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RAILROAD AXLE-LIGHT PARTS AND REPAIRS 2219-2221 Lucas Ave, ST, LOUIS, MOB Mention us when writing to advertisers, it will help us both. THE FRISCO-i\IAX 3 FLINT Varnish Works FLINT, MICHIGAN BIASUI~ACTUI~EA PULL LISE OF TIIE 1llGIII';ST GIC.\l>E Varnishes, Enamels, Engine Finishes, BIacks, Colors, Primers, Surfacers, Etc. The Sign of FOR Fair Weather THE RAILWAY TRADE Khen this great book of I~:lrgaills :I~~P:II.S(111 J-OII~ hnriz011 it ia nil orrlen of fair \vc,;ltl~car :1lre:111for Ille f:cn~il- :111d its ~X~IC,II~I~LIII.C~: .\Iillic~l~srccopnixe the C:~t:~lopr~cof United Supply & 3lo:1tw111vryIl'~r11 S. Con~pau~:is nu IIIIS:III~II:hig11 PS wol~on~y-r~t' 1)ilr- Manufacturing Co. CII:~SI.Jtl1:lt r;llikl) ---of fu1.t~ .\'cYII's of f:lir 1Iwli11z. RAILWAY EXCHANGE TII? f:~uln~l'~Ili~l~[vil~g w!ltcrr of tllc i~igrilios c;11111ololh-r r11i1r1,ill 1-:lrii'l.v, CHICAGO Over Ji1'l.y ;~c.rv.; of 111~~r1~11:lutlir;nh111)111y tl~c?60,000 c~i!c~ri~lgs~lcscril~cti :c~~cl pic- Pack- LII~IY~ in tlik (':11:1loyue. 1:ighl illto Wool and Cotton Wiping and y1111rIIIII~C il 1)ritixs 111t~11wl s11~1~1~~illK ing Waste, Nuts, Bolts, Rivets, c~~~nrwsol' Llitl IL:I~~OII. :\I:II w?ry r1:ly Spikes, Axles, American i3 I~:~rg:lill11;ly 011 cvc?l'.v :l:ti~lc~ ~I'Olll Rail Loader 11i11s:III~ 11i1u- 11) WWIIS, I'U~II~~II~P,111:~- I r.11inr.r~. ~n11n~~torliol~ilr~. 'I'lle 1:itcst C':lt;ilogue of .\lo~lt.;o~uer.v W:~ral & ~.'onrI~:u~sis a \\~o~r~lol-fr~iex- IlObllillll of Ill? I:ltC-t sIylc$, flit' IICIV- (,st iclca:~s ill evti~~,vfilina:yull rlt!ccl ilt 11l'ic.w.. nl~ic.l~:II~ tbc lon.cst. I llr>rc is :I copy ol' I llis grc:lt I~ook SPENCER-OTIS \v:lili~lr:frtv yorl. It is ;~l)nol~~tr~lyfrce. Si111p1y SC~II~Ius >-o11r II:II~I~;111(1 :1r1- ~lrr.;.; nntl it will go forward to yon at ct~lcc. Atlclrcss Ikpt. ILK. -JG. COMPANY Monfomery Ward &Company CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Sv I Chicago Knnbar City Fort \Vortli Portlnncl -.------.------Vol. VIII. No. 4 SAINT LOUIS, MO. April, 1914 ------.- - --.------ Thc article in last month's I.'risc.o- "l'ron~ a n~c~hanic~alstandl~oint 1 can- .lltr~c. by 3Jr. H. 11'. Sacol~s deserves not reconlnlenct"; "A similar device Inore than casml notic8e, coming as it was tried out several years ago and docs from one actually enpaged in rf- abandoned by our society"; "We ill- ticienry worli, aud shoultl soften the vestigatcd this patent and found it hearts of some of the so-called rslwrts. did not co~nlily absolutely with the I do not wish to be undwstootl, hou- law," etc. ever, as ~~ntlerratingor tletracti~~g You mllst lino\v, of conrsc, that a Prom the nlnu \\.it11 the toc4t~~~ic.altrain- sort of "halo" Ilns s~~rrountletlthe titlc ing. Such a man has a market1 atl- of "c.ngineer" - \vI~ell~ertnecl~aniral. vantage ovc.r thc Inan tl~thas I~IIcivil or i~lwlric.-antl tall(! rank nntl Ale tlel~riredof such c?dr~c:i~tion,bnt Inan?- were sulrl>osed to Itnow nothing ol the, useful invel~tions have beell brought inner \vorltings of these clepartmcnts. ant hy mechanic*s and laborers. I3ut many who haw n~astered me- TVo all knov that some devices c11nnic.s and with Boston "Tech" or which scellled cr~~deand imprac+ical Purrluc? to their credit., who can Inws- at, lirst, yet with slight vhangcs s~g- ?Ire horso !io\vcr to a mit, arc ~iulling gested I)?. ac.tual c?sl>erienc,r, have the lines ovcr a 1n111e's 1iac.k or 1)urnl)- proven valuable, but mally a j)oor man ing \vatcr at Ilorsc C~wkti~nk. Othcrs l~asIwrn coml~clledto p;~rt,with a11 or that havc! Ivwrni>d to nitvsure Icilo\vat( ;I large cortion of an invention to gct I~ot~~~s--Ohms"intlr~ction" and rclsist- it into sc5rvice. ;\nee, arc n~casr~ringpay days on third Ilcre is whfw the railroad company tri1.1~0. S. .To11 at llcd Fork, or main- has brcn slo\v and the csprrt wry taining a section of telvgrapll line via active. Suc.11 crpressions as these are a gasoline motor on Winding Stair familiar to thc ansious inventor, Jlo!mfnin; n.hile others ~vhohaw laid (i TI-I1C FRISCO-MAS pl'ol~el. attcwtion \vas gi\.en to over- Ilaulil~g ellginos; that is. a cc-l,(ail~ class of repairs grol)e~,ly111adr sl~n~lltl l)rotluce so n~ang~tlilcs ant1 the ~.ountl house foreman end engine men held 10 a strict awount for ~)~rIorn~tl~~c~, I~ut "30::" steps in and sa!.s "a\-pr- agc5s, me boy, avcragc.~," xntl yo11 lillo\v ive, overhauled forty-t\vo rll- gines tbc corresl)ontling non nth hst year and IIIIIS~ not fall don-n. Tllc. wheel is tu~xingand I believe it IKIS heen iound Iwttcr to have thirty PII- ~ines tllornughly nverhauletl thn11 forty-two engines with only the most important repairs. I was amnsecl: Asked to look over an invention-a c,nr coupler. It was noted that tllc? contour of the htwl was n little tlccper and mow of n ci~.- vie than those g(~nwallyin use and found that it was possiblr lo ~nalrea caoupling at a greater degree of c11rv:l- ture. This fcaturo I tho~~ghtan atl- \.antage, hut \vas 1)rnllght upstanding nh(~rithe gaugc was applied and it n-as found that the contou~' varied from the 31. C. B. standard, and, t11er~- fore, like the law of the Jletles ant1 l'c~rsiarls, c,oultl not 11e c.hangctl-ar~tl tllercb you are-So avcragcs thcre nw I10y. MORE ACRES MORE TONNAGE 'Well for preli~uina~y. G(!t, :I 111;lp 01' tIl(l 1{'riwo sysft!111. iel's 1.~lIi(! :I 1OOk (~OIYIIIll(? 111:lill lir~? I'IY)III St,. 1,oriis lo I)oriisor~. So\\ :i i.;~il~.oi~tlis s~rppos~tl lo cl~~;l\\' ils 1o1111ayc:r't.on~ 111~len u~ilc!s eacal~siclc' ol' tiw rig111 of \\.;I>.. 'I'hcrr \VC II;I\,? ror4 C;I?II ~r~ile01' III~~Ut~~~;~(~li i\vct~t.>, S(~II;IIY; n~ilcs,\\-it11 64-0 il(!l"(lS to (vI(.II 111ilcS(~II;II'C. i111d ;I tofill 12.700 SI.~U;I~Tu!ilvs ill ih[, sixip. ;zi rir 1!41::, for each 1000 gross ton miles 11antlli.d on tha syste~n. The ~lc'aresl: tl~ingto an innovation l~asbcen an c,nilc?avor to find out what wc were doing. wlmt we ought to do, and how to do it. This has bccn men- tionctl Iri~To~'c~,IIII~ it is north regeat- ing and is north kccpir~gcontinually bcl'o~r 11s. The saving wls 1)ronght nhol~t l)y e\-oL'yonc lindi~~gnut as IIIIII~~as Ilc could about thf 1111sinc%s and t~llingsornc-o~~~ \\-ho was in a 110- sition to correct it, something about, thc things that werc urong. Tl~c,reis sc*arcel.v an itel11 c30~~ncotctlwith lh(: ol)rration of trains Illat docs not ham sonle intluwcc, and sc:arc:cly an (:m- plo?~but that can assist in somc: way iu ~wl~~cingthr fucl 1,ill. A good ~~IIP borcr is onc of the most i~nl~orta~~t nlrn on the railroad. A good way to fi11:l o11t about an!.thinx is Lo do it, yor~~,sclr,and that is OIIP itlca that has hwn Collowcd 1111 with our hoys on the tliffcre~~tdivisions, to find out \vl~ateach 111nn's ncwls were, :und try to assist in ironing OII~any tliffic0ultic:s surro~~ntlingthr work. There has bcm a great tloal of help and c*nc.our- agelncnt given 11y rill tlel~artn~cnts, Y~chaniml,F11cl and 'rransportation, in fact thew is hartll~any clcpart- mcnt nnv marc on the Prisco. \\-c are j~~s(one I;trgc> fanlily and \\-r l~u\~(: mnr to be prcttt). tr~'oatl gr~;~wtlin ~.II(, n~attc.~of tliscr~ssinn 0111. lin~itntions wit11 cac:h othcr and ir~viling vriti- c,ism. Gcttixg 11ai.lr (11 1.hc. c'~~gincs-\\.c nscd to think that w:c hat-1 to dtr :I lot of shifting around of things in the front cnds ol' the cngincs. but wc wnl- menw at t11~otl~cr end no\\.. Tf eveyr- thing is all riglit thcre we nlrply the \\-atrr curc. It is a wondrrful detcc- tive. hTost of the engineers won't. run cngincs that arc clloc'lteil in the ex- hallst passagc's now, thrv can't malrc the li~~~cor 1,1111 the to1111t1gc wit11 1 lrc~rn. Pormcrly \vc reduced the ton- nage to the condition of the cnginc. S~IIIPoC you cnginc,ers \~holike a frcv? \\.orking enginc \vor~ld scarcely IN- licvc that ;it ollc time \Ire ran a 70: class engine with a 4:j.i nozzle wit11 a !I, i11c11 square bridge, ant1 the 1200s wilh ;IS sn~allas 41,$ invh nomli~,and l.l~('n s\vorc at Lhc engines bec::tusc thcy n-ouldn't go anywhcrc. \\'c have lcarncd a lot o!' llril~gsil~(l p~rt into effect some other things that wc already knew but had grown sorncwhat careless in; for osalnpl?, \Ye round that nrc did not give our ash jlans half enough air. It would be a long rhagter of c~xpcricncesto tell of all of the things that have Ilccn sug- gc'stcd, and ~r~ostof them \vorltetl out with a view of improving thc cngines and the fuel c:onsuml)tion. Sot all of the things \vc \vonld likc to have tlo~~e haw 11cen yut into effc~rt,but. tho in- ~)ro\;i~mentI~es t1cc-111 gradual and steady. A ve1.y great lllany snggcw tions canre Cram cngi~~ecrsand firc- nrou, and when we found one man who had a good "lti~~li"about the run- ni~~gor firing we told the other fcllo\\r about it. \vho hadn't gotten next to that 11nrtic.ular sche~nc,and perhaps \\v got one fl.0111 him t,o give to some- one elsc and so on do\vn the line. Thew is a lot of hard \~orkconnect- (!(I wit.11 locomotive and train opc?ra- tion, br~tit is nlways intoresting, and it is a man's work to get tllr 1)ost 1.c- sults from the manipulation of the 11:intllcs in tl~ce,ah, espcciall!; on thc ~wrnt.tyl~cs of Ioi~o111otiv~~.One of the most i~nl)ortnnthandles is attach- ctl 1 o thc sc,oo1, shovcl. \Ye 11:1v(' tlonc \vcII. IIII~ \vc tlou't nxnt to slo!) at that. \\?r want other rwilroatls to look at t,l~cx Frisco as thc place mherc fuel is used p~'ol)crlyand loc.ornotives, wl~cthc~sl~l)c~*hcatc:A or iiro w~ntctlfor sorf~ico-stantli~~grln- I'vo tried it both ways. A clean fire tlor steam a long timc \vaslcs coal, antl and good lul~ric~ntionare big Sactors 111~contrnc:tion and expansion due to to\vard e c:on~l'ortablctrip. It's \vorth c,h;cngcs in firc box teml)c~rature,autl while lo notice 11ow strong t.he injrc- tli(: \vn!; injoctor is somutirnes used is tor has to \\ark to maintain the \vater lrntl Tor flues, and cnginc! may go to lcvcl or, in othw \vords, to set. how Icwltiu~about leaving time. light it call bc worked aud still thc ltoundl~onscFore111en:-l'lcasc teac.11 cnginc! do \vhat you want it to (lo. If yo~rfire builders to give the crews evorythi~tg is UJ) to tl~eminute tho IIIC kind of fire yon would want if yo11 I~~II~I~IIIIIIcapaci ty orgh t to p~~etly \vc\ro firing-have gratcls ill good nrav (lo tho husincss. tier, no I,~olic~~lingers, tlun~l)gratvs lu a very short tinl(' \YO expect to Icvc'l, no holcs except ol' standard sizc, have a systcn~ ol' rwo~dsthat will lost 111otio11up in rigging before AN, sl~o\vwhat each engi~~eis c.:ost.ing per is Imilt, thc asl~csfrom firing \v:int lo mile or per 1000 gross lo11 rnilrs II~II- I)e Ivft on the gratcs to prevent clink- dlea for, f~~rl,repairs and 1ul)rication. ers from forming and not shalie~~and with our regular engines on through in an attempt to levcl tho freight this will be an incentive for grates, hcep the superheaters ant1 all to 1na1io a good t)erfor~~~a~~c.e. stcam piprs tight, Fl~tcsClenrl. valvcs As 1 said brlo~,e, \ve have ncvc3r sqrlarc and the l~lu\vsout, and 111(w for~nd F~.iuc*onien unwilling to co- isn't a~~ytl~ingthat will b(1 too good olwtltc!. ld 11s rnalte some new for you. nwlis, and don't forget that tho Man- 31r. Fire-no).:-nc stingy wit11 tl~v agelncnt wants your suggestions. lllowcr. If you will \vatcli closcly The future looks very bright.. \\I(! you lllav not nerd to use it at. all ex- arc fast. getting around to thc old plan ccl~tto kill the gas, and by not lctting of regula~.c~cws on freight engines, engine pop may get out of town with- and n~ypc~~'sonaI ol~srrvatio~~ thus fa.r o~~thaving to prlnil) the engine morc lends me to the conclusion that we tlian oncne antl this might help OII~on have very finc loc~omotivcs, for eac:h 1.11nni11g a tank. Fire~~le~~have pllt cxn- says thchir cxgine is tlw best. on the I~lowcrand forgot it until tl~~There are ]lo\\ 1.rg111a1freight rnginos ]lop rnisotl. Firc light-T haw matrh- ovcr about four-fifths of the entire sys- c~la lot,, and the fireman who puts in tem. c.ig11t sl~ovelsper fire can't nialte it go twice as far as the one who pr~tsin I'our shov~?lspc3r fire. First, last. and all the> tilnr play for a rl(1an firc. Thc rngillrrr 11as a lot to think ahnt but thcscx things pa>,-lo sizo 111, the c.o:~l ~lldtlr? fir^. antl start o~~t lig~~ringon lmlh. To strong right 011 the start nay partially t111.11tl~c fil-P. or jcrlc a hol(, in it, having to crowd Ilia firc to fill a holc Inay I~IPRI~a dirty fir11 and a bad trip, better raw off and IIW t11r I)Io\vcr :I fe\v seeontls '1'111 Uisws Lettie and Lottie \\'rig111, ~rntilyou get started right. T kno~, dau~htrr*of J. 11'. \\'ri~lit, wvtion fore- Inan, ~l,1rd1llelcl.>lo. A FEW POINTERS qJ ONI*prosperity tlcpcnds o11 111~11111111~1' of sl~il)p(~~~snI~o;i13c. 1101 only I willi~~fi'h11t n~~uionsto pirl~.onixeus. An A~nrricanship lap in an English I I(, scarnl~ereclup the r0pc.s rnonkvy. port and lhv sailors \vrrc entertaining like nntl, reaching the top, prq)arcd to n fe\v English scwnen. duplicate the Englishman's feat. TIP Shortl~a sl~irit of rivalry arose. put his head clam and gave n ~msh with his feet, and fell heels over head. 'L'he sailors tried to outtlo one another His hnrli strl~rlithe first. rope. his in athlrtic tricks. Iegs the nrst, his neck the nc,st, and An L~Cnglishman csliml~cdto tl~every so on, somcl-sault after son~rrsal~lt., top of tlic ~nninninstanrl tllert? stood finally landing with rare gooti fortune on 11is head. scluarcly on his fect 011 the deck. "Try jingo, no Englinhman Imts "Do that, you son-of-a-gun!" hv III~!" one of the Anlcric.an sailors shoutcd whc)~he got I~isI)rc>atll. "Do shoutcd. that!"-Ynni~. (!l;tss So. mot' thv Xpprc'ntic c. Sck~oolat Springtic~ld, .\lo., c.omposc:l of I)oil(*rnlalcer, blac.ksmit11 and ti1111(t1, upl)rentices, is sho\vr~in the above re- lrrotluc~tion. 'rlresc npprentiees gather in thv cslass rooln every .\Ionday n~orningat 7:::O o'c.lock for t\vo ho~rsstudy and ;I c.or~rsc!of instruction fittcltl for tllcir variol~soc:cr~pations. Uoilc~malu!rs and tin~~ersare il~st.ruc~tetlrcgnrding the I:~yontof platcs and pntterl~s~)o(:uliilr to their rcspecativc trades. ant1 black- smil 11s nro c,oac.hcd in tl~.awing,figllr- ing, forging, and othcr 1)ranchcs of' LIIP c.l~t~nicaaltraining ~~cwss:~ry1'01 that line of \\-ark. Seatcd at the desk, first row, rc'atl- iug from left to rizht arc: Lco Kin- Ic!-, Imilermalic'r; I!r~hsrt Gilniore, ¶ A good job soon divorces a bad man. ql The indispensable man never knows it. ql Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown. ¶ TO the energetic man killing time is suicide. ql The best form of selfishness is to help others. ql Never be Coroner at a lost opportunity inquest. qj Speed is a good fellow, but Get There is a man. ¶ A record is the only thing improved by breaking. qi Work is the only capital that never misses dividends. ¶ Remember that a horse has horse sense not a jackass. ¶ Some men generate steam but the majority work on hot air. ¶ The man who works to get higher is the man worthy of his hire. ql Don't be impatient with the slow thinker, perhaps you are a bad explainer. ¶ Some men never climb the ladder of success because they wait for the elevator. ¶ Being afraid of your job and respecting your job, is the dif- ference between inefficiency and efficiency. ¶ The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing. I began railroad- ing with a sc.rall and it has befm consicler- able of a swap ever since and \\ill I)e until I arn sent to the wrap heap. There are three kinds of fights-fist, c.onversatio~l a. 11 d letter writing. All are l~atl, but tl~clast is worse and ~~ovcrhas had nor ever will havc any rules. It plays a leading part. in thv tlcvil-take-tlre-hind~nost.scrap wl~icl~is on today, \\!as 011 yesterday and 1 am eslwcti~~gtomorrow. You are fighting those above you to prove that go11 are the lnan for thr jol) and thoso I)rlo\v you are fighling 1 to get your jol). Those higher u1) havc (he same sort of scrap on their hands only nrore so. The pressure below is i g13eater and the backing above is tl~in- ~~er,so they are more liable to 1w ~)ushedout than those lower do\vn. This is as it should be and if it \\asnlt for this constant figl~tinz above, below and on all sides, we would he railroading as we did thirty pcnrs ago-which God forbid. A few da-vs after I started to work, 1 got a quiet tip from the old foreman that it \\.as best for everybody that I sho~lldget along with the gang; that thc "King" oL Russia "to discuver tile torics thal I would ofl'cr but little re- noble nart 01' luilroadj~l'jn this coun- sista~irc To liis s~~rp.isc.I \vent aft,er t,~yand to ~xyport." 11in1 ivitli every OUII~Y~US st~vngtlr I 1 s\wllunwl it hook, line and sink could niristc,r aud ir~the struggle \\,I, cr, antl, thongl~the "Russian" told mc rolled over the cml)anl if hc don't forget that we're hun~an, It was wl~ilewe were working uear and will gct down to ballast with us Cherryvale, on tlic liue \vhicll ended as I~IIto man, thcy tiin't a liviu' soul at that time 21t Ilalslc:atl, that zero on the ~,ail~,oatl,fro111 \vatcr boy to weather had c:o~~vc~rletlthe gro~~nrlin- ~)rcsidcn--and you kno~IIIOSI. \wtcr to cast iron. boys have a tlwough ticket for the Drainage and c!ilching were not thc ~msident's job-that wouldn't grab fine arts (I~enthey arc II~Wand the his little horn. jump into the wagon, suddan cold snail hat1 marcelled the and \vhool)'c~r111) for hi111. track. The I'oreman cussed ill help- "l'o cakh on to t,his railrot111 \vorlc Icss 1)crylvsity. Xothing I(% tlnn is liiio getting tho ~ucaslcs;yo11 11avrr tlynan~ite c~oulcl obtain even a spade- got to rub against it; and, as for the ful of earth to rcxsurl':~c.e and all hc mcn, Lo understand them, you've got c.or1lt1 do \\-as to issne slow orders and t,o Ii~~owthan, work with then^, ;inr: I~opt: for a thaw. c'llcwuragc the111. \\:bile we we~r~tliscussing the con- "Standin' here now, ill tho mitltllv tlilion, I ~~otict'tlsome bIt~c!i~of oak of n1.v track, rnona~~chof all 1 sur\'oy ivl~ic~l~looltrtl to In(, as iY they hat1 - a\-in' your 1)resonc:e-l know that 11ec.n san'cd I'ro~n tl~ec~~tls ol' tics I can tell any director or offiver of IIIP These sugg~sl(~la plan 1vhic.h 1 1)11t Prisco liailroac1 somethin' ahout 111y up to the oltl forcs~nansolnetl~ing- like socstio~~that he clo11'1 ltnon. IlfS sl~c- this: c:cw tlc:l)c~~tlsalmost cntirtlly npon tl~f' \\-a). ill ivhic11 11e gots i~it'o~,~~xil,ion"\YI:ern the t~,at,lchas sunk, let's from mc,. 01 co~u'so,so~;~c, of us tan dl~i\vtho spiltc,s in ;I fc\v ol' the ties ti~llilike a nuart. on Saturdap night at. tht? lows1 part, pry 1111 the mil, antl I~c-t\vet~nthn rail and the tic% 1)ut. :rnd I(vtd to 1101 hin' but conl'usion. l111t Ihc: r~~ajorityof us arr 1)retty li~~n1~1- somv ol' I hese 'c:hr~nlrs.'" lo\vs and if this 1-efor111c1rwill go o~~tTile oItl 1orc~ni:~nlooked at 111~ant1 :11no11gst us antl teavh us ho\v and then at t11(' cl~unlis-tl1c.11 IIV said: w11y to do I~cttc~~-n-~:'llgo to it." "llov, I believe that's a darn good TIIC roatlmastc.r laughed, and, as IIC. itlc>a-lve'll try it," and trj- it wc tlitl. starttd on his way to the nest section Several days lator the road~naster -this \\.as hefore iIle (lay of 1)uttcr appvarctl-as roadmasters than seem- Ilic's a11t1 sectiol~1nc.n frcq~~cntly~ncl vtl to tlo from nowhere-and again the th.: roatl~nast,er ~)c'rsonally instead ol' oltl forc.n~anta~~gl~t, me :I lesson. viewing hint fro~nthv rear end of n Tile ~,catl~naster~loticc'd tl~esc hlocks trai~l-he said: of \\not1 under the rail and aslcotl the ".John, your ideas on reformers are I'ort?man what he was doing. T was 0. I(. The t11i11s ror 11s to do is givc working soma distnncc away and (lid the LIP\\. Inan a c:l~anreto 1)rovc ~vhclll- not I ------tlisc:;+rtlcd picws. All l~olcs\vcrc' drill- cd bcforc making \\.cltls and no Ina- chine work was rcvluirctl after rsccpt lit1 ing binders. It wi1l ha noted from the rel]roduce- tions that. thc front scctio~is \vcrc' alike and also tho \veld OII top of Imclr pedestal jaw. lllaccs on Ilotli sidcs and near ~)iecc.s forgcd s7 illches, aftor wl1ic.11 I hclr . ------qv --=. .\l'ter. WI(~ tc~n \\-elds inc111cIing rngines 1299, 1288 ::and iYS, were nlado in ten (In!-8-onc 0~(.11clay ::III~avr~xgi~~g a Iklore. littlc ovclr nine honrs rach fm tho \-\ere lnachinetl on olle side and slottctl 1 and 11r 1 ;tvc,l'agc to fit in placr,. Tl~csizos given are avrragc amount of Il~err~~itusctl \\,as inch wider and I/, inch higher than eighty pounds. AIucl~good is 11ci11g deri\wl 1.r01n Ihc last meeting and sl~o\\'srcadi~~g from maetings \vliic,h Roadmaster J. 1". right to left, to]) ro\v: d. F. I,an~hert, I,a~i~bcrthas been having from tillit? roadmaster ; T. W. Nccly, Charles to time wit11 the section foreman of Keith, \\I. J. Phillips, section forc,men; his district. The sc'ssio~~sare held ill \\I. F. Cogeland, roatlmastc5~~'sclcrk; .\Ir. I,a~~~l~crt'sol'fice at cwtaiu speci- .T. l?. illiller, J. 0. Ur~l~lilowand 'I. lietl periods for the purpose of al't'ord- Ikhr, section forcn~en. i~lg(he nlcn oplmrtunity to lllakc sug- Second ro\v: Section foren~en,A. A. gcxstions and cschangc itlcas on travli lliller, 1). b'. \L7intcrs, J. I.. Virgin, E. niaintc~lanceand ro~~ditions. A. 13arnc>tt, 0. R. I)avis, and 1,. 11. Thcl above ])i(,turc \\;as talic 11 at thc' I'ritchett. Steel CLIPGunp. I Details .Judge: "1)escril)e what pass?d I)(?- tween you in tho cl~~arrelwith your \\.ife." Alan on stand: '"rl~e platcs wcrc regular dinner size, yorlr honov, and I.hc teapot had a broken spo~~t."-Bus- lo,, Tmnscyipt. Was Compelled to Stay A good milroad story has started on six. .\larrietl. Stunkc I 1or:ltiu 131-ON 11. its rounds, saw thc Kcr~~srts(,'it!/ Stnr. Son nineteen ycam old. In tl~cCivil A man wax esaspcratc~clhecanse of thc? Service. He gets tl~irtya week. 1';1- slow specd of the train. Finally Ilc ther dicd last 5111y. Alotl~c*ris still ~o111dcontrol hiinself 110 longer, ant1 living. Onc of 11iy nieccs has rc~lhair. said to the conductor: "Can't you go Our cook left, I~ut\vc got x nc\v one. any fastel' than this?" "Yes, sir." po- Anything else?" litely replied the condurtor, "but yo11 The talkative man tlrougllt for a mu- see I have to stay with my car." n~ent. "Wl'hat oil do you usc on yonr tongue?" he inquired slowly. In the Smoking Compartment "Going far?" asked the talkative Ever See This One Before? one. A rabbi was riding in a tramcar. "To Chicago," roared the traveler. and rose to offer his swt to a lady. "I'm In the dry goods line, Thirty- Before she could take it, a young man THE: FI3ISCO-JlAK 25 ~)lr~r~ipccll~inisclf do\w in the vac.atc?d tliguity aud reticence, "when you scat. The rabl~isaid nolhing, but gaz. prcaches a speshul good scrnlon, I ccl at 11iiu ill disgusted silencc. never axes you whar you got it. 1 "\Vhat's the niattcxr?" slicld~~il?.de hopes you will show nie de same con- nlandcd the young luan in a grnfl' sideration."-1'01).uZar Hayasivc. voice. "What are you glaring at me for like that! Yon look as if you \\'auld liltc to eat me." Too Much Ball "I am rorbiddrn to (eat yor~," an- "\\'hy did you move away from Chi- swc~wlt,hc rabbi. "1 an1 a d~\\~."- c'ago'?" (!(/I//~,rOu~yj ( A ~/,vtmlio)7'iw I:>.S. doctor advised my 1111sI)andto InovP to so~ne~O\VII with only one tcani to worry about."-T,o?risvill(! (!o ~o.i~~.=Jonr?!u7. Wail of a Distraught Owner A man rvho ~)ossc~ssedinore money than brains, owncxl a number of sinall ccttages in the foreign section of the vily. and was mucl~troubled with ten. mnts who moved out and others who mo-:ed in without formal not ice ~leposted the follo\ving sign on ti~c doors of all his unoccupied cottagc:s: Notice: anep Person or Persons that Moves into A house Without nry Consent shall be Put out Without eney Cemmony. "Dam it I hlust and Will have sorno Siston~."-'I?. Square. "Rill's going to sue the rom1)nny for cl:+mages." "\\Thy, what did they clo to him?" "They blew the clr~ittin' whistln Impoliteness of Curiosity when 'e was carryin' a heavy piecr of iron, and 'P dropped it on 'is foot."- The goose had been rarved, and R?:f?yl)ody's. cveryhody had tasted it. It was ex- cellent. The uegro minister, who was thc guest of honor, could not restrain It Was Easily Kept his c'nthusiasm. "What ani~nal," askcd the teacher, "1)aL's as fine a goose ils I evah see, "is sntisfird wit11 the least nourish- nrnddah Willia~ns," he said to his mcnt?" hoht. "Wl~ardid yo11 get surh n fine 1,ooking ovcr the raised hands, she qoose?" mitl: "\\'rlI, Harry, you may answer." "Well, now pahson," replird the "I'lcasc, ma'am, the 1not.11. It eats raarver of the goose, exhibiting a grmt nothing lrut holes." Veteran Salsman Kenney and Ryker Scvtion Forcnian Riley Salsman of Engineers J. .I. 1ic1111ry of .\lo~~elt, Crcwent, and his two daughlers, thc antl 17ircluan I:yltcr of Sl)ringlieltl, I\lisscs Grxc,e antl Clara Salsman, arc' welee snapl)ctl by IIcr~,oli\Vesthay at shown in the acc'on~lmn!,i~lg~~l,rotluc- Monett, 310.. .January 1, ,just before tion. leaving that station in vl~al'ge of en- giue 1406, train 715. Engineer Kenney (to the left) has been continuor~sly elnl~loyed by tht' Frisco for thirty-six years, as locomo- tivr engineer lor Iwriity-six gearh. Mr. Salsinan has been continnously cn~ployecl by the Frisco for the last twenty-three years, serving as srction 1\11.. Kcnncy began his railroad ca- I'orc~nan for ttvelvc years. IIe has reer as section hand and nltcr holding l~cenin charge of the section at Crc's. that position for a year, took a jol, ccnt Yor six years. firing, in which cnl)ac.ity he served 1111- ti1 he \xis ~)rornotcdto engineer. Fireman Ryltcr (to the right.) has "'The soul that sinnrtl~, it shall hccn with the Friwo as fireman for die,' is not more true than that thv thc last scven years. unsafe man or chnnce-taker will be climinntctd from the railroad service. Sot. because the Superintendent, or "Do not forget that we are all fight- the General Jlanager, or thc 1)irectom ing to saregr~arclthr persons and thr want it so, Imt lwcause an t?nliglit.encd prol)orty entrrlstrtl to our car?, and in and awakened y~rblicinterest requires ordcr to do so sr~wcssf~~llycwl~ must it and it has to come." do his part. merly lor stationary purposes. Two now sta.cks, eight y-five feet high, carry tl~csmolte from these boilcrs. Sanitary wash roonls are in course of ronstruc:tion at t,hc round house, ~~~achinc,boiler and blacksmith shops, as \\ell as the coa.ch yard. A coat of white-wash inside and red ptlint outsidc makes the old ~1101)sde- lightfully clean and healthy. An Osy-Acetylene plant has been in- stalled and is running full capacity. A system of edncnt,ion, stilrted some time ago, is noiv bearing fruit and the mrn have learned to place tools antl ntlwr things where they 1)elong. Em- ~)loycs\vho bel'ore would be hig11l.v in- dignant whcn told of their mistakes, now take pride in doing things tor- ~~vtlyand will listcn attentively when told of their el.rors. Through thc co-operation of the men ir~all t1cpa1't.menl.s or the Kansas City sl~ol)s, n~ucli good is being accoln- ~)lishc:d lloth for the rompany and the employes. to ~)rirc~hascthis lloluc I'or himscll', ant1 it is all example of what can be a?- Clinton Yards roml~lishcdby employes of every rank, The rcl)rocluc~tion herewith is from \\here the propcr efforts :IW 1)ut Corth, a photograph taken in thc Clinton, 10 lay by small sums oach month for' Okla., yards. To the right may br the ~)roverbialrainy day. K. C. Improvements hlany of the i~nproven~rntstnadc at liansas City sl:ol)s antl terminals tlur- ing Ihc last t\vo months are thf! ro- sult of the indiviA11a1 efforts ot' tho l'orrrncn or the dilferrnt departments. Anlong thesc i~nl)r'ovementsIna?; 1)c mcntionrcl the installation of t\\-o new seen Ihvicl r)aniels; ill the centrr, 100-horsepo\\.er 1)oilcrs of the IIeine Forcn~an.J. Rcltord; nnd to the left pnttc'rn. witl~feed water hen1c.r~ and 1)an Stewart. Foreman Belford's lit- st01icr.s of the lamst design, su])l)lant- 11r daughter Au(1rry may 1)c seen sit- ing the six ohsol(~tcI)oil[~ss used for- 1 ing on tlw water kcg. Bridge Builders Ipl-isc,o dune 1, 1S77, when the line es- li the calculations prove true, the' tc~ntletl from Saint Lor~is to \'init:% Irritigo aud building departn~c.ntof the only. During the first year of his Western 1)ivision is to be materially connection wit11 thc road, Mr. Herd strengtl~enrdin a very few yews. The boys are TIarry I<. and David I:. licngle, youngest childrcn of I!. \I. - was obliged to lay of€ for several months hetause of ~llncss,but sinre June, lSiS, Pat bas never missed a pay day. 111'. Oibbs also ranks well 111) among nur vetcm~~sin mint of serviw, con ing to the Frisro from thc "Old Mem- Icengle, general forenlan bridge and 1)his" at the time the two roads ton- building and water service, Western solitlated. Division. Mr. Kengle is an "old timer" in Powell-Hayden point of servicse, having I>csen conncrt- G. W. J-Iayden is alq>ointed assist- cd \\.it11 tho road continuously for thc ant to chief purcllasing offircr, with last five years. heaclquartcrs Prisc o Building, St. 1,o11is, 310, effective April 15. Two Vets T. J. Po\vcll having resigned, the of- Division Roadmaster Pat Herd of ficc of purchasing agent is abolished. Carl Junction, No., was "caught" in Mr. Powell, wl~ohas Iwen with thr company with h1 I). Gihbs, general Friwo four years, has acrcpted posi- foreman 13. C 11. department, Neo- tion of 3Ianagw of thc Railwaj Sales desha, Kans., recently, in the Joplin, Department of the Pierce Oil Corpora- hlo., Sixth Street yard, \\here 311'. tion. ITcrd is supervising the ronstruc-tion E. Gengrnl~arhis apl)ointed gcneral of new track. agent of th? freight and passenger de- Mr. TTerd entcred thc employ of the lrn~t~nen(s.cflcctiw April 1. TIIE FRISCO-MAN 29 "Uncle John" ~no~~etlI'ronl Sankey, 1\10. From 1896 John \\I. Flauslon, in chargc of thc to 1904, Air. I-Ioustou was employed on ~)uiii]~i~igstation at Stcel\.ille, .\lo., the niain line of the Frisco as car- who celel~ratetl his so\.c~ntiethbirth- penter in tlie Iwidge and building de- day April 5, 1914, has a record of [~artlnent,after which he was assigu- forty-one years continuous service to ctl to the car department at Salem, his cnredit and is ~)robal~lythc oldest lo. FIc rcmain~d at Salem until 1906, when he was assigned thc 1)uml)- c'lnploye in point of scrricc. IIOX in thc cmploy of the Frisco. ing station at Steelville. No., which position he continues to fill. "l'nclc John" as 31r. Ilouston is I'a n~iliarlyI On Sel~tember4, 1Si2, Alr. Houston re-entered the service on the Salem in the bridge and building ing railroad tracks and bridges and and c.al. de,,artments under F~~~~~~ inventing tralns to run upon them. Lively. In 1880, he n-as promoted to Chester is the son of Isaac A. Rog- foreman which position he held untll ers a car repairer, North Yard, Kan- June, 1896, when the round house was sas City, No. SAFETY FIRST First is second nature-if we are trav- tion, and it. is against lhis danger \vc ersing a thoroughfarc~, crossing rail- are battling-baltling not alone for ~'o:~tltracks, etc., do \vc not, almost our own safety, but for the safety of \vithout l.hor~gl~t,look to see if ti (Ian- our fello\v man, m~dthose n-ho arc dc- gc>r is al)1)1~~1c:hi11g?It is this tl~ougl~tpendent 111)on 11s I'or l)roteutio~~and or second natnre, which we must cul- salcty. tivate, agitate, argne \vith our fellow \\'hen we stop to Lliink of the Inle- wo~~k~iien,unt,il we have indelibly ful results whic711 may ant1 often do ~)lac~tlit not only in the ~nintlsof o11r follow tha taking away of a father, I'ello\v ~.orlin~(?n,but ill the minds of ~)rotectorof our Imys and girls, our the ~~~ultit~~tle\vl~o reside along ~III. hearts stantl still and ollr l>lootl runs right of way, our neighbors. If \ye cold; the great responsibility pressvs continlie in well doing, serving those heavily ri11on us and we are appallod wit11 \v11on1 we conic in contact, laying at the ~nigl~tytask wliic.11 confronts tlown our lives, in other \vortls, doing us and are \vant to say "I c:n17 do nofl1- with our n~ight\\.hat o11r bauds lint1 iii{l." l311t anolhe~~tlio~~gl~t comes, 1 to ilo for tho comfort and protection cnn 11 rxl~i,and thc b111.tlen soenls to of others, n'c can, at least have a lighten, our niintls clear, and we arc, 1ial)py and free ronscicnce, as the days ready to do our share in this great go by. organization. wllicli we have Cor~ncd I am glad to look into the happy I'or the ~)rotcc'tion of o~~rsc'lvc+s,our I'accs oS the Frisco e~nl)loyc's,as I go Itintlretl, and our fello\v Inan autl if 111) and down the line, loolting after we \vo~~ldhaw it accon~plishthe rc- the work allotted to me-l am sure I sults, for \vIiit!11 it was formed, tlwn can tri~stthem to 11sc every preran- \vo mnst, each one of us, stand s11o111- tion for the safety ol' those, wl~opass dcr to shoulder and help. t111,ir yay. I\:? sho~ldnot c~online OIIY lal)ors for Safety First to the line of road dn 1~r?s Eib. Rond,1nnstc:r. Rnste1-11. Tor which we \vorlc, nor to any one Division. thing. The ~)rinripleis \vorlcl wide Self reservation, or Stifet!: First and shor~lclhe l~roadencdout and the is the first law of nature. It was for general pu1,lic tcken into our confi- this 11rincil)al our fore-fathrrs I~antled t1enc.e. They stantl in as n~uch,if not then~selves together, and for which n?ow necd of rducation along this linc they fought so maufully (Inring thc t.han do the e~nployesof onr road ant1 carly days of ririlixation in America. to this rnd, I would rccommrnd the The sarnv [,are was talien by the early holding of great nlass meetings in all sc3ttlers of thc fair land nl~ic~h\v(l to- ol' tl~clarger rbities, and public 111eet- day c.n,ioy, co~nl)aratively frc~from ings ill all towns, 11ntler the tlirectio~~ the dangers which 1)esct them on of ~ncncapal,lc of presc,nting thc mat- every hand. Theirs were dangers, in- ter to the !)eol~le in a manner \vhic,h cident to the time and place, but \vc \vould leave lasting impressions ou today are confro~~tc~d\\it11 another t11ci1 minds, not alonc for t,hc preven- form of da.ngw, the danger of c,ivili;?a- tion of accidents to themselves, h~~t SAFETY FIRST 1111!1i1111111111111!Illrlilllllllll!l~!~illllllll!lll11111111111~illlilllllllllll~lllllJllllllllll!lll!ll~lIII~IIlII1IlIiIIIIIIlI1IlIIl!IIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIl~IIIIIIIIIIIIlIlllllllllll!ll!!~l~ Sl~cha mall s11011ltl ncwr bc plactyl in a position \\IL~IYJ~IIIII~II liPc and safc8t.v arc t1el)entlcnt upon his attention to duty. The writer exc.lr~tlesthis (.lass of mrn rrom fhosc' to \vhom lie ad drcwes this con~m~~ni(*atio~~.They are hopeless." "The chain is IIO stronger than its nrakrst link and everyone working for this railroad is a link ill so~nc chain. You may fail just at the wrong n~omcrrt; yo^^ may let go and the chain break and something Ilajl- pcn: then tl~e111aterit11 in that partic- ula~1111k tl~tyo11 arc in mny Iw an- allzed in an invvstigatiou, antl it may 1)c deenlcd Iwst to put in that material 111 tllv hot forage fire of diwil~li~~eantl nctlgc' il, rc'pair it t~ud1)11t it 1)ac.k ill I hiI I 1 i Tt it stands t11v strain thw the rel~airs I~alc2 I)ccn \vorth while and ac.csolrl- plishc4 tl~e1~11rlmsc; I)ut if t11c.r~ is ar10t11(~1Iail~~rr ant1 it has to 1w weld- c.11 again. )ou know sonwonc will say, '\Vv will go ant1 get a IIP\\ link: we cannot hothc~with this.' Sow rwh nlau take this lo heart; (lo not he a \\ rali link." Women's Department MRS. E. C. NEWLAND, Aagasta, Kansas, Editor Tl~ccditr.r.ss ol' tl~cb \\'oln;in's D~partrnrntl~i~ving IWPII n g~-il)pclvie- litit, tl~crcl'o~~~u~~al)l(~ to I't1rni41 11~rIISII~II i~ltcr~stii~g (luot;~ ol' ntvs, lhe ctlitor dollliccl skirts ant1 co~rr;~g,rcto occnI)j? t11c spi~ccso ahly lillccl l)y Mrs. Nc\\llnnd. It \vould stem the esl)ression, "911 ounc!c ol' 1)rcvention is \.iwtll a 1.)01111(1of C~II'C."\\.as coi~rerlfor Safet,v k'irst. The Safcly First Rally at Fort. harc l)ecn obtained, had tlie spcc.ia1 Svott, Iians., March 14, was a decidt!tl train from Pittshurg reached Fort suwess from the \vorncn's point of St~~ttin time for the meeting. l'l~carr iriew. After the rn~n'sbusiness meet- is room for all, lio\\cuer, and we cs- ing, tl~c Northern Division of the rwt in a short time to scc Ihc name \\'omau's Safety I,cague was organ- of every \\ oman on the Northwn Divi- ized and the follo\ving offivers elr'ctcd. sion on our roll. 511's. E. P. llagner, Fort Scott, Tho social part of thv day's I)I'~- Iians., president; .\lrs. I\;. (I:. Iinighl., gralll \ras dclightf~~l,ant1 a \\,ontlc~.fr~l Palwns. Iians., first virc-president; spirit of fello\vship and comraderic Jlrs. Gcorge Seiber, Port Scott, Kans., \ras cvinced, which promises sllcrcss setconil vice-prrsidrnt; JTrs. J. 13. 1101)- folP the ~novernentand many pleasant erts, Cherokee, Iians., third rim- pres- t,imen in the fl~ture. T hope the oth~r ident; Mrs. S. \\'. Rhec~n,Fort Scott, ~livisions will follow in the wak~of Iians., secretary; Mrs. G. 1,. S\\rcar- thc Northc~nand "g~t~IIPY." ingen, Fort Scott. Kans., treasilrcr. Thrnty-one women \rere enrolled as charter meml)crs of this division, ruld In a con~rn~~nicationaddrcssed to more than double the number would the Woman's Departn~ent,Jlrs. I?. 0. Miller, wil'e of Engineer F. 0. hlillcr Think of the III~JI~widow and or- of Tlugo, Okla., says: 1)hans in the world today; of the I an1 cwtainly pleased to know the maliy lonely homes; of the children ladies havc: a (Iepartlncnt ill Y'ltc uho are in dire ncc:tl of a father, per- P'risccj-JJrcn. \\here they may aid in tllc haps a father who was talicn by his S:!fety Pi~,stcause, for 1 am sul-e no own (,arcless or thouglitless act. onc could 11c ~nol-cinter~sted in tllis I,et 11s stop and find a way to pre- g~wt~noven~ent than the noth hers, vent this sorrowful condition. Let. \vivcbs. sisters and daughters of the this great family on the Frisco Rail- (!lli~)lo?-cs. lio olrc could be more con- road join I~ands,f1.on1 thc highest of- cnrnt3d Illan tlie loved ones at homc, ficial to the niost humble employe, wl~or'c3alizc the danger in all I)~.anc-l~esand Work hand in hand for Safety ol' n.oi'l; where there is no thorlgl~tol' First antl see how soon the Frisco Safely First, and \vho nait 1)at iently will be the greatest and safest rail- lor the safc return of their dear ones road in tlic country. who are out at their various labo1.s. 140yalty to our company-and th(5 \\:I10 is lcft with tlie burden to bear bmt one in the Tynited States-tle- whew thc sril)port of thc liome is takcn n~ands11s to l~rarticnSal'cty First-:? away. Considering this, is it any 1,resrrver of the livw and limbs of cx- wontler that the ladies. wIiose licarts periencecl ~nw-in every nlove \re lhrol) at the tholight of accidents make. which may cripl~leor per1ial)s cause Careless ilandlin~ of trains antl tl~cdtbath of those dear to them, arc anylliing that may c.ause damage to glad of an ol~portunity to exl)ress the company's 11rol~e1.tyshor~ld also IIP th(1ir ideas. avoitled, and Safety First will do it. Stop for n moment and think ho\r 111 pmc.tic.ing Safety First. yo11 evi- those accide~itscan be aroiderl. Ilere's clcncc not only your nhi1it.v to per- tlie way. Stamp Safety First in the for111 the duties assigned yon, bnt minds or all, and lieel) it lll~r(~.I)oII'~ !.our loyalty to the colnpnny, and make a IIIOVP 1111til yo11 are sure it is sin(.(' tl~isgreat ~novementis for yonr going to bc a SR~Cone, not only for hc~iefit,you should give it your Iwst yo~irsclf, but for creryonc t.onccrned. eforts. 'rh~n, and not until then, can the Think of tlie responsibility that lovcvl ones at home he srrre of your would rest on you should yon know- safo rctnrn. Think of the pleasant inyly !x'rrnit a condition to exist that 11ol11,s at holnn \vllcn ive know that might cause an injury or death to evelsy man on the road is a Safety yo~~rf~llow employe. who may not Ipirst man. C:an there he anything have. lwen able to see this cwndition nlore assuring? I say, No. in tin~c,to avoid an accident. Tl~inkof the many ac:c.idents that I~awhaplrencd on the railroads of the The poem written by E. A. TT. I*nitcvl States in the last ten years. would have been acceptable if it \vrrp whic.11 invc3stigation proved were the‘ in prose and R. A. 13,'s name given. result of a careless or thoughtless nlovc. TI'hat could be more distress- The following letters regarding the ing than to know these might. have IVoman's T.eague hare been rewired hecn aroidod 1)y just one thought or 1)y llrs. Xcwland: Saf(1ty First a1 thc proper time? T rcvcived yonr letter pestcrday and :3 8 THE FRISCO-MAN also the LVo~nan's Safety 1,eaguc badge, and I must say it is :I l~cal~ty and 1 am 1)roud to \veal' it. Not only ant 1 l~ror~tluf 111~llin 1)c- cause of its bcar~ty,Ijot bec:~usr: of the motto which means so ~nr~c~hto ever); I lived nenr a 1~ai1ro;ltltrack several Prisco woman. years ago and have seen braliemen 1 wonder if the rest of the Frisco stand in the center of the travk and sisters are as ansions to read TI!(, jr1n11) on the pilot uf an engino as thc l'risro-dIcm as I am. The ~nagazineis train approached. This tl~ngt~rons scnt to this point in care of ~nyhns- 1)rartic.c is posit,ivrly againsl. the com- I)anct, and he lrno\vs hc dare not con16 pany's rnlcs. homc withoot bringing lue a copy as I Imvc seen dangcrons risks bkcn soon as it is issued each ~nonth. I~nndredsof times ant1 I an1 c~onlitlc~~t You can consider me a correspontl- that if the mothers and wives of thrsc, ent for the Woman's L)epartment. and. ~nenxvonld caution them daily rcymrd- although there are not many Priseo ing dangeruus 11rac.tic~cs. thc>y cor~ltl people at this point, I \\-ill do the best lw intll~cedto I)reak away from their I can. revkless I~al~its. TI~:~nltingyou again lor considwing I 11ol~cthe Safcty First c,ainpaign, lrtc a member of tl~cF. I\'. S. I,., 1 am, togr thcr mi tl.1 the aid of thr \Vo~ncn's 311ZS. El.l,IS SlcCOSNEI,I., SaI'c,ty Imguo, will contini~e to a(,- \\'istcr, Oltla. c,onlplisl~ results until rt~il~mdmen vill bc as sal:e as those engaged in any other ocacu!)ation, and this t.au ljc 1 talro grmt ijlvasnre in ac.knonl- ac~co~rl~~lishctlif every Frisco man ant1 wlgin!: receipt of the badge rc,c.~irtd :vom:in \\ill do his and I~cr dut,v. sunio days ago ant1 1 an1 greatly Clor~ntme one tl~atis I'ov the caw! of ~)lt~i~sotl\vith same. humanity. I I)c+lieve the Sal'clty First movcmcnt SIRS. TI. 11. IIRYAST. is the greatcst move~nenton I'uot at Morloy, 310. the prc'sent titne in railroad circcls. \\'c knot\. thi~t. Inany of tl~eac,ci- I am ill rtw'ipt of you^ lc.tlet of tl('nts va~~singpcrsor~al injr~rics to F'el)r.~~:~ry16, also the ])in ot' tho F1.ist.o railroad men can 1)e avoided by the \\'omen's Sakty T.cagnc. osercise of a lit tlv jndgment and cart'. I,oi 11s then Ireel) the idea of Safety 1 am sure c5vory Brisco woman must I)(! interested in tho Snfcly First Irirst in 0111- minds at all tinws, and in~l~rcssit on our men rollrs. movement. for it is a graud work. STg husband is a great Safety First The nnn~berof personal injnries on enthnsiast and realizes that it is his the Third District have sho\vn a dc- tluty to practice Safety First at all ereast l'or thc last ycar, and T belic~ve 1 in~es. n-ill show cwn a grcwlc'r deerc~asr(his T I)elieve that mr~chgood \\'ill he a?- pear. cwn:plisheil through the Women's Carclcssncss, thor~ghtlcssness and St~Tvty Imcuc, for tl~f~c8re many rc~cltl(~ssncssin the ~~c~'for~nanccoT things thr. womcn can (lo to 11(,111 r111ty oft~nr~asi~lts in painlkl, if not along in this rnovenlc\nt. She can fatal itljurics, thcrc~fore, let us 111'aC- tice Safcty First ill everything wc do, but L talk it to my husband, ant1 I feel even at t11v sacrifice of a few mo~~ientsthat at least some of that influence of time. AIRS. 'I\'. B. \\'HiTAliEII, goes forth with him. Cape Girardeau, Xo. One of the things retardiug the pro- gress of the nloveinent is the indif- I receivcil ).our letter of Fel~rua~~yference of a great many of the cln- 1.7, also the !)in, for whi~~b11leasc ac- l~lo~cs,to movemcnts started 1)); the cept my thanks. c,oml)any. Rut that \rill be overcome I hope this little pin may 1w :III in- as soon as the Inen can be nlade to re- centire to all who \\-car it to give alize thnt the grcaler perisent of ac:ci- their very 1)cst efforts to the Safc.ty drnts arise Lhxn little ca~.c,less ac,ts, First cause. c'r failnre of someone to ohserw the Yo11 ask me to \\.rite you son~etl~i~~gco~nlm~y's rulcs. tliat may II? of iuterest to Frisco 1)eo- I wish yo11 ~or~ldhave >I notice in- pie. This is a Iwoad subject. yon have sel'teil in The Psisw-Jrr,tr. rcqr~cAst- given nic, but there is one thing that ing (!very man in the service to take has always interrstccl me to such an a copy of the inagazine ho~newith extent that it has hecon~ean anxiety hin: each month, for T an1 sure there and that is speed, haste, hurry-or is always a message in it for \\.if(+, call it hg whatever name you mill. mother or darrghtrr. For instance: To save an extra turn I.et our motto for 1914 he-tall< for, of an engine wheel or one extra stop, work for and pray for Safety First. a switchman will step in between the MRS. A. I'. REE.\TAS, moving cars and keep pace with the - >lonett, 310. trains motion, whether it be fast or 111 n~yopinion, one of the ways in slow, and lift the pin so that the cars which the monm can aid in the Snfc- can be nncou~led. One slil) of the 1 y First n~o\-elnrntis by being in the foot, one catch of the top, and that horne \\.hen the men return from tvork. man would be in eternity. Think ol' it: swing to it that everything is neat If we could impress up011 evc'rg nlan and clcan. r re paring good meals, and JIr. Richard's Golden Rnlc. "Rein~m- I)?. keeping thcir c,lothcs in good her it is Iwttcr to rarls? a tl(1lay than sl~apc. S~verlet the nlcn Icaw home to carlsc an acvidcnt." Safcty First 1vit11011t ~x?rninding tl~cni of Sal'cty \voulil go into oblivion. First. Sow sisters let 11s all think safety, I always try, in every wag possil)le, talk safety and act. safety and it will to make things comfortable for my I~ecome so infectious that. everyone son and hushand and to imgress upon \rill get the habit. them the need of care in the perform- AIRS. T,. 1,. TAFFTJ3R. ance of their daily work. Fort Scott. TCans. lly husbaud has been foreman of nater se~~viccfor' twenty-five years, T received th? Icag~c])in ant1 am for the 1st tcn year's with thc Frisco. very prond of it. Whm T think of T think Safety First is just a sple11- \\.hat it renr~sentsit grows wry beau- rlid work. Now dear sisters. you can tiful to look at. aln-a!-s dc_nend on nic to looli after Circumstances do not permit me to the safety of my l)rc>tIier railroad tmys. n~~etman)- prrsons \vho npcd en- JTRS. E. C, VFTTTSRY. couragement in Safety First work. Enid. Okla. As the wife of a section i'orci~ian,1 ail1 greatly interested in thc Safety First inovement. I am glad, indeed, that tlic time has conle \~hci~n.c call be ;I help to our railroad Iloys. I 11ol)c the timv is not Tar olX n;he~~ \I-(, <,all see thc lvasue fully organized autl 11aving rrgular ~ncctings, for it srcms to me we could ncconll~lish so ~nr~chInore tl~tnay. SnTcLy IWst is s~~rclythe sloga~t01' tile hour; even the ministers are ~)reac.hingon thc subject. The Christian minister of this city ~)reachctl a llea~itifr~lsermon upon Safety First reccntly in which he ~~ointetlout tl~at"An ounce of preven- tio~tis north a 1)ou11d of cure," and lion' tr~~t?this is. If wc! would alu'aqs consider the safest plan, though it take more time, hon~ninny ac.citlcnts 1.o111ilhe prevented. n'allac~t? JIartin, as shown in the ac- JIRS. ANNA FROST, comlmnying r~l~rodnction. Arkansas City, Kans. Jlr. .\lcEvilly mas thr a~~thorof the article in the Jla~~i~hiss~~r cntitleil Frease's Gang "To All Operalors." Tl~csci tion fowe at Garland, Kans., arc tile Frisco men shon~~in the rc- 1)rotluction herewith 0-25-24-23 In the accaolnl)an)-ing rel~rot111c.tiil11 may l~?e wcn, reading tron~ lcft to right, For13nla11 Sidehotto~n,in ellarge of section 1)-2; ant1 Itis men; Fore~uan G~orgeI,nnc.eford, in c,harge of sec- tion 11-24 and his nlen; and Foreman Sntl~an IJrin~.r,in charge of section At tl~eestremc lcft in the picture 1 b2:: and his nleil. nlay Ix? sri3n Foreman S. T. Frease, TIIL.pictl~r(~ was taken rwentlg tlftpr who l~asbccn in the scrvicc ol' the the rnc'll hat1 finished unloading cin- company for the last tweitty );cars. ders at I:ritl,oi~ 1371. Atong tbe Line 11. 31. Shular of 1lclnplris. 'I'en~..Is :IU. ~~oilltcrlgc~lcrnl forel11:111of' tlic wr 11c- p;rrtment sl~ccccdi~~gJ. 13. (:i~n~~le.~~:IIIY- ferred to the Sc\\ Sl~ops. A b:iseI1111lpark II:IS IIC~XI hid out ~II111~ srounds nt the Sortb Shops :~ndthe vnl- ployon at thlt point st:rtc "\w h:cw l111rol np il win111ng te:1111that \\.ill cle:~~~1111 OII ;In?. pn~that c;lrcs to line 111) :~;':~ir~rt t11cm. Southeastern Division 1,. T.:. Nich~iels, chief dispatcl~er. TII~CIO Sut)-r)i\-ision, died itt Amor?.. \li+s.. s;I~- 11rtl;ry ercning, 31arch 14. As :I token of their ;tlt'rction and rtcwn. employes of tho Sonthcastcrn Division presented .T. A. .J:~clisoll. forlucr sulrc.ri~~- teudent. wit11 a I~nntlsorne pursc cont:ri~l- in:: sc\-rr:~lcrisp new ll~~l~dt'edrlol1;lr I~ills. on his rclircwcnt, TIWIII the scrvirc 'The prcsontatinll sp~vc.l~\vilu u1:itle It? .T. 11. l)~lll~llLy,~Pll1'~;Il :lgfYlt, 42 THE FRISCO-MAX SFifitatiIt's the cloth in your over- Arkansas City IC11giucc.r Fr;1111; Itig~:uutl hi:: I~ritlcre- ~IIPIIIY~ lo Arlw~~s:lsCity Iri~~utheir I~OIIC~IIIO~IItrill, >1:1rch :, Nr. i ;itl:.tlns is ~111,T. XI. C. A: s&rrt:iry :!t '~'IIII. 'J'he (>~nploycsof the 0zarJt I)ivl- H~I)II \visl~111~111 :I smooth and 11:1pp.\. ray- :1r? rill ll~r~r~;ltriluoni:~l sc;~. Red River Division Tile next mectiug of the 1:cti 1:ivw I)i- visilirl Stlfety Co~ninilli~cis to Ire l~clti :~t s;l~llll~~~l,01<1a. to see that the cloth is stamped -"STIFEL.' F7. then I know that I an1 jieltinp the best cloth in my .I:II~II*S 1iobcrtw11 \vas olniiz(d to 1:1y overalls. No other cloth is "just as good." Slifel oll' :I I'tw il:1ys recvv~tly I)ec~;~r~scof illt~rsr. cloth has been on the mar- T~nm .Ir~(,li IIult :lull family of Sl~rrru:~~~.ket over 75 years. Be sure ,,* TCS;IS, aw rnntcrnpl:ltinr: ~noviuc to S;I- ~~lll[l%l.OliI;1. bn the inside before you buy if you want your gar- I:. Is:. Jtiythe was oll' tlutg n \vceli rc- cmily I~cc.:~uscof a si?vc.r(. :11t:11.k oP pri~l)~.nlents to wear. .. . - .- - - .- Cloth Manufactured by ('l:lrence TVarr~n,rnncl~i~~rst ~ ~ nnnrr~nticr.. .~ is going to Spri~l~liclilill tllc IYIIIIW of :I J. L. STIFEL & SONS few days to Li~:i%l~11is i111~1~1~11tic.c.sbi0. Indino Dyers and Printers. WHEELING. W. VA. SALES OFFICES The under dog gets a lot of sympa- NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO 260.292 Cii~~rchSt. Pustal Telegraph Lildg. thy, but what hc \\ants is help. CHICAGO 'L'OIIOSTO 223 W. Jackson Bl\ d. 14 Manchesler Bldg. A Light Fancy Ceremonies at Wichita A nch\v di'pnrture ill thv safety first The opening up ol the So\\. I:II~OII nlo\enlc'llt is Ireing trictl or~lOII the Staliou at \\'ic.l~ita, K~IIIS.,wit11 (.ere- A. 6: A. 1)ivisiou of the Frisco between monies of two clays tl~~ration,11-1arkd Hol)e, Ark., and Artl~norc,. Olila., in an important (!vent in the city's his- line \\.it11 a suggcstio~~111ac1e by ,\la- tory. chinist \\'. A. Fitzjoh~~of Hugo, Oltla. The celebration began \\.ith a I~an- T~P"Safvtp First" n~otto,in letter- quet served in the main waiting room ing about two inchrs deep, now ap- of the station, \\.l~ich was beautifully 1)ears on the I~~t~cllight.glass of all en- decorated for the occasion with ferns gines on that division. Thrse letters and potted lrlants. Cowrs wrre laid for sir huntlr~dguests. h nu~nl)crof pro~ni~~entIiansas mcn were ~IIIOII~tho after dinner speakers, as well as representntiv~sof the four railroads which thc station sc>rvcs- the Santa Fv, Rock Tslantl. C)rii)n( and Friscao. After the spcc~hcs the twncollrse \vas turnc~linto a lrnll room a~~tltile tango, vastlr walli and the ewr ~)o])- ular \valtz beguiled tl~ctime mtil the "Wee sma' hours.'' On Saturday morning, JInrcll 7, tl~r gr~ests Kere taken for n joy ride through the city and later the ladies mere entertained at a h~ncl~eoniIt tile \\'ic,l~ita Club. follo\v the dinmeter of the headlight At three o'i.loclr the. statio~~\\.a?; glass near thc rim at the top and it is thrown O~CIIto tl~apulrlic. for illspec- said thc lettering will not interfere in tion, and a I)rogranl of sl~recl~esand any war nit11 thc rcllevtion or the ~~~u.;ic\va.: rc~l~di~lwlill thc concourse. light at night. T\?icl~itn is proud of I~crnew sta- The accompanying rej)rodllctioll tion. It is an 111)-to-date h~~ildingin sho\vs the l~eadlight of engine 223G an up-to-tlntr, pushing city, 1)oastin~ eqnil)l)etl wit11 tho Icttrring. of n poliulatio~~of 65,000. .- -- - -. ------. -~ -- Joplin 3lrs. \\~illi:~~~i11(~111~1~li~y, wil'i' OS ('(III- T;~;I~<~II~:III('11:1rIps 1;r~Ilrr 11;~s111:1(11~ :I duc.lor IwinwIc)-. 511c!u( n \\-cc*li ill 'I'nJsl. trip to I*'lorid:r n.11~i-eIIP joined 31~.1C~l- Olli. 1 I I I 1 I IPJ.. who is -lrrnrlin~ 111~2\'i~i~~t(.~, iu the tll:ll poini. Soul11 ior i11e lw~elitof hrr 11~:1ill1. .\I,.. 1111il 311,s. I,ilr(pr (q;~~~~~itl~i:~,~,\vII,, T.~,II ~III!~II~>I,~OI'IIICI'~)' nper:ltt~~~:lt this llYl ,,11 .,:lrl,>s ~II~II~.1111t now SPP~V~IIL:111 tlic w111r (':I- ix ~rf t , llrlPi .J,~:,]],p:irIly :lt Oroui)~~,nlle our frf~111Crlt , , visitors. Cut Over Pine Lands For Sale to Actual Settlers Industrial Lumber Co., Elizabeth, La. ROBERT W. HUNT & CO., Engineers CIIICAGO ;YEW TORK PITTSUURG ST. LOUIS SAX FIIISCISCO XOSTREAL LOSDOX TOROXTO XESICO CITT SEATTLE INSPECTION OF RAILROAD MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT Adreon Manufacturing Go1 I Hewitt Manufacturing Go1 Cntnpbrll Graphite Lubricntor Turnbuckles C. 31. HEWITT. President Srrurit.v 1hc.k-up Vnlw Stop Wedges 305 Rail~vay F:scl~nngr CHICAGO Set-urity Rail I%reve Brake ,Jn\vs ~n~rrivnnGmvitg Cou~lin~. KnucI~lePins Journal Bearings ('lnrkp Trnhion Set Tic Pleta Uults and Nuts Ur~lieShoes and ~ b3.1 KODAKS and SUPPLIES 33 ENLARGEMENTS, LANTERN SLIDES, SAFETY GOGGLES, CONDUCTORS, EYE GLASSES, Etc. ERK ER'S-608 Olive and 511 N. Grand-ST. LOUIS I -- - ~~ Mention us when writing to advertisers, it will help us both. THE FRISCO-MAN PYLE - NATIONAL ELECTRIC HEADLIGHTS ARE BEING USED ON OVER 26,000 LOCOMOTIVES ALL OVER THE WORLD Elliot Frog & Switch Co. WOLHAOPTER JOIST Cntalos at .\~'urirs Roston, ;\IAss. Indirl Hldg. Chicngo, Ill. THE RAIL JOINT COMPANY Roilnay E.;ch:~noe Bldg. Iknrer, Colo. &q~iit:~l~leEldr. I'ortlnnd. Ore. Wilcox Bldz. I'ittshurr. I'n. Oliver Bld~. St. Louis, 310. >l;rl.rrr of nnw Supported Rnil .Joints for Sterdard nrld Co~ii~lionwenltl~Trust Bldg. Special Rail Swtions, also Girder. Stel) or Comvro- Troy. S. 1.. I3nrde11 Aveuue mist>, 11.o: nucl Switvh, rind 1nsol:ltr.d Rnil 3Io:111~r:i I. Can, .Joints, ~,rotectrtlI).\. pnlenth. Board oP Trade Rlde. London. E. C.. Eng.. Itighent .iwarrlb-Paris, 1900; J%~~lTalo,1901; St. I.ouis, 1904 30 New Broad St. KIRBY JLiS UFACTUlt ERS LUMBER CO. Long Leaf.\ddrrh~ YellowCorreh~~ondrncr Pine toLumber Houston, Tex. J. W. CHASI)LER, Cfcr~eri~lsilks A&. Mention us when wrlting to advertfsers, it will help us both. THE FRISCO-MAN HE hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell which we make for ourselves in this world by habit- ually fashioning our characteristics in the wrong way. We are spin- ning our own fates, good or ill, and never to be undone. Every smallest stroke of virtue or vice leaves its never so little scar. The drunken Rip Van Winkle, in Jefferson's play, excuses himself for every fresh dereliction by saying, "1 won't count this time." Well, he may not count it, but it is being counted none the Iess. Down among his nerve-cells and fibres the molecules are counting it and storing it up to be used against him when the next temptation comes. -Wm. James.
The Frisco-Man, April 1914
