Page 24 75)3Zsc0 FW~~~@Y#GWZINE August, 1927 WELCOME LETTERS from the DAILY MAIL

ERT 0. CRANE, train porter, came Frisco employee and Is well known on the undersigned arrived in Sherman into Springfleld on train 103 on Frisco Lines. He wrltee: In good shape Jane 27, and placed in the morning of June 14, and re- "Please accept my thanks for the my store on June 28," wrltes T. L. ported to the ticket agent at Spring- July issue of the Frisco Employes' Hudson, of Sherman, Texas. fleld passenger station that he had Magazine. "This is excellent senrlce, and I found two bills in the smoking car, "Having been with the Frisco SO want yon to know that I am well one a $1.00 bill and the other a $5.00. many years I still feel it belongs to pleased with the handling of this ship- --- . . - . - - - -. -- un June 16 tne agent at Springneld me, or I to it. The Veterans' .Number ment, am well as all other shipments . received a letter from J. F. Hatley, is particularly appreciated." consigned to me via your lines." Frisco agent at Koshkonong, Mo.. stating that he had lost this money Less than twenty-four hour -9 after Mre. E. H. Pumphrey. of Beaumont, and asking if anyone had turned in The Winchester Hardware store at 303, any information about- it. Kansas, a passenger on train June - .. . -. Brownwood,.- --- Texas, - - placed- - na order 8, left her coat on the train when she un me mornmg or June la, a mart wltb a uallas nrm for four Darrels of got off at Neodesha. She called Dis- lor $6.00 was sent to Mr. HatIey. "I blue rock clay pigeons, the pigeons patcher Jim Smith and asked him to think it Is commendable that we have had arrived. The letter reads: trace the coat for her. a porter in our service that will com- "Yesterday, June 30, we wired Cul- "I wish to show my appreciation to ply with the instructions of the man- lum & Eoren Co.. of Dallas as follows: tbe conductors and dispatcher respon- agement as was done in this case," 'Rush ~riscofou; barrels Blue sible for the return of my coat, left writes, 0. W. Bruton, superintendent Rack Clay Pigeons. on train 303, June 8 at Neodesha," she of terminals at Springfleld. "This morning, less than twenty-four writes. I missed the coat about 7:30 hours later, these goods were in our p.m. and called Dispatcher Jim Smith. E. C. Van Valkenburg, purchaslng Louse." He notlfled Conductor Wiedman, who agent for the Oklahoma-Southwestern "Perhaps you would be glad b know found the coat on the train near Jog Railway Company at Tulsa, received that shipment of one crated counter lin. It was returned to Beaumont a copy of the July issue of the Fsbco refrigerator shipped from Holcomb. June 9, on 303 by Conductor White. Magazine. Hoke Manufacturing Company, Indi- Please notlfq,the above employes of Mr. Van Valkenburg is a former anapolis, Ind.. June 22. consigned to my gratitude. I

PRESS TIME BULLETINS a Young 'rakeman---There Item abPearina 'under this hradino There Was B WAS!

vuu uuuurau UIIU niuury-nve mum- bera of the Frisco Girls' Club of the general offlces, St. Louis, met for their second monthly luncheon at Hotel Jefferson, St. Louls, July 26. Guests of honor were Messrs. J. R. Koontz. vice president-traffic; S. S. Butler. freight trafflc manager; L E. Martin, assistant to the president: and W. L. Hugglns, Jr., director of publicity and editor Frisco Magaziw. Mr. Koontz and Mr. Butler addressed the girls on the value of friendship and wide ac- qualntance in securing additional pass- enger and freight trafflc. Miss Loretto A. Conner, president of the club pre* sided. and entertainment was given by Misses Leona Jones and Irene New- fer, dancers, of Seventh street station, accompanied by Florence Larkin and Miss Alice Cook, vocalist, accompanied by Miss EIeanor Finn. A special train of twenty-seven car- loads of Dodge Brothers automobiies -the new sixes--consigned to Nonal- Dial at Tulsa, passed through St. Louis at 3 p. m., July 21, via Frisco Lines. The Consignment left Detroit July 19. DECKER-BRINGLESON Miss Helen Decker, of Bloomsburg, Pa., and A. C Bringleaon, traveling freight agent or Frisco Lines, at Pitts- burgh. Pa.. were married on June 18. Mrs. Fbfngleson was a teacher in the Beaver, Pa., schools for several years and Mr. Brlngleson, before tak- ing up his dutlee as traveling frelght ployed h the pffice of superintendent Springfleld, Mo., and Is well known fn agent in the eastern office, was em- of freight loss and damage claim8 at the hisco general offieee. Page 25

Ways to Reduce Fuel Costs Miss Reglna SteKins, successful Rg HARRY ZlMMERMAN, Locostotive Firctrtai~,~Vorfhcrrs Divisrorr Frisco candidate for Queen of the Rose Carnival at Tulsa, arid ller mother, acted as chaperones to a UEL represeiits the second great- question-what is an element? An party or six successful winnel-s ot a est item of operating cost on a element is a substance that cannot contest in the Oklahoma territary, railroad. If thls cost Is to be be decompose6 by any known method enroute to Washington, D. C. , for a lowered to third place, or below, It Is or divided into anything more simple. week's visit. up to the men, whose hands it last Is is one of the original forms of mat- Miss Steffins is the daughter of T. passes through-the engineer and fire- ter, from two or more of which all H. Steffins, president of thc! Sand man. compounds or mlxtures are made. The Springs Railway at Sand Eiprings, If one wonders why so many fuel earth is composed of eighty known Okla. Others in the party werle: Mrs. meetings are being held over the sys elements. The smallest part of an V. E. Volk, Tulsa; Maude Mil ler, Sa- tem, he should stop and conslder how element Is called an atom, which is pulpa: Mabel Smith, Broken Arrow; little of the heat in the fuel is actual- thought of as a round particle too Constance Sieber and Mrs. R. G. Sie- ly converted into effective work at the small to see with the naked eye. ber, Oklahoma City; Miss Geneva drawbar of the Iwomotive. The heat When the atoms of different elements Holmes, Edmond. is distributed as follows: 62% In ex. combine chemically. they form a mole- The party toured the City of ' Wash- haust steam, 1% to overcame frlctlon, cule of an entirely dlfferent substance. ington for a week in an es]pecially 5% is lost in radiation, 6% to operate As the air passes through the hot fire conducted party, and returned to St, auxiliary devices, 14% in unabsorbed bed it becomes heated until when it Louis and boarded the Mete?or for heat passing from stack in gases. 4% reaches the surface two atoms of hy Tulsa on Saturday evening, Jruly 23. in unburned gases and soot, 8% in drogen combine with one atom of oxy- sparks thrown from the stack, 4% in gen and burn with a yelIow blaze and heated before it comes in conta~ct with coal falling into ashpan, and finally we then pass out as a water vapor. In this the sheets. have but 6% of the total heat or pow- case two gases combine to form wa- The fireman's greatest eneml la me er in the fuel actually utilized in pull- ter. At the same time one atom of clinker. It shuts off the air supply ing cars. oxygen is comblning wSth me atom and seduces the grate surface in pro- According to The First Law of Ther- of carbon to form carbon monoxide portion to Its sfze. Air cannot pass modynamics (Mechanical energy may and if a sufficient amount of air is through the clinker and due to in- be transformed into heat and beat admltted when the C. 0. reaches the sufficient amount of oxygen, the gases may be transformed into rnechanlcal surface of the fire it will burn with from the coal above the clinker will energy, md in every case of a trans- a blue blaee while another atom of be but partially burned. The carbon formation of this character, the ratio oxygen is combining and will pass out will form with but one oxygen and of the quantlty of heat to the quantlty as carbon dioxide. pass out as carbon monoxide instead of mechanical energy involved remains The temperature of the firebox plays of carbon dioxide, the latter repre- constant), the mechanical energy lost an important part in the process of senting perfect combustion. The with every scoopful of coal wasted can combustion. The most important cause of the clinker is the impurities be calculated. One ton of coal con- gases are roasted out of the coal at of the coal as Iron, sulphur, ash, etc. tains about 133 scoopfuls with 15 700 degrees F. but will not burn or melting and running together. The pound8 to each scoopful, Each pound combine with oxygen until the tenl- common reaeon for these impurities of coal contalns 14,000 B.T.U. ant¶ each perature of the firebox reaches 1,800 running together is the clinker hook. B.T.U. is equivalent to 758 foot degrees F. Thls is one reason heavy Just as Sure as green coal In a flre is ponnde. Then, with each scoopful of firing should be avolded as It admits stlrred, just that certain clinker will coal wasted we have 15 x 14,000 x 778- an excess of cold air through the fire- form. It an iavestigation Is made, 1 163,380,000 foot pounds. As one foot- door, the coal absorbs the heat, and am of the opinion that It will be found pound is the work done by a force of in other ways the temperature of the that more fires start to clinker before one pound weight in moving a dls- firebox is lowered. The ignition point they leave the roundhouse, due to fire- tame of one foot, we have enough of the gases being 1,800 degrees F. builder being uninformed as to the force In that scoopful of coal to move makes It impossible for them to burn effects of a clinker hook in a green one ton 81,690 feet. If, on the other aCter entering the flues as the tem- fire. If the railroads would do away hand, one scoopful of coal Is saved perature of the water around the tubes with the clinker hook altogether, they from each ton with an equivalent sav- is 380 degrees F, at 180 pounds pres- would not only save-say, one ton of Ing in fuel oil, it would represent an sure. The heat in excess of this is coal each day for every locomotive annual savlng to the railroads of four readily absorbed by the water. Here run, but also would save the firemen million dollars. is where the brick arch assists in the much worry and grief. A clinker hook If the engineer and fireman are to economy of fuel, for It not only re- is not a necessity in firing an engine. save fuel there must be flrst Of all tards the flow of alr and gases to- If a bank appears In the flre, loosen understanding and cczoperation be- ward the tubes, but also assists in the grates at that particular place and tween the two. One cannot save fuel more intimately mixing them while fire around it and the bank will soon without the assistance of the other. they are held in a high temperature disappear. The englneer should work the engine by the glowing flre on one side and The Ideal way of supplying coal to at proper cutotf as 52% of the heat tho hot arch on the other. the fire is in a cantinuoua stream, just is in the exhaust and he is In a posi- The black smoke that escapes from fast enough ta meet the demand: that ti6n to save fuel by letting the steam the stack consists of small particles wouId make a dazzling white fire all work expansively. The flreman should of carbon so light that they fioat out over the grate, for the breaking-down have a general knowledge of the with the hot gases. These particles and building-up process would be con- chemical actions taking place in the do not, In themselves, represent a stantly going on in the right propor- firebox during the process of com- very great loss of heatfng material. tions. In the complex system of con- bustion. but are a good indication of a low ditions and chemical combinations Combustibn requlres two things- temperature in the firebox and a that we call perfect combustion, we fuel and air. As they are heated the waste of other valuable parts of the must take note of the many varying elements in the alr are oxygen (20%) coal due to the low temperature. The phase8 of coal supply; the varying and nitrogen (79%). Oxygen supports nearer a firebox 1s flred light and con- amount of .work done by the engine combustion, but nitrogen is detrimen- tinuously, the nearer black smoke will that takes Prom the supply of steam; tal as it is heated and passes out at a be done away with. The fire should the work done by the exhaust that much higher temperature without aid- be level in the center of the box and supplies the air; and the skill with ing in the process of combustion. The a little heavier next to the side sheets which the coal is supplied at the right principal elements of coal are carbon and In the comers so that the air time, In the right manner, and of the and hydrogen. This brings up the will come through the center and be right amount. -FETY PLEA Frisco Employes' Hospital Association rill Urges Care Receipts and Disbnmements alter March 31. 1027. through June 30, 1027. :OX Addresa Balance brought forward Prom March 31, 1927 ...... $9,947.31 by," said a voice RECEIPTS: 'ophone of KMOX From assessments on member#...... $57,593.39 " interest on dally balances In bank ...... 45.14 m Friday, July 16, " interest on securities in treasury ...... 3.672.50 he Mayfair Hotel, " donation by St. L-S. F. Ry. Co...... 125.00 n to a man whom " sundrv accounts collectible...... 367.46 " proceeds $5,000.00 Wew York Central Lines S% ?fore--'Uncle Bill' equipt. trust certificates of 1924, matured June, revention worker 1. 1927...... 5.000.00 66.793.49 lroad." An then, Uncle Bill, havln~been properly introduced, talked to thou- sands and thousands of folks that he For payrolls $26,064.04 could not see, but who were listening " professional, ordlnary and emergency services...... 12.916.56 " labor. material and sun~lles- - ...... 4.570.21 to his address on "Safety". " provisions ...... :...... 7,680.52 "Hello, everybody," said Mr. Mor- " drugs ...... 6,226.23 rill, "this is 'Uncle Bill' the old Frisco " llght. water. Ice, gas. fuel and telephones...... 1,920.36 engineer. I have been with the Frisco " all other expenses ...... 1,286.50 '' t5.000.00...... face amount St. L-9.-. -. F--. FLv.-- Co.. since November 3, 1879, and In the 6% eqnipt. trust notes serler 71-lj- ad safety department since November 1, 71-E (due Jan. 15 1931) purchased June 1923. 3, 1927 at 103.9155' (4.80% basis) ...... $5.197.28 During this time I have talked accrued Int., 4 months 18 days...... 115.00 5,312.28 $85.976.89 to more than 200,000 school children along the Frisco Lines, pot only about Balance June 30. 1921. p. m. at: safety on the railroad, but in the First Natlonal Bank, St. Louis, No...... 10.764.91 home, on the streets and on the play- $76,740.80 grounds. I can hear some of you say, 'Oh, pshaw! Safety Sam and Handy THE ASSOCIATIOX OWXS: Andy and Ready Eddy hare told us all -Pal. Vnlna about those accidents.' I know that is Current River Railroad Co. First Mtee.- 5%- Bonds. (mature Oct. 1, 1927) ...... 1...... t true, but this atory cannot be told too Edlson Electrlc Ilhminatlng Co. of Boston 4%% Coupon often. How sad to meet a IIttle girl Gold Notes (m ure Jan. 15, 1928) ...... or boy in a wheel chair or on crutches Clncinnatl, New gleans & Texas Paclflc Rr. 5% Egulpmenl Trust Certificates. Series G (mature April 1, 1928)...... --the result of an accident. There Chesapeake & Ohlo Ry. Co. Equlpment Trust 5% Notes, were 18,200 people accidentally kllled Ser~esV (mature July 1. 1928) ...... in American homes during 1926, most Canadian National Rys. Co. Equlpment 434% Gold Cert!flcates, Series H (mature July 1 1928) ...... of them mothers and little children. Kinloch Telephone Co. ~lrktMtge. 6% Bonds "Now, my dear little folks, as well (mature Aug. 1, 1928) ...... 1...... as big folks, I want you to remember U. S. Thlrd Liberty Loan I%%Bonds (mature Eept. 16. 19281 ...... Illinols Central Rd. Co. 4?4% Equipment Trust Certificates, this as coming from an old locomotive Serles L (mature Oct. 1, 1928)...... engineer who has spent the greater New York Central Rd. Co. 4'k?& Equlpment Trust Notes part of hh life in a cab of a locomo- of 1917 (mature Jan. 1, 1929) ...... tive. There is just one person who Baltimore & Ohio Rd. Co. 5% Equlpment Trust Certlflcates of 1923 (mature Feb. I. 1929) ...... can positively prevent every accident St. L-S. F. Ry. Co. 4'/2% Equipment Trust CertiRcates. at a grade crossing-that is THE Serles BB, (mature Feb. 15, 1929) ...... DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE. St. Louis Southwestern Rv. Co. Equipment Trust 5% Notes, Serles J, (mature March 1. 1929) ...... The engineer cannot stop short-he Pennsylvania R. R. Co. Equipment Trust 5% 0018 Notes, cannot dodge. If we of the Frisco Serles B (mature April 1, 1923) ...... Railroad could assure all our en- St. Louis Bridge Co. 1st Mortnage 7% Bonds gineers on our fast trains that the tracks would be clear as far aa grade crossings were concerned, it would add ten years to each of their llves. "I hope you members of the CARE- FUL CHILDREN'S CLUB read your pledge during vacation. Everyone of the twelve pledges are flne, but I would like to add the following, if Safety Sam does not object: "'I will not walk on the railroad track; " 'I will not cross railroad tracks without looking both ways'. "Remember that the safest place In the United States to travel is on a passenger train. Statlstics show that it is 167 tlmes safer on a train than on a bus or in an auto. "If you are ever riding on a Frlsco train. ask the conductor if 'Uncle Bill' Is on the train, and if I am, I will be delighted to talk to you about a Safety Club." Hospitable Host: Won't you have some more duck, Miss Stommer? Bashful Guest: No, thank you! "Oh do. Here's a nlce little leg, just your size. August, 1927

A BIRMINGHAM OUTING ~ - ''A YARDMASTERS DREAM " Three Hundred Fifty Employes Picnic July 19 at West Lake

HEI Blrmlnglzam Better gnsiness Club of Birmingham, Ala.. held a picnic and barbecue at West Lake Park, July 19, which proved to be one of the most entertaining affairs given by that organization. A special train, consisting of tour coachea and an express car of iced watermelons, carried the 350 Frisco employes and their fam!lIes to the park. The train wan handled by L. H. Mum, engineer, R. T. Chappell, fireman, C. N. Looney, conductor, and L. Roscoe, brakeman. As soon as the train left the Bir- tnlngham Ninth Avenue Station. at 3:45 p. m., circulars were passed to passengers, listing the various con- tests to be held and prizes offered. The following were winners: Bathing beauty contest-ladies' bathing suit, given by Kaufman-Simp- son Co.; won by Miss Cornelia John- Son. Fat manea race-60-yard daah, 1 ton Empire Coal, given by DeBardeleben Coal Corporation: won by J. W. Skaggs. Fat lady's race-50-yard dash, geor- gette collar, given by Caheen Bros.; won by Mrs. Warren. 60-yard dash, girls under 10-sllver necklace, given by Burger-Phillips Co.: won by Ruth Burruss. 50-yard dash, boys under 10-choice of ball, bat or glove. given by Bir- mingham Arms C Hardware Co.; won by BU1 J. Grump. 50-yard dash, girls 10 Eo 16-bar pin, given by Lynch Jewelry Co.; won by Miss Pearl Deadman. 50-yard dash, boys 10 to 16-tie, given by Caheen Bros.; won by Jim Posey. 50-yard dash, married ladies-box of powder. given by Patton-Pope Drug Co.; won by Mrs. Nancy M. Johnson. Best-looking man-Panama hat, given by Blachs & Sons; won by Jas. E. Rucks. Best-looking lady-$10.00 hat, given bv Porter Clothing:-. CO.: won by Miss cirnmie Adkins. Egg race-ladles' prlze, 24-pound Frisco Employes' Hospital Association sack of Grandma% Wollder Flour, given by Hlll Grocery Co.; won by (Continued from Precedkz,g Page) Mrs. W. P. Wyatt. Qentleman's prize, one ehlrt, glven by LaSalle Company; Et. Loula-San Francisco Railway Campany 8% mulprnent Trust won by R. P. Trull. Phtes, Beries 71-33 (mature January 15, 1931) ...... St. L.-S. F. Ry. @or Equipment Trust 5% Certlficates. The tug of war created much merrb Serles AA (mature Sept. 1, 1933) ...... ment. There were flfteen strong- Kansas Clty, Mem~hlsand Birmingham R. R. Co.. General armed men on each side, the winning Mortgage 4% Bonds (mature March 1. 1934) ...... St. L.-S. F. Ry. Co. Equi ment Trust 6% Gold Xotes; side being given a box of cigars by Series 714 (mature &n. 15 1935) ...... :: ......

Parker's Drug Store. - ~ A U. S. Fourth Llbertv Loan-- I]/;.- .L - Bonds- - -- - The priae waltz was won by MISS (mature Oct 15, 1938) ...... W. S. First Liberty Loan (Converted) I%%Bond~ Mae Dudley, who was given a lorely (mature June 15, 1917) silver mesh bag by Farmer & Cannon St. L.4. I?. Ry. Co. Prior Lien 4% Bonds, Serfes A Jewelry Co., and T. R. Dennls, who (mature July 1. 1950) ...... St. L.-6. I?. Ry. 420. Adjustment Mortgage 6% Bonds was given a leather tie and hand- (mature Suly 1, 1955) ...... kerchief case by Green Drug Go. The judges were H. F. Ganborn, 8. 6331,500.00 G. Gamble and Mrs. J. E. Rucks. C. C. Mills, accident prevention agent. St. Louis. Mo., July 2, 1927. F. H. HAMILTON, acted as "ofticia1 speaker". Treasurer. Page 28

MORE GOOD FUEL RECORDS FOR JULY

A performance of 120 pounds of Springfleld to Thayer, June Wh, per- June 21st, performance 93 pounds fuel fuel per 1,000 gross ton mlles repre- formance 131 pounds per 1,000 gross per 1,000 gross ton miles. sents 8 scoops of coal (at 15 pounds ton miles Afton-Parsons Sub: .Engineer T. N. to the scoop) if the performance can Memphis Sub: Engineer BUSH- McKILLOP, fireman L H. HAWLEY, be lowered to 105 pounds one scoop NmL, fireman SMITH, train 131, en- train 138, engine 4102, June 4th, had is saved for every 1,000 gross ton gine 4032, Thayer to Jonesboro, June 97 cars of oil, 2 cars fruit and 1 empty miles, therefore a Fuel Record made 3d, handled 1,985 tons, average fuel car, making s total of 100 cars in is fuel saved. consumption per 1,000 gross ton miles train. Average fuel consumption per EASTERN DIVISION 63 pounds. 1,000 gross ton miles 83 pounds. Rolla Sub: Engineer C. W. CALD, 1upe lo Sub : Englneer DOGGRELL, Engineer BRAY, flreman RICKER, flreman DAUGHHRTY, traln 2/38, en- fireman DARDEN. train 136, engine train 139, engine 4136, Ft. Scott to gine 24, Newburg to St. Louis, June 32, from Amory to Memphis June llth, Afton, June 16th, performance 109 24, performance 93 pounds per 1,000 performance 78 pounds. pounds. gross ton miles, handling and firlng Engineer H E R R I N G, fireman Carthaga Sub: Engineer 8. AR- of engine good. PRATT, traln 106. engine 1622. Amory NOLD, fireman R. SWIFT. and con- Engineer BUCHERT, fl r e m an to Memphis, June 24th, fuel perform- ductor BURRIS, train 335. engine 4030. DRUMMOND, train 36. engine 18, ance 10.1 pounas per passenger car Monett to Neodesha, June Zlst, per- Newburg to St. Louis, June 18th, per- mile. formance 108 pounds per 1,000 gross formance 91 pounds per 1,000 gross BicmlnOharn Sub: Engineer HUP- ton miles, which is much below the ton miles. PERT, fireman HOGAN, train 105, average. Engineer JOHN LYNCH, flreman engine 1626, Amory to Birmingham. SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION THOMPSON, train number 5. St. performance 10.1 pounds per car mile. Louis to Newburg, engine 1502, July Engineer J. M. AYRES, flreman B. Special tonnage test runs made on lst, had 14 cars in train and burned DAVIS, train 108, engine 1525, Blr- this Division during the month of 1,109 gallons of oil which averaged mingham to Amory, June 5th, handled June. Engineer JIM HICKS, fireman .66 gallons per car mile or 7.91 pounds. 14 cars, total of 1,736 passenger car E. W. BROWN, train 434, June 3d, en- Engineer DEAN. fireman WHITED, miles and consumed 9 tons of coal gine 4117, 394,982 gross ton mlles, train number 3. engine 1500. St. Louis which is an average of 10.3 pounds consumed 2,760 gallons of oil, perform- to Newburg, June 28th, had 11 cars per passenger car mile. ance of 6.9 gallons or 82 pounds fuel in train and burned 957 gallons of per 1,000 gross ton mlles. This is a oil, average he1 consumption per RIVER DIVISION very good performance and is a fair passenger car mile .73 gallons or 8.69 St. Louis Sub: Engineer LYNCH, example of what can be done when a pounds. fireman RIIBiNSDN. train 832, engine crew takes as much interest in fuel Lebanon Sub: Englneer UNGER. 4005, Chaffee to St. Louis, June 14th. economy as the above mentioned crew fireman SAUNDERS, train 1/36, en- performance 111 poundbs per 1,000 displayed on this run. (Wonder if gine 18, Springfield to Newburg June gross ton miles. this record can be beaten.) '9th. ~erformance84 aounds Der 1,000 Engineer GEORGE KAY, tlrernan June 17th, engine 4123, extra east, gross ton miles. G. 0. BRIGGS. St. Louie to Chaffee, in charge of engineer C. E. DAVIS, Engineer D 0 0 L E Y, fl~.eman train 805, engine 1053, July 9th, made fireman L. BREEDLOVE. West Tulsa STOLPE, train 2/38. engine 40, 1,440 car miles and burned 822 gal- to Afton, departed West Tulsa with Springfleld to Newburg. June 23d. lons of oil. average of .55 gallons per 70 cars of oil (3,419 gross tons). Train performance 89 pounds per 1,000 gross car mile. was handled successfully over the ton miles. Chaffee Sub: Engineer UrELKER, Division, englneer DAVIS and fire- Engineer F I T C H. ! 1 r e Inan flreman JOHN RYKER, train 832, en- man BREEDLOVE did an expert job MATHIAS, train number 12, engine gine 4008. Harvard to Chaffee. June of operation, making a fuel perform- 1039, Springfield to Newburg, June 23d, made total of 724,034 gross ton ance of 93 pounds per 1,000 gross ton 18th (local train) performance 11 miles, performance 62 pounds fuel per miles, consumed 25,860 pounds of coal pounds per passenger car mile. 1,000 gross ton miles. This same crew by actual scale weight. Engineer MOORE, flreman WHITE also made a performance of 68 pounds Engineer D. WORTMAN, fireman C. SIDE, train No. 3, engine 1504, New- on train 835 of June 22d. Both per- L. ATWELL, conductor F. D. TUR- burg to Springfleld, June 14th, used formances are below the average. NER, brakeman C. J. FLOWERS and an average of 12 pounds fuel per pas- C. W. JONES, engine 4132, out of senger car mile. NORTHERN DIVISION West Tulsa with 71 loads, 3,650 gross Springfield Sub: Engineer REEVEIS. Kansas City 8ub: Ensheer AN- tons; Anon 60 loads and 7 empties, fireman HALE, train 35, engine 4108, DERSON, fireman HOWE, train Ex- 3,534 tons, consumed 27 tons, made Springfield to Monett, June 22d, tra South, engine 4107, Kansas City total of 510,14,4 gross ton miles, fueI handled 2,331 tons and used 4 tons to Ft. Scott. June 14th, handled 2,300 performance 105 pounds. The entlre of coal, average fuel consumption per gross tons and used an average of 87 crew showed very best co-operation 1,000 gross ton miles 77 pounds. pounds fuel per 1,000 gross ton miles. in making this tonnage test a suc- Cllnton Sub: Engineer C. SHAW, Engineer 0. MILLER, flreman H. cess. This wan the heaviest train flreman LIFFIE, train 54, englne 656, RIGGS, traln 2,464, engine 4144, Ft. that has ever been handled over Niles Springfleld to Clinton. June 15th , Scott to Kansas City, June 20th, total Hill, engineer WORTMAN was very handled 1,450 gross tons and made a of 297,000 gross ton miles, perform- particular to see engine was well fuel performance ot 130 pounds per ance 87 pounds per 1,000 gross ton lubricated. This is in Contrast to 1,000 gross ton mlles. miles. what could possibly happen if the SOUTHERN DWlSlON Engineer GOODELL, flfeman STOD- engineer waa thinking only of mak- Wlllow Springs Sub: Englneer DARD. train 112, engine 1061, Ft. ing his lubricator run him Lmm ter- BRAKE, fireman HORNBEAK, train Scott to Kansas City, July 8th. 9 cars minal to terminal. 135, engine 4108, Springfield to in traln, fuel performance 9.5 pounds Englneer C. M. CAMPBELL, fire- Trayer, June 30th, performance 121 per passenger car mile. man MORGAN, conductor E. H. pounds. Ash Grove Sub: Englneef PAR SMITH, train number 438, engine Engineer M 0 T Z, fireman AL- KER, fireman FLETCHER, train 136, 4148. June 9th. departed West Tulsa. BRIGHT, train 131, engine 4107, engine 4158, Springfield to Ft, Scott, (Now turn lo next Page, glease)