new , but write - the library · thc mar-ket prices of the principal materials ancl supplies usccl...

T H E F R I S C O - M A N

RAILROAD PAINTS FOR ALL PURPOSES

Conch and Car (hlctal) "Metal~tecl" Paint Surfsccr Uuilding and Stntion

",\;!etal" Canvas Prcscrvcr Mrtal" Cnnvns Prool lW Peiuts

Paint Freight Car Paints

St. Louis Surfacer & Paint Co. S A I N T L O U I S -hlAKEHS- NEW YORK

WRITE IT RIGHT!

"BOSS" Lock Nuts

WHEN YOU SPECIFY DON'T SAY "LOCK NUTSw-- BUT WRITE IT RIGHT-PUT IT DOWN THIS WAY:- , d d , , s s p p

LOCK - <7d NUTS - . L--.

Why not investigate and learn why nearly one hundred Railways. Private Car Lines and Industrial Corporations are using

Millions of " BOSS" Lock Nuts annually.

BOSS NUT COMPANY Railway Exchange CHICAGO

I Con. P. Curran Printing Co. Printers, Designers, Engravers, Lithographers, Blank Book Makers

PHONES EIGHTH AND WALNUT STREETS Bcll. Main 5191 Kinloch. Central 991 ST. LOUIS, M o .

Mention us when writing to advertisers, it will help us both.

T H E F R I S C O - M A N 1

SECURITY SECTIONAL ARCHES FOR LOCOMOTIVES

30 Church Stremi, NEW YORK American Arch Company McCormick Buildin., CHICAGO

UNIFORMS-CAPS-UNIFORMS

J. H. HIRSCH & A. C . MEIER, Prop.

205 W. Monroe St.

CO. BIRK, Mgr.

Chicago

Do You Believe In

P R E P A R E D N E S S ? Bismarck, the famous German statesman, once said: " I t is cheaper to support an army for twenty years than to suffer a sinsle defeat."

A prominent Frisco employee recently said: "It is cheaper to carry accident insurance in the Con~inental Casualty Company for twenty years than to suffer one serious injury without insurance."

Continental Casualty Company H. C. B. ALEXANDER, PRESIDENT,

TEAR OFF AND MAIL TODAY

<'os'l'IsJ5x'l'*\I' <~'\SI,.Al.'rY <W>IP'\S\. !)lo >lIc~lII<~'\s .\\-I.:., c~lIIc.\<;<>

Please send me information in regard to accident and health insurance.

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Age.. ..............

Addreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . Occupation.. . . . . . . . , .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F r i ~ o R R .

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Mention us when wrlting to adverrlserr, It wlll help u s both.

Indigo Dyers and Przkters - Wheelirzg, W. Va. S A L ES 01;FICES

New York . . . . . . ..260.262 Church St. Baltimore .................... 114 W. Fayelte St. Philadelphia ............... 324 Market St. St. Louis ....................... 425 Vicloria Bldg. Boston .......................... 31 Bedford St. St. Paul 238 Endicotl Bldg. Chicago . . . . . . 2 2 3 West Jackson Blvd. Torunto 14 Mnnchesler Bldg. San Francisco, Postal Telegraph Bldg. Winnipe ........ .400 Harnmond Bldg. St. Joseph. Mu. ....... Saxton Bank Bldg. M o n t r e a f , " . ~ ~ ~ o m 500. 419 St. Paul St.

THE OIL OF CHEERFULNESS.

In the many articles which have appeared in l h ~ s and other pull- lications upon the value ol courtesy, sobriety and all other cardinal virtues, one of the most important is frequently overlooked. This is the quality described by the word cheerlulness.

I t is difficult to find in all the realm of history wherc the chronic grouch ever attained anj~thing in the nature of succe5s. In fact, it's impossible for anyone with a deep-seated gloon-1 lo either serve or give service satisfactorily.

The oil of cheerfulness is n~issing-the machinery creaks.

Like Falstaff, who was not only w t t y in himsell but Lhe cause ot

wit in others, the grouch is not only grouchy in himscll but the cause of grouchiness in others.

According to the laws of nature we all have troubles, but its a pretty good rule never lo let our troubles trouble anyone but ourselves, nlmve all else do not carry them into j7our place of business.

4 T H E F R I S C O - M A N

MATERIAL MEANS MONEY -WATCH IT. The following circulor issued iVIorch f31h, by Mr. W . C . !Vixot~,

Receiver mrd Chiej O/~erolir~g OJricer, crcidressed lo 011 o[Ticcrs C ~ M ! w ~ ~ l o y e s , is o f uilcrl h l e r~s l ond @Toms em ol~porlulzily for eiwryolzc! lo le~rtl n helpiug Izond.

Thc mar-ket prices of the principal materials ancl supplies usccl by this railroad are at the present time very largely in cxccss o l those prevailing last year.

The average incrcase in the current rnarkct price ol all the articles rncnlionecl (and you will note that Lhe large items of rails, tics, ballast and fuel arc not incluclcd) was 53.6 per cent. OuY purchases 1asL year of the articles listccl amounted to $3,314,753; If 'the quantities purchased during the currcnt ycar equal those of the previous year, the incrcasc in price woulcl cost us $1,776,707. In other words the quantity of material wc purchasccl last year for $3,314,753 woulcl cost this ycar. at current market priccs, the sum of $3,091,460.

This information is given to you coupled with the request that you makc a special effort to defer, as much as you possibly can, the pur- chase ol these supplies, until priccs again get back to normal.

It is essential under these circumstances that our purchases should he restricted as far as possihlc and held to as low a nlininlum as is con- sistent with keeping the property in condition for sale operation. No material should be purchased which is not absolutely necessary to keep the property in that condition.

The item ol stationery alone cost us last. year $262,917.42. Th: same amount of stationery purchased at current market priccs this year would cost us $92,038.59 more, or a total of $355,006.01.

In orcler that you may he fully informed as to the increases in thc market prices ol material prevailing toclay over those we paid last ycar I have set forth herein a list of the principal items of material ant1 supplies which we use and the pcrcentagc of incrcasc in the price thercol.

In considering this matter for the territory in your charge, you may find structures and facilities which it ~vould ordinarily he better to fully renew than to repair in part, because the cxprncliture necessary to make sufficient repairs would go a long way towards covering the cost of complete renewal. A careful analysis may develop, homcvcr, that, considering the prevailing excessive prices of material, we woulcl be better off if we made partial repairs a t the present time instead of undertaking a complete renewal. This because we woulcl make a saving in the long run by reason of havi~lg used less material at the prevailing excessive prices in making repairs than woulcl he required to make a complete sc11~\\';11.

Other betternment work thal is in conlcmplation, may perhaps, h a w to hc clelerrcd, cvcn though such action, at this time, may increase our opvrating costs. r i l l analysis ol s ~ ~ c h situalioll.; may dcvclop thal

\IT can 1-wttc.r afioxtl t o incur incrcawl o p c ~ - a t i n l , r co,t\ rathvr than to Surnih n c \ v or a c l d i t i o n a l lr~cilitics at this timc o n accounl o S t hrl cscc+ s i w cost oi the ncccssary material.

I t is hop:.cl that cvcryone will slucly thi.; circular carclully :uncl i t is reyucsted that you a d lhc managcment Ily iollowing the line oi action suggcstcd hcrcin and in addition tlrereto c l c v i 4 t l g rncthocls of your own lo lcsxen the amount ol new material usecl.

. . . . ~~'IUVS, Li0lll~l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (;aso!lnc

Iron. Galvanisrd.. . . . . . . . Iron. lllack Sheet . . . . . . . l.;~rsinq. Ik~l le r . . . . . . . .

1'(,1 C r n t . . . l l i S 5

. . . . . .Zll!, Il . . . . . . . . . l!l:l.li . . . . . s0.:3

85.0 . . . . 122.0

. . . 110.0 . , . . w1.0

. . . . . P 3 . 0

. . . . . S2.S . . . . . .IIIIlO

, , 211.7 . . 1 10.1

. . . . . . . l 00 0 . . . . 1x1 5

. . . . . X 9 2 . . . . . ll1:I.o

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l',T c < , I l l I'c.1 c:elll I!;itluir,s mrl K c ~ r ~ ~ w d s . . . . 22.1 I.~%iIhcvr, all kimI\ . 29!1

. , . . . . . Hr:lkc Uc.itn<, :ill li~nil.;. 2 I I.ull~bc.r, Oak, C.II itnil k:~~giirr,. l';.O Ilolslcrs. Car ;lnd Enrtnc . . . . . . . . . 1%; I.unihcr. Otlw-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.U noxi-s. Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ll.0 Nails. Wire, all s i z e . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B I.!, Ikuslas. all kinds . . . . . . . . . . . . . lO.0 Nrtt ins. Enginr Stad.. . . . ' . I ., . , . . 2 . , . . ,

. . . . . liurl:~l). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 011s :iil.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l l u r n ~ m , l . a~np , dl1 ht1111>, . . - 0 - 0 I'il~nL.; 1S.S

. . . . r i r i t I I . . . .>.,.(I l'aper I<ool l r~~ . all klrlds. 12.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cxr F o r g ~ n ~ s . . . . I 1 I'I~JC.. Cast Iron :i:< 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cnsllngs. Slrcl . . . . . . . . . 2 I'ipr l.cad .G.0 CrrncnL, I'urlland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.3 I'lpc. Scwcr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1'1 0

. . . . . 'hains, all kinds. . . . . . . . . I . J-'lush . . . . . . . . . . . . . !~ll.O . . . . . . . . Couplers. Car and I-IIKIIIC. . . . 2 0 Pumps, n ia l r r and S~( . : I I I I 25.0 . . . . . Ihmrs, Gral r~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Jicilcclors, I l i : ; ~ d l r ~ h ~ . . . ili ;

1)r:d~ (;car, Maccllnnmus. . . . . . . I . I Rings. I'ackinx and I'islon . . . . . . :!O.O Lkait Arm, Iiconomy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.0 Houfs. Car, klc~:i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 . 0

. . . . 1)uck. COLLOIJ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 Kook. Plnslic. . . . . . . . . . . . 26.0 I)ynamilr, I'owrler and Caps . . . . . . . 1i:W liope. ivlandla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lXi.li I 'llnn~ds. all kmdu . . . . . . . . 18 (1 Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . .lO.O Fmcing, Wire. . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 (1 Scrcws, all kinds. . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1.0 Fllcs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.0 Shuvcls and S c ~ ~ o p s . :LO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.'ust,rs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.0 Spikw. Uoiit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.4 1-'rogs, Tr 'xk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 0 Springs. C a r and I :n~inr . . . . . . . . 41.5 G l a w all kirrclrr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Citeel. Mi.;cc~ll;tncor~s . . . . . . . . . 65.0

. . . . . Gla..iec, (;au.n. :mrl 1.ul11 ~ r ; ~ t c ~ r . . . . 18.1; I ' I C I I T I O ~ , , . . : < 4 . 5 . . . . 1lanlw:irc. M ~ s c c . l l ; ~ ~ ~ r o r r . . . . . 25 11 \'ulvcs.. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . lo.,'!

. . . . . . . . I Iosc, htr l irakc.. . . . . . . 2,; O Vnrnlsh . . . . . . :100 . . . . . . 1 lose, nL11t.r . . . . . . ?'I 0 \Vasl~crs. \ \ ' ~ o L I ~ ~ I L . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.::

. . . . . Iron. Common H a r . . . . . . . '.'-') \\ 'as~e. C o ~ t o n and IVoul. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110% linr:inc llolts. I . \\.llce~s, stet., I(;,()

Iron. SLay.UolL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \\'ire. (;nlvanizc~l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joints. Fall . . , . . 3 8 0

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l inuckle, Car and l.:nrlllr . . . . . . . . . . . 3% 2 S t a ~ i o n e r y . 33.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ladders, l7rcqht C a r . 23 1 M~sccllancous h1;itcrinls alld Sup~llics 11 I L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead, P I X and S h w ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5;1.0 lislui in dclad ahove. 42.3

h T H E F R I S C O - M A N

FROM A VETERAN.

No\\. that the season of soft track and jonquils is a t hand when \vc have to tlal)l~lc \\.it11 the pr-ol~lerns of sprinf fcvcr in drainage, I\-c \\.ill find sprina is l i l i ~ any othcr sl)ring, but the clctails arc A\\-ays tlilfcrcnt .

'fhc trnclsnarr \\.ill learn of some net\- places \vlierc hc. \\-ill h a w to dump some chat and of other spots \\-here a littlc tiling has got to be (lone. I t s the samc proposition, but a s 1 have said hck)rc. wit11 cliffcrcnt angles. , . I he passenger malt hexins preparing to

yank the long suffcrinli. tourist from I'alrn Ikach to Colorado. The freight man acts into the fray for a larxe mer- cliantlisc movement.

I hclicve it has been repeated rro less than L(.n thousand tinlcs that there is a ::cnc3ral quicltcnincr of 111in.r~ in sl~ring time.

I heartily cculcur ill this sentimen1 hut I have oitcn \\~ontlcretl \vhy sucli a vast arnount of cluicixming \\,:is not turlicd in t l ~ c 1 ~ x 1 direction but allo\vcd to ~ \ ~ a l ) o r a t c in owl-1ic;itetl air.

I I.;no\:. the cob\\-ells :we 111i)st usu;111y iour~d in the surn1nc.r and spring, hut thcw \\.inter cob~vc~l~s \vhicli \\Y get into 11s a t times hay? I~IOI-(1 OI \\-hat might be tc~mctl a c ~ o l ~ c l ) l ~ y clicct than thosc of otl1e1- St':ISil1lS.

'l ' l ic. \\intc,r cch \ \ c l~ i s (11-y, dusty ant1 rlii-I!. ar~il is neitl1c.1- a thin:. of I~cauiy nor s1.1 \ Y Y no ~~sc , iu l pu r j~ , sc ; i l l fi~ct, i t is :I

I~i~~tlcrancc, l)ut thc s1)rinr: col)\\cb is ~ ~ s u a l l y lc.stclonctl I)y !cw~ls of tlcw or I - : - ~ ~ I I and \vIiilc it may scrve no usc.lul ]~urq)ose, a t I(\ast i t is attl-aclivc. ,. l her-cforcs, it' \\.c niust have col , \ \d~s , Icl's yet id oi the \vint(br and :~ccumulatcx somc spring \vcl)s.

IIo\vcvcr, in this (lay and gcncration \vc h a w small tirnc for the web business. One o l the most inilwrtant things for everyone to rcmcnrher on the I+isco no\\. is \\-hat the \var or something else has done to material.

Wlien you think of high speed steel costing in the neiglihorhood of $4.00 a pound, i t ~ i w s you a fresh light on ho\v the railroad, \villi its need of purchasin~ material in trcrnendous quantities, has to pay under these conditions.

Ink. stationery, pcncils, particularly indelible pencils arc going up with very little prospect of coming dowri a t an early dale and, therek)rc, all of us should try to maltc what we lravc, no matter \\hat it is, go a s far as possible.

I know that a lot of us that have important jobs of different sorts in mind and h a w been waiting k)r sprinq to commence on them, will not 31 first understand why they do not receive instructions to begin. , . I he reason is, a s I have stated, wire

nails, galvanized iron, lumber and even blue vitriol, which we use to charge bnttcrics with, h a w gone to unheard of prices.

blany nil1 tlii~lli it is false economy not to make certain improverncnts, but if they could get n glimpse of what those improvements cost under present conditions, they \vould quickly realize that ialw c:conomy \voulcI 1)t. in nialtinq thern Ill)\\ '.

'I'hcrcforc, hoys, spin I repcat let's \vastc :~l)solutc:ly nol.liirrg and usc cwry- t11in.q as sparingly as possil~l(!.

I am riot n a m i ~ ~ g m y rlarncs or l~ointing to a n y articular locations, but there II:IW hcen somc sli1)s made and its tinic to go :it it ag:tin and catch up.

Whcn thtt p u r c l i a s i ~ ~ ~ p o \ \ ~ ~ - of a railroad dollar for railroad use is as small :IS it is ria\\. it is doubly essential that every dollnr pussible should he saved.

These committees can do almost as much as any other department to help in this most critical situation.


The firm of Whitelam and \Yightm:un arc doing business a t the old stand and its up to everyone to hclp thcrn as much as possible.

I saw a letter not long ago from Mr. Wightman, regarding Section I'orcnmn 1Syron of the Southcr:l IXvision. who signaled conductor iVIcCollurn whcn there was a dclect in a car on his freight train. Conductor McCollum says that this action of the sclction l~)rcmmn uriq~~c~stionahly s ~ w d a n.rccl~.

l'11in.q~ lilic this count and only go lo prove what 1 h a w said 1xtfo1-c. that cvcryborly can hclp and this was an ;nslancc of a helping hand both for Sr~lcty P ~ r s t and Claim I'relention.

An article appeared in The Frisco-Wan rccently ahout the ~)os ihi l i ty of a F r w o Uaschall League. I notice one or two papers have copied it.

In my juvenile days. Imehall \\,:is town Imll and, thongh I am a stcady reader o l the sport column. I admit I do not know all about hasehall as I do about railroadin'. I-Io\vever its hully good sport.

11 seclns as if Frisco cluhs could hc organized and there's nowhere Inen get to Itnow each other better than n41en lhey play a came of hall loxcther.

I put in my oar in favor or the Frisco IAeajiuc and I am sure The FI-isco-Man will he delighted to publish in full the accounts and scores oi games played hy (he cluhs in this league.

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St. Louis, March 22, 1916. Frisco-Man :--

:\ letter from an agent, under date ol March 16, referring to Iieceivers' circular letter o l March 13, and making ~ ~ l u a b l e suggestions as to advertising. and the development oT our local territory, both industrially and agricul1~11-- all!;, is acknowledged with thanks, and will be answered in the next issue o f the Frisco-Man.

W. rS. BIUI)LE, Receiver and Chief Traffic Officer.

Veteran of 11-15.

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J. M. Scihcrt, section forcman, Clinton, Mo., who \\as rctircti . J a n ~ ~ a r y 16, 1916, upon al)plicaLion lor pension, has bcen continuously in thc scrvicc oi the 12risco and "Blair Line" since Fchruar> 17, 1887. Practically all o l this timc Mr. Scihcrt has scrved 21s section lorcman, having cIl:lr,qe oi section D l 3 a t Clinton for the last t w n l y-four ycars.

!\ remarkal)lc feature in connection \\.it11 Mr. Scibert's career is that durinq his twenty-scvcn ycal-s in charge of a section only one personal injury, and that a slightly m:ishcd lingcu, occurred to thc rncn \vorliinji ~ ~ n d e r him. I )urir~g this timc there have only hecn t\vo clcrailment-s on the scctions of which 11c was in c l r a r~c and onlv two damage claims, oT very srnall amounts, were lilcci hccausc of firc along his territory. Only two steers and one cow were killed and one hog crip1)lcrl o n his section durin:- thc pc~.iotl in ivhic11 he was in chnrsc.

Mr. Scibrrt has served untlcr h a d - n~astcrs ;LIcG)ol, Gcary, hlickcrson, Thrall, I<rusc. Coiiw, L:iloc, Rainey, 1IcCloud anti Eih.


'llie almvc photo~raphs are illustrn- tions o i rcpairs made to n cylintlcr at thc Kansas City Shops.

'l'hc repairs \\-ere matlc~ by the os\vcltl ~ ~ ~ c ~ c c s s and the c n ~ i n c \\.as put in scwicc: \vithout bushing thc. cylinrlc~ or doing any othcr I-cinlorcin!: in ttlc sha1)c ol support, \vith the esccption o l ring on ttic end of c~~ l inde r , a s she\\-n in the photograph, \vhich n.as Lrnnccessnry, antl the cngirinc 11aslx'c.n running lor sornc tirncsuccessiully. Iorc~neti on tlic linc.

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Keep the Boilers Clean. Checks For Cents. 110 you Itno\\, that when you \\.I-itc a

Clean boilers increase loco~not iw carn- chcck. or any pal)cr that is to circulate ini: capacity, save l w l , antl makc Imin as moncy, for less than S1, you are laying ~novcment better and more rcliablc gcn- y o ~ ~ r s c l i liable to a linc o i S500 and irn- crally. prisonrncml u p Lo siu months in jail

1)carl~orn treatment Iicq)s Ivc:)m:~tivc I~oilers clcan, no nialtcr \vhal ~nincral salts ttic fwd \vatcr sul)plics contain. It c~liminatrs scalc lorrnativn, corrosion, ioamin::, pr i rn in~, ancl o t h u fcvd watcr troul,lc~s that c.llc~t Imiler tulxx ;~ntl p1atc.s.

?'he trcatmcnt Inay bc used a t terminals only, Tor scale prevention, \vhilc in caws of alkali or foaming water it shodtl be appliccl to thc cnginc tank cach time watc,l- is Lalten.

1)carIm-n treatment is ~ n a d e to suit thc ~lcctls of cach district o r division, accorctin:: to a~lalysc:s of t11v water suppl i~~s . Ad/:.

Thcrc arc. three thinqs that no man (.all guess. 'I'hc kick o f a mule, the rlccision of ;I jutlrje, and thc ajic of a \vorn:ln.

undcr thc I:nitcd Statcs l:\\vs? 'l'houqh there is a Ia\v :~r\.ainst \\riling

a clicclt i01- less than S1, it is donr hun- tlrctls o l tirncs cm+ day in the business \\~ol-ll~I.

I .nr lc~ thv tillex o i "OITc~nscs against the currency, coinage, rtc.," wction 178, criminal codc of the L'nitcd States, the. la\\. relalivc to checks is made w r y plain. S(\ction 178 is as follo\\s:

"KO pcrsorr shall maltc, issue'. circulate, 01 ~):i!: oul an!- note, ~hcc l i , mcmorantluni, lokcn or o t l~c r obligation lol- a 1c.s~ sum than SI. intcnclcd to circulntc as molwy. 01- l o I)c rc~ccivctl, or used in licu oi l;n\ful m o w ! ol l l i ~ , I - ~ ~ i t v t I Sla[c-s: ant1 c\.cr!. ~ T Y I I I $,I.) o i l ~ ~ ~ ~ d i ~ i r \ . sIi:111 1 x 3 ~ ~ I I C Y I 11ot rnorl! 1 I.I:III S.500. (11- 11111)1-is )~iv[l not Inorc t tian six mouths. or I)otl~." .~,I(ICOJ~ Tiww I J ( ~ n / o c l ~ l .


I am sure therc arc fe\v readers of this rnaqnzinc ~ v h o do not Itno\\. somctliing a l x ~ u t the over, short and damage reports, what they represent and the purposes t l~cy serve.

0. S. & 9:).'s Imvc Iwcn used hy the majority oi railroatls lor a good man!; years as a notice of ovcl-, short and dam- aged Ireight, but bccausc ol lack of system i l l the h:~ndling as Lo matching and in- vestigation thc rendering of same acrorn- ~~ l i shc t l but little good.

More recently certain of the lines have come to rcalizc thc pnssihilities in the way of correcting bad freight handling and the f a~111ly : . with which claims can he adjusted by the proper use of the reports.

'I'h(\ 1;risco is one of the lirst tv malte qoorl thcse opportunities, having inau,q- uraled :ui 0. S. & I). 13urcau in January. 1!)09, that provirlctl for immcdiatc in- vestigation and the matching o l the, overs and shorts in so ku- as possil,lc. i\ cross- indexing system provided a mcans for checkin:: overs against shorts, and vice versa, also made it po~sible lo quickly locale the orizinal reports in rase o l cl:~ims. Ncctllcss lo say. thc original system of handling entailed considcra1)lc detail, a xrcat (leal oi \vhich has since hccn climinatecl, in view of the sttrtiy that 11as

trunk lincs \vithin the past year. Experience has Laught us that thcrc is

noone thing that cnablcs quicker handling for correction of any had situation than the 0. S. & U. 's. 1;y [reason o l the present nwthod incorrect loading of cars, improper billin;l;, laxity in lreight handling a t stations, or on line, robberies, poor rccords, ctc., are quickly brought to light and of

course immcdiatc steps are laltcn loolting to correction. Thus i l will bc sccn that 0. S. & I).'s are an important lnctor in conncction with frcigt~t clairn prevention.

Aside from \ \ha t is accomplislietl Iron1 the reports \\'it11 rcsl)ecl to corrcct in~ lml situations in conncction with Ircight Iinndling, they serve anothcr iml)ortant function in lacilitatin:: and promoting prompt claim adjustment.

Statistics that h a w 1)ecn Itcpt show that close to 70 pcr cent of the claims received are covcrcd by 0. S. & I>. Lilcs with invcsligalions completed or p:irti:~lly so, and tllc rccord of performance a s to the average lenglh of time requircd to adjust claims indicates 82 per cent o f the claims rcccivcd in an!; month arc atljustcd within thirty days' time.

lJricfI?;, the Frisco's idea is (o h r i q tlw freight h:~ntlling 111) to such a state oi cflicicnc!; that thc opportunity for loss and damage \\ill I>c ~nininlizetl, hut it loss or damage docs occur to p a - for it jxomptly. Xothing \\.ill bring hornet to one more quickly the fact that lransl~or-

Nearly 50 per cent o l thc shortages and ovcragcs automatically adjust ~hmmwlvc~: in tcn days' time, the shortages checking over a t other than destination points and being immediately for\vartled to their proper destination on L). 1-1. A . waybills. A snlall percentage o l shortages arc due to errors in billing, but a


great many arcb due to errors in chccliing, t;tc. 'I'o one not familiar with lhc over and

short siluation, t l ~ c question no doubt \voultl arise a s to \vhy \\.c li:~vc more over- :~gcs than shortages. 'l'his is csplainccl, to a considerable estcnt. by reason of tht: f : ~ t that over rqwr t s are madc on shipments chc.clii11~ over on our line from cars in \vhich thc shipments havr I)cen cmoneously loxlcd by our comcctions and thc billing for tvhich rcachcs us a t junction p i n t in the usual manner, the freight chccliing ovcr Ixing noted a s "short" by thc junction agcnt and unc1c.r prescnt instructions short report no1 required in such instances. 1:or esxnplc ; [he Chicago C . & Y.. I. platiorrl~ misloads a piece of lreight tlcs(inctl to Pacific in a through Slonctt pnclc:~qc car: the itern checks ovcr, thc qgrnt a t Monctt \vould rcnder a n ovcr rc1)ort. thc 11illi11g \voultl rcach thc agcnl a t Saint I,ouis with the proper car, thc agcmt a t that point making notation on I~illing, "short from C. & I.:. I."

IVc r-lrc1 intcrcstcd only in (hc nlattcr o l Peeing that Ihc overage is properly hantllcri to its corrcct tlcstinatior~, and arc not rcsponsil~le lor the fact that thc C. S: E. 1. 1oadin.q forces rnisloadcd the f r c i ~ h t . A short report \vould servc n o 1)urpose in a case o l the kinti. In co~l- nclction \vil l~ lhc tlaniagcs, these arc a~sortc~cl as to thaw occurring o n divis- ions, in straight cars from loading plat- iornms. in cars that pedtIle by local trains. ctc., so t h t they may be more ciicctivcdy hantllccl.

I<:ach case o l shortage, ovcragc or tla~najic is 11-eatcd a s a transportation error, and the system provides lor same to bc 1)rought to the attention of the pal-ty or l~ar t ics responsible and the fact impressed ullon the minds of those con- ccrncd that the Frisco is a ~ ~ x i o u s to 1Irol)- crly serve its patruns by hc~ndling their freigl~t without loss or damage.

T h r degree of uKectiveness of the 0. S. & D. system is greatly dependent

upon the dispatch with which the reports arc rendered and forwarded to the ofice or Sul~erintcntlcnt I'rcight Loss and Dani- age CX~ims, also upon the manner in \vhich they arc made up, it being vel-y essential that all inlormation obtainable be shown in each case. Agents and con- ductors can greatly assist in this by closcly follo\ving the instructions with rcspecl to the rendering of these reports.

Wlwn considering the reduction that has Ixen rnride in number ol overages. shortages and damages, thought shoulcl also be given to the consequent reduction in claim payments, the decrcase in n u n - ber o l opportunities for "kiclts", and fe\vcr letters to \\.rite. Claim payments arc n cerlain result of poor transportation, \vhich is also the cause ol 0. S. 6r l).'s, and the less we have of both the greater will l)c the measure of satisfaction obtaining ivith our patrons and ourselves.

\Ye havc in service on this railroad many cars \vhich are cquiplnd with the Vapor System o i EIeating manufactured by the Chicago Car I-Ieating Company.

'I'he operation ol this system is very si~nplc Ixing controlled 11y valves which havc lever handles which when turncd to thc Open position allow the steam to entcr (he radiating pipcs and when turned to LhcShul 1)osition cut-out the stcam irom the pipcs and short-circuits it back to the re~ula tor underneath the car.

There are no drips or blow ON valves lo bc opxated and the inlet valves may be operated without lear or freezing up the rc~gulalors,

A fuller cicscription of this is containccl in an instr~rction I~ooli issued by the Chicago Car Ilcating Company. Iiailwap I<schangc. Chicago. They \!ill be glad LO scnd you a cop! upon request. The book contains valual~le and interesting information on thc subject o i car heating.-Ado.

Time is the most valuable capital of which \ve can be possessed. It is up to LIS

t o see that i t is w l l invested.


'Nother Leap Year Mishap. Place For Spoons. "After thc encouragement y m havc

givcv me," said (he anxious maid. "it is rc~t1 rude of you to decline my oll'er."

"Well. pcrhaps i t is." rcplicd the y)ung man \vith thc frigid k a r t , "hut I'm :~lraicl my acccpt:tncc oi your oHcr n.oulcl also I x rued later."

Help Wanted. Pa t was out of \wrk and despondent,

but, passing a news aqent's shop the othcr

A young- man and his hest girl entered a \r.cll-linown cale and aslied fur tea for t \w. The waitress brought the tea, but omittcd to provide them will1 teaspoons.

A short time after she passed a l o ~ ~ g for the purpose of clearing other t : l lA~ . and the young man said to her:

6 ' . C.an we havc a spoon, miss?" "Oh, certainly. I am just going, and

you will havc the room to yoursc1vcs."- Answers.

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day, therc caught his eye a placard con- Try This When Called. taininr: Lhc words "Situalion in Prance."

"I want to be excused," said the \vorricd "Oi've comc about that situation you're

loolting juryman, addressing the judge. advertising," he told the nens agent. ,, I owe a man $23 that I borrowed, :mtl "\%:hat situation are you referrinq to,

as he is leaving to\vn today lor some sir?" years I want to catch him I~elore he gets Pat pointed to l t ~ e placard. to the train and pay him the money." "It's the one in France I'm alter."

"You are escuscd," returned the jutlgc, "Rut that's the state of afk~irs." thc

in icy tones. "1 don't want anybody on news agent csplained. the jury who can lit' iikc l.!lat." Tolrvio "Sorra a ha'porth I care what s(ntc! Illntle.

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Little Willie Was Surprised. Wise Cons ti tuen t. "\Vhy, pa, this is roast hcef!"exclaimc:tl

little Willie a t dinner, on the cvc.nir~g A conjqcssman I-eceived almost daily when Mr. Churnpleigh was pi-esmt as Icltcrs from a constituent asking lor the guest of hc~nor. garden seed, with emphasis on p a s . 'I'he "Of course," said thc lathcr. "\\:hat

4 dcmard for p a s got w heavy that t11v o l that?" congressman mas moved to wrilc this ,, \\'hy, you told rnc this morning that Ictter: you merc going lo bring a muttonhcad

"I am sending you a half dozen mow home for dinner this evcning." l~ackages ul peas as requested. Say,

-- \ ~ h a t nr-e you trying to do down there, plant the whole state in peas?" "What I want is thc wagcs o l a man,"

The reply came a fern days later. I t shrieked the suSfragette, "the wages of n read: man.

"No, 1'1n not planting them, but the!. "She don't want to vote," came a make bully soup. Send along some husky, sarcastic voice from the rcar, more."-ZGmsas Ci@ Slur. "what she wants is a husband."


Woman's Department MRS. E. G. NEWLAND, Augusta, Kansas, Editor

at 1.11~ Colonial IIoId Covcrs \vcr(% laid lor thirty :ind a most cwjoya1)lc tinic uxs had.

Iiept-c*sentativcs ol the league join with the secretary in expressing to Mr. Wight- man and Mr. No\val<omski their appreciation ol the many courttsies shoivn them and lor their efforts in making the occa- sion such an enjoyable one.

'Those representing the branches were: Mrs. Ikckerleg, Springfield, Mo. ; Miss Iiammajie. Chal'icc, h b . ; Mrs. Vander- hofl, Ncotlesha, 1i;ans.; h h . I-Iargnn, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. I-Ianes. Fort Scott, Kans.; Miss King, I'ittshurfi, Icans.; Mrs. Simmons. Hugo, Oltla., Mrs. ( h n n , I:orl Smith, Ark.; and Miss Mc- l;uigan, Sf. I.onis, kIo.

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sr. I~OI:IS URANCII MICIITS. Thirty-threc latlics attcntled the Fcb-

ruary rnectir~g of the S(. Louis Branch of thc 1,ca~uc in oflice ol Supcrintendcnt 1'. \V. Conley, T o w r (;row Station, 1;cl)rxu-y 17th.

The regular order ol busines tvas interspersed with a musical program and interesting addresses w r c made by P. W. Conley, superintendent terminals; \\I. 13. Spaulding, claims attorney; and L. M. I Ii~rris.

In an eiiort to increase tlic membership 01 tlw league, cspccially in riearhy sulxw har~ tonns, a committee ol thrcc, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. I<iggs and h4rs. Lincoln, (vas appointed by the president to call on the wivcs and families of Frisco employes to induce them to become members of the league. A program committee was also appointed.


At the request of Mr . Spauldir~g the Aftcr roll call the u~irlulcs of the previous constitution and b y l a w s \\.as rcad for the meeting wcrc read and ;11)11rovcd. benefit of ncw ~nernbcrs. This \\,as done Mrs. Se\vlancl I-cxl the c:onstitulion and the league was especially colnpli- and by-laws clsaiLccl by t h c clclcgatcs a t lnented on i ts platform for Constitution tlic I-c'-or:.anizatiori ~ncctin:< 17chruar-!- which reads as follo\vs: Z.ith, and o n motion ttii‘rl wcrc adontcd

" W e arc hnnrlccl togcxttlcr t o hrlp t ' ~ kwp u p intrrrst in S;~frly First rnovcmcml. on L h r l:r~sco, so that our f;ttl~rrs, husbnnrls, sons. a n r l t~rotllvrs. may return lo us sale af1r.r a I l i ~ m t ~ l ~ u ~ L I L I V ' S O C C U I ) R I icm.

\Ye nlust drau, 110 l1n1.3 (11 c l ~ ~ t ~ n c l i o u . ou r s must hc n 1 1 w y oi 1'IiIISNI)SIIII'.

Our Cnpuecrs, firemen. co~~d~~ctors, Irifinn~rn : I I I ~ shopn~~.n. :!nd all 1 1 1 l x ~ ~ n111s1 tw co~~sidrrtlil ;IS I d o ~ i p n ~ to I N I ( ~ crmt I ~ n d 01 uwrkms mi all 01 us work lo ~ I ~ I I I W L C ( I I I I , wmnlon muv. S:\l;I<'l'Y FIRST."

, . I lie I Iugo I.cawc: met irl r cgda r svseio~r i l l the parlors o l thc \\'cbl) IIotcl. I;i+ru:~ry lSt11.

T h e meeting was cnllrtl t o ortlcr by Mrs. A. E. IIood, president, and o1)cnctl \\.it h prayer.

Aftcr the roll call, with t\vcnt>. m m ~ b f r u PI-cscnt and three new mernhcrs to enroll. the minutes of the last m c e t i n ~ ~\.cre scad and approved anti the reji~llar iorm o f b~rsiness taken up.

'I'lic ladies o l tllc lcaguc had a s theil- guests tcn visitir~y sistcrs. Mrs. Nc\vlantI; .2u,qusta. Icans.: Mrs. 1'. :\. \Vightnxtn, Springticld. A h . ; alld klcstla~nc~s Ikd(zcll, \Villtcrson, \Valtlron, Nt4s:)n, \Vynanl. Glass, Scurry and hIiss Scurry o i 1:ort Smi t l~ , Ark.

I<njoyal)le talks given 1)y Nvs- dames Ncwland, Nelson, \Vill;crson, \Val- rlron and Wynant.

;\ przper \\.as rcad b y 141.s. .J. 11. Mc- Iknicl , upon "The SaicLy I'irsL 1Iovc.- nicnt," lollowed by a l)iarlo solo 1)y Mrs. >I. I<. Roberts anti a rcatlilig by Mrs. S. I<. hlccoy.

I)y thc local Icaguc. It was dcciclcd to givr a !)all March

15tI1, and tlic followin!: con~mittccs \\ t'rc ai)l)uint(d:

A r r a n c..c. me ti t h11.s. 1:ostc.r. Mrs. I ) \ \ ! MI-s. I;wI-, Airs. S ~ I : I I I I I ~ ~ ; I I I :111rl

h11-s. \Vigl~lrnarl. P r o ~ r a n i - Miss Ncsllir Shanna!~an, 5,Iiss I I ~ I L - I I .Tamc.s. 111-s. 1.c.~. a I . \ \11I i1 i i . I;.ntcrtai~~~nc.Ili MI-. 1 3 : i s ~ I t . Mr. \Viglitrnan and Mr. Si.m;tlu)wshy. hIissSc~llic~ S l ~ a r ~ n a l ~ a ~ ~ \ \ a s : + ( l l ~ ~ l l f l d pr tw cnrrc~~l)ont lcr~~. COIII- mi l l r r o n r n l c r ( a i r ~ n ~ - n t for t h r w mon t l~s - - Mrs. L3:1cr, Mrs. Shannaliar~ ant1 Mrs. 1"oslcr-.

The ncst meeting o f the Lcaguc will Iw thr 1:irsL Friday afternoon in April.

E. C;. Sewland. I t is \\.it11 rcgrct 'I'hc Frizco-M:I~

annourlcw thr tlcnrh ol 1.:. G. Scwlantl, section h,rcn1:111, :\uqista, Kans., of ~)ncsumonia. liarc.11 1 ltli.

Mr. Nr\\-land \\;IS the 11usIxi11rl of t I 1 ~ I)irt%rtur o l t l ~ c I;I-ivo \\:onic,~~'s Si~fety I,c~ii:~~c, ant1 11-I? sympathy of I'risco cnlploycs. parlicularl!., t l~osc in the Sdiety First tlt~l)artrncnt, i.; cstc~~irlc:l to Mrs. Ncn~larlti.

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Her Pride Hurt. "Your fasl~i:)~~al)lc [I-icnd svems lo I)c

thrcatcr~ctl with ~)alpilation o f thy hcxrt.?' "l'cs. sllc. has just I-cc'civctl a clreatliul

stlocl;." "i\utl \\.I~:it ha+~wnr r l tu iortunc's

iavoritc?" "She \\as sitting in an cmplo:;ment

ofliw tvaiting for a chance to 1oi)Ii a t a cool\ \vlicn :3 Iiaqql~Ct. tlamc swept u p antl ol-f(wd hcr a iol)." Lotri.x:ille Courier- Jorcrrrrrl .


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SPI<INGI:II<I~I~ RALLY. The Safety First IZally a t the I h n w

Tlicatrc. Springlicltl. ivlo.. Friday cvcning I~cbruary 2Sth, given under thc auspices of thc Kastcrn Division and Springlicld 'I'crmil~al S:licty I:ir>t C'ommittccs and [lie \Vomcm's Saict!. First I .ca~ue, \vas (hc Iar)<cst antl most enthusiastic c w r 1)ulletl of on tho 12risco. ICvcr!; scal in the t heat re was taltcn.

I.. K. Lkassctt. supcrintcnclcnt tern~inals. actccl a s chairman and opened the meet- i ~ ~ g with a ic\v brief remarlis regarding tllc inaugur:t(ion oT thc Safety Plan on the Prisco and of its progress during the five years of its existence, especially nL Sprinx- licld.

<;cncral Manager Ixv!;, \vho \vas scl~ctlulecl for an address, was called irom the city unespcctcdlv and a message cs- pressing his regrets \\-as read by Mr. I3assett t o the audience.

Chairman 13assett (hen introd~rcccl the lil-st nurnhrr on the program, a j)inno duct, hy Misses I-Iclcn James antl Ncllic Shanahan, turo mcmbcrs of the local Imnch o T the Won~cn's League. 0. \V. I3rutoi1, general y:rrdmastcr a t Monctt and a member of thc Eastern I.)ivision Saiety comn~ittee, \\.as then callcd upon and responded with a (cn-rnmu(c talk on "Sak ty First Irnpro\remen(s in Train and S\vitch Scr\.icc."

Mr . L<ruton explained ho\v the conditions had improved in the s\vitch yards since the inauguration o i lhc Safety First movement on the Frisco. H e told how the yards had becn cleaned, and thc chance of injuries eliminated by the \ x i - ous improvements made hy the manage- ment in order to make thc Frisco road a sale place lor its employes to \\;orli, and ho\v the employes had responded by taking greater interest in their \vork.

IIc said the cml)loycs and thcir lamilics \\-ere realizing more and morc the rcnl I~enclits dcrivcd through this methodical

a ~nwliinisl. a t t l ~ ( ~ nor(li shops, \vho gavc a shorl tall< on "S:~fc~ty First Im- provcnwnts i n Sho11 Working Condi- tions." MI-. Xlosc,ly csl)laincd to thosc. unacquainted \\-ilh conditions prior to the inauguration of Safct y I%st ho\v many i~npr-ovcmcnts had heen made to bring about safer \vorliing conditions in (he shops and thus to insurc greater happiness in thcir homes and Tor their families.

Mr. Mosely ivas follo\ved by a quin- tctle of musical cntcrtaincrs composed of Frank Davidson, Sic1 Davidson, IZoy Wrightsman, Sid \Vrightsrnan and Cecil Waits, \vho divided thcir number, using onc-half oT thcir time n i th musical instrumcn(s and iollo\~ing \\,it11 high- class songs.

, . I h c big fcaturc of t11c prvgl-am was the motion picture, cntitlcd "S(c\.c Ilill's A\\-akcning." I t \\-as the first time in thc history of Safcty First n ~ o \ ~ m c ~ i l s on the 1:risco that motion pictures \\-crc used to tlcmonstratc in an illuslrativc \yay how accidents l~appcn a d can he avoided.

The scenario o l (hc picture \vns i l l t11' form ol' a human interest story, ccnter- ing about a yard brakeman, \\rho had been in thc habit of takinrr chanccs and indulging in unsafe practices. H e is cngagcd to lw married to a young \\-oman and (here is objcctiun to the match hecausc of his carclcss disposition. The play is \\-orliccl out in such a way that \\.hen his attention is called to othcr


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The bralienian finally has a dream and in this tlrcam lie sccs himself indulging in a ~ iun i lx r ol ur~snfe practices one ol \vhicIi f i~~a l lv results in a serious irijury. I-lc tlicn wakes l o tind it was only a tlrcarn. \Vh(m the tlrcam is shown tlie pictures dissolvc into :icl t ~ a l scenes tlcpicl- ing uns;tlc 1)racticcs. i \ t the coriclusioi~ of the tlrcarn, tllc hrakrman concludes lie \\.ill Ix careful in tlie ful.ure, adopting llic "Safcty First" idea and thc ol~jcction to the marriage is witIiclra\vn.

SAFETY FIRST If Safety First is thc first consideration

with you, \vhy not make yourself doubly safe by opening a Savings :\ccount nit11 our 13ank. \Vc will pay you 4(,, interest compounded scmi-annually, and rcmcni- hcr no one has ever regretted having a National S a v i y s Account, but thousancls rcgrct not havlng one.

The Central National Bank TUIAS:i, OKL~i .

Practical lcusc~ns in Safctp Fil-st antl Freight Clainis and I'revcntion measures

1 \Yere given in a novel way to cmploycs on the Southern division.

Leaving 'l'haycr \Vcdncsda 1 7 morning, March 8111, Frank A. \Vi~htman, Supcr- intentlent of Safety, and G. 1:. \Yliitlani, Supcrintcntlcnt o i E ' r e ~ ~ h t Loss and I h m - age Chirns, with a comniittce composccl ol rcprcscntativcs of practically cvcry craft of the road made an inspcct io~~ of every station hct \ \wn 'l'hayclr and \\'illo\v Springs. 'I'l~c trip was concluded at the latter point. Inclurlcd in tlic committee werc representatives from thc conduct.or-s. brakemen, engineers, firernen, stationmen machinists and other occupations. The

conimittcc was composed oi thirtv-four c~mploycs of the 1:risco.

'l'lic trig was madc in a passcngcr coach attac.licd lo Llic rear of a local Treifil~t. Nine stations hetwccn Thaycr antl \\:illtnr Slxinjis \vcrv inspecf.cd, in- cluding l l~ose a t I~m~itlsvillc.Wcst I'lains arid I<oshkonong. 'llic party left 'Hiaycr a t 11 o'clock in thc morning, arrivinq a t \Yillo\v Springs about 6 o'clock in tlie c:wning.

I : v ( ~ y pliasc of I-ailroait activilics was inspcctccl a t cadi stalio~i. 'I'lic m:innc'r of loarling freight, condition of tlie str~tiojis and the manner in fvhich the station agents discharge thcir duties were all given careful consideration. Each com- ~nittcenian tool< notes of conditions which he thought could l)c remedied, antl thcsc w r e tliscussed during tlie trip from one station to another.

Irpon the arrival of the inspection com- rnillcc at Willo\v Springs, a mccling was held and remedial matters pertaining lo l:u11ty practices rcve:&xl in the course oT tlic trip were discussxl and adopted.

Trespass Law Needed. I~itcrstatc Commcrce Commission sta-

tistics for the ye;u- ending June 30, 1!)14. slio\v that on the railrnads of the United States, 5,471 men, wonicn and children lost thcir lives through t-respassinx on I-ailroad tracks and cars and 6,351 twle

injurcd ior the samc cause. This means that fifteen persons tvcrc

killed every day bccause of trcspassinc on traclis or cars of the railroads of tlic I!nited States. , . 1 he samc comlnission reports that dur-

ing the t\vent\.-tivc years ending June 30, 1914, 113,570 persons were killed and 12.3,611 persons were injured on the railroads of the Unitecl States, malting a Lola1 of 237.151 persons Idled ant1 injured


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Rule 31A. B-y a Signnl ;I.lninlai?zer.

I havc noticcd rcccntly that Rule 31.4 is occasionally being clisrcgarcictl b y some of our engineers.

Signal m:~intaincrs. scclion men antl all othcr cmploycs \vhosc duty it ib to .cct over track on rnolor cars or hand cxs, tlcpcnd almost cmlircly or1 hclaring a [I-ail-I or not hearing a trail1 bcforc' goiug through cuts o r around I ~ a d curves. OII windy days lhc approacll ol a train earlnot always I)c heal-d and tllc sound of the engine whistle nil1 solnctimes s a w lives. not l o mcntion tlama:.c Lo rnotor cars antl dcla),s.

I hno\v oi scveral accidents Lhal havc occurred \\Iiich \voultl have I ) c . c v :~voicletl had the cnginccr hlonn 11is \\,liistlc~ in accordance with Rule 31A.

I \vonlcl like to impress upon the engi- nccrs tha t \vc have 1iien \vlio daily covcr territory on either 11md KII-s or 1n0to1- cars who havc loved ones a t liolnc the same as they havc.


Tie Plate Service. '1'0 sccurch thc best 1.csul1s from the uw

o f tic platcs, thcy should, in tllc first 1

placc, hc properly taken care of. Tic platcs should ncwr be thrown along

the right ol way and allotved to remain v there lor any length ol time. It they are

not to be used lor some time, pile them neatly on a board foundation so they do not come in contact tvith the ground. I'ut some kind ol a covering over each pile and il possil~lc spray or cover them with oil, all of which will hclp wonderfully in preventing their deterioration by moisture. Tic plates and other track lastcnings deterioratc t\vire as fast when they al-c. thrown a l o q thc sight ol \vay as thcy will \ V ~ C I I in actual tr;t('li scrvicc..

Tics slloulti I ) ( % ~)so~it.~-Iy 1)rc~l)arcd 1 ' 0 1

t i c , 1 ) 1 : 1 1 ( ~ I)(~fos(~ t l ~ c , l)lat(,s :ISP h id. \\'llct-cx new l ic.s :11-(. iwin.? 1)uI in tl?lcIi, t l i v surlacc ol' thv lic on uhich the tie platcs an: to I) (% plarctl shoultl I)(* atlzcd pel-lcctly strrtigl~t a l i l tlc tlc.cl)c~ on 1111. gagc or insid(! than on the outsiclv. T1ii.s is w,:y ~IX/)IITI(IIII U I I ~ sl10~11d 1101 DL' ooer- loof~etl. I i a tic 1)latc. is alq)liecl on a tic h:~ving an uncvcn sul-lace, it will result in :i I~urltlcd platc. 'I'hc surincc of the tic under the plate should also l,c free Iron1 gravcl and dirt.

When tic plates arc I)cin:. put on old tirs, ~)articular raw sl~oulcl I)c usccl in atlzi~~g. 0ltc11 tics arc hatlly tvorn or cut ~1nrlc.1- tI1(1 rail and i f thvy are not ntlzc,tl l o :I tl-ucx Imiring, I)~~c,lilinl; ol thc platcs tvill always iollow, il-rcspectivc o l tlw thiclmess or design ol thc plate used.

'I'his is illustrated hy the almvc slietch. All this can be avoided by actzing the ties to a true surface l~clore the tie plate is applied.

After the tic it, atlzcd (on olcl tics plug all holcs with tie pluqs) platcs hhould be

placed in position under the rail ivith the shoulder square a ~ a i n s t Lhe rail flange on the non-gage or line side ol the track.

(;age the tracl, over every plate, d r ~ v e the non-gage or line side spike lirst, then drive the inside or gage side spikes. This will have a tendcncv to draw the rail flange up squarely against the shoulder o l the plate.

Carc sllould be ~ ~ s e d to see that the tie plate \\.hen placed on thc tie is in its ~)t-ol)cr position. 'I'his can be accomplished I>y a tcnlplntc or wooden gagc l o line up ui th the outside edge of the tie. A tie plate having ribs or claws on its 1)ottom suriace should not be forced Inck and forth on the tie to bring the track to gage. \\'hen this is done, the ribs or claws xill do a great deal ol damage to the fibre ol the \vood. I l (he plate is placed in its proper position so that the rails mill be to proper gage when placed on the platcs, it is not necessary to move the plates, resulting in a grmt saving t o the ties.

, . 1 ie plates properly talcen care ol and

proprrly :~pplietl will last longer and give I)cttcr scrviw :tnd perlorm more propcrl> thc purpose for wh~ch they are designed. One tie plate is not a very cspensiw article. but one rnultiplietl by one nlillion runs into more money than is generally apprcciated.

The design of the tie plate ~iow being used by the Frisco is one that eliminates


metal in the top of the plate-\vhrre i t is not ncetled. This is clcarly sho\\.n in the attached illustration. The greatest strain is a t the point indicated I,? the arrow A. I i this plate is applied on a tic that is cupl~ed, dished or uncvcn, this tie plate or any other tie plate will 1)uclilc. When properly applied, ho\vcvcr, this will not occur.

The saving accomplished by the use o i The Itailroad Supply Co. tic plates ovcr the ordinary flat plate cqu:tls ovcr 15 per cent.

Wolhaupter Tie Plates.

B. and B. Meeting. An enthusiastic and p;~rticularly intcr-

csting mccting of thc 131-icl~c and I3uild- ing 1:orcmcn o i the Southwestern Division \vas hrld a t Sagulpa, 0 1 h , Fehrunrv 18th. The Iollo\ving were present: \V. E:. Fountain, bricl~e foreman; .James Allen. bridge iorcnian; J. E. Wmdward, l~ridjie foreman; J . W. hkrcer, bridge foremm; W. It. Smith, bridge iorernan; Sam Cope- land, Ixidge Iorcvnan: G. I,. hhl lan , 1)ridgc. loreman; Lee Van Dolah, l~uilcling forernan; G. I ). Ma,qgi, mason foreman ; Gust Menz, mason foreman; 0. V. Smith, b r i d ~ c and 1)uilding foreman; W. J . Lane, ])ridge inspector.

'I'hc meeting was called to order hy (;cmeral 1:orcman I3o\\.crstxk. Matters of metal guard rails on bridges, the subject ol tools and thc quality were tliscuswd and man!; interesting points brought out. IZc.commcndat~o~~s regardinq the outfit cars, \xorl< trains, material, cattle guards, ctc . n c ~ e made, all tending to the Ixtter- ment of the service.

It is I~eliercd the Frlsco derive much benefit Irom mectinqs oi this ch:~rx(er .

iZrro\v A sho\vs point o l grcLatcst strain on plate caused by direct load 15 and side s\ving C. Grooves I ) and I< in \Coll~aupLer plate, remove metal where it is not nccdcd, saving 10 per cent over flat plates witlwut decreasing s t r c n ~ t h .

His Own Boss. J. E. IIilton, formerly general rnotor car

inspector, Springfield, Mo., has severed his connection with the road. IIc has opened an auto~nohilc rel~air shop a t 327 South JePierson Street.

h41-. Hilton is the son oi Alesander I-liIton, passenger tl-af'lic manager, St. Louis.

Empire Fire - Proof Paint Renews llie Life of Con~position Roofing.

i17hen repairing and p;!inling composi- Lion r t x h , s w e p olT Lhe s ~ ~ r l n c c , then ap- 1)ly Empirc Fil-c-Prool Paint, boiling hot. This will renew the lice of the rooling and cause it to again 1)ccome soft and pliable.

I i any holes are to be ~a tc l l cd , paint round thc hole, then place a piece of cloth over ~t and paint ~t do\vn.

On mctal rod.; 3 r d steel bridges, clean thoroughly hclore upplying paint boiling hot.

Should there be any holes in the nictal roofing l r o n ~ rust or othcr cause, patch the same as you \vould the composition roofing.-Ah.

The Old Way The New Wa y

This is the celebrated "Casey Jones" Hand-Car Engine which is now known in every country where rail\hiays are in use. On

It is a n engine that can be controlled like an automobile. I t can he started, stopped or reversed / without getting out of your seat. I t can be thrown into high or l w v gear by simply shitting a

lever, so it can be run on low gear so slow that a man can walk along a n d pick u p things along the track, or it can be shifted into high gear and speeded u p to r u n away from an express train.

Make a MOTOR CAR From Your HAND-CAR Changing a hand car into a motor car is a job that can h e done i n a

couple of hours by anyone. T h e work consists siml.ly of discon- ecting the handle bars, remo\.e the gears, take out a couple of

Price of engine snd outfit complete only $90.00. Terms. $10.00 down and Sa.00 per month on the balance. Send for it and try i t out on your own sect1011 tor thirty days at our

expense. I f not satisfacrorg, return and no questions w~ll be asked. Order direct II-OI~I 'this ad. or send

1' for our complete new 1916 catalog.

NORTHWESTERN MOTOR COMPANY


FREIGHT CLAIM PREVENTION.

Springfield and IIugo, ior a sixth time, From the followin: statement, sho\ving capture the "Bcst Rccord Fr\vest Errors the February record, i t \\-ill be noted that I'ennant" in ~ r o u p s Nos. 1 and 2: while thc Sl)ringlicld station rnaclc thc lx.st lor a second time I'ort Scutt gcts thc rccord in groups N o s 1, :! ant1 3; in k t , banner h r group No. 3, h r accuracy in t11c Sprin~liclrl station ncvcr Ixilorr Ilatl

I l : i ~ ~ t i l i n ~ freight. so Icw csrrors charficd lo it.

Stations

Sprmghcld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K;~nsas Ci ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis 7 t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SL. Louis Ill-oilrlway. . . . . . . . . . . . A,Ionct t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tvlcmpli~s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ilugt > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklalioma City . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sapulpa. Uirmingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jopl1n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1'1. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P'L. S C O ~ L , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chaiiec

Wichita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonesboro

1':lris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'ittsburv.

I3ror Error Error 1:ailurc l ~ i l u r c MisI1~111~1lin~ I I i l l i ~ g Chcckinl: I ~ a d Unload \Vayl)iIl< 'l'O'l'1\1.

A ~ l c y h i s . . . . . . . . . . N2 1';lrls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 St. Louis 7111 St . . . . . . 22 S p r i n ~ l ~ c l d . . . . . . . . 7 SL. LOUIS I3roarlw~iy.. . 2!)

. . . . Springlirld S. k1. ;> Kimsa- C i t y . . . . . . . . I.(

Eas~vrrr . . . . . . . . . . . iG \Vcslcru . . . . . . . . . . . ,{ Rivcr & Cape. . . . . . . . 10

. . . . . . . . Southwvstcr~~ :Xi

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A statement issued by the Freight Loss ancl Ihmajie Claims Department, March 8. 1916, sho~vs that, with an increase in freight earnings, freight claim payments have been reduced 3 per ccnt lor the eight months period, July 1, 1913, Lo March 1, 1916, as compal-ctl with the s:lmc months last year. Our ratio pcr X1,000 frcifil~t rcvelluc 1x1s Ixen tlccrcasctl SI. 1:;.

'l'hc n u n ~ l w o i clai~ns rccciwd in t k i t pvriocl have been rctlucccl I>.!) pcr ccnt, w11ic.h is thc red proof o l \vhat is Iwing accomplishctl through our freight loss and tlarnagc claim prcvcntion mmpaign.

Wc arc aiming to close the fiscal year \vilh the lo\vcst ratio in lhc history oi the Frisco, and now that \vc havc gotten a good start let us see lhal n.c accon~plish this result.

smaller stations, and I believe i l agents \vould interest themselves more in this dil-ection, n ~ u c h could be nccornplishetl.

I believe great improvement will be brought about, i l the time ever c o n m when the IVestern \Veighing Association will havc the power or right to call on the uliolcsalcr ancl say to them--"you arc 11o( packins or placing your good\ in tllv 1)rop~1 shape, your Imws or conln~ncr.s arc too l i ~ h t . " This I hclirvc. \\oulcl

It has occurrccl to nlc t11at it ~ ~ o u l d I)c n good idea to have ttlc I'rcight Claim 1)cpartrnent scntl l o our nicctings all [rapers in connection \vith claims resulting from causes over which employcs havc con tn~ l , such claims t o be read and tliscussed, in n manner that \\.ill enable the

Improve Packing. Lee 4. S ~ i l z , Coi~lzrclor, F)cozcis, Otrk~ . Freight Claim Prevention is a broad

subject. Ic is a movement to which all crnploycs should lend their assistance and hest efforts. In my opinion there is room for greatest improvement in thr nianncr in which L. C . L. sliipnlcnts are ~xeparctl and loaded-slowed. For instance take groccrics from the average wholesaler, raisins are invariably packed in brittle hoses which break \\-itti ordinary handling, crackers the same way, syrup in liglit boxes, and it is a Rncss \vhcLher or not the bottom will hold while picliinc u p Olten canned gtmds in cases arc p:iclictl in such manrtcr that i( can hartlly he handled \vithoiiL liability to damage. In car load shipments, what is oftcu charged to rough handling is in reality frail packages, improper stowing or hrac- ing, or the car not fit for the loading.

I t seems to me that much could he done by somc systcmalic cflort tmvard improving this condition.

Ilousehold jiootls arc frequently poorly prepared lor shipment, especially iron? thc!

men to get a t the causes anti conditions \vhich might prcvcnl luture claims of the same or similar nalurc.

Man\. t1am:ijics are due to iailurc t o properly ctmpcr cars by pulling or clriv- inq nails and it has been suqgcstctl by 1'. \V. 'l'rirnblc, of Ilurant. Okla., that a "nail pulling \vcck" he dcsignatcd.

I t was clcritlctl that R4arrh 20th lo Z l l i inclusive, be set asidc lor this purposc and everyone is aslicd to do his part in sccing that cars \vhich are set lor lwxling o l merchandise or othcr coninioclitics, especially sacked gnods wl~ich will be dam- aced, due to nails projecting from the floors and sides of cars, ar-c carefully ccnqwred.

The nails that are pullctl should bc saved and a t the c ~ ~ d o l the ncck s1iipl)cd to thc general loreman h r i d ~ e s and buildings ol your division.

Mr. \\.'hitelam is anxious to know how many p o ~ ~ n d s of nails are acquired in Lhis \\.a\' d w i ~ i g the \\.e~Ii in question and asks chat he be furnished with a report a( Lhe c ~ i d oi thc scheduled period.

Quickly Attached to Any Hand ' Speeder Without Change - as Quickly Detached, no Expense. Everything Furnished. Wci ihs oxly 50 Iba. Macneto lrnttron. Money

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Power for your old Mnd Car Here is a lnan who whizzes alonq without the sliqlitest effort. Not one pump does he take at the old handle I~ars, lie coasts alon q as cozily as you please u p grade and down. At his finger tips is the throttle governor with which he regulates his speed from 4 to That's the way we will 20 rniles an hour. H e owns a ship to you the

Smith Motor Wheel For Track Velocipedes

Mudge "Wonder - Pull" Complete Top and Engine for Hand Car

which pushes hirn along the Ask ally Section Forernan, ~ v h o owns a track like some giant hand M ~ t d g e what he thinks of it. He will tell without vibr;ttion or jerk, you a story of satisfaction that there's only now swiftly, now slowly, one way to equal and that's to mvn a NIudge at the operator's will, but yourself. You can handle ),our rang and a :tlw;tys with the sarne trailer loaded with ties and the"LVonder-Pull" will s t ro~lg easy 111utior1. I?it i t oH withot~t ~nissing a pop. Send for inforrna- He is progressive. Ile to know a b o ~ ~ t this section c:ir t op cets tllere i n IlnIt thc today. 'I'he coupon is below--Just ti111e wit11 nci labor.

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1 HARTFORD, CONNHC'TICU'I'

N ow know the comfort of qu ick , leqible writing on n r e p l : t r $100 typewriter -sold by u s for onlv $45.50. Ant1 the

privilege of 30 da;srirce t r i d &sides. Earn cnounll lrlorlcy durinc trial lime to pay for the machine. You wlll easily get from 10c to 20c a paxe from those near you who will bc glad to get work done.

Reliance Visible Tvoewriter - I. Oneof America's standard machine?. Sold underad- vertised name for ?100.00. Has all ulc convenlcnccs, the bcst improvements. lhe strmpth and line appear-

Write for Typewriter Catalog

Measure of Time. "Say," aslied Ihc firs1 mc'rscliKc'r

boy. "got any n w d s L o s\vapl" "I got 'Snalccioot I h n ' s I<('-

vcngc,' " replied the o l l i c~ . "Is it a long slory?" "Nan.! Yc can linisli i t easy In

Holding On to It. Bill-Has he the sa\rinr: hal~iL? JilI-I think s!,. IIc s h o ~ c d mc

a cent he oumcd dated 1S05.- -

Youhers Slalrstnczn .

Times Have Changed. "Thc cave-d\wllcr \vould seizc a

\vctnarl I)p Ihc hair arid drag her to his home." commcntcd the best rnrin at Lhc \vcdding.

"Yes," replied Miss C ~ y c n n e . "In thcse days hair was more na:- ural and furnished 3 rcliahle grip." -- Wnsl~inglotz S/ar.

T H E F R I S C O - M A N 2 5

Play Ball. In a comn~unication from Manager

IXgar Crowlcy. The Frisco-A4an has been rcmintlctl that in omitting to mention the I<arwts City Safcty First Eascball Team in the articlc pul~lishctl in its last issue, it neglcctetl to name thc champions of the system.

Last ycar, Mr. Cro\\4ey tells us, the Springfield Iicclamation Team was con- sidered thc strongest "Sotdh oi Kansas Cily" antl the I(. C, team arranged a game for tllc championship of the systcm iyhich rcsultcd in a 10 to 5 victory for the IQansas City I~oys.

1 4 a n a ~ c r Crowlcy states his t c a n ~ was willing to play a return game, but thc Iicclamation hoys were unable to secure :I suital~lc park a t that stalion.

'She I<ans:ts City te:un is composed of employes a t that point, no outsidcrs, and tlic h c t that they had a very late s tar t last ycar prcvcntcd thcir playing othcr tcarns along the line.

Manager Crmvley promises to send to 'I'hc Prisco-Man notcs regardin,q his team with t h c ~ r box score antl aslis that \ w issuc a general challenge to all Frisco tcarns for a game to be playcd a t Kansas C ~ t y or on their "homc" grounds, the clatcs to be arranged later.

Tcn games were won and none lost by thc Kansas City boys last jrcar.

I t is tlic opinion of the league that nothinq \\.ill do morc to bring about a iccling of co-operation than the employes of all departments of tlic servicc gather- ing together to "root" for a team o l I'cllo\v workers.

Onc of the cardinal principles of a good organization is that evcry oflicer and forcman in it should scc that he has in the nlalting a man w l ~ o can successfully take his place, cither temporarily or pcr-

A true friend is one who hnows every- tlainx nlhul you, kecps it to himscli, and likcs you anyway.

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\ DO THIS FIRST / Before you buy accident insur-

ance, compare our policies with those of othor

companies.

THEN YOU WILL SEE

This company is authorized by the Frisco System to write

insurance on its employees. / \ THE

STANDARD ACCIDENT.INS. CO. of Detroit, Mich.

H. C. Conley. Supt. R. R. Department I \

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Chase Artificial Leather Tlw !+a~td;~rcl I v a ~ h v r \ u b > t ~ t u t r !or c.4, u p h o I > ~ c ~ y

Chase Plush Renovator E l f c r l i r u nl ld h n r m l r s t o II,I. d y < ,

L. C. CHASE & CO. Boston New York Chicaqo Detroit Ssn Francixo

One or the Other. I'aL -Yis, Sorr, \vorl< is scarce, but 0 1

got a job last Sunday that brought mc five dollars.

Mr . Smith -What! You broke lhe Sab- bath?

Pa t (apoloyetica1ly)-IVell, Sorr, 'twaa \ \an a v 11s had t' Re hrol,e!--A'c~o I.ork Tmes.

.\ Valuablc Secret. A young couple \vent to a minister's

house to get married. Allcr the ccre- many the Ixidegroorn drew thc clergyman asidc and said in a \\.hisper:

"I'm sorry I have no money to pay your lee, hut il ycxr'll take mc clo\vn into the c c h r I'll slio\\~ you ho\v to lis your gas meter so thnt i l \\on't register."-i\:eu: Yurk Times.

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to Actual Settlers

Industrial Lumber Co., Elizabeth, La.


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C o r n ~ l e t e Oxv - Acetvlene Eau i~rnen t s for Railroad Shops installed under service contract

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P A T E N T E D I T h e "double kink" in HlPOWER Nut

Locks has FOUR to F I F T E E N times more Spring than the old style Plain Spiral.

This pressure is necessary to force splice bars continually to place. In doing thin. HlPOWER naturally react. cushioning each bolt against the blows of traffic, and additionally making each bolt of joint carry i ts share of load.

On new rail HIPOWER Nut Lock. should be tightened frequently until angle bars have worn to a true bearing. After tha t the bolts will require little further attention.

I f further information is desired, address

The National Lock Washer Company I Newark. N. J. - - - Chicapo, Ill. 1

Firebox Facts 1. Bi locomotives have long wheel bases. 2. Long wheel bas- must be covered by long

boilers. 3. Long boilers mean excessive flue lengths. 4. Excessive flue lengths represent investment

in heating surfaces of low evaporative values. 5. Shoaer flues mean longer fire boxes. 6. Longer fire boxes (with combustion cham-

bers) of the radial stay type are dangerous and introduce added stay bolt troubles.

7. The Jacobs-Shupert sectional fire box (and combustion chamber when required) supplies the means for designing locomotive boilers of correct economic propoflions and at the name time for reducing maintenance problems to a minimum.

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Jacobs-Shupert U. S. Firebox Co. 30 Church Strmet Works:

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Spring Frogs and Split Switches Of New and Improved Patterns.

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C. M. HEWITT H . H. HEWITT Cbdrmm Preeident

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AND

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KERITE Insulated Wires and Cables The performance record of KERITE, covering over half a century, is absolutely unequalled in the whole history of insulated wires and cables.

St,LouisFrog & Switch Co, MANUFACTURER

Frogs, Switches, Crossings, Switch Stands for

Steam and Electric Railroads

Oliver Electric & Manufacturing Co.

Railroad Axle-Light Parts and Repairs

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'80s, when organized labor was battling

for its very hfe, I began R I M B I U S. P U I l making Carhartt overalls under

Trade Unton conditions.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the

Those were dark and troublesome days for Union men, or those who believed in them, but though deserted by friends

and persecuted by fw, I stuck to my task of making Carhartt overalls under Trade Union conditions.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the Faith? I blazed the way for making Union made overalls when it took red blood

and great personal sacrifice to do it, and I'assure you I have never had right cause t o regret it.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the Faith? I not only made Carhartt overalls under Union conditions, but made every effort

t o stamp out the loathsome sweat shops, and to lighten the burden of underpaid labor.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the Faith? T o my old Union comrades, who have all these years recognized me as a friend and a brother, and have loyally stuck by me through thick and thin, here is my heart and hand.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the Faith? To the Union men who show no appreciation of my efforts in behalf of Union Labor. I cherish not the slightest feeling of resentment, holding that every man has a right t o his own convictions.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the Faith? For overall makers, who imitate the Carhartt overall and profit by the sacrifices I have made, I have only pity and hear th tm no ill will.

Union Men, Are You Keeping the Faith? I glory in the fact that I have made the manufacture of overalls under Trade Union conditions possible all over America, and have improved working conditions and secured h~gher wages and shortened the working hours for a multitude of deserving Union men and women.

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