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Contents of This Issue

C;ovcrn~~~cntStaticms Do .Splcntlitl \\'ork ...... A-5 She Knew Charlotte and A-Iasimilian...... 0 Old Timcrs Mect at I+. Smith...... ,,...... , ...... 7 lhginecrs' \Vi fc Collects A~ltiqucs...... 8 Jhployc and Wife Haw Prizc Flock...... 9 News of the Frisco Clulx...... 10-18 Old Timers Honored at Sapt11p:t ...... I0 For Meritorious Service...... 20 W. S. Mcrchant hIa& Assistant General Traffic blanagcr ...... 21 St. Louis Grotto Buys 1,400 Acres on Frisco I-incs...... 22 7.I rain 97.8 Per C'e~it On 'I'ime ...... 23 Meclla~~icaland Car MCII Meet March 17-18...... I<. 0. Davis Works 2,206 Consecutive Kights...... 2.5 J. 11. Mull~allRctircs Alter 50 Years Scrvicc ...... 27 Frisco ICrnplo~crs' Hospital Statement...... - 1.ocomotive Fuel Per for~nanceRecords ...... 3-31 Car Damagc Decreases 55.6 Per Cent First Threc ?donths...... , ...... 32 .4 Page of Praise From Frisco Friends...... 33 , . I hc Pension Roll ...... 34-35 1-lonitmakers' Page...... 36 Spring clot lie^ for Scliuol Cl~ildren...... 37 7'1~'l'wiliyht Hour...... 38 Frisco Children...... 39 Flashcs ol Illerrin~ent...... 40 Frisco kIecllanic ...... 41-47 Frisco Famil Se\\.s...... 48-72

,- THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE MEMBER The Frlsco Employes' .\ln:nzine is :I monthly publlcntion devoted primsrlly to the intereslo of the more lh~n25,000 actlve md retired employes or' the Frlxco Llnea. It contains storics; ' lknls nP current news, person:~l notes about employes and their fnmllles, artlcles dealing with various phases ol railroad work, poem. cartoons nrd notlces rezardlng the service. Good clear photographs aultable for reproduction are especially desired, and will be returned only when requested. A11 cartoons and dramlngs must be In black India drawing Ink. Employes are lnvlted to write articles for the magazine. Uontributions should be type- written, on one slde ol' the sheet only, and should be xddressed to the Editor. Frixco Buildl~. St. Louls. 310. Distributed free amonz Risco Employes. To others. prlce 15 cents a copy: subsmlptlon -rare $1.50 a year. ddrertlsing rate will be made hnom upon appllcarlon. GOV'T. STATIONS DO. SPLENDID WORK

OUNTAIN GROVE, Mo., is serve hen and could not compete a pretty town on the TWOInstitutions At Moun- for the oflicial record. M Frisco's Southern division, Entrance fee to the contest is sixty-seven miles from Spring- Croue, Ass ist In $10.00 and the station receives the field, Me. It fa the home of two eggs which they sell as hatching government experiment stations POU[tryand Fruit Raising eggs, and last year approximately which have been established for $10,000 was realized f,.om sale ol There are thirty pens of heavy breeds many years and which are doing and thirty pens of light breeds. The these eggs. much to further the interests of the Perhaps it might be well to ex- poultry and fruit industries in Mis- pullets are given the best of care and attention, and with a system of trap- plain to those not familiar with poul- souri. try, the types of lighter and heavier nesting installed, an accurate record breeds. Anlong the lighter breeds The Missouri State Poultry Experi- is kept of the eggs layed. They are will be found the Leghorns, Minorca, ment Station is in charge of Mr. T. kept at the station from November W. Noland and was established in Andalusians, Anconas and Games, as 1911, and the Missouri State Fruit well as others. This lighter breed Experiment Station has been estab- have small hodies and will weigh be- lished since 1899 and Is in charge of tween four and five pounds. The F. W. Faurot. heavier breeds consist of the Rocks, The grounds of the poultry station Reds, Wyandottes, Orpingtons, Jer- occupy forty acres and are dotted sey Grants, Brahmas and others and with approximately ninety buildings weigh between six and ten pounds. or various kinds. It is purely an ex- Those who desire to start pens Of perimental station and therefore prize-winning poultry flocks find it houses breeding stock and hatching advantageous to buy their hatching eggs for experimental purposes. eggs from the station, where they can Spring will find some 3,000 baby purchase at a nominal flgure. The chicks at the station, but they are not station has in mind the establishment for sale, and will he used by the of pure bred, healthy flocks in Mis- station. souri and the surrounding country, and their interest is in this direction There is on the grounds one of the rather than in making a profit on the best equipped laboratories for blood eggs. tests and investigations of various diseases of poultry to be found in the There are always as many as fifteen state. More than 30,000 hens passed different states represented in this through this laboratory last year. National Egg Laying Contest, and for The most prevalent disease which is several years England and the Ha- found is white diarrhoea, the only waiian Islands have had pens. In ad- hereditary disease found in poultry. dition to this contest, the station con- When a breeder brings several of his ducts a State Pullet Contest each heus in to be tested and this disease year for hIissouri entries only. This is found, the station officials recom- is conducted along the same lines as mend and insist that the birds be put the big contest, but develops the best on the market for consumption. They Missouri pen. The station is under are all right for table consumption, 1 to October 31, and at the end of the the supervision of the State Poultry but their elimination and a fresh pear the record is summed up and Board and under Mr. Noland's man- tested fiock insures the breeder that the winning pen receives a large agement is doing a wonderful work he is free from this disease. The Silver Cup and $15.00 in cash. A to improve the poultry Bocks of Mis- birds are tested for three cents each small silver cup is given each month souri. on accredited birds, and five cents to the pen making the best record. Diversified farming, which is being each on birds which have never been The best record ever made in this sponsored, takes in, besides the ea- tested. \IT.A. Hovis is in charge of contest to'date, was in 1928, when a cellent poultry flock, a healthy or- the laboratory at this station and has White Leghorn pullet belonging to chard, and the State Fruit Experi- been in this capacity for the last Eden C. Booth of Pleasant Hill, Mo., ment Station is doing a great work seven years. laid 326 eggs during the year. A pen in finding fruit trees adaptable to One of the most important and in- of Barred Rocks from Morton, Pa., Missouri soil. teresting features of the station is won the 1929 contest and produced According to Mr. Faurot, superin- the national egg laying contest which 1,379 eggs, or an average of 275.8 eggs tendent, the station's activities are is conducted each year. A National per bird. The figures for the year of two-fold; the creation of new varie- Egg Laying contest was started by the 1930 have not as yet been compiled. ties and the testing of known varle- Stors Agricultural College of Stors. It was unfortunate that during the ties. Conn., in 1911, but the one instituted 1929 contest, an Australorp hen, The office is located on a slight by this station is of great importance owned by Kebepun Farm, Pitts- hill overlooking a gteat part or the to breeders of the middlewest in par- ford, Vermont, completed the year 190 acres set in fruit trees and ticular. with an official record of 317 eggs, the grapes. A .trip by automobile over Breeders throughout the country highest individual record in the con- the farm proved nost interesting. each send six pullets, one a reserve. test. However, this hen was a re- Here one may see trees of 811 ages, f r o m yearlings to did not believe in full grown producing spraying. NOWit has trees. A cherry or- become necessary, chard of two-year- but many of the old trees was in full farmers feel that bloom and Mr. the spraying equip- F a u r o t said that ment and work it with good weather, entails, and the haz- there would be an ard of growing a excellent crop o f fruit crop is not cherries, p e a c h e s, w o r t h the effort. grapes, pears and This has caused a apples. The apple great depreciation in trees are in bud and the acreage. One of a few more days of the largest orchards warm sunshine will in and around Moun- cause them to burst tain Grove is one of open into fragrant 1,000 acres just out blossoms. of Cedar Gap, Mo. In It may be interest- fact there are more ing to those only 4 large orchards, and casually interested '-'-R2d farms, strictly de- in the varieties of voted to the cultiva- apples to know that tion of fruit, than there are more than there are farms with 5,000 known varie- small- ... . nrchards.- . - ties. There are ap- Jzcdging fiotlltry nt the goverjrmcilt rxfieri~itcrttstntiorl at dfoic11tai)i Grove, 1110. T h e station i s proximately 500 va- equipped with a lab- rieties now at the station. There the year. This process is adopted on oratory, and has a small greenhouse, are also 150 varieties of peach and grape vines. where seedling apple trees and other fifty varieties each of cherries, plums Soil management and fertilizing are fruit trees are started and later set and pears now at the station; 260 other features which are stressed at out in the open. varieties of grapes and 80 or 90 va- the station, and several rows of W. J. Christian is the extension man rieties of strawberries. grapes are treated in one way, and from the station. He goes out only on Through grafting and other means, the next few rows in another, aild at organized work, and his time is kept this station is accredited with cre- the end of the year the growth of fully occupied with associations in the ating new varieties of many of these each is noted. The use of cover surrounding country. J. W. Hitt is fruits, but the "find" is not jealously crops is also employed, such as rye, Mr. Faurot's assistant. guarded and is turned over to a nurs- peas, millet, etc. Fruit gathered from the orchards at ery to be advertised and sponsored. Mr. Faurot discussed at length the the station is sold in season, and when Many of the fruit trees are at this fruit situation in Missouri and the there is an excess of yearling trees time undergoing a pruning operation. surrounding country. Up until about these are also sold. Great care is used in pruning the three decades ago, he mid, orchardists Both stations are doing excellent trees. Besides all care exercised as to work, and both are widely known to how much to cut from the longer This view of the govermirrnt fruit both poultry and orchard men of Mis- limbs, after they are cut off the ex- station at Mortrttaiit Grove, Mo., was souri. The work of each has had a cess is weighed and an accurate rec- takett from a window of the ofice far-reaching effect 011 both the poultry ord kept to show the growth during Building. floclts and orchards. Pagc 6 SHE KNEW CHARLOTTE AND MAXIMILIAN HERE) are few members of milian's cabinet deserted him, the Frlsco lamlly who, in and the Austrian frigate, Eliza- Ttheir lavender-scented years, '*Aunt Kat it?" Kenfling, beth, lay at anchor oi~Vera Cruz can recall such scenes and times Secu re I Sp i gf i /d, a"aiting the abdication and de- and places and people as "Aunt parture of the emperor. Maxi- Katie" Kentling. For Aunt Katie T~sof Famous Venture milian refused to take advantage- is an unusual character in many "In Mexico of a way to escape, preferring ways. First and foremost she is to remain with the few fol- the sole survivor of Emperor Maxi- Austria. His one ambition in life was lowers which had remained loyal to milian's wild venture, and her life's to become a great bandmaster and him. When news of his capture was histoiy has been fashioned around her composer. She was ambitious that his known, William Heide and his wife home in Vienna, Austria. dream be realized and worked with were still at the palace, Heide nursing Long ago in the romantic days of him toward that end, and it was not his injuries. With the aid of Presi- queens and emperore and courts of long before he became leader of a dent Porflrio Diaz, Aunt Katie and her honor. Aunt Katie would; never have band and conductor of a great musical husband effected an escape. They believed that ahe would have ended organization in Vienna. made their way to the coast where her days in America-that the fate of About this time, Maximilian, backed they were given passage to New Or- leans. Her husband, incapacitated as Emperor Maximilian's venture would by the support of Napoleon 111, and be a disastrous one, or that she would he was, managed to earn enough for live to know of the death d the "Mad their passage on a river packet to St. Empress" Charlotte, daughter of King Louis and six months after arriving Leopold I of Belgium, and the bosom in St. Louis he succumbed to injuries. friend of this 94-yearald woman. Twelve days later Aunt Katie gave birth to a baby girl. But the pattern which hunt Katie's life has woven, is worked out to a For a time this proud daughter of few short panels. Its pattern was a Austria had to accept charity, but not gay one, but every so often a dark for long. With the baby strapped to streak is woven into it which stands her back she scrubbed floors. She for disappointment, death and grief. was lonely, without friends, without . Aunt Katie has known them all, and funds, and it seemed to her that she as she sits in the home of her daugh- had drunk deep from the cup of dis- ter, Mrs. A. B. Forrester, at Spring- appointment. fleld, Mo., she is working out the last And then Aunt Katie, lonely for few panels of the colorful pattern. companionship, met a young German She is also the grandmother of Mrs. trader from the Ozarks. Friendship W. W. Holmes and Mr. Holmes is em- ripened into love and she marrie'd ployed in the Frisco's north round- him and went to live near Highland- house at Springfield, Mo., as ma- ville, Mo. And as the wife of this chinist. German trader, Aunt Katie entered Aunt Katie does not look as she into a new world. She must master once did, yet as she sits in her chair, "AUNT KATIE" KENTLING a new language, she must learn to her snow white hair framing a face cope with situations, she must learn . to cook and bake and care for her of rugged beauty, one need only to Franz Joseph, was laying plans to erase the wrinkles in memory and husband and baby. But Aunt Katie form an expedition and capture learned these things and more. She imagine her as the vivacious queen of Mexico. Heide was appointed by the ball, the smiling companion of learned to watch the store and to Maximilian to the position of the of- make sharp bargains, to buy and sell, counts and countesses, a dignified, ficial bandmaster of the expedition, grand and impressive flgure in the and to cook. She became famous lor much to Aunt Katie's delight. The her wonderful gingerbread, which she gay life of Austria's capitol. expeditlon embarked in 1864, and "Llfe isn't as sweet as it once was." sold for five cents a slice, and the Aunt Katfe was allowed to accoin- slice was a generous one. was Aunt Katie's first .and Iast remark pany her husband. in the recent interview which was Wild life was abundant in the re- granted the Frisco Magazine. Her Aunt Katie never once thought of gion near her home, and there were life has always been full of exciting defeat, and her first realization of a an abundance of wild flowers as well. incidents, and in her younger days crisis came when her beloved em- Aunt Katie round great comfort and she was an athletic type. She loved press left Mexico to re-enlist the aid enjoyment In her new surroundings. canoeing and swimming, and three of the European powers which had She adapted herself admirably and times saved one of her fellow coun- fostered the expedition. Then news quickly to her new conditions and led trymen from death. The incldents came of the loss of Charlotte's reason a happy life. And this gay figure of came to the attention of the Austrian when her pleas were not answered. Austrian court llfe again held the ad- government and a gold medal was Emperor Maximilian was also in ill miration of all in her new surround- ings when she proudly displayed the rtbquake came and first cook stove ever to be seen in :ican city, bundings that part of Missouri. md Aunt Katie's hns- And now and then one would find IllUI IIBe& VT UGU a yUUII& &Ill DUW UVL UWAU waa ruJu1ed. History records her reading a letter with a strange William Heide, a young musician of the evente wbich tollowed, how Maxi- (Now turn to Page 29, p1ea.w) May, 1931 Page 7 OLD TIMERS MEET AT FT. SMITH HIS will not be a busi- ters and their first names all be- ness meeting," said W. gin with "&" Emily, EunIce-oh, "T & Van Horn, president F0d-uYear Men Hold Second he sald he didn't have his mlnd of the Frisco's Old Timers' Club, on it and couldn't nama them all. as he stepped from the train at ~nnualReunion Henry M. Cox, a retired ma- Ft. Smith, where the second an- ' chinist of Kansas City, was proud nual meeting of that organization April I I of the fact that hle father was the was held on April 11. first man hired by the old Mis- And it wasn't! slight illness of Mrs. Van Horn, made souri River, Ft. Scott and Gull railmad If it had been the meeting of the trip to Ft. Smith, doubly inviting in Kansas City. auxiliary to the organization one could to him. In fact, fishing for ways to Chas. Vance, a retired engineer have called it a "gab - fest," for in get out of work, he asked for a new from Fayetteville, Ark.. attended his reality its sole purpose is to get the broom. The request was denied. first meeting. He's a most interest- retired veterans with forty or more Then he said he'd strike and Mrs. ing old veteran-old only In years, years' service together in a group Van Horn said she'd get out an in- for he's hale and hearty. He's got an several times a year, when they can junction against him, and so he came old watch that he bought in Monett review old times, old scenes, old ex- to Ft. Smith to enjoy a real holiday in '65, and carried on the engine with periences. and it came up to his expectations. him from 1886 to the time of his re- And did those 18 veterans present And then there were Mr. and Mrs. tlrement, August 10, 1914. It's kept review them? They made it so real Dan McCarty (a few of the pension- perfect time and has the original that the outsider would have thought ers brought their wives and Mrr. hlc. crystal. that the incident happened but a day Carty was one of the honored Few). And so the morning passed. Here or two before. They put color into They are going to celebrate thelr and there little groups formed in the those stories of pioneer railroading, Golden Wedding Anniversary on Sep- hoteI lobby, and before anybody knew and as one story after another was tember 21. it, It was 12:30 and time for luncheon. recalled the interest grew more in- Ernil Sebadian, retired conductor of If the health of these veterans is tense. Cape Girardeau, Mo., has seven daugh- measured by their appetite-there Somebody made the remark that wasn't a sick one in the bunch. They there must not be a tendency to al- made short order of the fruit cock- low the meetings of this group to The service records of lhc groub of tail, and the roast beef and au gratin grow serious. With half a lifetime veternits b the above photograph told potatoes, as well as the salad, coffee, behind them a few wondered If 821 years and 5 tnodm They Imve all ice cream and cake. The hot rolls the next meeting would find the served Frisco Lines forty or more years. disappeared Iike lightning, and the group intact, or how many would and are, reading from luf! to right: coffee pot was passed time and again. have slgned thelr last order before Em2 Sebastian, Sr., Thnas L. Hasler, Then they aettled back in their the pear rolfed around. But on April S. L. Coover, Yan~esA. Woodson, Pat- rick H. Lillif, Geo. W. Daniels (vice- chairs for the program. After a few 11 all these thoughts were pushed president of the club), Ctorge F. Robson, short words of welcome, Mr. Van into the background. There was no Clms. A. Baltzell, J. W. Morrill, I. A. Horn turned the meeting over to room for them in the full day of Brtckley, Byron Caller&-, Henry M. George Daniels, retired engineer, and events. Cox, G. P. Goodriclr (guest), Albert the only member of the club resfding There wasn't a happier, gayer vet- Carlson, C. B. Colenmt, J. T. Walsh, at Ft. Smith. All thanks for the eran among them than their presi- Dniriel McCarthy, Wm. D. Bas- splendid meeting were due him, for he dent, Mr. Van Horn. He said the sett (secretary of club), Charles G. had made the arrangements and there Varrce, CVm. If- Van Horn (president), household tasks which had been J. E. Woodward, Martha C. Moore, was no fault to find with any of them. heaped on his head of late, due to WHI.Henry. The picture -was taken i;, Mr. Daniels called on his buddies, spring house cleanlng and the recent Ft. Smith on April 11. (Now turn to Page 28, please) ENGINEER'S WIFE COLLECTS ANTIQUES

RS. J. W. BALKE, of Clin- secured ear11 piece. ton, Mo., will tell you that Mrs. J. W.Balke of Clinton, In Lhe living room is a beauti- M the antique business is not ful. l~igh~ypo~ished bell-metal all that it's "cracked up to be." Mo., Has fief itable brass kettle. The metal is the In other words, along with the Hobby same kind used in making bells. cracks that come with age and She says she saw it in the back use, one must have most discerning Texas to New York and s11e doesn't yard of a home and the woman was judgment to pick out an antique. recall all the states in between. using it to carry feed and water to Lhe She is deeply interested in antiques. When she found her home did not chicltens. At first she positively rr- What first was the gratification of a fit in with the antiques which she tused to sell it because she said it desire of her own for a Sew pieces of hought, she sold the place and xe- was the only thing that would not old furniture, has developed iuto a cured a beautiful Colonial type home crack in cold weather. But Mrs. good sized business which she con- which sets off her treasures. Balke finally claimed the possession ducts in a most business-like way. She feels that she has in her long at a iion~inulfigure. Mrs. Balke is the wife of a Frisco sideboard, the prized possession of "Where (lo I find them?" she said. engineer. About twelve years ago an them all. The sideboard is a Shera- "Well, it would be interesting to tell uncle gave her a you. Just every- very valuable old where, but mostly table, an heir- i n attics a n cl loom. She placed barns, s t o r e d it in a conspicu- away and often- ous part of her Limes leaning up home and as she against a shed. loolted at it she and the occupants longed for an old of the home do picture to go not realize what above it. She they have." soon acquired. the A n o 1 d-f a s h- picture. Then the i o n e d spinning nook just seemed wheel and a mel- to call for a chair oclion are two pos- sessions w h i c 11 to be placed be- she prizes, and side Lhe table. she has an old This she acquired piano carved from also, and with it maliint which she the hobby and secured for $25.00 business of col- and for which she lecting antiques. has been offered Today one Mrs. Bnlkc is shor,~rrabow smlrd nt or1 old-faslrio~~cdsccrrtor\', irr her livirrg room, tempting prices. steps into a home nrrrid her ntttique frrrrtilrrrc. Old clocks, with replete with price- quaint prints on less possessioiis. Furniture of various ton, and came from England. It is the dials adorn her walls, and she periods are placed attractiveiy in the six feet long and a massive aiid beau- has any number of Currier and Ives beautiful living room which runs the tifully designed piece. She secured prints, which are well known and full length of the house. The dining it at Garden City, Mo., through a treasured. She also has an original room holds another priceless collec- chance remark of a friend. Hearing Girandole candle set, and a collectioii tion and one leaves the present world of it she made a trip to Garden City of milk glass lamps, china and for George Washington's time when and when she viewed the sideboard. cologne bottles. one steps into one of her bedrooms. she said her heart stopped. She paid Each of her bedrooms is furnished Old marble slab bureaus, huge chests $25.00 for it and it was so large that exquisitely in antique furniture and of drawers, old time prints, and a window had to be taken from the each of the beds are of a different canopied beds make the visitor gaop house to remove it. period and many of them cannot be with envy. She had it carefnlly crated and sent replaced. She can give you at the She has been most succeusful lor to her home, and when it had been moment the history of each, where two reasons; first she is thoroughly cleaned and waxed, her first offer for she secured it and the offers she has interested in the collection of this old it was $1,500.00. It can never be re- had for it. but as previously stated, time furniture and secaml, ehe has placed, so she says, and ill never she.has picked out the most unusual worked hard to find the pieces she leave her home, for with it go six .and delightful old pieces to remain wanted. She has made It a profitable chairs and a massive baiiquet table, in her home permanently. hobby and yet the prlces she nslts all of them with a history. She does not keep an excessive for the lovely old pieces which she Should oue stay for dinner, she supply on hand at all times, but gets finds and refinishes, are modest, for would serve food from real English a piece, cleans and waxes it and she says the greatest thrill is in find- or German plates, cups and saucers. places It in her tnveiy home where ing them and securlng them, and Old glass bowls, jelly clishes and a it R~OWSLQ beYt advantage. Mixed then in being able to please her cns- pewter cream and sugar adorns the in with her permanent possessions it tomers, and she has custon~ers-from table, and she remembers where she (Arow turrr to Pnge 31, plcnse) Pup 9 :PLOYE AND WIFE HAVE PRIZE FLOCK

EVENTP-FIVE dollars for a cock; first and second hen; first, single chicken?" and John second and third cockerel; first "S "Will you repeat that, Mr. SP ringf ie/d, Monopolize second and third pullet and the Ilogers?" best young pen. A young pen ~utthere was no doubt about White Wuandottc- Auards is comprised of four gullets and hearing him the flrst time. That a cockerel. Mr. and Grs. Rogers is exactly what John B. Rogers, clerk Wyandottes have been consistent have had the best display at the in the superintendent of motive pow- winners in every show where they Missouri Fair for the past seven er's office at Springfield, 340.. and have been entered. They have taken years. Their average winning there Mrs. Rogers. got for a cockerel from more consecutive blue ribbons at the is about $55. At the "Heart of their famous flock of White Wyan- Nissouri State Fair than any others the Ozarlcs Sho\v", held in Springfield, dottes a year or so ago, and when one exhibited, according to a poultry su- where exhibitors come from Par and learns more about their pure breds perintendent there, and in addition. wide, their winning has come to be and actually sees some of the stars have been leaders in many shows at almost taken for granted. Not only of the poultry firmament they own, Springfield, Joplin, Kansas City and (lo they frequently win first cock, it is obvious, even to a layman, that Memphis. The most recent major first cockerel, flrst hen and first pullet, the sum was by no means but often have all-show exorbitant. This partic- champions also. The judges ular cockerel was the of this show in 1925 con- male in a pen of five ceded theirs to the best birds which they shipped display ever shown in to Spain. The entire pen Springfield. The foregoing brought $150 and the are merely some of their byer was so pleased that outstanding triumphs. Ob- he gave them a repeat or- viously space does not pep der a short while later. It mit listing all. is a common occurrence "The greatest thrill we for them to receive from ever had, though," said $35 to $50 for a single Mr. Rogers, "was the first fowl. time we exhibited at the Birds from the flock of Missouri Fair. We didn't about 200, which this think we had a chance. It friendly couple keeps on was a bad time of the year the lots back of their and we were discouraged. home at 1840 South Jeff'er- But ours was selected as' son, Springfielcl, h a v e the best display, and be- been monopolizing prize fore we knew it, we were money at leading poultry almost mobbed by buyers. shows for the past sev- One woman wanted to buy eral years. a male bird and asked me "Just how many prizes what I'd take, and I hesi- have you won?" Mr. Rog- tatingly said. '$35.' She ers was asked. quickly responded with, "I honestly don't know 'I'll take him,' and in a exactly," he replied, but short time we had sold ab6ut that time Mrs. Rog- her a pen at prices we had ers appeared with a huge dreamed of, but never ex- cardboard box and, upon pected." removing the lid, revealed That the Rogers flock is a truly amazing array of widely known is evident ribbons of every descrip- by the foreign shipments tion, but with blue the mentioned and by the or- predominating color. ders that come in for eggs, "I guess we've got chicks and birds from about a peck altogether," nearly every state in the Mr. Rogers estimated, but Union. Their business is his tendency was to mini- conducted almost entirely mize, and besides these, by mail, and they ship there was a sizeable col birds and eggs with the lection of medals in an- understanding that if the other box and a large sil- burer is not satisfied, ver loving cup graced a bookcase top triumph was the Missouri State Fair he may return his purchase and they in their home. last August where they took first in will pay express charges both ways. The large accu~nulationof prizes is every event entered and a number of They have been raising Wyandottes not to be wondered at, however, when other prizes. Their winnings there twelve of the seventeen years Mr. it is learned that Rogers' White were as follows: first and second (Now lrrrrr to Pngc 24, plcasc) Page 10

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to the winner should he have been are fellow citizens of the other resi- present. At the next meeting the dents of the towns in the road" ter- Frisco Employes' Club held April 2 prize will be $6.50 if the winner is ritory and the railroad and its em- was characterized by those who at- present and $1 if absent. After the ployes are very much interested in tended It as a "knockout." About 130 drawing, little Dorothy Lewis gave an the welfare of the communities they were present and thoroughly enjoyed impromptu acrobatic act which was serve. rt program in charge of J. Ivan Steph- heartily applauded. The meeting was H. B. Morris, assistant general enson, chafrman of the entertainment concluded with refreshments conslst- freight and passenger agent of committee. ing of orangeade, coffee and cakes. Wichita, was the next speaker. He Miss Harriet Perkins, young daugh- The next session was set for May 7. dealt chiefly wlth bus and truck com- ter of H. J. Perkins of the traffic de- petition and presented interesting partment. gave a reading as the flrst Norzh End Beaamont Sub figures on the taxes paid by the road number 6n the program, and imme- The Frisco Employes' Club of the in the state and Butler County. Mr. diately Collowing the gathering was North End Beaumont Sub works un- Cowles then presented some addi- entertained in a novel way by two det dlfficnlties in that its members tional tax statistics and read a sQeech fencing matches staged by members are scattered among a number of from W. R. Brown, superintendent, of the Fort Worth Y. M. C. A. Fenc- towns, but this handicap means Enid, Okla., who was unable to be ing Club. The flrst match wan be- nothing to that live organization present. F. C. Gow, assistant super- tween Clarence Bishop and Raymond when it comes to staging rousing intendent, spoke, saying that busses Dupree, the latter a member of the meetings with large attendance. The and trucks are responsible for many accounting department, and the sec- meeting which this club held at Beau- being thrown out of work even after ond was between Jose Villardel, the mont, Kan., April 1, was attended by they have had several years of serv- Fencing Club's inetruclor, and J. B. about 140 persons, including club ice. Others speaking in the session Pettz In the interval between the members, out-of-town employes and were W. N. Patterson, roadmaster matches, Mr. Villardel explained the officials, members of employes' fam- from Enid; A. L. Millikin, agent at flne points of the sport, calling atten- ilies and local business men and mem- Augusta, Kan.; W. A. Hutton, round- tion to the different thrusts and par- bers of their families. The session house foreman of Beaumont; J. C. ries and illustrated each with the as- wee marked by the same enthusiasm Rakestraw, section foreman, Keigh- sistance of Mr. Bishop. After the that was outstanding in the big meet- ley; V. R. Johnson, agent, Keighley; matches, Miss Mary Bess Smith, vice- ing the club held at Latham, Kan., and J. W. Wasson, agent; George presfdent of the club, and Ray Stamps on March 6. Olds, merchant; J. C. Squier, hard- gave several vlolin duets, accom- C. H. Cowlea, president of the club, ware and lumber dealer: George W. panied by Miss Nadine Wheeler at opened the meeting by expressing his Rumsey, stockman; and F. W. Squier, the piano. Miss Esmeralda Rudloff, pleasure at seeing so many present bank cashier, all of Beaumont. Most young daughter of R. C. Rudloff, Car despite inclement weather. and in- of the speakers touched on bus and inspector, gave a reading, and Misses troduced Mr. Bryan Spiller, superin- truck competition and considerable Nathalie and Jane Jessup, daughters tendent of schools at Beaumont, who discussion was devoted to Frisco of G. W. Jessup, agent at Comanche, extended a hearty welcome to the service. Mr. Cowles gave a detailed Tex., gave several piano and Sam- Frisco employes and visitors at Beau- statement on the number of employes phone selections. mont. He spoke briefly on the mean- living in the community and the At the conclusion of the program, ing of Frfsco Lines to the community amount of the Frisco payroll. He Ben Lewis, president of the club, took and expressed the hope that the club also told of the new local merchan- charge of the meeting and read list would hold a similar meeting there dise service which had recently been of traffic tips for the period of Ma~ch in the near future. put into effect from Kansas City to 6 to April 2, inclusive. One hundred The program of entertainment was his station and other stations as far and four tips were secured in the begun with a cornet and clarinet duet south as Arkansas City, Kan., giv- period which compares with the pre- by Wayne and James Leonard Hut- ing them second day service from ceding month when sixty-seven Were ton. A song by Bobby Ferguson fol- Kansas City. Following adjournment, obtained and the period of January 1 lowed. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Spiller refreshments consisting of cake, to February 4, inclusive, when twenty- gave several musical selections and punch and brick ice cream decorated Ave were secured. Mr. Lewis then Raymond Hutton gave a reading. with red Frisco emblems were introduced Judge W. M. Odell, Frisco Eloise Squier and Francis Woodward served. attorney, who analyzed the situation gave a piano duet, and Wayne Nut- Joplin, Mo. in regard to several bills then pend- ton concluded the program with a Extensive plans were made in the ing becore the state legislature for song. meeting of the Joplin Frisco Em- the regulation of busses and trucks. Snbsequent to the entertainment ployes' Club of April 2 to increase In a drawing for the attendance prize section of the meeting, Mr. Cowles the efficiency of the club in its activ- conducted by Dorothy Lewis, three- announced that the purpose of the ities. A number of committees were year-old daughter of Ben Lewis, Mr. session was to give employes, offi- appointed to handle various phases Louie Reed, section foreman, Carroll- cials, patrons and friends of Frisco of club work and all present were ton, was the wlnner; however, since Lines a social hour together. He urged to work toward getting out a he was absent he received a prize emphasized that the railroad organ- larger attendance at meetings. Nine- of $1 instead of $4 which was to go ization is comprised of employes who teen were present at this session. May, 1931 Page 11 ' Charming Frisco Daughters Graduate With High Honors At Sapulpa

Above are the pictures of three gradrratirtg daughlers of ger~eral clerk in the subcrintcnderat's office. She will be Vale- Frisco families of Sapulpa and West Tulsa, who havc won dictorian of her class at the Sapulpa High School. horrors during their High School careers at the Sapulpa I-Zigh She won first place in the violin solo contest at the School. Creek County Acadentic and Fine Arts Meet at Bristow re- Mildred Hood (left), charming daughte~of J. H. Hood, cently. She is president of the Latin Club, vice-presidpnt of switchman at West Tulsa, will, graduate from the Sapulpa National High School Honor Society, nsember of tlw Student High School in May at the age of 15 years. She will kavc Body Council, Pep Club, Math Club, Quill Scroll and news the lead in the Senior class play, "Zt Won't Be Long Now." editor of the Moccasin Prirct Staf. Both Miss Hill and Miss West made an average p~dc Ruth Hill (center), age 17, daughter of Orval Hill, tele- of "A" for three and a half years of High School work, the graph operator, is a traemhrr of the Latin Society, Nationul basis on which the grades are comptcted for ValedictoriaL and High School Honor Society, Qtrill and Scroll, Home Eco- Salutatorian honors. Miss Hill zuas awarded Salutatorian notitics Club, Math Club and school editor of the Moccasin honors. Both girls made their high school work a college Pr* .Stag, the school paper. She is also an accomplished preparatory course. These two honorary positions of Vale muszcwn. dictorian and Salrctatorian were selected front a class of 131 Mary Jo West, age 16, is the daughter of M. E. West, Seniors.

J. H. Douglas was appointed chair- George F. Macgregor, executive discriminatory as compared with rail- man of a traffic committee to handle general agent, was a visitor at this road taxation for the use of our high- both passenger and freight solicita- meeting and made an interesting talk ways." It was announced in this tion, and was instructed to select on solicitation. He said that he had meeting that advice had been re- other members of the committee and been appointed by J. R. Koontz, vice- ceived from State Senator Clifl K. to announce them at the next club president in charge of traffic, to make Titus and Representative Stanley meeting. Ross Crawford was ap- a survey for the purpose of improving Clay that they would support legisla- pointed chairman of a transportation service on local freight and passenger tion to place trucks on a more equit- committee and W. H. Maxton was also connections. able basis with railroads. appointed to that committee. A com- mittee was appointed to conduct a Monett, 1110. publicity program, the activities of The meeting of the Joplin club of The business session of the Monett which are to include writing patrons March 19 was held jointly with the Frisco Employes' Club held March 17 each month, thanking them for their Ladies' Auxiliary to that club, and was preceded by an entertaining pro- business, sending cards to shippers, improvement of service to meet com- gram provided by the pupils of the advising them when their shipments petition occupied the greater part of Monett Junior and Senior High are received, and writing individual the discussion. Schools under the direction of Misses shippers, thanking them for favorable An interesting talk was made by Neiburg and Moad. About 65, includ- routing, this is to be on club letter 0. H. Lane, conductor, and all pres- ing several visitors attended. heads and signed by the secretary. ent entered into a discussion of legis- . The business session was opened A. L. Franklin was appointed chair- lation for the regulation of highway by a summary of the club's activities man of the committee. The other carriers. A message to Stanley P. since the last meeting. This report, members are Carl Hobart and C. V. Clay, T. J. Roney and Miss Emma which was read by C. J. Kunz, the High. George V. Elliott was ap- Knell, representatives from the Jop club's president, showed that 18 pointed chairman of a legislative com- lin district, was drawn up to read as freight shipments and 12 passenger mittee in this session and H. B. Wil- follows: "The Frisco organization fares had resulted from tips secured son and Dernpsey Southard were se- here feels that proposed truck license by employes. Following the report, lected as the other members of that fee as outlined and now under con- he suggested that two teams be ap- committee. sideration is entirely inadequate and pointed for the purpose of stimul;lt- Page 12

ing friendly rivalry in solicitation and airplanes. The question as to work for a given length of time, at OLSON AND CLOUD whether or not this competition can the end of which the losing side PROMOTED be met may largely be answered by should entertain the winners. Two Frfsco Employe Club leaders activity on the part of railroad em- J. A. Moran, division superiiitend- who are making progress up the ployes generally, he said. Mr. ent, was present at this meeting and ladder of advancement in the same Oliver's talk concluded the meeting. made an inspiring talk In which he way that they inspired the clubs complimented the teachers and pn- under thelr guidance to important Enid, Okla. pils who took part in the program achievements, are E. P. Olson, for- merly trainmaster at Hugo, Okla., The meeting of the Enid Frisco Em- which opened the meeting. He re- and H. M. Cloud, formerly dis- ployes' Club held April S was attended ported a slight increase in carload patcher at Neodesha, Kan. Olson, by 55 members and visitors and was and less than carload shipments and who as president of the Hugo one of the most enthusiastic the club expressed hope that conditions would Frisco Employes' Club, developed has had in many months. improve steadily. The Kev. Fred B. that organization until it was one The session was featured at the Kinnell, pastor of the First Baptist of the model clubs of the system, outset by a discussion of solicitation Church of Monelt, was also a visitor has been promoted to assistant su- perintendent on the River division, in which Ike Scudder, acting presi- at this meeting and inade an inter- with headquarters at Chaffee, Mo., dent; R. F. Hughes, traveling freight estlng talk. The session was closed and Cloud, whose work as presi- agent of Oklahoma City; and J. W. with a motion made by .J. W. Rng- dent of the Neodesha club inspired Maring, agent, took leading parts. gles expressing the appreciation of the members to an outstanding F. C. Gow. assistant superintendent, the cIub to the superintendent of record for varied and useful ae inade an interesting talk in which tivities, has succeeded Olson as schools for furnishing the program he suggested that the club should and to the city officials for allowing trainmaster and now headquarters at Hugo. keep the business houses apprised of the club to use the city auditorium. the number of employes working in Sherman, Tex. Enid with a view of getting ship- Muneon and .Raymond Carr. Miss ments in reciprocation. W. L. Hug- Election of officers was the major Dorothy Matlock, daughter of C. 31. gins, Jr., director of publicity, St. matter before the meeting of the Louis. Mo., made a talk on club work Natloclr, engineer, gave several piano Sherman Frisco Employes' Club held as a whole and called attention to the March 17. C. V. Montgomery, gen- numbers and Miss JIonnette Smith. Springfield club which is making eral foreman, store department. was daughter of W. T. Smith, switchman, many worthwhile achievements both elected president, succeeding H. L. gave two readings, one entitled "Mr. in solicitation and other activities. McDuffie, who has served in that of- Eiseldolph and the Water Pipe," and He strongly advocated that all clubs fice since the club's formation four the other, "The Brokenhearted Dutch- should adopt the practice of selecting year's ago, and retired at his own man." Miss Ruby Bell, daughter of employes familiar with rates, routings request. W. W. Claybourn, chief J. T. Bell, stores department, and and competent to handle all phases clerk in freight office, was elected 3Iiss Geneva Coi~yersgave two vocal of solicitation work for solicitation * secretary, succeeding J. N. Honaker. duet numbers, "Here Comes the Sun," committees. He also told of the pro- It was decided that a vice-president aiid "You're the One I Care For." posed store-door-delivery and stressed should be chosen at a subsequent They were accompanied by George that each person employed by the meeting. Garner. Miss Naomi Washburn, Frisco is a potential solicitor and Following the election, W7. G. Hall, daughter of T. S. Washburn, brake- that for the preservation of jobs it master mechanic, made a brief talk man, gave a violin solo, accompanied is up to enlployes to get business. and L. T. Jones, agent, gave a report by Mrs. Washburn. The program was Jerry Crowley, local attorney, who on a general traffic meeting held in concluded with two male quartet num- was also a guest at this meeting. Springfield the week before the meet- bers entitled "Going Home" and "I'm pledged the support of himself and ing, in which he brought out that a Alone Because I Love You." The his associates to the Frisco cause and substantial increase in passenger quartet was comprised of C. V, i\lont- tendered his own personal service at traffic had resulted since the in- gomery, Spearman Webb, Sanford any time legal authority might be auguration of a two-cent-a-mile Burlley and John Green. Miss Dor- needed by the club. L. W. Price, passenger rate on Frisco Lines. othy Montgomery, daughter of C. V. general agent, Oklahoma City, gave Jones' outlook for increased passen- Montgomery, was their accompanist. an instructive illustration for use in ger business was optimistic. He Mr. Montgomery called the business explaining why the two-cent rate is called attention to the fact that a new session to order and it was moved by not effective in Pullman cars. A motor coach train had already been H. L. AIcDuffie that a committee be merchant. he related, had bought a put on in Texas, operatiug between appointed to draw up new by-laws round trip ticket under the low rate Fort Worth and Brownwood. for the club. The motion carried and from Springfield to Kansas City and the foll6wing were appointed to the upon completing his bl~sinessin the An enjoyable program of music and rommittee: K. P. Guin, H. L. McDuf- latter city decided to take a Pullman readings preceded the business sec- fie, Gordon Moore, P. H. Lillis, Walter on his return and was quite disgrun- tion at the meeting of the Sherman Magers, 0. AI. Dunham and Clyde tled to find that he coulcl not do so club held April 7 with an attendance Forc',. G. L. Oliver, traffic manager, at the same rate. A Frisco repre- of 89 members and 12 visitors. Fort Worth. addressed the meeting. sentative, acquainted with the facts The Boy Scout orchestra, of Troop pointing out that when business in of the case. called upon the merchant 4 which is spousored by the Sherman general recovers nearly a11 industries later and asked him if he had two Central Christian Church, gave sev- will very likely revive with it but ltinds of merchandise and had no 1 eral selections. This orchestra is that railroads, in addition to having sale on one of them, just what would composed of Creswell Jones, son of a business depression to contend with, he do? The merchant replied that L. T. Jones, agent; Gay Jackson, have also to overcome immense in- he would have to cut the price on the Garth Jackson, Monroe May, James roads by busses, trucks, Pipe lines merchandise that was not selling. May, 1931

This, the representative advised, was the idea of Frisco Lines in cutting rates on coach fares since the com- pany had been unable to sell many coach tickets. It was suggested in A Thought For the meeting that this illustration be incorporated into a letter and put into We who are ploddin. the hands of all trainmen. Along life's beaten w W.. R. Brown, superintendent, was Sometimes forget the the flnal speaker. He stressed the To .Mother, old and necessity of all employes taking an Far from the press ol interest In club work and attending And clamor of the st meetings. He said that with the She sits and dreams war ant: GUU ucal promise of store door delivery every The sound of baby feet. man and woman in the employ of the Frisco should be ready to give Her thoughts are chiefly of the past their best effort to make it a suc- And in her memory cess, stating that the willing assist- She sees us when we ran to her ance and co-operation of his office and For love and sympathy. all of its facilities waa open to the But now though we have motor cars club. To take us where we will R. A. Worthington, brakeman, was How often do we speed to her elected president of the club just be- Who is our Mother still? fore the meeting concluded to suc- ceed Ike Scudder, acting president. One hour spent with her each week It was decided that another meeting Would cheer her lonely life Far more than some expensive gift should be called in the near future. Would please husband or wife.

Pensacola, Fla. A Mother who has given much The meeting of the Pensacola Frisco Unselfishly for you Employes' Club held hlarch 2 was Asks nothing for herself except devoted to transaction of routine Your love which is her due. business. Nine members were in at- tendance. So if you still love her as much .As you did years ago, The session was opened with the The grandest thing in all this world reading of lists of national and inter- Would be to TELL HER SO. national conventions. This was fol- -Ex. lowed by a discussion in which the conventions to which the club could solicit passengers were selected. A circular letter from C. H. "Uncle Frisco Association of Metal Crafts April 9 which drew a splendid attend- Charlie" Baltzell in connection with and Car '~epartmentEmployes with ance. The program opened with a his proposed tour to Pensacola for a total attendance of approximately brief address by S. Kelton, the club's boys was read and talked over by 20. newly elected president, following those present. Uncle Charlie also The purpose of the meeting was which little Misses Ernestine Brewer . sent a message that he would be glad to lay plans for the traffic survey of and Gwendolyn Gibson each gave to stage a boxing bout at. an early the Pensacola district which was be- some very entertaining readings. The meeting of the club with two Red ing conducted at that time. The meet- Melo Maniacs, a local dance orches- Caps from the St. Louis Union Sta- ing was opened with a brief session tra, played several selections, and Dr. tion who specialize in a blow by blow devoted to routine business by the R. L. Jones, newly elected mayor of reproduction of the Sharkey-Stribling F. A. of M. C. and C. D. Employes Hugo, made a brief talk. match which took place in 1929 at with B. E. Spillman, president of the Following the program, bridge Miami Beach. Fla. local, presiding. The meeting was tables were arranged for those who 'A letter from W. L. Hugglns, Jr., then taken charge of by J. E. Payne, wished to play and the Melo Maniacs chairman of the Central Committee president of the Employes' Club, who furnished music for dancing until on Employes' Clubs, in connection called upon Mr. Watson of Watson, 12:30. High bridge score for men with the traffic survey of the Pensa- Pasco & Brown, local attorneys. Mr. was made by Mr. D. G. Gibson and cola district was read to the meeting Watson made an instructive talk in Miss Dorris Reece had the high score and instructions were issued to all which he informed themeeting of the among the ladies. Punch was served neighboring stations to complete this status of state laws and regulations throughout the evening and the hall canvass at an early date. on busses and trucks. Following this was attractively decorated with red The meeting was concluded with talk, the meeting was given over to bud and dogwood blossoms. Host- a discussion of solicitation featured planning for the traffic survey. In- esses for the evening were Mesdames by helpful suggestions by C. W. Mil- structions were read and explained U. G. Knox, A. E. Hood, J. S. Person ler, local agent, and W. H. Crow, gen- and each member present was given and D. W. Walker. eral agent, and A. P. Matthews, as- blanks and assigned territory to can- sistant traffic manager, Memphis. vass. Hugo, Okla. The session of the Hugo club held The Pensacola Club's meeting of The Frisco Employes' Club of March 24 was called for the purpose February 20 was held jointly with Hugo, Okla., held a social meeting of electing officers because of the recent resignationu of J. R. Finney. cussion of n~ethodsfor securing more former president, whose honrs of CLUB FORMED AT business. About 75 members, inclnd- work prevented hls attending meet- ELDORADO ing three from out of town, were in ings, and of I". T. Shannahan, fornler The resident employes of Eldo- attendance. secretary. who was assigned ta a po- rado, Okia., assembled on March 11 Interesting and instructive talks sition at Fort Smith, Ark. for the purpose of forming a Fritco were made by 0. W. Bruton, T. B. V. A. Dnfour acted as chairman of Employes1 Club. Ten employes at- Coppage. G. 31. Forrester and G. H. tended the meeting and W. L. Lane, the meeting and began by calling lor veteran section foreman and for- Jury. It was announced that through nominations. 6. Kelton was elected mer president of the Veteran Em- the courtesy of tlqe JIid+Conlinent prt~siclent and Mi~sArdelle Fraser, ployes' Assoclation, was elected Petroleum Corporation a talking pic- secretary. Paul Dodson was chosen president of the new organization turing in colors entitled "Petroleum" as treasurer and W. P. Roberts was and R. Baskett, local agent, was wo11lc1 be shown at the next session elected Rrst vice-president. After a chosen as secretary. of the club. thorongh discussion, it was agreed Plans were laid in the session to strive in every way possible to in- Sprir~gfield,Mo. that a representative should be se- crease the efficiency of the com- The Frisco Girls' and Men's clubs lected Crom each department to repre- pany's service to local shippers, and of SpriugRelcl lent their support to- sent the employes therein iu club af- Mr. Baskett announced that Febru- ward raising a fund to provide a site fairs. The following were appointed. ary ticket sales there showed an for the proposed United States Hos- each to represent the group which increase of about 25 per cent in revenue over January. One hun- pital for the criminal insane at follows his name: J. E. O'Neil, engin- Springfield by giving a minstrel in eers; W. A. Reeves, firemen: 31. I<. dred fo'rty-nine tickets were sold there during February in compari- the Pipkin Junior High School there Roberts, conductors; D. W. Wright, son with 50 during January. A dis- on the evening of March 10. brakemen; W. N. Etlson, telegraphers cucsion of store-door-delivery of The entertainment was arranged by and dispatchers; Frauk Kniff, me- freight was conducted in this a committee comprisecl of Theda Py- meeting and it was announced that chanical department, and G. 2. IMC- land, Alta Hicks, Helen Aldrich, C. Danlels. clerks. An entertainment changes in passenger train sched- ules were under consideration. J. Stephenson, J. It. Gibson and A. B. committee to serve during the en- Sherwood, with Miss Virginia Hasler suing year was named as follows: and F. L DeGroat acting as chair- V. A. Dufour, J. H. Davis and G. C. sion of solicitation. Among the visi- men. It was attended by approxi- Campbell. tors at this session were 0. N. Watts, mately 600 and netted $100. Because H. M. Cloud gave an interesting asssitant superintendent; Hobart Cou- the time for raising the money was and helpful talk in the general dis- ley, agent at Cheltenham Station; W. limited. the clubs enlisted the aid of cmsion of solicitation which followed L,. Huggins. Jr., clil.ector of publicity: the Fifty-fifty Sunday School class of the elections and appointments. Tl~e Harrison Will, division freight and the Springfield South Avenue Chris- concensus of opinion in this tliscus- passenger agent, mid John Brennan tian Church, which includes a num- sion was that club members have and George Malone. freight solicitors. ber of Frisco employes. The class greater opportunities for soliciting A report OII solicitation work made permitted use of the acts from their business now than ever before. by John Daniels, president of the annual minstrel. Among Frisco club M~n'sClr~b, St. Louis, Mo. club, showed that members had se- members having prominent parts The luncheon ol the Frisco Men's cured excelleut results from their were George V. Kirltham, R. D. Gil- Club of St. Louis held Marc11 25 in work along this line since the last bert and George Roop. the Hotel Statler ball room drew all meeting. Mr. Conley announced that Fnyetteville. Ark. attendance of about 175 members and he had learned of companies that con- visitors and was featnrecl by a pro- templated entering the oil clistribut- Electio~~of omicers was chief busi- gram of interesting speeches and ing business and Mr. Malone said that ness transacted at the meeting of the plehsing entertainment. he would call upon the officials of Fayetteville club. J. L. Price, express Mr. P. F. Drury, director of the these concerns ill an effort to secure agent, was chosen for the presidency and W. E. Stafford, engineer, was Automobile Club of Missouri, who their business. Mr. Watts spoke OII takes all especial interest in the pro- the operation of the Rolla sub-division. elected vice-president. Clyde Paris, motion of safety on the public high- praising the employes there for their clerk, was elected secretary and Lee ways, made an instructive talk in co-operation, and hIr. Huggins made Shears, express clerk, treasurer. All which he pointed out how Inany driv- a talk in which he dealt principally were elected unanimously, and all ing hazards may be avoided. Judge Upon the taxes paid by railroad com- present pledged hearty support of the Clyde C. Beck of the Domestic Re- panies and Frisco Lines in particular club during the ensuing year. lations Court was the other speaker for the support of cities, states. Tulsa, Okla. on the program. Both talks were schools and even highways over Reports on traffic tips and other received with hearty applause and at which the busses and trucks compete uolicitation activities constituted the their conclusion, Charlie Vourge, mas- with rail lines. Mr. Will spoke about greater part of the business trans- ter of ceren~ouiesat the Gingham Inn, passenger traffic, requesting that club acted at the meeting of the Frisco sang several songs with Bob Anslyn's members inform his office when they Employes' Club of Tulsa held March Frisco orchestra accompanying him. have iufornlation on persons planning 2O-with about 30 members in attend- The orchestra provided its usual trips. He said that should anyone ance. peppy popular music during the meal. learn of a group of ten or more taking Reports made in this meeting a trip he could arrange a low rate showed that. members had been quite St. Louis Terntinnls for it. The meeting of the St. Lollis Ter- active in securing both passenger and minals Frisco Employes' Club held Men's Club, Springfield, Mo. freight business since the last session. March 26, was attended by about 40 The business session of the Spring- A resolution providing a change in persons and was marked by interest- Reld F14sco Men's Club held April 7 the by-laws of the club was submitted ing talks and an enthusiastic discus- was devoted alnlost entirely to dis- in this meetlng. It read as follows: BE I'T RESOLVED: That Article 4 of 6ecl:ion 2 which reads: "Nomina- Frisco's Exhibit at Okrnulg~e~Okla., Exposition tlons I'or elective officers shall be made 1>y a committee of five to be appoint ed by the president, and the commft.tee shall select and place in nomina tion not less than two nor more t han three candidates for each of the elective ofiices," BE C HANGED TO READ: "All elec- the off icers shall be elected by paper hallnt without nomination. If there election on the second ballot. all except the two highest shall be ellminated." It was agreed that the resolution should be voted on at a meeting set for April 17. Mrs. W. P. Kent was appointed chairman of an entertainment committee to arrange a dance to be held the week of April 6. A guest at this session was T. U. Young, special representative to gem era1 manager, and brother of 0. L. Young, superintendent of terminals at Tulsa. He made a brief talk in which he expressed pleasure at hav- ing an opportunity to attend the meet, ing. 0. L. Young also made a short talk. He urged greater attendance at meetings and requested that each member bring one or two more em- ployes to every session. All present were asked to make a special effort to have a large crowd at the session of business and entertainment planned for April 17.

Kansas City, Mo. The plrotogrnph abovc shozi~s thc attrnctioc Frisco exhibit nt,hiclt wclcorrrrri The dance given by the Frisco Em. visitors at the Irrdrrstrinl E.r!Jositiorr, held illnrch 23-27 at Okrrrrrlqrc, Okln. 1:wry ployes' Sunnyland Club of Kansas brrsirtess ltotrse in Okrirulgee was represcrrtcd nrrd tlrr Frisco disbln~l .r~~nsorre of City at the Winter Garden Ball Room the most nttmctive. Agent C. A. Brrrrrdidgc lros e.rprcssed his 11rn1rk.r to Vicc- there drew an attendance of 450 per. Prcsider~t I.l/orrna~rfor loairilrg the ~rriirintrrrclocorrrotive; to the prrblicitjr nrrd ndver- sons, including club members, their tisirrg departrrrcirts for serrdirrg ireccssnrq litcrntirre; to the agric~rlttrrnl dcpnr!r~rent ~hichfrrrrrishcd thc scerrcs nlorrg tlrc Frisco's right of way, arrti to ~rrrrrrbcrs of the families, traffic representatives Prom Frisco E~rrployes' Club, ~.'ho.ruere rrrrlirirry irz tlreir efforts to fit the booth rrp irr n industries in the Kansas City terri. irtost nttrnctizw way. tory, and visitors from neighboring toivns, and was featured by a radio broadcast of the dance music over Station KWKC from 10:30 p. m. un. Blomeyer made a brief talk on bus and benelit to all who attended. ti1 midnight. Since the territory on and truck competition and outlined Forty-one members and seven visitors the Northern division from Kansas in detail the instructions for the traf- were present at the session. to Paola, inclusive, has been taken fic survey of the Blytheville district H. M. Hammers. president of the into the Sunnyland club to enable the which was being conducted at that organization, made a report on the employes in that territory to become time. J. L. Mumma, assistant super- traffic survey of the Muskogee dis- active in club activities, they were intendent, talked on bus a~ldtruck trict which was handled by the club notified of the dance and a numbel competition and urged all present to and thanked all of the sub-committee- of them attended. secure new members for the club. It men who conducted the canvass in was agreed in this session that Mr. the various towns of the district. He Carlock should make the survey of all Blythsville, Ark. also asked all enlployes to watch for stations in the Blytheville district Election of officers was the princi- new business constantly and to re- north of Blytheville and that AIr. Blo- pal matter handled by the Blytheville port all tips to the traffic department meyer should canvass the stations Frisco Employes' Club at its meeting for handling. of March 24, which was attended by south of Blytheville. It was decided fifteen members. also that the club should have two F. E. Brannaman, assistant super- S. Mosley was chosen for the presi- meetings each month. intendent, spoke to the meeting and dency -and Ed Foster, secretary- urged employes to secure all business treasurer. F. W. Carlock, retiring Muskope, Okla. possible. Interesting talks were president, expressed his appreciation The regular meeting of the Mus- made a10 by C. J,. E. Orton, Lee to the club for the support given him kogee Frisco Employes' Club held Bean, L. C. Briggs, Mr. Estes, Mr. during his administration. E. F. February 26 was of especial interest Parrot, George Irby and T. E. Walker. Pnge 16 Wj%rplsc~~MPLO~~U.

Locomotioc 72 and The K. C. F. S. & M. Office Force at K. C., Mo.,in 1891

Som of the Frisco's oldllnrers will jiird several farttiliar faces a~ongtlaose which appear in the plrotograph aboilr. taken in Kansas City abotrt 1891. The nwn sltowt irr it cotrrprised the oflice forces of the Kansas City, Fort Scott ant1 Metrrphi~ road's mechanical atld stores depnrtrnents aiid Locotnolive 72, zchiclt scrvrd as a Backgrorrrrd, 7~sone of the Best passettger cngint~at that tinre. The old coal chutes that nppear Back of tire locotnotive .r~wreloter destroyed by fire and Iuave Beeit replaced by a nrodern coaling plant. Appearing in the bottorn rotcr, left to right, are: (standing) McNeil; (sittirrg) J. .5'. McCrt~tn,st4perintende1tt of nrotive power, trow deceased; E. CV. McGrew, gerleral storekeeper; next mart ~rrtknowrl; J. I?. Ford, now of Glendale, Calif.; B. B. Brain, now prwclrasitrg agent, Kansos City So~rtherrr; next niori ~r~tkrrorun:J. I.. Green; 14'. [I. Potter; Fred B. Day, time- keeper, and (statlding) Wood. Upper row. left to right: A. K. Brain; next man rrnlz~town; C. H. Boyer; D. L. Avers; next 1na~UII~IIOWI; 1. B. illackog, deceased: Thonrpsorr, deceased; 7'lreo. Vogetli, n~eclrarricoldraftsrrran; next nrarr rrnlsnown, and M,'. IM.Myer.

Mr. Hammers read two circulars sent tion held March 13 by distributing cadia, Kan., called attention to the out by S. T. Cantrell, superintendent, posters advertising the Frisco's two- programs on bus and truck coinpeti- covering laws enacted during the past cent-a-mile passenger rate and in- tion from radio station KWKH of year in Arkansas and Oklahoma on structed members to display them in Shreveport, La. It was suggested busses and trucks. These laws were conspicuous places. The session was that the club arrange an entertain- thoroughly discussed and all agreed attended by 21 member. ment in the near future and Mr. to bend every effort toward seeing T. W. Moreland, chief clerk to the Swafford requested that members that they are enforced. The session division superintendent, made an in- think this matter over and make their was concluded with a report on tips teresting talk in which he urged em- wishes known to club officers in the turned in during the month preceding ployes to be on the alert for pros- next few days. E. A. Miller, general the meeting which showed that mem- pective business, particularly em- agent, gave a report on the traffic bers had obtained good results in that phasizing the desirability of reporting tips turned in since the last meeting line of club activity. tips on all construction work. E. F. of the club. The next session was Arkansas City, Kan. Tillman, general livestock agent, also set for the second Friday in April. spoke, dealing principally with truck The meeting of the Arkansas City Cape Girardeau, Mo. competition in handling shipments of The business session of the Frisco Frisco Employes' Club held March 19 livestock. It was reported in this ses- Employes' Club of Cape Girardeau, was attended by seven members and sion that a wire had been received Mo:, which followed a safety meeting was given over to talks on solicita- from E. E. Carter, assistant superin- there April 2, was attended by 16 tion. Instructive talks and sugges- tendent of Neodesha, Kan., who was tions were made by Roy Givens, John members and one visitor, J. H. Living- in Topeka at that time, announcing ston, milk traffic agent, who was the Siverd, W. W. Epperson and H, R. that a bus and truck regulation bill chief speaker at the meeting. Mr. Smyer. which would afford some measure of Livingston spoke on traffic matters Fort Scott, Kan. relief to railroads, had passed the principally, pointing out the desira- E. E. Swafford, president of the House of Representatives in the Kan- bility for switching in such a way as Fort Scott Frisco Employes' Club, sas Legislature. to prevent damage to freight or per- opened the meeting of that organize- L. E. Rhyne, section foreman, Ar- sonal injury. May, 1931 Puge 17

Rogers, Ark. waa forced ta resign also because she The Frisco Employes' Club of Rog- USES AUTO TO AID has recently been transferred to a ers, Ark., unanimously approved a cir- PATRON posftlon at Blytheville. Ark. Clifford cular letter stressing the part of Virgil Holland, station helper, Peacher, of the car department, was fiisco Lines in the community at the Liberal, Mo., won a stanch booster elected to All the vacancy. Following regular meeting of the club held for Frisco Llnes recently and at reports on solicitation work the meet- March I?, with 18 members in at- the same time set a splendld ex- ing adjourned. The next session was tendance. The letter pointed out that ,ample of courtesy and accommoda- set for April 23. tion to a patron. the company had for 50 years been Willow SI a leading taxpayer, paying $32,839.57 On the morning of March 16, Mrs. Ethel Parrlsh, who was called T. W. Blain and 1930 in the county during and in addi- to Lltchfield, Ill., on account of masters, were the baurr apvantzla aE tion had been responsible for a pay- s~c~nes,-... reacnea - . . tne.. stauon- - .. at the meeting of the Winow Springs roll of $52,300 in and about Rogers Liberal just in time to see No. 103 Wisco Employes' Club, held April 14. during the same year. It also called pulling out. Holland, however, who Both made talks on eolicitation and attention to fast freight schedules has the true spirit of Frisco help- bus and truck cornpetitlon. and the Frisco's two-cent-a-mlIe pas- ful service, promptly volunteered to drive her to Lamar In an effort There was a general dfscusston on senger rate. to overtake the train, provided the Iegislation regulating busses a n d S. T. Cantrell, dfvislon saperintend- dispatcher could hold the train a trucks and it was suggested that a ent, was the chief speaker at this few minutes. He called the dls- statement showing the number of session and a number of talks were patcher who consented to do thls, employes tn Willow Sprlngs and the made by members of the club. The and took the passenger to Lamar monthly pay roll be drawn up and meeting was concluded with the read- in his automobile, arriving there placed in the hands of each merch- ing of letters reporting traffic tips in time for the train whlch was delayed but five mlnutes in waking ant there. E. D. Abbott and F. R. from out-of-town members of the for the passenger. Needless to say Livingston were appointed as a com- club. Mrs. Parrish was very grateful, and mittee to compile this information. Memphis Tenn. demonstrating the company's ap- The next session was set for May 12. The meeting of the Greater Traffic preciation of an act of exceptional courtesy by an employe, W. H. Sapulpa, Okla. Committee of the Memphis Frisco The Frisco Employes' Club of Sa, 8 Bevans, Holland's superintendent, Employes' Club held April was at- awarded him ten merits. pulpa, Okla., entertained with a St. tended by 25 members and was given Patrick's dance at the Elks' Club over almost entirely to reports on there March 16. Approximately 150 solicitation work. Reports made in the provisions of the legislation. E.-A. Miller, general sent, made a couples were in attendance and the this session showed that nearly every music was furnished by the Tulsa member present had secured busi- report on traffic tips turned in by members since the last meeting. He Serenaders. ness, tips or both. The proceeds from this affair which W. F. Corkery called attention to also reported that a rubber company there had changed management re- amounted to $50 were donated to a a notice on the bulletin board giving local charity organization. lists of conventions and urged all to cently and had issued instructions that - familiarize themselves with the in- all shipments move by rail. He urged all employes to give their best efforts The Sapulpa club gave a benefit formation contained therein for use bridge party in the Sapulpa Harvey in solicitation work. Gordon Robert- in meeting the competition of high- way transportation. C. K. Sims, as- House dining room on April 10. The son announced that the Frisco ball hostesses were Mrs. Beeler, wife of club had entered the M. A. A. for sistant superintendent, made a brief talk in which he asked all employes D. R. Beeler, engineer, and Misses the coming season and would play on Jennie Aitchison and Lois Flanagan. Sunday afternoons in Hodges Field. to feel free to call upon him at any time they had suggestions for secur- First prize for the ladies was won S. L. Oliver reported that the Six- by Mrs. Jewell, wife of G. T. Jewell teenth District Rotary Club conven- ing business. The next meeting was set for the second Friday in May. conductor, and second prize went to tion would be held in Memphis April Mrs. L. J. Conway. First prize for 27 and 28. The next meeting was set Chaffee, Mo. A discussion of methods for se- the men was won by Edgar Maggi and for the second Wednesday in May. and J. R. Dritt, agent, won second ---- curing larger attendance at meetings was the major matter before the prize. Mrs. White, wife of 0. R. Fort Scott, Kan. meeting of the Chaffee Frisco Em- White, conductor, Mrs. Beeler and The Fort Scott Frisco Employes' ployes' Club, held April 9. Mrs. J. A. MacMillan, ticket clerk, Club's session of April 10 was attend- E P. Olsen, assistant superintend- were among the leaders who made ed by twenty members and dealt ent, who was recently transferred to this party a success. chiefly with solicitation and com- Chaffee from Hugo, was a visitor at Wichita, Kan. petition by highway carriers. the sessfon and spoke to the meeting Flection of Don Frye as secretary J. W. Slaughter, agent, Railway Ex- on the methods used by other clubs succeeding E. H. Pumphrey who re- press Agency, reported that the ex- in securing attendance. H. Hopkins, signed from that office recently, was press busfness at Fort Scott was run- president of the club, who has aroused among the important matters handled ning well over $500 a month, the fig- a great deal of enthusiasm in club at the meeting of the Wichita Air ure set as a goal at an earlier date. work at Chaffee during his adminis- Capital Frisco Employes' Club held He also gave a clear explanation of tration, tendered his resignation in April 13. . the new bus and truck laws that are this meeting, because his assignment Much of the cliscussion in the ses- to go into effect the first of July this of working hours prevents his taking sion was given over to solicitation and year and suggested the club appoint part in meetings. W. L. Ferguson, H. E. Morris, assistant general freight a committee to meet with the local of the engineering department, was and passenger agent, read a letter members of the Frisco legal depart- elected to serve the remainder of Mr. from C. 0.Claiborne, secretary of the ment and familiarize themselves with Hopkins' term. Miss Mary Ferrell club at Clinton, Mo., telling of the Page 18 resultful solicitation work being done Combs. Refreshments consisting of there. Discussion brought out that PRAISES FRISCO SERVICE sandwiches, orange sticks and coffee considcrabte business had been se- were served by the hostesses. cured at Wichita. S. P. Haas made a report, giving Information on the Henryetta, Okla. minimum weight for livestock nnd on Solicitation and highway competi- the stop privilege to allow for com- tion were the subjects before the pletion of loading. He polnted out meeting of the Henryetta Frisco Em- that this privilege should mean more ployes' Club, held April 14, with nine business for railroads. H. A. Baker, employes and one visitor present. Jr.. soliciting agent, srrggested the F. A. McCIaren, president of the Club should try to have a larger at- club, began the meeting by pointing tendance at meetings. He expressed out the need for solicitation efforts the belief that good resulte could be by employes and urging all to at- obtained by having the department tend meetings. H. F. Delozier, trav- heads verbally notify employes under eling freight and passenger agent, then1 of meeting dates, this to be spoke to the meeting on the competi- done in addition to the written no- tion of unregulated carriers, stating tlces that are sent out ordinarily. there had been a noticeable improve- The suggestion was put into the form ment in merchandise movements of a motio~~and was carried. A brief since the clubs had begun their con- talk by J. P. Sheehan. retlred road- concentrated drive against trucks. master, concluded the sessiol~. Clinton, Okla. Girls' Club, St. hrtis Solicitation was the theme of the The March luncheon of the Frisco meeting of the Frisco Employes' Club Girls' Club of St. Louls was held in of Clinton, Okla., held April 7, with the Ivory Room of the Jefferson Hotel fourteen present. on March 26 with an approximate The discussion in this meeting oc- attendance of 138 members. cupied about two hours, with instruc- Following the dinner, representa- tive talks by J. E. Kerr, president of tives from the Hamburg-American the club, E. 0. Daughtrey, assistant Steamship Line of St. Louis provided superintendent; A. J. Wingert, trav- a group of travel films to the enjoy- d*liss Cyrerra Vniz Gordo~t,prirrl eling inspector of the Western ment of the club members. Points dmrirn of tlrc Chicago Ciuic Opcr Weighing and Inspection Bureau, Ok- visited in the travel tour included Cor~rpur~y,wus a gtrest 011 the Prisco lahoma City; and T. F. Jones, road- Haiti, Porto Rico, Panama and Ja- dlcteor otrt of St. 1,oiris on ~l.lorc 23, crr rorrlc to Tttlsa, 7elto'c she a/ master. Mr. Kerr spoke chiefly on maica. Preceding the luncheon and penred in a recital sporisor.cd hy tX the aims of the club and the purpose during the film, Bob Anslyn and his Civic Alrrsic Associotio~s of that cit. of the meeting and Mr. Daughtrey's Frisco orchestra entertained with Iicr recital irr 7'rtlsn rvas o dccrdc talk was devoted mostly to business popular selections. sucress nrrd slrr r~ttrrrrcd on Frisc conditions. Mr. W7nge1.t discussed After the presentation of the travel No. 4, 11Iarcls 25tlr, aird 7~srrro. film, Miss Dickie Dickson gave two co~rrpli~reirtaryof Frisco service ail taxation and Mr. Jones urged mem- delightful vocal solos, accompaniecl corlrt~sicsrxterrdcd her Djl the trn~ bers to secure all business possible. crews on both The dlctcor nud No. 9:35 at the piano by Miss Valmeta Grund. The meeting closed at p. m. with The ucrotirpnr~yiirg photograph ( Messrs. F. H. Hamilton, S. S. Butler, all in agreement that the club should iViss Vnrr Gordors zvos takerr as si hold sessions more often in the fu- and Col. F. G. Jonah made short ad- boarded tire ti-ahr at Tulsa for her rc dresses to the club and Miss Ila Cook, trwn trip. ture. Blytheville, Ark. a visitor from the Chaffee Club, was Thirty members attended the meet- introduced to the club members. land Club of Kansas City held a card ing of the Blytheville Frisco Em- Auxiliary, Kansas City, party in the Women's Benefit Asso- ployes' Club. helcl April 16, one of the Mo. ciation's club rooms there April 7 most enthusiastic that organization One of the most enjoyable card with about 50 members and guests in has had in many months. narties of the season was given by attendance. S. Yosley, recently elected presi- the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Frisco The meeting was called by Mrs. W. dent, spoke to the meeting on the im- Employes' Sunnyland Club of Kansas B. Berry, president of the Auxiliary portance of solicitation work and ap- City. Mo., April 15. The affair was and hostesses for the afternoon were pointed a solicitation committee under the direct supervision of 31rs. Mesdames Highfill, Estep, Hamilton, comprised of the following: R. R. W. B. Berry, president of the organ- Davis and Combs. Bridge, pinochle Brown, A. P. Smith, Ed. Foster, E. E. ization, and was attended by 164. and bunco occupied most of the ses- Smith, and Jack Weber. This was First and second prizes were sion at the conclusion of which Mrs. followed by brief talks by Ed. Brand, awarded at each table and door Bartlett and Mrs. Burns were awarded division engineer; H. G. Harmon, prizes were given. Refreshments prizes for high scores in bridge, and roadmaster; E. F. Blomeyer, agent; consisting of brick ice cream and Mrs. Schmitz and Mrs. Dwoark won and M. T. &Ioon, cashier. Plans for cake were served by the hostesses the prizes in pinochle. Bunco prizes a club fish fry to be held at Luxora, who were Mesdames Alorgan, Swartz, went to Mrs. Linderman and Mrs. Ark., were discussed in this session Burch, Batchelor, Ehni Breedlove, Wells. noor prizes were won by and it was decided to have tickets Gray and McCaffrey. Mesdames Gray, Chambers, Kane, printed to sell for twenty-five cents Batchelor, Davis, Green, Dwoark, each. No definite date for the afPair The Laclics' Buxiliary to the Sunny. Schmitz, Earhart, Ulreich, Colbin and was set, however. SWATTING PEH DIEM! Old Timers Honored at Sapulpa Employes over the elitire system are striving to save per diem, as the ex- amples of several outstanding cases of rapid handling, which follow, show. E. A. Teed, auperinlendent of ter- minals at Birmingham, reporta that at 3:30 1). m.. March 22, car Sot-111561, loaded with coal for Pratt City, Ala., was dsllvered to Frisco Lines by the Sonthern Rallway at Birmlnghani and moved out In the firs1 traln going to Pratt City, which wan the Bessemer run, leaving East Thomas at 7:30 a. m.. March 25. The car was set out for unloadlng at Pratt Clty at g:30 a. ni. on that same day ~ndwas un- loaded by 1:30 p. ni. It wan plcked up by the Bessemet run on Its return from Bessemer Branch at 2:40 p. m. and moved to East Thomas. It was delivered to the Southern Railway at 10:4O p. m. that evening, the entire handling of the car costing the com- pany but $1 per diem. At Springfield, Mo.. Car AM<-T 46615, loaded with cattle for the Springfield Packing Company. arrived at 11:10 a. in., Narch 17. was unloaded and moved in train 136 to Fort Scott I'holn ror~rtc~yTr~lsa \Yorld for delivery to the >I-K-T, leaving PPEARING in the accompanying Mr. Miller began his railroad career Springfield at 2:45 p. m., March 17. photograph are the honor on the Santa Fe in 1897. joining On March 17, Car Santa Fe 51615 A guests of the banquet which Frisco Lines in 1898. He came tb Sa- and nine other Santa Fe cars loaded Division 57s of the Brotherhood of pul~ain 1901 and has lived there with cattle for Beaumont, Kan., were Locomotive Engineers gare at Sa- since. He was on a passenger run received from the Santa Fe at Wichita. pulpa, March 16, as a mark of lrom 1914 until retirement. He is They were inoved to Beauniont on tribute to \IT.L. Miller and P. F. secretary of the Sapulpa division of No. 332 where they were unloaded and Geraghty, veteran Frisco engineers, the B. of L. E. then moved empty to the Santa Fe who were retired recently. In the Mr. Geraghty started with the at Severy at 9:0.5 p. m. the same day lower row, from left to right, are Union Pacific ill 1882, as a member they were received. These cars George Salsnian, a retired engineer, of a floating gang. He worked on moved 66 miles and cost no per dieni. who came from Springfield to attend several other roads and came to J. L. Stinson, agent at Rogers, Ark., the banquet, and hIr. Geraghty and Frisco Lines in February, 1907, as an effected some very speedy handling Mr. Miller, both of whom live in Sa- engineer on the Southwestern di- of foreign equipment on March 25, pul~a. The upper row, reading from vision, serving in that capacity until when Car MP 46209 arrived there at left to right, includes A1 Geyster, Mo- retirement, June 5, 1930. 2:00 a. m. in Train 734. The car was nett, 310.; J. W. (Uncle Bill) Morrill, The banquet, which was prepared unloaded and returued to Van Buren Pacific, 310.; P. J. (Pat) Lillis, Sher- By the G. I. A. auxiliary of the B. in Train Extra 4007 at 10:35 p. m, on man, Texas, and F. D. Davis, Monett, of L. E., was attended by about eighty the same day it was received. Yo., all pensioners. persons. Jimmie Turriff, chief en- P. IC Pender, agent at Steele, hlo., Featured on the banquet program gineer of the division, was toast- reports that Car MP 61628, loaded was the presentation to Mr. Miller of master, and J. W. Bowlep of Spring- with coal for Weaver & Garret oC a "40-Year" badge in recognition of field, general chairman of the general Steele, was loaded at Orient, Ill., his conscientious service and un- committee of adjustments. addressed March 25 and was delivered to Frisco broken affiliation with the B. of L. E., the gathering on the "Iinportance of Lines at Delta by the Missouri Pacific, and the presentation of a leather bill- 3laintaining the Brotherhood's Pen- March 26. The car was received at fold to Mr. Geraghty as a token of sion System." Robert Francis, travel- Steele at 3 p. ni., March 27, and placed regard from the organization. The ing engineer, Tulsa, Okla., also made and delivered to the consignee at that awards were made by "Uncle Bill" a brief speech in honor of the "grand time. JIorrill. old men" of the road. V. L. Ganks, agent at Hiwasse, Ark., - reports that Car NP 6469, loaded with - SO barrels of lime sulphur, was billed Memphis called the Warren Fish Conl- melit could be arranged and the order out of Kansas City, March 16, and was pany of Pei~sacola, saying if a car was accepted. An empty refrigerator received at Hiwasse at 9:20 a. in. 111 could move out of Pensacola in time to car was placed for loading at 3:20 p. Train 759, March 19. The consignee reach RIemphis the next day, they in, and the loading was completed at was notified and unloading was started immediately. The car moved back to would give an order for a car or fish. 5:10 p. m. It was gulled out by a Rogers in Trail1 758 at 2:10 1). m. on This information was relayed to the switch engine and nloved on Train 938 the same day it mas received. traffic department, which advised the at 6 p. m. to reach Memphis by 5 p. On March 24 at 2:30 p. m. a firm i11 Warren Fish Company that the move- m.,March 25. FOR MERITORIOUS Here is 1,071 Pounds of Man~Power SERVICE ';yvp--..-.-- -. .,-" - --a- t, ---9

NORTHERN DlVlSlON March 17-Chas. Newton, train- master, Lenexa, Kan., was informed by a passing motorist that two tele- 2 phone poles were burning. He took lantern and bucket and extinguished flames. Commended. March 13-W. Wicker, sectlon fore- man, Joplin, Ma.. found a brake beam down on Missouri Pacific Car 120807 . . I crew. Five merits. March 24-S. A. Jackson, engineer, roundhouse, Kansas City, found a brake beam down on Car ,SF 148541. Commended. March 16-Virgil Holland, station L .a%..--* --I--^*^,.- ^--...^A uelyer. ~ruarnl,----usau -. prrvare~y UWII~;~ UU'"Y-V"..-a~rtnmnhil~tn"" heln r-lll--o--naaaensm. make--- connection wlth a train she had missed. Ten merits. April 6-C. S. Roberts, agent. Gir- ard, Kan., called section foreman to repair switch which had been dam- aged by a runaway team and pro- tected No. 118 while switch was re- paired. Ten merits. March 25-A. J. Rhoads, conductor, HE picture above represents years' service, weight 260 pounds; A. Fort Scott, Kan., inspected Car SF 1,071 pounds of man-power and W. Liffee, fireman and extra engineer, 86959 at Cherokee and found that it T119 years of service in ,the 19 years' service, weight 230 pounds; was a car of slack instead of a car Frisco's local crew on trains 54 and 55, C. S. Kline, brakeman and freight of company coal for Beaumont as it between Clinton and Springfleld, Mo. conductor, 21 years' service, weight was listed, then had the operator Each of the men in the picture, with 212; Geo. Church, brakeman and call Pittsburg and found that it was the exception of E. P. Wirth, brake- freight conductor, 18 years' service, commercial coal for Strauss. Five man, freight and passenger conductor, weight 209 pounds. Both Mr. Kline merits. weighs over 200 pounds. and Mr. Church served in France April 1-Dave Devol, section fore- From left to right they are: E P. during the World War in the capacity man, Hammand, Kan., noticed a brake Wirth, 32 years' service, weight 160 of train conductors on French rail- beam dragging from car in Train 141 pounds; E. H. Fuller. engineer. 29 roads. and flagged the train. Five merits.

SOUTHERN DIVISION notified section foreman. Five merits. R. F. Ludwig, agent, all of Biggers, March 14-J. D. Holland, brake- February 18-C. E. Jones, brake- Ark., assisted in fighting fire which man, Thayer, Mo., was on second 136 man, Enid, found rail partly turned damaged SF 40646 at Biggers. Com- and noticed brake beam down on Car over on a curve while on Train 661. mended. SF 146266 in X-4107, South, as that The rail partly turned over under the February 24-Frank Morgan, dis- train headed into a siding at Willow train which was moving slowly and patcher, Chaffee, had No. 806 stop Springs for his train and notified the an accident was avoided. Section at Oran, Mo., so that engine could go crew on X-4107, South. Five merits. men were notified and repairs made. to a mill there and get all loads and April 9-R. A. McClelland, operator, Five merits. empties, placing them at the north Turrell, Ark., noticed front trucks RIVER DIVISION end of passing track, thereby avoid- sliding and all brake shoes hot on February 23-R. R. Owens, brake- ing damage by fire which destroyed box car in Train No. 136 as it passed man, detected broken arch bar on a milling company's power plant Turrell. Commended. CBQ 15510 while brakeman on Train there. Commended. March 21-John Fennel, colored 835. Commended. February 24-Chas. Stroud, con- brakeman, Pratt City, Ala., found A. Tipton, conductor; B. McCam- duotor; L. S. McConachie, engineer; brass hub plate at Bergens and car- mon and R. G. Stackhouse, brakemen; J. P. Slaughter, fireman, Guy Smith, ried to the engine. The plate was Geo. Aubuchon, engineer and Chae. brakeman and Finis Barnes, porter, carried into Birmingham and used Stucker, fireman, repaired train line assisted in .moving cars to prvent again. Commended. on SF 147265 while section forces un- damage by fire at Oran. Com- loaded cinders and avoided delay. mended. WESTERN DIVISION Five merits each.. CENTRAL DIVISION E. D. Osborn, cashier-operator, Cor- February 22-Ray Smith, section March 29-Parley Yaw, engineer, dell, discovered broken rail on pass- foreman; Virgil Collier, section la- gave valuable service at a derail- ing track at Main street crossing and borer; Ewing Helms, trafnmeeter and ment while off duty. Ten merits. Page 21

"TED" BANISTER PROMOTED W. S. Merchant Promoted to Assistant General Becomes Traffic Manager at Birmingham, April 15. Traffic Manager ITH a view to strengthening R. W. S. MERCHANT, who was the Frisco's soliciting forces appointed passenger traffic man- W at Birmingham, S. S. Butler, M ager of Frisco Lines on Sep general traffic manager announced tember i5, moved up another step in that, effective April 15, D. F. Mc- the organization on May first, when he Donough, traffic manager at Birming- was made assistant general traffic ham, was promoted to executive gen- manager. Announcement of his ap- eral agent, with T. H. Banister, for- pointment to the new position was merly general agent at Memphis, ap- made by S. S. Butler, general traffic pointed in Mr. McDonough's place at manager, just seven months and fif- Birmingham. J. E. Springer, assist- teen days after his elevation to the passenger traffic managership. Mr. Merchant will continue to di- rect the activities of the passenger department, but will also assist Mr. Butler in handling the duties evolving upon him from the freight department. Since 1909, when he became travel- ing passenger agent for Frisco Lines out of the New York City office, Mr. Merchant has had a wide and varied experience in both the freight and passenger departments of the railroad. W. S. MERCHANT He served as district passenger agent at Cincinnati prior to the World to Chicago as general agent, and be- War, and was director of transpor- came general eastern agent at New tation for the eighth federal reserve York City in 1923, serving there until district at St. Louis during the Lib- his promotion to passenger traffic erty Loan organization of war times. manager of the company in St. Louis, At the close of the war, he returned on September 15, 1930.

had a general banking and sales ex- traveling freight and passenger agent. perience and just before his connec- Mr. J. W. Yahanay succeeds Mr. tion with the Frisco he was with the Dunkin, and enjoys a wide acquaint- Federal Match Corporation of New ance in lMemphis and the adjacent York City and represented them in territory. He came to Memphis about T. H. BANISTER several large American cities. He is seven years ago from St. Louis, as a World War Veteran, having served chief clerk in the Frisco's passenger nt traffic manager at Birmingham, for 13 months in the medical depart- office. When the freight and passen- was appointed division freight and ment and was discharged as a first ger offices were consolidated, he was passenger agent at Joplin, vice W. L. class sergeant. He is a native of made traveling freight and passenger Coleman, resigned from the service. Springfield, Mo., where he was born agent. He is active in civic and fra- >I. W. Dunkin will take Mr. Banister's in 1896. ternal affairs and served one year as place at Memphis. Mr. Springer entered the service of monarch of Yazda Grotto. Mr. McDonough entered the service the old KCFS&M Railroad on March of the KCMtB railroad in 1895. He 1, 1898, as a night operator at Moun- was advanced five years later to tain Grove. He became soliciting ENGL4ND TO KANSAS! traveling freight agent at Atlanta, Ga., freight agent at Oklahoma City in Frisco Lines recently played the then to commercial agent at Birming- 1903; industrial agent in St. Louis part of an important link in a trans- ham in 1905; division freight agent from 1910 to 1913 and had consider- portation chain responsible for the in 1909 at the same point, and inspec- able industrial and development work speedy movement of an Adams filter tor of transportation at Springfield in for the Frisco from that date until from Pork, England, to Columbus, 1, 1920, 1918. From ;March, 1920, to May, March when he became divi- Kan., for use in a sewage plant there. 1928, Mr. McDonough served as di- sion freight agent at Tulsa, Okla. He vision freight agent at Joplin, AVO.. was transferred to Atlanta, Ga., in The filter left Liverpool, England, and was appointed to the position of 1920 as general agent in the freight on the steamship "Cedric" February traffic manager at Birmingham, Octo- department and served there until Oc- 28 and arrived in New York March 11. ber 15, 1928. tober 15, 1928, when he was appointed It cleared the customs there and was Mr. Banister came to the Frisco on assistant traffic manager at Birming- billed out of New York in Car DLW July 1, 1924, as a soliciting freight and ham. 66203 March 16. The movement slip passenger agent at Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Dunkin, formerly in the local shows that it was received from the He was sent to Memphis in Septem- freight office at Memphis, was ap- terminal in St. Louis at 10:15 a. m. ber, 1927, made commercial agent pointed soliciting freight agent, Sep- March 19 and arrived in Columbus there in May, 1928, and promoted to tember 1, 1924. He was made travel- at 11:20 a. m. the next day and placed general agent in October, 1928. Prior ing freight agent September 1, 1927, on the team track there the day re- to his service with Frisco Lines he and on October 16, 1928, was made ceived. Page 22

PICK CAMPING SITE This Wreck Happened Fifty Years Ago St. Louis Grotto Buya 1,400 Acme in PheIps County on Frieco -ARID :.. 61.- n...... lrn ..lrln Talur asr-a 1s' rat-= vvaana azvir8 the Frisco's right of way have always been considered among the most beautiful in this part of the country. The fact that this country makes an ideal site for a fishing and -nunring .. .roage . was rurtnera .. empnasizea. .. - when members of the Alhambra Grotto of St. Louis, a ~oclalorganiza- tion of the Masonic Order, took a trip over Frisco Lines with members of the Frisco's passenger department and selected 1,400 acres in Phelps County, 114 miles Lrom St. Louis as hunting and flshing grounds. The eite was selected after this group had made an extensive tour of the Ozarks and each member was most wmpllmentary and enthuslastic over the purchase. . The land was acquired Prom four owners for $20,000. The Uttle Piney River runs for a mile and a half through the tract. Into this the Izaak T LOOKS disastrous, but nobody limbs. He had displayed wonderful Walton League will dump from 30,000 was hurt when this little diamond- braverj, sticking to his post until the to 60,000 game fish, hatched in nearby I stacked "44" laid down by the last minute, trying to save his train, preserves, and a number of wild right-of-way and took a rest! and after the investigation was over, turkey will also be released on the As you've guessed, this picture was he was the only member of the crew 1,400 acres. made a long the ago-fifty years ago, to be discharged. Mr. Martin does not Two buildings which housed Union to be exact, in 1881, and was sent to recall his name, nor the name of the troops during the Civil war will be the ikfagazitw by R. P. Martin, retired brakeman, but the conductor on this dsed as temporary quarters for mem- agent of Chickasha, Okla. In telling train was Will Shipley. The real bers who wish to take advantage of of the incident Mr. Martin says that cause of the wreck was never brought the hunting and fishing privileges of at the time he was agent at Sarcoxie. out in the investigation. the club. The buildings are now being It seems no one was responsible for Mr. Martin fs now. living at Chlcka-1 made over into comfortable lodges. At the wreck. The section men had re- sha, Okla.. and Is in excellent health. a later date, a number of small cabins moved a rail, put their flags out in He began his railroad service ln July, I will be erected. approved manner and had gone to din- 1879, working at various points on the I ner when engine 44 came in sight over The land is well timbered with the system and finally winding up his 1 exception of about 200 acres. Part of the top of the long grade. The entire Frisco career as agent at Chickasha, it will be cultivated and it is under- crew, with the exception of the en- Okla., when he was retired March 5, stood that an airplane landing field gineer, were riding in the caboose. 1923. will be located on the cleared ground. There was not a care on their minds, for it was a nice warm summer day "It is wonderful to note the im- Damming of tributary streams will provements within the last fifty create a number of ten-acre lakes. and the old "44" was steaming well. Then the engineer called for years," Mr. Martin mites. ".I re- The Alhambra Grotto has about member the old link and pin couplers 6,000 members and was founded in brakes! Hand brakes! The train was going very slow, but even at that which were used to couple on to one 1913. The main office of the organiza- of those little dinky engines and with tion is at Grand boulevard and Mag- there was not time to set them and the Areman, seeing the inevitable which we would try to do some rail- nolia avenue. This building will be road business." retained. ending of his run, hopped off on the - platform and was ready to assist the Mr. Martin sends best wishes to the engineer who climbed through his Frisco in his letter to the dlagazinc RECIPROCITY ! window after the wreck with but a and personal regards to his many old- That courtesy and good service pay few slight scratches and no broken time friends. big dividends is axiomatic, but it would be difficult to find an instance in which the effectiveness of courte- as follows: at St. Louis. The car will go forward ous service is more tangibly demon- "Wish to thank you for the treat. this week." strated than in the example set forth ment extended my father and mother Mr. Will acknowledged this letter in the correspondence between C. L. on their trip to Afton, Okla From thanking Mr. Leiss for patronage of Leiss, manager of the grain depart- their report the trip could not have Frisco Lines, and on April 14 he re- ment of the Shellabarger Grain Prod- been improved upon. ceived a letter from Mr. Leiss ad- ucts Company of Decatur. Ill., and "We are at last in a position to vising him of another car of Soybean Harrison Will, division freight and reciprocate in a way for your kind Oil which the company was shipping passenger agent of St. Louis, which treatment by shipping a car of Soy- to Dallas ' with instructions that it is outlined below. bean Oil, PGX 1522, to Dallas, Tex., should go from St. Louis via Frisco On April 1, Mr. Leiss wrote Mr. Will with instructions to give it to you Lines. May, 1931 Page 23

E. W. HOLCOMBE RETIRES TULSA IN LEAD TRAINS 97.8% ON TIME Veteran Rate Man Leaves Desk Tnlsa had the fewest errars in han- 4,351 Passenger Traina Make After 42 Years' Senice dling freight during March In the Excellent Record During of ARCH 31 was an important day Group One divlsion statlons that March in the life of E. W. Hol- compete for least error pennant awards, according to the monthly RlSCO Lines passenger train per- M combe, chief rate clerk In the formance during March was statement issued April 13, by J. L. Memphis local freight office, for it F again a matter in which the com- marked the close af 42 years and four McCormack, superintendent of freight loss and damage claims, Springfield, pany can ~uItejustifiably take pride. months faithful service with Frisco A total of 4,351 passenger trains were Mo. This is the fifth consecutive Lines. Secondary in significance only operated an the system during the month that the Group One pennant to his retirement was the expression month and were 97.8 per cent on time, has been won there. Only ten errors of esteem his fellow employes gave a report issued by the office of the were made at Tulsa in handling 20,- him on that date. general manager, April 6, discloses. 572 shipments. Springfield was sec- This compares with February of this ond in Group One, handling 30,144 year, when 3,884 trains were 87.6 per shipments with 53 errors. cent on time. In Group Two, Birmingham had the Among the Frisco divisions, Rlver best record during March, making the had the highest percentage of trains fourth consecutive month that sta- on time. The 796 trains operated tion has won the pennant of the there during March were 99.2 per cent group. Fourteen errors were made on time, which compares with Febru. there in handling 13,125 shipments. arf of this year when 720 trains were Hugo and Chaffee of Group Three, 99.2 per cent on time. each had. a perfect record in March. Second highest percentage was These two stations also had perfect made on the Southern divlsion, where records during February. Hugo was 798 trains were 98.9 per cent on time permitted to hold the pennant daring during March. During the preceding the first 15 days of April and Chaffee month 672 traina were 97.3 per cent on the remainder of the month. A total time there. of 2,977 shipments were handled at Northern division operated 1,051 Hugo in March and 2,435 at Chaffee. trains 97.9 per cent on time durlng March. This was the third highest percentage made and compares with is still erect, agile and in the best 952 trains operated 97.3 per cent on of health. He was born March 8, time there in March. 1861, at Charlottesville, Va., and his school days were spent there. At the completion of his high school CASUALTIES DECREASE ' studies, he entered the University of Total casualties on Frlsco Lines de- E. w. HOLCOMBE Virginia, where his father occupied creased 19.1 per cent auring March and 27.1 per cent during the first On reaching his home after his last the chair of constitutional law. He three months of this year, both in day of active service, he was most was graduated there at the age of 22, and after the death of his parents a comparison with the corresponding pleasantly surprised to find that his periods of last year, according to the few years later, he entered the serv- fellows had presented him with a monthly report issued April 6 by ice of the old Kansas City, Fort Scott handsome traveling bag and an auto- the accident prevention department, & Memphis Railroad at Kansas City graph album containing the signa- Springfield. tures of all of his office mates. As in November, 1888. Empioye casualties decreased 26.9 Mr. Holcombe expressed it in a let- He held various positions in the per cent during March and 36.2 per ter, addressed to S. L. Oliver and fel- freight office there and when the Kan- cent during the first quarter, both low employes: sas City, Fort Scott & Memphis was compared with last year. The main- "It will be impossible to convey i11 consolidated with Frisco Lines, he tenance of way department had the words an adequate expression of the came to Memphis, entering the local greatest decrease among the different feeling of gratitude I experienced on freight office where after a short time departments with a 35.8 per cent re- my return home last evening. The he was promoted to the position of duction in March and a reduction of handsome bag alone has given me chief rate clerk. He retained that 41.2 per cent during the first three great pleasure, but the testimonial of position until retirement and was con- months. Mechanical department had your good will, with its mottoes, loy- sidered by his fellow workers and the second greatest decrease during alty. friendship and remembrance inany shippers as the foremost rate March, a reduction of 28.5 per cent filled me with emotion I have rarely man i11 Memphis. and transportations was second in the felt before. My wife had been crying He married Miss Mary McFarland first quarter with a decrease of 38.6 over it an hour and I am not July 3, 1900, at Kansas City, Mo., per cent. During March the transpor- ashamed to confess that I had to where he was located at that time. 'tation department had a decrease of mingle my tears with hers." They now live at 1162 Englewood in 20.7 per cent and for the first three Perhaps more outstanding than the Memphis. He and Mrs. Holcombe months of the year the reduction in length of Mr. Holcombe's service was have never had any children. They the mechanical department was 33.3 the fact that during the 30 years he will celebrate their thirty-first wed- per cent. ding anniversary on July 3 of this worked In the Frisco office at Mem- Bill: It's tough when you have to phis, he never lost a day from his year. Mr. Holcombe's hobby is read- pay 50 cents a pound for meat." work because of illness. He reached ing, and he prefers ancient and me- Will: "Yes, but it's tougher when the age of 70 years on March 8 and dieval history. you pay 25 cents a pound." Page 24

SYSTEM BOARD MEETS HAVE PRIZE FLOCK GETS POULTRY MOVEMENT Mechanical and Car Men in Agent R. M. Armistead Solicits Session at Springfield Rogers has been with the Frisco at Shipments of Show Fowls March 17-18 Springfield, and in the beginning, Mr. EYENTJE for Frisco Lines re- HE general system board of the Rogers related, they knew little sulted from the forethought and Frisco Association of Metal about chickens and had to learn effort of R. M. Armislead, agent mostly through the trial and error T Crafts and Car Department Em- at Stanton, Mo., and while the total method. That this method has been ployes met in quarterly session at the amount of business cannot be esti- efficacious is pointed out by the edb Springfield offices on March 17-18, mated at this time, a two-cent stamp tor of one poultry journal as follows: has already brought $46.75 into tbe with each division on the railroad rep- "John Rogers is a master at this art. L. Frisco coffers. resented. J. Eudy of Ft. Smith He can produce better poultry by ac- Mr. Armistead, ever having the In- was present as alternate for L. W. cident than most people can by their terest of the Frisco in mind, read in Caviness of the Central division, best efforts." whose illness prevented his attend- a poultry journal that an organIzatIon Back of the Rogers' home, where ing. John Prugger was also present on the Pacific Coast dealt In rare snd cluck and cackle the white-plumaged in place of Paul Rice of the Spring- fancy fowls. He wrote members of aristocrats of chickendom, is an ex- field west shops. that organization and Paul E. Kenne ceptionally well-equipped small poul- dy at Pomona, Calif., its president, The board members reported work- try farm. There are seven buildings suggesting that an excellent place to ing conditions on their respective di- -five hen houses and two brooder show his birds would at the visions as improved. While each had be houses-all electrically lighted and world's most famom show, Madison a longer unemployment roll than was scientifically ventilated. There are pleasant, they reported the work be- Square Garden. He further told him facilities for trapnesting-a system in that if he would ship Railwar Express ing done strictly by seniority and ac- which eggs of individual hens are cording to schedule and that more Company via Frlsco Lines, the birds segregated-however, this plan is not would be given a day of rest and re- men were at work today than in used a great deal, since it requires shipped with utmost care and atten- February. A11 expressed hope for a that someone spend almost his entire continued improvement, which seems tion. time with the flock. In one of the Mr. Kennedy replied by air mail to be just around the corner. There buildings is a 4,800-egg-capacity eleo was no report of any serious misunder- that he was looking for just such tric incubator and its operation illus- service and that they were shlpping standing among the men, or between trates the scientific precision used in the crafts and the management. the birds to Stanton, where they modern poultry farming. To test might be fed, watered and given a On March 18 the members of the whether or not this hatcher is prop- short period of rest before forward- board met with J. W. Surles, super- erly operated, a tray of 200 eggs is ing to New York. intendent motive power, and this accurately weighed and after being in To date the amount of revenue re- meeting was conceded to be most it for three days is weighed again. In a ceived from this organization on show profitable one, inasmuch as there were that time it must have lost .60 of a birds has amounted to $46.76 and Mr. few matters to be presented and the pound of moisture or it is evident Armistead advises that the birds will meeting soon resolved itself into a that the regulation has been faulty. be returned to California, via Stanton, friendly exchange of views as to the Far advanced over earlier incubators and he hopes to have more such mutual interest of the association and in which eggs had to be turned peri- shipments in the future. the railroad. odically one at a time, two hundred Members of the board were heartily eggs are turned simultaneously in this machine with one pull of lever. commended for the sturdy, manly sup- a Mr. and Mrs. Rogers chose White This hatcher is equipped with auto- port given in the flght for their right- Wyandottes after considering several matic temperature and moisture regu- ful trade and for the very excellent varieties, because they wanted a dual lators and has an effective ventilation work being turned out of the dmerent purpose type-both an egg and meat system. shops which has contributed in no producing fowl-and because this small measure to keeping the equip- Around the buildings are spacious breed is noted for its heavy egg pro- ment in such splendid shape during lots where the fine birds exercise and duction, market value and beauty. this period of depression. feed. As to diet, here again scientific Their flock at present is divided into H. E Burgess, general chairman, care is used. They are fed grain from approximately equal numbers of pub . voiced the opinion that every division October 1 to February 1 and mash is lets and hens with one cock to each chairman went home with a better given them in hoppers which are filled ten hens. understanding of the railroad and its each week. In addition to commercial Before coming to Frisco Lines, Mr. problems, and with a firm resolve to mashes, they are given a supplemen- Rogers worked for the Illinois Central maintain or better this man-to-man tary feed of condensed buttermilk. and served for a time as deputy cir- attitude as shown in this meeting. The latter food is looked upon as a cuit clerk in Illinois. He was born Those in attendance at the meeting necessity, not only because of its high and reared at Clinton, Ill., and Mrs. were: J. L. Hendricks, Birmingham, food value, but because it renders the Rogers was born and reared at Ala.; I. L. Pence, Springfield; Ralph grain ration more digestible. Havana, 111. Mr. Rogers is secretary Fyffe, Kansas City; John S. White, But despite all of the exactness and of the Missouri State Wyandotte Club, Tulsa; John M. Sheeley, Chaffee, Mo.; pains used in the feeding and care of and is a member of the American Otto Kettmann, Memphis; B. B. Walk- this flock, it contains one striking Poultry Association, the Missouri Ex- er, Sherman, Texas; D. E. Whalen, St. anomaly, and that lies in the fastidious- periment ' Station and the National Louis; J. L. Eudy. Fort Smith, Ark.; ness of one proud cock, a snow-white White Wyandotte Club. He serves T. L. Bentley, Enid, Okla., and H. E. veteran prize-winner, who disdains the latter organization as committee- Burgess, who is general chairman of food altogether as it is given the other man from. the fifth district, which in- the board, with headquarters in fowls and refuses to eat unless his cludes a large section of the country Springfield. food is served in a pan or can. around where he resides. May, 1931 Page 25

Emil 0.Daois Works 2,206 Consecutioe Nights LENCE ADDRESSES CLUB W. R. Lence, general manager of the Abilene and Southern Railway, was the speaker of the evening at the session of the Wichita Shlp By Rail Club, held March 26, with about 100 local business men and several hun- dred railroad employes in attendance. Mr. Lence, who is widely known for his forceful addresses over Radio &a- tion KWKH of Shreveport, La., called attention to the magnitude of the prob- lem brought about by the tnvasfon of the transportation Reld by unregulated highway carriers. These carriers are now encroaching upon the field of the jobber, wholesaler and local mer- chant, he pointed out, in that while these businesses must maintain In- vestments in buildings and business organizations, paying taxes and tak- ing part in civic affairs, the trucker often comes in and disposes of his load of produce or other products in the middle of the street, paying no taxes other than gasoline and license tax which every citizen must pay to operate a motor vehicle. The photograph nbovc is of Emil 0. Dnvis. forewai~of the 11:OO p. nz. to 7:00 "Many persons do not know," Mr. a. nr. switch crew in the llortlr yards at Sprirlgfield and the crew, taken at the com- Lence continued, "that in recent cases pletion of Mr. Davis' 2,206tk conseclrtive shift. From left to right they are: A. L. in federal courts it has been decided Wnrd, switchman; Emil 0. Davis, foremaw; John Gatelcy, firewair; Patrick Kelly, that no state can collect a tax on gas- ei~gitwer,nrld L. L. Harris, scc~itchr~rart. oline used in inter-state commerce. It is unconstitutional. Most highway MONG the unique records held ductor in freight service in July, 1895, carriers do interstate business. These by Frisco employes, Emil 0. and two years later was made passen- decisions mean that soon the carriers - Davis, foreman of the 11:OO ger conductor. But in 1897 he again engaged i11 transporting freight and p. m. to 7:00 a. m. switch crew in the entered yard service as general yard- passengers over the highways will not north yards at Springfield, 310.. holds master, a position he held for five be paying a dime in gasoline tax." one apart. Up until April 12, he had years. In this capacity he hired a Mr. Lence also told how the use of completed 2,206 nights work without switchman by the name of W. D. highways by commercial carriers is the loss of a single shift, and this Gustin. rapidly destroying them. In Texas, he includes Sundays. This record rep- When the Frisco consolidated with said, many of the farmers are calling resents more than six years steady the KCFS&M in June, 1901, his duties the sate roads 1-3-40 highways, be- work. increased to include all Springfield cause it takes one year to build, three It was not Mr. Davis' intention to yards, and his pay was increased to years to wear out and forty years to start in to make a record, but he is $100.00 a month. He entered road pay for them. industrious and thrifty, and there has service again in 1902 as conductor C. M. Morrison, president of the never been an occasion, when either and was made regular passenger con- Wichita Ship By Rail Club, presided pleasure or sickness interfered with ductor in 1904 and was on trains 15 at this meeting and introduced Mr. his work. and 16 into St. Louis during the Lence. The session was opened by a Mr. Davis began his railroad service World's Fair. program of musical, dancing and dra- matic numbers. as a caller with the old KCFS&M at During the World War Mr. Davis the old Gulf depot in South Spring- was made acting yardmaster during field in 1885. He called men who the illness of W. D. Gustin. Upon have made history for Frisco Lines in resum'ing his duties again, Mr. Gustin home, but are rebuilding the home at days gone by and whose sons are now employed his as assistant yardmaster present from field stone, and some of following in their footsteps. and switchman. It will be recalled the stone comes from a distance of Six months later he took a position that Mr. Davis had employed Mr. sixty miles. as switchman and received $1.90 for Gustin twenty years previous to this They have two children, a son and twelve hours work. Later he became time as a switchman. Mr. Gustin is a-'daughter. The daughter is the wife a brakeman between Springfield and still serving as yardmaster and Mr. of 0. L. Baker, supervisor for the Thayer and Springfield and Ft. Scott. Davis was made engine foreman Frisco at Lindenwood, and the son, In December, 1888, he signed up with March 26, 1925, and has been on the Robert Owen, is night general yard- the Frisco as a brakeman and made same shift, the 11:OO p. m. to 7:00 master at Monett. trips between Springfield and New- a. m. since that date. Now that Mr. Davis has made such burg and was transferred to the Cen- 0 Fifteen years ago he purchased a a splendid record in continuous days tral division, running between Ft. 40-acre tract of land two miles south- worked without a minute's loss of Smith and Paris, Texas. He was pro- west of Springfield, where Mr. and time, he intends to keep the record moted to the position of freight con- Mrs. Davis have built an attractive going, for he is justly proud of it. Page 26

of IN THE FRISCO HOSPITAL New Aerial Picture Enid, Okla. The following list contains the mmes of patienfs confined k the Frisco Employes' Hospital in St. Louis nr of April, 1931. They will from their friends:

St. Louis. ,.-J-,,, ,., ,uba, Mo. Mrs. C. Davis, Campbell, Mo. A. H. Monfort, Kansas City, Mo. 0. A. Hudson, Fall River, Kans. F. Schoenemann, St. Louis, Mo. R M. Cullum, Cape Girardeau, Mo. A. Kelley, Monett, Mo. E. J. Riley. Guin, Ma. W. E Rfddle, W, Tulsa, Okla. L. W. Pipkin. St. Louis, Mo. A. S. Abbott. Salem, Mo. W. R. Briggs, Sapulpa, Okla. J. F. Clark, Memphis, Tenn. F. G. Cogdell, Wichita, Kans. P. 0. deBrasse, Sapulpa, Okla. 0. E. Jones, Ft. Smith, Ark. J. B. Lowrimore. Amory, Miss. G. Moss, Anaconda, Mo. J. W. Thomas, Sapulpa, Okla.. This new aerial view of the business section at Enid, Okla., shows plainly the Miss R. Imperial. St. Louis, Mo. three new skyscrapers that were completed in 1930. In the foregrortnd is the 15- story Broadway Tower, modern office buildir~g. In the background are the Hotel Mrs. L. Watts, Newbnrg, Mo. Youngblood, 14 stories high, and the 11-story Bass Building, another office building. A. A. Jones, St. Louis, Mo. In the extrenae background is the 1,000,000 bushel plant of tlaf Enid Terminal Ele- J. H. Brown, Springfield, Mo. vator Company, located exclusively on the Frisco railroad. rhis plant is the first J. F. Johnson, Hugo, Okla. eleuator erected in Enid. E. L. Williams. Sapulpa, Okla. H. H. Dean, St. Louis, Mo. H. Madgen, Springfield, Mo. OUR VACATIONS F. Porter, Hancock, Mo. I NO PER DIEM HERE!! E. Schuler, St. Louis. Mo. I By T. S. LURRY Miss C. Meredith, Dixon, Mo. On January 5' Car LLN 15581' was ~gkeyour auto when you travel Miss B. Jones, Springfield, Mo. received from connection Atmore On the long and winding S. B. Peters, Oleatha, Kans. loaded with 5,600 pounds of L. C. L. J. J. Causey, Amagen, Ark. merchandise by local train 962, You can have the dirt and gravel F. H. Broadstreet. Snyder. Okla. manned by Conductor Dearing and And your trailing camper's load. Miss I. Carlson, Springfield, Mo. Brakemen Ennis and McCrory. They A. H. Thompson, Springfleld, Mo. worked this car at Frisco City and Rest your weary, aching body W. Baker, Bartlesville, Okla. emptied it by transferring into sys- a shaky, rented cot; D. Asher, Hayti. Mo. tem box. The empty car was returned to the L&N No. 931 on the same Pack UP mornings, unpack evenings, 0. Davenport, Oran, Mo. Forgetting half you've got. S. V. Frye, Ft. Scott, Kans. day, thus eliminating per diem. On January 7, Conductor Neal and J. H. Lewis, Okla. City, Okla. Brakemen Harrison and Macon, on Groan at detours not on road maps, F. Flagg, Newburg, Mo. B. D. Seaman, Springfield, Mo. train 951 out of Magnolia picked up Curse the ruts and change the flats. S. W. Whitsell, Crowder, Mo. Southern 160186 loaded with hardware Sooth your blistered face with lotion, A. Rainwater, Okla. City, Okla. for COY, Ma., following which Neal Drink your coffee full of gnats. H. J. Ray, Tulsa, Okla. got in touch with the consinnee and C. 0. Williams, Joplin, Mo. J. W. Veit, Birmingham, Ala. C. 0. Slaughter, Chaffee, Mo. C. H. Ball, Ft. Scott, Kans. brough bn that train and delivered to And a meal can be sublime. J. Leak, Ft. Smith, Ark its owners by Conductor Dearing, sav- , . ing the per diem. 1'11 lounge within the sunlight, NOTICE !-VETERANS! On January 8, Conductor eari in^ In an observation chair, l June 22 and 23 are the dates set had merchandise cars Southern 161847 Viewing nature's wonderous beauties for the annual reunion of Frisco and 271634 in train 951, out of Kim- From my luxurious seat there. Veterans, according to W. L. brough and handled them through to Heath, president. The yearly get- Frisco City. Conductor Neal, on 952, when home again and rested, to-gether will be held In Spring- took them there, finished the unload- field, as usual, and the complete ing, and delivered them back to the And you're dirty' tired and sad- program will be published in the home line of the same day, eliminating 1'11 call You UP and tell You June hue of the Frisco Magazine. per diem. What a glorious time I've had. Page 27

A "PERFECT RECORD" Retires After 50 Years On Railmads Crossing Watchman Roberts at N JUST a few more Paola Leads the Field months. J. M. Mul- (,rm T'S one thing to be located on one I hall, veteran Frisco , job for fourteen years and- quite engineer, who runs out of Tulsa, Okla., would I another to have performed the have had chalked up 50 tasks which the position called for years of railroad serv- and have the words "Perfect Record" ice. As it is, he retired I chalked up agalnst one's name. on March 30, with a T. W. Roberts, crossing watchman record of 49 years and at Paola, Kans., can claim the dis- 11 months to his credit, tinction of having watched the cross- 30 of which have been ing to the left of the Frisco depot at on Frisco Lines. Paola for Courteen years and there has He reached his sev- entieth birthday on March 8, and is now at home in Ft. Scott, Kan., ready to enjoy the fruits of his well earned rest. During his Frisco service of thirty years he estimates he has traveled 1,606,440 mlies. He is hale and hearty, and claims that his ex- cellent health is due to the fact that he does not chew or smoke or use alcohol, and he has found happi- He has not announced his plans ness, he says, in controlling his tern- now that he is relieved of his re- per. sponsibilities. But one can guess, His record with Fresco Lines Is most a perfect one and he says he that in his routine will be many visits has never had a wheel on the ground, the and many longings and that, according to a "hog-head's" to feel the throttle under his hand code of rules, is a real record. once more.

seriously, and his interest in maintain- SAVING PER DIEM ing his no-accident crossing keeps him T. W. ROBERTS alert at all times. In fact, he is not The two speedy movements which never been an accident reported at his due at the crossing until 9:20 a m. follow are illustrative of Frisco Lines' crossing. He is employed jointly by and is to remain there until 7: 20. But desire to move freight rapidly and at the Frisco and MK&T Railroads and Mr. Roberts arrives at 8:30 and stays the same time save per diem. has approximately twenty-five trains until 7:35 every day. Between 8:30 Car CRIP 46029, loaded with flour a day on both roads pass his crossing. and 9:20 he has swept off the walk and feed, was billed out -of Yukon, Mr. Roberts, at sixty-eight years of and the street; inspected the crossing Okla., March 26 and arrived at Le- age is hale and hearty, has never had for loose boards and spikes; swept out Flore in Train No. 745 about 1:00 a contag'eous disease in his life. He the little shanty and in numerous p. m. March 27. It was unloaded has taken care of his home alone, ways prepared for the days work. there and went back to Wister in since his wife's death. W. H. Bevans, superintendent of the No. 744 for delivery to the Rock In fact, the Roberts' came to Dent Northern division as well as many Island the next morning. The con- County, Mo., to Cabool, Mo., in a other railroad men have told Mr. signees expressed themselves as very covered wagon, which in those days of Roberts that he has one of the clean- pleased with the service. '68 was designated as a "schooner". est and neatest crossings on the en- J. W. Ray, a feed merchant at In this schooner was all the house- tire system, and also one of the most Hayti, No., wired to the Ralston Pu- hold goods of the Roberts family and dangerous, which requires just the rina Company of St. Louis on March they settled near Cabool and reared vigilance which he exercises to main- 26 for a car of feed, and at 4:40 a. m. their family. It was there that this tain his record. the next day the feed was in Hayti son flrst entered the service of the "But it gets harder every year," he and was at Mr. Ray's warehouse be- Frisco in the section gang, in '86. said. "I have more trouble with fore 7 a. m. the same morning, mak- His service was broken several times, drunken drivers trying to beat the ing an elapsed time of just 19 hours but during the last 18 years he has train than with any other class of from the time the Peed was ordered been in and around Paola, and for the people." until the car was delivered. last 14, employed as crossing watch- His job is a big one, especially when man. In the last eighteen years he one knows that approximately 3,600 has lost but 12 days work-all due to automobiles pass the crossing daily, In 1919 the United States produced illness in his family. and it is to his credit that he has 161% million gallons of cotton seed Mr. Roberts takes his work most maintained his record. oil, valued at 210 million dollars. Page 28

OLD-TIMERS MEET Frisco Employes' Hospital Association (Cowlinrtcd from Page 7) Receipis and Dlnbnrsemenis 11f1erDecember 31. 1930. through March 11. 1081. one by one, and they got up and made little short talks. Sometimes they'd Balance brought forward from December 31, 1930...... $17,131.30 tell an incident that happened during thelr active servke-sometimes they'd RECEIPTS: arrersments on members...... $55.64fi.83 just say they were glad to be present, tnterest on daily balances In bank...... 59.78 and that their earnest hope was that Interest on securities In Treasury...... 4.502.50 they would meet next year. donation by St. L.-S. F. Ry. Co...... 162.51 sundry accounts collectlble...... 2..509.16 62.880.80 "Uncle Charley" Baltzell was made an honorary member of the associa- proceeds at maturity. Jan. 1.;. 1931. of $1.000 St. L.4. F. Ry Co. 6% Equipt. Trust Notes. Series 71-D...... $ 1.000.00 tion. He was present and told the proceeds at maturity, Jan. 15, 1931, of $9,000 St. LA. F. veterans of the plans which he is Ry. Co. 6% EquIpt. Trust Notes, Series 71-E ...... 9.000.00 10,000.00 making for excursion tours to Pensa- $90,012.10 cola, and members of the Old Timers' Club are going to take it up at their DISBURSEMENTS: For payrolls ...... $27,869.01 meeting In dune, and from the con- " professional, ordinary and emergency services...... 17.628.73 sensus of opinion at this meeting on " labor. material and su~~lies...... 6.041.26 " arovislons...- ...... 7.833.47 April 11, it looks like this club will " arugs ...... 7i478.95 charter a car. " light, water. Ice, gas, fuel and telephones ...... 2.645.57 Three members of the club had " all other expenses...... - ...... 1,966.91 $71,463.90 passed on,during the past year, and " $10,000. face amount, of Missouri Paciflc Rd. Co. First and Refunding Mortgage 5% Gold words ot sincere sympathy on their Bonds. Series I, due Feb. 1. 1981, purchased passing were expressed by members Feb. 19. 1931, @ 95 ...... $9,500.00 of the club. The three were: Joseph Interest Feb. 1 to Feb. 19. 1931. 18 days...... 25.00 $ 9.625.00 9,525.00 W.Tremagne, pensioned traveling au- Balance March '81. 1931. p. In.. at: ditor; Jim Mansfield, retired conduc- First National Bank. St. Louis. 310 ...... 9,023.20 tor, and Howard Bayless, sectlon fore- $90,012.10 man. *Subject to $574.85 of pay-drafts and vouchers outstanding at close of business About the only thing that came up March 31. 1931. in the meeting which one could call F. H. HAMILTON. business, was when the president ap- St. Louis. Mo.. April 2, 1931. Treasurer. (Contii~uedon +text page) -I pointed S. L. Coover and J. A. Wood- son of Springfield to make arrange- ments for a meeting place of the Old joyed. Having enjoyed wholesome, The first article states that as far Timers' Club during the Frisco Vet- pioneer living, these men are wonder- as practical, the working hours in the erans' Association convention in fully well preserved and while they shops of these companies shall be ten June. The officers for 1931-1932 will can only follow the success of the hours a day. Extra hour will be given be elected at that meeting. railroad which they hold most dear on Saturday. About 3:30 p. m. Mr. Daniels had through reports and contacts, they are Article 8 deals with men out on line arranged with J. K. Gordon, chairman the flrst to rejoice at its good fortune. of road and states that when men of the hospitality committee of the Life is as real to them as it once was, are sent out, straight time will be Ft. Smith Chamber of Commerce, to and it is the wish of all that this or- allowed while traveling and time and take the veterans for a ride over Ft. ganization may continue to prove a one half for overtime and one dollar Smith. They visited the military gar- link of great interest which will tie a day for expenses for each 24 hours, rison, which was established in 1817, them to their railroad's progress for providing time does not exceed ten as protection against Arkansas, Osage years to come. days. Today the rules are the same, and Cherokee Indians; the Lee's except actual expenses are allowed Creek Bluff, which has an elevation which usually amount to more than of 1,492 feet and overlooks the city; one dollar. the air port, and Ft. Smith's residen- FIND OLD AGREEMENT When it becomes necessary to re- tial section, and returned to the hotel Document of 1903 Regulates Car duce forces (the old agreement in time to catch the 5:35 p. m. train Department Employes states), proficient married men and which carried them back to their re- single men with families mill be given spective homes. . T. CLARK, general foreman the preference. Today in reducing This organization is one of the of the car department at forces, the youngest man in point of most honored of the many on Frisco W Yale, Tenn., advises that he seniority is laid off. Lines. Grouped around that luncheon is doubtful if there is another copy One article advises that when men table were men who had helped to of the agreement which he recently are called out at night, they will be build the Frisco, men who had manned sent to the magazine, dated January paid time and one-half from time trains which hauled the first spikes 1, 1903, between the St. Louis & San called until work is finished. Today and steel rail. They are pioneers of Francisco Railroad; K. C. Memphis & when a man is called, he receives five the first order, and not only did they Birmingham Railroad Company; K. C. hours pay for three hours and twenty help to build it, but they stayed with Ft. Scott & Memphis Railroad Com- minutes work or less. it, through all these years and through pany and officers, foremen and em- The old agreement was signed by the best years of their life, and now ployes of the car department. The George A. Hancock, then superintend- in their retirement, their interest has old agreement was found in the attic ent of machinery. Agreements be- never lessened, although they have of an old building at Thayer, Mo., and tween the car men and the manage- had to place in younger hands, the while it is brief, it covers the ground ment today are signed by the super- active service which they once en- admirably. intendent of motive power. Pnge 29

SHE KNEW CHARLOTTE FRISCO EMPLOYES' HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (Corrti~rrrcdfrom Pngc 6) (Coirtir~rtcd fro111 prcccdirrg pnge) postmark on the envelope. It was a THE ASSOCIATION OWSS: letter from her beloved empress, Char- D ar Value lotte. She considered these letters .5,000.00 the last Iink between her former life and her present one, and she jealously 4,000.00 guarded their contents. They were 3.000.00 for her eyes alone, she said, and even her most intimate acquaintance never found out their contents. Then the World War came along, and Aunt Katie, loyal to the country wherein she lived, won a government medal for her work in the Liberty Loan drives and her Red Cross work was of equal prominence. But ninety-four years is a long time to have lived, and .as Aunt Katie says, life isn't as sweet as it once was. What scenes, what recollections must be crowded into her memory! The gay spots in the pattern into which her life has been woven, are crowded mostly to the front, and there are again bright spots appearing later, which represent her life at Highland- ville. Aunt Katie is finishing the last panels now. Her mind is not as clear as it used to be. She forgets dates, but of course those have all been re- corded from other years, and when an incident is suggested to her, her face will brighten and she talks eagerly in her broken English. She takes great delight in her grandchildren, and in her great grand- children, and whether Aunt Katie ever reaches the age of 100 years or not, her life is one of the most colorful ahich one might find among not only Frisco employes, but among people of all countries. One might say she is eagerly await- ing a reunion in another world, with American ~ele~hone-~Telegraph Thirty-flve year 5% Gold Debenture Bonds (mature Feb. 1, 1965) ...... her beloved husband, her bosom friend St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company Consol. Mtge. 4lh% Charlotte, and her friends of across Gold Bonds Series A (mature Warch 1. 1978) ...... Mi3souri Paciflc Rd. Co.. First and Refunding Mortgage 5% Cold the sea. At least that would be the Bonds. Serics I (mature Feb. 1. 1981) ...... impression of the visitor as he views her seated in her rocker, her grand (As at close JIarch 31. 1931) ...... $310,000.00 St. Louis. 1\10., April 2. 1931. F. H. HAMILTON. old face wreathed in smiles, and a Treasurer. far-away look in her eyes.

County is due solely to the cour to devour the universe. I am glad THE JUDGE CONCURS age and determination of our that through education and hon- In reply to a letter from Agent C. pioneering forefathers who came est, sober thinking, this erroneous S. Smith at Altus, Oklahoma, Judge S. into the wilderness to establish opinion is disappearing. homes and brought with them N. Starnes, of Jackson County, Okla., In conclusion permit me to say their railroads. Were it not for has a splendid word to say for the that I believe all common carriers railroads. Concerning taxation of the railroads, I feel sure that the using our public highways for railways, Judge Starnes writes: buffalo and coyotes would today "I am not well versed in the be running at large where our commercial purposes should pay matters of taxation; however, my homes stand. In the modern their proportionate share of taxa- experience in public life has march of progress we should tion. I -am not capable of offer- taught me that Oklahoma is sore- never forget equity and fair play. ing any equitable plan by which ly in need of a more equal and I am cognizant of the fact that this might be brought about, and just plan of raising revenue with in some rural communities of our leave that to those more ex- which to run our State Govern- country the railroads are looked perienced in handling tax ques- ment. The progress of this upon as a sort of dragon seeking tions." Page 30

LOCOMOTIVE FUEL PERFORMANCE RECORDS Ofice of Fuel Agent, St. Louis

URING the month of March our in January of 7.74 per cent over Jan- TOBIN, engine 3680, March 13, per- System Fuel Performance in uary, 1930, and a decrease in Feb- formance 83 pounds per switch loco- freight service was 163 pounds ruary of 3.82 per cent as compared to motive mile. per 1,000 gross ton miles, as compared February of last year. SOUTHWESTERN DlVlSlON with 175 pounds per 1,000 gross ton Let us all do our best during the Engineer J. MOORE, fireman F. miles in March, 1930, a decrease of next few months to see if we cannot NcCULLOUGH, engine 4149, train 6.86 per cent. absorb this two per cent increase first 434, March 13, West Tulsa to This was a very good showing in made in the month of March in order Afton, handled 260,676 gross ton view of the fact that gross tons per that we can make the goal set up for miles, burned 12 tons of coal, per- train mile decreased from 1,507 tons switch service during the year. formance 92 pounds per 1,000 gross March, 1930 to 1,453 tons March, 1931. Following are some of the perform- ton miles. particularly were the River, Central ances observed by various Road Fore- Engineer D. E. WORTMAN, fireman and Western divisions effected by the men of Equipment and Supervisors of J. JONES, engine 4115, train 434, heavy decrease in train haul. The Fuel Economy since the last issue of March 11, West Tulsa to Afton, han- train haul on the River division de- the Magazine was published. dled 228,890 gross ton miles, burned creased approximately 300 tons per The Fuel Department is always glad 1,511 gallons oil, performance 6.6 gal- train, while the Western and Central to receive any records of performances lons per 1,000 gross ton miles. divlsians decreased 165 and 139 tons, direct from train or enginemen and Engineer MONROE, fireman W. respectively. These were the only while in some cases such perform- BOYNE, engine 1513, train 5, April 7, three divisions that had an increase ances cannot be published in the Afton to Tulsa, 608 car miles, per- in their freight fuel performance, as Magazine in as much detail as de- formance .98 gallon per passenger compared to March last year. sired, owing to lack of space, the per- car mile. Fuel Supervisor George L. In passenger service the March per- formances and information as to ton- Schneider reports good work by crew, formance decreased slightly over nage, etc., will be published. Send resulting in good performance for a March a year ago, the performance in any good performance for publi- local passenger train. being 15.7 per passenger car mile, as cation in the next issue, forwarding Engineer PREWETT, nrenian compared to 16 pounds March, 1930. to the Fuel Department prior to the JAMES LEVERS, engine 1512, train The River division had the highest 15th of the month. 8, April 3, Muskogee to Springfield, percentage of decrease in this class EASTERN DlVlSlON 1628 passenger car miles, perform- of service, their performance being Engineer KINGDON. fireman SIMS, ance -72 gallon per passenger car 15.1 pounds per passenger car mile engine 38, train 38, March 19, New- mile, March this year as compared to 18.1 burg to Lindenwood, handled 369,862 WESTERN DlVlSlON pounds per passenger car mile in gross ton miles, burned 21 tons of Engineer C. M. HAWLEY, fireman March, 1930, a decrease of 16.57 per coal, performance 113 pounds per H. BENECKE, engine 716, train 634, cent. The average number of cars 1,000 gross ton miles. March 3, Enid to West Tulsa, handled per train on this division increased Engineer ELDER, fireman THOMP- 138,600 gross ton miles, used 1,100 from 5 in March, 1930 to 5.95 in March SON, engine 1519, train 8, April 1, gallons fuel oil, performance 7.8 gal- this year. Newburg to St. Louis, handled 13 cars, lons per 1000 gross ton miles. For the flrst time since November burned 908 gallons oil performallce Engineer C. G. TRINKLE, fireman our switch perforn~ance increased. .59 gallon per passenger car mile. E. E. YOUNGMAN, engine 712, train The unit consulnptioli in this class of ST. LOUIS TERMINAL 638, March 10, Enid to \Vest Tulsa. service being 153 pounds per switch Engineer D. J. DONAHOE, fireman handled 132,070, gross ton miles, used locomotive mile as compared to 150 R. R. DAVIS, engine 1292, April 9, 1,150 gallons oil, performance 8.11 pounds per switch locomotive mile in used 9,300 pounds of coal in 8 hours, gallons per 1000 gross ton miles. March, 1930. 193 pounds per switch locomotive Engineer G A R M A Pu', fireman The Springfield terminal was the mile. YOUNGMAN, engine 716, train 634, only one of the six larger terminals Engineer J. 6. i\lcELROY, fireman Enid to Tulsa, March 14, handled 127,- having a decrease over Hrrrch last J. G. HYNES, engine 1287, April 7. 211 gross ton miles, performance 7.6 year, their performalice being 139 consumed 9,260 pounds of coal in 8 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles. pounds per switch locomotive mile in hours. 20 minutes in transfer service Engineer MacFARLINE, fireman March, 1931, as compared to 156 -185 pounds per switch locomotive THOMPSON, engine 1337, train 634, pounds per switch locomotive mile in mile. Enid to Tulsa, March 20, handled March last year. Engineer J. H. COOK, fireman W. 218,160 gross ton miles, performance 7.5 gallons per 1,000 gross ton miles. On the other hand, the Tulsa ter- C. AELE, engine 1282, April 7, burned minal had the largest percentage of 10,280 pounds of coal in 8 hours 45 NORTHERN DlVlSlON increase in their performance, March, minutes in transfer service-194 Engineer HARVEY, fireman COCH- 1931 being 171 pounds per switch lo- pounds per switch locomotive mile. RAN, engine 1017, train 311, Monett conlotive mile as compared to 144 CENTRAL DlVlSlON to Joplin, .April 9, 245 car miles, per- pounds March last year. Ft. Smith Yard: Engineer VOGEL, formance 12 pounds per passenger It was hoped that we would be able fireman COLLINS, engine 3653, car mile. to better our 1930 performance in March 13, performance 83 pounds per Engineer ALEXANDER, fireman switch service and we had a very good switch locomotive mile. BENNETT, engine 4219, train first start toward this goal by a decrease Engineer CORROTTO, fireman (hrozc. trrm to rte-rt page, plcasc) May, 1931 Page 31

WIFE COLLECTS ANTIQUES Locomot ioe Fuel Performance Records (Corttinrred from Page 8) (Corrtirrtred front precedirzg page) is spied by the antique hunter, and 131, March 4, Kansas City to Ft. follows: Englns 3694, freight switch- when it is purchased, she replaces it Scott, handled 336,611 gross ton miles, ing-3:M p. m. to 5:10 p. m.-42 with another piece. performance 74 pounds per 1,000 gross scoops, englne 3717 burned 143 scoops "I have no fear of not finding any- ton mlles. 5:10 F an. to 1l:iB p. m., switching passenger. The total performance of thing I go after," she said, "for I KANSAS CITY TERMINAL have always had that luck. Once I both engines during the two-day Engfneer V E I L B I G, fireman period, 62 pounds per switch loco- paid $1.50 for an old-fashioned dish HAILEY, engine 3731, April 1, per- with the hen mothering a nest of motive mile. This covers fuel burned formance of 83 pounds per swltch only while in actual switching service. eggs on the lid.. I brought it home locomotive mile. and in washlng it, broke the top. I Engineer J. CUMMINGS, fireman RIVER DIVISION just waited, and one day I went into BENNISON, engine 3672, April 1, per- Engineer HILTEBRAND, fireman a home and found a top there, with- formance 104 pounds per switch lo- HOUSEMAN, conductor McADAMS, out the bottom. I asked the man to comotive mile. engine 4017, train 838, March 31, han- dled 2,181 tons, Chaffee to St, Louis, sell it to me and he said it belonged SOUTHERN DIVISION to his mother and I told him I had burned 9 tons coal, performance 59 Engineer J. MEE. fireman PROW, pounds per 1,000 gmss ton miles. the bottom for it and wanted the top engine 1528, tratn 105, Yale to Amory, Engineer FUSSELL, fireman FITZ- very badly. He said, 'well, you'll have March 26, 1.588 car miles, perform- GERALD, engine 1015. train 808, to pay for it,' and I told him I would ance .63 gallon per passenger car Memphis to Chaffee. April 9, han- pay all I could, and when he quoted mile. dled 972 car mlles, used 820 gallons Engineer C. COOK, fireman FOS- me the huge sum of thirty-five cents, L. fuel or .84 gallon per passenger car I almost fainted. This is only one TER, engine 4206, train 934, Carbon mile. exaniple of just waiting and finally Hill to Amory, March 24, handled Engineer SLAUGHTER, fireman finding what I want." 177,664 gross ton miles, burlied 8 tons VICKERY, engine 1054, train 806, She has made as many as five and coal, performance 89 pounds per 1,000 1,296 car miles, burned 980 gallons six trips to one home after an article, gross ton miles. fuel, performance .75 gallon per pas- which she flnally was able to pur- Engineer BRAKE, flreman GEORGE senger car mile. chase. One of her most beautiful BAUERS, engine 4210, train 131, beds was used, in the family from Springfield to Thayer, March 27, han- whom she bought it, merely to store dled 255,000 gross ton miles, burned AGENT PREVENTS WRECK bed clothes on. Its subsequent pur- 12 tons coal, performance 94 pounds To C. S. Roberts, agent at Girard, chase and refinishing made it a much per 1,000 gross ton miles. Kan., goes credit for the presence wanted article and she reallzed a Engineer NORRIS, fireman MrIM- of mind, which under exciting circum- splendid profit. BERLY, engine 1630, trail1 931, Mag- stances very likely prevented a seri- "When I was first collecting. I had nolia to Pensacola, March 11, handled ous accident. both modern and antique furniture In 265,000 gross ton miles, performance On April 6 after Roberts had been my home, but the antique simply 90 pounds per 1,000 gross ton miles. relieved at 4 p. m., he was assisting in makes the modern furniture look Engineer HALL, fireman DAVIS, loading out a car of stock which was cheap, even though it is of an ex- engine 4210, train 131, Thayer to to move at about 4:30 p. m., when pensive make. I have replaced every Memphis, March 21, handled 428,000 his attention was called to a runaway piece. It is not alone the collectlng gross ton miles, burned 14 tons coal, team which had started from the .of these priceless old pieces that I performance 65 pounds per 1,000 gross Farnlers' Elevator, nearby. The team love, but when I am tired, I can come ton miles. started down the piton Sub main line into this living room and just sit Engineer B. M. FINLEY, flreman W. and as they approached the south down and let my eyes rove over these B. BUSH, conductor GUYTON, engine passing track swltch they ran into old things and mentally caress each 698, train 931, Amory to Magnolia, the switch stand knocking it over and piece and it is comforting and restful." April 8, engine rating-Anlory to then broke loose from the wagon. Her patrons come from both east Magnolia, 2,150 tons-handled 2,296 Agelit Roberts seeing that the switch and west and she has visitors from tons Ainory to Columbus, 2,023 tons points were out of line and realizing inorning until night, admiring and de- Columbus to Aliceville, 2,234 tons that train No. 118 was due in ten siring to purchase some piece. Aliceville to Demopolis, 2,205 tons miuutes, grabbed a red sweater from Besides her hobby, she is presi- Denlopolis to Lenden, 2,172 tons Len- a bystander and rushed down the dent of the Civic Club of Clinton. den to Magnolia, used 11 tons coal, track to flag the approaching train, That organization just finished a handled a total of 325,000 gross ton sending a messenger up the track to Better Home and Pure Food show miles, performance 68 pounds per call Section Foreman Bennett, who which was an unqualified success, and gross ton miles. was working near the station. Ben- due in a large measure to her direc- nett came to the switch at once and tion. 1Mr. and Mrs. Balke have two MEMPHIS TERMINAL spiked the point so as to let No. 118 children, Mary, age 7, and John, Engineer VAUGHN, fireman E. by, then sent a man up the track to age 18. LUTTS, engine 987, April 1, perform- call in Roberts. The train passed ance of 76 pounds per switch locomo- Should you be a chance visitor in Roberts while lie was returning to the tive mile. Clinton, do not neglect to visit this switch. Quick action by all concerned, Colonial home, and Mrs. Balke will Engineer HONER THOMAS, fire- saved the day in this instance, for as graciously give you histories of each man LILLARD WATTS, engines 3717 Agent Roberts said, "Had the accident antique, which will take you back to and 3694, March 26, kept record of occurred 10 minutes later, I believe grandmother's time, and prove most number of scoops of coal and class No. 118 would have surely been on the interesting in the telling. of work performed-performme as ground." CAR DAMAGE DECREASES i\IAICES FRISCO QUILT FRISCO SERVICE PRAISED Reduction of 55.6 Per Cent Made 3Irs. Laura Ingram, mother of E. Mrs. John L. Peete, of Fort Scott, First Three Months E. Wilson, special agent at Ft. Smith, Kansas, was so appreciative of the SPLENDID showing in the re- Ark., is shown in the accompanying service given her by C. Lloyd Wright, duction of the number of cars photograph holding a quilt which she ticket clerk at Fort Scott, and Frank A damaged by ro~~ghhandling on made with the Frisco insignia promi- Reber, conductor, on Frisco Train 104 Frisco Lines was made during the nently displayed in the center. to Kansas City, that she has ex- first three months of this year, a re- pressed her feeling toward this com- port, issued April 7, by the office of pany in a complimentary letter. the car accountant, Springfield. No., She was taking her husband to Chi- discloses. The number of cars dam- cago, and it was necessary that an aged decreased 55.6 per cent and the ambulance convey him to the train. monetary amount of this damage de- She went to the Frisco station and creased 71.1 per cent in comparison advised Mr. Wright of the situation with the corresponding period of last and, she writes, "He relieved me of year. all worry by taking everything in The per cent of increase in the his own hands-making all reserva- number of cars handled per car dam- tions and wiring for the Pullman to aged during the first three months of be made down. When the ambulance the year was 84.1 and the amount of brought us to the station, the men damage per car handled decreased carried Mr. Peete in the train and in 64.61 per cent. both in comparison with just a minute he was comfortable in a the first three months of last year. nice clean bed, where he rested till Of the Frisco divisions, Central and we reached Kansas City, where we Western tied for first, neither of changed trains. Mr. Wright also them damaging a car. A total of 63,- wired for a wheel chair to meet ns in 191 cars were handled on Central di- Kansas City and as we left the train vision and 34,397 on Western division. AIRS. LAURA INGRAM there, we were met by E. 11. Giffee, Eastern division was ranked second passenger agent, who called us by by the report, with two cars damaged Xrs. Ingram is a member of the name and made us feel that some- out of 162,847 handled. Travelers Aid, and the idea of placing one was really interested in us. Among the terminals, Kansas City the Frisco insignia on the quilt was to Mr. Peete passed away after his was first during the first three months keep it from being stolen from the arrival in Chicago and I started on of the year. Three cars were dam- waiting room, where it is used to my return trip as escort with the aged there out of 165,000 handled. cover babies who use the bed in the corpse. The same wonderful service Tulsa was second with 4 cars dam- station to sleep and rest between' was extended to me all along the trains. aged out of 169,597 handled and Birm- route. Now, I for one can't praise the Mrs. Ingram is 76 years of age. ingham third, handling 138,766 with railroad enough. If people could only The qnilt is made entirely by hand, a damage to six. realize what the railroad means at a particularly remarkable accomplish- No cars were damaged on Texas time like this, it makes no difference ment, since Mrs. Ingram is crippled in Lines during the first three months of how coniplete the bus seems to be, it this year. A total of 25,540 were han- her hands and unable to use a thimble in her sewing. can never reach the place where it dled there. This compares with the can give such service and, in my esti- same period of last year, when 6 cars She has watched the Frisco grow from a small road to its present ca- mation there is no comparison be- were damaged out of 31,110 cars han- pacity of fast. safe, transportation and tween the two." dled and with 1929, when four cars the malting of the quilt denotes her were damaged out of 34,889 handled. interest. It was on display at the Carnegie Library when the members NO TRESPASSING ! AN ENGINEER-PREACHER held their annnal meeting there, No- There are many persons who at- vember 28. RESPASSING on railroads is tempt to fill two occupations but Taltogether too common. Rights there are few who make good in this of way for trains are not main- endeavor. The Rev. P. 0. Freeman and secures passengers for the Holy tained for the convenience of the of Thayer, Mo., who is a passenger Train; this world is the Home Term- walking or cycling public. There engineer on the Memphis sub-division, inal where we prepare for the final is plenty of law on the subject, but however, is one of the few. run and Death is the call boy for Rev. Freeman's reputation as an in- whom we never know when to look. it is seldom that trespassers are teresting and persuasive speaker is The Cross of Jesus Christ is God's punished. Railroads do not choose widely known and from the start of red block placed between the people to augment the ranks of their hos- the meeting the church was crowded. of the world and hell to remind them tiles by haling trespassers before One of his most interesting sermons of sin. Our trials are God's tests of magistrates. to railroad employes was one in our lives and the hills on this rail- ' The cost of a system of fences which he compared the life of man way cannot be doubled. The judg- and gates would be prohibitive. By to life upon a railroad. "God," he ment seat of Christ is where we go said, "is General Manager of this 'on the carpet' receiving either com- all manner of placards and large- Railway of Life and the Bible is the mendation or a reprimand and the lettered signs, railroads warn tres- Book of Rules from which we get our terminus of this railway is at the passers. Their warnings are un- standards of life. Jesus Christ is the Union Station in the Holy City, the read by unseeing eyes. Master Mechanic and the Holy Spirit New Jerusalem, where many of our --From tlts ChnrZeston (S. C.) is the General Passenger Agent who loved ones and friends are waiting News Cotcrier. advertises the glories of Jesus Christ to welcome us home." Fr-orrt E. 111. Conrad, cowlty ertgirtecr, From Firttorl El. Jorres. Knrrsas City, In order that he might be taken care Crart,for-d Cotrrrty, Karl., to IY. If. Bcv- dlo.. to E. G. Baker, assistarrt general of you addressed a letter to the pas- am, srrpcrirrterrdcrrt, Fort Scott. freight ogrrrt, linrrsos ('it?: senger department of the Florida "Wish to take the opportunity at "I just returned from a trip through East Coast Railway Company, aauthor- this time in behalf of the commission- Florida and the East and want to take izing them to make the exchange. ers of this county to express our ap- this opportunity to tell you that the "Mr. Atha has returned from hls preciation for the service rendered by most enjoyable part of my trip mas trip, and as he expected presented your company in regard to chat ship- your letter and exchanged the tickets ments to Beulah and Girard recently. while traveling on the Frisco. "I found the employes all the way in Miami, making the trip to Havana Evidently, you have used every means and returning via New Orleans. On possible to take care of the county's interested in my comfort. They the trip he was taken care of nicely. interests and we assure you of our seemed to show the attitude that they Mr. Atha certainly appreciated the appreciation of same. hoped I would travel over your road service he was given while traveling "\Ve wish also to personally com- again. on the Frisco Line and the personal mend your station agent, Mr. J. B. "In my business I try to give serv- favor you rendered. Jennings, at Beulah, for his efforts in ice and when I meet with it myself, I "We also wish to thank you for securing prompt switch movements appreciate it." the courteous service extended to Mr. in every way possible, as it has re- Atha by the Frisco Railroad, while on Frorrr dlr. 0. 111. dlitcltell, p~csiderrt, sulted in saving this county con- his trip and assure you that it was Safc Deposit Corrlparry of Kairsas City, siderable expense." greatly appreciated by us." to :Ilr. H. P. WrigIz!. iircinbcr of Frisco From Alf. D. Car.bctrtcr, editor. Os- bonrd of directors, Larrd Barrk Build- From Mr. Sorrr Bowrrrari, rrrnrlagcr of wrgo. Democrat, Osrwgo. Kart.. to H'. itrg, Karzsas City, No. !Ire Scott Corrrlty JIillirrg Corrrparry, L. Colentan, divisiorr freight arld pns- As a member of the Carter County Orarz, Mo., to J. S. ildcilIillarr, srrperirl- senger agent, Joplirr. Mo. Fishing and Shooting Club I am fre- teirdcrt! of tkc Kimv division. "I want to express my sincere ap- quently on the Frisco en route to club "Please accept this as our most sin- preciation for the service you ren- house. I want to express my appre- cere thanks for the extreme courtesy dered in the delivery of a recent ciation of the uniform courtesy of your company extended us during our freight shipment to our plant, by set- your trainmen all along the line. I very damaging fire early Tuesday ting a car out by your through want particularly to speak of this morning. I know no act of friendship freight, thus enabling us to get this same courtesy shown in your Walnut greater than was extended us by your stock a day before it would have been Street Ticket Office here. Their atti- company, when someone in your or- posible otherwise. tude toward the traveling public is ganization ordered one of your fast "Such service as this is beyond com- one of such service that it makes it a passenger and mail trains to stop here parison and I want you to know that pleasure to buy a ticket over your and pull all empty and loaded cars if we have an opportunity to return road. I ail1 pleased to express my from our tracks. We appreciate this this favor, we will be only too glad to appreciation of this to )ou." Mr. bIcMillan and want our most sin- - do so. We have routed a number of cere thanks to reach every man in large freight shipments over your lina I:r-orrz dlr. Jolrir 1:. Wilsorr of !hc law your organization that had anything to in the past and will continue to do so ofliccs of IVilsorr, Btlrrdsrhll (i Bailey. do with such a conrtesy." in the future." I\'orrsos City, Jlo., to E. G'. Raker,, os- sistarrt gc.rrrr-~~l/reigltt crgi'rr!, Icarrsns Frorir Jliss dlnrtlrn Atr,vd, soprnira. Afc!r.opolitnrr Opcrc~ Corrrporry, Xrw Frorrz J. R. Sclls, scc,retary, Ccrr- City, -110. "Your letter to nle of March 24 has York, hi. Y., to dlius Jlnrtlrn Jloorr, os- tr-nl Association of Trnvrlirrg Slroc just come to hand upon my return to sorintc editor, Frisco I~iirployes' Jlnga- Salcsrr~e~r,540 Ridgc l31r ildirrg. I\'airsns the city. 3rw. City, Mo., to E. G. Baker. nssist~urtgrrr- "I found nothing to criticize as lo "It mas indeed a pleasure to meet er-a1 freight ogeut, Katrsas Citjr. &lo. the service on the train, but assure you and I hope our chance meeting at "At a recent meeting of the Central you that everything was handled in St. Louis may be repeated many times. Association of Traveling Shoe Sales- first class style. It was a great con- To begin with, your cordiality and men, held at the Savoy Hotel in Kan- venience to go from here to Miami then the courtesy of every one con- sas City, Mo., it was unanimously and return on a through PnlIman with nected with the Frisco Lines, made voted that the secretary be instructed excellent service." my trip thoroughly enjoyable. It was to draft a letter to the Frisco Rail- a decided relief to find real hot water road. commending them upon the Fronr J. 4. Folger ij. C'niuparry. Kart- for washing-hot food, well-seasoned, stand they have taken in having been sos City. Jlo., to Roy Jlnrirrg. of !he to eat-and an engineer who knew the first railroad to reduce passenger Frisro !I-affic dcpartrrrerrt. Railway 1:'s- how to start and stop a train without fares to the two-cent rate. cl~nrrg~B~tildir~g, I\'nrtsns ('ity. 1140. one waking and wondering if there "This association goes on record as "You no doubt mill recall that on had been an accident. The added favoring, where possible, the rail- the last of February you issued a courtesy of the officials in their mill- roads, who have contributed toward ticket for Mr. R. E. Atha, our general ingness to hold the train if necessary a reduction in traveling expenses by sales manager, and his wife for a trip for a full ten minutes at Highland suggesting that merchants and buyers to JIiami, FIa., and return, and at the Park, so that I might make my next have their freight routed over the time of leaving bIr. Atha mentioned date in St. Joseph, places me still roads who have made this rate reduc- the possibility of going to Havana. further in a friendly indebtedness to tion possible." Cuba, and returning via New Orleans. you all." Page 34

WILLIAM PAUL CUNNINGHAM, Scverr Frisco Lirws veteran rrnploycs, Newport, Ky., in 1883, and to them pilot, Kansas City terminal, was re- with co~itbinedservice of 211 years and were born three children, all of whom tired February 28, having reached the 4 months, ruere retired and placed on the are living except one. Mr. and Mrs. .ana.- - limit...- - - - . -He - . was. .. - Pertsiorr Roll nt n trteetirt.g of the Board Singleton live at 1000 South Walker, born in Allamuchy, of Pensions, held March 20, 1931, nt the Oklahoma City. Continuous service of N. J., February 2, St. Louis general oflice. 23 years and 6 months entitles him to 1861, and was edu- a pension allowance of $41.95 a month, cated in the Qua- that capacity until retirement. He effective from March 1. ker school, Warren married Katie Frosheman at Rolla, County, N. J. At 24, 1894, Mo., December and to them HARVEY HENRY GRUBE section the age of 18 he were born two children, both sf whom entered the em- foreman, Winslow, Ark., was retired are living. Mrs. Bossi died February December 2, 1930, because of total dis- ploy of the Santa 27, 1927. Mr. Bossi lives at 2001 Fe in the track de- abilitv.-- - He was North Grant, Springfield, Mo. Con- born at Bethlehem, partment. Later he tinuous service of 17 years and 3 worked as a brake- Pa., June 17, 1874, months entitles him to a pension al- and was educated man for the Den- $25.40 \\'. P. CUSSISGHAM lowance of a month, effective in Kansas and ver-Rio Grande and from February 1, 1931. Western and as a switchman for the Arkansas. He en- tered the service Missouri Paciflc. He entered the serv- JAMES HARDEN STUMP, conduc- ice of Frisco Lines December 1, 1884, of Frisco Lines Au- tor, River division, was retired Decem- gust 17, 1891, as a as a switchman at Kansas City. In 8, 1930, ber because of total disability. sectlon worker at 1866. following the loss of a hand, he He was born at became a switch tender in the Kansas --, Winslowv, Ark.. and L o u i s v i 1le, Ky., was promoted to City yard, and in 1889, became a pas- June 30, 1865, and senger train flagman on the Northern s e c t i o n foreman was educated in October 1, 1902, at division. He was transferred back to Little Rock, Ark. the Kansas City yards as a pilot in H. H- GRUBE Porter, Ark. On Before coming to September 1, 1917, he was transferred 1890, and served in that capacity until Frisco Lines he to Winslow and served as section fore- retirement. He married Nellie May was a post office man until retirement. He married Layman, April 10, 1901, at Kansas clerk. He also Miss Margaret Burns, September 14, City, Mo., and to them were born two worked for the 1895, sons, both of whom are living. Mr. JColorado Midland at Winslow and to them was and Mrs. Cunningham live at 4216 of Denver, Colo., born one son, who is deceased. His 14, 1898, Holly St., Kansas City, Mo. Contin- and for the St. first wife died September 2, 1900, uous service of 45 years and 4 months Louis, Iron Moun- and on June he married Mrs. entitles him to a pension allowance of J. H. STUMP tain and Southern Viola Murny. They had three daugh- 1, 1911. $86.80 a month, effective from March 1. at Little Rock. He entered Frisco ters and adopted a son March 14, service April 4, 1902, as a conductor His second wife died September 1924, 24, 1926, JOSEPH BOSSI, B and B foreman, at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and worked in and March he married Southwestern division, was retired that capacity until retirement. He Mrs. Isabella Johnson of Purdy, Mo. November 6, because of total disa- married Mattie Herim at Little Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Grube live at Winslow. Continuous service of 39 years and 3 bilitv.-- He- was-~ born April 4. 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Stump at Bruzella County, live at 3860 Shaw boulevard, St. Louis, months entitles him to a pension al- $43.55, T i c i n o, Switzer- Mo. Continuous service of 28 years lowance of effective from Feb- 1, 1931. land, February 11, and 8 months entitles him to a pen- ruary 1866, and attended sion allowance of $75.25 a month, ef- school in Bruzella. fective from February 1, 1931. HUGH McARTHUR ROBERTSON, He came to Amer- chief clerk to superintendent of term- ica in 1891 and en- GEORGE MILTON SINGLETON, inals. Tower Grove, was retired tered the service yard engineer, Oklahoma City, was re- February 28, having reached the age of Frisco Lines in tired February 28, having reached the limit. He was born at Forres, Scot- the same year as a age limit. He was born in Pomeroy, larid, February 25, 1861, and was edu- masoc near Spring- Ohio, February 6, 1861, and was edu- cated there. He came to America in field, 310. In 1894, cated at Benton, Ill. When 20 years 1892 and his first railroad work was J. BOsSI he became an as- old, he became a school teacher. His with the Cairo Short Line, now part sistant f o r e m an first railroad work was in 1886, when of the Illinois Central, where he and 1907 foreman on the Eastern di- he became a fireman at Taylor, Texas. worked as a trucker in a freight vision. Subsequently, he became He came with Frisco Lines as a flre- house. He also worked as a brake- assistant foreman on the Southwest- man at Springfield, Mo., Sept. 10, 1889, man and clerk for that road. Later ern division and in 1916 was promo- and was promoted to engineer in 1901. he worked for the Missouri Paciflc and ted to foreman there and served in He married Miss Delia Carney of for the Cotton Belt. He entered the May, 1931 Page 35 service of Frisco Llnes es night clerk He entered the service of Frisco Lines at Chouteau Avenue in St. Louis, No- October 18, 1893, working in the I AGENCY CHANGES vember 14, 1897. Later he became roundhouse at Neodesha, Kan., and I day clerk, following which he was pr* became a locomotive flreman July 18, moted to the position of traveling car 1897. He was promoted to engineer The following have been installed agent with headquartere in Spring- January 14, 1903, and served in that permanent agents at the stations field, 310. Subsequently, he was ap- capacity until retirement, April 21, which follow their names: pointed chief clerk to the superin- 1930, because of total disability. He Clarence F. Brockman, Crocker, tendent of terminals at St. Louis and married Miss Elizabeth Klapparich at Mo., March 17. Benjamin S. Gruner, remained in that capacity until re- Marytown, Wis., November 14, 1900, Capleville. Tenn., March 7. William F. tirement. He married Louise Nosley, and to them were born two children. Haynes, Hallowell, Kan., March 16. December 18, 1895, and to them were His pension allowance was $87.35 a W. R. Searcy. Henson, Kan., March 6. born four children, all of whom are month and during his lifetime he was Elmer Newton Latimer, Marston, Mo., living. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson live paid a total of $436.75. March 2. J. H. Spears, Nettleton, at 642 Yeddo Avenue, Webster Ark., March 5. Walter 1. Uuinn, Rlv- Groves, Mo. Continuous service of erton, Kan., March 10. W. C. Harria, 33 years and 3 months entitles him HOWARD BAYLESS Turrell. Ark., March 6. Russell Vandi- to a pension allowance of $63.30 a HOWARD BAYLESS, pensioned vort, Weaobleu, Mo., March 17. Chas. month, effective from March 1. section foreman, died at his home in N. Keele, Goltry. Okla., March 31. West Fork, Ark., April 9. He was William 31. Lewis, Newburg, Ma.. CALEB GODFREY, assistant sec- born in Rinegold, Ga., January 17, March 19. Allen H. Owen, Phenix. tion foreman, Eastern division, was 1861, and attended school in Catoosa No., March 30. Homer H. DeBerry, retired December 15, 1930, because of County, Ga. He worked on his father's Phillipsburg. Mo., Xarch 27. Elmer

total disabilitv.- He~ farm and fired a stationary engine W. Cheatham, Robertavllle. Mo., was born in In- for a sawmill until July 16, 1885, when March 25. Harold B. Bradfield, Sax- diana May 3, 1866, he entered Frisco service as a section man, Kan., March 19. Emmett F. and was educated man on the West Fork, Ark., section. Daugherty, Sullivan, Mo., March 18. in Miller County, He was promoted to section foreman Bruce J. Hough, White Oak, Okla., lo. He entered the June 15, 1890, and was stationed at April 2. employ of Frisco Van Buren, Ark. He also served as The following were installed tem- Lines as a section a roadmaster on the Central and other porary agents at the stations which laborer March 20, divisions at various times. He married follow their names: 1888, at Richland, Nannie V. Epps'of West Forks, March Mo., and was pro- 25, 1888, and to them were born two Robert A. Maffett, Monmouth, Kan., moted to section sons and two daughters. He was re- March 25. Clarence P. Barron, Qulin, foreman in June, tired January 17, 1929, because of total Mo., March 23. Roy Essman, Eureka, 1898, at Hancock, disability. His pension allowance was Mo., March 16. Leonard W. Johnson, C. Mo. After working $45.25 a month and during his life- Fordland, Mo., March 16. Hugh A. there six months he was transferred time he was paid a total of $1,040.75. Atwell, Phillipsburg. Mo., March 16. ' to Haverhill, Kan., in the same ca- Peter Marik, Hunter, Mo., April 1. pacity and remained four years. He James V. Brower, Hunter, Mo.. April was then transferred back to Rich- HARVE ANTRAM 6. Henry C. Pendergrass was installed land, Mo., and later to Sleeper, Mo., HARVE ANTRAM, veteran engin- as foreman. In 1915 he went to the eer, Birmingham, Ala., died March 28. permanent agent at Bridge Junction, Ark.. March 10. L. W. Johnson acted Springfield yards as assistant foreman He was a member of the Shrine and and served there until retirement. He other Masonic organizations at Birm- as relief agent from March 2. married Harriett Hensley at Richland, ingham, and is survived by his Walter L. Moffitt was installed per- Mo., May 18, 1888, and to them were widow; a son, Hubbard M. Antram; manent agent at Clarkdale, Ark., born a son and two daughters. The two brothers and four sisters. March 9. Station was handled by son, H. L. Godfrey, is in Frisco service John Oaks 2-20 to 3-2; I. Hyatt, as a brakeman, and one of his daagh- March 3; and N. E. Johnson 3-4 to 3-9. ters, Mrs. A. C. Lambeth, is the wife McLAUGHLIN, MARCELINE, of Wm. Madison Walter was installed of a Frisco brakeman. The other St. Louis, died at St. John's Hospital permanent agent at Weleetka, Okla., daughter, Mrs. W. R. Kelton, is the on April 10, 1931, at the age of 21 March 3. E. G. Palmer had been act- wife of a Frisco signal foreman. Mr. years, following an illness of several ing agent since February 12. and Mrs. Godfrey live at 1826 Rob- weeks' duration, which began with an Mrs. Pearl Wagner was installed inson avenue, Springfield, 310. Con- attack of influenza, terminating in permanent ticket agent at Anaconda, tinuous service of 24 years and 1 an abscess of the brain. Mo., March 24. month entitles him to a penson allow- Miss McLaughlin entered the serv- ance of $22.45 a month, effective from ice of the Frisco Ry. Co. on May 26, Ernest J. Lemmons was installed March 1, 1931. 1926, and at the time of her death mas temporary agent at Patterson, Kan., employed in the office of auditor March 31. He had been handling the revenues as a key punch operator. A station since March 24. sister Miss Loyola iv1cLaughlin is em- June P. Sheets was installed tern- . ployed as a clerk in the same depart- porary. agent at Ames., Okla., April ment. 1. He had been acting agent since JOHN KOEHLER In addition to her mother, Marcel- March 6. JOHN KOEHLER, pensioned loco- line is survived by four brothers and James E. Moore was installed tenl- motive engineer, died April 5. He two sigters, and a host of friends. Her porary' agent at Catoosa, Okla., April was born in Marytown, Wis., Decem- father, the late Charles JIcLaughlin, 3. He had been acting agent since ber 27, 1870, and was educated there. passed away about two years ago. March 5.

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a e Spring Clothes For Frisco Children >> D

OTHER is going to give a sigh This model is deslgned In four material on collar and cuffs yard, of relief when she sees these sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. An 8- 21 inches wide 1s required. M three simple little patterns for year size will require three yards of Perhaps these three designs do not the spring wardrobe for the children. 35-inch material for both Middy and answer the need and if not, then the skirt. 4s pictured in the large view, The first one below is of white summer fashion book, containing 32 it will require 1% yards for the illid- batiste and embroidered, with filet pages, 16 of which are in colors, will dy and 1% pards for the skirt of 35- be ready on May 1, and will be sent edging for trimming. Plaits supply to all those addressing their request fullness. The fronts are lapped from right to left in wide points and the to Tlr~Frisco E~rrployes' dlagrrzirre pat- tern department, 11-13 Sterling Place, sleeves are short puff ones, gathered Brooklyn, N. Y. to a sleeveband. A small flat collar finishes the neck. This style may also be worked up in pongee, flannel, cotton prints or dimity. It is designed in four sizes: 2, 3, 4 and 5 pears. It will require 1% yards of 39-inch material for a 4year size. To trim with lace or other edging or with rick-rack braid, as shown in the large view, will require 4% yards. To

THE SPRING WARDROBE Let's talk about the spring wardrobe for the grownups! Have you a coat suit in your spring wardrobe? Have you a jaunty little inch material. The underbody of hat that will go well with it? If not, muslin or liuing will require % yard then to be perfectly dressed you of 36-inch material. To trim with should acquire both. X suit is both braid as shown in the large view will serviceable and may be used upon require 3% yards. many occasions besides street and sports wear. And then there must be some fresh, And then to be perfectly attired, cool little dresses for afternoon wear finish with bias binding as shown in be sure and get a little scarf-just a and No. 6355 shows a most attractive the large view will require y8 yard, small one that ties in front and hangs 11/2 inch wide. model and one which is made in down, disglaying a gaily colored bor- printed lawn, with organdie for the The new plaids are very attractive der, to match the coloring in the suit, pockets. China silk in white or pas- and lend themselves well to the sepa- of course. tel shades is also attractive. Cotton rate skirt that may be worn with a Nore care should be used in the prints, pongee and crepe de chine Middy, as shown in the center illus- selection of gloves, handkerchiefs and are suggested. This design is simple tration. This skirt is mounted on an shoes. Shoes are made up in such and charming. The raglan sleeve is underbody. The Middy is cut with varieties, that one may secure just the very comfortable and dainty in the regulation lines, and may have Iong shade, the color or the style wanted, puff formation of the illustration. A sleeves, finished with a straight cuff, and a trip through one of the large neat collar and pleasing pockets coni- above which tiny tucks take up the department. stores recently showed plete this style. fullness and form a neat decoration, that summer gloves, wash ones, may or the sleeves map be short, as shown It is designed in four sizes: 6 be purchased in pastel shades to go in the large view, and be finished months, 1, 2 and 3 years. To make with gay little summer frocks. Long with an upturned cuff. The Middy the dress for a 2-year size will re- lace !gloves; without fingers, resem- and skirt may be of linen, pique or quire 1% yards of 36-inch material. bliug the old mitts, may be worn at- shantung or of jersey weaves. For pockets and facing of contrasting tractively with the evening costume. A Story of A Real Mother's Day

T HADN'T been more than an hour Then he began to pick up sticks and other day, was assuming more prom- before, that Mother had taken the rocks and carlessly tossed them as inence than he thought it ever would. I beautiful lemon nerlngue pie lrom Car as he could. "Can you 'maglne Maybe stealing the pie was import- the oven and showed it to Buddy and that?" he mumbled to himself. "I ant, if people gave gifts to their Sister. And now, an hour later, as would have to get into a Mother's Mother. she went into the pantry, a huge piece Day pie! How'd I know it was Now of course it was very wrong wag gone, well, it might have been Nother's Day? Mother can't under- of Buddy to tell the flrst story but two pieces, at any rate it was a stand 'bout boys' appetites. Gee, I his uneasiness was two-fold now that GRBAT BIG piece. wish I couM cook, I'd make her an- he had to admit that he told a story "Now which one of you chlldren other old pie. She did look kinda and then tell the truth. He pondered took it?" she asked. "Where dld it hurt. Wish I hadn't done it. Wish I various ways of doing it. They were go?" had said 'Yes. I ate it,' when she all hard enough, and then he went to "I don't-don't know, mother," said asked me. Why do mothers always his room and opening his dime bank Buddy. have to be so fussy about pies and took out the contents and counted "I don't either," said Sister. stuff like that? I'll bet Dad'll under- out $2.50. "Wonder how much pies "Well, I suppose a little mouse stand." cost," he said, half aloud. climbed In here and took the knife There wasn't time before the eve- Finally Mother came up the steps, and cut off this piece and then walked ning meal to tell Dad, but Buddy felt alone. away with it," said mother. "Now awfully warm and uncomfortable "Mother," said Buddy. Mother went I'd just hate to think that either of when mother turned to Dad and said: into his room and sat down beside you two were telling me a falsehood. "The funniest thing happened today. him. I baked it to take to grandmother's I baked a pie for mother, and when "Mother, I told you a story. I did because tomorrow is Mother's Day, I went in to get it two pieces were eat the pie, but I didn't thing it mat- and now look at it." Mother walked gone. Buddy and Sister neither one tered, and I'm sorry. Here's my to the cupboard and placed the re- were in the pantry and I've just de- money and you can buy Grandmother mainder of the pie on a shelf. cided that a little mouse came in a new pie and I won't ever touch Buddy and Sister, without another and cut himself a piece and walked anything in the pantry again." out with it." word, walked out into the yard. They "So you were the little mouse. sat down under the big apple tree. "Huh, that's funny," said Dad, Ruddy," said Mother. "Well, I'll ad- For a few moments neither of them glancing from Buddy to Sister. mit I was feeling badly, for I knew spoke. Then Sister broke the silence. But Buddy'r eyes were intent on that one of you took it. It's sweet "Buddy-you know you can tell me, his plate. Sister, who was sitting of you to tell me, Buddy, but you did you eat that pie?" next to him, gave him a punch with keep your money because I baked "What if I did?" was Buddy's her foot, but Buddy didn't look up. two this afternoon. It wilr make my "Mother, how did Mother's Day answer. day tomorrow a lovely one, for your "Why Buddy-and you told Mother start?" asked Sister. having told me this," and she leaned story." "Well, in 1908 Miss Anna M. Jarvis, a over and kissed him. "Wasn't exactly a story-she asked a Philadelphia Sunday School teacher, "Well, Nother," Buddy said. "won't me where it went and I don't know chose to wear a white carnation in where it goes after you swallow it. .memory of her mother. From this you take some of this and buy a big Gee, I didn't know she had it for little incident has grown the celebra- red rose and wear it for both Grand- Gram. Anyway I didn't mean to eat tion of that day. In 1914 Congress mother and you?" asked Buddy. but one piece. I cut the other one set aside the second Sunday in May "Why yes, dear, if it will please you. for you and went out to find you and as 'Mother's Day,' and today it is be- A quarter will buy a lovely red rose couldn't so I-well I ate it. I couldn't ing observed in nearly every church and I'll wear it, just for you." put It back or carry it around all in Christendom." "Oh thanks, Mother," said Ruddy. day." And just then the door bell rang. And next day after church, Buddy "What is Nother's Day anyway?" Mother answered it and came back said that he had thoroughly enjoyed asked Buddy. with a huge box. "What on earth?" the sermon. "Why It's just a day when you wear she said and she untied the ribbon. And mother, who was walking a red flower on your dress if your And then she took out a huge bunch home by his side, felt his hand in mother is living and a white one if of roses. her own and he looked up and said, she's dead." Sister sat there for a "They're for you, Mother," said Dad. "And you were the most beautiful few moments and then said, "Well, "In celebration of Mother's Day." Mother there." I'm going over to Mary's. You'd bet- "Oh, how lovely," said Mother and "Thanks so much, Buddy," said she, ter go back and tell Mother." she gave Dad a big kiss. and smiled a knowing little amile. Buddy sat there for a long time, a Buddy took it all in. Mother's Day, for Buddy rind she shared a secret good sized battle raging within him. which he had thought but just an- that had had a most happy ending. May, 1931 Page 39

I-Rrtm Loic ond Lula Rose, clcildren IY. L. Peeler, aw I,Sprnfied 2-Artell, gvanddaughter Win. Ervin, srr- t(on fore$~~an.La?~zont, Okla .?-David Doio, Sidney Joe. Leonard BerkRrtm and Ra?mond F., Jr.. c114ldren of R. P. Dee.?, pipefitter, and B. Berkltanf, locomotive prenwn, Spring- field. )-.*I~I 11 Rathenwe cmd IT'ulter, Jr., child re^ of R. 11'. Ailanla, mtwltanzst, Sgrlngfield. 5-Neldn Rnth, daugltte?- J. Adnma, locomotive mspector. Sorrngfield. G-Bettze &im're. daughter 6.D. Hamen, elect?w?an, Amoly, Miss. 7-Gerald J~ee,son U'. R. Adanls, machintat, Springfield. 8-Herbert Jecme and Margaret Ann, ehlldrm U*. H. John.?on, tir'plc rack man, Sprtngfield. 8-Alfred Glenn. son B. H. Howard, cocu'h cleaaer, Oklahoma City. 10-Eddie Lee, son C. E. Potter, St. Jom~a,Mo., grandson E. L. Phelps, car foreman, West T?rlsu. 11-A. B. Holn~quist,son of ninltt loconwtive uwpector, Springfield. lZ-Vir&;a Loui.w, davglrter W. K. Buker, Tnlsc~.

(lance, Ve:la Holland; rending, Shirley Nustain; violin solo, Helen Suttles; Notes From the General Chairman song, Mary Larkin; musical reading, By I-I. E. BURGESS Mildred George; selections by quar- tette, Charles Summers, Fred Sum- PRIL 1 at Chaffee, Yo., 1 found An excellent feature of the evening mers, James Raines and James Ayler; E. E. Nixon, master mechanic, was the music furnished by Messrs. address, H. E. Burgess, general chair- had gone to Hayti, so I stayed C. C. Vistine and Herbert Rash, play- man. over until the second and felt abund- ing the accordion and the guitar. The evening closed with a social antly repaid as I had an onportunity Both are Frisco boys. Brother H. H. period in which the employes devoted to sit in with the mechanical school Fuller acted as choirmaster and led their time to getting better acquainted conducted by H. E. Hubbard, general in the singing of a song, which he and promoting a good spirit. foreman, and heard and saw Brother said could not be sung by anyone, but G. W. Green demonstrate the proper Brother Fuller tackled it with his A short stop at Nemphis on illarch valve-setting of the Stevenson link characteristic vigor and sang it. 2G found all going well in Local No. type engine, which he did in a credit- The attitnde of Local No. S toward 19. able manner, carrying his demonstra- this "Save the Road" movement is President Hazel reports a member- tion, showing the fine points and highly commendable, inasmuch as the ship of 100 per cent with no delin- answering questions with remarkable members are ready to enlist their quents, which is a very desirable con- ease and self-control. An earlier strength under any aggressive leader- feature of the meeting was the launch- dition of affairs. Division chairman, ship that is working to the desired Brother Otto Kettmann, is authority ing of promiscuous questions directed end. of the fact that there were no engine at members of the different crafts Master Mechanic J. W. Foley gave which were answered for our common failtwes on Southern division during a short talk in which he endorsed the the donth of February, nor so far in benefit, thereby adding to the stock attitude of Local No. 8 and offered March. This is a noteworthy record, of engine lore held by all. Inclement all assistance within his power. Other weather detained some few at home a credit to our organization and a speakers were E. 0. Daugherty, assist- bouquet to the Southern division, and but did not detract from the ardor of ant superintendent; William Phillips, the earnest group that attended the I". indicates close harmony among all general foreman; J. Ferguson, gen- members of the mechanical depart- session. At the close hIr. Nixon gave eral car foreman; Manrice Bougher. n short talk on the value of these ment, on this, the longest division in chief clerk to master mechanic; F. E. the system. meetings. Bates, C. P. Clark, T. L. Bentley and It might be said in passing that this H. H. Fuller. Chancellor cigars were Local No. 11's meeting on April 1, very enviable record is shared by there to burn. presided over by Blacksmith John other divisions. So let's set the mark Hinklebein, was a harmonious one. just a little higher and make this When business was disposed o f An open meeting of Monett Local coming month a system-wide clear the meeting developed into a round No. 6 on March 25 was held at the record of no engine failures. Wouldn't table talk on association matter, and Park Casino with a good number of it be great? Wouldn't we all "cut a future party was planned. The burn- the shopmen, their families and up?" You are the boys that can do ing question was, "will we have pie friends attending. The Casino, a it. Steady now! All together, let's or ice cream?" with the chances very municipal building, is beautifully situ- go for a system-wide clear month. favorable to having both. ated in one of the city parks. It is arranged with a stage, auditorium and The second regular meeting of modern dining room with fully A visit to Birmingham Local No. Local No. S at Enid, Okla., was a so- equipped kitchen. This building, fur- 18, April 6, afforded the opportunity cial event. But March 21 was an open nished free to the local, was indeed to meet with a large number of the meeting, at which the supervision and a compliment and testifies to the es- membership. The local and mechani- general chairman sat in. The purpose teem in which Local No. 6 is held in cal school, as before stated, met at was to perfect and further a "Save Monett. The program was followed the same time and this being the close the Roads" movement, which had got- by a sumptuous dinner served cafe- of the school term we had the pleas- ten considerable headway. Brother teria style. Local No. 6 is a strong ure of having B. G. Gamble, master Tom King and committee rustled up factor in the civic life of Monett. mechanic, and L. ;\I. Westerhouse. sixty-five members as a starter, and At this meeting, the following pro- general roundhouse foreman, with us. the list was submitted to radio station gram was presented: Addresses by who made very interesting talks, KWKH, and acknowledgement by Mayor Russell and E. H. Garrison, pointing out.the high perfection of the radio was a feature of the evening. general foreman; reading, Hal Cruise; work being done at Birmingham. It is the hope of Local No. 8 to ex- song. Norine and Alein Sheppard; Birmingham is a hall of wonders pand this movement to include every piano duet, Jean Walpert and Alma that staggers the imagination. We are railroad man in Enid and thereabout, Vermillion; reading, Inez Hankins; glibly told of the many millions of regardless of the department or road dance, Helen Garrison; reading, Her- tons of iron ore, of coal, of limestone, by which he is employed. bert Pinlrley; reading, Billy Jo Allen; all within easy reach of the furnace. The Dcoalopment of the Locomotioe By I+'. A. MYERS, Machinist HIS is an introductory paper on Stephenson gear was almost entirely the development and malnten- htween the frames. Tance of the locomotive up until As the locomotives grew larger each the present day. To fully appreciate year the trains also grew longer and the advancement and progress that larger. Lack of sufficient braking has been made in the development of power was the main impediment of the modern locornotlve. we will have long trains for several years. The to go back In the pages of history to locomotives were equipped with steam about the year 1830. It was about jams to operate the brakes on the this time In the 19th century that locomotives, but the trains had to be people began to see a need for faster braked by hand. This was a danger- traneportation on land than the horse ous practice with long trains over and oxen. The locomotive and rail- mountainous grades. Many trains ran road seemed to be the solution, even away and wrecks happened before that though they received considerable advent of the air brakes. The inven- ridicule at first. tion of air brakes by Westinghouse is The first locomotives were very an epoch not to be forgotten in the crude affairs, weighing something like development of locomotives and rail- DON'T PLAY WITH six or seven tons. They were capable roads. It paved the way for heavy, of running at the amazing speed of high speed trains. STOP-LOOK-LISTENAT ALL 1Q or 12 miles per hour. Wood was As the power grew heavier and - OR YOU MAY BE NEXT - used for fuel and the exhaust was al- faster the lubrication grew insufficient I1 1I lowed to escape directly from the cyl- to meet the demands. Oil was too operated right the coal can be placed inders to the atmosphere. light for rod brasses and crown any place desired in the flre box. For several years there was no de- brasses. Heavy grease has replaced After a train has gained momentum velopment to speak of in the loconlo- the oil cups on the rods and the waste the locomotive can very easily handle tive. They were very little better cellars on the driving boxes. Correct it, but with the long trains of the last than horses, but after the exhaust was and sufficient lubrication is a very iin- decade or so the locomotives were utilized to increase the draft on the portant item in the successful per- unable to start them. This led to the fire the development of the locomo- formance of the modern locomotive. invention of the booster, which is fas- tive progressed rapidly. Only one Hub lubrication is an important item tened to the trailer wheels. It is more great obstacle barred the pro- which has only been stressed the last claimed the booster increases the trac- gress of the early locomotive for sev- few years. No provision to speak of tion effort of the locomotive 15 to 25 eral years and that was inadequate was made in the old locomotives to per cent. evaporating on heating surface. Some counteract the friction of the lateral The modern locomotive, with which of the early locomotives had to stop thrusts of the locomotive. we are familiar in the 4200 class en- every two or three miles and get up The invention of superheater units gine the Frisco recently purchased, is steam pressure again before they was a great help toward better lubri- a very fine piece of machinery. The could proceed with the train. cation of valves and cylinders, by the array of steam gauges, back pressure As the country grew and spread to- extra heat applied to the saturated gauges, pyrometers, other gauges and ward the west there was a demand steam after it left the throttle. It levers in the cab suggest the intricate for heavier and better locomotives for also increased the expansion force of mechanisnl that is necessary to con- faster transportation. Each year saw the steam. trol the huge power plant of which it more improvements and new features The dawn of the 20th century saw is a part. added to the locomotive. The first many changes and improvements in These locomotives have embodied in Stephenson valve gear was applied the locomotices. Electric headlights them the last word in lubrication. to a locomotive in 1842. This was con- replaced the old oil and arc head- Every bearing on the locomotive, in- sidered a great step toward develop- lights. Sanders, bellringers, air op- cluding all spring rigging, brake rig- ment and improvement, as it enabled erated fire doors, and many other ging, shoes and wedges, rods and valve the engineer to have a more flexible pneumatic devices were added to the motion is lubricated by the high pres- control of the locomotive through vari- locomotive. sure alemite system. This will in- able cut off, as well as a saving of Thermic syphons were applied to crease the life of the rod bushings fuel and a better performance. the fire boxes to stimulate the ciccu- and valve motion several fold. The Stephenson valve gear has long lation of water in the boiler and add They are equipped with front end since been superceded by the two more evaporating surface to the boil- throttles, coffin feed water heaters, prominent valve gears of the present er. These are countless many other two SM cross c~mpo~lldair pumps, time, Walschaert and Baker valve small devices, too many to mention, mechanical lubricators, standard gears; although thousands of locomo- which have been added to increase stokers, boosters and countless other tives in the United States still have the efficiency of the locomotive. devices which increase their efficiency. the Stephenson valve gear. However, In the last tw-o decades the locomo- We realize what wonderful progress it is fast becoming obsolete. tives have seen a greater change than has been made on our own railroad: The main advantage of the Wal- any corresponding length of time since in fact the locomotives have now been schaert and the Baker valve gears they were invented. The modern lo- developed to a point where engine over the Stephenson is that they are comotives are so long that they had failures are practically a thing of the on the outside of the frames rhere to be equipped with mechanical past, and the locomotive is now usual- they are easily accessible for repair- stokers to feed coal in the flre box. ly considered the safest and most re- ing, inspecting and oiling, whereas the The stoker is a fiue machine and if liable menus of transportation. A! ay, 1931 Page 43

FRISCO MECHANIC FAMILY NEWS

MECHANICAL AN0 STORES bEPT. monogram on the new Henderson atreet rolet. Watch him strut hls "stuff." underpass. opened to traffic March 28. Clarence Stcrnsbury, west end passen- FORT WORTH, TEXAS As thls Is a very busy and important ger brakeman. off a few days due to thoroughfare, our management is to be sickness Is back on the job. J. D. WACEY. Reporter congratulated on securing such a con- Mr. J. W. Surles, superintendent mo- spicuous and rleslrable location for ad- tive power, made us hls flrst visit this Messrs. J. W. Surles and G. W. Moore vertising. week. Glad to have hlm with us and were here on an inspection trip March A new 4000-foot extension track is hope he makes his vlsits often. 25. As each of them had division offices being constructed to the new city flltra- Mrs. Jesse Xfoore has returned from in Texas at one time, most of our minds tion plant which we trust will develop a vislt to Callfornla. reflected back a few short years. considerable new traffic for us to handle. Brother Billie Myers. presldent of Mr. ancl Mrs. Jack Devaney announce President Kurn's accldent prevention our local, is very busy rlght now get- the birth of a daughter Marc11 25. Both mcrit cup for mechanical department has ting our baseball club In condition for mother and daughter are reported as been with us for the past quarter. To the opening season we are sure of d0in~flne. As thls is not the initial aP- keep it boys. we are gong to have to carrying off the penhnt thls year. pearance of Jack as a father. there -is work and think 100 per cent safety for It wlll soon be time for our annual no need to worry about him. the other divlsions are as anxious to get picnic and we suarest the committee Mr. and Mrs. E. TV. Dada reDort the get' busy on arrangements: it ea we are to retain it. P. D. Sheehan, our general yard- birth of a daughter on March il. A11 MI^. G. W. and I,. I3. Wade of Hous- doing flne, including the father. master, was a recent visitor to points ton, daughters of C. I.:. Blentlinger, Cal' in Arkansas. J. W. (Pat) Witt. car man. who sald foreman, spent Easter Sunday with their "goodbye" to his tonsils at Harris Hos- Business is looking up. We notice . pital a few days ago is recuperating parents. more cars moving every day and hope speedily, expecting to be back at work to see evervthing back to normal with soon. PARIS, TEXAS the movem'ent of the new wheal crop R. C. Moore. car man. has been under which promises to be a bumDer one. the doctor's care for some tlmc. X. B. PALMERTREE. Reporter Chas. Young, car inspector, conflned DEPOT TICKET OFFICE to Harrls Hospital during the month of H. E. Burgess. general chairman of TULSA, OKLA. March Is reported as convalescing. Frisco metal crafts and car departmenl' employes, residing at Springfleld. $10.. Mrs. R. W. Courtney Is up and about I?. L. HAILEY, Reporter a bit after a siege of slckness. We trust visited Paris on April llth. she will soon make a complete recovery. E. S. Olson master mechanic, and Baggage Agent C. E. Fennlgan and R. B. Snow. flreman. made a week-end family visited' the oil flelds at Tyler, Gladewater and Orb on Aprll 4th. wife spent April 9 In Kansas City Vo. trlp to Abilene March 29 to be with his The Frisco Employes' Club at Hugo. Mrs. W. P. Kent, daughter ~&da wife. conflned to a sanitarluni In that Oklahoma, gave a huge party and and son. Xed, spent a few days with' city: dance on 4prll 9th and believe me relatlrea in Pittsburg, Kan., the first A. N. Walker, engineer. is laying off those Oklahoma boys sure can make of the month. a few trlps. having made a "turn" to good "Punch". Paris appreciated their Mr. J. E. Manning ticket clerk, the dentist's office, setting out most of invication and the followinr attended. visited In Oklahoma hty, Okla.. the his teeth. reportlng a very enjoyable evening: E. latter part of &larch. T. C. Melton. flreman. came up from B, McGaha, yard master, and wife; Mr. Mr. W. D. McCool, wife and daughter the cactus country for a few days durlng and Mrs. Jay Paris. George AIcCrlght. spent Easter with Mr. ZIcCool's father his lay-over period to bargain for some in Pittsburg, Kan. clerk. TV. R. Taylor warehouseman; T Mrs. E. TV. Shannahan, wife of infor- automobile casings. R. ~ahksonand wiie. Mrs. Lela-- - ~ilich:- L. C. Eodklna, section foreman. is in Miss Ann-Finch and Mr. E. S. 0lson; mation clerk, has returned from an the hospital fo~; an operation. master mechanic and family. ex,tended visit in Los Angeles Calif. D. B. Mason, flreman, has relatives Mrs. C. S. McCord and son. wife and rhe new Union Depot is bking fln- visiting from Salt Lake City. son of C. S. BIcCord. ticket acelit at ished very rapidly and from all Indi- J. H. Thomason. stores laborer, is con- Paris, visited Mrs. Mc~ord'smGthel3 at cations will be ready for use abut Aned to Harris Hospital. Ada, Oklahoma, the last two weeks in May 1. Mrs. E. I<. Toombs, wife of locomotive March. fireman. havlng been back and forth X. H. Palmertree, car inspector and LOCAL No. 30-PITTSBURG, KAN. from the hos~ltaldurinr the past year family have been seen several times is now at home. recuperating. - lately in a new car and we all envy K. T. IIAHAN, Reporter G. A. Madden. engineer. has been t'henl. qualifying for the motor car run. getting J. M. Brownie is the new switchman We are sorry to report thar the small ready to assert himself as passenger at Paris. taking the place of Cam son of J. D. Hubble. car inspector, was bumper. Creel who was accidently killed in badly hurt when he was run over by March. We welcome Mr. Brownie to an automobile. We all wish him a G. D. Skelton, hostler, had hh turn Paris and we are sure that he will speedy recovery. with the sick boys during Xarch but is like his job and the citv. Mr. and Nrs. N. T. Mahan were in now recovered and back at work. Mr. B. C. Derrick. chi;?f clerk to the Cass\-ille, Mo.. a few days attending F. Rose, flreman, was removed Prom agent, and his wife and son visited the funeral of Mrs. XIahan's small his engine at Sherman to the I~ospital. Gainesville friends on April 4th. brother. He has slnce been removed to his home A Sunday afternoon picnlc was en- Mr. S. C. Rrder car inspector was here, reported as considerable imilroved. joyed by the following, at' Roebuclr OK duty a coGple 'of weeits, s~ck'with J. R. Bergson, locomotive inspector, Lake in the southern part of Oklahoma the flu, but he is back at work now. made a trip to Belton March 21 to see on April llth: Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Jaclr- Sight' Roundhouse Foreman IIcDon- one of his daughters in college there. son and famlly, Mr. and Mrs. Huckabee ald took his regular two days off dnd So much improvement has been noted and family. Mr. Bob Finch. Nrs. Lela was relieved by Freman Joe Coley. Finch and Miss Ann Finch and Mr. Dave Dwar, machinist, of Spring- in hcr condition it is now decided she E. B. McGaha and wife and'Mr. H. C. wlll be able to remain in school. field has been telling the boys some Crook and wife came up also, but they bjg fish stories from White and Piney A fuel meeting of intense interest was were a little late for the eats. It was held at this point on March 27. ,Mr. D. decided after a lengthy contest that' rivers. F. Forsythe gave an impressive talk on Bill lMcGaha was the best oarsman of S. C. Ryder was off duty a few davs .fuel conservation, coupled with an earn- the bunch. Roebuck Lake is a beauti- attending the funeral of his broth&- est plea for those present to do every- ful place and every one enjoyed the in-In\\.. thing in thcir power in securing addi- outing. tional business for the company. Mr. A. E. Popp, machinist helper, en- WATER SERVICE DEPARTMENT Mr. B. B. Lewis. president of the joyed Saturday evening off. what did SPRINGFIELD, MO. Frisco Employes' Club of Ft. Worth was you do "Pop" with the spare even in^. present at the fuel mertina, making a Mr. Bill Cooper has just undergone .. CLAUDE HEREFORD. Reporter few well directed Femat'liB to the engine- a very serious operation and he has all men ancl shopmen regardha the activl- of our best' wishes for a hasty recovery. Mr. and Nrs. Leslie Powers and Xrs. ties of the club, pleading for their au- Powers' mother are visiting friends sintance and support. Pile in the wagon OKLAHOMA CITY LOCAL No. 15 and relatives in Cape Girardeau. boys and don't drag your feet; every Mr. W. H. Pryor, new water service effort counts and Is needed badly. foreman on the Sourhern dlvision. paid Our business 1s continuing to increase E. -7. GEE, Reporter this point a pleasant visit recently. Mrs. TIT. H. Brooke and daughter, gradually. Everything indicates both a We are sorry to report the illness of Ione, were called to Memphis recently better stock and crop movement than we Mrs. L. -4. Fuller, wife of our genial by the serio,us illness of Mrs. Broolce's enjoyed last year, which is indeed some- station master, and hope for her earlv sister who is in the hospital there. thing to be cheerful over. recovery. "Ja\\," Wood, of St. Louis, spent the A. N. Crutcher, formel' painter fore- J. H. BIcAIains, engine foreman, is week-end at home in Springfleld April man. was engaged to paint the Frisco the proud possessor of a new Chev- 4 and 5.

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Arthur Stewart and family had as LOCAL NO. 33-HAYTI, MO. infant daughter, Sammy Lee Hays. guest% over a recent week-end, their who died March 21, age seven weeks daughter. Hazel, and ,son-in-law. Rob- E. B. WHITESER, Reporter and one day. Little Sammy Lee spent ert F. Zolner, who 1s a dentist and the Arst few weeks of her life in the has his ofelce and residence at Rolla, Claude Wills, boilermaker, spent a baby incubator at the Springfield Bap- NO. few days ill Springfield recently. tist hospital. Our blacksmith department has been R. D. Sanders, car inspector has been Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brandon enjoyed lamentine about not havinc sufficient placed back to his regular 'job. Mr. a five days' sight seeing trip at Pen- sacola Rrst part' of April. scrap mcterial to keep ord-ers for tie Sanders has been cut off- fox3-- some time. plates filled; there being unfilled or- The accident prevention meeting, Mr. W. E. Breshears has been given ders here for over 100.000 tie plates at which was held at this lace 4pril 1, foreman's position in St. Louls and this time. was well attended. Zeveral from is succeeded as lead inspector at The writer recently found two of Chaffee were presenf and several in- Springfleld by Mr. H. C. Sweeney. the former employes of the reclama- teresting points were discussed. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bock, of St Louis. tion plant, Frank Price and Finis Dix- 31. W. Rhodes, machinist, was called have returned to their home after on, operating a road machine for the to Williamsville. Ill., account the death visiting Mrs. Bock's parents, Mr. and ,Greene County road district near of hls sister. After staying a few days Mrs. J. L. Brandon. Jesse L. Brandon. NarshReld. Both looked hale and with relatlves and friends Mr. Rhodes Jr.. of Colorado, is now visiting with hearty and said they were in Ane trim returned to his home at this lace. them. for the coming season. Garden making and fishing are the Eugene Maybee has returned from two leading features at this place, al- Lowell, Ariz.. where Ile spent the wln- though have not heard of many flsh ST. LOUIS-LOCAL NO. 5 ter for the betterment of his health. being caught as yet. We are gratified to know that he has R. W.REED and E. R. McNABB. improved much in weight and health, Reporters but he will not attem~tto take u11 LOCAL No. 18-BIRMINGHAM, ALA. his work again for some-time, as helpei in the blacksmith shop. Due to the Frisco taklnrr over the George Ramey, mill man, has taken W. A. MYERS, Reporter passenger coach malntainance from the unto himself a wife. He informs us Dan Cosby, machinist, has bought a St. Louis Terminals Association at St. nhe was Miss Birdie Hickev before he home in Edgewood. All of the boys Louis. Local No. 5 will be benefitted changed her name and formerly re- seem to be moving back to the country. with a large membership. Some of the sided at Fayette;ille, Ark. George We are glad to report that C. A. mechanics that were transferred from says she is an excellent cook, and he Anderson, inspector, is back at work other points have already transferred has everv reason to believe that life with us again after quite an extended their membership. is going'to hold much in store for a absence. Ralph Ruggles and Robert' Kellogg. bright future for him and his bride. At our last meeting we were hon- formerly of Springfield but now of the which is the sincere wish of his fel- ored with the presence of Mr. B. G. coach department at Jefferson avenue. low shopmen. Gamble. master mechanic, Mr. H. E. placed their membership in local No. Nost of the fellows have the fishing 5 April 3. Burgess, our jovial system chairman. H. E. Campbell, machinist, now fever these first mild spring days, and and all the local supervisors. Good . about the best known remedy for this talks were made by all. which were working estra at Lindenwood has disease is to venture out Into the un- greatly enjoyed. transferred his membership to Local beaten paths thar follow beside the J. B. Nelson, machinist, has left for No. 5 on Aprll 3. rippling streams of our Ozark hllls, Pensacola Fla., where he has a regu- Orriss L. Baker, machinist, at pres- and remain until complete recoverv is Inr job ih the shop there. We are ent on the deadwork lob. became a assured. There has already been sbme sorry to lose Nelson, but glad he has member of the tried and true at meet- nice catches made in the nearby Mc- ing on Aprll 3. a regular job and wish him much K. Daniel Lake, and from Lake Taney- success with it. P. Duffey. machinlst, is still in colno, by some of our most ardent Jack Ash, machinist. Is back with the Frisco hospital, and Brother Hart, Fishermen. us again, after being cut off for a of Springfleld, is filling his vacancy on short perlod of time. We hope he can the midnight shift. stay with us this time. Frank Schoenneman, station engi- We of Local No. 18 regretfully re- neer. is in the Frisco hospital for an LOCAL No. 2GHUG0, OKLA. port the loss of our dear brother, Hugh operation. Kimbrell, who was suddenly stricken A. 17. Kirkpatrick, machinist', has re- dead with heart failure a few days turned to work feeling much better F. D. KNIPP, Reporter after being off a month, three weeks of ago. He served faithfully In the ca- which was spent in the Frisco hospital pacity of treasurer for Local KO. 18 for treatment. Mrs. Maude Tittle, of >It. Vernon, for several years. We of Local No. 18 Roy S. White has returned to work Wash., who has been spending about wish to take this means of expressing after belng off ten days with an In- 30 days in Hugo, with H. G. Tittle. our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to jured wrist. coppersmith, and family left a few his wife and loved ones during this hour of bereavement. Alexander (Bud) Jacquin has lost ten days ago for Shreveport, La., and other days due to cutting his hand on a piece points in the south and will return of broken glass. through Hugo on her way back to Mt. SOUTH TRAIN YARDS Edward S. Homemood, machinist, Vernon. was off two weeks with an injured 0. N. Wright, machinist, of Ft. SPRINGFIELD, MO. wrist. caused from being mashed. Smith is visiting hls family in Hugo. Mrs. J. W. Rubin, wife of machinist, He was formerly a mach~nistin Hugo JESSE L. BRANDON, Reporter is back home after spending three but was transferred to Ft. Smith. weeks in the hospltal undergoing a R. D. Walker, machinist, has re- D. B. Barclay, lead inspector, was surgical operation. it is reported she turned from Oklahoma City where he off a few days with a case of the flu Is getting along nicely now. spent one day. He went to bring Mrs. but is back at work again. We extend our sympathy to Howard Walker back, who has been spending Johnny U. Garrett arrived on Blnrch E. Barks car inspector and to rela- several days in that city wlth friends. 9 to take up his abode with Nr. and tives, du; to the death 'of Mrs. Barks Fred Jarrell, machinist, and Dick Mrs. Isaiah Garrett. Mother and son on April 3. Williams who transferred to the night are getting along nicely. Mr. Garrett Our sympathy is also extended to job. say'the work is heavy but they is lead Inspector on the third trick at Jaa. F. Hoflich and family through like to work for the big fat Irishman. south train yard. death of Mr. Owen Donnigan, father Jerry Turner, tank man, who was We are glad to see \Vm. Sanders. of Mrs. Hoflich, at Paducah. Ky., on kidnapped, beat up and h,is car taken section foreman, back on the job again after being ofe in the hospital for March 28. from him when they arr~vedin Tex- Our sympathy in also extended to F. arkana, was returned to Hugo and fifteen days with pneumonia fever. Earnest Reese worked Mr. Sanders' C. Henn and family through the lo& after spending several days in bed is of their two and one-half year old son, improving now. job while he was off. Louis Bunch, inspector, is back at who died on March 31 while on a visit Sam Hollins has been placed on the work again after being off some weeks with Mr. Henn's parents at Plainville. stationary firing job. filling the place having his eyes treated. Kans. The cause of death was the of W. D. Kimmons, who resigned sev- Ben Denny. car oiler. reports Mrs. -swallowing of a pin. eral days ago. Denny. who is in very poor health, is John Snarr, lead spring and truck Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kelly, a better at this writing. man, has returned to work from 11-pound girl. Mr. Kelly is a ma- Fred Cunningham, seal clerk, is Florida, where he was recently called chinist of long service in the Hugo making some nice improvements on his accounr of his mother being very sick. roundhouse. residence. John reports his mother much 1111- R. A. Wright has been having Sincere sympathy is extended to Ma- proved. trouble with his eyes, but after taking jor Wiugo (brake-out at freight Mr. Dingman, locomotive Inspector. several treatments from the Paris doc- house), whose wife died at the birth of and Mr. Burkholtz. boiler inspector. tors he is Improving nicely. a daughter March 30. The daughter is paid Lindenwood a visit week of April Tom ~insley,coppersmith. was a doing well. G on a tour of inspection of locomo- self-appointed call boy for one night 1.'. J. Brown Is back at work a~ain- tives and boilers, and as far as we only; Chat was April the 1st. He made after being ofl a few days. have been able to find out the power several calls about 3 o'clock in the We sincerely sympathize with Mr. running out of Lindenwood was found mornlng. and Mrs. Sam Hays in the loss of their to be in good condition. Page 46

The apprentlce class held thelr seml- the same crew year alter year at the Frank Brown, box packer, is sportlng monrhly meeting. on Friday evening. magniflcant price of two for flve cents. around In a blg Wudmn sedan. Aprfl 10, with thlrty-four scholars Recalling the names of that crew, all Palmer D. Watson, coach cleaner, is present, and on the occasion Mr. Ding- of whlch I knew well and llked better, stlll unable to return to work. man Frisco locomotive Inspector made were George Prlce, englneer; Archle Mrs. E. C. Henshaw. wife of round- a v&v interest in^ talk to the ciass on Dodson, flreman' George Rominger. house clerk, spent Easter in Sherman. locom~otlveInspec?tlons and rules. conductor; ~oh&ie Lightwine and Tex., visiting relatlves and friends. Mrs. James Hoflich returned home Charles McBrlde, brakemen. Of this Eugene Moore, car foreman, has a from Paducah. Ky., April 13 atter qulntet the flrst three menrioned have good record in marksmanship at the Ft. soendlne six weeks vlsltine- wlth rela- made their Rnal trip from whlch there Scott rifle club. tfves arid frlends. is no return. Liehtwine and McBride ' L. (Roy) Graham, lead car man, made Jas. H. Hall, carman, recently apent still carry on on-the same ola run. a flylng trip to Tulsa for the week-end. five days visiting wlth relatlves and I, too, decldbd that Uncle Sam needed Local No. 29 met April 7 and gave frlends at West Plains, Mo. me to helo civllize the Filinino and a small entertainn~ent. inviting the su- W. J. (Bill) Henry has, accordlng to spent 31 months over there: flrst on pervisors and clerks, and all reported a reports, 108 degrees of flshlng fever. the sandy plans around Mt. Araret on J. H. Sanders machinist has moved Luzan, then through the jungles around good time. to the farm akain for (he summer. Lake Lanao on Mindanao. with a short It seems to be a very hard matter to Shouldn't wonder If we don't soon get trip to the Jolo Islands on the side. It keep a dog of any value In Ft. Scott as some real milk wlth our lunches. was at Zamboanga Mindanao that I some one takes It on themselves to poison Coy Barnett, bollermaker, is also turned in the Krag-Jorkenson and took them. gettlng the farm fever. up the transit and staidier rod In topo- Earl Foster. wrecker englneer. Is one On March 30 a birthda party was graphical survey vork. our work calling of the unlucky, as his dog Tige recelved glven at the home of dr. and Mrs. us to climb to the highest mountaln a very severe dose of polson and is in Andrew Brayfleld. In honor of James tops and again descending to the low- the hospital, built It is believed he will Hall. There were thlrty-seven Frisco est swamps, as well as surveying thou- recover. familles present. Music was provided sands of miles of coast line. I hope Eugene Moore. car foreman, has been by Danlei Bade, and E. H. (Doc) Bum- some dav to meet Mr. Thomas and if very successful in keeping down the ex- garner. and say the way those boys I do am-ong the flrst questions I will pense of labor and material in the shop play! When Doc parts those gray ask,'is why he dldn't get a job braking and has decided to curtail his own ex- whlskers and flts the flddle under hls on the Manlla and Dagupan Railroad. penses by smoklng a pipe and cutting chin It's going to be "Sally Qooden," Ellerv Bolles, machinlst, has the down the cxpenses on cigarettes. or "Golden Sllppers." aympathy of the roundhouse force In The car shops slogan is "new business." Another pleasant surprise party was the loss of his twelve-year-old grsnd- held at the home of Prather Langley, Eon. The lad had made his home with lead tankman, in honor of Mrs. Lang- Mr. Bolles since the death of his moth- ley's blrthday on Aprll 3. The evening er, four years ago. A youn& brother MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT was spent at cards, checkers and Ice and slsrer also survlve the deceased. cream. A pleasant evening was en- Mrs. H. E. Day visited her girlhood THAYER, OKLA. hv all .-"loved- ~ nresent home for the last time several davs ~hai"~&misest&-be the forerunner ago. Her old home is the area beifig F. M. PEEBLES, Reporter of some classy athletlc event% in the inundated by the huge lake of the future was learned when Clifl Barnett. Ozarks and Is located near Linn Creek. XI-s. F. M. Peebles, wife of the writer. bollermaker and Charles Turner, elec- Mr. Day Is a machinlst on air work, of St. Louls, was a visltor here and the 4rlcian. are'fltting up an elghteen by third shlft. writer accompanied her back to St. Louls. twenty-four room with a wrestilng Dan Blunt, extra man, Is the proud D. E. Jackson, special agent, was mat, boxlng rlng and other features for daddy of an eight pound girl. The called to Detroit, Mich.. account of the practlcing. Boys, we are anxiously voun miss has been given the name of illness of his father, incidentally he made awalting a ubllc appearance. borofhy Evelyn: a trip by auto into Canada. Now let that old man summer just Mrs. Louise Powell, mother of Harry Miller, cashler. is now on the come right along and see who cares. Gordon Yowell. speclal apprentlce. Is The writer has had Installed In hls home agaln after a six months' vlslt sick list. Fred Smith of Brandsvllle re- home a new electric refriaerator and with a son and daughter who llve in lieving hlm. Is very anxious to try it out. Arizona and Callfornia. Mrs. Fred Smlth, wlfe of clerk, was Mrrr. R. W. Reed. son and daughter. There has been quite an epidemic of a visitor here. returned home in Maplewood, Anril 16. colds and flu during the past month Rubln Holmes. thlrd class machlnlst, Is after spendlng two months In Spring- In whlch almost everyone has been af- still on the sick llst. field at the home Mrs. F. E. OtL, mother fected more or less. Some of the more John West, thlrd-class car repairer. and and grandmother. serious cases being James hllscampbell. family of Jonesboro, were vlsltors here. V. V. Cha~man.englne Inslsector. Is supervisor of nlsht work. Don Monroe. Mrs. John Peraro. wife of boiler maker now wearlng a genuine smlle and we sunnlyman, and Wllllam Klmble. tool at Yale, was a dsltor here. are Informed It is caused from being a room-atiendant-all are back- on-- the Geo. Upham, retlred englneer of Jones- checker champion. job-at thls time, however. boro. was a vlsltor here. W. J. Flcke, general foreman Lin- Chas. Dummlt, grease cup man, thlrd Mrs. F. G. Schratz and Leona, wlfe and denwood, Is the father of a new de- shlft. has returned from Kansas City daughter of car inspector, was vlsitlng vice that really fllls englne drlver where he went to vlsit a new grand- at Running Lake. Ark. hubs with Marfax grease. Those work- daughter. He reports motherand babe Dow Davis, blacksmith of Amory. men that handle the job of oillng thelr dolng flne. Mlss.. was a vlsltor here. hubs, say It is a labor-saver. Just Laoonzel. thc nlne-year-old daughter Rodney Wllcox and Mrs. Wllcox, clerk couple up to the hub, two jerks of the of ~bhnEdwards machlnlst on dead of Yale. were vlsltors here. lever and the job is done. work, suflered a 'broken arm several Mrs. John Albrlght, wlfe and chlldren Thos. Murray, passenger roundhouse davs aeo in a fall from a norch. At of foreman of Springfleld, was a vlsltor foreman spent Sunday. April 12. on pr&ent-the injured member is improv- here. visit in^ her oarents. Mr. and Mrs. his ranGh. north of Springfleld, No. ing nlcely. T. ;iZc~lvaney. - James Crangle, tank man, second Blll Conner, B&B carpenter, Is now shift, Is ofl sick at this tlme. We don't NORTH SIDE SIDELIGHTS In Sprlngfleld hospital. know the nature of hls Illness, but P. A. F. Ingle, agent. was off for a hope it Isn't serious and that he wlll few days. L. F. Conley rellevlng hlm. EMERY HAGUEWOOD, Reporter soon be back wlth us. James Wolfe. sheet metal worker. Is and Rlp Phlllips rellevlng Mr. Conley. Of all the good stories that have ap- at present spendlna sixty days wlth home Incidentally how Is thls for a record, peared In our magazine In the years folks at Flora. Ililnols. L. F. Conley. operator, has not lost a that this reporter has been readlng It, Leo R. Recldick, machlnlst apprentlce, day for the past 26 years. there has never been one thar has had who wlll flnlsh hls time May 8, and hls Mack Bealrd, pumper, has now bld In the appeal to me that was carried by father. J. W. Reddlck. who Is boilermaker a job at Cordova. Ala. 0. Johnson now the remlnlscences A. J. Thomas, the foremb. are building a camp and boat belng pumper here. Ft. Worth, Texas, switchman, as It line at Linn Creek on the new lake of Holmer Hobbs 1s now extra laborer appeared in the April number. the Ozarks. Leo wlshes to extend a cor- here. I am golng to write as the flrst party dial Invitation to all Frisco employes to R. E. Davis. flreman. was taken sud- in this instance and say that Mr. vislt him at any tlmc, saylnr he wlll denly sick and rushed to the Sprlngfleld Thomas's story carrled me back to the show them a royal time during thelr hospital. days of my youth, and for many years vacations. Leo wlll also represent the our oaths have been the same. I. too. Outboarcl Motor Corporation. was - born down on the Chadwick B&B SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION branch railroad. Many are the times that I have stood In the cockle burr J. C. WOODS, Reporter patch and watched the mlghty monster CAR DEPARTMENT englne number 366 pufllng over the top of Ozarlc Hill and waved a greetlng FT. SCOTT, KAN. All gangs are working on a basls of to the crew as they went roaring on flve days a week. down the Line. I also recall that many JAS. N. HARGROVE, Reporter Our superlntendent. C. T. Mason. anrl are the tlrnes that I trudged the rough divlslon englneer, Mr. Busch, assisted by mlle to Cassidy loaded down wlth fruit Leo F. Struble, box packer, has made Mr. Gibbs and bridge Inspectors, have whlch I disnosed of to the crew and conditions better for hfmself as well as been on a touf of inspection and ex- passengers, -and In the wlnter time I the boss by tracllng his open air tax1 for pressed themselves as well pleased ~21th have sold rabblts without numbers to a Whlppet sedan. conditions In our department, which re- May, 1931 Page 47 flects credlt on the nmnazement of 3Ir. 2nd In Bprlnpfield Ma the home of the &r.- and Mrs. Harold Stoll are the Gfbbs our general BBB foreman. bride. We join jhel; host of frlends proud parents of a new caller who ar- W. A. Lantz and men are nnishlng In wlshlng them a long and happy rived at their home March 17. North Canadian brldae near Weleetka wedded life. Mr. S. A. ~ontpo;nery attended tha and expect to catch ;p with the llnlng Ernest C. Newton, blacksmith helper Shrine ceremonial at Sprlngfleld. and surfacing of brldges On Creek Sub. who underwent an operation for ap- H. J. Scott car man has taken a, 60- IV- E. Fountaln and men are busy with pendlcitls, has returned to work. Glad day leave oi' absence 'and went to hle the work In connection wlth the buildlng to see you back "Shag". farm near Lebanon. of new de~otat Oklahoma City- wlth M. A. Wagner. machinimt who has terminal repalrs as a slde line. been off for-some time win an In- BIRMINGHAM VIrgll Leak and men are renewlng fected hand, has returned from St. Louis hospital, but Is not UP+ nhl- North Canadian br1c)g.e near Jones. A. E. I?. Maggi and men are engaged In return--~-- to.~ work. C. HANSON, Reporter R. D. ~ichardsrnachlnist, is slck at - stock yard repalrs and lining and sur- the present tlme.' J. J. Cummlns. agent, has p1-ed old faclna bridges on the Red Rlver 6uh. Wilbur Ayers and wife spent a day Santa Claus to himself and bought a new also dolng some sidewalk Improvement In In Oklahoma City recently viewing the Oldsmoblle sedan. Ada. sl~hts--- F. M. Packard. chlef cterk, had fallen 0. V. Smlth and men are repalrlng Wm. Venable, machinist helper. has In llne with the masses and another Arkansas River bridge, also roundhouse alven uo all hooe of farm rellef and Oldsmoblle. The number ot Oldsmoblles and turntables at West Tulsa has abandoned the farm and moved now number as many as all other S. H. Dean and men are repalrlng sand back to town. makes of automobiles comblned at the house at Lawton and working on bridges Mrs. Charles Ayers. daughter-In-law frelght house. In this vlclnity. of ,Mr. and Mrs. Avers. has returned Mr. Buford Freeze of Cinclnnatl. 0.. George Simpson and men are putrinq home after a vlsit. She lives was a recent vlsitor in the clty wlth his the first coat of oaint on South Canadian- ~- in Atunway. Iowa. father and brother. Both are employes bridge near ~~~tie. Earl Young, blacksmlth, left for of the Frlsco and Burord Freese was at S. H. Dean is using his spare tlme Sprlngfleld on the 11th for a vislt wlth one the an employe of the company also scrubblna and cleanlng up the outflt In home folks. but now llvlng In Clncinnatl, Ohlo. antlclpatlon of vislt from hls wife and Mrs. B. G. Adams and baby daughter, All employes are very sorry to learn Of familv of Vinita. Barbara Ann, were recent Sprlngfleld of the transfer of our general agent at C. -M. Swope Is back at work after vlsltors. Barbara Ann was qulte ill Birmingham, Ala.. Mr. J. E. Springer. being at home all winter on account of while away, but has recovered. Although our loss Is another's galn, we slckness In his famlly. The nice warm days we are having feel that we are .the loser in the trans- Carl Smlth has severed hls relations has started the baseball lever among fer of thh valued solicitor and all wlsh with the B&B department after con- the shop boys and at a meetlns in the for hlm much success In the new field. tinuous servlce as B&B carpenter slnce car foreman's office It was declded to B. E. Galns, carpenter, was called to 1917. out a team In the city league agaln Amory, Mlss.. to the bedslde of hls wlfe's C. L. Brothers is back on rhe job after thls season, so let evei-y one get-be- hind the team and boost. mother who was seized wlth a stroke Of a short vlsit with home folks at Green- paralysis suddenly. She Is In a crltlcal forest. Ark. condition. We wish her a speedy recov- We are sorry to announce the denth BRIDGE AND BUILDING DEPT. ery from her Illness. of Slg Riley. Unkle Slg. as he was EASTERN DIVISION Wlth the Interest of the baseball fans famlllarly known, Was an old tlnler. His and shootlng forth of the lawn grsses, servlce dates back to 1916. We under- the brows of many unemployed wlll be- stand he dled very suddenly. He leaves ARTHUR BUNCH, Reporter come regions OK persplratlon and old Ca- a wlfe and four step chlldren, also several ther WORK wlll agntn slt on the throne chlldren by hls flrst wlfe. who dled in Blll Hlnes has returned to work now. and command idleness into subllme, for 1922. Interment was at Madlll, Okla. after belng off for some tlme with an injured hand. business Is growlng better each day. Zadock Brerhoars recently was off H. F. Green. statlon accountant. was several days on account of slcknkss. kept from his dutles at the offlce account LOCAL NO. 17-TULSAj OKLA. Bud Peck recently spent a few days Illness of hls wife at Bessemer thls week. visiting relatlves In Oklahoma. We trust that she wlll soon regain her H. C. PRICE. Reporter Max Pachl and Arthur Rude are in health. Birmin~ham,Alabama, rebuilding one Photus Grady, check clerk and wife. 'H. J. Ray, machlne shop foreman, of the stationary boilers. Thev wlll were vlsltors In Thorsby. Ala.. last week- and P. J. DeBrosse are In St. Louls be there several-days. end. They report a pleasant trlp and hospital. Ebb Nease and gang have been re- boost Alabama roads. Grady has been 9. J. Haserneld, pipeman Is off ac- pairing brldges on the Chadwick displaying symptoms of a new Chrysler count Illness. branch. slnce thls trlp. C. 1. Alexander, boller foreman Is Charley Wallace and gang are dolng I,. T. Hatcher, belt clerk and wife. stlll conflned to his home account ill- general repairing on bulldlngs In and made a week-end trlp to Roanoke. Ala., ness. around Monett. Mlssourl. last week, vislting relatives and frlends F. R. Mock, mechlnist was called to Jlm Carter and panfz are renairlnr of Mrs. Hatchet- thew. Whlle the heavy Lon Angeles CallC., recently. to the brldges In and around kdrlch. - rains and muddy roads were detrimental, bedstde of hlk brother who was Injured Bill Skyles is again in charge .of the the fried chlcken was wonderful Indeed. In nn auto accldent. St. Louls Terminal. and the gangs are Numerous slgns of better buslness have Tony Phlllips spent a few days re- dolng some repalrlng on buildings at cently vlslting hls son In western been dis~lavinp.themselves over the clty. Cuba. Missouri. New subways; new bulldings, newly Oklahoma. Bill Foster Is again in charge of the Paul Corbln. machinlst. has returned pnlnted homes and last but not the least. paint gang and are palntlng station the WIN-U-SMILE of our agent. J. J. to work after a ten day's absence. bulldlngs at Stanton, Missouri. - Charley Retzlaff and wife spent Clyde dunningham and gang recently Currlmlns, when he returns from his Easter wlth home folks In Lawton. have been dolng some concrete work dally sollcltatlons. Okla. at Monett. Mlssourl. 1,. H. Freeze, clalm clerk and wlfe are Our greateet sympathy 1s extended Charley, Baron and gang are doh& the proud parents of a new baby girl. Marvln McLesky In the death of his emergency work in the Springfleld born April 13, 1931. weight, eight pounds. mother the latter part of March. terminal. She Is a very promlslng girl and vows W. 0. Coy piece-work checker of the that she w111 never even go near a rip track, w'as called to Springfield ac- frelght house. Our congratulations to count death of hls father, Dr. W. A. NEWBURG, M0.-LOCAL NO. 32 Nrs. Freeze and Luther. Coy. We extend our sympathy to Mr. Coy and his famlly during thelr be- E. F. FULLER, Reporter reavnment... - . - .. - .- -. NEWS FROM LOCAL No. 7 Jack Drake, machinist, is off for ten XIrs. C. D. Ward and sons visited in dam at thlY writln~- visitlnfz- home Sorlnefield.- - H. W. CLAYPOOL. Reporter folks. Mr. Frank Short made a buslness he shop bovs who served In the trlp to Conway and Springfleld. We are very sorry to report that Mr. war are all wiarln b1g smiles now, Mlss Thelma Vinson of Lebanon, L. W. Caviness, Central divlsion chair- account recelot of ttelr bonus. visited Mr. and Ilrs. E. F. Fuller over . man, has been off for some tlme due H. C. Rlddle, machlnlst. was severely the week-end. to Illness. He has made two trips to burned at home recently, when the Nr. S. A. Montgomery Is the proud the St. Louis hospltal and Is in Mayo gasoline tank on hls car exploded. He owner of a new Dodge six sedan. Brothers Clinlc at thls writing. Here's is conflned to St. Louis hospltal. Mr. George Turner is back at work hoping for a speedy recovery Lee. after a 30-day leave of absence on ac- Due to hls absence, J. L. ~nd~,chair- count of sickness. man of the shop commitree, has been LOCAL No. &ENID, OKLA. Ilr. Harold Rook, yardmaster, has aonointed to All this oosltion. tempor- traded hls Studebaker for a new Ford akTly. H. H. FULLER. .Reporter sedan. H. T. Peck Arst class coppersmith, Mr. C. D. Ward was off duty for 10 of the West Shop, Is fllling Mr. Cavl- -4n announcement that should have days on account of an attack of the ness's job for the present. Mr. Peck's appeared last month Is the marriage of flu. famll~recently spent the week-end Miss Allce Snow and Nr. H. L. Gar- Shopmen extend thelr sympathy to wlth Im and marvelled at the sprlng ringer, secretary to Master Mechanlc Geo. L. Miller over the loss of his weather we were having. That's just W. J. Foley, whlch occurred February mother who dled recently. a regular part of Arkansas, folks. Harry Kline. conductor. and at- Just then rhe door ooened and in tended the funeral of Xrs. Kline's uncle, blew Bernice ~ower-with her little I EASTERN DIVISION ( Mr. Frank Matthews of Joplin. arithmetic under her arm. A very impressive sunrise service was Now they have Ray Kosky under the held at the Christian church Easter Sun- imDression he wants to diet in order to NEWS SERVICE DEPARTMENT day. Those participating in thls pro- thin down. gram from the Frlsco famllles were: This weather reminds us of the anl- SPRINGFIELD, MO. Mrs. Frank Wilson, wife of Engineer ma1 life when the birds shed thelr Wllson; Luther D. Hunter, son of Con- feat'hers'and the balance thelr wild J. P. BRIGGS. Reporter ductor Hunter; and Durward Liffee, son hair. of A. W. Llffee, englneer. Well. folks, Inasmuch as thls Is a T. B. Coppage. superintendent. and J. TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT new addltion to the Frlsco family, wfll H. Weed, road master. were in Clinton try to tell you what has been going on recently vlsitlng and getting acquainted since thls department was taken over by with Clinton's buslness men. 0. L. OUSLEY. Reporter the Frisco. Mrs. 0. W. Blumhoist. wife of Con- The News Denartment was heretofore ductor Blumhoist, visited her mother at Wesley W. Shane clerk in St. Louis operated by red Harvey. but was taken Sprlngfleld last week. telegraph office. viiited in Sgrlngfield. over by the Frisco the latter part of April 5th. 1930 and we have been trying to hold J. A. Moran. superlntenclent: J. H. John Chesney. telegrapher, Edward, our end up ever slnce. Am sure we will Weed, roadmaster: D. E. Gelwlx, division Kansas, suffered a severe attack of in- englneer; and A. J. Jones. general BCB fluenza the first of Aprll and is still make a very rood showina In the future. foreman, made an Inspection tour of this along with everyone else. Everybody confined to his home. get set to hear of great things from us divfslon the last of the month. A. P. Parks. 2nd trick wire chief, yt. in the next few months. Aletrice Rutherford, daughter of Scott, and Mrs. Parks vlsited In Mr. R. C. Osborne. our sunerlntendent'. Charles Rutherford, was home for the Wichita and Enid, first' of April. While spent the usual time on [he road and Easter holldays. She is In Columbia in Enid they were the guests of ~Mrs. also at Memphls, at whlch polnt we where she attends college. Parks' sister. Mrs. J. F. Lee. Mr. Lee John Phllip Balke. son of Englneer is now located as trainmaster at Enid. closed our news agency and transferred Balke. was home for Easter vacation. everything to Sprlngfleld. The marriage of Miss dessle L. Brown and J. J. Mathes, dlvlsion line- Mr. C. B. Anderson. &qslstant super- man, at Enid, was solemnized. March Intendent, went to Sedalia wlth the 28. at the home of the bride's parents. Sprlngfleld bowllng team, to play for the PURCHASING DEPARTMENT The manv friends of Mr. Mathes in the state cham~lonshl~.but we were sorry telegrap6 department wish them much to have them nosed out In the last round ST. LOUIS. MO. happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Xfathes are at by Kansas Clty. home at 817 West Oak street, Enid, Mlss Justice and Mlss Holms soent the W. L. RITTER, Reporter week-end In St. Louis recently and they arrived home safely after thelr journey We are all sorry to learn of the sud- to the big clty. den passlng away of Henry Compton's Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reld was vlsltlng In brother and joln in extending our pro- Kansas Cltv a few weeks aao and whlle found sympathies to the bereaved fam- there had ihelr son's tonsils removed. IIY.2,-. Wlth all this flne weather at hand and Herby Clay tells us his frlend wlfe our fishlng poles out of storage, we in- sure enjoys readlng the magazine. We vlte you all to come down and try your understand now whv he is so anxious luck wlth the finny tribe. to get his copy every month. Clarke Pinkerton has been roaming around the office mumbling "19 tons havine soent a week in Clnclnnati CLINTON AND OSCEOLA SUB coalw-we take it he must' be runnlng vlsitik her son. Max Linster and wife. a heating plant out there in Webster Mrs. Lulu Lalter. P. B. X. operator. MRS. A. W. LIFFEE, Reporter Grnvnn.- - - . - - . Springfield, has been quite slck with Understand our John Danlels is seek- ~neumonlafor seTveral days, but we are Buslness on this dlvlsion has Increased ing prices on a golf outfit and it will glad to know that she -is recovering ronslderably the past month. They be necessarv to send dimensions to the rapidly. double-head 59 almost every night. Have factory. account of being special she. Miss Xary Fenton, relief P. B. X. run several extras and had three work Lucille Meyer clalms to have lost operator, Monett. and Mr. William tralns. weight in the oast few months-while Conley were married April 6. They C. 0. Clalborne. agent, attended a we-are all oleased to hear this,. we will reside on a farm near Monett. Tral'Plc Club meetlng In Sprlngfleld Aprll can't soy tha't we can notice It. Employes of thls department extend 11 and 12. The agents from over the Martin Hickey says he Is going in our best wishes. svstem. about 155. were Dresent. discuss- for winter snorts this summer by eat- lng buklness. ina more ice-cream and frozen dainties. Mr. Julius Wlrth of Californla, brother Slargarer Cowan Is to give-a lecture AUDITOR REVENUES of "Peck" Wlrth, conductor. Is vlsltlng to a group of office boys on "The neces- ST. LOUIS, MO. at the old home place at Brownlngton. sity of a Stationery Invoice Clerk in Jullas at one tlme was conductor for the Railroad Business." the Frlsco out of K. C. Now that the baseball season is here, ESTELLE HILTOX, Reporter Sam Hendrix, sectlon foreman, and hls let us all get together, flght the busses and tell our friends to start rheir va- E. V. Ashworth spent the week of men are relavlnrr steel In the south end cation riaht. bv takina- a real long- ride March 22 to 28 in New Yorlt. of Clinton yard< over the-~riscb. Beatrice O'Reillv. P. E. Wood. Wm. We are glad to report Mr. Slgler, con- Grace McEvoy tells us she cele- Ekhenauer, and 9. V. Ashworth are ductor. Is back to work after several brated her birthday recently by throw- a11 able to be at work again after being days of illness. ina a Dartv and thev ~la~edaames and quite ill for some time. Also Mr. Cashman, brakeman. Is work- Litt'le Betty Jane Kretzer age 6 years, Ing agaln after being off about slx fin lehite says he isn't reduclng daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kretzer, weeks. very fast by playing his saxophone, be- passed away.at the Bethesda Hospital. W. W. Clark, conductor. and wlfe cause the guy next door borrows It April 6, after 3 weeks of suffering with were called to Butler. Mo.. recently due every night: cerebal sninal menineitis. the deoart- to the serious illness of Mrs. Clark's We believe Mary Graddy has the ment est6nds sincefesymPathyto-the father. right idea when she says, "I don't be- parents in t'heir bereavement. Mrs. Fred Long, wlfe of Englneer Long. lleve in dieting. I'm stout and proud A. W. Arnett, city ticket agent, was a Is making an estended vlsit in Callfor- nf-- it.''-- visitor in this office. recentlv. nla And Lew Cunningham says he Is go- several boys attended thk bowling Dan Hurlbut, caller. made a business ing to get himself an airship so he can tournament at Detroit. Mich.. March 28 trlp to K. C. laet week. be above the rest of the world. and 23. They also visired Canada. Ma); 1,931 Page 49

Sorman Rogers became quite 111 tile tunera!. l3. C. Jones relieved him. morning of April 13 and had to be W. Sf. Christopher was successful taken to his home, others on the sick bidder on third MO Monett, R. Davis list for this month are Loyola bfc- bid in third NY Jfonett, H. D. Petty Laughlin, Helen McHale, Marie Witte, got second Jerome, and A. E. Trotter F. W. Riess. Beulah Bulger. Ai Bush got third there. and Genevieve Hutchison. H. R. Willis. third Globe, was off The department extends sympathy to about a week account illness, and T. the family of blrrrcelline bIcLaughlin, B. Boatman relieved him. who passed away. April 10, after an Ralph Jury relieved A. Chidester, illness of several weeks. second MO Monett, for one day. Maud Fulton and Grace Weber left L. J. Porterfield third Billings, was Saturday, April 14, fof Los Angeles. off a fen days.. . beina- relieved bv T. Calif.. they expeet to vlsit for about 3 B. Boatman. weeks. P. S. Pittman, first 310 Monett, made Mrs. C. A. Goose. wife of Train Audi- a sightseeing trip to Springfleld, re- tor C. 4. Goose, who has been seriously centlv. ill at the Frisco Hospital following an ~:-be~err~was successful bidder on operation, is slowly improving. the agency at Phillipsburg. He says Your Future Is In Xr. J. B. Tremagne and family mo- he is going to ~lanta -garden of peonies tored to Bourbon, Mo., Sunday. April and fetunias. - 12th. W. M. Lewis is now on the job as Own Hands agent at Newburg. R. E. Nichols, who Your TELEGRAPH NOTES was temporary agent for such a long time. is working third trick MO Monett. DON'T talk about luck. You are at the NEWBURG, MO. Many thanks to George Vermillion helm of your career. for his news. Come again with it. any Look around you at the older men, HELEN FELLOWS, Reporter time. still struggling along in routine jobs, at We are glad to report that F. T. meager pay. Do you want that kind of Burton, third Dixon, and E. L. >Iooney. MONETT. YARD a middle age? Or will you be one of third Conwav. are both back to work the men who rise to bigger after a tussle with pneumonia. FRANK KYLER. Reporter trained W. A. Lewis third trick east end dis- salaries and positions of genuine leader- patcher, went' to the Frisco hospital Electric hand lanterns have been is- ship? in St. Louis. Aprll 1, for an operation. sued to train and yardmen on the East- You can choose, todny. Your future He was released che twelfth, but to tern division. This type lantern is a date has not resumed, duty yet. W. great improvement over the oil burner is in your own hands. Home study with M. Chrlstopher is rel~evinghim and and much more dependable. the International Correspondence Schools H. DeBerry has the two-day job which Switchman E. W. Xitchell, who has has given thousands of men their start belongs to W. M. C. been receiving treatment in the St. Louis toward success - men with no more Mrs. N. 0. Watts, wife of assistant su- hospital, has-returned home and is back perintendent. Newburg. is to be re- on the job. education, no more ambition, no more. leased from the Frisco hospital, April capital than yourself. 17th. after a five-weeks' sojourn there. Swltchman Harmon Gray is driving a She .is recovering nicely from a very new Chrysler sedan. Hundreds of courses, specially pre- serious operation. Spring is here. being evidenced by the pared for study at home, lie open before R. V. Porter, first N. Y. Monett, has number of flower beds and gardens that are showing up. House painting is the you. Choose the subject that interests been off since March 2nd account ill you most, and check it on the coupon health. He is now in the hospital in order of tho day wlth the writer, and. St. Louis for treatment. He is being Prom the size of the job, will furnish below. Then mail it and find out how relieved by George Vermillion. diversion of sDare time for the most of the I. C. S. can help you build your C. R. Sally, third Pacific. is off ac- the summer. future. count illness of his wife, who has had General Yardmaster W. N. Caffey has to undergo an operation. Latest re- been laying off, being relieved by As- Employees of this road will receive a port says she is getting along all right. slstant Yardmaster Spain. We suspect Special Discount Chick is being relieved by W. E. a flshing trip. ------Baskett. Switchman 0. G. Donlavy, who has INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS W. W. Lemons, first Newburg, has been laying off sick for some tlme, is re- "The Unioeraal Unfoers~lv" been having considerable trouble with ported rapiclly recovering and will re- Box 8616-E. Smton. Penna. his eyes lately, and upon first ex- sume his duties as foreman of the mid- Wllhout cost or obligation please aend me full par- amination, the docto; advised that he niaht crew in a few days. ticulars about the subject belhe which I havo marked X: give up smoking-a great sacrifice for Switchman L. A. Taylor and S. 0. Loromotlve Enslneer Archllectr' Blveprlntr him but he made it (and incidentally, Rittenhouse have been doing relief yard- Loeornollve Fireman SUuctural Ewlneer he hearly wore out his jaws the first master work the past few days. dlr Brake Insoector URaLe Clerlr O stallon Agent day or two, chewing gum). A second Billie Rittenhouse, son of S. 0. Rit- noundhouse Foreman UookkeeverCart Accountant examination showed some defective Ol(oun~liloure?.llnchinld tenhouse. who has been seriously ill, is HTrninman and Carman C. P. Acmunlont teeth and he was told to have them reportecl getting along flne. Electric Lommotlvo and Industrial bIanaCcment extracted. Consequently he has lost Train Operator OEsecutive Tralninn not only six teeth, but two days also. fi~onduclar OStenogranher and Typist due to the fact that his jaws were so SIGNAL DEPARTMENT Machinist Toolmaker OSecretarial Work 0Teleb.rauii Engineer swollen and sore he couldn't Calk. He !$$%?o Tlmmlth was relieved by H. A. Atwell. SPRINGFIELD, MO. ~PractlcalTelephonyGas Engines C. Y. Roberts, third S. E. Jct.. asked Dlesel Enclnes off for one day, Easter, and lost seven XATILDA C. HOFFMAN. Reporter .ivintlon Encines Survesor OSectlon Foreman Plumbing q Steam Fllting days. He was' sick three days, then QBrld~eand Uulldlng after reporting for work, received C. A. Hamm, signal supervisor, south- Healing I7 Ventilalion ern division. with headquarters at Foreman i~efrime rat ion word of the death of a sister-in-law OPalnter Carpenter E~rnd:?. c I 1001 Subjects and he went to Kansas City for the Springfield, who has been oqf account 111- 0.iuprenlice Trainlnz Hl~hSchool S~&b~ect~ ness for several months, 1s much im- U Railroad ~nslruction OCar Revalrer OCnr Inspector nrovecl...... OCIvll k3gineer O~~erl>.~nicalDrawin,. OHi~haayEnglneer q ~h;t;macy G. W. Cathcart, signal maintainer, OShcr, lllueurints Ruslne\s Cbrrcspondence Rogersville, who is on leave of absence, OConcrete Conrtructlon Perrunnel 3lanagcment has been spending several weeks at Eureka Springs, Ark. Namo ...... Age ...... Nrs. L. L. Owen, wife of signal maln- Occupation...... oedby ...... SECURITY NATlONAL BANK tainer at Vinita, and son. Paul, spent the week-encl in Tulsa recently. Street Addresress ...... Little Kathleen and Mary Francis Uhr, Reasons Why: who have been quite ill. are convalesc- CID...... Stah...... 4% on Savings balances in ina nicely. Canadbnn mnu rend thin coulmn In Intwnatkmal Cm- excess of the flrst $500 Mrs. R. J. Brandt and two sons. Roh- r&p0nclenco Schools Ca:aladlan, M~nllcd,.dlmtrool. Canuda ert and Lester, visited relatives in 3I/CL% on Savings balances up Colun~bus, Kans., recently. 31r. Brandt to $500 is signal maintainer at Paola. Rans. 2% on Checking Account tination for Killian not as yet decided balances in excess of $1,000 or being consiclered as important; how- PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT. ever. Louls Coffin mentions when he Maximum Salety-Central Location packs his grip, it will be for Chicago. Eighth Street, Between Olive and Locust RAYMOND H. RINKEL, Reporter While all this is going on, Tom Wil- St. Louie, Mo. - - liamson seems perfectly content spend- These warm spring days are bringing ing his idle time working on his house. Convenient Hours-9 to 5 Dally. with them many prearranged plans. Kil- and its surroundings. Right now he is 9 to 6:30 Saturday lian Coerver, also Louis Coffin. claim It busy completing a "lily pond" (which is I is clue tlme they make another trip--cles- to contain real lilies). Why not make it. Page 50 deep enough lor swlrnmlng. and aiv$ Out Hart Howerd Is also back with kla Mlsa Jaek FitaJohn was the lucky one some lnvltatlons thls summer, Tom. again, after havlng an extended leave of tm get the new complometer Job In thls Ed. Bernard recently presented his lo- absence. oblce. The poaltlon was made possible cal dentlst wlth one of hls prlze molars. -4 letter came to Mr. Wheatley from by the consolidating of the Central and causlng hlm to be absent from duty for John Sprohs, formerly employed In this Eastern divlslon work. We are glad to a few days suffering the after-effects. department, saylng he Is enjoylns: Ilfe In hare Jaek wlth us agaln. Ralelgh Beatty, not to be outdone by Ed., Southern California. Judging from the number of glrls in had three of hls teeth pulled, he also L. P. Cochran, actlng dlvlslon stwe- thls offlce taklng swlmmlng lesson? thls belng absent from work, recuperating. keeper at MemphIs. Tenn., was a visltor spring, we thlnk the store department Klllian Coe~erIs the proud possessor of thls ofPlce the last of the month. will stand a good chance of belng repre- of one of the old-style dollar bills. and Account of recent reduction in force sented in some bathlng beauty contest. intends to keep it, probably, long enough and "bumplnrf'. A. T. Laughlln has taken We are glad to report Clyde Fullerton to have one of hls grandchildren realize Clarence "Jlookus" Milliken's place on the Is back on the Job apaln. after belng out a premlum on It in later years. supply cars and hb helper Is Oscar Hart- several weeks account of Illness. On nlce, sunny Sunday afternoons, sell. "Uncle Jim" Akridge Is a heIper to Frank McDonald and famlly, can be T. E. Berst on the supply cars. IIenry OFFICE SUPERINTENVENT found drlving the Chevle on some Illinois Nelson is stock clerk In charge of classes road, at-how many miles per hour? three and thlrteen. John Relnder has TRANSPORTATION Somehow &lissouri roads won't do on "bumped" into the store department at Sunday afternoons, eh, Mac? Monett, Mo., and Geo. Graham and EULA STRATTON, Reporter FASHION NOTES: Frank Zoellner 1s Frank Xiatthews went to the store cle- stlll wearing his Chrlstmas tie. Charlle partment at Llndenwood. Well. here it is the flrst of May-and Burns has a brand-new palr 0f red sus- Oscar Cook is quite proud of a ten- apple blossom time and the prettiest the penders. Ed. Grob was the flrst to dis- pound baby boy who arrived at hls home of the year and everybody has a "cheer- card hls vest for the year 1931. the morning of the 16th and who has up" song in their hearts-hence the de- been glven the name of Robert Gene. pression gloom Is leavlng and buslness L. H. McGulre, crane operator, has in general is plcking up. MILL STREET PASSENGER spent about two weeks in the hospital Easter was a gay tlme for all of us- STATION recently. but is able to be out at present. most everyone bloomed out in a new hat There has also been conslderable slck- SPRINGFIELD, MO. and either went to church, played golf ness In his home. as hls wlfe has had the or took the klddies on egg roasts. Sa- flu and his boy had scarlet fever, but vina Felin motored to Marshneld. where W. S. WOOD. Reporter at present they. too, are much better. she spent the day with her mother: Fre- da House journeyed to Tulsa for the W. H. Jordan, bag-gemaster, who has OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT week-end and JIerle Platte spent the day been In poor health for severa! months. TERMINALS in Verona enjoying one of those good old has gone Lo the St. Louis hospital for a SPRINGFIELD, MO. country dlnners of fried chicken. ham and physfcal examination. T, L. Griffith hav- eggs. hot blscuits and home made honey, etc.-there's nothln' like It outside the ing been called to Southern Callfornia on NORAIAW HINDS, Reporter Ozarks ! nccount of a serlous accident in his fam- Speaking of blossom the--Mr. J. W. Ily R. T. Newbold has been fllling Mr. E. A. Breshears was absent from duty Dugan. chief of the weighlng bureau has ~oidan'e position. J. 31. Weaver substl- a few days on account of illness. t~itinc. for Grifeith and A. G. Ball for just returned from Callfornla, and he ------,, .. . J. D. Clark has bld In the 11 p. m. tells us that Aprll In Califurnla is cer- Newbold. swltch tender job. tainly a lovely the of the year-trees, The Transportallon Accldent Preven- Elmer Lynch has bld in the 11 a. m. trees, everywhere ancl in full bloom. Mr. tlon Cup won by the Springneld Terml- transfer job. Dugan dld not make a mere pleasure trip nals for the last quarter of 1930 has been Ed. Wadley has bid In a vacancy as to Callfornia, but journeyed there in on exhlbltlon In the waltlng room for SeV- a helper on the 8:30 p. m. job, after sev- order to accompany Mrs. Dugan home. eral weeks and has ellclted much Interest eral months on the extra board. Mrs. Dugan has been absorbing Callfor- and aclmfratlon from passengers p~slng G. L. Johnson is back on hL former nia sunshlne all wlnter, trying to regaln through the statlon. job as helper on the Phelps Avenue job. her health, and we are glad to report C. R. Throckmorton. traveling passen- George Kirkham, one of our most cap- that she Is feellng very much better and ger agent, Northern PaclAc. showed us able swltchmen. has taken the englne stood the trip home nicely. that lighting the top of a cellophane c1- foreman ~osltionon the east lead from Dr. Stork made a call at the home of gar wrapper, held vertically In the Angers 3 p. m. to 11 p: m. causes the smoke to go down into the C. E. Hosey has been assigned to the two of our tracer clerks durlng the lat- wrapper instead of up. Two weeks later 4 p. m. job as helper In the new yard. ter part of March and left with Mr. and the same trlck war illustrated In after worklng as extra yardmaster and Mrs. V. B. Hartley a darllng little elght "Strange As It Seems." switchman for several months. and one-quarter pound girl named Nan- The annual musical cantest held at the W. L. Turrentine has purchased a new cy Jeanne. At Mr. and Mrs. H. C. State Teachers' Colleae was very well car of a popular make and plans several Boehm's. Beverly Sue, an adorable attended this pear. We were very much extensive trlps this summer. cherub, was left to grace the home. We gratlfled to see that a large number of We are glad to announce the marrlage. are so glad to have the arrival of some these people usecl the Frlsco. our local April flrst, of Miss Aileen Renshaw to little girls In our Frisco family-sorta ticket sales havlng Increased considerably Mr. A. A. Biggs, popular young swltch- evens things up, and Messrs. Hartley whlle the contest was going On. man. We extend our congratulations and and Boehm are certalnly the proud Pa- Claude Harrls and the writer made a our best wishes. thers. trip to Dallas over Easter Sunday and C. L. Wlllis, night asslstant yardmas- Every once in awhile our off'lce routlne were very royally entertalned by C. 6. ter, has been absent a few days and Is Interrupted by that patriotic duty the Oldaker. aselstant general agent. The George Sisk ably handled his position men have to pretend to enjoy-serving on wrlter had the mkfortune to be In an during hls absence. the jury-Elbert Hunt. dlverslon clerk, automoblie accldent just three hours be- E. L. Stevens has returned home after has been "cloing his cluty" for the past fore the train left for home. but lucklly spending two months in Alaska, visiting week. Sorta think it would be fun to the cuts and brulses were neither very "get the low-down" on crlme, etc.. but relatives. Mr. Stevens reports having had Mr. Hunt doesn't agree that it Is. serious nor palnful. a wonderful time and some Interesting Our deepest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. experiences. Vlnnle Hlndman was away from the C. C. Dillard and famlly. Mrs. Dillard's Among those off Easter Sunday enjoy- offlce several days, battllng wlth a touch father, Mr. T. 0. Doss. having passed ing the flne weather were Ferdy Dlshman of the "flu." but Is back to work now away after many months of sickness and W. and feellng very much better. Perhaps and H. Ritter. the lovely roses she recelved helped her suff'ering. An lnltial shipment of the new electrlc recover, and she certalnly received her lanterns has been received and several of share. DIVISION STOREKEEPER'S the yardmen are proudly sporting their new equipment. Good natured George Silver-our flrst OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. H. A. Dale has returned to hls duties tracer extra, still drops in to see us oc- after being off several weeks, due to an casionally and we like having him around. PEARL 4. FAIN, Reporter Injured foot. F. A. Manzan Is back on the job after Louise Boren was also in to see us not undergoing an operation for the-removal so long ago, looking mighty attractive in Since our last writing we have had of his tonsils. a.Breen coat and matching beret. two light snows, but that sometimes is Carmen Bowman. former typist. was the way with the month of March: but also another recent caller, and we enjoyed spring h here now wlth all its glory and GENERAL ITOREKEEPER'S seeing her around again. beauty and many are taklng motor trips OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. over the week-ends. No doubt a number will attend the Apple Blossom Celebra- STELLA COMEGYS, Reporter SPRINGFIELD FREIGHT STATION tion at Marionville the 18th and 19th of this month. Homer Weber's llttle daughter has had M. M. A. LARKINS, Reporter We are glad to report that May Mutz pneumonia and has been serlously ill, but can be at the off'ice again. after spend- at this tlme she Is much improved. Chlef Clerk Mills and family spent ing several weeks In the St. Louis hos- Mlss Maude Bedell spent the week-end Easter 'wlth Mrs. Mills' parents In Os- of April 12th In St. Louis. ceola. pltal. . . May, 3931, Page 51

Hiss Mae Lundstrum has returaed from who will jaln In Merlng e~ngratulations be? of the FrLco Famlly and the fuel e ten-day vacation that Included a visit and best wishes. department In particular. Easter Sunday to Oklahoma City. Mr. H. E. Martin and famlly made a Mlss Helen Devine worked on the ex- ST. LOUIS TERMINAL'S CLUB vlslt over the week-end to Sprlngfleld to Dense bill desk and now is rellevlna her vlsit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Martin are twln slster as comptometer operatof in both "natives" of Springfleld and he Is the revising department while Marle is ROBT. A. HALEY. Reporter always jovial after hls vlslts to 111s home ill. town. Mlss Dollle Hlnkls went to St. Louis This report Is written In the Frlsca Mr. Frank Schlck Is showing much in- Easter to see "Skippy." Hospital, where the writer ha6 been can- terest in politics and we wonder just how Claude Harris' Easter trip to Dallas flned the past week with an attack of soon he will be leaving us to become resulted In 111s misslng the proper traln the flu. Glad to report I expect to be "the people's choice," and havlnb? to return "a la Texas Sve- back to work in a few days. cial." HOG come. Claude? E. E. Whitney. foreman 7 a. m. trans- From the platform: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. fer crew. was also onerated unon the lat- Duff are plannlng to go to Memphls: ter part-of March. and Is ndw at home Mrs. Dan ID. Rainey to Oklahoma Clty; dolng flne. and expects to return to work I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I Mr. and Mrs. L. Sweetln to RoK~~s:Mrs. about the mldrlle of May. J. M. Baker and daughter. ~laxlne, to Day Yard Cicrk Chas. Benson is back Tulsa. to work acain at Chouteau Avenue. after TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Messrs. J. E. Wheeler, Edgar ~untley being off Gveral months with a fractured TULSA, OKLAHOMA ancl Blalne Billingsworth of the north leg. All glad to see Charles back on the job. rards office are now doing relief work MARGERY O'BRIEN, Reporter here. The offlclalr sure appreciate the meri- We hope that the illness of son of torious eflorts of Asslstant Yardmaster Check Clerk CharIes Kelley will not prove C. J. Harmon and Switchman Harry as serious as reported. Webb. the night of March 13th. when an The bill clerks tell an amusing story east-bound traln arrlved at Lindenwood of Porter Rayn Messey's "duel with a ahead of No. I ancl reported losing a bug" a few evenlngs ago. But wlth the brake beam between Old Orchard and S. aid of his trusty old broom, Rayn con- R. Jct. Mr. Harmon jumpecl into Mr. Webb's auto and drove to Old Orchard Plc Club. Mr. James wu quered as usual. He always gets his bug. assisted by other members of the Frlsco or rat. ahead of No. 4, where Mr. Harmon set the block against No. 4 and walked east family, Mr. 0. L. Young, superintendent; to Southeast Junction. to be sure the ' F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT brake beam was not on the track, whlch possibly would have resulted In a serlous SPRINGFIELD, MO. accident. This was surely quick and flne work on the part of Messrs. Harmon and ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS DAZEL LEWIS. Reporter Webb. --- The 1931 membership campaign3 of the Frlsco Veteran Employes' Association FUEL DEPARTMENT is In full swing. To date approximately INVESTMENT 500 have enrolled as new members or ST. LOUIS, MO. renewed their nwmbershlps. If you have BONDS not already enrolled, please get in com- LOUISE S. GIBSON, Reporter munication with the secretary. Mr. J. L. AID & COMPANY, Inc. McCormack, Room 400 Frlsco Building, Mr. C. E. Blssell. fuel Inspector, Pltts- Securlty Bldg. ST. LOUIS, MO. Springfleld, Mo. burg, Kan.. was in (he oflice on March F. L. Pursley, chief clerk, and Mrs. 16. Mr. Btssell's vlsils are always en- Pursley enjoyed a motor trip to Joplin joyed and. es he is thoroughly informed recently. on--- the.--~ business-~ ~~- of-- the. - railroad--.-~. in-- .---his On April 15, virginla Gler. voucher territory, his vislts are instructive as , lyplst, resigned account of her approach- well. Ing marriage to F. J, Peterson, of the Mr. Geo. L Schneider, supervisor of general manager's 0fflce.- Vlrginia had fuel economy. Sapulpa. Okla., also fa- I Owens Paper Box Co. been a ralthful and-loyal employe of the vored 11s nlth a vislt last Fridav. He claim department for several years and was radlatlng Oklahoma sunshi6e and durlng that time- had made a host of good cheer all day and everyone felt in- friends. A number of social aPfairs were vigorated after his vlsit. given In her honor. Words are inade- Wrs. Louise S. Glbson made a vhlt to iuate to express our good wishes for the Springfleld to see Mrs. 13. E. Betts, who happy couple. was formerly Miss Laura Money, a mem- Slncere sympathy is extended to Mrs. Pearl Davis. whose father passed away on Aprll 7th. and to Carl I?. Smith, whose rather departed thld llfe at the family home In Louisvlile. Ky., on Aprll 9th. Brown & Hall Supply Co. The em~loves of thls office were shocked a& heeply grieved to learn of Wholesale Distributors the death of Norrls Leltsendorfer of BI1- Hngs. Mo.. and husband of Nrs. Lucy ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Whittenberg Leisendorfer (formerly a I I dictaphone operator in this depart- 1504-6 Pine st. ST. ment). LPUIS I 1 PLAIN AND FANCY BOXES

OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER SPRINGFIELD, MO. DESKS CHAIRS TABLES ORVILLE COBLE. Reporter Hy. L. Schafermeyer FILIXG CABINETS STEEL FURSITURE Locksmith and Machinist We extend our sympathy to P. W. Ar- I I nold on the loss of hls father-In-law. W. RAILROAD SETTEES Safes Opened and Repaired C. Hawkins, who succumbed to a heart attack March 24th. Mr. Hawkins' pass- 408-10 N. 3rd St. ing is a loss not only to his family and St. Loui8, MO. MAln 0245 frfends, but to the communlty. Our sympathy also to V. C. Wlllisms. who lost his grandfather. Aprll 16th. from E. A. HOLSCHER pneumonia. Mr. Chandler. who was 86 years old, had been ill but a short tlme. OFFICE FURNITURE CO. F. J. Peterson spent Easter at Paciflc. Mo.. with his mother. Miss Ann McClernon entertalned her Becht Laundry Co. bridae club. Wednesday evenina.-. the flf- teens. .We Specialize in Fred J. Peterson an6 Vlrginla M. Has- Family Laundry ler were guletlg married April 15th and I106 Pine Street SAINT LOUIS are now Hvlng at the Ambassador Apart- I 330 1 - 1 1 Bell Av. St. Louis ments. Both have many Frisco friends I

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Sapulpa and worked one day at XY, made on raltroadlng, sollcltatlon of busl- In St huls wlth her brother for -some taklng another slxty days off to visit his ness and other railroad ~roblems that clays and accompanied the body to Stotes- folks In Largo, Florida. may come up from time to tlme. We all bury, Mlssourl. where the funeral was W. M. Robuck. swing dispatcher at Sa- wish "HAD" the best of luck. held April 9th. pulpa. off five days to hoe hls spuds Extra Operator C. Murphy was through S. A. Hathawar, second Chelsea, off d own In Amory. Mlss. Methlnks Madill a whlle back. stopping OK long few days to try his luck flshlng. W. A. it would be worth the tlme lost to go enouah to renew acaualntances. Sald he Gamble making the relief. down there especially to watch hlm. F. was returning from- Sherman, where he W. H. Shedlebar, agent Afton, reports .\. Smith relieving. has been spending the past ten days vlsit- LCL business In and out of Afton is Understand J. B. Robinson, agent ina hls Uncle Joe Mur~hv.- -. who Is a picking up. Whlch we are all very glad Bryant, Is ofC slck, Haskell Watson re- brakeman on No. 532. to hear and hope this Increase In LCL lieving. 0. F. Nowlin, agent Madill, went nsh- ~hipments contlnues. Through the ef- F. Van Pelt, thlrd towerman at Clan- ing here a while back. Stayed three days forts of the force at Afton. lncludlng sec- more, off three day# attending the golden then blamed it on the raln when he got tion men, the merchants are ordering wedding annlversary of hls mother an3 back. thelr goods by rall only, very seldom a father. W. A. Gamble relieving. Llnernan S. M. Worthy 1s drlvlns a new truck shlpment being sllpped in. W. B. Hollands. manager and wlre master Bulck sedan. On the inltiatlng John Kramer. son of Llneman WI11 chief at Sapulpa. was called to Freestone, day he entertained Second Trlck Opera- Kramer, won tho office of Constable over Texas. account the serlous slckness of his tor W. A. Maberry and family wlth a a neld of five opponents at Olathe. Kan- mother. E. F. Oaks made the rellef. nlce ride to Dallas and back vla Ft. sas. in the last election. Robert 0. Brenner, flfteen-year-old son Smith. Ark. A new spur servlnp the clty water of Dlapatcher H. 0. Brenner. was elected S. R. Vandervort, thlrd trick Madill, pump statlon at Chlckaaha was put into all-star guard of the champion Kansa announces the arrival of Thomas Wash- service recently. Chickasha Is installlng Clty Tigers baaket ball team. The Tigers burn Vandervort, wekhlng 10% pounds. new pumps, water conclult and other beat all comers in the Kid Tournament and born Aprll 2nd. Van says he is go- eauioment. with the Frisco -gettlna .. a -eood held the lattcr part of March with thirty- ing to make a traln caller out of him portion of.the business. slx teams partlclpatinrr. Besldes being when he gets older, and from the way he L. A. Schooler. agent Wheatland. Is an all-around athlete. soung Brenner has hollers now he won't let anyone miss somewhat stuck up nowadays. Says the also captured all the medals offered in tho thdr traln. Congratulations. Van ! Oklahoma Clty alrport Is being moved to Natlonal Rifle .Lqsoclatlon for marksman Harry T. Morhouse. thlrd trick Afton, wlthin a stone's throw of Wheatland. of his age. We congratulate Mr. Brenner announces the arrlval of Nance Claire which will result In some passenger busi- on his son's skill and courage. Morhouse on Aprll 16th. Seems to-~me ness for the Frlsco to and from Wheat- Railroads last year spent 14 per cent like the stark has been a busy bird from land. as the alr lines are arranaine the or their gross to malntain thelr high- Afton to Madlll. Conrrratulatlons. Harry. schedules to connect wlth traln servrce. ways: trucks and bosses got theirs free! It Is Just one hund;.ed years ago this The old flmt trick at "YD" east yard. Ask your merchant if he thinks this is n month that the DeWltt Cllnton. the flrst Oklahoma City, was abolished elYective square deal. regularly commlssloned steam locomotive April 6th. Operator Nat Burch is ex- Mr. J. XI. Mulhall has completed a trfp was put In servfcc on a railroad in thls erclsins his senlorftv by dlsolacinr- E. or 1,600,400 miles. reachlng the age limit country. Schlltz- on second ~awton. of 70 years, and belng retlred on pension. A. C. McQulg~. flrst Afton. recehred Harry T. Morehouse, thlrd Afton. at- His record of 49 years and4 11 days with- word that hi&-brother-In-law. Rnlnh tended the funeral of hls uncle, W. A. out ever havfng a wheel on the ground ~hompson, Frfsco specla1 ol~icer-had Carter. at Sand S~rlnrs.Okla.. Aorfl 12th. will. no doubt. stand for many yearn passed away at the Frlsco Hospital In St. Many thanks to ~o~ Sloan aid W. A. to come. Hfs record provldes a good ar- Louls Aprll 7th. Mrs. McQuigfi has been Mayberry for items submitted thfs month. gument on the safety of trafns over busses. R. W. Pierce off one day at McAles- ter, relieved by Baker. The next regular meetlna of the Tulsa Frlsco Employes' Club wlll be held In thelr new quarters In the Public Serv- Ice Building at First and Denver Streets. Hiph-class boxfng and wrestlfna, alone wlth a seven-plece strlng orchestra. wfll furnlsh the entertainment. No charge. Bruce Hough. from thfrd hancls lo votesapipe auency Whlte Oak on bid. J. E. Custer at Francis until bfds are up on thlrd. F. A. McLaren, third Henryetta, was .called tn Ft. Scott. Kansas. account the death of hls mother-In-law. Mr. McLaren has had his share sf sorrow these last nix months and the sympathy of the tele- his Favorite graph department is extrndpd to Mac In hls hour of sorrow. C. Murphy Is making the rellef. The followina changes In statfon names are natad on the new the-card: South Holdenville to "Sfsson" and our new pleasure smoke agency at Drumright to "Tldal." H. J. Houglancl. second Afton, off cou- ple weeks visitina hls folks In Adair and Francls, Oklahoma. \V. K. Baker re- lleving. HEN you want to settle down and enjoy C. G. Wllson, cxlra operator. w&J called to Albion account hls mother very sick. Wa long cool smoke there's nothing like J, A. Hadwln, operator4lcket went Madlll. Oklahoma, has organleed a Frfsco a pipe and good tobacco. Fireman E. 0. Snell string band conslstlng OK violin. mandolin. guitar. uke banjo and bass viol and In- of the Pennsylvania says, "A pipe and good old tends to ha;e a big time this summer. He Edgeworth is my smoke, and believe me I'm Edgeworth is a blend of has the contract t% furnish musk for the fine old burieys, with dances at Petttjohn Sprlngs between Ma- mighty glad I found it." its natural wvor insured dill and Ardmore, and each thlrd Frlday by Edgeworth's distinc- night wfll play a free dance for all Frfsco If you've never tried Edgeworth, today is the. tive eleventh proms. Buy employes, thelr farnilfes and any friends Edgeworth anywhere in they may wlsh to bring. On these day to begin. It's for sale everywhere. Or #or two forms-"Ready- Frlsco dance nfghts short talRs will bc Rubbed." and "Plug a free sample packet, address: Lams & Bro. Co., Slice."All sizes, 15tpcket package to pound humi- I Chaffes Building & Loan Ass'n 1 Street, Richmond, Va. dor tin.

I ORGANIZED 1909 BY nrsco EMPLOYES I EDGEWORTH 6% Dlvldende on Full Paid Stock I SMOKING TOBACCO MECHANIAL DEPT. NEWS rado account of the sickness of a relativn. Muniripal Twilight I.caguc season ;\pt.il We have givcn the rip track wood mill 14th by losing 7 to 8 to the Film LCa- TULSA, OKLA. shop machinery a new coat of Duco. Thls change club. We pla>-ccl a good gamc for adds greatly to the appearance of the in- the greater part of the game. Lost the L. A. IlACK antl AMELIA ILiLT, terior of the place. gamr by two errors at critical tinles. The Reporters. Dennis Howard, third class n~achinist. bateries for EIrisco \VIW Bonner an41 and his brother Dence, cellar packer. Krrce. You will hcar more froni us Mr. M. C. licI~akey,machinist. and wcre called to Francis recently account later in the xeason. wife were called to Piggott, Arkansas. of the serious illness of thelr aunt. Thcy The beneflt bridgc and dance for the March 24th on account of serlous Illness report she 1s well on the road to recovery. baseball club held -4pril 15th went ovrr of Mr. McLeskey's mother. J. L. Morton. piece work chccker. and with a blg success. Tiw winners of thv Mr. R. L. Phelps, car foreman. and wifc family, spent Easter with relatives at prizes wcrc Mr. lioncy. flrst prlze: Mr. returned from a short visit with thelr Sprinpfleltl, Jlo. Mr. JIorton's Father is I?. I\-. Swan, second. an11 111'. Leo Sell- daughter at St. James, Xlissouri, the flrst in poor health at thls writinp, but hol)c man. third prize. MIS. Bloom, flrst ; JIrs. part of the month. that spring weather will hclp to Improve 15. J. ICscplin. second. 3Ir. W. I%. AlcGaugh, car clerk. has his rontlitlon. Mrs. AIorten visited with becn Iryln~out his new golf clubs, new hcr brother. whom he had not secn for a rrolf clothes and hls luck on the golf ~wrlod of flvc years. 1 RIVER DIVISION 1 ~oursesnt Tulsa and Sapulpa. J. S. White, coach clean~r,who ha- Xlr. W. U. COY,plecework checker. and been in the St. Louls hospital for some wYfc wcre called to Springflelil. Jlissouri. time. returnctl honw. Mr. Whltc~ is not POCAHONTAS, ARK. on account slckness and death of Jlr. rccovcrlng as fast ns we u~oulrl like. but Cov's father Aoril 4th. Thcv have our )lope he will be with us soon. CLE.\llUS PRICIC. Heporter sympathy. Traveling car inspectors, Jlessrs. W. H. Mrs. A. B. Crutne, wife of tlmelcecper. Samuels antl J. T. Fite. ralletl on 11.; Jfr. L. P. Davis, clerk, Poplar HluK. spent o few days wlth friends at Francis April 8th. Glad to have them call on ur was off duty a few days the flrst of rcccntlp. as we always bencflt from their suggc%s- April arcount siclcness in fiumily at Mr. C. H. Rctzlaft, machinist, and wife tions. I?lythcville, Ark. Whei~Mr. Davis re- spent the Easter holidays with relatives C. H. Vandiver has rcsignecl as car turner1 to Poplar Muff he brought his at Duncan. Oklahoma. Mrs. Hetz1ofi.s clerk. Understand he has not dcflnitely famlly with him antl are now making brother. Mr. Roy Ray, has bren visiting decldcd what kind of work hc will take their home there. in Tulsa with the Rctzlaffs. up. Harvey James, roundhoosc caller. Mr. n'. 15. JIathews, relict agcmt. Pop- 111'. H. A. Dcllis, marhinist, and fanr- has bren appointed to All the vacancy. lar Bluff. brounht JIrs. J1athea.s ovcr and ily have ntoved to Rcd Fork. Bob Jloore was appolntc~l caller. Wish they expect to make their ho~ncat Pop- Mr. J. S. \Bhiti,. alr brake man, and both of you all the luck in thr world. 1111. Bluff for awhile. wifc lcft for Hobbr. Sew Mexico, on an Box Packcr R. G. Fountain and family Mr. L. Ranley and Mr. I*:d Brant sl)ent overland trip to visit their daughter. who visitrd with Mrs. Fountaln's mother at the 13th in Pocahontas. is rdannlng to return with then]. Jones. Faster Sunday. Nr. Fountain said JIr. I.'. R. Ludwig. agcnt. Blggcru. .irk.. The ycar-old son of JIr. and Jlrs. S. they broke up all the hens' ncsts in spent Easter Sunday with Itis son. 13'. J. S. Walls passed anmy 4pril 16th. 311. their quest for Easter eggs. I.udwiz caahler ooerator at Pocahontas. Walls is employed as machinist. We synl- William Tenlplc. store room day coun- Mr. 'V. J. Schoonover, E'risco attorney. pathize wlth them In thelr bereavement. ter man. has purchascd a new residence made a buslncss trip to Chickasha. Okla.. MI-. Willian~Bow. machinist, who has at 1014 South Shartel avenue. He re- recently. bcen oft on account of sickness, returned ports that he Is well pleased wlth his ncw Mr. J. R. Boyd. agcnt. Pcrryville. Junc- to work April 13th. locatlon. tlon. was in Pocahontas April I?. Prom .4 nice write-uo In the Tulsa ~'orlcl of Elsa Wiley, coach )'art1 electrician, ha- all reports we believe Roy will bc mar- 31urch 31at marked the passing of an- bullt a new garape. Says that his new ried soon. other veteran into well-merited retire- Ford kept wanting to come in the housc ment. Mr. J. M. Mulhall (Uncle Jim to at night untll he built the garage. most of us), who for years has becn In CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. Flrrmnn H. H. Morgan. Rert Pirlcls - the cab on one of our best passenger and C. R. Smlth have been rut off of thc tralns. reached the ape limlt on Narrh 3. l NEL LAIL. Reporter 1931. May IIfe's sunset hold for him tilc Okl~homaClty, Okla., subdivision. Bill Johnson has been bumped back on Mrs. J. S. Llovd and Miss Jlolll~: I'at- best that IICe afiords In health and I~apl~i- through freight turn on Chick sub. 11854. tun spent the week in Kansas Clty, Mo.. Mr. H. C. Prlce, machinist Tulsa. was Fireman P. I<. Har.woo11 is spcntling his as guests of XIrs. Henry D. Heft. Jlrs. ofC scveral days the past month on ac- the in thc hill country along thc Whitc Heft is the daughter of Conductor antl count of Illness in his family. Rlver in Arkansas recuperating from an Mrs. J. S. Lloyd. Mr. I". R. Mock, machinist Tulsa. was illness of long standing. It seems that 11c Edgar Wlller and wifc and son Junlor called to Texas March 30th on account of chose wisely in going there. Ills brother being seriously injured in an Engineer P. L. Pcarson 1- off on a autornobllc accldent. He returned to leave of absence. He expects to spend work several days ago and reports his the time in Nebraska. Washlngton and brother improving. other polnts in the Northwest. TULSA ADVERTISERS Mr. S. S. Walls. n~achinlstTolsa, is the All flremen working out of thls point proud owner of a Pontiac roach. entered the service prior to 1918. If you Mr. L,. 1,. Hinch. engineer Tulsa. who haven't bcen here a long tinw these times HENRY ADAMSON & l~asbeen sick for several weeks, returned you simply aren't here. to work .4r)ril 1.5th. Quite a number of thc ~ncr~l~anicaldc- LEFLORE POTEAU Alr. C. C'. Sancr. englneer Tulsa. who ),artn~enthavc benefltetl by oil wclls he- COAL & MINING COMPANIES has been in the St. Louls hospital for in6 drillcd in the South City flcitl : among some tlme, returned to his home at Sa- them are A. M. Darragh. J. I.. Cowycr. MINERS and SHIPPERS pulpa. H. Reinhardt. .\. Hunter. A. C. Lesile, E. We wish to extend our s~mpathyto Wiley, V. H. Satubos. W. S. Melvin, J. of Alrs. H. 11'. Campbell and famlly in the H. Covington. C. M. Leister, A. A. Dotson. TULSA CHIEF (Bituminous) loss of husband and father. Nr. Camp- A. L. Swaln. F B. Hnmmonrl. .\. R. Har- and bell was accidentally kllled whllc crosr- mon and Roy Ploq-d. POTEAU CHIEF (Semi-Anthr.) ing Tulsa yards on his way to work. Drilling is progressiny: rapldly on Frisco On account of misplacements in senlor- oil well No. 3. They were drilllnp at COALS ity we now have with us fircnlen, Mr. P. 6.100 feet April 15th. The crew states Mines Located at \V. 1 ee, back from Shern~an:Mr. C. R. that they will case at 5.200 feet. No TULSA and POTEAU, OKLA. Snlith, Mr. H. H. >Ior&-an and Jlr. Ficltls, doubt this will be anothcr blp producer fronl Oklahoma City. as all the other wells In this rlcinlty. WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR 1,. E. Chancy returnrcl from thc St. COAL OF ANY GRADE 1,ouis hospltal April 12th. whcre he un- Call Phones: Residence 968 1-Olflcr 46388 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. rlwwmt an operation for appendfeltis. OR IVRITE US AT Will be some tinw bcforc he is able to rc- TULSA, OKLA. R. R. 1, Box 64 J. 1.:. NORTON. Hc!)otntcr turn to work. We extend our sympathy to .Toe Gregg. Jack Lewis car oiler on second shift. coach cleaner. whose brother dicd in Ros- had the misfortune to demolish hls car in well. New Mexico. April 6th. Thc fu- an aceldent near Marlow the nlght of neral was held at Norman. Okla., April JIarch 29th. The lights falled and the 13th. rar struck thc ralling on a brldge. Mr. Mr. O, C, Papin, wlfe of triple valvc Peter Adamson Coal and 1,ewis received painful though not seri- man, Ir I11 at this tlnlc. H~PCshe ha.; fils injuries. IIc went back to work April recoverer1 by thc tlme thls 1s ~mhlisherl Mining Company 9th. Gcorge Ruhman flllcd the tcmpo- Nr. Papln's son Ernmet Is slowly recovcr- rnry vacancy. Ing from an operatlon Cor appendlcltis. R. C. W'edlck. extra car inspctor, re- Seems that Nr. Papin's fa~rtilyIs having licved Mr. A. Neal nt Snyder for flvc days. more than thelr shave of ailments. Understand Mr. Ncal was called to Colo- The Frfscv bascbtl.11 club opcned the sl~cntEaster with Xlrx. Willer's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Harris have moved Carneb were played. The handkerchi.efs at .Jonesboro. Ill. into their home on Parker avenue. were presented to Zlllss Cook by Miss Mr. end Xfrs, Don Farr had as their Rov and Eueene XlcConachie and Irene Wehllng with a pretty tarewell rruests Emter Sunday. Mr. ancl Xlm. R. \\rayi~e BuckanKan, students in the npeech. as Bliss Cook has been trans- French and tamily ant1 Mr. and Mrs. University of Kentucky, Lexington. ferred ta the Memphis oftice. Dellcl~us Louis Scott of Dallas. Texan. spent the Easter holidays with their refreshments were served by Mrs. Mr. ancl Mrs. John P'. Neal will leave parents, here. Reser and SIrs. Harrell. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Finley and chil- We are very sorry to hear of the April 12 for Texas to spend a week or ten dren spent Easter with her parents in illness of Miss Blossom Chrlatopher. davs wtth Xlr. Neal's son. Gene, at Lock- Champaign, Illlnok. operator at Caruthersvllle. and hope to port. From there thev wlll RO to Pcn- sacola, Florida, for a iew clays and will Xlrs. J. A. Moran of Sprlngfleld mas hear of her quick recovery. a Sundav visitor at the home of.- .--MI-. Ben Grieshaber has been beautifying return via Memphis, Tenn.. where they and Mrs: R. I,. Cooper. The-coopers his home by planting flowers and will visit another son, Frank Neal. accompanied Mrs. Moran to St. Louis building a very artistic fence. Holman Scott, baggagenlam. Is apah for a short visit with Mr. and Xrs. bark to work after having been off for I.. A. Gibson. a Pew days account illncsn. Ye scribe had the pleasure of at- Shirley Ann Smith, nn~all grand- tending the Glrls' Club luncheon, which BLYTHEVILLE OFFICE daughter of General Agent J. T. Hule- was held at the Jefferson Hotel on han. has been conflned to hcr home for Xlarch 26th. I enjoyed it so very much 3IAHY FEHRELL, Reporter scveral days. the victinl of n~easleq. that I wish all the Frisco girls could R. M. Cullum. second trick opcrator :ittend one of their meetings. Miss AIarle Moon nlarlc a rush trip to at the passenger station. is conflnetl to Niss Ila Cook wan honor guest at a Littlc Rock. Ark.. Saturday March 21st ; his home account illnesq. 3Ir. Cull11111 handkerchief shower given at the returning Monday noon. she drove to wlll enter the Frlsco Hospital at St. home of Mrs. A. H. Reser on April 9th. Steele. 110.. then to Caruthersvllle, wherc Louis within a few days to undergo a major opcration.

OFFICE DIVISION ACCOUNTANT CHAFFEE, MO. and in addition In addition to correcting scale formation, foaming, I'olks, thls will he nly last report en~brittling tendencies. pitting and corrosion in loco- from the rlivislon accountant's office at Chaffec. On April 15. thls office will be motive boilers. the Dearborn Chemical Comgany offers abolished ancl the accounting for the other services on allied problems. River division will be taken cure of ill Memphis. Applying to Boilers. Oil in boiler water, if present Mr. .T. R. \Vilhoit ancl Xlr. T. 1). SIUI'ry in only moderate quantities, may be taken care of by will take posltlons In the St. I,ouls office. proper adjustment in the Dearborn treatment supplied. \V. R. McDonough. Ralph Stephrns antl Miss Ila Cook will transfer to Slemphls Treatment is sup~liedfor use in preparing new boilers with thelr positions. for service also, and for protecting boilers out of At this time Ranny McDonough is SU~- service. ferlng with the toothache, but from tho wnv the dentist 1s worklng on Ranny and Heaters and Injectors. Dearborn Formula 103 antl eC

Out ot the nlght comes dawn, Out of sympathy comes servlce. Mrs. C. 1. Forster, Funeral Home No. 918-920 Brooklyn Avo. KANSAS CITY. MO. GRand 0336 she dtrected s home-talent play. Marie and J. L. Mumma W~SIn charre of book Is kept quite busy these days. of rules meeting. Mr. and Mrs. John Poindexter were Dewey Asher, second trick operator. Is LINK MOTOR SUPPLY COMPANY called to Walnut Ridge April 3rd account h Frisco Employes' Hospital. Wholesale the serious Illness of the latter's mother. AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES John's mother has also been quite Ill. but at this time both are reported to be very 415-17 E. Olive St. Phone 304 much Improved. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE SPRINGFIELD, MO. Lloyd Blomeyer, young son or Mr. and CHAFFEE, MO. Please Ship to Us Via Freisht Care FRlSCO Mrs. E. F. Rlomeyer. has been very 111 at Connectins dint with scarlet fever. We wish the lfttle fcl- low a speedy recovery. Belle Kinne visited In Sikeston re- ANNA GOLDXCN, Reporter cently. Of course, the vlsit was just for a day and this day was Sunday. In the NORTHERN DIVISION afternoon we drove to Cape Girardeau. Mr. W. H. I'ryor, who has been head I I While there talked to Tom Hudson and of the water service department on the Dean Underwood via the compaslte phone. River divislon for many years, has been Thls Is to advise Mr. Cooper and "Bia appointed general foreman of water serv- OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT HODP~"we were quite dlsannolntrrl not to Ice department on Southern dlvlsfon. with FORT SCOTT, KANSAS Include them in our "conflab." headquarters at Memphis. Mrs. Pryor Mrs. Robert Holland vislted at Cam- and daughter will go to Memphis when HISS BLANCHE BICKNELL. Reporter merce. Mo.. recently. the present term of school Is over. Mr. BQB Gang No. 7, in charge of Fnrc- Ray Shores succeeds Mr. Pryor at Chaf- Elneat L Woods, general yardmaster, man Ed Ervin. 19 constructing a whole- fee. and famlty have moved from No. 1 South male warehouse for ocrupancy by the D. Earl "Rusty" Fatchett who hab been Judson street to the Watts place on the Canale Com~anv The boildine when working with the station force at Hayti, high drive, this city. completed will be BRxlOO feel. We are has been visitlng a few days with hls par- Jack Dalton and wife have returned quite proud of thls new buildinc as It rents. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fatchett. from Springfield where they visited, ac- means more buslness for the "Frinan." C. E. McDonough of Campbell, lor- count the Illness of Mr. Dalton's mother. Tim Murray. now of the St. Louis ac- merry absistant timekeeper, made short Rex Batterton and J. A. Miller. Jr.. of countina force. but until just recently lo- vlslt to Chaflee last month. Neodesha, were visitora In Fort Scott cated at Chaffee. vlsited with the wrlter Mr. E. W. Smith was called to Spring- -Anrll - - -. -.F, about March 28th while en route to Lake field last month account illness of his Xr. and Mrs. B. J, mespent a week Citv. Ark. mothel-... . . -. . -. . in St. Louis. Mr. Frye having gone there J. R. Wilhoft was also o Blythwille Bert Cheatham of Evansville, Ind.. has for treatment In the Frlsco Hospital. rinitnr March 29th. Surely h great to been visiting with his parents Conduc- Jack Young hks returned from Tucson. aee folk8 from ChafCea tor and Mrs. H. V. Cheatham of South Arizona, but- has taken a leave of ab- Mrs. Ed. Foster and dau~hter,Betty. Main street. sence account sickness. visited in Gldeon nnd Kennett. Mo.. about C. G. Roland, assistant timekeeper. was Mrs. Susie MllIer, agent at Nonmouth. Am11 9th. Mr. Foster nnd non. Jark. a patient In St. Louis hospital for a few spent several weeks in Norfolk. W. Va.. joined them at Kennett later in the week days last month. on account of sickness of her daughter. and remained at Wennett until Sandar. Mr. W. H. Stubblefleld spent Easter J. N. Chitty, retired engineer, dled at While en route to Xennett Mr. Foster and with friends In St. Louis. his home In Fort Scott after an extended Jark visited Mr. Foster's sister at Delta. Miss Lorena Bollinger recently enter- Illness. Mr. Chitty had been a locomo- Mr. A. D. Dowland was warehouse tained with two tables of bridge. Prizes tive engineer for the Frlsco for thirty roreman drrrin* the absence of Mr. Poln- for high scores were awarded to Misses years. Six years ago the flrst of March dexter and Mr. J. W. Shankle relieved Anna Guethle and Juanita Morgan. he was retired from active service. Mr. Foster. W. E. Condrey of St. Louis, formerly Mrs. F. H. Carson and daughter, Miss Mrs. Frank Moore an6 daughter, Mary. employed In thc asslstant superlntend- Carol, went to Lawrence. Kansas. March of Chaffee. Mo.. visited with Conductor ent's office at Chaffee, was a visitor In 20, where Miss Carol sang at the music Moore one week-end the latter part of the office one day last month. Mr. Con- audition held at the University of Kan- March...... drey Is now working with an Insurance sas. She won flrst place. Miss Carson Mrs. M. T. Moon was called to Cracker, company In St. Louls and was making a is the daughter of F. H. Carson, cashier. Mo.. April 13th to be with her uncle, who trip to Benton to recover a stolen automo- Engineer John M. Mulhall. at 4:45 Is serlouslv 111. hlle-a*-. a. m. April 1, stepped from the cab of Leroy Woods, former speclal apent. Is Cleatus Prlce has been working for a Engine 1066 that pulled In from the no longer on the Frisco payroll. Mr. few days In trainmaster's office at Chaf- south. It was his last run on 111 and Woods has accepted a government job. fee. 112, completing 30 years of railroad Mr. Fraaler of Hardy. Ark.. has the po- Mr. and Mrs. M. E. aesi and two service on the Frisco. EngIneer Mulhall sition which was held by Mr. Woods. daughters recently spent a week-end with states he never took the throttle without 'Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Brown and family relatives In Ste. Genevieve. the feeling that he carried the Hves of were Hayti visitors April 11th. The superintendent's office looks quite hls passengers In his hand. His motto Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Johnston and Rose- spacious since the accountants have mary of Wilson. Ark., drove to Blgthe- moved to Memphis and we are wondering ville one eveninr recently. While herr what we shall do with so much room. Re- they visited with the writer and at- gret losing such congenial force, but trust $1.50 and $2.00-NO UP tended the theater. they will flnd their new locations very Mr. C. C. Mills, accident prevention pleasant. agent, was In Blytheville Friday, April Set-back levee work has been started MANHATTAN HOTEL 10th. In the morning Mr. Mills sD0ke to on the Diversion Channel near Blomeyer QEO. KUPFRIAN, Manager about 1,200 school chlldren. In the eve- and a number of famlHes employed In Rooms Wlth or Without ning he addressed Frisco employes: meet- this connection have moved to Chaffee. Private Bath ing being held at the passenger station. This Is quite a large project and will re- aulre about eighteen months or two Years PENSACOLA, FLA. io complete. - FREIGHT AND TICKET OFFICE HAYTI, MO. SAN CARLOS h fuel meeting was held in passenger statlon flrst part of April. Mr. J. S. McMlllan, suprintendent: J. HOTEL L. Mumma, assistant superintendent: E. E. Nixon. master mechanic, and Messrs. Pensacola, Florida L Ramey and J. A. McAllen, roadmas- tera. were In Havtl attending- fuel meet- Ing. Chas. LgFont, yard clerk, was off four ABSOLUTELY days vlsiting his mother In St. Louis. Earl (Rusty) Fatchett, yard clerk. FIREPROOF lost several daya account rlckness. He was relleved by Extra Clerk Cooper. Mrs. F. M. Carlock and chlldren have been vIsltina her mother in Datto. Ark.. Headquarters for Frisco Book of N~esmeeting was held In pas- senger station April 8th and 9th. The Visitors flrst night there were 64 employes attend- ing. Mr. Mills also spoke on safety flrst May, 1931 Page 57

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7h' .as 'Keep a Watch All the Time." Mrs. Harry Martin. wife of Harry Mar- FORT SCOTT ADVERTISERS N'ow that mr. h.iulhal1 will have .n blt ot tln, oach cleaner, went to Freeman Hps- letsure, he has ngured out that he trav- pltal ror a major operation on tne lam eied 1,600,440 miles on the Frlsco with- of March. She wa8 recovering nlcely at out an accldent. last report. WI Fill Your Hospital Prr8crlvtlrnl Frank McCann, wife and llttle claugh- Mr. Halnmemlg, of the furl depart- 1 The PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY I ter Clara. spent the week-end vlsltlng ment In St. Louls, wan here the erst of relatives In Kansas Clty. April. DRUG COMPANY Lace .lohnston has resumed dutles of Frank Ellla. alrbrake Instructor, was tlcket clerk after havlng been off sev- here on April 11th. We are al\wys glad The Rexall Store eral weeks account sickness. Earl to see Jlr. Ellls. S \V Cor. Maln & Wall Phone 170 Hamm, who was worklng third trlck Mr. Frank Lanipton. of tlie Hunt-Splll- tlcket clerk. has gone back to his regu- er people. was here AprII 1.5. FT. SCOTT. KANS. lar ponltlon at the freight office, whlch Mr. Sharp. instructor for the Oxweld wlll relleve Carl Cowan, who h- been Company, was liere quallfylng operators worklng In fils place at the frelght office. at the roundhouse and Ruth Yards on Joe Krainer has been batting for Ed. H. M. Ferguson was the successful April 12th. Hope to se IM. back on the job shortly. nppllcant to posltlon of third trlck Tl~claxt ineetlng of tlie Shlp by Hail Lowerman at Columbus. Club was a blg success. Even though it OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT Conductor J. G. Sanderson spent a few ralned Iial'cl all evenlng, a good crowd days In Muskogee. Okla.. account rlrk- was present. Maybe the covered dish TERMINALS, KANSAS CITY, ness of his wlfe. luncheon the ladles served had something MISSOURI Mlss Blanche Rlcknell vlsital frlentln to do wlth It. for after all. the "shortest In Tulsa, Okla way to a man's heart is through hls TOM KISHOT.:, Reporter Rnglneer Clarence Ball, who has been stolnach." An enjoyable evening wan LII for the past three weeks, has gone spent by nearly seventy people. At last spring has arrived In all Its to the Frlsco Hospltal for treatment. Local No. 9 had Its regular nwetlng glory. Along wlth other deflnite signs He was accompanied by hls wife ant1 tlie flrst Tuesday In April at the round- of spring. the arrlval of blue blrds, cherry son Clarence. I10use. blossonls and violets. we note that Mr. Mrs. Jay Dalton, who was operated on Llr. U. G. Boyd, at the roundhouse. Morgan has cast aslde his wlnter sweater. In Sprlngfleld. Mo.. is reported to be get- was OR sick several days the flrst half Mr. Fouts has donned his straw hat. Mr. tlng along: very nlcely. She Is the of April. Jim Bryant, extra man, fllled Burch appeared In the yard proudly clis- mother of Jack Dalton. secreta1.y to his place. playlng hls shirt sleeves and fancy sux- superintendent. penders, and the boys In the office are OFFICE OF GENERAL AGENT now worklng wlthout the usual headgear. We all know that in the sprlng oul' TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT KANSAS CITY, MO. thoughts turn to baseball, flshlng. ctc.. KANSAS CITY, MO. etc., but let's all try to keep at least one hlARK JI. CASSIDY. Reporter eye wlde open and on the alert for traf- W. A. YOUNG, Hrporter flc tl~sancl new buslness. We miaht ao St. Patrick certainly wasn't l&king out out -for "spring football practice" ?n Tho con~lngof spring Iran brought Its for the Irish on his blrthday. The'writ- business. as it were, and "hold that Ilne" annual crop of golfers. Allen Gobble ancl er's honie was burglarized by some "so by bringing business back to normal, thus C. Elmo Stephens played our flrst match and so" and clothlng and jewelry taken. preventing the necessity of further reduv- games of the season Saturday afternoon. Blll Colllns told ine that any rtrilroad tlon In forces and perhaps cause the re- The game was called account of darkness. clerk that owned niore than one ault of turn of some of our fellow workers who at the twelfth hole. The laurels went clothes should be robbed, so I suppose have been cut off. It is true there Is not to "Steve", whose sparkling 108 was 1'171 a real 1,allroad clerk now. the usual amount or buslness to be had. closely contested by Allen's 109. Allen's Joe Nicholson and "Blackie" Carter, but we should ~trlveto secure every allbl was a new drlver. "Steve" ws-* messengers. left the servlce of the Frlsco ounce of It possible. frank to aclnrlt that it was the flrst the the beginning of the month. Oscar Leh- The. oftlce of superintendent termlnals he had ever been able to keep count. nit-r rcsianed on the 9th. wishes to extcnd a cortllal welcome to the "Johnny" Sachen agaln flnished "In tlie Dave Todql and Roger Illlngswoith 19th Street yard offlce gang upon their nioney" In a recent bowllng tournament. drove to Springfield. Yo.. Sunday. April fnvaslon of our once qulet "sanctorum." It looks like it is becoming more and 12th. Roger called on Bonnle Malcolm The 19th Street vard offlce and the office more dlfflcult to keep the boy down. while there ancl says that Bonnle Is dolng of superlntendeot termlnals were consoli- foregoing dated March 28. 1931. "B111" DeVeney is lunches flne, In fact. lie Is bealnnlna- - to llke the untll pay day. He spent his allou-ance town. Throuah the consolldatlon of the 19th attending the hockey games and hls wife Ray Rulsingcr has been working in the Street yard offlce wlth the offlce of super- Is teachlng him a lesson In thrlft. clalm department the last few days. Intendent termlnals, the posltion of yard A boll on R. A. Scott's neck Is suffi- Cainm Thomas is worklng Ray's job on clerk held by N. J. Fracul was abol- cient to restraln him Prom vlolent exer- the blll desk. ished. Mr. Fracul bumped F. J. Wagner. clse. In fact, it causes him to appear The balmy spring weather is causlng timekeeper In general agent's oRice, thus rather qulet and subdued. everybody to wlsh that they were some Mrs. H. B. Bradfleld was called to our place else. Everybody wants to travel. clty recently by the death of her baby but It seems that Ray Ruisinger wlll be sister. We extend the famlly our slncere the only one to take advantage of that POSTAGE STAMPS FOR COLLECTORS syinpatliy In their bereavement. feellng. Ray wlll be off for Des Molnes COLOSSAL BARGAIN again shortly. Thls will probably be his Set of rare unwed COIlEA, sct cwlr THI- JOPLIN, MO. last trlp until June 2nd. ASGLES, Candtl.1, Ceylon and Salv;ldor. Also George Wilson 1s the proud daddy of a stanips Proni Sierra Leone, Slunrltins, Pr~issla, ncn- seven and a half pound boy, born Antioclnoin, Tr.i\,riicorr. Clilna and other R. C. FLETCHER, Reporter Sunday morning, April 12th. Both baby raountrles. h\er.vLhii~~lor 10c lo Chose nsklag and mother are dolng flne, and Georgr is for my Blue Ribbon Approval slieers. C. a!. Charlie Ferdlen, section foreman. is receiving congratiilatlons. !YEAVER, Dept. 18, 1451 Brondway, New York, back on the job, having: been In the St. Sorry to say that Oliver Winchell was Louis Hospltal the last week of March bumped ofl the bill desk. Oliver went to for treatment of an infected foot. the pards, but dlcln't stay long. He was "Hank" Classen, bridge inspector, is bumped agaln, so he's back In the office a regular visltor around here now. We agaln. are always glad to see hlm. There is no welcome needed for Nlck ADVERTISING SOLICITORS WANTED W. B. Berry. master mechanic, Mr. Fracul. Sunnyland Club president, who Good commlsslons pald to advertls- Brandt. asssistnnt master ineclianlc, and now woi~ks as tlniekeepei- in thls offlce. lng solicitors for this publlcatlon. J. AI. McCaffrep, general car foreman. Nlck's job at the yards wan abollsllrd Prefer that applicants be engaged In wrre here March 20th. reccntIy. so he bumped Wagner. prufesslonal or mercantile Ilnes. For Mr. Bert Queen. of the Johns-AIanvllle And that puts Andy ICranlchfleld on particulars address: Adv. Mgr. Frlsco Packing Company. was hcre on buslness the bill dcsk agaln, after an absence of Employes' Magazine. 748 Frlsco Bldp.. on March 17th. over three years. St. Louls. Mo. Mr. T. J. Sweeney, divlslon accountant. LCd. Cunninghain is ofl wlth tlie flu. of Fort Scott, and Mr. Al. Davison. trav- ellng tlmekeeper of St. Louls. were visit- Ing the roundhouse the last of March. I CLASSIFIED ADS I Mr. L. A. Henshaw, day yardmaster. FT. SMITH ICE AND was ob a Pew days the flrst oP April. Mr. Classlfled advertising under ihln headlng all1 Maxton acted in hls lace and "Dfck" COLD STORAGE CO. be charged for at the rate of 5 cents per word I wJU1 a minlmum of 75 eems. Cash must ac- Harrison acted as night yardmaster. I COLD STORAGE FOR ALL PERISHABLE With the new tlme table came several MERCHANDISE compnnv COPT. changes at the Sixth Street coach yards. Stornee Cd~aolty. 125 Car8 LARGE IMPORTER of necklaces offers Two coach cleaners were laid off. Mr. Dally lor Maklnu Capaolty. 125 Ton8 exclusive agency and entirely new Bruton Boatright and Mr. Henry Woods. proposit~on. Enormous demand. No on account of havlng the dinw and the FORT SMITH - ARKANSAS competltlon. Unllmlt'ed posslbillties. St. Louis sleeper pulled ofl, I,a Romance, 666 Broadway. New York. Pagr 59

pausing the following changes: Mr. \Vu+ All rv baacbatl Pans takc notice: A cnt of tern~lnals. He was In our oKice ner replaced Mr. C. E. Bobbitt: Mr. Bob- baseball nleetlng wa* held on the eve- on April 1. bltt, Mr. 4. P. Lankford, accountant : Mr. ning of Aprll '7 In the ofllce OK superin- S. A. Roalln, dormer sectlon foreman. Lankford. A. H. Kranichfleld, per dletn tendent of terminals, wlth Mr. H. J. Hoke BwtIon C-0. resigned April 4. Earl clerk : Mr. Kranlchflel~l, Ray Huisinger. presldlng. We were all Justly proud of Snook was promoted to the pasltlon vn- bill 'lerk : Mr. Kulsinger. 0. K. \VlnchelE. the showing 1na11e by tho bahcball team rated by MI.. Boalin. throuah billing clerk ; Mr. Winchell, Mr. last year, and all indlcatlons are that 1Valter Medlock, general foreman. and A. P. Chrlstianson. yard clerk. who was the team wlll be strong. The team is "Boots" Abercronlble, n~achlnist,took the put on the extra board. Thls provetl lo worthy of our loyal support. high honors In the doubles event of the be sort of a "boonrerang bump." stat'tlnr: William J. Sendm. switchnlan. wns in- Railroad Bowllng Tournament, held In and endlng at the yard office. jured in an autonlobile accident while Kansas Clty. March 26, wlth a score ot We are proud to learn that the UP on his way honir from work shortly 1.297 pins. They received 8 $50 prlzc SIolay cross of honor was conferred upon after mitlnlght. blarcli 16. He has been and a gold medal. .\Ire James E. Harris at a wenslon or The in the St. LOUIS hospltal slnce the acci- When Jack Kalaher's posltlon as yard Grand Council of the Order of JleMolay. dent. We \\ 1x11 hlni a speedy recovery clerk nraa nbollshed 4prll 10, he bumped' held in Urashlngton, D. C., March 16 and and *hall bc &lad to see him back on 1Cd Hlckman. Eighth ftreet Industry 17. 1931. Thls dlstinctlon 18 bestowed only the job. clerk. and the following changes conse- upon one who has served as n mrmbcr Rap Dlckenn, englneer. died Saturday quently took place: IM Hlckman dl+ of an .\dviso~.y Counc.lI, and It is th11 evenlng. March 21. 1931. at the honie of placcd J.:. A. Hamilton na Industry clerk areatest honor that the Order run bentow hls slster. We wlsh to express our sym- at Armours: Mr. Hamilton Jlsplaced C. upon Freemasons who are actlvely cn- pathy to his fnniily. C. Phlllips as Intlustry vle~k, Twenty. KaRetl In boys' work. blr. Harris Is yartl- Hex Moorc. operator. OX offlcc, was nlnth street ; Nr. Philllpa displaced H. H. master at Rosedale. absent from work from March 18 to Frie. yard clerk. Nineteenth street yard 2118. Morgan, wife of asslstant to su- BIarch 26. due to a severely infected fln- prlntendent terminals, rccently suRe~vtl gcr. Hc is back on the job. but is stlll a two week's Illness clue to Influenza. his \Ve are glad to h~arthat shr is better. handicapped. Durlng ab-ence Mr. and hope she will soon bc completely bloore was relievrtl by AIessrs. Vernill- The American National Bank recovered. lion and l+mch. Cmrpe York. fornler switchman, died Mr. C. L. Pencler. traveling car service PARIS, TEXAS at hls home. 109 Askew Avenue, Kllns~s supervisor. Springfield, the last of the City. Mo., 4:30 p. 111.. JIarch 22. 1931. "flying squadmm." was here the latter Capital, Surplus and Undivided Offlce of suoerintendent terminals wlshes part of March checking over varlous re- Profits, $350,000.00 to extend sincere syrnpathy to his family. ports. Mrs. H. J. Hoke and daughter Julie \\re were pleased to have a visit from FRISCO DEPOSITORY BANK w'e spending a few Ja)s in Pawns. Kan- Jlr. J. 31. I,'lanl~an, retired superintmd- xns. with Mrs. Hoke's mother. Mrs. V. A. Thomas Is \isitins rela- tives in I3looming.ton. Ill.. in order to recuperate from a retent illness. Mlke Abiatti, who was working as RCB carpenter at Kansas City. took charge, April 7, of a gang of ten rnrn at Farlington, Kansas, whcre they are malc- inp repairs to Splder Leg Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. H. .\I. Heniminger an- nounced the arrival on .\pril t of a 79!! Large Enough pound baby glrl. WI. wish to congratu- lilte the happ) parents. 311'. Hrrilrnlngcr ih hwltch foreman. I\'>~n$asClty. To Serve Any.. . The Peoples Bank Strong Enough of spring&ld, Missouri To Protect All WE APPRECIATE - YOUR BUSINESS Mercantile-Commerce OUR MOTTO Bank and Trust Company COURTESY, FAIRNESS AND Locust - Eighth- St.Charlce St. his EFFICIENCY

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Main at Seventh Street UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY scale house: Mr. Frle displaced S. E. ton and two brldge Inspectors, have been that before many daya we will have a Yockey. who went to the extra board. maklng the spring brldge lnspectlon tour real ball team and expect to play qulte J. A. Beckford, passenger brakeman. durlng this past month and expect to a few games thls summer. has been off some tlme because of serl- complete In the near future. Glad to advlse that Brakepan R. J>. ous Illness. We hope he wlll recover Mr. Elmer Hufft was assigned to posl- Doty's mother, who resldes at Joplln and soon. tion of sectlon foreman on SectIon C-22% who has been qulte 111, Is reported Im- C. D. Malden. yard engfnecr, has been at Arcadia, Kansas, biddlng In from Sec- proved. absent ~everaldays recently due to the tion L-12 at Baxter Sprlngs. Mrs. C. 9. Havens. wlfe of yardmaster. serlous Illness of his slster. Mr. Gould Pratt was assigned to tem- spent s few days In Oltlahoma City re- V. A. Thomas' positlon as yard clerk. porary vacancy on Sectlon M-13 at Par- cently vlsltlng her sisters. n,...*--~t- -L.!~-L..A ~..-Iw .a ....a U~.IC,"""LIU, **- rrvvnr.Trrr;u Ilyr.. 1.1, srnu sons. Kansas on March 30. Yard Clerk Harry Owens has returned the followlng changes resulted : Mr. Mr. Harold Holcomb was aaslgned to from 8 short vlslt wlth hls mother at Thomas diselaced Mr. S. E. Burkett as positlon of sectlon foreman on Sectlon Everton, Mo. traln checker. Rosedale; Mr. Burkett dls- C-5 at Lenexa, Kansas. Aprll 15. placed J. 0. Turner as yard clerk. Rose- Roadmaster Cooper has been dolng dale: Mr. Turner displaced Mr. Wlnchell. roadbed work wlth the Jordan Spreader OFFICE OF MASTER MECHANIC who was placed on the extra board. and gettlng ready to lay 110-pound rall KANSAS CITY, MO. The followlng employes have been re- on the Ash Grove sub-dlvlslon. ported on the slck Ilst: E. A. Fisher. Frank Jones. BBS clerk, has leased a passenger conductor: E. E. Bretz. pas- plot of our rlght of way to plant hls LEOTA FRlSND and MARY DAILEY. scnaer brakeman: E. E. Glllesele. en- potato patch and In spadlng It up found Rewrters glnger, and R. E. Alexander, engineer. It contalned chatt and cinders. We have We hope by now they are all completely been unable as yet to determine just S. K. Wheeler, car Inspector, Kanam recovered. what klnd of potatoes grow best In thls Cltf, sspnt several clays durlng the mld- Ed. Hoyton, passenger en~lneer, re- class of "soll." dle of Aprll at his home In Marysvllie, turned to work recently aRer spending a Doc Schumaker. roadmasters' clerk. Kans. month In Callfornla where he reports has been trylng many and varled cures Mrs. James Bruce, wlfe of boller tore- having had a very pleasant tlme. for a bad case of polson Ivy he acqulred man, expects to leave May 1 for a vlslt The Ladles' Auxlllary of the Sunny- whlle dlggfng dandelions out of hls front wlth relatlves In Hutchinson. Kansas. land Club entertained the sterner mem- yard. Easter found Lucille Wltter huntlng bers of the club with a card party on A. R. Chlttendcn, formerly of the East- eggs at Blackburn. Mo. From all evf- Aprll 15. Good refreshments were ern division engineering department, ac- dence Lucile is not used to the country served, consequently there was a large cepted the positlon of frog repairer's air, as she has been quite sick with a gathering. and all who attended spent a helper on this cllvlsion the first of Aprll. stubborn case of "flu." which she says plrasant evenlng. Noah Frease has been spading up the she contracted while in the countrv. . . flower beds thls week preparatory to Another proof of the abillty of our beautifying the grounds around the sta- Frisco bowlers: Walt Medlock and OFFICE DIVISION ACCOUNTANT tion this summer and Frank Jones "Boots" Abercromble wearlng shlny gold FORT SCOTT, KAN. started the water running in the pool medals, and flashing 25 bucks each. thls. and with all these indicatlons we are we'd have you know. Is PRIZE MONEY won aa flrst prize (tie) in the tourna- VASHTI GRIMES. Reporter sure spring Is here. Miss Bernice Heinbach, stenographer ment of the Allied Railroad League held in Kansas Cltv Aoril 4. It was with Account completion report clerk's po- in dlvision engineer's office, spent Easter Sunday at her home in Neodesha. much interest -we -noted a wrlte-up In 8ltlon being abolished April l. R. G. Lang- the Kansas Clty Journal Post sport page. nton transferred to the valuation depart- recently of the record of our timekeeper. ment. St. Louis. We wcre sorry to lose Blll Edwards. his father and three Bob and wlsh hlm best of luck In his new TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT brotly. known in bowllng circles as location. the Flying Scotchmen." Our bowlers C. W. Skates is with us again after NORTHERN DIVISION have now laid aside thelr bowllng para- an absence of several weeks. NEODESHA, KANS. phernnlla and have taken up the ball and E. F. McDonough. travellng joint facil- - bat. with which they are equally adept, Ity accountant, Rock Island Lines, spent hIISS GLADYS ROTH. Reporter and we have promise of some excitlnc April 15. 16 and 17 In this offlce. games this season by our Frbco baseball Vashti Grimes spent Easter Sunday Account havlng been bumped by Con- team. wlth home folks In Memphis. ductor T. M. Weldman on the Augusta Mr. J. D. Heyburn. road foreman of Glad to report Mrs. T. J. Sweeney able flwltcher. Conductor Frank Venn is agaln equipment, Sprlngfleld, was a welcome to return home from Cape Girardeau. worklng out of Neodesha in chain gang. visitor In our offlce April 9. Mr. Hey- Mo.. after an illness of several weeks. Section Foreman W. B. Parsons, wife burn was in Kansas City on company Eunice Hagerman Is spending her leis- and son, Devonne, of Severy, have re- buslness, also to vislt wlth 111s daughter, ure hours learning to ride horseback. turned from a two weeks' vlsit wlth rela- Bliss Raphael. From all reports, she will soon be an tives and frlends in Pocatello, Idaho. Mrs. A. Green of Downs. Kansas, vls- accomplished rider. Mr. Parsons was relieved by L. D. Lo- What could be more appetialng: than gan of Mound Valley. a box of bon-bonsl However, we might Operator J. A. Miller. Jr.. and wlfe have known there was a trlck In It spent a few days the flrst part of April after learning the purchaser's name and vlsiting relatives and friends in Fort waklng up to the fact that It was April Scott, Sprlngfleld. Webb Clty and Rolla. 1. "We girls" were fortunate ?? In se- Extra Oeerator J. T. Marnev relleved lectlng the chocolate covered navy beans Miller during hls absence. - FIRST NATIONAL and shoe leather. R. M. Batterton worked a few days as dlspatcher the first part of April, ac- BANK in Wichita count Dispatcher H. M. Cloud havlng MAINTENANCE OF WAY DEPT. been appointed tralnmaster at Hugo. FORT SCOTT, KAN. Word recelved Prom Cloud would lndl- cate he is well pleased wlth hls new po- WICHITA, KANSAS BERNXCE HEINBACH, Fte~orter sltlon and here's wlshlnn hlm a lot of success. Might send us-a few plctures Mr. Joe Marrett was assigned b DO- of the proof of good Ashlng in that sec- dtfon of sectlon foreman on Sectlon H-9 tlon of the country. How about It, TT .r " at Joplln, Mlssourl, on March 24. n. lu.: Mr. Clarence Rlddle was asslmed to Mr. L. B. Detmore of Cherryvale vls- RESOURCES posltton of sectlon foreman on -sectIan lted hls daughter, Mrs. Mac Vanderhoff F039 at Haverhi11. Kansas, on March 30. and famlly a few days during April. A concrete gang of ten men with Mlke Enthuslasm Is waxing-we are golng $20,000,000.00 Abblattl as foreman was started to work to have a Frlsco ball team thls summer Aprll 4 on the Northern divlslon. -notice durlng the noon hour qulte a M-srs. Bevans. Armstrong and Mel- lot of practlcie being done and am sure

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Main Crank Pin No. 1

Main Rod No.

Steel Bushing Pressed Cor into Fork of Main Rod Maintenance by Locomotive Design HE control of locomotive main- ple since it means that instead of of main crank pin nr~~r~ber1 ant1 a tenance with increaging. weights the main pin transmitting all of the journal for the bearing of main rod Tand bearing pressures has given force. part of it is "by-passed" around number 2. railroad executives considerable con- the main pin to main crank pin No. 2 The thrust is transn~itted directly tern, and the Super-power locomotive as shown in the above illustration. to crank pin number 2 from main rod is now designed with due consider- Thus, the Tandem Main Rod Drive number 1 and not through main ation for this factor in railroad costs. distributes the piston thrust through cranlc pin number 1. The main The cost of runuing repairs is crank pin number 1 is hollow strongly influenced by the condi- and serves as a grease cavity tion in which pins and bushings to supply lubrication for the float- are maintained. Therefore, it has ing bushing. been no great surprise to find On an eight coupled engine, the Super-power locomotives recently Tandem Main Rod Drive transmits built incorporating in their design Old Type Hod Arrangement-8 Coupled only 75 Per cent of the piston the Tandem Main Rod Drive, and thrust to main crank pin number showing a substantial saving in 1 and 25 per cent to main crank maintenance as conlpared with the pin number 2. old form of drive. On a ten coupled engine, only 60 Several years ago, designers rec- per cent of the piston thrust is dis- ognized the fact that with the in- tributed through main crank pin crease of power the customary ar- number 1, and 40 per cent through rangement of pins and rods had Tandem Main Hod Drive-8 Coupled main crank pin number 2. become inadequate to transmit the On a twelve coupled engine only 50 forces generated by the modern loco- two axles and four outside main Ler cent of the piston thrust is trans- motives. Boiler pressures had sub- crank pins. mitted to main crank pin number 1, stantially increased. the introduction In effect, there are two main rods, and 50 per cent to main crank pin of the Four-wheel Trailing Truck had one behind the other, connected to n~~mber2. removed the limit on boiler capacity two main pins. Compared with the Heretofore, in ordinary rod con- and one of the main problems of loco- ordinary rod drive, work of the main struction, the main crank pin has motive designers was that of trans- pin is reduced 25 to 50 per cent and been the means of transmitting the mitting to the driving wheels the that of the middle connection from full thrust of the piston to all driv- power generated by the locomotive. 33 to 60 per cent, dependent on the ing axles, resulting in high bearing Bearing pressures were growing too number of wheels involved, because pressures. In the Tandem Main Rod high and as they increased, mainte- the thrust is distributed directly to Drive, this thrust is transmitted to nance kept pace. The high power of two main pins. the driving axles through two main the modern locomotive, furthermore. The back end of main rod number crank pins, resulting in loner bear- caused the lengthening of main pins 1 has a forked end into which the ing pressures and reduced mainte- which. while it produced a greater front end of main rod number 2 fits. nance on all bearings. bearing area, resulted in an undesir- The connection between the main When two driving axles are coupled able overhang. To meet these condi- rods numbers 1 and 2 consists of a up by means of the Tandem Main tions, the Tandem Main Rod Drive solid steel bushing. This bushing acts Rod Drive, it is obvious that slipping was developed. The principle is sim- as a retainer for the floating bushing tendencies are materially reduced. Page 62

Red her parenl. Mr. and Mrs. W, B. enjoyed late In the evenlng. Every- eer wae not alw&y~aver hugglng the Berr~r~pi11 6 and 7. one there seemed to enjoy themselves flreman or words to that erect. Mrs. Chas. Welch attended a birthday thoroughIy. and no one could complain D. w.' Frye, Index clerk, Is the newly dlnner party In honor of her rather at about the number of people there. elected secretary-treasurer of the St. Joseph, Missouri, April 12. On the nlght of April 16 the Frisco Frisco Employes' Club. sucfeedlng E. At the present wrlting wr general Local No. 4 gave a very enjoyable H. Pumphrey who is now located at Foreman. W. M. Medlock Is conflned to square dance at their lodge hall at Cherrvvale. St. Mary's Hospital with a compllcaled Thirteenth and Troost avenue. Ice - It may have been to save time, but case cream and cake were served in the Mr. H. A. Baker, sollcitlng freight and of "nu." As would be expected. basement, after which the dance con- passenger agent following his usual thls was r very reluctant step on Walt's tinued. From the smiles on every- custom, parked Als car parallel in the part and took the combined eKorts of body's face they must have enjoyed main thoroughfare east of the Unlon his family, physlclan and frlends to get the evenlng. Station, only to And on his return that him to leave the job and go to bed. some ruthless drlver, having no re- While it 1s pretty tough on hls active gard for his black and yellow sedan, and energetic disposition to be tled up had dented in the side of the car. Mr. as he Is. we trust that by the time the WICHITA, KANSAS Baker says it wlll cost forty or fifty Magazine leaves the press he wlll be dollars to hare it repaired. We no- back on the job 100 per cent. tice that he Is now observing the Although stylists say skinper blue Is LOTA L. WILLIAMS, Reporter regulation pafking rules. the color thls seaon. Agnes Lynch's Eas- Rate Clerk W. R. Caskey and Nrs. ter shopplng consisted of a pink bonnet May Uays, dellghttul days! The one Caskey recently had as vlsitors Mr. and coat. which by the way. was for llme in the whole year when it is a and Xrs. M. W. Caskey. Mr. Caskey the new namesake, Helen Bernadette pleasure to waken an hour earller to is mechanical engineer wlth the Kan- Glenn, who arrived at the home of An- see the world in the lovely light of sas City Southern. ne~' slster in North Platte, Nebraska. . - Chlef Clerk H. L. Byerly of the lo- early dawn. cal a few days prlor to Easter. Claude W. McBee, switchman, has trelght office is still optimlstlc as Signs of the tlmes-I3111 Edwards much heeded the urge to ger out In the to improvement of business conditlons, subdued. Lee Taylor a wreath of smlles. "great open spaces" and has ourchased nalline attentlon to increase each Why? McCombs was re-elected mayor a-suburban farm eomewhere 'way up mont< over prevtous month in the of Kansas Clty. Kansas. Bill Is now between the rlvers. nmount of business handled at the studying polltlcs wlth a vengeance and freight office, which is much amre-.. Arso Allmond and Brakeman Mc- cia$d 3 all concerned. says. "Just walt, four years Isn't such Cann are said to have been the earl!- r. illie Van Horn of the yard a long time off." est fishermen-all on one snowy day. oKice Is now drivlng a new Model A Much credlt is due Mrs. Berry, ~Pesi- ResuIts not learned. Ford sedan and says he wlll have no dent of the Ladles' Auxlllary LO the Frank Archer motored out to his fa- more of the dust from E. R. Johnson's Sunnyland club, for the success of the vorlte flshln' hole recentlv'onlv to flnd Hup elght! beneflt card party slven In the WBA It tagged and labelled "NO ~respass- "Jack" Hanson, who I~antlles the 9 :30 club rooms the evenlng d Aprll 18. If ing" and being made Into a modern a. m. yard job, is another who is put- we're any judge of card partles we say summer camp, wlth cablns an' all. He ting mileage on a new car, his pur- is now seafchin~ for new "huntine~ ~ -- ' thls 6ne was put over In grand style. - chase belng a Chevrolet sedan. This was the first evenlng affalr of the grounds." "Crummy" Hayes is greatly mlssed Auxillary and it is to be hoped there J. S. Walker, st.orekeeper at Mcmphia. at the yard offlce. His frlends report will be a repetltion In the near future. Tennessee, son of Englneer Walker of that he has gone to Hollywood to try And by the way. we might add, it seems Wlchlta, who has been In Colorado for out hls talent as a comedian with Ben that Mrs. Breedlove is stlll "brtnglng several months, passed through Turpin, and wish him all that's good. home the bacon." she havlng won table Wlchita recently enroute to St. Louls. Happy days are here agaln! The prlze. also door prlae. whlle Mr. Breed- Mr. Walker is much lm~rovedin health. yard office force rejoice at the advent love. like the rest of us, just sat in. but has since returned to colorado of warm weather-'cause that ends whore he wlll remain for some time. hauling in coal for thelr hot blast, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Nolley of whlch keeps their little offlce hotter Wlchita took advantage of the Havana than hot. excursion, leaving here March 14, stop- M EWANICAL DEPARTMENT plng enroute at Mlaml and Key West. KANSAS CITY, MO. Upon their return Aprll 3 Mr. Nolley . came to the office to tell of thelr very delightful trlp and to sav how pleased W. A. BULLARD, Reporter they were wlth Frisco kervlce. Glad to have thls expression of thelr ap- North American Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ketchum visited preclation. Mr. Ketchum's mother at Sturgeon, Mls- Fred G. Cogsdell, conductor who was sour!, recently. injured In accldent on North End Feb- We are dad Lo report that Elmo ruary 26, returned from the hospltal Car Corporation Young. who was operated on for appendi- April 16 much Improved and expects cItis at St. Mary's Hospltal recently, is to return to work-in about ten days. much Improved. Mrs. C. S. Underwood, wlfe of trav- Ralph mffe, division chalrman, 1s the eling freight and passenger agent proud owner of a new Pontiac DeLuxe Underwood, and resldent of the TANK CARS sedan. It 1s a beauty, Rlverslde parent-8eachersp Assocla- Mrs. Zora Sllliman Is at the present tion, recently attended state meetlng tlme vlslting relatives In Oklahoma. of that organization at Ottawa. Kan- FOR LEASE Mr- W. M, MedIock. our general fore- sas. man. who was operated on at St. Mary's Mr. Brandt, asslstant masker me- Hospltal for sinus trouble ~ecently, is chanic at Monett, was In Wlchlta re- much improved. We hope to see hYm cently lnspectlng engines. back soon. better than ever. Mr. W. H. Bevans, superintendent. Ratph Anderson and fanilly are vis- Fort Scott, Mr. E. E. Carter, asslstant iting relatives In Illinois. We hope superintendent, Neodesha, and Mr. J. F. CAR REPAIRS the weather man Ys as kind to them as !le Cox, claim adjuster from Mr. Mc,Cor- has been to us In Kansas ClCy recently. mack's office, Springfield, were vlsltors Mr. C. Ricard. who has been off work at the office thls month. OUR SPECIALTY for quite some time on account 6.f 111- Mr. M. C. Shlpler, conductor, is back ness has returned to work. We are on his run after vacationing in Cali- all glad to see him back. fornia. He reports a very enjoyable Mrs. Wm. Kessinger, wIfa ai sta- trip but prefers Hving in thls part of tlonary engineer, spent several days the countrv. visltlng relaflves in Little Rock, Ark- More publlclty for "Stormy" Stevens! SHOPS ansas recently. "B111" sald all he had He was recently quoted In "Usual and to eat was ham and eggs. Unusual" column of local newspaper CHICAGO, ILL. George Rowe. who was called to as statlne that the reason there were South Dakota recently because of not so many train wrecks as automo- COFFEYVILLE, KANS. death is back on the job. We wish bile accldents was because the engin- WEST TULSA, OKLA. to extend our sincere ajmpathy to hlm and his family tn their bereavement. Melvin McCread has ust moved lnto s beautiful new Kome located at 3317 Spruce avenue, which he purchased CYRUS E. CLARK GENERAL OFFICE re&.%%idlesn Aurlliary of the Sunny- Sole Leather, Harness Leather and land Club held a very delightful card Shoe Findings 327 South LaSalle Street party on April 16 in the club rooms of tha Women's Benefit Assoclatlon at Railroad Leather a Specialty Hunter and Main. Very lovely table CHICAGO and door ~rizeswere alven to the 1 414 N. Third St. ST. LOUIS, MO. lucky winners. 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follbwlnCr a short Illness of pnea- monla. Mr. Parrlgan worked In the ( WESTERN DIVISION I TEXAS LINES shops here untll a reduction In force a short tlms ago. Thls department ex- tends sympathy to the bereaved famllv.. TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT L. C. Fuller, general foreman, has ENID, OKLA. FORT WORTH, TEXAS returned to work followlng an opera- tlon, in whleh he was off three weeks. CORYLYNE PLEDGE, Reporter Lee Kleln machinist Is a atlent CAMPBELL k HICKS, Reporters at thi ~ilbonN. ~onbhospkal at Rosemary Ollve was a vlsltor to the nresnnt.- - - - -.-. Our news 1s rather varied thls month, office whlle on a ,recent week-end vlslt The Emplores' Club held a meetlng but after all just a cross sectlon of to her parents. at the Chamber of Commerce rooms life on any divlslon or for any tlme. Harr Granger Is all atwltter over April 7. whlch was well attended. We Uhe ~rronsconcert to be presented at enjoyed a splendld program whlch was Flrsr of all, we would like to an- Temple In the near future. Harry Is followed by a talk by G. L. Ollver, nounce the arrival of James Lee at the one of the tenors In thls male choral traffic manager of Fort Worth. home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sheets, cluh.-.~-. An item of Interest' to baseball fans Arkansas City. Kans., on March 29th. FRISCO LINES shine very prom- wlll be a game whlch was played here J. P. sald he needed a golf caddy and lnently on the new Henderson street on the nlght of April 14 between the he Is now sittlng on top of the world. underpass-and by the way. this under- local telenhone team and the House Presume the young fellow will be a pass Is certainly a big Improvement of Davld team. The House of Davld telegraph operator like hls daddy but to our falr clty. team won, the score belna 9 to 1. The at any rate we offer congratulailons Texas and the Bluebonnets-two Frisco was represented -on the tele- and a long ltfe for rhe Youngster. things In llfe I-eally worth while. The phone team as three of our ex-players, We ext'nd our sympathy to Mrs. C. great Relds of these beautlful flowers Harold Gardner Clyde Aikens and Ned W. Thomas, wife of brakeman, on the are a slght that make your heart beat Thomas. were 'on the line-un. Thls loss of her brother, recently. a llttle faster and your eyes open in was the Arst night game eve; g1a.y ed Mr. J. J. Mathes. lineman was mar- wonder at the magnificence of Dame in Sherman and was well atten ed ried on March 28th to Miss Jessie Brown Nature at her best. Little Miss Helen Jean Beal was a of Enid, Okla. Our best wlshea for P. much happiness. recent vlsltor to our office. This llttle V. & G. 8. OFFICE-FT. WORTH L. B. Lindley, agent at Ames, is lay- lady, who 1s nlne months old, Is the daughter of our teleara~honerator. ' MARY BESS SMITH, Reporter ing off for about slxty days, spending anda very attractive fouf~gmiis. the time at Fort Worth. J. P. Sheets is taking care of his statlon while he We have had an unusually heavy "Spring has Sprung" and among is away. movement of cattle and sheep from off those to succumb have been Bob Beal, the FW&RG for the DaSt ten davs and our little 100-pound operator and Vlck K. R. Stapleton, dispatcher, was acount of the mlldfiess of the past Eastlake, 310-pound messenger boy. called to Harrlson Ark., recently on wlnter these anlmals have been ke~t who. it is believed atrayed off frm an account of the deaih of hls llttle niece, In very good condltlon and have netted egg hunt, Easter Sunday, and were Betty Joe, 8 years of age, who suc- the rakers a very good prlce, which found by Messrs. R. R. Kington, teleg- cumbed to an attack of spinal taken as a whole tends to offset the rapher-cashier, Brownwood and How- meningetls. Besides her parents, two denresalon that Gas been causing- so ard Terhune, operator, Dublin. slttlng slsters and a brother, she leaves a host many furrowed brows. of aunts and uncles to mourn her un- on the creek bank "crawdaddlng." tlmely passing. Although the "anglers" declared they STORES DEPARTMENT had caught 126 crawdads. frlends are V. C. Hood btd In the second trlck at lead to -belleve ossibly they caught Enld Tower, but before he could take SHERMAN, TEXAS the same crawaads, throwing them over the job old man flu went to bat back each tlme. (Thls should glve us and counted hlm out for several days. IVA SEWELL, Reporter fishermen. who always let the bln- flsh Mlsa Blanche Powell, cashler at Cov- pet away, an Idea) - ington, and her mother, are slowly re- Mr. W. L. Xiller, retlred engineer or Among the vlsltora to attend our covering from serious lnjurles sus- Sapulpa, Okla., spent several days here last Fr~scoEmployes' Club meetlng, talned when their car struck the side the first part of Aprll vlsltlng old AprIl 2nd were: Mrs. Q. W. Jessup, of a steel brldge near Welllngton, friends. He had the passenger run wife of our agent at Comanche and Kans., Aprll 3rd. They were on their from Sherman to Tulsa before his re- two daughters, who favored the' club way to spend Easter with thelr brother tlrement. We were very glad to see wlth saxophone and piano selections and son, when the accident occurred, hlm.- - - - - . whlch were very enthuslastlcally re- and for a few days Mrs. Yowell's llfe Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryan vlsited rela- ceived; Mr. G. H. McMurray, teleg- was despalred of, however, we now tlves in Buffalo. Texas, April 3 and 4. muher-clerk. Dublin, and two young understand they are progressing nlcely Mrs. L. P. Dingle wlfe of cellar on the road to recovery. packer, has returned krom an extended ~iadto report no one on the slck Miss Beatrlce and J. F., Jr., daughter vlslr with her slster in Los Angeles, llst at the of wrltlnu. and son of Mr. J. F. Frazfer, superln- Calif.- ~ We were all indeed sorry to hear of tendent at Memphis, spent a few days The store department Is well rep- the deat'h of John Paul McKee, son of visiting with frlends In Enld, recently. resented at the Wilson N. Jones hos- pital at the present wrltlng. E. E. C. W. Thomas, brakeman, is now Glascock and J. J. Fortner, sectlon back at work. havlng been off for some stockmen, are patients In that Instltu- time due to a very severe attack of tion. We hope for them both a S~eed~ ~neumonla. Mrs. Jas. A. Harter, wlfe of engineer. Is recovering from an operation for AND WHEN'' acute anoendicitis. Mrs. Harter was Foremoat writern on fishinn have dangerous1 111 for hw days, and we Gerthal Gu.tn,-daughter of storekeeper helpedeompile this book. lnvaluabk are very grad to note her recovery. K. P. Guin. to beginnera. Interesting to old We extend our slncere sympathy to Dan Parrigan passed away April 16 timers. Thousanda have improved H. C. Hodges, brakeman, In the recent their knowledgeand methcdaof bait loss of his father. nnd fly-casting by etudylng it. 1931 edition contains new ideas, nca pie- Another weddlng to report this tures.ncw articleson fishing. Shows month: M. F. Patterson, son of Mr. W. ST. LOUIS TRUCK & MFG. CO. variety South Bend tackle. Mailed N. Patterson, roadmaster. and Mrs. Pat- Mmufacturers of with our compliments. /reel terson, to Mlss Mary Lee Adams, at "American" self-olllng steel trucks, SOUTH BEND BAIT CO. Enid, March 1.5th. We extend our very a - PAC 517 Hlnh St.. South Bend. Ind. best wlshes for a long llfe full of hand and traller servlce, for rallroad BOOK ON FISHING happiness. platforms, warehouses, docks and in- Herbert Foley, son of Mr. and Mrs. dustries. W. J. Foley, carried off state honors 3200 N. Hnll St. St. Lonls, lo. in the oration contest under the au- spices of the PresbyterIan Church in the meet held April 14th at El Reno. Mr. Foley wlll represent the state in a dlstrict contest comprised of 10 southwestern states wlnners to go to STEWART MACHINERY COMPANY ALLHANDS and DAVIS Pittsburg, Pa., on '~ay28th for the Buder Building, national contest. Herbert is a senlor of Enld hlgh St. Louis, Mo. Railroad Contractors school and popular In school actjtritles. Deep Well Pumps-Steam and Centrifugal He Is president of the student body 619-20 '~risooBldg.. Joplln. Mo. and also of the senlor class, a member Pumps-Steam Traps-Redueing Valves- of the debate team and one of the hlgh Ventilators I 501 Southwestern Life Bldg.. Dallas. Texas I school orators. Mr. Lloyd 3IcKee. one of our directors in the vicinity of Jonesboro to mail nir Mr. L. E. Henry. formerly third trick and a very prominent business man any news about Frisco families or man at West Plains. has been assigned here. changes In positions so wc may read to agency at Pordiand. I dread to think Plans are being made for a Frisco more about ol~rselves. I like to read of the petitions in bankruptcy the trucks Employes' Club Dance to be held at ltell~sof Frtaco events and ail1 sitre you in that locality will kc flling. South Side Masonic Temple. May 7th. do. too. so all together we can havc a We now have on bulletin thc third Mrs. Rose Durrett and danghter. big write-up. trick at West Plains and thr agency at Doris Rose, mother and sister of Leda Ilunter. No. Nay the oldest and most Helle Durrett, secretary to F. L. & D. coiilpetent be lucky. vlaim agent, visited relatlvcs and AGENT'S OFFICE 1\11.. J. C. Smallcy. aacnt at Bran!ls\'i\le. friends in Lubbock. Texas, recently. rcports the fruit crop is to r~achcartoad ,\liss Katherine Rales of the treas- ALICEVI LLE, ALA. ~rroportionsthis year. Prrsume the situa- urer's office had as her guest over the tion mill be about the same at lioshko- !.:aster holidays her brother. Air. Max IA. S. BROPHY, Rel~oi'tcr Ilonx. \\Toulrln't be x bad idea to star1 Hales, who is attending Oltlalioma A. srwlng that business up right now. K...... 31 John Meek. son of Operator Merk. wllo Thew trurlcs arcn't out to do 11s any Jlr. E. T. J3eclrle.v, son of htr. G. G. is attcndlng Collcgo of the Oxarks at good. Beckley, claim agent, spent Easter Clarksville Ark.. spent the Easter holi- with his I~arents. Air. Becltley is clailn days wit'h 'his parents. aKent for I'he Texas Employes Insur- l\'e arc ve~yglad to report thc com- ance & Casualty Comnanv. . of Houston. Texas. plete rccovery of Mrs. S. T. Jle~k.wife ..\ quite different and enjoyable fea- of the operator, who iindcrwmt an opera- !ure of our program at last club meet- tion at Baptist hospital in 3Icmphis rlur- lng was the "Fencing Exhibition" put ing February. on by Raymond Dupree and his "Parry- Engineer B. >I. Finley, who was regu- ing" partners. Hope, if there are other larly assignctl Mugriolia Aliceville local. employes with talent and abilit'y, thcy has bid in turn in through f!.eight and will step up and take part on our pro- was relieved on local by Englncer Mart Krarns Ihc club holds mcinlhly. Kelly. Mr. A. G. Andrrson. Frisco a~rir~il- ture agent, htmorc, was in Alicevillc rarly part of April looking ovc~our po- SOUTHERN DIVISION t~~tovrou. 1\71? how to move betweell '1 25 and i0 cars durhg Junr. I 1~'ertillzer untl sotla nmvwlwnts fro111 I'ennarola and hlobile is on At thi.; JONESBORO TICKET OFFICE time, however, the movenlcnt is Ilnhtrr they& one thins JONESBORO, ARK. than last year. Jim Bell, section foreman. Tl~ornHill. feI(ocus who work with IV. A. SANDERS, Rcr)ortcr has been bumpcd from that position and is now locatccl at Aliccville. our 0. S. Donaldson. agent. Hardy, Ark.. hands are bound has been laying off recently account re- cefving word his mother was very ill at tii agree on WILLOW SPRINGS SUBDIVISION - Lava Danville. Va. He was relieved by Extra Agent E. R. Billingsley. is the quickat C. R. Cole. bill clerk, was a recent J. J,. SJ<.\GGS. Reporter 8oap visitor in Grubbs. Ark. C. P. Jacobs, enginccr. Jonesboro Yard. Alr. C. \\'. Ta~gard.aaent at Fordland and kindeat hand- has left for St. Louis wherc he \\-ill cn- for many yvars. was rwently rrtirecl on trr Prisco Hospital for treatment. pension. \\re all wish him a well calmed J. W. Colmian. Arernan. has bid in rrst unrl a lot of happiness. cleaner thafever tlw passenaer ran bctwecn Thajwr ant1 Mr. J. R. Tag~ard.agent at Seymour. Jonesboro. Tralns 101-1 02. has bcen ill for some tinic. Better hurry came fa Wwn. George Barbec. conductor on 2 4 6-24?. back. Mr. 'l'aaaard. too much of that has becn asslmed to trains 101-102 as isn't good for one. pasengel- conductor. Also R. H. Miller, Jack Yocum of Mountain Grove was Ifk the pcudeved brakeman. has bid in this run. too. re\var

CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY COMMISSARY CONTRACTORS

Branch Offloss F. J. ESGLEMAS. Presldent GUY KRESS, Supt., Sprlngfleld, Mo. General Mios ST. LOUIS, MO. G. I. FITZGERALD, Vke-Pre~.and Sec'y >I. S. ENGLEMAS. Vice-Pres., Dallas. Tex. RJ'. Exchange Bldl5 , SPRISGFIELD, 310. CHAS. GRAY. JIanacer. S~rlncBeId.Mo. E. B. SHARKET. Manacer. Ft. Worth. Tex. BAKSAS.----- ...... CITY. MO. FT. WORTH. TEX. JOS. M. 0-DOWD,s;Ipi., Spr~ime~h,310. G. R. PIERCE. Supt., SI. LOUIS,110. DALLAS,TEX. Pngc 65

Wonder how many of you are checking Pile Driver Foreman W. A. Chastain the past Cow weeks. On hls recent the expense bills for short hauls when was called home last of March account' visit he enllghtened us of the cause- making then1 out? Wouldn't be a thing serioux illness of his -littie girc--~lacl 1,ittle JIlxx,~s Jeanne and Joyce Thane wrong with astignlnp- that job to the to report the baby is recovering nicely. have come to make their home with fellow who expenses the freight bills at C. P. Hastlnas was aunointed man- Mr. Drake's dnuahter.- Mrs. Thane of each station. Remember, when \vc han- ager and wire chief of- 'the Memphis St. Louis. dle a carload from a point on oiir line relay office on March 17. J. R. Scott of Springfield, was In to another point on our line without get- J. P. Bruton was in Rutaw, .\labam& b1eml)his on March 24. His retirement tlng all the haul, we don't get all the recen tl y arranging highway matters does-not keep Mr. Scott from coming money. \Vill apprecfate your send!nr: me with the county judge. to Memphis occa~lonally and we are a copy of any expense bills you thlnk I.. E. Puclcetr of the Amory Sand and always glad to have him come. are chances for more revenue and 1 will Gravel Company was a recent visitor 0. E. Haman former rodman 1 n thls handle to conclusion and advise yoti re- in this oflice. Mr. Pucliett formerly oflice, has sec6red gonition with Con - sults. Thanks. worlced here. tractor Dan Crane and is statioljed at Knos Blackwell, chief messenger, Bald knob. was off a few days account sickness Mlxs Betty Gray. Mrs. Scot t and and Fmnk O'Neill worked this job. Betty Francls drove to -4mOlry on Frank was former messenger. March 20 to visit their brother, A.1 Har- BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS J. M. Walker, former storekeeper at rison and Iamlly. A few days after Yale, and who has been in the west the~rreturn Miss Gray left, driving XICT.T.IR McGOWEN. Reporter for his health for the past several to Xew Yorlc City. months, has now moved to Wichita. S. J. Frazier and J. P. Bruton Were - We have been wondering jusr what in JelTerson C'itr on March 2.5 to at- Mrs. J. H. Anderson and CWO daugh- was the occasion for the broad smile tend hearinu before thc Missouri Pub- ters. wife and daughters of revising spread over Mr. R. I*:. Drake's face for lic Service '~ommlxsion. clerk Kast Thomas. Iias returned from x visit with Nrs. Anderson's mother in Knoxville, Tenn. E. AI. Dick, switchman, who has been seriously ill at St. Vincent hospital where he was o~eratedon for anrlen- dicitis, is now at home where he Is slowly recovering. Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. I<. A. Teed in Che death of her sister who died at her home in Ottawa. Ohio. on March 30, Mr. and ;Mrs. Teed at- tended the funeral in Ottawa. Hobbs Western Company Mrs. J. C. Welch and children, wife nnd children of vard clerk. is visltina in~.. Miami.--~- -~~. Bla. Harve htram, age 66, n veteran en- 1967 Railway Exchange Building glne of the Frisco, died at hls resi- dec# 111 Birmingham on March 28. w.4ntram is su?vived by his widow arid one 3on. Sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. ST. LOUIS, MO. Swnr>at'hv is also extended to Miss Eula Montkomer).. stenographer in of- fice siiperintendent terminals, in the death of her brother-in-law who died at his home in Axheville. Ah. on March 7. W. A. Drago, general yardmaster. has returned from the Frisco hospital in St. I.ouls where he has been con- fined the past two weeks for treat- ment. C. E. Welch. pard clerk and wife. RAIL ROAD CROSS TIES spent the week-end with Mrs. Welch's parents in Amory, Miss. Mrs. J. B. Holmes. wife of switch- man. Is critically ill wlth donble pneu- monla. Timber Products L. E. Crurnp, engineer, is visiting his sister in Florida. R. 6. Martin, swltchman, is in Hot Springs, Ark., where he is taking treatment for rheumatism. Mrs. I. B. Holmes, wife of switch- man, died at a local Infirmary Satur- day night, AprlI 11. Mrs. Holmes is survived by her husband, two daugh- ters and one son. Funeral services PRODUCINGTERRITORY: were held at the East Lake Methodist church. Our sympathy Is extended to Mr. Holmes and family. MISSOURI TEXAS

OFFICE DIVISION ENGINEER ARKANSAS ALABAMA MEMPHIS, TENN. OKLAHOMA FLORIDA C'. C. SICKT,RS. Reporter MISSISSIPP'I Spring is here and all are glad. Basehall season opened April 14. Mem- phis team playing Little Rock. Sev- eral from the office attended this game but C. Rlackwell and F. J. Walsh still maintain this game was not nearlv so ~ood- as the one thev attended ' the week before. J. M. Van Dover, formerly of this - - - - office. was in town 011 April 3 and 4. R. C. HOBBS Prcside~rt I. C. ROWE See.-Treas. preparing Vo move to St. Lollis. MY. Van Dover is now located with the A. R. FATHMAN - Vice-Prey. G. M. HANSON, Assf. Sw.-Tr. Phillips Petroleum Corporation, with C. H. HOBBS - - Virp-P~Ps. E. J. STOCKING Sales M,qr. headquarters at St. Louis. - T. &I. Capp spent Sunday, April 12 visitlng friends in Memphis. He was on his way to Oklahoma Citv. The C. 31. Scott family s,;'nt April 4 and 6 in Springfield. Page 66

We are sorry to learn of the reslnna- called to Cleveland Mlss. on March month of Aprll In Pensacolra vlsltlng tlon of ~eneralForeman w.-L ~?ives 18, on account rrf lljness o'r hls sister, relatives. and Water Service Foreman W. B. Mrs. C. N. Dyer. Mrs. R. E. Laughter, Mr. Joe Connelly was In the offlce Balley on March 22. Former Bridge son James and daughter Louise are vls- a few days during Phe past month. Insuector R. L. Reddlnrc has been a& lting Mra Laughter's brother, A W. J. 0. Hardin visited us the mornlng polnted acting general- fir ern an--^&^ Henry, In Los Angeles. of-Aprll 16 before leaving for Sprlng- and W. H. Pryor of Chaffee has been J. L. Sullivan, switchman, recently field. auuolnted water servlce foreman. We suffered a palnful lnjury to hls rlght Mr. Purdy of the llllnola Central weicome both of these gentlemen to foot when he fell from a box car. We spent two days In the offlce. our office. hope that he wlll soon be able ta re- Miss Julla Gossett was off three da s Miss Blllye Bennett Is back on the sume hls duties. account illness. Glad to report BKe pay roll after an absence of some two Roy D. Farrar rormer pard clerk, Is back at work and feeling Ane. months account force reduction and was a recent vls!tor in thls offlce. Ione Bhearln wlll leave for Blrmlng- we are glad to see her back. 0. A. McGulre's little son, Jaclc ham Aprll 26, having displaced the The Jordan Ditcher Is now working Imory, age 6 of Tulsa Oklahoma. Is steno-clerk in the terminal account- on the Columbus and Pensacola Subs. vlsltln hls &andparent& Mr. and Mrs. ant's offlce. at present cleanlng dltches in viclnity of Allceville. E. E. %c~uire. He wilI remain wlth We are glad to learn of the recovery them until about September. of Mrs. Curtls 331ackwell. who has M. K. Pace, tralnmaster termlnsts. PENBACQLA, FLORIDA been serlously 111 for several weeka. was off a few days recently, battllng A very close inspection of bridges wlth an attack of the "flu" and sore GERTRUDE BAZZELL, Reporter and tles has been made the roast two throat. We are glad, however, that weeks. The Inspection party Is In we can report hlm able to be out and Meetlng of the officials of the Pen- charge of G. W. Koontz. back on the job at this tlme. sacola Bay Brldge Corporation was We have just learned of the resigna- held March 23, when It was deflnltely declded the openlng of the $2,600,000 bridge across Pensacola Bay would be OFFICE DIVISION ACCOUNTANT held June 12 and 13, at which tlme MEMPHIS, TENN. the sound bridge and pleasure resort developments on Santa Rosa Island will be completed. Frisco offlclals at- IONE SHEARIN, Reporter tendlng thls meeting were Mr. J. N. Cornatzar, Mr. W. S. Merchant, Mr. W. Well, thlngs certainly have changed L. Hugglns, Jr., of St. Louis, and Xr. since the last Issue of our Magazlne. W. H. Crow, Pensacola. The Frlsco The old offlce looks llke It used to. Rallroad will handle two tralnloads all the desks now being fllled. of vlsltors to the celebratlon. MEMPHIS TERMINALS Mlss Ila Cook. Mr. E. G. Sperry, Mr. We extend our sincere sympathy to - Ralph Stephens and Mr. W. R. McDon- T. 0. Lutz, clerk, superintendent ter- ough reported for duty Thursday, Aprll mlnals office, in hls recent bereave- N. A. WEAVER, Reporter 16. We hope they wlll like Memphls ment. - as well as they did Chaffee and Fort Mrs. W. S. Merchant, wlfe of pas- DUI' Frlsca baseball team alaved the Smlth.- ... - .. . . senger traffic manager of St. Louls, nrst o~lcialgame of the--~eks&-~uni Sorry to lose Mr. H. A. Llkins who vlsited with us for two days the lat- day, Aprll 12, and lost a hard-fought has been transferred to the St. Louls ter part of March. game to the Tennessee Towels by a offlce. Harry Martin, who worked for two count of 3 to 1. The local Frlsco team Mrs. R. W. Olney Is spending the weeks on switchlng clerk's desk in is a member of the Glllrtte League thls rear and wlll play each Sunday at Hod~esFleld. J. V. Ware Is man- ager arid It Is evldent that-he knows hls baseball as well as bowling. Mlss Gladys Ann Irwln. steno-clerk ECONOMY ARCH COMPANY I In master mechanic's offlce, accom- panled b her brother. drove to Ten- HIGH GRADE LOCOMOTIVE - nessee ~Ydge,Tennessee, March 29, and ARCH AND FURNACE BRICK was accomuanled home on Auril 2 bv -1 1- her mother; who came to Memphis fok eye treatment. Miss Irwln reports 1843 Railway Exchange Building St. Louis, Mo. their motoring a llttle dlfflcult whlle in the viclnity of Tennessee Rldge due I to heavy rainfall swelling the small streams and making the hlghways tem- gorarlly impassable. J. G. Qulett. secretary to master me- chanic, Is now the sole owner of a ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORP. master slx Bulck. We were lad to see Mr. E. E. Mc- Gulre, superiintendent termlnals, walk into the offlce on the mornlng of April INDUSTRIAL NAPHTHAS 10. after havlng been absent several days undergolng an operatlon In a lo- OKLAHOMACITY, OKLA. cal hospltal. R. E. Laughter, swltchman, was

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agent% offlce here, wan called back Oklahoma City the latter part of several days. He la only locked up some to Memphls on Elmekeeping job. March. tlmes. Adam Underwood, who was working We certainly da mlss Mr. E. W. Hol- Slnce the change to such late hours as yard clerk, Is now switching clerk. combe who for 29 years was rate clerk of some of our passenger traIns. Ford and E. C. Epger of Amory 1s yard !n thii offlce. He was pensioned ApfIl Mlller and Hubert Hastlngs, serving In clerk. 1. turns at the passenger statlon, belong to We are so glad to know that Mr. E. the nlght watchman's organization. E. McGulre Is able to be out again, he Allle Mae Spelght, stenographer thls BIRMINGHAM GENERAL OFFICE having had an emergenty operation for office, and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lewls. appendicitis on March 31. of the Seaboard Alr Llne offlce, enter- P. W. Ramsey, team track clerk, re- talned In the home of Mlss Spelght, 1563 LAUNA M. CHEW. Reporter turned to work April 3 and hasn't Poplar boulevard, Saturday nlght. Aprll missed a day since, which seems to 11. honoring Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fltx- Indicate they nxed hlln up all right at ~atrlck,who have returned to Memphls Mrs. L. M. Cannon. wife of city the hospital In St. Louls. ticket agent, just' recently recovered from Llttle Rock. Arkansas. TO most of B. C. Fryar and lamlly, bill clerk. thelr frlends they are "Fltz and Ann" from "flu." drove to Jonesboro nlght of Aprll 4 to Regret to report serlous illness of and we are glad to have them back. Mr. spend Easter wlth relatives. Fitzpatrick Is connected wlth the Sea- Mrs. J. E. Sprhger's mother. Every- Miss Ethel Copeland. mmptometer one hopes for a hasty convalescence. board Air Llne at Mem~hls. The -DartY - J. E. Springer has been transferred to operator. spent Easter wlth her mother was a great success. - Joplln, Mo. It Is wlth a feellng of deep In Sprin~fleld.Mo. Barney Hardy, messenger for this of- regret that we see hlm leave our com- Miss Ila Cook of Chaffee suent the flce, has just returned from a trlp to munlty. He has the sincere best day here recently and we are-so glad Mexlco. He accompanied a party search- wishes of a host of friends In the to see hcr looking so flne. ing for the new gold flelds, but falled Birmingham distrlct for his success in Glad to reoort John Edward Ives. to bring back the nuggets he promised. his new posltlon. yonng grandson of John A. Ladd, un- Bred D. Cross. chIel clerk. spent the collected clerk. is recovering nicely from week-end on Warrlor River and re- a mastoid operation on ~eil7, ieavlng ports a delightful spring outing. the hospltal April' 13. With the beginning of these balmy Mrs. Lelia Lenihan. stenouaoher. re- days comes the echoes of that old cry. turned to work ~prii16 akei a .two- ' "Play Ball." Birmingham opened the week lay-off. Mlsc Faye Barbee, extra season with a battle against' Nash- clerk, worked In her place. Reg. U. S. Pal. Of?. ville. T. E. Bagwell and family, assistant Mrs. Ethvl Cha~man of Mem~his. cashier. soent Sunday. Aoril 12. in TY- ~enn:,isthe guest- of the writer. - ronza. ~rk.,wlth his -sister. Frlsco Employes' Club wlll have a Congratulations are in order lor Mr. Spring Bands dance at Hlahland Park Club on May T. H. Banister, who has been sppolnted 5. It is e<~eeterl thev will have a traffic manager at Birmingham, and also large stteGln6el- ~ - to ;Mr. M. W. Dunkln. taking Mr. Ban- That Are Bonnie Chew Is visitlng friends in later's place as generd agent here. We Athens, Ala., for a few days. are so glad for them. Mrs. Leon Rohrbauzh and daughter Effecting Large spent Aprll 16 in St. huls attendlig a wedding. LOCAL FREIGHT OFFICE Savings MEMPHIS; TENN. FREIGHT TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT AILROADS using our VIRGINIA GRIFFIN, Reporter MEMPHIS; TENN. 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