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THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE 827 FRISCO BUILDING .. ST. LOUIS WM. L. HUCCINS. Jr.. Editor MARTHA C. MOORE Aasoclab Edllor WM. McMlLLAN. Adoerflslng Managar

VOL. IV OCTOBER. 1926 No. 1

Permission is given to reprint, with credit, in part or in full, any article appearing in the Magazine

Contents of This Issue PAGES Frontispiece-"Days We Can't Forget" ...... 4 -4 Tour Abroad With T\vo Frisco Girls ...... 6-7 By Misses Agiirs Kivg oltd A~rrra IL'illiy

I THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE I The Frisco Employes' Magazine is a monthly publication devoted primarily to the interests of the more than 30,000 active and retired eml7loyes of the Friaco Lineb. It contains stories, itemx of current news, 1)ersonal notes about employes and their families, articles dehtling \vith various phases of railroad work, poems, cartoons and notices regarding the service. Good clear photogral~hs suitable for repro- duction are especially desired, and will be returned only when recluested. All cartoons and drawings must be in black India drawing Ink. Employes are invited to write articles for the magazine. Contributions sl~ouldbc typewritten, on onc side of the sheet only, and should be addressed to the Edilor, Frisco Building, St. Louis, 310. Distributed free among Frisco em1)loyes. To others. price 15 cents a col>y; subscril>t.ion rate $1.50 a pear. Advertising rates will be made known upon application. A Tour Abroad With Two Frisco Girls

Misses Anna Willigan and Agnes King Tell of American Birthday Tour Across the Sea

By MISSES KING AND WlLLlCAN

1?111' I)ack, folks! Arrived in St. I,oi~is,SLIII- \vc later fountl out). 17verybotly was agreeable- day, September I!), after one of the nwst that is, nmst everyl)otly, so we fountl deck chairs ant1 W u~ontlerfulvacation trips two 1:risco girls ever waited. '1'0 make the story short, we sat there mtil had. Oh, we're glad to get back-glad to get home, 2 30 a. m. and never did see "Miss Liberly" and her Il~twe wouldn't take $.i0,000 for our glosiow exl~cri- heacon light. Kext morning \IT found we were on ences. tlie wrong side oi the boat, antl at 2:30 a. m., \vc were \Ye I.rno\v you have waited patiently for our story - ~iiilcsout to sca. \vontlered where our "diary" had gone. aftcr we proni- Xobotly was very seasick going over-and our lirsi isetl you faithfully that we would kecp a daily account (lays on the !)oat \ver-c spent in looking it over-in- of every happening and send it to you. \Ye hat1 it, vcstignting cvcry ~iooli runt1 cranny, even the engine a11 redv to send in time for tlie rooni, which the Captain kindly ~cptw~ber/:risco ~~qnzi,,c,~~ic no:es wcre foltled neatly in a ll~/rcii ,b/is$c.~ d,lgire.s /

storm and we were eleven tlays on the water. 1;very- gestctl we go in antl sit clown and let her rave, as I>otly was ill in the party (except Agnes. Anna ran .she tvas attracting the attention of everylmcly around a temperature antl was sent to the hospital. For eight in that vicinity. Pretty soon, after many futile at- tlays she didn't even have a drop of water.) tempts to make us understand, she went to the back Our trip over was most pleasant and we landed at of the house ant1 came back with the following note Havre, l:rance, early Sunday morning, August 1, written in English on a piece of paper: where we were met by a Mr. Dagnell, \vho was a "Only one of your girls have tipped me. ~wofessionalguide and had charge of our party. Every It is not enough. I want a same tip from detail of our trip hatl Leen arranged through Cook everyow. That is what is expected." & Son nnrl the tour \Ire were on, was Imown as 'I'our \\That ditl we do? Dig in our purses ant1 give her 110. 9. Mr. Dagnell was a graduate of (Isford, and the till-the same tip from everybody. If we hadn't, was an Englishman of the highcst typc. He spoke we wouldn't have Ixen able to have enjoyed the show. seven different languages fluently, saw to our every On August 2, on a Monday morning we were loaded need, and we saw the tllost interesting wonders of in a sight-seeing bus for a whole day's trip over the the ol(l world. He was ;I marvelous historian and we 1mtMieltl.s-thro~~gh the sections of the Belleall Woods gained a liberal education through our association and Chateau Thierry. \\'c were very (leeply i~npressed with him. with the rows antl rows of white crosses in the Ameri- After landing. we went through the Customs. then can cemetery, which was the tnost 1)e;tutiful cemetery on the boat train at 8:m o'clock lor Paris, arriving we hatl ever seen. It is taken care of by Americans, there at 12 :30 Sunday afternoon. We were taken to and this talk in the papers of the French insuiting the Commodore Hotel antl after luncheon, we drove the graves of our boys, is. we think, more or less to the tonih of Lafayette. where special ceremonies lwopag;~n(ln IVith American caretakers, this could were held antl a wreath placed on the tonh The nc~t11e posi1)le. Amcrican Consul was present. also Marquis Del ?,1 here has been a great deal in the American papers Ihmpierrc, a descendent of 1,afayettc. Sunclay even- about the abuse heaped on American tourists by the ing we went to the Follies Bergere. T:rench during the paht irw months. \Ve don't be- It might be interesting to pause just here atd tell licvc it. There was a little dissension in some quar- you about a near-riot we hatl with a girl usher. She ters \\:lien American tourists would throw francs showed 11s to our box, antl one of our party handed around like they were \vorthless, hut our party was her a tip, for nre Imew she expected it. antl imnmli- never molested, never insr~ltetl,antl we were treated ately thereafter she let forth a vollcy of words, all in quite politely by everyone. French, which was totally lost on our party. \\'c tlitln't Tn n brief tli;iry we cannot exl)resy our feelings as know what the trouhle was, so one of the girls srlg- (LYo~~tw~z fa Pop 28, plensc) The Work of An Unseen Hand

Frisco Dispatchers in Seclusion of Train Sheets, Telephone and Key, Write Destinies of Trains on Frisco Lines

1 5 happened to everyone. .is you recline again, you are eased sonlehow. You Your berth on the q)eeclin,o train is comfortable feel that sleep is near. -1nd as you drowse into un- I"'and- cool. but for sonw reason, sleep won't come. consciousness yo11 meditate upon the wonder of rail- You cast ahout for a reason. Perhaps it was that roatling-this profession that transports humans and excellent fish in the (liner n few hours before. It was bcasts, freight antl express and mail with swiftness, gootl-perhaps too good, and you ate heartily. That accuracy atltl safety. business deal you are traveling to a distant city to Hut do you go further? close might cause the wnkefulness. Ko use to \vorry 110 you sift clown through the maze of operating about it. You count sheep j~mlpingover a fence antl offices until you offer a thanks just I~eforeyour eyes find yo11 can count on indefinitely. Somehow, your close in sleep. to the man \vho arranged that meeting mind won't clo~tdwith that blessed tlruwsiness which of the two night flying trains? Do you vis~~alizein precedes lung and tireatiiless sleep. your niind's eye the dispatcher who sits at a desk As you roll over for the 'steenth time and pound with a green-shaded light above him, and follows his your pillow savagely in vexation? the train slows per- system of double checking trains, his transmittal of ceptibly. You feel it veer easily to the right, proceed signals to operators at stations above and below his slowly for several rods and stop. For sonic minutes uwn, who provides the engineer of your train and the all is quiet. train that just passed with the instructiuns necessary Then in the distance you hear a faint rumbling-a to provide for your safety and theirs? series of dim hlasts on a locomotive whistle The Of course not-and yet there is a throbbing, vital rumble increases. You can hear the staccato pant of story in the lives of these dispatchers, these men of the straining steel giant and the peculiar screaming of the "Unseen Hands" who work in seclusion and of the steel rails on the main line which your train has whoni the outside world knows little and trusts much. just quitted. Suddenly the roar aniounts to alnlost This story was hard to get. Dispatchers are not deafening proportions-the flash of an open fire door talkative. They have too much on their minds, what pierces the night at your window pane and in a with solving intense and technical operating problems second the night flyer is past. You hear its rumble in the space of two seconds, handling an entlre division fade in the distance arid your train heads out of the with the lives of hundreds of passengers and thou- passing track and proceeds on its \Yay. sands of dollars worth of freight, and holtling the tlestinies of a great movement of traffic in the click antl which are closcd; must know the size of the oi their telegraph key. power that runs on each train; uhere the engines Cut here it is! We invite you to follow us as we pry changc; the grades, the water and coal stations, and loose as hcst we can the secret of this "Unscen JHancl", nunierous other details. (It would indeed be disas- in whosc charge we place ourselves whenever the trous if he headcd in a sist)r-car train on a siding porter clo~sthe vestil~uledoor. which only had a fifty-car capacity.) In addition to ha~inga coniplete knowledge of the above information, 'l'here are 54 regular dispatchers on the Frisco hc niust hc very familiar with all rules pertaining to Lines and sis extra men, all of them ~vorthyof an train movement; he must be familiar with schedules interview oi this nature. But - issuetl to the train and engine- they are to be represented in this men; he must know the signals, :1 ~rczlrspaprr reporter, cnllozrsrd crea- tale of one phasc of the romance trlrc thrrt he is, lcarirs etrrly irr hrs i~r(1- cl:~ssifications of trains. tonnage, of sailroading by 13. T. ATorqan, frssrnir tlrcil tire wtw who lrolds rip hr~ spectl, care of livestock, perish- thistl trick tlispatcher at Sc\\.- lia~dsirr lroiror ortd says: "No. 012 lily rro- al~les,comfort of passengers and burg, 110. jorr crrir't part ~rrg rmurc in the paper," is a thousand other things. "13arry" Xorgan is undoubt- zrstrally the chop z~lro'll bug tlre clgars rrr Dispatchers are made from (I ~itrveO/ q~it~rosit~~aird ZJCII-brrirg tzftrl- edly one oi the best known dis- lrrr irtrrirc appcnrs iir tlrr public pl-irrts. It operators. There is only one patchers on the Frisco Lincs. .\rrrils to br ltrrrr~nrr r1(1111refor li~ostfieoplr way to tell whether an opcrator For eighteen years hc has fillecl to crone the idolation of the 11106, yet at- will make a dispatcher, and that one position and another in the trtrrpt to concral that cravijlg by n Irvir~il- is to put him in the harness for ity tlrrit uray bc ge~rrriire but is IIIOYC often operating field, antl every east- ]lllJl~. a year as the dispatcher's record- ern divislon trainman knows him. .Yoi~nirri tlrrir n trmir is sii~crreirc keep- ing operator. If he can obey Morgan has every require- rug orrt of the liirreligkt, thouglz Iris deeds orders; if he has the utmost z~~nrraittt~itlc ,ublicity. Tlzc grratest foot- confidence in himself; if he can inent that goes to malie up those hall playrr~ nre rrrgngrd ;it rurririirg iirtrr- uf a fir\t-class train dispatcher. fi~reircc and ttrkirrg orrt the opposiirg tnclz- remain cool in times of distress; A brief sltetch of his career is lo-s. z~llrrlc the L'rnrrgrs airtl :\'rver.s of the if he can make quick and correct indicative of that fact. He was garire are rltnrtirrg colur~rrrs of print awd decisions and if he possesses es- born on , 1854, at taking z,loirdrrf~/pictures. It is also true i:t traordinary ability, he has a the ~t~orldof dra~rra. Tlrc playwriglrt frntir Columbia, Illinois, and entered z,*hnsr braiir the book co~iresis rirairy tiufes chance of becoming a dispatcher. the service of the M. & 0. Fhil- lost in the Dlncc of glory tlznt drscerrrls OIL "Harry" Morgan says in the way in October, 1582, as an oper- tlrr star z,-lro pnrrots Ifis phrasirrgs. last eleven years there has not ator. Railroad work appealed to To sorrrc "iirtc~ffcrr~rcrrctrlrrrrs" of the been an operator promoted to brrsirrcss world this state of affnirs is snt- him. He was a born railroader rs.factoi*y. They are coirtci~t to do thr. the position of dispatcher at and his qualifications were soon work nnd let arrother chop take the glory. Newbusg. recognized, for he was promoted Thrse coirsecrntcd individztals nre nirrorrg "According to my code, the to the position of a dispatcher in our widsf irr the rnilroad world, too. greatest of the requirements Aird tlris stoq is about oirr of tlrciir-n 1886, only two years later. He railroad trairr dispntcher-n rimit who lridrs which I have enumerated, is worked for a number of eastern az~nynrilid the seclusion of trnirt slteets, confidence," he said. "If there and western lines and came to telepl~oire nrrd trl~graph key, arid qrtietly is a trying moment in the time the Frisco in April, 1906, as a arrd cflicicrrtly fakes cfrnrge of our lives a dispatcher is on duty which re- at Newburg. z,elrile nlr are poundiq tlte steel frail. dispatcher His picture nppenrs at the head of this quires a quick and accurate de- In 1909 he left the Frisco, btit article. -W. L. H., Jr. cision on a vital matter, there is returned again in 1911, and no one to ask advice of. The worked as dis~atcl~erat ~haffee responsibility of eliminating dif- and Sapulpa. ' In 1914 he took a position with the ficulties remains solely with the dispatcher. He must i\,Iissouri Pacific, but returned again to the Frisco and think quick and it is that confidence in himself, and Xewburg in 1915, where he has remained since. that feeling of being sure that he will do the right "Harry" Morgan was interviewed as he sat before thing, that is the "nlissing" requirement in most opera- his intricate train sheet which strongly resembles a tors, which keeps them from making dispatchers." Chinese puzzle to the uninitiated. It was a liberal The office in which the dispatcher works is a small education to sit by his side as he studied the approach enclosure, away from noise and confusion. He works and departure of trains from the various stations on alone, only admitting the trainmaster to his sanctum, his district, from St. Louis to Newburg and the Salem for in seconds he must be able to solve operating branch, which includes a branch run of some forty problems and the decisions must be correct. He can- miles. not foresee difficulties which might arise in three sec- Train dispatching is perhaps one of the least under- onds' time, yet he must be able to cope efficiently with stood of all railroad classifications. You cannot pick them in less time than it has taken them to obstruct the up a book of rules on railroad operation and find the othenvise perfectly running schedule. duties of a train dispatcher defined. His job is to run The long train sheet, which is ever before the dis- the trains safely and on schedule time over his par- patcher is the daily diary of a large railroad. Every ticular division. minute he is on duty he deals with life and death, and But in order to do this he must first be thoroughly under his control lies the safety of hundreds of lives familiar with every bit of track, every curve, every and millions of dollars worth of property. On the siding; he must know which stations are open all night (Nom turn to Pap 24, pleme) Page 10 October; 1926 Strawberries Build a $50,000 Church in Ozark, Missouri, on Frisco Lines

Church Owned Strawberry Patch- The Idea of Rev. J. J. Parten-Another Feat of the Ozark Country

By IM.L. HOGAN

\VAY clown yonder in the hill country, to he Prcwcher Rdrtt~sStory specific, in the 07a1-1,s of hlissouri, that are 'yo quote Re\,. Parten, who is kepi I,usy tllesc (lay\ A reputed by scientisls to have been the first dry anbwering letters from people anxiom to learn ahout land millions aticl millions of years ago to emerge the Ozarks ancl ho~they might undertake similar iron1 the briny deep any~vlicreupon the westcrn hemi- work in divers of the states to rehabilitate their re- spherc. an unusual a~ricultural- transition is t:iking spective churches, "After I had preached to empty place that revolves somewhat pews for several years with -an around, or at least took its in- ever increasing evidence from ception from, the idea of a Siirce flie Frisco Magacim has a circir- month to month of irritableness lntiorr whiclt renchrs ivto every statr ill small town preacher. the Union but thrre, it is rynsoiioble to on the pnrt of my young people, The preacher is Rev. J. J. trssrrirre thul sorrrr persoil ~iill nail the I im1)ortuned our church hoard Parten, pastor of the Baptist ncconrpairyiiig story 740 has licnrd of tlrr to do sometl~ingout of the ortli- Church at Ozark, Mo., on the Ozark corcritry, 6ltt rs trot acqrcniiltcd wit11 nary that we might enlist the Chadwiclc Branch of Frisco it. To that pcrsoit this stoiy of arr 0mrl: moral support of our people. Lines south of Springfield. preai-her 7vitlr a11 idea that brrildcd a "The erection of a large whose personal appearance and $50,000 chirrclr for his flock will seem inr- church builcling, that might at retiring mien would seem indica- probable, PU~IIinythical. But we wish to once become the social as well tive of anything save fame. but re-assrrrr hiirr. It did Rappen at Ozark, as the religious life of our com- Mo. Rrvereiid Parteit is the father of Fame is Famc and fame is his. the 11ro7~11eiztthat resrrlted ;it a ch~crclr- munity, struck us as a proper The people of the hills would ovllrrti strcizcbcrry patch. The church is thing to do; and so, after some have it so and it is so. Their a rrnlity ns thc accompairyiitg photograplr tlelil)eratioii, but without any preacher, the parson of the hills, shows. Arid strrrilar "womiers" are bcing itlea as to where the finances may nevcr have seen or preached pcrforiiwd in the Ozark regioit every dny, would come from, we broke rvrry zuerk aird cuery ycur. from the giltled pulpits of the For drcadcr this branti/rrl axd p~.odtsc- ground ancl started construction cities, hut to his people, Parson live coirrrtry lro66lrd aloi:q i~irder the ef- on our present building. Parten is all a preacher could be, forts of-its peoples to grow straight farm "Bcfore we had gone half way and more. crops. The povertv of those who d7wellrrl with our bdding program, we Histories are replete with 7dliin the ~rrorrirtaiirslopcs of tlir Ozarks were financially I~anltruptand in nrrd PVCIL nlo~yits foothills occnsioiwd fun- wonderful and timely inventions wing storirs of word nrrd montli, coiwd the had repute with many of our that were mothered by necessity. plrrnsr "Ilill-Billj," aird "Razor-Back." members. to say nothing of the and after long consultations with Today tlre best gropes, apples, straw- outsiders, since they felt that we Rev. Parteu, one would natural- berries, ~irelonsnrrti otlwr fruits aid vcg- had undertaken something we ly come to the conclusion that etnblrs iii lhc rrntrot! nrcJ (I~OTJII iit tlrc coriltl never finish. In order to adversity, in this instance, drove Ocarlz territory. A~idtlre .Frisco railroad takes a pnrdoira6lc pritic 112 the Ozarh carry on with our plans, we had his church board to do the thinq br-oflress. to employ every strategy. that has since made his church As Rrvrrctiti Partcir pio11cercd his Throuqh the personal financial and himself famous. The Par- clirrrch-ozuired stra~~hrr~batch, so did aid and ingenuity of ollr board,we son of the I-Iills is fair. ant1 he Frisco Lii~csbio~rrer tlrc ''A'ET~'Era" of thr were cnabled to borrow over does not infer that hc should be $30,000. with which we finished credited with even a share of the edifice ancl equipped it for the glory that is his. reliqious purposes. Not unlike thousands of other institutions "All of the hopes we had chkris'hetl allout the new in America, the deacons of the 0&ic C111irch awoke 5tructure were well founded. Upon its completion, eventually to the realization that most of their young ours was a regenerated church and we brought back people, and not a few of the older generation, were into the fold great numbers of youny pcople who en- slipping away from them to join other boclics, if not, joyed the mid-week social functions our spacious base- as in the majority of cascs, to be lost completely mcnt and othcr rooms affortletl. Our program in that to religious contact. respect was a success. We were equipped with a It was their endeavor to thwart this tenclcncy that $50.000 building in a small town which, naturally, at- brought then1 to devising ways and means of over- tracted most churchgoers to us, but our large debt, coming the dilemma of empty pews and empty alms contracted for on a stringent basis, made life most basins. miserable for the board and myself. .I imw is lhr $50,0110 rhtr/ rlr Ihl s/rcr~~Dcrr.ii~.sDttiltird clt Ozark. Jlo. 111srrt: l<(w. J. J. ,f',~rt~~~.

tliscusml and pontlered over the obligation so and they kept the rains from spiashing dirt over fruit. much that it became a regular I,ugal)oo at each niceting. "Our berries were sold all over the country at a "One night, nrhen \vc ncre at the point of distrac- high price, and after the final reckoning, we found tion in our dilemma over the financial status of the we had made a net profit per acre of about $310, church. one of the board members remarked that hc which not only helped greatly to refund the debt but would turn over a cleared patch of stony ground on gave us a financial standing that has since made our his farm, if we would all agree to plant the tract ol~ligationless boresome." to strawberries and apply the proceeds to refund- Revcrentl Parten, when lie isn't busy writing and ing the debt. ICnowing that it would be futile to at- answering questions, directs the activities of both his tempt raising the funds through sulxcription, we took church and the strawberry association. Their crop him up antl formed one of those peculiar elee~nosynary this year came much later than usual and their net bodies antl called it thc 'Church Strawberry Crrowers' rcturn was not quite up to nomal, yet very success- Association' with myself as manager. f111 in every way. "In due course, we procured the thousands of neces- 'l'hc pars011 of the hills feels that the greatest bless- sary plants, and by the dozens and scores our people ing of all received from their agricultural venture is turned out and plantecl them among the stones on tlie the regenerated spirit of the people of Ozark and hillsitle of a iwy clleap farm. It did seem ritliculous in the extreme to put berry plants on land that was Christian County, who are following suit by planting so thicltly covered with stones as to seem macadamized, thousands of acres to strawberries and other small yet we went ahead. None of us had much faith in fruits. the venture antl it was generally agreed that the less His church today is the civic, social and rcligious we said about our rrndertaking, the better we might center of a large territory and he feels that other eventually find our reputations. During tlie summer. preaclicrs could accomplish the same result in their such we& as showed up were pulled and we kept respective bailiwicks, however remote from the big the tract fairly clean. citics and otherwise handicapped. The Ozark church "Sest spring the season turned out delightful and is right now considering the building of a demonstra- our plants l~lossonled full and we were the most sur- tiun poultry farm on the stony hillside of some ridge, psised people in the Ozarks. Our field 1)ecanie the talk si~lceRev. Parten feels that poultry can be raised (of the whole country side, which also helped the church cheaper in the Ozarks dian anywhere else on earth. in several ways. The stones in our tract, iusteatl of 'l'liey I~elievein the parson of the hills, and no doubt, being a liability, turned out a great asset. .They hc will be given the opportunity to prove his latest formed a mulch that retained moisture wonderfully contention. Page 12 "SUCKERSOUR" By SAMUEL ALLENDER (Rcad at Annual Conjcrcnce, Protcctioe Scction American Railway Association)

,1 , ori~~inatetlin the circus world, this term "suckcr- of the oldest of the active employes of our railroad, I sour?" In the apt and picturesque parlance of the mentioned to me one (lay, when I was riding with circus folk, a sucker is any person not connected with him that he had a month previous given one of our thc show, hence a prospective or potential patron. special agents a bit of proniising inforniation ahout a Ihlly aware of the necessity of catering to the out- rol)l)ery case. The conductor's manner indicated to landers, the canny circus manager is always on the me that there was more to the incident, and upon alert to discover any employee who by his worcls or questioning him I found that he felt hurt and some- actions proclainls that he has Iwcome soured on tlie what indignant hecause of the treatment our man had suckers, or "sucker-sour." Be the soured one premier accorded him. He related that our man had assumed equiestrienne or the 'lowest canvasman, there is a :un air of mystery and superiority, had acknowledged common fate-separation from the show's payroll. the conductor's pro~nising story with a grunt be- But "sucker-sour" does not confine itself to the grudgingly given and two weeks later when my friend realm of tanbark, canvas, and that stutlietl glamour the conductor had aslietl my man if anything had which is tlie circus. It is found everywhere. Or- developed he got a curt response to the effect that ganized industry groans under the sting of it; human he should Ile ahout his business. understanding and achievement continually are being Here we ha~e"sucker-sour" in one of its most put to the torture by it; our very right to happiness suf- aggravating manifestations-cl~urlisl~ contempt of fers daily under the lash of it. Generally it is the other employes who have a conlmentlable interest in secret of the politician's defeat, or of the failurc of the welfare of the railroad. any enterprise dependent for success upon the good The chief special agent of one of our Eastern roads will and confitlence OF the people. was telling me some months ago of a complaint hc Sz~cker-Soz~rSpecial Agents hat1 received. 4 patron of his line had suffered the So in the multitudinous activities of the railroads, n~isfortuneof having his wallet stolen Iy pickpockets. which are at once great entertainers antl great Imsi- A railroad police officer who was on the train heard of the theft antl hunted up tlie victim. Mhen the ness enterprises, we behold this unlovely monster, "sucker-sour," arrogantly wallo~ving about, its niiss- officer hatl learned the particulars, he launched into hapen, ungainly form ever an inlpediment to expccli- :L dissertation on tlie folly of carrying one's wallet tious conduct of the affairs of organizations cletli- in the hip pocket (where the vjctini's Idbeen) point- cated to public service. ing out with unconcealed tlistlain that the breast Not so long ago we hatl a complaint that one of pocket of one's coat was the only proper place to carry our special officers had been discourteous to a patron. a wallet. "He seemed more concerned about properiy Investigation revealed that the patron, learning that lecturing me than in catching the thief :und recovering our man was a railroad employe, had inquired of niy property," the victim complained. him the time of arrival of a certain train. Our man "Suc1;er-sour"; comment unnecessary. had told him to ask the stationiuastcr. A patron of our road whose baggage hatl been pil- Now the words, "Ask the stationmaster," may he ferret1 and who had filed a claim, complained of the uttered in a huntlretl ways. T'hey may I>e smiled. discourtesy of the investigating officer who hatl called grunted, snarled, or hellowed. Everything depends to inspect the trunk. Inquiry revealed that the claim- upon the manner of utterance. ant hat1 asked the officer :il)out the practice of the Our man hatl rasped out the sentence, making an railroad in settling claims antl that the officer had insult of each word. The patron's complaint was justi- gruffly replied that settling claims wasn't his job- fied. This was a case of "sucker-sour." and let it go at that. Another time, a traffic manager for a large nier- I-lere we have it again-"sucker-sour." chantlizing estal~lishrnent called on me in a high Before we attempt to correct a condition, an in- cludgeon. He had Ixen crossecl by an officer we quiry into its nature ant1 cause is advisal~le. had sent to arrange for witnesses for a criminal trial. Upon inquiry I learned that the traffic manager hat1 I am convinced that this attitude designated as ample cause for indignation, for our man hatl sutl- "sucker-sour" is simply a nlanifestation of absence of tlenly succumbed to "sucker-sour" antl hat1 told the sympathy. We use "syn~pathy" in its literal sense, traffic manager that snch witnesses as might be needeti which is "fello\\r-feeling." Sympathy, while primarily woultl have to attend court, regardless of the wishes an individual condition, a matler of temperament, is or convenience of their employers. a state which nlay he heightened or lo~veretl-the re- Now, our man was speaking the truth as all of sult is not always the same-through constant cuntact you know. But there are as many manners of speali- with humanity. ing the truth as of saying, "Ask the stationmaster." We are not dealing here with the hopelessly mor- bid cases, but with those employes who have allowed Spurning Lay Assistance themselves to get out of touch wit11 humanity and as A passenger conductor, who happened to he one a result have 1)ecome liabilities to their departments. l'herefore we shall attempt to classify a fc\\i factors oi law school: while the experienced handler of fire- contributint. to this condition. arms accidentally shoots himwli. You argue that One of the great d;ungers, especially with young these are exceptions. 'I'hey are-and costly ones ; and officers, is that tendency to attach too great import- they illustrate our contention that experience may act ance to one's authority-to take oneself too seriously. as a sedative to the discriminatory sense, rendering Sow, policing is a serious lmsiness, likewise an hon- the individual carelchs or even conceitetl, and result orable and an exacting one. But the calling is subject to his hurt or ruin. l

S. T. Cantrell Returns to Central Division Superintendency; E. E. McGuire Transfirred to Memphis and S. R. Kennedy toTulsa - J. J. O'Neill Resigns

OLIC important changes in the odicial personnel with this railroad on January 13, 1001, as n freight of the operating tlepartment of Frisco Lines I)ralmnan I~etween 1Ivnnplii~and 'I'hayer on the old were nnnouncetl Scptcniher first hj- Mr. 31. M. ii. C. I:. S. & 11. road, later purchased by the prisco. Sisson, assistant general nianagcr. 11 c( ;rlirc ran between ;\[emphis antl 'Sliayer as lwtke- XIr. S. 'l'. Cantl-ell. \vho has servctl as assistant to man antl Iatcr conductor until January I, 1010. the c-)p-ating \:ice-presiclent since January 1, 1926, .\t that time he was honored bv election as general returnecl to h i s ...... \. . - - .- - - oltl division, thc I:rotherllootl o f central, as super- I a Train- intentlent. 1' h e men antl moved to position as assis- the 12rothcrhood's t:unt to the vice- office at Spring- president, held l)y ficltl. It is a sin- 1,lr. Cnntrcll \vas al~olished. his sagacity antl MI-. I:. I<. m- 1)usincss ah i 1 i t v Guire, who lias that althoi~~hthe been s~~perintend- ent of terminals at 'I.'ulsn, Okln., since Pebr~lary1, 1024, was trans- hc was recciviny ferret1 to JIeln- $400 a month is'I'cnn., as \\.hen lie rcsignetl terminal supcrin- three ycars later. tcntlcnt. I-Ic re- ITis salnr!. was liewtl Mr. J. J. twice \wluntarily 0'Keill, \vho rc- raisetl $100 a signetl. 111011th I t In e S. I:. I

An Efficient Harmonious Personnel Is Highlq Essential, Master Mechanic Says - Importance of Economy in Fuel Stressed

By J. L. HARVEY EPiV people not engaged in the in- In some cases, too, engines are turned from leaks; keep superheater units dustry of railroading can realize back out of the terminals within a absolutely tight; valves must be F the constant attention to detail few hours' time and a saving can be square; valve rings and cylinder which is necessary to keep a division affected by banking the fire on arriv- packing should be free from blows; of the structure operating at top boiler should be blown out frequent- ly on line, in order to obtain the speed and full efficiency. J. L. Harvey, master ~rreclratsic of Indeed, so highly specialized has the eastern divisiolr, has had fzuefity- greatest efficiency from lubrication; the railroad industry become that it stoker equipment should be checked five years' service with the Frisco at lay-over terminals and all defects is almost impossible for employes of Liws. From the a~ealthof his ex- one department to have more than a corrected, maintaining the distribu- perience hc tells it~this article, sowe tors to the proper adjustment; grates general knowledge of what consti- of the ways to nraintain 100 per cent tutes the job of the employe in the and rigging require close attention cfficietrcy oir a divisiorr. It is bitcr- where other department. rstirrg to rrote that zuhile Mr. Harvey and grates should be renewed In developing this article on "How fingers are burned or broken; slack strrsses ~rrecharticnl caref rtlness, between engine and tank should be to Maintain 100 Per Cent Efficiency rconoitry in fuel atrd efficieirt super- on the Division," let me say in the maintained properly, for if too much vision, he particularly advocates Irnr- motion is lost, considerable coal will beginning that two essentials of that i~roiriorrs associatiors betwer~t sirper- process are "Co-operation" and "Co- work forward in the tank and lose visors arrd mea. at the gang-way; power reverse ordination." With these two to guide "Disseitsion artd lack of harrnotry and control the division's efforts, a creeping is a detriment -to fuel sav- bctweetr ~rreir or bctwcnr rireir arrd ing and requires strict attention; great improvement can be made. supervisors, zuill aleways reflecl on In the first place an efficient or- tanks should not be overloaded so the division in some way or other," that coal will roll off the top; and in- ganization is highly necessary, both Ire writes. "The .zuell-k~~ow~'persorr- among employes in division shops and jectors should not lose water, since a1 rqimtiod is at its bcst or worst ilr this also affects fuel. on the road, and the general foreman this respect." and his various supervisors should Another important item is the sand Thrrr is a large-sized morsel of pipes. They deserve more attention be efficient, alert, diplomatic and ap- food for thought in his rritrarlzs. proachable. If the supervisors let than some railroad folks think. Traps, the shop men know that they expect Large orgariizations labor zrttdrr the unions and so forth should be coated hmrdicap that depart~rrcittslrrust sac- with Lucas cement and the pipes and require a reasonable out-put in rifice atr irtterchange of persoiralilics the days' work and that the repairs to properly clamped and in line with the equipment must be completed in a to rxpedirrtcy nnd efficimcy. One rail so the sand will throw at the workmanlike manner, I believe they ca~rrsot kirose' orre's rreighbor ncross point of contact, that is, the tire with will find a readiness on the part of !he way. But hartirony aurotrg ~rrrrrr- the rail. Sand box lids should fit employes to respond. Inferior work hers of one rrlrit cars surely be accow- securely, to keep out the rain, since should not and cannot be tolerated plishrd. Atrd iz advocntirrg congcni- water clogs the sand and affects its if the division is to keep its standard ality, friendliiwss and whole-hearted flow. to the forefront. co-operation anroirg frrerr its the err- The washing of boilers is also im- Supervisors should further, obtain girce cab, supervisors arrd others on portant and their washing should oc:- line-ups from the trainmasters on the tlrr divisiorr, Mr. Ifarvcy has sourid- cur at the stipulated time and be expected arrival of inbound trains as ed a rrotc that zvrll ~irnltefor be!ter thorough in nature. With our water well as the dispatch of the outbound nrnr, bettor work arrd a Octter rail- treatment there is no excuse for the road. barrels to become clogged with sedi- ones, in order to arrange for proper II.. Jr. movement over the cinder pits, on -W. L. ment, providing the washout is prop- both inbound and outbound engines. erly done. Locomotives should never be fired a1 and holding the cleaning process All operating men realize the value up in advance of their call, except until just prior to departure. of good engine inspectors, and super- where it is absolutely necessary to The force of engine handlers can visors should spend quite a bit of time make room in the roundhouse, and in save fuel, too, if they will avoid sup- educating them to locate and report that event lighter power should be plying green coal to fire boxes of all defects. An oversight on the part fired and the fires properly banked. engines moving over the cinder pits. of an engine inspector often results In other words, "put the engine to Inexperienced engine watchmen will in an engine failure. Furthermore, sleep" on some track where move- slug a fire box, oftentimes, while the the cleanliness of engines is an im- ment wilI not be necessary until the engine is waiting to be moved over portant feature in that a clean engine engine is needed for service. In such the cinder pit, and this is surely a better shows its flaws, if there are cases the stacks should he covered waste of fuel. any, and in addition gives the engine in order to obtain a further saving Fire builders should know the num- crew a feeling of pride. Any Person in fuel. ber of scoops required to bed down ~hohas seen the interest with which The question of mileage in locomo- the various classes of fire boxes, and passengers waiting for a train watch tives is a moot one, of course. In the usual number of scoops required an engine pulling in, will realize how order to obtain more mileage it is to raise the steam pressure to 100 a good impression is made or lost desirable to run them through termi- pounds. In this connection, covering by the very appearance of that en- nals without knocking the fire, and the grates with paper before bedding gine. the cleaning of fires can be eliminated down is a good procedure. I am a strong believer in encourag- to a great extent if the firemen will A few other "savers" from a fuel ing engine men to discuss with the keep the fires properly shaken down. standpoint are: keep fire box clean (Il'ozc turn to Page lS, please) . , Poyr 75 F~?&W&~PLO@S*~ZINE Octob~r,1926

NEW RAIL LAYING RECORDS Ladies' Smoking Compartment in Southern and Northern Divisions New Lounge Cars Carrying Honors in Rail Work

RE laying of new, 100-pound rail authorized for Frisco Lines is T going forward with rapidity at the present time. Splendid records in rail laying were made on both the southern and northern divisions during August, and the rail-laying gangs are bidding for furthel: records in September and Oc- tober. In a ten-hour working day on Au- gust 9, on the southern division, a rail laying gang of seventy-one men under Foremen J. D. Epster and Lee Smothers, laid 7,683 lineal feet of the new, 100-pound rail. The work was carried on under difficult traffic con- ditions and during the period the track was closed up for eight passen- ger and six freight trains, none of which were delayed. The entire length was on curved track and the mile and a half of track consisted of 197 lengths of rail of 39 feet each, or a total of 108 lineal feet to each man in the rail laying gang. A little later on in the month an ex- tra gang on the Kansas Citv sub- division-made another record-which will stand for some time among rail laying activities. The record was made on by extra gang number 48, and was reported to Superintendent IV. R. Bevans by J. A. Reed, division engl- neer. The gang laid a total of 244, thirty-nine foot rails and one 37 foot rail in a ten hour day, for an aver- age per man of 113.73 feet. In laying the rail a total of 5,880 tie plates, 968 bolts, 11,760 spikes, 11,760 tie plugs and 980 anti-creepers were used. The work also involved removing the lighter weight rail, adzing the ties, placing tie plates, gauging and spik- ing.

and lounge car equipment now run- ning on western roads. The compart- , ment is separated from the balance "of the car bv curtains. The new club cars are all steel and were constructed in the west coach shops at Springfield, 310.. under the supervision of J. T. Fite, general car foreman. The color scheme of the lounge compartment is of toupe, with figured toupe rugs and gray-green interior. Accommodations for twenty people At top, a view of the $hly nppoiitted Ladies' Surolziirg Rooln in the rtEIi1 are provided in the lounge compart- lowilgc cnrs for tire "dleteor. At bottom, a vicw of the body of the car. ment proper, and chairs for six la- dies, with writing table and magazine N INNOVATION in the service added to the famous Frisco train, racks are included in the appoint- provided by western railroads "The Meteor," running between St. ments for the ladies' smoking room. A -xi11 be inaugurated by the Louis, Mo., and Oklahoma City, Okla. The car will operate just ahead of Frisco Lines on October 1.5, when new This is the flrst time that women the diner, and the flrst car will leave lounge cars, containing a richly ap- smokers have been provided with a on Train No. 9 from St. Louis, the pointed ladies' smoking room will be compartment of their own in the club night of at 6:50 o'clock. October, 1926 ~F@co~MPLO@S'~WZINE Page 17

Three Views of Equipment at Springfield Car Shops

ITH the West Shop and the portable air brake test carts. There machine is used for bending pipe for Reclamation Plant in Spring- are five of these carts at the north freight and passenger cars, and was W field, and the Yale, Tennessee, Car shop which were built to comply built at the north shops in 1914 and car yards represellted in the Magas with the A. R. A. recommended prac- has been in continuous service since. zinc, Ray H. Cowden, reporter at the tice for single car testing on rip and Photograph No. 3 depicts a pneu- shop tracks. They are equipped with matic air power pipe vice, which was north car shops Springfield submitted tool boxes, and the bed is used for installed in 1915 and has been in serv- three interesting pictures machines carrying material. All necessary ice continually since that date. Only at that shop, for publication in the hose is attached to the cart. slight repairs have been made, con- magazine. Photograph No. 2 shows an air sisting of the application of two The first photograph is of three power pipe bending machine. This packing leathers.

Fioe Thousand Frisco Passenger Trains Operated at 95.1 Per Cent on Time During August

ASSENGER trains on Frisco age for the same month last year, but The Eastern and Southern are one P Lines made another good record the River stepped up from 97.1 per point apart for the cellar positions. for the month of August when cent in August.-, 1925. The Southern kept 775 trains at 90.7 they were operated at 95.1 per cent per cent on tilde and the Eastern on time. A total of 5,415 passenger The Central division bettered its kept 682 trains at 89.7 per cent on percentage over last year by 0.9 per time. trains traveled the line during August. cent when it operated 620 trains 98.2 The on-time percentage for the month The Texas Lines moved up from is 0.8 per cent less than the record per cent on time, and the Southwest- 74.2 per cent on time last month to ern slipped a little by keeping its 92.0 per cent on time for August, al- for July. 86s trains only 96.7 on time. In 1925, The Western division continues to August, the Southwestern's trains though the August percentage this head the percentage columns by year is two per cent under their keening its 217 trains 98.6 ner cent were 97.2 per cent on time. record for the same month in 1925. on time during the month -and the The Northern beat its own record The statement showing division River takes second place with 672 of last year by maintaining 1,333 passenger train performance for Au- trains 98.5 Der cent on time. The trains 96.5 per cent on time. as com- gust, 1926, compared with the same Western is siightly below its percent. pared with 95.9 last August. period in 1925 and 1924 follows:

STATEMENT SIlOWING DIVISION PASSENGER TRAIN PERFORMANCE AUGUST, 1926- COMPARED WITH SAME PERIOD 1925 AND 1924

TOTAL TRAINS MAIN- PER CENT TRAINS TOTAL TRAINS TAINED SCHEDULE OR MAINTAINED SCHEDULE STANDING OF DIVISIONS OPERATED MADE UP TIME OR MADE UP TIME DIVISION Aug. 1 Aug. I Aug. Aug. 1 Aug. I Aug. Aug. I Aug. Aug. l Aug. I Aug. 1926 1 1'115 1 1924 1926 1 1!)46 I 1!l24 1926 1 1925 1 ?iFi 1926 1 1925 1 1924 Western...... 217 1 217 248 214 21.5 246 98.6 199.1 99.2 1 River ...... 672 1 641 547 662 1 629 I 5?1 98.5 i 98.1 1 97.1 211; 5 Central ...... 620 1 806 868 601) 1 783 808 98.2 197.1 98.8 31 4 2 Southwestern...... 868 1 866 868 819 842 1 850 96.7 97.2 98.0 41 3 3 Northern ...... 1333 1 1550 1301 1286 1 1487 1 1265 96.5 95.9 1 97.2 51 5 4 Southern...... 775 1 806 806 703 1 769 1 796 61 6 2 Eastern...... 682 I 796 I 610 612 I 694 I 513 :::: / 1 9Q1:: 71 7 6 Total Frisco I 1 I I I I 1 Proper Operated ..... 5167 1 5682 ] 5248 4925 j 5419 1 5079 I I Per Cent Operated ..... i 95.3 / 95.4 / 96.8 1 TexasLines...... 175 1 1x4 92.0 1 94.0 1 98.9 I Total------Svatpm ., ------I I I I I 95.1. - . I 95.3.... ,,I 96.R- -. I Operated...... I5415 1 5868 1 5434 15153 1 5694 \ 5263 I I I I I Per Cent O~erated.... 1 I I I I I I i I i i Pogr 18

"MISS TULSA" IS CHOSEN A "Hostler Record" for Monett, Missouri ! By MARGUERITE FROSSARD Title of "Miss AmericaI" Conferred on Tulsa, Olila., C:andidate

4 N dainty little Miss Norma Smallwood, then "Miss Tulsa", W"alighted at the st. Louis Union station on the morning of September 6 from the Frisco BIeteor, greeting a battery of news cameras, there was in her mind a brave wish that she might be the lucky one chosen as "Miss America" at the Atlantic City Beauty Contest. She is to return soon, her wish ful- f filled, for this pretty, vivacious Tulsa girl was cliosen "Miss America" for 1926. This wearer of the regal robes of beauty for 1926 is a true western girl,

'AT deal is heard about fuel work was to be tlone. In addition to performance, passenger train this, Horner made a trip to the sta- performance, tonnage train per- A""" tion to get train 704's engine and re- for~nanceand various other kinds of tnrn it to the house, which required performances, but Monett, Xissouri. about thirty minutes' time. claims the pioneer record in "hos- Mr. Horner is shown in the picture tler" perforniance. in the cab of engine 1047. He is On August 2.5, Charles Horner, host- always on the job, but on this par- ler at Alonett roundhouse handled ticular moruing, everything seemed thirty engines between the hours of to be running i11 an unusually smooth S:OO a. m. and 12 noon, comprising way which permitted rapid movement the following: nine engines placed on and no delay. G. H. Garrison, gen- cinder pit; twelve engines handled eral foreman is seen standing beside from house and given water, sand, the engine. Mr. Garrison was fol- etc., preparatory to departure; nine lowing the work closely, which of engines coaled and put in house off course helped greatly toward the sat- of cinder pit. He also spotted cinder isfactory disposition of the engines cars arid an engine on which valve with a minimum of time and energy.

most beautiful girl in evening gown FOUR IMPORTANT CHANGES and received a $1,000 diamond watch, a silver loving cup and a $5,000 gol- IN OPERATING DEPT. den mermaid. (Corrfi~rued from Page 14) HOW TO MAINTAIN 100 PER "Sam" Kennedy, who takes charge of the Tulsa terminals, has had a wide CEBT EFFICIENCY experience in railroading. (Coirfi~srtrdfrom Page 15) supervisors any defects in their lo- He began his railroad career as sta- conlotives. A supervisor can be of tion helper with the L. & N. Railroad much greater value to his company and advaiiced through the positions of if he is on good terms with the men agent-operator, dispatcher, chief dis- and they will come to him with their patcher and trainmaster, before he XORAIA SA~ALLWOOD complaints and sugnestions. And for Ieft the L. & K. to go with the Santa the same reason it is highly impor- having been born fifteen miles from Fe. He served that railroad for ten Tulsa, only eighteen years ago. She tant that an engineer and fireman have a harn~onious relationship. years as dispatcher, trainmaster, con- is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. AI. A. ductor and yardmaster, and was with Smallwood and is a sophomore in the Many a poor run and a poor fuel rec- Oltlahoma College for Women. Her ord has been caused by friction be- the 3Iexican Kational Railways for a father is in the oil business. tween these two persons, and good short time as trainmaster. For three She is a long-haired, blue-eyed runs are made every day by friendly years following his Mesican esperi- beauty, whose chestnut hair are men working side by side in the cab. ence he mas trainmaster with the El slightly darker than that of the The well-known "personal equation" Paso & Southwestern, and then three "BIiss America" of 1925. She is five is at its best or worst in this respect. If we could become more and more years superintendent ol the St. Louis feet four inches high, and weighs 115 division of the Southern Railway. He pounds. Her features are Grecian in proficient in making our relations har- the clean-cut evenness set off by the monious, our division would click on canle to the Frisco in 1911, working almost severe coiffure of her straight its way merrily and efficiently. Dis- on several divisions as dispatcher, hair, worn in long braids and wrapl~ed sension and lack of harmony between chief dispatcher and assistant super- over each ear. men or between men and supervisors intendent. It was at this time that he Long-haired girls, this year, were will always reflect on the division in worked at Sapulpa for a short while. chosen in preference to bob-haired some way or other. I am glad to see He was made acting superintendent of that, on this division, all departments ones, and the flapper, boyish types the ceiitral division February 1, 1926, were practically eliminated from the are working smoothly and harmoni- list of eligibles. ously-and that is the best and only and held that position at the time of "BIiss Tulsa" was acclaimed the way. his transfer to Tulsa. Octobcr, 1926

HARRISON WILL HONORED The Results of a Kansas "Dust Explosion" Frisco Passenger Agent Elected President of C. P. A. Assn.

ARRISON WILL, city passenger agent at St. Louis for Frisco H Lines was elected president of the City Passenger Agents' Associa- tion of St. Louis, Mo., at a dinner and monthly meeting of that associa- tion at the Mayfair Hotel, October 7, 1926.

HE Frisco Magazine for Septem- ber contfiinec! a brief scory con- T cerning the cvllapse of a, huge elevator at Lyons, Kansas, recently. in which 110,000 bushels of wheat owned by the Central Kansas Milling Company, were dumped on the ground. The Frisco came to the rescue with switch engine, cars, burlap and grain doors and rounded up several tar- paulins and covered the wheat to protect it in case of rain while it was being loaded. Some idea of the size of the eleva- tor and the severity of the explosion may he gained from the accompany- ing pictures. The picture of the liuge mound of wheat shows men at work with shovels loading the valuable grain into a truck nearby. Parts of the wreckage may be seen on top HAERISOX \VILL of the huge wheat pile. The lower picture shows the remains of the fine Nr. Will. and m7hit B. Owen, of elevator following the dust explosion. the Santa 're, the retiring president The entire structure later collapsed. were the organizers of this associa- E. E. Carter, assistant superintendent tion. The city passenger agents are of the Northern Division received a not included in the traveling pas. great deal of praise from the milling senger agents' association, and Mr. company officials for his prompt and Will, together witin Mr. Owen planned efficient disposition of the wheat into to organize the city men. They ac- cars. cordingly made a trip to Kansas City in 1921 and interested representatives of the different roads in that city. The organization was formed at the Statler I-Iotel, St. Louis, the same freight rates clerk. In 1918 he en- A Minute year. tered the navy, but upon his return I have only just a minute, Mr. Will was born in St. LOUIS, from the World War, resumed his Only sixty seconds in it; Mo., in October, 158s. His first rail- former duties. His next promot.ion Forced upon me road work was as 0. S. & D. clerk mas to that of train auditor. which Can't refuse it, for the Cotton Belt in the freight position he held until June. 1921, Didn't seek it, claim department, this city. His nest when he was appointed city pas- Didn't choose it. service was with the Wabash in the senger agent. I must suffer if I lose it, accounting denartment and then with He has been acting in that capacity Give account if I abuse it. the Missouri Pacific in the capacity of since, and his genial personality and Just a tiny little minuw, clerk, revising freight rates. He was courteous attention has won for him But Eternity is in it. -Anon. employed as an accountant at the a host of friends in and out of rail- Clover Leaf-Katy joint local freight road circles. office in St. Louis when he accepted E. W. Betts of the Illinois Central Extremely Difficult service with the Frisco, which mas in was elected vice-president; Edw. L. "Isn't it hard to keep a budget 1913. Vierling, of the Great Northern, straight?" wailed Mrs. Tornpkins. His first Frisco position was that treasurer, and L. B. Holland of the "RIy dear, it's terrible," conflded of agents-accounts clerk. Later he Northern Pacific, secretary. Whit B. Mrs. Smithkins. "This month I had was transferred to the position of Owen of the Santa Fe was the retir- to put in four mistakes to make mine interline accounts and revising of ing president. balance." Page 20 October, 1926

HE PRAISES CAMPAIGN Messrs. Kratky and Ball Promoted Wm. Lewis, Local Chairman of B. of R. T., Urges Springfield Employes Onward

ILLIAM LEWIS, local chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at Springfield, Mo.. is taking a decided interest in the campaign now under way on Frisco Lines to reduce the amount of freight loss and damage claims. Then, too. Mr. Lewis is a dyed-in-the-wool Frisco booster. When he read the September Frisco Magosine and noticed the splendid record Springfield Terminals made for July in the rough handling campaign, Chairman Lewis wrote a letter to engine foremen, switchmen, engineers and flremen in the Spring- field Terminal, endorsing their record and urging them to further efforts in behalf of the campaign. "Your achievement during the month of July is one over which you should feel justly proud," Lewis wrote. "There were no cars damaged and no employes injured in yard service in this terminal during this month. This is a splen- did performance. This terminal has the honor of having the least ..- -. -. - . - - -- number of cars damaged and low- est cost of damage of any termi- CHESTER C. KRATKY ALFRED &I. BALL nal on the entire system. "I have authentic information WO of the most popular young office as stenographer. In 1917 he of one of our sister terminals mak- men in the Frisco organization, returned to the development depart- ing an organized effort to wrest Chester C. Kratky and Alfred I. ment as assistant to the chief clerk. this honor from us. That it is an Ball, moved another step up the lad- Alfred M. Ball, who succeeded Krat- honor is proven by a larger ter- der on September first. ky as secretary to President Kurn. minal putting forth strong efforts Kratky, who has been secretary to entered Frisco employ January 1. 1920, to reduce their number of cars President Kurn since March 15, 1921, as a stenographer in the office of the damaged below the number dam- was appointed chief clerk to the superintendent of motive power at aged in Springfield Terminals. President's office, succeeding Joseph Springfield. In September of the same Hilton who became industrial com- year he became secretary to J. H. "The continuation of your July missioner. "Chet" entered the serv- Doggrell, superintendent of transpor- performance will make this impos- ice of the Frisco Lines March 16, 1914, tation, and on May 1, 1925, he was sible. In eliminating accidents, we as office boy in the law department. made secretary to Mr. J. E. Hutchi- greatly reduce the hazards of our One year and six months later he be- son, vice-president in charge of op- occupation and increase the pros- came file clerk in the development eration. perity of the company which fur- department and shortly after was Both Kratky and Ball are widely nishes food,, raiment and shelter transferred to the general manager's known on Frisco Lines. for our families and ourselves. It also lessens the danger of disci- pline which must follow an acci- dent. An Excellent Shipping Record "There are very few accidents on Every day people who ship freight Liverpool, England, moving via New a railroad but which could be and commodities over the Frisco Orleans. This train left Blytheville avoided if each man in every de- Lines, become firm believers that the on Thursday afternoon, and partment performed his work cor- Frisco Service is best. arrived in New Orleans at 7 o'clock rectly. Two train loads of cotton were han- Saturday morning, steamer carrying "Yours for safety and efficiency. dled from Blytheville, Arkansas, Au- same left port that afternoon. (sgd.) W31. LEWIS." gust 14, for export through the port The movement of both these trains of New Orleans. The first train con- was arranged for through R. E. Buch- sisted of forty-two cars containing anan, executive general agent, at FRISCO WINS AT FT. WORTH 2,804 bales of the staple, and in thirty- Memphis, Tenn. They were routed two hours after the train started mov- ria New Albany, Gulf. Mobile & The Frisco Red Sox baseball team ing, it arrived in New Orleans. This Northern. care N. 0. & N. E. at of Ft. Worth, Texas, composed of cotton was shipped by Wm. Simpson Laurel. Frisco employes only, won the pen- Cotton Company of Memphis, and F. Everybody was on the job to make nant of the Shirt Sleeve League for L. Ingram, traffic manager, was this handling a perfect one, and much the ball season just ending. highly pleased with the service. credit is due to the co-operation of They lost only four games out of The second train consisted of those in charge of the Blytheville the thirty-six played. The team was eighteen cars, which contained 1,250 Compress, and to the efficient work managed by H. A. Granger, claim bales, shipped by C. W. Butler & of E. F. Blomeyer, agent, and H. V. clerk of that station. Company, of Memphis, destined to Cook, traveling freight agent. October, 1926 7z/T@~~,@Yo~s'/~~~~wz~NE Tank Truckman Jones Reads Safety Posters and INSURANCE PROVES WORTH Saues a Life Widow and Children of R. H. Dickson Receive Prompt Payment HE value to widows and de- 1 endent children of group in- "T surance available to officers and employes of this company, flrst offered by President Kurn to the me- chanical department employes, effec- tive June 1, 1923, has in the period of more than three years, demon- strated itself in unmistakable terms," remarked G. L. Ball, superintendent of the insurance department recently. "The most striking case, and per- haps the most pathetic one just came to my attention." The case to which he refers was that of Robert H. Dickson. employed as third class machinist, Enid, Okla- homa, reported by Mr. J. Foley, master mechanic as beinq absent from duty on July 21. 1926, due to typhoid fever. Mr. Dickson was brought to the hospital at St. Louis. His condition became alarming and his wife, two girls, (the eldest under five years of age and the second child, a baby in arms) came to the bedside of the sick husband and father, arriving in St. Louis the morning of September 10. Mr. Dickson passed away at 12:30 a. m., September 13, and the widow and two small children were in St. Louis without funds for immediate Ccorge Williams (at left), oivcs his lifc to A{. L. Ryan (center), aird R. E'. needs to arrange for the care of her Joncs (right). Wlietr he was nearly clectrocutcd at thc West Shops rcccntly, tlrrse husband's remains and their return two wwn resuscitated hinz. home to Enid. "Mr. Dickson carried insurance in the shop group, and the insurance de- HEN George Williams returned tank, where a boilermaker was at partment in St. Louis was appealed to his job in the West Shops of work, and when Williams grabbed to for aid," Mr. Ball continued. "A the Frisco Lines at Springfield. the tender and the steel ladder rung. telegram was sent to the New Pork Mo., the other day, he immediately he completed the circuit, although office of the Metropolitan Insurance sought out R. F. Jones, tank truck- the wooden blocks upon which the Company, requesting authority to ad- man, and M. L. Ryan, safety inspec- tender rested had insulated the boil- vance in cash on this death claim, tor, and shook their hands heartily ermaker on the inside of the' tank $300.00, stating to the Insurance Com- and solemnly. from the shock. ]]any the circumstances. The insur- Williams had good reason to be The full 110 volts passed through ance company sent a return wire, grateful. Had it not been for the Williams' body. He could not cry authorizing payment in full of the presence of mind of his friends Jones out and he could not let go of his claim, ($1,000.00) which was de- and Ryan, his immortal soul would hold on the ladder and tender. livered to Mrs. Dickson in the shape have long since winged on its way, Tank Truckman Jones was working of a check from the treasurer of the and his wife and three children mould nearby and looked up to see Williams Frisco Lines for $650.00 and the bal- have been without father and pro- writhing in his efforts to jerk loose ance, $350.00 in cash with which vider. from the high voltage. With a leap. amount she was able to pay for serv- At nine o'clock in the morning of Jones was at his side, grabbed him ices of an undertaker here in St. , Williams was about his by the seat of his dungarees and Louis. and the expenses for herself work as boiler tank shop foreman, jerked him to the floor. and children returning on her sad as per usual. There was a whistle Williams collapsed. His fellow journey. St. Louis to Enid." on his lips and joy in his heart as workers thought he was gone. They he performed his duties, and disaster sent out runners for Safety Inspec- hand, but resolved to forevermore pay was as far from George Williams' tor Ryan. attention to "Accident Prevention." mind as France is from a cash debt But meanwhile Jones and three or "I was a goner if it hadn't been lor settlement with "Uncle Shylock." four "buddies" who had paid some Ryan and Jones," Williams said. As the clock struck nine in the attention to the posters in the shops "He was a goner if Jones hadn't Springfield church steeples, Williams announcing the "Prone Resuscitation" jerked him off that ladder," Ryan had occasion to climb into the interior method of respiration, went to work said. of an engine tender to see about some on the unconscious Williams. "I simply paid attention to the work. He wrapped his good right When Ryan arrived Williams was safety posters and learned that re- hand flrmly around a handle on the beginning to respond to the treat- suscitation method," Jones sa:d. tender, and with his left hand he ment. Ryan completed the job and But Williams is back at work. His grabbed the steel rung of a ladder to rushed Williams to the hospital. The wife and children are safe. And the begin the upyard ascent. next day Williams wasn't at work, other employes of the west shops are Then things hapened to Williams. but he returned to the job at 3 o'clock learning about Safety First, Accident A frayed electric light wire had the second afternoon, none the worse Prevention and the Resuscitation made contact with the inside of the for wear, beside a slightly burned ZIethods.

October, 1926

INSURANCE COST REDUCED

Reduction of Thirty-seven Cents a In Memory of Frank Farris Month for Shop Crafts By E. T. MILLER Frisco Announced General Solicitor. Lines HE death of Frank H. Farris, N a letter dated , Presi- assistant district attorney of dent Kurn announced to the mem- T Frisco Lines, at his home in I bers of the shop crafts a reduction Rolla, Missouri, on September 1, in the monthly cost of their group 1926, closed a career unique in the insurance, due to a return of divi- annals of legislation, politics and dends on these policies by The Metro- statemanship in i\Iissouri. Columns politan Life Insurance Company. The have been printed in the public future cost of the entire plan to the press chronologizing his achieve- insured employes will be $1.50 a month ments in those avenues of activity. as against $1.87 during the past three From early manhood until the date years, a reduction of thirty-seven of his death he was a striking fig- cents a month. ure in the legislative halls of this This reduction constitutes a new State, in his party's conventions plan for distributing the dividends as and in its councils. contrasted with last year and the year But it is not the man as a legis- previous, when the proportionate lator, a politician or a statesman share of siinilar returns was sent to with which this sketch is con- the employes in form of approximate- cerned. His achievements along ly six thousand individual checks. In those lines have been fully elabo- 1924, $3.00, or twenty-five cents per rated elsewhere. The Frisco fam- month for each month the policy had ily, in the death of Senator Farris, been carried was returned to each in- sured member, and in 1925. $4.20, or thirty-five cents for each month. On sented was surpassed by none; this year's dividend return, the em- whose untiring energy and perse- FRANK H. FARRIS ploye's share was $4.44 or thirty- verance in representing his com- seven cents per month. Instead of pany's interests are worthy of erosity, which was ever ready to calling upon the interested depart- emulation; whose intimate knowl- respond to the call of those in ment to make out the six thousand edge of the law and his ability in need, left him wealthy only in the individual checks, it was decided to its application earned for him the possession of the love and grati- reduce the cost of the insurance from admiration of the courts before tude of those he befriended. $1.87 per month, and President Kurn which he practiced; whose accu- Senator Farris enjoyed action. states that this basis will continue rate knowledge of men enabled There was not a lazy bone in his until further notice, on the belief that him to obtain many verdicts from body. He was a fearless fighter the annual dividend will make it pos- juries where others would fail; in behalf of the objects of his sible for such a substantial reduction whose fairness in the trial of a friendship and loyalty. During the to be continued in force. case won for him the respect of latter months of his life his bodily "In other words," President Kurn the court, the jury and opposing suffering was extreme, yet his stated in his letter, "an insured em- counsel. courageous nature enqbled him to ploye 'eceives his dividend currently In his relations with his co- sustain it with the salve fortitude each inoiith, whereas the Railway workers he was ever considerate that made him the type of man he Company simply retains the dividend of their opinions, to which he gave was. The sense of his own phys- paid each year by the Insurance Com- most respectful consideration, and ical pain was often overshadowed pany, applying same to increase in as graciously yielded his position by his consciousness of the mental cost of insurance to the Railway Com- if convinced he was wrong, as he anguish of his family and friends pany resulting from this voluntary re- tenaciously supported his views because of his suffering. duction in rate to the employe." when he knew them to be correct. His body lies in the shadow of The shop crafts insurance plan now Frank Farris loved humanity. In the Ozark hills he loved so well. provides a life policy of $1,000 pay- the practice of his profession his His memory has an abiding rest- able in event of death from any cause ability enabled him to command ing place in the hearts of his and with a provision for total and substantial fees, but his open gen- friends. permanent disability before age 60; also an additional $1,000 in case death occurs by accident: $1 000 or $500 in MONETT MAKES RECORD VETS' AUXILIARY MEETS case of accidental dismemberment; M. I<. Pace, general yardmaster, RIo- Mrs. Robert Whelan, president of $10 per week in case of sickness or nett, Mo., comes forth with some the Auxiliary to the Frisco System accident of any kind. these benefits first-hand statistics that during the Veteran Employes' Association, called beginning on the eighth day of disabil- month of August, Monett, Mo., han- a meeting of that body at Springfield, ity and payable for thirteen consecu- dled 70.012 cars. Mo., . tive weeks. The insurance is accepted "This is the largest number of cars Many matters of importance were by the company without a medical ex- ever handled through the Monett ter- brought up and discussed, one of them amination and regardless of the age minal," Mr. Pace said. being a plan to hold a meeting of or physical condition of the employe. Included in this total were 308 cars this organization on each division of The shop crafts group plan was the which were carded for light weighing, the railroad. The first meeting was first of its kind adopted on the while 219 of them were re-weighed called at Sapulpa, Okla., on October Frisco Railroad, and has covered ap- and re-stenciled. 7. Invitations are now being issued The forces at Monett have been do- to the wives of the veterans of this proximately six thousand employes ing a mighty fine job of handling at association, who will be advised more over the three year period. Since that point. More power to them, and in detail through a personal letter. then group insurance has been ex- the ~lf~r~a~i~recolumns are open to Every eligible member of this as- tended to the supervisory and clerks' printing records of this sort from sociation is urged to attend this meet- group. other points. ing. Page 24 October, 1926

[These Springfield Employes Keep the Power Ahead of the Pounds

The boys hz the above picture "kccp the power alread of tlie poarnds" as enzployes of tlze North Rourrdlrouse at Springfield, Mo. The faces of t~10st of these stalwart workers will be familiar to many Frisco people. The plaoiograph is by B. F. Edii~otldson.of Spr hgfield, 1140.

THE WORK OF AN UNSEEN average of nine hill engines used missed a Kentucky Derby for five every twenty-four hours, helping years, and I don't want to miss one HAND every train of ten or more cars going for the next twenty." (Contiitued from Page 9) east out of Newburg. And the reporter left, wondering train sheet is a space provided for "Newburg is the point where the which this remarkable man could do notations on progress of east and freight and passenger engineers best without-the tearing speed of west bound trains, separated by a change crews," he remarked. "The the steel locomotive, or the, supple large engines on Nos. 7 and 9 go swiftness of the thoroughbreds. list of stations with the distance be- - tween each, set conveniently nearby. through from St. Louis to Oklahoma - In another space is written the num- City. Due to the hills around New- CO-OPERATE bers of the trains, whether passenger, burg, 700 class engines pull 1,000 tons A little more kindness, a little more freight or local, and when the train east, and 650 tons west. The 1 to 60 class engines pull 2,900 tons east, thought, has passed a station, the dispatcher A little more pull-together helps a receives a call from the operator. By 2,000 west. Train No. 10 is one of our longest passenger trains going lot, the use of the telephone, which has A little more help to your fellow-man, displaced the old Morse code system, through Newburg and often there are thirteen and fourteen cars. On July Is a darn good point in prosperity's he follows the trains each second of plan. the time and arranges through the 4, 192.5, train No. 12 went into Union Station, St. Louis, with 23 cars, but, operators, a meeting point. Besides A lot less kicking, men better behave, the train sheet the dispatcher has an of course, that was a rather unusual occurrence." A little less wasting-means a lot order book in which he copies the saved. orders and instructions which he The third trick which Mr. Morgau A little more caution and watch your transmits, so in case of any irregu- works is from 4:00 in the afternoon until midnight. The other two trick step. larity it will be his evidence of hav- A lot less talking and a little more ing' delivered the order correctly. men are G. El. Crorner, who works These books are important to verify from 8:00 in the morning until 4:00 pep. any questions which might arise. in the afternoon, and D. R. Miller, who works from 12:OO midnight until A little more ethics in all we do, "You say there is a good chance A little more vision will bring us for a mistake to be made in the voice 8:00 in the morning. J. H. Davis and F. H. Donaldson are the two chief through. -a syllable misunderstood over the It's a long pull together that wins telephone? Let me tell you how it is trainmasters at this point. The trick practically impossible for a mistake men are relieved one day a week by the day, to be made," he said. "Every word an extra man, F. A. Smith. Co-operate-to prevent accidents of any importance is repeated and Mr. Morgan has lived in Newburg every day. -Anon. spelled out, such as engine numbers, for the many years he has been with meeting points and time. The opera- the Frisco at that point. His friends Enforced Penance tor at the other end of the line re- are numerous. Two single daughters A colored parson, calling upon one peats the order and also spells out live with him and Mrs. Morgan in of his flock, found the object of his the important words, letters and fig- Newburg. He also has two married visit out in the back yarrl working ures as he copies it." daughters and one married son. among his hen coops. He noticed The little station of Nevvburg, "What do you do with yourself in with surprise that there were no where many of the eastern division your spare moments," he was asked. chickens. passenger engines are turned, is 119 "I don't know why I should like "Why, Brudder Brown," he asked, miles from St. Louis and 119 miles speed in my off moments," the dis- "whah'r all yo' chickens?" from Springfield. It is located in the patcher smiled, "hut I do. Guess I "Huh! " grunted Brother Brown valley between several large hills. don't see enough of it during the without looking up, "some fool nig- Due to the length of the trains over trick. But be that as it may, my gah lef' de do' open an' dey all went this stretch of road, there are on an hobby is horse racing. I haven't home." October. i926 FFQW,@MPLO~%S'/A~~ZINE Pnge 25

WINS DANCING PRIZE Miss Gracc Webber of Frisco Lines Frisco Booth a Feature at Wins "Finale HOP" cup St. Louis Exposition ISS GRACE WEBBER, of tllc abstracting department, Frisco Lines. St. Louis. is the proud owner of a loving cup which she Samphs of Many Industries on Lines Shown During wouldn't take "all the world for." September 4-19

HE industries on Frisco Lines were: bottled goods, including, vine- CR'ICE IVEBBER were well represented in the clis- gar, coca cola, grape juice; glassware, The cup was won by Miss Webber T play in the Frisco Lines booth shoes, lard, salt, coal, flour, grains and her partner, Raymond Naeder. in at the Greater St. Louis Exposition, of all kinds, brooms, mattress goods, a contest at the Forest Park High- held in Forest Park, "Exposition marble slabs, tobacco and jellies. lands on the night of September 3, City", St. Louis, No., September 4 to The exposition was fostered by the and was presented to the couple by 19. St. Louis Chamber of Commerce and Col. Ben Brinkman, owner of the park. the City of St. Louis, and presented The dance which won the contest The booth was one of the most ela- industrial, commercial, artistic and was the new "Finale Hop" and Miss borately decorated of any, and, due to scientific progress of seventy-five Webber and her partner were contest- the great diversity of the crops and years. The exposition covered forty- ing with thirteen other couple. commodities, grown and manufac- five acres of towering pylons and ex- "We both like to dance, and we of- tured on Frisco Lines, the display was hibit pavilions, brilliantly lighted. ten go to the Highlands. As to win- given over to a sample from as many One interesting feature of the ar- ning this lovely cup, neither one of of them as could be secured and dis- chitecture of Exposition City was the us even suspected that we would win played. "Court of Presidents", in which large it. There were so many other couples There were samples of oil from modeled busts of the Presidents of the after it too, and when we found they the Tulsa fields; grapes from the Ar- United States were displayed. had selected us as the lucky couple. kansas vineyards, apples, peaches and The amusements included every- Raymond and I both were so tickled watermelons from various points on thing from "elephants to grand we couldn't talk," she continued. Frisco Lines. One of the largest opera". A thrilling militaly review, Miss Webber, who is a charming melons ever on display in St. Louis, employing 10,000 men, was presented blond, termed it a "thrill" to be ac- occupied a position of prominence in twice daily in co-operation with the claimed the winner of such a prize, the exhibit, with a placard nearby War Department. hut a series of thrills followed, when which informed the stream of people J. N. Cornatzar of Frisco Lines was the couple appeared on the bill at the passing hourly, that it weighed 104 chairman of the transportation com- Grand Central Theatre, St. Louis. the pounds and was grown near Hope, mittee and J. B. Hilton, industrial week of September 18, where they Arkansas. Some of the many items commissioner, had charge of the interpreted for St. Louis audiences, on display from plants and industries booth. the intricate steps of the "Finale Hop" which promises to replace the Charles- ton in popularity. "Was I excited," she said, as her The Way It Sounded It Won't Work eyes danzcd. "I should say I was Slender Youiig i\Ian-May I have Rover-They are talking of reviv- and I don't know how I ever got over this dance, Madam? ing the old-fashioned whiskers. that first night, but now that it's all Plump Young Lady-So, thanli you; Grover-Thc women won't stand past, I'm sti11 happy over it and I I am too danced out! for that. shall treasure my loving cup always. Slender Young Man (a trifle deaf) Rover-Why not? It will always recall many happy -Oh, not at all, Madam. \%%y, you're Grover-It would make the male sex hours to me." just plcasingly plump. too distinctive! New 100-foot Turntable Completed at Fort Scott, Kansas By LEO D. CHUMLEA

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Fort Scoft v~~echa~iicald~parlnrent err~ployes wcre celebro;l~rg the covz~l~lionof their ~L~ZW100 foot turn table when this picftrre zoas talwir. The turn !able was co~rrplefcdAzrgzrst 23, at (2 cost of $42,000.

ORT SCOTT mechanical depart- charge of Fred Ketchum, steel fore- The center foundation rests on solid lnent employes are jubilant these man, erected and placed the girder. shale rock and approximately 1,000 F ,jaysover their new 100 foot The table is known as the through yards of the shale rock were exca- turntable which was installed and girder type, is operated with an elec- vated in connection with placing the placed in operation August 23. tric tractor attached to one end of foundation. The new turntable replaced one the table, and is of sufficient capacity The work of construction pre- to handle any class of engine now on sented a complicated problem in op- which had been in service at Frisco Lines, including the Mallets. eration. It mas necessary to keep the for years, and as the The estimated cost of the table corn- old turntable in operation until the picture it is plete is approximately $42,000 and the last two weeks of the work, and the latest in cost of the girder alone was approxi- traffic in and out of the roundhouse Actual work on the new structure lnately $10,500. was carried on over 33 tracks by began on June 3 in charge of B. H. he total weight of the table com- means of temporary supports. All of Crosland, assistant engineer of the plete is 100 tons. The circle wall the solid rock encountered in the Northern division. Mike Abbiatti, and foundation for the center con- circle wall foundation was blasted bridge and building foreman, worked tain 503 cubic yards of concrete corn- and it is a credit to the men and fore- a gang of twenty-five men on the posed of 576 sacks of cement, 13 cars men in charge that there was no ac- foundation work and a steel gang in of gravel and seven cars of sand, cidents necessitating time off.

BI-SECTIONAL His foreman had a funeral- The trains keep safe on Section Four Then Barney bossed the gang. We're off of Section Two!" By Berrzard Finn, Edilor, The Sarcoxie (Mo.) Record His wife, more fervent than before, Cheerful Prospect A section man was Barney Gray; For favors prayed anew: His vices they were few; send the train ill safety George-Did you sound the family He put in every working day This section, Number Two! " about our marriage'? On Section Number Two. Georgette-Yes, and Dad sounded the worst. The years rolled by as years will do, -- He had a wife of pious mind The seasons came and went And brownish colored hair; On Barney's section, Number Two, Easily Done To virtue she was much inclined; Without much accident. Wife (tearfu1iy)-You've broken the She bad great faith in prayer. promise you made me. Transferred was Foreman Barney ~~~~,~~d-x~~,~~mind, my dear, So evsry night when chores were done, Gray 1'11 make yon another. The Throne of Grace she'd moo: Two sections up the line; - "Lord, send the train in safety on That night his wife knelt down to O'er Section Number Two!" pray Being Careful Unto the Power Divine: Hopper--Do you el er use 1Gckum's Gray worked away with spade and Bay Rum? maul "Dear Lord, attention I implore, Popper-Not since the doctor told While comrades bantered slang; While I petition you- me I had a weak heart!

1 October, 1926

"SUCKER-SOUR" (Conlittucd front Page 13) striking at the very root of a dis- They A re Directors of the Texas Lines order; and symptomatic treatments, which relieve the patient of thc pain or distress caused by the symptoms r of the disorder. Must Use Symptomatic Method The circus manager may prefer outright disinissal of his offending employes; for his show works only a part of the year and his people are more or less transient. But the rail- road official cannot resort to point- blank disn~issalsin all cases. For i11 addition to the fact that he must carry on all the year, a constant changing of personnel may engender a state of instability. Also it con- stitutes an economic loss. The head of the railroad police departmen: must in many cases resort to a symg- tomatic rather than to a radical method of treatment. My first suggestion is that you be sure your employe understands what is exp~ctedof him. Do you, as the head of your department, practice and disseminate the gospel of courtesy? Have you talked with your assistants, both individually and collectively about this all-essential business of making and maintaining friendships? Do your lieutenants understand that you are going to insist upon their sub- ordinate being courteous and tactful? Appeal to the offending employe's R. .\. CHAPXIAN, Jr. loyalty. Show him that discourtesy is disloyalty, because it works against the best interest of the department, C. B. Dorchester was elected a di- Sherman, Texas, is also the home of hence of the railroad. rector of the St. Louis-San Francisco another director of the St. Louis-San Give your men as much variety in & Texas Railway over twenty-live Francisco & Texas Lines-R. A. Chap- the form of changed assignments as years ago, when the road was built man, Jr. conditions will permit. Keeping one into Sherman, Texas. He was one Mr. Chapman has been a director man on the same job, inonth in and of the committee to secure the term- for a number of pears. His knowl- inonth out is bad for the inan and bad inals, depot grounds and right-of-way edge of railroad work comes through for the job. When a man has been through the city, and also materially experience dating back to the first on a job so long as to be able to "do aided in securing the right-of-way to train which arrived in Sherman over it with his eyes shut"-he generally the South Grapson county line, for the H. & T. C. Railroad. "A boy goes to sleep. the extension to Ft. Worth. friend and I rode the train ten miles to Denison. The train did not return, Tone down the tendency toward the Mr. Dorchester was borii in Os- mysterious; otherwise your officer but we did-on foot." ceola, Nissouri, November 2, 1S56, He has contracted grade work with will be unapproachable. Every suc- and has been associated with the cessful thief-taking detective knows teams, laid ties and rail, cut timber, Merchants & Planters National Bank that the first rule of his job is that hauled railroad bridge timbers, loaded he shall not act or dress like a detec- of Sherman a little over fifty years. and unloaded cars and, so he says, tive-or after the manner of the popu- He is now its president. has had some office experience. lar conception of a detective. What He is interested in any movement I-Ie is now vice-president of the was one of the most dependable which might bring glory to the Frisco. Chapman Milling Company. laugh-producers the melodrama auth- ors possessed'? Why, the village con- stable playing detective. How did he successful? Because he makes him- get out of touch with humanity. act? Xeed we sap that he acted mys- self agreeable to his victim. The Human nature is our field. Crim- teriously? He did it clumsi1~-,no doubt, most important part of the confidence inal psychology is but psychology ap- but the sable mantle of mystery with game is the approach, for that is the plied to criminals. Psychology mere- which he garbed himself was the foundation for all that follows. ly treats of humail behavior, and hu- mirth-provoking element. We are not Humanity is constantly, eagerly, man behavior, be it perverse or other- advocating that our officer be loqua- hungrily seeking the elusive thing we wise, is peculiarly subject to under- cious or garrulous. He can be close- call sympathy - friendliness. That standing by one who can sympathize, mouthed about his busiuess and yet xome take advautage of this deep- one who has by studied effort estab- be an agreeable person. The fact seated hunger and thereby deceive lished innumerable points of contact that he is a police officer need not and defraud does not alter the psycho- with the human stream. deter him from friendly comment on logical fact oue whit. The craving the state of the weather. He wishes for sympathy persists in spite of co- to avoid being conspicuous; the best lossal abuses. No Limit way to accomplish that is to talk and The man who is so deeply engrossed Baster-Mussolini, they say, has act like a normal, everyday kind of in his affairs that he has not time to been under a doctor's care for years. person. be human canuot get results in police Thaxter-Gosh! Just think what. Stress the importance of friendli- work; for as long as one must deal that guy might do, were he a healthy ness. Why is the confidence inan with humankind he cannot afford to man! . Page 30

RECORD MEET AT CLINTON Two Views of Southern Diuision Track Work

Twelve Hundred- Attend- Accident Prevention Session, Sunday, September- 19. HE largest accident prevention meeting of the month mas held T at Clinton, Mo., on Sunday, September 19, when 1,200 of the town- folk and Frisco employes gathered in the Clinton Opera House to view the accident prevention picture, shown there under the auspices of the acci- dent prevention department at St. Louis. The picture was titled "Gam- bling With Death". C. C. Mills and J. W. JIorrill had been in and around Clinton since Sep- t tember 15, visiting the schools and as Abovr and at right are two views of ~.rce11~'11/, a result, the audience which met at :;y--.-. ;:: : track OIL the so~rtltcrudivisiopr. The editor wel- : , , . , ., :"j+>-.i - .. ; ' 2:30 p. m., at the Clinton Opera - -> . -. . . .' House, included some 300 or 400 comes stcch pict~tresfor publication. school children, to whom the picture was a great lesson in safety. . H. BROOKING, divisioii engineer .w -. . E. L. Magers, superintendent, of I of the southern division, swung his I~.~~?~?Y~G~L,__- , Springfield, Mo., acted as chairman of J trusty camera into play late in the the meeting. He called upon A. W. month of August and secured the material were used. The right-hand Van Derford, president of the Clin- above splendid views of new ballast- view is of a stretch of track built to ton Chamber of Commerce, who made ing on his division. The picture at "southern division standard." The the address of welcome, offering the the right is of ballast deck bridge picture was taken at mile post 598, full and complete co-operation of the 385.9, just south of Tupelo, Miss. The south of City Point, Miss. The bal- people of Clinton in a safety drive. bridge was recently completed at the lasting was dons with Birmingham C. C. Mills, accident prevention cost of $68,000, and is 1,760 feet long. slag and twelve miles of track were agent, made the response, followed by It crosses both Mud and Town Creek completed. >I. 0. Tucker, extra gang Chas. Boye, 31-K-T agent at Clinton, drainage canals and was built by W. foreman, did the job under the super- who emphasized the importance of A. Chastain, pile driver foreman; and vision of Roadmaster J. A. smith. The safety in the operation of trains. E. P. Marthalor, bridge foreman. A work on the twelve miles required Arthur Lee, superintendent of Clin- total of 768 sticks of piling, equaling 35,000 cubic yards of No. 3 screened ton schools mace a short address in 24,000 feet, and 363,000 board meas- Birmingham slag and the estimated which he advised that the schools ure feet of treated timber went into cost of the entire job has been placed of that city were co-operating in the bridge. More than sixty cars of at $99,365.00. every way with the Frisco in the in- terest of safety. It was through his efforts that so many of the children sion engineer. W. L. Heath, general general foreman, car department, were in attendance at the afternoon service agent, was also in attendance. west Spriugfield. hlo., September 8; meeting, where they received a vivid general foreman car department, picture of the toll which carelessness On September 9, 0. L. Young, su- north Springfield, Mo., September 8; exacts. perintendent of terminals, acted as southwestern division September 14 ; Miss Martha Moore, of the Frisco chairman of an accident prevention reclamation plant, south Springfield. iWngnziitr, made a short talk and en- meeting at Birmingham, Ala. The Mo., September 7. tertained the audience for several meeting was called at 1:30 p. m., with About 215 employes attended the minutes with an impersonation. twenty-five employes present. J. P. meetings listed ahove. Z. B. Claypool, assistant director of Resspess, inspector, bureau of ex- accident prevention, St. Louis, Mo., plosives, Washington, D. C., addressed directed his remarks to the children, the men, pointing out the hazards of telling them what "Old Man Habit" handling this commodity, and safety REMARKABLE RAIL LAYING would do for them if they were care- rules to follow. C. C. Mills and J. W. J. H. Reed, northern division en- less. AIorrill, accident prevention agents Tom Laney, conductor for the gineer, at Port Scott, Kans., claims Frisco, also made an address, after from St. Louis, attended. an exceptional record in laying rail during the month of August for the which the picture was thrown on the On September 15, J. W. Surles, mas- Kansas City Sub. screen. ter mechanic at Sherman. Texas, At 4:00 p. in. a business meeting of On August 25. extra gang No. 48, called a meeting at that point, when on that subdivision, laid a total of the shop forces and Frisco en~ployes thirty answered the roll call. Eight of Clinton was called in the Elks' 244, thirty-nine foot rails, and 1 Club. E. L. Magers presided at the new items were brought up which had thirty-seven foot rail (all 100 pound) meeting and gave a concise report of been investigated and on which Mr. in a ten hour day. Surles gave a report. Harry Harri- This meant a total of 245 rails or the hazards reported in and around son, accident prevention agent from Clinton, and steps were taken to COP 113.73 feet per man. In laying the rect same. the St. Louis office attended. rail, this gang used a total of 5,880 tie Mr. Mills, in addition to supervis- plates, 968 bolts, 11,760 spikes, 11,760 ing the programs at the two meetings, Other accident prevention meetings tie plugs and 980 anti-creepers. The made an address at the 31ethodist held during the month were as fol- work also included the removing of Episcopal Church in the morning and lows: Springfield, AIo., west shop, lighter weight rail, adzing of ties, at the Christian Church in the eve- September 2; Springfield, Mo., west placing tie plates, gauging and spik- ning. freight shop, September 2; office, ing. Two of the officials of the Spring- superintendent of terminals, St. Louis, This is a remarkable record and field offices were present: T. B. Cop- September 2; master mechanic's of- W. H. Bevans, superintendent is ex- page, superintendent; J. 31. Sills, divi- fice, Springfield, Mo., September 7; tremely proud of it. Ocbober, 1926 Page 31

A RIVER DIVISION RECORD AGENCY CHANGES FOR LARGE INSURANCE - PAYMENTS SEPTEMBER RIoran's Men Apply 68,000 Cross I I A total of $27,480.15 was paid dur- Ties During July The following is the record of ing August by the AIetropolitan Life - chauges in station agents for the Insurance Company, holders of group HE river division claims a record month of September: insurance policies on Frisco Lines, to breaking performance in the J. S. Campbell installed permanent officers and employes insured in the T matter of applying tie renewals. company, and to their beneficiaries, agent, Pit, Mo., September 1. In the month of July 68,160 cross T. A. Wyche installed permanent G. L. Ball, superintendent of insur- ties were applied. This record not agent, Williford, Ark., September 2. ance, announced. only is the best one made on this li. A. Alaffett installed temporary This sum is divided as follows: su- division, but excels that made on any agent, South Greenfield, Mo., ellect~ve pervisory group insurance contract division on the Frisco Lines, for a September 2. paid to insured and their beneficiar- thirty-day period. E. &I. Estus installed permanent ies, $18,860.40; shop group paid A new system of accounting for agent, Hiverton, Kans., September 3. $6,463.71; clerk's group, $2,156.04. The cross tie renewals was made, effec- Effective September 3, fre~ght odd cents items are produced by rea- tive on July 1, 1926, whereby the agency, Meramec Highlands, 310.. son of the fact that the above figures number of ties that could be used closed and ticket only agency es- include payments to insured under was not limited by the amount of tabmlied, Mrs. Della Snyder remain- provision of totd and permanent dis- the usual monthly maintenance allow- lng as ticket agent. ability which are figured differently, ance. The only limit was the num- 5V. V, AIcAdams installed temporary ranging from 851.04 a month up to ber that could be applied by the reg- agent, AIonette, A~lt.,September 4. $162.00. The shop group health and ular maintenance of way forces Elfect~veSepte~uber 4, Platter, Ok- accident contract pays $10.00 per along with their other work. la., opened as a treight and ticket week, but often only part of a week The river division foremen plan- agency, J. R. Clark installed as agent. is paid, as for instance twenty-three ued for this record-breaking perforni- L. E,Mobley ~ns~alledas pelmanent days' loss of time due to accident or ance, by advising all gangs to cle- agent, Netherlands, No., September 7. health would pay $3233. vote as much time as possible to tie J. L. Greenup mstalled as perma- reuewals, without neglecting other i~entagent, scammon, Kans., Septem. HE'LL REMEMBER THE work on the sections. Rigid instruc- ber 8. tions were issued also, that a finished J. H. Robson installed temporary FRlSCO job must he done in all cases, ax? Licket agent, Holdenv~lle,Okla., Sep- While A. P. Olinger, of LaFontaine, that under no condilion should Lies tember 9. Kansas, was riding a Prisco train, en be put in without being fully spiked, P. Leavett installed permanent route to New Mexico, on August 9, properly tamped, and the old Lies dis- agent, Springfield. JIo., store house, he took off his vest and hung it in the posed of. September 4. smolting car after boarding the train Of the 68,160 ties applied, '7,436 Spauld~ng, Okla., agency closed at Fredonia, Kansas. Eighty-five were gut in by extra gangs, leaving September 13. miles further he missed the vest. 60,724 ties put iu by the 120 seclion John H. Hannegan installed perma- He wrote his troubles to E. E. Car- gangs on the division, which amounted nent agent, Hopeton, Okla., Septem- ter, assistant superintendent, of Neo- to 506 ties per gang. The average ber 14. desha, and Mr. Carter immediately number of ties applied per mile of B. 31. Richardson installed perma- wired all concerned to be on the look- track was 72, which was 9 ties more nent agent, K~ngston,Oltla., Septem- out for the vest. llian applied by the next nearest di- ber 10. Engineer G. E. AIartin, residing in vision, and 27 ties more than the av- Aubrey Burns~deinstalled perma- Wichita, was going west on the local erage for the system for the il~ontl~nent agent Eddy, Oklahoma, Seyteni- on the same day, and having the in- of July. ber 13. formation of the lost vest, noticed it The greatest number of ties put in F. AI. Means installed temporary lying in the grass alongside the right- on any one section mas on section agent, Xorwooit, Wo., September 15. of-way. It had evidently been thrown 113, Lake City, &4rk., by R. F. Kan- F. E. Debe~rymstalled tempcrary out, but the reason cannot be ac- dol's gaug, where an even 1,000 ties agent, Narston, Mo., September 17. counted for, for when Nr. Martin were placed. Three of the roadmas- Victoria, Mississippi, closed as a picked it up, he found it contained a ter's districts on the river division freight agency, J. M. McKinley in- valuable Howard watch, an expensive ~ntin a greater number of ties and stalled ticket agent, September 17. chain and charm, a fountain pen, a a greater number per mile, than any D. L. Williamson installed tempor- comb and a notebook. Everything other roadmaster's district on the ary agent, Olden, Mo., September 18. that was in the vest originally, was system. 31. Owens, installed permanent found intact. Some of the points making excep- agent, Bassett, Arkansas, September The vest was expressed to Mr. Olin- tional records, follow : John Holli- 20. ger's address at LaFontaine, Kans. man, foreman Blytheville, Arkansas, C. W. Horton installed agent, Net- And then came Mr. Olinger's letter 952 ties applied; W. Davis, foreman tleton, Mississippi, September 20. of appreciation, addressed to Mr. AIanila, Ark., 942 ties applied; A. An- Carter, which reads, in part: derson, Pocahontas, Arlt., 910 ties ap- and in some cases the foreman and pIied; E. E. Highfill, Biggers, JIo., 893 four men. "-I had very little hope of ever ties applied; S. Hudgens, Monette, The best record for ties inserted in recovering the vest as I realized Ark., 890 ties applied. Section gangs ballasted track in chat ballast was if it fell into some hands, it would at Commerce, Mo., Keiser. Ark., Cha- made by section 11, St. hlarys, Mo., be a temptation to keep it, as onia, Mo., Naylor, 310.. Gibson, Mo., H. E. Cissell, foreman, and the best there would be no way I could ever and Elsinore, Mo., deserve honorable? record in slag ballast was made by know of it. mention, as their record ran between section 8, Brickeys, Mo., Chas. Liken, "I want you to know I appreci- 400 and 900. foreman. ate this more than I can tell, and These records cover branch line "We are mighty proud of our men it shows the Frfsco has officers sections with natural earth or cinder on the river division," superintendent and employes that are on the job ballast. During the fore part of the Moran said. "We want to thank them all the time; are honest and try- month the ground was quite dry, and through the columns of our Magazine, ing at all times to please and fur- ballast had to be picked in the ma- and assure each and every man who ther the interest of its passengers. jority of cases, in getting ready for worked to make this splendid record, "It is needless for me to say that the ties. that the roadmasters and division when the opportunity arises I will In most cases the gangs consisted engineer and myself appreciate thc not forget the Frisco and its of only the foreman and two men, excellent work which was done." 'boys.' "

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1 MORE FUEL RECORDS I A Letter on Fuel From an Engineer

EASTERN DlVlSlON HE following letter from Engi- burn more coal than others, and there W. A. Crawford, supervisor of fuel ueer D. H. Badgley, of the Bir- is a reason for it. Some crews are economy, reports the following for T mingham subdivision, addressed careless about their work and some the eastern division: to Mr. D. B. Reed, fuel inspector, at engines are not in the best condition. Engineer Snyder, Fireman L. 0. Birmingham, Ala., shows the interest caused by valves out, valve rings and Mack, on train first 36, Springfield to being displayed in fuel economy by cylinder packing blowing, front ends Newburg, August 1. Engine 9; 73 our en~ployees: getting air, not enough ash pan draft cars in train, 2,943 tons, used 16 tons "Referring to your request of a and no brick arch in fire box, and of coal, average of 91 pounds per short time ago in regard to writing some not superheated, air leaks in 1,000 gross ton miles. up something along the line of FUEL train line and around the different Engineer Blackledge, Fireman Fred ECONOAIY, I scarcely know where couplings in and around the cab, al- \Vatson on train 36, Springfield to to begin. There are so many ways to though they are small ones. Alto- Newburg, August 9. Engine 60, 62 save fuel: stationary plants, coal gether they make large ones and cars in train, 3,007 tons, used 16 tons chutes, even to the stations along the keep the pump running faster than of coal, average of 89 pounds per 1.000 line of road, that just a few shovels necessary. Leaks in the steam heat gross ton miles. of coal saved each day would malce line use an excessive amount of steam Engineer Dooley, Fireman Clary on several tons, as it only takes an av- as well as obstructing the view of train 32, Springfield to Newburg, Au- erage of 130 shovels of coal to make train crews and passengers. Not giv- gust 1. Engine 35, with 62 cars in one ton. So we can see that if every ing engines enough oil, especially train, 3,025 tons, used 17 tons of coal, man who handled coal on the Frisco valve oil, works upon the coal as average of 94 pounds per 1,000 gross would only save a shovel full each much. as any other one cause, be- ton miles. day, what an enormous amount it cause it retards the power of the en- SOUTHWESTERN DlVlSlON would malce, as there are several gine even so far as to cause the en- Geo. L. Schneider, supervisor of fuel thousand men handling coal daily. gine to stall on a hard pulL when economy, reports the following for "If every engineer and fireman almost over the hill, causing a double the southwestern division: would save one shovelful each mile which can scarcely be made with less On August 5, Engineer Reno, Fire- for one year, they would save thou- than an addition1 ton of coal. A bad man Littlefield, in charge of engine sands of dollars and one could not working stoker wastes coal.. There 4159, made a remarkable run, both see over the pile of coal if it were is one simple thing which I have no- for coal and water, between Nonett piled up along the track. Being an en- ticed lately that causes waste of and Sapulpa, 157 miles. gineer, I, of course, notice the saving steam, which, of course, means coal, This crew was called for advance most on engines. Some engine crews and that is birds' nests in tank spouts. 35's connection out of Monett at 5:30 This litter gets into the tank when p, m., departing on the call with 32 t?ain Ft. Smith to Hugo; 6 cars in taking water, causing injectors to loads, 37 empties, 2,123 tons; arriv- train Hugo to Paris; total of 1,590 work badly and while trying to get them to work safety valves raise and ing at Sapulpa at 12:05 a. 111. with 30 passenger car miles, consumed 7 tons minutes' delay on road, actual run- of coal or 8.5 pounds per passenger waste steam, and coal, of course, so ning time 6 hours. 5 minutes. car mile. we are now flushing the tank spouts The first stop after leaving Peirce , train 703, engine 1401. before turning the water into the City was at Vinita, a run of 73 miles Engineer Davis, Fireman Thomason, tender, thereby saving coal. Of late for water, going from Vinita to West Ft. 169 10 we have been getting some coal at the Smith to Paris, miles, cars Carbon Hill chute with x-ery large Tulsa, GG miles, before again taking in train Ft. Smith to Hugo, 6 cars in water. 1,590 lumps in it, some will hardly go train Hugo to Paris, total pas- through the opening at the bottom of To expedite the movemeilt of this senger car miles, consur_rred G tons of important train, Engineer Reno and coal or 7.5 pounds per passenger car the coal gate and the fireinan has to his fir~mandecided they could run mile. beat and hammer it to get it broken the coal chute at Afton, which avoided WESTERN DlVlSlON up, causing same to go back in steam. being delayed about 40 minutes at Extra 1616 east, July 25, Conductor If this coal was crushed at the mines that point for No. 10. No coal was Jones, Engineer Benecke. Called Enid when loaded it would save coal. taken on line of road, the 157 mile for 12:lO p. m., departed at 12:40 p. "I am unable to use technical terms run beixg made, arriving at Sapulpa m, with 3,105 tons, which tonnage was and figures as some men do, but if with about two tons coal left on tank. handled to Pawnee, at which point what I have mentioned is carefully The fuel performance was as fol- they reduced to 1,856 tons aad handled checked over and corrected, I am lows: 3:3:>.:311 gross ton miles, burned this tonnage to U'est Tulsa. They sure that a much better showing can 16 tons of coal, or 96.3 pounds per consumed on the trip 1,647 gallons of be made on the southern division in 1.000 gross ton miles, which is about oil, handled 306,403 gross ton miles. the future than was made in the past, 40 pounds less than the average west- or an average of 5.38 gallons per 1,000 and what we all desire to do is the bound performance. gross ton miles. Total time on duty best we can at all times and thereby Engineer A. Wortman, Fireman H. 7 hours 30 minutes, delayed at Enid 30 help to better the service on the Music, on train second 435, Afton to minutes, Pawnee 1 hour, West Tulsa Frisco Railroad and its fuel perform- Sapulpa, August 12. Engine 4161. 20 minutes. ance. with 40 cars in the train, 2.155 to F-uel consumption is too high; 2.466 NORTHERN DlVlSlON tons handled, used 9 tons of On Septeruher 8. Engineer Conrad, R-nn it down as much as possible. coal, average of 90 pounds per 1,000 Fireman Harry Beal. Conductor Wil- I-t can be done. gross ton miles. liam Taylor, Head Bralceman Ben S-ave a shovel of coal each mile. CENTRAL DlVlSlON Phillips, Rear Brakeman Harry Wa- C-all attention of saving coal to all F. Reed, road foreman, furnishes ters, train No. l3S, engine 4032. employes. performances of Engineers Hogan. Road Foreman T. B. Holland =as 0-verloading cars and tenders Taylor and Davis on central division: on this train and reports they were causes waste. September 5, train 734, engine 714, handling 71 cars of oil, 3,484 tons. Had Engineer Hogan. Fireman Stlimp, Hu- a bad storm. rained all the may, how- S-ave coal and oil. go to Fort Smith, 144 miles, handled ever, the rail was not bad. Y-ou can do ,it. 168,000 gross tons, consumed 16,000 Called at Afton for 7:00 p. m., ar- S-ure we can, if we try. pounds of coal or 94 pounds per 1,000 rived Ft. Scott 12:10 a. m., total de- T-oday, tonlorrow and gross ton miles. lays on road 1 hour 50 minutes. Used E-very day, saving coal August 10, train 703, engine 1407, 9 tons of coal, made 306,592 gross ton M-eans money saved and that Engineer Taylor, Fireman Burris, Ft. miles, or a performance of .59 pounds means better conditions on the Smith to Paris, 169 miles, 10 cars in per 1.000 gross ton miles. FRISCO SYSTEM." October, 1926

LIAS CROWE, engineer, east- Six vetcrmrs, zdlz a told of 151 department as section laborer at ern division, was retired from THO'active service on Juiy 29, 1926, wars aird three ~rlo~tths'service, were Garfield, Arkansas. I11 November. i)cixioi~cdnt thc rrtecting of tire Board 1890, he was promoted lo the posi- at the age of 60 years, due to total of Pcrtsiorrs, held Aifgi~~t24, 1926, ill tion of section foreman at Thomp- disability. He was born at Kolla, the ofliccs nt St. I.ortis, Mo. son, Ark. He retnrned to Garfield on No., February 9, March 1, 1892, and on Augus~5, 1300, r- 1866, but received was transferred to Okmulgee, Olila., his education in 10, 1902 he married Mabel Dee at in the same capacity. On Xovember the schools o f Cabool, 1\10. Mr. and BIru. Harrison 5, 1903, he was transferred lo Terl- Dixon, 1\10. His have no children of their own, but ton, Olcla., where he remaincd until father was a have two adopted boys. Thc family his retirement. On October IS, 1583, ronndhouse fore- resides in Koshkonong, 1\10. Coulin- he married Mary R. Willianls and to man. At the age uous service of twenty-iivc years and then1 was born one son, .John A. of thirteen, AIr. one inonth entitles him to a pension Gerstle now living at Tulsa, Olcla. Crowc went to allowance of $27.25 per inonth, ef- Mr. and Xrs. Gerstle residc in Terl- work in a dry fective duly 1, 1926. ton. Okla. Continuous service of zoods store at -- twenty-two years entitle2 him to a Dixon. but not GEORGE ROSBACI-I, engineer, cen- ensi ion allowance of $22.56 a month, findiiig the work tral division, age 60 years, was retired effective from July 1, 1926. to hi8 liking, took from active service on March 5, 1926, TII0M.W CROWE a position as en- due to physical disability. Air. Iios- HENRY SAUL FELDOTT, conduc- ginc wiper with bach was born in Tornoto, , tor, eastern division, age 65 years, was the Frisco at Newbiirg, Aio., May, , 1866. His falher was a retired from active seirice on June 5, 1884. In April, 1887, he was pro- butcher, and the son was erlucaletl 1926, due to per- moted to the position of fireman and in the schools of Toronto. At the inanent disability. on December 24, 1890, made his first age of 34 years he began his railroad Mr. FeIclolt was trip as a freight engineer. He was service on the old Arkansas & Chock- born at Naper- placed in passenger service in 1903. taw, running from Hugo to AIadiil, ville, Ill., April On , 1900, he married Della Oklahoma, in the capacity of engi- 12, 1861. His fa- 3Ieyers of St. Louis and to them neer. He ran on this run in through ther was a farmer was born one son, hIorrill Martin freight service, local freight service and hc received Crowe on , 1901. The fam- and passenger service until AIarch, his education in ily reside at 4665 Dclmar Avenue, 1926. In 1892 he married Biinnie E. the schools near St. Louis. Continuous seivlce of Draper of Chicago, Ill., and to them Wateiloo, Iowa. forty-two years and three mouths en- was born a son, Charles E. Rosbach. At the age of titles him to a pension allowance of Mrs. Rosbach died on hlarch 21, 1926, sevenleen he be- $73.75 a month, effective with August the son resides in Chicago and Mr. gan his railroad 1, 1926. llosbach lives in the Hartwell Apart- career as a ments, Hugo, Okla. Continuous serv- 1-1. S. FELDOTT switchman with FRANK HENRY HARRISOX, agenc- ice of twenty-three years and six the Illino~s Cen- operator, I

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The FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE principles of solicitatioll-making the patron Published on the First of Each Month glad he went the FRISCO WAY." 3). the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. One of the most courtcous men \vc'havc ever known imparted a chill to our heart. His Edited by WM. I.. HUGGINS, Jr. 827 Frisco Building St. Louis, hlissollri "Good Morning," accompanied though it was This magazine is published in the interests of :lnd for by a courteous inclination of the head and a free clistribution among the 30,000 employes of the St. Louis-San Francisco R:tilwas. -411 nrticlcs and oom~nuni- courteons smile, was nevertheless a cool and catinns ~'clatlve to editorial matters should be nddresscd to the cditor. haughty rebuke. Single copies, 15 cents each No, it is not enough to be courteous. Outside circulation, $1.50 per year Correct information to a questioner is in- Vol. 4 OCTOBER, 1926 No. 1 valuable. Yet a Frisco employe may reply to ;L question from a patron with "Yes, sir, the train is on time," and fill that patron's heart with rancor. It is not enough to be correct. To the station agent, the trainman, the so- licitor, and all others who in the course of their Frisco service come in contact with the traveling public, lct this fact stand out: A That Word Service hearty human treatment of patrons will win PRINGIKG from comparative obscurity more friends to you and yonr company than snot so many pears ago, one word in the Eng- any other agency of service. lish languagc has talien more punishment in And that, again, is th~trne Frisco spirit of the last decade than TVilliain I-Ia~risonDcnlp- Service. sey took frorn Chmnpion Gene Tnnney at Phil- The "High-Ball" aclclphia the night of September 23. ,I ctcor was speeding through Oklahoma That word is "Service." TH"on 'its way to Oklahoma City. Attached It has been set upon by mawkish 01-ganizers, to the rcar of the train Gcncrnl hlanagcr Shnf- shouted from the housc-tops by "business- fer's car rodc easily along the rails. In thc missionaries," bcllowccl by misguided vision- scat of honor "Frccl" himself presided and aries, and generally defiled until its repetition on the table in front of him was piled the work by spurious uscrs falls on deafened ears and on which he centered his attention. Crisp borccl imaginations. sc~itencesof instruction came from his lips and Pet the word is clcczr ancl pure-its meaning were transmitted to paper through the flying fraught with sincerity. ,4nd its application to pencil wielded by Secretary Paul Noffett. the 30,000 employes of Frisco Liilcs is genuine The gcncral manager scemed to have one and worthy. eye on the track, the othcr on his work. Oc- That philosophical soutllern gcntlernan, Mr. casionally his arm would wave the "high-ball " J. N. Cornatzar, passenger traffic manager, re- to a section gang, or to the rear brakeman on cently cldincd " Service " in terms nnmistak- t~ train in siding for the fast-flying No. 9. able. Always that arm n-oulcl give its hear@ wave "Scrvi~e,'~lie said, "must not be lin~itccllo and always the track workers returned it as the narrow coniincs of comfortable cquiplncnt they went again to their work. and well-arranged train schedules. Service, "It's a tradition of railroad operating de- rather, is the attitude of the employe-bocly of partments the nation over," Shaffer said later, Frisco Lines toward the patrons of our road. ''that the 'high-ball1 be givcn and returned. It is not enough for the employe to be cour- There is a world of meaning in it that perhaps teous, to be technically correct, and to comply escapes most people. Those nlen along the with the rules. The employe can do all of {rack ~vantme to know tlicy hope iny ride is a thcsc things and still bc a consistent busincss- pleasant one ovcr the track they are maintain- killer. The employe must be really intercstcd ing. And I want thcm to know as I wave them in the welfare of the patron and manifest such a greeting, that I'm for everyone of them. interest in his treatment of the patron. If 11c They are the salt of this railroad, and if they feels such interest he will show it; if he sho~sdidn't give me that wave I'd feel mighty bad it he will he applying one of the most potcnt about it."

Pngc 42 'p/7R&~~FMPLOI%S',~@WZ/NE October, 1926

HAS RUN 1,880,000 MILES

"Jim" Mulhall, Veteran Engineer The Death of W. S. Blennerhassett Has High Regard for the HOUSANDS of employes on Frisco Lines Frisco Lines were grieved to T learn of the death at Spring- 6 4 IM" WULHALL, veteran engi- field, 310.. August 22, of \Ir. S. Blen- neer, came with the Frisco rail- nerhassett, of Monett, No., widely- J road iu 1901, and during his known general chairman of the twenty-five years service, estimates Risco Brotherhoocl of Locomotive that he has run an engine 1,880,000 Firemen and Eng-inemen. Mr. miles, and has covered over 500,000 Blennerhassett died from the re- sults of an accidental gunshot wound which he received while hunting near Springfield on Au- gust 3. Tt was necessary to re- move several shot from the groin on August 10, and complication? set in, following the operation, which caused his death at 4:50 p. m.. Sunday, August 22. The late general cl~airn~anwas born at Washburn, Barry County, Mo., Way 25. 1S68, and christened William Sarsfield. He died at the age of 5S years. He began railroading on the Frisco at an carly aFe, and in 1S97, while a Frisco fireman. he was elected to the position he held pany. As a Frisco fileman, fuel at the time of his death. His first inspector and later road foreman term as general chairman was of engincs, he was lilted and re- from 1897 to 1901, and in the lat- spected by employes and employ- ter year he resigned to take an en- ers alike. gineer's run on the then new divi- The funeral was held at the sion at Chaffee and Cape Girar- First Christian Church of JIonett, tleau. The last engine JIr. Blen- Wednesday afternoon, August 25. nerhassett operated was No. 522 Acting pallbearers, lifelong friends on the sontl~western division in of the deceased, were: L. S. 1904. In December. 1907, Blenne-- Thompson, T. W. IIorey, John hassett was again called to the Bowler, all of Springfield; F. L. general chairmanship of the B. of 1,. Higgins, of Nonett; E. T. White of F. & E., and at each subsequent St. Louis; and Otis Embry, of election from then until his death, Sherman, Texas. he was unanimously re-elected to Mr. Blennerhassett is survived head his organization. by his widow, a sister, Mrs. Ben Mr. Blennerhassett was known Shelly, ancl a half-sister, 111's. Fan- miles on the passenger run which he as a "four square" man, fair in his nie Shelly, of Rogers, Ark.; and a now has, Xos. 111 and 112, between dealings with his men ancl his com- niece, Mrs. T. J. Rose, of JIonett. Kansas City and Olclahoma City. Mr. Mulhall is one of those kindly fellows one meets now and then dur- best olle I ever made, and my best run for nine years, making his home ing a lifetime. His face is mellowed service has been with tho Frisco- in Ft. Scott, Kansas. with soft lines, and his whole-hearted I have my many friends here--and I S. G. Manlove, road foreman of smile advances a welcome to those lore every inch of Frisco track and equipment, says that Mr. i\Iulhall has with whom he comes in contact. every engine on the system." a reputation of always bringing his He was born at Hodgenville, Ken- Mr. Mulhall's first service was out train into the terminal on time, if it tutky, in 1SF3, and attended school of Monett on the Southwestern Di- is within his power. and that he has and college at Jessemenia, lientucky. vision in freight service. He made had very few engine failures. He began his railroad service on the hIonett his home for sixteen pears. "Everybody knows Jim Mulhall for Xew Yorlr Central in 1872. Some At the end of this time, he tool; a his kind words and acts," Mr. Man eight months later he wen1 with the passenger run out of Ft. Scolt, Kan- love remarked. "He has no children L. & N. Railroad, then with the M. sas, known as a blanket run over the of his own, but he has been a reaI I<. & T., the Kansas City Southern r~orthern and southwestern divisions, 'father' to several nephews and he and the C. R. I. & P. between Ft. Scott and Sapulpa, Olda. Ioves children. I have seen him train "After my service with thc C. R. I. This run is known as 111 and 112, many new firemen, and taltc all the & P. I decided my 'boomer' days were or "The Meteor," one of the Prisco's patience in the world with them. His over," he said, "and I came with the fastest trains between Kansas City years of experience have made him a Frisco in 1901. That move was the and Oklahoma City. He has had this fine teacher." Pngc 43

SOME ENGINES The Locomotioe Throttle Valoe (Sz~Driiiitcd Dy CV. D. Scott of Po~t By F. G. LISTER CVortlr. Tc.ras, nrrd clipped front the 1 Locoirrotiue Joitri~al of Englmrd, datcd

Way, 1926.) THROTTLE VAWE There are different opinions of the running of engines, Some true and-well-some other- wise; All opinions don't tally, or seem, somehow, pally, And that's where the funny part lies. 'LL

Some say they are good 'uns, and others, well, dud 'uns. BbCX MEAD OF BOILER The opinions of some we must guess. I-Iere's a tale told today, in a humor- ous way, Of the steeds of the L. M. & S.

Sighing and crying, o'er the roads you go flying, HE purpose of the locomolive the valve spool is hollow. havmg an Oft you feel yon are up in the air; throttle val~eis to deliver steam inside diameter of 6 inchcs. we should Winding and binding, your tender T to the dry pipe and thence to the deduct its net area Crom the top and spots finding, cylinders for the operation of the lo- bottom areas but as it wonld be the Foi'. somehow, those engines don't comotive. It is usually locaced in the same deductiou from both, it is not care. steam dome of the boiler in order lo necessary. The difference between obtain dry steam. The throttle lever the areas 70.88 inches and 63.62 Whcexy and breezy, ill winter timc for operating the valve is located on inches is therefore, 7.26 square inches. freezy, the baclc head of the boiler conven- This multiplied by 200 pounds will 111 sumnlrr nigh rwsted alive; ient for the engineer. give 1,452 pounds pressure holding You're fretting and sweating, then Its operation is througn levers of the throttle valve closed. A lever- getting a wetting, the frst and second class. The valve age must, therefore, be prov~dedthat Till you wonder however you thrive. most commonly used is known as the will overcome this pressure so that balanced throttle valve and consists a man can open it. of a cast iron spool having two con- The bell crank lever "C" has a short Slow starting, then darting, with ical seats (one upper and oue lower). arm 3 inches and a long arm 10 inches plates almost parting, These fit into two circular openings with the fulcrum at "D". This is a From the dome to the parts under- in the upper part of the throttle pipe. lever of the first class, and the ful- neath; The upper valve is slighrly larger in crum lies between the power on one Bumpy aud thumpy, the driver gets end and the weight on the other just crumpy, diameter than the lower, and In conse- quence the uubalanced steam pres- the same as if the iever were Whilst the fireman nigh swa:lows straight. The throttle lever "E" is his teeth. sure tends to keep the valves closed. An example from practice will show of the second class. In a lever of the operation of the valve aud the the second class, the weight lies be- Groaning and moaning, in daylight or force required by the engineer to tween the power on one end and the fulcrum on the other. 11s ~veight gloaming, Open it. The accompanyiug diagram You ca11't get away from the din; arm is G inches and its power arm will illustrate the throttle rigging un- is 54 inches. Figuring, as before we The rattle cause cattle to gaze, then der consideration, the boiler pressure skidaddle- have 3 x 1,452 which, divided by 10, being 200 pounds per square inch. So WOII~C~folk shout "Salmon- gi1.e~ 435.6 pounds as the power tin!" The steam enters the throttle l)il)e which must be delivered at "P." This at A and B and flows down to the is, therefore, the pull on the lhrottle dry pipe. In the valve iliuslrated, rod, transferred to the throttle lever Winter and summer alike to the hum- the upper vxlve is 9% inchts in di- mer, at "X", 6 inches from the fulcrum ameter and the lower valve 9 inches. "F". We then have G x 435.6 divided They will run till they come to a It is, therefore, only necessary to stop; by Fj4 inchcs (length of power arm) i balance the difference between the In all kinds of weather the parts which equals 48.4 pounds, the pull an areas of the two. By squaring 9% engiueer must make on the throttle to hold together, inches and multiplying by .78S4 we But the Lord only knows when open it against 200 pounds of steam. they'll drop! obtain 70.58 square inches for the Changing lengths of levers will, of area of the upper valve. By lhe samc course, give a different puli on the ~nelhodwe obtain 63.62 square inches throttle, depending on the pull de- Rolling, then strolling, the roads mak- Tor the area of the lower valve. As sired. ing holes in, Like a ship on rough sea-how the) dip; vocn tion, Dirt, and grease are all hers, free From the motion a notion you feel And scrub whiist she loolcs on in of charge! of the ocean, fright. And you get mal-de-mer every trip. Oscillating, pulsating, one's heart pal- She will sit there and grumble, and pitating, Dirty, oil squirty, when the wife sees somehow don't tumble The toughest has got to confess your shirty (Her intellect not being large), They who work them are pucky, and She nags you, and truly she iaight; Till you make her blood boil, when dreadfully mucky, Till, for recreation, you change your you tell her the oil, For, 'struth, they're a h-1 of a mess. October, 1926

Ft. Worth proniiscs many baby pic- S~)rinafield.will I)? thcx srrrrtal y now ture~for the magazinc soon. as the We hope he likes us as well as lie did TEXAS LINES lxlst month has been a banner one. Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Glascuclc an- \Ire have another sad story to tell. BEN B. LEWIS nounce the arrival of a tcn and one- and for fear you would be too sad Division Editor cluarter l~oundson. Septcmbc: 5. He to read the rest of the news, we didn't Iiilrc bccn named, Hobert, Jr. IILI~it first. Elma MTilliams. trainmas- Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Joyce announce ter's clerk, decided she would give the the arrival of a seven and one-half southwestern division a chance; and STORES DEPARTMENT pound daughter, . has gone over to work in the assls- SHERMAN, TEXAS Nr. and Mrs. Jack Devaney an- nouncc the arrival of a ten-pvund son tant supeintendent's office. She, too. Ausust 3. He has been named Thomas has been on the western division for 1V.l SK\\rELL, Keporter 1Cdward. a long time, and in losing her. we lose Nr, and Mrs. C. 1". McDonald ail- one of the most competent as well as Xr. and Mrs. Houert Gla~cock are liounce the arrival of a n~ne-pound one of the jolliest clerks that ever the ~lroudparents of ;I ten and one- dau~hterAu~ust 23. graced the payroll. Good luclc, Elma. quarter pound son, which arrlved Yep- bIr. :tnd hIrs. F. A. Odell announce Alice Dlcks, general clerk, has just tember 5. Hobert is all smiles now. thr arrival of a seven and three-quar- returned from a lonx vacation spent in L. C. Fuller, general foreman, and ter pound son . He has been the West. She must liave had a most daughter, Miss Louise, have returned named James Edwin. cnjoyahle time, and we are all hear- from Chicago, Illinois. While there Rill Dcnman, boilermaker 1iell)er is ing about thc wonders of the Coast Nr. Pullcr attended the gcntral forc- on tlic sick list. states. men's conventioli. R. Ii. Stokes. inspector. is awav on H. V. Kengle. general foreman, 13. k At 1xesr:nt Clyde Ford, general fore- his vacation to his old home in Ken- B.. and hlrs. Kengle, expect to sl)end man's clerk, is spendilrg a Lew days -?ll,-L-V - - - - . their vacation in I~os.\ngeles. Hopr in Kansas City. 310.. and Alem~~hls.-. C. I?. Rlentlinger. car foreman, i8 to liave an account of their trip for Tenn. offering some kind of a reward for the Magazine nest month. John BIcKinstry made his Grst trip the return of his IarlAer. E. F. Tuck Ted Sturman. ex-call boy and switch- on the supply cars this month. Don't seems to be mighty anxious to earn it. man, has acccpted a position in his Itnow just what he thinks of the cactus father-in-law's storc at Xannford. yet. CLAIM DEPARTMENT Oklahoma. When he writes his me- C. IT.Xontgomery and family made moirs as a successful business man a visit to Iital. Hc The ball season is over now. The to work on thc strno job. Hope tlint hopcbs to bc back at wo~~lcin n few players wound up thc season by titk- this ,qnts in i,n time for the next issue we('lts. ing a double hvadcr from the mtty of thc Magaz~ne. shop team of Jknison. Texas. STORES AND MECHANICAL DEPT. WESTERN DIVISION I SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION I FT. WORTH, TEXAS I I H. R. CLASCOCK, Reporter TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS Thc new shed over tile storage plat- WESTERN DIVISION-ENID form at the sturcrooni has l~eenfin- H.\ZEI. JIOIZFORn and L. .\. >TACK ished, and pair~tcd so as to makc a Our Slo~nn-Doost or Blow Reporters very ~~lea.-ingitppearance. (:. \V. Burrell, stock clerk, has re- a. CAMPGELL and CAMPBELT,, C. 0. Duckworth. fireman, spcnt a turned from tour ot' tiic western Reporters -stntps ...... l0n.g vacation in California \\'ashin?- C. E. IVright, traveling ~tor'ekcepcr, ton and Oregon. and has rrturned to was h~rc011 an inspection trill. The Thr "hory" man has bcen picking on work. He reports a good trip and :I ordcrly state of materirtl is the pride the wcstern division and we are not wondrrful vacation. of the stock clerks licre, and we hope exactly elated over it. A. T,. Kinkade. C. ColSan and F. R. Hall. Sapulpa to makc it pl(?asing impression to him. st,cretnrjz to the suprrintendcnt, has firrmer?. are both off.duty at this timo. E. F. Tuck lias pul,chused a new vast his lot with the eastern division, while R. P. Ruslcosk~will hr away for home in T. C. I:. Rctwvcn golf and and we wish to inform them that it Is few dnys acrount of ;tn rye injury. muwlns. tlie lawn, hi8 time secms to certainly their gain. "Kin" has bc<:n Fred Cox, fircmnn, has been called be well talcell up. on the westcrn division for about SIX bncli to the cxtra board. R. A. Rennett, locomotive fireman, re- years and lias won for himself the high 1':. Dridwell and 1,. .\. P13uitt, enxi- centl? resigned to acce~ta position in esteem of 311 who came to know him. ncers, ni,e both tnhinq two niontlis' South Americu. It would bc hard to find a more con- vacations: I. C. of E'rnncis, and G. 0. Gorman spcnt liis vacation rc- scientious or 1oy:ll membc!r of tlie R. D. Alrsandcr, of Snpulpa, are both modeling his liomc, and preparinp for "1~'nmily". \\'c wish you all sorts of a rainy clay. talcin? thirt?r-ila?r vacations, while Geo. R. W. EiIcwer. boiler forcnian is tvill- ~oodluck. "ICin", and hopn you have Tolhert, fireman. is fortunate enough ing to givc instructions in thc green thc hcst of success. to yct sixty dnys. and red traffic sign:~I~,as he holds a Just a tip to the oastcrn division: .\ number of shopmen on the south- receivted diploma from (lie judge. 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October, 1926 Page 49 1 MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT FT. SMITH, ARK.'

IRENE WORSTMAN. Reporter

Membcrs of the Frisco Association of Metal Crafts and Car Department Em- ployes and thcir families enjoyed an old-fashioned, all-day picnic at the Lewis Tilles Pnrlc in celebrntion of La- bor Day. An invitation was extended to local officials and offlce employes. who were also in attendance and en- joyed the day. Usual picnic sports, such as sack raccs, foot raccs, three- legged races and tugs oC war fur- nished entertainment for thc ~>icniclc- ers. 4 tasty basket dinner was scrved. which, of course, was one of the real pleasures of the day, with such chicken sandwiches as were servpd be- sides all thc other sandwiches, salads, Swfi picicles, cold drinks, ice cream and everything that goes to make a rcal ~)icnic. Gatherinrs of this sort not and 6nlv promote ROO> fellowshil) between the' employes, but between the oflicers and employes. MI,. and XIrs. J. R. White havc had as their zucst their son, James Hough- ton \Vhite of San Diego, Calif. Mr. James Whitc is a very talcnted musi- cian and is making a remarkable rec- ord :IS drum instructor at thc San Diego Saval Training Station. ode1 12 Remington, our latest We wish to extend our heartfelt THEMstandard product, 1s swift and light sympathy to the family of D. 1.'. Cliam- beriain in the recent dcath of their of action. It has the incomparable father. Mr. Ch~mbel'lain was an en- natural" touch, exactly adjusted to ginc,er on the 4. & A. subdivision out of Hope, Ark. He had been a faithful the natural muscular movements of crnploye of the comllany for many the fingers, which establishes a higher years, and his loss as an eml~loyeand friend is Iceenly fclt by all those Lhat plane of work and service. Operators knew him. are quick to appreciate its superior Junior IIeyburn is again in St. Jo- scph's hospital in Kansas City. where speed and smooth-running qualities. he is under thc cam of a bone spz- Ever since the invention of thc ciaiist who is treating i( fractured hip bone receivcd in an automobile acci- writing machine, Remington Standard dent last May. \Vhile he has been un- der the care of this doctor for some Typewriters have led in service to the Lime, he has bcen able to remain at business world. improvement after home: however. recentlv it was nec- essar). for him. to makk another trip improvement and advance upon there and we sincerely hope he will advance have made them the criterion soon bc ablc to rcturn home fully re- coverrd. of reliable performance of service. Eugcnc 11111, sun of ruad foreman The Remington Standard 12 is only and Xrs. J. 1.'. Hill, has gone to Fay- ettcville, 41'11., where he wilt enter tnc one item of thc complete Remington Uuiversity of Arlcansas as a frcshman. Line, which includes A Machine for Cool days mean that vacation time is coming to a close and those who have Every Purpose. been taliinc in thc siahts of the coun- trv UP returninlr one-bv one. Mr. and h1i.s. .L D. ~arcbwand son have re- REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY turned from a trip through southern 374 Broadway Brancbcr Everywhere New York Missouri and northwest Arkansas, and Rerningron Typewrirer Co. of Canada. Ltd. report one of the most interestint. 68 King Street, W..Toronro l~lacesthey v~sitcdwas Diamond Cavc, just out of Jasper, Arkansas. Miss Bcatrice Limberg enjoyed a mcck's vacation tourina throuah thc soulhcrn Dart of thc state. - While some of us enjoy sight-scc- ing, others prefer a good rcst. Such wirs the case with Nr. Heyburn, who spent his vacation at Hot Springs. Na- tional Parli, Arkansas, wherc he bene- fited by a good boiling out. Xrs. Hey- burn also went to Hot Springs for a few days visit. The annual homecoming of E. H. Carstenscn mas cclebrated on August 17, when lic visited with his parents in Helcna, hIontana. Miss Kathryne Ncl\lahon of the slore department is enjoying a vaca- tion. the flrst week of which in beinz spcnt with her sistcr in Yazoo Citv Jliss., and from tlicre nhc is going to Wisconsin, where she will visit in that state. Announcement is made of the mar- riacre of Miss Eulah hIae Evans of ~n'dliett.Arkansas, to J. hIarion Smart of Fort Smith. We extend to them EVERY PURPOSE Em our bcst \vishes for a lon~and l1annY married life. Mr. Smart is employed in thc roundhouse at Fort Smith. Jamcs H. Dyer, nssistont foreman, is October, 1926

driving a new Chrysler touring car and states the speedometer will reg- remembrance. the store department clerk. We wish you success. Clyde. ister just as fast as he cares to go. presen.ted him with a lovely leather Oscar Cook. counterman and Tom We trust that he will keep his eyr rravelmg bag. O'Kelley, chief clerlc to divlsion store- on the speedometer in order that he Several of the Frisco cmployes will keeper, have been having quite a time will not be donating to the city funds. regret to learn that C. J. Renuhaw, with their teeth lately. Oscar had As Mr. Heyburn is one of the vice- agent for several years at the storc seven teeth extracted a few days ago presidents of the Traveling Engineers' room, resigned his ~ositlonSentember and hasn't been able to eat anything Association, he, Mrs. Heyburn and 1, to accept position as secreta?~witn but soup. their daughter Gray,ce attended the tile city fire department. Porter Ruth Uselton, Mabel Burg, Pearl Traveling Engineers Convent~on in Leavitt acceptcd position as agent. Fain. ~ten~graphersin general store- Chicago, September 14. Mrs. N. L. James W. O'Brien who has been keeper's office and Bertha Reed, ste- Crawford, wife of general foreman at price clerk in general' storelceener's of-.. nographer in division storekeeper's of- Fort Smith, attended the convention fice for seveFal years, resiened- liis fice spent Labor Day in Ca~ro. 111. with them. Road foreman and Nrs. oositloli September 1. Homer Webel. They went by the way of Sikesron, J. F. Hill and daughter Narie, also ;rcceptcd ~~ositionmade vacant by 311.. No., taking a taxi from Silceston to attended this convention. I- )'RI.IP~ -- - - -.. 6ird's I'oint, 310.. and then eliioyed Minnie Hulburt Van Maanen re- :: steamboat trip on the Ohio River signed her position -as pEGmb-t6meier to- - Cnfro- -- .- - . I EASTERN DIVISION 1 operator in general storekeeper's of- Henrietta Truman, stenographer fice XVednesday. September 16. ~eneralstorelteener's office. visited i~i SPRINGFIELD GEN. STORE ROOM The marriage of Eeulah Shepherd, daughter of Mrs. R. H. Shepherd of BERTHA V. REED, Reporter Jienton nvenue, to Welter O'Bryant of Joplin. took nlace at 1 o'clock 1Vedne.q- Account of being very busv last day, September 1, at the home of the month did not take time to write any bride's sister, Mrs. C. E. Grundbur;;, items, not thinking much about miss- on South Kimbrough Avenue. (The ing the September publication, but hervice was read by Rev. E. C. Sechler. Mr. and JIrs. Paul Gaylor announce have had reauests both. .. -far - - -:xnd .. - near- .- .-. uastor of Central Christian ('hurrh...~ - - --. the birth of a son at Burge Hospital, to know why we did not furnish a hly relatives and i~fewclose friends Sunday, . Mrs. Garlor before few items, so am making a special were in attendance. I. and Mrs. her marriage was JIlss Irma Fairman. . effort at this time to write the items <)'Bryant motored to Joplin whew 311.. Gaylor is price clerlc in general of interest that han~enednt the oen- they will make their home. storelteener's office. era1 store. We naiurallv cniov- r&- Pearl Fain acceoted nosition left va- Mr. slid Mrs. Lawrence E. BIutz an- ing items from other p6ints;-i;ut-;id cant by Henrietth ~rhmanand Xola noun,ce the birth of a son Robert TVaI- not stop to consider that the items Rook way assigned ~~osltionleft va- kt-, July 15. Mrs. Mutz was formerlv from the general store were of much cant by Pearl Miss May Pates, and was employed as consequence, but am glad to know We welconie Elizab(tth Gibson to the stenographer in general storelteeper's that they are read with interest, es- store room. She was assigned posi- office.-.-.-- ~eciallvbv other forces. tion as stenog-rapher in general store- J. J. Corum, formerly agcnt at the - Ralph cook oP the stationery de- keeper's office, samc being left vacant store room, now located as agent at partment resigned his position to at- by Nola Rook. Olustee. Oltla.. visited at the store tend Drury College. J. H. Erickson Belton Hembree, truclcer. who has room the morning of September 17. of the store department took his r~lace. been in the Frisco hospital at St. Jess Crittenden, colored porter, was Wallace EiaEs. trucker. resirrned his Louis for the Dast two weeks. is Eel-- in the office at noon hour recently position SeptGmber 11 in' ord& to Lt- ting along nicely. and after sup~lrinathe office -cooler tend Washington University, St. Louis. Fred Scharpf. formerly messenger in with ice, sta-rtea To leave. and Imp- Xlinsn~~t-i..- ... - - - - .. flle room, has been assigned the posi- ~)c~:erlto notice a toy snilce !n one F. W. Pomeroy, stock man, gen- tion of file clerk. of the open desk drawers, not ston- eral store. left the service of the com- Henry 3Iellon has been emr~lovedin ~ingto think but what the snake w:w pany the evening of August 11, account the stok denartmenl as flle room mes- real, departed in great haste, hat in having reached the age limit. We senger. we' welcome you. 111,. 3Iellon. one hand and waving the other, tne surely regretted to lose Mr. Pomeroy Clyde Fullerton formerlv utility same as to sav. "Good-bve. I am gone ar he had been in the eniplor of the clerk in general storekee~x??~ office, from herc." Jess didn't 'stop for any- company since . 1005. As a has been promoted to position as priccx thing and the last we saw of him he was going around the corner of the machine shop, hat dini,inc dust, sixty FORT SCOTT ADVERTISERS We wrre somewhat disani>ointed at our genrsral yardmaster. W. P. GUS- tin, as he took our order& for fresh I OFFICIAL 8ALL WATCH INSPECTORS fish, account of ~pendlnghis vacation WOODROW WASHERS THOR IRONERS I on some of the fishln~.rssorts in our northwestern statcs. but unfortunately Mr. Gustin was rained out 2nd only I D. PRAGER & SONS I niadr one small shipment of fi-h, that of course. colnc to his familv and mcmbers of the partv. JEWELERS Erma Goddard, cnmptometer opera- ( Kansas Utilities Co. lor. spent Labor Day in St. Louis. 18 South Main FT. SCOTT Mo. Gertrude Crowc, of the south store. I THE ELECTRIC STORE advised that she spent a very pleas- ant dav in Oklahoma Citr. Sentember 6, Gertrudc wns frlrmerlv ernnloved at I WE FILL YOUR HOSPITAL PRESCRIPTIONS I the rrcncral store nnd WP are always interested in what she is (loins.. A Small Payment Down-Balance The PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY In Small Monthly Payments-Will DRUG COMPANY OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF Secure Any One of the Great Num- / I TRANSPORTATION SPRINGFIELD, MO. ber of Useful Electrical Goods. The Rcxall Storc S. W. Cor. Main & Wall Phone 170 EULX STRATTON, Reporter

LUNCHES. SODAS, COHEN'S COFFEE SHOPPE CANDIES, DELICATESSEN 1 12 South Main AND CIGARS

We Route our Shipments Shoemaker Drug Store Frisco Because Frisco Helps Us SOUTH OF DEPOT Let's Help Each Other

Visit With CLOTHING AND SHOES G. R. HUGHES YOU. charge Account / South 12 Main Greatly Appreciated 4 good disposition. October, 1926 Page 51

Miss Haliie Welch, chief of the tyy- ilig bureau had a pleasant day in Kansas City recently, while Miss Dora Gado SDent the Labor Day week-end therc and says she had a good time in spite of the rain. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hunt had a pleasant vacation in Daytona, Fla., and think thc service on the "Frisco Sunny- land" even better than advertised. Miss Angeline Danzero made a hur- ried trip to St. Louis last Sunday and came back ha~~ierthan before-we wonder whv.~-, iiri~eline?- 1'ow fast can Catherine Toon change a ,tire? For information ask Cath- erlne, as she broke all records last month when she drove to hIonett. with the We have iust heard that Mr. and Mrs. Elbert -Reames of Gainesville. Fla., are the prourl parents of a son, & Elbert, Jr. Nrs. Rearnes was form- Institution faSavingsw erly Miss Maude Bearde.

- F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO. Merca Mcrnbrrkfcrd/ CHARLESE WILLARD, Reporter Rcrn~&~cm EIGHTH AND LO It has been definitelv announced that I\'. 4. Criyps wili accompany SAINT LOUIS Major .\. Hoople on a trip to Phila- delphia, September 23, to witness the Dempsey-Tunney bout. Miss XIavmc Hindman, chief file clcrk, has -returned from a vacation in Kansxs City and Various Oklahoma points of interest. Miss Gertrude Fryer is now making her last spectacular trip on the Ameri- can Continent. She is spending her w hilc his playmate suffered slight vacation viewing the, old . stampin' burns. Eowever, both are lmprovlug grounds of the Quakers and Puritans and the doctor has pronounced then1 and from the many beautiful postal out of danger. cads sent home, showing scenes in Miss Betty Adams, of tho filin~de- cure's comforts -surrounding Big Maine, Vermont, New Hampshirc and rnrtment. is confined to her home as Beaver. He said 'Had a great time Xassachusetts, me belleve she will the result of an operation, but we are let's go again as I thlnk this is somk pronounce this tril), among the Whitc piad to say that she is getting along country. Am much impressed with the Nountaina, as the most beautiful and nicely and will be at work before Licenery and city of Chadwick., ,, but interesting one of all. Xiss Fryer has many days. don't think much of Taneyville. had approximately fourteen years Miss Thida McCroy, dictaphone op- service with the company and during emtor, left on October 1 for a trip that time has made annual vacation to the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Los trips to every interestine place ill the Angeles Calif. and Casper Wyo. WEST SHOPS--FAMILY NEWS IJnited States and she now says that Ray dodge df the 0. S. d D. depart- ill1 her pennies will be hoarded for ment, gives the following vivid ac- that much-tnllred-of trin to the old count of a watery fishing party staged S-LYDEAN G. BLAICELP, Reporter countrv in 1927. on Labor Dav: "Rain. and lots of it. ~rnricis..~jc~icr, tlla newest and did not stop Ave eager would-be ang- Fall! Play Ball! World Series! Saq younp'st 0. S. & D. investigator, was lhrs of the claim department from who, of the sobers or stems, can den$ ten1por;lril~ laid off on September 1. golng fishing. Party consisted of Pop that fall vlz. October brings morc but was able to bump back on his old Eursley, Tom Quinn. James Earl Head. thrills thzh summer, wiAter and spring job at the Springfield freight house. L. (1. Cox and Rav Lodae. Thev itch- combined. What in all the other three 3Iiss Carrie Livinzston. file clerlc. ed their tent on-the b-ank of old Big seasons can put 'en1 on their~~toes-lIie aud. mother. are Vacatiouing in St. Ecaver at the Patterson Hole about the shout of-Play Ball! Office boy. LOUIS,Mo.. and New Orleans. La. 7:30 11. m.. Saturday. September 4. Af- clerk and supervisor have one com- Miss Kathryn Risser of the 0. S. ter supper, Pop Pursley, who is past mon interest nowadays and at that it & D. Dept.. has returned from a \.isit master In the art of woodcraft, tie- isn't so common-the score can't come with Nrs. Wm. Drago of Birmingham, clared he was going to prepare to get in cluiclc enough-seems an awful long Ala. Nrx. Drago was formerly Miss all sot for the night. He proceeded time since the last return-what's the Annabel \\ratters, supervisor of the fil- to gather a lot of ~~ennyroyal,an aro- matter with the operator! Lloyd ing and typing department. matic herb supposed to bc very effec- Lan~b,chief clerlc, Ed. Grunburg nla- R. H. Llurnie, assistant superintend- tive in shooing away 'skeeters.' A big terial supervisor, Russell Todd. 'office ent F. Id. & D. claims, spent his va- fire was ordered built in order to Iteel, boy and hundreds of others at the cation at Three Lakes, Wis., as a mem- away, wolves, panthers and other man- wcst shop actually get hilarious on ber of a fishing party from St. Louis. eatin animals, for you see the party nothing but water and the returns. Cleo Pierce, who has bee11 abscnt was not on an outinc at Doling Park What wlll their actions be when the from the offwe since Sentember 1. ac- or Grant Beach at S~rinPAeld. Thev world series are being played! count of sickness is now enjoying -a P. V. Hampton, storekeeper, motored little trip to ~ebrxia,wl~ere she is to Kansas Clty and of all the year visiting friends and relatives. rvc expect hlr. Hampton couldn't have Miss Kathryn Hurt, dictaphone op- picked a worse time as far as road ccator, 113s glowinz rrl~ortn to make conditions were concerned. \Ve under- of her trip to New Orleans, La., San stand the old Chevrolet took them Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas. there and they are safe back again. Mrs. Charley Frizzell, Cormerly Edith Woulcl suggest a Frisco Eml)loyes' Weddell of this office has moved to Magazine he published cnch week in kansaa City account bf her husband order to keen up to date in regard brins transferred from thc Springfield to thc big city trips made bv Miss north shops to that city. Jessie Rohards. stenographer td P. V. Mrs. Ella Chamberlain. formerly of FIampton. the tyy>inz department, and now re- Ituth Elam, stenoqrapher to id. A. s~dingin St. Louis, made us a vidit on Herzop, let the office in for a sur- September 6. ],rise recentlv when she told Mr. M. On Septcmber 3, .Junior Cripps, age and since this time Jim has been .A. Hcrzog, chief chcmist, that she hild scvcn, so11 of w. A. Crip~sof this of- ~.-zoinr nrounrl thr office vith a stiff hecn married since thc first nart of fice, narrowly escaped losing his eye- neck: ~~\\urora, ?vlirtsouri. June 12. ;Vr, and ture. Llttlr Junior was burned badly did not Icst thc rain stop them but aot Jrs. Xlurnhv have our con~ratulntinns ahout thc forehead, eyes and chin, out and caught some real big fish. and wishes~for a happy married life. Poge 52 October, 1926

W. Weltman. former naaiatlnt Floyd E. Ramsey, machinist, has all "The sundial's methods suit me fine, chemist, has m'oved to -~ontiz"yiiiii': eight and one-half pound boy, Har- It only marlcs tllc hours that shine. nois, where he will take up hid resi- old Seniamin. \Vhat a delicious thing 'twould be dcnce until such time sts he is Derma- Geo. fiwyer, clerlc to general fore- To have a sundial memory!" nently located in his new work. \Ve man, was absent n few days accou~~t regret to see Mr. \ITeltman lenve tllc ~llnrss,hut George is back and able to west shops and hope sometime in the be in the locomotive de~artlnentwltll AGENT'S OFFICE, MONETT, MO. future to see him re-lacatod at Sgring- his sunny Irish smile. field. Birl Beard, machinist, is taking a PlC.\I?L E. LEIVIS, Reportel A. L. Franklin, who was recentir leave of absence account of ill health. transferred ro Francis a# storekeeper, Air. Beard has our symlmthy. Car1 W. Archdale yho was c;tlled LO is back at the west store again ac- Eugene Allen, mnchinist apprentice, Cillc~;;u accoullr xal,lous illness of his count of the Francis fitore being abol- was called to his home account seri- bro tlldr C:larence, II~wtul-ned and re- ished. He returned to his old position ous illness of his mother. sumcd work un LLIC ~~.ansterdeslc. as chief clerk to P. V. Harnpton. We We sympathize with D. W. Hotkiss Clarence is employed by the Kaiiways are glad to haye Mr. Franklin at the In thc recent death of his nephew. Ice Comlmny and fcll from a 1)ratiorm west sho~sagain. Carroll Anderson. clerk, resirned to about twenty feet high, while repair- John S. Abbott, former special a]>- go in the grocerv business with his ins an incline chain. He has sufiic~cnr- prentict?, now in charge of the air :,,-other. We jusi hope so much that ly recovered to be able to leavc the loom. Lindenwood shops. was at the Carroll makes a big success In 111s hospital. He was employed bj: the west shops the latter part of the undertaking. same company at 3lonett before ueing month. We were all glad to hear of transferred to Chicano- and 1s well- Ceril Case is now taking the nlacc known amonn the "railroad bovs." the ~osition held bv 311.. Abbott and nf Mr. Andel-son. B ish- him future success. Oliver ~ulyclc, ext1.i~-ileric, ;vorlted Pierce I$:aton and Hayden Campbell, two wcelcs at freight ofl'ice in absence applentice boys who worked in the of- Contractors Who Are at of Carl W. Archdale. fice, for a short time, under shol, Miss Helen Hnynem, daughter of draftsman Rauch were transferred to Work on Frisco's $250,000 warehouse clerk. W. G. Havncs. who Enid, Oklahoma, as part of their train- spent the sulnmkr in Jfoneit has re- inc.....-. Depot at Springfield turned to Green River, Wyo., mhefe C. E. Grundburg, matcrial supervisor, she is employed as an instructor In together with Nrs. Grundburg and her high school. mother, motored to Joplin to visit the I ASBESTOLITH A. H. Pratt, stowman, has returned new bride, formerly Miss Beulah Shep- Xew Frlsco Passenger Stntlon, Rprln~fleld, from \Vhite Decr. Texas. where he herd of the stores delmrtment, now Jllssouri, to have ASBESTOLITH visited his brotlier Dohld, who is Nrs. O'Bryant. Floors, Uase and Wainscot employed with the Santa Fc railroad. Joe Paisley, clerk to Mr. Darden, is Standard Composlllon Floors for JIore Tom McJlillen, night forcman of oft again account of illness. Joe re- than Twenty-flw Pears coaches has returned to work after a turned to work, but just couldn't stay. vacation of two weeks. Mr. 3IcMillen Joe has our sympathy. THE SANITARY FLOORING CO. has always talcen advantage of his va- Labor Day brought forth the regular Clark Avo. at 13th St.. ST. LOUIS. MO. cation by seeing "America First" but number of fishing trips, one of which this ycar he enjoyed the sccnery couldn't be delayed account of the around home, "in the land of a mil- usual Labor Dav ~OW~DOU~was the lion smiles." one consisting in part; of L. B. J. H. Shocklev. ticket clerk. and "Speedy" Reed, shop accountant, V. K. physical culture expert, is looking I Ford Brass Company ( hapDy agyn for he is now enjoying Kndeeott and Wilson >fills, shol) checkers. Through all the rain they his thrrc sciuaro meals" a day slnce drove to Osceola and fished in the CHANDELIERS the return of his wife and family who Osnge. Results-no report. ELECTRIC SUPPLIES spent their vacntion at Ozark, No. Fred E. \Vornmack, blacksmith, is md APPARATUS Lonnie Pratt spent several days in the proud parent of a daughter, born St. qpuis this y,onth taking treatment September 16. for hay fevbr. A. H. Bishop, machinist, also has 1 320 South Avenue Springfield, Mo. I Ellis Sunneley and wife spent their a new daughter, Norma Jeane. Labor Day vacation in St. Louis.

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HOBARTILEE TIE COMPANY Railroad Ties and Timber

ROBT. E. LEE. President BERT S. LEE. Treasurer LESLIE LEE. Vice-president J. LAURENCE LEE, Secretary

Operating in Miarsouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texaa

WE HAVE SUPPLIED THE FRISCO CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS

Landers Building SPRINGFIELD, MO. October, 1926

We hardly know our platform fore- Geo. T. Allison and Mr. and Mrs. C. when Mrs. Carr fell from a high bluff mail these days-he is sporting a brand J. Beshears. sustaining injuries which resulted id new pair of trousers-understand \Vlsh to announce that Geo. T. Al- her death. "Charley Chaplin" made him a favor- lison has been appointed supervisor of Mr. and Nrs. W. G. Hall spent the able olter on the former ones and he fuel economy on the eastern division week of September 14 in Chicago. accepted. vice M. H. Rodwig, assigned to othe: where Mr. Hall attended the Traveling Hugh Huffmaster, painter, car de- duties. Rodwig made himself very Engineers' Convention. T. P. Holland, parLment, and hIiss Jewel Eden were 11opula1. while on the fuel supervisor's road foreman, and son Robert who is nlarrled at Purdy. Alissouri, August staff and we rec'ret that he is no a machinist apprentice in ou; shops, 18. They are at home at 913 Slxth longer working kith us, howevel-, we also attended the convention. street. Best wishes are extended by wish to welcome Mr.,, Allison and ex- If ever you are inclined to doubt the all. pect to make him a bona fide" mem- intrinsic worth and value of your ber of the fuel de~artmellt. roundhouse clerk,, ]us! try cutting him SIGNAL DEPARTMENT Miss Ann Rodman of the fuel ac- off; Immediately ~t wlll be borne uyon SPRINGFIELD, MO. countinn division snent the Labor Dav you in a thousand different ways, the holiday-in Tulsa ahd touring the sur'- invaluable and comprel~ensive service :il~'l'lLL)A C. HOb'b',\lAN, RcporLer rounding country. It was Ann's first he performed. \Velre speaking from trip on the Frisco and she thinks the experience at AIonett. The day round- Cecil Jones employed as clerk in this service between here and Tulsa is all house clerlc's joh was abolished on department has accepted position as that is claimed for it. September 11, and since that time secreLary lo superintendent S. J. Yra- H. E, Martin our chief clerk, re- everybody has been going at a "hop. zier tit Enid, Okla. ,llbert SivewrighL cently accompa~iedF. S. Nachtmann, skip and jump" pace. Paul Holland. of the telegraph department has suc- mining engineer, on a trip to the Ok- who formerly took care of the works cecdcd 51r. Jones:, lahoma coal field. on the day shift, being the senior man. L. E. Owen, ottice engineer with L. Albert Lutz. fuel clerk, has been es- was entitled to take the night job. L. Owen, signal maintainer and wife hibiting some pictures taken whlle he and Carroll Donlavy, the erstwhile of Vinita, Okla., are visiting their was on his vacatlon in the Colorado night clerk, was com~wlledto pull up ntother and attending a family re- mountains. A1 looks wonderful in his stakes and leave the roundhouse vi- Alpine togs. cinity altogether. However, he didn't unio~~at thcir old home, Port Clinton. have to go far, as he has settled in I #hi). I.'. V. Hutchison, chief draftsman and MONETT LOCOMOTIVE DEPT. the car department officc, as 31. C. B. c1e1.k.. . .. wife 8perlt their vacation visiting the~r MONETT, MO. parcnLs at Jluslcogee, Okla., and Par- Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hall, 311.. and sons, Kans. Airs. C. H. Garrison, and MI', and Mrs. Harry Sarron, signal inspector alld R. G. Kaufman very charmingly en- wife have returned from a short visl~ tertained a host of their friends at an with 411s. Bnrron's parents at Jaswr. We have received two of the 4,000 informal dance given at the beauLifr11 .\la. class cngines at JIonett, for service Park Casino, on .\uzust ST). The re- Inspectors B;t~onand Garlon ac- on the fast freight run8 between 310- ception rooms were tastefully adorned conlpanied by office engineer Owen nett and \Vichiln. Everyone on the with a profusion of scasonal sarden havc made final inspectloll of Lhe division is predicting a line perform- flowers in riotous colors. which preati:. automatic train control installatio~~be- ance for these engines. enhanccd the loveliness of the in- lween hIonett and Afton and report Business is surely executing somp terior decorations and artistic furnish- everything in first class condition. flying leaps around these parts. Had lngs. Deiirl~tfulmusic was furnished R. E. Trout, formerly signal engi- to inaugurate a bum" switch englne by an Orthophonic Victrola, alternat- neer for the Frisco now vice-gresi- to handle the excess work, brought ing with the niano. Our local me- about mainly h the heavy grape chanical officers and thcir wives have dent and general safesmanagel' of the movement. (~hrchDromDts us to ask. Primary Battery Department, Thomas heen unanimously voted 100 per cent Have you ever sampied a;~yof the de- excellent in the art of entertaining. h Edison, Inc., accompanied by Mrs. licious Ozark varieties of this luscious ~ioutand daughter Almedir, are visit- -frtrit?) - .. .- ., ing Xr. Uhr and family. Fireman Elmer Ballay and wife. and OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER D A. Ball and fam~lyhave returned mother, Mrs. Vincent Ballay, departed SPRINGFIELD, MO. froA a visit in Chicago and Daven- several clays ago for a few weeks' vn- port, Iowa.- cation in the Land of Promise-E'!ori- ORVILLE COBLE, Reporter da. MONETT YARbMONETT, MO. Our most sincere and heartfelt F. J. peterso" has left us to become --- sympathies are extended to engineer secretary to vice-president Hutchlso~~. FRANK L. KYLER, Reportel' C. A. Carr in the death of his wife, Hobart Madison succeeds Peterson as which occurred on August IS. Mr. and secretary to hIr. Sisson; and Victor Harry Loyd, switchman is in the Mrs. Carr were spending their vaca- Gleaves, formerly with superintendent hospital in St. Louis. ~6rdreceived tion at Eureka Springs. Arkansas, Magers, is now on Hobart's old job as that he is doing nicely at thls writing. P. S. piitman second trick teleg- rapher, is exhib;ting a two foot Leal1 SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS that John Stowe raised. Not of the 1 1 jumping bean variety we judge. J C. \\'illiams arid Jack Shlpley, SERVICE ICE COMPANY smikhmen, have been acting as assist- OLONIAL ::~~cccseort?lo ant yardmasters lately. DRUG CO. Harry ~arve~'ofthe car department ( C I HAMMOND BROS. ICE & COLD STORAGE has a fine family of airedale pups un- AS CLOSE TO YOU COMPANY dcr his care. They have not been AS YOUR PHONE Eastern Junction, Frisco Railany named as yet due to the Inability of SPRISGFIELD. SIO. Harvey to get in touch with Mike Phone 543 WHOLESALE ONLY-CAR LOADS Flaherity. Woodrue Bldg. Springfield, Mo. \\.. E. OGSTON, Presldent nrrd Treasurer C. \?. Horine, switchman, is rebuild- in^ h~sresidence that was damaged by fire recently. 1 Linzy Loyd, switchman, is laying off FREE DELIVERY sick. State Street Drug Store Prescription Druggist W. G. BOUSMAN. Prop. F. L. Kyler, switchman, has moved Pure Drugs, Sundries. School Sup- to Pierce City. 1027 State St. Springfield, Mo. Phone 3832 plies, Toilet Articles The Ca~~dinalshad better grt busy. huilding extra stands at Sportsman's Park. If they cop the National Learue rag. Monett will be on hand witl; the bells on, to watch the Horns- I SPRINGFIELD'S LEADING HOTELS ( by aggregation fight for the world's championship. ldSmiling Ser~ice'~ HOTEL SANSONE HOTELOZARKS FUEL DEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS in FIREPROOF 100 Rooms-100 Baths Rates $1.50 Up LOUISE S. GIBSON, Reporter Connection FIREPROOF UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Thc many Frisco friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collett will be deliahted to rerorlvr the news of the arrivil of iiG~iltcr;~~%iisiJI~I.~ ~oan collett, BONDED BAGGAGE CARRIERS on September 13th, and the members of the fuel de~artmenttake this op- Yellow 2 portunity to congratulate our "boss" HERTZ DRIVURSELF SYSTEM and his wife and wish them much han- Phone 2300 iinei; witfi-thr6, n& daughter. cab Co. I( Several of our supervisors attended the Traveling Engineers' Convention. PHONE OfEeial Railroad Baggage Carriers held in ~hicigo.Sentember 11 lo 17. 3Iessi's. J. E. Whalen, J. H. Curry, SPRINGFIELD, MO. Gco. I,. Schneider, W. A. Crawford, October, 1926 Page 55

stenograpi~erto Nr. King. garents in Newburg, recently. J. G. Lorton spent his vacation in Chief disnatcher Donaldson and wife ST. LOUISlADVERTISERS \Vashington U. C with his daughter. visited in Snrinrrfield recentlv. H. C. ~olmesw& not qulte so for- AIisses ~o'rtenGeand Aimeda Watts, tunate in the matter of vacation, hav- daughters of assistant superintendent MARYLAND HOTEL ing arranged to pass the time in the \Vatts, Newburg, have returned home Next to Frisco Building Frisco hospital at St. Louis.. from a visit in Chaffce, 310. ST. LOUIS. MO. Although Miss Willigan 1s now in Very sorry to hear of the illness of the U. S. A., she has not yet reached acent Clark, Uld Orchard. Hope he PoPuLim PRICE EITROPEAX HOTEL the office with her impressions of will bc able to return to work soon. Ab~~l~tel~'Fire~roof Europe. Ilowevcr, she cspresscd a X. A. Kinney, first trick operator- Rates: $1.50 and Up Per Day welcome box of candy from Xew York ticket ci~shiei-Rolla, is on his vaca- Electric Fan (Free) In Every Room City. It is surprisin:: how many of us tion and will spend part of it out on BATS :-lhexcellcd CAFETERIA and found busincss around that box, but the river, flsh~ng. We wish him the COFFEE SHOP Service none more than I. best of luck and anxiously a\ruiting I always supposed no one ever pe- his return to hear all about what the rused my stuff except the proofreader, fish told him. but my last write-up brought me a Conductor Laughlin on No. 3 has re- nice boucluet--California flowers-from turned from a Dieasant vacation snent Don Fellows of the accounting depart- in Colorado. ment. The stork left some valuable gifts Becht Laundry Co. Miss Jessie Tulk returned from Cal- in the following Xewburg homes re- ifornia this morning. \Vhile on a cently, Rusvell Potter, a fine boy. We Specialize in hunt in the mountains she succeeded Slierers, nicc big girl and at the in depopnlnting that state of five deer Threfalls, a bouncing boy. Congratu- Family Laundry and one ri~ttlesnake. Teasing rattlers. lations are estcndcd to the happy Par- she says, is great sl~ort. pnt-7 3301-1 1 Bell Ave., St. Louis The writer received the other day what might be a likeness of the new ROLLA, MO. arrival. Paul E. Paulsell. Jr. Now Pat think~-.~- .vou -- have missed vour calling p- for you ~nightbe a great cartoonist If We Want Good Candy L1Ts;SS LEA. Heportcr some d4:, but do send us a picture of th~real boy" for the magazine. GO TO \V. W. Little, trainmaxter, Spring- Sow that we have scveral new ar- WE field, was guest of dispatcher Harry rivals we would be clad- to have them Morgan and wife recentlv. for the baby page. Roy Brown, caller, Newburg, was OK Lco Roach seems to like the extra 3 account of a lame foot. Hope he will board. bmn'~ Quite a number of officials attended 910-912 OLIVE soon he 1)aclc to work. 1,. A. Fuller, eity ticket and pas- the funeral of Senator Frank H. Var- senger agr.nt, Springfield, vinitvd his rls. Rolla, on Scptelnbcr 6, held in Pal'lrer Hall 21. S. Mines. Senator F.lrris wlll be greatly missed by one and all, rspeciallv the Frisco family. INVESTMENT BONDS \Vr extend our sincerest sym~atllyto We deal in issues of the United States Government, Railroads, the bereaved family. Public Utility and Industrial Corporations with established records of earnings OFFICE OF GENERAL AID & COMPANY, Inc. YARDMASTER SECURITY BUILDING ST. LOUIS. MO. MONETT, MO. JIEMBERS. ST. LOUIS STOCK EXCHANGE HKLEN NORTHERS, Reporter sf. K. .Pace. general yardmaster. SIonet:, is taking his annual two weelts vacation: one of which will be spcnt in his b~~hood~hauntsnear Xew- burg, *Mo., fishing In the Gascotlade Rivcr. Several changes have been made in the yard office at Jlonett. Richard Mills, chief vard clerk, has been put in charge of both east and west of- fices. Joe Arcnd, bumping Nack Cot- ham Hrst trick ice inspector, who in turn' bumpecl Earl Douglass, workinl: the second trick. Mr. Lewis Maritan being the successful applicant for position as extra clerk, put on dur- ing the grape and apple season. This season's grape movement through Nonett, reached the approsi- mate figures of 1,100 cars. It is anti- cipated that the Frisco will move 300 more cars of grapes this season. Much credit is due the terminal forces at Mouett for the sp1,endid handling given the grapes at thls point. Fifty nine young people from hIo- nett have enrolled in various col- legcs and uiiiversities for thc coming veal-. Practically all of them have $one and the rest will leave during this week. One-half of these students bclong to the Frisco family at 310- nett. a fact, of which we we very proud. P. F. Pittman, operator "XO" of- fice, boasts of an eight-pound boy. born August 7. Of course he was named for his aaB, Samuel Collins Pittman, but will answer to the name of Sammy." The school for locomotive firemen is beinc reorganized at the Railroad Y. 31. C. A,, under the supervision of Frank Ellis. In addition to this a new education club: to take UD the study of "Train Handling.'' a subject in which all road men are interested. will be added to the schedule of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. this fall. Earl Doualas. ice clerk. and Miss 3Inrie l

tember 1. Mr. and JIrs. Douglas have Cecil Zvorak has just acquired a Harry Landzettle could not have the congratulations of the Nonett strong right due to uis work or. the been much prouder 14 he had won that Frisco family and siucere best wishes Seveuth Street desk dtamy. loving cup himself for Anale hopping for R long and happy journey on the "Ed" JIead insists when settlir~g Otto Mueller has left us. bar and sea of matrimony. elaims "that sauce for the goose is baggage to take up his ~'old~new'' Ray Porter, operator "XY" office is sauce for the gande~." Honest! auarters on the twelfth floor. taking a short vacation. JIr. Wallace, C. Gierer has just stepped into the ' Paul Strauss, better-lino\\.n as "the of Springfield is filling his Vacancy. traces and will endeavor to 1-111 J. J. father of the Four Hor~emeu' is the Kelly's place. Let's hol~ein work only. proud daddy of another httla son. Con- FREIGHT ACCOUNTING >I. N. Lallinger, groughead, is again gratulations to both JIr. and Urs. LII) to his old tricks. l~eriodically go- We were sorry to receive the resig- DEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS, MO. ing to the "dogs" (Nadisonj. nation of Julia Hyncs recently. Jliris Hynes went to California on a leave BESSIE G. M.IARAII\I)UICE, Reporter of absence account ili health. - FREIGHT ACCOUNTING DEPT. We recently receivcd the I'oliowln& We are all Very pleased to have E. AGENTS' ACCOUNTING DIVISION gratifying letter from J. J. Cumminb. K. 0. Alueller, assistant auuitor. of ST. LOUIS, MO. agent. Birmingham, Ma.. whlch was freight accounts agaln with us after very much appreciated, and tire rtsulL an absence of sAveral months on spa- of plenty hard work: cial assignment at Seventh street sta- LlLLY KULAGE. Reporter "I am very glad to annou..ct: thai tion. JVe. hope that this time he will the Birmingham Belt is able LO sit uu remain wltll us inderinitelv. .Uilto~l Hite made us all green wlLi1 and take a little nourishmezi. It is Miss Agnes ~in.--is-aiar&tlin ~ith envy recently when he won a con- gaining strength every day and wit~r us, lookina very fit after her sojour~~siderable monetary prue for subnllt- no bad luck and some good nursirrg it abroad. Jliss King has galned some ting a suitable name for a sub-divisiolr in Collinsville. 111. "Golden Acres." IL should be able to be out nud moving weight which 1s very becomiurr and around within the next two neeks. 1 seems just as pleas& to be l&k as is rumored he derived the name from vxpect to be ahle to issue switch.order we nre to ha.ve her. tllc color of his hair and condition of request on August business w~thlrthr, Several years ago,-it occurred to one his feet. nest two or three days. Plans are all of our bright young clerks that therr Charlie Egli had to cancel all his ol~craticengagements when he had his set to issue switch order reqdes~cur- weren't enough good lawvers In this.-~. re~tlyon the September busi~ress. big city so he got down td brass tacks tonsils removed the other week. He The poor thing has had a rather and studied and on September 1 W. strid it wasn't half bad, except he hard siege of it. It was brodrht inlo A. Dorsey df our recheck departGent, couldn't talk enough to tell the doctor this office on a stretcher on 3farch 9, went into business for himself. We what he thought of 11in1. friendless and homeless. with all th; are rill wishing him Lhe best of lueli. Loyola McLaughlin was rejoicing diseases. aches and pains known to Anyone having any trqpble at home that he could not sins while she could man. and was placed alongside of a better "Let Bill do 11. A hiindsolne not hear. as she had no less than terl abcesses in her ears, but is now get- number of other cripples. By careful brief case was given Mr. Dorsey as a nursing we have becii able to keep IL testimonial from his former associates. ting along fine, but the worst of her ;rCTliction was that she could not hear alive, but there were times \then lila Miss Blanche Franklin of the claim seemed almost extinct. 1 know you will department, lost her father on Sep- "that certain party" over the phone. Girls, this is sad but truc, our only all rejolcr in greet in^ it in thc furl tember 11. She has our sincere svm- vigor of its n~anhood." pathy in her sad bereavehint;- eligible traveling auditor hiis "gone Fred Rohlfing bf the interline de- :rnd took unto himself a wife." Yes partment is the proud father of a lit- sir. Clyde Welch of Joplin. 310.. was OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT- tle boy "Roland Allen" who was-- hnrn---. married on September 3. \Ve all wisl~ SPRINGFIELD, MO. on . Congratulations! the newlyweds much hapglness. The stork also visiicd the home of Clem Horn is wishing Lhere were 3lhRlE ARNOLD, Reporter Richard Goodman, a newcomer 1x1 the more hours In the day since he has interline department, leaving a I~ttle that new wrist watch to adnr~re. Vacation tastes seem to differ a bit, grrl....-I A1 Gerdel and the boys in his de- But the mountains this year made the R. J. Bacon and wife returned from partment are spendinc so much Lim~ at the oflice these nights, rumors have greatest hit. a pleasant trip east, and in j)assina When Amv Cumminas- and Nora Red- through Canada he was well contenteci, reached us that their children don't fearn three guesses why! know them anymore. Found the next vacation would be Niss Alice Bohn. wavbill filer. re- Mr. Ashworth "our boss" has re- their turn, signed on September 15,-and wai-'miiG- turned from a Leek's vacation chock \Vith Billie Alderfer planned for the ried on September 20. The girls with full of pep. He spent about half his hills whom she worked gave her a set of time at S~ortman'sPark a,kd is anx- And got an amazing lot of thrills. six silver salts and peppers. Con- iously looking forward to iakin~the But -account a wash-out or something gratulations and best wishes from all. rest of his vacation when we have 11k8, are cxtended to this likable young the world's series here. An1 at'ru~dhe At the foot of that wonderful peak -eirl. will have plenty of company. called Pike" Miss Grace weber wayblll Aler has Mr. Griffith is back on the job again. They had to be content to stand- J)rOudlV displaved at'the of~tccher' lov- after an extremely rovah ride Qn Lake Lacked time to join the ascendinp band. in^ tip won 'in Analc hop contest at Huron. He has reso~ved to stick to Anna Mason's plctures would say "The Highlands." She resigned Sep- the railroads on futurt traveis. That she spent her time in Bob's tember 17 as she was offered an en- Miss O'Reilly is now 011 her vaca- coupe gagement at the Grand Central I'hea- tion visiting friends in Anthohy, Kan. In Denver's mountains, by streams tre during the week September 18 to Roland Diehl is now our office boy. fast and slow, 25 and without doubt this theatre will Mr. Pipes. our chief clerk. had the Throuah summer heat and winter be well patronized by Frisco 12 and warm svm~~athvof evervbodv in the snow. 13 floor employes this weal;. The dep:wtmenf rekentLy while .he was Nellie Clifton and XIildred Prophet best wlshes of all accompanv Mi~s drasglng around with malaria and Took all the mountain trips, even the Weber in her new field of endeavor. chills. but it faIlcd to warm .lim UP. SIoRat.

~ -.. ---. Louis Mauthe. revising department. ~~ At midnight they drove the sleep from Marie Klever~- --is so~ourninsz--- i~r the has always maintalned his place, es- eaut -on her vacatior.. visit in^ Phil- their eyes 1)ecially when dealing with Seventh adelphia, xew York. Boston ai~dCan- And rode up the peak to see the sun Street and agent at Perryville Junc- ada. Hope fihe doesn't get kldna~ped rise. tion. Mo. (He never swears). so far away from Ilon~e,all slons. Amy Bradley and Mamie her twin

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Thought anything short of the coast a MECHANICAL DEPT. NEWS snrrentitiouslv-.----~ ~ in their coffin-like -..-.*in SPRINGFIELD, MO. houses, ~ora-iwill visit Galveston's They spent one day at the Canyon famous beach. She will return to Grand Springfield via Dallas. And the rest of their time in the ALTA NORTHCUTT, Reporter -It was with regret that we said poppy !and. "good-bye" to our genial wheel-record Anna Helb~galso went out that far- One of our veteran stenographers, clerk. T. .I. Honkinson. who recently There wasn't a thing her trip to mar Bernice Alcorn, is the third victim in di-i&ed fir n~igmi,~lorida. Except high water on some of the this department to succumb to Dan Those delicious Arkansas apples are track Cupid's unerring grim within the past so tempting that we were not sur- That made her almost want to turn few weeks. J. n. Gilliam. rreneral prised when Flo Blevans chose to back. foreman of the car departmeht gt~1<&: nnenrl her vacation on her arandfath- Two of the office requested a leave. sas City is the lucky Romeo, and he er's fruit- farm near ~ogers,-Arkansas. They really need it, we believe. is to be congratulated; for he cer- We each expected a big apple when Theda Pyland was first to go, tainly cot a jewel. On Thursday. Sen- Flo returned but instead she treated \Ve hope her recoverv won't be slow. tember-16, at high noon, Dr. ~&Gis31. us to a sumptuous cocoanut cake. So ICelle?. Gray nest took the train Hale. nastor of the First Bantist now we all aaree that Flo can opcrate Her he,alth in the far, far west to re- C~U

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Of course in New York we stopped Even clgars and candy may serve as chinist."~ ~~ This must have mven him for awhile news hcarers-and whirt more plcasin~: :ourage as Burette is now 6nc of the And on its strcets tramped many a way could be devised to announce the married men". mile. arrival of a brand new son. LeRoy "Nathaniel P. Duffv has forsaken the We ntopped at the "Sesky" too' on our Dvsart is tho h;ri)nv fathrr. night gang, havina secured a day job. way- Not to be bcu'td our engineer of This will give him more time to play And saw most all its sights in one tests. J. L. Ryan, displayed a western ball with his son." rlnv. unlon ;~nnouncingthe birth of a little "Durina all this hot weather, the' At o-

C. William Ownby has been trans- ~cu,vislted this dek)artnlent first of the knee. We hope that he will soon be ferred from the locomotive to the cdr mon~h. JL~.i\latlles 1s 011 a six wecks' able to return to the gang. clcyarunent as car cwrlc, effective Sep- leave of absence and is allendlug mou~ Lineman and Mrs. A'. H. Harbison tember 2. \Vc cungratulate him on his uf hls time visilitla relatives In tkrkan- are the proud parents of a five and usygnment. hils. he 1s belIlg rellcved ,by llrlenlul one-half pound boy. Little Jack is do- Pile arlves of the supervision and B. W. Elliott from Pl~arr~sgang. ing nicely. shol~menenjoyed an excursion ou the hessrs. Brcrlnarl and \Vill~amso~~ Lineman Thos. Wilson and wife have Steamer J. S.. -august 17. spcnt a few days Lhe hrst of the montl~ just returned from a vacation syen, Vacationists: General foreman. W. J. Ash~ng near Hahatonlca. I'requent with his parents in Tennessee. b'iclie, and wite recently relurlicd Lro111 rallls and high water inferferred with a two weeks' trip in the west aud their usual luck, however, they re- south. He took in Colorado Spii~ig.~. ported some nice catches. Canadian, Texas, and Kansas City. George I?. Linster, asststant superiu- The Rockv Ford melons and mountain tenaenL telegraph, and wife, are spend- TULSA ADVERTISERS trout chriainly agreed with him. ~ngi~ short vacaLio~~wlttl relatives ln Cencral car foreman \V. J. Giilcxpic Jlontana. and wife toured the west-seemingly a S. 8. Jlusgrave. general forern;ti~ great favorite with mechanical delxirt- entcr~ainrd his brother Brucc JIus- PLAY SAFETY FIRST ment emnloves. Colorado Snrinrrs. ben- crave and wifc several dxvs th;~ ver, st& 'park and salt' ~tGeCity nlonth. hlr. Jlu:sgrave-is at;-;iiRil'i.eF cntercd largcly in the tour. for the Pcn~~sylvaniarailroad and his and Use a Bonded Conlpany for 3liss Pearl Asl~lock of thn car de- home is in Sunbury, Pa. parlment showed her appreciation oi Aliss Alice Larlcin, chief telenhonc Your Baggage Amcrlca's natural wonders and we dis- opcrator is spendiui her vacat~bnin cover she, too, visited the west. getyoit. Niss Ethel Hill is aeti~~g N~ssCrlentc O'Neil of the wtorc de- chief" during Miss Lark~n'sabse~ice. THEl partnlent was contcnt to, remain in H. Z. Woodall, forcman, is on vaca- AIissouri, and spent an enjoytrhlc star tion, be in^ relieved by Koss Hancier, in Castlewood. So1)tember 17. White Line Baggage John H. Sdndcrs and familv visited Hay T. Sol>er, personal record clerk, in Xashvillc. Tennessen. spent a few days in Louisville. Icy.. %."rank L Rurt and family visited in last month. visiting at the home of OPEFLATES Villa Ridge, Missouri. his parents. Kcl~air trzrclc foreman Jar, Forstner This department has just recently in- and family recently returned from the stalled new Jlorkrum-Kleinscl~midt RED TOP CAB CO. Great. Lakcs. Jlr. Forstnrr claims a telcgral~htypewriters in the relay of- gain of ten pounds. Wonder what ficcs at St. Louis .and Springfield. Phone 20151 TULSA, OICLA. "brxnd" tonlc he has hren takinc. Foreman Pharrls' rang has moved Engincer A. H. Knelle returned into thcir new passenger car outfit from a month's Vacntion. He spent and the boys all seem well pleased. most of his time in Salt Lake City and These cars are madr-over nassenr.e6, T,os Xngeles. cars which were retired from revenue service. They arc a koniirfui iln: provement over the old freight cars formerly used. We hope to have them Nichols Transfer & Storage Go. TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT for all of our gangs -soon. I At the first piercing shriek, Pa and DISTRIBUTORS OF CAR LOADS I JIa Hultsch thought they were listen- THE OLDEST AND MOST ing to wand opera as the famous so- SPRINGFIELD. MO. prano was doing her bit but as the RELIABLE I scream turned into a ldw croonina 0. L. OUSLEY, Reporter moan their curiosity was at high- North Boulder and Frisco Right-of-way rtst ehb until they finally discovered Phone 2-11 17 9L 2.1118 TULSA, OI

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on the prize fight- and the world He beina the oldest bidder on this DO- series. sition. Foreman W. F. Donahue is sporting Chief Little left on his vacation-~~--~ and- ~- a new Star coupe. will visit in-Chicago and other east- ern cities. He will be relieved by night "sp~v OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, chief Freeman dispatcher Smith will MO. relieve Mr. Freeman while operator Bill ChristoDher of >Iarionville will relieve Mr. 'Smith. G. C. VERXILLIOS. Reporter operator Wallace and wife are the proud parents of a six and one-half Operator Lemons, first trick. south- p_ound daughter Norma Jean born July ern junction, bid in second trick thew, z 1. This vacancv made bv Mr. Dickerson Onerator Pat Paulsell and wife are retiring after reachink the age limit. the nroud narents of a son. Pat Jr.. Operator Sheppard from "S" office horn' July i9. ong gratulation< folks! was the oldest bidder on the first trick .\gent Ted Pursell of Galloway has Southern Junction. left for points unltnown, taking about O~eratorHull. first trick "SP" of- a ten-dav vacation. Ooerator E. Trot- fice-has returned from his vacation and ter relieGed Ted. reports a wonderful time. Operator 3IcNutt third trick. South- Operator C. E. Roderick assigned to ern Junction, has gone to the hills to third trick telegrapher Aurora Tower. eat fried chicken and get a little rest. Nral Lawson, section foreman and his gang at Collins, Mo., partsed long crlor~ghin their 7uorfi to pose for the News and Views of the Superaisors occonlpanying PIzotograpli.

J. Lineman >I. Saxton is now on a \VX B. SKIXSER, Reporiel S. C. Wilson, assistant boiler fore- vacation. man at Spring west shop resigned Mrs. E. C. Holt had the misfortune September 1. Mr. Wilson has inter- of losing her uncle. She IS now vlsit- James T. Walsh, huller foreman a1 ing in Paris, Texas. the west shop, Sgringflcld, s~enrth ests in mining operations at Eminence. Ethren Coates, lineman, spent a few first fifteen days of Srpternbcr on h~s Missouri, which require much of his days visiting his parents in Mountain vacation visiting Memuhis aud ,$the[ time. Sincerelv hope that Salem Grove, 3x0.. recently. southern points. Glad to haw Jim- strikes "pay dir't" and will remember mie" with us again. his manv friends at the west shon. Following appoii~Ltnc~~tsin the sup- ~ames'H. Osborne has been - ap- DONOHUE'S GANG pointed to position of boiler gang fore- ervision have been made: man at S~rin!3ield west shop. HARDY, ARK. Frank L. Brown, assisrar.t car fore- AI~supirviGion at West Springfield man at Nonett, in nlace of John E. shop are all for the Saint Louis Cardi- J. E. A'USSBAUX Reporter Graham who was transferrec? io shop nals winning the pennant in the Srr- inspector at Sapuipa. tional League. The majority of them This gang unloaded poles from Charles A. Phillips. boiler foreman are making. plans to go to- St. Louis Hardy to Jonesboro, August 18 and 19. at Lindenwood. in olace of John M. Fitsgerald, who was tracsfsrren tc to see one of the Sunday games. -P~rrv -..a Clalhoiln ~- is- a-~ nroud Dana.. . It R. E. Elick, tool room foreman at is a. twelve-pound girl: boiler foreman at Kewleshc~. Sgringfleld west shop attended the an- Foreman Mi. F. Donahue resumed Byron B. Britteli, roundt~o~*!iefore- nual convention of the American Raii- charge of the gang September 1. after man. Willow Snrinzs. in nlace of S. Tool Foremen held in Chicago, at snendina his sixtv. days. vacation in E. niccoy, who was-tkusftrrod ;.s as- the Hotel Sherman, September 1. 2 and H-ot ~pt3nasArk. sistant roundhouse foreman at Amory. 3. Mr. Elick reports many interest- Straw BOAF. K. worthy spent twc, Mississippi. ing lectures on railway tools and all- weeks with home folk in JIisslssippr. A\. I<. Waters, air brake foren~anat pliances and an exceptional number of Geo. Trask, groundman, took a week Kansas City, in place of Ray PLschai wonderful exhibits. esoeciallv a roller off to see the sights of the St. Louis who resigned. fb;~~~iGliii-g-&iitiide ioa braskev which Exposition the first of the month. John W. Fitsgerald, boil6r tohman made the bore of brasses the same xx This gang celebrated Labor Day at in place of James P. Saws~r, de- cold roiled brass leaving a hard finish. their respective homes and returned to ceased. J. B. Gilliam, general foreman at work in good spirits. S. E. McCoy, assistant roundhouse Kansas City, and Miss Bernice Alcorn. Groundman Ed Bartlett was trans- foreman in place of Albert R. Peterson ~tenographerin the office of superin- ferred from Woodall's gang to this resigned. tendent of motive power were married gana the first week In September. Emil Lange boiler foreman, in place on SeDtember 16. With one accord all Thls gang is still working in the of 0. W. ~ricGson,who left the service. ~u~erGisors~i~h them many years of rocks and all the men are endurinz C. P. Harnest annointcd night round- happiness. the hot weather nicely. house -~--foreman--- at~~ -Lawton. - We regret to announce the death of JAneman Frank Schill finished his George 31. Jessee, appointed asxist- Ernest Stuclti, father of William E. radio set which is a five-tube neutro- ant foreman at West Tulsa. Stucki, erecting gang foreman at dyne and is getting ready to tune in 4. Schafnitt, appointed assistant car Springfield west shop. Funeral serv- foren~anat Enid. in .lace - of D. W. ices were held on Saturday. Septem- ~illepwho resigned. ber 18. at the St. John's Evangelical he' following positions abolished: church. Interment was made in SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA Night roundhouse foreman at Willow JIaple Park Cemetery. Mr. Stuclti was SpFings. car foreman at Xeodesha. a man well liked by his wide number ~ansas:car foreman at Francis. Ok- of acquaintances and his passina much lahoma; boiler foreman at Oklahoma "Z.-- regretted. The deceased is survived by LILY. the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Clara BANK James A. Mathis, steam derrick fore- Robertson, San Angelo. Texas; Nrs. F. man at Memphis has been transferred B. Craven Orlando, Fia.: and Mrs. Joe to Yale Ten~~essee. HcKenna 'Spr~ngfield: and three sons. OF COMMERCE ~illiamS. Harris piecework checker k. E. ~Lcki.Springfield: Fred Ober- at Memphis. has iieen transferred to heck, Springfield, and Charles Stucki CAPITAL, $54000.00 Yale, Tennessee. Orlando. Fla. L. E. Reddick, boiler gang foreman SURPLUS, $15,500.00 at Snrlnafield west shop, has been ap- assistant boiler foreman. Sapulpa, Okla. NORTHERN DIVISION I FRISCO DEPOSITARY OFFICE DIVISION PASS. AGENT I Cowman's Pharmacy 1 KANSAS CITY, MO. We Appreciate Your Checking I THE REXALL STORE I Account Two Rqlstsrsd Pharmaaicts SubJmt to Your E. V. WALTERS. Reporter Call, Day or Night 4% Paid on Savings Accounts Here it is early fall and Nr. Werner Phone 472 Odd Fellowa Bldg. in still wearing his straw hat and Alpaca suit. Somethlng must be done! We have pleaded, imTIl0red and threatened but all in vain. The fif- FUNERAL HOME teenth of September simply doesn't mean a thlng to him-apparently he Respectfd Considerate SWIW will only listen to "What the cold Lewis and Landr h SAPULPA, OKLA. I waves *ill say." 1 if Charlie in away on his Vacation and October, 1926 Page 61 to date we have received no card from llinl. Will give you a report of his win later. There is nothinr- of- - snerial-.~.-- . interest..-~... .-. to report-relative to the tribe in our office, who are "wearing the greens." Can it be possible that the St. Louis Pennant race is of more im~ortance at the present movement than golf? Things are not always what they seem and those, who thought they de- tected an aroma of "Four Roses" float- ing up from our basement were cer- tainly disappointed to find that it was only a new varnish that Bruce was trying out on his radio case.

OFFICE DIVISION ENGINEER FORT SCOTT, KANS. REG. US. PAT. OFFICE C. B. CATCHWG. Reporter Everybody is too busy to have much news this month. The 1927 budget has kept all the men on the go. B. H. Crosland, former draftsman. has been transferred to the Kansas City Terminal as roadmaster. We are all pleased to see Bennie get the pro- motion, but hate to lose hlm out of tlle office. The verv best wishes of tllt!- bovs- - * - -rro . with...- him...--~-. G. L. Remmers has been promoted to Mr. Crosland's former position which of course has created an onen-' ~~~ ------. rnan~agement takes no chances with water ina all down the line. troubles. H. W. Smith is no& looking after I I I IIII the Kansas City roundhouse improve- Dearborn service is true economy. ments. This improvement is quite ex- DEARBORN CHEMICAL CO. pensive so is takinr-. auite a --.lot of.- l ii time UD there. The -relaying of the Kansas City 310 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago Frisco Bldg., St. Louis sub-division with new 100-pound rail is progressing. Patterson ~ndhis gang are still staying out in the woods." they are nt Olathe now, and are mak- ing good progress with the re-running of curves and tangents preparatory to the re-laying of the new rail. Chairman J. R. Kuhn resigned the first of September to return to school. Ivan Cassil of Mountain Grove Mo. has been added to the force as c'hainl man. He is another one of the boys equipment is attending a fuel conven- Johnson and Agnes Lynch spent Labor from that section of the country. tion in Chicago at the present time. Day in Xemphis. Our stenographer Niss Richardson, Just received a card from Tom and L. J. Leigh is thinking of going into will leave in a sho~+while for a brief he stated that the weather was like the automobile business now since he vacation. everything else in Chicago-very Earl Shumaker, former maintenance "wet." has acquired so much experience in clerk, is working in the superintend- W: L. Fowler and bride have just overhauling his Oakland six. ent's office as 691 clerk. returned from a trip through the H. L. Johnson has got him another Reed Darling is working a portion east. Ford that has three speeds: start. of his time as maintenance clerk in Sam Bowman, pensioned engincer shudder and fall apart. the engineer's office and part in 'the was a visitor at the roundhouse the su~erintendent'soffice. other day looking over the recent im- Roundhouse clerk Lewnllen has re- Robert N. Nash chainman, spent provements. Although Mr. Bowman is newed his lease on life since his wife Labor Day with iis relatives in St. not actively employed he keeps in came back from Hugo. Louis. touch with the Frisco, and watches it progress. J. B. Gilliam, general foreman car This section of the country, that is department, traded his Tfrillys-Knight in this vicinity, has been hit by hard Erl BIarner and Ward Goodrich. nen- rains, but tlle company did not suffer sioxa eiigineers were-visitors at- the for a Hupmobile and while on his va- any wash-outs. The Santa Fe, Mis- "Accident Prevention Meeting" held by cation the latter part of September souri Pacific and Rock Island had quite Mr. Bevans in Ft. Scott this, month. went to Detroit and drove his new car a lot of track under water. "Bob" Watson and "Bill" Decker back and incidentally brought back The northern division has been were in Fort Scott assistinrr in the with him. the new Mrs. Gilliam. r.aking good progress with the rail- overhauling of our Brown Hoist. It is Thanks for the cigars and candy. JIay laying. being glven a general overhauling and all your days be crowded full of hap- will bc out of service about three piness and prosperity. weelis. MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT L. J. Leigh, assistant general fore- Geo. P. Johnson is drlving a new man car department, is working from FORT SCOTT, KANS. car. George states this is his Arnt car early till late these days endeavorins and on his first drive into the country to complete his new domicile he is WALLER R. HECK, Reporter he had the misfortune to rnn into a slipnery place in the road and got the erectina in the Rosedale section. D. J. Spencer, pusher engineer and back wheels In a ditch. He was as- The Business and Professional Wom- wife. are among several from Ft. Scott sisted by other motorists and got out en's Club of Kansas City is in foy a who are plannina on seeing the world without much trouble and proceeded very busy season this wmter judg~nrr series games. Mr. Spencer has trans- on without any further mishaps. Nrs. from the amount of mail being re- portation to St. Louis Philadelphia and Johnson says she is aolng to stay at ceived by BIiss Eleanor Forster. New Pork and intGds to see all of home until Georze.. gets- a little more R. E. Willer has been busv lalelv the Kames if possible. esnerience. dusting off his radio preparatory to the C. J. Ball engineer has bumped Hugh White is back at Ft. Scott as opening of the radio season. Robt. ;\lc~o&ell on tie Afton local. flrst class machinist. He was trans- The condition of Chester Gandy car Engineer Ball's run was pulled off re- ferred from BIemphis, where he went oiler at Rosedale, who has been 'con- cently. Robt. hIcDowell has bumped after completing hls a~prenticeshir)at fined to the hospital for sometime, con- engineer Oughton on the Baxter the west shop. tinues to show improvement and from Sr~ringsswitcher. Robt. Bradley, machinist, is taklng all indications he will be up and John J. Kelly, sheet metal worker a 60-day leave on account of ill around before very long. has just returned from a ten-day va- health. cation trip to Nebraska and To~elta Neil S. Hendricks who has been em- Kansas. He attended the State Fair ai MASTER MECHANIC'S OFFICE ployed as car clerk at Rosedale for Lincoln. Nebr., and also at Topeka. sometime, has left our service to en- Roy White and Benny Stoner have KANSAS CITY, MO. ter Pratt University at Brooklyn, N. also returned from a fifteen-day tril, Y., to take up the study of chemical to Omaha. Nebraska and South Da- H. F. SHIVERS, Reporter engineering. Fred T. Williams suc- kota. ceeds Hendricks as clerk at Rose- Tom Holland, road foreman of 3Iisses Eleanor Forster, Dorothy dale. Pngc 62 October, 1926

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I - ppppppppp ~ Manassa Timber Company I GALLOWAY COAL COMPANY PILING I EXCLUSIVE MINERS OF Other Works OAK-CYPRESS-PINE ELK RIVER AND HILLBURN. N.Y. CHICACO. ILL NUCARAfNLS.N.Y SUPERIOR.WIS Arcade Bldg. St. Louis, &lo. NIAGARA FALLS, CAWADA I GALLOWAY COAL RAILWAY TRACK MATERIAL Switch Stands. Switches. Frogs. General Officer Crossings.Guard Ralls. Clamps. gn~~nn~~mmmm~t~~~~~~~l~lll~rnrn~nn~~~~~~- &forStcam. Electr~c.Mine and - MEMPHI S, TENNESSEE industrial Railway Tracks MANGANESE TRACK WORK A SPECULTY z-3 Barnard Stamp Co. ( - MINES AT - RUBBER STAMPS, - SEALS and STENCILS -I GALLOWAY, CARBON HILL and SALES OTllCLS AT ALL SPVZN =- - WORKS =- Trade Checks. Pads. Ink. Etc. -= HOLLY GROVE, ALABAMA =- - Fac-Simile Autoaraoh Stamos E -B 310 Olive St. -st. LO&, Ma. [ (Mines Located on Frisro Railroad) ~IIIIIUI~IIII~IIHIIIIIIIIII~II~I~IIMI~HHIIIIM~IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~IIIIIIIIIIII~IIIIIIIIIIUIIIIII~IIIIIII~~ MILAR, CLINCH & COMPANY E.clusive A,,, ,T CAR CEMENT CONTINENTALWORKS CO. Steel Then. Steel Tired FVheela. Steel MANUFACTURERS CHICAGO Axles. Steel Springa. Ralled Steel ... "em* U"...... ""rnU. 0.n. I Wheela, Steel Worfcingm, Steel Crash- Rolls and ShelM. 1. I Rolled Steel Gear Rlankr, Steel and Iron Malleable W L. BRUBAKER & BROS. CO. Cantlngh Steel Pipe 50 CHURCH ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. Flangen Factory: MILLERSBURG, PA. I I I I Manufacturers of the SPECIAL-TEMPERED RELIEVED STAYBOLT TAPS usad by the laadlng Railroads and Boilermakars of the Unltsd States. Our Staybolt Taps will Standard Steel Works Co. tap 20% more holes. Write for descriptive matter of our New Oeslun SPIRAL FLUTED Main Office: Philadelphia, Pa. STAYBOLT TAPS. We also manufacture HIGH SPEED BOILER REAMERS, adapted especially for Boiler and Car Work. Works: Burnharn, Pa. Other tools we make are all kinds of Taps. Reamers. Dles. End Mills. Counterbores I I ( and High Speed Mud Ring Reamers. 1

St. Louis Forgings CO. clPainting CO. 1 CONTRACTORS FOR PAINTING AXLES, LOCOMOTIVE FORGINGS R. R. & Bridge Contractors IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY Main Office: 5078 Easton Avenue 51 1 Railway Exchange Bldg. ST. LOUIS. MO. I I East St. Louis Illinois I I KANSAS CITY, MO.

Mills: Dothan, Ala.-Prmoott. Ark.

R"(IUEMMONTGOMERY, ORE ALA. Thomas E. Powe Lumber to. Edward Hely Stone CO. The South's Largest Producers of HARDWOOD LUMBER ASH MAHOGANY POPLAR OAK Crushed Stone Sand and Gravel GUM CYPRESS FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. CAPE CIRARDEAU, MO. All Phones 4928 2 to 24 Branch St., ST. LOUIS, MO.

pp - CENTRAL BOARDING & SUPPLY COMPANY COMMISSARY CONTRACTORS Branch Off ices F. J ESGLESIiLy. President .\I. S. I~:SGLESI.\S, Vice-President General Office ST. 1.OUIS. JIO. G. I. FITZGERALD. Vice-Pres. md Sec'y E:. B. SHAItKEY. Jlnna~ger,Ft. \Yorth, Tex. ,258 ~~~~dof ~~~d~~ld~. SPRIS(;FIEJ,D, ~10. CH.\S. GRAY, Jl,ln6izcr, Snrit&leld, 310. SE.\l, IL\SlES, Jlano~er,Dallas. Te~as KANSAS CITY, MO. FT. WORTH. TES. G1.Y KRESS, Supt., Sprinh$kld, 310. G. R. I'IERCE. Su~t.,St. Louis, JIo. DALLAS, TEXAS