Teamwork

all very well to have courage and It is all very well to fight for fame, skill The collier Suffolk, first steamer to discharge coal at Wharf No. 4 is shown But the cause is a bigger need, tied up alongside the dock inaugurating service at Turner's Island nd it's fine to be counted a star, And what you do for the good of the the single deed with its touch of game thrill Counts more than the flash of speed; •oesn't tell us the man you are; New C°al Dock Completed there's no lone hand in the game It's the long, long haul and the dreary we play, grind, Portland Terminals Newest development i'e must work to a bigger scheme; Where the stars but faintly gleam, I the thing that counts in the world And it's leaving all thought of self on Waterfront Gives Company the Best today behind 5 how do you pull with the team? Facilities in the Harbor That fashions a winning team. D URING the past eight months at Three is finished. The first Pulpwood Turner's Island, South Portland, on Boat, the Norwegian motorship "To• :y may sound your praise and may the banks of Fore River, close to its ledo," arrived on October 18th from call you great, You may think it fine to be praised mouth where it enters Portland Har• Sundsvall, Sweden, and discharged 'hey may single you out for fame, for skill, bor, has been developed a modern coal her first cargo of 800 tons of baled : you must work with your running But a greater thing to do discharging wharf. pulp from the Baltic at the new wharf. mate Is to set your mind and set your will This new development, a result of The coal discharging plant on »r never you'll win the game; On the goal that's just in view; the waterfront fire in September, 1929, Wharf Number Four, formerly located never the work of life is done It's helping your fellow man to score is a part of the $2,000,000 construc• at Wharf Number One is now located ly the man with a-selfish dream, tion project of the Portland Terminal about three-fourths of a mile distant the battle is lost or the battle is When his chances hopeless seem, Company and its completion marks on the opposite shore above the bridge won It's forgetting self till the game is o'er the second development, Pier Number on what is known in the Terminal as >y the spirit of the team. And fighting for the team. One above the Portland-South Port• Turner's Island. land Highway Bridge having been in The wharf itself is 610 feet long and operation several weeks. is equipped with two coal discharging At the present writing on October towers loading into cars on three 17th, Wharf Number One has been tracks having a capacity of 100 cars. used only for the discharge of china These towers are as fast as any yet clay into the new steel 800 foot ware• constructed and have a maximum house, a temporary arrangement until capacity of 1,200 tons an hour and an construction work at Wharf Number average hourly capacity of 500 tons. 1 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE

The total yearly capacity working Each tower is equipped with a three eight hours a day, 300 days per year is ton coal bucket which operates on a Wharf Number Four--Turner's Island 1,200,000 tons. boom swinging over the ship hatches. The switching of empty and loaded The coal is hoisted from the ship's coal cars is via Rigby Terminal, a dis• hold in the buckets vertically and tance of one and one-half miles. The swings on a carrier, discharging in• old Eastern Division drawbridge to hoppers, thence into cars directly which formerly connected Turner's underneath. Island on the South Portland shore The trolley with its bucket under with Portland was demolished and the favorable operating conditions while channel was dredged to a depth of 30 breaking down can be operated in ex• feet at mean low tide. The new dock cess of four trips per minute with about permits the docking and undocking of 3 tons of coal, which results in an ex• the largest boats in the Portland trade. cavating capacity of approximately Ample facilities are provided for haul• 1,200 tons per hour. Only one man is ing the outgoing loaded required to operate the cars and the incoming levers in the tower and empties and assuring The New Coal Dis• when a boat is dis• the prompt loading and charging Towers charging, three shifts unloading of boats. located at Turner's are worked. Powerful The entire develop• Island and desig• flood lights are used at ment which was carried nated as Portland night when a ship is out on plans prepared Terminal Wharf unloading. under the general di• Number Four will Carl B. Mclntire, rection of Chief Engi• speed up service in Superintendent of neer Asa H. Morrill, many ways. Wharves, is in charge and Resident Engineer of this new develop• J. B. Trumbull, pro• ment and makes fre• vides for the most efficient and ex• quent trips back and forth between peditious operation. The large towers his headquarters at Wharf One and seem to work with almost human Turner's Island. intelligence. Construction work at Wharf Num• The first steamer to discharge its ber Three at the present time is being cargo at the new wharf was the collier held up pending arrival of several Suffolk from Norfolk on September wood pulp boats, but it is hoped this 29th. On that date the collier docked new wharf on the opposite shore will at the plant and discharged 8,000 tons be completed by February 1st. of coal for the Company. On the opposite page are The two coal discharging towers photos of Wharf No. 4 were erected by the Mead-Morrison taken altering construction Company of Boston. These movable • also completed dock as it • towers which take the coal directly is to-day. Recent photos from the ships to cars, run on tracks of Wharf No. 1 are repro• 400 feet long and are steam driven. duced on page 9. 6 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 7 New Equipment on "The Gull

FoR the still greater comfort of These new cars, modern in every de• passengers travelling between New tail, made their first trips from Boston England and the Maritime Provinces on October 24th. the Passenger Traffic Department an• The new Buffet Lounge cars because nounces the addition of new Buffet they are luxurious "club rooms on Lounge cars of improved type and wheels," have been named "The new sleeping cars embodying added Algonquin Club" and "The Garrison comforts for night travel, recently put Club," after the famous Boston and in service on trains 71 and 8, "The Canadian clubs. Gull," fast flyer between Boston, The appointments of "The Algon• Portland and the Maritime Provinces. quin Club" and "The Garrison Club" provide an extreme in rail comfort. Gray-green mohair divans and lounge chairs match tinted walls. Shaded lights on end tables flank the divans. At one end of the car is a card nook. Tastefully figured rugs cover the floors. Ash trays for women passen• gers and smoking stands for men are liberally distributed in the lounge. A buffet with soft-drink and light-lunch facilities is also provided.

Improved ventilation features in• clude a series of fans insuring a con• stant flow of pure air into the car with powerful exhaust fans discharging at opposite ends. The ladies' retiring room has all the conveniences of a home boudoir. The men's room with seats and chairs finished in luxurious This shows a section of the new night leather, embodies new features in Buffet-Lounge section of the new luxurious "club rooms on wheels' travel facilities now available on "The train service. Eight sections of upper ceiling lights of a Japanese-lantern regular fare. The day coaches, which Gull." Two buffet-lounge cars and and lower berth sleeping facilities two new ultra-modern berth cars are type, and an individual shaded light will be placed in service on "The Fly• now in service. Note that the conven• occupy one end of the lounge cars. In at each berth. ing Yankee" and "The Pine Tree tional dome lights on the ceiling and these there is lighting equipment new The new lounge cars and the new that the old-type inverted wall lights to Pullman night travel. Instead of Limited" on their fast daily runs be-' at the various sections have been re• sleeping cars for "The Gull" will be the time-honored ceiling dome lights tween Boston, Portland and other placed in the new cars by a Japanese followed shortly by arrival of new de and small lights inserted in the car lantern effect and by individual shaded luxe day coaches, providing passen• points in Maine, are expected to be in lights in each section. wall, th6 new cars have decorative gers with de luxe accommodations at service by the first of next year. 8 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE Wharf Number One, Portland Terminal Thirty Seven Million Hushels are a Lot of Spuds

1 HE potatoes are moving again, York, for example. Our 53,648 car• and it may be of interest to the loads would give every inhabitant of Family to know how important a that great state almost four bushels feature of our business the "spud" of the best potatoes grown. It would movement is. supply nearly three times as many per Last year, according to the records, capita for the state of Massachusetts. there were transported over Maine It's rather a worn-out and abused Central lines a total of 53,648 car• form of comparison to "lay end for loads of this indispensable food-stuff. end" and compare with the Chrys• Those figures in themselves are suffi• ler building or the Leviathan; but ciently impressive; but let's consider nevertheless it is effective. Most of them from a different angle. the Maine potatoes are plump and Suppose all those cars, loaded to large; but we'll be generous and say capacity with potatoes, could be that they average three inches in handled in one train—from the engine length. On this basis, the contents of to the rear coupler on the caboose it our 53,648 cars, taken separately and would be 508 miles long! laid end for end, would reach approx• If all these cars were to be accumu• imately 353,727 miles! lated on our lines, they would cover And when you eat a mealy, delicious the main line from Bangor to Port• Maine potato for your supper tonight, land, both roads; the Rockland and perhaps you'll appreciate it all the Rangeley branches; and the mountain more! road, Portland to St. Johnsbury, with It may not be generally known but on a few cars left over to be stored on September \t\th the longest train ever sidings. hauled over the Maine Central was Divided among all the inhabitants handled between Northern Maine Junc• of the United States, the potatoes tion and Rigby. This train of 142 moved last year via our lines would loaded cars (137 were potatoes) with amount to about ij pecks per capita. two engines made the run of 135 miles On the basis of an average family of in five and one-half hours. The tonnage five persons, each family would have was 5,769 and the train transported a little more than a bushel and a half. more than 90,000 bushels of potatoes to If each individual ate one potato a market. Only two stops were made, at Newport and Richmond, to take water. day, this would be about two months Upper Left: Arthur E. Towsey, House Foreman, Wharf Number One supply—from this section alone! Conductor Adelbert Callahan was in Lower Left: Longshoremen unloading sulphur from the "Englewood" Perhaps, though, that is spreading charge of the train with Enginemen Upper Right: View of new warehouse from highway bridge. Middle: Motorship "Toledo" first steamer to dock with baled pulp. it out too thinly. Suppose we con• William Fisher and Merle Tarr in the Bottom: New wharf will accommodate largest steamers in Portland trade. sider supplying just one state—New cabs. 10 M. C. B. B. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. B. B. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 11

A Conductor Goes a Hunting

A Conductor went a-hunting, about a Mrs. Bear and family that It was on Sunday morn. had been seen several times near there. He wanted a tiny bear cub As he penetrated the woods, getting One just lately born. farther into the wild part, "Joe" felt He thought he'd fool the mother bear, that maybe it was a nice day to realize And grab it on the run. his ambition. However, Lady Luck The bear cub squealed and then its Ma had plans of her own. Rushed out to guard its young. He tramped all day, and when the The Conductor dropped the little cub sun began to drop in the west, allowed But the bear kept on his trail it was time to get back towards camp. The Sunday quiet was shattered As he followed the trail he was skirting By a loud despairing wail, an old slash when Old Man Ambition "Oh, Lady Luck, if you can't help, poked him in the eye and almost Then please don' t you help this bear.'' blinded him. On the trail before him were two little bear cubs playing like JoE" COTE, the popular Con• kittens. ductor, knows his woods. He has He knew the mother was some• ahead. It looked like good rail for gives a fairly good picture of the tramped and paddled his canoe from where near, but here was the best quite a ways, so he tried the air, knowledge "Joe" Cote has of the one end of the State to the other. chance he would ever have, and he dropped the cub and opened the woods, and the sheer nerve of the man Some few years ago Joe was running wasn't going to let it slip. Quietly he throttle. The going was a bit rough in trying to keep the cub with the on the Runjford "snuk" up on them, grabbed one and and "Joe" had to buy a new pair of mother coming towards him. Where Branch. He did ran. Fine. But the cub squealed, and pants next day. Ambition is still her young are concerned she is a dan• not work on Sun• Mother came on the run. Joe had gerous customer in the woods. "Joe" days, so he had been too long in the woods to drop alive, tho. says when he dropped the cub the that day to enjoy the cub then. He knew Ma wouldn't The foregoing while told in a rather mother came with a rush and gave a tramp along attack him while he held it. He also light vein is an actual happening with the cub a blow that lifted it twenty- somesolitary trail. knew he was in a tight corner. Some• the exception of the "pants" part. It five feet into the woods. Ambition is a thing like the little Dutch boy who ruthless thing. A plugged the dyke with his finger. He driver. Some are didn't dare drop the cub, and much ambitious for less dared to keep it. He walked a wealth, some for position, and fame. short distance and so did Mrs. Bear. Carl Douglass---the Handy Man Joe's ambition was to capture a bear He stopped and so did she. Joe cub. made three or four such manceuvers Carl Douglass, first trick operator The three of them caught their fish all right and started for home. Then One bright Sunday morning, he left and then began to wonder if there in Waterville yard, had quite an ex• the fun started. The little coupe re• camp for John's Pond with the inten• mightn't be exceptions to woods rules. perience last summer while on a fish• fused to climb the hills and Carl and tion of seeing what he could see. How many times was she going to ing trip at Smithfield with Joe Cos- Dick had to push while Joe handled Around that part of the State are stop when he stopped? She seemed to grove and Dick Cunningham. If any the wheel. It looks kind of fishy, Joe many old windfalls, slashes, and clear• be taking up too much slack. "Joe" of your friends expect to go on such a and his car must have had some kind ings, likely places for deer and bear. had to decide quickly. He was far trip take Carl along, as he comes in of an understanding. (see page 12) The sectionmen had been telling him from home. He sized up the trail handy in case of trouble. 12 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 13

Bennett - Moore Arthur B. Crossman 45 Years

NOctober 1st,Trainmaster Arthur served under nine Superintendents— B. Crossman at Lancaster, wrote E. A. Hall, F. E. Sanborn, F. J. Runey, "complete" to more than 45 years of Jonas Hamilton, G. F. Black, M. F. loyal, faithful service to the Maine Dunn, James Asnault, W. A. Wheeler Central, and the severing of personal and F. O. Wood. The Road has grown contact with hundreds of employees in these years and he has progressed On another one of these interesting who are glad to call him their friend. with it. expeditions they came near drowning It was in July of 1885 that Arthur Mr. Crossman was always a dis• Dick. Rowing out quite a distance Crossman first entered the employ of ciplinarian yet never unreasonable. from shore, they stopped where they the Company as a telegrapher. Serv• He expected each employee to do his thought the perch would respond the ing in this capacity at several stations duty, but his subordinates always best and in throwing the anchor, he was called, five appreciated that his which happened to be a good sized years later, to take a methods were simply rock, some way or another, with the train dispatcher's a reflection of his own wind blowing and the boat rocking, chair in the Portland conception of the duty the party who endeavored to do the office, where, with owed to his employers. throwing slipped and the rock instead "Billy" Barry, he At the same time he of going overboard, dropped inside the handled the night was considerate of the t>oat, smashing, a hole through the trick. Only one other "stumbler"-the hard bottom. It was a case of how quick train dispatcher of luck lad who was ever could they make shore. To go back F. H. Bennett, Master Mechanic that period is still in doing his best. to where they started was out of the the service—M. F. question, as the wind was blowing The marriage of Master Mechanic During the years Dunn, now Train hard from that direction, so they had Frank Bennett, Waterville Shops, to that he has been at Rules Examiner. to go the opposite way, full speed Miss Florence L. Moore of 51 High Lancaster he has had ahead. The water was coming in fast Street, Portland, came as a complete In 1902 Mr. Cross- to care for probably and Dick hollers "You guys trying to surprise to their many friends who man was sent to Ban• one of the worst, most drown me? You know darn well I thought that the bride was at her gor as Chief Dispatch• treacherous, most ex• can't swim." Joe was rowing for all home and that the groom was passing er of the Eastern pensive, and most he was worth, but he didn't quite his vacation in Virginia. Division and remained in that capacity temporary pieces of track in the make the shore, and North Pond be• The wedding took place at Ports• until 1908, when he was transferred to country. "HELL'S RIPS," between ing quite shallow near the shore, Dick mouth, N. H., September fourth. Lancaster as Chief Dispatcher of the Lancaster and Beecher Falls, the not being a dwarf, was saved as the Mr. Bennett, on his return from the Mountain Division. When this Divi• Delta of the Connecticut River, a boat sank. honeymoon trip, furnished cigars for sion was merged with the Portland track which today is good for heavy Division in 1925, and the dispatching freight trains, and tomorrow is down J. H.,—Waterville all the men at the shops and boxes of candy for the girls. The Foreman and force removed to Portland, he re• on some farmer's meadow, rebuilt Clerks presented the couple with a mained in Lancaster with the title of next day, and the following day may The fellow who kicks like a steer is banjo clock and the employees gave Trainmaster. This position was be found floating down the Connec• horned for trouble. them a $5.00 gold piece. Congratula• abolished on Mr. Crossman's retire• ticut River. A piece of track that no tions and best wishes are extended to ment. one expects to stay "put" when the spring rains and thaws come. Yet Mr. To be honest with self we must be the newlyweds. They will make their In his 45 years of active connection Crossman's patience has time and true to others. home in Waterville. with the Road, Arthur Crossman has 14 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 15

* —— ^ again surmounted unbelievable ob• "Notch" had to be kept open with job" every day stop to consider what Maine Central Employees' Magazine ( stacles to keep the line open north of snow plows. Freight had to move in it means to be deprived of this privi• ( Published Monthly at Portland, Maine J Lancaster. Day after day, with dis• the face of all handicaps, yet he did it. lege, for it is indeed a privilege for the heartening discouragements, he has I Vol. VIII November, 1930 No. Ill person who has the strength and in• Its history would be an epic. It is dispatched work trains to lay track 8 A Monthly Publication devoted exclusively s clination to work to find a place which written,—and can only be written— ahead, only to have the track to the interests of and for free distribution f he can fill. on the mind and the heart of the true among the 7000 Employees of the Maine { float on top of the water after the WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL servant that he was, to be mentioned Central Railroad and Portland Terminal/ train passed over. Yet this was but Company. Delmont W. Bishop, Editor) FOR THAT ONE THING ALONE. part of the day's work. The rest of only in reminiscences with others as p ~ -~ 4 the line needed attention. The true and loyal. The Joy of Being 4-H Club Boys and Girls Send Thanks to the Editor Industrial Agent Getting out this magazine is no picnic. ©liankagtutttg If we print jokes people say we are Of the 125 4-H Club boys and girls the opportunity to go to Springfield silly; Once again we come to the season and their attendants who won the with the rest of the 4-H members. If we don't they say we are too serious. of the year when our thoughts go back annual trip to the Eastern States Ex• I can't tell you how much I appre• If we clip things from other magazines to the days of our old New England position at Springfield, Mass.,' last ciate all you have done to make this We are too lazy to write them our• forefathers, those good Old Puritan September, over one hundred have trip possible, but want you and all selves ; those who made it possible to know I days when they gathered to return been kind enough to write Industrial If we don't we are stuck on our own appreciate all they did. thanks for the blessings of life and Agent W. G. Hunton a personal letter stuff. liberty in a wonderful new country. expressing their appreciation for the If all club members knew how much If we stick close to the job all day, That savory dinner prepared with opportunity of going, care and atten• this trip meant I know they'd work We ought to be out hunting up news. much time and labor with none of our tion received during the trip, inspira• a good deal harder than they do now. If we do get out and try to hustle, modern methods of pressing the but• tion, knowledge and acquaintances Very truly yours, We ought to be on the job in the office. ton on electric ranges or cooking to the acquired. Lillian M. McCullough If we don't print contributions, The following letters selected at tune of the radio in a nearby room. Southwest Harbor, Maine, We don't appreciate true genius, random should amply repay all who The long tramp through the woods October 2, 1930 And if we do print them, the magazine contributed time and money for this to the little church to give thanks to Dear Mr. Hunton: is filled with junk. purpose and stimulate renewed in• Almighty God for the many bless• I returned from the Springfield trip If we make a change in the other fel• terest in making this a permanent ings bestowed upon them. There were safe, sound and happy, but rather low's write up, we are too critical, annual prize for Maine's best crop, the no 1930 automobiles to whisk them tired. I enjoyed every minute of the If we don't we are asleep. future home makers of our State, our over cement roads or deluxe flyers on time and learned many things which Now like as not some guy will say, 5,000 4-H Club boys and girls. the rails to speed them to distant rela• will help me a great deal especially in We swiped this from some other mag• tives for the day in that era. my school work. azine. Scarboro, Maine, Do we, like our forefathers, take I wish to thank you and others of WE DID. September 27, 1930 thought of our own multiple blessings the Chamber of Commerce who made Dear Mr. Hunton: and in the rush and whirl of modern Just a week ago we were leaving this trip possible for me. times give thanks for the day set Truth is strength that falsehood Springfield—new friends and a won• My only regret is that I can go only apart, and realize what it means to us, cannot weaken. derful time behind us. But we will once as a club boy. I wonder. never forget this trip and all our ex• Sincerely your friend, During this period of so-called He who makes haste slowly often periences. I am very glad to have had H. Oliver Jordan "hard times," do we, who are "on the arrives the more quickly and surely. 16 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 17

remained there for a period of three family. It was a privilege as well as years when he was transferred to a pleasure to know him. IN MEMORIAM Bucksport as agent. He remained at Mr. Crane was married twice and Bucksport for only six months and surviving him are his wife, Mrs. was then transferred the same year to Emma Crane; his sister, Mrs. Carrie Albert E. Foster Bangor and made a train dispatcher, Huston of Dorchester; two nieces, having the honor of being one of the Miss Ruth Huston and Miss Elizabeth Albert E. Foster, 66, Agent at Ells• distinction of having served his entire first train dispatchers on the Eastern Snowman of Bucksport; two nephews, worth Falls, died September 29th at railroad career of so long a term as Division. Walter Snowman and Edward Snow• his home in that town. Agent at the same station. Mr. Crane was born in Winterport man of Bucksport and a cousin, Mr. Foster entered the service of Mr. Foster was born at Ellsworth in 1847 and grew up in the days of the Llewellyn F. Crane, now Agent at the Company on October 4th, 1884, on June 7th, 1864. He was the son of Civil War. At the age of eighteen he Orono. exactly one year after the rails were Zabud and Nancy (Miller) Foster; enlisted at Frankfort in Company D, J. L. RIGGIE first laid on the Branch and remained and was a member of Lagonia Ma• 14th Maine Infantry. He qualified as at that station until his recent retire• sonic Lodge at Ellsworth, also a mem• a musician, was transferred to the ment on account of ill health. ber of Nicolin Grange. He had always 14th Battalion and served to the end made his home at Ellsworth Falls of the war. Following the war, he Duncan L. Whit more since entering railroad service. He was employed in various capacities Duncan L. Whitmore, for many was a man wjio held the interest of his with the old European and North years an employee at the Portland employers as the foremost thing of his American Railroad until he com• Terminal freight sheds, passed away long and faithful career. He is sur• menced as operator with the Maine at his home in Portland, October 6th, vived by one son, David A. Foster, Central on June 3rd, 1872. now holding the position of second after a long lingering illness. He was It was in the year 1884 that he was trick operator at Danforth, three employed as a freight handler February appointed Agent at Ellsworth, re• grandchildren and two brothers. Fun• 3d, 1913, but had been on a leave of maining there for six years, when on eral services were held at the Foster absence account illness for nearly two October 1st, 1890, he was transferred homestead on October 2nd. years. back to Bucksport where he made his J. L. RIGGIE home until his retirement in 1922. Since his retirement, Mr. Crane has lived in Bangor at 124 Warren Street. Sympathy is being extended to George D. Crane He always took an active interest in Supt. C. H. Priest of the Portland George D. Crane, 83, for half a civic affairs and had served a number Terminal in the loss of his father century in the service of the Company of terms on the Board of Selectmen at October 15th, at Fairfield. on the Eastern Division, died Sep• Bucksport. He was a member of the tember 15th at Bangor. Mr. Crane Fort Knox Lodge of Odd Fellows, also ALBERT E. FOSTER was one of the most capable and con• a member of St. Johns Episcopal scientious employees the Road ever Church. He was Commander of B. Card of Thanks When Mr. Foster started railroad• had. H. Beal Post, G. A. R., and belonged ing at Ellsworth Falls, there were no He began his railroad career when to the Maine Central Relief Associa• I wish to thank all friends, especially telegraph wires at the station and he he was only nineteen, learning tion. the Engineers and Firemen, for their learned to operate the key at the telegraphy by the old tape recording Mr. Crane was a perfect gentleman many kindnesses during my recent Ellsworth Western Union office. There system. His entire service was on the always; everybody was MR. from the bereavement. is probably no other employee of the Eastern Division. In August, 1872, lowest clerk in the Superintendent's MRS. MAUDE WARD Road who has enjoyed the unique he was made Agent at Kingman and office to the President in the official Waterville, Maine 18 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. R. H. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 19

the employees at the Terminal as well Sympathy is being extended to Yard 1 —~—| Brakeman John E. McGahey, Rigby, 1 Portland I erminal \ as by a family celebration. Supt. C. H. Priest and Freight Agent H. A. in .the loss of his mother, October By GRACE M. KATON Melaugh were among those who called 10th. . . . Yard Brakeman Martin J. and reported our friend "Larry" as Silver, Rigby, is surely to be congrat• being -well and hearty and the same ulated on the wonderful flower garden old sixpence. There is always a warm he had at his place on the shore this spot in our hearts for our old friend, summer. . . . Crossing Tender Ralph and we wish him and Mrs. Newell C. Goddard, of Woodfords, is leaving many more such events. soon for Pottstown, N. Y., where he has purchased a florist business. . . . Myron A. Parker, agent Cumberland Cornelius A. Feury, Edwin C. Carroll Leonard, aged 21, and Mrs. Noyes, Daniel H. Sullivan, Patrick E. Leroy E. Leonard, wife of Leroy E. Mills, is confined to his home account Leonard, employed in the Freight of illness. . . . Miss Madeline Brooks, Kilmartin, James E. Millett, Perley Traffic Manager's office. General Office R. Witham, Charles E. Feury and Building. Portland. stenographer in J. E. Marden's office Timothy J. Crowley were in attend• October 7th was the fifth wedding has returned to work after three months The above picture is of Miss Marion ance at the Legion Convention in anniversary, or wooden wedding, of absence. Desmond, daughter of Mrs. Bessie W. Boston. our young friends, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert of the Portland Freight Leonard Starbird, of the Roadmaster's The clerks and their wives in the Office, and granddaughter of James E. Mrs. Gwendolyn Jacques of Water• office. The occasion was given proper Motive Power Department at Rigby Smith, for many years an engineer in ville is doing substitute work at the attention by the various employees at enjoyed a banquet at Dunscroft Wed• the employ of the Boston & Maine Terminal. 493 Commercial Street, who presented nesday, October 1st. The table was Railroad operating a switcher on Com• them with numerous nifty paper pack• attractively decorated with cut flowers, mercial Street. Miss Marion (or Peter, ages containing wood enough to keep place cards and favors. Dancing and On Monday morning, October 13th, as she is called by her friends and them warm through a few cold nights bridge took up the remainder of the at 6 A.M., at the Sacred Heart Church associates) is a talented musician, this winter, and the kindness of their evening, Mrs. D. J. Burke receiving Leo J. Bellefontaine was united in reader and dancer. She is a junior at friends seemed to have been greatly high prize for the ladies and Mr. Wil• marriage to Margaret Hopkins of this the South Portland High School. appreciated. fred O. Gardner receiving high prize city. They left immediately for a for the men. Consolations for the motor trip through the White Moun• men and women were received by St. Dominic Church was the scene tains, Montreal, Quebec and New Supt. of Wharves Carl B. Mclntyre Harold McDuffie and Kay M. Dillon. of a very pretty wedding Monday, Brunswick, and upon their return will and Clerk George H. Ward are very Mr. Harry Lovejoy acted as Toast- September 22d, when Freight Checker reside on Park Avenue, where they will pleasantly located in the new Wharf master. Solos were rendered by James James E. Malia was married to Miss be pleased to have all their friends call Office on Pier No. 1. E. Mills, James Quincannon and Frances Enos, of the New England on them. Leo has been in the employ Harry Lovejoy, accompanied by Elsie Tel. & Tel. Company. After a wed• of the Portland Terminal Company James J. Gillespie, of the Freight Munroe at the piano. Those in attend• ding trip to Milwaukee they are to for a number of years, being car dis• House force, has been confined to his ance were: Mr. and Mrs. James E. reside in their new home at South tributor in the Interchange & Per home with an attack of rheumatism, Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Didace J. Burke, Portland Heights. Diem Bureau. Mrs. Bellefontaine is but is gaining and will return to his Mr. and Mrs. Guy A. Densmore, Mr. employed at the Spear Candy Folks. duties within a short time. and Mrs. Harold N. McDuffie, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Newell of Wilfred 0. Gardner, Mrs. Ingraham, Bedford Street celebrated their fiftieth Motor Truck Operator Charles F. Kay M. Dillon, Elsie B. Munroe, wedding anniversary October 9th, and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gurney have Curry and Mrs. Curry are receiving Gertrude C. Burns and James Quin• were cordially remembered by a recently moved from Thornton Heights congratulations on the birth of a cannon and Harry Lovejoy. shower of cards and good wishes by to Pleasantdale. daughter, named Martha Lorraine . . . 20 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. B. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 21

heater in his home ALL BY HIMSELF Joe Claire, Eastern Division Trainman. has transferred to the Portland Division and is now running on Main Line . . . It's The Truth Trainman Fred W. Brown on 92 and 93 during the summer has returned to freight service between Bangor and Vanceboro on 49's extra. . . . R. E. Constantine and Tom Allen, That Agent F. L. Flynt at Skowhegan is vacationing for a month and Lewis Hall' represented the Princeton and Eastport Branches respectively, at the American Legion is taking his place. . . . Eddie Barrett is now working the spare board and covering H.. Convention in Boston. . . . Conductor Fred Crone is still running 'em down and back E. Ordway's job at Augusta for a while. . . . Anna McLaughlin is relieving Agent H. A. on the Princeton Branch. . . . Conductor Charlie Godfrey, Eastport Branch, is on a leave Maddocks at Wilton fortwo weeks. . . . Agent W. L. Kenney, Yarmouth Jet., has been of absence on account of his daughter's illness at LaGrange and Balph E. Hall is cover• off duty account of sickness and death of his son and II. E. Henshaw is working the ing the job. . . . Barney Rutherford job. . . .Joe Garriepy is back on the spare board and now relieving Agent H. A. Ellis at and wife recently visited their daugh- Dixfield while he is recuperating. . . . F. A. Richardson at Sabattus is touring the coun• ter, a student at Junior Railroader Nasson in Sanford- try for a couple of weeks and A. W. Deane, former Agent at Leeds Center, is covering Springvale. Frank Murphy, his job. . . . R. C. Cascadden has taken Agent's job at Leeds Center. . . . J. R. General Agent, Ban- at Vanceboro gor, is the proud Gagner is back to work after being oil' duty a few father of a son born September 21th. . . weeks account breaking a finger .... W, P. Galla- Operator Carl Hawes is tempora- gher is doing spare work at Cumberland Mills for a rily working in the Car Distributing couple of weeks and is still keeping his residence at office, Portland. . . . Agent G. A. Plum- Troutdale. . . . Leslie Chip- man is relieving Agent mer, Newport, is on leave of absence. . . Phinney at Newhall for a week. . . . Charlie Rich- Tim Murphy has bid in Agent's job at ardson is at North Anson working for Operator Bus- Ellsworth Falls. . '. . Comptroller A. J. well and getting a few pot shots at deer, bear, etc. . . . Baynes and wife re- cently vacationed in Miss Warhurst is quite sick and Operator McHugh is the South. "Steve" Freeman, covering her job at Rum- ford passenger Station. . . . Storekeeper's office, Portland, off duty D. W. Pomerleau has fin- ished work at Sebago Lake for more than ten weeks on account of and is now working second trick at Rumford Passenger a broken leg, is back on the job. . . Four Station. . . . "Larry" Ryan is working for Henry Bates new potato houses have recently been at Gardiner for a couple of weeks. . . . "Bill" Wilson located on the line; two at Corinna, one is working second trick at Deering Jet. while Agent at Kingman and one at Carmel. G. Jacques is off on account of sickness. . . . W. B. A new electric block signal operated by Andrews is working for Agent K. M. Spencer at remote control has been installed at the Norridgewock so Karl can go hunting. . . . Perley east end of Bangor Yard. . . . Phil Buck is still going from one end of the road to the other Pearson, Rate Checker in Auditor relieving operators here and there. . . . Roy Snow is Freight Accounts Lee, young son of Chief Clerk H. D. office, Portland, and still covering spare jobs ac- companied by his "covered G. A. Plummer Evelyn Cowgill were Davis at Vanceboro, will soon be old married Oct. 20th. . wagon." . . . J. F. Thibo- On leave of absence deau is relieving Agent P. Robert Wood ill. enough to help with his Dad around the Clerk in Vice Presi- A. Woodard at Bingham for a week and also learning about dams. . . . John Begin has dent and General house, or to do a good day's work in the Manager's office, finished working at Oakland and has been working second trick Bumford Yard office for and Miss Ida E. office. Photo came to us from Alton Buker of Portland, a few weeks. . . . C. A. O'Halloran is going to take his job at second trick Bumford Yard were married Octo- Robertson, Freight Clerk at Vanceboro. ber 13th. . . Blanche office after having a fine season at Maranacook. . . . "Jim" Shanahan relieved Agent Reed, Stenographer in Assistant Comp- F. M. Cobleigh at Concord so he could have a rest. . . . Boscoe Trueworthy is still carry• trailer's office, Portland, has returned to her duties. . . . Jim Dole. D. E. Hayes, C. A. ing his typewriter under his arm and taling calls for spare jobs. . . . Ticket Seller, J. A. Plumly, Malcolm Allen, Water Bobinson, M. D. Billington, Fred Preston, Herbert St. Peter, Waterville, has returned trom a week's auto trip through Aroostook, New Oberg, Harold Haines, Harold Murray and Ed Clarity attended the Legion Convention Brunswick and Quebec. . . . Harold B. Keniston, Ticket Seller, Waterville, followed his . . . . George Boyle, formerly employed at Whitefield, N. H., is now in the Freight annual custom by attending the Harvard-Dartmouth football game at Boston, Oct. Traffic Manager's office, Portland, also Walter Nutting and Horace Pettingill, both 25th. . . . Brakeman Arnold Miller is back on Bingham-Waterville passenger run, alter formerly employed in Auditor of Freight Accounts office. . . . "Al" Bussell, Checker, a week on Bingham-Kineo freight. . . . Chester Ellis, Foreman, Waterville freight house, Union Station Baggageroom, is still at St. Barnabas Hospital. . . . Fred Stanton, Officer, attended the Odd Fellows convention in Lewiston recently. . . . The annual hunting Union Station, Portland, had a front row seat on top of the State House in Boston for trip to the West Branch of the Penobscot will be taken about November 1st by the the "Big Parade." . . . Theo Miller, Stenographer Car Service Department, Portland, following: Conductor Harry Tuck, E.ngineer Dave Wade, Eng. A. W. Hersom. Eng. and Earle Stanley of Westbrook were recently married. ... J. A. Martin, H. W. Lowell, Fireman Phil Williamson, Fireman Morris Pope, Fireman George Stinch- Travelling Passenger Agent, is on a six months' leave of absence. . . . Train• field, Conductor Guy Stafford, Edward Boody, Foreman Waterville Engine House, H. man H. W, Walker, Waterville, is laying off on account of sprained knee. . . . Arthur Curtis, Foreman, Kineo Engine House, and W. Dutton, Engineer. South Gardiner. . . . Ilerron, former trainman, is now employed at Waterville Iron Works. . . . Harry Green, Bob Gillis, Calais, Baggagemaster on trains 122-129, recently installed a new hot water 22 M. C. R. R. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE M. C. B. B. EMPLOYEES' MAGAZINE 23

Trainman, is on the cross country job between Rockland and Lewiston Lower. . . . sent his daughter to a Boston hospital for a slight operation which proved very success• "Pat" Jacobs, Trainman, off duty since June, expects to return to work within a short ful. . . . Harry Glick, formerly Air Brake Inspector of the Maine Central Railroad, owns time. . . . Jake Astel, 2nd trick Operator Waterville Yard, acted as Yard Master during a nice home in Bangor and is a frequent visitor at the Maine Central Offices. For a Fred Jacob's vacation period. . . . "AT" Jenness acted as 2nd trick operator Waterville number of years after leaving this Boad he was employed as Foreman of the Bangor & Yard while "Skish" Weymouth was sick. . . . Freddie Pooler is on the middle of 41's Aroostook Engine House at Millinocket. . . . Bangor ladies were well represented at the extra. . . . "Hank" Harrington lost his half interest in the William Lunch Room, Water• Convention of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the B. of L. E. which was held at St. Albans, ville, when the still blew up. . . . Daughter of Costellio Hall. Conductor Rockland Vermont, October 16th. Among those who made up the party from Bangor were: Mrs. Switcher, died in Augusta October 7th. . . . There is to be another excursion to Boston Howard L. Gove and daughter Elsie, Mrs. F. S. Peavey, Mrs. C. W. Kingsbury, Mrs. on November 7th over Armistice Day. . . . Geroge Thompson, Freight Traffic Manager's D. E. Coney, Mrs. J. Farwell, Mrs. F. B. Lobley, Mrs. T. H. Leveille and Mrs. F. A. office, Secretary of Portland Traffic Association, engineered the annual meeting and Tarr. The ladies went by way of Mattawamkeag and Montreal and returned via Boston. dinner held at Grant's Besort on October 27th. . . . "Eddie" Wescott and Carl Bruns, . . . John E. Clark, former Freight Agent, Brunswick, will soon be starting for his new of the General Offices, are "all set" for their annual hunting expedition to Moosehead home in the South. . . Yard Clerk "Flavie" Priest is back on the job after four months' Lake region. . . . Ernest Alley (Shorty), Crossing Tender at Waterville, is an accom• leave of absence on account of sickness, and Spare Yard Clerk C. M. Hale is covering plished musician. ... As soon as the snow flies "Herbie" Clough, Czar of the General the job during his absence. . . . Alfred Thiboutot, Yard Conductor, Brunswick, Offices, is going to make a bee line for his hunting shack at Andover Falls in the Bangeley is on sick leave but is improving. . . . "Joe" Brooks, Boadmaster, is a devotee of region. . . . John Burke and Dave Drew of Portland spent their vacations at Peabody MINIATUBE GOLF and is taking on Ticket Agent George W. McGraves as a pupil. . . . Pond near Naples. . . .New Pullmans of the latest type have been put in service on Miss Edna Crimmins of the Supervisor's office B. &. B. Department, Brunswick, "The Gull." . . . Don Heiskell, Car Service Department, Portland, has returned to work is spending her vacation on an auto trip with a party of friends. . . . Recently after several weeks at the Marine Hospital, Portland. . . .Willis Stoneham, C. C, A. three railroad veterans, "Ted" Dolan, Conductor, Peter McKinley, Switchman, P. A. Office, Portland, recently made a trip to Gettysburg to visit the old battle grounds and Reuben Blake, Bridge Carpenter, were seen together reminiscing and all seem to be of the Civil War. . . . Ann Cawley, Clerk in the Passenger Traffic Department, Portland, enjoying good health. ... It seems mighty good to see retired Conductor Charles Morton is in St. Petersburg, Florida, on a vacation. . . .There is a new Audit Office in the General with us again after his sickness and that he is living in his new home in the vicinity of Office building with former Travelling Auditor, "Bill" Elliott in charge. ... P. M. Ham- the Brunswick yard. ... At the recent play, "The Womanless Wedding," put on at mett, Superintendent Motive Power, has recently returned from Europe. . . . Road- Bumford by the Lion's Club, the Maine Central Family was well represented. A. J. master E. McKenney, Waterville, and Section Foreman Arey Bryant have been trying Waite of the Freight Office, Roadmaster E. T. Bicker and Master Mechanic C. T. Eld- out the Hartland highway with their motor car lately and that if this is going to be ridge having prominent parts Yard Conductor Harry Buff, Rumford, and family something new in railroading we would suggest at least a steering wheel. . . . Chief Clerk have returned to their home in Rumford after spending the summer at Peru. . . . Leland Ray Hurd, Pittsfield, returned to work October 12th, after a week's absence during which Works, J. P. Flaherty, C. D. Hardy and B. C. Kirkpatrick of Rumford have returned Mrs. Hurd underwent a throat operation at the Sisters' Hospital, Waterville. Spare from Boston where they attended the Legion Convention. "Chet and Bart" were with Agent, "Jim" Shanahan, covered the position while Ray was absent. . . . Joe Gariepy the Rumford Post Bugle & Drum Corps. "Chet", you know, is one of the Premier was at Pittsfield a short time ago relieving Agent G. S. Staples who made a trip to Bos• Drummers and he sure beat a mean drum on that line of march, while "Bart" did a ton. . . . John Armstrong, 1st trick gate tender at Pittsfield, is on his vacation and Gordon mean job beating the traffic signals. . . . Lena Felt, Machine Operator at Lewiston Lower, "Dead-Shot" Jipson is taking his place. . . . Jipson has bought a new gun, small size has recently returned from a vacation in Florida and Havana. . . . General Agent Cum- cannon from what we can make out, and expects to "mow 'em down" two at a time mings is contemplating a trip South. . . . Bita Cronin, Machine Operator at Lewiston this fall. . . . Everybody at Pittsfield is glad to see Levi Merrithew back on the job after Lower, has returned from a visit with Uncle Abe and David at Skowhegan. . . . B. a long lay off on account of injuries received last summer when section motor car left Burns, Bound House Foreman at Lewiston, has returned from a vacation at Boothbay the track. . . . Express Agent Russell Phinney, Pittsfield, is enjoying his fall vacation, Harbor. . . . John Rollins, Rate & Revision Clerk at Lewiston Lower, attended the and Spare Agent C. C. Dorr is relieving him. . . . Frederick Lunt, Captain of the Water• Legion Convention in Boston. ville High School football team, and son of Engine House Foreman Wilbur C. Lunt, Bangor, was quite badly injured during the game between Waterville High School and Portland High School. . . . Albert Violette, Machinist at Bangor sustained what he thought was a trifling burn while working in a cab of a locomotive at Bangor. He continued working for three days when the burn developed into a serious condition and up to the present time he has lost 37 days on account of the accident. . . . Wilbur T. Kimball, who was a machinist at Bangor for a great many years, is filling in during the absence of Machinist Violette. . . . Engineer Charles T. Ferry was operated on for appendicitis September 18th, but he has so far recovered that he is seen out driving his new car almost daily. . . . Miss Priscilla Leonard of Boston and Mrs. George Verow of North Adams, Mass., both former stenographers at Bangor Engine House, called there during Sep• tember to pay their respects to old friends and acquaintances. . . . Miss Blanche Butter- field, present stenographer, is spending her vacation in Boston and Lowell and while there will visit with the family of the late William Welch, one of the old time engineers on the Eastern Division. . . . Bobert E. 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The year decays, November's blast Through leafless boughs pipes shrill and drear; With warmer love the home clasps fast The hands, the hearts, the friends most dear. On many seas men sail the fleet Of hopes as fruitless as the foam; They roam the world with restless feet, But find no sweeter spot than home.

Today with quickened hearts they hear Old times, old voices chime and call; The dreams of many a vanished year Sit by them at this festival. Though hearts that warmed them once are cold Though heads are hoar with winter frost That once were bright with tangled gold— Thanks for the blessings kept or lost.

Thanks for the strong, free wind of life, However it change or veer; For the love of mother and sister and wife; Clear stars that to haven steer; For the quenchless lamps of changeless love That burn in the night of the dead; For the life that is, for the hope above, Be thanksgiving by all hearts said. —Anonymous