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Milt Clark Collection 1-_~I_~_~V_II~_IL_W_A_F~_bru_~'~_~_l_M_A_G_A_Z_IN_No_~ 1­ The Plight of the Railways Harry G. Williams. President, American Freight Traffic Institute, Graybar Building, New York Address before Metropolitan Traffic Association of New York, January 8th TRANSPORTAnON is a prime and The old axiom that competition is the common carriers. The one is as perilous indispensable necessity. It has been life of trade has been pronounced so as the other to the development and prog­ the greatest single factor in the develop­ often that many have come to believe that ress of our country. the more competition there is in any ment and progress of the world. With It would seem .that political power to the advance of time new modes of trans­ branch of business the better for all con­ cerned. But competition may become, not regulate the practices of common carriers port have supplemented or displaced the should ~onnote obligations to surround old, or been co-ordinated with them in the the life of trade, but the death of the traders. In the transportation business the,? WIth every safeguard against any interest of greater operating efficiency p~nls that might arise out of the exer­ and economy, and better service at lower competition may result in conditions that are inimical to the public welfare. Be­ cIse ~f that power. But what we actually costs to the general public; and so it will find IS the str~~ge anomaly of our gov­ ever be. cause of ruthless and unbridled competi­ tion among railways in the days when er~ment exerclsmg ItS power to restrain In the past twenty-five years we have they were at liberty to do about as they rall.ways from engaging in practices witnessed in our country phenomenal pleased, Federal and State regulation of which are hostile to the interests and wel­ progress in the transportation field. Our railways became necessary in the public f.are o.f the. public, while at the same railway and waterway carriers have made interest. !Ime dlsplaymg only apathy, if not lend­ rapid strides in devising new means and 109 encouragement, toward conditions and methods of increasing efficiency, economy, ...... practi<:es which are greatly injurious to and dispatch in the handling of freight the raIlways. and passenger traffic; and not only this, February It is nothing short of an atrocity for but entirely new modes of transport have N. B. D. our government to place on one side of been developed to such a state of useful­ the railways regulatory measures that are ness as to earn for themselves important SU~T swings in the currant bush, • extremely costly to them and on the ~intain places in the field of distribution-the And over the lilacs the snow other side condone or instru­ bus, the truck, the aeroplane, and the pipe drifts deep, mentalit~es and con~itions which unfairly line. These new modes of transport are The stiff trees wave their bleak, : and senously handIcap the railways in here and here to stay; and they must be bare arms, their efforts to sustain themselves. allo~ed to develop in their respective At the sparrows that feed where • On the one side of the railways is the spheres as common carriers. the tulips sleep. cost of abiding by Federal and State laws This is an age of speed and keen com­ and meeting regulations imposed by Fed­ petition, and anything that saves time or And I know that I should be • eral and State bodies in obedience to reduces costs, or provides greater con­ gloomy and sad, those laws, which runs into a staggering veniences, deserves every consideration And think of the long, cold month • sum. {\dd to this the huge and ever­ and fair and impartial treatment on the ahead; mcreasmg burdens of high taxes, and we part of the public. Nobody wishes to But my dog comes in from the • have a very substantial part of the costs withhold from any mode of transport any garden spot of railway operations, costs which can normal or natural advantages and oppor­ With mud on his nose, so I am not. : be controlled, not by railway executives, tunities that happen to fall to its lot. On . . but by the public alone. All the railways the other hand, everybody wants each ...... can do is to assume these costs and do mode of transport to find its true eco­ The public should know the value and their utmost to clear them through their nomic place in relation to the transporta­ benefits of wholesome and fair competi­ charges for transportation, the same as tion scheme as a whole, and be amply tion, and realize that in competition of all other costs. safeguarded in its right to m~et a public any kind lurk forces for disastrous re­ On the other side of the railways are need. sults. Every transportation agency looks waterways and highways maintained at to the public for its support, and so long the expense of the public and used by Public Interests Affected by All Trans­ as the public has any concern about ample transportation agencies engaged in com­ portation Units transportation facilities and service at petition with the railways, agencies which The public has a right to support and the lowest possible cost, it should not are not obliged to operate under the re­ utilize whatever mode of transport that undertake the support of more carriers straints and burdens of Government regu­ serves it to the greatest advantage; but than are required for its absolute con­ lation or unreasonably high taxes. the public should be concerned with the venience and necessity. But, first of all, It is no wonder that we are beginning welfare of the transportation system as a the public owes it to each mode of trans­ to hear rumblings of revolt on the part whole, because its interests are affected port to see that it is not shackled with of railway executives in the interest of by all transportation units. The public unjust and undue disadvantages, and that the rights of the millions of employes and should understand and deal fairly and each is given a fair opportunity to sus­ stockholders o( railways. To quote from justly with the conditions and forces tain itself against natural economic a recent staten;ent by one of them: which are conducive to the maintenance forces. "We, in the railroads, have made the of adequate service and low, remunerative Unfair Advantages and Discriminating rates on the part of every unit that serves llJistake of over-meekness. We have a public convenience and. necessity. A.ny­ Practices Wrong t&ken too many vicious and evilly thing done for one Unit that unfaIrly Unfair and unjust advantages and dis­ meant blows on the chin with a smile. handicaps another unit in its efforts to criminatory practices in the transporta­ From this time on, if I correctly inter­ render efficient and satisfactory service at tion field are wrong and should be pret the spirit of my colleagues, there reasonable charges is 'detrimental to the stopped, whether they arise on the side is to be a change in the air. The rail­ welfare of the transportation system as of the common carriers against the pub­ roads, their stockholders, their em­ a whole. lic, or on the side of the public against ployes, and their managements have Page Three

Milt Clark Collection rights, and we are going to fight for velopment, and progress of our country, Co.operative Relationa Along Construc· them with the best that is in us." yet nobody would think of abolishing tive Linea motor or water transportation in any Regulation of common carriers should This comes as no surprise to those who case simply because the railways could not in any case be carried to the point have been observing the trend of things not fully compete with it on the basis of strangulation, as has almost been done in the transportation field. of normal advantages and opportunities in the case of the railways. At first the and fair and just conditions. The rail­ purpose of railway regulation was to Right of Fittest to Survive ways themselves do not desire to have prevent undue discrimination and unfair Motor trucks and buses are steadily in­ any undue obstacles placed in the way of charges, rules, and practices on the part creasing in number and enlarging their the proper development of motor or of the railways among persons, localities field of service. Their competition is be­ water transportation; but they do seek and commodities, leaving- to the railways ing keenly felt by the railways. The rail­ the removal of inequalities in the treat­ sufficient elasticity in management to en­ ways, however, recognize the right of the ment of different modes of transport on able them to adjust themselves to fittest to survive in the tr:msportation the part of the Federal and State gov­ changes in economic conditions, and this business. They complain about the com­ ernments. The railways do not ask the is as it should be: but from this normal petition of the motor truck and bus only public to favor them in the way of sub­ state of things regulation of railways on the ground of its unfair advantages sidies or special concessions, but they has evolved to a stage where railway ex­ resulting from inequality of treatment on do seek a change in those conditions ecutives are so shackled by Federal and the part of the Federal and State govern­ which result in the equivalent of subsi­ State laws and by mandates of Federal ments. dies and undue concessions in favor of and State regulatory bodies that they other transportation agencies engaged in have but little freedom to exercise the The railways believe that this country's competition with them, conditions which ordinary or normal powers of business transportation system should be consid­ the public alone control. The railways ered as a whole. They believe that the administrators. point to the national intere. t in the main­ Transportation efficiency and reason­ different modes of transport should all tenance of adequate and efficient trans­ able charges are vital factors in the be put upon a basis of equality of treat­ portation in every modern form, with creation and maintenance of wholesome ment in respect to taxation and regula­ equal opportunity for all. and satisfactory economic conditions. tion by the Federal and State govern­ There is no factor that can contribute ments, and that there should be no favor­ In the interest of eliminating transpor­ more toward transportation efficiency and itism toward one or discrimination against tation waste that results from needless reasonable charges than wholehearted another. duplication of service, removing unfair co-operation .between the carriers and In respect to commercial transportation competition and unjust advantages aris­ the shipping public in a program for just by bus or truck, the railways ask for leg­ ing from inequality of treatment on the and fair treatment on all sides. islation to provide for the extension of part of the Federal and State govern­ It is in an atmosphere of friendly, co­ the jurisdiction of governmental regula­ ments, co-ordinating the services of the operative relations that progress toward tory bodies to include commerce carried different modes of transport so as to de­ the solution of vexatious problems can by such agencies; to require certificates rive from each ample service at the low­ be accomplished with the greatest degree of public convenience and necessity, after est possible cost, and preserving the se­ of rapidity and satisfaction. It is when proper showing; to ensure proper pro­ curity and economic welfare, not only transportation and industry exert their tective requirements for financial re­ of our country at large, but of the car­ united strength along constructive lines sponsibility in the form of surety bonds riers themselves, every mode of commer­ that the problems of distribution are di­ or insurance or otherwise; to establish cial transport should be brought under minished and the best service is rendered adequate requirements for just and rea­ fair and equitable regulation. for the benefit of the general public. sonable rates under regularly published tariffs; to prohibit unj ust and undue dis­ criminations; to prescribe proper service A Club·Fellow of Admiral Byrd "Mr. Morton is himself somewhat of requirements; to permit railways to op­ HERE is an interesting item from a an adventurer, mixing this hobby with business, the construction business. He erate buses and trucks without discrim­ Sioux Falls, S. D., newspaper: ination in favor of other transportation "For the past seven months, Sioux has handled jobs in the Philippines, agencies in the same sphere of service; Falls has been the home of a man who Alaska, Brazil, Spanish Honduras, and and to impose a privilege or license fee is a fellow club-member in three organ­ the Hudson Bay country near the Arctic on all motor vehicles for hire or profit izations with Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Circle. He has traveled around the that use the highways, so that they may He is William S. Morton, engineer in world and visited China, Japan, Jerusa­ duly participate in construction and main­ charge of the large building program of lem, Egypt, Constantinople and the larger tenance costs of highways which consti­ the Milwaukee Railroad here, of which cities of Europe. tute their chief instrumentalities for busi­ $235,000 worth has been announced, and ness operations. $135,000 completed. "Speaking of the Adventurers' Club in Chicago, he stated that a person could Transportation by Water "The three clubs to which both Mr. Morton and Admiral Byrd belong are drop into that place for lunch any noon As regards transportation by water the the Adventurers' Club of Chicago; the and announce that he was going on any railways ask for the extension of the Explorers' Club of New York, and the kind of an· expedition to the most remote jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Savage Club of London. These are or­ regions of the earth and by 3 o'clock in Commission over port to port traffic, to ganizations for men who have 'left the the afternoon there would be at least 30 include (a) determination of just and beaten path and made for adventure,' volunteers ready to join him," reasonable rates, and prohibition of dis­ criminatory and unduly prejudicial rates; (b) publication of, and adherence to rate schedules; (c) proper service require­ ments; (d) certificates of public con­ venience and necessity, after proper showing; (e) an opportunity for the roads to enter this field of transportation under proper supervision, but without handicap as compared with other trans­ portation agencies, with modification of the Panama Canal Act so as to permit railroad operation of waterway service in conjunction with rail service.

Railways the Backbone of Progress of Our Country Everybody will admit that the rail­ ways have been, and probably always will be, the backbone of the security, de- The Heod\vo,ters of the lIllssourl River Page Four

Milt Clark Collection Think and Practice Claim ately when an engine couples on to it. district, were arriving at destination in Prevention Ordinarily, a shipper does not appreciate a more or less damaged condition. On what happens to a shipment after it investigation, we found that this was the W. L. Ennis, Manager Refrigerator leaves his plant, and does not feel that result of failure of shippers to properly Service all4 Claim Prevention. the space of one, two or three inches block and brace the shipments in the car remaining in the doorway of a car is in spite of the fact that they were using WE have been basing our Claim Pre­ sufficient to cause any damage, but that plenty of material for this purpose. vention activities on the amount of is a mistaken idea, more especially when Representatives of this department made money paid out in damage claims, not we consider that most of our package a trip to the shipper's plant, and after a giving as much thought to other features goods today are shipped in paper cartons study of the situation, worked out a that are of most vital importance to this and the one, two or three inches of method of loading which he felt would railroad, and to each and every employe empty space that is left in the doorway prevent shifting and damage in transit. upon the railroad. of a car, usually, upon inspection at des­ This method was adopted by the shipper Oaim Prevention is nothing more than tination, is from ten to twenty inches, and has proven entirely satisfactory, the rendering 100 per cent service. Where as the constant vibration of the car in result being a cessation of claims on this we fail in that, we usually dissatisfy our transit has taken up any slack in the particular movement. patrons and have to pay claims. The cartons and explains the difference be­ large amount of money paid out each tween the one, two and three inches of Strengthening the Blocking year in claims should and can be saved space that was present right at the load­ A manufacturer of automobile truck if we will think and practice Oaim ing station, increasing it from ten to bodies, located in the Mississippi Valley Prevention and avoid any mishandling twenty inches at the destination station. territory, was having more or less that will result in damage and delay, then Damage usually results where this kind trouble on shipments destined to Chicago. our claim payments will automatically of a load is allowed to go forward, and On account of the damage being reported decrease and we will not have to worry has been in the past charged to rough as caused by apparent improper bracing much about them. handling and unfocated damage, where in reality it was nothing more than im­ and resulting shift, we had one of our We all know that we cannot satisfy proper loading and bracing. representatives go into the situation at our patrons with damaged or delayed the source and he found that the trouble was the result of toe blocking not being freight, therefore you can very readily Shippers Interested in Good Inspection visualize the attitude that a shipper or properly secure, this permitting wire receiver takes when he does receive \Ve have attempted this last year to bracing to pull loose and lading to shift. freight that is damaged or is late, and bring home forcibly to all of our em­ He also found that there had been con­ he has lost a sale. His first thought is: ployes, the importance of inspecting car­ siderable damage to the door handles "I will try some other means of trans­ load freight, making certain that proper which was immediately corrected by re­ portation or will give my business to an­ loading and bracing had been accom­ moving them and placing them inside of other railroad." This, of course, will plished, but I am sorry to say that we the cab. In order to prevent further eventually result in a considerable loss have fallen far short of accomplishing damage on account of shift, it was de­ of business to us, if we do not take the what we expected. If there are any cided to strengthen the toe blocking by necessary steps to avoid damage and thoughts that making carload inspections the installation of an additional two by avoid delay, therefore I do believe we and suggesting different methods of load­ four (2x4) beneath the toe block and to should all give some very serious thought ing and bracing to shippers, will have a secure the wiring thereto by the use of as to just .what part we can play in our tendency to divert business from our a heavy screweye. different vocations so far as Claim Pre­ railroad, we should immediately divest Due to the above mentioned changes vention is concerned, for the simple rea­ ourselves of such thoughts, because ship­ we are glad to advise that with but few son that less business means fewer em­ pers and receivers of freight are just as exceptions, these shipments have ar­ ployes, and that is why I say that we, much interested in getting their product rived at destination in 100 per cent con­ as employes, have not given enough on the market in good shape as we are, dition, and where exceptions did exist, thought to how our Claim Prevention ac­ and we can blame ourselves to a certain . they were apparently the result of ex­ tivities can affect our own jobs. extent for not accomplishing that, be­ cause the average shipper, as above treme rough handling in transit. A Campaign of Inspection stated, does not appreciate what a carload Early in the month of March, 1930, of freight has to pass through from the we were threatened with the loss of For many years past, we have been time that it is loaded until the time that shipments of paper moving from a point paying out over one-half million dollars it reaches its destination, and he is go­ in Michigan to a consignee in the Chi­ a year and better than 50 per cent of ing to load cars in the same manner that cago district, it being alleged that ship­ our total claim payments to three causes: he would place freight in his warehouse, ments routed via our rails were showing rough handling, unlocated damage and not giving any thought whatever to the excessive damage, apparently as a result concealed damage. From actual inspec­ ordinary handling of a freight train to­ of rough handling; and going into the tion and experience, we have found that day, which, of course, is well known to situation, we found that instead of rough approximately 75 per cent of this money us as railroad men; and that shipper is handling. the damage was directly the can be saved if we immediately start a going to continue to load cars loosely result of failure of the shippers to brace campaign of inspecting all cars of and not provide proper packing or brac­ their cars· in the best manner possible; freight loaded on our railroad, making ing in order to make for a tight load that is, while they were installing more certain that cars are loaded properly and at the origin station just as long as we or less bracing and blocking, it was not braced properly, and by that I mean that fail to call his attention to it. I am sure applied in the manner which would best package freight, such as canned goods, if we do this in the proper manner, the prevent shifting. It was therefore de­ candy,· en ina, glassware, or any other shipper is going to thank us for the in­ cided to visit the shippers personally, commodity that moves in a standard case, formation and we will make friends and which was done on March 20, at which should be loaded tightly, starting at the attract business to our railroad, rather tinre we made the following suggestions: ends of the car and working to the door­ than divert it. way, and any space remaining in the That the six skids loaded in each end of the car be placed as close to one an­ doorway, whether that be one, two or Worked Out a Method of Loading three inches, tightly packed with some other lengthwise of the car as possible, material such as straw, hay, excelsior Shipments of paper boxes (K.D.), so that the bracing securing the members or old papers, so that there will be no moving from a point in the state of Ohio of the gate which had been previously possibility of the load shifting immedi­ to a candy manufacturer in the Chicago spaced so as to strike about the middle Page Five

Milt Clark Collection of each skid, be changed to the extent Eliminate L-C·L Damage destination marks on packages going into that it would come in contact with the cars rather than watch the marks that edges of the two front skids, thereby The handling of our L.CL. business is most certainly far from satisfactory, and are made by checkers and callers. Train­ eliminating the possibilities of crushing ~en <;an assist materially in eliminating the edges of the paper in the skids. In the number of O. S. & D. reports issued indicates that we are not paying the dissatIsfied patrons by making certain addition, bracing members were installed that they are delivering freight at the between the two units at either end of attention to our business that we should after giving thought to what has bee~ station that it is destined to and not the car, and with the adoption of this carrying it by to be returned the next method of loading our trouble~ ceased. said above as to the relation of Claim Prevention to our own jobs. day or the following day after that, as An Outstandin~ Loading Change we have found that where this handling The agents, trainmen and warehouse­ takes place, shipments ofttimes are re­ Last, but not least, we are citing here­ men are very vitally interested in the with the most outstanding loading change turned the second day and sometimes proper handlmg of our L.CL. business. never ~re returned, and you can picture which was accomplished during ,the year. We must eliminate damage by having One of the largest candy manufacturing a conslgne~ at a destination station wait­ our L.CL. .shipments loaded properly, as ing for his shipment that never shows up. concerns in the country was experiencing I am certam that the amount of money damage caused by shifting in practically Agents at destination should not allow being paid out for rough handling and draymen to take out their freight and every car which they forwarded, and unlocated damage on our L.CL. ship­ of course, this was reflected in a very check freight that is ordinarily handled ments is, in a large measure, improper by them for consignees without knowing large number of claims. On investiga­ loading and bracing. Stowers can elim­ tion we found that shippers were en­ that they are taking what is destined to inate many errors and many dissatisfied the consignees that they handle. This deavoring to secure the lading by use of patrons by making certain that shipments gates and blocking, but that in spite of means that the agent at destination sta­ are being loaded in proper cars, and this tion should check each and every ship­ their efforts to make for a tight load, can be done if stowers will watch the they met with but little success. We ment received and forwarded. have pointed out to them that damage could be reduced to a minimum and that the offices of editor and manager of The their expense of blocking and bracing Railroad Trainman were combined. could also be reduced approximately 50 per cent by the use of buffing, which was Mr. Doak is a student of labor econo­ first applied in either end of the car, mics and has been connected with most cartons 'loaded lengthwise and stowed of the movements in wage matters for tightly as possible, all empty spaces in the trainmen-acted as mediator in sev­ doorway being taken up by additional eral railway labor controversies, and as buffing which was tightly packed; the sole arbitrator in some cases. result being that while the opportunities for excessive shifting were defeated, we During the Railroad Administration still had a load which would not be too throughout the war, he was a member of rigid. The shippers readily agreed that the Railway Board of Adjustment No. I, our suggestions were well put and made and has taken active part in the various the necessary arrangements to secure a wage proceedings since. before the Rail­ supply of buffing material, and as soon way Labor Board and other tribunals. as this was received started to load all Mr. Doak succeeds James J. Davis of their cars in accordance with the in the cabinet, Mr. Davis having been above mentioned suggestions. The result elected to the Senate in November, 1930. was practically a cessation of all damage and complaints, and to the contrary, we Railroad folk had the pleasure of as well as the shippers have received "listening in" a few weeks ago to a talk letters from all portions of the country by Mr. Doak over the radio, when he complimenting us on the wonderful spoke briefly on the business depression, change which has taken place in connec­ railroad problems, etc. tion with the particular shipments. To our mind there is only one proper way to load package commodities, par­ ticularly when contained in paper car­ Suisun Bay Train Ferry Days tons, and that is to stow the packages lengthwise in the car, placing them as Are Over tightly as possible against the end of the William N. JJollk car and filling up the empty space which MANY Mitwaukee Road folk will be remains in the doorway with excelsior, Secretary of Labor interested to learn that there is a straw, old papers, or in fact any buffing William N. Doak magnificent new bridge spanning the material which can be tightly tamped. waters of Suisun Bay from Martinez to This method, if adopted, will prevent ABOVE is a likeness of the new Sec­ Benicia, California, and the historic old damage from shifting. retary of Labor William N. Doak, train ferry is a thing of the past. The who previous to his new appointment bridge was opened for passenger service Accomplish Much in 1931 to the cabinet of President Hoover, has in October and is now used by all Union We feel that during the year of 1931, held positions of responsibility and trust Pacific-Southern Pacific trains moving we are going to accomplish considerable in the Brotherhood of Railroad Train­ to and from San Francisco over that by carrying on an inspection of carload men. For the past fourteen years he has route. This is the route of the Pacific shipments loaded on our rails, and we been legislative representative for the Limited and is welt known to California are going to ask for everyone's co-opera­ B. of R. T. at Washington. travelers. The old train ferry was an tion in this drive. It takes more than Mr. Doak is a native of Virginia, is interesting bit of journey, for passengers talk to prevent claims, and if we will 48 years old, and began his railroad ser­ could get out of the coaches and step on give that a thought and put some of our vice at eighteen years of age, as a deck during the crossing, and by exercis­ talk in action, we are going to accom­ switchman for the Norfolk & Western ing a bit of imagination, have some of plish a lot. Railroad. He entered the brotherhood boat travel intermingled with the train Carload inspection blanks are available 5hortly after beginning railroad seq~ice journey. It was always interesting to in this office outlining the information and very soon became an outstanding,fig­ watch the switching of the grea( trans­ that we desire. We will from time to ure in B. of R. T. affairs. He served continental trains on and off the big time call attention to certain methods of as local chairman four years and was ferries, but the march of progress de­ loading that have been successful, so general chairman of the brotherhood on crees newer and more expeditious ways that they can be practiced over the en­ the N. & W. from 1908 to 1916, when he of railroad operation, and so now the tire railroad, and I hope that we shall was elected vice-president of the order. long trains of cars move swiftly and receive many requests for carload in­ In 1917 he became its assistant president without interruption or break across the spection blanks after this article is and the following year went,to Wash­ big bridge that is itself a masterpiece of printed in the Magazine. ington as legislative representative when engineering. Page Six

Milt Clark Collection unnecessary. \Vhat has been done with Fire Prevention this type of fire can be repeated with others. L. J. Benson We would have the wrong frame of WOULD a saving of $121,000.00 to fact, has a very good chance to gro~ in mind if we were to accept our losses as this company interest you as an em­ proportion until it amounts to a real diSas­ matter of fact on the presumption that ploye? ter, destroying a coal shed, a complete they were and future ones will be un­ shop layout, or some other property, more avoidable. There is a Division whose To argue that it would not bring about valuable, doing damage that will exc~ed record proves the fallacy of this. The any personal benefit-in security of posi­ the combined total of all the lesser eqUIp­ Des Moines Division went through the tion or more pleasant environment­ ment fires. entire year without one fire. The Madison would be just as foolish as to argue that Division had a loss of only $50.00, the a small boy's spirit is not buoyant when I do not wish to create the impression Northern Montana Division $112.00 and he can jingle coins in his pocket. that the protection of roUing stock should. the Kansas City Division $200.00. What not be foremost in our minds durmg the these divisions have done, others can do. That amount represents fire losses dur­ ensuing year. On the contrary, I believe ing the year 1930 and it may astonish you Fires are not necessary. that we should concentrate on that very Each edition of the Employes' Mag­ to learn that all but $7,000.00 of it was thing. It is to be expected that after the sustained in the first nine months of that azine will contain my ideas of how the prolonged relentless campaign that has 1931 program should be carried out. You year. You would perhaps readily as.sert been put on, the disorder and unclean that to save this entire sum is impossible, have some recommendations that are un­ conditions that prevailed in and around doubtedly just as good. They are solicited but there really could not be very much our buildings has been corrected and that dissatisfaction if our loss was reduced to and will be given the utmost considera­ they will never again be condoned. Fur­ tion. only $30,000.00 and that is what would thermore the additional fire appliances happen if the average struck in the last hav~ Co-operation resulted in great success that been purchased and distributed during the last quarter of 1930. It is three months of 1930 \vas maintained for increase our protection in structures, and twelve months in 1931. sincerely hoped that we will not have less unless some thoughtless employe is of it during 1931. It is difficult to conceive by what mas­ grossly careless around volatiles we need ter stroke or trick of fate the attitude of not anticpiate anyone unusually destn'c­ all employes was changed from one of tive fire. PREVENT FIRES - THEY alarming indifference to noteworthy con­ It is my judgment that we have, in ARE COSTLY cern and constant vigilance on September addition to continuing the regular activ­ 1st. One thing is certain-the change ities begun in 1930, just two bi!!" jobs in shows in the record established. Some­ 1931. One is to cut the fire loss in rolling Andrew Olsen, Section Foreman, thing else is -also quite apparent, and. t~at equipment and the other is to protect all Retires is the systematic manner of obtaining our property, including rolling equipmen!, complete and frequent inspection :-v.hich against destruction as the result of It SECTION FOREMAN ANDREW has been inaugurated on some dlvlslC?n~. being near fire in property adjacent to OLSEN, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, at The Chicago Terminals and Iowa .Dlvl­ the railroad. eighty years of age, hale and hearty and sion have done notable work In this re­ still interested and devoted to his work, To accomplish the latter we must carry spect. has retired after forty-seven years of our campaign to the people who tenant service with this company. Mr. Olsen There isn't anyone deserving of credit this property. The interest in Fire Pre­ gives as his reason-not advancing years for the improvement shown except the vention work is nation-wide, but it isn't -not physical infirmities-nothing of rank and file of employes and in the fu­ infrequent that someone needs to ?e re­ that kind-but the unselfish wish that ture an effort will be made to give cred­ minded that the work has lapsed m the younger men may have a chance. itable mention in this space to those who w~ich particular property. over he has Mr. Olsen is Norwegian by hirth, but have acted with courage and promptness jurisdiction. Our neighbors Will not resent has lived in this country since a young in putting out a fire or in preventing one. any suggestions which .will bet.ter protect man' and in 1893 he started work on the their property and neither Will they be secti~n at Spirit Lake, Iowa, during When our monthly loss hovers around reluctant to making any reasonable cor­ the $3,000 figure,. as !t has during !h~ past which time he enjoyed but two short three months, it IS nght to feel distinctly rection. vacatiops from his labors. In telling IllS encouraged. Fire loss is additional operating cost. own story, he said that during the first It must be reduced. On what basis does ten years r.e "worked the b~~ ail al~lle, A new year is now upon us and, profit­ anyone contend that to do so is physically in winter and Sllmmer. havmg ten nules ing by experience, we .should at least con­ impossible, or that control of unwant~d of track and four stations to IfJok after." tinue the good work If we cannot better fires is not within our power. Early In. it. In talking of early days, while he t<;lld 1930 and during previous years many cars of the hardships that we:e the? consl4­ There are only a few things that con­ were damaged each month because of ered indispensable, he sttll enJoye~ hiS tributed to the nine months' record of having been loaded with hot cinders. That railroad experiences and worked as m~e­ which we are so ashamed. Chief am~ng type of fire has been vir!ually elimin~ted fatigably as later, when there were dif­ these was the tremendous loss, amountIn,g in the simplest way pOSSible, by convmc­ ferent and perhaps easier methods of to $33,350.00, broug~t ab~ut by commUnI­ ing the people responsible for such load­ arriving at the same ends. cation from fires In adjacent prope.rty, ing that cinders had to be wet down and privately owned. There were forty-eight that the fires that had been caused were "Winters out there were severe and long snow deep, and in one of the storms such fires and it is readily discerned that ~ each one proved exceedingly costly. Other my hand car ran in.to drift that t!l:ew it off the track, pltchmg the men Into principal causes were acetylene torc~es, engine sparks, spontaneous combustIOn deep drifts at the roadside, out of which and cigarettes. they struggled after long fighting. But they went diru:erless to be~, because all Our greatest property damage involved the dinner palls were bUrled deep. In rolling equipment. Two hundred and the spring, the pails were all found thirty-eight of the total f?ur h.undred safely and the food well preserved in its thirty-three fires were to this equipment. snowy cache." The peq:entage is .55 and in monetary In his thirty-seven years at Spirit loss it is even greater. Lilke he laid 128,000 ties, and he feels With this in mind it may occur to much satisfaction in the fact that in all someone that too much attention has been those years not one life was ever lost given to the protection of fixed property from among his men. and the protection of rolling stock neg­ Said a patron of The Milwaukee, who lected. In denying this, please let me re­ has known Mr. Olsen and his work for mind you that some one incipient fire that many years "We ride in safety on rail­ starts as the direct result. of poor hous~­ roads today, because of the faithful and keeping or careless practice may and, m loving service of men like Mr. Olsen." Page Seven

Milt Clark Collection ACCIDENT~PREVENTION

Will Power not even imagine a person of this type L. S. Cunningham employed on a great modern railroad sys­ tem of this country. I am sure every THA~ fearless leader of men, the late railroad man in the country today would President Roosevelt, in one of his most resent being classed as a person of a inspiring speeches durin CT the heiCTht of weak will power. his career said, "You ca; if you WILL." With this argument at my command I Just what did he mean by this remark? again say I feel I am justified to expect Simply that if you had the Will Power an elimination of accidents in my district you. could. accomplish what is seemingly and the management is justified to expect an Impossibility. We have people with another fine reduction in our casualties strong will power and others with a weak for the coming year over the entire will power. 'What sort of a person could system. we class as a person with a strong will After careful study of what we have power, possessed with the determination been trying to put over for the past two and the ability to finish what he starts years we should be at the point of per­ fection, which is referred to as Safety­ and bring to a successful conclusion? I Section Foreman Herma·n Carroll R-ud Crew would say a person of that type, becom­ Consciousness. Having reached that pin­ in~ involved in any project or program, nacle of perfection in our combat with An Interesting Safety Record the human element where we can distin­ Will so control his actions so as to accom­ IN THE above picture we have in the plish his purpose. If it means changing guish safe from unsafe, we must con­ his environment, he will do that very center, or fourth from the right, Sec­ tinue to trairt our minds so that a quick thing. And if it means he is to prevent tion Foreman Herman Carroll of Milton, action in the case of an emergency will accidents to himself or any members of Wisconsin, who has an interesting safety first bring to our minds the thought of record. safety. A quick action where no thought the organization associated with him, he ~vhere will STOP these things from occurring. He entered the service of the· company of safety was present and all re­ in 1903, at the age of 13, being employed gard for rules were thrown aside, has Let us measure a railroad man to de­ as a section laborer at Milton, and six usually resulted in disaster. termine if he is a strong willed man, or years later' was appointed section foreman When we can feel safety is resting otherwise. at Lima Center, being the youngest fore­ snugly, but ever alert, in our minds, we I see a train and enginemen battling man on the Madison Division at that can look any man in the face and say the elements in a terrific blizzard across time. In 1911 he was transferred as sec­ without blushing: the prairies of the East, or the mountains tion foreman to Milom, in 1914 to Sauk I am the MASTER of my mind, of the West. I see a heavy box car de­ City, in 1918 to McFarland and in 1921 I am the CAPTAIN of my soul, railed and those working with a deter­ back to Milton. I am a safe man, mination to clear up the trouble and GET During the' summers of 1924 to 1928 I will not fail. GOING. I see telegraph and hig-h volt­ he served in the capacity of extra gang age linemen starting out in very extreme foreman, handling from 30 to 80 men, weather conditions, buckling on their without injury to himself or men under THIS is a picture '.~ " climbers or snow shoes to restore the him. He has a long standing safety rec­ of Trans-Mis­ lines of communication or climb a moun­ ord, which covers his entire period of souri Division Pas­ tainside to put up a high line that has service not only for himself, but for the senger Conductor been blown down. Carmen, track and men under him as well. r(':-:-=':' - ; ~ C. C. McGee, who bridgemen, shopmen and every supervisor While Roadmaster J. P. Whalen was ...... :. is the senior con­ and employe in all departments of the handling large surfacing gangs during --'X:JJ!'-:--7~: ductor on Lines railroad with one purpose in mind-do the summer of 1930, Mr. Carroll took his '.": .~~ West. our stuff. Why? Because it is the creed place, acting as roadmaster, and handled Mr. McGee en­ of a railroad man not to fail. it very satsi factorily up until the time ~.' \.~~.~.r.. tered the service of ,.-\~ ~ Are railroad men strong willed men, I Mr. \Vhalen returned to the territory on . " the company as a ask? I answer that question myself by November 3. brakeman in July, stating, "There is no place for the weak­ .. 1902, working out ling in the railroad game." Having meas­ of Aberdeen on life and limb of human beings is too -. ." .. what was known as ured you and insisting that you are men sacred to be other than sincere. of strong will power, I feel I can con­ the Jim River Di­ sistently expect you to accomplish in your To the supervisor of men we look for c. C. McGee vision. He was pro­ safety work the same results that you results. These responsibilities of a super­ moted to conductor in January, 1907, and accomplished in the operation of the rail­ visor are heavy I will admit, but if the shortly afterward joined the construction road in any other direction. responsibilities of a supervisor were not force building the line west of Mobridge. of the most important nature we could In February, 1908, he was promoted to Humans given a problem to solve must run this railroad without them. Their passenger conductor and has continued in first of all use the faculties that nature most important duty, therefore, is the that capacity without interruption, work­ endowed them with and the greatest of safety of their men. ing between Mobridge and Harlowton. these gifts is the power to think. Having What sort of a person shall we define He has one of the best sa fety records of given the matter of Accident Prevention as a weak willed individual? I feel such any conductor on the railroad, as he .has careful study we finally arrive at the con­ a person has not a great deal of interest never had an accident involving personal clusion that a program of education in the consequences of his acts, conse­ injury to himself or any of the men in would be necessary to correct erroneous quently he cannot have any consideration his crews, nor has a passenger ever been ideas and arrive at a safe manner in for others. If his environment is dis­ injured on any of his trains. which to perform our duties. tasteful or a burden, he prefers to accept Mr. McGee is a firm believer of the Leaders are necessary. These leaders the consequences in preference to making importance of the safety movement and must be capable to teach their men prop­ any effort to correct the faults. He seems a strong advocate for it. In case there erly and must be sincere in their belief to have no concern as to what is going' are other conductors on the railroad that of what they are trying to teach their on about him, is easily led in the wrong can beat his record, please notify Mr. M. men. Hypocrisy will never endure in any direction by persons of the same type and, J. Flanigan, Manager Safety Department, safety program. The preservation of the in general. is a failure in life: I could Chicago. Page Eight

Milt Clark Collection experienced and must be schooled in accident prevention. SAFETY RECORDS Mr. ] ay Gove, division storekeeper, is principally respon­ SUPERINTENDENT DONALD, of the Dubuque and sible for the safety record at this point, which is now on ~ts. thirty-second consecutive month without a reportable Illinois Division, reports the following safety records: Injury. Number of Days Without a Reportable Injury Traveling Engineer E. R. Ste':ens at Deer Lodge, Mon­ Depart.ment Head of Department No. of Daya tana, reports a total of 151 enginemen on the Rocky Moun­ Locomollve ...... •.• P. L. Mullen, M. M. tain Division, between Avery, Three Forks and Bozeman, Savanna J. R. Slater 692 Nahant J. H. Lord 637 that went through the entire year 1930 without a reportable or lost time injury. This is a nice record. Limited space Si~:r~~~t!~.::::::::::::::::: ~'. prevents listing the names of the men involved. I JEI!:t.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: m Car ...... •...... •.... • J. M. Linehan, G. C. F. The contest records for the eleven-month period ended Savanna ...... •...... C. E. Barrett 126 November 30, 1930, show the following officers on the top Marquette J. H. Fisher 1,271 Nabant R. A. Sboulty 1,030 of the list in their various groups: Name and Title Division St~~b~?~~.. ::::::::::::::::::~.. g. J~~I~ :::::::::::::::: m E. A. Meyer, Superintendent Superior Rail Mill J. J. Roe ...... •.... 698 E. W. Hopp, Master Mechanic H. & D. Icehouse-Nahant H. E. Buckingham 479 F. D. Campbell. Assistant Superintcndent, Car Dept. Lines West Stations-Savanna A. J. Reinebr 687 (Classed witb D. M. C. B.) Yard Enginernen-Savanna ,...... 736 M. M. Harrington, Trainmaster Wisconsin Valley Yard Trainmen-Savanna ...... •...... 526 ~. ~. ~art, Traveli~g. ~ngineer...... •..... Super~or Yard Enginemen-Davenport ...... •....•..•...... 691 . . lanchard, DIVISIOn Engmeer Supenor Yard Trainmen-Davenport 245 J. A. Cherwinker. Roadmaster Iowa Road Enginemen ...... 426 L. J. De~z, Chief Carpenter Chicago Terminals J. J. Flamgan, General Yardmaster D. & I. General Car Supervisor H. ]. Cameron reports the fol­ C. H. Crouse, Agent, lVIinneapolis Twin City Terminals lowing record for yard clerks in the Chicago Terminals: F. S. Pcck, District Storckeeper Middle District A. O. Swift, Signal Supcrvisor D. & I., Iowa, K C., S. C. & D., Last Reportable and Des Moines Supervisor No. of Employes Injury J. G. Wetherell, Asst. Engr. (Grade Separation) .. Milwaukee Terminals Wm. Doyle, Chief Clerk 7 None G. Lamberg, Locomotive Shop Superintcndent ....Twin City Terminals \V. Franz, Chief Yard Clerk, Mannheim 32 None L. B. Jenson, Car Shop Superintendent. ....••....Milwaukee Terminals J. Dowdle, Chief Yard Clerk, Kinzie Street. 7 1-25-28 J. J. Roe, Store Shop Superintendent D. & I. J. L. Burke. Chief Yard Clerk, Western Ave 12 None H. Peters. Chief Yard Clerk, Division Street. 7 None The personal injury figures for the month of November and the eleven-month period, 1930, are as follows: Roadmaster P. McMahon, in charge of the 1. & D. Divi­ sion between Sanborn, Iowa, and Mitchell, S. D., reports November, 1930 November, 1929 Decrease the following safety records for section foremen under his Fatal R~bl;t- .fi~~ Fatal R;bl;t- -k~~ Fatal R;bl;t- .fi~~~ jurisdiction: Lines East ... I 14 IS 2 64 31 I 50 16 Lines West ..- 4 I 13 5 9 4 Avera!!"e Last System I 18 16 2 77 36 59 20 Foreman No. of Men Reportable Injury A decrease of 76 per cent in reportable cases. Floyd Mercbant ... _...... •..... 3 1930 1929 N. P. Hanna ...... •...... 4 Eleven Months, Eleven Months, Decrease J. Velgersdyke ...... •...... 4 Report- Lost Report- Lost Report- Lost Paul Frembgen . 4 Fat..1 able Tiree Fatal able Tim" Fatal able Time George Czepull •... _ . 4 Lines East 17 258 169 30 1,052 569 13 794 400 George Moe ...... •...... 3 Lines West 6 73 44 6 203 95 130 51 Elmer Hoover _ . 4 System 23 331 213 36 1,255 664 13 924 451 Edwin Smith •...... 2 A decrease of 73 per cent in rcportaDle cases. C. F. Ogden ...... •...• 3 A. Boulthouse . 2 During the month of December there were 13 divisions A. Bertleson •...... 3 that had clear reportable injury records and those with the H. A. Anderson . 3 P. J. Weiland . 3 star prefix also went through without a lost time injury, George Haaf . 3 as follows: M. Sboemaker . 3 -Iowa I. & M. Henry Rinker , .. 4 Kansas City I. & D. Otto Meink . 8 'S. C. & D. • Soutb Minneapolis -Des Moines -Trans-Missouri Chief Dispatcher H. C. Van \Vormer, Marion, Iowa, re­ c, e:Milwaukee 'Rocky Mountain 'Wisconsin Valley • Coast ports the following safety record for the agents and oper­ -River ators on the east end of the Iowa Division: "A special effort should be put forth during the year "We have 83 agents and operators, including extra 1931," says Mr. Flanigan, manager, Safety Department, men with an aggregate of 2,132 years of service, during "to preserve the lives and limbs of employes by preventing whi~h period there were nine reportable injuries. We personal injuries. A good safety record can only be accom­ have 12 employes who have been in service between 40 plished by sincere and constant co-operation between all and 55 years; included in this group is Agent ]. Ma­ employes and sup'ervisors, a keen sense of responsibility loney, in service 530 years, and in that group there for the welfare of fellow-workers, due consideration for were no reportable or lost time injuries. There are 20 those at home, and a habit of being cautious and alert at all employes in service between 30 and 40 years, with f~ur times. For the year 1930 there was a total of 23 employes reportable injuries, having occurred in t.he years pnor fatally injured while on duty, the last one having occurred to 1930. There are 23 employes in service between 20 on November 3. At the time of going to press we have a and 30 years, with one reportable injury, and 22 em­ total of 75 days without one of these sad accidents and I ployes in service between 10 and 20 years. with two re­ know that all of the employes are going to work hard to portable injuries, occurring in the years 1914 and 1922. continue this record indefinitely. There 'was a total of 368 There are six employes in service less than ten years, reportable injuries for the year 1930, and it is expected that who have had no injuries involving loss of time since there will be a 'Fifty Percent Reduction for 1931: It will entering the service." be necessary to have the assistance of each employe in order to bring this about and I confidently believe that We will have to admit that Mr. Van Wormer has some very nice safety records for the agents and operators in his YOU will do your part." territory, and while there have been a few reportable in­ juries to these employes, practically all of them took place in their earlier years of service. Limited space does not A Safety Man permit listing the names of all the men involved in this Paul Russell nice showing. Car Foreman, Blu-e Island, Illinois The Store Department at Aberdeen, S. D., operates the lumber yards which is the distributing point for all rough I COUNT that man a saf:ty man I count that man a safety man bridge lumber, creosoted piling, etc., hardware required for Wbo docs the very best he can Wbo'll show a man the risk he ran; use with the lumber, etc., for all divisions on Lines East. To keep his prcmises and tools With safety of all men at heart, During the past 12 months, 1,112 cars were loaded at this According to tbe Safety Rules; Nips careless practice at the start, point and 1.024 unloaded. In the early spring the incoming Who tbinks and acts tbe safety Who guards the jobs witb watch- loads are frequently covered with ice and snow, at a time plan, ful care, when it is necessary to put on additional men, who are in­ Then, I count him a safety man. He is a safe man anywhere. Page Nine

Milt Clark Collection THE MILWAUKEE For doctors, medicines and hospital­ fut employe and a loyal friend to whi $585.05. all unite in rendering tribute. MAGAZINE For insurance, taxes, dues-$151.95. He is survived by two daughters M For miscellaneous items-$312.14. E. C. Gilmore and Mrs. W. C. CI~use Union Station Building Total disbursements-$25,353.87. of Wauwatosa. The funeral occurr Chicago The committees are making every ef­ from the Clausen home and was large PubUshed monthly, devoted to the int..-csta of fort possible to have all aid extended attended by associates and officials of t and for freo' dJstrlbutiOl1 among the 65 000 done as expeditiously as possible, in or~ employe. of the Chicago\-. Milwsukee, St. Paul rail road. Burial took place at Hartlal cl PaelJie rooilroad. der that there may be no cases of suffer­ ing; and, if in cases of sickness, company What the Railroads Ask For· CARPENTER KENDALL, Editor doctors. are not promptly available, the Libertyville, lIIinoill InstructIOns from the executive committee and Why of the Employes' Relief Fund are to get I ~ announcing the policy recently una ALBERT G. DUPUIS, Assistant Editor the nearest doctor, if the case is urgent, tmously adopted by the railroads 790 Union Station, Chicago, Illinois and follow the best plan thereafter for this country, and published in the Ja I n Charge of Advcrtisin£ the good of the recipients. uary issue of this Magazine, the railroa according to a statement authorized ; Single Copies, 10 Cent. Each the president of the American Railw; Outside Circulation, $1 per Year CHARLES N. NOURSE Association, "seek only an equal OPPO U. S. Postage on This Magazine Is ON January 18, in Milwaukee, occurred tunity to compete \vith other forms . Three Cents the death of Charles N. Nourse, vet­ transportation, operating as common ca eran Milwaukee Division conductor. Mr. riers, when it comes to handling the COl Nourse was 83 years of age and had merce of the nation. They are not as The Relief Fund been in the service of this company sixty­ ing for any special privileges. Th, AS midwinter comes, the reports of the one years. simply want all forms of common card Relief Committees on the divisions To patrons of Milwaukee-Olicago transportation to be treated alike. and terminals show that they are all "on trains, Mr. Nourse had been, for forty­ "The policy of the railroads asks f' the job," and that a great deal of assist­ five years the familiar figure in the blue (a) a respite from rate reductions al ance and comfort is being rendered those cap and brass buttons of passenger con­ suspension by regulating bodies, bo of the Milwaukee family who are of ductor, and up to December 3 when' he intrastate and interestate, and from a the unemployed because of prevailincr made his last run, he had' appeared tion tha~ will increase the expenses .< business conditions, and through no fau!'! staunch and able for his work. On that the earners; (b) a respite from legis!; of their own. Happily the fund is suffi­ date he laid off "for a little rest over the tive efforts of either the national or tl cient to take care of all applicants, and holidays," as he expressed it, and said state legislatures that would adverse. the only anxiety manifested by the com­ he would be back in a few days but he affect rates or increase the expenses < mittee chairmen is as to whether all who failed gradually, and a week b;fore he the carriers; (c) a withdrawal of go' really need aid are making themselves died he was taken to the hospital, but ernmental competition both through d known. It is hoped that no one is being did not respond to treatment. rect operation of transportation faciliti. as well as indirectly through subsidie~ overlooked, and certainly no one will be It had always been the wish of "Char­ if their wants are brought to the atten~ and (d) a fairly comparable system e lie" Nourse to die in harness, and so he regulation for competing transportatic tion of those in charge of relief work. passed, still in the ranks as "Preference service. Again let us stress the statement made Conductor" of the Milwaukee Division, "The railroads have found it necessar by President Scandrett in his holiday and his thousands of friends going back to take this action largely because of t} greeting in the December number of the and forth between Milwaukee and Chi­ marked slackening that has taken plae Magazine, that "those who are respond­ cago will miss his kindly smile and in the growth of traffic since 1920, cal ing to this need do not regard themselves cheery greetings. trasted with the average annual increa! as dispensers of charity, but as merely Mr. Nourse was a native of New for the precedin~ thirty years. This dirr recognizing that a part of what they are York State, but came, at an early age, inution in the growth of both freight an receiving is a trust fund for others"; with his parents to Hartland, Wisconsin, passenger traffic has come largely frol and let us hope that those whom we are where he grew up, and from where he a number of reasons. Among them al able to help and whom we want to help, set forth on his long railroad career. He the increases in the use of private autc will have the same feeling, and accept had always been in train service, first as mobiles, motor trucks and buses; the in the aid of which they are in need, in the brakeman, then freight conductor and crease in trans-continental tonnage han spirit that if the situation were reversed passenger con 'uctor, and few, in passing, died through the Panama Canal, and th and they were among those who are con­ have left a finer record of faithful, loyal increase in traffic handled over inlan· tributing, the giving would be as gladly service. He was greatly beloved by all waterways. done as it now is by those who are able of his associates and numbered among "The situation that prompted the for to give. his warmest friends, all of the executive mulation and adoption of the policy b and official staff of the railroad, from the railroads does not take into consider For the information of all concerned, the earliest days to the present, and in ation the situation they have faced i: the following data is submitted: The his going, he leaves behind a memory of amounts pledged and cash received up 1930, when, due to the business depres to and including January 17, is as fol­ a true and honorable gentleman, a faith­ sion, traffic and net earnings of the road lows: Total subscriptions, $179,925.80; cash payment. $28,523; payroll deduc­ Milwaukee Employees Pension Association tions, $151,402.25. The number of sub­ scribers totals 23,281. The cash received l\1embers Entered on Pension Roll, December, 1930 as of the above date is: by cash payment, THE following members of the Milwaukee Employees Pension Association have $23,924.60; by payroll deduction, $43,­ 861.74, total, $67,786.34. been placed on the pension roll during the month of December, 1930: Name Occupation Division Or Departmen Charles A. Birr Carpenter Store Departmen Expenditures. for the entire period end­ Mathias Bleicbner Section Laborer H. & D. Divisiol ing January 10, were as follows: Edward Collings Chief Carpenter Iowa DivisiOl Edward A. Conlin Boilermaker Minneapolis Sbop Number of families aided-613. William L. Eldridge Pump Engineer Trans·Missouri DivisiOl Frederick W. Fisher Carpenter Madison DivisiOl Number of individuals in those fami­ Andrew From Section Foreman H. & D. Divisiol lies-2,591. Charles A. Hanchett Carpenter ...... •...... Store Departmen Chris Johnson Section, Laborer ...... •... 1. & D DivisiOl There was disbursed for food-$ll,­ Edward Johnson Carpenter Rocky Mountain DivisiOl 246.47. Tames J. Leahy Conductor Madison Divisiol 'fohn W. Marble Carpente! Kansas City DivisiOl For rent-$5,093.30. Harvey G. Maxwell Blaeksmltb Tacoma Shop: For coal and drayage-$4,756.l2. John C. McCurdr Foreman Iowa DivisiOl Alfred Rendahl Cannan ...... •...... Minneapolis Shop, For c1othing-$2,578.07. Edward E. Roberts Locom·otive Engineer Cbicago Tennina Charles Swenson Roofer Foreman Milwaukee Tennina For light, gas, phone and water­ Toseph Taylor Laborer Milwaukee DivisiOt $630.77. C. W. MITCHELL. Secretary-Treasurer. Page Ten

Milt Clark Collection were greatly reduced. The situation that use of fuel by road locomotives. An scintilating in a seal skin coat and hat existed during the current year is in average 0 f 120 pounds 0 f fuel was re­ ~ore of gold .... A salesman, in a blustering the opinion of rail managements, quired during the past year to haul 1,000 hurry, who almost forgot his change ... or less of a temporary nature and will tons of freight and equipment, including A second-hand dealer who wants to argue eventually right itself. The situation that locomotive and tender, a distance of one about it, and a bleary-eyed woodsman has. been gradually devolping over a mile. This average was the lowest ever with his turkey-pack, going north again penod of years, however, is more serious attained by the railroads since the com­ after a spree .... Then a 'short-skirted and ~ives. the railroads great concern, pilation of these reports began in 1918 miss with with one arm supporting lurid­ especially If they are to continue to give being a reduction of five pounds unde; covered magazines of the snappy order, the public the adequate efficient and de­ the best previous record established in followed by an elderly matron a bit con­ pendable rail transportation which the 1929. fused, nervous over the prospect of the nation has been receiving for the past trip .....the fi £th vice-president of some eight years. utility or a bank, protesting at not having "Preliminary reports, which will not When Is A Man A Man? the pick of the reservations. And so become complete for three weeks, indi­ Cliff Oescger the throng passes on, a few in ugly mood other~ cate that loading of revenue freight in Chief Clerk to Division Storekeeper others plainly indifferent and still 1930 will total 45,851,000 cars a reduc­ with that genuine goodness of courtesy. tion of 6,969,000 cars or thirte~n per cent WHEN. he can look out over the rivers, "Courtesy costs nothing and it pays" ex­ under that for 1929, and 5,738,000 cars or the hills, and the far horizon with a plains the ticket clerk, who when he has eleven per cent under 1928. profound sense of his own littleness in time, smiles. Seldom does he fail to "Measured in net ton miles, the vol­ the vast scheme of things, and yet have pacify some grieved patron, "Don't you ume of freight handled in 1930 will be, faith, hope and courage--which is the ever get tired serving people?" "No--why complete reports are e]"lJected to show, root of every virtue. \tVhen he knows should I-it's life." approximately 424 billion net ton miles, that down in his heart every man is as a reduction of fourteen per cent under noble, as vile, as divine, as diabolic, and 1929, the highest previous year, and a re­ as lonely as himself, and seeks to know, duction of eleven per cent under 1928. to forgive and to love his fellow man. \tVhen he knows how to sympathize "Capital expenditures in 1930 totaled with men in their sorrows, yea, even in $875,000,000, an increase of approxi­ their sins-knowing that each man fights mately $21,000,000 over such expendi­ a hard fight against many odds. When tures in 1929 and $198,000,000 above he has learned how to make friends, and those in 1928. to keep them, and above all how to keep "Preliminary reports for the year show friends with himself. that the Class I railroads as a whole had When he loves flowers, can hunt birds a net railway operating income in 1930 without a gun, and feels the thrill of an of $898,000,000 or a return of 3.41 per old forgotten joy when he hears the cent on their property investment. Class Yardmast.er s. S. Ma.yo nDd Force, laughter of a little child. When he can Miles City I railroads in 1929 had a net railway be happy and high-minded amid the operating income of $1,275,000,000, which meaner drudgeries of life. When the star­ A Real Safety First Crew was a return of 4.95 per· cent on their crowned trees, and the glint of sunlight property investment. Gross operating on flowing waters, subdue him like the THIS is a picture of Yardmaster S. A. revenues in 1930 amounted to approxi­ thought of one much loved and gone Mayo at the extreme left and his yard mately $5,365,000,000, a decrease of 15.5 home. When no voice of distress reaches force at Miles City, Montana-a real per cent under those for 1929, while op­ his ear in vain, and no hand seeks his Safety' First crew. \Vhile they had one erating expenses amounted to $3,985,000,­ reportable injury during the year 1930, d~crease aid without response. When he finds good 000, or a of 12.5 per cent under in every faith that helps man to lay hold they have resolved to go through this the preceding year. of divine things and see majestic mean­ year without any injuries. Such a spirit "Passenger traffic in 1930 was less ings in life, whatever the name of that should prevail over the entire railroad so than for any year within the last twenty, faith may be. as to accomplish a "Fifty Percent Reduc­ amounting to 27 billion passenger miles. When he can look into a wayside pud­ tion for 1931" in the number of report­ This was a reduction of forty-two per dle and see something beyond mud, and able injuries. This crew is going to do cent under the record year of 1920. into the face of the most forlorn fellow their bit and you should do likewise. "The railroads in 1930 installed in ser­ mortal and see something beyond sin. vice 77,400 new freight cars and 770 When he knows how to pray, how to A Safety-Conscious Foreman locomotives compared with 84,894 freight love, how to hope. When he has kept H ERE is a pic­ cars and 762 locomotives in 1929. Owner­ faith with himself, with his fellow man, ture of Section ship of freight cars by Class I railroads with his God, in his hand a sword for· Foreman Henry on December I, 1930, was approximately evil, in his heart a bit of song---glad to Shortell of Eagle, 2,270,809 cars or 1.4 per cent less than live, but not afraid to die. \tVisconsin~ne of on December 1, 1923, while the average the many sa fety­ carrying capacity per car owned in­ conscious foremen creased 3.1 tons per car. This was also From the Ticket Window on our railroad. a decrease of 93,863 cars under the high ownership period, September, 1925. The FROM the square of the ticket window. Mr. Shortell en­ number of locomotives owned by Class life may be seen on parade. Humanity tered the service on I railroads on December 1 was' 55,985, pauses, then moves on,--each individual March 28th, 1881, a decrease of 8,894 locomotiv.es or 15.9 eager to go somewhere.... Here is joy, and after working per cent, compared with the same date' in anticipation, sorrow and disappointment. eight years as a 1923, but the average tractive power in­ A timid old couple on their way to section laborer was creased 6,305 pounds per locomotive, or visit a successful son in New York,­ promoted to fore­ 16.2 per cent. faces aglow .... a foreigner who doesn't man at Eagle, Wis., "The railroads in 1930 established a understand, and is stubborn .... to one which position he new high record i the a'verage speed per side a gTandfather to meet his first grand­ still holds. During his entire period of hour of freight trains, an average of child from California, so eager he was to service he has never sustained an injury, 13.7 miles having been attained. This tell those who loiter to listen; a smile nor have the men placed in his charge average, whiCh ~as an increase of one­ brings understanding .... Here is a new been inj ured. It has al ways been his prac­ half of one mile over the highest previ­ citizen patiently waiting, meeting all tire to caution the men relative to the ous average established in 1929, repre­ trains until he finds his "Rose Marie", importance of doing work in a safe man­ sents the average per hour for all freight fearful that she has become confused in ner and he is always alert, continually trains between terminals, including yard making train changes, and anxiously ques­ talking to the men when handling ties and road delays, no matter from what tioning the ticket agent every ten min­ or rails to see that no one is injured. cause. utes .... a swaggering youth buys a Mr. Shortell has a very good record, "The railroads in 1930 also obtained ticket to Milwaukee .... a parlor car and it is his intention to continue it in­ the greatest efficiency on record in the reservation,-yes of course, for she's definitely. Page Elevea

Milt Clark Collection banks to finance these enterprises, but The Agricultural and Colonization lS said to have worked out to the prol of all concerned. "Many changes in farming method Department however, must be brought about befo: we will be thoroughly equipped here Grays Harbor Girl Knows Meat practices are, in this way, established in develop the livestock feeding enterpri' Washington 4-H Club Girl Wins Meat the communities served by these schools. as it should, since fall crops of gre( Contest at 1930 Stock Show !he farm boys, so enrolled, have organ­ stuff are necessary for finishing sheep. in Chicago Ized as The Future Farmers of America "As the industry grows, however, the: and are a big force all over the United matters will take care of themselves. SYBIL EDWARDS, living up to the States for a profitable agriculture. standard set by other members of her "The fact that Russia bids fair monopolize the world wheat market thl club, brought home the bacon in the form do~est of a beautiful silver trophy cup given to limiting the United States to a the high individual winner in the meat Live Stock Feeding basis, will naturally do much towards el couraging an increase, not only in liv identification contest. Aberdeen Evening News Comments Edi­ stock production, but in livestock feedin Grays Harbor was one of the lucky torially on Feeder Live Stock Pro­ counties possessing a Chicago, Milwaukee, gram in Brown County, S. D, "The American-News is frank to a, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad line runninMilwaukee Road and Conferen~e of .Brown County farmers, quence, its most outstanding girl and boy W. E. D~ttmer, county agent, in addresses co-operatIon WIth the other agencies mel 4-H Club member, Sybil Edwards and to the LIOns Club this week told of the tioned in this a.rticle, will ultimate Ora Tinnerstet, with thirty-six other boys impetus that had been given to the live­ bring about a revolution of farming met] and girls from Washington, were given a stock feeding industry in Brown County ods in Brown County and lay the fou: trip to the National 4-H Club Congress during the past year. dations for an enduring, safe and sal in Chicago as the guests of this railroad. "Probably the greatest factor in the in­ farm prosperity. Sybil has done outstanding work in crease of feeding sheep and cattle here "Let the good work go on." canning, sewing, room improvement, meal was the drought throughout the western preparation and leadership. During the range sections of Montana, which led past few years, she has won approxi­ many farmers to believe that sheep and "The Farmer Knows Best" mately $500.00 in prizes at the different cattle could be purchased there at re­ fairs. She has given 14 demonstrations markably low prices. One of the Outstanding Farm Papers before outside groups, has been a member "While it turned out that the western the United States Comments of six county judging teams, she has been stockmen were not obliged to sacrifice Favorably on Our Policy county health winner, placing fifth in the their stock, the very fact that many from WALLAC~'S FARMER, published State, county style show winner and this section got the stock feeding idea county bread baking winner. She has also from the belief that Montana was in a Des MOll1es, Iowa, recently print' frame of mind to practically give their the following editorial under the headin won specials in the Ball Brothers and "The Farmer Knows Best": Kerr Company canning contests. stock away, made them 'stock minded.' When questioned about her trip to Chi­ "Another important factor is the sys­ "At different times, we have report' cago, Sybil said: "I've had a marvelous tematic education that has been spread with some skepticism on the efforts , time-something was going on every min­ during the past year through the efforts well meaning groups, railroads, char ute of the day and sometimes almost half of the county agent, the economic farm bers of conunerce and others, to mal the night. We were entertained at break­ conference and the new department of the wheat grower into a dairy farm fasts, luncheons and dinner banquets. One The Milwaukee Road. and the dairy farmer into a ginsel that I will always remember as being "While Brown County is still numbered grower, and the ginseng grower in outstanding will be the Railroad Banquet among the wheat raising counties of the something else. The idea in many cas held on the 19th floor of the LaSalle Ho­ Dakotas, it nevertheless is fast develop­ has been to take some crop which w tel, because at this meeting I was pre­ ing its corn crop, and raises considerable profitable last season and then un sented with this beautiful silver trophy alfalfa and other roughage. In short, it everybody in the territory to produ cup. is well equipped to handle a vast amount it, without regard to equipment, so "The rides on the elevated trains were of feeder stock. experience or market possibilities. also plenty thrilling on the way out to "The sheep industry especially had been "Having discussed at such length f the Livestock Show. neglected in this county until this fall, idiocies of some of these folks, it "This trip has meant a wonderful edu­ when large numbers were shipped in and only fair to quote from a statement p cation to me, and I certainly feel indebted placed on farms for finishing for the out by R. W. Reynolds, Agricultur to The Milwaukee for making the trip market. Commissioner of The Milwaukee, aJ to note that some railroads are gettil possible." "In a large number of cases, it has been necessary for livestock companies and the more sense: Future Farmers of America Farm Boys from Agricultural High Schools on Milwaukee Road to Visit Kansas City in 1931 THE MILWAUKEE ROAD, as an encouragement and aid to work in Vocational Agriculture, has offered a cash contribution to State Supervisors of Agricultural Education in states served which will enable four students and one instructor from each state to attend the American Royal Livestock Show and an­ nual meeting of the Future Farmers of America at Kansas City, in November, 1931. The students and instructor are to be chosen from high schools offering Agri­ cultural Education located on our line. These schools are carrying on valuable livestock and crops projects in which the boys raise and feed stock or produce crops under the supervision of the agri­ cultural teacher. Many valuable new farm Winter in Ra,inier National Park Pa.ge Twelve

Milt Clark Collection "'The Agricultural Department of a grain elevator at this point, demon­ there the following morning, Sunday, The Milwaukee Road is not in favor strating their faith in the future of the about nine-thirty. of encouraging crops and livestock pro­ territory. A larl!e territory adaptable duction, which have been profitable in to grain production in the vicinity of "I surely appreciated this tri,l be­ one locality, in every county. Just be­ Norris, S. D., is tributary to this station cause of the good time I had and the cause dairying has been profitable in and has been developing rapidly during many sights which I was fortunate one territory served by the railroad the past few years, making greater grain enough to see. In the first place, the does not mean that it will be profitable handlinv facilities at Belvidere necessary. trip on The Milwaukee Railroad, with all along the line. Some of our terri­ The farmers around FarminQ"dale, S. D., its different scenery in the various tory in the Northern Great Plains is have subscribed the money necessary for states, and the comfort of the train proving to be better adapted to beef and an elevator at that point and expect to accommodations, not to mention the sheep than to dairying. Some of our build for the 1931 crop. service and kindness of the train em­ overproduction in dairying is due to ployes, were all enjoyable things. forcing this business into territory not "For myself, I am quite sure that really adapted to the industry. This is this trip has given me a broader view true with pork, fruit and wheat. If and educated me more in this one week wheat can be grown at low cost to meet than years at home. For instance, the competition, grow wheat. .. It is not various places in Chicago to which I sound to clear good timber land when was taken, were an education in them­ white pine and other valuable trees are selves. There were many points of in­ the best crops to grow or to break up terest in the visit to the two museums grass land that is best adapted to graz­ which I shall never forget. The Live­ ing. Legislation, which makes it pos­ stock Show, with its wonderful exhi­ sible for the farmer to use land for bition of cattle, horses, etc., has taught what nature intended, is one of the me lessons which will hold me in good greatest agricultural needs... This De­ stead later on in my work about the partment will not tell the farmer how farm. The bigness of the one moving to run his business, but will help him picture show which I was privileged do the things that he believes and knows to visit was a revelation to me. One to be best for his own territory.''' of the most interesting things was to This is a sound policy for both the see the real working of two large and farmers and the railroad. How much powerful broadcasting stations, and better it is than the old trick 0 f bringing now that I am back home to the Quiet in a few carloads of Holsteins that Wis­ and peace of the farm, when I turn on consin didn't want and trying to make my radio, it holds more for me than dairymen out of dry-landers over night. it ever held in the past. I must not forget the modern farm which we vis­ ited. 'vVhen one sees how science has improved the farm and its working Detty Swen conditions for the farmer, it is a help Business Goes Forward to enable one to better one's self at home... The visit to the packing house Enconraging News {rom Our Rapid City Some Moses Lake Potatoes Line Gives Real Promise was indeed very interesting, and very {or the Future and a Girl beneficial. When one sees the rapidity with which the work is done here, it WEST River conditions in South Da­ FIVE-YEAR-OLD BETTY SWEN proves beyond a doubt how much can kota are reported to be better than experiencing considerable difficulty in be accomplished in any line, when there last year, despite the drouth, lack of holding up five potatoes from the Pen­ is system and business methods applied free-spending tourists, lower farm prices. rod Ranch in the Moses Lake country, by skilled and well paid workers. Holiday trade was as good or' better Washington. The yield of 250 sacks per than last year, according to The Dakota acre was sold at $32.00 and $35.00 per "I could write much more, but in a Farmer. word, I shall never forget what I have ton. The five potatoes weighed one-fourth seen and learned in this week, which Th.is publication also informs us that as much as the girl holding them, or each was a week of good fortune, happiness the First National Bank of Rapid City, potato weighed two pounds. and real schooling for me. S. D., in addition to the regular quar­ The Colonization Department of The "Let me thank, from the bottom of my terly dividend, expects to pay an extra Milwaukee Road has been featuring the dividend for 1930. As no extra dividend Moses Lake country in its advertising as heart, everyone who was in the least was paid in 1929, this is an indication of this country, tributary to our station, responsible for my visit to Chicago. If improved conditions in that tc:rritory. every member of the 4-H Club could Neppel, is a fine fruit and vegetable have been as lucky as I was, I am More than $800,000 was spent in con­ country. struction work in Rapid City during sure that we would be much better 1930. With December figures not in­ members for our experience." cluded, 505 building permits had been Farm Boy Visits Chicago issued of which 96 were for new houses. The ~ost of the fine new Milwaukee 4·H Club Member {rom South Dakota Carload of Honey Road freight house is one of the large Tells About His Trip to Inter· items included in this expenditure for national Live Stock Show Shipment of Comb Honey {rom Madison, building. This new building is a credit LEONARD EVEN, Thunderhawk, S. D., to Kansas City, Mo. to our company and in keeping with the Corson County, South Dakota, wrote THE Evergreen Apiaries, Madison, growth and progress of this fast-grow­ this letter to H. M. Jones, State Club S. D., owned by Hoffman Brothers, ing city. The post office reports 30,000 Leader, South Dakota State College, shipped a solid carload of comb honey letters handled by cancell ing machine about his prize trip to Chicago in Decem­ to Kansas City this fall. Their crop will on the Monday before Christmas. an in­ ber, which was made possible by The approximate 25,000 pounds. South Da­ crease of 7,000 over their best day in Milwaukee Road: kota produces over t\l/O and a quarter previous history. "I want you to know that I greatly million pounds of honey per year from Fifteen carloads of fat steers were ~'pproximately fifteen thousand colonies. appreciate the privilege of being a ,Alfalfa blossoms furnish a great deal of shipped from Presho, S. D., early in member of the 4-H Club. December by Arthur Gifford, and Gus this honey, making this wonderful crop McDaniels loaded three cars. The Mil­ "I am thankful and grateful that I of triple value to the state-feed, seed waukee Road furnished special service to have been chosen as the lucky one from and honey. "Alfalfa feeds the cows and give a good run to this train 0 f fat Corson County to make the trip to supplies the bees. South Dakota is the stock. Chicago. land of alfalfa, and truly, then, the land of milk and honey." Farmers in the Belvidere, S. D., trade "I left for Chicago Saturday morn­ territory are planning the construction of ing, about four o'clock, and arrived (Continued on page 15) Page Thi·rlee1l

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i ·1 The Handling of Merchandise shipment originating at Rockford, Illinois, We had, at one time, some complaint destined Dubuque, Iowa, would load on about slow time and an excessive number Schedules Savanna, transferring first day to a of cars used in handling merchandise for DURING the year 1929, there were straight Dubuque car for second morning the Elkader Line, also expense of trans­ loaded on the Milwaukee Railroad delivery; or a shipment originating at ferring at Marquette. A loading schedule and received from connections for road Elgin, Illinois, destined Glencoe, Minne­ for this branch was worked out as fol­ haul, 2,113,925 cars of revenue freight. sota, would transfer at Galewood first lows: day, Twin City Transfer third, reaching Of this total, 484,485 cars represent mer­ All tonnage Froelich to Elkader from chandise. If we visualize a 100-car train Glencoe fourth morning; or a shipment originating at Kansas City destined Boze­ the west and north was concentrated at of revenue freight loaded in different Calmar, Iowa. classes of equipment, such as box, stock, man, Montana, would load on Savanna, gondolas, tank, ref rigerators, etc., and Illinois, for transfer second day, Savanna All tonnage from the Twin Cities and consider that approximately 22 cars of ·to Aberdeen, S. D., for transfer fourth Wisconsin points was concentrated on the 100 are loaded with merchandise, we day after departure from Kansas City, LaCrosse, Wisconsin. can grasp the magnitude of the L. C. L. Aberdeen in turn, loading in the straight All tonnage f rom the east and south merchandise business moving over the Three Forks-Bozeman car, reaching was concentrated on Dubuque, Iowa. railroad each day. Bozeman fourth afternoon from Aber­ deen or eighth day from Kansas City. By this method of loading we are in a There may be an impression that L. position to load direct cars to this branch C. L. freight is loaded in a haphazard In building up a loading schedule for from Calmar, LaCrosse and Dubuque, manner as the tonnage may be offered the larger stations in particular, the L. avoiding delay and expense in transfer­ for movement. This, however, is not a C. L. tonnage for each destination must ring at Marquette and giving more satis­ fact. Each station loading an average of be very carefully studied so that the factory service. two or more cars per day, is provided freight will get to destination with the All branGh lines are handled in this with a loading schedule, showing the minimum number of transfers or no manner and in this way, and the expense proper loading for all merchandise des­ transfer, always keeping in mind that it and delay of transferring by station tined to points on our line, or connecting must reach its proper destination as forces and train crews has been very lines. quickly as possible. Schedules are ar­ much reduced. Many of the smaller The loading schedule arranged for each ranged at the larger terminals so as to transfer points have been eliminated, or car is given first, a schedule number; break bulk at the principal destinations the force cut down to a very low mini­ second, a clear statement showing just having the most tonnage on each division mum, by the loading to the larger sta­ or district, when there is not sufficient tions with the view of getting the freight what stations, or territory shall be loaded tonnage for one destination only. We in the car; third, day car loads; fourth, in straight cars from those stations to find, as an example, there is not sufficient destination without further transfer. train or trains handling from originating tonnage at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, to load station to destination; and fifth, day of a straight car to Kansas City, therefore, 'vVe endeavor, as far as possible, where arrival at destination. Copies of merchan" the Kansas City merchandise from La a peddler car is scheduled for handling dise schedules are furnished to all Traffic Crosse is forwarded to Savanna and con­ by a wayfreight crew, to have no freight Department offices, on and off Iine, prin­ solidated with the Kansas City tonnage in the car for stations beyond the destina­ cipal operating offices and the shipping from other points, enabling the making tion terminal of the run. In this way, public. of a straight Savanna-Kansas City car. when car is opened, the wayfreight crew We endeavor to have all unloading know they will schedules so made up that have to unload all the there can be no question as freight in the car or up to to the correct schedule the set-out point. A care­ loading of each station on ful study is always made the railroad, and also, by of peddler cars, and they consulting same, give ac­ are usually loaded so as to curate and detailed infor­ set out at the heavy ton­ mation regarding the move­ nage station, or car is ment of a shipment and moved by time freight to time in transit from any the heavy station, and originating station to any moved forward on the way­ destination on our line. As freight later in the day, an example, a shipment thus giving the heavy sta­ from Green Bay for Spo­ tion expedited service and kane, would transfer at avoiding delay to the way­ Milwaukee the first day freight unloading a large after shipment, transfer at amount of merchandise. Aberdeen between the ar­ By this arrangement a way­ rival of No. 63 and de­ freight leaving the home parture of No. 263 on terminal seldom has over third day after shipment, three or four way cars arriving Spokane in a from which freight must straight Spokane car even­ be unloaded, as compared ing of the seventh day for to ten or twenty way cars eighth morning delivery a few years ago. frqm Green Bay; or a 'Vinter Sports, Rainier National Park Page Fourteen

Milt Clark Collection Much has been done and more can be various lines at Chicago and transferring the practice to place such new scheduled done, in the conservation of equipment in is avoided. cars in operation for a period of thirty, this service as some very lightly loaded In figuring the arrival at destination of sixty' or ninety days and to determine cars are still being operated. Our prin­ our scheduled cars, we avoid, as far as whether or not car shall be made per­ cipal trouble is at the smaller stations, possible, the loading of cars that would manent. who instead of loading small lots of reach destination on Sunday. A car, as Two important factors enter into the merchandise or miscellaneous company an example, due at destination on the successful operation of merchandise sched­ freight in the passing wayfreight, load in second morning is not loaded on Fridays, ules. First, the proper loading of each a car at the station which then travels but held over and utilized for Saturday's shipment in the proper car as outlined in many miles with a small amount of loading. In this way, the destination sta­ the schedule. Second, handling the car freight to destination or a transfer point. tion will have one car to handle on Mon­ on the train on which it is scheduled to We are making headway, however, and day instead of two. This scheme saves move from originating point to destina­ hope in the near future to entirely elim­ about 75 to 100 cars per week and reduces tion. To determine the on time move­ inate this expensive handling. congestion at destinations on Mondays. ment of merchandise, a weekly report is A short time ago we were operating Constant supervision is necessary to de­ made from all stations receiving break four cars daily from Galewood and four termine if changes in loading schedules bulk cars, showing in detail al1 cars that cars from Union St. for a branch line. are necessary. The tonnage carried in have not maintained schedule, also cars There were also operated from the main each scheduled car is reported by the that have been delayed at destination in line terminal of this branch, six cars loading station, and record kept in the placement to the freight house or cars daily, thus the wayfreight had a minimum Transportation Department. If the ton­ which were only partly unloaded on day of fourteen cars. A loading schedule was nage in a certain car is very light, it may of arrival. These reports are carefully worked out to open the freight house at be necessary to find a different schedule examined, each delay being followed up the terminal for transferring freight at loading that will maintain the same ar­ to determine the cause, and handled for 5 :30 a.m. The freight from Galewood rival at destination, or the tonnage may correction. and Union St. was loaded into one car be too heavy to load in one car, it then There are a number of merchandise from each station and transferred into becoming necessary to place an additional cars in operation scheduled for through the six cars regularly operated from the car in' the schedule to possibly a different movement on time freights to a terminal terminal for forwarding the same morn­ destination, thereby expediting delivery. or station beyond the break bulk point for ing. Thus the wayfreight now has six Changes in train schedules and way­ return movement on the wayfreight to instead of fourteen cars and the six cars freight operation also require changes in give better deliveries. This handling is are so arranged that four set out at the the merchandise loading. quite extensive on divisions where way­ principal destination stations and only two When new service is requested to any freights are on a tri-weekly basis or doing cars peddle at the small stations. point, in order to place us in position to all unloading from wayfreights operating secure new or additional business, it is in one direction only. Some time ago, new loading schedules were worked at Aberdeen, S. D., which have been very successful. Straight cars The Agricultural and Coloniza­ containing merchandise at points on the tion Department Lines West are loaded at Savanna, Por­ (Continued (rom page 13) tage, Milwaukee, Gibson Transfer, Chi­ cago, Galewood and Twin City Transfer Livestock Feeding in Montana College. At present 167 former club for Aberdeen, moving to that point on Fairfield Community Fattening Forty members are enrolled at the college. No. 63, also cars from Sioux City, Sioux Cars of Lambs and Cattle for Forty-two per' cent of the freshman home Eastern Markets economics class were club members ami Falls, Mitchell, Council Bluffs. Omaha 30 per cent of the freshman agricultural reach Aberdeen on No. 61. A night force LIVESTOCK finishing began in the class. Of the 208 enrolled in the sec­ is employed at Aberdeen and cars arriv­ Fairfield cJmmunity on the Green- ondary school of agriculture, 32 per cent ing on No. 63 and No. 61 are at once fields division of the Sun River Irriga­ of the girls and 42 per cent of the boys placed to the house for transfer, which is tion project, three years ago, when Rob­ have had some 4-H Club experience. a~omplished before the departure of ert Clarkson, County Agricultural Agent These boys and girls will be a large Coast time freight No. 263. Aberdeen for Teton County, planned a 4-H Club factor in the maintaining and developing loads fourteen cars daily to break bulk at livestock feeding project. A carload of of a sound agricultural program for all principal stations, Baker, Montana, to lambs was divided up among the mem­ South Dakota. A prosperous agriculture the Coast. bers of the club, fed for the necessary is essential to the success of the Mil­ Handling this merchandise at Aberdeen feeding period and then assembled for waukee Road, and that is why this com­ between the arrival of No. 63 and No. shipment. This winter forty cars of pany is so much interested in county 61 and departure of No. 263 gives Mil­ lambs and cattle are on feed. Thousands agricultural agents and 4-H Club work. waukee, as an example, the same delivery of head are available on the ranges tribu­ to these principal western stations as if tary to the Greenfields division, and with Land Sales in South Dakota they loaded fourteen straight cars daily the completion of the Gibson dam, a':Jun­ Farmers Take Advantage of Present to the various destination stations. This dant water is availahle to grow fattening Values to Buy Homes re-arrangement of our service from many feeds in the vicinity of our Fairfield principal loading centers has improved station. The Milwaukee Road provides W ]. HOLAHAN, Mason City, Iowa, delivery from 24 to 72 hours. At some direct service to eastern and we,tern • two years ago traded Canadian of the larger stations, where we have cities so that ready markets are avail­ lands for the old Elm Springs Hutterian sufficient tonnage, we also operate some able for fat stock. Many carloatls of Colony land, buildings and grist mil1 and direct cars to Lines West destinations, finished beef and lamb will be shipped sold it al1 out to farmers in small tracts and do not transfer at Aberdeen. from this station in the years to cmne. from $40 to $65 per acre, using the Our scheduled loading to points east of The greater percentage will probably be Hanson County Abstract Co., at Alex­ Chicago via the Terre Haute Division is lambs, as the conditions are better adapt­ andria, S. D., as headquarters. Last quite complete and covers many. large ed to lamb feeding than beef finishing. spring he traded Canadian land for over stations and transfer platforms. We load This territory will receive special at­ 5,000 acres of Wolf Creek Colony land, six scheduled cars daily via Delmar, four tention from our agricultural and col­ getting all of the buildings and a grist via Webster, two via \Vest Dana, six onization department. Close co-operation mill. Land in the Clayton, S. D., neigh­ via Cheneyville, one via Newell, six via is being given to Dan Thurber, assistant borhood he has been selling for $65 per Terre Haute, two via Linton, one via county agent, and the farm organizations acre. A week ago 600 acres with the Bedford and one via Chicago Heights. with the carrying out of their plans fo. grist mill were sold to Ewald Pedde, Each of these cars are loaded daily ex­ this community. Dolton, who sold his Dolton farm to get cept Sunday, according to a set schedule the land and mill at Wolf Creek, for covering certain territory; which is served 4-H Club Members to College which he paid $25,000, or a little over by cars loading at the break bulk station, $40'per acre. Mr. Pedde plans to operate in this manner giving the most expedited South Dakota State College Reports One the mill. Mr. Holahan sold some of the service with the least number of trans­ Hundred and Sixty·Seven Former rougher land for $35 an acre and the fers. Considerable time is saved in the Club Members Enrolled balance up to $65. C. B. Grim, of Olivet, Chicago District, by loading through cars FOUl<.-H CLUB work is attracting bought 320 acres at $50 per acre. Only to points East as terminal delays incident students to the agriculture and home 300 acres remain to be sold of the 5,000­ to switching to the freight houses of the economics courses at South Dakota State acre tract. pagePiftem

Milt Clark Collection Three thousand one hundred and twenty other minerals are found in this rich sec­ MILWAUKEE BOWLING acres of deeded land south of Draper, tion and the mining industry will be an BULLETIN S. D., known as the Bartholomew ranch, increasing factor in bringing about the sold recently to Andrew Ronback, who growth of this city and its trade terri­ Last Call will take possession March 1. Tllis is tory. COME on you Milwaukee Road Bowl­ one of the best improved ranches west ers, and do not forget to support your of the Missouri river. Tenth Annual Tournament at Milwaukee, vVisconsin. Entries close February 10, and tourna­ Lamb Feeding Pays in Iowa ment should start Saturday. February 28, and end March 29. Farmer at Bmdey Profitably Markets His Now, boys, please put your shoulder to Feed Crops Through Montana the wheel and let's see your entries roll Lambs in to our Secretary-Treasurer, Wm. J. VAL RACEK, a young farmer at Hux­ Cary, 53~56th Avenue, West Allis, Wis. ley, Iowa, purchased 340 Montana E. A. BROCK, President, lambs this fall for his first venture. The Signing off. lambs were selected by our Livestock De­ ----- velopment Agent J. K. Ford, and pur­ Bowling League chased through a reliable lamb dealer at WITH the season at the half-way Miles City, Montana. The carload arrived mark, keen competition is felt by all on September 23', costing him at the farm teams. With a difference of only five $6.42 per cwt. Two hundred and twenty­ games between the leaders and the cellar six head were sold on the Chicago market team, there is bound to be quite a few on January 5, at $8.65, with six out at shakeups in the standings from now on. $7.00. The death loss to date is five, with Section J4'oreman M. E. Nicksic Everyone is fighting for that coveted 109 still on feed and doing well. The first place, and the battle now goes into lambs weighed fifty-nine pounds in Mon­ A Nice Record the second and final lap. May the best tana and the shipment, sold January 5 at WE have here a picture of Section team win. Chicago, averaged approximatel:y eighty Foreman M. E. Nicksic and his The Kansas City team, under the care­ pounds. Mr. Racek has taken 10 more ful guidance of Captain Christ, leads the than enough money to pay the original curly-haired little daughter. league after a hard but steady climb cost of all the lambs and this ba lance, Mr. Nicksic entered the service in 1910 from last place only a few weeks ago. with the 109 head on feed, is the amount and has been the section foreman at Captain Christ has great influence over received for his feed and labor. McLaughlin, S. D., on the Trans-Mis­ his teammates, and is always behind his souri Division a good portion of the team to work hard. Captain Woelffer of Our Agricultural Development Agent time. For the past six or seven years the Omaha team is also plugging away at W. R. Hauser encouraged Mr. Racek to he has been assigned to the handling of his team and expects to get on top soon. buy the lambs and assisted him in work­ large extra gangs during the track laying The league will have several teams in ing out his feeding rations. The lambs season, and in the remaining months per­ the Milwaukee Tournament at Milwau­ were in a dry lot for all but the first ten formed, duties' as section foreman, hav­ kee and we all look forward to meeting days and received farm produced feeds, ing supervision over an average force of ou; many out-oi-town friends at that time. corn-fodder shelled corn and soy-bean four men. During' his entire period of hay. This farmer is vtry appreciative of service he has not had a reportable in­ FREIGHT AUDITORS' BOWLING the practical assistance given him, as. a jury to himself or any of the men placed LEAGUE beginner by our depar.tment. It Will in his charge. This is a nice record, STANDING JANUARY 8. t93t doubtles; mean the beginning of lamb particularly so for a foreman who has Won Lost Percent feeding as a big business in ,this area, Kansas City 25 20 .770 had supervision over a great many extra Milwaukee 24 2J .777 which will profitably market feed crops gang laborers. Mr. Nicksic intends to Omaha ...•.•...... 23 22 .778 and make more tonnage for The Milwau­ add the year 1931 to his accomplishments Twin Cities ; .••..•..... 22 23 .764 Sealtle 21 24 .758 kee Road. along the lines of Accident Prevention. Chicago 20 25 .760 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES Player and Cliih. . Average MalcYDski, Chicago ,...... J75 Black Hills Gold Gentz, Milwaukee..:...... 174 PetersoIJ" TWin CIties .....•...... ••. 174 Largest Mine in United States Brings Becker, Omaha ...... "...... 171 Business Stability to Rapid City Reinert, Twin Cities .....•...... ~ ~ 170 Territory Haidys. Seatlle " .. ,.,...... 164 Woelfler, Omaha :...... 162 oDR Rapid City line taps a rich agri­ Lanson, . ~fI1waukcc ·161 cultural section, but farm products Kemnitz, Kansas City ...... •.. 161 Christ, Kansas City 161 are not the only source of revenue. Large High team series-Omaha 2,666 amounts of lumber are still coming out High team game--Omaha ...... • 958 of the Black Hills and reforestatIOn IS High individual 9:ame--Remert 255 -High individual series-Christ...... 603 making rapid strides. Trees ma:ke fast C. M. ST. P. & P. WOMEN'S JIG TIME growth in this area and lumbenng Will BOWLING LEAGUE be a permanent business. The .Homestake Won Lost Percent Gold Mine at Lead, S. D., 10 the past Big Time 20 10 .667 33 years has produced $165,000,000 B. & B. Foreman E. M. Ericks·QD and Crew, Sm'all Time 19 11 .633 worth of gold. The mine employs 1,~00 Terry, Montana. Low Time 12 18 .400 On Time 9 21 .300 men and women, 650 of whom are mlO­ Expects a Clear Record INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES ers, 400 of whom work unde~ground. Player and Club Games Average This mine has been worked contlOuously This Year E. Albright, Small Time 30 135 surpa~sed E. Collins, Big Time ., 30 128 for more than 54 years, and is J. Mc1>onald On Time ' ....• 30 123 mlI~es The above picture is that of the B. J in size only by the South Afncan ~rick­ M. Porten, Low Time 30 122 and the recently discovered Canadian & B. crew under Foreman E. M. A. Byrne, Big Time 24 109 I~rgest son, of Terry, Mont~na.. Mr. Er~ckson C. Barber, On Time 27 103 field. South Dakota is the con­ M. Steffen, Time 27 103 is on the extreme nght 10 the picture. Low tributor of gold to the Dmted. States H. Henning, Small Time 30 99 Mint at Denver. Total gold receIved at He entered the service of the Milwaukee 1. McDonald, Small Time 30 95 Road in 1911, and while he 'had two r~­ M Edwards Big Time 30 87 the mint during 1930 was $13,4D2,307 and R: Wennerh~rg, Low Time .,. 27 82 the amount from South Dakota was $8,­ {iortable injuries in the early. year.s of hIS A. Gaynor, On Time 30 79 311,357, most of it from the J:lom~stake service, he has to date carned hiS crew, High team average. three games- 1 mine. Steady revenue from thIS mlOe IS averaging eight to ten men, through a Small Time ...... •... ,144 period of four years and t'Y0 mont~s High team single game-­ felt through all the Hills count:y and ~s Small Time ...... •...... •• 420 as Rapid City is t~e central pOl.nt f.or without an injury of any kmd. It High individual average, three games- 453 his intention to add the year 1931 to this E. Albright ...... • , the business of thiS secllon, thiS city High single game ,. 19:1 profits from this gold productiolL Many clear record. Page Sixteen

Milt Clark Collection News from the Minneapolis W. Kane of the Raggers says that they ing a good season with the teams on a Bowlers' Training Camp wo~ld make a better showing if they had hot fight for top honors. The Sioux team theIr old pal Lyle King back in their representatives of the local freio-ht office THEY train every night at the Min­ lineup. neapolis recreation alleys from seven­ are in the thick of the fight. <> thirty p.m. until the three required games Otto Neuwirth of the Fast Mail sure The averages of the Sioux are as fol­ have been rolled. S. Jones of the Pioneer had his bowling- spirit with him when he lows: Limited has injected some new power crashed more than six hundred pins to into the lineup, so we expect to see the take the week's high honor. H. Rachner ...... •...... 175.27 C. Holmgren 173.10 team climb up the hill and get into first E. Rachner says if the secretary would place. ]. Ritter 172.34 keep a better record he would have a E. Peterson 164.25 The Sioux, under the able leadership higher average. of E. Rackner, have proven themselves H. Nee 160.9 to be far better bowlers than they are Carl Holmgren believes in breaking in The team standings are as follows: diamond ball players. bowlers young, so he has started to Fast Mail .880 groom Art Gerber for the pOSitIOn as ]. J. Johnson and Lee Nelson are fight­ The Sioux .864 anchor. Well, Art might hold them from Olympians .873 ing for the league's leadership for indi­ getting anywhere. vidual standings. Harley Davidson .859 The league's president, C. Behr, has Someone please tell us why Lee Nelson Pioneer Limited .865 been A. W. O. L. for a long time. Does The Arrow .839 always kisses his ball before he delivers anybody know where he is? it. It has been a mystery to us for a long The Ragger .836 time. The Milwaukee Road League is enjoy- The Columbian .827

Shootin' on the Square CHARLES H. MILES doing (avors (or somebody with never a thought of reimbursement - he just did it Submitted by WllIiam Suckow, Clerk, Genera.! VETERANS of Milwaukee service through kindness. To tbe ones left behind, we Baggage Department, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. will be pained to learn of the death extend our deepest sympatby. Reprinted from the November issue of tbe of Charles H. Miles, for many years A little fairy whispered in my ear that "Railroad Man's Magazine." general agent, Passenger Department of this company at San Francisco, on Jan­ Machinist Helper Joe Roach still believes in WHEN your train's all switcbed together, uary 2. Mr. Miles had retired from ac­ Santa Claus. Yes, he did hang up his stocking And you're called to make life's run, tive service several years ago, but the at the Roundhouse, and iet's see, what was it Don't forget your sbare of labor, memory of his helpful service to all he received. Ob, oh. As you take your share of fun. patrons of the Milwaukee Railroad, and Blacksmith George Colvin, wife and daugh­ Hit tbe ball and watch for signals, to the many employes of the company on ter Rutb, spent tbe holidays at their old home, And you'll make a run that's (air, tour in his territory, will keep him in Sanborn, Iowa. If you show yourself and otbers grateful remembrance. Mr. Miles \Vas Who said we didn't celebrate New Year's. Tha ~ you're shootin' on the square. ever a resourceful and efficient passen­ Ask Engineer Otto Schicker. ger man and the San Francisco agency Do You Know- Check your manifest and orders, suffered a real loss when he retired. Mrs. Thot Charley Peck was raised at Genesee See there's bills for every load, Miles died twelve years ago. and played ball on t.be Village Team? And be sure to handle tonnage Also the first Essex car owned and operated As 'you ramble down life'. road; by Rudy Tegan was driven from Brodbead to And remember as you travel, Madison Division Items Albany with emergency brakes applied? There is nothing can compare Engineer Wm. Dee- and wife have taken their That Jim Pratt still fishes? Walter "Sandy" To the man who shows a record annual sojourn to the California country. 'Wilson is wintering in Florida? That he's shootio' on the square. Another traveler returned from Canada, after That Thos. Gaby really sbot a deer? spending Christmas there-Miss Marie Ducket you overtake a brother, That Thos. Kennaugh visited his old home 1£ of the Freigbt Department. Who has stalled upon a hHl, on the "Isle 0' Man" off the British Isles? Cut right off and be a helper, If we only knew before hand that sbe was That Zebine Willson is the oldest agent in Boost him out, and with a will. going up there, I wonder what onr request service on The Milwaukee Road? And you'll feel the good of knowing would he? That Dcrleigh Allen is a cartoonist? You're an answer to his prayer, The many friends nf Wm. Steinberg, "Bill" That Monroe is the largest Swiss Cheese That in trouble he'd be meeting as he was known around Janesville, were producing territory in this country? One who's shootin' on the square. stunned to hear of his untimely deatb Decem­ That the 1931 almanac is interesting? ber 27. HB ill" had been running into Janes­ Tbat Trukey Predeaux can still turn a hand When the semaphore before you ville for some ti.me, and made a host o( (riends spring? Roy Allen Vaughan is a great gTeat Shows your terminal is reached, botb on -the railroad and off. Many he made grand·nephew of General Etban Allen? If sqt,.tare shootin's been your motto, through his gTeat love for flowers. Others, just That Harry Lathrop sold bis toll bridge and And you've practiced what you preached, through his pleasant personality and kindness. the Stat.e is completing a new bridge in its You will surely get a highball, As Engineer Ruble said, tlHe was continually place? A clear track (or over there, If the tower man bas the message: "He's been shootin' on the square."

FRED BURLOCK H' & D. DIVISION ENGINEER FRED BURLOCK met deatb while on duty, as his engine struck a cow on the tracks about two miles east of Hosmer. Mr. Burlock reo versed his engine to remove the carcass (rom the track and was later round by the train crew, in the cab, unconscious, and died while being rushed to the nearest hospital. Concussion of the brain was given as the cause o( death. ,\! r. Burlock was born at Madison, Wiscon­ sin. :n 1880, and had been in the service of The Milwaukee Road for twenty-six years. He is surviv~d by his widow, two daughters and a stcp·son and daughter, to whom tbe sym­ pathy of Milwaukee Railroad friends is ex· tended in their bereavement. Tacoma, WashinJ!:ton. the City 'Vith a Great Monntain In Its Front Yard Page Sevelllee"

Milt Clark Collection Jane and Betty, which included vocal solos THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD by Miss Jane and group songs by all three with Mrs. Kirkland at the piano. Mrs. E. L. Cleveland, a popular former mem­ WOMEN'S CLUB ber, was welcome and the Milwaukee employes. About 200 had Mr. Kirkland's death. appreciation to all committees and members gathered at the station at 7 P. M., December who assisted in making the Christmas party of 20, to greet the "special" Santa Claus train. ~Iarion Chapter an outstanding success; to The delight of the many children when Santa Mobridge Chapter Superintendent A. J. Elder for his aid and Claus stepped off was a sight never to be for. Dcrra A Ilderson, Historiall splendid co·operation with the cluh; to Mr. gotten. He Ie

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Milt Clark Collection ward tbem to tbe superintendent's office and ",itb tbe many colored ligbts was truly beauti­ the club will see that they are distributed ful. We wisb tn tbank Mr. Henderson for Council Bluffs Chapter among tbe needy. It is hoped that all cases his kind co-operation, also Mr. OJe Anderson, Mrs. Carmen Underwood, Historian of need or illness will be reported promptly who indeed makes a wonderful Santa Claus. COUNCIL BLUFFS CHAPTER met the eitber to the superintendent or the club. One bundred and seventy-five sacks filled with afternoon of January 7. A card party held Saturday evening in the nuts, candy and fruit were given to the Mil­ The Welfare committee reported that relief club rOOms was indeed a success. All tables waukee children. had been extended to many needy families. A were taken and everyone reported an enjoy· The sick and welfare committee, under the hnspital bill was allowed for One family and able evening. Refreshments were served by the capable direction of Mrs. John R. Bankson, food supplies were sent to many others. There Social committee. The committee chairman, made twenty-nine calls during this month. seems to be a great number of unemployed in Mrs. W. L. Finnicum, announced another Six sick members were given personal calls our Milwaukee family, and tbe club together party to be held Saturday evening, January and flowers. Groceries, sboes and clotbing with tbe Railroad Relief Fund are doing 24. Nice prizes and delicious refreshments have been given to various Milwaukee fami. much to belp those who are in need at this should be SOme inducement to attend. Come lies on this division. time. The beau tiful winter weather we are and bring your friends. enjoying here is one blessing we are all grate­ The monthly meetings of the club are well ful fnr. Well, folks, the "FEET" are growin~. We attended, and each member is doing her utmost have to our credit 65 feet of pennies in the to make Our cbapter as interesting and as belp­ At Christmas time, 165 sacks of candy, nuts march to the MILE we hope to reacb. Is ful as possible. Our president, Mrs. Henry and apples were sent tn all small cbildren of everyone saving their pennies? Don't forget Kruck, has been very active on the Welfare the Milwaukee families. This is a custom we 16 pennies make a foot. Anyone who wishes to committee. The club is planning many enter­ have practiced for several years, and seems to help out the good cause and who cannot at­ tainments for the winter months, and we trust be a successful one, for in this war each child tend the next meeting send your pennies to the members will turn out and enjoy themselves. is reached and remembered. the superintendent's office. Be sure to enclose Sioux Falls Chapter wishes to extend greet­ At this meeting the club members voted not your name. Those who have not already be· ings to all members of this organization, and to send flowers in time of sickness. "Vhile it gun, start now; save your pennies and watch success in all its undertakings during the is a lovely practice aDd we regret to abandon tbe Magazine for next month's report. New Year. it, we think it is the wise thing to do during The Des Moines Chapter takes tbis oppor. this depression, as the money can be used for tunity to extend to all other club members mOre wor~hy purposes. We are going to send and aU employes on the system the wish that Spokane Chapter cards, as tokens of tboughtfulness, to cheer tbe year 1931 will be happy and one of GOOD Mrs. Edw. A. Breeden, Historian those wbo are unfortunate to be shut in. WILL AND PROSPERITY. Word was received that our forn er historian OUR annual Christmas party was held in tbe i~ club rooms, Tuesday, December 30. This Mrs. Jay Hollingswortb, who now lives party is held for the cbildren. Afler singing California, has a new baby girl, and we ex­ Dubuque Chapter tend congratulations. Christmas carols about our large Christmas Mrs. W. O. Wright, Historian tree, we listened to a program prepared by Inasmuch as election of officers takes place A VERY interesting meeting of the Dubuque Mrs. Nathan Jones. Our ladies trio furnisbed next month, a nominating committee was ap­ Cbapter was beld in Temple Hall, corner several numbers and Mr. Earl Rapp accom­ pointed to select candidates. 9tb and Locust Streetl, Thursday evening, De:­ panied by his mother at the piano, gave several Tbe Council Bluffs Chapter bopes that all cember 4. Forly·eigbt members and several violin solos. A treat for each cbild, games, otbers bad a very Merry Christmas and wisb guests were present. dancing and refreshments belped to make a de­ for all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. The chairman of tbe Sunshine committee, Mrs. lightful Christmas party. About one hundred Lillian Grice gave a very interesting report. were present. After tbe brief business session Miss Lucille Miles City Chapter Miller, cbairman of tbe Program committee, Sioux City Chapter Clwrlotte J. Walters, Historiaa entertained us with games. Delicious refresh­ MY article this month will seem perhaps un­ Mrs. Robert L. Robson, Historian ments concluded a very delightful evening. interesting as it deals with the Christmas Our family Christmas party beld December SIOUX CITY CHAPTER bas been very ac· work of tbe club, and allusions to past evcnts 18, proved to be one of the largest and best tive in welfare as well as social work duro always seem so commonplace. Nevertheless, it we have ever bad. Two bundred and twenty­ ing the last two montbs. was a beautiful Christmas. Conditions seemed five people sat down to a pot luck dinner During the month of November tbe meeting to bring out the very best that was in every­ served at 6 :30 p. m. of the board was beld in the home of Mrs. one. Oftentimes it takes adversity to show Tbe ball was beautifully decorated by Mrs. E. F. Palmer. people wbat tbey have to be thankful fnr and George Reisch and ber committee. Tbe main The regular meeting of the cbapter was held to share with otbers less fortunate. attraction was a large and beautiful Cbristmas Monday evening, November 24. At this time The city authorities, the American Legion, tree, well lighted. a Giggs dinner was served at a nominal price the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Tbe Christmas story was told by Miss Lu­ of 25 cents per plate. 127 plates were served. churches, and the Milwaukee Women's Club, cille Millar. Alter the dinner the meeting was called to' all came forward so willingly and aided tbat it Piano solos by Richard Graff, Ardelle Boland order by the president, Mrs. F. T. Buechler. appeared to be one of tbe best Christmases in and Jeanne Hanley. Tap and fancy dancing Reports were given by the several committees. tbe history of the club. by Mary Alice McGougb and Kathleen Jaeger. Bridge was played and enjoyed by all. The streets and homes were so beautifully Recitations by Paul Unrnacht and Mary Cox, Tbanksgiving baskets were delivered as usual. decorated and the weather was ideal, so every· and a reading, '4Asleep at the Switch," by Miss December has been an unusually busy month. one could enjoy the lovely sights. Aureta Abbott. Tbe pressing need for welfare work, buying Tbe club secured a sixteen-foot tree (tbanks Tben Santa Claus arrived and eacb child was and providing fuel, clothing, etc., for tbe to Mr. "Y. N. Ross), whioh was placed in the made happy with a to)" and a bag of candy needy. depot, and when trimmed with ornaments and and nuts. On December 20, in the evenipg, 400 boxes lights it was very beautiful. Christmas week proved to be a busy one were filled with nuts and candy for the Christ­ The children came at three o'c1ock on the for the Sunshine committee. Fifteen well-filled mas tree. Also the trimming of \he tree in allernoon of December 23, and Mrs. Numm.r­ baskets and many articles of wearing apparel the depot for tbe Christmas party given at dor, assisted by several or the club members, were distributed to needy families. 2 :30 Sunday afternoon, December 21. A gave out the stockings filled with candy and 'Danger Lights," a movie sponsored by the splendid program of Christmas carols, tap nuts to about 600 children. club was well patronized. Mrs. Frank Fern­ dances, and recitations were given by the At the regular meeting in December the strom was chairman of this committee. children of Milwaukee families. dolls were rafHed off: Miss Dolores Wagner Over 500 were present at the party. A drew the lucky numbers. The first or large Sioux Falls Chapter jovial Santa Claus arrived after the program. dop went to Mrs. Chas. Peterson. Mr. Peter· Mrs. Tom Cavanaugh, Historian A box of candy and nuts and an apple was s9n is employed in tbe Milwaukee offices here. SIOUX FALLS CHAPTER held its annual given eacb cbild. Tbe second doll Ivas given to Mr. W, N. Christmas tree and the arrival of Santa Tbe Tuesday before Cbristmas the day was Montgomery, who is Milwaukee agent at Shef· Claus at the passenger depot on Monday spent in packing baskets and distributing tbem field. About 1,000 chances were sold and the evening, December 22. The tree was beautiful for holiday cheer. Chickens and groceries were estimated net proceeds on the two dolls was and made a cbeery background for Santa. Mr. provided in eacb basket. $230, which goes to the Welfare fund. Frank Henderson had charge of the decorat­ The December board meeting was held in Many artc1es of clothing were given out ing of Santa's special train, and the effect the home of Mrs. M. R. Landon. during the month, as tbe club bas bad many ex- Page Nineteen

Milt Clark Collection cellent articles contributed. Shoes and stock· The December and January meetings, after The club extends its sympathy to Mr. ings were purchased (or several children also. the usual business routine had been gone and Mrs. H. Haffery and family in the recent Our greatest difficulty lies in thc fact that many through wcrc given over to a social time, play­ death of Mr. Haffery's mother. Also to Mr. families who really should accept our aid are ing cards and serving refreshments by a com­ and Mrs. E. Lueck in the death of Mrs. so self·conscious about this matter of relief. mittee in charge. Lueek's father, Mr. Feirn. We try as much as possible to keep up the On January 14 we were invited to the club No doubt all have heard of the serious ac· morale of the unemployed for we feel that a rooms, as many as could come, to finish up cident which befell Mr. John Dalton in De­ usick" mind causes more grief than a "sick" sewing left over from last year. The club cember. While on duty he fell and fractured body. rooms were open from 10 :00 A. M. so all one of his hips and is confined to Mercy Hos· Our president, Mrs. Nummerdor, is such'a who wished might. come and bring their lunch. pital. People who at any time had occasion wonderful workcr and we fear she will go 8e­ Superintendent O. H. Frick, wife and daugh­ to meet Mr. Dalton will remember him as a yond her physical strength. With such a ter, spent the Christmas holidays in Florida. kindly spoken officer, always on the alert to large membership she should have mOTe assist­ avoid ever having any accidents happen at his Mrs. R. Falck, daughter Betty, aecompanied ance in this 'Welfare work. \Ve must not for· crossing, which he has been stationed at for by ~Irs. A. Berdzien, visited in New York get it is our duty to be of service both to our the past 35 years. president and members of the Milwaukee fam­ state. During the rush of the holiday season only ily. We must forget ourselves and think of The club extcnds sympathy to the husband one card party was held, but the club voted others for in that thought lies the aim of our and relatives of Mrs. 'Walter Witt, who passed to start them again next week. beyond with the eoming of the New Year. She club. Let us all try it this coming year and No further business to be discussed the was always interested and active in club work. we surely will find true happiness as well. meeting adjourned and refreshments were To all the members of the General Governing served. Board and the members of our sister chapters, St. Maries Chapter we are extending greetings for the year 1931. Mrs. C. J. Leonard, Historian Mason City Chapter THE chapter met in regular session Decem· yE SCRIBE neglected her duty for the ber 15, at 2 :30 o'clock, in the clubhouse, Ottumwa Chapter month of November, consequently no notes with the president, Mrs. IHickelson, presiding. appeared in the last Magazine. However, we Mrs. James B. Davis, Historian The business meeting was short owing to the bad our bazaar, and as usual it was successful. OUR December meeting was held on the 12th Christmas party phnned for the cbildren by The dinner was in charge of ~frs. Anderson and was well attended, and the matter of the committee, 1\:frs. Hallard, Mrs. Tobias, and 1\{rs. Tritchler, and as you know from helping our needy and unemployed was dis­ . Mrs. Shewunck, Mrs. Terry and Mrs. Burt. cussed. Mrs. Given, as chairman of the Wel­ past experience it couldn't have been placed in The clubhouse was beautifully decorated with fare work, reported several families that are mOTe capable hands. Everything sold well, suitable Christmas decorations and a most helped by coal, groceries, etc., and Mrs. Kemp, and the proceeds helped enlarge our bank de­ gorgeous Christmas tree standing in one corner. Sunshine chairman, gave a very interesting posit for taking care of the needy. Santa Claus appeared with baskets of popcorn report. Christmas is over and we are well into the halls and saeks of nuts and candy. Also re­ New Year, but the write-up will not be COm· ~rr. Nee, our new superintendent, and Mrs. freshments were served to about 60 mothers plete without mentioning OUr Christmas parties, Nee, arrived in Ottumwa November 1, and we and 100 children. one for the grown·ups and one for the children. were very happy to welcome her to our club. A very fine program was arranged, including The grown-ups reverted baek to the box lunch December 23 was a happy day for the Ot­ singing and dancing and readings by about 20 days and from all reports those boxes contained tumwa children. The Christmas party was children. We really had a good time and we as many surprises as though Santa Claus ap­ hcld in our club rooms, and Mr. Santa Claus are pleased, as this was our first Christmas peared. This party has been termed one of (Mr. M. P. Hannon) in his good·natured party, and we feel sure it will be repeated next the best we had during the year. At any ratc way, greeted each child at the door and gave year, as we feel it added a great deal to the everyone reported a good time. The tiny tots each wee·one a stocking filled with candy, nuts Christmas spirit. had their party on the Saturday preeeding and an orange, a toy and a nice big popcorn Wishing you all a most Happy and Prosper­ Christmas. A tree was decorated for the oc­ ball. And then Mrs. Santa Claus (Mrs. E. R. easion. Old Saint Nick appeared and unloaded ous New Year. Davis), served the mothers with eoffee and his pack, and one happy afternoon was spent doughnuts. You should have heard those kid­ by the children of Milwaukee employes in dies play the piano, speak their pieces and Janesville Chapter Mason City. This Christmas party for the sing carols for old Santa. Mrs. Louis Micooel, Historian kiddies, you know, is an annual event and is ~rrs. Hannon, as chairman, and her com­ ONCE again Santa has eome and gone, but enjoyed by the grown·ups equally as well. mittee consisting of Mmes. Barnosky, Tuomey, oh, what a lot of happiness he brought Also want to mention the Christmas tree that Ruhland, Cogswell and Reynolds, deserve a to the children, also quite a number of our was placed in the center of the street near the lot of praise for its success. older folks. The Janesville Cbapter held their depot eaeh year. This tree is generally a real annual Christmas party in the club house De­ On November 25 there was a eard party held large one and is lighted with numerous colored cember 21, with about 150 in attendance. in the club rooms. Mrs. Hannon was chairman) lights. This eustom has been followed for a con~ assisted by 1\1rs. Orvis, Mrs. - Dingaman, ~Irs. Mae and Jack Kennaugh opened the program number of years and certainly has done Wm. R. Wilson, Dora Mann and Mrs. Nee. by playing and singing "Silent Night." A siderable towards the IIMilwaukee" cementing splendid program of songs, recitations and its friendliness with the city of Mason City. piano solos w~re given by the children. Mr. Portage Chapter and Mrs. Santa Claus both appeared in per­ Milwaukee Chapter Elizabeth Bloomfield son, with their bag loaded with gifts for all. T HE Christmas party for the children, given There wag caudy, nuts, fruit, popcorn balls Miss Leona Schultz, Historian by the Portage Chapter at the Portage and Eskimo pies. All those that attended THE annual dinner and bazaar of the Mil· station, proved a great success. Ag in other voted this year's party to have been the best waukee Chapter was held on Thursday, De­ yearg HS anta" eame in on a train decorated ever beld thus far in the history of the club. cember 4, the total net receipts being $280.00. with various colored lights, amid the ringing The J anuarl meeting was held January 6 Dinner was served to 253 people. The various of bells and blowing of whistles to the de· with Mrg. Hunter presiding. Minutes of the chairmen certainly deserve to be complimented light of a big gathering of children (grown­ previous meeting were read and approved and on their splendid work. ups, also) all seemed greatly pleased with the all other business matters disposed of in the Tbe regular meeting of the l\Iilwaukee Chap· gifts brought them by a wonderful "Santa usual manner. Sunshine chairman reported ter was held on December 15 with a large at­ Claus." a great number of personal and telephone calls tendanee. The \Velfare chairman reported hav­ Ten well filled Cbristmas baskets were sent having been made. In this time of need with ing spent $193.30 in welfare work durini the to homes, which brought back a quick re­ so many of our men out of work, a great deal previous month, and that since the inaugura­ sponse in thanks to the club for their gen· of welfare work has been done, with a lot more tion of the Milwaukee Terminals Relief Com· erosity. to do. It is hoped that all of the men will mittee, Mrg. Carey and she have been making The bazaar, given in October, netted after soon be called baek to their old jobs. A from 11 to 16 ealls a day investigating the all expenses were paid, $225.50. This with lengthy discussion was in order, on the way various cases whieh have been ealled to their the sum of $18.25, made from the sale of jello the club and the men had eo-operated with attention. and 51 Christmas eards, made in all $243.75 eaeh other in this matter of giving aid to We were glad to have Mrs. Hodge visit the for helping the unemployed. those in need. chapter again, and hope she will continue to In December the Sunshine committee was Mrs. Frank Oliver wag appointed chairman improve in health. busy making ten telephone and sixteen house of the nominating committee, for in March Shortly before Christmas tbe Women's Club giant tree made its appearance in the waiting calls. we have our election of officers. Page Twenty

Milt Clark Collection room o( tbe depot, to welcome passengers and George Rector, presided. The rest of the men at Wabasha have been fortunate in getting wish tbem a Merry Cbristmas. It was lovelier afternoon was spent playing cards and bunco. extra work account o( the older men layin&" off tban ever, and those who set it up and Our president, IIIrs. Loderhose, entertained (rom time to time. trimmed it did a very praiseworthy job. at luncheon the officers and chairmen o( the Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. S. O( course December would not be complete various committecs at her home, Saturday, S. Brown in the deatb o( Mrs. Brown's (alber, without a Christmas party for thc kiddies, and December 27. Everyone enjoyed the delicious who passed away the (orepart o( the month. so on December 19 Santa Claus sent out a no­ luncheon and pleasant afternoon. One (rom the "Auld Skule" called at Wa· tice that he would patronizc the Milwaukee basha the first of the year, and surely always Road that night, and 125 pays and girls, as Harlowton Chapter glad to greet Mr. S. J. O'Gar, (rom the Store well as their parents, gathered in the club room Department. to listen to a very enjoyable program while Ora Halvorsen, Historian The work o( clectri(ying the roundhouse at HARLOWTON CHAPTER held its regu­ waiting (or his train to pull in. Then as the Wabasha has been completcd, and Mr. Paul telegram arrived saying he was nearing 1'.fil­ lar meeting Monday evening, January 5. Jensen, who has been in chargc of tbe work, Aller the meeting cards and refreshments were waukee, all bundled into coats and caps and and Mr. Hilbert Koepnick are receiving com­ enjoyed. went down to the platform to mect Santa with pliments on the excellcnt work they have ac­ December 23 we had a Christmas program a grand rush aller his train had come to a stop complisbed. Foreman John Jacobs, (rom Mil­ consisting of tableaux, music, songs and recita. and the gates were opened. Thcre was a bag waukee, arrived to give it the finishing touches. o( candy, nuts, and (ruit, as well as a gill tions. We also had a Christmas tree and a It is a deeidcd improvement and will result in live Santa Claus, who distributed bags o( (or every cwld, with a light lunch for the an effcctive saving. mothers and (athcrs. The program was COm­ candy, nuts and apples to the children, lIS pleted with community singing, and tbe club bags being distributed. room rang with "Silent Night" and "Jingle The Sunshine committee made eight per· Union Station Chapter Bells." sonal calls, two telephone calls, total ten calls, Mrs. O. P. Barry, Historian and spent (arty cents. Mrs. L. J. Buckley, our president, has been THE first 1931 meeting o( the Union Sta· Austin Chapter on the sick list thc last week, but we arc glad tion Cbapter was held Tuesday evening, WE resumed OUT meetings in Septembe.T and to report she is much better_ January 6. This being library night, our guest celebrated by having a picnic supper in o( honor, Mrs. Anthony French Merrill, enter­ tbe club rooms. In (act picnic suppers are so tained us with play and book reviews, accom­ much in favor here that we have one almost River Division News panied by her usual droll witticisms. Our every month. For our October meeting our M.M. librarian wishes to take tbis opportunity to rOoms were beauti(ully decorated witb autumn A SURE SIGN o( loyalty o( the employes express her appreciation (or the many books leavcs and Hallowe'en cut-outs, and the tables to the Milwaukee Railroad was manifested received (or the lihrary. with black and yellow streamers and yellow in the last list of employes who bave helped Our Wellare chairman, IIIrs. W. R. Dolan, candles, for which work we were indebted to secure passenger 2nd freight business for the reported that thirty-three Christmas baskets Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pauley. Congressman company, and which list appeared in last wcre delivered to the needy. On Christmas Christgau dclighted the members with a talk month's issue o( tbe Magazine. No doubt Day Mr. and Mrs. Dolan visited twelve o( Our on Russia. Mr. Christgau is a very gilled many names did not appear who have en­ Milwaukee men, wbo arc patients in tbe Wash­ speaker and his talk was unusually interesting, deavored at all times to be a contributing em­ ington Boulevard Hospital, and gave them in· OUT December meeting was devoted to the ploye. This is an incentive for all employes dividual packages containing fruit and cookies. pleasure o( the children, over eighty children to seeurc patronage and thereby contribute to­ The Christmas party beld tbe day before being present despite the counter attraction of ward the prosperity of the railroad. Christmas was a grcat success. \Ve are grate­ the great railroad picture HDanger Lights," All on the River Division werc very sorry (ul to tbose who assisted and to our guests, which was being shown at a matinee that to bear o( the illness of Traveling Engineer F. who helped to make this party a success. We allernoon. Santa Claus arrived on the 3 :15, G. Hemsey, and their best wishes (or him are were delightfully entertained by vocal and in timc· to listen to the program, and after he that be will recover soon and be back among piano selections rendered by some of our men 'became acquainted witb the cbildren they all bis many (riends. guests. joined with him in singing Christmas carols. A well attended Safety rust mecting was The higblight o( the afternoon, ncedlcss to say, held at Wabasha January 9 and conducted by Tacoma District Accounting was the distribution of tbe bags of candy and Trainmaster D. T. Bagnell. Mr. Bagnell gave apples. a very valuable talk on Safety First and Sa(ety Bureau First Inspector E. B. Crooker, also addresscd A brier summary o( our relie( work tbis (all DECEMBER II Mr. Hatch attended a members present. These meetings have a and winter would be about as (allows: A great banquet where wild turkey (rom Mexico significance inasmuch as they deal with the many cheer cards and Christmas cards sent to was served. One o( the turkeys weigbed 46 welfare of every employe, and suggestions are the ill and shut-ins; innumerable calls on the pounds-some turkey. offered, whicb when observed, will meet with sick; Thanksgiving baskets o( (ood scnt to Tbe girls o( tbe office, also some o( thc approval o( Safety First inspectors and rules ha'( a dozen (amilies I groceries furnished to "bachelors," provided gifts for several needy pertaining to Safety First. severa) families; milk is being given each day .famiHes. in school to several ~1ilwaukee children who are The genial smile and the lamiliar greeting December 20 Mr_ Mason ran out of gas, underweigbt and milk is being delivered daily to o( Engineer Jas. A. Cane will be greatly missed so Ruth and Millie had to hop a trolley. one Milwaukee (amily o( cbildren; twelve fam­ on the Wabasha Division and around \Vabasha. Some o( the office gang were quite surprised ilies have been outfitted witb clotbes (or school; Mr. Cane bas decided that his railroad career sbould end and bas takeu bis pension and lell that F. C. should offer that excuse. school supplies were (urnisbed by the club to Traveli.ng guests during Decemba were: tbree children under the requirements o( their (or Seattle, where he expects to spend his time on his (ruit farm. No doubt Mr. Cane will Tom, Harry and Vic (not Dick). school. Our Cbristmas baskets consisted of Ann and Millie recently attended their an· some necessary artic1es for the children, but engage in the poultry business to divert his interests. He bas had a long and success(ul nual "Jutefisk" dinncr. Ann is partial to the were mostly candy, apples and toys_ We are fisb while Millie preferred potatis korv. career, and his popularity is measured by his greatly indebted to tbe J. C. Penney Company \\'hat's a home away (rom hamel MIL· friends, who regret to see bim leave. How­ for their donation to us of forty-seven trucks, WAUKEE ROAD. engines, games, horns, etc. Ten baskets were ever, he takes the very best wisbes o( all witb December 9 was a lucky day (or A. L. distributed, which took care o( 45 children. bim, and his kind acts will leave a pleasant Boyd, he won a prize turkey. Our chocolate candy macbines yield us a memory o( him. Best o( luck and good healtb Olga Grotber, o( Marmartb, N. D., is visit­ nice sum each month, and once a month we to you. ing her many friends in Tacoma. have a card party to raise (unds. \Ve are II1rs. Irvin Feddern and daughter o( Aber­ 10 the last issue a mistake was made re­ baving a special benefit card party tbe 21st deen, S. D., visited at tbe home o( her (atber garding F. B. T. He balds an office in the -allernoon and evening-with Mrs. E. J. Mr. John O.trum, at Reads, the (orepart of Royal Areb Masons. Excuse, please. Blomily as chairman. tbe month. While the winter weather has been very Weare wondering how many people know clement, still the winter would not pass as we I1hve a Santa Claus among our number. Fullerton Avenue Chapter usual i( 1IIr. Gus Larson was not seen with Mr.' Hatcb made a perlect Santa at tbe Wo­ Marie Nixon, Historian that (ur coat that stands any storm or cold mcn's Club Christmas party. THE first meeting o( the new year was held weather. ~rr. Larson caJled at various statio~ Miss Sybl Hobart spent tbe week-end witb in tbe club rooms Saturday allernoon, J an­ visiting car shops on the division. Miss Rutb Rundle and is now located at Har­ uary 10. The River Division has been very fortunate lowton. After luncheon was served a short business in not being visited with a great deal o( un· The district accountant's office extends sym­ meeting was held and our vice-president, Mrs. employment or n~y employes. The extra pathy to tbe (amily o( Mr. A. E. Kirkland. Page Twenty-one

Milt Clark Collection AT HOME

Some Signs of the Spring'" "A Young Hustler" binations, and ruby and chartreuse will Fashions OUT in Portland, also be seen. Oregon, w her e Wool fabrics follow the vogue of the OF COURSE February is a bit too roses are in bloom at printed crepe and the tweed, and if tweed early to speak with any degree of Christmas tide regard­ is liked, nothing makes a more service­ finality about what we women-folk are less of latitude or the able and stylish suit. Wool crepe and going to wear when spring comes trip­ accepted winter seaSOD, "pebbly" effects in light weight wool to ping over the boards, the boardwalks, the youngsters do great be seen for town wear, for travel and sports. And, of course, with a suit at­ the cement and whatever. But the coun­ things and earn sub­ blous~, ters are beginning to blossom with new stantial sums of money tention has to be given to the its fabrics and new patterns on the more the while they are contrast or its blending with the suit. familiar weaves. One fashion authority learning ways of busi­ Contrast seems to be in the lead, and the with a courageous gesture, say: "newest ness and of thrift. two-tone effect runs to light color at the of all on the spring horizon is plaid in They develop lines of top and the darker shade in skirt and either wool or silk," and by way of veri­ sales talk all their jacket with, perhaps, a wide shawl collar fying this pronouncement I took a walk own and put over their on the jacket. through the dress goods sections of some Bobble 'Vaho8ke sales with success that One way to achieve chic with a plain of the State Street shops, and I found entitles them to rank tailored frock is to add a scarf, either certain indications of true prophecy on with the "Young HustJers" of prominence in a of self material and faced with a bright the part of our f. a. for there were magazine of that name issued by the Pictorial color or of the bright color altogether. s!lk crepes in' plaids of fascinating de­ Review, for the encouragement of their young This leads, sometimes, to the evolution salesmen. SIgnS and color combination-bright, of the shoulder cape, than which nothing youthful, joyous color tones-blue, green, All of the foregoing is by way of intToduc· will be smarter if the girl or woman has gold, orange, burnt orange, rose, scarlet tion to Rob","t Wahoske, son of Tra~e1ing the right silhouette for it. But be care­ and all the other shades of red joined up Freight and Passengcr Agcnt Henry \Vahoske, ful, girls, "chunky" shoulders and short with black and with white. It certainly whose headquarters are a t Portland, Oregon. necks are not for shawl collars and seems to indicate a colorful season, and Robert, or "Bobbie" is the champion Pic· shoulder capes. for the girl who can wear these plaids, torial Review saleSman of Oregon. He belongs One thing more, just by way of warn­ they will make the smartest sort of a to what is known as the President's Class of ing-It is said the leg-o'-mutton sleeves f rock for a semi-dress occasion, Or a sclling, which means that he sells seventy·five are in the offing. blouse for the darker suit, etc. Not or mOre copies of the magazine each month every woman is built for plaids, although over a period of twelve months. He has, be it said that the plaids now on display moreover, gone over the· top every month, hav­ The Patterns do not show large designs, which is some ing, last summer, sold 217 copies in July and Address The Milwaukee Magazine, care The help. J90 copies in September. He couldn't remem­ Beauty Pattern Company, 11-13 Sterling Place, ber how many he sold in August, but it was Brooklyn, N. Y. Printed silks are again out in all their well above the required number for his class. glorious color, and what woman who He has won a lot of prizes for his work, and values her reputation for tasteful attire, last year was presented with a large silver cup will deny herself one or two little printed for a salesmanship talk which he delivered be· silk gowns I These prints have so much fore 130 people in a contest. He saves his more chic than plain colors and because money and plans to work his way through col· of their diffused color motif, they are lege with his earnings. He says he wants to as a rule more becoming, as well. Printed study mechanical aeronautics. chiffons are perhaps the most fascinating of the new displays as yet; and certainly at the very moderate cost of these beau­ and lace that can be used right now for tiful fabrics, every girl should allow her­ an evening frock of very moderate cost. self one or two. I saw wonderful printed The top of the bodice and top of the chiffons being offered in one of the shops sleeve is all-over lace, cowl neck-line, the for one dollar a yard. 0 f course that chiffon comes up on the bodice half way was a "sale," but it probably forecasts a under the arm and rounds down to very moderate price for the season. The nearly the belt line in front and back. colors and combinations of these chiffons At the elbow a smart chiffon circular fairly "makes your mouth water," they ruffle is set on which is turned back in are so attractive. Light background all a cuff above the wrist and falls away in sprinkled and spread over with exotic a graceful "flowing sleeve." There is a color and wonderful design, is something narrow belt and the chiffon skirt has a a bit different from the prevailing ideas set in circular front. The sides and of a season or two back, when a dark back, too, are full and the length is just background was required to display the what is most becoming, after it gets be­ 6357. Infant's Layette. These simple styles low the knee. are all practical and easy to develop. The coat colorings of the pattern. There were may be of cashmere, repp, broadcloth, faille or delicate blue ground colors with darker There will be strong color contrasts, blue and black printings; yellow with crepe de chine. It may be finished without and while black loses none of its pres­ the cape. The cap may be of the same mate· gorgeous orange, brown and bold red and tige, just plain black is not being ex­ rial as the coat or of lace Or lawn. The wrap· the most splendid red ground color with ploited. Bright touches of color will ligh~ per and cold feet gown could be made of flan· black and green in several shades. And, up the black gown, and something more nel. or of albatross. The slip is nice in soft of course there are the dainty and lacy­ than "a dash" of white may be expected nainsook, batiste or lawn. also in crepe de chine. looking white with wavy black figures, in where white is chosen to do the lighting The sack will be pretty in crepe de chine or which any woman of whatever age or up on black. Bright red and lustrous flannel. The pinning blanket is to he of flan­ complexion is sure to be well dressed. green, even blue, will be used on black. nel or outing flannel with the upper part of long And what is more, lace and chiffon, it is cloth, or cambric. For the bootees, soft kid, said, are going to be remarkably good the We are told that beige will be "in" again, and gray will be smart. Gray and suede or silk, also crepe de chine are desirable coming summer-but that's a long way materials. The carriage robe should be warm. to look ahead. Let's look at a chiffon yellow will be one of the striking com­ Page Twenty-two

Milt Clark Collection · One could have eiderdown or quilted satin or year size. To line the coat requires 1~ yards. 6749. Ladies' House Frock. Cut in 4 sizes: silk broadcloth. The skirt of contrasting material will require Small, 34-36; medium, 38·40; large, 42-44; The pattern is cut in one size for infants. I y, yards. Price 12c. extra large, 46-48 inches, bust measure. A The robe will require I Yo yards. The cold 6715. Ladies' Dress. Cut in 6 sizes: 34, 36, medium size requires 4 yards of 35·inch mate­ feet gown 1 Yo yards. The wrapper I ~ yards. 33, 40, 42 and 44 inches, bust measure. A 33· ri.al. For contrasting material ti yard 3S inches The slip I ~ yards. The bootees (one pair) l4 inch size requires 4 Y8 yards of 39·inch material. wide is required, cut crosswise. Bias binding yard. The coat, with cape 2 yards. The coat, For contrasting material 1/6 yard 39 inches requires S yards 1)1 inches wide. Price 12c. without cape 1 ¥.i yards. The sack ~ yard. wide is required, cut crosswise. Price 12c. 7067. Girls' Dress. Designed in sizes 4, 6, The pinning blanket yard or flannel and li ¥s 6731. Girls' Dress. Cut in 5 sizes: I, 2, 3, 8, 10, and 12 years. It rcquires 2¥.i yards of yard of cambric. The Cap l4 yard, all of 36· 4 and 5 years. A 4-year size requires 2}J JS·inch material for an 8-year size if made with inch material. Price 1Sc. yards of 35-inch material. To finish with plaited wrist length sleeves. \Vith short slceves 2l/, frills requires 2¥.i yards lli inches wide, cut yards. For contrasting material ~ yard is 7055. Ladies' Dress. Designed in sizes 33, crosswise. Price 12c. required cut crosswise. Price 12c. 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, SO, 52 and 54 inches, bust 7075. Ladies' Skirt. Designed in sizes 28, measure. A 46~inch size requires 4 ~ yards of 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38 inches, waist measure. A 39·inch material. Vestee of lace or contrasting 34·inch size requires 2 yards of 54-inch material. Good Things to Eat material requires ¥a yard 21 inches wide. The The width of the skirt at tbe lower edge with Potato and Egg Salad. Cut boiled potatots width of the skirt at the lower edge with plait plait fullness extended is 1% yards. Price 12c. ill half-inch cubes, about one and a half cups. fullness extended is 2¥, yards. Price 12c. 7076 Two Attractive Caps. Designed in Add on canned pimiento, drained and cut in 7053. Ladies' Dress. Designed in sizcs 34, 36, sizes: small, 20% inches, mediui"l'1 22 inches and strips, and two slices of onion, finely chopped. 38, 40 and 42 inches. bust measure. A 33-inch largc, 24 inches, head size. To make No. I, l\Ioistcn with any favorite salad d.ressing, ar­ size requires 4 ¥.i yards of 39-inch mater",\. The in a medium size requires ~ yard of 39-inch range in a mound and garnish with three hard­ width of the dress at the lower edge with full· material. No. 2 requires y, yard of 39-inch boiled eggs that have been processed as follows: ness extended is 3 yards. Price 12c. material if made without facing. \Vith facing Chop the whites and force the yolks through a 7065. Girls' Ensemble Costume. Designed in 14 yard will be rcquired. The facing of can· potato ricer and arrange whites and )·olks sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. It requires 40 trasting material will require tis yard, cut cross· ahout the top of the mound. Place sprigs of yards of one material 35 inches wide for a 12· wise. Price 12c. parsley between the whites and yolks. Simple and attractive. Bolivia Salad. Cut cold boiled potatoes in half-inch cubes, about one and one-half cups. Add thrce finely chopped hard-boiled eggs and one-half tablespoon finely cbopped red pcppers and one tablespoonful chopped chives. Pour over cream dressing and serve in nests of lettuce leaves. Cream Dressing. Mix ,one tablcspoon salt, one-half tablespoon mustard, three-fourths table­ spoon sugar. Place in doublc boiler with one egg, slightly beaten, two and one-half table­ spoons buttcr and three-fourths cup cream. Ad<;l, very slowly, one-fourth cup vinegar. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Strain and cool.

Larded Breast of Guinea Chicken. Before proceeding with this recipe, let uS: say for the benefit of those to whom guinea chicken is an unknown quantity, that it is very delicious and delicate. Remove the breasts from the bird, ltaving wi~g points. Scrape and trim the joints. Lard the upper side of the breasts, using four lardoons to each. Place in dripping pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dredge with flour 'lnd brush over with cream. Bake in a hot oven thirty minutes, basting three times with the fat in lhc pan. Remove and place on thin slices of hot fried bam and serve with Brown Nut Sauce. Put frills on bones and garnish with potato balls and pastry shells filled with asparagus ~lousselaine. This recipe is reprinted from the Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, and its excellence is guaranteed. This method is also fine for pheasant and prairie chicken breasts. Brown Nut Sauce. Brown two tablespoons butter, add two tablespoons peanut butter and when well mixcd, add three and one-half table­ spoons flour and continue browning. Pour on gradually, stirring constantly. onc and one-half cups chicken stock. Bring to boiling point and season with salt and pepper. Pour around the meat. Asparagus Mousselaine. Arrange sbort stalks of canned asparagus in baking dish and pour over tohe following sauce: Melt three tablespoons butt~r, add three tablespoons flour and stir until well blended. Pour on, while stirring con­ stantly, one cup chicken stock and one-half cup cream. Bring to boiling pOlnt and add one· fourth teaspoon salt and a dash of pepper. Just before serving, add the slightly beaten yolks of two eggs and one·half tablespoon lemon juice. Page Twenty-three

Milt Clark Collection SPECIAL CYrENDATION

The following named have received sp~cial brought much joy to me. This second trip vision, influenced routing our way of anum· commendation for meritorius acts perfonned just enlarged upon my first 1 ber of carloads of coal from a lake port. while in the conduct of their regular duties: You do not need my c:xpression of grati· The Traffic Department, on the Superior Di­ Switch Foreman John Coughlin, West Yard, tude, but I do think it is no mOre than right vision, tell us that Engineer John Whitney Ottumwa, Iowa, discovered three inches of that you can realize, too, that your efforts was successful in securing two passengers from flange broken out of wheel in car, while switch­ for seeing and bringing to your patrons the Green Bay to Chicago. ing No. 79, January 7. completencss of the luxury of courteous ser­ The Traffic Department at Minneapolis gives vice has not been at all in vain. The at­ Section Foreman E. Ellingson, Welch, Min· credit to Switchman George J. French for se· mosphere seemed very significant to me of nesota, discovered a broken arch bar On car curing five passengers from Minneapolis to the depth of thought that had been expended destined Cannon Falls, but sct out at Welch, Chicago. from train No. 315, Dccember 24. He noticed by those in 'charge of its every detail Train Dispatcher H. L. Vachreau, at Wau· saine marks on the track after car was set out And as just one of the many who have been sau, did SOme good work in conncction with the and following thcse up, found the broken arcb blessed when a trip away from home has movement of nine people from \Vinona to Wau· bar. seemed necessary, I do thank you. sau, over our line. Engineer Elmer E. Loofboro, Chicago Tcr­ An interesting experience occurred on the Conductor J. Flanigan, at Tomahawk on the minals, while in charge of engine 7610, De­ trip home this last week that I felt, too, was VC\lley Division, is credited with influencing cember 23, saw a man tying on the rail in significant of the consideration that your five people to use our line on a trip to Chicago. between the subway and adjacent track. Tbe service exemplifies, and felt by those on man, who was a fellow-employe, was on his board the train. I t is as follows: ~fr. Reuben Bickle, car inspector, secured way to the hospital when he was overcome. One evening while sitting in the diner, a two passengers from Janesville to Los Angeles, Engineer Loofboro's prompt action in reseu· rather rotund, joyous looking Japane~e came Calif. ing the man and getting him to the hospital in to the diner, followed by three Norwegian August Bergman, also of Car Department, probably saved a life. children. Tbey took their place across from secured a ticket from Janesville to Glcason, On January 4th, Officer Levens, South Min­ my table. The Japancse sccmed to have the Wis. neapolis, discovered a broken rail on track No. children in charge, for he ordered their din­ This business was secured during the month 10, at the south end of Garden Yard. He re­ ner and conversed with them as a father. The of November. ported it to the roadmaster and repairs were waiter spoke to the children in helping to Ticket Agent H. J. Armock, of Beloit, se· effectcd before further damage occurred. see what they wished, but thcy could not cured seven tickets ovCT our line to Chicago, On November 26, Terre Haute Division talk English and the Japanese was interpret­ using No. 26 and C. & M. No. 12, leaving Conductor J. Kindred. in charge of cxtra 8237, ing for them. He was able to speak their Beloit at 7 :10 and arriving Chicago at 10 :45, north, discovered a broken arch bar On a car language as well as English, so he did all as against C. & N. W servicc_ leaving Beloit a. train was passing through Blankenship, the nccessary proccdures. at 7 :00 o'clock and arriving Chicago at 9 :30. Ind. He immediately set the air £rom the They were given the best dinner on the \Visconsin Valley Division Conductor J. rear, stopping the train and car was set out. bill of fare, the Japanese, however, not tak­ Flanigan induccd five coach passengers to pur· Messrs. 1. C. Sloan, M. C. Cook and C. E. ing the complete course. Come to find out chase berths to 1Iilwaukee and Chicago. these children were on their way to their Shanley, while working at Milwaukee Ocean Signalman R. J. Bogert, Wausau, .was in­ parents, who had been in this country for Dock, Tacoma, on November 28, heard an e."(­ strumental in receiving routing o~' several ship~ nine months. The children wcre traveling plosion nearby. On investigation fire was dis­ ments of fucl from a large shipper, 'with a alone, had come from Norway and unable to covcred at Bacon & Matheson Forge Company, promise of future business. either speak or understand English. Refined adjacent to Ocean Dock. Their Quick action Mr•. Paul Smith, wife of chief clerk, Beloit, ~:hildren, traveling tourist and alone, they in turning i.n the alarm and getting (reight cars ~lioneapolis. were very joyous and composed on their one round trip 'to a way from the burning building protected com­ trip. This Japanese, traveling tourist, too, Mrs. Jack Collins, wife of conductor, Mil· pany's property and their co·operation in the to save on expenses, no doubt. had opened waukee Division, t \vo passengers to Los An­ Company's interest is much appreciated. up his heart to give the children a real party geles. Agent A. Sturm, Clayton, Iowa, discovered and f'xpressed such wonderful courtesy and Roland Karg, Beloit, Wisconsin, two tickets a broken flange in t~ai;' No. 66 December 10, love toward them that unconsciously it oc­ to Los Angeles. while train waS passing his station. He sig­ curred to me that he, too. had sensed the Engincer Raasch, Beloit, prospect for Cali­ nallea the crew to stop and car was set out. atmosphere of sharing that one feels on your fornia. Yard Foreman Frank Matthies discovered trains. His outlook had been broadened too, Brakeman Artlip, Beloit, passenger for Los a broken rail and reported same just before to give more joy to those who needed it, Angeles. train No. 106 arrived at Wausau. even at his own expense just as the many unlooked for courtesics seemed Made Her Journey Pleasant continually presented to me by those in your Your Wife service. December 10, 1930. E. J. Vollmar Chicago, Milwaukee R. R., I, for one, can sincerely recommcnd you in every way. And thank you for making S. M. Division, Austin, Minn. Seattle, Wash. HO is it that worries and ponders, and my journey so pleasant. Dear Sir.: W often wonders where you are? ... YOUR Respectfully yours, This last week I have just returned from WIFE. Boston, 'A:!a.5s., for the second time this year (Signed) MRS. KARL A. REICHERT. Who is it that sticks to you through thick both times of which I travelled over or thin, and if you fail, says, IjLet's try it your line. My first trip was full of grati­ again?" ... YOUR WIFE. tude for your most thoughtful and compre· Those of Us Who Do hensive service rendered by your employes \Vho is it that watchcs over you through care G. P. F. and strife, evcn though you are disabled for all the way • . . and now this second trip E arc again glaa to credit Yard Clerk life? ... YOUR WIFE. has been made so pleasant by the a{mos· W Frank Wallace at Milwaukee. Mr. \Val• phere of careful service that seems to be Who is it that darns your hose and mends lace solicited and secured the routing on an• reflected throughout your whole train, that your clothes, and thinks of you wherever you other carload moving Milwaukee to Red Wing. I feel I just must send you my little bit of go? ... YOUR WIFE. The Passenger Department in the Twin apprcciation for it all. Who is it that bears your children with pain, Cities commends Brakeman Nels Bjork on the The first trip on your line in the earlier and at the chance of losing her life, would do River Division account inrormation that led part of the year, was the first time I bad it again? ... YOUR WIFE. ever made a coast-to-coast trip alone, and tae to sale of one round trip and a one way ticket to Chicago. So give her a break-that i. the least that sease of protection, consideration, courtesy you can do; that's rnea:lt for me as well as you. and peaceful atmosphere on your train Signalman R. J. Dagert, on the Valley Di· Page Twenty-four

Milt Clark Collection Fullerton Avenue Building Santa was surely good to Evelyn Lehman of the Kansas City Terminals A. M.D. ticket auditors' office. She is di"playing a beautiful diamond solitaire. WE wish to call your attention to an article S. M. C. Ed Ludwig and Adeline Logan of the freight THE middle of January and temperature 4g written by Mr. J. T. Gillick, vice·presi· auditor's office have declared tnemselves. Yes I abov~. Regular winter resort weather, with dent, which appeared on page 3 of the Janu· You've guessed it. It's a heautiful solitaire all content except the small boy with a new ary, 1931 issue of the Magazine. It covers the diamond on the approved finger. For particu· sled. railroad situation at this time and should be lars, see Ed or perhaps Adeline. Cogratulations. read by every employe. Roger Leaton, yard clerk, and C. J. Sellens, Miss Virginia Martens of the freight audior's storekeeper, Coburg, are showing the bo)'s on On January 12 Mr. Crowley, of the car office was the leading lady in 3n amateur per­ the Milwaukee bowling team how. Sellens accountant's office, was presented with a Ollov_ formance of tbe play "Grumpy." The play showed 646 on January 7. ing cup" brimming full and gaily decorated, was staged at the St. Alphonsus Atheneum, Did you know that our agent, ?'t'lr. Larson, as champion cheeker player. The presenta­ January 18. shoots a wicked game of golf, and that thc tion was made in the men's room during the Margaret Greenberg of the Freight claim Traffic Department are his chosen victims? noon intermission and took "Joe' completely office has returned after a three-week selge of He took his rival, Mr. Adsit, to a cleaoing by surprise, as he does not realize the strength iJlness. the laller part of December and says tbat of the game he plays. Joe was so overcome Joe Gardner of the same office is sporting a Bert White and Jess Reeder will be his next he was unable to make any remarks whatever, new Gardner car. He victims. but his piled up a thousand silence reverberated so tbat its echo miles during the first week. Well, the UgasH Jim Talboll, from the local, beller polish is·still heard in some places. Go to it, Crow­ up companies have to live. his golf game or he will ley, and good luck be a victim, too. I Bus The traveling time inspectors held their an­ Beem spent New Year's in Chicago, The girls' bowling team is certainly every­ nual meeting in tbe huilding. \Ve are always gelling hack in Kansas City without gelling thing it should he these days. Little wonder glad to see tbem. shot. Bus says he didn't even get half shot. -with Harry Krumeri as their captain. Girls How I Florence Potenberg come, Bus, how come. It must be 'IB. V." The team of the auditor of station is coming along Harry Burns, warehouse very nicelY, accounts office is on a three mooths' sick leave foreman, says busi· Margaret Portcn of the typing ness owing to severe illness. All her began to pick up with the New Year. hureau being exceptionally good. All we friends are need hoping for her Here is hoping it will contin·ue. on the team now is quick recovery. Lill. Schoepf. She can do Just hecause Bill Johnson Elizabeth Thomas of wears a green itl the same office has office coat aJso is no sign he's Irish. The been (arced to stay away (rom her work Napoleonic title of the auditor of over­ Ask Bullet Baker duc to illness. Viola Schmidt, formerly Timm, what kind of hasket ball charge claim,,'has finally been awarded to Mr. filled tbe breach very players tbey ba"e in Turner, Kans. Bullet W. J. Fisher, of the nicely. Relief Bureau. Mr. says those farmer boys practice three hours (Fisher, with his usual Mr. and Mrs. A. Batcheller of freight au­ modesty. says that he before the game; were like a bunch o( IIpros" will not ohject to ditor's office and a party of forty gueS'ts his. intimateS' calling him at· during tbe game, and played a few more hours tended a golden anniversary of Mr. and "Nap." Mrs. afler the game, without being a bit fagged out. F. Q. Wilson at Burlington, Wis., January Charles Beltel is slipping. He presented his Now Bullet'" team woo't go back-tbeY losi. 13, 1931. The party traveled in a special lady friend with a beautiful ring car for Christmao. over the Milwaukee. Evidently matrimony is his object. Rob~rt Nicholas Braschko .of tbe freigbt auditor'" Baier, son of, !,;Iina Baier, of the S. office will endeavor to prove that two can live M. East "ticket auditor's office, was' married to Dorothy ~s ~h~apIY . as OD~. He was married to V. J. W . :Freilag, sider of Myrtle and 'Artbur Freitag, Jcan FourOler December 24, 1930. The ceremony WE are indeed glad to see Conductor also of the ticket auditor's office. Wm. BOD is and reception was. held a t known by a number the bride's home. Kilgore out again. "Bill" was ta~D sick of employeS' in the huild· We all wish Nick'and his hridc lots of good while on duty on train No. 561 ing ao a fine hoy and we all wish bim the hest Decemher 29, luck and happinesS. and was taken of luck. to tbe Immanuel Hoopital in Miss Nettie Bartlell of statistical bureau has ?o.'!ankato, where he was confined (or a week, Frank \Vald, of the suspense bureau, has been invited to attend her cousin's wedding returning to his home in Austin· January 4. just entered a complaint to id the effect that Philadelphia, Pa., February Section too few of 15. The wedding Foreman Alex Erickson, of Mat· bis friends "Uy hot, juicy peanuts. and dinner will take place at the Hotel Uhr awan, passed away at Albert Lea January 12. Frank loves them, but it seems the only one of that city. He had heen off sick since December I, under· who will supply them for bim is Barney Weich­ Miss Rita going treatment in a hospital brod. Atkinson paid her folks a vist in at Albert Lea. northero Michigan during the holidays. Mr. Erickson was 59 years of age and entered Stella Britz, formerly of the freight auditor's Plea­ sant trip, Rita? the service as a section foreman in August, office, is the proud mama of a seven and one­ 1920. He had seen additional sen'ice half pouod baby Horseback riding has become quite popular with the boy, horn on the day of New company as an extra with some of our girls. breman under Road­ Year's Eve. For particulars ask master ~\Vm. E. Walsh on the WeS't end. Mr. Mrs. Mitchell of the freight auditor's office. Larson, of Kansas Lity (tbe former Ericksot left no relatives. Burial wao made Miss Martha Feindt), was in to visit several at Albert Lea. of ber girl friends in tbe typing bureau last S. J. Kurzeka, former cbief carpenter on week, looking very well and happy. Married the S. M., is returning to the H. & D. life certainly Di· agrees with Martha. vision. No douht you've all heard about the canary Effcctive January 1, the territory of Road­ bird Mar}'on HayeS' rcceived for Christmas master F. F. Luskow was c-"<.t(nded to include from one of her suitors. Any evening will find the sections La Crescent to Austin, Austin Maryon at home teaching it tricks such as Yard, Ramsey to Wells, Wells to Mankato, sitting on her shoulder, eating bird seed out of A-ustin to Mason City. and the St. Clair her hand, and etc. As yet she haso't heen able Hollandale hranches. to teacb it how to sing. We think it's a dyed Carl Fisher, of Hokah, is relieving Section sparrow--ob, well, it's cute anyway. Foreman Andrew Peterson at Armstrong for Charlie Preihs, our chief demurrage inspec­ the winter months, Albert Vauman handling tor J has announced the arrival at his home of a section No. 2 at Hokah jn the ahsence of bouncing baby boy. Charley; we could end Foreman Fisber, and Olin Selvig assigned to this with a wise'·crack, but we won't. Con· section No. 5 at Rusbford, relieving Foreman gratulations 1 Vauman. Page Twenty-jiiJe

Milt Clark Collection Frank Young has been filling the assignment return he was accompanied by Mrs. Hill and Miss Wilna Kern, of Harlowton, Montana, at Matawan during the illness of Foreman two daughters who spent a few days here reo spent her Christmas vacation here visiting old Erlckson. Lyle Hanson is relieving Foreman newing old acquaintances. friends. Martin Mathison at Alden, and Michael Kap­ Engineer Avery Gibson underwent his second The Milwaukee Relief Fund is at this time fer is relieving Foreman Wm. Perske at ~finne· operation at the Mobridge Hospital and is giving away the third carload of coal, two sota Lake for the winter. progressing nicely. tons being allotted to each family at one time. Greetings are extended to Mr. W. E. Trich­ Agent Brockoff, of Selfridge, is also a patient This has been a Godsend to the unemployed ler, new chief carpenter On tbe S. M. and at the Mobridge Hospital. and is surely appreciated by them all. I. & M. Divisions, also Henry Stark, of the Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. \Vands have purchased L. A. .Hourigan. Our musical trucker, has Engineering Department, who have res,ently a chicken ranch at Snohomhh, Wash., and are been playing some hot numbers at dances dur­ arrived from Mason City. . leaving this week for their Dew home. Mrs. ing the holidays. It was our pleasure to meet three of OUT Martin Tasnady and son John Dean also expect Stockyard Foreman P. K. Nerger recently former associates at Hollandale during the to leave s·oon for t.heir new home at Pordand, had his leg operated on at tbe Mobridge Has· past holiday season. Agent M. L. Garry, of Oregon. We are sorry indeed to lose these pital. H is many friends hope lor a spee

Milt Clark Collection Ed Hurley, agent, La Crescent, was absent Wisconsin Valley Division Notes Miss Chloris 'Czamanski, who is attending from duty January 1 to 6, inclusive. Station the State Teachers College at Oshkosh, spent was handled by F. Dohlin and C. H. Bothmer Lillialt the holidays at home with her parents, Mr. during his absence. A RIVERSIDE, CALIF., concern has been and Mrs. E. C. Czamanski. Their son, Pal­ W. J. Relliban was called to the 1. & D. awarded the contract hy the state highway mer, who is attending tbe University of Chi· Division the latter part of December and department for furnishing two snow plows for cago, also vlsited with them. He is expect­ worked at Charles City for ten days. use in the San Bernardino Mountains. The ing to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree concern winning this unique contract is the T. E. Marsball, second trick operator, Gor· this year. Freeland Tractor & Equipment Co. A repre· dons Ferry, was on the sick list the first week Carol Katherine was born to Mr. and ·Mrs. .entative of the company said the plows would in January. Arthur Janz at SI. Mary's Hospital on Christ· come from Wausau, Wis., and will be used mas Day, December 25. Conductor J. D. "Velsh laid off several weeks this winter in keeping the roads in the moun­ john Flory, father of George Flory, P. F. during the holidays, and was relieved by L. E. tains clear of snow. Dunham. . I., passed away at the home of his daughter Mrs. Martin Extrom, of Tomahawk, Wis., on January 8. The body was taken to Negau· Mr. Joe W. Conlon, formerly a carman at age 81 years, passed a wayan December 7, nee, Mich., for burial. Sympathy is extended Dubuque shops, secured one round trip to 1930, at the home of her daughter Mrs. Guy by employes of the Wisconsin Valley Division. Galveston in Decemher. He is not working at Reynolds, \Vausau, where she had made her Russell Crandall, engineer, has been laid up present, but still "plugging" for the Mil· home for the past six months. Sympathy is at his home for the past tbree weeks receiving waukee. extended Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds and family. treatments preparatory to receiving an opera­ Since moving to the shops, we don't see Mrs. Wm. Bernard and daughter visited with tion for appendicitis. His condition at the much of our former associates from Dubuque relatives at Necedah during the holidays. present time is favora ble and we hope he will superintendent's offices, now located 3t Savanna, Mrs. Byron Thiele is suffering from a nerv· soon be on the way to a complete recovery. and wish they would try to drop in to see us ous breakdown and is receiving treatments at FISH TALES, NORTHERN WISCON· some time. a hospital in Green Bay. Her many "Vausau SIN, 1930, "Land of the Free and Home of Trainmaster Whalen almost filled the shoes friends will be glad to hear of an early reo the Sportsman," gotten out by the Passenger of HSanta Claus" just before Christmas, when covery. Traffic Department, has been brought to Our notice and is most interesting. A glimpse he and Mrs. Whalen filled many baskets of toys, Miss Gladys Johnson, clerk in the round· through the pages of this booklet actually candies, etc., [or a great number of kiddies, in house foreman's office) was off duty about two makes you feel them nibbling, and the recipe line with the Milwaukee Reliel Employes' plan. weeks on account of illness. It kept him and Mr. Crawford quite husy on for Paper Bag Cooking, by George Rector, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Griffith and son Doug­ Christmas day making tbese deliveries. makes you taste them and want more. las left December 29 to spend two or three Miss Lillabell Fredericks has been confined months in Texas on a fruit ranch) making to her home at Rotbschild, on account of illness their home with Mr. and Mrs. John McCrel­ [or some time, making it necessary to be ab. Golden Wedding Anniversary lis. We bope the sunny climate and the fresh sent from her school duties. We hope this fruits will greatly benefit their health. wonderful fresh air and sunshiny weather wilJ December 27 Mr. and Mrs. Nick Barbars. ON Fromm Brothers, fox breeders of Hamburg, greatly aid in an early recovery. of Harper! Ferry, celebrated their golden Marathon Coun ty, are in the midst of their Tbe traffic meeting, claim prevention, fuel wedding anniversary. Mr. Barbars has been pelting season, and before very long tbey will and Safety First meetings recently held in employed in the capacity of section foreman have pelted 4,300 silver-black foxes One day the club house were all very wdl attended. since 1880, and a more faithful employe could the fur breeders pelted 1,114 foxes, said to be The meetings are becoming very popular as not be found on the entire system. The happy a record. During the process they employ well as helpful to all employes as is indicated couple were in receipt of a nice letter of con­ 115 men. by the large gatherings. They include some gratulation from Vice·President J. T. Gillick, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gehrke and family spent very good talks and suggestions that assist in which wa.. enclosed an all·division white pass, a few days in Wausau during the holidays, so greatly in all brances of service. which wa.. greatly appreciated. The people of we heard. D. W. Kelly, general superintendent, mo· Harpers Ferry and vicinity gave a party in their tored to Wausau on December 28 to visit his Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Reinhold, Mr. and Mrs. honor in the town hall, which was an elaborate brother, WiUiam Kelly, who was confined to Robert Leistikow and Mr. and Mrs. Cark affair, at which a nice token of the esteem in SI. Mary's Hospital for the past four weeks Lou left on December 6 for points in Florida, which Mr. and Mrs. Barbars are held in the after undergoing an emergency operation for where they expect to spend several months. community, was presented to them. appendicitis. Mr. Kelly is a conductor on the "Ve received another report of a successful C. & N. W. Ry. and was taken ill while on hunting trip. Mr. M. E. Millard and son duty. He was released from the hospital a Douglas, Mr. Rodny McDonald .and Mr. D. few days ago and has returned to his home at Twin City Terminals• J. Markam, of Milwaukee; each captured a \Vatersmeet J IVl ich., to recuperate. Mechanical Department deer while hunting near Glidden. N. A. H. The National Outdoor Skating Championsbip WE bave here Mr. will be held at Wausau on January 31 and W. A. Lee, who ST. PAUL ROUNDHOUSE with an aver· February 1. Seven senlor and five interme.. on September 1, 1930, age of 135 employes ha.. gone through the diate championships will be decided. Special completed his 51st year 1931 without a reportable or lost time junior and juvenile events will also be staged. year in railroad ser­ injury. Mr. H. L. Crandall, formerly chief train dis­ vice having started to Traveling Engineer Frank Hemsey has been patcher on the VaHey Division, visitc,d at our \v~rk [or the Wiscon­ laid up in SI. Barnahus Hospital for weeks, office on December 10, on his way [rom At­ ;io Valley Railroad in but at this writing is home and reports are lanta, Ga., to International' Falls, Minn. He 1879 i was in service that he is doing nicely. Mrs. Hemsey was was accompanied by his son Alfred and wife) for three months when confined to the home with pnuemonia during who had visited with him at Atlanta since the Chicago, Milwau· Mr. Hemsey's illness at the hospital. Thanksgiving Day, and made the trip by mo­ kee & SI. Paul Ry. Traveling Eni'ineer W. C. Blase reported tor. He expects to spend some time with both purchased the Wis· lor work but is far from being fully recovered his sons Harold and Alfted. He said he had consin VaHey Rail­ his skates sharpened, his skiis and coaster pol­ from his recent illness of two weeks at his road) since which home. He is aD a very strict diet and is ished and expects to indulge in his favorite time he has been em- slowly gaining his strength. outdoor sports while there. W. A. Lee ployed by the Mil· During Mr. Hemsey's absence Mr. E. B. John Dexter, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. waukee Road. He was promoted to conductor McMinn has been following up the work on E. Dexter underwent an operation for appen­ in 1883, and most of his time was put in as the River Division in connection with his dicitis on December 7, at St. Mary's Hospital. passenger conductor until recently when he regular assigned duties. Mrs. E. K. Richmond, of Chicago, spent the took the Brokaw switch run which operates Mr. R. W. Anderson called at South Mi.nne· holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. F. C10t of Wausau. He has moved his family to apolis shops January 13, and a power meeting Hoehn. Wausau and will make this city bis home. was held. Miss Mercedes McCarthy, daughter of Mr. IN LATER YEARS Mr. Nelson F. Dunn, former River Division and Mrs. Wm. McCarthy, suffered a nervOus "Have any of your childhood hop"" been real. engineer, passed away. Of late years he was breakdown and received treatments at SI. connected with the Dearborn Chemical Com­ Mary's Hospital. She has improved sufficiently ized?" pany, although never giving up his rights On and is at the present time convalescing at her "Yes. When mother used to comb my hair the railroad. home. I wished that I didn't have any." P.J.Qe Twenty-seven

Milt Clark Collection MILWAUKEE RAILROAD Up-to-Date • Tailoring Establishment • . ... EMPLOijEES . in the Union Station ConsIder the advantages of lIvIng In a community on the railr0ad. Chicago Savings ot from $10.00 to $15.00 on all pnrchases. DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS Very fine made-to-measure $65.00 SUits, now $55.00. on the M,ilwaukee Division, twenty·four mfle~ nonh of!he Union Station, Chicago, is an ideal commuDlty of ho~es. Ger.away from t~e nOISe and gqm~ of the city, Make an investment Also up-to-date ready-to·wear suits, ID comfon and enVIronment for your children hy estahhsh,ng your hoine in $55.00 values, now $40.00. New Spring and Snmmer Suits DEERFIELD Included in This Sale. Enjoy the Pleasures oj Sllbllrban Residence at LeWistown while his [ather went on to THINK IT OVER, AND LET YOUR NEXT MOVE BE TO Great Falls. Jos. L. Jost, agent at Agawam, was called DEERFIELD to Los Angeles account o[ sickness 01 hi. Where neighborliness reigns [alher. Howard Ullery is in charge of Aga­ SEE wam station. Operator Haskell, o[ the Great Falls freight John A. Hoffman, Phone 61 - Frank Russo & Co., Phone 130 office, returned from Butte, where he spent his Vam & Selig, Phone 155 vacation with relatives. Operator :Matson was in charge during Mr. Haskell's absence. Rocky Mountain-East good humor and was extremely popular with all Phil Leahy, roundhouse foreman at Lewi.­ who knew him:' town for the past two years, was transferred to Northern Montana Mr. and Mrs. Rohert Haggerty, 01 Suffolk, a similar position at Mobridge. He was suc­ Max have returned from California, where tbey spent ceeded at Lewistown by A. Keeler, o[ Miles the holidays with their son Lieut. Robert Hag­ City. THERE was a nice delegation [rom the old gerty o[ the United States Coast Artillery. T. S. Morgan, o[ Miles City, has taken Northern Montana District attending the charge o[ lhe roundhouse at Great Falls, and M. E. Randall, division freight and passen­ Safety First meeting at Harlowton, on January A. Keelum, o[ Mohridge, takes a similar ger agent, spent several days in Lewistown E. 5. Assistant Superintendent Fuller presided, position at Harlowton. looking up data in connection with hus and Mr. Sorenson, who was expected to be present Charles Koch, formerly clerk in the office truck competition. He left [or Missoula to having had an appointment with General Man­ of the division superintendent at Lewistown, be in attendance at the Wool Growers' Con­ has taken the position as baggageman at Great ager Bu[ord, who was traveling east. We vention. were pleased to see Our old friend A. J. Bush, Falls. Cbarlie will he missed around Lewis· Ben Stephens, chief traveling agent, o[ the assistant superintendent, who reported every­ town where he was always active in matters Western Weighing and Inspection Bureau, was o[ social welfare to employes. thing being handled in a very sale manner on on the division looking after transit accounts. W. J. Thompson is hack at Lewistown yard the Gallatin Valley, and that he was always Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Alway were called to alter spending the holidays with his parents on the look·out [or the safest methods [or do­ Tacoma, \Vash., account of the serious illness at Syracuse, New York. iog work and communicating to his subordi­ 01 Me. Alway'. brother. nates the value of his experiences along Safety A [.rewell parly was given at the c1uh Telegraphic transportation was arranged for First. Mr. Fuller said that' the manager o[ house by the memhers o[ the Milwaukee Wo­ James A. Wilson, Lewistown to Havre, Mon­ the movement was complaining that they did men's Cluh [or Mrs. Phil Leah)', who was tana, where he was called account o[ the ill· Dot hear very much about what the supervisors transferred to Mobridge. ness o[ his sister. The hoys on the division in the different departments and immediate The Lewistown Rotary Club was the guest hope that his sister will soon be on the way foremen were doing in instructing their men o[ the Brooks Community Club Jantiary IS. to recovery. about doing their work in such a manner so as A very interesljog program was carried out Mr. and Mrs. Stanley G. Spring are leaving to avoid accidents. Mr. Fuller had all such in connection with better relationship of the lor Seallle, Wash., where Mr. Spring will men in attendance tell what they were doing. farmers and the merchants of the city. A. M. transact business in connection with his posi­ All other employes were asked to give sugges: ?rlaxeincr Jed the community singing. tion as local chairman of the firemen. tions. The meeting lasted over an hour and a Safety First Suggestion: Never walk with hall, heing closed with a talk by Supervisor Division Freight and Passenger Agent Ran­ your hands in your pocket.. Cunningham. dall and Assistant Superintendent F'uller met with the commissioners o[ Choteau and Teton Squeaks from the Milwaukee Superintendent Sorenson, accompanied hy Counties. Chief Dispatcher Cornwell, Master Mechanic Division-First District Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mertens, o[ Straw, OUR heartfelt sympathy is extended to the Riccus, Traveling Engineer Webb, came to spent the holidays at the home 01 Mrs. Mer­ [amily and relatives o[ Engineer William Lewistown to meet with Assistant Superintend. tens' parents at White Sulphur Springs, Mont. Steinberg, who was a victim 01 that most ent Fuller in the interest of fuel conservation W. F. McDonald, assistant engineer, 01 Se­ deadly of all gases, carbon monoxide. He was on Tuesday, January 13. The meeting was held attle, D. C. Rhynsburger, division engineer, overcome while working on his car in the in the passenger station and was well attended. and E. A. McLeod; chie! carpenter, with head­ garage and was beyond all aid when found. We were pleased to hear Mr. Riccus say that quarters at Butte, spent several days on 'he He will be sadly missed, not only by his [am­ he noticed an improvement in the handling of eastern district of the division going as (ar ily, but by all his [ellow·employes as well. the heating o[ the passenger station. Superin. as Agawam on the Great Falls Line. It surely made the work seem easier when you tendent Sorenson asked those present to see Superintendent Fuller and Agricultural Agent came out on the joh and could look up and what could be done in the saving o[ [uel in Noble attended meetings o[ the community see Bill's smile. As sad as it may be, we connection with use at stations and other com­ clubs at Straw and Forest Grove. They ad­ sincerely hope this will be a lesson to those pany buildings. He was pleased with what had dressed the gatherings on the relationship o[ o[ you who may be working in the garage been accomplished in fuel conservation. the railroads with the [armers. with a running motor. Nels Sandhorg, who was with the Milwaukee Conductor Lou Wandell returned Irom Wau­ For hot tips on the ponies, right out o[ the Road [or a long time, his last employment be· sau, Wis., where he spent Christmas with his old Iced box, consult Conductor Orrie Rollins ing a. blacksmith at the shops at Lewistown, parents. at Rondout. died at Shelby, Montana, January 7. His re­ Arthur De Garmo, traveling inspector, with Our old friend, Brakeman Glenn Thomas, is headquarte~s mains. were brought to Lewistown, the funeral in Seattle, was in Lewistown now a first class, [ull fledged pattern maker in services bein'g held [rom the Masonic Temple, checking over grain and livestock shipments. Detroit, Mich., and is living at 19154 Andover Sunday. January 11. "Doc" Ivens in his R. W. Reynolds, commissioner in charge o[ Avenue. He would he glad to hear [rom all column ..Struttin' Along" wrote the [ollowing: agricultural development and colonization de· the boys on the road. partment. wit.h headquarters at Chicago. was We are sorry to hear o[ the illness o[ our "The death 01 Nels Sandborg at Shelby is a Lewistown visitor. He was accompanied (riend, Conductor H. P. Jones, and extend regretted. He was long with the Milwaukee by his son Tom, who recently was operated him Our best wishes for a speedy and complete shops. He was always the personification o[ upon [or a ruptured appendix. Tom rernained recovery. Page Twetlty-eight

Milt Clark Collection Our best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery are ~'(tended to :Mrs. Henry Krause, wife of Car Inspcctor Krausc at Rondout, who has been confined for the past two weeks wi~h You're careful with your a serious illness. Congratulations arc in order to Trainmaster William Conine, o[ the E. J. & E. R. R., wbO has heen stationed at Rondout [or many ycars hands on a as assistant I rainmaster• and bas DOW been promoted to trainmaster, place o[ T. M. Milli· gan, wbo has heen promoted to superintendent. Best wishes to )'OU, Bill, [or your success. Conductor Harry Johnson has heen confined Ball to his home [or the past two weeks account o[ illness. Our hest wishes to him [or a speedy recovery_ Every other day is Christmas [or Operator Bowser at Rondout. One day it's a pair of Switch~ gloves and the next a pair o[ shoes. Tell us how you do it, Boh. What do you have to do or say to make them like you? Fireman Roy Wheeler has resumed work on the Rondout switch engi,!e after heing laid up about two months with a broken arm, suffered in a [all a b Rondout. Conductor "Smoke" Suydan is confined to his home with an attack of rhuematism and has our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Come on, "Smoke," get hack on the job, as the way freight is late every day without you on the joh to show the hoys how it should hc done. Conductor C. A. Buckholtz is now the skip­ per on No. 163 and the nigger local On the Janesville Line, place of Tohm, who is now on the Rondout switch joh. The reception committee was on hand the other day at Milwaukee depot and everyone was in douht as to who thc expccted celehrity might he, When the train finally arrived, who should detrain hut our distinguished friend, Conductor "Doc" Berry. who has returned to ,.ork after an extended leave. ,,velcomc hack Be careful with to the fold, Doc. Conductor Wm. Tohm h.d the misfortune yourfeet everywhere of heing laid up with a hum foot for a few days. Bill didn't say whcthcr it was an at­ tack o[ the gout Or just a sprain. Wear the best When it comes to picking the winners in a horse race Conductor Harry Jewell is sure thcre. The only trouhle with Harry is he lets work rubber made his friends influence him and hets on the wrong horse. Remember boys, that pract1cing Sa [et)· First for at all times is a pretty good bappiness insur­ MEN'S NORKA: come... with or ance policy. without strap Railroad men 1. & D. Items M. G. B. GEORGE BRYAN, our heaming passenger conductor, is temporarily absent at the preseot time. He is now basking in the suo­ shine o[ Panama. When he comes hack, which will be sometime this spring, the girls want to thank him personally (or his remembrance o[ them at Christmas time. 1heGoodrich Mr. A. W. Bahr, [rom thc Aherdeen Divi· anotlzer sion, is the new roadmaster at ~fasoD City.. He B.E Goodridt moved his family to Mason City the first part Produd of Decemher. R.«ilrondRubber Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mutschler and son Wil· liam, o[ Mason City, spent the Christmas hol­ idays at Duhuque with relativcs. To Milwaukee Patrons Mr. R. P. McDoncll, chief clerk in the di­ vision engineer's office at ~fason City, spent While the train stops at Three Christmas at his home in Chicago. Forks you have plenty of time Albin Groth, file clerk in the superintcndent'. office at l\~ason City, spent the Christmas holi· to get a glass of our delicious days at SI. Ansger. buttermilk. Weare located at We hear that J. Shahen, retired agent, for­ the station. merly stationed at Hoharton, S. D., is now living with his 60n at Norwood, Ohio. His Three Forks Creamery Co. son works in the Dolton Addini:' Machine THREE FORKS, MONT. [actory. PG{le Twent:v-tt.ilU

Milt Clark Collection G. B. Lawrence, chief carpenter of Mitchell, is now stationed at Mason City. Wm. Garrity, Northern District Car clerk to the chief carpenter, moved here with Department PATENTS his wife December 31. M. J. K. Bend drawing or model. Mrs. Garrity has been ill, being troubled fIELLO, EVERYBODYI with abscesses in ber ears, hut it is boped she Work has been resumed at the Minne­ Booklet Free HighelJt ReferencelJ will soon be on the road to recovery. apolis shops after a shut-down of ten days. PromptnelJlJ AlJIJured BelJt RelJulu The men are happy to be back and hope for Tbe local offices at Mason City were visited steady work throughout the year. by A. Daniels and C. S. Christoffer on De­ cember 31. Holiday greetings have been received from WATSON Eo COLEMAN, Pat<>nt Lawy~ the former Kathleen Penny. Margaret Erick­ 7U D~h 8t1ee~. N. W. WaahlnCtoll. D. O. J. L. BrowI', of Chicago, was at Mason City son, Laila Nelson and Sadie Olson, all of January 6, and accompanied Mr. W. F. whom had been on the office staff in the Ingraham to Charles City at that time. days that were. We are always happy to hear Speaking of Safety First, we happened to from our former associates and wish them well read that "a lot of folks wonder why the moth this New Year. is such a darn fool as to fly into a !ame, yet Mrs. W. B. \Vilcox had undergone a very LUMBER: PILING they wiIJ try to beat a railroad train Over a serious operation at 51. Andrews Hospital, crossing." December 8, and we are glad to hear she is making a rapid recovery. TIES Mrs. L. J. DcSomery, wife of instrument­ man at Mason City, was operated on at the Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes send greetings Park Hospital for appendicitis January 9, and from sunny California and a marvelous account AND is now recovering nicely. of the Rose Festival held at Pasadena on New Ycar's Day. Would that we could all enjoy W. E. Tritchler, formerly chief carpenter at that very spectacular event I Mason City, now with offices at Austin, made Carman Ole Stenseth and Mrs. Stenseth MINE TIMBERS a trip to Mason City January 10, accompanied visited in Chicago over the holidays. by Henry Stark, chief carpenter's clerk. It was very convenient for us that our chief Mr. Ingraham received an interesting letter clerk, W. G. Johnson, had a birthday on Egyptian Tie & Timber from a former business car secretary, Elmer Christmas Day. \Ve were able to have a party, H. Moll, now in Mr. G. B. Haynes' office. a tree and what-nots, and all had a good time. Company Mr. Moll visited his home at Clear Lake, Ta., Tal Hughes e:

Milt Clark Collection Billie Fosler has gone to his borne in Wash· ington to spend the winter months. Ward Fishback spent the holidays in the east. Dewey Spink was employed on the Elroy and Rapid City mail service during the hol­ idays. The death of Fred W. Burlock, engineer, Keep HEALTH was a shock to us all. Tbe deatb came witb· out warning of illness wbile on duty New Year's Eve. Tbe funeral was attended by the many friends of the Burlocks. The Brother­ hood of Locomotive Engineers attended in a on schedule with this body. Mr. Burlock was laid to rest in the Riverside Cemetery.

Des Moines Division Items delicious cereal Frenchy CONDUCTOR C. E. ELLIOTT is on the sick list at present. People passing through the accountant's of­ 'fke should wear dark glasses to avoid injury to the eyes account the new sparkler that is being worD by the assistant. Dispatcher A. Olson and wife visited friends in Omaha during December. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Bauder have returned from an eastern trip, having visited their son Frederic, Jr., at \Vest Point. and also spent some time in New Yark City. They report a fine time. Conductor Nick McGrath, wbo spent the holIday season visiting a sister in Florida, ac­ companied the remains of his brother-in-law, Mr. Ed Littleton, to Des Moines for burial. RAILROAD men can't afford to be listless and loggy. Upon Funeral services for Mr. Littleton were beld their work depends the safety of thousands of people. 'Upon at Tampa, Florida, on January 7. He formerly them also depends the transportation of the goods 'of the operated a clothing store in Des Moines and has many friends in the city who will mourn nation. his loss. Often emergencies give you only a few minutes for Dispatcber M. C. Corbett received a message meals. Unless you watch what you eat, you may become from Walla \Valla, \Vasbington, of tbe serious illness of his SOn James at that point. We are upset. Take the precaution of including plenty of roughage all boping that Mr. Corbett will hear better in the diet. news sooo regarding his son's condition. Without roughage, constipation sets in. Headaches, diz­ Mr. Fred Anderson, late of tbe Des Moines ziness, listlessness follow. You lose health. Efficiency and Division, and now of the Chicago Terminals, vitality are lowered. was around giving the place the once-over a few days ago. A delicious way to obtain this vital roughage is by eating Bob Conrad, city freight agent, bas been Kellogg's ALL-BRAN. Two tablespoonfuls daily are guaran­ playing with an electric train slnce before teed to prevent and relieve both temporary and recurring Christmas, and it is reported tbat bis children constipation. In severe cases, use ALL-BRAN with each meal. are DOW getting to run it occasionally. It is understood tbat the newly autborized In addition ALL-BRAN also furnishes your body with a 2 cents per mile passenger fare is attracting supply of iron, which builds up the blood. Milk or cream some business, and It is hoped eveO'one \vill brings out the wonderful nut-like flavor of ALL-BRAN. Add work to m;ke it successful. fruits or honey for variety. Served everywhere. Sold by all grocers. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. Station WLE Harriet You'JI enjoy KeJlogg's Slumber Music, broadcast over WJZ and associated stations of the N. B. C. every Sunday evening from 10.30 to 11.00 (Eastern WALLOPTIME standard time). (Valentine) Some 3fe lacey Some pink and blue But here's my chance To get even-my comic Valentine of you f&t1c;~ (As the case may be-caricaturc according to the size of the wallop.) ALL-BRAN THE BIG MOGUL It's been broadcast verbally, now we bring it to print-Abby's diamond. Ray says he's solved the Andy Gump mystery-Abby got the The popular Health Corp­ big mogul. Bob claims be'll bave to get smoked bination is Kellogg's ALL­ 1i

Milt Clark Collection ON THE PAN City January 3. Mr. Martin first started to James Wagner, of tbe Locomotive Depart· (Cooked up) work for the Milwaukee in 1886. He con­ ment, has a new grandson, as a Slx and one· tinued in train service until 1903, when he half pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Have an accident to report. Rose Caro, resigned to go into business. He returned to Ray Redden at tbeir borne in Fort Dodge. while running for a street car, determined to service a few years later and worked as )"ard~ Mrs. Redden is the youngest daughter of Mr. be at tbe office on time, tTipped over a dead master at Perry and in train service. His and Mrs. \"'agner. matcb lying in her path and fell headlong­ healtb started to fail about five years ago, at terribly bruising her limbs. Four young men The family of Earl Akers, at Manilla, was which time he went to Kansas Cj~y to be with stood nearby and instead of picking her up doubly saddened the laller part of December, his cbildren. He is survived by hi. wife and they split tbeir sides laughing, and as a n;sult when their three·year·old daughter died of three daughters. At his request, made some all five bad to see a physician. Moral i" On spinal meningitis and an infant died a short months ago, burial was made in Kansas City. time Rose, regardless 1 time after birth. A double funeral was held Conductor William Simonton and wife were for the little ones. OUf dear Mary came to the office one morn· called to Huntington, Ind., during tbe bolidays ing witb ber lip quite swollen. Really, we bad C. W. Hall, agent at Templeton, was off by the death of Mrs. Simonton's brotbcr. no idea-well, you never can tell, II Still water duty the laller part of December on account runs deep." A tragic accident happened On Christmas of the deatb of bis mother. Business may its slumps and bumps, but Day wben Conductor William Agnew, wbo Tbe home·coming of a number of the young you'd never know it to look at Ray's desk. with his wife and motber had started for Des people in the railroad families from college for Moines to spend the day, had their car struck Believe it or not-Donald had tbe mumps. the holiday vacation was the occasion for nu­ by a motor car on tbe M. and St. L. at Dal· Even tho there are facial indications of it, merous social gatherings. las Center. Mr. Agnew's wife was killed in· Ray calls it Auroraitis. Yes, Don's new sweetie An infant daugbter, born to Mrs. and Mr•. stantly and his mother suffered injuries tbat lives in Aurora. Dorr Milner the forepart of January, died caused ber deatb a few hours later. A double shortly after birth. Dorr i. belper on the Des MORAL funeral was beld and burial took place at tbe ~foines Division at Panora. Tbe Road to Wealth is in systematic saving. old borne in Dedham, Iowa. Lars Anfinson, wbo has made bis home with Clifford Rbodes, his wire and two cbildren his son, Engineer Peter Anfinson at Perry I for were all injured in an auto accident January some time, died at the family home January 10, 5, wben a dog ran in front of their car. Mr. Iowa, Middle and West following an illness of several weeks. Tbe re­ Rhodes, who was driving, turned to avoid mains were taken to the old home at Clermont) Ruby Eckman striking the animal. lost control of the car Iowa, for burial. NEAL HORINE, of San Pedro, Calif.,· and it overturned. The accident happened at spent some time before the holidays witb Humboldt, Iowa) as the family were on their Waldo Conner, son of Conductor 1. E. Con­ friends in Perry and Des Moines. Neal bas way to Perry to visit hirs. Rhodes' parents) ner, of Perry) is one of the young men in the been on the Des Moines Division conductor's Conductor and Mrs. Fred Dolender. They railroad family who is making good in the seniority list for a long time but bas been in were all brought to Perry by Conductor Bo· business world. \Valdo commenced work in the west for several years on account of the lender) who went for them as soon as the ac­ the "Voolworth store in Perry after his gradu. ation from higb school, and in four years bas condition of bis bealth. His trip home was cident was reported to him. hurried by tbe death of a brotber in Denver. advanced to the managersbip of one of the John T. Emenek, father of Engineer O. G. company stores in Minneapolis. He has been After working steadily for a good many Emerick of Perry, died at the family bome at assistant manager at Ottumwa for some time years, Conductor G. T. Burnbam has decided Zion, Ill., January 6, following an illness of and received' his last promotion tbe forepart to enjoy 1i!e a little more, so started on a two' several months. Guy left at once for Zion and of January. months' vacation in California. Greeley and accompanied the funeral party to Spirit Lake, Switchman Herbert Taylor's wife had the bis wife both bave relatives in the sunny sec· Iowa, the old borne where burial took place. misfortune to slip and fall from the porch at tion of the countr)', so have been baving a fine Relief Lineman Richard Shover and wife her borne in December, breaking her leg just time during tbeir trip. Andy Dollison marked spent some time in Perry during the holidays below the hip. The accident necessitatcd ber up on tbe West Division time freigbt run duro as Dick was working extra in place of Charles heing in the hospital for several l':eeks. ing Mr. Burnham's absence. Anderson, wbo went to Escanaba to spend tbe Mrs. Mary Katberine Springer, motber of Agent K B. Doyle, of Underwood Station, holidays witb bis family. Mr. and Mrs. Shover Alonzo Springer, of tbe B. and B. Department was absent for some time in December, having went from Perry to Canton, S. D., where tbey at Perry, died at the family borne in Cornell, been called to Ontario, Canada, by the deatb will be located for the ncxt few weeks. Ill., January II. Mrs. Springer was eighty· of bis mother. D. Gustafson was relief agent W. E. Cooper, who has been roundhouse eight years of age. Her bealth bas been fail­ during his abscnce. foreman at Atkins for some time, has been ing for some time. The Perry son was with M. H. Lawbaugh, for forty years an agent transferred to a similar position at Cedar Rap. her when the end came. and operator on the Iowa Middle ~nd "Vest ids. George Dippel is foreman at Atkins since A marriage in the railroad family occurred Divisions died at his home in :Mannmg, Iowa, Mr. Cooper's transfer. at Adel January 7, wben Arthur A. McLuen, January 6. Mr. Lawbaugh continued work u,P Passenger Engineer Ben Moore spent the son of Ward McLuen, of tbe Store Dcpartment until a month before his death, althougb blS holidays witb bis daugbter and her family in force, was married to \-Vilma Smith, of Laurens, healtb bas been failing for several mont~s. Minneapolis. Iowa, who has heen making her home in Perry Burial was made at Manning, where tbe famtly Christina Belle Wycoff, littlc daughter of for some time. The young man is employed bad resided for a good many years. Mr. Law· Sectionman Harry Wycoff and wife, died at by the Perry Milk Products Co., and tbey baugh is survived by his wife and three daugh­ the family borne December 28. The little one will make their home in Perry. ters. wbo would have been three years old in a ~'Iachinist Helper Lee Varnadore and wife The young folks in the Milwaukee family couple weeks, developed pneumonia following a and hirs. ] esse Saunders were up in h'lonti· who are attending eollege were all borne for bad cold. video, ~1inn., in ]aniJary to vlsit at tbe home the bolida)'s, returning tbe first week nf Janu­ of Roundhouse Forcman Fred Dollarhide. ~ol. ary, to resume their studies. Iowa State Delores Joanne Peterson is a new miss in represen~ll~n lege at Ames, has the bighest the railroad family, she having arrived in De­ nf the Milwaukee family as Robert Ktndlg, cember to take up her residence in the Ivan son of the cbief dispatcher; Jack Lee, son of Peterson home. I van is a machinist on the Cnnductor H. W. Lee; Theo, daugbter of Perry shop force. Engineer and 1\'1rs. Newman Engineer D. L. Young; "Villiam Neal, son of came out from Cedar Rapids to make the ac· H~ A~ Conductor Boisen, are in attendance. quaintance of their new granddaughter. William Stevenson and John Rolleston are at The electric blowers, the last of the new the State University at Iowa City; Lawrence equipment for the Perry roundhouse, were reo Bryant and Dale Hanner attending college tn ceived and installed in December. The shop Chicago; Donald Reel is at Creigbton CO,lIege equipment has recently been changed from in Omaha; Mary Conway is at St. Mary s of steam to electrically driven motors. the Wasatch, at Salt Lake City, Utah; De Loss Osborne is at Corncll College at Mt. Robert Stockwell, for many years an engi­ Vernon; Rutb Searles and Simon Richardson neer on the Iowa Division and for the last four are. in a business college in Des Moines; Hugo years general chairman of the B. of L. E., Hullcrman is a medical student at tbe Uni­ died at bis home in Chicago December 21, versity of Minnesota. following an illness whicb had extcnded over a long period of time. The remains were Charles B. ~1artin, one of the veteran con· broUjlbt to Perry, .he old family home, for ductors on the Iowa Division, died at Kansas Montana Canyon Page Thirty-two

Milt Clark Collection Drafts from the Drafting Room was really a coyote or just a New Year's Eve PETIIBONE MULLIKEN c. R. O. mirage. Some people see funny things, even THE sympatby of this office is extended to animals, on New Year's Eve. Harrington in­ COMPANY Lisle D. Horton on tbe sudden deatb of his sists the coyote kicked his radiator shutter shut, causing it (the radiator) to' boil. This cost 4710 W. Divilion Street father in Chattanooga, Tenn. Tbe remains were brougbt here for burial. Several of the boys Russell another gallon of alcohol. He 'says the CHICAGO, ILL. attended the funeral. radiator is the proper place for that stuff any· way. We agTeed with Russell. The name of Pettibone Mulliken We are glad to See Magnus back with us in connection witb the following again alter being conlined to bis borne for sev­ Bill Kilimann is a Iirm believer that Mil­ products is a guarantee of the i' eral days with tbe grip. waukee is a good place to live. Bill has been increased safety and lower cost Chas. J erdan, formerly of this office and now visiting some of Milwaukee's parks and main­ resulting lrom their application. witb the Bethlehem Steel Co. of Chicago, was tains there is nOlhing like it out west. Frogs, Switches, Guard in the office a few days .ago transacting busi­ Tony Haag, champion bowler of the Test ness, and also visited with old friends. Department, is slipping somewhat, as be got Rails, Crossings Leonard has disposed of his faithful Chevy. the huge total of 431 the other night. Suggest Open Hearth and Manganese He said the sheriff took it away from bim, but you try another apple Tony. the boys think it was just naturally exhausted. The committee from the pattern storage who High and Low Probably a nervous breakdown or something. called and delivered a wedding present to Theo­ Switch Stands George has left the pattern shop hoys and dore Raschke, who was married December 31, gone to the Test Department. We wish bim reports a warm reception. The boys enjoyed Mechanical Switchman luck on his new job. themselves immensely and Al Schielke claims he Miscellaneous Castings Congratulations are extended to Mr. and 1I1rs. didn't have to huy cigars for a week. Our of Arthur Stelts on the arrival or a baby girl. congratulations. Ted, for a long and llappy Thanks for the smokes, Art. married life. Manganese, Carbon Steel James Lindsay and Lester Winding went down on Lower Vliet Street to purchase a Grey Iron Christmas tree and bought three trees for two Tacoma Shop Notes dollars. On tlle way home ,Vinding prevailed "Andy" upon Lindsay to take the small one. Jim bad WELL, the holidays are all over, and from . his all set up and then decided to call upon the looks of things Santa Clau. must have Winding to give him a few branches to put been pretty busy this yeqr in .pite of the "re­

around the bottom and make a more Christmas· pression.Jl I see a lot of folks wearing new Under aU conditions and at all like appearance. On calling Winding he said things they wouldn't be wearing had they times, T -Z Produetll give una­ there was not a single branch left. Winding bought it themselves, and the air is still full eeUed service. wired the two trees together to make one, that of cigar fumes that suggest the gas house a. "Cresc~nt" Metallic Packing being so big that it Iilled the entire room, and their point of origination-but, they can't last when company came they could not see the forever. T-Z Front End Blower Nonles tree. While they were buying trees he also Louis Seaman, stenographer and bowler, is T-Z Smoke Preventer Nonles suggested to take home a bag of potatoes, but contemplating buying a new car, of course "Levy" .told him the hag would be ten cents he hasn't got it yet-just contemplating. extra, so he left the bag and poured the po­ T-Z Tender Hose Couple,.. Otto Schuetze, our congenial blacksmith fore· tatoes on the back seat so they would dry. T-Z Blow-Off Valve Muffiers man, is back on the joh again, following an He also hought a busbel of carrots and a operation, and is getting along just fine. T-Z Automatic Drain Valvel bushel of celery, turning Jim's car into a de­ Noble Carlson, who has been ill fnr some livery truck. T-Z Boiler Wash-Out Plugl time, is back on the job, and we are glad to We have heard that there were some tests see him. T -z Products, as standard equip­ and inspections made New Year's Eve. Harp Ed CoJJins, machinist, was opa-aled on for ment, are daily proving their merit. rington and Kilimann are said to have been hernia, and he is also getting along fine. wandering around the wilds of Wauwatosa New Cecil DeGuire, assistant chief clerk, A. S. Year'. Eve in search of AI Jung's home when T-Z Railway Equipment Co. M. P. office, was called back east on account they were suddenly attacked by a coyote. Har­ of the death of his father, Philip DeGuire, loco­ 14 East Jackson Blvd. rington's trained Ford did a right about face, motive engineer, on the Superior Division. ran up O'Brien's aJJey and proceeded toward Chicago, lIIinoil Mr. DeGuire is an old-timer on the Milwaukee South Milwaukee. \Ve are wondering if this and is not only well known on the east end, but has a host of friends on the coast, and they all wish to extend' their heartfelt sym­ pathy to those left to mourn his loss. Wiggs Shiplett and family spent the holiday. in Deer Lodge visiting with relatives and w that the season is upon us in which friends. n. V. Morrison, pipefitter apprentice, is On the sick list and hope he is getting along line. N a great many shipments require protec­ Machinists George Quivey and Harry Strong, who for some time have been working tion against cold, shippers will find that our in the Car Department, are again back in the Mechanical Department. cars In serVIce of C. M. St. P. & P. Ry. will Mrs. Frank \Vilsnn is still sick in the hos­ pital, but understand that she is getting along give the same dependable service as during very nicely. Fred Amidson, night roundhouse foreman, got a new car, a Chevrolet sedan, and it's some that period in which lading must be protected nice looking hus. The bowling league is still doing lots of busi­ against heat. ness, but things have taken somewhat of a change, the teams that wee going strong earlier in the season are now sort of losing their toehold, while the weaker ones are c1imb­ Union Refrigerator Transit Co. ing--of course that makes thing! interesting. The boilermakers are still in the lead, with the Car Department second, and the round­ Milwaukee, Wis. house and Store Department are tied for third place. The electricians did so well in the start that they must have forgotten just how it was done, with the result that they are ,oin. down Page Thirty-four

Milt Clark Collection the line. Only one more game in the first half, and maybe the second half will be differ­ ent-who knows. ;"::ven the business oC gathering news seems to have hit a depression. I make the rounds of the shops in search of something that would make interesting reading, and I am met with a vacant look and the reply that "nothing has happened that I know of." Well, either our observation and memory is poor, we fear pub· licity, or, maybe I am wrong and nothing has bappened. Anyway, as tbis is the start of a new year, I would like to start right, and all through the year see that our full Quota of news gels to the Magazine, and that the Ta­ coma shops is fully covered, so let's keep OUT eyes open for anything that would look good in print, jot it down and mail it in to master mechanic's office, or make a mental note of tt, and when I make the rounds I will jot it down and see that it is handled properly. .:vIr. William Strinsky, boilermaker foreman at Tacoma shops, passed away on January 5, 1931, at Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Stdn· sky was born at Dubuque, Iowa, on Septem­ ber 17, 1869. He completed his apprentice­ ship as a boilermaker at the Iowa Iron Works of Dubuque and began his service with the Milwaukee Road in 1893, working at Dubuque, Savanna, Freeport, 1"Iinncapolis, and in 1910 came to Tacoma as a boilermaker (oreman, which positjon he held until his death, which (allowed a period o( several months J serious illness. This news will no douut be a great shock to Bill's many friends among tbe Mil­ waukee folks, as he was very well known and well liked by all of his associates. The railroad will also miss him, (or as a mechanic and superivisor his ability would be hard to equal. Mr. Strinsky is survived by his widow and two daugbters. Mrs. Whitehead, of Tacoma, and Doris Strinsky, and to whom the heartielt sympathy of the Milwaukee family is e"'tended. HOOD RUBBERS From the Cross Roads of the World • Roberta Bair are built to scuff around In THE MILWAUKEE Employes' Christmas Party, which was held at the Trianonn Dance Hall in Terre Haute, the evening of N the trains, kicking "the dogs," scratching through the yards December 22, was without doubt the most suc­ O-railroad work knocks the spots out.of ordinary rubbers. cessful of any railroad party ever held on this division. That's why Hood sends men right out to talk. to the fellows who The Trianon was beautifully decorated for the occasion and tbe Christmas Tree, magnifi­ use their shoes, finds out just the kind of stuff to put into every cent with its gay trimmings and brilliant lights, will long be remembered by the 500 present, Hood rubber-and here's the result-We're building rubbers that especially the 265 children, who came to greet stand the gaff-Extra thick soles that wear and wear-Bumper Santa Claus. Our Assistant Superintendent, Mr. W. G. edges on heels and toes-Reinforced tough uppers that don't crack Bowen, was general chairman, and we owe him or check-All in all? a rubber that gives a vote of thanks (or his untiring service and assistance. The POSTSHU (illus· you more than your money's worth of The entertainment committee, :Miss Alice trated above)-gives that real wear. Church, Mrs. Hedrick, Messrs. Joe Dede and greater service for the C. H. Reedy are to be complimented on tbe money,whichmakesitan program for the evening, which was as follows: We make a complete line of all kinds of outstanding value. A spe· Christmas Carol "0 Come, All Ye Faitbful" Christmas Caro!. "Silent Night I" cial Hood process molds rubber footwear for the whole family. all parts of the rubber Speech Sup!. J. H. Valentine Honest values every one. Look for the Drawing for Silverware into one complete piece. The upper cannot sepa­ Piano Solo Marguerite Barnes Hood Arrow when you buy the next pair. Vocal Solo Mary Brown rate and this insures Recitation Mildred Patton greater strength and HOOD RUBBER COMPANY, INC. Song and Dance . longer wear. Famous .....Betty Lou Richard, Joyce Ann Bate Hood grey outsole with Jfatertown, Mass. Piano Solo James Blackwell bumper edge. In both Song Virginia Mae Luodwell black and red colors. Song and Dance Walter Glass, Jerry Board Reading Eleanor Conover Piano Solo Eleanor Faris Songs and Dance _..•...... Amy Ann Moninger, Jackie York HOOD MAKES CANVAS SHOES RUBBER FOOTWEAR TIRES, RUBBER SOLES AND HEELS· RUBBER FLOOR TILING Page Thirty-five Milt Clark Collection Our genial chief timekeeper-batchelor de luxe-and inclined that way since birth (o( course, you know we refer to :Mr. Freddie Man• WHEREVER court) just turned in a practically Dew car, \ and now sports one of Mr. Ford's {our-door mOdels. I t is so new, he dusts it off every morning before using and at night, when he "THE MILWAUKEE" put. it to sleep, he covers it with a silk quilt which he WOn at the \Vomen's Club and which ," being a bachelor, he has no other particula; use forJ as when he gets home, he is just as Goes likely to sleep in the kitchen sink or bath tub as his bed, and then- Mr. Mancourt's able assistant, Mr. Leo Hu­ berti, he with the well groomed slick black bair and dark dancing Come to me eyes..... This gentleman has just purchased a brand new Ford Coupe, which likewise gets much polishing and care. Leo has been riding a WINGOLD .. Motor Cycle built (or two" (or the past year FLOUR -which very well served his purpose until­ (well, it's a long story), but to state briefly, along comes a young lady into his young life­ Also Goes and a back seat on a motorcycle is just no good place for this lady to ride anyway, 'Tis currt:nt rumor-Leo and his lady started for S1. Louis one day on the motorcycle, and when BAY STATE MILLING CO. passing throug.h Effingham, Leo noticed the back seat was unoccupied. Turning around "\VINONA, MINNESOTA quickly, and alter going back about 20 miles, he found her perched on a haystack beside the road-where she had bounced when the motor­ cycle struck a rut on the highway. That's wby Three-Man Minstrel. , .. Leo bought the Ford and besides he says it's . . . David Sayre, Floyd Pirtle, Paul Sayre much more pleasant to have his companioD be• Mildred Lundwall at the Piano side him and not bacJ( of him, and we are Guitar and Banjo...... •.... inclined to agree with his good judgment. Watches, Jewelry .... , , Arthur Cornel1, George Isbel Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lentz entertained the supervisory and clerical forces with a beauti­ and Diamonds Arrival o( Santa Claus fully appointed six o'clock dinner on January 3, Mrs. Blaekwel1, president o( the Women's t.he OCcaSiGD being 1\-lr. Lentz's oirthday". Our Union Station store is daily Club, C. W. Pearce, .M. C. Faris and Ben Carr were on the Purchasing Committee. Store Department Chargeouts serving the needs of railroad peo­ The Finance Committee was composed of (With apologies to O. O. McIntyre) Messrs, Carr, Surdan and Powell. Up at 6:47)1" Turned on radio. Need music ple. We know your requirements with which to inhale rice Krispies. Out into A committee eomposed of Messrs. Engman, the cold, cold world to office. All froze up, had and can fill them. Reedy, Dede and Mancourt recorded the names of the children as they came in, and at the to be thawed out. Joey drives up .in steam· heated Chevy-thinkin l it's Spring. The new Let us show you our fine line of conclusion of the program the names of the Indiana lice"nse plates would keep any car children were called and in response Santa warm. Aarou's weariog his new suit. How railroad watches, all guaranteed to Claus presented each child a package contain­ come, we wonder? Also new rimless specs. ing candy) nuts and two toys. pass inspection. "By the wa)", AE, what do you do with· your This Christmas Party was such a genuine clothes when you wrar the.m out 1" "Why, I fTatc1alrupectM for C. M. se.P. e.t: P.R. R. success that we are looking forward to even wear them home again." Ob, ob. Here comes a bigger and better Christmas Party (or 1931. Patty, (ur collar holding up his ears. Patty, with that delightfully quaint Bed(ord brogue. CHAS. H. BERN We are very pleased to have with us at this When you hear him say "I've an idey t.his EeL 1896 writing both Mr. Whitney and Mr. Witt (rom here hainge is three ainches,It he means (in Chicago, who are here to check our work. We American) "I've an idea this is a three-inch Main Floor, Adam8 SL Elevator Lobby enjoy having these gentlemen with us and fee) hinge." Isn't that priceless? The Store De­ UNION STATION, CmCAGO we derive a lot of good from their instructions partment takes this Scotch method o( thanking and advice. Phone Dearborn 0591 the Bentleys and VanEttens (or the lovely Ecuy term. to railr~ employe. Is it any wonder that Ford just put 75,000 Christmas Greetings. ~1ay we wish you a men to work when the boys in Superintendent happy new year (or 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and Valentine's office in the Rca Bldg. endeavor to 1935? To that corn-led blond at Tomah, we make the demand for "Fords" equal to the: send our love. \Velcome, Velma Schedler, to supply II our Milwaukee family. How about some of

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Page Thirty-si:r Milt Clark Collection that ludge we've been reading about 1 There Guy Kelly went on a big game hunt re­ Friday, January 16, Conductor Chas. Car­ e cently, hoping to better George Bain's record, rington had recovered sufficiently at Savanna ,f goes old Freddie Stockwell with those heavy black glasses. Poor kid. He'll have to wear but it just can't be done. Hospital lrom his injuries to he hrought to his them as long as Catherine's here, I guess. No, home at Marion. Superintendent Elder sent she's not so hard to look at, but since Christ. his business car to Savanna and it was used mas she's put everyhody's eyes out with that Iowa (East) Division and for this purpose. Charley's limbs are pretty sparkling object on her left hand-about the Calmar Line well healed and his cheerful and courageous size of a doorknob. Best wishes lor your bap· Jolm T. Raymond spirit will stand him in good stead under these piness, Katie. We're strong [or Carl. Here trying circumstances. comes Old Bus, the champion bowler. For A SAFETY FIRST meeting was held at Third trick operator at Delmar has been high score the other night he dragged home a Cedar Rapids Friday evening, December taken off and Operator A. M. Bollinger will crocheted bathtub. B-r-r-r, in this cold weathC1', 19. Superintendent Elder presided. Important displace W. K. Hodgson, operator at Monti­ too_ \Ve'll be ramblin' along. information was given out along safety lines, cello. The luture Mrs. Carl Vendal: "Are you and each indi\'iaual urged to increased alert­ Operator L. B. Swearengen, who was dis· sure this canary will sing? ness and sustained effort in order tbat a one placed on second trick at Ferguson, has dis­ Bird man: "I'll guarantee that. Didn't I hundred per cen( division record be made. placed F. W. Beherns, second trick, Green raise him from Canary Seed?" M. J. Flanigan, manager, Safety Depart­ Island. So Katie bought the bird and then went over ment, was present and addressed the meeting. Stone City and Hale stations were closed to the fish market to match a gold fish. The Iowa Division has been making a fine December 23. Agent J. N. Elsner, of Hale, bid Black Diamonds from West Clinton showing and is well to the front in the raCe. in agency, Dunbar, ana Agent C. J. Oleson, High lights of 1930 A fuel conservation meeting was held at of Stone City, displaced D. D. Devore, agent George Bain conceded champion lunatic. Cedar Rapids December 26_ Superintendent at Donahue. Carl Ditto and Burt Bush killed a porcupine, Elder presiding, spoke at length on the im­ Agent L. A. Phelps, Worthington, was off proving that St. Bernice is wild. portance of every one taking a greater interest duty for a few days, F. E. Sorg relieving. Harrison Kyle completed atlOthC1' year still in the economical use of coal. Some interest­ Robert N. Widger, 83, well known on the single. ing facts were given. Milwaukee Road, died December 26 at the Bill Tabor got rid of his $225.00 diamond. Fuel supervisor Buctell was present and ad­ home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl J. Baker, Jack Hornbeck moved back to town. dressed the meeting, after which there was a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following an illness of J ames Thompson had his picture taken. general discussion participated in by all present. three years. Born in B uxans, England, De· H. G. Pickhart has received a new supply Operator Benjamin J. Dvorak, of Clinton, cember IS, 1847, he spent his early childhood of shells which he is now quickly disposing of was away a few days the latter part of De· in Dublin, Ireland, and ·served in Queen Vic­ at reduced prices. Edgar Eaton, who knows cember, attending the funeral of a relative at toria's navy until he was 3S years old, when bargains, was the first to secure two boxes and Elheron. he came to America. he heartily recommends these cartridges to his Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Turner, of Madison, He was for a number of years in the Car friends, but not to his enemies. went to California January 4, for a several Department at Savanna and was the foreman J ames Lechner took a motor trip to Odon months' stay. on the wrecker when it was in service; in later and other sea ports south of here recently. R. C. Merrill is dispatching on Calmar Line years he was employed in the same department James Myers has been corresponding with during 1\1r. Tw-ner's absence. at Atkins until failing health compelled his reo the A. & B. store lately-but ask him about the rest 01 it. Ahout all we can say about Peck Wallace since he is driving the Oldsmobile is, "Here he comes and there he goes I" George Lundwall and James O'Keefe enjoyed a trip to Terre Haute with him one night last month. Apause We hear that Dewey Armstrong is going in for hog raising. Already he has spent about three weeks building a hog house. The boys for a pipeful hopo to see that pig grow up to be a great big hog this winter. George and Slim came over from the Round· house a few weeks ago and said, lOWe ale after the rush gonna make it hot for you here at the Yard Office," and went to work on the steam pipes, and we are now ready for some cold weather. Ora Reed has been sick for several weeks R. R. Barnes is a baggage man in the and we hope to see him back, as it just doesn't Chicago Terminals. It's a tough job, seem right-not seeing him on one of the yard calling for plenty of muscle . . . engines. and hustle. "A pipeful of Edgeworth," Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. \Ves· he says, "sure does taste good after ley Hale in the loss of their little daughter the rush of transferring baggage is recently. over," Jay Kindred of Bedford was here one day A lot of Men like to relax with a pipe­ the first of last month. ful of Edgeworth between their teeth. O. L. Clawson, night yard mastcr. and wife They tell us it's the one tobacco that and son B illy attended the funeral of Mrs. exactly suits them. Edgeworth's rare Clawson's brother, Thomas Atkinson, at Ml. Carmel, Illinois, December 14. Mr. Atkinson blend of old burleys and the distinctive was a fireman on the Big 4_ eleventh process give it a matchless Paul Scott is working as opcrator at Walz flavor. Perhaps it's exactly the right at this time. smoke for you. We'd like to have you Understand Reggie Foltz is considering tear­ Edgeworth Is a blend of try Edgeworth -"Ready-Rubbed" or ing up his radio and making a hat box out fine old burleys, with its "Plug Slice" 15¢ and up ... according of it. natural sa vor insured to size. Or, for generous free sample, Charles Draper is now on the 3: I 5 lead and by Edgeworth's dis­ address: Larus & Bro. Co., 108 S. 22d tinctive eleventh proc­ ably assisted by two tireless helpers, Blake and ess. Buy Edgeworth ,~·St., Richmond, Virginia. Fultz. 2 bits, please anywhere ! n two farms Mr. and Mrs. \V. E. Scott announce the _" Ready-Rubbed" and birth of a son. "Plug Slioe." All sizes. "Doc" Silkwood has been recommending a 16¢ pocket package to pound humidor tin.• EDGEWORTH ne~'1 f1tonnage" reducer. M. L. Hewitt is the first to take up tbis treatment, and il we find SMOKING TOBACCO him losing weight. expect to see him again on the west side job in the near future. Page Thirty-seven

Milt Clark Collection tirement. He had been in the service of the company forty-five years. A change was made in the work assigned to Joe Gordon, popular member of the ware­ Mr. Widger attended the Milwaukee Veteran house (orce l so that he now works only part Employes' reunions frequently and greatly en. time in the warehouse and attends to the jan­ joyed the association and privileges afforded at itor's duties for the remainder of his shift. these meetings. He was a member of the Joe is getting quite used to the night work Carmen's Lodge of America. The funeral ser­ now and frequently gets in some additional ~1arion, vice was held at Sunday afternoon, daytime work by helping Henry Paty Our old. December 28, and was largely attended. The time tank car expert, in pumping'molasses, beautiful floral offerings attested tbe esteem' in fish oil, wood oil and such-like messy stuff fr!~nds which the deceased veteran was held by from the tanks at dock two into tank cars. and former comrades. The interment waS made We arc pleased to report, by the way, that at Marion. Joe was recently honored by the local lodge \Ve hear from reliahle sources that W. H. of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks by being Campbell, freight agent at Seattle and formerly elected as vice-president, a mark of confidence of the Iowa Division, has been studying for well deserved by his long and loyal service to some time to be a pilot, at the school of the Messrs. A. D. Browning and Boward the brotherhood. \Ve may mention in this can. Coast Air Line, Seattle, and up to December Winters, Tacoma Yard, October, 1930 nection that "BjlJ" Curtice, of the storekeeper's 1 had completed his ground work, covering cott, yardmaster's clerk. Lester didn't do a office, was elevated to the presidency at the the mechanic and theory of planes and flying, thing but bump Bob Shipley, the rotund as­ same election, a position which he will no and had four hours dual flying. The next sistant chief yard clerk On the second trick doubt fill with his usual efficiency and genial. course includes ten hours of dual piloting with and Bob in his turn "rol1ed" Ray Fink, th~ ity, and that Fred Rasmussen, formerly car an instructor and ten hours of solo fiying, handsome chap on the swing job at the yard distributor, bu t now roadmaster's clerk, was reo after which he will be granted a license by the and passenger station, so that his hours now ejected as secretary, in recognition of his good department of hcenses. He already holds a are somewhat erratic and he frequently meets services in the past in that position. student license. So we will just tip it off to himself coming back from work. Ray Fink Jim Boland, the section foreman at the Benny Haffner, L. A. Kell, Elmer Knock, H. went and displaced Kenneth Al1eman, on a yards, was sick for several weeI

Milt Clark Collection to take to the wheat, and examination dis­ Zimmerman, who has the record for over-size closed that the rats were American born and ruhhers got off of Lewis' cahoose recently, and it was Russian wheat tbat Armock was tTying on coming into bis office he took off the rub­ to work on the rats and tbey would not do hers On his feet, complaining they seemed tight. their duty. He found later he had Conductor Lewis' rub· Remember the old maxim: "Don't count hers on. What have you got to say, Alvin? your chickens hefore they are hatched?" Brake­ Understand one of the ticket agenls along man Campbell recently was anticipating an ex. the route of the senators' run bas a lady cellent lunch which his wife had put up for friend residing in DeForest, \Visconsin. him. He left the lunch in the ticket office We are very sorry to report the departure until the 6: 10 was ready to go. The result of our friends, Trainmaster R. W. Woodworth was, the 6: 10 left On time and the lunch stayed and wife. II1r. Woodworth is transferred to in Beloit. Ticket Clerk Armock was unable to Bensenville yards, to take complete charge locate the proper key for the office before the of things there. His many friend. at Beloit train pulled out. As a result Campbell bad to and 00 the division wish him well at his new patronize a hasb house. Up to this time Arm­ territory, ock bas had the good fortune not to meet II1r. Ted Day spent New Year's Eve in Chicago, Campbell. and had a very quiet (?) time. Passenger Conductor John Cavey. has his Ray Nevins and wife stopped off at Beloit first Book of Rules. It was issued to take for a few minutes while en route to spend the effect August 14, 1887. The book is in ex­ holidays at Duhuque. cellent condition, and does not appear to be "I No Longer Fear the V. C. Smith says he wishes .ome of the over a few montbs old. A great number of hoys in tbe ticket office at Beloit would get the rules are in practice to this day. Here is organized. You should have been around New Stinging Cold ofWinter" one of the main headings in heavy letters­ Year's Eve, 1I1r. Smith. We did-and how. The safety of passengers and trains i~ of the -says Andrew Russo,· Car Inspector at first importance, and all operations of the Porter Zick recently reported for work at the Chicago Terminal of the Milwaukee working and repairing the road must be sub­ 3 :00 A. 111. Have heen unable to lind out Railroad. servient thereto, to this with the regularity and if he came from a party direct to work or if Indianapolis Gloves are made for real out. punctuality of the trains, and comfort and con­ he was walking in his sleep. How about it, of-door workers. Heavy durable canvas venIence of passengers, all the work must he Gus? entirely subordinate. backs reinforced with secretly treated Have bad some very nice passenger business double napped palms for extra protection I must mention the rule regarding ticket turned in by some of our live wires: and substantial gauntlets that protect agents-Rule No. 118. Ticket agents must Mrs. Paul Smith, wife of chief clerk, one against winter's winds. open their ticket offices for the sale of tickets round trip to Minneapolis. at least thirty minutes hefore the arrival of II1rs. Jack Collins, wife of conductor, two Insist on gloves with the RED APPLE trains that stop at their stations, and keep passengers to Los Angeles. TICKET. them open until trains have passed. Tickets Mr. Roland Karg, two tickets to Los An­ "The Workman Is Entitled must he sold to stations where the trains do geles. to the Best." not stop. Engineer Raasch, prospect for California. This book will be on exhibition at the Be­ Brakeman Artlip, passenger for Los Angeles. loit ticket office if anyone would like to see it. All these tips help to bring in revenue which INDIANAPOLIS Alvin Lewis, a very well known politician, otherwise we might not share in. And any GLOVE COMPANY orator and land owner, has quite a record on employe knowing of busine.s moving and not file at the Beloit News office. Seems Wm. trring to have it routed over his railroad is Luggage fora Lifetime The harder Omaha Printing Co. luggage is used the greater opportunity it will have to prove its long lasting and good looking qualities.

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Milt Clark Collection doing not only himself an injustice, but the THE little shack located on the Mississippi littl~ Kansas City Division .company as well. These tips, taken on River and used by Conductors Ray Long every division on the system mean a lot in a and Bill Colgan when they are winter fishing, C. M. G. year's time. Let's get the habit-When you has been without heat, but the situation is WE ARE PLEASED to announce that Dis· hear of anyone taking a triP. ask them to use remedied now. Someone made a stove for patcher JI-l. L. Fromm was awarded tbe The Milwaukee. we have as good if not better them which consists of two pieces of metal, first prize for the most attractive outdoor service and equipment as any road in the hent in odd shapes, and filled with two cans country. Christmas decorations in the 1930 contest of canned heat. In addition they were fur­ among the citizens of Ottumwa. We are Josing two more of our good friends, nished a hand-drawn picture for decoration. Civil Engineers Bocttcber and Hamilton, ~ho Am sure they are more than well taken care of P. L. Murray, chief time inspector, was in are now headquartered in Milwaukee, but

Milt Clark Collection Switcbman Terry Owens and family visited ordinary Christmas cards. He has not adopted "'nh relatives in Des Moines during the Christ· tbe velvct smock and flowing tie yet, but be mas seac:.on. has gone tbrough thc trials and tribulations Milwaukee Railroad Employees H. G. Barnard, dispatcher, and daughter of raising a mustache, and a most successful in Chicago District ! Shirley Ann, we;-e in La?tafar, :Missouri, for sev­ one, too. What nld you cut it off for, Weber, eral days during tbe latter part of December did it tickle? and early part of January. Dllring their so· THE KENMILL journ in LaMar thcy joineIich. for the ensuing year, the services being held I t may console Pete to know that there is in their lodge room, at which time several em­ also one of the fair se.", in. Mr. Nickey's office ployes of the Milwaukee Railroad were in­ who needs suspenders. How about it, Martha? vested witb an office: Rigbt Emincnt E. W. Art Gerber says he is going to turn his F. Hol\er, Grand Commander of the State of ear into a truck and hire it out. Well, Art, Iowa, installed the officers. Henry J. Bowen, all you have to do is change the license plates. installed as Commander; Clyde L. Ward, as Junior Warden; Chas. D. Smith, as Standard Lcster Comstock accepted the position of Bearer and A. C. Daacke, as treasurer. yard clcrk and Joe Carter, formerly of the yard office, accepted tbe position of car checker A. C. Daacke was elected to tbe office of in the local freight office. high priest in tbe Clinton Chapter No. 9 of Lester Comstock, while at thc local freight the Royal Arcb Masonic organization in Ot· office, held the position of king, and at thc tumwa and was installed at the January meet· last election he was succeeded by Joe Carter. ing. \Ve all wish the new king a prosperous reign during the coming year. S. C. D. Office Miss Helen Gloeckner, of the Accounting , H.M. B. Department, spent the Christmas holidays with MR. J. A. DEPPE and family spent their her folks in Galena, Ills. ma\1 you ca.ntlet Grace Quinn, local freight office, spent the 7 first Christmas in their lovely new home, Christmas bolidays with her folks in Superior, "~e and we are sure they find a great deal of plea­ a ha.nd: tfrgj­ sure and happiness in its, possession. Wis. Mr. Austin H. WIlkins, city freight agent Helen Horan, who is recovering from her re­ cleon with ordinary at ~Iinneapolis for the past four years, has cent illness, \vill spend a few weeks in Seattle been promoted to position of traveling freight with relatives before returning to l\·ork. We soaf?- Wha-t you. agcnt at Salt Lake City, Utah, effective Janu· all ";iss.Helen and look forward to the time ary 16, 1931. Mr. Wilkins has been with our L.ava when she will be with us again. heed is c>oop. line at ~iinDeapolis many years, a good portion }Je~t Mr. Fred H. Campbcl\ spent the holidays at of wbich was served in the local freight office, - the hand· Tacoma, where he visited relatives. 1.'lrs. and during these years has gained a wide ac· Campbell, who had remained in Tacoma until Quaintance in and around the Twin C:ities. friend a man can now, to complete her term as worthy matron ""bile we all regret to sec U\Vilk" leaving us, of the Eastern Star Chapter there. is coming we at the same time are happy in the thoustht have. Geta oal\e of with Mr. Campbell to Milwaukee, where they that he is going to a bettcr position. and we rt1.1 will make their home. We sincerely hope tbat sincerely hope that it ",ill be but a steppini: LQua +onic:Sh' and Mrs. Campbell will like Milwaukee. stone to newer and higher responsibilities. \Ve Several members of the S. C. & D. office all wish him the best of luck. wa+eh ·,+S pu.,mice .. went traveling so as to be with their folks at Christmas. filled ra.ther ~o ofter Richard Severson went to Aberdeen, S. D. Dubuque Shops Jingles Julia 'Veins visited her brother in Benton "0osie" the dirtand gre~~e Harbor, Mich. WE EXTEND sympathy to-the family of· Wayne Morris went to Babcock, Wis. Chas. Wiedmcyer, a Dubuque Shops em· - without hu ....t'It1~ Herman Klatt; and family visited in Terre ploye who passed a way after a long illness. Haute, Ind. Also to the Huber family, du., to the loss of your ski\1. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Barndt and daughter tbeir father. Mr. Paul Theobald in the loss Dclly Jean went to Fountain City, 'Vis. of bis mother, and the Carncy boys-tbeir We are sure they all had a very enjoyable brother. Dubuque has always been proud of -&~rf~ Christmas. "AI" Carney, and his suddcn death bas filled AT LAST Ralph Haslam bas realized his the entire community with sorrow; in the early ~ life's ambition. Santa Claus gave him a tele· days of radio--that word and HAl" seemed phone for his own personal use. \Ve hope, synonymous. :~ Ralph, that you won't risk breaking your neck ODe by one we must watch them go- answering it like you do some of the phones But thcy leave such a dcsolate spot below. here. They have journeyed on to "That Land most emOM. Do you know that we havc an artist in our fair" midst? We have seen some very lovely things And after while we'll find them-waitin" that he has done, ioeludi.og some very e..·dra­ there. Page Forty-one

Milt Clark Collection "Three little word9, I love you," Chicago Terminals the repair track and in the train yards, but the Brother Ohde says is changed t--Monday, Tuesday and Wens-the rest to centralize work and eliminate overhead ex­ means a clear record for 1930), without a re­ 01 tbe week I must mooch among Inns. (You pense and all that kind 01 thing. We didn't portable or lost timc injury. Tbis is something should thank God you have frens). pay so much attention to all of the talk till Our each and everyone of us should be proud of, good friend, Henry Hewing. of the Repair De. as it look the help and co-operation of each partment, who had been giving us a dandy Many hearts have been lightened, and every employe to accomplish this. We all helping hand each month in Our column, wrote Many tummies made feel glad kno'Y and must admit our work is hazardous us suggesting that we Hmerger" the two By tbe M. R. E. Relief Fund• on the repair track and especially in the train columns into one, and that he being the junior Coal bins tbat looked Quite sad yards, and only the closest compliance with member. would permit me to do all the work "vere fijled to meet UKing Winter." Salety Rules and sale practices will enable us for our column. WOW, we don't call that a Kiddoes were dressed real warm­ in Bensenville to continue our clear safety merger, that's just wishing a job you don't Once more an unselfish motive rccord. Let us all continue our good work; care to continue onto someone else. While Has llhelped to weatller th~ storm!' let us continue to keep our sa lety record clear ~rr. Hewing has promised to send us a few and last but not least, let us be a little more Hhot tips" each month it won't contain that careful every day. Mr. Jas. O'Brien, one 01 Our old·time boiler­ snappy, honest-to-goodness, right-from-lhe-heart Thank you. maker helpers, is making periodical trips to material that the l<.epair Department's column HENRY HEWING, Niles, Mich., lor treatment to bis eyes. We contained every month. In asking us to take Car Foreman. sincerely bope he will meet with success. the task back under our OWn wing Mr. Hew· ing wrote a very nice letter thanking us for our On Tuesday, January 13, Mr. Richardson, share in getting out the Car Department items. Geo. Berghauser, up in Green Bay, Bensenville chief caller, was reported ill. :tus \Vhen you rcad his letter, which we reprint in We often think 01 you­ associates were not surprised for the day be­ full, I believe you will say that any depart· How's the fishin' up in those parts­ lore he came on the job smoking a beautiful ment which can make the showing his depart­ Do they still walk up to you? Japanese pipe that Mr. McCormick got in ment has the past year in Salety First, should And, Charlie, down in Savanny• Seattle last year while attending the Vets' find plenty 01 material lor a lull column each \Ve continue to miss you so. meeting. Mac gave it to Robert and the office month. Do you ever get lonesome forces really say that he was smoking the For your old time foe? Car Foreman H. Hewing, of Bensenville, pipe-inhaling, and even blowing smoke out And the rest 01 you all DubuQuers wants to take this opportunity of using "Kick 01 his eyes and ears. And Bob had seldom Do they fTeat you with lots of respect 1 Sampson's" column to thank the employes been seen smoking a pipe berore, and it was II they don't just give us tbe signal, and­ under his supervision, not only in a personal their belief that the leat had a great deal to We'll not do a thing I s'pect. way, which has already been done, but through do with his illness. Oh, yes, he got over it Glad to note Mildred Lund comes back to lhe columns 01 the Magazine lor the wonderful as the other fellows learning to smoke a pipe her "hum town" quite often-knowing there's co·operation they have shown and gone through do. a reason, probably I shouldn't have mentioned the year 1930 just passed. This not only goes The sympathy of all employes is extended it, eh, Mil? for satisfactory turn out of work both on to the bcrcaved lamily of Switchman Henry Howell, who passed away January 12, after a week's illness. He had worked on January 5 and had a severe cold, which developed into pneumonia. taking him just a week later. Henry was well known among terminal em• LIGHT ployes, and was a friend to all and will be greatly missed among us. WHEN and WHERE YOU NEE D IT Bensenville Roundhouse Forcman John Woll bad the pleasure (1) 01 beiog in two close The Handy On the job there is no sub­ calls in as many evenings. About 4 :00 A. M. Light is of the stitute for steady light­ December I, he drove into his garage when he plenty of it and where you returned home Irom his work and closed One­ safe and eco­ want it. half 01 the two-section door to his garage, Handy JAunt no mica1 car­ For work under gro~nd, when the dark figure 01 an intruder came bide-to-water type. The feed for n i g h t constructIon, through the side entrance. The man no doubt plunger automatically drops loading, railroads, etc., or thought when John closed the door that the the carbide into the water work on dark vVinter after­ entire door was closed and there was no way only when the light is in use noons, this "portable day­ 01 escape ex~pt through the side door. But and shuts the carbide off in­ light" is always at your John Quickly jumped through the open section stantly when the light is turned command to increase the of the big door and gave a yell. Mrs. Wolf out. speed and efficiency of the quickly turned on the porch light and John job. ran into the basement and got his double­ Greater Candle Power barreled shotgun, but that few moments gave A reflector of new design the intruder time to make his escape. The -Slronger and better diffused light. spreads a full, even beam lollowing night, about midnight, he walked -Sturdy construction. of abollt 8,000 candle power Burns eight hours on eight ?unces into the restaurant opposite the roundhouse to 01 Carbide with only one filhng of right where you need it. set a lunch and happened to be there yet water. It is always ready for in­ when six bandits walked in and held up the Especially stant use and will run either place taking all the cash that the customers adaptable . for intermittently or continu­ and the restaurant keeper had. Being on the Car Inspection, ously. National Carbktc Maintenance of V G Light 18 of December, Milwaukee pay day, the boys Way and Sig­ all had Quite an amount 01 spare cash which nal De par t· ------they had to donate. The bandits assured their ments. Supplied MAIL THIS COUPON TOD.-\Y with s p r i n g National Carbide Sales Corporation, victims that the moncy was being gathered bracket lor ve· Lincoln Building, New York. Opposite Grand Cenlral for the benefit 01 the "unemployed." But hicJes if speci· Gentlemen: John says that twice in two days is twice too fied. Please send me complete information about your lights shown above. olten to be held up. WRITE I am a on the Terminal Fireman Elmer Schultz believes in TODAY FOR (Occupation) FREE the old adage. "It never rains but what it ... 01 The Milwaukee. pours." During the second week in January BOOKLET .. (Di~i~i~~Y' ... AND the caller notifiad Elmer that on account of SPECIAL Name the depression in business his name would /fear-bide Lant·en~n PRICE. USE lV'it" or without COUPON Address have to be placed on the reserve list. This rca" HUht BELOW. was no good news, but the same afternoon his wife was suddenly taken ill and taken at once

Page Forty-two Milt Clark Collection to tbe hospital wbere she was operated on for waukee Road. We regret that tbis information appendicitis. However, the operation was a did not reach us until after last month's mag· 17 17 success and Mrs. Schultt is getting along azine had gone to press, because we surely do nicely. not want an occasion like a Fiftieth Anniver· Von Platen• Billie Walthers and wife were seen boarding sary to go unheralded. train No. 1 on December 24, with passes to I t seems to be the season of congratulations. Fox Co. Oconomowoc, \Vis., where William's people re­ Miss Gwendolyn Siebold of the Engineering side. Ob, yes, Christmas fowl, pies, puddings Department is receiving congratulations on her M anu/acturers and like mother always makes is sure enjoyed by engagement to Mr. Hcnry Duogmuller. Distributors 0/ many a £an.ily at Christmas time. Miss Willabelle Voigbt, formerly of G. R. Switchman Edgar Emmery has been ill tbe ~-[orrison's office, but now employed in the of­ AND past month and is still at home as we mail our fice of the superintendent. is receiving the best LUMBER FUEL items for this month. All hope to see him wishes of her friends on her marriage to Dr. PRODUCTS back on the job soon. Norman Bates of Elgin, on Saturday, January Capacity 40,000,000 Feet 3, 193J. On tbe third of January our second trick MUla at Iron Mountain, Michlaan caller at Bensenville, Mr. George Fisher and Motoring on the Milwaukee Chlca~o Office ?\fiss Jessie Schonebaum, also of Chicago, were Bld~., Up and Down Hill on the Rocky 1412 Straus Tel. Harrison 8931 Quietly married, in fact so Quietly, that the 17 '17 report was not even hear-d by George's nearest Mountain Division companions at the roundhouse for several days. Nora B. Deceo Well, even if he didn't let us all in on the IT was a watch, all right. No. I didn't see eventful occasion, we all wish them both a long it before Christmas either. no more. than and happy life together. Dotb baving been you did, when you got what you thought members of the Milwaukee family for anum· maybe you were going to, all right. if you ber of years, we can fed at home: in reporting were real good. And now I am going to let Western the marriage in the Magazine. although e\"Cn Train Dispatcher Baker have my other watch. up to the time of sending out our February Maybe he doesn't need it now, though. Maybe notes, the reporter has still been unable to HE got one for Christmas, too. Engraving & gel a word out of George regarding it. As advertising expert for the Headwaters Those who know Nick Webber and saw his Fuel and Navigation Company, I was all lined photo in last month's issue of the ~{aeazinc, up to start right in after Christmas and do Embossing Co. all spoke of appreciating seeing the picture. some good work in the advertising line, but Natural as life and just like he was going to was short on samples of the different kinds of speak to you. kindling, etc., handled by said company, hav­ • ing burned up all the old style samples I had in other years; and due to the slowness of Engravers - Printers some of tbe other heads of departments in General Office, Chicago not supplying m~ with said samples, I was a Embossers Vila bit late in starting my advertising campaign; but it looks as if I won't have to do so much IF are interested in buying or raising yau now, as from the looks of everyone's back rabbits or guinea pigs, sec Wallace Van yards, front yards and basements, most of the Stationery For OFFice Buren of the Advertising Department. timber in this county has arrived in the city, Sam Crafensten, assistant shipping clerk in and about all there is left to do with it is and Home the Advertising Department, has just returned saw it up, but that" is not in my line, 50 I from his vacation. He reports having a very will await further instructions from the officers enjoyable time--Iots of sleep and plenty of fun • of the company. To date I have not been with his dog tlRex." Sam just made a new notified that anyone had been eJected in my 717 -723 South Wells St. chain for his dog-you should see it I place. Engineer ~lcKenna is not laying off. We have just been informed of the coming Engineer Townsley is still working, Chester CHICAGO marriage of Miss Adeline Hertrich, connected Bales is up to somctbing all the time, and the with the Freight Traffic Department, which rest of the company is sawing wood and saying Telephone Harrison 3745-3746 will take place Saturday, February 7, 1931. nothing, so I will do the same, that is I The best of luck and good wishes are offered would if I had the wood to saw. her from her many friends not only in the Traffic Department but also the various other departments. On Wednesday evening, December 17, the girls of the Accounting Department held their annual Cbristmas party. Alter a delicious din· ncr, served by Harvey's, the guests enjoyed several games of bridge. Whether due to luck, technique or concentration on IISeymour," the honors of the evening were awarded to Misses Anne Weber, Grace Baldwin, Evelyn Anderson and Catherine Peterson. Miss Margaret Pagels was the pleased recipient of the consolation prize which compensated in a small measure for the dull hands of twos, threes and sixes which she held all evening. Our deepest sympathy is offered to Miss J essie Kaufhold of the Freight Traffic Depart­ ment in the loss of her mother. Congratulations I Mr. and Mrs. Konrad Ha· gen are tbe happy parents of a baby bid, born January 4, at tbe Washington Boulevard Hos­ pital. Mrs. Hagen is known to many of us, having formerly been employed in the Pass Bureau. and ClKonrad" is Mr. Harstad's sec­ retary. Mother and babe are just fine, and have you noticed "That DaddylJ? '''Ie trust it is not too late to extend our congratulations to Mr. W. E. Wood, assistant district engineer, who On December 9, 1930 completed fi fty years of service with The Mil- Page Forty-three.

Milt Clark Collection Miss Marie Blake, irom Spokane, passed his father down tb~re, has returned and is through Three Forks en route home lrom a back to work again. He say. Mr. Steel, Sr., visit with her mother and lather in Miles City, is as well as he had expected him to be, and HEINEMAN the last 01 Decemher. The Blake lamily is well the trip did not do him any harm. known here in Three Forks, where they lived some years ago, moving from here to Mo­ Since I have read over the card I received lrom the Headwaters Fuel and Navigation Lumber Company bridge. Willard B lake stopped off in Three Company again, I leel that possibly I ought Forks for a few days' visit with Frank Young bere. about the same time. to show a bit more interest in my department, too. Well, we will see what sort of a winter Miss Alberta Barton, daughter 01 Engineer we have, and as spring approaches perhaps FARM, HUNTING Barton 01 the R. M. Division trolley crew, is SOme sales may be made in snappy styles of AND one 01 the lucky [olks to receive a position light stove wood; something in lhe line 01 ",ith the Montana St"te legislative body, now "quick fires for frying fish," and "hot coals in session at Helena. j\fjss Barton has just lor j"zy coffee pots." Most o[ this stuff i. lor FISHING LANDS finished at the Butte business college, and out of doors, however, but spring will settle this is her first position. that part 01 it and then maybe Chester Bales LAKE FRONTAGE including ex­ Conductor and Mrs. Coffin have returned and Same o[ the rest of his gang will bring from Nebraska points~ where they spent Christ­ in the big fish instead 01 stove wood. We clusive ownership entire lakes mas holidays. hope so. and large acreage for hunting \Ve regret very much to write of the illness preserves. and death in Butte, 01 Vim. Collumn, who lor many years had been agent at White Sulphur Splinters from the Wooden Shoe BUILDING MATERIALS for Springs. He was ill for some tinlc, but every Browning resort construction at wholesale hope had been held (or his recovery, and we DECEMBER 23 the lIJilwaukee Women'. offer his family OUr most sincere sympathy. for land customers. Club 01 Green Bay beld its annual Christ. Besides his widow he leaves three sons and mas party in the depot. Santa came in on the two daughters. One SOD, Stanley Collumn, has train, which was decorated with red lights, y~ars Office: worked as brakeman for several on this and everyone got Quite a thrill watching it division. MERRILL, WISCONSIN steam into the station. A short program of Conductor Rice, "'ho MS been ill [or several songs and recitations were given by the little weeks, is being relieved on passenger by Can. children alter which Santa distributed candy ductor Vanderwalker, who certainly does make and nuts to the children. a handsome passenger conductor. Honestly, Harry Washburn, from Tulsa, Okla., was a that is what we overheard, not what we think. caller at the office between Christmas and New Oh, weB, you know, :Mr. Vanderwalker, what Year's. Every so often Harry must cOme Printers we meant. back and see thc old gang and we are all glad Operator George Smith, who has been work­ to see him. ing second trick at Harlowton for a few weeks, Due to the illness 01 Byron Thiel, who will has been relieved hy Operator Joiner there, be off dut)· lor a month, Carlton Matthews is Bindel-s who came over this way from l\{iles City when again hack in the office. our Neil Grogan went down there and bumped him off the train dispatcher'. job he was bald­ Eric Gehrke and [amily spent a lew days at Ample ing. From the looks ~[ 263's line·up eacb Wausau during the holidays. • Equipment day it would seem that Neil would have ahout On December 26, 1930, Engineer P. H. De all the hogs rounded up and shipped in that Guire was round dead at his home. Mr. De

part of the country by now I still it's a big Guire was ODe of the oldest engineers on the Personal country down there, we hear, too. l\laybe Superior Division, having been in service 48 Helen 02n tell us. years, and his sudden death was a shock to everyone. Sincere sympathy is extended to his • Service l\frs. Wilson, wife of Conductor \Vilson, has wife and children. returned from a trip to K..1.nsas, where she visited with her lather and mother through Another one of our old engineers. passed the Christmas holidays. away when on January 5 Engineer Eugene Hillison & Etten Company Firemen Roberts, Chollar and Brasch have Holland died. Mr. Holland was in the service moved over to Harlowton, where they bid in o[ the l\Jilwaukee Road [or 39 YC2rs but has 626 Federal St., Chicago the three hostlers jobs for the winter, due to been inac:tive for about a year. Sympathy is slow business on the line. extended to his wire and children. T..I. Wabash 5400 Conductor Steel, who has been in Kausas Had a delay to a train that can not be ex­ with his sisters, and who made the trip to take plained. One of our crack passenger trains ran into a couple of horses at Lena and after Conductor Sam Rohbins had emptied a Ie'" guns trying to put the injured horse out or its Your Local Watch Inspector Deserves Your Patronage! misery the remaining horse ran wild and found as his victim none other than Brakeman Fred F. H. BARTHOLEMEW l\ionahan, who had been out protecting the 2353 Madison Street :-: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS rear 01 his train. He chased Fred up on the bank and then pr~nced back and forth so tbat Fred could not get down. He eventually gave H. HAMMERSMITH up hopes and walked off, but guess Fred can 326 Wi.consin Avenue :-: MILWAUKEE, WIS. tell you how he lelt standing up on that bank waiting for that horse to go in a different MILTON PENCE direction. . 29 E. Madi.on Street :-: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Cecil McAhee was all agog the other day when he came hack [rom lunch. Reason: Patsy took her first walk around the house. The abooe are Sympathy is extended to Gust Patz and Official Watch [",pec• lamily on the deatb 01 his wile. Dispatcher Bob Held is again back on the ton lor job after being laid up for a month Or so due to rheumatism. He still isn't going to run any race with anyone hut is ahle to be around with the help 01 a couple 01 caDes. We hope Ohe MILWAUKEE for your complete recovery soon, Bob. Con,ult them when con.idering the purcha,e 01 Watches or Jewelry Chief Dispatcher J. T. Dinwoodie is all smiles the last few days as he is now graDdpa. Page Forty-four

Milt Clark Collection His daughter, Mrs. Alice May Peck, is the ing about a dozen baskct ball teams and play. of paint or new roof or Iloor he is going to proud mother of a bab)' girl. Congratulations ing 00 the town team, know all about it before be gets througb. to Mr. Dinwoodie as well as ,Mr. and Mrs. Peck. Ed Crim, chief Clerk to Dock Agent Stoik, Evcryone knows that Frank Welch is a at Escanaba, is going around all puffcd out of Safety First fan. He even gocs to night school On January 14 as No. 46 pulled into the shape tbcse days. The arrival of a big boy at and makcs a study of it, and has a certificate passenger dcpot at Green Bay the onlookcrs Ed's home is the cause for all his strutting. from the Green Bay Safety School showing and platform hangers-on and otbers were pre­ Former assistant storekeeper at Channi g. that be has completed thc unit course of sented witb tbe sign of Mr. \Vm. Ticrney, Our Alois Kempen, died at Channing Decem"er Safety Instruction in the above school, which general )"ardmaster. acting as conductor from 24. He has been a resident of the village for is affiliated with the National Safety Council. tbe sbops to tbe station. When asked why he many years. Frank is proud of tbat certificate and we are had tbe preoccupied look upon his face, he reo Station Agent E. S. Stark bas returned to glad to bave him on the Coast Division. plied be felt bad that he did not have a crease Cedarburg after relieving Agent Hoover at in his trousers, and that his shoes were not Speaking of Safety First, tbe Coast Division Stambaugh the past several weeks. blackened, also that he felt be should bave a did pretty well for the year 1930, and are out set of brass buttons, but that be was thankful for a better record during the ycar 1931. Our tbat he had Shaved before going to work on Coast showing for the year just ended shows we this day. Division made an 80 per cent reduction in reportable ac­ Kirk cidents; 6] per cent reduction in Jost time ac­ On January 14 Fireman David Duquaine cidents and a 270 per cent reduction in minor was killed in an automobile accident just out. BETTY GUNTHER was in tbe office the injuries. From the amount of time that Van side of Green Bay. Sympathy is extended to other day just to see the gang. Said she bis family. had not llIoaned out" the fur coat as yet, but spends around amongst the men where tne ac· th~ probably would bave to soon if some job did cidents are liable to occur, it looks as if We understand tbat somc of the boys are record for 1930 can easily be bettered. Just going to cnter the Milwaukee Road Bowling not open up. Betty sent me a New Year's card, too. a little help from everybody and it can be done. Toumament at Milwaukec this ycar. Well, You have all beard how tougb busmess con­ boys, you bctter get out and do a little prac­ john Haughton, section foreman at Cbehalis, ditions were and that there just wasn't any ticing as some of you are not doing so well has joined the millionaire colony in California busincss, but now we begin to hear that things of late. for the winter. Section Foreman Hans Olsoo, who has been might have been WOrse. In figuring up the Switchman Peter Rogers is confined to his on a three-months' leave of absence visiting iD earnings for the year 1930, Lynden, Washing­ home 00 account of illness. tbe east, returned to work the first aDd is now ton, on the Bellingham Line of the Coast Di· The logging business on the west end is at Auburn. vision, shows an increase over the Jast year of picking up nicely since the first of the year. E. J. Moen has been transferred from the $20,863.78. Not so bad- considering 1929 was Thc Wbite Pine Line train has been put back sectioo at Alder to Morton, and Foreman J. such a bumper year. Suppose there are more and tbings are beginning to look as though A. Anderson assigned to tbe Alder section. stations that can show the same tbing, hope we would enjo)T about the usual winter traffic Chas. Perron. section foreman. who has been so anyway, but the returns are not all in yet, in spite of the poor times. on the sick list for about thirteen months, is so cannot say. W. H. Cobley, agent at Lyn­ Trainmen Jas. DeBraa! and Joe Mooney are now around again, and reports he will go back den, is to be congratulated. now flholed up" at Ontonagon for the winter. to work about Mucb 1st. William Dolpbin has joined the official fam­ Wc understand that Engineer Joe Hart will Most of you did not know tbat F. J. ily in Tacoma, succeediog the late A. E. Kirk­ soon be i"Motorman Hart," the news having Welch. assistant chid carpenter J was one of land as assistant superintendent of the sleeping been passed around tha t a gas-electric car is those uncivil engineers; he bas a drafting table and dining cars. Mr. Dolphin used to run to take the place of the steam power on Nos. at least set up in his office, and says he puts the diner on tbe Soutbwest Limited out of 803 and 802. in about twenty hours a day at it, doping up Chicago, and I have enjoyed many a mea] with Baggageman Lawrence Rouse, at Channing, tbe maintenance program for tbe year 1931. 1£ bim. As soon as Mr. Dolphin gets tbe lay of is a busy man these days bandllug and manag­ there are any buildings that need a new coat the land his family will follow bim.

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Milt Clark Collection Had 3 nice letter lrom Margaret Green, nee Chier Clerk Wm. ]. Cary is the Olson, the other day. She just wanted to cor. proud DELICACIES FOR THE TABLE father of a son, born December 24 reet my last article which gave an account of , 1930. Another railroad man in the maki.ng. Specialties her wedding, stating tbat she was Dot married in the Little Church of the Flowers as she had Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Poultry, planned to be. Didn't say Whether the church's Game, Fruits and Vegetables calendar was filled up {or the date she wanted or the sheriff wouldn't stand lor a church E. A. AARON & BROS., weddin'. Write again, ~1argaret, that is if he doesn't mind, the gang all like to hear lrom ,~ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS you. One thing that Margaret told me me in her letter was that she got a ChristmaS card lrom Charles Freemont, but he lorgot to sign it. Probably figured that he didn't want to leave any lorwarding address with the sheriff-any­ KERITE way, Charlie says he will sign them after this. Our old lriend Florence Matteson has de. serted LIS to see how they work up the income On the 19th of November Yard Conductor Insulated tax returns, and ~Irs. Ethel Cushing is now Ernest :Mincr and wife went up to Crh'etts, holding down the hook and line job lor the \Visconsin, at Levi Hugart's place, and caught Wires and Cables chief clerk. Drop in and see us occasionally, tbe fish above pictured. They weighed 5S Florence. pounds all together. This sure must be a good For All Purposes Walter Evans was in the office the other place to go. Get out your rods and tackle. Under All Conditions day just to look the gang over and stay lor Everywhere the Safety First meeting in Seattle the evening \Ve are watching with interest the ski jump­ of January s. Doc likes to come to town for ing of Switchman Arvid Bakke. Arvid is the a day but he would rather Jive in Kittitas. be­ U. S. Champion of the Milwaukee Road. At KERlTE cause he bas a big hound dog and he says he the Ski Tournament at Oconomowoc in the has more rOOm for him to run around. Doc Class "A" jump he came in fifth, having Gives Unequalled Service expects to have the best pheasant dog in Kit. traveled 95 and 97 feet. titas County, anu outside of one other dog I know of, I hope he docs. Expert mending is displayed On the over­ coat now Worn by Switchman Roy R. Lewis. It must be seen to be appreciated. Milwaukee Terminals The Milwaukee bowlers Christmas poultry Ann tournament went off in fine shape. \Ve are SWITCHMAN MIKE MARKERT is leav­ pleased to announce that Frankenstein won ing again this winter for the south where first place-from the bottom up--getting One he can bask in the warm sunlight of New pound of weiners. Due to the bowlers being T!:J! KERITE\tj.&:UHkT.~ COMPANY INC Orleans. \Ve just know he will bave a lovely busy with their Christmas shopping, they were 'NK.W YOU CHICAc.O MH 'aAHasco time and will look forward to his return this gi"ven a vacation from December 23 to Jan­ spring. uary 6, when all returned to get high honors and get in practice for the corning Tenth Tournament at Milwaukee. Several o[ the employes attended the inau. guration of Governor LaFollette at Madison, January 5. Wm. J. Masch, from tbe ma­ THE chinists, Max Zahlke and Christ MiUer, of the trainmen, George Collins, Ed Grant, James Langan and James Whitty [rom the firemen. Everything was lovely until Governor La­ Follette, at the reception, addressed \Vhitty in BINKLEY COAL German. Switchmen Wm. P. Hug, John P. Moulton, Engineer T. A. Collins and Engine Dispatcher Hugh W. Edwards are on the sick list. \Ve are glad to see Chief Engine Dispatcher COMPANY Arthur Engle back on the job after three weeks' sickness. Charles Wilde and wife are at Clermount, are Miners and Dis­ Florida, lor the winter. Mr. Wilde is one 01 the veterans of the foundry. tributors of the Best There bas been some talk in the press about getting a king for Scotland and the enginemen have decided on Engineer Wilber Gilker, and Grade Coals for All the shopmen on Bill Furry's helper, Robinson, for the job. Gilker says he is the best look­ Purposes ing and should have the job. Switchman R. Lewis points with pride to the foHowing which appeared in a 10caJ news­ paper: lIHarry J. Lewis, young :Milwaukee man who has been taking instructions at the Sixth Corps Area, West Point preparatory school, WRITE US FOR PRICES Fort Sheridan, III., stands second in his class in the final examinations, Major-General Frank Parker, commander of the area, announced. 230 N. Michigan Ave. CHICAGO Tbe soldier is a son of Roy L. Lewis, 749 39th St., and now holds the rank of private first·class. With three others he will repre· sent the corps area in the final examinations for \Vest Point, March 3." Page Forty-six

Milt Clark Collection Idaho Division coach on the motor train and does a very R. C. P. efficient job of heating. WE are glad to report that husiness is pick­ Traveling Engineer H. S. Rowland was in Creosoted and Zinc up on the P_ O. R_ Line_ Loading along Sioux Falls Ihe last .day of the old year. this line is getting heavier daily_ We note that the Egan Line mixed tTain Treated Materials Conductor C. M. McAuley is ahout to leave had a G·8 with a feed water heater attachment on a vacation to Los Angeles. which results in considerable fuel saving. Wood-Block Floors Paving Block. Engineer Chas. Hankins is running out of W. G. Hintz has charge of the B. & n. Bridge Timbers Piling Spokane. This is the first year Chas. has had crew at Sioux Falls and has also been pro­ Ties Lumber to work away (rom Malden, his home. moted to general foreman in charge of the pile We are equipped to handl. all Standard Othello, the great metropolis, in the heart driver which operates over three divisions each Method. of Treatment, alao Adz.ina o( the Columbia Basin, now boasts electric season. To celebrate the event Bill went out and Boring of Tie. lights. The power line o( 110 volts was built and bought a store shave, new overalls and had Built and op

The New Turntable at Othello The old 8S-foot turntahle has heen replaced hy a lOS foot table. IIIotor tracks had to be moved and trolley on roundhouse track> re­ INCOME PROTECTION located to e,coa"ate (or turntable pit. Agent J. H. Vassey, at Malden, is taking a six-day leave of absence. He says it is for the purpose of doing his bit towards giving C work to others not having steady employment. o T N I T is better to have Accident and Health Insurance and not need H Mrs. C. E. Potter, wife of relief agent C. it than to need it and not have it. E. Potter, 1vIalden, bas returned from a trip T E east. I Chief Clerk E. M_ Grabel, Spokane, is sport­ N THEREFORE, insure your income now, while you are still able R A ing a new Buick eight. E to bny such protection. Mter you are sick or injured you can't N buy it. I Former Superintendent N. H ..Fuller was a L recent Spokane visitor, and on shaking hands T A no~ R with Division Engineer R. H. Smith, whom he A SMALL monthly premium will protect you. You will miss o had not seen for a long time, told him he was L this amount if you are working, and it would not go far If you were disabled. A premium payment will provide a steady income A looking (uller in the (ace. Mr. Smith fclt C D highly complimented. A if you are sick or hurt. Mail the coupon for details. \ Carl Candler, of the superintendent's office, S M has moved to Tacoma On account of reduc­ U Name ...... •...... _ . A t ion of force. A N L Address . S. C. & D. Notes T S Y ...... Age . M. F. Kasak Occupation...... R. R . c N December 31 Car Inspector O. K. John· C O son discovered eight inches of flange miss· o H M ing on a pair of wheels under MRX 25079 I P that stood for 182 the same night. Car was C A turned over to the Omaha to have new wheels Ql.nutturl1tal arasualty Ql.n. A N applied. Ole certainly deserves special men­ G General Offices Canadian Office Y tion for his watchfulness, which undoubtedly o CmCAGO TORONTO prevented a bad derailment. Engineers Little and Sutherland have a nrw job in addition to their regular work on the motor trains. They keep a watchful eye on the new automatic oil·fi.red steam boiler in the baggage compartment of the motor. This WHY WAIT - GET IT NOW boiler furnishes steam heat for the trailer Paqe Forty-sevm

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For Sale-Mont Red Cedar Products­ For Sale-Horne-made fern baskets. with For Rent-Four and five-room apart­ Lamps, smoking stands, card players' nov­ legs, at $1.75 apiece. George Spital, 4032 ments. Lovely, light. 4-room apartment. elties; cribbage boards, red cedar, $1.50 32nd Ave., Soutb, Minneapolis, Minn. seeond floor, in Forest Glen, I ~ blocks postr.aid; inlaid cribbage boards, walnut, from Elston Avenue and C. M. St. P. & map e and cedar, $3.00 postpaid.-Address P _ Ry. depot. Best suburban service of C. C. Field, 804 California Avenue, Deer For Sale-Seven-room house, with hot 24 trains daily. Thirty minutes to depOt. Lodge, Montana. water heating plant, located at 114 2nd Pri"ate yard and larlfe porcb. Favorite Ave., N. W., Aberdeen, Soutb Dakota, gas range and porcelam-lined rdrigerator. For Sale-Easter Bunnies-to fellow em­ I ~ blocks from ~Iilwaukee passenger ata· AU modern conveniences, with hot water ployes. Get your orders in now (or Easter tion. Well adapted for subletting, ac• heat and bot water furnisbed. New build­ Bunnies-prices reasonable. Have three quired on a trade and will sell to a Mil· ing, newly decorated througbout. Will rent kmds: pink eyes, pure white, and red and waukee Railroad emplol'ee on monthly pay• furnished or unfurnished. Surface lines. silver grey.-Address John C. Freind, 1236 ments. F. R. Scott, Agent, C. M. St. P. near forest preserve, golf course, near N. Marion Court, Ch,cago, Ill. & P. Ry., Waubay, Soutb Dakota. stores, churches and schOOlS. Rent reason­ able. One montb 'concession. Also five For Sale Cheap--I Oliver typewriter, 14 large, light rooms on first floor. Private volumes American Law and Procedure, For Sale-Mink. silky dark nortbern yard and porcb. Free use of garage for La Salle Extension University course, 30 sixth generation, pen-born, domesticated care of plant. New Universal in-a-drawer volumes Encyclopedia Britannica set, year and acclimated, higb-grade stock, very pro· R'as range. Large Frigidaire. Will rent 1901, Werner Co., publishers; 4 volumes lific, with a SSO per cent increase over furnished or unfurnished. Reat furnished Hill's Practical Reference Library.-Ad­ rancb. Also exccllent males from rer'stered by American bot water beating plant. Pos­ diess, Gus. Kruccke, 825 67tb Ave., West parents. Rigid culling exercised. grade scssion imm~diatdy. Rent reasonable. One Allis, Wis. Telephone between 5 and 7 carefully and price bonestly. Suggest month concession. Apply Mrs. William P. ~r.-Greenfield 2140. I?rompt inquiry. Write Hen~ Wanous, Florence, 5219 Nortb LeaminlltOn Avenue, Proprietor, Argonaut Mink & Fur Ranch, Chicago. For Sale-Englisb call ducks, small size. Olivia, Mtnnesota.. Write Jerome H. fulnkin, 320 20d Avenue, N. \V.. Aberdcen, South Dakota. For Sale or Trade-My newly-built six· For Sale-"Little Cop"-beat automobile For Rent-Furnished rooms. Two or three room home at 6527 30tb Avenue, Roosevelt protection you ever saw. You won't need desirable rooms; with or without meals. Con­ Heights, Seattle, Wasb. Hardwood floors, Insurance on your car with this, no one venient to Ed~ebrook station; thirty min­ built-in closets, etc. Tile (Durolitc) bath· will come near it, and your spare tire will utes from Umon Station. Frequent sub­ room and kitchen effects, electric range. be safe, too, for the least touch anywhere urban train service. Mrs. O. D. Aeppli, sun room, fireplace, hot air furnace full on tbe car will .tart tbe no;"e. Easy to 6256 Lundy Ave., Phone Kildare 0077. concrete basement, fully eq,uipped. Large install, shipped complete, prf1)aid, $5. Ad· lot and fine garage. Walking distance to dre.. Box 337. Three Forks, Montana. For Sale-Chinchilla rabbits in pairs or University of Washington, Roosevelt bigh, trio priced reasonable. They are from the and grade schools. Mountain and city view Co~rod hard to beat. $5,500 on trade-IO per cent strain; high-grade stock. Also two Free to My Fellow Employes-I am of­ pairs of silv~r faxes for sale .or trade­ less on prompt sale. Buyer to a.snme $1,900 mortgage as part. Will trade for fering you my services free--12 years as an what have you? E. Bechtle, Box 88, Ab­ insurance advisor give me the experience to erdeen, Soutb Dakota. Rood producing farm. Must be paying one. Interested in Montana field crops. beets, advise you on any kind of insurance. Your For Sale-Reed wheel chair in good con­ beans, etc.; also small furs other than name and address on a postal card will dition $12.00. George F. Jewett, Allen foxes. Write owner, R. C. Floch, Gold bring me to your borne. Addre.s W. A. Jobnson. 3719 Ridgeland Ave., Berwyn, Ill. Grov~, Wis. Creek, Mont.

completion report for the new tcrminal. Sioux City on December 21, and again at road, and says that speaking harsh words to the engineer-husband may even cause the Mr. Buechler and Mr. Doud wcre in Sioux Sioux Falls on December 22. wreck, charging that many an accident can be Falls December 19 and held a claim prevention L. M. Sweeny and family spent the Christ­ traced directly to family rows. Also, a bad meeting. mas boliday in Chicago. breakfast may cause the wreck, sO he ad­ Fred Costello, Mr. 'Buechler's personal sten­ Here's one from the Earthmover: monishes the wives of railroad men to speak ographer, came along to look over things at kindly and cook good breakfasts. Mr. Flani· OLE'S TESTIMONY Sioux Falls. Fred doesn't get up tbis way gan really ought to be named Adam, after the very often any more. Ole Olson, traekwalker, was testifying after gentleman that started aU this business of Christ Kvidahl is spending a few days in a head:on collision. "You say," thundered blaming tbe woman. the attorney. flat ten that night you were walk­ Sioux Falls assisting witb the work on the new steam heating plant at the new round­ ing up toward S~ven-~{ile crossing and s.a w On December 16 MacGregor came up to Number 8 coming down the track at 60 miles Sioux FaHs and stayed thr~e days, working on house. Section Foreman Christ Olson spent the an hour?)' the completion report for the new terminal, apparently taking us at our word recently, to Christmas holida)'s with his brother at Dell "Yab" said Ole. come up and see us some time when he could Rapids. HAnd' you looked behind you and saw Num­ stay a while. Messrs. Buechler, Dod, Dahl Palmer and ber 5 coming up the track at 60 miles per Vic Hansen were in Sioux Falls to hold a di­ hour?" Between the extra gangs this past summer vision Safety First meeting on January 13_ uYah:) said Ole. and fall and 4S more miles of territory to look There were 68 in attendance. The \Vomcn's "Well, what did you do then?" after since the consolidation of four road­ Club served coffee. cookies and sandwiches HAye got off the track." master's territory intO three, Jerry Murphy is after the meeting adjourned. The attendance "Well, but then what did you do?1l about 3,000 holes behind on his golf game. was good considering the fact that the temper· "\,yell, Aye said. to m~s,~lf, 'Dis bane hell of Jerry says when this business of indulging in ature was below zero and that we were doing a way to run a railroad. the various athletic games at night spreads to one of the best bUSlncsses in the history of the From the Household Magazine lor January, golf it will not be long before bc'll have Bobby Milwaukec in Sioux Falls. Jones putting all his trophys away in a vault 1931, we have the following relative to our We undertsand that Hawarden had a $1,400 to prevent him winning them all. manager of tbe Safety Bureau: increase in business during December, 1930, REWRITING A BALLAD Section Foreman Chas. "Aleck, at Harrisburg, over the same month in 1929. was instrumental in securing a round trip "Never speak harsh words to your kind, Sioux Falls has loaded so far the first IS ticket from Spokane, vVashington to Harris­ days of January, 290 stock and ISO meat cars, loving husband; burg, over our line recently, also a one way all of whicb i.s long haul business for eastern He may leave you and never return," ticket, Harrisburg to Emmetsburg, Iowa. points. This goes' a long way toward keeping goes that old song "The Wreck of Old 97." tbe S. C. & D. Division at the head of the Now along comes M. J. Flanigan, manager ?f Henry Marquardt was in Sioux Falls a few elass as a business producer for the railroad. the Safety Bureau of a middle western rall- days last month on business incident to the

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