Commercial Castings in Lichardson, water service fore- sides this the aper contained a very - Fort Worth. became suddenlv tlmely editor1a7 (in fact two), some ? here on June 13 and was good poetry (home talent, some of it VmOKLAHOMA the Wilson N. Jones hospital. also) : some good advertisement^ Bimmerman, section stockman, (which, by the way, cost one cigar for ghter. Miss Vannle Marie, are each associate editor for every half ELECTRIC STEEL Mr. Blmmerman's son, Paul, at page per issue); an appropriate short la City. story: humor: oersonals. It wlll be Tulsa, Okla., Box 658 ?orothy Marlock, daughter of worih everyone's time to secure a copy atlock, engineer, appeared in and read it through. Page 64

The Gideon - Anderson Go. ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORP. REFINERS OF Hardwood Lumber INDUSTRIAL NAPHTHAS AND OKLAHOMACITY, OKLA >' Slack Cooperage Stock GENERAL OFFICES Band Saw Mills and Planing Mills GIDEON, MO. SALES OFFICE W. 0. SCHOCK 60. ((I AND DISTRIBUTING YARD: 110 Angelica Street Petroleum Products Telephone: Tyler 001 1-Tyler 0012 ST. LOUIS, MO. I Liberty Central Trust Building SAINT LOUIS 111

- 1 C. G. Kershaw Contracting COO INCORPORATED I INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES I For All Purposes .*-+ -Under All Con- ditions - Every- where- KERITE GENERAL CONTRACTORS 1 'I 11 - Gives Un- equalled Service.

607 Woodward Bldg. Birmingham, Alabama ' I ' II SYMINGTON 0 Malleable Iron and Steel Journal Boxes for PASSENGER AND FREIGHT EQUIPMENT FARLOW DRAFT ATTACHMENTS THE SYMINGTON COMPANY NEW YORK Works : ROCHESTER ST. LOUIS BOSTON BALTIMORE ,. CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO .. - - - . .. -.

FRISCO ties, timbers and piling have their life greatly prolonged by preservative treatment at the SPRINGFIELD, MO., and HUGO, OKLA., PLANTS of the AMERICAN CREOSOTING COMPANY INCORPORATED LOUISVILLE - KENTUCKY OYWELD RAILROAD SERVICE CO. - -..... - REPRESENTING : LINDEAIR PRODUCTS CO. he PREST-0-LITE CO., Inc. (Linde Oxygen) (Prest-0-Lite Acetylene) WION CARBIDE SALES CO. OXWELD ACETYLENE CO. Union Carbide and Car Inspector's Lamps) (Oxweld Apparatus and Supplies and Carbic Lights) HAYNES STELLITE CO. (High Abrasive Welding Rod)

UNITS OF UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON CORPORATION

ARBIDE & CARBON CARBIDE & CARBON BUILDING BUILDING IEW YORK CITY CHICAGO, ILL.

General American Tank Car Corp. General American Car Co. 7---. ------=l BUILDERS 1 LESSORS

Tank Cars Tank Cars Milk Cars Milk Cars rn-. Railroad Cars ,' Refrigerator Cars

OFFICES:

Continental Illinois Bank Bldg., Chicago, Ill. Chanin Bldg., 122 E. 42nd St., N. Y. City Canal Bank Bldg., New Orleans, La. Cosden Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. Magnolia Bldg., Dallas, Texas Richfield Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Page .66

TONCAN Copper Mo-lpb-den-urn lron Culvcrtr SPRINGS 11 Manufactured by LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR WHEEL TIRES Tri-State Culvert Mfg. Co, TIRE MILL PRODUCTS STEEL-TIRED WHEELS Second and Butler, MEMPHIS, TE.NN. PRESSED STEEL JOURNAL BOX LIDS Railway Steel-Spring Company General 'Office: 30 Church Street, New York BRANCH OFFICES-SOUTHWESTERN DISTRICT CHAS. R. LONG, J 915 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. Praetorian Bldg., Dallas, Texas COMPANY Cleveland, Ohio

SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR RAILROAD MAINTENANCE WORK

All Kinds of Railway and I dustrial Paints, Varnishes a Lacquers.

D. H. HALL LUMBER CO, Manufacturers of all classes of hardwood lumber, including switch tie and railroad car materials. Can furnish air dried or kiln dried.

skcl Tlren. Steel Tlred \Vheels. Steel AMORY, MISS. Yow Inquiry Solicited NEW ALBANY, MISS Arlen. Steel Sprlnfia. Rolled Steel Rlngs, So11d \V r o n g h t Steel Wheeln. Steel Rorglnfia, Steel . Crurher Rolla nnd Shells. , Rolled Steel Cenr Blnnkq MINES ON THE FRISCO AT CARBON HILL, ALABAMA Steel Cnntln~s, Steel Plpe Flnngea MOSS & McCORMACK Standard Steel Works -Co. MINERS AND SHIPPERS '. J , .- Main Office f.A A 1 -e)lacksmlth, Bunker, Steam, ~omestic-COAL and Works: Burnham, Pa Building BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Twenty!New aa~awinMikados for the Frisco r ------1 1930 Page 67

!nerCar Closets eled Iron Wet or Dry Closets LAYNE DUNER CO. . Clinton St. CHICAGO WATER WELLS AND PUMPS J. 1 ( lor datailed description see Car Builders Cyclopedia. 1922 Edltion ARE DEPENDABLE AMERICA'S GREATESTRAILROADS 1 Efficient Locomotive Cleaner w USE THEM " 11' D. & M. Cleaning Process LAYNE-CENTRAL CO. LAYNE-WESTERN CO. Rallway Exchange NENPHIS, TENN. KANSAS CITY, MO. CHICAGO, ILL.

~dlightHeadquarters GRIDER COAL SALES AGENCY Headlights Mine Agents and Turbo-generators 'rain Lighting Systenls ram Control Turbo-generators OVER 3,000,000 TONS ANNUALLY Fittings and Wiring Appliances BEST GRADES ALABAMA STEAM and DOMESTIC COALS ior Locomotive, Car and Shop Installations 1 Railroad Fuel a Specialty

1 1414-18 American Trust Bldg., Birmingham, Ala.

The Pyle National " H ERCU LES " 1 - I Crowe Coal Company -Red Strand--- Company General Office : Dwight Bldg. WIRE ROPE 1334.1358 North Kostner Ave. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Chicago, Ill., U. S. A. d CANADIAN AGEXTS : The Hoiden Company, Ltd., Xontrenl. I Miners and Shippers \Vlnnlpeg, Vancouver, Toronto EXPORT DEPARTNEST : ialernstlonal Rallway Supply Company, 30 Church Street, Sew York City Mines Located at Mulberry and Scammon, Kansas, and Henryettrr, BRANCH OFFICBS : Oklahoma, on the line of the St. 1"4 Grand Cerr. Terminal, New York Clty ,I5 Boalmen'a Bank Bldg., St. Louis. >lo. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co. I 311 Builders Ex. Bldg., St. Paul, Xlnn.

Union St. Louis Surfacer and / Asbestos & Rubber Paint Company Company RAILROAD PAINTS, VARNISHES ENAMELS 310 S. Michigan Ave. CHICAGO Arlington Ave. and Terminal Belt Ry. ST. LOUIS, MO. Page 68

-- FOR GOOD SERVICE -= HY MAN - MICHAELS CO., St. Louis,'Mo. 5- Barnard Stamp Co.1 -z RUBBER STAMPS,SEALS ~~TENCILS Rails, Rolling Stock, Cars and Car Parts = Trade Checks, Pads, Ink, Etc. -= Fac-Slmile Autograph Stamps HOUSTON NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO =- Home Office, Twenty North Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, ILL. -E 310 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo.

I The Cleveland File Co. ( I Quality Files Since 1899 ( Brookside-Pratt Mining to. 1169 Arcade Bldg. INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS OFFICE I St. Louis, Mo. 1 2817 LACLEDE AVENUE A. R. Long. President I I Albert Alllson. Seoretary-Treasurer Representing the P. & 81. G Telephone, JEfferson 4600 I I PRODUCERS OF Steam and Domestic Coal Manassa Timber Compa Mines on Frisco, Southern and I. C. Railroads PILING Brown-Marx Building OAK-CYPRWPINE BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Arcade Bldg. St. Louis, 11

St. Louis Forgings Co. Viloco Railwaj AXLES, LOCOMOTlVE FORClNCS East St. Louis - Illinois Equ'ipment Co CHICAGO

I ESTABLISHED 1893 For* Depejtdoble Service

Kansas City Bridge Company "VILOCO" Pressed Steel Bra!, Builders of Railroad and Highway Bridges Step River Improvement Work KANSAS CITY, MO. "VILOCO" Automatic Rail Washc "VILOCO" Bell Ringer "VILOCO" Exhaust Pipe LONESTAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. "VILOCO" Improved Sander MILAM BUILDING "VILOCO" Pneumatic Whistle Opera tor SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS

Galloway Coal Company 1 EXCLUSIVE MINERS OF Mill Creek Coal Company ELK RIVER and GALLOWAY COAL CARBON HILL, ALA. Genera1 Offlce: MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE I MIXES AT MINERS OF GALLOWAY, CARBON HILL I and HOLLY GROVE, ALABAMA MILL CREEK COAL MINES LOCATED OW FRIBCO RAILROAD a h High Grade Machine Tools , I-= ' National Boiler Washinn Co. I OF ILLINOIS U - -- American Lathes and Radials -g Norton Grinders

/ NATIONAL HOT WATER NATIONAL FUEL OfL WASHOUT AND FILLING FACILITIES /or SYSTEMS 1 /or LOCOMOTIVE BOIL- CONSTRUCTED COMPLETE RAILWAY EXCHANGE Pele Punches and Shears I Watson-Stillman Hyd. Machy. CHICAGO I 1 BLACKMAN-HILL & CO. Unxld REID AND LOWE Railroad Fusees RAILROAD AND BRIDGE CONTRACTORS INSURE SAFETY Best by Every Test Grading and Concrete Bridge Work UmXCELLED MAUUFACTIIRM BIRMINGHAM, ALA. COMPANY, Inc. NEW YORK, N. Y.

- ~-p-~~-~- PENSACOLGCREOSOTINC COMPANY PENSACOLA. FLORIDA Specialiring in the ManufamWm aad Treatment of the following Forest Produotr PILING CROW TIES POLES CROSS ARMS CONDUITS LUMBER and STRUCTURAL TIMBER6 1188 Frlwo Llnw Ywr In~~rrlrlr~Snlicitrd -('MI Ymll~t~ulc~(:l;~dlg Yurrilnlrrd Cable Address: "PENCREO"

I GLOBE OIL AND REFINING CO. R€FI#€RB OF I GASOLINE. KEXOSENE, DISTILLATE, GAS OIL and FUEL OIL Refloerr on Frkco Lines--BLACKWELL. OKLA. I I Sales Dept., 608 Kennedy Bldg., TULSA, OKLA. I DE BARDELEBENCOALS Sipsey - Empire - Carona - Carbon Hill -Hull 7 FOR DOMESTIC, STEAM, GAS, BY-PRODUCT AND CERAMICS

The South's Largest Producers and Marketers of HIGH GRADE COALS De Bardeleben Preparation Southern Railway Building Gives Added Value BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA A J. W. McMURRY Warden Pullen Coal Co. CONTRACTING CO. R. R. G BRlDGE MINERS and SHIPPERS CONTRACTORS 511 Railway Exchange Building HENRY ETTA OKLAHOMA KANSAS CITY, MO.

Smokeless Fuel Company 1 ( LIST COWSTRUCTIOW CO. HUNTINGTON, ARK. Railroad Contractors

MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF 415 Railway E.xchange Buildin( For better concrete culverts and bridges I'hoto, alrovt., shows part of "50 lniles of excellent track" I~c,rwwn(I~rhon Hill ilnd nirm- FRISCO SHOPS i~lghnnl in which ATLAS COAl ' Use "ENSLEY" & "ALA CITY" "Oswayo" Blacksntith Henryetta Fuel Compai CRUSHED AND SCREENED Coal IIcnryetta, Oklahoma "Best by Every Test" McALES'I'ER, WILI3UKTOP MINED AND SOLD BY COLORADO BLACK DIAMOND and Birmingham Slag Co. COAL MINING COMPANY Slag Headquarters for the South BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

a.u...r.., BABNSDALL, OYMULGEE, WICIlITA. BJr Ollbmn TULSA, CIlICAG0. NEW YORY. ST. LOUIS. KANSAS CITY, ST. PAUL. LOS ANGefO M I N E'R FRICTION DRAFT GEARS IDEAL SAFETY HAND BRAKES SAFETY BOLSTER LOCKING CENTER PINS REFRIGERATOR CAR DOOR FASTENERS SIDE BEARINGS W. H. MINER, INC. I I THE ROOKERY CHICAGO /I!

Indiana and Illinois Coal Corporation AONTGOMERY COUNTY ILLINOIS COAL I 1425 Old Colony Building CHICAGO

rily Capacity, 20,000 Tons Located on the Big Four and C. & E. 1. Railroads I

c*w-Booth&Co- C. A. ROBERTS CO. The New York Air Railway Supplies " SHELBY" Brake Company seamless Steel Tubing RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG. CHICAGO ST. LOUIS Manufacturers the / CHICAGO, ILL. DETROIT INDIANAPOLIS I I I STANDARD AIR-BRAKE EQUIPMENT

GENERAL OFFICES 420 Lexington A"., New York City Rehers and .\lnnufr~rturclrrrc of Rooms 415-116 Holland Building GRAPHITE AND GRAPHITE WORI

GREY IR'6N *_____ + ELECTRIC STEEL . SEMI-STEEL BRASSLBRONZE

BUFFALO BRAKE BEAM COMPANY - BRAKE BEAMS - AUXILIARY SUPPORTS FOR BRAKE BEAMS

ft Key Locks (Self Locking Brake Pins (Self Locking)

NEW YORK BUFFALO

THE OHIO INJECTOR COMPANY 1437 Monadnock Block CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Manuhctursrs of OHIO WFIING INJECTORS CHICAGO NON-LIFTING INJECTORS CHICAGO AUTOMATIC FLANGE OILERS, CHICAGO LUBRICATORS, OHIO LOW WATER ALARMS, CHICAGO AUTOMATlC DRIFTING VALVES, LOCOMUIIVE BOILER ATTACHMENTS, OHIO CAB SQUIRTS

ALBERT RUS99LL T. R. SIMMONS CLEVELAND LUMBER COMPANY JMPER. ALABAMA

on the Frisco in Alabama JASPER ELDRIDGE 4 HOWARD .I Fully Equipped Pknt Plmlng Mill, Car kking 9 Planing Mill, Oak and and Retail Yard 7 and Short Dimension t Pine Car Lumber Dependable Service c+9 Quality Counts

., . SUCCESSORS TO LOWRY LUMBER CO...... --. .-CTURERS & DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF LUMBER SPECIALIZING IN RAILROAD BUILDING MATERIAL Sfrong as Ever for fhe "Frisco"

Exchange Building MEMPHIS, TENN. Phone 6-2312

The Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Co.

Repair Shop, Capacity Per Arznun~: 500' x 150' 10.000 Freight Cars; Fully equipped with Cranes, Eleclric 150,000 Chilled Trend I Wheels; Riv~teis,PIC., ennblirzp us to trorlz in all kirzds of weather I 20,000 Torts Forgirzgs

BUILDERS OF FREIGHT CARS OF ALL KINDS MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS