DECEMBER 1951 - Milwaukee Road Archive

F. H. Jeffrey to Head Treasury
Division of the AAR
THE TREASURY
DIVISION of the
Association of
American Rail·
roads, holding its
40th annual convention
in Palm
Beach, Fla., Oct.
31-Nov. 2, elected
F. H. Je f f r e y,
F. H. Jeffrey treasurer of The
Milwaukee Road, as chairman of the
division and its advisory committee for
1952.
The treasury group of the AAR (or.
ganized in 1907 as The Society of Railway
Financial Officers) is composed of
treasury officers of member railroads in
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Its purposes are to unite the railroads'
financial and treasury officers for the advancement
of the interests of their reo
spective departments and companies,
and to facilitate an interchange of ideas
and practices for the promotion of effi.
ciency and standardization in the treasury
departments of the carriers. Through
close contact with the banking industry,
the division also collaborates effectively
with the public relations department of
the Association.
Speakers at the 40th annual session
brought to the assemblage the message
that although the railroad picture looks
good, actually it is not good. Shifts in
population of previously unparalleled
proportions have created an imbalance
that is dangerous not only to less for.
tunate lines but to some of the prosper.
ous companies, as well. As a closely
regulated industry, railways have borne
an undue share of inflationary evils and
despite remarkably improved operating
efficiency their return on investment is
only about half of other regulated in.
dustries. '
Mr. Jeffrey has been a member of the
Treasury Division since 1935. He has
s{'rved its advisory committee since 1945,
and during the past year he has served
as vice chairman of the division.
The issue is the performance of Capitalism
against the promises of Communism.-Paul
G. Hoffman
The training of our children is {he one most
important thing the Almighty Jets us live for.
When we fail at this, all of our spectacular
successes in other lines crumble up like paper
in our hands.-Dr. John Holland
December, 1951
Santa .Didn't Make It
FROM H. L. HOLMES, Milwaukee Road general
agent at Denver, Colo., comes timely news of
interest to the railroad family.
In 1950, for the eighth consecutive year, the
National Safety Council conducted a nationwide
cartoon contest as a feature of its holiday safety
campaign. Paul Conrad, editorial cartoonist for
the Denver Post, and son of R. H. Conrad, di-
Paul Conrad vision freight and passenger agent at Mason City,
la., entered the above cartoon, entitled "Santa Didn't Make It," which
appeared in his paper on Dec. 26, 1950, and won one of the five honorable
mention awards. It tells a touching story which all might heed.
Luncheon Honors J. F. Lahey
On Retirement
him with a U.S. Defense Bond as a token
of their esteem.
Mr. Lahey began his railroading
J. F. LAHEY, a railroad man for 43 years career with the C&NW in 1908, and
and division freight agent for The Mil­ later transferred to the Soo Line before
waukee Road since 1938, with headquar. coming to The Milwaukee Road as a
ters in Chicago, was the guest of honor clerk in the accounting department in
at an informal luncheon held in the July, 1912. The following year he took
Fred Harvey restaurant in Chicago Union a clerical position in the Chicago general
Station on Nov. 6. He had retired Oct. agent's office, and in 1915 was made
31, to be succeeded by R. T. White, city freight agent. He returned to the
whose appointment was announced last general agel).t'5 office following military
month. service during World War I, and in
Among the 24 who attended the 1920 was appointed traveling freight
luncheon were traffic officers and others agent. On Dec. 1, 1938 he was ad·
whose work had kept them in close vanced to the position of division freight
contact with Mr. Lahey. They presented agent.
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