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.-.. -... I- -- jcs' Clubs Make Encouraging<br />

Traffic Report for First Six Months of 1931<br />

The story of Ihe ntart who was shown busirzess suits by a sale's~r~an and<br />

replied, "Why shottld one have a birsir~ess sttit anymore.?" does rrot appljl to<br />

n~clirbers of Frisco Employes' C111bs. For the querulous statetnerrt that is<br />

m ubiquitoics thew days, "There ain't any busiriess." certainly does ttot<br />

orranole from meinbers of these organizations. They have denronstrated that<br />

there is business to be had and have gone otrt and secrcred it, as the tobtrlariots<br />

below, which shows the reszrlts of their eforts the first six tnonths of<br />

this year, conclttsively proves.<br />

Meetbtg adverse conditiom with detern~irtatiort and mergy, they have<br />

sko7m a decidedly cncouragirtg iitcrease over the first sir moitths of last year.<br />

Dwing the first half of 1931 they secured 4,654 carlots as cornpared with<br />

4.336 in thc sante period of 1930: 4,456 LCL shipmertts as cotrrpared with<br />

4.118 dnririg Ute first six months of last year, and 2,919 passerlgers ns against<br />

2,?59 for ths sante period of last year.<br />

Thr ddniled record follows: LCL<br />

Club Carlots Shipmanta Passengers<br />

Ames ................ . .......................................................... 2<br />

Amory ........................................................................... 25<br />

...............................................................<br />

Arkansas City 4<br />

Birmingham ............. . ........................................... 295<br />

Blytheville ...................................................................... 51<br />

Blackwell .................................................................... 17<br />

Cape Girardeau ............................................................. 23<br />

Chaffee ............................................................................. 7<br />

Clinton,Mo .............................................................. 9<br />

Clinton. Okla ................................................................. 9<br />

Dora ............................................................................. 37<br />

Drummond 9<br />

......................................................................<br />

......................................................................<br />

Eaglecity 3<br />

Enid (Estimated) ........... . .................................. 175<br />

Fayetteville ....... . .................................................... 20<br />

Fort Scott ............... . ................................................ 6<br />

Fort Smith .............. . ......................................... 9<br />

*Fort Worth ..................................................................<br />

Hayti .................. . ..................................................... 9<br />

Henryetta ....................................................................... 14<br />

Hobart (Estimated) ................. . .............................. 5<br />

Hugo ......................... .......... ............................................. 5<br />

14<br />

Joplin ...............................................................................<br />

Jonesboro ........................................................................<br />

310<br />

Rsnsas City ................................................................... 441<br />

Lawton ............................................................................ 4<br />

Lebanon ......................................................................... 47 No<br />

Memphis ......................................................................... 49<br />

fadill .............................................................................. 3<br />

3Ionett ........................................................................... 7<br />

Mountain Park .............................................................. 4<br />

Huskogee ........... . ................................................... 14<br />

Neodesha ........... . ....................................................... 326<br />

North End Beaumont Sub ....................... . ........... 23<br />

Okeene .............. . ...................................................... 4<br />

Oklahoma City .................. . .................................... 71<br />

Okmulgee ........... . ........................................................ 20<br />

Pensacola ..................................................................... 333<br />

Poplar Bluff (Estimated) ......................................... 175<br />

Rogers ............................................................................. 19<br />

Salem .............................................................................. 1<br />

Sapulpa ............................................................................ 5<br />

Sherman ...................................................................... 60<br />

<strong>Springfield</strong> (Men and Girls) ................................... 1,452<br />

St. Louis Terminals ................................................... 184<br />

St. Louis Men ........................................................... 11<br />

St. Louis Girls ........................................................... 10<br />

Thayer ............................................................................. 15<br />

Tulsa .............................................................................. 139<br />

Wichita ............................................................................ 1<strong>76</strong><br />

Willow Springs ..............................<br />

. ...................... -<br />

2 1 27<br />

5 1 15<br />

25 15<br />

15 25<br />

4 1 26<br />

955 281<br />

83 525<br />

10 10<br />

Record Kept 138<br />

214 29<br />

15 8<br />

26 22<br />

- 3<br />

133 103<br />

6 11<br />

8 20<br />

4 3<br />

58 111<br />

6 1<br />

8 19<br />

- 250<br />

108 5 6<br />

16 10<br />

20 15<br />

2 3 0<br />

1.681 553<br />

- 36<br />

1 33<br />

- 35<br />

8 22<br />

49 127<br />

45 15<br />

5 13<br />

- - -<br />

Totals ...................................................................... 4,654 4,456 2,919<br />

*The Fort Worth, Tex., club kept record of Ilps only. That organlznttonhecured tips<br />

on the following business: 255 carlots, 36 LCL shlp~uenta atid 259 passengers.<br />

Page 17<br />

with approximately 175 members and<br />

about 15 visitors from Sapulpa in at-<br />

tendance.<br />

C. J. Quinn, president, brought the<br />

session to order at 8:00 p. m. and<br />

called for communications regarding<br />

new business secured since the last<br />

assembly of the organization. The<br />

number of responses to his call evi-<br />

denced considerable solicitation activ-<br />

ity by members with encouraging re-<br />

sults. Following the business section<br />

of the meeting, the evening was given<br />

over to dancing to music furnished by<br />

the Allie Phillips Orchestra. The at*<br />

tendance prize of $1 was won by H. F.<br />

Allen. Willow Springs, Mo.<br />

Talks and discussion devoted to so-<br />

licitation occupied the greater part<br />

of the meeting of the Willow Springs<br />

Frisco Employes' Club held July 14 in<br />

the office of the roadmaster there.<br />

R. L. Redding, general foreman, B.<br />

and B. department, spoke on general<br />

business conditions and Mr. Bryan of<br />

the traffic department outlined his re-<br />

cent work in the solicitation field. Mr.<br />

Livingston, agent, dealt with the<br />

matter of getting employes interested<br />

in club work and securing their at-<br />

tendance at meetings. The next ses-<br />

sion was set for August 11.<br />

Ladies' Auxiliary,<br />

Kansas City, ,310.<br />

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Frisco<br />

Employes Sunnyland Club of Kansas<br />

City met June 2 in the Women's<br />

Benefit Association Club Rooms for<br />

a short business session and an after-<br />

noon of card games and bunco.<br />

Thirty-seven members and guests<br />

were in attendance.<br />

The business section of the meet-<br />

ing was conducted by Mrs. W. B.<br />

Berry, president of the organization.<br />

Announcement was made that a pro-<br />

gram by children would be arranged<br />

for the July session and Mrs. J.<br />

Burch was asked to take charge of it.<br />

Following the transaction of club<br />

business, the session was given over<br />

to bridge, pinochle and bunco. The<br />

prizes in bridge were awarded to Mrs.<br />

Roland and Mrs. Ennis. Mrs. Ander-<br />

son and Mr. R. Gray had high scores<br />

in pinochle, and in bunco Mrs. Wells<br />

and Mrs. Clark were winners. Door<br />

prizes were received by Mesdames<br />

Renner, R. Gray, Ehni, Bryan, Hamil-<br />

ton, Malice, Ennis, McMahon. G. Ber-<br />

ry, Anderson, Combs and DeFries.<br />

These prizes were donated by Mes-<br />

dames Austin, Medlock. Conley, Mey-<br />

ers, Berry, DeFries and McMahon.<br />

Hostesses for the afternoon were<br />

Mesdames Conley, DeFries, Meyers.<br />

McMahon and Austin. Refreshments<br />

consisting of cake and coffee were<br />

served.

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