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Drastic Reduction in I 927 F. L. ant i D. Claims AT THE TICKET WINDOW By E. W. Shanahun By J. L. A McCORMACK Old men who set thetr watch by the Superintendent Frelghi I Loss and Damage Cia rims station clock. They don't know that It is usually kept a little fast to hurry do so would be unnecessary for in the sluggards. the last analysia I the answer would Veterans who have spent their life be-through the 4 cooperation and sup- In railroad service and have been re- port of all deparl tments and employes tired come to the depot to loaf and of the railroad, for there is no bettalk old times. ter barometer tc the operating con- The tlmid people, mostly young ditlons of a railr oad or the efficiency girls, who are afraid to ask the ticket of it8 employes 1 ;han the freight loss man questions. Such remarks as: tern payments for 1927 werr and damage claim payments for a -.- - .. raon nrn nn 3- .nsn -- ---rr "Auk ---.- --- him what '--" timn .. ft bY." oota #hmra'', .,-.,a- pra;r.aon.t r In L J ~ I a~ cumyarea WAUL given period. "What track is it on", etc., are passe( $512,223.50 in 1926. The record made It is hoped that all employes will between them. 1 by the Frisco in the last six yeare is I pIedge themselves to continue and re- Old ladies who keep their money i~ < me of which every Frisco employe ! new during the year 1928 their aca coin purse at the very bottom, whicl 4 :an feel proud. tivities in our freight claim preven- ".L. a*-. m-.n.~cL .--. --* --~.-. -. necessitates their piling the entirt lne IYZL trelgnr loss ana aamage tion campaign, which thus far has contents on the counter to find theii claim payments were $1,746,164.30 and proven so successful as each claim money. the ratio of claim payments to $1,000 Drevented not only results in a sav- Some small children who crowd UI gross freight revenue was $29.92. In ing of the amount of the loss or damclose and watch with round eyes whilc other words. out of every $1,000 gross age to the particular shipment, but their parents buys the tickets. Mos freight revenue $29.92 were paid ir I In a satisfied patron, which is of inof them will talk readily enough whe~ settlement of freight loss and dam estimable value in the solicitation of spoken to. Such questions as: "I)( age claims. traffic. you like to ride on the train?" "Whal In --- 1027 -"-. tho --- Irolrht -- ----- lnaa ---- anrT --- dam --- The following statement of claim ----- eradp are --- vnll , -- -- In at -- srhnnl?" ----- -. ara --- riirr age claim payments were $189,369.77 payments by classifled causes is selfflre pleasers to them. Incidentally -a reductlon of $1,256,792.63 as com- explanatory and is illustrative of how this thoughtfulnt sss pleases the par- pared with 1921 and the ratio of claIm thousands of small items will run enta also. payments to each $1,000 gross freight into big money and will, we feel, con- The peevish f( )lks who are greatly revenue was reduced to $7.00. vince all that there is, notwithstandput out if their train is a little late Space will not permit of a detailed ing the remarkable record made, still and they have to wait a few minutes, explanation as to how the reduction room for further and substantial im- Indaleine .----,.-, in --- narc ---;astic remarks at the was brought about and an attempt to provement: road. Causes The patient ones whc o make no com- Unlocated loss entire package-plaint at all when told they will have C. L. ...................... to walt several hour a. The most patient ones are coun try people and foreigners. They will sit on the seats ................... Total ...................................................................... $ 30,419.90 tor ~ - nours ~.- - scarcekv - -- - ---- moving. It Is Unlocated loss other than entire packagenoticeable that men are m lore restless C. L. ................................................................................ $ 22,131.52 than the women. They wil 1 gel up and L. C.L ......................................................................... -4,656.23 walk up and down the p: latform and perhaps up the street a little ways. Total ....................................................................... $ 26,787.75 Also they will atart a c :onversation Unlocated damagewith others like themselve: 8. C. L. ............................................................................ $ 94,514.64 Telephone calls in the small hours L. C. L. ............................................................................ 25.637.58 of the morning from peopl !e who have just recelved news thal t makes it Total ............................ . ....................................... $120,152.22 necasnnrv tnr --. them t. .- ma1 ---.re a hurrEed Rough handling of camtrip. You can tell from the tone of C. L. .................................... . ................................ $ 87,362.31 thelr voices whether the news was LC.L ........................................................................... 2,729.94 good I or bad. Tral In No. 6 had just left for Catoosa Total ....................... ..$ 90,092.25 rerent .----,ly when a roughly dressed Improper handling, loadtng. unloading or I young man rushed up to the ticket C. L. ............................... ...$ 721.55 window. L.C.L ......................... .. 6,704.92 He: "Haa the CATOOS train done gone?" Total ........................................................................ S 8.426.47 Ticket Man: "Yes, done gone." Defective or unfit equipment- He: "Done gone, huh?" C. L. .......................... Ticket Man: "Done gone." LC.L ........................ He: (To his wife, who had just Total ................... caught up with him) "Done gone." PTre or Marine loss or damage-- She: "Done gone?" C. L. ........................ He: "Done gone!' L. c. L. .a, If you are "run down" take the li- Total. ................... cense number. (NOW turn to Nex N OTWITHSTANDING bad weath, er. floods and other unfbreseer and unpreventable calamltles the freight loss and damage claim payments for the year 1927 6how a decrease of $22,859.73 or 4.5% unde~ 1926, which was considered a banne~ and outstanding year. The total sys
March, 1928 1 IN THE F'RISCO HOSPITAL 1 Below Is a list of patients confined in the St. Louis Frisco Hospital as of February 21. These good folks of the Frisco family would be delighted to receive a letter or a call from friends: D. 0. Slater, conductor, Haytl, Mo. G. A. Hall, pumper, Leachville, Ark. C. C. Ritter, train meeter. Richey, Mo. A. B. Rush, car repairer, Jonesboro, Ark. E. L. Judkins, fireman, Thayer, Mo. E. Mussler, freight handler. St. Louis, Mo. G. F. Allen, B. & B. carpenter, Har- risonville, Mo. H. K. Giles, conductor, Kansas City, Mo. W. J. Brockmeier, laborer, Allenton, Mo. A. 8. Walker, section foreman, Daw- son. Okla. E. Monger, brakeman. Springfield, Mo. R. T. Murphy, machinist. Tulsa, Okla. Patrick Foley, stationary engineer, Frisco Hospital. Thos. Heath, pensioned, Webser Groves. Mo. W. A. Mercer. store helper, Enid, Okla. H. S. NlchoIs, alrman, Kansas City, Kans. A. Gregory, B. & B. carpenter, Zal- ma. MO. H. J. James, roundhouse clerk, Ok- lahoma City, Okla. Geo. Dilbeck, extra gang laborer, St. Louis, Mo. Leo Timmons, switchman, Kansas City, Mo. Geo. Roaback, pensioned, Hugo, Okla. Geo. Breuer. B. & B. carpenter, Caruthersville, Mo. C. Snafford, section laborer, Ar- cadia, Kans. Wm. Temple, store helper, Okla- homa City, Okla. J. P. Hutton, laborer, Beaumont, Kans. C. V. Jackson, pumper, West Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Sue Wood, agent, Fanning. Mo. 3er, Neelys Land- tductor. St. Louis, er, Chaffee, Mo. med, Kansas City, lox packer, Okla- ~g flagman, Mem- REDUCTION IN F. L. & D. CLAIb (Colttinurd from preccdi~rg Pogr) Errors of employes- C. L. .............................................................. L.C.L ......................................................... Tot a1 ..................................................... Improper refrigeration or ventilation- C. L. ........................................................................ Total ............................... ......... ........................ Freezing or heater failure- C. L. ........................................................................ L. C. L. ........................ . .... w........ .......................... Delay- Total ................................................................ C. L. ...................................................................... Total .............................................................. Robbery entire package- C. L. ............................. . .................................... Total ............................................................... Robbery other than entire package- C. L. ..................................................................... L.C.L .................................................................... Concealed loss- Total ............................................................... C. L. ....................................................................... Total ............................................................... Concealed damage- C. L. ....................................................................... L.C.L .......................... . ................................. Wrecks- Total ........................................................ Total ................................................... Total C. L. ............................................................................................ Total L. C. L. .................................................................................... C. L. and L. C. L. combined ................................................ Dr. H. A. Klllion, physician, Por- J. M. Saxton, lir tageville, Mo. Okla. E. C. Marston, engine foreman, Fayetteville, Ark. F. H. Broadstreet, agent and yard- master, Snyder, Okla. B. Ballard. conductor, Memphis, Tenn. E. E. Chaffin, machinlst helper, Kansas City, Mo. Miss Verona Dyer, file clerk, St. Louis, Mo. R. J. Slagle, agent. Jonesboro, Ark. Miss F. Turley, clerk, Tulsa, Okla. D. Gullis, conductor, Kansas City, Mo. c qn nm @a Payments by Metropolitan Llfe Insurance Company to insured offlcers and employes of Frisca Lines for the month of January, 1928, .totaled $12,063.78. divided ae follows: Supervisory group, &is. ability benefits, $1,: 386.00; death claims, $3,801.63. C :lerks' group, disability benefits, 8 385.48; death claims, $1,803.82. Sh op group, disability benefits, $1 ,327.04; sick benefits, $2,802.89 and death claims, $556.92.
Page 2 and 3: UA Ll TY Garlztnb lSirist ID ntches
Page 5 and 6: 8 Page 3 iE FRISCO EMPLOYES' MAG-Ii
Page 7: Page 5 RETIRED ENGINEER RECALLS OLD
Page 10 and 11: Page 8 NEWS of the FRISCO CLUBS Sap
Page 12 and 13: Approxlmatelp 350 persons, Includ-
Page 14 and 15: Page 12 operator, secretary-treasur
Page 16 and 17: ILISH ZONE OFFICES Frisco Air Chime
Page 18 and 19: Page 16 HANDLE CARS QUICKLY Foreign
Page 20: Page 18 FOB MERITORIOUS SERVICE (Co
Page 23: .nlsw ~JVWLEKS WIN The Bluebonnet,
Page 27 and 28: March, 1928 Memphis Sub: Englneer P
Page 29 and 30: first Mrs. Pollard. The son, Cnrl,
Page 31 and 32: March, 1928 Pngc 29 March Pictures
Page 33: March, 1928 Page 31 We All Know It!
Page 36 and 37: NBTH OC ROCKER A R M ON BENCH AS PE
Page 38 and 39: Clarence Doran and family have S. E
Page 40 and 41: orces at Amoru and Mi ~mphis Are V
Page 42 and 43: a time when darkness seemed about t
Page 44 and 45: LOCAL No. 29-FT. SCOTT, KANS. - ROY
Page 48: Page It looks as it he would have t
Page 51 and 52: Marclr, 1928 Members of "our tamlly
Page 53 and 54: who formerty worked for the Missour
Page 58 and 59: Page 56 Mr. E. M McCarroll, passeng
Page 60 and 61: son, assembled to witness the rtlon
Page 62 and 63: Page 60 P *BANKS ALONG THE FRISCt T
Page 64 and 65: Page 62 Wlll Go shay "the old orlgl
Page 66 and 67: Page 64 gratulations, Mr. Werner. W
Page 68 and 69: Page 66 OFFICE OF 8. & B. AND MAIN-
Page 70 and 71: L MERCHANTS -BUNKER4OMESTIC - - nd-
Page 72 and 73: W. HORACE WILLIAMS CO., INC. ENC IN
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Smokeless Fuel Company CONTINENTAL
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LOCOMOTIVE CASTINGS EXCLUSIVELY MAI
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Read What Ed. Male, Friscc To Frisc
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