PENSACOLA proximity to this city.Opportunity awaits you here where Nature has endowed this Wonderful...

O p p o r t u n i t y awaits you here where Nature has endowed this Wonderful City o f Advan takes with everything in her power to bestow. Sunkissed skies weld their welcome on the bosom of Pensacola Bay which can easily offer harbor- age to the entire commercial fleet of the world.

Pensacola is the biggest red snap- per fishing port on the Gulf Coast, and ships more of these red beauties to the interior cities than all other Gulf ports combined.

Many advantages are offered to prospectors far-sighted enough to visualize the undeveloped areas of cut-over lands that are within close proximity to this city.

I PENSACOLA FLORIDA

W. C. 0. A. TESTING ON 252 METERS

MUNICIPAL BROADCASTING STATION Calls to you every Monday, Wednesday

and Friday at 6:30 o'clock p. rn. Central Time

L I S T E N I N AND W R I T E U S

Join Our " Happy Hour Club "

CITY COMMISSIONERS OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

J. HARVEY BAYLISS Mayor and Commissioner Finance, Parks and Playgrounds

ERNEST E. HARPER THOMAS H. JOHNSON Commissioner of Police and Fire 1 Commissioner Streets and Public Works

M E N of A M E R I C A

A N OPPORTUNITY IS R I P E for saving about seven-eighths of the poiver now needed to start trains.

Hence heavier freights and srnooth- est passenger ser\~ice are practical with present motive power.

A major economy can also be ef- fected in car lubrication. Most of this cost is avoidable, with every requirement of maintenance and snfety being met by journal inspec- tion months apart! Yet hot boxes will becom ~rnkr/oncu.

Indeed, all the chief causes of wear and tear disappear from trucks and draft gear, as the old sliding friction in journals is supplanted

by perfectly lubricated rolling motion, confined entirely to hardened, ground, special al loy steel, of utmost durability.

An established, conservative, highly successful, world-respected engineering institution sponsors all this. It is being accomplished today by means of Timken Tapered Roller Bearings. They have become universal throughout transportation and other industries.

Data on Timken Bearings in car journals, and any desired engineering counsel, are at the disposal of every railroad. T H E T I M K E N

ROLLER BEARING CO., CANTON, O H I O

R. F. CARR, Memphis President

W. E. LOWRY, Hickory Flat, Miss. Vice-Pres. and General Mananw

SPECIALIZING IN

R A I L R O A D B U I L D I N G M A T E R I A L I

Strong a s Ever for t h e "Frisco" GENERAL OFFICES

P. 0. Box 1032 M E M P H I S , T E N . Phone, Main 2312

Hussey-Hobbs Tie Company

RAILROAD CROSS TIES AND SWITCH TIES POLES-PILING

ST. LOUIS, MO. ROGERS, ARK. HOUSTON, TEXAS

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Lm Em Puckett, Inca AMORY, MISS.

HARD WOOD YELLOW PINE Lumber

" W E HELP MAKE THE FRISCO SAFE"

W. HORACE WILLIAMS CO., INC. E N G I N E E R S AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS

I( ANY CLASS- CONSTRUCTION -ANY SIZE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

Specializing in Design and/or Const ruct ion of Dock Wharves, Piers, Breakwaters, Dams, and Jetties, Bridges, Railways, Highways, Industrial Plants. All classes of Building Construction, Building Foundations.

I I Maintaining an Engineering Department for Consultation, Investigation, Reports, Surveys, Designs.

HOME OFFICE BRANCHES

Fifth Floor Southern Building Pensacola, Fla. Mobile, Ala. Houston, Tex. 833 Howard Avenue NEW ORLEANS, LA. Rcpreaentatiue. in ~ r i n c i p a ~ Cit iea o f All Southern Statea

FRISCO TERMINALS - PENSACOLA, FLORIDA Being Built by T h i s Company

HATTIESBURC BIRMINGHAM

ALBANY, CA. ST. LOUIS

PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK

CHICAGO

THE HOME LUMBER CO. INCORPORATED

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA J. R. P R A T T

PRESIDENT

W. W. BRADLEY TREAS.-GENL. MGR

W. J. ROEHL 1948 RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLDG.

ST. LOUIS REPRESENTATIVE

WE SPECIALIZE IN RAILROAD AND CAR MATERIAL

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE 827 FRISCO BUILDING . . . . ST. LOUIS

WM. L. HUGGINS. Jr.. Editor MARTHA C. MOORE. A a ~ o c i a l e E d l l o r WM. McMILLAN. A d o c r l l s l n g M a n a g e r

VOL. 1V JANUARY. 1927 No. 4 -

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

Contents of This Issue PAGES

* Fro~~tispiece, "Janu;~ry" ..... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Miss Jessie l*lacDonald H a s Ser\;cd Frisco Employes fur Ninctceti Years in Springfield

Harvey House .................. ............. ......................................................................... 6 Death Calls Major 1.1. E. Dix of Fort Scott ..................................... ......................... .. 7 Tr ip T11roug.h Englr.nt1 a n d C)ce~n Voyage Cot~cludcs Good \Vill Tour .................................. 8-9

I'c~rt IV-C'orlclr!sioir T l ~ r e c H u ~ ~ d r e t l Siricly-three Afcrl or1 Pcnsion lioll .................... .. . . . . . . . . . . .................... 10

LIY CV. D. I Z a . ~ v r Co~nptroller Runnell Answers Qucstion "Where Did Frisco Uollar G o in l!E6?" ............ 11 Four Mcrnl)crs of T.cek Family Arc Frisco Telegraphers ............................................ .............. 1-3-13 Thrcc-Ycar Iiccord i r ~ 90 -Er ro r Carnpaig~~ Held by Springlicltl C IYW .............................. . . . 14

By E m i . r . v I lng~reioond N'ork of Farnous Pensacola Coal 'l'ipplc Viewed by F'resicIcr~t K L I ~ I I . ................................. 16 Frisco Equipment Datnagc C o ~ ~ t i r ~ u e s to Reduce ........................... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Alfred Reynolds Was Personal Bodyguard to G e ~ ~ c r a l 13011nevillc. .......................... ............ . . . 18 Railway Facilities and .\larked Develop~ncnt in Mississippi Valley ........................................ 19

11y IY. I-. Et~glish For Mc.r.itoi-ious Service ..........,.. .. ................................................................................................. 20 "Railroad \L'ork Is Fascinating Profrs>ion"-F. H. Sl:~Fic!r ......... ...... ......... . . . . . 22 Better Service M r e t i n ~ at Pawnee. Uklaho~na, L)cce~nl~cr 12 37

Ijji I ) , .S. 7'1101~1r!or~ The Pension Roll ........................ .................................................. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rcvuc of 1926 ................... ... .................................................................................................... 33

A Ctrrloorr 0.v .lohir I.. (z.otfsi~y Horncrnakcrs' Page ..................................... ... ................................................................................... 34 Fashion Pagc 33 The T\vi!igI:t Hour ................................................................................ ........................................ 36 Frisco Babies .............................. ...... ........................................................................................ 37 Editorials ....................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................... 38 Flashes of Alerri~nent .............. .................................. ...... ................................................. 39 The Frisco Mechanic ............................................................................................................................. 40-49 Frisc-o Family Kcws .....,..... ... ....,....... ............................................................................................. 50-80

- - - - - - - - - - -

THE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE The Brisco Employes ' Magazine is a monthly publicat ion devoted pr imar i ly t o the in te res t s of the

more t h a n 30,000 ac t ive a n d ret ired employes of t h e Fr i sco Lines. I t contains stories, i t ems of cur ren t news, personal no tes about employes and the i r famil ies , a r t i c les dea l ing w i t h var ious phases of rai lroad work , poems, car toons a n d notices r e g a r d i n g t h e service. Good c lear photographs su i tab le f o r repro- duction a r e especially desired, and will be re turned only when requested. All ca r toons a n d drawings m u s t be in hlack Ind ia d r a w i n g Ink.

Employes a r e invited to w r i t e a r t ic les f o r t h e magazine. Contributions should be typewrit ten, on one side of the shee t only, and should be addressed to the Editor . Fr i sco Building, St. Louis. Mo.

Distr ibuted f r e e a m o n g Fr i sco e m ~ ~ l o y e s . To o thers , price 1 5 cen ts a copy; subscript ion r a t e $1.50 a year. Arlvertising ra tes will he made Itnown upon application.

She Has Served Frisco Employes for Nineteen Years in Harvey House at Springfield

Miss Jessie MacDonald Knew All the Old-Timers-She Says Railroad Workers Haw Excellent Table Manners

T HE S ~ ~ n t l a y niorning of L)ecemher 12 was biting cold when the writer of these lines hurried into the Fred Harvey dining root11 at Springfield.

Mo., shed an all-too-thin o ~ w c o a t and niadc his way to that part of the spacious I)lacli marble counter presided over by a famous Frisco waitress.

H e cliclnit Iino\\l she was so famous then, or he might have ordered his mat~~t i t ta l ham and eggs with tnore aplomb. 'I'he last splashes of thc delicious grapefruit had lust sl)rinlcletl his vest, when 12. \V. Lochrie, manager of the I-Iarvey House a t Springfield, seated himself in the next chair antl passed a niorning greeting.

"[ sce you're getting the best service we can offer," he saitl. "Jessie always gives that kind."

".Jessie \vho ?' we inquired. ' ' \ W I ~ , Jessie ~ ~ a c D o n a l t l , the most fanious \\nit-

ress on the Frisco I<nilroatl." 1,ochrie retrtrned. " 1 ; you don't l i t io \~ her it's high time you're getting ac- quaintctl. She l i~ lo \ \ l~ Illore about I?risco officials For the last 1n.o tlecatles than she'll ever tell-that's one of Jessie's virtues. She knows what to tell and what to kcel) to hvrsel f !"

A few ~noments later the introtluctions Ivere made. while Miss Jessie arranged the "ham and" on the shining counter.

Nineteen years ago, in 1907 to be exact, and in thr spring of that year to be tnore exact, Miss Jessie A~IacDonald first donned the black antl white uniform of the Fred J3arvey System, in the Harvey House at Springfield, Mo. Now she is the oldest waitress (in point of service) on our railroad. Tllcre weren't the conwnicnces in that historic place that the Iiew slation provides, with its separate cooling rooms, its spick antl span kitchen, its perfectly appointed halieshop and attractive dining room. But the 1;retl T-Tarvey stantlartl of service was the same then as it is non7.

"\\!e served as good food then as we do now." Miss Jessie saitl, "ancl as I look Ixdi on it, I nften wontlcs how we did it on the prices we charg$ Fifty cents would buy a wontlcrful tlitiner in I(%)/, and the five ccmt ~111) of coffee ~voultl tnlic care of several 're- fills' which these railroad \\;o~licrs always wnntecl."

Unlil 1'11.5 J l i ss Jessie did thc "day trick" at the ITarvey House in Springlieltl, and then tlw wanclerlust bit prelty (leeply :und she went to Snn Diego, Calif., where for three months she ''hopped" the counter for the Santa P e 13arvcy house there. I3ut Springfield was ho111e ant1 the Ozarlcs hacl enuugll sunshinc L O

suit Miss Jcssie, so d ~ e returned. Since then she has I)een with the Harvey House at Springfieltl, and she intends staying there.

"I've heen happy 011 (his joh," she saitl, "atitl 1'111 not

going lo lea\-c i t for sonle (1c:111)ation I niigllt~l't like. \\'hen yo~r've w)rlcetl under ~ n w t y different man a g ers and superintentlents like I have, and find that all o f them are gentle~nen of the highest order and at the ~ : L I I I C time receive the I m t of treatment from everyone connccletl with thc sys tcn~, you dori't walit to leave, I)clie\-e me !"

"I j~i t how ahout the job of scrving all these railroacl i c l l o ~ ~ s that come pestering arortntl. Aliss Jessie? 1)on't you get fed up on thcm now and then?" we asketl.

3,Iiss Jessie's eyes flashed warnillg signals. "J,isten, you," she said. "Don't be a sil! 'I'here

zrcn't any better nml in the wol-lcl than the I)oys that nialie up tlw railroads of America. And I think the P'risco men are thc fincst of the whole lot of th:m. I can look Inck on 10 years' service and not find an ~:lll)lc:~s;mt Inenlory of :my one 1:risco employe 01-

olficer. 'I'lwy'rc ;i l l courteous and jolly-and only the young ones get fresh. antl they clon't meall anything 1)v it. Y o ~ v you take 11 r. --, the claim agent. I le iw't young, I)ut he is Tresh! And he and I sass each other back and forth like a couple of strange Inrrots. I always look forward to his corning in for I)rc,akfast. 1Jc's sort of like an appetizer.

\ o t i to P i c 8 . ~Ic(I.Yc)

Death Calls Major Em Em Dix, Retired General Agent at Fort Scott, Kansas

Widely Known Frisco Veteran Was Nearing Pension and Had 45 Years Seroice With His Company

A NO'l'I-IE:R of the Prisco's grand old veter,~ns hontlale, I<ansas and Pleasant Hill, No . , ant1 at that answeretl the call of the Grim Reaper on Tlecem- time was one of the foremost roads o f the Middle her 15, when Major E. E. Dix, fo r forty years \\lest. Having no line of its own into Kansas City

general agent of Frisco Lines a t For t Scott, Kans.. at that time, the Santa F e interchanged bnsiness passed away in Mercy Hospital at 1:ort Scott. l l a j o r with the road a t Carbondale, and a part of the oltl Dix had been in ill health for sis St. L., Lawrence & Mr. is now the rnonfhs, the latter portion of that main line of the Santa Fe betareen time in the hospital. H e was retire:l De Soto Junction and Lawrence, only a short time ago, and \voultl Kansas. have been placed on the pension roll O n January 8, 1878, Major I l k at the Decembcr meeting of the began his service with what is now i3oartl of Pensions had he survivetl. the Frisco Lines, when he became

The death of this splei~tlid man, 'i an operator a t Olathe, Kansas, for who gave no re than 4.5 years of his the old A4issouri River, Fort Scott life to the service of the Frisco " and Gulf I<ailroad. H e served as Lines, will come as a distinct shock special agent a t several stations to liundretls of 1:risco officers and along the line from May 1, 1870, employes who were privileged to until April 22, 1852, inc lud in~ know him. H e had seen service at Gardner, Cherokee and Chanute, many points of this railroad in Kansas. O n the latter date he re- many capacities, and although most ceived his appointment as agent at of his service was a t For t Scott, he Scott Junction, for the Missouri, was widely known and atlmiretl Kansas K: Texas Railway, ant1 the among his fellow workers froni one Mssour i River, For t Scott & ( M f .

4 rlsco. end to the other of the r' ' Shortly thereafter Ile was appointed Edward Everett 1)is was born in general agent a t For t Scott, the

Lawrence, Kansas, on March 21, position he had just relinquished at 1860. and received his education in the time of his death. his native city. When he was a F.. I-;. r)tx O n October 20, 1900, Mr. Uix small boy he experienced the terror and Miss Sarah 1Iiller were of !he famous Lawrence massacre, when Quantrell's t~nitecl in marriage. Miss Miller was a sister raiders swool)ed down upon the town ant1 massacretl of MI-. K. V. Miller, superintendent of the northern, many of her citizens. Ahjor 1)is's father was amon:; southwestern and western divisions, and now general the victims, antl while the son took refuge in an oltl manager of the Miami Mineral Belt Railroad Conipany. building antl hid froni the shot and shell, his father Major Dix (the title "Major" has been his for many was taken from his home, ~ n a r c l ~ e d down the street tleratles), came to the Prisco when CI. H. Nettleton and shot in company wit11 other I,awrence citizens. tvas president of the old Gulf road. Major H. S.

At the age of 16 years, Major I h 11x1 alrcady made I-Tenning was superintendent, H. S. Mitchell was chief up his niind to folio\\: a railroad career, and entered clerk to the superintendent, I. N. \Vatlins was general the service of the oitl St . Louis, Lawrence and \\:est- freight agent, and J. E. Lock~vootl was general super- ern Railway, as an operator at Carl)ontlale, I<ansas. intendent. In six montl~s he was ~n:ltle agent, a position he held "He was one of the indiviclual institutions of this for two ycars. hIany o f the Major's contemporary city," writes George Marble, editor of the Fort Scott workers of that (lay will remenher the road on which 'I'rihune-Monitor and lifelong friend of Major Uis, in their deceased friend had his first railroad experience. a letter to the editor of the Fr-isco Mngtr,-irir, "was It was built by J~ltlge Kea, \vho was Secrctriry o f the vice-l)resident of the People's State Bank, antl always Icterior in I'resitlcnt Lincoln's c:tl~inet, ant1 J. 1'. Usher. itlcntifietl with all the civic interest o f the co~nm~mi ty , Usher was a t that time General Attorney for the old as well as being the representative railroad man of the I<ansas Pacific Railway Companyt which is now the town. Ka~ias City to 1)cnvcr line of the Union I'acific. ' 1 ' 1 ~ "He was a man of natural intellectual endowments St. Louis, Lawrcnce ant1 \\'estcrn ran Ixtween Cnr- (:VOW tiir-n to PU{JC 131, please)

Interesting Trip Thru England and Ocean Voyage Concludes Tour of Frisco Girls Abroad

Last Stop of Good Will Tourists at Jefferson's Home in Virginia- "We're Glad to Be Back," Diary Ends

By MISSES ANNA WILLICAN and AGNES KING

A C C U S T 28-29: W e left Brussels at night to \vhich is always buried in flowers. The tomb of Sir c r o s the English Channel. W e dreaded thc Walter ltaleigh is inside St. Paul'b Church. "'rhe thought of being seasick, for we had heard of Tower", which to many is the nlost interesting place

the Channel's roughness. W e all responded to thexall in London, contained a fine collection of arms, armor for 5 :00 a. m., well and happy. After landing, we had and Crown Je\rels, consisting of diamond 5tutltletl to 5ho\v our passports for the eighth time, but it was only a few moments thereafter, until we had passed the Customs House and were on our train for the final journey to Lon- don. W e arrived in London at 8.00 a. ill., and our ride to the Hycle Park Hotel was both pleasant and interesting. Our morning was spent in visiting Buckingham Palace, where tlwells King George, and our attention was called to the g ~ ~ a r d s on duty around the Palace. They wore bright scarlet jackets, deep blue colored trousers and an immense f u r headpiece o r "shako". No one is permitted to stop and gaze at them for long, antl so we moved on. W e were also shown St. James, the Palace of the Prince of Wales. Just a year ago, who would have thought that we would ever have been in Par- liament, but here we are in the House of Lords! 'I'he royal tl~rones, as well as that of the young Prince, were pointed out to us, and we heard a vivid description of the great pomp and splendor accompanying the visit of the King and his royal ~ a r t v . Then we ~roceeded to ;he House of ~om'mons, which

I t is~r't ofteir that fairics mppcur iv renl life ( though it's brconrril.q far too frequerzt irr reel l i fe) , grrrtly lift "poor workirlg girls" front their drsks aird trairspo~t thorn t h r o r ~ ~ / h the delights of a turo-nro~rtlrs' t o w abroad a-itlr expenses paid-yes, r z m to chewiltg yrtnr a d i~tascara! Foiries dorr't act that way in thrst, erdighterred a~rd realistic days. Rrtt it's urce to dream nbout them oil stfruruer a/terrznorls, z~ltrlc the flies droiw tirroxgh the file room arrd thr* heat beats dowz tit t l t o~e terrific waues that sretrt so far away these Jarttfcrrjl doys of jripprd and rirr~aing nosrs and clrapped mid ~trrrr~bed hands.

Last sw~tnzer thr two Fr isto girls z ~ h o ~ c rtairtes appear at the top o f this ptrge ~irtqht have had dreams of Nice, Vcirr,.c and Leiton, and !krir woridrozts old world bearttics T h r ~ ~ wigkt have yearned for the I a q lrrxrtry o f thr steamer deck chair ~vrtlr o box of Ooirhorls nt a11 irtdole~rt el607r1. T h r y probablv did wonder if drmrrts o j forciq~i t r a ~ c l . ~ ~ r t h nll its ill- tricj~ring fasrirlatiorts wortld rvcr rolrlr t r ~ t r for thew.

Then thc Tkorrrtrc J ~ ~ e r s o i c .Ilr~iitorial Con test came to the F r i ~ c o , artd 30.000 errrploy- fr. rr1d.r of tr*c P\'o vo~org / d i e s voted ~ d i t / f dirrrcs and dollcrrt ta rlrtt thew tlelcgatrs of Frisco Lbter

T h e trip is o w r a~rd tlrrs ir thr firto1 ill- stallnte?rt of t l r ~ "l\'ortr1d the IVorld" diary O F Misses King axd ll'illiqoi~. The\) kc)! faith- ful record of therr csperit~r~ccs i ~ t order that yo21 who votrd for t 11~~11 ririqht ser, through their rye^, the z,rorrdrrY o f thc Old Cotcii0.v If P s c o rrrtp1oyc.s car(. to tell Ihrsr qirls o f thrlr npprrciotioir of tltic iirtrrcrtirr,q tiiar\l, (I

Iettrr to t h rw hc m r c of tlrr IItrqn-irtc will br prosrptly foi zuarded.

--!dl I / I . .IT

crowns from thr clays of former Kings and Queens. W e also passed over the London Bridge, which did not have the appear- ance of "falling down". W e crossed Tower Bridge, which opens to allow the big ships to pass through. We saw the Al- bert Memorial, the American Embassy, the Bank of London and passed by the church where William Penn was baptized, also the church in which the sixth president of the United States was married. 'I'lie Eritish M u - seum contains the largest collection of manuscripts, books, etc., under one roof in the world. After an entire day of sight-seeing, the party returned to the hotel for dinner. 'l'he manager of the I-Ioover Sweep- ers. ~vhom we met on the steamship Coronia, with twenty-four salesmen returning to England, as we wcre coming over. entertained the Jefferson Party at his home, together with the American managers who had just finished a convention in Jhgland. In a charming garden, with lovely, brilliant flowers antl velvety lawn, tea was served, and it was a pleasant change from hotel life to English hos- 1)italitv. Thus ended the sec-

seats over 600, and Lady Astor's place was pointed out ond day of our stay in England. to us. Our greatest interest centered around K'est- .2ugust 30: O u r nest visit was to Oxford, with its minster Abbey, a magnificent Gothic structure. Inside i m o u s colleges. Private cars conveyed us there, a t~t l we saw the graves of Kings and Queens, statesmen, we cnjoyecl thc three-hour ride, with luncheon a t the poets, ~iovelists and other noted characters, and a t last "Mitre" hotel, an old-fashionecl lodging place. dating our gaze turned to the grave of the unknown soldier, 1)acl; to t11c Sixteenth Century. \Vith a good g ~ ~ i i l r ,

January, 1927 p /T&~~ ~MPLO%S'@~~YIZINE Page 9

we were shown twenty-one colleges and eighteen Banbury cakes. W e saw droves of sheep and we know chapels, also the room occupied by the Prince of that mutton must be the favorite meat in EngIand. Wales while he was a student there. The art gallery, W e go by rail to Southampton, where we will board with paintings of presidents, was interesting, a ~ l d the the steamship Rijndam, a Dutch ship. beautiful grounds that surrounded the colleges caught September 2 : We boarded the Dutch ship for our our eye. It took us all afternoon to go over the entire home~vard journey. W e mere delayed one day longer network of buildings and grounds. at sea than scheduled, due to encountering a severe

August 31 : We are on our way to Shakespeare's storm. All but three or four of our party were terribly country. The ruins of Kenilworth Castle was our first sea-sick, and those of us who could get around, acted stop. Silver and golden holly trees meet our view as as nurses. But we were not all sick, all the time. we wend our way up to the castle. This old castle There was a lovely bridge party given in our honor dates back to 1120, and was immortalized by Scott, in the dining salon, and before we landed we were who visited there and wrote of Elizabetl~'~ visit of given a farewell dinner, with favors along the "Dutch nineteen days to Earl Leichester in line". The tables were decorated with 1575. We gazed in . . , : , , I - :I~~ m d Dutch dolls. Huge

the gorgeous banquet ,ere beautifully deco- old dungeons, and d and presented to us towers received a good y the chief steward. share of our atten- Favors of t i n y tion. A t twelve wooden shoes were o'clock we were at each plate. Our r e c e i v e d b y first stop was at A m b a s s a d o r ,' Halifax, C a n., H o u g h t o n 'at :+ where a large at Sulgrave Ma- 1- - number of im- n o r, ancestral '.''-.. migrants disem- home of George ,- barked. Washington, i n Sunday, Sep- the Rose Gar- tember 11 : We den, a most pic- were up at 5 :00 turesque s p o t. a. m., anxiously Accompany i n g waiting to dis- the Ambassador embark. Reve- was Lord Leigh, nue officers and one of the Board "Glad you're back! We're glad yodre back, Anna,"-that's the w a y Miss A m a doctors boarded of Governors of Willigatt was received back to the general offices at Springfield after her tour the ship to make t h e M a n 0 r. abroad m'Pn'tA the American Birthday party. She is shown here w i th a12 intpro?rtpttb a physical ex- E~~~~ courtesy welcorrting cormtittee of girls from the offices. Miss IYilligan is ht the center, amination a n d

next to the top row, waving greetings to you! was e x t e n d e d i n s p e c t o u r the deleg a t e s passports. A t and we were taken throuph the ancestral home of 8:00 a. 111. we passed the Statue of Liberty (and this -

George Washington, wh&e his fifth grandfather, Laurence Washington, first lived. Outside were the two flags, the American at one end, and the British at the other. It was interesting to see the thatched roof, composed of braided hay and straw, and to enjoy dinner at the Manor House; across the street. W e then passed over the Avon River, into Stratford, the home of Shakespeare. The room in which the poet was born is without change. W e saw small collections of his early works and his famous garden. We then went to Ann Hathaway's home, with its thatched roof and quaint flower garden. From 1470 until a few years ago, the house had been occupied by her descend- ants. We were told that an average of 1,000 people a day visit these homes of Shakespeare and his wife. We then drove by the church where the famous poet was buried. Our next stop was at Warwick Castle, which has not been changed by time. Its history, its rooms of armor and weapons used long ago, and the rare paintings on exhibition, thrilled us. Our last look was at the spacious grounds, so magnificent.

September 1: Next morning we drove through Banbury and stopped to purchase some of the famous

time we saw ct) and docked shortly afterwards at Hoboken, N. J. We spent three and one-half hours in the Customs House, and afterwards were met by Mr. Kupper, a member of the Jeffersonian Board, who took us to the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

September 12-13: W e spent two days in New York City, sight-seeing, and left New York for Philadelphia at the end of the second day, where we saw the Sesqui- centennial. W e visited Independence Hall and saw the most beloved relic of America, the Liberty Bell. W e left Philadelphia for Washington, D. C., where we spent several hours in sight-seeing before we left for Charlottesville, Va., where the Secretary of the Cham- ,her of Commerce met the party and took us to the Monticello Hotel. Charlottesville, Va., is only three miles from Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson; It seemed fitting that we should visit this home at the last of the trip, instead of at the first. We have such a beautiful idea of this lovely old place and its histori- cal surroundings. At Monticello, during the lifetime of Jefferson, were to be found some of the rarest art treasures of that day. The Thomas Jefferson M e m o

(NOW turn to Page 31, please)

Comptroller Bunnell Answers Question " Where Did Frisco Dollar Go in 1926?"

Labor Takes 43.41 Cents While Transportation of Freight Brings 74.17 of Each Earned Dollar

W HEN you tally up the stubs at the end of the month and find that you check correctly with

the bank's statement, did you ever run agitated fingers through your hair and mutter: "Whew-w-w-w, - where did those dollars go?" So have we !

That job, important enough to most of us, fades cto illsignificance before the job confronting hIr. E. 13. Bun- nell, comptroller of Frisco Lines, who has the job of keeping the "stubs" of Frisco expenditures a s well a s the records of earnings.

The total of the amount i s so staggering it is useless to deal with it here. But percentages tell a n even more graphic story. Mr. Bunnell has compiled a chart of the Frisco es- ~ e n d i t u r e s and earnings for 1926, that tells a clear and concise story ot "where the Frisco dollar came from and where it went!'

The chart appears above. I t will lje noted that a very substantial part of the dollar expended during the year 1926 was for labor, fuel, materi- a l and taxes. Labor took 43.41 cent? of that dollar; fuel tool< 8.10 cents: material took 15.64 cents; casualties took 1.50; and taxes claimed 5.23 cents-a total of 73.88 cents.

In other words, apyroximately 74 cents of each $1.00 expended for operation went back into labor of the products of labor. Only 7.87 cents of each $1.00 was left for improvements to the property and dividends.

Of the earned dollar, the transportation of freight, passengers, mail and express, brought a grand total of 94.79 cents of each dollar.

Switching service brought the Fris- co 1.47 cents of each dollar it earned, rents of equipment, road, buildings, joint facilities and miscellaneous income items brought 1.64 cents, and the rest is divided among transports tion of men and material in coustruc- tion work, excess baggage, parlor and chair car, milk and storage of baggage and other items.

INSURANCE PAYMENTS A total of $10,297.15 mas paid by

the Metropolitan Life Insurance Corn- pany to insured officers and employes under the group plan, during Novem- ber, G. L. Ball, superintendent of insurance, announces. The total was divided among supervisory group, $4,- 185.04; shop, $5,854.19; and clerks, $257.15, and was for death claims and disability.

W H E R E T H E D O L L A R C A M E F R O M

Cents Transportation of freight .............. 74.17

.... Transportation of passengers 16.56 Transportation of mail ................ 1.71

............ Transportation of express 2.35 Sources related to freight serv-

ice, such as demurrage, stor- ............ age and special service 0.36

...... ............... Switching service .. 1.47 Sources related to passenger

service. such as excess baa- - gage, parlor and chair car,

.... m i l k and storage of baggage 0.78 Station and train privileges, par-

.... cel room and miscellaneous 0.1 1 Rents of equipment, road, build-

ings, joint facilities ai?d mis- ............ cellaneous .income items 1.64

Transportation of men and ma- .... terial in construction work 0.60

Income f rom corporate invest- ............... ........................ ments .. 0.25

W H E R E T H E DOLLAR W E N T

Cents Labor ................................................ 43.41 Fuel .................... ....... . . . . . . . . 8.10

Road service ...................... 6.07 Yard service ...................... 1.08 Other .................................... .95

Material ........................................... 15.64 Casualties ........................................ 1.50

Personal injuries .............. .69 Loss and damage .............. .54 Damage to property, live

stock killed, etc. ............ .27 Taxes ................... ... ................ 5.23 Equipment, rents, joint facility

rents, etc. .................................... 1.63 Interest .............................................. 16.06 Sinking and Reserve funds,

miscellaneous ................... .. ...... .56 .......................................... Balance 7.87

T h e Frisco-members of the Leek family of telegraphers a r e shown above. From left to right are: Claude 111. Leek, operator at Sprirrgfield; W . M. Leek, the father, operator at Disorr, N o . ; Doral H. Leek, operator at Crocker, Mo.; afad W. K. Leek, operator at Lebation, Mo. T h e boys followed theiv father irrto tlre btrsiness, arld have worked wi th tlre Frisco a total of sixty-eight years.

work for any other railroad. I ts of ficials are fine and the short time I have &en with the Frisco I have seen some wonderful improvements. The big oil burning engines are marvels, and most of the side tracks on this division have been extended to ac- commodate the long trains."

The third and youngest son, W. K. Leek, is the operator a t Lebanon, Mo. H e was born a t Newburg on Septem- ber 5, 1901, and began his service with the Frisco on June 19, 1918, a t the age of sixteen years, a s a n extra operator a t Franks, Mo. H e has worked a t every station between Lebanon and St. Louis, however, he has been permanently stationed a t Lebanon since March, 1926.

He was asked if he remembered any unusual happenings during his service.

"Everything has always run along smoothly," he replied. "I can't remember anything unusual, except the time I helped to catch a counterfeiter. That was in 1919. I mas the operator on duty. Ralph Carpenter, th'e Western Union operator, was in the office talking to me a t the time.

MA.IOR DIX DIES (Contir1treti f rom Page 7 )

and wide observation, and everyone considered him the best company to be found in our city. This accounts to a great extent for his continued popu- larity not only in railroad circles, but in Ft. Scott generally. His family consists of his widow and a son, John Per- ry Dix, who is one of the finest young men ever turned out of Fort Scott. Though but 25 years of age he is principal of the junior high school a t Cher- ryvale, Kansas, and is working out his master's degree a t Columbia Uni- versity summer school in New York City."

A man came in the office and passed the time of day with us and sat there talking, pre- sumably waiting for a train, for he asked about the time and arrival of them all. While he was sitting there, there came over the wire a message from Monett, Mo., giving a description of him, also advising us that he was cleverly making $10 bills out of two dollar ones. He had the figures '$10' on some paper, which he pasted on over the figure $2.' The deception was good, too. The message from Monett said that he had cashed one of these $10 bills and had left shortly thereafter via the 'side door pull- man route.' Of course he could not read the message and both the West- ern Union operator and I sized him up, and knew that we had the man. Ralph very cleverly slipped to a phone and notified the sheriff to come and get him, while I carried on a lengthy conversation with him. We kept him interested until the sheriff arrived. They found all the stamps and materials which he used to make the counterfeit money in his poclret- we had the right man, all right."

In closing, let i t be said that the deserved praise and love which Major Dix enjoyed from countless friends was not won as the gates were about to close forever.

His widow sent the writer a faded clipping from the Fort Scott Tribune- Monitor of June 10, 1900. The story it presented dealt with a dinner given the colonel on the occasion of his thirtieth anniversary of his entrance into railroad service.

The last paragraph is one of glow- ing tribute to a real man, a tribute such a s come to few men. I t reads:

"He (Major Dix) is one of the most conservative of the present genera-

Besides the four boys, Wm. Leek, the father, has four girls. The oldest is the wife of C. F. Bryant, Frisco telegraph operator of Bourbon, Mo. Three girls a re a t home attending high school, Freda 21, Marjorie 18 and Virginia 16.

Each of the Leek boys is married and has children. C. &I. Leek has five children, Raymond, Ruth, Norman, Doral and Emily. D. H. Leek has one boy, two years of age. W. K. Leek has two children.

Some of the children, so the proud fathers state, are showing symptoms of a leaning toward the profession of a Frisco telegraph operator. Just now the little families are growing rapidly, with time and thought only for play.

The service of the father and sons amounts to sixty-eight years. Each of them can relate in a most interesting manner the changes which they have noted during these many years. While the father can tell of greater changes since his first service-the children can remember and recall many of them, due to their close association with their father.

tion of railway officials and if his affinity for Fort Scott had ever permitted him to divorce his relations with this city he would perhaps have been one of the executive heads a t St. Louis, Kansas City or Chicago, for the Major is a railroad man of unlimited capacity and ability. But h e remains here and the town has been better off for his having made this his place of abode. So in the clamor to top off his 30th anniversary with a blaze of glory, a Tribune reporter bespeaks the wish that when things mundane are over with, the Major will be accorded a seat where he can bask in the sunshine of eternal morning."

Three Year Record Held by Springfield Freight Station in "No-Error" Campaign

Forty-two Workers Make Only 156 Errors in 332,950 Shipments Record Shows -All Haw Long Frisco Ser~ice

By EMERY HACUEWOOD

F ROi\I the unsa\ ory reputation oi being "the worst place" on the Frisco System in freight han-

dling, to the enviable position of "the most efficient" place, is the stride made by the Springfield, No., treight station.

For several years the men on the Springfield platform, aided and en- couraged by TV. C. Smith, general agent, and J. L. Boyd, platform fore- mall, have carried off the pennant for group KO. 1, including the two St. Louis statious a t Broadway and Sev- enth Street, Kansas City and 3Iem- phis, with great regularity. On tht. months they have not held the first position, they have been second, and never have dropped a s low a s third.

The pennant for Group No. 1, awarded to the station making the fewest errors in billing a s c o m ~ a r e d with the number of shipments handled, has found a n almost perma- nen t lodging place a t Springfield, in the opinion of the men employed there.

The average number of employes 011 the platform is 42, and 34 ol' these men have been in the service from five to twenty-five years and are entitled to merit transportation which is issued to employes with that length of service.

W. C. Smith, local agent, has been with Frisco Lines a few months more than 39 years, and W. J. Crawford, a platform worker, has 25 years to his credit. J. L. Boyd, platform foreman, is a 19-year service man, J. It. Wll- liams has 17 years, S. 31. Cos, assistant foreman, has 14 years, and W.

,Hay has 12. All in all, the workers have a combined service of more than 400 years, exclusive of IIessrs. Smith and Boyd, and the newest man on the job has had three years and ten months service.

"I firmly believe that the reason we can so consistently take this pennant, month after month, is because ol' lhis long service among our men, combined with a remarkable spirit of co- operation and loyalty, and a veri- check system that almost eliminates errors," Agent Smith said. "I've heard it said lots of times by \ a r ~ o u s people, that a contented working force will do more than anything else to bring about results, and I believe it. Our men know each other socially as well a s in business hours, and if there has been any argument or dis-

The Frisco cltn;r~pion freiqht station force i s nsseiirblcd above. The rrrelz are emplojvd at the Frisco freight statiotr irr Spriizgfield, d/lo. Tlrey are, top r o w , l c f t to 1-iq/rt: Lee I-Io.rdl, Otis Brigps, J. R. DePriest, Fred Crrirniitgharil. 1W. Pittiiza?~, d l . Clfilrgo, S. L. Stairfield, A. S . Coni/~toir, L. S . Prophet, J. A . Bockman. Ccrlter row , left to riqht: J. S . Hafliilger, AT. Qztisrrtberry, C . N. Carrtradag, A. L. Robards, S. M. Cox, Fred Snozu, J. E. Foster, 0. Stanfield, Roy Chrisrirnil, Ed Brocktriau, Fred Sutler, Johir Herildois. Bottnrrr row, left to r i gh t . 1W. C . Svrith (nqerst), J . L. Boyd (filatforirt foreriiair), C . E . Clark, P . W . ~VIcKiitley. 114. T . Kellcy, L. I;. Heiidersorr, W . W . ~Vfitclrell, 14'. Hay , C . R . Helfrecht atzd L. P . Trask.

sension among them in receut ~nonths , I haven't heard of it."

It is indeed a remarkable record which this station has made.

During the first eleven months of this year a total of 322,023 shipluenls were handled, a s compared with 332,- 9GO for the entire year of 1925, aud 300,G96 for 1924. A record is sure to have been reached when the year's figures a re finally compiled, since only approximately 10.000 shipments were needed in Decen~ber to reach last year's goal, and twice 10,000 are expected.

But the total of shipments does not constitute the remarkable part of this story. Rather, the astounding lack of errors is the feature.

Out of the total of 300,696 ship-

ments in 1924 trom the Sprinqlidd station, only 134 errors were rei;is- tered against the platform clerks. The average number of shipments fcr each month that year was 2,241, and Springfield was awarded the pennant eight months out of twelve that year.

In 1925 Smith and Boyd and the loyal workers set out to beat thcir own record, which was already the best on the system, and succeeded in doing it. They WOII 10 of the 12 ped nants that year, and made only 156 errors out of 332,960 shipmculs or freight. January was the largesr month that year, with 26,616 shipments and only five errors.

So far in 1926, Springfield is holding up its end, although it will uot

( S o x lrrrtr to f i q e 47, plrase)

Frisco Equipment Damage Continues to Reduce With Employe Aid 'OR the first time in eight months,

the record of rough handling on Frisco Lines shows a decrease in

the number of cars damaged in 1926, as compared to the same period in 1925, according to figures for the first eleven months of 1926 compiled in the office of the operating department statistician. Although each month's totaled reports for the year have shown a decrease in the amount of dollars and cents in equipment damage, the number of cars has been more for 1926 than for 1925.

This month marks the departure which the operating department hopes to keep permanent. In a letter to all superintendents under date of December 9, Mr. 31. &I. Sisson, assistant general manager, calls attention to the decrease i n the number oi cars damaged in the amount of 2..5

per cent, and urges all employes engaged in this work to a further ef- eort for 1927.

"As a result of this performance it is clearly indicated that the improved condition of the equipment a s well a s the placing in service of more steel underframe equipment has re- sulted in less damage. We have not acconlplished a s much as we should in reducing rough handling, nor a s much a s I had hoped we would through the intensive campaign that has been waged in the last three years to bring this about. In the face of these reductions our claim payments have not shown a decrease a s yet, and we have a long way to go before we will have accomplished what we set out to do in bringing about a decrease in the number of cars roughly handled."

In the statistical statement printed a t the bottom of this page, i t will be noticed that Springfield Terminals held first place for all three periods, Birmingham second, St. Louis third.

The central division successfully jumped to first place in 1926, while the eastern drogped from first place i n 1924 and 1925 to second place this year. The southern and western divisions each jumped up from fourth and fifth place respectively, in 1924 and 1925 to third and fourth in 1926.

The slogan for Iast month's campaign was furnished by S. C. Cole of Sherman, Tex., and was "Rough Han- dling May Not Be Entirely Eliminat- ed, But by the Co-operation of All We Can Make a Wonderful Improve- ment!'

The statement for the first eleven months of 1926 follows:

PER CENT DIVISION NUMBER CARS AMOUNT DAMAGE NUMBER CARS HANDLED DAMAGED TO STANDING

or DAMAGED TOTAL TERMINAL 1926 1925 1924 1928 1925 1924 1926 1925 1924 1926 1925 1924 192610251924

Springf ie ld ...... 11 E i r m i n g h a m .. 43 St. L o u i s ......... 87 T u l s a ................ 142 3Iempl i i s .......... 240 K a n s a s C i t y ..203 - - -

T o t a l ............ 726 757 989 $24,880.26

Centra l ............ 1 3 12 31 8 702.00 E a s t e r n .......... 34 22 47 800.28 S o u t h e r n ........ 66 79 134 3.105.50 W e s t e r n .......... 21 25 26 2,089.00 R i v e r ................ 63 114 283 2,108.60 Nor thern ........ 143 82 161 2.544.80 S o u t h w e s t e r n 155 161 251 4,495.50 - - -

T o t a l ............ 495 495 933 $15,846.58 T e x a s L i n e s .... 24 25 15 440.15 - - - T o t a l S v s t e m 1245 1277 1937 $41.165.98

TERMINALS

DIVISIONS

1926 c o m p a r e d with 1925-Per c e n t d e c r e a s e i n n u m b e r c a r s d a m a g e d , 2.5%. P e r c e n t d e c r e a s e in a m o u n t of d a m a g e , 24.2%. P e r c e n t i n c r e a s e i n n u m b e r c a r s hand led p e r c a r d a m a g e d . 1 .35%. P e r c e n t decrease in a m o u n t o f d a m a g e per c a r hand led , 23 .33%.

Frisco Beauty in Warwick, Ohla.

It's wintertime in most Frisco towns along the way, but with a little effort of the itnugination, one can fairly bring to life the flowers shown in the accompanykg picture.

The picture is of the Frisco pump house at Warwick, Oklahonza, taken late this fall, while the rambler roses were still rambling, and the daisies were flopping their heads in the breeze.

Just a small plot of ground--a bit of landscape gardeni*tg-and a thing of beauty for all to behold.

I AGENCY CHANGES FOR DECEMBER I

I

C. 0. McCain installed permanent agent F't. Scott, Kansas, vice E. E. Dix, retired, effective December 1.

G. B. Homan installed temporary agent, Benton, Mo., December 3.

J. C. Wimberly installed permanent agent Netherlands, Mo.. December- 4.

W. V. McAdams installed temporary agent Grider, Arkansas, Decem- ber 6.

D. Asher installed permanent agent Biggers, Arkansas, December 7.

E. B. Robinson installed permanent agent Ste. Genevieve, Mo., Decem- ber 8.

M. Buttram, installed permanent agent Proctor, Okla., December 10.

E. J. Lemmons installed temporary agent Hallowell, Kansas, December 11.

Alfred Reynolds Was Personal Bodyguard to General Bonneville in

Reconstruction Days

Retired Negro Sand-Drier Has Interesting History Antedating His Twenty-two Years Seroice

6 6 LFRED REYNOLDS (c) la- A !;;;.': residence Elleventh

The above identifying line is given by the city director of Fort Smith, Ark., for an aged negro.

It is unenlightening to say the least, and does not indicate that Alfred Rey- nolds is a former employe of the Frisco Lines a t Ft. Smith, Ark., and has been on the pension roll of that company since September ;, 1925. Neither does it indicate that he was a t one time the body servant of Gen- eral B. L. E. Bonneville of the United States Army, romantic adventurer and soldier.

Alfred Reynolds does not remember all of his history. Since h e can neither read nor write, he has kept no record of dates and data which might prove of interest t o his grand- children. Reynolds does not even know just how old he is.

However, h e does remember some of his early experiences. H e was born on a plantation near Russellville, Ark., the son of slaves. He, himself, was owned by Col. Thomas Howe, owner of a large plantation. His first work was in the cotton fields. When Civil War was declared, following the Emancipation Proclamation, Colonel Howe rushed all the slaves which he owned into Texas, with a view of holding them until the close of the war.

When peace was declared and Rey- nolds was free, he made his way back to the old plantation in Arkansas where his father was attempting to collect the scattered family of children who had been sold to different owners. When they had a t last been brought together, the family moved to Fort Smith. This, as Reynolds re- meqbers it, was i n 1869 or 1870.

Soon after coming to Ft. Smith, he met General Bonneville, soldier and explorer, and one of that city's famous characters. If Reynolds' dates a r e correct, that was the year before General Bonneville, whose romantic adventures in the West inspired the pen of Washington Irving, was married in Ft. Smith to Miss Sue Neis. He was employed a s the personal serv- an t of the General, and coachman for the family.

In 1903 he entered the service of the Frisco a s a sand drier a t Ft. Smith, where h e remained, serving the company in the same capacity for twenty-two years

ALRED REYNOLDS

Reynolds has a powerful physique. H e is more than six feet in height and was a t one time, one of the strongest men who ever lifted a shovelful of sand for the Frisco. But old age, though it did not weaken his powerful arms, slackened his pace, and he was retired from active service, but assured of a comfortable old age through being placed on the pension roll.

His real laboring days are over. Now he busies himself about his little home on Eleventh Street, which he owns. H e talks sparingly of himself and his services with the Frisco, but a new expression comes into his face, when mention is made of the days when he served the General, and somehow, his railroad service fades into oblivion when he discusses the garrison festivities. One can imagine his six feet clothed in the grandeur of a coachman's livery, on the driver's seat of a n elegant carriage of that period.

H e talks a t length of the brilliance of those times and recalls with elo- quence the gayety of the old days, when he drove the General and his

Frisco F r i e n d s Visi t S u n d a y Class of R e t i r e d E m p l o y e

W. H. Churchill Surprised W i t h Large Attendance at; Kansas City

Bible Class

W. H. Churchill, veteran trainman. is retired from Frisco service, but he is still active in directing human travel. As the dlngn,:ine for March stated, he has the distinction of being captain of one of the divisions of the world's largest Bible class of the First Baptist Church of Kansas City, Mo.

On October 20, Nr. Churchhill cele- brated his seventy-third birthday, and on October 24, a group of fourteen men, headed by W. B. Berry. master mechanic of Kansas City, attended the services of the Bible class, en masse, to pay their respects to the Frisco veteran. The men included ten foremen, John Forster. inspector of mechanics, and Frank L. Gorman, a conductor of thirty years' service who traveled 200 miles to be present.

Mr. Churchill's division on that Sunday went over the top with an attendance of 259 men, and the total at- atendance of all the divisions was 1,786.

In greeting his many friends, Mr. Churchill was touched by their mark of devotion and in addressing them, he said: "I was 73 years old October 20, and this Sunday marks my 156th continuous attendance at this class a s a member. I f I could make the men of Kansas City understand what our class has done for me in the three years in which I have been a member of it, and what i t means to me today, it would require all the 3Iasonic tem- ples in Kansas City to take care of the overflow from regular sessions of the class in Convention Hall."

One son has followed his father in a rairoad career and is now yardmaster a t Nemphis, Tenn.

wife and their guests to brilliant social events a t the homes of Ft. Smith's elite--"quality folks" a s he calls them. The styles of the times, the manners of the southern ladies and gentlemen, their likes and dislikes have lived with him these many years, and he can relate stories of festivities which live long in one's memory.

One gathers, from talking to him- from his manner and his speech- that h e must have been the perfect servant of the General, and the reason for his refusal to discuss his own life might be due to the remembrance of his slave days, and his lack of freedom of speech.

He is grateful for the compensation which he receives from the railway company which makes his old age a n independent one, and if his mind goes constantly back to the times of the gay General and his coterie, ra ther than to the many hours i n the twenty- two years that h e served the railway company, shoveling sand-who can blame him?

Railway Facilities and Marked Develop- ment in the Mississippi Valley

Great Super-soil Section Production Adequately Serued by Frisco Lines Trauersing I t

By W. L. ENGLISH. Supervisor of Agriculture and Refrigeration

IONEER builders of the great transportation system known a s the St. Louis-San Francisco Rail-

way, after inaking a survey of the Mississippi Valley, had a vision of a great Alluvial Empire, and adopted a s a very appropriate name for the district served by i ts lines i n South- east Missouri and Northeast Arkan- sas, "America's Super-Soil".

The Frisco, with its two trunk lines out of Nemphis, leading toward both St. Louis and Kansas City, pene- trates the heart of the Mississippi Valley of Northeast k k a n s a s ,and Southeast hlissouri. These two trunk lines, with tributary branches, form a perfect network of steel rails, af- fording this region splendid transportation facilities to the leading markets in all directions. This Alluvial Empire served by our rails, is a broad and level s t r ip of delta land, embrac- ing 1,920,000 acres in Missouri and 5,760,000 acres in Arkansas. I t is the world's richest soil and the district is unsurpassed for diversity of crops. An elaborate drainage system, splendid highways, coupled with a n ideal climate and a soil a s rich a s the "Valley of the Nile", insures the future prosperity of this section.

Here is a district that produces a heavy yield of high-grade, long-fibered cotton, and, a t the same time grows successfully every crop produced in the northern half of the United States, between the Allegheny Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. High yields of corn, wheat, hay and various staple crops a r e produced because of the longer growing season and a heavier and better distributed rainfall.

Mississippi County, Arkansas, with a large amount of uncultivated land. today stands third on the list of heaviest cotton producing counties in the United States, two of these counties being located i n the great cotton s tate of Mississippi, and if Bo- livar and Sunflower Counties, Missis- sippi, do not look well to their laurels, they will soon be surpassed by this great cotton county in t h e Mississippi delta.

Because of i ts excellent transportation facilities and easy reach of all the great consuming markets in the southeastern states, this section should and will produce a larger vol- ume of feed crops for her neighbors on the south. This is a n ideal alfalfa territory, producing five to seven tons per acre and with a n assured outlet.

a larger acreage of alfalfa mill en- courage a greater production of live- stock and eventually this section is destined to also become one of the leading dairy districts of the country.

Nowhere can such a n abundance of feed be produced per acre and no section of America is more favorably situated in close proximity to the leading consuining markets of the country. During the past several years, experiments in a commercial way have been carried on in connection with various kinds of truck farming and results so far have exceeded expectations.

Radishes and spinach a re being shipped early in the spring in a car- lot way to St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Pittsburgh and eastern markets. Returns of two to three hundred dollars per acre have been real- ized. When the harvest i s over, the soil i s then prepared for staple crops and is in splendid condition. Three crops per year have been made from one acre of land, and while intensive farming has not progressed in this territory to the extent where every acre is made to produce its maximum, a s is done in many leading farm districts, this determines the possibilities along this line for the future.

Irish and sweet potatoes produce a n abundant crop, the Nancy Hall sweet potato being very popular, with a production of from two to three hnn- dred bushels per acre. Many carloads of Farley June Bliss Triumph spuds have been shipped to the markets during the past several years and have established a n enviable reputation for quality, creating a popular market demand.

Canning factories a re now established throughout the district and to- matoes, beans and other truck crops a re being utilized in this may. Hun- dreds of carloads of cantaloupes are shipped annually, a s there is a keen demand for the high quality Rocky Fords produced in this district, and a n assured service from the transportation lines. Cantaloupes loaded in this section have been delivered to the Chicago market on the second morning, demonstrating that the railroads a r e keeping apace with the diversified development. Cucumbers, cabbage, roasting ears, peppers-in fact all of the leading crops a re now being grown in a commercial v a y and are creating much favor in the markets. As this industry continues to

Page 19

SOUTHERN CONTRACT LET The Frisco has placed under con-

tract, the first fifty-seven miles of its proposed extension from Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Kimbrough, Alabama, which will extend for a total of 151 miles.

The contract was awarded to the Roas-Wogan Construction Company of Kansas City, 310. W. A. Ross, president of the company, established headquarters a t Columbus, RIississip- pi, and work was started on Decem- ber 1. The cost of the work mill be about $S00,000.

Accolrling to F. G. Jonah, chief engineer, invitations have been sent out to contractors to bid on the remain- ing sections of the work before Jan- uary 16.

This new line will give a connection with the Muscle Shoals, Birming- ham & Pensacola Railroad, recently purchased by the Frisco, a t Kim- brough, Alabama.

thrive, it is sure to enhance land values.

The Frisco Railway, realizing the need for the most modern equipment for the handling of these perishable products, has arranged to have available a t all times a sufficient supply of the most modern refrigerator equipment, built according to Govern- ment specifications. With a n ample car supply and the very latest and most powerful oil-burning locomotives, we a r e in a position t o give really dependable service.

The production of these various truck crops forces a closer co-operation among the producers a s they soon realize that i t is necessary t o group together and form marketing associations for the purpose of stand- ardizing on varieties of truck crops to be grown, proper methods of cul- tivation, harvesting, packing and sell- ing, thus bringing the producers closer together, compelling a better understanding of their local needs and higher appreciation of the need of such fellowship. Local organiza- tions of this kind will do more toward creating a neighborly spirit and a better understanding, and will insure better citizenship. As the country de- velops along this line, so mill i ts people, who see the dawn of a n awaken- ing light and a realization of the great storehouse of riches, not only for their immediate needs, but for their future posterity.

Co-operation among the growers with the production of diversified crops brings them in closer contact with the transportation lines, and leads to a better understanding of their respective problems. The railroads need the support and respect of their patrons and the shippers or producers need efficient and sufficient transportation facilities.

Judge: "Are you trying to show contempt for the court?"

Prisoner: "l'r'o, I am trying to con- ceal it."-Ex.

I I B. R. T. INSTALLS OFFICERS

For Mevito vious Sev~ ice I The largest installation of officers ever held in i ts historv was solemn-

I I ized by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Thursday night, December 16, a t Alhambra Grotto, St. Louis, Through the tlrorrgirtfztktess of Ge lwa l 11fa)rager Skaffer and his superifrfewd- when Mr. W. G. Lee, president of the ents, the Frisco magazine is able to pzrblislt for the first f i rm this month, briefs of order, swore in the officers of nine "Meritoriozts Service" performed by many FFsco employes in the discharge of their lodges and six auxiliaries of the St.

duties. Heitccforth tlris iwformztiorz wi l l appear each atontlz in this publicutio~r. Louis district. Fi,,e hundred mem- - - ~

-W. L. H., Ir. bers of the B. R. T. and guests attended. A feature of the evening was the attendance of President Lee and

J P. BANKS, foreman, W. C. Ward, switchman, and E. A. Brashers, (title president clara ~ ~ ~ d l ~ ~ of the Lad- unknown), in charge of yard engine 958 in the yards a t Springfield, No., i e s~ ~ ~ ~ i l i ~ ~ ~ , president L. A. D~~~~~ ' were addressed under date of November '22 by 0. W. Bruton, superin- of the lllinois central, vice-presidents

tendent terminals, for service rendered in stopping extra north, engine 4139 J. R. ~~~~t~ and J. E. ~~~~h~~~~ and on the morning of November 19, when they discovered a brake beam hanging superintendent of ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ l ~ p. W. on car ARL 13,101. These men crawled under the car and chained the brake connelly, of the ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ , ~ i ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ i - beam up to a safe position for the train to proceed on into the terminal where dent ~~b~ cannon, the ~lissouri the car was placed on lhe repair track. The record of each of the three men pacific, alld many other prominent was credited with five merit marlrs. railway officers. Mr. John Bannon,

W. H. Bevans, superintendent, Ft. Scott, Kan., wrote V. L. Stocker, opera- vice-president of the B, R. T., presid- tor of Cherokee, Ican., on November 22, commending him on stopping 1/138 ed over the meeting, and was a very which had brake beam dowli, dragging on rail, the night of November 12. The capable Inaster of ceremonies. ~ ~ 1 - letter of conmendation was placed on the personal record file of the operator, lowing the installation of officers

W. I. Adains, conductor, of Francis, Olrla., W. E. DeVault, brakeman, and which president L~~ conducted quick- J. A. Calhoun, brakeman, all of Francis, Okla., were addressed by C. T. Mason, ly by shortening the regular cerc- superintendent of Sapulpa, Okla., on Piovember 30, praising them for their monies to conserve time, the prom- services in straightening a load on car PMCKY 91,585 which had become badly inent guests were called upon for shifted. Each of these men was credited with five merit marks on his per- short tallrs, ~t the conclusion of the sonal record. speaking program a moving picture

B. P. hIcCaslin, conductor, of Oklahoma City, was addressed on November showing the history of the B. R. T. 30, by C. T. mason, superintendent of Sapulpa, for his service and consideration ,ince its organization in 1886 was to passengers on train enroute from St. Louis to Oklahoma City on November shown, promptly at 11 the 3. The passengers were: AIrs. E. F. Sparrow and Mrs. R. 13. Kramer, one of ballroom was cleared for dancing. whom was taken ill during the trip. E. E. Jones, porter on this train was also ~h~ arrangements for the installa- commended for his services, and a copy of the letter of praise was placed on tion were sponsored by ~~i~~~ ~~d~~ the personal service record of these two employes. NO. 106, and J. D. Trotter, Frisco

J. N. Calhoun, brakeman of Sherman, Tex., was addressed by C. T. Mason, switchman of T~~~~ G ~ ~ ~ ~ , who re. superintendent of Sapulpa, Olrla., on December 3, for his splendid aid in find- sides at 3803 ~ l ~ i ~ ~ A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , s t . ing a broken arch bar on COSX 2046 and having the car set out a t Nil1 Creek. ~ ~ ~ i ~ , acted as chairman of the This broken arch bar was on train extra 4162, south, November 17. . a ,ittee on arrangements representing houn's record was credited with ten merit marks. all the lodges of St. Louis and East

On November 28, R. T. Parsons, conductor, and Wm. Frost, brakeman, both st. ~ ~ ~ i ~ . of Monett, No.. were instrumental in giving to the special agent of that point, information which led to the arrest of two negroes, who unloaded coal from a car in their train. W. H. Bevans, superintendent a t Ft. Scott, placed a copy of the letter of commendation on the personal record file of each of these men. finding broken arch bar on S F 27975,

R. N. Tankersley, brakeman, of Sapulpa, Okla., found a broken arch bar in train 132, at Cherokee, Kansas, on on car MPCX 660 on November 21. while looking over his train, and had the December 12. car se t out a t Beggs, Okla. C. T. Mason, superintendent a t Sapulpa, credited Thomas B. Hopper, engine foreman, his record with ten merit marks. Birmingham, Ala., was given merit

S. J. Frazier, superintendent of Enid. Okla., has commended the following marks by 0. L. Young, superintendent men on their meritorious service performed in the month of November a t dif- of terminals at that city for flnding ferent points on the western division: W. I?. Boone, engineer, for efficient work a broken rail and reporting i t to the in handling disabled engine while in charge of special train on November 21; section forces who repaired i t im- J. D. Fountain, conductor, 0. C. Shelton and J. A. DeGorman, brakemen, for mediately, thereby avoiding a n acci- unloading a train of thirteen cars of stock when they found no one on hand dent. to unload same, thus saving a delay in meeting another train which they had P. W. Conley, superintendent of ter- orders to meet; Roy Givens, engineer, and W. W. Epperson, fireman, for ef- minals at St. Louis, sends two cases ficient work repairing a n engine which had broken driving beam, besides taking t o the Magoairzer where merit marks care of regular work a s crew on their switch engine; and J. &I. Cummings, were given for meritorious service; agent-operator, who put knuckle in car of coal which was in bad order, saving the first on November 24, when En- delay in delivering to connecting line and expenses of a car repairer going out gineer Lynch reported a signal light on line to repair same. out on automatic signal on inbound

While loolring over train 542 a t Sasakwa, Olrla., November 20, J. F. Thrash- main line at Chouteau Avenue. Frank er, brakeman, of Francis, Olrla., found a broken arch bar on S F 11,787, which Waters, acting yardmaster climbed he had repaired. C. T. Mason, superintendent, of Sapulpa, Olrla., credited his the pole, took the lamp down, lit and record with five merit marks. returned it. The second case was

C. T. Mason, superintendent a t Sapulpa, Olda., addressed F. W. Lloyd, en- that of Jos. Dwyer and John Shannon, gineer of engine 1629 on train November 29, and also Fireman B. L. Mills, in yard clerks a t Ewing Avenue, who on appreciation of their aid in placing that engine in condition to move dead in November 21 observed a caboose on train, after the engine had failed on line. The record of each of these two men fire. They gave the fire alarm and was credited with ten merit marks. also secured a fire extinguisher. Their

Mr. Mason also placed ten merit marks to the credit of C. W. Coenig, brake- prompt action in all probability pre- man a t Sapulpa, Okla., for discovering a broken arch bar on SF 123035, train vented a bad fire, as the caboose was extra 4148, November 13. located near a train of oil. The rec-

W. H. Bevans, superintendent a t Ft. Scott, Kans., credited the record ord of each man was credited with of H. H. Waters, brakeman a t that city, with ten merit marks, due to his ten merit marks.

January, 1927

G. E. HIRSHMAN HONORED

R c t i r e d V e t e r a n F e t e d by His Associates o n 70th B i r t h d a y

By LOUISE SCHUTTE

T HE text of this article may easily be summed up in the one word "service."

Tire above picture of M r . and Mrs . Geo. E . Hirsltwan, their sotc, Harry . and his t w o ck i ldre ,~ w a s falzert rccctttly.

In the year 1872, George E. Hirsh- man, now a retired engineer, began his railroad career a s a call boy for the Wabash Railroad, which a t that tune was known as the North Mis- souri. He worked a s call boy for about one year and a half and then was assigned to locomotive service a s a fireman. In 1881 he was promoted to the position of engineer. He began his service with the Frisco railroad a t St. Louis in 1895 a s an engineer, and worked continuously in such capacity until December 7 of this year, when he attained the allot- ted three score years and ten. Fif- ty-four years of service!

A surprise party was given in his honor by his many friends, including yard and road men, a t Swartzmau's Hall. Maplewood, 1\10., on December 7. P. W. Conley, superintendent St. Louis terminals, was spokesman. H e read two letters addressed to Mr. Hirshman. One was from Mr. Hirsh- man's son Harry, treasurer of the Na- tional Tube Company, Pittsburg, Penn., and one from his son Albert, with the Hercules Powder Company, Uniontown, Penn. Doth letters were beautifully worded tributes to Mr. Hirshman, congratulating him on at- taining the enviable milestone of seventy years, and expressing appreciation of him as their father. Mr. Hirshman has two other sons, Paul

Page 21

Along The Frisco

4 RE is something worth the viewing-on the Frisco, There is something always doing-n the Frisco. THE Business never on the wane,

At i t s head a r e men of brain, They're the sanest of the sane--along the Frisco.

Transportation i s a hobby-on the Frisco, The trains a r e neat and nobby-on the Frisco, And it's seldom they a r e late. There i s no annoying wait, Service, greatest of the great-along the Frisco.

Nature's lavish in her giving-on the Frisco. And life is worth the living-on the Frisco. The weather's mostly fair, Lots of ozone i n the air, Climate, rarest of the rare-along the Frisco.

Scenes of beauty rare, invite yon-on the Frisco, Rugged hills and vales delight you-on the Frisco. Proudly stands the lofty pine, Laden is the fruitful vine, They're the finest of the Ane-along the Frisco.

Fields of golden grain salute you-on the Frisco. Orchards, vineyards, too, will suit you-on the Frisco. In truth, no other road Ships strawberries by trainload, And they serve them a la mode--along the Frisco.

You can see some pretty "peaches"-on the Frisco. They delight to stroll the beaches-on the Frisco. Their bathing suits a re there, But yon sometimes wonder where, They're the barest of the bare-along the Frisco.

and Thomas, and one daughter, Mrs. David Woodlock. Mr. Conley spoke of his personal acquaintance with i\Ir. Hirshman and expressed his good opinion of him a s a n engineer and a s a man.

"I have checked back Mr. Hirsh- man's personal record twenty-five years, and I cannot find a single scratch against him," Mr. Conley declared.

Among the other speakers were James G. Hynes, Jim Cook, Mrs. C. W. Schank, David Woodlock and Mr. McFarland.

Mr. Conley then presented Mr. Hirshman with a gold signet ring and Mrs. Hirshman with a n attractive leather purse. Both gifts were from St. Louis yard engineers and firemen, and were received with t rue appreciation of their sentiment.

Miss Audrey Rahing gave a piano solo, after which the Misses Adelaide Porter and Adele Hynes danced the Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. Hirshman lead a group in one of the old-time square dances. Refreshments were served to the delightful gathering.

i\Ir. Hirshman recalls the time when he was paid one dollar a day a s call boy. When he started to fire an engine he was paid one dollar and forty cents for switch engine work

and on suburban runs, two dollars a day, that is, a mileage of one hundred and twenty miles (round trip) hrought two dollars. This included cleaning the engine from one end to the other, the brass work, dome, sand box, running board, and so forth. En- gineers were paid four and a quarter cents per mile or about five dollars a day.

Today, Mr. Hirshman is not only well thought of a s an engineer, but he is also loved and respected by his children. He has surely set a good example which the younger men in the game might well emulate, understanding then the poet when h e wrote. "Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be; the last of life for which the first was made . . . . . "

T h e maid having failed to appear to take Bobby home from kindergarten, the teacher said to the little fellow: "Now, Bobby, you know God is always with yon, and you must think you have hoId of His hand."

Next morning she said: "Well, Bobby, you got home alright?"

"Yes, Miss Wilson, I got home alright, but I can tell you I made God run every step of the way."-Missouri Pacific Magazine.

.ailroad Work Is Fascinating Profession With Splendid Opportunities for

Advancement-F. H. Shaffer

General Manager in Address Before Father and Son Dinner at Thayer, Mo., December 9th

RED H. SHAFFER, general manager of Frisco Lines, was the guest of honor and speaker of the

evening a t the "Father and Son" banquet held a t the Y. M. C. A. building in Thayer, Mo., December 9. C. W. Black, editor of the Thayer News, presided a s toastmaster.

Mr. Shaffer's address, "The Path of Success",, dealt with the opportunities and requirements in railroad work today for the young man who chooses this interesting profession for his lifework. While he refrained from advising any one of the youths present to enter railroad work, feel- ing that the boy himself wonld feel the urge to become a railroad worker if that was to be his lifes' ambition, Mr. Shaffer painted an interesting word picture of the railroad life and possibilities.

Many young men now in the employ of the FYisco, and others who will join i ts ranks in months and years to come, will be interested in the straightforward t ruths which the General Manager told that gathering.

His address follows: "There is a certain amount of fasci-

nation about railroading, and once a person gets in the business it is difficult to get out. This fascination s tar ts with childhood. We all know that the child when very small wants to see the "choo-choo" train, and when able to talk, one of his first desires is a toy train, then a toy steam engine. As he grows older, if he lives in a small town, he hangs around the railroad station. H e is fascinated by the telegraph and the telephone, the tis- silt train oiders, and the monster en- sines-he envies the engineers who operate them. Finally, the opportunity presents itself and he gets a job, and in nine cases out of ten h e continues in railroad work the balance of his life.

"As f a r as opportunity for advancement in the present day, compared with the past, is concerned, in my opinion the opportunities now a r e greater. I can recall in the old days when it was rare that the rank and file would get a glimpse of the Super- intendent, and the higher officers they would never see. Compare those days with the present, when the officers gladly mingle among the workers, getting first-hand information to improve the service and efficiency, and all employes a re implored to make suggestions that will improve conditions.

"This changed condition gives the officers an opportunity to get ac-

q u a i n t d with a11 employes-to know them personally, to know the kind of employes they are, and to h o w the kind of worlc they do. This acquaint- anceship is valuable to the railroad, it is valuable to the worker, and it i s valuable to the officers. When a vacancy occurs, the railroad officer turns over in his mind the various employes in line for promotion, and, of course, selects the employe best suited to the position.

"Many people remark that promotions a re purely and simply on account of a so-called pull. Others remark that promotions a re simply luck. Promotions do not come on account of a pull or luck, but they come a s a result of hard work.

"It i s not essential that a boy enter- ing railroad work today have even a high school education, much less a college education. but i f a t all possible, every boy should have a high school education and a college education. Education will materially assist him in his worlc, and a boy should have a college education if possible, regardless of the line of business he follows.

"On the other hand, I have personally known railroad officers who a rc in the highest positions and have been highly successful, who have had nothing more than a common school education, but don't think for a minute that when these men left school they quit studying. When they went to wcrk, they kept on with their studies, and by the use of books and experience, successfully fought the battles of life and reached the peak in their line.

"The young man today who is successful in railroading is the one who applies himself and who takes an interest in his worlc, who does not watch the clock, and who i s willing to give some thought to his work outside of his assigned working hours. It has been said that a person, when he quits work for the day, should forget the business. This is true in a sense. but the successful railroad man of today i s the one who keeps thinh- ing after working hours and ideas comc to him which a re of material benefit to the railroad and in many cases t o the employe.

"It has often been said that the officers of the railroad a re made from a certain class of employes. This is to some extent true. On the other hand, I have never known an employe in any branch of service who

(Now trrrir to Page 2.j, please)

LADIES' A'IJILIARY MEETINGS

Wives of Fr i sco Vete rans Are Per fec t ing Organiza t ion a t

JTarious Points

T HE third meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Frisco Veteran Employes' A s s o c i a t i o n was

scheduled to be held a t Ft . Scott, Kan., on January 7, under the direction of Mrs. W. G. Wolfe of Pitts- burg, Kan. The arrangements for the program had not been completed and were not available for this issue. Mrs. Wolfe held a local meeting a t Ft. Scott on December 14, when she appointed committees to draft a program of interest for the meeting early in January.

The second divisional meeting of the auxiliary to the Frisco Veteran Employes' .4ssociation was held in Springfield, Mo., a t the Y. W. C. A. building, with a large number of interested woinen present. A most gratifying feature of the occasion was that almost every department of service was represented a t this meeting. and the addition of about sixty new names to the charter membership, spoke well for the enthusiasm and interest in this particular district, which is composed of the eastern division and the Springfield Terminal.

Two vocal numbers by Miss Mar- jorie Risser, of the clerical department, preceded the splendid address of Mrs. Robert 31. Whelan, of Okla- homa City, president of the organization. AIrs. Whelan paid a n especially pleasing tribute to all railroad workers in general, and stressed the good to be done by the auxiliary. J L. i\IcCormack, secretary and treasurer of the Frisco Veterans' Associa- tion, explained the attitude of his organization toward this new venture, and to his help and encouragement much of the success of the Spring- field meeting was due. A reading given by Dorcas Marcell, representing the shop department, was we11 received and two vocal solos by Esther Marshall, representing the road department, were appreciated. Talks by C. C. Mills, of the accident prevention department, and L. S. Thomp- son, chairman, 0. R. C., were followed by short talks by Mrs. W. G . Wolfe, seconcl vice-president, of Pitts- burg, Kan., and Mrs. AI. AI. Sisson, of Springfield. Wo.

Nrs. Mr. R. Boyd, district chairman and first vice-president, had charge of the meeting and presented some of the many plans for the future activ- i ty of the eastern division unit and reported more than twenty personal visits made to veterans and pensioned members in their homes and in the Frisco section of St. John's Hospital a t Springfield, since the beginning of the drive for members. Her plea for co-operation met with hearty response and much enthusiasm was evidenced. Ice cream and cake was served and the hour of neighborly sociability was a pleasant one.

T HE above is a striking likeness of Charles Arthur Forrest, deceased executive general agent

of the Frisco Lines a t Birmingham, Alabama.

Mr. Forrest died oil September 25, following an illness of over two years. H e was born a t Auburn, N. Y., in 1570, and after the completion of a high school education, went to Texas, and a t the age of eighteen years, entered the service of the late James Aikin, superintendent of the Pacific Express Company a t Dallas. After serving this company for some time, he entered the services of the T. & P. Rail- way in i ts general freight department.

H e was connected in different capacities with the M-K-T Railway of Texas in both Dallas and Waco, and a t one time served a s secretary for that company. In 1902 he accepted the position of traveling freight agent for the Rock Island Lines in Atlanta. Upon the consolidation of the Rock Island and Frisco Lines he mas promoted to the position of commercial agent and later a s general agent for the Frisco in Atlanta, which position he held until 1918, when the government assumed control of the railroads.

He offered his services to the Gov- ernment and was appointed assistant in the transportation bureau of agriculture a t Atlanta, and after Gov- ernment control he resumed his duties with the Frisco a s general agent, and a little later mas promoted to general western agent for the Frisco Lines for the Pacific Coast with headquarters in San Francisco. The posi.

He Was the "Pet" at Monett

I T'S ancient history now-this story of "Rastus". But up and down the line of the Frisco many men will

read this story and suddenly remember the ebony-hued lad whose picture appears with it. H e figured promi- nently in Frisco circles 15 years ago when he was the pet of the boys on the eastern, northern and central divisions.

I t all came to light again when Agent A. T. Brown at Monett decided to clean house. Every drawer and every shelf in the office was cleaned of its accumulated papers in the clean- up. And in one disused drawer, Agent Brown found "Rastus"' picture, dog and all, with the writing faded to il- legibility on the back of the photo, but with the picture still clear.

For a couple of days Brown let the photo lie on his desk. Then trainmen began to notice i t aud one of the old-timers among them cast back to 1911 and remembered "Rastus" and his pathetic little story.

The little darkey's uncle lived a t Pacific and was his nearest of kin. H e provided "Rastus" with a place of sorts to curl up a t night, but there was little food, no clothes and the little fellow didn't know the feel of money. One day he rolled out from under a freight train at Monett. From then on Monett was "home" to him. The Frisco boys chipped in to buy clothes and food, then they bought him school books and sent him to school a t Monett. At night he'd sleep where he could hear the puffing of Frisco trains, and after school hours he was the general handy "man" for the agent and his force. hro one seems to remember the name of his dog, but they remember that "Rastus" and the pup were inseparable, a s the picture indicates.

Nor does anyone know what hap- pened to the boy, how he came to leave Monett, or where he went.

His case isn't a s frequent on Ameri- can railroads a s it used to be. But the care of this orphaned Negro lad is typical of the big-hearted, open- handed Frisco railroader. The Mago- ,-iile department would be glad to hear from "Rastus" himself, or any one who knows more of his brief life as the "adopted son" of Frisco Lines. -W. L. H,, Jr.

tion of executive general agent for the Frisco Lines a t Birmingham, Ala., \\-as next given him, which he held until he became ill and retired.

In 1906 he married Mrs. Annie Ar- nold Gammel, of Anderson, S. C. He leaves his wife and an 18-year-old son, Charles A. Forrest, Jr., of Atlanta; Fred L. Forrest, a brother, of Dallas, Texas, and Nrs. Carroll TV. Clarke of Chebeague Island, Maine.

A CHRISTMAS GIFT By ORVILLE COBLE

One story conies out of the thousands told of holiday cheer, when the whole world is filled with the sl)irit of giving so others may be happy-which will touch deep into the hearts of all who read it.

Thomas Crowe, of St. Louis, is a former Frisco engineer. H e is now on the pension roll, but when he handled the throttle of a Frisco locomotive, General Manager I?. H. Shaffer was his superintendent. Mr. Crowe admired him and liked his firm but kindly authority.

During the holidays Mr. Crowe learned that his friend Mr. Shaffer planned to visit his mother in 11- linois. It occurred to Nr. Crome that he might express his regard for his old "boss" in a way in which Nr. Shaffer \vould kno\v that it mas most sincere.

H e remembered a gift which he had bought for his own mother, more than a quarter of a century ago, but whose early death pre- \-ented her from ever using. This gift was a beautiful silk shawl. lustrous, soft and exquisite, and one which any man would be pioud to place about the shoulders of his mother. Time had enhanced, not lessened its value and charm.

Nr. Crowe placed in i t a cedar treasure chest almost a s resplend- ent a s the shawl itself and gave it to Mr. Shaffer for his mother. The presentation was made during the holidays.

M A K E A N O T H E R RECORD

Best Loca l P e r f o r m a n c e o n South- wes te rn Divis ion M a d e o n

November 30.

N OVEMBER 30 was a gala day on the southwestern division, and particularly on the Chickasha-

subdivision, according to Mr. J. A. Hutchison, assistant superintendent, since on that day the best local freight performance ever made on the southwestern division was chalked up a s a permanent record for the division-if not for the entire system.

In a letter to the editor, Mr. Hntchi- son writes:

"Local east out of Quanah on the morning of November 30, with engine 1620, handled 23 loads and 3 empties, 1,090 tons. At Eldorado, Olustee, Al- tus and Headrick additional loads and empties were picked up. When the local went into Snyder it had a total handling of 105 loads, 16 empties, a total of 4,065 tons.

The potential rating of this class engine from Quanah to Snyder is 1,850 tons, o r n total potential between these two poits of 111,000 gross ton miles. On this particular trip this engine produced a handling of 118,292 gross ton miles or 7,292 gross ton miles over the potential rating of the engine.

Their train haul for the entire sixty miles was 1,972 tons per mile or 122 tons per mile over the engine potential rating for the entire trip. This crew made five hours, forty-five minutes overtime and had a performance of 8,603 gross tons per train hour.

On this trip they burned 1,558 gallons of oil, which produced a fuel performance of 157.08 pounds per thousand gross ton miles, which is 35 pounds per thousand gross ton miles under the standard set for this subdivision for the month of December.

The crew handling this train mas: Conductor W. C. Bryant, Brakeman

D. H. Jones, Brakeman J. F. Edwards, Brakeman R. S. Maloney, Engineer Henry Zimmerman ancl Fireman Har- r y Conley.

D'YOU KNOW CASEY JONES Now comes the momentous question

-Who mas Casey Jones? The ilfngn,-ir~e would like to claim

that Casey was an old Frisco engineer, but there is no data or facts to substantiate such a claim.

Wm. J. Wallace, pensioned engineel. of Sapulpa, Olrlahoma, writes the 1l.lngnzi11c that a Louisville, Kentucky, paper (where he now resides) is trying to ascertain the origin of the song and who the original Casey Jones was, who inspired its composer. 39r. Wallace writes that the song mas most popular a t the time of Mr. Carl Gray's administration and mas presented to railroad men for the first time a t a banquet in St. Louis, Mis- souri, given Mr. Gray when he retired from Frisco service.

New 700-Gallon Well at Holly Springs, Miss.

0 --. 8 . The c o n t r a c t

c. 7k with the Layne- ! C e n t r a l people I called for delivery : of two h u n d r e d : fifty g a l l o n s of

water a minute. When t h e cam- p l e t e installation w a s m a d e , t h e

E MPLOYES of Hal- ' well showed, by ly Springs, Miss., official test, a pro- a r e particularly duction of five

proud of their new hundred g a l l o n s twenty inch well, three a minute over a n hundred and flfty-two eight hour period. feet deep, of gravel - . - Since tha t date a n type const r u c t i o n , unofficial test has which, according to the been made which Frisco chemist, produces the Purest showed that it produced seven hun- water to be found a t any Point On the dred gallons a minute. Frisco system.

This well was rlug by the Layne- The top view shows the pumphouse Central Company of Memphis, Tenn., and tank just after the erection had who also built and installed the Layne been completed: t h e lefthand picture vertical type centrifugal deep well shows the inside of the pumphouse, Pump, ~rope l led by a forty horse Po'\-- with the vertical centrifugal pump in e r gas engine. The tank is a Chicago the foreground, engine a t the rear, Bridge & Iron Works 100,000 gallon steel one, and the station was install- and George Revis, water service fore-

ed under the direction of George Rev- m a n ~ at the extreme left. The center is, water service foreman of the picture shows the Pump in operation, southern division, a t a total cost of handling seven hundred gallons of $20,000. water a minute.

"Can any of the readers of this 11.lagnsine give any information a s to

WHAT COUNTS who Casey Jones was, where and (BY l l f f l r d d r w s W Roff, O k W when he was killed ancl where, when, It the job n,e to do, and by whom the song was written," i\Zr. Wallace asks in his communica- Or the labor we're just begun, tion. That puts us right on the ledger

"The Times, in Louisville, is trying sheet; to compile a group of popular old It's the work we have really done. and new railroad songs," he continues, "and I thought maybe Our I"ris- Our credit is built on the things we do, co boys might know about this one."

Anyone with any authentic infor- Our debit on things we shirk,

mation about U C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ kindly The man who totals the biggest plus communicate with Mr. Wallace a t Is the man who completes his 3.517 W. Nadison St., Louisville, Icy. work.

5

GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA RAILROAD WORK IS FASCI- M A N Y SPECIAL MOVEMENTS N A T I N G PROFESSION Many special movements were han-

B. S. Shi rk , F o r m e r Assis tant

Super in tendent Te l l s Frisco F o l k "Hello"

B. S. SHIRK, formerly assistant ~uperintendent a t Amory, Mis- sissippi, sends a greeting to all

his Frisco friends, via the FI-isco i l lng- crzrrrc, from Winter Haven, Florida. Mr. Shirk has been on the pension roll for two years, haviug been retired from active service due to physical disability.

"The JIngnrirrc is certainly a mel- come visitor in my home," he writes, "and the only sure way I can keep in touch with the happenings on the greatest railroad in the world. Even

though I am down and out I read the columns and try not to miss a thing.

"I am enclosing a picture taken a t Venice, Florida, of Nrs. Shirk, my- self and Mrs. G. A. Gladson, wife of G . A. Gladson, carman of Tulsa, Okla- homa, who spent a few months with US.

"Tell the boys I am getting along a s well a s could be expected-enjoying this beautiful sunshine which we have every day. Kindly remember me to Messrs. Kurn, Martin. Hilton. HuEchison, Allender, Bassett, Wight- man, Young and all of the rest.

"I think of all the bunch every day and Mrs. Shirk says, when I get into deep study, 'What are you doing now -railroading?' "

Mr. Shirk sends to all his friends the best of wishes for the New Year, with a sincere wish that when there is a n opportune time, that they drop him a letter a t Box 1135, Winter Ha\.- en, Florida.

A wise old owl lived in an oak; the more he saw, the less he spoke; the less he spoke, the more he heard. Why can't we be more like that old bird?

(Co~ttinzwd from Page 22)

is a hard worker, has the right lriud of personality and the average amount of brains, who in the final outcome is not recognized and promoted a s the opportunities present themselves.

"I have in mind a freight conductor on a certain railroad where I worked as a train dispatcher. This freight conductor was rapid in the checking of his train, and when his train was checked, he would hustle to the office f o r his orders. He always had a t his tongue's end the number of loads, empties and tons in his train, the engine number, and the engineer, and a s soon as he was given his orders, he would move rapidly to the engine, de- liver his orders and get out of town. He was always good a t giving information on the road about the movement of his train. In fact, he was what we call an A-1 conductor.

"Today this man is a Superintend- ent, and he has not yet stopped. I look lor him some day to be a Gen- eral Manager or a Vice-president. I have known boys who started on their life journey as track laborer, and who, in turn, were promoted to section foreman, roadmaster, superintendent and finally general superintendent. I have lmown boys who started to work a s machinist apprentice, who have, in turn, been promoted to gang foreman, roundhouse loreman, master mechanic, superintendent, and to general superintendent.

"These are not isolated cases. In fact, they are common, and go to show that regardless of the department, ability is recognized. To be successful, it is necessary that all men be dealt with fairly and squarely. This begins with the day of first en- tering the service and continues dur- the service, regardless of position. To illustrate what I mean, a worker in any department should be considerate of the other workers and should not take undue advantage of them- should treat them a s he would like to be treated. A worker should not shift the load to his fellow-employe. but should share equally the burden, and if a fellow employe is in trouble, we should be considerate of him and assist him.

"Going further up the line, it is the policy and desire of railroad officers that everyone be given a square deal, and to treat the employes a s they should like t o be treated were they in the employe's place. In other words, to give them every consideration, and to be a successful railroad officer in this day i t is very essential that this be done.

"Going back to the subject of whether or not the opportunities of today a re a s great a s they were in the olden days, I will say that the opportunities a re greater, for one reason alone, and that is that the railroads of today are handling many times the amount of business that they were years ago, and as time goes

dled via Frisco rails during the month of December, many of them due to extra holiday travel.

On December 16 the Mordkin Bal- let was handled Kansas City to Joplin, thence Tulsa, thence Oklahoma City, thence Dallas, Texas, arriving on De- cember 19. This ballet comprised 50 people.

A special party of twenty-five men in the private car "Sinco" was handled on train No. 9, St. Louis to Tulsa on December 6, and from Tulsa to St. Louis, trains 112-2 on Dec. 9.

One of the largest movements of the month was that of the American Petroleum Institute delegates to Tul- sa, Oklahoma, for the annual meeting on December 5 and 6. About seventy-five sleepers were handled via Frisco Lines, two special trains from Texas, one from Los Angeles, Calif., two sections of No. 9 handled on De- cember 5, and two sections of No. 9 on December 6, which trains handled nine cars from Chicago, one from New York, one from Cleveland, and nineteen from St. Louis.

Extra equipment was placed on all trains out of St. Louis, incident to Christmas and New Years holidays, and in some instances steam trains were substituted for motor car runs, where several extra coaches were added. An extra section of train No. 10, Sapulpa to Monett was added 3 e - cember 18 to 24, inclusive.

The Feodore Chalapin Company of approximately 70 people was handled, 7vIemphis to Birmingham, train 105, December 11.

The Publix Theatre Corporation had a movement of a cast of twenty-five people via the Frisco Lines from Memphis to Birmingham, train 105, December 5. This same corporation had a special movement of twenty- five people, Memphis to Birmingham, train 105, December 12.

ESTES, ESTES & ESTES Operator D. L. Estes forwarded to

the Jfagasiite office from the south yard, Oklahoma City, a "31" order which he says, "-you will likely not see again."

This train order was for trains 9 and 111, but the unusual part was that the meeting point was "Estes", signed for by Conductor "Estes" and Operator "Estes".

Operator Estes says: "I have been a t this office three years and Con- ductor Estes has been running out of here all thg time, but have never handled an order like this before. We a r e not related. The meeting point was named after Conductor Es- tes."

on and the country is more intensely cultivated, resulting in increased business, the business of the railroads will increase, and the increasing of business calls for greater qppor- tunities for all railroad workers.

THE QUEEN LLKED THEM MEET IX TWO CITIES I A RECORD TO BEAT I O z a r k A p p l e s M a d e a Hit With Winf i e ld a n d C u s t e r City, Kansas ,

The editor received the following R u m a n i a ' s P o p u l a r Ruler letter from A. T ~ ~ ~ ~ , division road. H a v e B e t t e r S e r v i c e Sess ions

master a t Chaffee, i\Io., for the river

I N a recent edition of the Springfield (310.) Leader a le t ter from Emery Haguemood, Frisco Maguzir~e, re-

porter was printed i n the People's Column, in which h e bemoaned the fact that Queen Marie of Rumania had missed visiting t h e "Land of the Big Red Apple"-the Ozarks.

In his le t ter Mr. Haguewood wri tes : "-she missed seeing t h e s t rawberry center of t he world, Springfield, Mo., also the greates t poultry growing center of t he world, a s well a s the land of tlle big red apple, and the home of the Concord grapes, also the

most important dairy country i n the Southwest. She should have come down where nature a t t h i s t ime of the year is in all h e r glory, down where tourists come by the million to see the beautiful scenery, and drink the purest water on ear th . She would also have had the pleasure of riding over one of t h e best railroads in the coulltry-the Frisco. When one thinks of a l l this, we a r e bound to acknowledge t h a t t he au thor who originated 'Pity the Poor Queens' was right."

While i t was not possible to visit every beautiful spot i n America in s o brief a tour, we a r e advised tha t William Findley, secre tary of t he St . Louis Chamber of Commerce decided that s h e should not leave t h e s t a t e until s h e had tas ted one of i t s great- e s t products-the apple. Accordingly, to he r sui te a t t he Coronado Hotel, h e sen t a basket of Stark's Delicious apples. H e asked h e r Majesty if s h e wouId mind being photographed wi th them. She gladly took a n apple, but

division: "I have noted with in teres t t he new

rail laying records which appeared in the October issue of t he Frisco Maga- zine, according honors to the southern and northern divisions. Will s a y tha t when you beat 100 feet to the man you a r e doing good work, but you a r e f a r from carrying the banner and will have to whip up if you even compete with what has been done.

"In Janua ry and February of 1915 Charles i\IcCain made the following record on the southern division just south of Winfield, Alabama: Laid 428 lengths of rail of 33 feet each, o r 14,- 124 lineal feet. 7.104 t ie nlates. 17.120 t rack spikes and 17,120 t ie plugs. JIc- Cain worked 100 men on this job- a n average of 141.25 feet to the man. Vice-president Hutchison mas then general superintendent and J. A. Rol- lan roadmaster. Mr. Carr was superintendent and E. H. Barry, now assistant to the chief engineer a t St. Louis, was division engineer.

"There was another g rea t record made on tlle eas tern division in April and May of the same year, under Cen- era1 Superintendent J. A. F ra t e s and Superintendent J . F. Sims and Divi- sion Bngineer J. AI. Sills. J . H. Weed was maintenance inspector then-he is now roadmaster on the High Line between Springfield and Kansas City, and F. A. Denton, now retired, was roadmaster. I had charge of that eas tern division job, and laid 525 lengths of rail, al l of i t 33-foot stuff, a total ot 17,424 lineal fee t and 9,504 t ie plates, 21,120 t rack spikes, 21,120 t ie plugs and 2,112 t rack bolts, with 120 men. W e laid one and seven- t en ths of a mile of t r ack on both sides, or a n average of 145.50 fee t or ra i l per man.

"The boys may beat this, but they'll have to whip up to do so. I hope they can."

said s h e would prefer not t o be photc- graphed.

The basket was passed around the room and presently members of t he entourage were busy a t wha t i s supposed to be America's daily method of keeping tlle doctor away. Queen Marie followed suit. One bite, and a royal smile revealed the fact t ha t the apple had made a hit.

"You may bring your camera," s h e said.

The accompanying picture tells the story.

So, a f t e r all, t he Queen was given a t a s t e of one of the outstanding varieties of apples grown in the Ozarks. and i t may well be supposed tha t wi th the apple went a few remarks about the Ozarks, f rom whence this par- t icular brand came, for i t w a s learned tha t Mr. Findley is a native of the Ozarks.

<RINTENDENT S. J . Frazier and his staff, together with em- SUP" ployes and citizens of the cities

of Custer City and Winfield, Kan., held two interesting meetings on Sunday, November 28, to discuss accident prevention and better service topics.

The meeting a t Custer City w a s held in the Masonic Hall , where T. F. Jones, roadmaster, acted a s chairman. In explaining the purpose of the gatherings, Mr. Frazier said the men were assembled to discuss the important mat ter of how employes could better serve the public; also to a i r and exchange ideas beneficial not only to the employes of t he railroad, but also to the traveling public.

A splend!d program followed. in which Mr. Jones discussed prohlems of the t rack depar tment with the section toremail present; A. L. Fisher, division engineer of Enid, made a s t rong plea in the iuterest of accident prevention. a s did 0. C. Mills, genera l agent, of Oklahoma City. R. C. Can ady, ass is tant superintendent, expressed the thanks of the Frisco railroad for the co-operation of Custer City people, and N. P. Chandler, superintendent of sc l~ools of that city, r e - sponded. Mr. Stone of the Custer City Commercial Club, concluded the program with a n invitation to the Fr isco men to meet again in Custer City. J. C. Hopkins, proprietor of t he Broadway Hotel, served the vis- i tors with a chicken dinner. T h e meeting a t Winfield, Kan., w a s held in a passenger car a t the local s tation, la ter in the day. Practically the same program w a s followed, with :I change in speakers, a s Winfield produced some fine talent.

Officials attending the two meetings were a s follows: S. F . Frazier, superintendent; W. J . Foley, master mechanic; Har ry Harrison, accident prevention agen t ; H. F. Sinclair, claim agen t ; C. U. Allen, division accountant; Charles Byrd and F rank Hinlrle, roadmasters; A. L. Fisher, division engineer; R. C. Canady, a s s is tant superintendent, and T. F. Jones, roadinaster. I t is estimated tha t 100 attended both the meet ings on this date.

A shingle, a cigaret and knickers make a lot of difference, but they don't fool a mouse.-New Haven Register.

While waiting a t the railroad s tation Brown put h is six-year-old daughter on the slot scales. "Only forty pounds?" he said. "You ought to weigh more than that."

"Well, Daddy! " exclaimed the l i t t le girl, "isn't i t enough for a penny?"

Frisco Men Hold Better Service Meeting at Pawnee, Oklahoma, December 12th

By D. S. THORNTON

S the result of co~~siderable dis cussion among railway officials A a t Enid as to the best place 011

the Perry and A\ ard sub-divisions tor a better service and accident greven- tion meeting, Pawnee was visited December 12 by fifty Frisco men, who arrived on the morning trains and congregated in a passenger car a t the local station. Pron~inent among the officials present mere S. J. Fraz- ier, superintendent; A. L. Fisher, division engineer; F. C. Gow, assistant superintendent; Charles Byrd and Stewart Payson, roadmasters; and John AI. Walker, division storekeeper, all of Enid; Harry Harrison, accident prevention agent, St. Louis, 310.; and Mi. C. Brown. motor car maintainer, Springfield, Mo.

Opening the meeting immediately on the arrival of train 609, hIr. Byrd acted a s chairman in the absence of Frank Hinltle, roadmaster of this subdivision, who was prevented from attending by illness.

"The betterment of Frisco service, efticient co-operation among ourselves for our mutual benefit, and Safety First," said Mr. Byrd, "are among the subjects upon which every one here present will be given an opportunity to speak. Knowing, a s I do, that all of you come fully prepared to air your ideas and your troubles. I pro- pose to call on each man. beginning a t one end of the car and ending at the other."

Mr. Byrd called on a number of the section foremen, the first beins Jim Sims of Goltry, who made a n interesting and instructive talk on the prevention of accidents and how it is practised on his section. JV. E. Dav- is, for 20 years section foreman a t Carrier, spoke entertainingly in com- paring past and present practices. "How I keep my switch lamps burning," was the subject chosen by Earl Shackelford of Enid. Other t raclcme~~ spoke regarding roadway and track maintenance and accident prevention. I11 connection with these subjects it was usually the case that one foreman's problems were answered by ail- other foreman, indicating the mutual benefit derived by the airing and ex- changing of ideas.

At noon the men went in proces- sion to the American Hotel, where a delicious chicken dinner was served by Mrs. Earl Nail, the proprietor.

The afternoon meeting was addressed by Superintendent Frazier who gave the principal talk of the day. The speaker expressed his desire for the establishment of a better understanding among all concerned, and told of the progress being made in this direction by the several meetings held a t Pawnee. H e also eshort- ed the men to do everything possible

to promote safety first ideas. Addres- sing himself to the trackmen, AIr. Frazier advocated a prearranged lab- or schedule wherever possible. "De- cide on the day's work in the morning, and inform your men of the proposed lineup for the day." he suggested to the section foremen. "Don't deviate from your programme unless it be to esecute some emergency work." Mr. Frazier then invited the men who mere going east to accompany him in his private car, "where we can see the track," he said, "and discuss the matter of how it can bz improved. We want the Perry sub to be in such riding condition that its superiority mill be the talk of all who travel o re r it and the further envy of our competitors." The remainder of Mr. Frazier's address was devoted to the importance of keeping clean tool houses, keeping clean right-of-way. flagging curves, and the observance of speed restrictions.

According to Division Engineer A. L. Fisher, it is not true that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks." His experience teaches him that much has been, and can be, accomplished by the observation of the methods of others.

"Many an old dog has learned a new trick in this manner," he said. "I11 the execution of some project, just ask yourself whether your methods can be improved on: see how the other fellow does it."

Mr. Fisher then impressed the maintenance of waymen with the fact that the thing of prime importance with them is to keep their track riding right, all other maintenance mat- t w s being of secondary consideratioll. After giving a lot of "pointers" relative to track improvements, Mr. Fish- e r hranched out in mother direction.

"A railroad corporation." he said, "differs from other corporations-the local hardware store, for instance, in that a railroad is a public service corporation. We should therefore bear in mind that in serving the railroad we are serving the public. On the quality of this service depends the huccess or failure of a railroad in the matter of paying dividends. Looking a t the subject in this light you will see that your own success depends upon your service to the compauy, since the company succeeds only according as you make it succeed. IVith this thought in mind let us therefore give this great railway of ours the maximum amount of our personal efforts. Let ils not fall down on the job. but let us keep the Frisco where it is, and further outdistance our competitors."

Assistant Superintendent F. C. Gow voiced his suspicions that the men had more In their minds than they

Page 27

ENLARGE MONETT PLANT The development of the fruit indus-

try by the Frisco hort icul t~~ral department in the section o€ the country around Monett, Mo., has made it necessary for the Railways Ice Company ot' that city to enlarge its plant. The present capacity of this plant has been seventy tons of ice a day. This will be increased to one hundred and fifty tons.

According to those in charge of this plant, many new features are to be incorporated in the list of new improvements, which i t is estimated will cost $150,000. New machinery will have to be installed, including one "Vilter" double-acting, electric-driven ammonia compressor, one large ice tank, containing over SO0 cans, a cooling tower thirty feet high and over 100 feet in length, besides a large number of minor improvements. One interesting feature is that there will not be a threaded joint in the entire line. The joints will all be welded, which will insure against leakage.

The old distilled water system will be abandoned, and a modern water tseating system installed which will make only clear ice. New conveyors will bring the ice to the re-icing dock in record time, making an unbroken stream of ice, and there will be no limit to the number of cars that can be hantllecl. The present speed is one car a minute.

It is estimated that during the coming season, double the number of cars will be handled than last year, and the past record has been a s high a s two hundred cars a day with a total amount of 630 tons of ice used. The Frisco alone expects to use better than 20,000 tous the coming season, as this icing plant is one of the most important on the system. - were expressing, and urged them to throw off the mantle of shyness and to feel free to unload themselves. In the interest of safety first he rewes t - ed the section men to watch all trains a s they pass. "You may detect a dragging brake beam or observe some other unsafe condition, and b~ the necessary action prevent an accident," he said. He then spoke about the importance of proper attention to switch lights. "Nothing looks better to any crew a t night," he said, "than a bright green switch light."

Harry Harrison of St. Lbuis, Mo., gave a profitable thirty-minute address growing out of his long experiences. H e emphasized the importance of living up to the company's rules, and showed conclusively how many accidents could have been avoided if the rules had been observed.

Division Storekeeper J , i\I. Walker and Sbop Accouutant D. S. Thornton spoke briefly on material accounting. J. B. JVood, local agent, expressed his appreciation of the meeting.

Frisco officials say the meeting was so profitable they expect to call another one a t Pawnee a t some fn ture date.

AN OLD-TIME FOREMAN Oldest Pass Holder Thanks Vets for Flowers J. T. White , Age 73, C o m m a n d e d

a Frisco Sect ion i n 1877 --

E . T. WHITE, Frisco fireman, brought his 73-year-old father, J. T. White, of Lebanon. Yo., to

the general offices in St. Louis recently for a chat with some of his friends. J . T. White entered the s e n - ice of the Frisco in March, 1577. His service was hrokeu several times, but

J . F V . 11011, our of !Ilr 1;risro's oltirst pors~orrors, hns this IS:^ pass in his possrssioir. H c 1.lni11r.c i! is llrr oldcsf pns.~ vin 17rivco 1l;rcs irr ~ s i s l r i l c e .

J OSEPI-I Mr. HALL, pensioned agent, he was agent a t this point that he of Blackwell. Oklahoma, wishes, made the acquaintance of Harold Bell through the columns of the dlng- Wright, a preacher, who was writing

azine, to thaulc the Frisco Veterans' his first book, and their acquaintance Association for the beautiful bouquet grew into a close friendship. of flowers sent to him recently. Mr. Mr. Hall served as agent a t Pitts- Hall, who is 80 years old. is confined burg. Kansas. until June. 1901. when

a t the time he was pensioned in July, 191G. he was one of the oldest section foremen in point of service on the Frisco Lines.

H e was born April 7, 1853, in Lac- lede County, No., and his first service with the Frisco was a s a section laborer a t Lebanon, Mo. He also served a s section foreman a t Brush Creek, Mo., later working the yards a t New- burg and then a t Conway, Mo. He returned to Brush Creek, however, and remained there until his retirement.

"I woilder if any of the section foremen llow on the Frisco would remember s3me of the old roadmasters," he said a s he recalled uumerous names. "There was Mike Willigan. Jerre McCarty, Barney Thrall, Bob Arron and Fred Denton. Fine fel- loms, every one of them. I've also worked under the administration of six presidents, D. 13. Robinson, B. F. Yoltum, H. J . Davidson, B. L. Winch- ell, W. C. Nixon and J. 11. Kurn."

"Do you find a great difference in railroading of today and that oi many years ago'?" he wns asked.

"Railroading today," was his reply, "isn't anything like it was when I worked. It is a s different a s night and day. W e used to think that it was a big traiu to see a n engine pulling sixteen or twenty cars. Now look a t them! One hundred is considered a good train. I was the oldest foreman

7 to the hospital a t St. ~ d u i s , and he coi?~olidation'wns made 'between the was most gratefnl for the remem- Frisco and the Gulf Liues, and on brance.

He began his service with the Fris- co in April, 1872, as an engineer between Carthage and Pierce City. In 1873 he was appointed agent a t Carth- age, Missouri, where he remained until 1881, then serving a s agent a t Springfield. Missouri, until 1888. A slight break in his service shows that he left the employ of the Frisco and became cashier of the Bank of Spring- field on the north side, after which he did an abstract and insurance business for four years.

In August, 1898, the Kansas City station was opened on the "High Line" and Mr. Hall was made chiet clerk and cashier until March. 1899, when he was transferred to Pitts- burg. ICanws, a s aeent. It was while

on the road a t the time 1 retired, and do you Itnow, if a fellow just hadn't lived to see these changes, he couldn't believe them.

"In the old days we didn't have bal- last for the track-we just used dirt. IVe didn't have any air-and mal;y of the new devices that have come in of late have made railroading so different it can hardly be compared with methods in the old days."

Mr. White keeps up with the Frisco and its activities through the eyes of his son. who fires out of St. Louis on a passenger run to Newburg.

"I certainly do read the M o g n z i w . It's the best in the country, and I

June 14, 1901, after being superseded in seniority a t that station, he was transferred to Blackwell, Oklahoma, as agent, where he remained until he was retired on pension, or until Octo- ber 1, 1919.

There is one fact of which he is most proud-and that is that A. Doug las, formerly general auditor a t St. Louis, W. P. AIcNair, formerly agent a t Fayetteville. Arliansas, and himself were given their pensions on the same day.

Mr. Hall claiins to have in his pos- session the oldest pass issued to ally veteran. This pass was issued over the Memphis, Carthsge & Northwest- ern Railroad Company, in 1875, good Tor one trip only, and is marked good "until further notice."

want to receive it regularly a s long a s I live. Besides having the best ilfagaziue in railroad circles today, the Frisco has the best officials and the best railroad," he continued. "I've been treated splendidly, and I couldn't hcpe for more consideratiou. My life s wrapped up in my boy now, and I

am watching him go on with the railroad game where I left off!'

E. T. White resides in St. Louis and has been with the Frisco for twenty years. He was promoted to the position of engineer in 1920, making his first trip out of Ft. Smith, Ark., but now fires on a passenger run from St. Louis to Newburg, Mo.

Pugs 30 p)r&~~ ~ M P L O ~ S ' ~ G W Z / N E

Engineer Compfon Reads Fuel Paper at Enid

T H E following paper, entitled "Notes on Combustion," prepared by Engineer C. E. Compton, and

read a t t he fuel conservation meeting held a t Enid, Okla., October 27, 1926:

"The number of square feet of heating surface of a boiler should be around 500 t imes the piston displace- men t in cubic feet, counting only one piston. Many of the old engines with narrow fireboxes have less than 7 5 per cent of the required heating surface with the result t ha t conlbustion on these engines mus t be crowded somewhat.

T h e process of combining a fuel with oxygen of the a i r to produce l ight and heat. Hea t is wha t is wanted, but l ight i s important evidence in the amount of h e a t given off by fuel. As anyone Irnows who has noted the difference between the s teaming pow- e r s of n fire that is pure white and one t h a t is a dull red color. Rapid and perfect combustion produces the bright color, incomplete combustion will show the red color only.

Oxygen is oue of the principal par ts of t h e air , forming about one-fifth of i t and the o the r four-fifths i s nitrogen. Nitrogen is an iner t gas, t h a t is, i t has nothing to do with sustain- i ng l ife nor does i t support combus- t ion in a n y way, bu t r a the r destroys it.

Coal is a compound, the ~ ~ r i n c i p a l elements a r e carbon and hydrosen. Hydrogen is t he l ightest gas known and i t s heat ing power when blrrned is t he greates t of a n y par t of t he coal. Wi th fixed carbon, a r e usually o ther suhstaiices which form ash. Poor coal has a large pe r cent of ash. These a shes a r e a dead loss a s they give out no heat.

The temperature a t which the hydrocarbons separa te into their original elements of carbon and hydrogen which is about 1.750 degrees, or very close t o t h e ignition point. These two elements must be spli t up or separated before oxygen will combine with them. Oxygen will not unite with compounds-only with t h e ele- men t s direct. Oxygen and hydrogen produce more hea t when chemically combined than oxygen and carbon.

The proper a i r supply to the fire is one of the most important ma t t e r s connected with t h e economical firing. I t takes about 160 cubic fee t of a i r to supply oxygen for the complete burning of one pound of ordinary soft coal. But i t i s not enough t o only t ake in enough just t o do t h e work. a s every particle or carbon or hydro- gel1 must be embraced by a liberal supply of oxygen to ge t good results and 250 cubic feet of a i r h a s been found to be about t h e r ight amount for a pound of coal, o r f rom 3.500 cubic feet to 5,000 cubic feet of a i r for a scoop of coal. A box car , 36 f ee t long and 8 feet wide by 8 fee t high, contains 2,300 cubic feet. which will give some idea of t he vas t amount of a i r tha t must pass through the fire

box for one scoop of coal. Carbon and hydrogen and oxygen

combine in one proportion and llro- duce intense heat, while another pro. portion will produce no t quite one- third a s much heat. One pound of hydrogen uniting with oxygen gives off 62,000 units of heat and one pound of hydrocarbons will produce 23,000 heat units, while the fixed carbon gives 14,500 hea t units.

I I I MORE FIJEL RECORDS I I

EASTERN DlV lS lON ENGINEER H. SNYDER and FIRE-

MAN V. CROSS on t ra in 36, engine 13, November 1.5, from Springfield to Newburg. handled 335,SSO G. T. AI., hurned 1 4 tons of coal, performance 86 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.

ENGINEER RlCE and FIREhIAN DILLON on train first 32. engine 25. December 3. from Springfield to Jlonett , handled 275,842 G. T. M., burned 14 tons of coal, performance 110 pounds per 1,000 G. T . M.

ENGINEER NILLER and F I R E JIAN TURXER on t ra in ex t r a west , engine 53 , Kovember 30, from Sprins- field to I Ionet t , handled 92,312 G. T. >I., burned 6 tons of coal, performance 110 pounds per 1.000 Cr. T. 31.

RIVER DlVlSlON 13NGIKEER HELTEBRAND anti

FIREJIAX NOORE on train extra, engine 731, November 23. from Chaffee to St . I larys , handled 117,300 G. T. W., hurned 5 tons of coal. performance 85 pounds Der 1,000 G. T. 31.

ENGINEER EDWARDS and FIRE- MAN FINLEY on train 532, engine 1300, November 24, from Chaffee to St. Marys, handled 179,400 G. T. AI. burned 8 tons of coal. performance SS p o u ~ ~ d s per 1,000 G. T. 31.

W E S T E R N DlVlSlON ENGINEER A. C. HARLEY and

FIRE1\IAN P. SUTTON on train second 634, engine 1G22, November 23, from Enid to W e s t Tulsa, handled 213,120 G. T. M., burned 11 tons of coal, performance 103 pounds per 1,- oon G. T. Y.

ENGINEER BLADES anti FIRE- MAN WILSON on train 637, engine 1617. November 26, from W e s t Tulsa to Pawnee, handled 91.365 G. T. M., hurned 7 t ons of coal, performance 1.53 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M .

N O R T H E R N DlVlSlON ENGINEER HOFFHAUS and F I R E

MAN McCLAIN on train second 131. engine 1342, November 3, from Kan- s a s City to F t . Scott. handled 165,033 G. T. M., performance 97 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.

ENGINEER LARSON and F I R E MAN KINNEY on t ra in first 131, engine 1324, hTovember 15, from Kan- sa s City to Paola, handled 64,661 G T. ;\I.. burned 3 tons of coal, performance 92 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.

ENGINEER M. NULLANE and FIREMAN D. ROY on train first 131.

engine 1313, November 4, from Kan- sa s City to Ft. Scott, handled 159,657 G. T. 31.. burned 7 tons of coal, performance 871/2 pounds per 1,00 G. T. 31.

ENGlNEER hIcENTYRE and FIRE- MAN G. KELL on train first 162, engine 1313, Kovemher 5, from Ft . Scot t to Kansas City, handled 272,646 G. T. >I., burned 11 tons of coal, performance 87 pounds per 1,000 G. T . 31.

ESGINEER COOPER and FlRE- MAN INMAN on train second 162, engine 1318, November 10, from lot. Scott to Kansas City, handled 251,- 460 G. T . >I., burned 12 tons of coal, performance 12 tons per 1,000 G. T. &I.

ENGINEER BRANSTETTER and FIREMAN FLYNN on train second 131, engine 1325, November 10, f rom Paola to Ft . Scott, handled 166,518 G. T. ;\I., hurned 8 tons of coal, performance 9 0 pounds per 1,000 G. T. 31.

C E N T R A L DlVlSlON ENGINEER BRYSOK and FIRE-

MAN SPARKS on t ra in 534, engine 714, November 20, from Par i s t o Ft. Smith, handled 170,976 G. T. >I., burned 9 tons of coal, performance 105 pounds per 1,000 G. T. 31.

ENGINEER S T I E R W A L T and FIREMAN on train 737 engine 1253, November 20. from Hope to Hugo handled 206,722 G. T. 31., hurned 1 0 tons of coal, performance 97 pounds Der 1.000 G. T. 31.

ENGIXEER HUGHES and FIRE- NAN BAIRD on train ext ra 148, eas t , November 23. from Hugo to Hope. handled 241.527 G. T. 31.. hurned S tons of coal, performance 66 pounds per 1,000 G. T. I I .

ENGINEER LIDDELL and FIRE- I IAN DRAPER on train 734, engine 1409, Kovember 24, from Par i s to F t . Smith, handled 164,546 G. T. II., hurned 9 tons of coal, perfornlance 1 0 9 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.

ENGINEER R E S E N B A U >I and FIREJIAN DOUP on train ext ra 1257, ;\-ovember 30. from hIatiill to Hugo. handled 120,274 Q. T. M., hurned 6 tons of ~ 0 3 1 , performance 99 pounds per 1.000 G. T. 31.

ENGlNEER K E E S E E and FIRE- MAN BUSH on train 736. engine 1254, November 30. from Madill t o Hugo. handled 122.430 Q. T. hl., burned 6 tons of coal, performance 95 pounds per 1.000 G. T . 31.

ENGINEER S T I E R W A L T and FIREMAN WATSON on train 737, engine 1254, December 1, from Hope to Hugo, handled 235,771 G. T . AI., burned 10 tons of coal, performance 84 pounds per 1,000 G. T. AI.

S O U T H E R N DlV lS lON ENGINEER NOTZ and FIREMAN

ALBRIGHT on train 135, engine 4139, November 8, from Springfield t o Thayer, handled 261,005 G. T. &I. burned 1 6 tons of coal, performance 122 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.

ENGINEER FROST and FIREMAN SLATER on t ra in 135, engine 4136, November 2, from Springfield to Thay- er, handled 236,932 G. T . M., burned 15 tons of coal, performance 1 2 6 pounds per 1,000 G. T. M.

~anrrary, 1927 ~ F Q C O ~ M P L O Y % S ~ ~ W Z I N E

Frisco Engineer Pleads Cause of Fuel Economy

D . B. REED, fuel inspector in the Alabama district, received an interesting letter from D. 11.

Badgley, engineer on the Birmingham subdivision.

All employes a re cordially invited to attend the division fuel economy meetings, held on each division each month, and when it is impossible for them to attend personally, a contribu- tion in the form of a letter, giving their views on the subjects to be discussed, is always appreciated and interesting to those who are able to attend.

Mr. Badgley's letter follows: "Referring t o your request of a

short time ago in regard to writing up something along the lines of fuel economy, I scarcely know where to begin. There are so many ways to save fuel: stationary plants, coal chutes, even to the stations along the line of road, that just a few shovels of coal saved each day would make several tons, a s it only takes a n average of 130 shovels of coal to make a ton. So we can see that if every man who handles coal on the Frisco would only save a shovelful each day, what a n enormous amount it woulcl make, as there are several thousand men handling coal daily.

"If every engineer and fireman would save one shovelful each mile for one year they would save thou- santls ot dollars and one could not see over the pile of coal if it were piled up along the track. Being a n engineer, I notice the saving most on the engines. Some eugine crews burn more conl than others on the same engines where engines are chain ganged and some engines burn more coal than others and there is a reason for it. Some crews are careless about their work and some engines are not in the best of condition caused by valves out, valves, rings and cylinder packing blowing, front ends getting air, not enough ash pan draft and no brick arch in firebox and some not superheated. a i r leaks in train line and around the different couplings in and around the cab. Although they are small ones, altogether they make large ones and keep the pump running faster than necessary. Leaks in the steam heat line use an excessive amount of steam a s well a s obstruct- ing the view of trains crews and passengers. Not giving engines enough oil, especially valve oil, works upon the coal a s much a s any other one cause, because it retards the power of the engine even so far as to cause engine to stall on a hard pull when almost over the hill, causing a double, which can scarcely be made with less than an additional ton of coal. A bad working stoker wastes coal. There is one simple thing that I have noticed of late tha t causes waste of steam, which, of course, means coal, and that is birds' nests in tank spouts. This lit ter gets into the tank when taking water, causing the injectors to

work badly and while trying to get them to work safety valves raise and waste steam, and coal, of course, SO we a re u o a flushing the tank spouts before turning the water into the ten- der, thereby saving coal.

"Of late we have been getting some coal a t the Carbon Hill chute with very large lumps in it, some will hardly go through the opening a t the bottom of the coal gate antl the fireman bas to beat and hammer it to get it broken up, causing same to go back in steam. If this conl was crnshed a t the mines when loaded, it mould save coal.

"I am unable to use technical terms and figures a s some men do, but if what I have mentioned is carefully checked over and corrected, I am sure that a much better showing can be made on the southern division in the future than was made in the past, and what we all desire to do is the best we can a t all times and thereby help to better the service on the Frisco Rail- road and its fuel performance.

F-uel consumption is too high; R-un it down as much a s possible. I-t can be done. S-ave a shovel of coal each mile. C-all attention to saving coal to all

employes. 0-verloading of cars and tenders

causes waste.

S-ave coal and oil; Y-ou can do it. S-ure we can, if we try. T-oda?;. tomorrow and E-veryday, saving coal >I-eans money saved antl that

means better conditions on the FRISCO SYSTEM"

ENGLAND CONCLUDES TOUR OF FRISCO GIRLS

(Corltirzued fvorrt Page 9 ) rial Foundation is making every effort to have returned to Mon- ticello some of the original a r t treasures which were removed while the house was in private ownership. Two large mirrors in the ladies' lounge or sun parlor, are originals, having been placed by Jefferson. The entrance hall of Monticello is the height of the house, and in the time of its ingenious master was embellished with busts of Jefferson. Hamilton, Voltaire and others. Trophies of the hunt, together with specimens of aboriginal ar t , war clubs, spears, bows and quivers were arranged on the left side of the hall. Here will also be found the unique clock built for Jef- ferson by Swiss clockmalcers, which not only told t h e occupants of the mansion the time of day, but also was so arranged a s to show the days of the week. Probably no room in any house in the new world should be held quite so dear a s the one in which Jefferson drafted the Declaration of American Independence. Jefferson

Page 31

was wont to sit a t his desk, while his secretary used a desk on the left side of the room. It was from this room that Jefferson started on the memorable trip to Philadelphia with the draft of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. The room opens out onto the broad lawn that surrounds the house, and from its windows a view of the country for miles around is had. Still standing in excellent condition is the law office where Jefferson was accustomed to see his clients and to spend many hours in legal research. It is said that JeEerson was co~isulted by persons from the county of Albe- marle and many adjoining counties. because of his recognized ability a s a distinguished lawyer of his day. One of the unique features of Jefferson's construction of Monticello was that with no architects available it mas necessary for him to employ his own ingenuity and ability in planning and erecting this masterpiece. We gloat- ed over the many beautiful things a t Monticello-we thought that there could be no more fitting end to a trip, than to bring 11s back again to visit the home of this dearly beloved figure of history. After our trip to AIon- ticello, we returned to Charlottesville and then to St. Louis and Springfield!

We are more than grateful to a11 our good friends who gave their time and money to cwoperate in raising funds for the Thomas Jefferson Foun- dation, by which means we were permitted to take this marvelous trip to Europe, meeting and seeing so many people and wonderful collections of treasures of the old world.

We are home again! What a trip! What a vast knowledge of a r t and literature of the old world we have stored in our minds!

We loved America before our trip- and now we have a greater, better understanding of why i t is called "The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave".

T H E END.

THE CREED OF THE METEOR

A flash of light; A sound of steel,

And through the night A bell does peal.

Big Frisco Nine, With all her speed,

Roars down the line, And bears a creed:

ON SCHEDULE TODAY, If rain or shine,

Or come what may. This worthy steed

No drone of life; Fulfills its deed.

Through rush and strife, And all the night,

With might and mien, I s on its flight,

And leaves no stain. "A world must know

I take each there, ON TIME AND SAFE,

The creed I bear."

W ILLIS SHELDON EPLEY, section foreman, northern division, age 67 years, was retired

from active service on February 28, 1926, due to permanent disability. He was born a t Allentown, P e n n ~ y l - vania, December 25, 1859, and educated in the public schools of Tiffin, Ohio. He worked as a farm laborer in Ohio and until he came to Kansas, where he entered Frisco service a s a section laborer a t Ft. Scott, in 1886. He also served as extra gang laborer for the KCFS&M Railway, but left the service to return to his home in Ohio. Later he returned to Kansas and re- entered the service a s section laborer a t Beulah, and was promoted to section foreman, in 1909, and stationed a t Afton, Oklahoma, On December 9, 1896, he married Lucy J. Asbill and to them was born one child, Eva XI. Epley on September 12, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Epley reside in Beulah, Kansas. Continuous service of twenty-nine years and two months entitles him to a pension allowance of $28.20 a month.

M. J. D U N W O R T H

MARK JOSEPH DUNWORTH, pumper, Morrison, Oklahoma, age 67 years, was retired from active serv-

ice on August 14. 1 9 2 6 , d u e t o total and permanent d i s ability. H e was born near

I Columbus. Ohio.

1 ?:6:, '2; \::; ' educated in the

schools of Illi- nois and Kansas. \ His father was a farmer. At the

' . . . age of 20 he be- aan service with -

M. J. DUNWORTH the Frisco a s a section laborer

a t Leon, Kansas. H e also served a s section foreman a t lledora, Kansas, and Belton, hlissouri. He served a t Enid, Oklahoma, in the bridge and building, water service, and track department, and also a t points on the central division until August, 1926. On March 18, 1887, he married Rilda Hildreth of Eldorado, Kansas, who died November 2, 1909. On April 20, 1916, he married Rhoda L. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Dunworth reside a t Morri- son, Oklahoma. Continuous service of twenty-four years and two months entitles him to a pension allowance of $20.00 a month, effective August 14, 1926.

Three veterairs, wi th a total of scc- enty-five years, smror ~no?ttks, 7 ~ c r r pensiomd at thr mrctinq of the Boarti o f Pr r~s io f~s , held f lo7~o~lber 23, 1926, in the o f f ices at S t . Louis, Mo.

JOHN DOUGHERTY W E S T

JOHN DOUCHERTY WEST, train dispatcher, Neodesha, Kansas, age 66 years, was retired from active serv-

ice 011 Narc11 2. 1926, due to permanent disahil- ity. He was born1 a t Holly S lwin~s . Missis- - - . sippi, February 17, 1861. His father was a carpenter. He at- t e n d e d t h e schools near his home. At the age of 12 he began work a s a

5. D. WF:ST messenger boy for the Western

Union Telegi-aph Company. He worked for various railroads in i\Iis- sissippi, Texas and Illinois, coming to the Frisco on November 1, 1903, a s a train dispatcher a t Neodesha. Kansas. He worked a s trick train dispatcher from November 1, 1903, to March 4, 1926, a t Neodesha, Kansas, and Joplin, Mo. On April 16, 1891, he married Grace E. Spiller of Anna. Illinois, and to then1 were born three children. Mr. and Nrs. West reside a t 536 South 5th Street, Neodesha. Kansas. Contiuuous service of twenty-two years and three months entitles him to a pension allowance of $48.20 a month, eEective from March 3, 1926.

J O H N V I N C E N T MAGGl

JOHN VINCENT AIAGGI, pensioned blasting foreman, (lied ill the Frisco Hospital, December 3, 1926. His home was in Rogers, Ark. 3lr. hlaggi was born in the town of Bru- zella, Cantone, Tecino, Switzerland, on May 21, 1849, and was retired clue to reaching the age limit of 70 years on Nay 31, 1919. H e entered the service of the Frisco as a concrete foreman a t Chouteau avenue, St. Louis, in July, 1902, aitcl serred in that capacity, and later as hlasting foreman on the central and southwestern divisions until the time of his retirement. He leaves a widow, Lizxie

F. Jlaggi. His pension allowance was 520.00 a month, and up to the time of his death he had received a total of Q1,800.00.

CHARLES F R A N K L I N J E W E L L

CHARLES FRANKLIN JEtT'ELI,, horn a t Ellsworth, Kans., on July 10, 1874, died a t his home in Neodesha, ICans., on November 30, 1926. XIr. Jewel1 was pensioned in April, 1926, and was granted a pension allowonce of $68.20 a month. At the time of his death he had been paid a total of $545.60.

-- H E N R Y PORTER F ISHER

HENRY PORTER FISHER, pensioned engineer, died a t his daughter's home in Kansas City, No., on Xovember 25. H e was horn in Ros- ton, Mass., on May 1, 1848, and entered the service of the Memphis Line in April, 1879, a s a n engineer and re- maiued with them and with the Clin- ton Line until the latter road was separated from the present stem in August, 1901. He remained with the Clinton Line until it, in turn, was taken over hy the Frisco in Novein- her, 1924, when he was retired on account of having reached the age limit. He was a widower, leaving one married daughter, Mrs. Lyle Stalzfus. His pelision allowance was s.57.50 per month, and a t the time of his death he hacl rweived a total of $1.322.50.

HE 'WORKED OVERTIME It does not always fall to the lot

of the ticket agent a t the window in a railway station to sell tickets. John Roberts, section foremail of Arcadia, JIissonri, while off duty a short while ago interested a man in purchasing a ticket through the Arcadia office for Jlinmi, Florida.

When Mr. Roberts was commended for his service and interest in secur- ing this bit of revenue for the Frisco, hy >I. 31. Sisson, assistant geiieral manager, he replied :

"I am grateful to you for this letter. It makes one feel that they have done something good and the management of this great Frisco Railroad are inen enough to tell you of their appreciation. If I remain in service until the 14th day of next i\Iay, 1927, I will have been in service 29 years for this road. 1 have and will, a s long a s I remain in service, try to help to move the great husiness the Frisco Railroad is enjoying."

Pnge 34

homemaker^' Pap MISS LORETTO A. CONNOR. Editor

Use More Fruits in Daily Diei

M ANY of us who have taken to dining scientifically. if not always palatably, cannot but won-

der how under heaven our fore- fathers ever attained the ripe old ages their tombstones indicate in view of the fact that they never stopped to count their calories, gave no thought to balanced menus and had not even a suspicion of the existence of the various vitamines. Yet live they did, withal, and the world went on apace.

However, we may feel about certain exaggerated features of the "Food and Health" craze, there is no doubt that all of us would profit by including fruits more liberally in our diet. This season of the year features the orange and the lemon and the dietary value aiid manifold uses of the latter are admirably set forth in the following excerpts from a n article, "What Is the Most Useful Fruit?" by Richard S. Bond.

"All chefs use lemon juice instead of vinegar in French dressing. The rind of the lemon is essential for what is so universally known a s 'epi- curean flavoring'. Dozens of excellent deserts owe their flavor to the few drops of lemon that have been used i n their preparation. Mayon- naise may be made particularly well with lemon juice; spinach may be gar- nished until i t looks like a real dish rather than a mass of green silage- with lemon slices.

"Nothing will clean soiled, grimy hands, nails or face so quickly and so aromatically a s a piece of lemon. Rub i t over them and rinse off with water. Even ink and the stains of other fruit may be removed in this way from the skin. A peculiar property of the juice of this fruit is that it does not stain the hands as other fruits do, but rather, helps to remove the stains that these others have produced.

"The juice of a lemon or two in a basin of water twice a day will aid the complexion, and some of the juice in either a hot o r cold bath ren- ders the water soft and pleasant to the touch, while i ts action is to remove all greasy secretions from the pores of the skin. Queen Wilhelmina became noted for her lemon bath, a custonl adopted from the Dutch Dast Indies.

"In the kitchen? Yes, this little fruit is needed there also. A tea- spoon of lemon juice added to the water in which a piece of tough meat is being boiled, mill work wonders. If you a re suspicious of your drink- ing water and have no time to boil and cool it, use the juice of a lemon to a gIass. The strong germicidal action of this juice should purify the water. In addition, you will get the salts, minerals and vitamins that you may not get otherwise in your food for that particular day."

The luscious orange calls for no champion. Its food value is recognized. I t is a universal favorite and offers unlimited possibilities from a decorative point of view.

Halved oranges a re an old stand- by and constitute an ever-welcome and wholesome addition to any breakfast. The uncertain appetite of an invalid may be tempted by serving the orange whole with the skin split and turned back petal-wise, and the sections of the orange partially separated. Beginning a t the stem end, mark off the orange skin in six or eight sections; loosen these to about the center of the orange and then turn back the skin segments like pet- als. This map be varied by rolling the skin segments in. instead of turning them out.

Every culinary expert appreciates the fact that the garnishes may make or mar an otherwise tasty dish. Noth- ing offers a wider field for the crea- tion of unique and individual garnishes than oranges and lemons.

A WORD OF CHEER

"A word of cheer To herald in another gear. May all i ts days be free of blame- 4 little nobler than your aim; Nay all its labors be confest A little better than your best; And all the joys within its scope A little brighter than your hope; And may each year be found, when

Past, A little dearer than the last."

"Jlzkc" .Wurpliy, thc Irrslz Browr hoist elzillrrccr nt ICnwas Czty is show11 poiscd on hrs Izuist, fioi21tilrg d o w ~ w n r d and telling tlw photogr-aphcr that these .fine girls ore pvod~rcts o f Karzsns City and the brnirrs of lltc rmster nwchanic's office. Thrv nr-r, frorrl le f t to right: .Visses b[cnr~or Forstet, A p e s Lyvch, Dorotkv Johlrsorr, Pndii te Hoffnzarc, Knte Wnldc[iclz, rind H . F. Slzrvers. i/lagariizc r-cpoitrr, o f tIrr irlnslrr mr - chnrlic's offire.

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT? R J ~ J. P, McEvoy

Rushin' to th' office, rushin' out to eat. Rushin' back, an' rushin' home, Down th' rushin' street.

Rushin' up an' rushin' down, rushin' in an' out,

Say, what's all th' rushin' fer? What's it all about?

Rushin' after money, rushin' after fame,

Climbin', pushin', shovin', It's a dizzy game.

Steppin' on each other's heels, "Let me b5--look out!"

Say, what's all th' rushin' fer? What's it all about?

What's the use of rushin'? Let us loal awhile,

Watch 'em push an' run an' grab, We'll just sit and smile.

As they scramble down th' road, gaily we will shout;

Say, what's all the rushin' fer? What's it all about?

LETTERS TO THE TWILIGHT

LADY

320 Wright Avenue Chaffee, Missouri.

Dear Twilight Lady: I am in the fifth grade a t school

and I love to go to school. Our subjects are, arithmetic, language, history. English, hygene, geography and spelling. I love them all.

I have a little curly-headed hrolh- er 1 am going to send you his picture in some of my letters.

I have three brothers and one sis- t e r and my daddy has worked for the Frisco several years. Pear Twi- light Lady, 1 cnjoy reading your Twi- light story pege, so please write a sleepy-time story.

As this is my first letter, I will say goodbye.

Siucerely yours, Gladys $1. Greene.

Spriugfie!d, Missouri. Hello Twilight Lady:

I will say I would like the western story on the Twilight Page best ol the three. 1 am a lover of the boy scouts and animals, but I love western stories.

I am going to write stories whelk I get a little older. I am going to school every schoolday, and on Sun day I go to Sunday school and just love to go, and I love my teachers.

1 visited my grandmother a t Dixon and spent a few days in the country. Boys like outings in the country. Santa did not miss me just because I went to grandmother's, and 1 hope each and every one of the little folks had a Nerry Christmas and that they all have a Happy New Year. I enjoy reading the Twilight Page.

Your little reader. ;\~illard ~ b r r o w , 1215 N. Main St.

The Twilight Lady answers every letter that is sent her and she is sure that by this time. Gladys and Millard and the others have their replies.

So you want sleepy-time stories aud a western story on the Twilight Page !

You shall have them, so just be real patient and give the Twilight Lady time to think up a real plot!

A Puzzle for Frisco Kiddies

Now that the holidays are over-Santa has come and gone until another year-mother is cleaning up the Christmas tree muss (and there always is one, isn't there?), and because it's snowing or raining or too cold to go outside and play, let's work puzzles!

The Twilight Lady has one here which she wants you to work out for her. Look a t this picture: the inside of a store. At first glance it looBs lovely,

but, whoa! I just wish you'd lcok a t that bunch of bananas! Whoever heard of

bananas growing up and down, all on one stalk! And-how in the world does that little boy pull his wagon around without a tongue on it, or a string or sumpin'?

Now-I've given you two really good hints: There a re sixteen things in the picture which are wrong, and the sixteen include the two I told you about.

Let's have some answers on this puzzle and see who can find misspelled words (I almost gave you another hint) and a lot of things which are pictured incorrectly.

Who can find them all? Address your answers to The Twilight Lady, care Frisco Mngnziiic, Frisco

Building, St. Louis, Mo., and she'll announce the winners next month.

4 Chinese named Ting Ling Fell off a street car Bing Bing! The Con turned his head, To the passengers said : "The car's lost a washer, Ding Ding!"

(Exchange.)

Nother: "Jessie, the next time you hurt that kitty I'm going to do the same thing to you. If you slap it, 1'11 slap you. If you pull i ts ears, I'll pull yours. If you pinch it, I'll pinch you."

Jessie (after a moment's thought) ; "Mamma, I'll pull its tail."

(Exchange.)

The FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAGAZINE Published on the First of Each Month

By the

St. Louis-Sara Francisco Railway Co. Edited by WM. L. HUGGINS, Jr.

827 Frisco Building St. Louis, Missouri This magazine is published in the in te res t s of and f o r

free distr ibution among thc 30.000 employes of the St. Louis-San h'rancisco RxiIway. All n r t i c lcs a n d communi - cations relative to ed~tor ia l - matters should be addressed to t h e edi tor .

Single copies. 15 cents each Outside circulation, $1.50 per year

Vol. 4 JAN WARY. 1927 No. 4

A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION -- --

e time this editorial is read the Kcw Year will be several days old, and in all BY

prohabilitics 99 p c ~ cent of the Yew Year resolutions will have been b ~ o k e n by the 20,000 Frisco employes who made them. TTTc haven't i i I I > - clnarrcl with that. ( Iur experience has bwn that most New Year resolves don't last u~l t i l Jannary 7.

Rut we \\rant to suggest a resolution tliilt w c r y cmployc should and \\ill greet wit11 cn- thusiasm, a n d that is :

RESOLVED: THAT I AM THAXI\'E1UL I AM RAILROADING W I T H F R I S C ' O L INES AND I N T H E MOST E F F I C I E S T E R A EVER RNOTVK I N RAILROAD HIS- TORY.

I t may be hard for sonlc of us younger gen- eration railroad workers t,o put thc proper amount. of fervency in that resolution, but never fear, the oiclsters who ?race the Vet- crans' Associatiori lnemb~rship lists will almost shout i t !

They can rem&nber. the old tempestuous days when passenger cngines and coaches only were equipped with airbrakcs, and when the diminu- tive oil hcad lamps would, on clear nights, allow thc enginecr to scc a bare fif tj7 fcet in froilt of liinl. They can remember those old time cast-iron clrawbnrs that had an ccric n7ay of sticlting their rusts- necks from the car ends likc a sleepy turtle. The old time engineers will put an extra hearty shout into that resolution when they think of the ~vheezy old diamond stack Io~oniotivcs that were " hand-mc-downs "

i'rom Easter11 railroads. a i d the tircillcll nil1 .,ndc brorldy \vhell they ColJlpiirC thcir ])l'csc~llt .jol)s \\.it11 thc old onc \vllich covcrecl tllcnl wit11 a siimclo-e of grensc a i d soot that fairly soaked

". into thcir hiclas a i d (lciiccl all llli11111<'1' oI' w ~ J ) ,

:t:ltl scrnbbings. i t \\-;lSll 't llCec%S?lY!- 1.01' tl'ililllll('l1 f 0 \\'Pill'

;.:lil\vay brotlici*l:ood c~lr!h!cn~s to tell observers their brailcli of the scrvicc in thc old clays, and ihcy will give the resalution hearty ;i])yroba Lion. !:a.;cs*l , .,.,iip,~~r l,i~;ilw!~i~ii wcrch recogi~ized bj- bciiig short a digit on oiic ham1 whic.11 Ivas lost nhen tlicy failed to attain p r o l ) : ~ slwccl in tllc iwnoval of their liands From between the twc drawheucls; brnkcmcn on freight trains were us~zally i n i ~ ~ u s two h g c r s , condnctors three, and switcllrncll anyxlicrc from tlirecl to five.

Out on the section tllc grizzled I' 3 rlsco ' section foreiliel~ will t a l e the resolution gladly wl~en they rcmeml~rr t,he sixty-po~iiicl stcel that was used-slid used again. Arid tllc tclcgrapli opciators-well. son^ ol' the old time "brass- ~ , o u ~ ~ d e r s " will tell yon, (if yon promise to kcc.p still about i t ) , how they used lo awaken from a nap on the thiid trick a i d r1111 out i11 front of' the little depot and look a t thc weeds hctwce~l the rails. If those wcecls werc bent do \w they ilotcd cn iv fn l l~~ \vllicl~ way they lay, a ~ ! d then concluded which way that train had gone by while tllcy wcl~~c in the arms of Mor- plieus. There were no Semaphore signals a d opcrxtors were eqnippccl with lanterns and Hags, and the lanterns swung in the brcezc bc- fore the station a t night and got their sliadcs so thoroughly blnckened that the "hog head" I:xl to bring his trail1 to a lightning stop many a t i n~c and polish the s l~ade with n piece of waste to see what color light burned within.

And now look a t us! Equipment 011 a par. \\*it11 iwy otlicr railroad in America, physical c.o~~clitio~l of the p ro lwty better than evcr before, c a r i h g money and paying dividends, 30,- 000 contented employes 011 the payroll, on time frcight and passenger trains and a road-bed that rides like velvet; and the old days slcetclicd bricfly above are just a fading memory :;molg some of the oldest of the old-timers.

Oncc again now: "RESOTIVED: THAT I ,114 TE-IANJWIJTJ I i i 3 l RAIJ,ROADTXG IYITH FRTSCO IIIKES AND IX' TTlli: J108T EFFICIENT ERA EVER KXOTVS IN- RAILROAD HISTORY. "

A happy New Year to everyone! -W. L. H., J r .

Puge 39

H e Looked It \Vhen thc donkey saw the zebra,

He began to switch his tail. "Wall, I never!" was his comment,

"The1.e'~ :I mnlp that's been in jail." -Exchange. ---

Eliminated "Are you the groom?" asked the be-

wildered old gentleman a t a very elaborate wedding.

"No, sir," was the reply of the young man. "I was eliminated in the pre- liminary try-outs."

- One of Them

"Say, do you know", remarked the enthusiastic clarinet player, "two thousand wouldn't buy this clarinet."

"I'm one of the two thousand," answered the agitated bystander.

Triplets a re twins, with a spare.

A husband Is soil~etlling no re- spectable family should be without.

We call our dog "Sandwich", because he's only half-bred.

l ncreased Pay "How nluch do you get for playing

that violin," asked a stage wit to the orchestra leader.

"Two hundred a week," was the reply.

"How much do you get for playing that big bass violin." he asked of the bass viol.

"One hundred a week," was his reply.

"Well, listen, brother, take it from me. you'd better put it under your chin a!id earn more money."

A Hard T ime Said the s n ~ a l l boy: "3Iy maw and

paw had a terrible time getting married. Maw wouldn't marry paw when he was drunk, and paw wouldn't marry maw when he was sober.

Oh! He: "Do I need a shave?" She; "No, but you needn't rub it

in." -- A New One

"I'm going out in the orchard to pick some eggs."

"motinell are you goiug to pick them from?"

"Why. a poultry, of course."

Speed "I\'hy is a trap drummer the fast-

est man in the world?" "I don't know, why?" "Because time flies, and 1 1 ~ beats

time."

Mistaken Identity Husband, coming in on wife unex-

pectedly, slaps her on the back: "Hello, Babe."

Wife: "Fifty pounds, and don't drop i t in." --

It wasn't the cough that cawied her off, it was the c,offin they carried her off-in.

What is so rare a s a bride with a broom.

"Santa Claus certainly was good t o that girl."

"Howzat ?" "See what he put in her stock-

ings."

A Comeback A small boy was sitting close to a

rather fussy woman in a crowded car, and h e kept sniffing in a most annoying way. Finally she asked, "Boy, have you a handkerchief?"

The small boy looked a t her for a few seconds and then in a dignified manner replied: "Yes, I hare, but I don't lend it to straligers."

Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow your bootlegger may get shot.

If Plato could Charleston, could Aristotle?

Never kid the Judge. The day of the court jester is past.

It takes a clever man to get out of what is known a s a n "understanding".

Suspense ! Slotorman: "Alright, back there?" Conductor: "No, hold on a inin-

ute. Wait 'till this woman gets her clothes on."

The entire carful of passengers turned and craned their necks expec- tantly as a colored mammy came in- to the car with a basket of laundry.

A Cat Tale "Dickey," said his mother, "you

mustn't pull the cat's tail!' "I'm only holding it, the cat's pull-

ing."

Practice "I see you have a sign in your store,

'We aim to Please,' " remarked the ir- ritated customer.

"Certainly," replied the ~~ropr ie to r "that is our motto."

"Well," retorted the I. C. "You ought to take a little time off for tar- get practice." -Exchange.

-- A shingle. a cigarette and knickers

make a lot of difference, but they don't fool a mouse.

--

Early to bed. Early to rise,

And your girl goes out With other guys.

Least Resistance "When I was twenty I made up my

mind to get rich." "But you never became rich." "No, I decided i t was easier to

change my mind." -Boston Transcript.

American skippers can't marry passengers. One by one they eliminate the hazards of ocean travel.-Detroit News.

The man who toots his own horn soon has everybody dodging when he approaches.-Boston Transcript.

The difference between learning golf and motoring is that in golf a t first you hit nothing and in motoring you hit everything-Boston Tran- script. -

Absent-Minded! Absent-niinded Prof. P. D. Smith

had left his berth in the sleeper to find a drink of ice water and was hope- lessly lost in the middle of the aisle. It was about. midnight, and the train was speeding through the country.

"Don't you remember the number of your berth?" asked the conductor.

"I'm-er-afraid not," was the reply.

"Well, haven't you any idea where it was?"

"Why, uh-oh, yes, to be sure!" The professor brightened up per-

ceptibly. "I did notice a t one time this afternoon that the windows looked out upon a little lake!"- Judge.

Moving Judge: "Rastus, take the witness

stand." Rastus: "Yes, sir, where to?"

I WHAT IS EFFICIENCY? I Neu Editors of Frisco Mechanic

It is doing things-not wishing yon could do them-dreaming about them or wondering if you can do them.

It is the power to learn how to clo things by doing them. a s learning to walk by walking, or learning to sell goods by se!lin~, them.

It is knowing how to apply theory to practice.

It is the trick of turning defeat into experience and using i t to achieve success.

It is the ability to mass one's personality a t any given time or place: it is skill in quick mobilization of one's resources.

It is making everything that is past. minister to the future.

It is the elimination of the three mi- crobes of weakness-regret, work and fear.

I t is self-reliance, clothed with mod- esty.

It is persistence plus politeness. I t is the hand of steel in the velvet

glove. It is alertness, presence of mind,

readiness to adjust one's self to the r~nexpected.

It is sacrificing personal feelings to the will to win.

I t is impinging the ego against the combination of events-luck, fate, cus- tom and prejudice-untiI they give way.

It is massing the me against the universe.

I t is the sum of the three quanti- ties-purpose, practice and patience.

It is the measure of a man, the real size of his soul.

I t is the ability to use one's pas- sions, likes, dislikes, habits, experience. education, mind, body and heart -and not t o be used by these things.

It is self-mastery, concentration, vision and common sense.

It is the sum total of all that's in a man. -Selected.

Sniith: "I understand some of your hens have stopped laying?"

Jones: "Two of them have, anp- way."

"What's the cause?" "A motor car." -Tit-Bits.

The man who tried his hand a t something and failed might try using his head for a change.-Buffalo Post.

This above all: to thine own self he true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man. -Shakespeare.

W ITH this issue of the Fiisco . ~ I o ~ ( I T ~ I I ( J , the Frisco Alechanic sectloll of it which has been published in the interests of the Frisco Association of Metal Crafts and Car Department Employes, takes a new l e a ~ e on life.

So great an interest has been manifest by the 8,000 members of this association i n their part of the Frisco .Wagtrzirr~, that the editor has agreed to increase the number of pages in the Frisco Mechanic, to care lor the interesting news of the associatioil's activities.

In order that the Frisco Mechanic may be truly a publication by of and for the association members, two acting editors have beell appointed to care for it. Mr. Howard Pickens, secretaiy to General Chairman Frank Junkins a t Springfield, is the new editor, and Nr. William C Bush, president of Local No. 1 a t Springfield, will become managing editor. Their work in this connection will not interfere with their present duties. All material for the Frisco Me- chanic should be forwarded to Editor Pickciis a t the Suringfield geueral of- fires.

Editor Pickens has been with the Frisco since 1920 when he began work as a timekeeper and distribution clerk a1 the West Shops. In January of 1923. he became secretary to the general chairman of the Frisco &sociation, the position he holds today. H e was the editor of the ill-t'ated "Frisco Mechanic" in 1924, which was published only five months a s a separate publication. When lhat publication was discontinued and its matter absorbed in the Frisco &lag- azir~c, Pickens served for a short while a s editor. H e is widely acquainted with the membership of the various locals throughout the system, and asks for the support of each local in making the Frisco Mechanic a lix e organ of the association.

Xanaging Editor Bush has been with the Frisco since October 3. 1922, when he took employment a s a cabinet maker in the North Shops. Prior to that time he operated a book store and later a weelcly newspaper a t Poplar Bluff, Mo. H e became active in the Frisco Association shortly after its origin and served as a committeeman and later as chairman of the shop committee from the car department. On October 25, 1925, 311.. Bush was chosen president of Local No. 1 a t Springfield and was recently re-elected, almost nnanimously, to succeed himself. The local has grown under his adnlinistration and now has a membership of more than 2,000.

We cordially welcome these two workers to the staff of the Fri.sro Enr- ployes' Mognziire. W e believe they will help make the Frisco Mechanic a better and more representative publicatiou.

-W. L. HUGGINS, Jr., Editor, The Frisro Errrployrs' .lInqnzir~c.

Local No. 1 of Frisco Association Holds Christmas Party in Springfield December 1 7

Club Rooms Bzautifu!ly Decorated for First Annual Party- Christmm Tree and Athletic Program are Features

T HE: first annual Christmas enter- tainment of Local No. 1 of the Frisco Association of Metal

Crafts and Car Department employes was held a t 7:nO o'clock Friday night, December 17 , at the Frisco Hall, 214 East C~ommcrcinl Street, Springfield. Mo.

The S ~ r i n ~ f i e l d local o~~gnnization has a ~ ~ l ~ r o s i m z t e l y 2,500 niembers and because of the lack of space to taltc care of the huge crowd which came in the hope of enjoying the splendid progi'am. many h ~ ~ u d r e d s were turned away. It was the largest and most elaborate affair ever staged by the local organization of shoymen.

The si.~pervisors' association presented the local with a large Christ- mas tree and $2.5 to fiirnish illnmina- tion and decorations for the tree. Xot only did the supervisors purchase the various decorations, but they met in a body a t the hall of the shopmen and set everything in readiness for the occasion. It was indeed a most generous act and the craftsmen are highly elated over the splendid spirit shown by their lead ers in this very kind gift.

A committee comprised of Mrs. H. G. Crawford, chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements, Mrs. T. G. Ladd, Nrs. A. W. Skelton, Mrs. M r . C. Bush and Mrs. .Joe Brandon, was very instrnmental in bringing ~ h o n t the wondcrfnl success of the Christmas program. Christmas pack- ages of candies, nuts and fruits were distributed by Santa Claus who had charge of taking the thinprs off tIrn hnge tree.

In addition to the Christmas program for the evening, three fast bos- ing bouts were staged, featuring local ring stars and n battle royal between eight colored boys. First bout: Ches- ter Forguson. age 20, weight 1 2 5 pounds, fought "Doc" Landrum of the same weight and age, four rounds to a draw. Both these boys are employed in the Sor th Car Department. Tn the second bout. Hugh Ricketts. red-haired boilermaker from the West Shops, won a decision over Earl Wew- man. Xewman mas knocked to the mat twice, each time arising a bit groggy before the count of ten. Roy Naggard, local boving instructor with several years' experience, refereed the two bouts. Otto Henderson, director of the Association Athletic Club, had charge of the athletic program of the evening. Aside from the hosing contests, two wrestling match- es were put on: Dix Skelton, local

Frisro kiddirs with tlrrir dnds clnd ri~otlrers rrrjog .Is.sociatio~~ Chr-ist~r~as Tree at /,occl IVO. I par-lg I)ecc~rrber- 17

I rofessional wresller, and Everett Bash, nlachinist apprentice a t the IVest Shops, wrestled two best out ol three, Skelton winning the first fall in seven minutes and likewise the second fall in two minutes. It was hard grappling throughout; Skel- ton winning because of his superior science. However, Bash outweighed h;s opponent by twenty pounds. Second match: Frank Palmer of the West Shops, weight 176 pounds, and 11's opponent Jack Groff of the same size, wrestled to a draw of fifteen nlmutes. It is believed that the Springfield shops possess some very ~ r o m i s i n g talent for the ring a s well a s the mat and inasmuch a s the local is fortunate in having access to such wonderful talent, Athletic Direc- tor Henderson, will no doubt avail h:msell of the opportunity of arrang ing and presenting to the local shopmen in the future many interesting features in connection with athletic shows.

The Pete Pate Vaudeville Company, probably better known in Springfield a s "Pete Pa te and His Radio Stars," came to the hall a t 10 o'clock and presented some comedy acts as olle of the closing features of the program. The Frisco Paramount Fonr

lived up lo their well established r e p utation as being one of the best quar- tets in this section of the country.

The Frisco Orchestra shares a very deserving place in keeping alive the hearts of all with the variety of melodious music n-hich was indeed a very rare treat. The orchestra is composed of all Frisco shopmen and is under the direction of George B. Hasler, linli gang foreman a t the West Shops. Mr. Hasler has perfected an organization of musicians well above the ordinary run.

Red Barnes and Jones Garner, rendered several duet selections before the Ladies' Auxiliary during their program and were well received. These gentlemen a re two of the many live wires employed in the North Car Department.

The success of the entire affair was due to the splendid help and co-operation of numerous members in the local organization, both ladies and gentlemen. Tn conclusion the occasion was a grand and glorious affair, one to be remembered by all who were fortunate enough to attend. It is the plan of the shop crafts here in Spring- field to make this an annual affair which no doubt will be much bigger and better in the year 1927.

"Happy New Year to You" Say Employes of West

M a n y pictures haie Ixen printed in the il/lu~ja,-ine of individual employes at the Springfiekl, ;\iiisso~iri, west shops. but nevcr helore has the Jrlagazine reproduced such a n inspiring group photograph as the one featlired above.

Local No. 8 in Accident Prevention Rally at Enid Clark and a second by i\Irs. Wm. Phil- lips, wife of the general foreman. Both were well received. A first aid demonstration proved of interest. This was conducted by Major R. C. Baker, assisted by members of the 189th Field Artillery. Frank Junkins, president of the shop crafts association, concluded the program with an address. Refreshments were then served, after which the floor was cleared and those present danced until a late hour.

T H E members of Local No. 8 and their families a t Enid, Okla., held a n enthusiastic accident preven-

tion rally a t the Chamber of Com- merce building, Nonday evening, No- vember 22. Approximately two hundred Frisco enlployes attended, where they enjoyed a program made up of Frisco talent.

J. F. Ferguson. division car foreman, acted as chairman of the meel- ing and in his usual good form, called the meeting to order a t 8:00 p. m.. and introduced the numbers on the interesting program.

W. J. Foley, master mechanic, delivered the address of welcome, which was followed by a dialogue, entitled. "Accident Prevention", by Dorris Shepherd and Violet Devine. Eliza- beth Sinclair, daughter of the claim agent, sang a solo, followed by an address by Harry Harrison of the accident prevention department. Wayne Shelton, son of a Frisco engineer, sang a solo, and obliged with a n encore. H. F. Sinclair, claim agent, next addressed the meeting, and he was followed by Z. B. Claypool, of the accident prevention department. Nar- garette Giddens, daughter of the shou foreman, gave a reading entitled "Daddy Is Coming," and Alice Camp- bell of the office of the assistant superintendent, entertained the audience with a piano solo. Two readings were next on the program, one by Jack

NIGHT, ETERNAL NIGHT

Comes N o t t o Those W h o Wear Goggles

Another eye saved by the proper use of goggles.

Byrl Miller, a freight car painter a t Springfield, i\Io., on November 25 saved the sight of his eye when hc. wore goggles while operating a sand blasting machine, which blew the hose off the sand nozzle. The nozzle thus released, struck the operator across the head, fracturing the right lens of the goggles which he wore. Although the glass was cracked and broken, there was no laceration of the eye and IIO injury around it.

Owing to the thoughtfulness of this employe, his earning capacity remains unimpaired.

FLOWERS ARE HIS HOBBY

D o n Fellows, of Springfield, H a s Magnificent Gardm

-- 4ELLOWS, acting mechanical

accountant in the Frisco offices ipringlield. has a hobby that

is attracting attention from different parts of tho country.

On his little three-acre tarm, southeast of Springfield he specializes in raising dahlias of many colors.

"I have secured seeds from Lon- don, England, California, Denver, Louisville and Philadelphia, besides many which I purchased here in Springfield," he said. "At first it was just an experiment, until I found that they were doing so well and of such huge dimensions that I began to get interested. I now have over 1,000 plants."

Bes~des dahlias he has 10,000 gladi- olas, over 100 beds of elephant ears. a plot of 250 feet long of tube roses, 400 peonia bushes, six varieties o l lillies, and numerous rose bushes.

The office in which he works has been supplied with a gorgeous bouquet from his garden each morning during the summer months, and now that fall has come, dahlias adorn many of the desks for he is generous and wants his friends to enjoy their extreme beauty and size.

His fame a s a gardener has spread and his Frisco friends along the line have written him many letters.

J ( I ~ ~ / ~ ( I I J , , 1927 *p FZco ,@MPLO@S'~WZINE ~ - ? ~ l g ~ ~3

Shops Locomotive Department at Springfield, Mo.

11 is a co~it lcnml picti11-e o f the ,supervisors am1 employes of the locomutive shop grouped together, just as tlicy \vorli togcthcr. \sit11 only the intercst of t!le Frisco at heart. 'l'hey are all happy, loyal, ant1 interested in , * their various clt~ties. I f y u don't believe it, c o m t the smiles ant1 the real, sure-nuR grins ! I here ase approximately 981 m m employed in this locomotive shol), man J. of whon~ ilo not appear in this picture.

450 ATTEND MEE'HNGS

1.5 Acciden t Prevention Sessioris

Held i n 30-Day P e r i o d

L ATE reports of the accidout prevention meetings held from No- vember 5 to December 6, inclu-

sive. shows that a total of 450 attended the fifteen reported in that period.

Three of the largest were held a: Pittsburg, Kansas, on November 12. with fifty-eight in attendance; a i Xonett, Missouri, on November 19. with seventy-five present and a joint meeting of maintenance of way employes of the eastern, central and northern divisions a t Ilonett, hIis-

t ?our!, on November 21, with eighty- nine men present.

On November 5, J. L. Harvey. master mechanic, of the eastern division. called a meeting of the mechanic31 department employes a t Newhurg, Missouri, in the interest of accident prever-tion. Ten men were in attendance.

The southwestern division employes held a meeting a t Sapulpa, OkIa- Iloma, on November 9, where R. B.

-. Spencer, master mechanic, acted a s chairman and fourteen men responrl- ecl to roll call.

The mechanical department of tile Texas Lines met a t Sherman, Texas, on November 10, with twenty men in attendance. A short noonday meet-

ing was also held with the shop men, where forty-seven were present.

J. D. Heyburn, master mechanic, of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, held an accident prevention meeting a t Hugo, Okla- homa, on Novemn.l,er 12. Thirteen em- loy yes were present. Reports of committees were read and many worth while subjects discnssed.

The mecha~iical department employes of Chaffee, Missouri, held a meeting a t that point on November 22. a t which meeting H. E. Hubbard acted a s chairman. Fifteeu men were present. TV. J. Foley, master mechanic, of

Enid, Oklahoma, held a meeting with his employes a t that point on Novem- ber 22. Sixteen men responded to roll call. Z. B. Claypool, assistant director, accident prevention deyart- ~nent , St. Louis, addressed the men.

Thirty-one men were present a t an accident prevention meeting held a t Thayer, Missouri, on November 23. C. C. Mills, accident prevention agent, of the St. Louis department, assisted with the meeting, while H. R. Wade. assistant superintendent, acted a2 chairman.

B. G. Gamble, master mechanic, 0:' Memphis, Tennessee, called a meeting of the mechanical department employes on R'ovember 23. in the interest of accident prevention. A gratifying report of unsafe practices and conditions as reported and corrected. was made.

F. C. Gow, assistant superintendent.

of the western division, acted a s chairman a t an accident prevention meeting held a t Enid on November 26. Fifteen men were present. C. C. Mills, accident prevention agent, of St. Louis, assisted with the program.

S. J. Frazier, superintendent, of the western division, acted a s chairman a t a meeting of the eml~loyes of Enid in the interest of better service and accident prevention on November 26. Fil'teen men were i n attendance.

Two meetings were held in Spring- field, IIissouri, on December 6, one a t the west freight car shop. mechanical department, F. 31. Darden, general foreman, chairman, and a second meeting a t the west shops, with F. 4 . Beyer, superintendent, chairman of the meeting. Approximately forty men attended both meetings.

Through an error in this office, the high school band of Enid. Okla., was credited with a concert to Plisco shopmen in a picture and sto:y appearing on cage 43 of the Decen:beiS I:risco , l , l n y c ~ - i ~ ~ r . The high school band of Fort Scott, Ka-sas, shou!d have had the credit. The shopmen of that city were entertained, not Enid. We thank Superintendent Bevans of the northern division for calling our attention to this error.

-W. L. H.. Jr.

The Frisco Mechanic 1'1rOiisl;cd rtzrll ~mor1f11 ns a fitrrl o /

,ill. I, . .: . . , I.\C (I 1 ~ 1 1 1 / d o y ~ ~ . ~ ~ .lIa,(jizzir~c.

Howard Pickens, Editor Wm. C. Bush, Managing Editor

18-yr i~r -o ld Frisco So11 Hol:ls Six A t h l ~ t i c t Icda l s

A 111, 14'LEE.\IAN, the sturdy 18- year-old c.hap ~ ~ i c t u r c d above, is tllr son of E. W. Fleeman, coach

c a r p ~ n t e r in the south coach shops. Spriugfieltl, 310. A closer glance will show a number of medals pinned on his gyul ouifit. which he has won on the athletic ficld.

He is now in his senior year in the Stockton High School where he will complete his high schooI course. The six medals which he prizes so liighl: were won a s follows: gold medal i : ~ the pole vault contest a t the Soui:?- west Missouri High School Meet a t Eldorado Springs in 1925; gold medal for running high jump; bronze medrl for running broad jump; one medal Lor 120-yard high hurdle, one for pole vault and one for the high jump, won a t a Springfield, Mo., meet. As a member of the Stockton High School basket ball and football teams, he has always give11 an exc~l len t account of himself a t all the match games.

Start Motor Cars Correctly and Save Injuries

T IIE most frequcut canse :IS per- Load tools so they do no1 1~111 olf sonal injuries sustained In the and derail c l r when in motion. operation of section, Or bridge' D:str ib~~le mcn on car for baldncctl

and bullding motor cars, is from the 13atl ant1 hCr\.r some facing rear. unsafe practice of p ~ ~ s l u n g motor car from the side in starting it.

The illustration shows the safe way to push off a motor car trom the rear. then in case of stumbling, no part oi the body can be run over by the car. It is obvious why a motor car should not be started on a bridge.

Save that mashed foot or crippled hand by living up to the following instructions:

Park your motor cars entirely clear of passing trains.

FXlENDSH[P By WILLIAM C. BGSH

When we take count of our bless- ings, let us not be a s the unwise, to estimate the greatest the least.

At the bottom of all things count- ed blessed is friendship. We seek, a s our nature demands, that living s y m pathy, that reliance for help, in our friends. We have reason for self pride, argument to be haapy and be on even terms with our fellows when we have earned a friend.

I t is that within yon that is good that appeals to your friend, those virtues that a re as sparkling jewels that catch the eye and heart. To posse88 the good o p i ~ ~ i o n of good men is proof you own a character, and your friend will keep the fires of virtue ever 11ur:l- ing. It is said of Alexander that he

Jlaintain s! red not to exceed twenty miles per hour.

I'se white light on front and red light on rear a t night.

C:et lineup of trains from dispalcher a n d flag around bail curves if you think you have the right-of-way all to ?-cu~self.

Start and stop motor cars a\va?. fro-11 bridges.

Push off and get on from the rear always.

cared more tor Aristotle's good opin ion than for conquest. Caesar and Kapoleon, a t least, both were unhappy ur,til they had written a book, k n o w ing it better to win men's hearts than to subdue their spirit.

Such is friendship, sought by the great and wise a s the best of gifts.

To carry on the task, to smile and to laugh, to love and be guided rightly along the way. Our friends around us when shadows come or when the day is done. Man, is this not enough, for after due thought, we lire by mental pleasures rather than physical and to be friendless is to be miserable and forlorn. The Itnowledge that one is forsaken of respect from his fellows keeps him out of harmony and touch with all. Des- rlised by men or loved by all, choose you.

Blaclpmit;$ An Ancient

T I-IE art of I~lacltsmithing was one of the first recognized trades in the world, and has continued to

hold its own throughout the ages, according to Mr. I. N. Fretz, blacltsmith foreman a t the North Shops in Springfield, who addressed the regular meeting of Local KO. 1 of the Frisco Association in Springfield recently.

"Blacksmithing mas one of the first trades in the world-Tuba1 Cain he- ing the first smith spoken of," Mr. Fretz said.

"At t,he Imilding of King Solonion's temple the blacksmith was ac,knowl- edged by King Solomon a s the master trade. The overseer in charge o; the construction of the temple a t its completion took King Solonlon a r o ~ ~ n t l anrl showed him the wonderful building with which the King was much impressed. H e asked that the c ra f t smm be called toxether 1,hat h r miyht express his appreciation of their wonilerl'ul workmallship.

"The carpenters and stone masous were called together and after he hati congratulated them on their efficient workmanship, he asked the carpenters who made the tools with which their work had been acconlglished. They told him the blacksmith. Thel! he asked the stone masons the same nuestiou. to which the same reply was given. King Solomon then asliec! where was this craftsman? He was not a t the gathering end the overseer was ordered to bring him before the Iiinx. He found him in a little smoltc shed and he was callecl forth and presented to the Kinpc who took him 1)s' the hand aurl said. 'This is thc master of all craftsmen Ixxause h r has made all the tools by which thc temnle was built.'

"I am proud of being a blaclrsmith despite the fact that I think it is the most aggravating trade in the world. I have followed this work for 34 years and I am learning something new every day. It is an educational trade. anrl a blacksmith must. advance i n order to kee!~ posted in the many different, changes that are made from day to day.

"In the old days iron was used in making all forgiugs for locomotivee. The only steel used was for tools and a blaclisn~ith that. could weld two pieces was considered a mechanic. The welding of steel was always done behind closed and locked doors to guard the secret. It was the last thing that a blacksmith apprentice was tauszht. At the nresent time this . - is about the first th^ing taught them as everyth~nc: I S HOW made of soft steel. with the exception of eccentric links, blocks and pins which are all case-hardened and steel is not suitable for this purpose resulting in these parts being too brittle. Case-hardening is a method by which iron is

Trade, Foreman air-light, placed in a furnace and burned for 24 hours, with a hickory wood fire, keeping the box a t about ;I cherry red heat that length of time antl when the forgings \'ere take11 out antl cooled in water, if a penetra- tion of 1-22 inch was obtained it was considered a first-class job. At the present time a compound is used which in eight hours wiil penetrate to a depth of from 1-16 inch to 1-8 inch. When working on the Santa Fe railroad in 1897, in Colorado, I have gone out on the plains with others fro111 the black,smith shop and gathered bones which we crushed under the steam hammer. W e monld then get old shoes and pieces of belting, cut them in small pieces to pack a box ot' case-hardening.

"lt is a [act that the bladismiths of the present day have almost losi the a r t oi working wrought iron. It is noticeable fact that in the past few years locomotives have doubler1 in size. It is a customary remark in the forge shop that everything is getting lar;<er bui the I)laclrsn~ithl They remain the same physically, but not mentally. Things come ul, every day in the forge s h o ~ that they must in some manner overcome.

"Prior to 1922 it was n boast among I)lacksmiths, lriachinists ant1 boiler- makers that a mechanic could not be taught the tradc, in a railioad shop under 1 0 o r 1 2 yeam. I am I~roud to say a t this time that I have several working in my shop that broke into the game and have made good. At the presefit time I have a force of sixty men and there is more work turned out than before I!)%:! when my force was much larger.

"A i'ort:man's 11osition is not a Ijed of roses by any means. There a r t many things the men under a foreman know nothing about, and I want lo say this to you, a foreman to gel results must have the good will and respect of his men; a foreman should not refrain from giving a man a word of praise when he is deserving of it, or tell him when he is in the wrong. A foreman who has the interest or his company a t heart will always be ready and glad to give a blacltsmith advice and suggestions that will facil- itate and expedite the work in order to bring about greater production.

"The heat treatment of steel is a subject too large to take up a t this time. but I mill just say that anneal- ing prolongs the life of this metal. taliiug the crystalization and strains from it. I t is also beneficial for iron because the constant strain and wear causes carystalization which will be removed by being heated to the prop- e r temperature and cooling slowly, putting it back to the original condition when first forged.

"Having taken so much of your time, I will now close after relating

LOCAL No. 25 ENTERTAINS

Fr i sco Families Guests of the Sherman Craf t smen o n

N o v e m b e r 18

T HE n~elnbers of Local So. 23 of Sherman, Texas, entertained the Frisco e~nployes and their fam-

ilies a t the Elks' Hall on the night of November 1s.

The program, which was interesting and varied, brought to light some talent in the shops and offices of the Frisco Lines a t Sherman, which ri- wlled vaudeville acts on the best cir- cuits.

H. L. i\IcDuffie proved to be efficient as chair~uan of the program committee and he secured, a s a starter, the Poole Xanufacturing Company's orchestra to furnish music during the evening.

Among the most enjoyable numbers presented were: a banjo solo by I1'ranlt Hanna of the car department; piano solo by Ruth Walker, daughter of D. B. Walker, airman; W. A. Xor- gan, general car foreman, amused the group with a reading: little Miss Do- ris Chase, daughter of Bill Chase, aud Wdie Tunlts, son of Curtis Tunks. gave two Charleston dances, with a ukelele accompaniment h y Miss Ellen Tunks; Mrs. W. C. Points, wife of machinist, gave a reading. anc1 AIiss Marie Miller entertained with a piano solo. The last number on the program was a group of Irish and Scotch songs, given by H. L. McDuffie. He was accompanied b y Mrs. SIcDuffie a t the piano.

Frank Junkins, general chairman of the Association, was present and made a n address. and Harry Harri- son, of the accident prevention tle- partment related a safety first lesson of interest and worth.

After refreshments had been served, those in attendance enjoyed a dance, to music furnished by the Washington Theatre Orchestra. An- other delightful evening is beina planned at. an early date.

They chauced upon a small boy playing in the road by a small mudhole (possibly the son of an old blacksmith) where he was busy forming the image of two men. They asked him what he was doing. He replied, 'I am maltinq a boilermaker and a machinist.' They asked him why he did not make a blacksmith and he replied, 'Hell. there ain't near mud enough."' ___-

Trainmaster's Wife (paying uuex- pected visit to his office): "You told me, Henry, that your stenographer was an old maid."

Trainmaster (flustered) : "That's right, my dear, she's away ill today and sent her granddaughter instead.

I-__1-_

made very hard in order to resist a story illustrating the status of the ---__ -auuge.

wear. Thirty years ago case-harden- blacltsmith. Two men were strolling "Where's there's a will there's a ing was done with bones, leather and along a road one day. one a boiler- may," said the speeder. Unfortunate- charcoal packed in a steel box. sealed maker and the other a machinist. ly he didn't make the will first.

I Off iiciial Roster of Frisco System Committee I I ( A s s o c i n i i o ~ ~ v~cnlbers nrc urged to clilt, this list n~zd file) I

Same Division Address Claud C. Bond ...... Chairman Western ........ 611 West Wa111ut St., Enid J . L. Eudy .............. Chairclan Central ........... 4500 Grand Ave., Ft. Smith S. 1". Cooper ......... Springfield. Morth Car

Degartment ................ 1429 Kings Highway, Springfield A. A. Jones ............ Cl~airnlan Eastern .......... 6914 Arthur Ave.. St. Louis J. E. Rucks ............ Chairman Southern ........ No. 35 Southerland Drive.

R.F.D. xo. 8, Birmingham L. .J. Lyons ............ C11airmm1 West Shops.. 1013 E. Portland St., Springfield J . 31. Sheeley ........ Chairnan River .............. 202 Grey Ave., Chaflec W. A. Neal ............ Chairman South-

wcstern .......................... 520 South Maple St., Snpulpa G. T. Youell .......... Chairman Southcrn ........ 2509 Princeton St., Memphis J. L. Way .............. Chair1113.n Texas .............. 1004 East Lamar St., Sherman Virgil Johnson ...... Chairman South Shops SO4 South Main St., Springfield

HATEVER difference there may be in opinions as to the solu- tion of helping the railroads,

all of us agree that we must aid them in every way to render the very best service that is possible Each of us can assist in helping to make the Frisco a better railroad no matter what our duties are, and those of us who a re actually on the job can help the most. Theories, arguments and legislation may help the railroads, but applied facts through human efforts will do more to reduce costs than all the efficiency experts combined.

The railroads have only one thinq to sell-transportaticn. The sellins price is fixed. Therefore, the o n l ~ method of control a t our disposal for helping to make the road we w o ~ k for a paying business is the doing of those things which will promote economical, efficient operation for the furnishing of transportation.

To exist, the railroads, like any other business, must produce a t lecs cost than it sells; and while we, a s employes, have nothing to say a s to what the railroads can or cannot charge per mile on either passenyer or freight traffic these rates being fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, based on low operating costs, yet we, individually and collec- tively, constitute the predominating factor in the cost of producing that which our employers have for sale- transportation. Costs a re regulated and go up or down accordingly a s we a re efficient on inefficient. If the railroads must produce a t a minimum cost, they can do so only by honest and efficient methods and with the co- operation of you and me. The railroads, through their officials, are doing everything possible to get your help. and a re justly entitled to it. Then, of what does our help consist7

First, we must give our employers the best we have. Work hard; it 's the best investment we can make

and pays real dividends in health aud dollars. No man ever won promotion without hard work. "Pull" may get some men recognition, but it takes hard work to make any man success. and success is the goal we all are driving forward to.

Second, save. Be economical with both your employer's time and material and your own. Waste costs the railroads millions of dollars each year. You and I can stop it. Be exact. Slipshod methods bring only slipshod results. If a job is not done right you have wasted both time and material. Study your work; learn something new each day. Knowledye enables you to work more intelli- gently, increases your earning capacity and places you in line for promotion. Pick out a live wire-a man who is considered a success in your particular line of work-study his methods and then t ry to improve on them. The real pleasure in work is the mastering of it. Don't say it can't be done, because when it is finally set- tled that a thing is impossible, some energetic fellow will come along and do it. If you don't know, fi:~d out. Ask. There is always someone ready to teach you. Ask your boss or foreman-he knows. Do your work the best you can. There is always a job higher up for the man who is a success. The world is a t your feet if you a r e a success, and will pass you up if you a re a failure.

Third, keep "Merit" a s your slogan. Never forget that there is but one straight road to success, and that road is indicated by the word "Merit". The man who is successful is the man who is useful. Capacity never lacks ol~portunity. It cannot remain undis- covered, because it is being sought by too many who are anxious to use it. Be democratic. Nake your fellowman your friend. Cnltivate personality. Make your presence desir- able. Unless you feel right toward your fellowman, in my opinion. yon

IS A T H L E T I C DIRECTOR

Otto Hendersou N a m e d P r o g r a m C h a i r m a n of Local No. I

0 TTO HENDERSON, member of Local So. 1 a t Springfield, was elected director of athletics of

Llmt body a t a r ~ c e n t meeting. He will be reuponuible for the athletic pro- grams which have clone a great deal to bring out a good attendance a t the local mectinga i l l Springfield.

Henderson is all athlete himself, and is a clever bcxer and wrestler.

T h e J o b We Haoe By FRANK JUNKINS. Gen'l Chairman

At one time he was a professional wrestler aud has also been in several squared rinq encounters. Since corning to Springfield from Wright County where he was born and reared, he has been close15 associated with promoters o f boxing a n d wrestling and at the present is the right-hand man for Otto Lippman, boxing promoter of Springfield. Hen- derson and Lipplnan staged a series of athletic show8 in the Convention Hall a t Springfield recently, under the auspices of the Spriugfield Athletic Club.

First Aimless Shopper ( to second ditto): "Well. dear, if you're not going to buy anything, we might just a s well look a t something more expen- sive.-The Humorist (London).

will never be a successful leader of men. Be loyal. Loyalty in a man is what perfume is to a flower. It is the mirror of a man's character. Keep the interests of the company you work for paramount in your mind, and when your day's work is done you will feel that you did your best, be a t peace with yourself, have a clcar cow science, throw out your chest and smile!

393 MEW ON PENSION ROLL

ernl)loyes, I 1 minor officers ill various departments, 32 crossing watchmen and pumpers, the remainder being transportation departn~ent employes.

A glauce a t the additions to the pension roll Lor the year 1926 may be interesting. Sixty-three employes were added, having a combined service record of 1,SO'i years or an average of 25 years and S months per man and a n average pension allowance of $40.27 per man. The classes into which these men divide are: 1 superintendent, 1 district attorney, 1 general agent, 16 engineers, S conductors. 1 brakeman, 1 porter, 6 dispatchers t~nd operators, 6 section foremen, 4 agents, 1 roadmaster, 3 clerks, 3 crossing watchmen, 2 pumpers, 1 traveling claim agent, 2 section laborers, 1 bridge and building carpenter, 1 roundhouse foreman, 1 hostler, 1 wrecking foreman, 1 tool room mall and 1 trucker.

Since the establishment of the department, duly 1, 1913, the Company has paid out in pensions to its retired employes $1,062,032.27. As stated above, the first pension payroll had 44 names and its total was $1,216, while the present roll has 393 pension- e r s who receive $15,259 a year.

Perhaps a summary of the pension rules should be given a s there are still many en~ployes who do not understand just what is required. There are two classes of employes to whom pensions may be granted. First, a;! who reach the age of seventy years must be retired and those with fifteen years of continuous service a s shown by payroll records may be pensioned. Second, those employes of any age who a re totally and permanently disabled Prom performing any service for the Company and who have had a t the time of their disable- ment twenty years unbroken service a s shown by the payrolls may be pensioned. In addition certain specified employes in hazardous service, such a s conductors, engineers, section foremen, etc., may, if totally and permanently disabled from performing any service for the Company, be pensioned a t 65 years of age with fifteen years unbroken continuity a s disclos- ed by the payrolls.

Pension allowances are based on two factors, length of service and average salary per month for the ten gears next preceding retirement. eliminating in the final result fraction- nl parts of months and counting six months o r more a full year. For example, an employe having 29 years and eight months unbroken service and having an average monthly wage of $200 would receive 30v0 of $200 or $60 per month. Leave of absence, properly granted, for a period not ex- cerdilg one year, or discharge followed by re-instatement within one year, does not constitute a break in the service.

Pensioned employes may not again re-enter the service, but may engage

Page 47

With the New Books

Those enlightened souls who re- veled in the witticisn~s of "The Priv- a te Life of Helen of Troy," (and there a r e many of them on Frisco Lines), will delight in John Ersltine's latest book, "Galahad," published by Babbs- Merrill Co. Regardless of the opinion expressed by many critics that in "Galahad" Erskine slipped badly from the brilliancy of his former novel, the hook furnishes a delightful hour and a half of reading.

If only for its accurate character delineations the book stands almost alone. In Guinevere the author has drawn a queenly person, temperamen- tally feminine, but with the iron stuff from which Joan d'Arc's a re sometimes fashioned, a dreamer yet a doer, and withal a n unsatisfied and sometimes selfish lover. The snowwhite mantle of god-like qualities with which Lancelot has been fabled in story and song emerges somewhat blackened under Erskine's sharp pointed pen, for though h e draws Lancelot as a valiant and invincible warrior he leaves him only a vestige of his sometime qualities of honor, for he betrays his bosom friend King ~ \ r t h u r by making Q u i n e ~ e r e his mis- tress. There is a pang of sympathy for Elaine, that maiden so smitten with love for the mighty Lancelot that she sacrificed everything held so dear to maidens of those dear, degart- ed days! And in Galahad, born out of wedlock to Lancelot and Elaine. Erskine has perhaps etched his most finely drawn character. There is a deal of priggishness in this boy who comes to court a t the age of 17, and it is dissipated not one whit by the idealistic coaching of Quinevere.

In no wise can the book be considered a novel in the strict sense of the word, since it consists almost entirely of dialogue. But what might be s monotonous thing is livened into beauty by the author's subtlety of wit. The conversation is clever indeed with a brittle dryness and occasionally a touch of the sardonic. Well worth the reading.

- Miss Edna Ferber, who astonished

the writing profession a few years ago by receipts of more than $300,000 in royalties from the sale of her famous book, "So Big". has written another big seller in "Show-Boat", published by Doubleday-Page. It is a story of the famous old river days on the AIississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans and into the hinter- lands via the tributaries of the Big Muddy, and concerns the lives and loves of the troupe of wandering min-

in any other employment not prejudi- cial to the interests of the Company. The maximum allowance per month is $150 and the minimum i s $20.

strels who played the river towns in their floating theatre. The rise of hlagnolia Hawkes, daughter of the lovable captaiu of the "Show Boat", Andy Hawkes, and later of Magnolia's daughter, "KI;\I", so named because she was born on the Mississippi within sight of the three states from which the l e t t e x of her name were chosen, forms a n interesting drama of scccess and failure. Miss Ferber evidc,ltly knows the "river town folks", fo:. her description of them a s they crowd the auditorium of the show boat on play nights is keen and clear and she has not attempted to gloss over and gen- 'ralixe in her descriptions. The story makes frequent mention of Cape Girardeau, No., a Frisco point, and later furnishes a vivid picture of the rambling 90's in Chicago, Ill., before "Civic Virtue" came to the aid of the "Windy City". "Show Boat" will pass away a wintry night with enjoyment.

-W. L. H., Jr.

Bool:s mentioned o n this page may be obtairrrd at tlrc Doubleday-Pagc Rook Clrop, Arcade Rtrildirrg, Eighth nvd O!ir,c Sir-cets, St. Louis, d l o .

THREE-YEAR RECORD HELD BY THE SPRINGFIELD

FREIGHT HOUSE

equal its 1925 record as far a s pen- cant winning is concerned, A total of 1X.i errors were made in handling the 382,023 shipments during the first cle-.re11 months of this year, and six of the twelve pennants have been awarded Springfield station. At the Lime of going to press the January pennant had not yet been awarded.

In giving a great deal of credit to the new "veri-check" system, Mr. Smith explained it as follows: The number of the schedule car in which the freight is to be loaded is placed a t the top of the check which is n ~ a d e out in duplicate. The check clerk's initial is placed under the number, then the number of pieces on the truck, and then the pro-number of the bill of lading is added, then the ticket is attached to the truck on which the freight is loadtd. The load is wheeled to the car, auci the stevedore then unloads it, counting the pieces again. He tllza puts his clock number on the check and signs the number of pieces received. The ticket is then put in a small box and is taken up and verified by a clerk who is assigned to that. duty.

"This system has worked so satis- factorily for us that :, hope it will be adopted generally. Mr. Smith said. "I think it tells the story of our success in this work, in a large measnre."

LADIES' A U X I L I A R Y LOCAL No. 1-SPRINGFIELD, MO.

P:tync is also br:i~lp transfc3rrr.d to I ' rnsi~col;~, 3lr.. FTirsc:h :ind 311.. P a y n c will be g l ,c :~ t ly m i s w d :it this point.

C. L. Holrncs ha' hcc,n t r i~nsfor red f rom Anlory here :IS n igh t roundhouse forernan. Everyone gave him :L h e a r t ? wclcome.

H. Simonson. o u r t a n k truclim:ln, los t h i s brother-in-law a few d a y s pas t a n d h c h a s t h e s y m p a t h y of a l l thc boys.

W e a r e glad to lcnow Geo. Eucka lew is wi th ua a g a i n a f t e r :I. very serious operat ion .

W. H. Gimson's son ~ : L S recovered f r o m diphtheria, also machinist Kiln- my ' s boy htrs jus t recovcred f rom s a m e illness.

NOTES O F T H E A U X I L I A R Y

MRS. H . G. CRAWFORD. riclmrtcr MltS. \Vll,l,l.~\?J C . BUSH, Rcportel '

T h c Ladies' Auxil iary of Loc;~l Xo. I held the i r r e g u l a r wcclily meet ing on Icriday evening, Decvrnbvr 3rd. wi th l a r c e a t tenduncr of i t s members a n d

W c 1;tdics of t h e Auxiliary o f the E'risco .\ssoci:rtion. Local No. 1. as tr body wish to th:inlc t h e Edi tor o f t h e several visi tors were present.

Af te r a s h o r t business meet ing our president . Nrs . Tom G. Ladd, turned t h e huxil i :~ry mcet ing over to Aft's. Slcelton, who w a s appointed en te r - t a iner for t h e evening.

Guessing contes t s were engagcd in and a s :I rcsu l t much Inughtcr and a jolly good t ime w a s hiid by al l . By indulg ing in the various contests and games i t is thc hope to crc:ite in te res t n o t only a m o n g o u r n1t:mbors bu t offer some incentive to indnce o n r visi tors to come b;rck, a n d in th i s may o u r membership is bound to row.

A f t e r t h e contes t s were concluded t h e ladies invited thctir husbirnds to a fcnst of pie a n d coffcc sc.l,vcd ill thc A u s i l i r ~ l ~ y d in ing h:111. We rei,cived a good many cs11l.cssions 01' t h : ~ n l i s f r o m Loc:~l No. 1 members l o r t h c very r a r e treat .

L~risco J lacuz inc tor so l c ~ n ~ l l ~ a n d liberully d o n a t i ~ ? g to us a. few pages in your magazlne a n d we will en- deavor to A l l the& pages with spicy news. \Ve a l so es tend a n invitiltion LO o ther Fr i sco local A u s i l i i ~ r i e s t o send a n y news you m a y ha.vc to o u r Is:ditor o f t h e Fr i sco M~ch>in ic . Mr. I'iclecns, a n y art icles, rcc:llx!a, poems. ,.tc. It'. there a r e no uthor Ladies' . i u x i l i : ~ r ~ e s , J b e g of the men of the 1Jr;iuco A\ssociation to kindly ask your w ~ v c s . d a u g h t e r s a n d mothers to come out :lnd oraanlze a t oncc.

L a s t F r i d a y evening 1,oc:11 KO. 1 Ausi l i :~rv m e t in o u r hal l which. w i t h

SPORT NEWS-LOCAL No. 1 SPRINGFIELD. MO.

thca a id 'o f thc men in Loc:~l i, h a s heen f u r n i s l ~ c d so nicely. \VP th;rl~lcful to th(! mcn lo). thc Kenerasi ts meet ing of thn Mct111 ( :rafts and C:L~.

I ) c p : ~ r t m e n t employcs of Local No. 1, of which \Villi:~m C. Liush i s resi sic lent.

shown in donnt ina to us :L ~ ) i a n o \vhich \ye en joy i n ~ n ~ c t i ~ s ~ l y cvc iy m e e t i n g n l g h t ; also tho nlce baby bed a n d thrcx n e w rockers, enabl ing t h c moth-

a very in te res t ing p!.ogr:rnl -\\,as pu t on by t h c a th le t ic d ~ r c c t o r a n d promoter .

The flrst ttvcnt of the evcning n-as :in African hi~tt l r! ~,o.y:ll \vherein five husky neyru hoys wcrc put in the r ing with ~ l u \ - c s a n d instructc-:d by t h c manugcr t o Hght un t i l . t h c best m a n wirs lcft s tanding. Thls f e a t u r e caused much merr iment th roughout thc crowd. These boys fought (:our- : i ~ c o u s l y severul minutes wi thout

N O R T H SHOP-SPRINGFIELD, MO. e r s to res t whilc t h e l i t t l e ones sleep. \\re have o ~ ~ r ki tc:h~n and d i n i n z

2 \ 1 , 1 ~ : S , 1I7.\7 TS, I l i ,po~tc , r - 1:. H. H a g x o u r i.llicien1 t ime

checker, h a s res'ijined h i s position w i t h t h e Fr i sco to accept :I position w l t h t h e E s i d e J la t tc ry Compnny of th i s ci ty. C . A. Pwincford h m talien over t h c work of >lr. H a w .

E1mr.r H a r r i s and J e r w Robcl,ts, lnc- chanics in the blirele.qmith shop, a r e confined t o the i r homcs on account o f sicltncss. \Be hopc they will soon b r hnck on t h e job agaln.

Oscar Needler, mechanic in t h e xorth Shop, decided to sprnd a fcw clavs vacntioninc' down in t h e c o u n t r s

1.00111 well equipped rGth yus s t o v g nlcc dishcs, cooking utensils, tables and a l a r g e cupboard. L a s t F r i d a y eveninr . Decembcr 3rd. our .2uslllarv served-hot chili a n d cmcliers , includ- i n g coffee a n d wafers.

Agaln le t m e usli t h a t t h c wives oC Frisco S h o ~ m e n g e t busy a n d o r r a n -

r i t h e r - o f them being completely l<noclccd ont. Eattiin,- "Tobby" w a s decided the best n l m ns he had al l upponcnts staggering.

T h r sccond event w a s :I. foul. round hoxinx contes t bctrvocn Chcs lc r F c r - -uson a n d Ivan Younx f rom t h c Xor th I : I I . r icyurtment. T h ( , s ~ ~ hoys q:lr;c,:in <,.i!,rtllent cxhibit ior~, ne i ther g u l n l n ~ O V I \ I . t hc other .

ize a n auxili:irv ?ilso send in new> of virrious nctivitic's in your local to o u r Edi tor for pnblication.

The Yuletide will soon hc over, m a s t h e New Year bc fllled wi th blcssings and prosperity a n d t h a t o u r Fr i sco Mechanic will g r o w big:.=cr a n d b e t t e r wi th news t h a t o u r Associ:~.tion mem- I)CI'S will become murc inte1,estcd f rom month to month a s t imc moves on. I,et mc \vish still :111 n 1-1:1ppy : ~ n d I-'rorpcrcus Xcw Yc:ir.

\\,ith relatives. F r c d Shanks , pipe and shee t metill

foreman, h a s j u s t re turned to h i s old job a f t e r be ing a w a y one weclt h n n t - i n g down in t h e wilds of Laclede County. F r e d boastde of one of the best quail dogs in Springfield and will back up this s t a t e m e n t : ~ t a n y t imc anyone \vould lilcc to g o o u t a n d see him work.

Long live o u r Pr i sco hIechanic, may i t continue to g r o w in siec a n d in a good v a r i e t y of news. ~ . c t ' s help o u r Edi tor by .g iv ing him some good news. s tories, pictures, ctc., f rom month to

'I'hc--third bout \\,as :I comedy buut hctween t h e M;rn:iaer. Ot to Henderson, ;ind "Dig Cill" Sherman. k n o w n a s thc s t r o n g man. T h e crowd g o t :I k ick o u t of this. as J:ill w c i ~ h s 314 N O R T H ROUNDHOUSE

SPRINGFIELD, MO. pobndi and is noted for. t:llcing stiK Irlows wi th ;r smile. I-Iendcrson ~ ' u s h r d "Cix Bill" to t h e corner nunlerous 11;. ('. GATELEI-, Repor te r -

L:I:~irr I,:L\V, speci:11 s t i ~ y b o l t nlan of Lht? S o r t h roundhouse, w a s s e n t t o t h c South roundhousc. Spr in~f Ie ld , to p u t in :i dozctn bolts. He nlrlst have worked very Cast ns h e w a s hack on h is old job in th ree days.

.J. E. XTcI?ride, of the S o r l h roundhouse, and wife were called to ()l<la- llonlr~ on account .of :L s r r inus i ~ e c ~ d e n t happening to t h c ~ r l i t t lo nc l~ l~c \v . H e is rrcovering.

H c r m : ~ n hndrc:w went :I.W:IS on ;I

timc;s. cut tin^ loosc with t c n i f i v r i g h t a n d l e f t blows to tllc stom:cch and hcud, b u t w a s unable to brini: I-:ill off h i s feet a n d h e m a n i ~ c c d to r r t a i n t h e usn :~ l smilc.

l'1.1e m i ~ i n cvcnt of the progrtlm w a s :I s ~ s round fight betwecn Roy Mag- g a r d a n d P a t AIcUaris, Springfield fighters. Rot11 boys have f o u g h t ~ o o d men a n d they demonstrated their abi l- i ty a s flghters in th i s bout. Maggard probably won on points b u t w a s un- :rblcl t o s top t h r I r i shman as h e w a s go ing good a t t h e end of t h c s ix th ~ . o u u d . T h e promoters will a r r a n g e :I.

f ight in t h e n e a r fu ture , between BIc- I ) :~r l s a n d some flghter in the shops. W e have several in the Fr i sco shops wi th r i n g experience. Soon a f t e r t h e holid:~vs there will be a mixed nro-

month. Velis P u r s l e y a n d family spent thc

C'hristnlas holidnys wi th fr iends in K e y West . Florrda. Mr. P u r s l e y is rl hlaclismith e n ~ p l o y e d a t t h e North Shops.

T h r r e seems to have been a longing a m o n g several of o u r Xor th Shop mc- chanics to a o s o u t h d u r i n r thc Chr i s t - d r c r hunt . mrrlcinr. :I still' nrc<nlisr to m a s s ~ n s o ~ i : Most a n v of us refers ~ ~.

hi4 boss ' t h a t h ~ y w o ~ ~ l d gtay a w a y 11nti1 he could b r i n g home the bacon. Now his boss. J i m K n o s , is s tat ioned

.- the w a r m sunshine t d t h e bleak ~ e - cember w e a t h e r and no Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Owens decided t h a t Florid:)

close to t h e clock c a r d s t o see t h a t h e fulfills h i s promise.

T o p Smith, special tool inspector in t h c North roundhouse. p u t s in full n i n e hours on the job, though h e is just a s regulnr utilizing his timr! opera tin^ his radio d u r i n g t h e evening?. Tha t ' s flnc, Top, we'd a l l do l ikewlsc if wc had a radio.

R a y P o w e r s h a s been off t h e job scveral days. W e unders tand h e took t h e nleaslcs from a two-yeur-old baby i ~ n d t h a t thcy a r e much more diff icult to g e t rid of t h a n they werc to t:ilce.

I k e Alward went on a turl iev h u n t

would be t h e logical place to spend Christmas. T h e y reported a lovely t r ~ p Mr. Owens also i s one of Ihc. I)l;lcle.;mith shop cmployrs

g r a m , w i t h t h e ass i s tance of t h e President a n d :I fcw o ther live wires who a r e a l w a y s wil l ing to lend :I

helping hand. The projiram will con- s i s t of another bott le roval . A

- -

LOCAL No. 19-MEMPHIS, T E N N . ~ ~

wres t le r and a boser 6 4 1 1 be- p u t in t h e ring. t h e boxer to h i t t h e wres t le r while bo th o n the i r feet. T h e wres t le r D. P . HEXLEI.*. R e p o r t r r n o t to h i t a n v t ime b u t to overnower

Thc= w a v Yale is t u r n i n g out new tho boser a n d pin him t o the- mat. Aside f rom this. n wres t l ing malch :ind f o u r a n d s ix round boxing contests , respccti\.ely. choosing for this

cars , therd dhould be no ca'r s h o r t a g e on t h e Frisco. T h e c a r s con~ple ted for the y e a r number 950, no t count ing re - buil t a n d repaired. I t s h o w s t h e boys a t Yale a r e on t h e job a n d co-operat ing w i t h supervisors. T h e y h a v e been given 600 n e w c a r s to begin w i t h for the y e a r 1927.

enter tn inment some of o u r best boys will be secured,

Members from o t h e r locals over t h c sys tcm would l ike to visi t Local No. 1 a n d w h o would enjoy a program of th'is kind a r e cordinllv invited to

for several days and of cou'se w e have t o believe a t l eas t s p a r t of his s tory. H e s:~ys t h a t h e had a bad supply of a m n ~ u n i t i o n , as a resull failed t o c a p t u r e a n y game.

F r e d V. White, employed in t h e North roundhouse. and Bliss R u t h J . Allen were marripd Saturdtry evening, December 4th: a f t e r a shor t honeymoon F r e d re turned to his old job a n d a n d seems t o be qu i te h a p p y a n d contented. T h e boys wish F r e d a n d h i s new hride much happiness.

W e a r e indeed D ~ O U ~ of such a record.

J a k e Hirsch, n i g h t roundhouse foreman. h n s been t ransfer red to Pensn-

be w i t h u s a t a n y t ime i't is conven- ient for you to come. You m a y secure deflnite d a t e s a s to when o u r a th le t ic

cola. Gcw. Ptryne. n igh t a s s i s t a n t round-

house foreman, is bnck f rom St. Louis hos1)it:tl f rom a tonsil op~. r :~ t ion . JII..

p r o g r a m s will be s taged b y w r i t i n g t o o u r secretary. T h e a th le t ic p rograms a r e a g r e a t a s s e t to o u r local o rgani - zat ion here in Springfield.

No. l -The Source of "Time"

?" "Time, Please. By Capt. Edwin T. Pollock Supt. U. S. Naval Observatory

1 "Time, please?" That question in various forms is probably asked more often than any other by people in every profession and in every occupation.

How many know that the "time" of practically all of North America is determined by star (not sun) observa- tions made every clear night, by the U. S. Naval Obser- vatory, Washington, D. C., and that the Observatory

\ transmits the "time" twice daily by radio and wire to thousands afloat and ashore? Also that it takes only about one-sixtieth of a second for them to get it by radio, while those on the West Coast who depend on the telegraph signal receive it one-half second later.

The actual error of the "time" seldom exceeds .03 sec., yet it is calculated for each signal to the thousandth of a second for the scientists who are not satisfied with the ordinary "time" which is accurate for commercial and navigational purposes.

g u y American Watches - made by dmericans

Under Ideal Working Conditions

New BUNN SPECIAL The master railroad watch. Ex- clusive 60-hour feature furnishes extra safety, accuracy and depend- ability. Adjusted to 6 positions. 16 size, 21 jewel. Extra heavy Wads- worth cases especially designed for railroad men.

IOK filled yellow gold - - $60.00 z4K jilledgreenor whitegoId, $65.00

60 Hour 6 Position

ILLINOIS WATCH CO. Makers of H i g h Grade W a t c h e s E x c l u s i v e l y

SPRINGFIELD, I L L I N O I S

January, 1927

E X E C U T I V E G E N E R A L AGENT'S OFFICE

TULSA, OKLA.

11:. D. DASTER. Reporter

During llrc week of Decemher 6 to 11 Tulsa was host to a n o t i ~ e r national convention, tht: International Petroleum In- s t i tute. There wen? big oil mcn here from all over thc Cnited Statcs and it was one of t l ~ e best gatherings the Insti- t u t e has held since it was founded. Tlir oil industry wns discussed from top to bottom and much good was accomplislled. The delegates espresscd themselves as highly pleasccl with Tulsa and the indus- t r y in this section a s well a s the Liw~t- ment thcy receivcd while hcre. They were especially grateful for thp supcrior service rendercd them by the Frlsco. Ex- cutive gcnerar agent J . \\'. Jnlnes, irnd passenger agent A. W. Arnett and his force, were highly complimented on their handling of this large delegation. There were several special trains operatcd for this occasion and tile Frisco handled all of them without mishap.

Tulsa is all dressed up for the I~olirlirys. A Wnshi~rgton fir tree is placed a t illtc-r- vals of twenty feet on all the untoxvn s t ree t s and the poles and lamp posts ;wc! draped with smilax. Two carloncls of Christmas wees were used and rnnr!y ol' them a r e decorated with colorcd lifillts a n d Christ~n:ls decorations. Seve~,al of the big builtlings a r e decorated with colored liglf!s arid the holiday spirit is universal. 1 he Frisco made preparations for handling t l ~ e usunl heavy passenger lrirf- fic from this territory a t this time of thct year.

W e have just esgerienced some c s - trcmely cold weather, which mahcs us a11 wonder what me did with our last summer's wagex. Temper:~turc rcached Cou~' degrees above zero, n~lrirli is cold enourrh for anybody. I-lornever, it has warmed I I D considerably and some Ane weather is an- ticipated;

Miss Lrnestine Stot ts has resigncd her position a s secretary to J. W. Jiuncs ant1 has returned to St . J.ouis. She was succeeded h p Niss Marjorie O'Bricn of Sl. Louis.

Miss Gladys Price has reslpned a s s t r n - ographer, and has been succeeded by Niss Letitia 1I:rioncy of St. Louis.

W. L. Pcndleton, chicf clerk, has m- tirely rrcovercd from 111s recent operation for appendicitis. He was called to Shsw- nee last wcck on i~ccount of the serious illness of his father.

A corrzcr o f the oflice of the Wes t Tulsa store deportment, w i t h A . IV. Beck, storekeeper, windiug up the last o f the 1926 irlvcrltory, while W . F. Carl- ley, his clcrk, assurlzes all cosy pose for the photo.orapher. M r . Carlley is one of the Frisco .11agacii1e reporters f rom that Foinf

with the

n Institution for SavlnQs"

SAINT LOUIS

I WESTERNDIVISION ( TRANSPORTATION D E P A R T M E N T

W E S T E R N DIVISION-ENID - Our Slorzrnn-Roost or lllluv

~:.\3ll'BI~:l,I, and ('A\All'131Ci.l,, I<c!portcrs

C. U. .\iil,n, division a c c o u ~ ~ t a n t , e n - joyed u well descrvcd vacation d u r i n ~ t h e l a t t e r par t of 1)ecember. H e a n d Mrs. Allen spent some t ime in Wichit :~. Kansas , a n d Tuls:r, Olcla.. m a k i n g the t r ip ear ly enough to afford them a. good c h a r ~ c e to comnlete the i r holiday show- ping.

\\re a r e m i g h t y g lad to annor1nr.e t h a t Miss Nabel Cunningham. c le rk in the division accountan t ' s office I S back a ~ a i n on the job, g r e a t l y iAproved in health a f t e r a s i s t y clay lcnve of a b - sence. Nabel ce lchra t t~d h e r r e t u r n with a visit to h e r b ro ther in Olcla- h o m a Ci ty on S a t u r d a y a n d Sunday, I k c e m b e r I S a n d 19. She now knows on th i s t r ip i t is necessary to change ears . H o w ribout i t , B1;rbcl:'

J o h n A1. Walker . division storekeeper, i~ccomp;rnied the supply c:lrr over the division in December, a n d h e wishes everybody to k n o w t h a t t h e tool houses were cleaner a n d t h e r e w a s less s u r - plus mater ia l on h a n d t h a n ;it a n y tirnr in hisiory. H e r e g r e t s r n ~ g h t i l y t h c impracticabil i ty of a visit l o t h e tool I ~ o u s e s on t h i s clivision by t h e foremen of a11 t h e o t h e r rlivisions, admi t t ing t h a t i t would be very beneficial.

J a c k Gillis, of t h e acc?unt;lnt 's office, spent a four -day vacation d u r i n g the month of December r id ing arorlrld town rrnd v is i t ing t h e suburbs , t a k i n g h is P:rmily a l o n c in t h c new S t a r , a n d becoming acyuainted w i t h this p a r t of Oklahoma. Ey-the-way, i t is appropr l - a t e jus t a t this t ime to mention t h a t Mr. Gillis i s qu i te a. violinist. a n d bc- i n 6 a n a r t i s t we feel h e sliould be addressed properly a n d not a s "Jack."

Mr. a n d Nrs . h a u r i c e n o u n h e r spent Chr i s tmas w i t h re la t ives in S p r i n ~ t i e l d , AIissouri.

F a t Hayes, o u r chief clerk. a n d Tom Jones, one of ollr t rus ty roadmas te rs , have proved t h a t t h e y have perfect ly c lear consclencen. Thev were scheduled to be t h e principal spgakers a t a meet- i n g held recently and had the i r a l a r m clocks a l l s e t s o they could m a k e a n car ly s t a r t . Resu l t : Alarm goes OR;

a l a r m turncd off; continued snores. P e a r re~tders , we wish yoti to tn rn

to p i ~ ~ c 50 of t h e December issue of t h e I lagnaine, and under the Arcstern Divisi$on ncms you will find t h e notice t h a t Two Frisco veterans. in the in- t c r e s t o,f 'The Small Town ~ \ d v a n c e m e n t Societk, handed in a few s i o ~ a n s a b o u t the towns on the Avard Subn

Tllece "Two Fr i sco veterans" made a trir, over t h c Enid-Hohar t Sub. w i t h t h e

Frientlliest b u r g vou've ever sern . Don't necd unibrel las a t 0'Rec.ne.

Eroadmindcrl citizens, none a r e nrlrrow. F ive miles moi'e and you're i n U:rrrou-.

"Grand a n d C:lorious," that 's how T feel .\s S u m b e r Leven h ighbal l s th rouyh

Idcal .

Off a t the n e s t town, v i s i t ing aa i lv , Southard beloligs to Claude 1, Bailey.

F o u r miles f u r t h e r clown the rail Carlcton doesn't necd a jail.

N e s t w h e r e l l a r s a r e never furled. Eiigle City, tells the world.

R;it and be m e r r y while you may. S e s t l h l n g you know we'll be in Fay .

City of she iks a n d dolled u p nlammas (That ' s a b o u t a l l t h a t rhymes wi th

Thomas).

His tory tel ls us of bye Rone days, Cus te r City we'll g lad ly praise.

Down t h e l ine wi th ii iaug'h we go, Nilc Pos t RO-Ampallo.

Will look f o r t h e res t of th i s a b o u t t h e towns south of Aimpirho, in t ime f o r the n e s t issue.

The wtstel-n dl\rision takes this oppor tun i ty to wish a l l of you a Happy a n d Prosperous New Year.

THESE BUTTONS FIT ANY GARMENT And they snap on. So

sewing neresuurg. Detiicli- able too. Pilchcr Bachelor Buttons are greilr in an enlercencg. A slrong buL- lor1 for eonutdnl use. If de:iler can't supply, send 1% rranle and 2.5~ for Full as- sortnlenL of 3 colors, 3 slzes.

PILCHER MFG. CO.. Inc. Dept. 404 Louisville, Ky.

I NORTHERN DIVISION I MECHANICAL D E P A R T M E N T

F O R T SCOTT, KANS.

. .

J o h n N c r e t c r h , n i g h t forem:~,n, i s oft' d u t y account of s ickness.

As this is being wr i t ten Chr i s tmas i s one. meek off, 'ntl 1 know a secret , which will n o t be :I secret when th i s appears. J o e Andc~rson h a s b o u a h t h i s wife a b i g s p a r k l e r to presen t h e r on Chr i s tmas Eve.

Rober t Eradlcy. machinist , a n d one of o u r volley ball players, htrd t h e mis- for tune to break h is a r m whi le indulg- ing in a g a m e i n t h e gymn:rsium :rt t h c P. 31. C. A. H c jumpcd 111) to. h i t a t :L ball t h a t w a s coming over h ~ s head nud h is feet slipped from under him and h e fell, ca tch ing most of his weight on h is r i g h t hnnd and brolcc t w o or th rcc bones. H e will be off a b o u t 30 days.

The three Icrisco bowling teams t h a t a r e in t h e Icngue of town bowlers a r e not do ing s o well. I n rilct a l l th ree tcnms a r e h o l d ~ n g down l a s t place a n d secm determined not to let a n y o ther tcam shove them out. T h e boys a r e n o t discouraged. a s w e d o n o t h a v e experienced bowlers on a n y of t h e teams a n d probably n e s t y e a r t h e y will be a b l e to m a k e a hc t tc r showing.

J o h n Bray. engmeer , h a s moved in to h i s n o w home on Andriclc s t ree t , which w a s j u s t recently built.

Emi l Kerl in, bo i le rn~al ic r , h a s jus t re turned f rom a t w o weeks ' visi t w i t h relat ives in B i r m i n g h : ~ m and A r k a n s a s City.

Leslie Christel , o u r s taybol t inspect- or , i s back on t h e job a f tc r a n en- forced absence of a b o u t four months. This job w a s nulled off on May 1 a n d re-established on November 15. W. J. Sampson spent C h ~ , i s t m a s in

Dallas w i t h h i s daughter . Mrs. Snmp son i s t h e r e now recovering from a n operat ion which s h e underwent a b o u t t w o months ago.

L e e Braden w h o h a s been in Califor- n i a for p a s t 60 days, h a s w r i t t e n a s k - i n g f o r t w o more weeks. Lee w r o t e a l e t t e r t o t h e repor te r s t a t e d h e w a s h a v i n g x dandy t ime a h d d r e a d s v e r y much t o leave.

T h i s repor te r w e n t t o K a n s a s City one d a y th i s month on a shopping t o u r w i t h h i s wife. T h a t is. I l e t t h e missus d o tho shopping a n d I took in a couple of good snows. Such a crowd of shonpers 1 never stLw. Thia w a s t h e d a y s o many escurs lons w e r e r u n into K a n s a s City and I th ink ,

SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA

BANK OF COMMERCE

CAPITAL, $50,OCK).00 SURPLUS, $15,500.06

Sapulpa, Okla. FRISCO DEPOSITARY

We Appreciate Your Checking Account

4% Paid on Savinge Accounts

judging from t h e cro\vd, every one y h o wanted t o g o to K a n s a s Ci ty t o ouy a Chr i s tmas present m u s t h a v e been there t h a t duy. I did no t g o to scc the Miracle a s I h a d , planned for thc simple reuson they ci~d not k n o w I w a s coming and did not reserve a s e a t for me.

LOCAL F R E I G H T OFFICE KANSAS CITY, MO.

CutLinr: thc IWI lityc shor t , th i s oflice wishes to estontl l o a l l employees i t s ho:~rl iest wishes for a H a p p y a n d l 'rosperous Ncw Year.

lt' you will r e n ~ c r n b e r a s h o r t t ime ago, Marie XcGirr , o u r former s t a r repor te r a n d l i s t ing machine opera tor o f t h i s ofiice, told you C%at s h e m a s a b o u t to t a k e a th i r ty -day leave of a b - sence and had 11s wonder ing or ( g a s p - i n g a s thc editor c:rlls i t ) w h a t was to t:rlcc p1:we d u r i n g t h a t time. I f i t had not bcen POI' t hc :rrduous efforts o f \V. A. Collins probn.bly we never would have lcnown unti l i t wqs too la te to have a n y fun, s ince M a r ~ e w a s such a bashful Queen t h a t s h e wanted to lccep i t a secrc t from t h e gang . Her 's w a s a case of love a t f l rs t s i g h t foIlowing h e r vacation to Det ro i t in Septcmher a n d a f t e r n whirlwind en- g e m e n t w a s marr ied to Michael O'Mara of t h a t city. w h e r e s h e will m a k e h e r home.

T h i s office ex tends i t s s y m p a t h y t o J o h n Heisler a n d f:imily over t h e re - c e n t loss of his s is ter .

F r a n k Welch i s usp i r ing to be a c a r d wri ter . H e s a y s i t ' s -easy if you k n o w how. Ask Billv. s h e knnws.

T h e c a r reco<i deslc w i s a g a i n remembered w i t h rr box of oranges from t h e I-' FE Co, this Xmas. As usua l?

George Wilson comes to w o r k every mornlng singing, "Oh, H o w I H a t e to Gct Up in t h e morn in^." so h e can g e t In above t h e blue linc.

OFFICE DIVISION ENGINEER F O R T SCOTT, KANS.

J. D. Collier. who htrs bccn w o r k i n g in th i s omce for t h e l a s t e igh teen months. h a s hcen t ransfer red to the southwes te rn division. H c reccived a promotion by be ing t m n s f c i r c d . D a n w a s a v e r y l ikeablc fellow a n d a l l t h c bovs ha ted to sce him leave but clad ---- t o - see him &et t h ~ ~ ~ ~ r o m o t i o n .

Rober t N. h'ash. J r . , who h a s been w o ~ , l c i n ~ in th i s ofRce for t h e l a s t sev- (.Val months a s chairman. is l e a v i n r 1)cccmber 31 to r e t u r n to school. -

Rtllph Richardson h a s been a d d e d ' t o t h c force a s ch:.rirman. H e is flllina the vacancy of Collier who w a s transfc r rcd . Ralph came to work just a t t h e beginning of t h c real cold w e a t h e ~ :md h c g o t a real good idea w h a t cold w e a t h e r m e a n s to nn engineer.

T h c l a y i n g of t h e n e w 100-pound ~ a 1 1 on t h e K a n s a s Ci ty Subdivision 1s progress ing niccly a n d i s expected to he completed by J a n u a r y 1, 1927.

T h e new sca le t r a c k :lt K a n s a s City will be a b o u t 75 ner cen t comnleted bv t h e f irs t of t h e year.

A. J. F i n n h a s bccn t ransfer red f rom Chaffec. Mo.. to t h c nor thcrn division

I Cowman's Pharmacy 1 THE REXALL STORE

Two Rwlstersd Pharmaolstr Sublect to Your Call. Day or Nloht

FUNERAL HOME I Lewis and Land rith Consklerate service SAPULPA. OKLA. I

ollice as d r r ~ f t s m a n . \Vclcomc to t h e ollice. Nr. Finn.

Air. (:elwix's son had the mis for tune to rccc?ive a broken a r m a d ~ s l o c a t e d shooldcr a n d minor h ~ , u i s & while play- i q f i t'ootball some few weelcs ago. Glad tb-lemm t h a t h c is rapidly recovering.

The yard changes a t Neodosha. I<xn have been completed and i t i s quit; a n a id to the movement of t r a i n s th rough t h a t point.

Ins t rument -man Pa t te rson r e p o r t s good progress wi th the re-running of curves on t h e K a n s a s Ci ty Sub. H e espcc ts t o conwlcte by t h e l a s t of De- cember.

Onc of t h e boys in t h e offrce had a w r e s t l i n g m a t c h on ?lain s t r e e t a f e w n i g h t s ago: h n y o n c mtercs ted can g e t more detal ls from onc of t h e boys i n t h e account ing depar tment .

P a t Herd. ro:rdmaster of t h e th i r t i e th t w c l i division, h a s beeu on t h e s ick l i q t

The ?. and U. dcpnr tment i s engaged in ra l s lng t h e coal c h u t e a t Lockwood, No., in order to t a k e care of t h e l a r g e c1;rss of engincs which a r e o p e r a t i n g on this division.

I h c e m b e r 7 w a s cluite a his tory-mak- in,- d a y for the nor thern division as t h a t w a s t h c d a t e t h a t t h e 1500 'and 4100 class engines begun operat ion on t h e K a n s a s City Sub. W e now h a v e them on t h e K a n s a s City Sub, Ash- g-rovc? S u b a n d t h e Af ton Sub.

COMMERCIAL OFFICE C H A T T E R KANSAS C I T Y

IEICSE AtOHIITSOS, l l epor te r

I : i l l I)cVcney, chief clerk and f o r m e r nob, has now decided not to buy a car . Having rented his garage , he would have nowhere to pu t it.

Believe i t o r not, Rudolph IViltshire t h e m a n f rom the Grea t F r e e ~ r i d g ; Country, Claycoma shoveled s n o w eleven hours wi thoui a shovel.

J o h n IS quite chcs ty since he won a 815.00 bowling prize. Says h e w a n t s t o tie called Mr. Sachen o r no th ing now. W c call him nothing.

Unders tand nlel Anderson a n d E l m e r Lindeman hnve provided themselves w i t h checkers s o t h a t w h e n t h e y t a k e the i r wives t o s l a p t h e shoe l e a t h e r they can s n c a k a w a y in a c o r n e r a n d h;lve a quiet game.

Geo. Kleinhoffer, t h e movable solic- i t o r s a y s i t lcecps him broke bribin ~ u l i m a n por te rs to g ive h im enougR blankets . When remember ing George Story, s a y

i t wi th shrubbery , no t flowers.

OFFICE D IV IS ION PASS. AGENT KANSAS CITY, MO.

E. V. WALTERS, Repor te r

\ire usctl to th ink mos t anybody could learn how to opera tc a ratio, b u t a f t e r l i s ten ing to conversat ions In t h i s office between Deaco.? Light , XcCune a n d o t h e r s on t h c dehca te a r t of t u n m g in" w e a r e completely discouraged a n d have decided t h a t radios, especially At- w a t e r Kents , a r c f a r too complicated f o r u s to enjoy in peace.

A f t e r d r i n k i n g several g lasses of w a - t e r n t one t ime wi thout s topping hold- i n , his b rea th for five minutes aAd t r y - i n g o t h e r dras t ic measures to s t o p h is lriccough, someone sugges ted t o Mr. Sewrnan to t r y e a t i n g a d i sh of ice cream. We th ink this a wonder fu l remedy, s o a r e pass ing i t on to you. Can you th ink of a n y t h i n g nicer?

W e g o t a no te f rom Dick Gent ry t h e o t h e r day, s t a t i n g the weather in Ne- b r a s k a w a s below zero b y some e i g h t to t w e n t y degrees. We a g r e e w i t h h im Nebraska certainly i s some w i n t e r re - s o r t f o r a Georgi; cracker.

W h q Is t h a t lovely l i t t l e b r u n e t t e seen In the f r o n t office f requent ly? \Ve don't know b u t w e feel s u r e t h e ta l l blond gent ieman u p there can tel l you. It is reported t h a t t h e t r u s t l i t - t le flivver t a k e s them both sa fe ly g o m e e v e r y evening a n d every th ing seems t o he ho tsy totsy.

J a m ~ w - y , 1927 /Y@CO ~MPLO@S*)@WZ~NE Page 57

V I S I T 4 4 ~ ~ ~ W O N D E R F U L C I T Y OF ADVANTAGES" P E N S A C O L A

PENSACOLA CREOSOTING COMPANY PENSACOLA. FLORIDA

Speclalizlng In the Manufacture and Treatment of the followiug Forest Products PILING CROSS TIES POLES CROSS ARMS CONDUITS

LUMBER and STRUCTURAL TIMBERS

on 3I. S. B. & P. R. R. Pour Inqulrles Solicited - Cost Estimates Gladly Furnished

Cable Address: "PENCREO" Shipments: Rail or Water

Hardware in West Florida

I PENSACOLA HARDWARE CO. ( 21 E. Garden St. Pensacola, Fla.

THE CITIZENS & PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK I 1 Heavy Hauling, Moving, Packing, Storing

Bingham Transfer & Storage Co. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

EARNESTLY SOLICITS YOUR PATRONAGE SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT

- - BAGGAGE TRANSFERRED

Phone 641 39 E. Chase St. PENSACOLA, FLA.

I SAN CARLOS / 1 McKenzie Oerting & Co. I I W i k o n - Bear Realty Company AUTHORITIES ON REALTY VALUES

HOTEL I I Marine Supplies-Hardware

Pensacola, Florida 603 S. Palafox St. Pensacola, Fla.

High-class Business and Residential

Property I I ' ' 1 Real Eatate Renta

ABSOLUTELY Official AMBULANCE Service for Frisoo

FIREPROOF

I Headqua t f W S for ( I PROMPT-EFFICIENT-COURTEOUS

1 Mortgage Loans Insurance Sales Agents for

RINGLING & WHITE, Inc. 1 1 1 South Palafox St. I Frisco Visitors I I 27 E. Wright Street PHONES 687-688

PENSACOLA, FLA. "One 'I I I F'ENSACOLA, FLORIDA

YOUR BANK Provides a safe place for your

money.

Supplies a receipt for every payment made, (ybur cancelled check).

Furnishes you up-to-date information so that you may draw wise conclusions for yourself.

A c o m p a n y w h e r e t h e word "Trust" means what it says.

FIRST BANK & TRUST CO.

PENSACOLA, FLA.

Garden and Palafox Streets

CAPITAL AND SURPWS 51.WW006

lkl +

I P they put a tax on cigarettes we won't know when pay day is approach- i ng anymore. I t used to be tha t when

Chaffee and Cape Girardeau for many yea-rs. Her father, \Villiarn Donnelly, was dispatcher here for a number of years before his death. The entire office force wish them many years of happy wedded life.

were entertained on December 21. a t ~ ~

the home of I l a Cook. - - .- - -.~-. W e a r e very proud of our stenog-

rapher, Es ther 3Iary Ann Rigdon; she has been traininc. he r voice for some

w e saw Charlie coming in with a pack- a g e of Bull Durham, we knew pay day was only a couule of davn off. time and we e x ~ g c t to hear her charm- ~~- - . -.

The other day^ we-came upon Bruce, malrinx what we thought was the lat- es t pattern in waste baskets, only to ,be informed i t was a new idea in loud

W. R. AIcDonough, assistant bill and voucher clerk, Cirmingham, came home to 1\Iorley on Novcmbur 2ti, long

in^ voice ove r - the r:ldio real soon k0rbel.t ~ p i i ~ l d i n k : i $ e n i a t -Ten-

brook, spent Thanlcsgivlng with his enough to change thc n ; ~ m e of BIlsi Stella K a ~ s e r to Mrs. 1\IcUonou~h. Mrs. XIcDonough has made he r home in Cape Girardeau where she has been employed by the Hinlmelbergcr-Har- rwon Lumber Company. She will hold her positlon until Christmas when she will joln her husband in B~rminghaln . Their many f r imds extend t h e ~ r best wishes to the h t i ~ n v counle.

sister Mrs. G. H. Garbee.- Mr.'and Mrs. A. \V. F a v had a s their speakel s.

1 RIVER DIVISION I gucsts dur ing the holi&ays. Nr. and Mrs. Ernes t McPartl ing and children f rom Topelin. Icansas. hlrs. ;\IcPartlinf is the daughter of Nr. Fay.

SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE CHAFFEE, MO.

--

OFFICE OF DIVISION ACCOUNTANT-CHAFFEE, MO.

Another of the-6hnrTee-boys has de- serted the Transportation Departnlent and joined the r anks of accountants. Cleatus Pr ice has Leen awarded the position of general clerlc a t 3Iemphis.

Chris Roland from Senath, has accepted the second position of general clerk which has been added to the

-

AXX-4 GOLDES. Reporter ILA COOK. Reuorter . - Happy New Year. Everybody. I t seems t h a t Dan Cupid is not to be

denied, ,because he has again invaded our F r ~ s c o family, leaving us with two new members.

D. E. Gelwix mas callcd home from For t Scott on account of the condition of his son, Fred, who was injured in a football game Thanksgiving Day. \Ve a r e glad to hear tha t Fred is improving, and will be able to leave the hos-

~ - - -

force a t Memphis. hhs. H. H. McGarvey came down

December 5, t o inspect our l i t t lc city. W e hope she had a favorable impres- sion because we a r e ra ther proud of Chnffee. This is thc Arst year t ha t we have over had a Comumnity Christmas tree. The Lion's Club has been kind enough to donate this wonderful Christmas spirit.

On ~ h a n k s g i v i n g Day, our shop accountant T. J. Sweeney, took unto himself k wife and went for a shor t honeymoon in St. Louis and Kansas City. y r s . Sweeney was formerly Mrs. J o s e p h ~ n e Goette. She has lived in

pita1 soon. Alonzo Finn has transferred t o t h e

engineering department a t Fo r t Scott Kansas, and has moved his family td t ha t point.

Bob Allen entertained his uarents for CL few davs last month.

Cletis @rice, o u r Ale clerk, has a?- cepted a position with the accounting department a t ~Memphis. and is e s - Ft. Scott Advertisers Harold Pariss, general clerk, spent

Christmas in AdamsvilIe. Tennessee. Tom Kane dispatcher and sister

Miss Anna, d re spending' the holidays in IVashington, Indiana.

pected t o leave real soon. Suppose Clet th inks ~t will be more pleasant "Down South" d u r i n s The winter.

Kenneth Langford has been holding down the 601-clerk job for awhile. Ralnh Stenhens is h e l n i n ~ out in thd

WOODROW WASHERS THOR IRONERS J. L. JIumma. trainmaster. is in the

hospital. \Ye hope to see 'h im back on the job real soon. Dean Under- wood is relieving him.

William Bates. chainman. exuects to

- - -

Mrs. @aur ~ r ~ i ~ e g e r has been visi t ihg with her sister In Joplin, No.

Ner t JIcAllen spent his holidays a t Pocahontas. Ark. There seems t o be Kansas Util i t ies Go. ea t Christmas dinner with. home-folks

a t West Plains, No. M ~ H . Ranney 3IcUonough was honor

guest a t the Triple F Club when they

some special at traction a t Pocahontas for Bert, and of course we a re all wondering just what rt IS. THE ELECTRIC STORE

Conductor and Mrs. A. >I. Townsend oP Hosie stouoed over for a dav in

FILL YOUR HOSPITAL PRESCRIPTIONS

The PRICHARD-BLATCHLEY DRUG COMPANY The Rexall Store

S. W. Cor. Main & Wall Phone 170

Chaffee on the i r way to-Enid , dkla;; wherc they will spend the holidays wi th E. 0. Daugherty and famllv. E. 0. A Small Payment Down-Balance

In Small Monthly Payments-Will Secure Any One of the Great Num- ber of Useful Electrical Goods.

Daugher ts h a s formerly dispatcher a t this point and is now trainmaster a t E n i d

Mrs. R. L. Fisher of Poplar Bluff was the guest of Engineer and Mrs. Roy Abernathy for a fcw days las t month.

Bnrre t t Haley is working a s steno in the roadmaster's office during some changes in the general office force.

Mary Dailey, assistant superintendent's clerlc, spent the holidays a t her home in Pierce City, 310.

R. C. Giesike, timeltecper who has been off for some time k~ccbunt sicli- ness, i s reported to be improving and while able t o leave t h e hospital, will not be back a t the office for some time.

Ray Fatchet t has been so busy a s head timekeeper for the past s ix weeks he was not able to play Santn Clnus to the Itiddies in his neiahborhood this

VIBIC w i t h CLOTHING AND SHOES I G. R. HUGHES YOU. CA..~. A - u . ~ 12 South Main Greatly Appreciated *

1 Shoemaker & Dunham Motor Co. used cars ( OVERLAND AND WILLYS KNIGHT 16 North National year.

James Morgan. ca r distributer. is back a t his p5st 'of duty a f t e r h a h g to spend several days in the hnspital.

Inez Lail and David Hawkins of the We Route All Our Freight vla

the Frisco

We Earneetly Solicit Your Charge Account

We Meet and Beat Competition

The White House Grocery and Market

"DOT' SPENCER, Manager

OPPOSITB N S C O STATION

FOR SERVICE, QUALITY AND PRICE-

CALL PHONE 248

THE

Peoples State Bank

FORT SCOTT, KANS. - Frisco Depository

and a Good Bank jor Frisco Employes

Caue Girardeau force were visitors in t he office a few Sundays ago.

Eva \Vray had to be absent from her desk for a few days account of sickness. Seems a s though our force is having a pretty h a r z time keeping well these winter days.

Elizabeth Grieshabel-. ha s now he- come a full-fledged citlxen of Chaffee havinc. moved her mother here fro& Festus. Mo.

~d ~ e r r y who has been with the eastern divikion for somc time. visited with the office for a short time one dav l a s t month.

OFFICE O F B. & B. A N D MAIN- TENANCE OF W A Y

CHAFFEE, MO.

EVA WGY, Reporter

Section foremen on the river division

accent the chal lenre made bv A. N. -...-.. ~~~-

Nelson, f y e m i n of Section 101! Im- mermc,rc. 1c.sas. which :~ypenred In thc. Decenibcr number of the Emp1oyc:c.s' 3Iarazine. rezardina ~ e r s o n a l injury . - - . ~ ~

records. W. F. Ealcer of section 72. Zeta Mo.

reports not having a n injury i;1 hi; g a n g for 76 months. t he last injury oc- S i r i n g in August, 1920, and was very slight. Since then he has worked from two to eight men a t a time, mostly inexperienced, has laid and assisted in laying four and one-half miles of rail, loaded and unloaded It. handled an- froximately 10.000 ties. 'He has h a d - a motor ca r dur lng the past e i ~ h t years. and has not had a single accldent.

R. Poindextcr of Section 92 DaLto Ark s ta tes he has not had the' slight: es t iiljury in his gang since Junc, 1 9 2 3 , a ~ e r i o d of three and one-half years. H a i workcd from two to fourteen men and the majority of them have becn inexperienced. He, too. has done all kinds of work, including working around wrecks and washouts. 31r. Poindexter has had only one injury in the past five years.

Thomas Dunn section laborer on Sec- tion 92. Datto.'Arlc.. has a record of h a v i n g been employed sixteen years steadlly on Section 92 and has never been injured in any manner. or ever been the cause of a n in jury to anyone else.

These men desire i t to be known they a r e not boas tmg or bragging but

a r e merely presenting their records so tha t others will know thev. too. a r e . - . . . . . . r ight in step toward thc goal.

I t has been quite a whlle since we have heard much of " N ~ g h t Riders," hut we now have them on the river division. Messrs. W. H. Prs70r. wa te r .-.--. - - - ~

service foreman, and 17. H. Brooke, E. and E. foreman, a r e riding the fas t night t ra ins (instead of horses) in or- de? to esnedite the movement during the holiday season.

J. W. Ellis, roadmnster on the Rosie Sub has been receiving medical t rea t - melit in t he Frisco H o s ~ i t a l . Glad to report, however, he i s - back on the "job" again.

Roy Smith, formerly section foreman a t Brownwood, is now employed a t I'ocnhonlas. account BIT. Arlie Anclcr- son-being dromoted to ext ra gang foreman.

Our roadmasters, a s well a s foremen of equipment also rode t r a in s dur ing the holiday season to avoid delays.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT CHAFFEE, MO.

Lonzo S. Fe rmson . carncnter. suu- tained a. very G i n f u i in jury recently. While working on top of a box car he lost his balance and fell to t he ground, wrenching both ankles severely. H e was taken to thc Prisco Hospital in

BIRMINGHAM ADVERTISERS

Mines on the Frisco at Carbon Hill. Alabama I MOSS & McCORMACK

F. A. Crider S. L. Yerkea

GRIDER COAL SALES AGENCY Mine Agents

OVER 3,000,000 TONS ANNUALLY BEST GRADES ALABAMA STEAM AND DOMESTIC COALS

Railroad Fuel a Specialty

1414- 18 American Trust Bldg., Binningharn, Ala.

C'

REID A N D LOWE RAILROAD CONTRACTORS

MINERS AND SHIPPERS

COAL-s lack smith, Bunker, Steam, ~ o m e s t i c - C O A L

1901-4 American Trust Building BIRMINGHAM. A W .

G r a d i n g and C o n c r e t e B r i d g e Work

Birmingham, Ala., and Charlotte, N. C.

Page 59

St. Louis. His many friends u%h for him a very early recovcry.

Leo Sternberfi, our "amiable locomotive inspector has transferred to Memphis and is assistant foreman a t t ha t point. Leo made many friends a t Chaffee dur ing his residence here and he will a lways bc welcomcd back by his friends and he has the good wjshes of all tho shopmen in hls new position.

Wal ter If. Hensel hns been m:rde atu- dent piecework checlcer in place of Andrew Bucher, who is now a car carpenter.

Much interest is being displayed in the community Christmas tree located on the corner of Main and Yoakum. I t is lighted up a t n i ~ h t in brilliant colors by elcctric l ights and is the ob- ject of much comment, both from Chaffee citizens and viultors.

Charles Baronowslcy, m:lch~nist, is receivlng treatmelit in tlic Frisco Hos- pital a t St. Louis, and reports a r e t ha t hc is on t h e road to cornpletc recov- erv. H i s manv friends will he glad to hear.

-

Miss Cutherine Welsn, s t e n o ~ r a p h e r , has rcsigned and has gonc back to Springfield. Catherine will de missed by all thc O ~ C C force a s well a s all her friend8 she has made in Chaffee dur- i nq her at;ly here.

J. N. Lyle is the new machine shop foreman, talcing the place of Oscar H. Parke r and John Shecley has bcen appointed ac t ina boiler foreman, talcing the place of &I. L. IIitchcll.

I SOUTHERN DIVISION I FREIGHT TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT

ATLANTA, GA.

ETHEL GERRY, Rcporter

Z'ailcd to make a report l a s t month on account of being in New York, on the las t wcelc of my vacation. which I enjoyed very much.

Mr. W. E. Post. our travelinrr nassen- -- - - - . gel- agent, has been t ransGired t o Kansas City terri tory for the winter season. W e miss the Posts very much.

Mr. A. G. Anderson. of Blvtheville. .\rlcansas ( h g r ~ c ~ ~ l t u r u l 1)ri~:irtmeilt); and bride. p;tssed through .\tlnntn on tr ip to Havana. Cuba. Mr. Springer showcd thein the city. includlna Stone - . - Mountain.

Mr. Elmer Clotfelter, chief clerk. Passenger Department, made quite a hit a s end man in Minstrcl Show last week. Only wish I had a picture of him to submit.

BIRMINGHAM TERMINALS

MRS. NELLIE McCOWES. Reporter

Birmingham is now experiencing the coldest weather of the season. the thermometer registering 26.

W e a r e very sorry to learn of the illness of G. L. Dunston, ext ra yardmaster aild foreman. Mr. Dunston has heen confined to his home since No- vember 2nd. W e hope for him a speedy recovcry.

Miss Hazel l\IcGlothlin, daughter of vardmaster W. A. NcGlothlin. and Roh- krt Daniel were quietly married a t the parsonage of the Woodlawn AIethod~st Church on Saturday nrght. November 27th. The announcemen? of this wedding came a s a surprise to the many friends of the yona couple. W e extend to them our congratulations and good wishes.

Miss Laura Greenough, stenog-rapher

I C. 6. Kershaw Contracting Co. I - INCORPORATED

GENERAL CONTRACTORS 607 WOODWARD BLDG.

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

in superintendent terminals' office, a n Mrs. Nellie bIcGowen visited Nr. a n 8 Mrs. Jnn. A. A r m s t r o n ~ a t Tupelo.

Contractors Who Are at Work on Frisco's $250,000 Depot at Springfield

countant, assigned position of cashier: Geo. R. H u m ~ h r e y . uncollected clerk. assinned nosition -o f station account: .-. - - - .

Miss., l a s t week end. Billy Morton, son of demurrage clerk

J. A. Morton, will arrive on Friday

ant;-^: S. ' ~ i n v i i l e assigned position of assistant station accountant. John A. Ladd position of uncollected 'clerk.

f rom Auburn, where he is a t tending college, to spend the holidays with home folks.

C. J. Thompson, assistant to the superintendent terminals, has been confines to his home for several davs

S o r f i to hear Mrs. John A. Ladd. wife of uncollected clerk, has been sick for several weeks mith flu, almost going into pneumonia. Hope she will soon be well again.

B. C. Scruggs and family spent a fcw days recently visiting in the home of H. V. Cook, traveling freight agent, Blytheville .

Mrs. Daisylea DuPree r c s i ~ n e d a s

Wall Paper, Paints, Glass and Interior Decorating

Gith ii re& severe cold. Charlfe Welch, messenger, Is spend-

Ing a few days in Sweetwater. Tenn. Mr. J. A. Morton. demurrafie clerlc. LEE SAVAGE

PAINTING CO. informs us t h a t he i s progressing rap: idly in nigh: school, s ta t ing tha t he learned the first lesson" without any

stenographei. in ~ u p e r i n t e n d e ~ t terminal's office on December 3. Mrs. Jeanne Butler has been assigned tha t

trouble. Miss Laura Grecnough, stenographer,

leaves on Decembcr 23rd to spend the holidays with her parents in >Ion- treal. Canada.

Agent E. L. XcAlister a t Ensley s ta tes t ha t business conditions a t his

position. J. J. Spencer has been on the sick

l ist not being able t o work for a cou'ple of davs.

Everett ino over, ATcBee binding opera tor has been a s s ~ g n e d position a s receiving clerlc on outbound platform. Louis Alessio, formerly chief messenger, is now McBee operator.

F r a n k Bauer 1s a new member of t he gang, receiving clerk on outbound platform. coming to us from Thayer.

T. E. Bagwell, formerly n igh t chief clerk, has been given position of cashier a t West Nemphis Ark. W. 0. Fa r r i s forme'rlsr cotton fore-

SPRINGFIELD, MO. Phone 353 319 MaDANlEL ST.

Phone 5871 Estimate. Cheerfully Submitted

station a r e unusually good. i n fac t November broke the station's record a s best month's business in i t s history. necessitat inn a n additional clerlc be in . put on, and December promises to bc equally a s good a s November. He also s ta tes t h a t t he prospects for business In 1927 look bet ter locally than a n y year since he has been a t ~ -

man, i s now opcrating pcrform:mcc c lerk In supcrintcndcnt terminals' office. Clarence C . \V;~yland. who w a s cashier a t West Memphis is on pnsi- tion of cotton foreman in this office.

W. H. SHARP Contractor

PLASTERING - STUCCO

DORA, ALABAMA

F. M. SCOTT, Reporter

blrs. C. M. Hunt, n-ife of engineer, is visiting her daughter in Amarilla, Texas.

W. J. NcMurron has gone to the Birm- ingham extra board, where he is ~ e t t i n z - - quite a lot of running.

We take pleasure in announcing the birth of a girl to Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Shiflett.

Wm. R. Lillich and W. M. Houston are being initiated into the mysteries of masonry.

J. C. Steel and Chas. Wright of the second run, spent a pleasant day bird hunt- ing and just killing time.

The foundation has been completed for the new Methodist church. The building committee says they want to have i t completed by March.

T. D. Wages operator from Carbon Hill. dronned in' for a few minutes' visit

proved most interesting' and was enjoyed by all who took advantage of it.

Only a few more dnys to do our Christmas shopping. The stores a r e all crowded and B i r m i n ~ h a m people seem to be very prosperous.

Here 's wishing the entire Frisco Family a very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year.

1301 Roanoke Springfield, Mo.

W. W. Johnson BUILDER

LOCAL F R E I G H T OFFICE MEMPHIS , TENN.

VIRGINIA GRTFFIN. Reporter - ~ ~ - ~ - - -

recently.- - G. L. Nerren mas a recent visitor to

hospital in Birmingham for examination. hl. C. Nunn wife and baby daughter,

journeyed to ~ ' e t r o i t for the holidays. The following employes spent

Thanksgiving Day a t their respective homes: Miss Faye Barbee in Thayer; T. E. Bryant in Jonesboro. Gordon Robertson in Mountain ~ rove . 'C la rence XIaupin and W. C. Hamilton 'in Hoxie: F r a n k Bauer in Thayer.

Jas. E. Carrigan spent the Thanks- giving week-cnd in Chattanooga, Tenn.

T. E. Hanson, formerly claim c l e~ ,k , was retired on December first account disability, his eyesight having grown worse recentlv.

301 College St. Building B I R M I N G H A M F R E I G H T HOUSE OFFICE

ETHEL COPELAND, Reporter SPRINGFIELD, MO.

Our genial outbound rate clerk has been placed in the primer class, but from all appearances he will soon go to the adult class. Our prayers are mith you, Mr. On the first of Deccmber we hnd

several c h n n ~ e s in the force, Wm. F. Corlcery, cashier, jlromoted to chief c lerk; Gordon Robertson, station ac-

Flynn. Miss Cammie Adkins is an ardent stu-

I ASBESTOLITH I dent o f Cuban-history. She is gradually becoming more proficient and by the time the holidays are over we are expecting New Frlsco Passenger Statlon, Sprlndleld,

3Ilssouri. lo have ASBESTOLITH Floors, Base nnd Walnseot

Slandnrd Composlllon Floom for Xore than Twenty-flve Years DON'T SUFFER LONGER

some very interesting things from her. Succcss to you. Cammie!

Our new claim clerk, H. C. Allen, has Iwm strutting his stuff since his appointment. We believe it pays to be on that gosition. Charley, don't forget your friends during the holidays. We like good things, too, you know.

Our cashier Mr. Thomas, and our accountant, 31; Steedman, a r e going to movc to town after corn shucking is throurh and butcherinq done.

Our new inbound rate clerk, Mr. Jones. is trying to find out what constitutes a through rate, and unless he finds out soon we are going to have to put hlm in the primer class also. "About the Southern Farmer and Cotton."

"He Wonders Why." One of the lundamental reasons for

T H E S A N I T A R Y FLOORING CO. Clark Ave. at 13th St., ST. LOUIS. MO. I The Brooks Appliame.

Blost wonderful dlscov- ery ever made for rupture suflcrers. Xo obnoxious springs or pads. Automatic Air Cushions. Binds and draws the broken parts together a s you would a broken l imb. Xo

FROM

I Ford Brass Company I CHANDELIERS

ELECTRIC SUPPLIES and APPARATUS salves. Xo plasters. Xo lies. Dur;rble, cheap.

Many lmllalors. None equal. Sent on Trial. Catalogm Free.

THE BROOKS CO. 1 320 South Avenue SpringCld, Mo. I 98.4. Slale Sl., Xlnrshall, >Itch.

J a m a r y , 1927 F/~~&co ,~~MPLo@s'&~~z/NE Page 61

b SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERSp

See First

for Economical Transportation

I Standard Motor Co. I 468 St. Louis Street Springfield, Mlssourl I

Hedges -Weeks Construction Co.

Rooms 415-416 Holland Bulldlng

Railroad Masonry Contractors SPRINGFIELD. MO.

Smith Heating and Sheet Metal Works

GENERAL CONTRACTING

Sheet Metal of All Kinds, Tile & Slate Roofing, & Furnace Work

314 E Central Springfield Mo. Phone 4063

To give Universal Service is the goal of Public Utility managers and operators. W e are a part of the organized

effort to reach that ideal.

Springfield Gas and Electric Company

Springfield Traction Company

I Office Phone 150 Ren. Phone 2415-J-1

I STANDARD PLUMBING CO. 1 Steam and Hot Water Heatlng

J. J. LAWLER, Proprletor

311 McDaniel S t SPRINGFIELD. MO. I FRISCO OFFICIAL AMBULANCE

PHONE 7 4 2 P H O N E

A L M A LOHMEYER FUNERAL HOME

Springfield. Mo.

"RAPID FIRE" WARM AIR HEATING SYSTEMS

Reynolds Manufacturing Co.

SPRINGFIELD. MO.

Warm Air Heating Supplies

Gray Iron and Semi-Steel Casting8

HOBART-LEE TIE COMPANY Railroad Ties and Timber

ROBT. E. LEE, President

LESLIE LEE, Vice-president BERT S. LEE, Treasurer

J. LAURENCE LEE, Secretary

Operating in Mirsouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas

W E H A V E S U P P L I E D T H E F R I S C O CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS

Landers Building SPRINGFIELD, MO,

Faith in the South as a sales territory of mowing importance may be mentioned to greater diversity of crops and the increasing industrial development. Herefore, this region has been handicapped by a situa- tion which the writer entcrtainlv de- scribes as follows:

The southern farmer arises a t the alarm of a Connccticut clock, buttons his Chi- cago suspenders to his Detroit overalls, washes his face with Cincinnati soap in a Pennsylvania pan. Sits down to a Grand Rapids table, eats Chicago meat and Indiana hominy fricd In Kansas lard on a St. Louis stove; puts a New York bridle on a Kentucky mule fed wlth Iowa oorn; plows a farm covered by a n Ohio mortgage with a Chattanooga plow. T h e n bedtime comes he reads a chapter from a Bible printed in Boston and says a prayer written in Jerusalem; crawls under a blanket made in New Jersey, to be kept awake bv a South Carolina dog-the only home pr'oduct on the place-and still he wonders he cannot make more money raising cotton.-By B. K.

(The above written by our bill clcrk.) Mias Smith, our steno, secms to think

that all of tho office force have lived all their lives on the equator. \Ire have on several occ:isions had to resort to drastic mr. ,nnq tn 1.ev1ve someone that was about -- .. - . ~ . ~ - to be ovcrcome with heat , notviithstand- ing the fact that most of the force are reallv from Alaska. We havc ordered an- othr i m r of coal. BIiss Smith. - .~~- . -.~-

When our collector. "Scott~," serves his apprenticeship, he says that he is going to get married. I t is generally understood who the unfortunate one is, as they can be hcard all over the office every evening about 4 P. M.

Chas. Smitherman has been assigned to OS&D clerk, succeeding H. C. A l l e ~ We hnne Mr. Snlitherman will remain wlth us. -

Miss Violet Goldsmith, dispatcher's office is wearing O. beautiful sparkler on her left hand-yon know what that means! Soon we wlll bc losing one of our charming fair sex-hut such is life. Our office force join me in wishing you loads of happiness, Violet.

WEST SHOPS-FAMILY NEWS

NAYDEAN G. BLAKELY, Reporter

Our latest! After handclusps had beon exchanged by t~ , avc l lng revre- sentative and "Baldv" Ltrmh, chicf clerlc to I?, A. Beyer. h e representative remarked "And what a r c you doing for your 'hair!"

Great glee and hilari ty reigns-we, t he "hired help,'' consisting of t he various clerks, picccworlc checkers, chemists and obliging supervisors from tho store, shop accounting iind mechanical departments, numbering forty. had the finest spread ever writ ten about. First , our Christmas box, for which me drew names and nothing was elig- ible unless corning from thc n o s t important store of t he "city beautiful"- Woolworth's-and then to the eats. The table was ar rangcd a s ally formal banauet "eat board" and all the tr im- min's were oresent. . - - . . . -

T. e. -RoAl,- G c l r e e p e r , wilh Mrs. Boal. a r e certainly the wisest of wise. The avcrage person spcnds thcir pre- cious time of vacation dur ing the hot months and takes a lonq t r ip to hot- te r locations and come home with the loss of weight and temper-but not so with our timekeeper. He and Blrs. R o d a t e leavinrr for Kansas Citv t he - - .. - night -of ~ c c e m ' b e r 1 7 from I<. k. on the C. R. I. L P.. to 'hcumucar i , New XIeslco. then vla Southern Paciflc Lines to Los Anrreles. California: also o n - re turn they -will. t ake Sanca F e and stop off a t Denver* transportation has been requested for ' the t r ip to the Grand Canson. XIrs. Boal. however. is contemplating spending the rcmainder of the winter in s u ~ ~ n y California. Mr. Boal must be back on the job the flrst of the year a s anproximately thirteen hundred men denend on the timekeeoer a t the West Shops.

Bliss Virgina Grundburg, l i t t le blond daughter of our material sunervlsor Ed, is spending the Christmas holil

-SPRINGFIELD ADVERTISERS-

1 YELLOW CAB AND BAGGAGE CO. ( Official Bonded Railroad Carriers I Phone 25 Fort Scott, Kansas I

c 0 L 0 N 1 A L DRUG CO.

A S CLOSE TO YOU AS YOUR PHONE

State Street Drug Store FREE DELIVERY

W. C. BOUSMAN. Prop. Prescription Druggist

Pure Drug., Sundries, School Sup- 1027 State St., Springfield. Mo. Phone 3832 plies, Toilet Articles

SERVICE ICE COMPANY Successors to

HAMMOND BROS. ICE & COLD STORAGE COMPANY

Eastern Junctlon, Frlsco Railway SPMXGFIELD. 110.

Phone 543 Woodruff Bldg. Springfield, Mo.

WHOLESALE O N L Y ~ A R LOADS W. E. OGSTON, President nrrd Treasurer I I

days with Mrs. O'Bryant, formerly Bliss Beulah Shepherd of the store depnrt- ment.

SPRINGFIELD'S LEADING HOTELS

- - - - - -. \Ve extend our decpcst sympathy to

Nessrs. Claude Yates and Harry Yates in the recent death of their mother.

Wm. Richardson. blacksmith. was

"Smiling Servicesn

HOTEL OZARKS 100 R o o m s - 100 Baths

F I R E P R O O F

recently included in the newly niarried list. Good luck and happiness.

The six-year-old daughter of John L. Fowler died from diohtheria the

CAFE in

Connection

past month. Mr. and B1rs.-Fowler have ou r hcartfclt syrnpthy.

G. W. James, store d e ~ a r t m e n t , who

HOTEL SANSONE F I R E P R O O F

R a t e s $1.50 Up UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

has been off several weeks account-of sickness, is rcported to be lmproving.

Clarence Bonham. stock clerlc. ha s a good lookin' new ~ h e v r o l e t coach.

CHRISTMAS VACATIONS STORE DEPAR'I'XEXT

C. 0. Bonham, stoclc clerk, Jones- boro, Ark.

Leo Buchanan, ac t ing stock clerk, Jonesboro, Ark.

J. R. Rowden, store helper, Sleeper, 31issouri.

Ona Scott. store trucker. Lebanon. 3Iissouri.

A. L. Weaver, store trucker. Kansas City, 310.

H. C. Wheeler, store trucker, St. Louis, NO.

News comes from the Leslie N c s t home, t h a t a baby boy has arrived.

A. Grussmeyer, machinist, and family visited in Detroit recently.

F. L. & D. CLAIM DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

CHARLENE WILLARD, Rcporter

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Frizzell of Kan- s a s City. Mo.. visited their parents in Springfield during the holidays. Mrs. Frizzell before her marriage was Edi tJ~ - Weddell of the 0. S. & D, department.

Bob Tisdale, formerly claim investi- ga tor in th is office. but now nor th- western representative of Cupples Company. wi th headquarters a t Spok- ane Wash., IS home for the holidays and' made u s a visit thc othcr day. I t took him the bcttcr part ot the day to "swap" Ash stories with his old huddles. - - - ~~

BY the time this goes to press. our curiosity will have ben satisfied, hut r ight now, we a re wondering just who will display new diamond rings Christ- m a s morn. . - . - - . . . . . . . .

Miss Nary Engle of Los Angeles. Calif., is visiting her parents in Buf- falo. Xo. Nary formerly worlted a s a dictaphone operator in this office prior to malting Los Angeles he r residence.

H. 5 Hayes, claim department vet- erlnarlnn, h a s perfected a new medi-

AUTHORIZED DEALERS FOR

Crosley Freshman Masterpiece Radio Corporation of America

Exclusive Radio Store Radio and Supplies Only

The RADIO STORE Southwestern Radio & Supply Co.

878 Boonville Ave. P h o n e 5978-5 SPRINGFIELD, MO.

FAMILY WET WASH IFrank B. Smith Laundry Co. = sp ,,,,,, ,,, ,,.

lot of new faces on the afternoon crews. The meanest thing t h a t our boss ever.did was t o put o.ut a bulle- tin, advislng tha t the englne was to go baclc on and then tu rn around and cancel the bu l l e t~n af ter nearly everybody had bid on it!

P. S. Pit tman, second triclc teleg- rapher, has been breaking in a s relief dispatcher on the Central division. Congratulations Sam'l hope you have good luck. VJk know' you will make

the sandhouse committee to ga ther news for his column. T h a t is old stuff, brother. we have bcen uslng the

OFFICE OF S U P E R l N T E N D t N T OF TRANSPORTATION SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

Eula Stratton, Reporter

cinder it boss a s a cub reDorter for some t h e .

News is pretty scarce a t this time. Everybody is too busy wi th the pre- ~ a r i n a for Christmas. W e will close. Gosh! Ain't Life m f u l ,

After the CA~ist?r~as s l~uf f l e? Good time over-no more fun, Shopping's over-noto t l ~ e "du~s . " Well Santa made his usual rounds

and trkated all of u s quite fair and added to our midst one more "radio bugv-that of Ellis Dulin. The dls- cussion becomes even more heated now a s to which of t he "radio bugs" reach the farthest distance.

Chris,tmas parties! AIy how we did eniov em! Louisc or& had ouite

wishing everyone a very happy New Year.

"SP" OFFICE-SPRINGFIELD, MO. - G. C. VERAIILLION, Reporter

- good.

A certain ca r inspector was noticed out on the road the other night, doing some repair work on the underneath side of his car. Two blue l ights

G. W. Brown second triclc Globe was successful bidder on third t r~cl ; NY office. Monett, and has resumed duties there.

W e a r e glad to report Agent Nus- grave, of Strafford, is leeling much better and has resumcd work a f t e r being off several months account sickness.

Operator Wilson has returned from Central division. W e a r e glad to have him bnclc with us again.

Operator W. Stone worked one day on second trlclc a t "NY" office. Mo- nett.

Operator E. Trot ter is working second t~~iclc. Franks , 1,elieving Operator P a t Pausell who i s moving his family from st.' John to Franks.

marked the head and rear end of-the ... ~- - ~ ~ . auto. A habit formed is hard to break.

Some passing sneak thief stole Bill Seviers shot gun out of his parked automobile, in front of his residence :q few n i rh t s a ro . 13ill uosted a notice tho -most peppy one . ~ t her home on

Ilecember 21st whcn she entertained the Red Ball office force wi th i ts an -

- - - - - -L , - - ~

in the paper -Advisinge the par ty to make himself known and ge t some shells and a bird dog to go with the nual Christmas frolic. while Xiss An-

gelinc Danzero had 11s her guests the typing bureau of this department for their Christmas party.

W e all know tha t June is the proper month for weddinzs. but sometimes we

gun. Anyone who likes to hun t ,can appreciate the lowness of a s h r ~ m p tha t would steal a marl's shot.gun. W e would hate to t rus t t ha t klnd of a man with the collection plate a t do not hear of ~ u n e weddings until

Novcmber: anyway we didn't hear of Ruth Smith's wedding to Mr. George

church. or t o even le t him- Dass in f i o n t ~ o f a corner blind m a n .

- W e a r e advised tha t the Tom Mc-

Millans a r e c~uamnLined wiLh scarlet Ruqsles, which .took p l ace June 26th. untll Thankszlvlnz dav. Ruth surelv fever. c a ~ ; ~ k & e i a s&ret.- ~ r r ant1 Mrs. R G gles a r e a t home to their friends a t 620 Eleventh Ave.. BIinneapolis. Minn.

Christmas mav come. Christmas mav go;-b"t--thc bilis fro o n forever .

A recent editorial in t he Joplin Globe under t i t le of "Little Acts Do

Operator Roam is working third trick, St. John, until operator Woody resumes duty, he beinq the oldest bid- Carmen Bowman i s baclc f r o m Sunny

California and we a re wondering if tha.t "dreamy, far-away" look she has can really be caused from California

Bin Thinzs" dwells uDon the numerous der on this position. t h h g s t6a t a n engineer and flreman did between two stations, a distance of 200 miles. Here they are :

"Operated steam thrott le 928 times, t he whistle 265 times. the brake valve

Operator ~ h e l b y SchroU. is working third triclc a t Globe for few days.

Oeerator C. E. Rodcrick, third tr ick sunshine.

Miss Anneline Danzero visited in Aufora Tower. wtrs succ&ssful bidder on second t r ick Globc, and has resumed duties thkre.

Opel-ator Wilson relieved agent Pamplin, of Northview, several days. Mr. Pamplin had his new Willys- Knight stolen. (Tuff ) luck (Pamp).

Nr. Scott third triclc d~spa tche r has been &sing from his post sev! era1 weeks due to illness. W e all wish him a speedy recovery and hope to see him baclc on the job again soon.

O ~ e r a t o r Roderick. of Aurora. Roach. of Newburg, visited operators Willis and Gilbert of B~l l ingy one day for a big rabbit hunt. No one has s ta ted wha t luck they had, but we presume the rabbits suffered.

Second trick operator Mahaney ,of Strafford. has been oft' several weeks due to illness. W e all wish him a speedy recovery and to see him baclc on the lob again.

nirminghtrm, Ala.. reccritly and had :~lmost a s good a time 11s did Wul:~ Str:rtton : ~ t the Army-Na1.y football $0- time& blower 1100 t i m e s , a i r flre

door 945 times, bell r inger 200 times and thus. this and tha t to the total of gam.e a t Chicago. November 27th.

MISS Ber tha Schumacher is back with us now a f t e r several months leave of absence account of illness. W e wel-

6123 different acts. "Now if this had been on thc Frisco

thcre would have been s o n ~ e more ac ts t h a t a r e very e s sen t~a l , I. e.: About 50 chews taken by the hog head.

come her back. In last month's Maaazine the t rans-

portation dt!partmctnt t r e e t e d all of t he 1,e;tders w ~ t h a "JItrry Christmas" through tr clever cartoon drawn by

About 30 c izare t tes smoked by the . - hegd -br&em{n, b e t y e e n naps. About 12 or 15 cussings alven t h e brakle by t h e flreman for being in the way and one from our own d e ~ a r t m e n t : so th is

month we extend to -you all t h r o u g h this column "Best wishes and Good Luck for the New Year."-Transporta- tion Department Employes.

useless a s all Aremen re~rllv think brakemen are. Then too, if the tmi.n pulls pre t ty heavy, t he hogger 1s pre t ty liable to be th inking some real llasty things about the -Con.-back there in t he caboose. This railroad

AGENT'S OFFICE-MONETT, MO. &;me is a ~ ~ f u n n y one: The boys cuss the daylights out of each other, yet they would flxht for one another a t PEARL E. LEWIS, Reporter the- d r o ~ of the hat. just as real brothers would." . -

A brother reporter in Kansas City s t a t e s t ha t he has enlisted the a id of

As -ie approach thc beginning of the New Year, we all want to .get together and boost the dear old F r ~ s c o In reading the family news from

West Tulsa we could not reslst t he friendly "challenge" offered by Wm.

and our magazine.

F. Cafrleu. r e ~ o f t e r , with respect to , SHERMAN ADVERTISER- I

their stores departmint. Upon one "great question'' we em-

ployes a r e all agreed "That w e a r e associated with the i e s t railroad in the countrv." but each of us t ake Der- I JNO* Ce DANNEL OFFICIAL FRISCO AMBULANCE

302 5. WALNUT STREET FUNERAL HOME Phone 125 Sherman, t m I sonal .in o w homc terminals -and

it hns been maclc possible through onr magazine to become bctter ~ c q u a i n t e d in a l l our activities.

It has been conceded bv the traveling h p e c t o r s tha t the f ionet t s tores department is one of the best a r - ranaed. most orderly and cleanest on Sherman Steam Laundry

Company I Leslie Hardware Co. ( t he - entire system ( t h e y don't even k e e p - "Old ~ u t c h Cleanser" on the shelf for there i s absolutely no d i r t to chase). T. F. Phillips, general s tore I If It Should Be In a Hardware Store

We Have It I I HIGH-GRADE LAUNDRY PHONES 88-137 I keener. takes m e a t o r i d e in showlnc:

I East Side Square, Sherman, Texas I visitors through his- department and Mr. Carrley if you will just come t o Monett in t<e "show me" state, we will show YOU a "real stores department."

I Lamar a t Rusk SHERMAN, T E X ( For - fear you have never- heard of

Monett and just wha t a n important statlon i t Is, we will give you some Idea a s to the importance of our stores. I t i s one of the largest on the Frisco. handling a s high a s 38 carloads in one month (including lumber). The stock 1s so ar ranged t h a t the counter man can dl1 a requisition in the dark and a t any t ime in the year inventory can be taken without any ex t r a work in a r r ang ing stock. When can we expect you, Mr. Carrley?

I HALL & BIRGE I Grayson Building & Loan Co. Chartered Under the Lnws of tbe

State of Texas Under Supervlslon of the Commhloner

of Insurance

GENERAL INSURANCE REAL ESTATE A N D LOANS

We Write Every Khd of Insurance Wrltten

410 M. & P. Bldg. SHERMAN. TEX. I BObm OFFICE 211-12 Merchants & Planters Nat EL. Bldb

SHERMAN, TEXAS I

F U E L DEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS

LOUISE S. GIBSON, Reporter

Supervisors of fuel economy held a meet ing in office of fuel agent on De- cember 6, attended by Jlcssrs. J . E. \Vhalen, -.enera1 fuel supgrvisor; F. S. ~ a c h t m a h , mining engineer; 1-1. E. Martin chief clerk' Lewis A. Blevins statist i 'ca~ cleric qnd supervisors of fuei economy J. H . ' 6u r ry , C. J . Eeshears, Geo. L. Schneicler, \V. 4 . Crawford, G. A. Allison.

Lewis Blevins has just returned from a few days' vacation, spent visiting relat ives a t Springfield, 310.

-41. L u t ~ , fuel clerk, has been ill f o r sevcral days and is now a t St. John's Hospital. We a r e glad to hear t ha t he is ne t t ing a long nicely.

The family of M. H. Rodwig, fuel inspector, has moved to Henryctta, Okla.. where Mr. R0dwi.q was transferred severa l weeks ago. We a r e sorry t o have the Rodwiws leave St. Louis, but wish them mucl? happiness and satisfaction in their new home. - - - - ~ - ..

Everyone ill the fuel department wishes every member of the Frisco Family the season's greetings.

F R E I G H T ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT-ST. LOUIS, MO.

BESSIE G, MARMADUKE, Reporter

Since some of the girls from the way- bill filing room have been transferred t o the twelfth floor, nrc find i t hard to keep ou r "sheik," Raymond Schulte, a w a y from the ledge in group ten. Here's hoping he don't fal l too hard.

The Christmas P a r t y of the B. A. R. E. was a big success, about one hundred eighty-Hve membcrs being present. and Santa Clsus in the person of Joe Cleary. formerly of our claim department, gave every one a present. Twelfth floor employes were very much in evidence and Santa treated them kindly. Freddie Knickemeyer a s usual received the best present-an electric heater. Jack Ryan and Joe Manion were seen walking a w a y with sixty pounds of earthen- ware under their arms. J im Crawley wanted another electric percolator. However, he only received an electric grill-tough luck Jim. Tom B. Brown will begin wrlt i& to himself, he won a box of s ta t i0ne . r~ . Bob Tschampers was in high sp in t s ; h e won a se t of sherbets which he, of course, will give the wife for Christmas. Mickey Trefz was agaln absent. He claims he over- looked the date. Eleven new members were initiated, among whom were Messrs. Lamont, Berkley, Stadler and Geekie from this office. Mr. Berkley. of t he interl ine department, a n d Mr. Lamont of t he m~scel laneous bureau, furnished the chief a t t rac t ion of the eveninc-they nerformed in fine style. and received- a- rousine. welcome. %r.

a mystery than ever. We would appre- c ia te advlce a s to whv Arus McGill fa i l s tojoin--he to- be a member but something is holding him back. I t can't be money-what can i t be? Messrs.

Lallinger and Wentz of the claim department were on the committee in charge of the par ty and werc elected to servo on the executive committee agaln for the coming year.

A. 13. Tichenor of tho recheck department was delayed one mornlng recently from reaching the office on time. After. some cluizzing he stated it was caused by thc brrtkcs on his auto being stuck. We hope he has better breaka next

eleventh floor. L. D. Mauthe of the claim department

is back a t his desk a f t e r a strenuous week in the wilds of the Onarks. Louis - -

wns v&rv--mucll- niit out. He rennrts . - - - ~ - that a f t e i chasinQGh<t~he thought was a rabbit for several m ~ l e s he discovered he was chasing a young deer. Of course i t got away.

Clarence Nelson. who handles the cor- ~espondence in the recheck department. I S a c r e s t believer in brevitv. and ,Thenever his s i i n a t u r e appears . on a discrepancy, i t is sure to be returned -:idjusted? Tha t boys knows his on- ions.

The s tork brought another little daughter to the home of Torcst Bar- field, interline clerk. This IS his third l i t t le girl.

The l i t t le black bow tie, hanging loose around Gus W e ~ s s ' collar, indicates his individual~ty. Latcly the tie has been in i ts proper place. Wonder- ing why, we no t~ccd Gus s m ~ l i n g sweet- ly a t one of the young ladies across the aisle. One surely can do more work wreathed in smiles.

.Tor some time past, when Milton Mrl~tzer of the g lass house would t ake a day off occasionally on his vacation time i t mould be rumored about the offick t h a t he was pet t ing married. but like Mark Twain, Milton would re turn with the remark t h a t the reports con- cerning ,,him were "very much exaggerated. Thanksgivinr Day to most of us was only a holiday, but i t was "Alilt's" w e d d ~ n g day. a s we mere agreeably surprised to learn the next day. His bride was Miss Gladvs Blaine. From his co-workers of the Frisco Mr. Militoer was the recipient of an electr ic coffee urn, and silver cnndlc st icks ns a wedding gift , t h ~ prcsentntion being made by Robert Kunstel . hlr. Nil- itner is now laid un w ~ t h an infected foot and it is hoped he will soon re- cover.

F R E I G H T ACCOUNTING DEPT. AGENTS' ACCOUNTING DIV IS ION

ST. LOUIS, MO.

LILLS KULAGE. Reportcr

The A. A. department proper, deeply regretted the assignment of chief clerk G. E. Pipes to his ,new duties a t 7th Street stat ion, pa r t~cu la r ly for selfish reasons, a s he was "sitting prctty" where he was. Nr. Pipes was presented with a handsome Pa rkc r desk set on the evening of his departure, which he appreciated beyond words. We all heartily wish Mr. Pipcs every fu ture SLICCCss.

His successor is no s t ranger to us,

Page 65

a s A. J. Gerdel has been employed In this department for quite some time. We all wish Mr. Gerdel continued succcss in his ncw undertakings.

hlr. Gerdcl was succeeded by C. P. Bell from the auditor's off~cc, and we \velcome him in our midst.

Marie Kleyer had a taste of hospltal life this week when she had her tonstls removed. She recovered quickly. but t h ~ n k s it was a t e r r ~ b l e ordeal.

.\nd Miss Goldste~n, have you any more "brothers" like the one who meets you o n ~ a t u r d a y with a box of candy under his arm'? \Ye agree w ~ t h you those kind a r e few and f a r b e t w ~ e n .

\Ve would like to use this column to cxpress our sincere thanks to F. R. Griffith, who so kindlv ar ranced t o secure u s nuts this yenr and who takes care of the cash end of our buttcr purchases the year round. Mr. Stoehr also deserves a good bit of credit in seeing tha t we don't go hungry.

And what do you think, A. P. Sau- grain gencrnl traveling auditor has reall; been seen with a most s tuhning g r a y h a t which indeed make?, hlm look l i k e ' t h e "Sheik of Sheiks. As long a s we know Mr. S a u g r a ~ n he has never been seen with any other than a black hat.

Tr:~veling auditor McMurray paid 11s a visit this month, but he still failed to produce tha t baby's picture for the ma azine.

TTle entire department exprcsses i t s sincere sympathy to George Thiele in tho dcath of his mother.

.John Ruggaber, we thought you were a better protector than to allow Kath- ryn Nonn to fall in the snow. Tha t was one time l i t t le Bill Duff was on the job.

Bill Grummell is, working like a beaver on his new 64" dutics, having been recently assigned to th is work.

This i s a l i t t le belated. but wish to report t h a t Miss Hulda Uthoff spent a lovely vacation recently in Princeton, Ill.. with relatives.

Ha r ry Johnston, traveling auditor of switchinfi is back "in town" again, a f t e r hav in r spcnt considerable time In Pensacola Fla.

And l a i t but not least. wish on be- half of the A. A. department to wish all our magazine associates, a very happy and prosperous New Year. . -

OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER SPRINGFIELD, MO. -

ORVILLE COBLE, Reporter

.\nn;i \\'illigan could not figure out why Mil<$ Connelly was wearing n tlerv cross until she saw the red cross

Bowler, and Embry have now discontinued s t ack inc their ha t s on the flower bowl in the secretaries' room. for on a recent visit of the four, the bowl crashed to the floor.

Tha t Danley's Rhode Island Reds have captured a few blue ribbons a t the local ~ o u l t r v show 1s no lonrer news-it K a ~ n e n k d last vear and t h e - ~ - - ~ - . y e a r before too. But w6en they take well-nigh ail the prizes, including the grand cash award and an Ozark Incu-

PATRONIZE YOUR LOCAL WATCH INSPECTOR Your Local Watch Inspector will be glad to advise or assist you

to make an appropriate selection for any occasion HIS NAME HERE IS YOUR PROTECTION AND GUARANTEE

Adams, R. M. ................................................ E n d Okla. Gahlenbeck Jewelry Co ............. Pensacola. Florida Dilworth Jewelry Co ................................. Jasper, Ala. Haltom, G. W. .................................. Ft. Worth, Texas Farmer-Cannon Jewelry Co. ........ Birmingham, Ala. Hafner Watch & Optical Co ............. Dallas, Texaa

......................................... Finley, R. W XhaEee, Mo. Mace, J. H. ......................................... a s s City, Mo. Fink, John, Jewelry Co ................... P o r t Smith, Ark. Russell, E. E ....................................... A l t s Okla Graves, A. Co. ................................... . M e m p h i Tenn. Standard Jewelry Co ....................... Muskogee, Okla.

c BANKS ALONG THE FRISCO LINES

I ESTABLISHED 1872

I I We sollcit your business. ORerlng YOU a11 I THE MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK the service conslstenl wkh good, SHERMAN. TEXAS careful banking

Capital and Surplus $1,200,000.00 Will Appreciate Your Account I The Citizens Bank

1 I I JEROME O'HARA, President

a c . I ED. V. WILLIAJIS, Vlce-Presldenl A Complete Banklng Service I I The American National Bank I I TOM WATKINS, Cashler

Featurinn Commercial. Savings, lnvestmsn E. J. ADAMS, Asslatnut Cashler and Trust Departments. Establish your PARIS, TEXAS T. W. WATKINS, A s s I ~ u t Cashler

Oklahoma City connection here. 220 E. Commercial St.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA Profits, $350,000.00 SPRINGFIELD, MO. FRISCO DEPOSITORY BANK

Saving Systematically Is so easy when once begun and accumulates so rapidly that one has a comfortable sum of ready money before he realizes it.

Try it for a year and see how satisfactory the result will be.

Successful Banking SINCE 1873

R E S O U R C E S

Tw enty-two Million

The Fort Worth National Bank -- - FRISCO DEPOSITARY

Main at Fifth Street UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY

THE UNION NATIONAL BANK SPRINGFIELD. MO.

3% Interest Paid on Savings Accounts

4% Interest Paid on Time Certificates

The Bank That Always Runs Strong

BOATMEN'S NATIONAL BANK

ST. LOUIS. MO.

The Oldest Bank in Missouri

A Safe Place for Savings Since 1847

I "Bank With Security" I NATIONAL BANK

Open Daily to 5:00 P. M. Saturday to 6:30 P. M.

Ext ra Interest Extra Hours Extra Safe

I Eighth St., bet. Olive and Locust

The Peoples Bank of ~ ~ r i n g f i ~ l d , Missouri

W e A pp reciaie Your Business

OUR MOTTO

COURTESY, FAIRNESS AND EFFICIENCY

a r y 1, t o visi t w i t h the i r chi ldren f o r s e v e r a l months.

E . 0. Gillette ass i s tan t yardmas te r wi fe a n d son , ~ b d d y , s p e n t a few day; C h r i s t m a s shopping in St. Louis d u r i n g t h e m o n t h of December. L. A. XIanlev claim agent , a n d W. E.

Smedley, mail 'dlerk, re turned T h u r s d a y December 16, from Par i s , Texas, w h e d t h e y a t tended the a n n u a l Possum s u p - per. The fol lowing w a s served: 63 pos- s u m 4 g o a t s 1 s t e e r 22 hens 126 loaves of b k a d 2 d u s ~ l e l s of onio;; 4 bushels o f potatbes. 300 pickles, and '30 ga l lons o f coffee. The meat w m a l l barbecued a n d there were SO gal lons of hash made o u t of t h e various nlcats.

All t h e yard office force a t Monett Join in wishln- e v e r y o t h e r member of t h e Frisco f a s l y a w r y H A P P Y NEIV YEAR!

SIGNAL DEPARTMENT SPRINGFIELD, MO.

severa l d a y s in Springfield t h e first of t h e month, v i s i t ing re la t ives a n d fr iends.

OFFICE OF CAR ACCOUNTANT- SPRINGFIELD, MO.

BI.\RIE ARNOLD. Repor te r

Miss N a r y Burre l l secre ta ry to W. L. Engl i sh , s p e n t l a s t b e e k i n th i s oPfice w o r k i n g u p d a t a f o r Mr. English.

Some more cl imbing t h e ladder f a s t -Edward Bernard promoted to r a t e c le rk ; Eddie Grob t icket s t o c k c le rk . F r a n k Zoellner ;repaid order clerk: Rober t Reed dhief file c l e r k Connie Fr ics , mi lk Arent: Richard Kholl. as- ~- - -

s i s t a n t milk a g e n t . F r a n k ~ f c ~ n e n ; , ass i s tan t t icket s tobk clerk, a n d Ber t Baumgar tner . chief mail room clerk. A Happy, H e a l t h y New Y e a r to o u r

shut - ins on lcave of absence-Myrtle V a n e a t h e r home, Myrtle Lachmund a t t h e Mt. Vernon Sana tor ium. Mvrtle 3111-

OFFICE SUPT. OF TERMINALS SPRINGFIELD, MO.

l e r in the company hosbital 'a t >- t r -~ouis , a n d Eunice Letsch a t h e r home.

C. J a r r a t t , chief clerk, i s t a k i n g his vacation d u r i n g t h e holidays. snendinx DOLYNE SCOTT. Repor te r . . t h e t ime a t home.

- Mr. MTalker i s s iwht-seeinv in t h e

south, v i s i t ing ~ t l u g t a a n d - ~ s h v i l l e , a l so visi t ing Washington , D. C.

If decorat ions help to c r e a t e t h e Chr i s tmas s p i r ~ t , we should cer ta in ly he imbued w i t h t h a t sp i r i t in o u r o f -

Our Chr i s tmas holiday mail and passenger business increased, bu t we were prepared to handle a g r e a t e r a m o u n t of th i s business t h a n ever before. W o r k i s n e a r i n g complet ion a round t h e n e w passenger s ta t ion , a n d we expect t o be in the w a i t i n g room by J a n u a r y 1.

One of o u r former chief yard c le rks J. TI7. Hurlbut . of Los Anrzeles. ~ a l i l

MATILDA C. HOFF~TAN, Repor te r

One of t h e social events of t h e sea- s o n w a s a surpr i se p a r t y g iven b Mrs L a k e E. Omen f o r h e r husband d v e m - ber 30, In honor of h i s bir ihday, in which a l l members of t h e s igna l depar tment , m ~ t h exception of t h e wr i te r , part icipated: i t bein- a stas: affair T h e c rowd assembled J o h n Kastler 's ; a n d f rom there went to the Owen home i n a body. Mrs Owen wi thdrew leav- i n g L a k e to en'tertain his g u e s i s a n d f r o m sna tches of conversat ion heard t h e y had one glorious time. Mr. Owen w a s presented wi th a handsome um- h r ~ l l a

fice. C. L. Pender w a s off d u t y a few days

th i s month on account of a sprained ankle. fornia, came in t o s e e u s Z f e w d a y s

ilfio. Nr. H u r l b u t i s i n Springfield vis- i t i n g his mother who is s e r ~ o u s l

George Sisk, dwitchmnn, a n d far%ly. spent t h e holidays wi th relat ives i n

ii~-of o u r no tes to S a n t a Claus Are f o r a c a t w i t h g r e a t b ig paws Or f o r t h e Pied P i ~ e r of Haml in to\;n- T h e one who ga ined s o much renown I n r idd ing t h a t town of a l l i t s r a t s W l t h o u t t h e a id of a n y cats . Ash Grove.

Chris Ellison, yard clerk. i s v i s i t ing h i s b ro ther in Los Angeles, California.

G. G, Dorris , swi tchman, a n d wife a r e leav ing shor t ly f o r Los Angeles td v ~ s i t relatives.

George Laker , swi tchman, w a s in- ju red severa l d a y s a g o account of a knuckle dropping on his foot.

T h e son of B. W. Gaffga, swi tchman, is ill a t t h e present t ime w i t h scar le t Fever.

We've r a t s l ike those in t h a t s t o r y old, They ' re aged. whiskered f a t and hold. Those rats . we a r e told' i n t h a t much

famed fable E v e n licked t h e fo'od f rom off t h e cook's

ladle. Our r a t s t a k e o u r lunch r i g h t under

- - - . - - . Another g leam of sunshine is b r igh t -

e n i n g t h e home of F. C. H a r p e r and w i f e of Paola. L i t t l e Bobbie William

o u r eyes, I t seems t h a t never a one of them dies.

a r r i v e d on Novcmber 28-weighf 7% pounds. Nr . H a r p e r is superv isor on t h e nor thern division.

Mrs. W. C. Claman, son William, a n d d a u g h t e r Margare t , of Sullivan, s p e n t

-.. R o y Smith, genera l m a n a g e r of t h e

Ozark "eed Company, i s a . v e r y b u s y man-busy feeding cars of l ~ v e poul t ry moving t h r o u a h Sprin-'field.

Haro ld Motz. caller.-has re turned t o

We've even s e n t to town f o r cheese I n t o t h e t r a p s these r a t s t o t c a s e : But a lack , a lack . I 'm s o r r y to say , T w o g i r l s w h o m u s t have been h u n g r y

t h a t d a y Took w e e t i n y nibbles f rom off t h e

square- I t seemed a del icate t r e a t and rare.

w o r k a f t e r a t h r e e weeks' absence.^^ - -

E. G. Wall , yardmaster . had one of his sons, w h o is a t t e n d i n g school a t Conception, injured, a n d unable to r e - t u r n home for the holidays. The o t h e r ST. LOUIS ADVERTISERS

Of course if those ~ i r l s e a t a l l t h e bai t We'll s implv h a v e to s i t a n d w a i t F o r some bkight p iper to come a l o n g And lure them off w i t h a l i l t ing song. We've trier1 a l l t h e means which every

one known.

m e m b e r s of Mr. W a l l ' s fami lv w e r e

M A R Y L A N ~ HOTEL Next to Frisco Building

ST. LOUIS. MO. POPULAR PRICE EUROPEAN HOTEL

Absolutely Fireproof Rates: $1.50 and Up Per Day

Electrlc Fan (Wee) In Every Room EATS :-Unexcelled CAFETERIA and

COFFEE SHOP Servlce

B u t I t %&emsthe i r number dai ly grows. I f f o r r idd ing of r a t s you've a remedy, W e a s k for i t on bended knee!

-. . -. . . K. Shackelford, switchman. h a s

been t ransfer red t o Jonesboro. Ark. J . At te rbury , e x t r a swi tchman, is in

Oklahoma, fenc ing h is fa rm. B. W. G a d g a s w ~ t c h m a n , h a s been

~ p p 2 i n t e d ~ o c a i Chai rman of t h e B. o r PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPART- MENT-ST. LOUIS, MO. n. I .

So m a n y swi tchmen have asked t o be off f o r t h e holidavs t h a t i t has t h e Zen-

- -

I JEFFERSON 0414 JEFFERSON 0415 MOLLIE S. EDWARDS, Repor te r era1 v a r d m a s t e r - s c r a t c h i n z his head

t r y i n i t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e z ill,- T h e swi tchmen in t h e Springfield

terminal . w h o claim t o be hunters . h a v e had l i t t l e success this year , excuses I Becht Laundry Co

we Specialize in I varying-windy weather , d r v weather. wet weather, - o r a g u n tliat doesn't shoot s t r a i g h t .

T h e w a l k w a y s of t h e th ree s u b w a y s under t h e t r a c k s on t h e n o r t h side a r e about completed, which i s considered qui te a n improvement by t h e ci t izens l iv ing n o r t h of the t r a c k .

F r a n k 31. Crooks. 63 years old. died a t h i s home. 1010 W e s t W a l n u t s treet , December 1, fol lowing a brief illness. Mr. Crooks had been a conductor on the Fr i sco f o r a number of years, b r i n g one of t h e oldest on t h e road i n ~ o i n t of

o r if h e is j u s t t r y i n g t o m a k e u s jealous of h i s l a t e vacation.

H a r r y Taffe i s back on t h e job a f t e r a week of his vacation, looklng fit a n d fine for a n o t h e r v e a r of work .

R o b e r t JIcConnell is improving v e r y nicely, a n d i t i s t h e wish of t h e de- ~ a r t m c n t t h a t w e wil l see h i s s u n n v

~ a r n i l ~ Laundry 1 330 1 - 1 1 Bell Ave.. St. Louis

I f We Want Good Candy smile back soon. Connie-Fr ies Is t r y i n g to m a k e a l l 05

u s jealous w i t h h i s one and t w o clays vacation. b u t n o w t h a t h e h a s a n e w job h e wil l be w a n t i n g more t h a n t h e servlce.

J a m e s H. Bailey, former ly of Spr ing- field, cliecl a t his home in Picher, Okla.. December 1. Mr. Bailey w a s a n eas te rn division conductor, a n d w a s the f a t h e r of I'aul C. Bailey, switchman.

one o r t w o days. Connie is t h e n e w milk agent , position former ly held by Rober t Recd, who is now c h ~ e f file clerk. I t is t h e wish of al l , t h a t these t w o promis ing y o u n g men keep climb- i n g t h e ladder to success. I 910-912 O L I V E

SPRINGFIELD GEN. STORE ROOM INVESTMENT BONDS

W e deal in issues of the United States Government, Railroads, Public Utility and Industrial Corporations with

established records of earnings

BERTHA V. R E E D , Repor te r

Ger t rude Cros, s tenographer i n L. J. Levsaht 's effice, en te r ta ined the s tore room gi r l s club a t her home, ,504 E . Grand avenue, T h u r s d a y n ight , Novem- ber 18. W e had a s o u r g u e s t s Mav Demnn. Hazel Clark, Velma N a r t i n a n d E d n a ZIurphy.

P e a r l Fa in , s tenographer in g e n e r a l

AID & COMPANY, Inc. I SECURITY BUILDING ST. LOUIS, MO. I I MEJIBERS. ST. LOUIS STOCK EXCHAiiGE I

January, 1927

storekeeper's office attended the football game a t ~ o l u h b i a , Mo., recently.

Geo. Pia t t , t rucker, i s absent f rom work account of an injury to his foot.

W. R. (Buck) Winn has accepted a position in the general office building. H e was formerly employed in the store accountant's office. store room.

Hcnr ie t ta Truman, secretary to genera l storekeeper, and Velma Martin. stenowrapher in lumber yard office, spentosunday, Xovember 14, in Kansas Citv. Mo. - ~ - .

~ m m e t t Mayabb's wife, who has been ill at the Burge Hospital, was removed to her home last week, and i t is reported tha t her condition i s improving.

We a r e glad to see Alice Edmondson, price clerk, and H,elen Aldrich, invoice clerk back a t thelr desks. Both Alice and ele en were on the sick l ist the l a t t e r pa r t of November.

Clifford Kincaid, price clerk, and Em- mett Mayabb, t racer clerk were absent from work recently, accouht having the " n ~ l . ~ -- -.

Funera l services fo r iCIrs. Zula Sperry, a g e 6 1 years who died Monday morning, ~ e c e m b 6 r 13 in a local hospital following a brief 'illness, were held a t three o'clock Thursday afternoon a t the Alma Lohmeyer funeral home. Rev. J W. Pearson pastor of St. Paul Neth- ohist Church, hnd, Dr. C. H. Briggs, former pastor ofT~c~ated . Interme-nt was made in biaple P a r k Cemetery. Mrs. Sperry was the mother of E. G. Sperry, s tore accountant. The s tore room employes extend their sincere sympathy to t he bereaved.

Tom Crabb has been employed a s our new messenger boy In file room. Ray- mond Neddins w h o was formerly mes- scnger boy, h& been assigned position a s assistant to the agent.

Belton Hembree has accepted a posl- tion in the upst&irs office a s punch clerk.

Nr. Perlman land appraiser, s tore room. has aurchased a new Ford couDe.

T. C. ~ ' ~ e l l e y , chief clerk to division storekeeper, and R. W. Yates, stock man attended a Nasonic lodge meetlng a t &onett, Tuesday night, December 7. T F Phillips, storekeeper a t Nonett G e t the "gang," of which several other Frisco employes were included, and es- corted them to the Masonic t e m ~ 2 , ~ where they were served with a n number one bancluet. a f t e r which the derrree was conferred by members of ~ ~ r i n i f l e l d lodges.

Mrs. G. E. Uselton, mother of Ruth Uselton, stenographer in general storekeeper's office who has been ill for two o r three 'weeks is reported improved. We wish fdr Mrs. Uselton a speedy recovery.

0. H. Beazley land appraiser, received word from Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lindsley F o r t Worth, Texas, announc- i n g the 'birth of twin daughters. Mr. Lindsley was formerly located a t Springfield, but a t present is land ap- nraiser for t he Frisco a t F o r t Worth. .. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Funera l services were held a t three o'clock Fr iday afternoon. December 17. a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Den- ham 541 Poplar St, for Curl H. Stracke. 32 ykars old, who died Wednesday, De- cember 15, a t his home in B l~ thev i l l e , Ark. In terment was made In Maple P a r k cemetery under t he direction of the Herman H Lohmevcr funeral home and United Lodge NO.'^. Rev. John T. Bacon and Rev. Lewis M. Hale officiated a t t he services. Mr. St racke i s survived by the widow who w a s formerly Miss Lucille ~ e n h d m of th is city, by one daughter and the parents Nr. and Mrs. Al. H. Stracke. The deceased was the hrnther-in-law of A. G. Denham. chief Eie-Fc?o Feneral-storekeeper. The s tore room employes extend their sincere sympathy to t he bereaved. - -

A marrlage license appeared in the Springfield Leader. December 17, of Noah Baris and Lillian Patton. Mr. Fa r i s i s counterman a t the store room. Conaratulations.

~ & p h Yates, formerly t rucker at s tore room is uow employed a t the west shoa in the mechanical accounting de- aar lment . W e wish Ralph success. . ~

he s tore employes regretted to learn of the death of Claude W. Wade. Claude was instantly killed Thanksglv-

Page 69

N O - O X - I D Every day new uses develop for this remarkable Rus t Preventive. Photo

shows application to 10 miles of 110-pound rail on a main line in the Southwest. Entire outside of the rail, angle bars, bolts, tie plates, spikes and switches were covered.

This not only adds years to the life of this ecluipment, but, combining lubrication wi th rus t prevention, assures freedom of movement within the joints in rail expansion and contraction.

W h a t is your r u s t problem?

DEARBORN CHEMICAL CO. 299 Broadway, New York 310 S . Michigan Ave., Chicago

Serving Steam Umern Since 1987

while hunt ing near the Caplinger mill, clerk t o 0. 0. Olsen, storekeeper. Pen- Cedar county. He was an employe of sacoia Lines. the Friseo west shops. Before s t a r t i ng A f e w days ago our general foreman. his services with the Frisco he was S. H. Gaston, made a t r ip to the coun- employed a s clerk a t the Bar t le t t Drug t ry to t ake a rabbit hunt, but he re- Store. Svmnathv i s extended to the turned with a carload of fresh nork ? . - - - ~ ~ - - ~

bereaved. sausage, spare ribs, etc., which f i u l d John Walker, stock man, is contem- indicate t h a t he had a t ip t ha t his

plating on making a tr ip to Pensacola fo lks hack home were butchering tha t to visit his son, Lowell, who i s chief week.

News and Views of the Super~isors

WM. B. SKINNER, Reporter machine and dead work foreman, i n - alace of A. TV. Brinkman. resigned. H. E. Bassett general foreman a t

P i t t sbu rg ~ a n s i s , was retired, on No- vember L 'af ter serving thirty-SIX years

pro;;ioted - R. H. ~ a m m , promoted to r ip t rack

foreman, in place of A. A. Mayer, at Valn Tnnn

Walter Constance, formefiv black-

shop recently. A t t he regular monthly meeting of

Local No. 1. December 14. the followinr officers weke elected: '

President-C. W. Carter Vice-President-George Har r i s Secretary-I. G. Holt Treasurer-Harry C. Holden Trustees-R. C. Heinze. W. C.

Glasson. E d w a r d F. Esser.' Mr. a n d Mrs. John E. Northcutt an -

nounce the birth of a fine baby boy. IM~. Northcutt is electrical foreman under J. T. F i t e at Sprlngfleld west coach - -

shop. Account position of general foreman

a t North Springfield locomotive shop being abolished E. W. Brown w a s transferred a s g&eral foreman a t West T l l l ~ a A -.--.

The position of t inner foreman at north locomotive shop, Springfield, held by Fred Shanks, has been abolished.

Albert Schofleld was transferred a s shop inspector a t west coach shop his former position of t ruck and platiorm foreman having been assigned t o Peter P. Peterson.

Georae D. Alford asslaned a s niece- - - A -.-, ..... in& Day, when s t ruck by lightning Leo Sternberg, promoted to ac t ing w o r k c h e c k e r a t ~ a n s a s - c i t y .

R. J. Ringey apyointed hostler fore- m a n a t Wichita. -.. .... - - . . ..- . - ~ .

Georgo M. Reg-, made ac t ing night roundhouse foreman a t Arnory in place of Claude L Holmes, transferred t o n i ah t roundhouse foreman a t Memphis.

1 Robert M. Lucas Co. I ~ v e r e t t TY. Brown, general Foreman

in place of Oscar H. Parker , who was I Cements and Paints transferred to nlachlne foreman a t Cha R e e . for Railroads

Jake R. Hfrsch, n i ~ h t roundhouse foreman at JIemphls, has been transferred to Pensacola.

0. H. Parkcr. appointed machine foreman in place of I.eo Sternberg, who wa9 ac t inz toremnn a t ChafEeo.

~-~ ~. W. 0. Coy appointed piecework

checker at F O ~ Smith, in place of H. B. J. Barry, who i s off account siclcncss.

~t has been suggested tha t persons 1955 West Thirty-first Street or partles a t tending the festivities a t t he Shrlno 3Iosque~ do not park their buggies on McDan~el Ave., but i f no CHICAGO, ILL., U. S. A. bther parking space available, be sure to lock tightly.

CREATORS AND MAKERS OF

Flexible Corrosion Proof

I All Sizes of Washed and Screened SAND and GRAVEL I PLANTS : PACIFIC. MO. and MOSELLE, MO. : FRISCO R. R.

ST. LOUIS MATERIAL AND SUPPLY CO. 314 N. 4th Street St. Louis, Mo.

St. Louis Frog & Switch Co.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

J. W. MCMURRY CONTRACTING CO.

R. R. & Bridge Contractors

51 1 Railway Exchange Bldg.

KANSAS CITY. MO.

60 pages of vital bualness facts and Bguree. Who, where and how many Your proapecta are. 8.900 Hnes of buslneaa covered. Com- piled by the Lamest Dlrectory Publish- ers In the world thru information ob-

~ernknds Proof / 4 Medieval days a man

became a knight by prov- ing his merit in the lists. Marathon products have become popular only by repeated proof of their merits. A trial of Marathon Gas, oline and Marathon Motor Oil will c o n v i n c e you.

TRANSCONTINENTAL OIL CO.

General Offices : Ritz Bldg. T U L S A , OKLAHOMA

In Fighting Fire - SOLVAY

CALCIUM CHLORIDE as eK~c t l ' u~ t h QS as plain wafm

Write for Booklet No. 8255

THE SOLVAY SALES CORPORATION 40 Rector St. New York -

January, 1927 W~%&CO ~ M P L O S S ~ & ~ Z I N E

LIST CONSTRUCTION CO. Railroad Contractors

Contracting CHILLED W H E E L S

For Freight Engine Passenger Service

Dickson Car Wheel Company

Gerhardt Construction Company

I 415 Rai lway Exchange Bui ld ing

KANSAS C I T Y , MO.

Houston, T e x a s

General Contractors

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.

SERVICE - MILEAGE - SAFETY - ECONOMY

UNION STEEL CASTING COMPANY PITTSBURGH, PA.

CARBON and VANADIUM CAST STEEL LOCOMOTIVE FRAMES

General Miscellaneous Castings for Locomotive and Car Work

I S 1 p E 9 S Paint Materials for Every Railroad Purpose! I JAPAN OIL ENAMEL OIL

COMBINATION JAPAN OIL S I P E ' S JAPAN SPIRITS PASTE PAINTS

JAMES B, SIPE & COMPANY Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Pittmburgh. Pa.

Frisco Protects Its Employees Frisco is careful about the wiping rags that it puts in the hands of its employes. No chance can be taken with allowing minor scratches to become infected. That's the reason Frisco u s e s KLEEN KWALITY I< L 0 T H S , only. These wipers a re not only clean, but their special treatment makes them a s sanitary a s hospital gauze-and they a re lintless a s well.

AARON FERER & SONS St. Louis Nine Branches

KLEEN KWALITY KLOTHS

1 LEE WILSON & CO. WILSON, ARKANSAS

Manufacturern of

Band - Sawn Southern Hardwoods

JUST CENTRAL ORDER 1070

You Can Buy Comfort by the Ton

I HAWTHORN COAL COMPANY

General Railroad

ARCADE B U I L D I N G YARDS:

Wholesale and Retail S t . Louis and St. Louis County

I Contractor I 867 Roland St., Memphis, Tenn. I International Business Machines Corporation

Tabulating & Accounting Machines

Time Recorders - Scales 1 50 Broad St. NEW YORI<, N. Y.

P/%~~co FMPLO%S*~CQZINE Jamtnry, 1927

The Mount Vernon C a r M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co.

Just completed, New R e p a i r Shop,

500' x 150'. Fully equipped with Cranes, Electr ic Heaters, etc., enabl- ing us to work in all k inds o f weather.

Capacity 10,000 Freight Cars;

150,000 Wheels; 20,000 tons Forgings.

BUILDERS OF FREIGHT CARS

MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS

Magnus Company INCORPORATED

Journal Bearings and Bronze Engine Castings

I NEW YORK CHICAGO

s-ARD BEBm-S!l'EEL rnOWNDIZY GO. OIEIJB, IOWA

LOCOMOTIVE CASTINGS EXCLUSIVELY

MAIN PLANT AND GENERAL OFFICES SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

Pngc 73

Southern Wheel Co.

MANUFACTURERS OF

CHILLED IRON CAR WHEELS

PLANTS: ST. LOUIS BIRMINGHAM, ALA ATLANTA. GA. SAVANNAH, GA. PORTSMOUTH, VA. PITTSBURGH. PA. ROCHESTER. N. Y. SAYRE, PA.

CLEVELAND, OHIO

HARDIE -TYNES MFG. CO.

Corliss arld Throttling Engines

AIR COMPRESSORS

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

North American Car Company TANK CARS FOR LEASE

CAR REPAIRS OUR SPECIALTY

SHOPS

CHICAGO, ILL. C O F F E Y V I L L E , KANS. W E S T TULSA, OKLA.

GENERAL OFFICE

327 South LaSalle Street

CHICAGO

BIND YOUR RECORDS Into Permanent Books

t%

Adopted by general and local offices of every large railroad in the United States

. %

BINDING MACHINES

P E R M A N E N T BINDERS

LOOSE L E A F DEVICES FOR

A L L PURPOSES

McBee Binder Co. New York St. Louis Athens

Cleveland Chicago

Headlight headquarters

Headlights and turbo-generators

Train lighting system

Train control steam turbo-generators

Yard floodlights Locomotive electric

fittings

7he PYLE-NATIONAL COMPANY

1334-1358 North Kostner Avenue Chicago, Ill., U . S. A.

Forster Paint and Manufacturing

Company WINONA. MINN.

Refiners and Manufacturers of

Graphite and Graphite Specialties

Roof Paint, Roof Cement, Etc.

The FRISCO u8e8 NATIONAL TRAIN CONTROL and will be glad t o give others the facts and figures on it8 Simplicity, Reliability, Low Cost and Low Maintenance.

The National Safety Appliance Co.

Railway Exchange Bldg. - CHICAGO, ILL. 57 Post Street - SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

Against Accident and Illness Use CONTINENTAL Protection

THE SERVICE SUPREME C O N T I X E N T A L S E R V I C E m a y b e d e n e n d e d unon . A C O S T I N E N T A L POLICY M E A N S P E A C E O F M I N D A N D A P A Y C H B C K W H E N E A R N I N G S F R O M YOUR O C C U P A T I O N A R E S T O P P E D . C O N T I N E N T A L representatives may b e f o u n d on e v e r y r a l l r o a d d lv l s lon In t h e U n i t e d S t a t e 8 a n d C a n a d a .

H. G. 6. ALEXANDER. President

~~ General Offices: Chicwo. U. S. A.

Canadian Head Office, Toronto

CUT OUT AN0 MAIL TODAY

Continental Casualty Company. 910 Mlchlgan Avenue, Chicago. ILL.

I am employed by the FAISCO SYSTEM Divlslon .

Ple:~se send nle InfnrmaLlon In regard to sour he ;~ l t l~ nnd accld~nt pollclev such aa nre rarrle~l 11). hnndreds or mv fellow em- plnses In the U111ted Stales and Canada.

................................................................ My age Is

................................................. 1I.v occupnrlan Is

ADDRESS .................... .......................................

VILOCO RAILWAY EQUIPMENT CO.

C H I C A G O

FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE

VILOCO I m p r o v e d Sanders VILOCO Bell Ringers

VILOCO A u t o m a t i c Ra,il W a s h e r s

CRESCENT Metallic P a c k i n g

DeBARDELEBEN COALS SIPSEY - EMPIRE - CORONA - CARBON HILL - HULL

For

Domestic, Steam, Gas. By-product and Ceramics

DeBARDELEBEN COAL CORPORATION The South's Largest Producers and Marketers of

HIGH GRADE COALS BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Indiana and Illinois Coal Corporation MONTGOMERY COUNTY ILLINOIS COAL

1425 Old Colony Building

CHICAGO

Daily Capacity, 20,000 Tons Located on the Big Four and C. & E. I. Railroads

WESTERN TIE AND TIMBER COMPANY 905 SYNDICATE TRUST BLDG.

WALTER POLEMAN, President A. R. FATHMAN, Vice-president E. A. NIXON, Vice-president THOS. T. POLEMAN, Sec'y and Treas.

Treated and Untreated Cross and Switch Ties, Piling, Car and Track Oak

KETTLE RIVER TREATING COMPANY MADISON, ILLINOIS

Zinc and Creosoted CROSS TIES, Modern Adzing and Boring Machines Treating Plants located at Madison and Edwardsville, Ill.

E. A. NIXON, President R. A. CALVIN, V.-P. and Sales Mgr. A. R. FATHMAN, Vice-president H. G. McELHINNEY, Sec'y and Gen. Supt. R. E. KNEELAND, V.-P. and G. Mgr. . J . E. PETERSON, Treasurer

WHITE COUNTY LUMBER MILLS ENRIGHT, ARKANSAS

QUICK DELIVERIES OF

OAK - GUM - CYPRESS Especially equipped to fill RUSH orders of CAR and TRACK OAK

WALTER POLEMAN, President THOS. T. POLEMAN, Vice-Preeident A. R. FATHMAN, Secretary and Treasurer

905 SYNDICATE TRUST BUILDING, SAINT LOUIS

]X/?&CO ~ M P L O ~ & I W Z I N E Janzlarj, 2927

Manning, M a x w e l l & Moore, Inc.

MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF

Ashcrof t Gauges Putnam Machine Tools Consolidated Safety Valves TRADE MARK

Hancock Inspirators and Valves Shaw Cranes BRANCH OFFICES

Hayden & Derby Injectors Mill Supplies Boston Detroit Seattle Birmingham Cleveland San Franc~sco

Buffalo Philadelphia St. Louis I Main Office: 100 East 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Chicaoo Pittsburoh

B U F F A L O B R A K E BEAM COMPANY BRAKE BEAMS FOR ALL CLASSES OF EQUIPMENT

Brake Pin f Knuckle Pins Brake Pins

(Self Locking) 9 (Self Locking)

3: F .kpv Brake Shoe Keys

Brake Hanger Pins - , (Self Locking) (Self Locking)

PPORTS FOR BRAKE BEAMS

I NEW YORK ST. LOUIS BUFFALO

I

I THE OHIO INJECTOR COMPANY 1437 Monadnock Block CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Manufacturers of

OHIO LIFTING INJECTORS CHICAGO NON-LIFTING I N J E C T O R S

CHICAGO AUTOMATIC FLANGE OILERS, CHICAGO LUBRICATORS, OHIO LOW WATER ALARMS, CHICAGO AUTOMATIC

DRIFTING VALVES, LOCOMOTIVE BOILER ATTACHMENTS, OHIO CAB SQUIRTS

M I N E R FRICTION DRAFT GEARS IDEAL SAFETY HAND BRAKES

SAFETY BOLSTER LOCKING CENTER PINS REFRIGERATOR CAR DOOR FASTENERS SIDE BEARINGS

W. H. M I N E R , INC. 111 THE ROOKERY CHICAGO

Baldwin Locomotives are in service the world over. With a record of 60,000 built to date, and ample plant facilities, we are prepared to solve the motive power problems of any railroad, no matter how difficult they may be.

I The Baldwin Loco'motive Works

THE KELLY ATKINSON CONST. CO. KELLY ATKINSON BUILDING CO.

KELLY ATKINSON FOUNDATION CO. SECURITY BLDC. CHICAGO

STEWART M a c h i n e r y Company

41 1 Buder Building. St. Louis. Mo. BURY AIR COMPBESSORS

COCHIIAXY \Yarer Jultrurrs, Hearers and Flow afeters.

Dean Centrifugal and Steam Pumps. Strong Steam Traps.

In soliciting business request merchants t o

FREIGHT purchase from industries o n t h e FRISCO WE SELL

Gasoline, Kerosene, Distillate Gas Oil and Free Oil

AGENTS ANDERSON-PRICHARD OIL CORPORATION OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.

R E F I N E R Y : C Y R I L , O K L A .

LARCO W R E N C H and MFG. CORPORATION

UNIVERSAL A L L BRASS T A N K A N D FLOAT VALVES

7800 Woodlawn Ave. Chicago, Illlnols

Pittsburgh Forge & Iron Co.

I PITTSBURGHi PA. I Car and Locornotlve Axlee

Heavy Forglngs

Crank Pins Piston Rods

Atlas Staybolt & Engine Bolt I ron

Screw Spikes Track Bolts I CHICAGO OFFICE, RY. EXCHANGE BLDG. I

Unxld Railroad Fusees

INSURE SAFETY Best by Every Test

U N E X C E L L E D MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Inc.

N E W Y O R K , N. Y.

Leavell Coal Co. MINERS AND SHIPPERS

MAGIC CITY COAL I TULSA, OKLAHOMA 1

( Jno. H. Heimbuecher Metals Co. I "Laraeat CODDCT Stock tn the W a a P - . .

BRASS Nickel Silver BRONZE STEEL COPPER ZINC

In All Forms I SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI I

Cattle Guards P. 0. Box 522 S o u t h Side Stat ion

SPRINGFIELD, MO.

Hubbard Steel Foundry Co. Miscellaneous Car and Locomotlve

Castings

PLANT AND GENERAL OFFICES:

E. CHICAGO, INDIANA

lERTS CO. I

I SWEDOX I WELDING RODS. WIRES & ELECTRODES

A Grade of Rod For Every Class of Welding by the Electric or Acetylene Proceas

CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE COMPANY Chlcapo, Illinois - Detroit. Mlohlpan

WOLF RIVER SAND CO. WASHED and SCREENED

SAND and GRAVEL Office: 622 Fal l s Bui ld ing

MEMPHIS. TENN. C A R L O A D S H I P M E N T S A SPECIALTY

Smokeless Fuel Company HUNTINGTON, ARK.

M I N E R S A N D SHIPPERS OF

Semi-Anthracite C o a l

CONTINENTAL TURPENTINE & ROSIN CORPORATION

LAUREL, MISS.

Manufacturers of Steam Distilled Wood Turpentine.

Steam Distilled Pine .Oil. F Grade Wood Ros~n

OXY-ACETY LENE WELDING & CUTTING Midvale Coal Co.

EQUIPMENT HIGH GRADE STEAM

I W . R . MAXWELL Railroad and Foundry Supplies

915 Olive Street SAINT LOUIS, MO.

- .

MODERN ENGINEERING CO. I I AND DOMESTIC COAL

Chemical Bldg. ST. LOUIS, MO. 3411 Pine Blvd. St. Lou is I Oxweld Railroad Service Company HENRY ADAMSON

COAL & MINING CO.

MINERS and SHIPPEFLS OF COAL

REPRESENTING:

L l N D E AIR PRODUCTS CO. T H E PREST-0-LITE CO., INC. (Linde Oxygen) (Prest-0-Lite Acetylene)

Mines Located Four and One-Half Miles East of the Ci ty of Tulsa OXWELD ACETYLENE CO. UNION CARBIDE SALES CO.

(Oxweld Apparatus) (Union Carbide) WHEN I N THE MARKET FOR COAL Call Phone Cedar 5588 or Osage 9810-F21

OR \\'RITE US

TULSA, OKLA. R. R. 1, Box 145

We Want Your Business

Carbide & Carbon Building Railway Exchange Building

NEW YORK CITY CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1 W. 0. SCHOCK CO. I - - -

( Wm. Robertson & Co. I I Brookside-Pratt Mining Co. I I Robertson Cinder Conveyor for Railway Cinder Pite I FUEL OIL

-- LIBERTY CENTRAL TRUST BUILDING

SAINT LOUIS

1 Supreme Mining Company I Great Northern Building

20 W. JACUSON BLVD. I INCORPORATED I A. R. Long. President I Albert Allison, Secretary-Treasurer (

I PRODUCERS OF I ( Tri-State Culvert Mfg. Co. I Vulcan Rivet Corporation B I R M I N C H A M . ALA. I Steam and Domestic Coal I Manufacturers of

"Toncan Better Iron Culverts" 514 Randolph B ldg . Memphis, Tenn.

1 RIVETS - TRACK SPIKES ( Brown-Marx B u i l d i n g

B I R M I N G H A M , ALA. I Works and Office: Dolcito Juncllon. Ala. I -- -

1 W. CARSON ADAMS E. J. ROWE / DEVOY & KUHN I COAL & COKE CO. I 111 B I R M I N C H A M , ALABAMA

Cuite 1225

Central National Bank Bldg.

SEVENTH A N D O L I V E STS.

ST. LOUIS, MO. FOR EVERY PURPOSE

CAPACITY OF MINES AND OVENS 21/2 MILLION TONS ANNUALLY

The Carbon Coal Company

I PITTSBURG, KANS.

Mines on the Frisco at

Scammon, Kans.

FT. S M I T H ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO.

COLD STORAGE FOR ALL PERISHABLE MERCHANDISE

Storage Capacity, 125 Cars Daily Ice Making Capacity. 125 Tons

F O R T S M I T H - - ARKANSAS

1 INSTANT SERVICE PHONE 6-0154 1 Bluff City Delivery Co

Ice and Coal . / I General Office, 651 Beale Avenue

M E M P H I S , T E N N . I The Cleveland File Co.

Quality Files Since 1899

ST. LOUIS OFFICE 1712-14 CHESTNUT ST.

INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES

For All Purposes -Under All Con- ditions - Every- where - KRRITE - G i v e s U n- equalled Service.

Telephone. GArf ie ld 5233

RUSSELL V. LARKIN Manufac- turer of PRINTING

412-414 N. 3rd St. SAINT LOUIS

Tiger Brand Superb Linseed Oil ABSOLUTELY PURE

THE FREDONIA Linseed Oil Works Co.

FREDONIA , KANS.

1 Byrnes Belting Co. I MANUFACTURERS

Oak Tanned Leather Belting Hose Packing

S A I N T LOUIS

I Duner Car Closets Enameled Iran Wet or Dry C l o ~ b I

DUNER CO. 101 S. C l i n t o n St. CHICAGO For detailed description see Car Bullders

Cyclopedia 1922 Edltion

JOHN LUCAS AND COMPANY

1362 West 37th Street CHICAGO - - ILLINOIS

OUR OWN CRUDE OUR OWN PIPE LINES

B A R N S D A L L Be Square Petroleum Products

3 Modern Refineries

BARNSDALL, OKLAHOMA WICHITA, KANSAS

OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA 3 OUR OWN REFINERIES OUR OWN TANK CARS

DEPENDABLE SOURCE OF SUPPLY

I BARNSDALL REFINERIES, Inc. I Subsidiary Barnsdall Corporation

Executive OfRces General Sales OfRces Petroleum Building. Tulsa, Okla. 624 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill.

CROWE COAL COMPANY Genera1 Office, Dwight BuiIding K A N S A S C I T Y , M I S S O U R I

M I N E R S A N D S H I P P E R S

Mines Located a t Mulberry and Scammon, Kansas and Henryetta, Oklahoma, on the l ine of the St . Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.

No. 801 of the Frisco Lines Comes in on Hamilton Time

ago Engineer Davis and A ~ ~ ~ ~ k : L l s m a n , of thefriscolines, stepped down from the cab of their engine -on time as usual. T h e y c o m p a r e d watches with a smile. "On the dot," s'lid Engineer Davis; "Right she is," answered Fireman Hausman; and why not?-they both carried Hamiltons.

Railroad men \vho want accuracy, de- pendability and freedom from annoyance turn naturally to the Hamilton when

choosing a watch. They know the reputation of the Hamilton has been earned through years of service on the railroads of America, and they know that a reputation like Hamilton's can be built only on performance.

Perhaps this year you will be tvanting a new watch. Let it be a Hamilton-the favorite watch of your craft who move the traffic of our nation on s c h e d u l e d time.

" "The watch of Railroad Accuracy"

Ask your jeweler to show you rhc H a m i l r o n 992 rnovemenc in railroad model cascs. Hcrc is a combi- nationoIHamilron accuracy and dc- pcndabiliry with sturdy case construction of spc- cia1 dcsign. As you l o o k upon t h c s e Hamilton models remember t h e y a r c t h c warchcs char have hclpcd make railroad history-and will bc doing the same thing a gcn- eratioil from now.

HAMILTON WATCH COMPANY LANCASTER, P E N N A . , U. S. A .

-year 'round all-steel t ra in -year 'round all-steel t r a in

KANSAS CITY to TAhlPA and ST. PETERSBURC K A N S A S CITY to JACKSONVILLE Lv Kansas Clty FriscoGLines 9 00 am Lv Kansas C ~ t y Frisco Lmes 6:OO'pm Lv Memphis 9 35 pm Lv Memphis 8.051am Ar Birmingham 5.30 am Ar Birm~ngham 4 ‘ 6 3:20 pm Lv B~rminsharn Sou Ry Sys 6 00 am Lv Blrmlnsham Sou Ry Sys. . 3.40 pm Ar Atlanta 11 35 am Ar Atlanta 8:40 pm Ar Tampa s A SF RY 6 15 am Ar Jacksonv~lle 7 45 am Ar St. Petcrsburs 8 40 am Ar Miam1 F E C Ry. 6:15 pm

Observation C a r Kansas City t o Memphis Observation Car Kansas City t o Miami

D I N I N G CAR SERVICE A L L THE WAY s FRED HARVEY MEALS ON THE FRISCO

PENSACOLA proximity to this city.Opportunity awaits you here where Nature has endowed this Wonderful...

Documents

Transcript of PENSACOLA proximity to this city.Opportunity awaits you here where Nature has endowed this Wonderful...