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The Frisco Employes' Magazine, May 1935 R. H. CARR MRS. R. F. CARR T. E. CARR GRlDER COAL SALES AGENCY, Inc. Mine Agents OVER 3.000,000 TONS ANNUALLY BEST GRADES ALABAMA STEAM and DOMESTIC COALS R.H. CARR LUMBER CO. Railroad Fuel a Specialty 1414-18 American Trust Building JASPER, ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM. ALA. "STRONG AS EVER FOR THE FRISCO" Dense Timbers--Car Decking-Siding-Finish-Framing CHAS. R. LONG, JR. RAILROAD MATERIAL OUR SPECIALTY COMPANY LOUISVILLE CI I C. W Booth & Co. I "AB", THE NEW FREIGHT I RniL:ay Supplies BRAKSThrough new features I in desiga and mechanism, pro- www RAIT-WAY EXCHANGE BLDG. vides efficiency and economy I CHICAGO. ILL. heretofore impossible. THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE COMPANY Manr~fncturersof Logan Iron and Steel Co. 420 Lexington Avenue All kinds of Railway and In- Gen,uine Wrought Iron NEW YORK CITY dustrial Paints. Varnishes and Lacquers. WORKS: BURNHAM, PA. Plant-Watertown, N. Y. Magnus Company INCORPORATED JOURNAL BEARINGS and BRONZE ENGINE CASTINGS NEW YORK CHICAGO May, 1935 Page 1 CHAS. K. SCHWEIZER CO. C. A. ROBERTS CO. RUBBER & STEEL STAMPS The PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY "SHELBY" Time Stamps-Daters-Self-inkers DRUG COMPANY Tie Hammers The Store Seamless Steel Tubing Stamp Pads-Numbering Machlnea Rexall. CAGO ST. LOUIS S. W.Cor. Main & Wall Phone 170 ETROIT I#DIANAPOLIE 422 N. 3rd St. St. Louis, Mo. FT. SCOTT, KANS. I I ILI..CCCLILIA CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY COMMISSARY CONTRACTORS F. I. ENGLEMAN, Presldent JOS. M. O'DOWD, Supl.. Sprlngfleld. Mw. G. I. FITZGERALD, Vice-Pres. and Sec'y GUY KRESS, Supt., Springfleld, 310. I CHAS. GRAY, Manager, Sprlnglield, Mo. M. 5. ENGLEMAN, Wee-hes., Dallas, Tex. I General afllce: Railway Rchange Bldg. KANSAS CITY MO. BKCinT LAUNUKY UU. Branch Offlt~:ST. LOUIS. MO., SPRINGFlELD, MO., FT: WORTH. TEX.,'D&LAS, TEX. I W. H. (Bill) REAVES I 1769 Arcade Bldg. St. Louis, Mo. Representing the P. & M. Co. Another Monett Steam Laundry Monett, Mo. COME ON LET'S ALL PULL FOR MONETT Economy LOGAN D. McICEE Drug and Book Store WON ETT, MO. Cleans Scale Out of Heating Plant Piping and Boilers Dearborn Special Fornlnla No. 134 removes all scale thoroughly, economically and quickly, regardless of thfckness and without injury to the metal. Now is the time, as plants are going out of service, to put heating systems of buildings and stations in good condition for next fall. Removal of scale will effect savings in fuel and will aid in efficient plant operation. Heating systems should be cleaned with Dearborn Special Formula No. 134 every second or third year. Also this formula is in wide use for periodic cleaning of feed lines, meters, coils, L-~~~r;u~~s--pumps, engine jackets and condensers. -Red Strand- It is strongly recommended for periodicaI removal of scale WIRE ROPE from closed type feed water heaters. Made Only by I 1. L~schen& Sons Rone Eo. This easily handled product has been on the market for years and is well and favorably known in railway use. Serviced by- Tough experienced Dearborn Representatives. Consultation invited. - Strong Sale Durable - Dearborn Chemical Company lrancbes NEW lORK 205 East 42nd Street, New York 310 South Michigan Ave., Chicago Plaza-Olive Building, St..Louis Offices in All Principal Cifi.es f meFRISCO EMPLOYES MAGAZINE D nnl 1 83 5 FRISCO BUILDING :: ST. LOUIS JOHN W. NOURSE, Passenger Traflic Manager In Charge MARTHA C. MOORE, Edifor Vol. XI11 MAY, 1935 No. 5 COTTON CARNIVAL TO BE STAGED AT MEMPHIS The city of Memphls, Tenn., explects Permission is given to reprint with or without credit, to entertain 250,000 visitors durinl: its -. ~ ~~ in part or in full, any article appearing ill this Magazine. annual Cotton Carnival and National Cotton Show to be held from May 6-11 inclusive. Transportation systems serving Memphis have reported un- usual interest in the event among Contents of This Issue residents of neighboring states. Offi- cials of the Frisco, one of the prin- cipal railroads entering Memphis, ex- Pages pect to bring thousands of visitors i from Florida, Alabama. Missouri, Okla- A Supreme Court Decision on Elimination homa, Kansas and other states served of Highway Crossings ................................................................ 3 by that road. Western Roads Engage in National Covering every phase of the indus- Advertising Campaign .............................................................. 4 try. the National Cotton Show will be The Itineraat Potato Peddler ..................................................... 5 participated in by leading cotton Here and There............................................................................... 6 users of the nation and will be co- ordinated with National Cotton Week. The Honor Roll ............................................................................ 7-8 Attractive exhibits illustrating new The Crop Outlook ............................................................................8 uses tor cotton will be among the 1935-Conventions-1936 .............................................................. 9 featnres of the sixday show. 10 Under the general theme of "The The First $100 Club Member .................................................... Dreams of King Cotton," the Cotton In Appreciatfon ............................................................................11 CarnivaI will feature a "Miss Dixie" Frisco Employes' Hospital Association Report ....................12 beauty contest, a gala parade, a Month's Qutstandlng Solicitation Report 13 faslilon show presented by memlbers ............................ of the Junior Leagne and a score of In Memoriam ................................................................................ 14 other diverse attractions. Among the Agency Changes ......................................................................... 14 events which have been scheduled for Meri'torions Service ........................ ........................................15 children will be the "Children's .. Court," in which 300 youngsters will News From the Mechanical Deparhment ........................17-22 participate and during which the chil- Frisco Family News ................................................................ 22-32 dren will crown their own King and Queen. MEMBER THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE A The Frlsco EhpIoyes' Magazlne 1s a monthly puhllcatlon devoted prlmarlly lo the Interests of the active and retired employes of the Frisco Lines. It contnlns storles. Items of current news, personal notes about employes and thelr families, artlcies deallng with various phases of rallroad work, poems, cartoons and notlces regarding the servlce. Good clear photographs sultable Pot reproductloo are especially deslred, and will be returnod only when requested. A11 cartoons and drawlngs must be In black Indta ink. Employes are Invlted to wrlte artlcles for the magazine. Contrlbutlons should be type- written, on one slde of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edltor. Frisco Build- Inp, St. Louls, hio. Dlstrlbnted Free amon! .Frlsco Employes. To others, prlce 15 'cents 6 copy; subscripttOn rate, $1.50 n pear rate will be mnde known upon appllcatlon. 176 W. Adam St., Chicago, I!!. May, 1935 Page 3 A Supreme Court Decision on Elimination of Highway Crossings All Frisco einployes ore greatly in- tion from dangers incident to motor Taxes Paid by Truck fcresfed in fhe featnrc of elirninafion of transportation. and Bus Insufficient highzoay crossings aid from fhc stand- " 'Prior to the establishment of the point of the railroad, !he qwesfion of the Federal-aid system, Tennessee hlgh- to Pay Their Share division of cost that aftaches fherefo. ways were built under the direction of Even Highway The liniied States Sirpreme Court 091 of the county courts and paid for out Maintenance March 4 handed down a decisioia to fhe of funds raised locally by taxation or eflect that !he NC&STL Railmay would otherwise. They served, in the main, not Be required to pay one-half !he cost local traffic. The long-distance traffic "'The new highway, paralleling of eliminafing a stale Itighway grade was served aImost wholly by the rail- lines of the railway and intended for crossing, as they had been ordered to do. roads and the water lines. Under rapid movlng motor vehicles, will, those conditions the occasion for through competition for both freight A rmwspaper account of fhar decision separation of grades was mainly the and passenger traffic, seriously de- roNains some inforntafiors ~elnfiveto danger incident to rail operations, and crease rail traffic and deplete the rail- changed condifiow and anrotrrzt spent by the promotion of safety was then the way's revenue and net earnings. the railways for nmintenance of its tracks main purpose of grade separation. Practically all vehicles moving upon nnd farcs, as conlpared with siwilar ex- Then, it was reasonable to impose up- It will directly or indirectly compete peim of the trucks and brrssrs, which it on the railroad, a large part of the cost for traffic with the rallway. Busses - is felt will be of considerable interest fo of eliminating grade crossings, and the will operate over the new highway in *. Frisco employes, and definitely refutes imposition was rarely a hardship. For regular .scheduled movements in the the statenlent freq~reirfly heard, that the need for eliminating existing same way as passenger trains. Trucks, trucks and hsses aTe paying their fair crossings. and the need of new high- some of them 70 feet in length and share of tares. ways free from grade crossings, arose many weighing with a load as much A considerable portion of the
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